The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-24
Veteran Statesman Tells Ad
Men at New Orleans Meet This
Is Only Solution of Capital
and Labor Difficulties.
ADDRESS STRESSED THE
CONSUMERS VIEWPOINT
Labor, Capital and Consumers
Must Be Friends, Not Enc
miles," Mr.. Clark Told His
Hearers in Discussion.

New Orleans, Sept. 23.-The solution
of the differences between labor and
capital lies in the scheme of profit
sharing. Champ Clark, of Missouri,
congressman and former speaker of
the house of representatives, told the
delegates here. today at the fifteenth
annual convention of the associated
advertising clubs of the world. Con-
gressman Clark was speaking for the
consumer in the triangular discussion
of capital labor and the consumer.
The plan for profit sharing" said
the speaker, so far as / know was
first preached and put into practice
by n. o. Nelson, of St. Louis and. New
Orleans. 1t will require much pains
and thought to work out the details
of the plan and bring it to perfection,
but it certainly is not beyond our abil-
ity for doing things. Labor, capital
and consumer should be friends, not
enemies. They are necessary to each
other. Labor without capital would
be futile. Capital without labor would
be as useless a painted ship upon
painted ocean. Without consumers
capital and labor would be without
occupotion.
The thoughts and efforts of ali
good citizens should be directed to
fair play for all three. The high class
of American labor is a matter for
national congratulation and should be
universally cherished. On the other
hand nobody should have any preju-
dice against a man because he has
acquired capital provided he secured
1t honestly. What people really and
reasonably object to is being skinned
within an inch of their lives.
Some time next month President
Wilson will call convention of labor,
capital and farmers in Washington
Tor free exchange of opinions in
laudable effort to establish Justice
and abiding peace among them. 1t
is tremendous undertaking. and all
men and women of good sense and
patriotism hope and pray that it will
result in complete success.
so far as we are concerned. one Of
the principal questions with which
we should wrestele is how to in
crease our foreign trade-a problem
that shuold interest every citizen of
the public from the highest to the
lowest, from the poorest to the rich
est Upon the increase of our for
eign trode rests in large measure
the future prosperity of this mighty
republic.
Declaring the United States must
find new and enlarged fields for
products of farms, factories. forests
and mines, the speaker said: "Our
best hunting grounds for trade are
in Central and South America right at
our doors. Three amazingly rich
countries are our neighbors and
friends. We may increase our trade
with that marvelously rich land by
establishing better banking facilities
which fit in with their business
mabits; by packing our goods and
merchandise in manners and STYLES
TO please their taste, and above all.
by having a course of Spanish in all
our universities. colleges and busi-
ness schools. so that our merchants
and travelling men can read write
and speak the language of their Gus
toners and clients. II should be re-
membered all those countries speak