Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10

OF NOT T..
NECESSARY TO:
WIN CONFLICT
So Declares Secretary Will
son in Annual Report to
Congress.

Washington, Dec. 1o.-conscription
gresss tn his annual report today, is
not LIKELY to be necessary for the
winning Of the but. he suggests.
that should it becon1e seeessafy fprs
the government to conscript labor, it.
should at the same time conscript the,
industries or which they are engaged.
"Almost insuperable obstacles
arise,P says the secretary of labor,
when labor disputes occur under
permit organization by their work
men only OIL pain Of dismissal. Since
in such cases the workmen have no
responsible business representatives,
only one party to controversies can be
conveniently or satisfactorily heard.
In such cases.; also, the workers, be-
ing prevented by their employers
froms#Fprganizing on a business basis,
tend TO fall away from the ~pacifying
influence of conservative. constructive
and responsible labor organizations
and to come, under. that OF ire
sponsible revolutionists. AS most la
Dor. lawlessness is traceable to this
cause, responsibility for it cannot be
wholly diverted from the policy
hardly patriotic in time Of war-of
arbitrarily obstructing labor organi-
zations of the conservative type.
The department is of course
aware. of proposals, more popular
earlier in. the war than now. to settle
labor disputes by coercing wage earn
ers. But these proposals are both
unfair and impracticable. " They are
also widely regarded. and not with
out, ;sTeason, as sunpatriotic. 1T is
enough, to say Of them here hat in
the View of this department, public
sentiment cannot be expected. to toll
crate 'conscription of labor for private
profit. Should Industrial CONSUMPTION
become, really necessary in order eff
less likely, to, be considered one
sided would be desirable. It would
seem-that. Isl II workers were to be
lconscripted for industrial purposes
that the, working opportunities to
which they were, assigned oughtHto be
Communicated SO as to make. such
workers not coerced, servants of
employers but employees Of the gov
eminent itself
CONSUMPTION Unnecessary.
s9ssNkere is, however. no reason for
alpEShendings a necessity for any
ktnds9of labor CONSUMPTION in order to
settle or prevent disputes between
Ienpl0yers and their employees which
mRyYdnterfere with a vigorous prose
cution of the war. In every case in
which responsible representatives OF
disputing employers are willing to ne:
gotiate considerably with responsible
representatives of conservative labor
Organizations which represent their
which they would negotiate with bust.
ness competitors. labor disputes car
be settled speedily, effectively and
without, friction through the medi.
alton service of the department Of
labor. BY simple and fair systems Of
collective bargaining between the
EsKovepnment, labor organizations and
business organizations all labor dis
put2s prejudicial,to an effective prose
ctltion Of the war can be prompt,
taa~liH1inated from war problems. No
flsdoH4s to the Satisfaction of all con.
9erXSd and IN harmony with ever,
IN 4 bite purpose.
n .aso1lri greatest need is the spirit o.
seiksSacrifice sfor the common good
ER sAerifce OF our pride. sacrifice
ouTsalrejudices. sacrihce Of Jour
l tictGns against each other. sAcrtfice o
oliIssmaterial colnforts.fa saerihceb Of
our tiyeS, II needasbe--toScaffy on un,
tmp1ired the democratic Institution,
shan9ed down to uss by our fathers..'
ReIaaunerate Aliens..
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ii n A3kks5was AGrsAdgby the sdepartmen1
Is 2Rmunefats those OF The internef
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