The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-11-17

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The president described Germanys
expansion as nation. you have one
answer to the question why she was
not satisfied in her methods of COM
petition" he said, telling how the
government of Germany had "laid
hold on industry" and controlled the
competition. He said it was not only
Industrial control OF labor, but polite
car control as we'll. -: -
"Power caanot be used against
free people when the power is con-
trolled bs the people," he added, a
statement which the audience loudly
applauded. Germany is determined
that the political power of the world
shall belong to her. It is amazing to
me that any groups should be so mis-.
informed, as in certain circles of Rus
STA, as to believe that they can live
without danger from Germany op-
pose not the feeling of pacifists, but
their stupidity. The pacifists do not
know how to get peace, but do"
Takes Up Labor Question.
Taking up the labor question in the
United States the president said: If
we are true friends of freedom we
will see that power and productivity
of the country shall be kept at maxi
mum. Nobody shall be allowed to
stand in the way. The government
won't keep them from doing this, but
the spirit of the American people will,
1--WE must stand together night and
day until the war is over" said the
president, adding that while we are
fighting for freedom we must ensure
! the freedom of labor
Nobody has the right" said the
president, ito stop the processes of
labor until all methods of conciliation
have been exhausted. And I do not
speak to you alone. have found
labor In many instances more reason
able than the other side.''
The president appealed for co-opera-
ton. He said that he would like to
see all the cricics exported" He said
''We must get down to business and
everyone must do the right thing"
Must Devise Ways.
Instrumentalities must be devised
where they do not exist, said the presi-
dent, to bring the proper amount of
cooperation between labor and CAPT.
tai.
1.-THE reason I came away from
washington" he continued, ''is that
get lonely down there. There are so
many people in Washington who
know things that are not SO. There
are so many people in Washington
who do not know what the rest of
the people Of the country want, I
have to come away to find out"
The president concluded by saying
I'm with you If you are with me-"
explaining he did not mean he wanted
cooperation with himself personally,
but as the representative of the whole
United States government.
President's Speech.
"Mr. President delegates Of the
and gentlemen: I esteem it q great
privilege and a real honor to be thus
admitted to your public councils. When
your executive committee paid me the
gladly accepted the invitation because
it seems to me that this above all
other times in our history is the time
Tor IN iGF the
minds OF the nation together.
thought that it was . welcome oppor-
tunity for disclosing to you some of
in my mind during the last moment
i am introduced to you as the presi.
would be pleased IL yod would put the
thought Of the office into tho back
ground and regard me as one Of your
fellow citizens who has come here to
speak, not the words of authority. but
the words Of counsel, the words which
wish to be frank in q moment more
critical perhaps than the history OF
the world has ever yet known, mo-
men when 1t Is every mans duty to
forget himself. to forget his own In
terests. to fill himself with the mo-
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