The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-08
DEPENDENCE OUTLINED
lnter-Rclation Of Capital
and Labor Pointed to
in Opening Talk
IS CHOSEN PERMANENT HEAD


WAslii%aTpN D.l speaking
today before rr,.IIeur Wisous 900
dlslaI conference ~ which ho va.
elected p,lwuu,ut chairman. pearr
Hr' nr lbr lufsr.ur FRANKLIN K Ian,
declared unnr capital. Labor ana the
puui. hN, come no Wln,nr.ou tu
draft declaration ~ d,prud,uo~
mot declaration ~ Independence
Secretary Lane drpluroi the tact
fhat Ir'sidrV' Wilson's Illness or,
vented h.m from appearing u per.
ron before ih, conferences hat inn.
mated that the president H ro well
ON The road 90 recovery thai h,
may Set be factor in The confer.
ruoc
The word from the white house
is q" cheering, that believe q set
possible that you may have the In.
Hpirntiuu of hiH presence aud his
word" he said
look upon this conference nH
the greatest extra legal asacnihlngr
ever got together Ia This country
There are some who have doubt.
cd la success Gentlemen. II can.
not fail The spirit Of this confer.
ence rs its need
we shall draft horc. gentlemen.
declaration OF dependence not a
declaration of Independence" he
continued. 1--WE shall prove horc
that men DO live Ia each others
breasts
This conference will succeed be-
cause II meets not lu a spirit 0f ar.
roRhnce. but IN the spirit Of humility.
'po you know Of any way In which
capital and labor can he brought
together to work and live In har
mony7 II there any industry and
place whore such conditions preyaii9
You gentlemen represent millions OF
dollars You represent millions Of
men. DO you know where harmoni.
Gus conditions prevail. and how these
conditions can he brought 10 prevail
over all this country This gentle
mon, Ia the purpose OF this con
ference, Rs I sec r.
There Is but one overload In this
country. II Ia neither capital nor
labor II Is the people ~ the United
states
This world II n torn M world |
II has suffered a great deal In tho |
last five years The voices OF de.
siruction have been let loose. like
some ScourEe, and they hate had
their way too long
rms conference N one OF CON
s,ructlon, II In the first forward step
taken In the United States toward |
the establishment OF council OF |
national progress instead Of n coun-
ell Of national defense
II believe | know the enemies
who have To meet have been |
reading the memoirs of tsudendorff |
and Won Tirpity And I have come
to the conclusion that the two |
things which brought about this war
were Ignorance ana arrogance Now
we are To find n way by which tho
forces then let loose ignorance ana
arrogance shall not have their way
In this country Ia any matter. politi.
cal. Industrial or social
Men tnlk about revolution. and |
tho possibility ~ revolution In the
United States They forget that We
have had our revolution There can
he no revolution In a democracy such
as ours
Men say this problem of labor
and capita IL unsolyAble You can
not say that TO me We are here TO
solve n and va wilr'
Becretary Lane was given tire
mendous applause ~ he finished
Tho applause continued for FUN
half minute and then continued with
the audience on It's feet
Samuel Gomprrs. the veteran pros
dent OF the American federation of
labor, made n speech I'm praise of
he abilities Of Secretary Lane.