Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-11-15

batin is minister OF war OF Austria.
country and the producing activity of
the country shall be raised to the high
est degree and nobody should be al
lowed to stand in it's way.
"Our duty if we are to do this great
thing and believe that America is the
hope of the world is to stand to-
gether night and day.
But while we are fighting Tor free
dom, we must see that labor is free.
And that means Il number of things.
We must see that the conditions OF
labor are rendered not more onerous
during war, but see that the instrr-
ments through which labor conditions
are improved must not be checked"
The president eulogized President
Gompers:
II like to place my mind alongside
a mind that knows how to pull in
harness." he said.
''The horses that kick over the traces
will have to be put in corral"
He continued: '"rO stand together
means nobody must interrupt the prog
ress of our energy; interruption can
be avoided without invasion of free
dom.
'NObOdy has the right to stop pro-
cess of labor until all processes of
council have been stopped.
II might as we'll say right here that
| am not talking to you alone. You
do sometimes stop the forces of labor.
but there are others who do the same.
You are more reasonable in larg-
er number of cases than capitalists.
| haven't said these things to them per-
sonally, because l haven't had
chance.
''Everybody has got to transact bust
ness. l would like to see all of the
critics exported A settlement is hard
to avoid when parties are brought face
to face.
ave must insist in every instance
the parties must come into each 9TH
ers presence.
MY cOunSol 10 you is lnlS.
LET us show ourselves Americans
by not going off into separate camps,
but by cooperating in releasing the
world from bondage We are all of
the same clay and spirit, and we can
get together if we want to.
81 would be willing to set that up
as final test of an American. | have
been very much distressed by the mob
spirit that displays itself here and
there in the country.
Il have no sympathy with men who
take punishment into their own hands.
/ want to utter my earnest protest
against laWleSSneSS in any cause or
anywhere. Democracy means first Of
all we can govern ourselves.
''The man who takes the law into
his own hands is not the right man
to cooperate in the development Of
free institutions. Some Of the proc
esSes that capital and labor take are
very near to what | have described.
We must accept and obey common
counsel.
LCOlllc IllStl vi CO-ODCId-
ton must be devised between labor
and capital.
'The reason ] came from Washing
ton is that | sometimes get lonely
there. There are SO many people in
Washington that know things that
aren't so and SO few people that knew
what the rest of the city is thinking
about.
II wanted to talk to men who are
up against the real thing and say to
them: Pm with you if you're with
me-
''The thing to do is not to speak
about me personally, but the power
and dignity Of the things | repre-
sent"
''What's the matter with Woodrow"
the delegates shouted as the president
sat down.
President GOmpers proposed three
cheers "fOr the president of the United
States and his good wife," The crowd
gave them with great heartineSS