New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19

man VINO suggested the hXing OF rsr
imum prices for labor, and, on gsir,,
the approval Of other delegates, A..
nounced that he would later !.
troduce resolutions 80 fix the PIE,
of labor at the same time the pri,, |,
fixed for the commodity in which .c,.
labor enters"
Warns War Gambling
Mr.. Lane praised those business nee
who have aided the Administrator /,
its efforts at price fixing. but said tia,
little sympathy would be shown to Il,
man who endeavored 70 make a pss,
out Of the present trials Of the n,.isa
There isn't a man OF YOU here b.,
holds the possibility Of failure o. tbs
war in the hollow OF bis hand he ni
Let no one Of you, being tempted y
take all that the traffic will bear, yisI
to temptation and turn himself into q,
I. W. ".
when it comes TO fixing q prof:
think of the boy in Khaki and Aini
what his attitude will be. Think s.ha
attitude in after years, when he r.s,:
say, Il went 20 the frOHr and took u
chances, while father stayed home a.:
made a fortune.
Secretary Of War Baker, introduce:
as the head OF the Council OF Nato,i
Defence. referred TO the many dine.'
ties the government had experienced .
dealing with business interests, but ts
the impression that the day OF such D.
stacles to smooth sailing was past
There was a certain Gistrust on n'
part of the business so far as the gov.
eminent is concerned before the war
Mr.. Baker said, land these seven mtr'
bers of the advisory commission Of n'
Council of National Defence lnstsntI
summoned business 10 the aid OIL n7
government. Then there poured h'1
Washington literally hundreds OF n''t
sands of offers from business nt1
throughout the country.
Democracy Safe Here
"The hearts of our people" he coz
tinued, were pulsing with the DER
for service, and ! began 10 ieei ;h'
that democracy which the Preslaea
wanted made safe for the world VI"
safe in America az least
A plea for the creation OF va
board, such as handles the purchasl.'
end of England's war business was u
cluded in a speech by Waddii! Csa.
ings, chairman of. the Chambers 60.
mittee on cooperation with the '0UN'
Gil of National Defence.
"The government Mr. Csen.Hs
said, 1--WE are Informed, intendso ~ r.,
sl9,000,000,000 for itself and !. ST.. 49,
during the next year. When We w.
slider that the entire gross turnover "
the United States Steel Corpora.
and its subsidiaries is 1858, OOO,9VV ease
year, il will be seen that the gov.
ment will place upon business
mand twenty times as great IS 'hs :.
tire annual turnover Of that gfeS' W
Taking up the work Of the war '. .
dustries Board, he said there IS : g."
ton whether this board can 80 os!s.ii
tho purposes for which u was nue.,
and meet the industrial problems 80
ing from the governments pyt'D .-.,.
"Our committee advocates 'ne a..
ton of war board similar 70 'hs !.
istry of Munitions in England
added. .sv.sr
commission 70 the Council OF a,
Defence should be actually IN In' ss.
vice OF the government, VITA tne
eminent officials. and not mere 4,
yisers; that they should be dolns
actual purchasing for the go'.,rollir.l
determining prices and eon"
priority as well as Distributor, az
"Chaos exists in business "a.
Mr.. Catchings said, "and orqs' ~
be brought out OF this enaos u - ,os.
to win the war. The price cohs.U ly
mittee-Wall Street men, IAi,nni,,ousl
tributer and merchants uhSH''
OF this opinion" -, vsn
The situation in Russia ana i, "a {,
America will play in estaO1I,.S 81
stable government were prT Ss Bcr'
the convention tonight ..ds,
Bakhmetef, the Russian A1 All, n ri
and Charles Edward RusseIh ,.,,,.|
American commission, winch
returned from Russia. p,..ia
ct is TO America that bouss
looking with the hesrtie ST.. =, Eel
aaid the ambassador. huss.;,s Il
that this great country -. bat q
US not only as an ally IN az, ARM sr a.
to her young sister repn9Li,S,il frsri
in spirit, her future faitnl ,is, r.st,|
Russia's greatest mater. AXIS
now, said the ambassador arc
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