The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Congress Adjourned Last
Night After Four-Day
Discussion of Health,
Food and Labor
MORRISON'S SPEECH
ONE OF FEATURES OF
ENTIRE CONFERENCE
Principal Motion of Tuskegee Made
Splendid Address Last Night on
DUTY of Southern Labor
During War"

The Southern Sociological congress
completed its four-day session here last
night, and adjourned following the pro-
gramme at the First Methodist church,
at which session splendid addresses were
made by R. R. Motion of Tuskegee insti-
tute and DIR. J. A. B. Scherer of the ma
tional council of defense.
The meeting was largely attended and
the topics discussed by some of the ma
food and labor. thereby giving the session
the title of "A win-the-War Campaign"
Labor will accept the word of Presi-
dent Wilson, but not the word of those
employees, their representatives in Con-
gress and their newspapers, that are al
ways found behind every reactionary
move in support of the dollar against the
man. said Frank Morrison, general sec
retary of the American Federation of
Labor in an address here yes
terday before the Southern Sociological
congress.
while the demand for the wholesale
importation of Chinese and Mexicans
and the unrestricted employment OF wom-
en- and children has somewhat subsidized"
said Mr.. Morrison, labor is vigilant and
will not yield gains made unless the
national security and the success of our
military forces are endangered
with our country engaged in war
that it may maintain the heritage of our
forefathers, organized labor takes it's
stand with every other American insti-
tuition and individual" he said.
THE trade union movement opposes
the CONSUMPTION of labor unless wealth
is likewise conscripted," continued Mr.
Morrison.
Referring to the I. w. WIS. Mr. Nor
rison said: LAS long as there are l. w.
w. employers there will be /. w. w. en-
ployes When l. w. w. employers cease
to exist, then the /. w. w. representa-
tives will cease to carry on their agita-
ton because there will be no one to give
them respectful hearing.
Mr. Morrison expressed the nope that
labor conditions in Birmingham wound
receive the attention of the mediation
board.
one Of the features Of the sociological
congress was the address Of Principal
Robert r. Motion of Tuskegee institute.
His subject was .'The Duty OF southern
Labor During the War A capacity
audience greeted the speaker at the FIRST
Methodist church last night the Tune OF
his address having been changed from
the morning to the evening nour. ne
said in part:
"Hon. Josephus Daniels. Secretary
~ the Navy. in recent address said:
awe have done more for dem-
ocracv in six months of war than IN
six wears of peace. Our soldiers VINO
come back from France are not go
ing to be anything but men, FOR III
AIS war we are establishing new
snirit Of universal equality and broth
arhood Too long has America been
enslayed; too long has caste been en-
throned. Kings will be relics thrones
will be museums here and abroad
s.rruly the old order or THINGS -
undergoing a radical change cnanse
which is bound to have 1ar-reaon- :
| ine. effect on the men and women OF
| the world who labor with their hancs,
ana I know OF no organization which
has contributed so much toward tnis
| change in attitude in our own couii-
| trv as the American Federation OF La
! tor. an organization which. along Win
many others throughout the world. is
awakening our conscience to the I'M
rortance of fairer treatment for the
man who works. They are teaching W.
| that the builder of house is as mucn
TO be respected and honored as ths
| builder of a good poem; that the man
| who executes the plans OF the arcnltec'
| should share with the architect the
rlorv of the completed work. We are
| also learning that the man who digs
/ in the street, provided he gives hon.
est and conscientious services. de-
serves as much consideration in Ms
wav as the leaders of industry who
| ride on the same streets in their au-
| tomobiles: the man who sells LABOR q
| good quality. whether skilled. semi
skilled or unskilled, is as much do
serving of respect as the man whs
sells groceries or dry goods or VINO
sells the use of money through tiie
| hank cashiers window. The woman
4 who cooks and serves economically :
| palatable and wholesome meal from
4 n clean. well ordered kitchen is AZ
deserving of consideration ss the WON.
an who graces the drawing room an
can execute accentably the most dit'
ficu1t musical selections.
LABOR PROBLEMS
~ro understand the labor problem.
hack NJ the south feeding itself and a
the same time keeping her mines. hei
factories and other increasingly i'm
portant industries In operation, 1t ];
necessary to call attention to two ini
i pcrtant facts: In the first place, unit
recently, the south was, more or less
a one-crop section-cotton. In the sec
ond place. it has been the custom 4
work in the south in more or les
lcisurely manner. Partly because Q
climatic conditions. perhaps. we wer'
not given to working at high pres
4 sure. especially in hot weather. - y
true OF some other sections. The soutl
is now seeing the imperative necessity
Of working at high pressure and o
having diversification g crops. Th'
4 Importance OF labor in this connection
is readily seen. The Industrial rev"
| luton that is taking place in the souti
has profoundly affected labor. for nc
! only must labor do old things In new
WAYS but labor must work six day
in the week and at least ESQ days il
the year.
| IMPROVEMENT OF NEGRO
.The late Booker T. Washington es
t;vnated that the average labOrer i.