Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
INVITE HELP OF
 LABOR ID AVOID
 WARTIME STRIKES
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ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 2O.- Cooperation of labor In assuring the government that tile production of supplies will not be halted by strikes or lockouts during the war, was invited by American industry today in reSOlu- tions approved by the industrial re- lations section of the war convention here of American business men. The resolutions will be put before the 1ull convention tomorrow.
 The action was taken after a stirring speech by Secretary of Labor Wilson, who declared that the spirit of unrest among laboring men was due in large measure to the general impression that business has been making excessive profits in which labor has not shared.
 Has it not ever occurred to you business men," Secretary Wilson asked, that the story has gone forth that YOU are not patriotic; that you have been profiteering? And did it ever occur t. you that the workingman has said to himself he Wi insist on get ting his share of the swag? My po- sition is that there should be no 'sWag.
 T have said to labor that this IS no time to insist on union recognition ana no time to insist on changes Tn lanor standards. But. l also want to say 10 you employers that this is no tune to stand on your prejudices, no time to insist on profiteering. You should not take advantage of your country necessities to insist on abnormal profits.
 The attitude of industry towards labor as defined in the resolutions ap- proved is as follows.
 ,oa o+tapontc bn made DV IllSl ness to change labor conditions and that labor make no effort to force union recognition or changes in stand | ards. =. .Ihat there is no profiteerlng m business to give rise to labor unrest. That business recommended to the government creation of a government | board representing labor, capital and | inc public to settle all major disputes I and that the boards decisions be bind | ing on both sides.
 "That industry call on labor to CO., operate in making it plain there will l he no strikes or lockouts while adjust l ments are being made.
 1 That government employment agencies be developed and extended by | congressional appropriation.
 That industry institute study e. | conditions looking toward the dlieNid- . 1 tion of conditions during times Of m | dustrial depression.
 As originally drawn, the resolutions i in the opinion of some members or the l conference sought to dictate to labor
 in demanding compulsory abitration or 1 disputes. This suggestion was opposed so vigorously but as the resolutions | were approved they left it to labor | voluntarily to submit differences to the | adjustment board that would be | created ., The next bond issue may fail, said l Professor w. A. Scott, of the UnlVer- sity of Wisconsin, because of the fall- | ure of the people generally to realize | their part of the government imam cial responsibility.
 The banks, Professor Scott said, are | pressed to the limit of their resources | to provide money to establish and run | industrial concerns ,:le war has pro- | duced.
 | Frank O. Watts, of St. Louis, said
 "The farmer is the one man whom no tax has reached He is the real | capitalist instead of the banker. In the | tlfst ten months of 1917, the farmer has made profits in excess of pre- wal l ten months of six and half billion dollars. Yet no ser.ous attempt has | been made to tax him.