The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-27
Wilson Names Body to
Act n Labor Troubles

eYn mountain states will be investigat-
ed by special commission, headed by
Secretary Wilson, appointed today by
President Wilson to represent him
personally
The commission will leave soon and
probably will spend several weeks con-
ferring with governors. labor leaders,
employers, l. ". W. agents and others.
Tee president announces he was
anxious to learn the truth of charges
of injustice made by employers and
labor men against each other and to
work out some fair basis for avoiding
the interference of labor disputes with
industry during the war.
The present strikes in Pacific coast
shipbuilding plants, which the federal
shipping I.!ants, which the esderak
shipping board is trying to settle to
avoid further delay in its shipbuilding
program, are only one phase of the
situation to be investigated, 1t is
understood special attention will be
given TO charges OF American FEEDER
alton of Labor officials that en-
ployers in Arizona have encouraged
ard even financed l. W. ". activities
for The sake of discrediting the labor
movement among miners and other
employees. Recent depOrtatious of
workers also will be the subject Of in
Quify.
President Much interested
TIE following memorandum from
the president for the secretary of labor
was made public:
Il am very much interested in the
labor situation in the mountain region
and on the Pacific coast. l have lis
tened with attention and concern to
the numerous charges of misconduct
and injustice that representatives both
of employers and employees have made
against each other. am not so much
concerned, however, with the. manner
in which they have treated each other
in the past as l am DESTROYS of see,
ment arrived at for the future, par.
ticnlarly during the period of the wal
on a basis that will be fair to all
| parties concerned
ITO assist in the accomplishment OF
that purpose, have decided to ap
point commission to visit the 10,
| calities where disagreements have
been most frequent as my personal
representatives. The commission will
consist of William B. Wilson, secre
tary of labor; Colonel J. l.. Spanglel
of Pennsylvania; Verne C. Reed OF
| Colorado; John H. Walker, of Illinois
and E. p Marsh of Washington. Fell,
Frankfurter of New York, will act as
secretary of the commission
To Visit Governors
1T will be the duty of the commits
sion to visit in each instance thu
governors of the state. advising hin
that they are there as the persona
Representatives of the president, witt
a view of lending sympathetic counse
and aid to the state government in thu
development of better understanding
between laborers and employers, ant
also themselves to deal with employ
ers and employees in conciliator!
spirit; seek to compose differences an,
allay misunderstanding, and in an,
way that may be open to them, t.
show the active interest OF the ma
tiOnal government in furtherine az
Engagements lust to both sides.
Wherever it is deemed advisable
conferences of employers and work
men should be called with the purpos,
OF working out mutual understand
ling between them which will insur,
the continuous operation of the in
dustry on conditions acceptable tt
both sides. The commission should al
so try to learn the real cause fol
any discomfort which may exist OF
either side, not by the formal process:
of public readings, but by getting into
touch with Workmen and employers
by the more informal process Of
personal conversation. l would be
pleased to have the commission repcr,
to me from time to time such in
formation as may require immediate
attention"