Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

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There is room for all Of them within
the loyalty fold.
The truth is that persons of intelli-
gence, with the exception of fanatics
and intentional traitors, are fast reallz-
ing that this war on Germany is be-
ing made by the people of the United
States and that they intend to see 1t
through to a victorious conclusion.
Their determination is increasing as
their sons and brothers go into the
training camps, and when the casual
ty lists begin to come from the other
side, it will be irresistible.
Many Labor Troubles.
Despite the undOubted patriotism
and energetic efforts of President Com
pers of the American Federation of
Labor, the government ih having a lot
of trouble with strikes of organized
labor and only strenuous work and
cleverneSS on the part of its mediatOrs
prevent the disastrous tying up of in
dustries whose continued operation is
necessary to successful carrying ON Of
the war. The latest important in
stance of this began last Monday when
some 25,000 iron workers at San Fran
cisco struck for higher wages and
stopped work on $150,000,000 worth of
government contracts for ship build
ing. The federal shipping board Of
fered to pay one-half of any wage in
creaSes for companies making not
more than 10 per cent profit on COM
mandeered ships, the ship builders
agreed to consider the mems demands,
and prospects for ending the strike
were good.
In New Orleans and New York sew
eral thousand longshoremen went on
strike for various reasons, and there
was similar trouble in other localities.
Being seriously disturbed over the
labor situation, especially in the Pa
cific coast and Rocky mountain re-
gions, President Wilson on Thursday
appointed a special commission, head
ed by Secretary of Labor Wilson, to
visit the states where these difficulties
exist and endeavor to bring about
working arrangements for the period
of the war at least. The other men,
bers of the commission are Col. ]. L..
Spangler of Pennsylvania, V. u. Reed
of Colorado, John II. Walker of Illinois
and e. z. Marsh of Washington.
The war convention Of American
business men in session at Atlantic
| City was lectured rather sharply by
Secretary of Labor Wilson, and there
upon adopted resolutions as follows:
"That no attempts be made by busi-
ness to change labor conditions and
union recognition or changes in stand
ards.
THAT there be no profiteering in
business to give rise to labor unrest.
"That business recommend to the
| government creation of government
board representing labor, capital and
the public to settle all major disputes
ing on both sides.
"That industry call on labor to Co
operare in making 1t plain there will
be no strikes or lockouts while adjust
ments are being made"
Board to Rule Sugar Supply.
Protection and regulation of the su
gar supply was taken up Thursday ant
an international committee of five was
named for the distribution of sugar
among the allied and neutral nations
The same day the beet sugar pro
ducers signed an agreement with th'
food administration to sell to whole
salers at seabOard refining points fO'
IA cents a pound, maximum. Retail
prices usually being from One-half t
three-fourths of a cent higher, tn,
price to the consumer is expected t.
be about cents Il pound. The can
sugar men are expected to take sim
liar action. In these matters and il
arrangements concerning potatoes
wheat and other foodstuffs, Admins
traitor Hoover is acting with energ
and precision. He says the victor II
the war will be the side that can hol
out longest against starvation, and
going ahead on that line.
The copper interests have voluI
tarily fixed upon 231s cents pounC
f. O. b. New York, as the price of cor
per for the next four months, and thi
has been approved by the war indus
tries board and the president.
The congressional conference con
, mittee on the trading with the enem
bill has added TO 1t a provision for tn
, censorlng Of cables and foreign mail
This is the result Of government il
, vestigation showing that inforInatio
has been reaching Germany thrOug
/ uncensored cables and letters that al
parently were Of harmless bushes
. Gature.