Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-02-18
Labor lNoDe1ent Is Here
For All Time Says Walsh
workers Will Never Be Satisfied Until They Have Attained
Happiness" Declares Commissioner
Competition and ndviduasm in Industry Dead Best Gov
eminent Governs Most---Labor In Politics.

sands. nay, scores of thousands of men
and women crying for bread in the
streets of American cities and his
mission Is to avera repetition of the
French Revolution If possible. He be.
lieves that it is wrong to use thir-
teenth century weapons in twentieth
century struggles. By that he does
not mean the use Of the modern rifle.
FOR howitzer in place of the ancienl
bow and arrow, but the substitution OF
ilought and social consciousness for
ne barricade and the guillotine.
W ash is probably one of the most
-ard-working men in the United
States. But he is never too tired to
alk Of those things which are so vital
b the interests Of the people. That
s why he is so readily assented tc
ubmit to an interview after strenu
JUS session of the commission and
Ilot of other work done in between.
@"You know" he said, sometimes
get discouraged when l realize the i'm
mensity of the task before us. But
when pick up some of the many let
tiers get every day from men and
women who follow the work Of our
! commission get increased strength
to carry my work to completion. Some
people think that what eur commits
sion is bring out, the facts that we
have established, are truisms, but you
would be surprised to know the vast
amount Of ignorance that exists in
relation to the most fundamental prob
lens of industry and government.
THE great, the most pressing prob
lem before US is to undermine the
lethargy which envelopes the public
mind. We must make people think if
1--we are to bring happiness and salts
faction to the greatest possible num-
her! And the best way to make PEG
pie think Is to give them facts to feed
upon. It will not be SO much the
recommendations that we may make
to Congress as the facts that we will
!. establish tina twill count in the end"
Faith in Congress-.
Here Walsh was asked whether
congress would really take the recon
lamentations of the commission serious
fly, and if so, whether fthees recon-
lamentations would form the basis Of a
NEW epoch of social legislation in the
| United States.
Mr.. Walsh replied that Congress
would pay the closest attention to
1anything the commission might say
TT do not know he said, whether
our work and recommendations will
form the basis. for new epoch, Of
Isocial legislation. That remains, fol-
others to decide. But; i do know tina
there are many men in Congress who
are thinking night and day of thu
lgraEe problems before us, problem!
which, they feel, concern the very ex
| istence of civilization.
"They are watching, they are study
| ing, and, when the time and oppor
unity come, they will act. We have
in the Congress Of the United States
IS able and earnest and brilliant a
body Of men as are to be found in the
Parliament OF any country. These
men do not take the problems and
! ,rievances Of the country lightly
rhey take them very seriously and
hey are ready to do all they can to
le1elp solve them" r..
Having thus expressed his faith In
he, Congress- Of the United States and
the ultimate results Of the work 7oi
the, commission Walsh rinterjected
something which he thought was far
more important than any system of
social legislation witch the people of
tie United States, through higher,
more intelligent and social political
acumen. may In time evolve.
"The real, the most dynamic force
that is destined to bring about an In
creased measure Of life and happiness
to all," said Walsh, SIS the movement
Of the masses themselve. Any re-
form which We may achieve, the social
and economic justice toward which we
are striving, the equality Of opportun-
|ity which should be the right and
heritage Of every child born unto the
world, must come from the masses.
The people themselves are the life
giving force Of society. It is they who
must act and dare and do. The move
ment for social achievement and hap
ness is greater than any union, any
party, any foundation or any govern
ment
Behind each Organization that sets
before itself the task of adding to the
sum total Of social wen being Is a.
ways theasurging sea Of public action