Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-05
J. A. Farrell Tells Reconstruct
ton Congress Boycott Would
be Hun Methods.
AMERICAS DUTY TO AID
by the Associated Press.

States refuses to be drawn into any
agreement or understanding that
would make her party to boycott
of the commerce of any of the nations
that have been arrayed against each
other, was declaration contained in
an address prepared by James A. Far
ren of New York and read in his alb
senee to the reconstruction congress
here today.
Mr.. Farrelrs paper was devoted to a
review of the foreign trade situation.
Position Should Be Made Plain.
''In this matter of economic warfare
after the war;" Mr.. Farrell said, there
should be no ground for misunder-
standing our position. An unrepent-
ant Germany, still welded to her
ideals of militarism and the relentless
application of superior force, can es-
tablish no rights to demand the rails
ing of the economic blockade which
has been a most potent instrument in
ending the war.
I'm pursuance of the policy of COM
bining national and commercial inter-
est the German nation thought itself
entitled to plunder it's neighbors for
her own economic or commercial
needs. But when we have exposed
German ambition and denounced Ger
man methods it would be a curious
way of preventing their revival by
committing ourselves to the accept
ance of German principles. Only on
the theory that the menace of Prus-
sian militarism must survive can there
be any reason found for looking to
the future security of the world in the
waging of a perpetual bloodless war.
inspired by the same enmity. suspi-
cions and fears, that but lately di-
vided the world.
Nor can the fact be ignored that in
a trade war, as in this clash of mill
tary force, the balance of slaughter
must be reckoned with, since the cas-
ualties cannot all be on the other side.
Must Have Means to Pay.
"It is certain that if Germany is to
be compelled, as she ought to be, to
repay the wanton destruction she
has wrought in Belgium, northern
France, Poland and Serbia, she must
have access to the raw materials of
manufacture by conversion of which
into finished products she may earn
the money necessary to pay her debts.
LAS a matter of fact, given the
terms of peace which will be die
tated by the allies, there can be no
reason for separating her economic
wants from those of the rest of
Europe These will be sufficiently
imperative to use up all the surplus
1cf. n r1d w M a t1o
be spared for many months to come
Referring to foreign trade gener-
ally. Mr.. Farrell said: There can be
no great revival of trade in the coun-
tries where we hope for it most, un-
less we are ready to provide capital
for their development We must enter
into the Industrial life of those coun-
tries, engage in enterprises with them
and create out of their resources the
new wealth from which will come
our pay"
Rockefeller Speaks on Industry.
An industrial creede for 1.-The four
parties to ndustry'-capital, man.
agement, labor and the community
was outlined by John d. Rockefel-
Ter, jr.
Asserting that capital and labor
are partners with common interests,
and not enemies, Mr.. Rockefeller
stated ten tenets of his industrial
creed.
These included advancement by in
dustry. of social as we'll as material
well-being of employees; opportunity
by employees to earn a living under
conditions of fair wages. reasonable
hours and proper industrial environ
ment: reward for initiative and eff
and promptly adjusting grievances:
adequate representation of all the
industrial parties. with annual joint
conferences to assure industrial har-
mony and prosperity. in each plant.
with this system extended ito in
try, all industries in a community. in
a nation and in the various nations"
Asks as to Future Attitude.
Mr.. Rockefeller added:
LAS the leaders of industry face this
period of reconstruction, what will
their attitude be? Will it be that of
the standpatters who take no account
of the extraordinary changes which
have come over the face of the civil
lized world, and have taken place in
the minds of men, who say What has
been and is must continue to be-with
our backs to the wall we will fight
it out along the old lines or go down
with the ship who attempt stubborn
ly TO resist the 1HeNlLdDle. ana,
ing themselves to the teeth, invite
open warfare with the other parties
in industry, the certains outcome of
which will be financial loss, incon-
venience and suffering to all. the de-
velppment of bitterness and hatred.
and in the send the bringing about
through legislation, if not by force. of
conditions far more drastic and radi-
cal than could now be amicably ar
rived at through mutual concession in
friendly conference?
"Or will it be an attitude in which
I myself profoundly believe, which
takes cognizance of the inherent right
and justice of the principles UNDER
living the new order, which recognizes
that mighty changes are inevitable,
many of them desirable, which. not
Waiting until forced to adopt new
methods. takes the lead in calling to-
eet.ler the parties in interest for a
round-table conference to be held in
a spirit of justice. fair play and
brotherhood. with a view to working
out some plan of cooperation which
will insure to all those concerned ade-
uuate representation, an opportunity
to earn a fair wage under proper
working and living conditions, with
such restrictions as tp hours as shall
leave time not alone. for food and
sIeep. but also for recreation and the
development of the higher things of
ljfe?"