Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

NJ meeting of Organized Labor
in New York Cit, February ird, Or
ganilrd Labor throughout the ,ouu
IT,, was pledged to the War savings
Campaign.
Nj. /. J.. Balm, of Boston. Mass,
Lahor's Representatives on the Nation
n Way Savings Committee in Washing
ton sand that recalling the way in
which w.rk.u" men aad women at this
country have hacked ny the govern
Ilu"at in ,.rrr NOV, II has attempted
So far, Nr. Baiuc declared ;ha; they
were Sotiily behind the War-Savug~
Campaign and appreciated 10 the full
its real value. He confirmed:
1--WE appreciate the wisdom of those
who are responsible for this War SAY
| mgs proposition, and we have done
evcrE thing wc could to encourage the
members Of our organizations 10 sup
port the proposition. We know a wei
as anybody knows, that the member,
Of our unions, rs well as the WAGE
rarurrs generally, those who have
shown some "thiift and those VIII
have SON" money ID the harL. not oHl
make better members of the union, but
.h,y make much better citizens of tn.
country.
Therefore. We are fully i'm accor@
with this proposition. We know th3'
from the outcome of this War Savings
Plan, there are going to he more aui
more aat more Of the citizens of this
country fraucially interested; and we
/ know from our own experience that the
men and w.mcn upon whom We have
20 dcue"i for conservation action a.
! & l.. 81 l. !
| cal action. are the men and women
who have moncy in the bauk, own their
own homes, ~ fer some other reason,
are financially directly interested IN
remaining at work, unless it is a case
which really iustifics the sacrifice.
q" Personally. ! may saw that / am
| in favor of this proposition. | am a
firm believer in the idea that the
country that can boast Of having thc
largest population holding its sccuri-
lies, is the country that has the least
30 fear from revolution, upheav1l OF
laythiHg Of that nature which viii
! disturb the best interests of that I'm
try. This has made it easy. Their" Is
40 excuse from now on for any man
or woman who is able to work M all
for a living, not showing their l"valty
o this country by buvinG n least one
If these stamps. In a very Shrct tine
there will be some investigations made
| in this country, and anyone We find
| who cannot show at least one WaI Say
ings Stamp, is going to be put in the
lass of slackers.
This is No ime for quarrellIng, II
time for quibbling. The employers Of
| abor and the employees must Dury
| their differences, no matter how acute
| hey may be to the end that every
| thing that it is possible for this cOltn:r'
20 do to place the Young men OF Gu;
country in the position of being proper
| ly equipped to meet the Implements Of
var which viii be fevefle,i al the ?
the enemy shall be done. This j 'the
time, in nay opinion, no matter whether
grievances are real or imaginary, this
S the time for us to bury the na.chet
If grievances arise which reqdn s0rle
investigation, possibly arbitration, So b.
t, in the meantime let us keep 5hc
mac linerv working The question of
rofts of the employers, the question
# the maintaining of standards by the
employees, is a very secondary c0nSid
! ration to the welfare of the man VIII"
las either been drafted or has volum
| eered to give his life to our country.
1--WE find among the manufacturers
nd business men many who 10 not
seem to have awakened TO the fact
! that we are in q serious war. We have
! he same on the labor side. A large
number of them who do not really be
/ icve that we are i'll serious warfare
! ,ct, and thcv do not want to be dis
! .urbed from their normal wa If liv-
ing.
I'm the last analysis every man
| and woman in this country has rot
to be made to realize that this is :
very serious battle that this means on
! life and our liberty. And when the
dav comes that every man and woman
in this country, irrespective of his sta
ton, irrespective of interests which h
represents, stands right up and say
i am rcadv to be counted; | wi
lot do ONLY nv share, ! will do NOR
than nv share, if I possibly cam
| will not oaIv give more careful con
| sideration to the lines in the propjS:
lions submitted by oar President, but
7 think ne will try TO read between
the lines"
Thc state Director requests thai AZ
wide publicity as possible be given
| his news item.
Yours yer truly,
s. o. LANDRY,
State Director Newspaper ana Per
iodicof puhticit,