The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-22

lected for the departments, and for
all war activities, are doing Won
derful constructive work, the bicker-
ings of some small men in congress
to the contrary Notwithstanding. l
was in Washington just after Sen
ator Chamberlain and Colonel Roos-
evelt had made their futile attempt
to discredit the splendid work that
has been accomplished in organic
ing and equipping our great army
in such short time.
Senator Chamberlain had just
been compelled to apologize to Sec
rotary of War Baker for talking in
the senate about some things con-
nected with the war department and
the raising of the army that he
knew nothing about when he made
his speech that raised such storm
throughout the nation. People were
laughing and saying that Chamber
lain should have seen Secretary Ba-
ker for these facts before he made
his speech and then it would not
have been necessary to make an
apology after.
"No harm was done, however, for
it enabled the secretary of war to
show to the country the bigness of
the work that had been done, and the
excellence in which it was done; and
at the same time it enabled him to
! make a vigorous correction of the
few isolated errors that the opposi-
ton had been able to emphasize into
what they seemed to hope would be
a national scandal.
Administrators Labor Policy Wins
"The labor policy of the president
and his secretary of labor is of Won
derful depth and significance. Here
he has established an industrial
democracy that makes our fight for
world democracy substantial and
real. There is to be no. sham about
it; no kaiserism in industry - but
the real right of labor to industrial
recognition and expression. This
has brought to the support of the
nation the fervid loyalty of every
leader in the American labor move
ment, with one possible exception
and that one seems to stand out all
the more prominently because of his
lonesomeness He will come in time,
or be removed by his membership
who are among the truest and most
loyal of American workmen.
"At first this labor policy seemed
to get the bitter enmity of the big
employers, but the very correctness
of the presidents position, aided by
the force of public opinion which has
awakened to the justice of labor's
necessities, is bringing these power
full factors around to graceful ac-
ceptance of the new order of things.
81 predict that we are going to
enjoy Immediately the most wonder
full team work between the employ
ers and the workmen of the entire
country because of the splendid un-
Outstanding that is coming about
through the thoughtfulness of Presi-
dent Wilson and his administration.
Out of it's war necessities, and un-
der the leadership of this far-seeing
mince, the nation is being born to a
new industrial consciousness.
"The American citizen-and espe-
cially the wage working American
citizen-who, realizing the wonder
full advancements that have been
made and that are possibilities of
the future, does not work and fight
with his every ounce of energy and
mind for the successful outcome of
this war, and the winning of univer-
sal democracy, is indeed a poor spec
linen of man. But American man.
hood in responding; will continue
to respond in increased ratio, and
the year 1918 am sure, will be the
greatest year in American history.
81 am glad that ! had an oppor-
tunity to take on a touch of the
fire and enthusiasm that any red
blooded human must get in a visit
to the national capital in these stir
ring times"