Arizona republican., 1918-12-09
JUSTICE AND PROGRESS
(The Chicago TribunA

(The Chicago Tribune
In his opening address at the Illinois Federation
of Labor convention at Bloomington, President john
II. Walker, one of the ablest leaders of the labor
movement in the country, said a number OF Things
which Americans generally would do well to ponder.
Respecting the concrete problems of reconstruc-
ton or transition back to peace conditions Mr.
Walker repeated the warning, voiced some days ago
by Mr. Gompers, against attempt at radical and
widespread wage reductions or any attempt at length
ening of hours We think the folly of such course
is too apparent to employers as class to permit any
mistake. In some special cases where the wage rate
has been forced by the urgences of war conditions to
eSorbitant standard. q standard which an indus
try cannot under peace conditions maintain. it will
be readjusted under the pressure Of economic force
But, as for general reduction, think it gener
ally realized that it would be not only unjust but de
structively impartial
Nevertheless this presents a problem which both
employers and employees should unite to solve for
their common benefit Now that war IS over Amer-
can industry must expect to meet not only in the
markets of the world but at home-unless and until
protective action is taken by our governments COM
petition made formidable by the lower wage scale and
standards of the European workman and workwoman
Our own belief is that protective tariff will have
10 De erecteo TO project American INDUSTRY ana Amer
can standards OF hVlng and we are not hopeful that
Inc peace ncsotlaed at Parls VIII so radically read
just ana equsllze lhe great o1lerehces eNsthS pc
tween our conditions and those ABROAD mat we can
ailoTq 10 loreso our own system OF economic oelense
however that may BE- the SITUATION unqueston-
AMY Calls lor common counsel ana mutual support
between labor and capital we THINK the creation OF
committee oy ,ne nos federation 10 consider re-
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