Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-20
EMPLOYERS HOPE
TO SOLVE LABOR

~ utllf" these lnsutuiionS rather
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'fum 'hr stat" 10 he educated. They
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ph''r NH|,h inpArt. tho oklahoma
.iIrI' 10, sad DtlthumA.s huh
r"ss mon have me initiative tud ihrN
have the ability 10 hulld without out.
de help ard n h. ih.lr duN tu ~
F'''N 'iN hhumt.H resources iu tho
lu|r~i rst'ni Mr. Rogers declared
The fedora labor department at
i'udr Tow tfd the ~ called after war
labor problems Vss outlined hN " -
Ashton fnfWefly state labor com
D. missioner Huf nov trpi irsentt'tvr of
"a" federal labor department u Okls.
h'ua Mr Ashton rmphl-jyrd the
necessity ~ developing . relationship
Nhi'h vii remove al friction ~ be-.
tween capital and hhor ~ p 90 hc
hoped he snld that this meeting
VII r"sul, IN establishing the proper
attitude on the part ~ the employ
ris IN regard tn such undertakings
ana That there viii bo successful
I"hpnEitiun ~ the many vital suggrH.
lions that aie being offered thai are
| influencing men ~ today 10 i"~ist
frrm prosecuting their business back
10 normal"
Not III .o Rack To Iarm
! 'Nfu- Avery who spoke on good
farming ana good roads said he does
not Shar" the view ~ many students
~ the labor situation thai great
many sqldiers returning from the
army win he unable 30 find employ
mont l'r expressed the opinion that
3 nfImH ra1a az H..
he army from the farm vii not re-
| turn 10 IN. farm They have gone
through IN" most thrilling expert
'nrcs recorded IN modern or mediae.
Ntl history Mr. Avery said They
have had opportunities out ~ the
ordinary with tho average man ~
their are The Impressions mad. up-
nn them are eVerla sting MANY ~
them have been riv-n n great inspirn-
ton 10 DO something IN thl. world
ana II Just naturally doesn't had back
to N" farm FROM which they cam.
As solution to the labor problem.
| VI Avery put forth this suggestion
! The inland states must stand for
national highway system built and
! maintained hy the government IN
proportion TO thc-espcndi,ures ~ the
ros.rniner' FOR rivers and hirhorH
The national highway would then he
come our INLAND waterway and the
hig cities ~ tho centrdi west tho
hSrhor The government should
hulld an the interstate highwayu. the
state, the intsrcounty highwayr and
! IN the county the atcrals leading 10
these state and national highways
Tho food production of the United
states would he doubled during tho
next ten years under such "a system.
! Mr Avery believes
The afternoon meeting was given
over TO discussion OF labor questions
George r. Black told of the dangers
lof proceeding on the wrong track and
cited welfare work as doing much Ia
relieve the Tension which has existed
between employer and cmploye 1T
shows that the employer has nm inter
est In the employe and the employe.
by the same token. takes an added
interest In HIS work "
| Labor cannot be unreasonable IN
this situation. declared George Vim
son. county farm agent OF Rogers
county. who declared that II the
farmer were 70 confine himself to
cight hours labor n day. ther. would
be no farm produces and chaos will
, take the place Of order.
harwalton Commander. the
greatest hull VI his breed In tho
country was sold over here at Mus
kosee the other day II the farmers
who raised that bull had waited for
the clock 10 strike the hour when
they should plant the grain that he
was fed upon and waited for II To
/ strike again 10 quit their work, there
would he no Mi,swalton Conn
mandcr." said Mr. Ninson. We've
( got to get away from this thing of
, watching tho olock ana leaving our
picks hanging In midair when the
clock strikes
The report ~ tho committe. on
! resolutions which, II ia expected will
! outline the program that will he
Oinpted nv the employers of the state.
3 Was framed last nishi aud will be
presented ~ the meeting which II 10
/ he held this morning In the high
| -rhool auditorium. The memherr of
| tho committee appointed nv Chair
/ man walter Miller yesterday after
Z noon are u. 7 Price ot Muskogee.
" n Holmes NJ ithrilesville. y \
layton ~ oklahoma city, G. V kahle
i OF oklahoma city, George r.. Hack
Iof Tulsa. II ~ Long ~ Muskor~c,
! E n chisholm ~ Okmulgeo and ".
NJ bowler NJ blackwell
| Among those who Registered Al
! Hotel Tulsa during the day are W
/ 81 Ashton of oklahoma Clay, &. ".
| Iishtncr ~ Carcmorr l. NJ ueileu
editor ~ The Employer" oklahoma
| city H. V kahlc. secretary and
treasurer Of the oklahoma Employ
cts' association, oklahoma CITY, "
VI bowler. " tho Nartlerville Zinc
company. URrtlesvilic A J Richl of
nhckwci W & Grrcnman. secretary
of the Enid chamber of otnmcrcc
\ LAYTON architect ~ oklahoma
II CITY. " \ Iorden ot the oklahoma
I coal operators association. Okla
, homn CitN. walter Miller. cosdon a
! Co, Tulsa. Harry II Rogers ~ Tulsa
ana the following from Muskogce
.llt. |. Trnhcr. representing the MID
Il hand valley railroad \. \ q. Schet-
brtl. of the MuHkorcc Refining COM
r.pN. a Daily county farm agent /,