New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-04
Wage Workers Approx.
Conduct of War by US
He Declares
Il. w. w. on the Wan.,
Cabinet Officer Criticised p.
fists in Prospect
Park Speech

workers and managed by wsge-work.r
that has not already given a clear
timation that it is with rs Who'll. ~.
and soul with the Administration in ..
conduct Of the wa-.'
This was the keynote Of an aSs,...
yesterday afternoon in Prospect Pa,
Brooklyn, By Secretary Of Labor W.
lam B. Wilson at ne Labor DAY ora.
cises held under the auspices 0, ..
Central Labor Union Of Brooklyn A.,
Queens.
Secretary Wilson still holds aes,s,
Local 500 Of the United Nine Wo,,,,,
Of America.
Denounces the I. ". W.
He denounced D. implication ii. =.
dustrial Workers ot me World. sl,,.
power, backed by German interest, :.
said, is waning, end Socialist, A..
pacifists prone TO point out the inn,
fections Of this government also e,,,
IN for severe criticism a. his hand,
Some Of our people fear IN. A..
come Of this struggle he con,lpB,.
"and its effects uDon the democrac7,,
our country when me war is over. IT,,
see the power that is being PLACED /,
the hands Of the government for =,
conduct Of the war, bu. they fail f,
see the difference between the po,,
exercised through an individual thro.,.
claim Of divine right OF birth and y,
power exercised through an indiyiss,
az result Of democratic governm.,
and by the will Of the people ,h.-.
selves.
Equal Pressure on Employers
No greater pressure is being brous.;
TO bear upon the worker than Il,
powers of persuasion put upon Il,
other end with the employer, the pr.
queer. the trader in commodities. Fy
the first time in the history Of our gsy.
eminent We are saying 20 the co,
/ barons: You must not exact more th,-
given price for your coal We a.,
/ saying to the wheat brokers: you mus
| not exact more than a given price "a.
your wheat We are preparing to "a
to the ironmongers: You must r&
7 exact more than given price for yo.!
I IRON
at is the same a. 70 say tha. h,
power placed in the hands OF the al.
ministration for the prosecution Of the
war in defence OF our country is beng
used 10 create conditions where ts
wage worker will be able 70 .ecgn
more for his wages than he could urig
. other conditions, where exorbitz-
profits will be distributed and whtr
! protiteering will be ultimately driyu
out.
we are making progress, ard fee,
my friends, that so far as the workers
of Brooklyn and Of greater New Yors,
nay, the entire Empire State and OF TIE
country are concerned, the vast majority
will give a fair account Of themselves
either in the shops at home or in d.
trenches at the front in defence o.
those democrscies that are 50 dear -
the working mans heart and so necss.
ssry for the maintenance of that wei
fare"
Best Democracy Is Here
Mr.. Wilson spoke of the part unions
had played in the development Of The
nation, and while, he said, the govern
ment is far from perfect, I'VE have u.
most perfect democracy that has ever
been established in the history OF or
time.
we are still making progress, II
said, "and the beauty Of y IS that 4"
are making the progress not as result
% the will OF those imposed fre-
above, but We arc making 10 as rssli
of the consideration OF our own will
/ There is a vast difference m the iS'
situations"
He then dwe.t upon the attempts o.
the Administration 20 keep out Of .'
war. In speaking OF Gormany's stt'
tude in the submarine controversy lih
oceangcing passengers should not osG
lowed TO endanger the peace OF y
United States he called attention
the fact that Germany was forbiddiI
our seamen from earning their dil!
bread and butter.
I'VE had either 20 say 20 the Seanei
You must not follow this occupail'i
longer or You must abandon your ysi'
SELL" he continued. I'VE protes,si
Germany said 20 US: Great Britain >
taxing your vessels, hauling them , inD
port, condemning them as prizes. VIZ!
not deal with Great Britain as you ."
dealing with us"
England Took Only Property
The two positions were dlfereh-
While Great Britain was taking oL
vessels and unJustly hauling them 10"
prize court, we were protesting =
we were protesting against Germany ,
actions and insisting that their p0I1
be changed. But Great Britain va
taking property. Great Britain '"
taking material thing. -,
I'VE were recording them 50 'l
when the war was over and the NOTE.
condition of faith Of man was resels.
we could recover for the loss o. W
property. There are means By VEN
you can be Unidentified for the ios-
property, but there are no means snosi-
TO man by which you can indemI...
II once has been taken
American wage workers have nov
AZ stake than any others, and II ! gsss
the timber Of the wage workers o. y,
country rightly-and / think ] do- =,
per cent Of them will die 10 ~
trenches or on the field rather tnSp
submit 70 the Kaiser establishing
rule over the United States. We
no quarrel with the German peOr,,,
The German people have no guam
with US -.
We have no quarrel with any P'Vr,
on earth. except that whenever ,',-
people allow The continuance Of toIs
Of government within their ter'llon
which menaces the business, the piv.,
perity and freedom OF other, PEI,
then those other persons have the r g.
10 say Change your form Of gose';1.
ment, else we will destroy u for you