Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-05
BIISINESS MAY SEND
DELEGATES TO PARIS
po,orstriclion Congress In Atlantic
city Hears suggestions and
May Take Action.
MERCHANT FLEET is URGED
Dircctor Schwab Speaks I'm Behalf
NJ Marine with Expense Borne
by Entire Country.

ATLANTIC CITY, N j., Dec. -
Four thousand men representing viz
,,,,lry every branch OF business and
,nulstT, In the south, assem- bled here
,nJ,v in A reconstruction congress,
us,rrcd 20 messages on read Justment
,,rrl.,ms. delivered by Secretary OF
Tomnrrcc William e. Redfield,
Charles VI. Schwab, head OF the
Bethlehem steel corporation and di-
rector general OF the emergency fleet
rorporlllun, and Harry A. Wheeler,
nreslIrut of the chamber OF COM
rrerrr or the United States. Mr..
Whrele.. amid great applause, urged
tbat American business should be
repr,senlol at the peace Conference
I'm France. Mr.. SChwab made an APP
neal for a great merchant marine to
rive outlets TO surplus American
prolnC,s and declared that labor
shouIi bc permitted to organize sin
Individual plants and share in the
pr0spelty Of the country. Secretary
Kedfe,d said that no rash hands
should he laid on wages; that the
nroper spirit OF trade Is not excess
s!yp profits but service. and that the
American business man should take
lntO account moral values when
dealing with his customers In all
lands.
There il some talk hero tonight
that A committee OF American busi-
ness and Industrial men might be
sent 10, Europe during the peace ne
goiiations.
Urges Marine.
Regarding Americas merchant
marine Mr. SChWab said:
"I do not care what plan may be
best for the operation OF these ships,
So long as they are operated eco
nomicaly and so long as the expense
OF operation is borne by the whole
people. No American shipping can
be successful or enlist private capi-
tai today, as shipping is now oper-
Rted'
Speaking on private ownership of
industries, Mr.. Schwab said:
The real development OF any
great enterprise depends on the in
dlvidual initiative of the American
business man. | do not believe we
will ever get the full economical de-
yelopment OF any great branch Of
American industry that is not de-
veloped under private enterprise and
by private capital"
Taking up the question of labor,
Mr.. Schwab said:
Il am one of the men who believe
In the fairness Of American labor.
Any foundation Of organized labor
or capital that is on a false basis
must fail.
what has been true of capital.
will be equally rue OF labor and
therefore, the education of the
American laboring man must be to
have him realize that his perma-
nency and success OF the nation will
depend upon labor conditions and
capital conditions that are founded
on economic principles first of all.
Labor Shrould BE Rewarded.
II am not opposed to organized
labor. | believe that labor should
organize in individual plants or
amongst themselves for the better
negotiation OF labor and the protec-
ton Of their own rights; but the or
ganlzation and control OF labor in
individual plants and manufactories
to my mind, ought to be made rep
resentative OF the people in those
plants who know the conditions.
I'm the years gone by. / seriously
doubt many times II labor has re-
ceived its fair share OF the pros
perity Of this great country. We,
as manufacturers. have got to open
our eyes to a wider vision of the pres
ent and the future with reference to
our workmen. We have got to de-