Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-19
William B, Wilson Tells People
of Twin Cities That InStitu-
tons of Country Are in Dam
ger From Foreign Foe.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
READY TO GIVE LIVES
those Who Remain at Home
Should Be Wiling to Sacri-
flee PrejudiceS; Not a Rich
Mans War; He Says,
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ST. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 1S.-A strong
appear for perfect organization of
Americas industrial forces and great.
er cooperation between employer and
employe was sounded by William +.
wilson, secretry Of labor in an ad.
dress at a public mass meeting here
tonight.
A tremendous amount of material
IS necessary to equip our armies at
'he front and to secure this equip
ment Will require the most perfect
organization of our forces at home
and the highest possible standard of
efficiency" Secretary Wilson de-
clared.
1T will require that our industrial
dlsputes be abandoned at least until
after the war, not by the process
OF crushing the worker or the en-
ployers into submission but by the
process of doing justice to both, and
to the public at large"
Institutions at STAKE.
Mr.. Wilson declared that the attI-
tude of mind of the employer and en-
pioye had been the cause of consider
able industrial unrest.
And as soon as both realize that
our institutions are at stake in the
issues of this war and that sacrifice
on the part of everyone tor the COM
mon good is the great ess initial duty,
an adjustment of disputes can be
effected.
What County Needs Most.
If | were to compress into single
sentence my belief of the greatest
need of our country, would saw il is
the spirit of self-sacrifice for the
common cause-a scarifice Of cur
pride, our prejudices, our suspicious
against each other, our material COM
forts and our lives, if need be, so
our democratic institutions may con-
tinue and our children work cut
their own destiny unimpeded by the
autocratic powers of Europe"
Secretary Wilson said that great
progress had been made by the gov
ernment in adjusting labor controver-
sizes. He reviewed at length the
leading to Americas declaration of
war on Germany and then character
lied as ridiculous the statements of
pro-German propagandists that it is
a Wall street war.
Profits of Capital Taken.
'1f this is a capitalists war, then it
follows that congress and the presi-
dent have been dominated by capital
ism in declaring war, and it would
follow also that they would be ,lom-
mated by capitalism in pursuing the
war And yet insteaed of printing
capital to secure profits at will, one
administration was to fix prices at
which capitalists should sell the pro-
duets of labor; the selling price of |
coal at the mines was fixed, the price |
of wheat, the price of certain metal !
products and the price of copper
fixed.
But in no instance has there been |
any attempt on the part of the admin
to fix the maximum price that |
should be paid for labor.
This is war of the people of the |
United States for their liberty. If
our soldiers are willing to sacrifice
their lives If need be, surely we at
home should be willing to sacrifice
our pride, prejudices and and pro-
vide full power in preparing the ma
terial with which these boys will de-
tend our country