The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-03
Government Servant of States
in Problems of Labor.
This Is. What President Wilson
Tells Business Men.
DEPoRT ALL THE DISLOYALISTs
Conference Adopts a ResOlu-
tiOn Advocating Action.
Building Activity To Wipe Out
BOIsheyist Outbreak.

Washington, March 3.-State gov
ernors and mayors OF cities in confer
ence on labor and business problems
at the White House today unanimous
ly adopted a resolution endorsing a
statement by Secretary of Labor Will
son that it was the secretary's duty to
deport all persons advocating the
overthrow of government by force.
Servants of States.
Washington, March 3.-Opening
the White House conference of gov
ernors and mayors on peace time busi-
ness and labor problems today, Presi-
dent, Wilson promised that the fed
eral government would consider itself
the servant of the states, municipali-
ties aud couoties in solving readjust-
ment problems and would perform its
duty guided by suggestions of the con-
ference
The president said he hoped the
conference discussion would assume a
wide range, including means of re-
storing labor conditions to a normal
basis as soon as possible land to ef-
fecting such fresh ALLEGATIONS of labor
and industry rs the circumstances may
make necessary
Touching upon the peace confer
ence, he said the conferees at Paris
regarded themselves only as servants
of about seven hundred million people
of the world and not as their masters.
"Ipc Out bOISnet1Sm.
Opportunities for the workers Ito
make their lives what they wish
them" were urged today before the
conference of mayors and governors,
Jointly by President Wilson and Sec
retary of Labor Wilson.
Warning of Bolshevist attempts in
Seattle and elsewhere to overthrow
the existing order of things, the labor
secretary declared that mo country
owes man a living" but every
country owes him an opportunity to
earn living"
| Bolshevist outbreaks have respond
ed thus far to the appeal of reason, he
said, and added, The outlook is
| bright after we provide proper en-
fployment during the next few months.
He urged resumption of building
iactivity thruout the nation.
/ Secretary of Labor Wilson told the
conference that the recent strikes at
Seattle, Butte, Lawrence and other
places were not industrial economic
disputes in their origin, but were re-
| suits of deliberate, organized at
| tempt at social and political move
| ment to establish soviet governments
in the United States.
| 350,0O0 Out OF Work
Turning to the problem of unem-
| ployment, the secretary declared that
! apparently $4,000 men are now out
Of work, with unemployment increas
| ing because men in industries are un-
certain as to future prices
THE war has kept out 100000 for
! eign 1aborers annually: ship building
| has taken 700,0 900 and at least 1000
| 900 men will be in the army for a
year. Therefore, if business could he
| put back on a peace time basis there
| would be shortage of labor"
One solution then. he argued, was
| for the government to continue in its
normal public building. States and
| counties and cities also should con-
| tinue such work. he said.
! In discussing difficulties of cancel
lation of more than $1,000, 900, 900 in
war contracts, Secretary of War
| Baker announced that work has been
definitely suspended on $500, 600, 600
| worth.
The Presidents Speech.
The text of the presidents speech fol-
| lows:
| Il wish that could promise myself the
| pleasure and the profit Of taking part in
| deliberate is permitted since my returG-
my secretary, Mr.. TumuIty, to do a months
work in week, and / am hoping that noe
all of 1t has been done badly. but iuasmuch
as there is a necessary pressure upon my
| time l know that you WIFI excuse me from
taking a part in your conference. much
as should be profited by doing
WY pleasant duty is to bid you very
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