The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-02

greSS pass a. law regulating cold
storage as it is regulated. for exam
( pie, by the laws Of the state OF New
\ Jersey. which limits the time during
which goods may be kept in storage,
4 prescribe the method of disposing OF
/ them IL kept beyond the permitted
period. and require that goods re-
leased from storage shall in all cases
I bear the date of their receipt. 1t
i would materially add TO the service
ability of the law for the purpose We
I now have in view If it were also pre-
! scribed that all goods released from
/ storage for interstate shipment
I should have plainly marked upon
! each package the selling or market
price at which they went into stor-
age. BY this means the purchaser
would always be able to learn what
profits stood between him and the
producer or the wholesale dealer.
Price Stamped on Box.
II would also renew my recon-
| for interstate commerce should in
age make ii possible. be plainly
marked with the price at which they
left the hands of the producer.
curing a federal license Of all cor
porations engaged in Interstate COM
merce and embodying in the license
or in the condition upon which it is
to be issued, specific regulations de-
signed to secure competitive selling
and prevent unconscionable profits
in the methods of marketing. Such
| law would afford welcome oppor.
tunity to effect other much needed
reforms in the business of interstate
, shipment and in the business meth.
DDS of corporations which are en-.
gagged in it. But for the moment
confine my recommendation to the
object in hand, which Is to lower the
cost of living.
Labor and caritsa.
mo one who has observed the march
of events in the last year can fail to
note the absolute need of definite
program to bring about an improve
ment in the conditions of labor. There
can be no settled conditions leading
to increased production and reduc-
ton in the cost of living If labor and
capital are to be antagonistic instead
OF partners. Sound thinking and an
honest desire TO serve the interests OF
the whole nation as distinguished
from the interests of class, must Do
applied to the solution OF this great
and pressing problem The failure oil
other nations to consider this matter
in vigorous way has produced DIT
terness and jealousies and antagon-
lists, the food of radicalism. The only
way to keep men from agitating
against grievances is to remove the
grievances An unw1llingness even
to discuss these matters produces only
dissatisfaction and gives comfort 10
the extreme elements in our country
which endeavor to stir UP disturb
ances in order to provoke govern
ments to embark upon a course OF re-
taliation and repression. The seed or
revolution is repression. The remedy
for these things must not be mega
tive in character. 1t must be con-
structive. 1t must comprehend the
general interest. The real antidote
for the unrest which manifests itself
il, not suppression but deep consid-
Grafton OF the wrongs that beset our
national life and the application of
remedy.
: Congress has already shown its
Willingness to deal with these indus
trial wrongs by establishing the eight
hour day as the standard in every
field OF labor. 1t has sought to find
a way to prevent child labor. 1t has
served the whole country by leading
the way in developing the means OF
preserving and safeguarding lives and
health in dangerous industries. II
must now help in the difficult task OF
finding a method that will bring about
genuine decentralization Of industry
based upon the full recognition of the
right of those who work, in whatever
rank, to participate in some ORGANIZED
way in every decision which directly
affects their welfare. 1t is with this
purpose in mind that / called a con-
ference to meet in Washington on
Dec /, to consider these problems In
all their broad aspects, with the idea
of bringing about better understand
ing between these two interests.
"The great unrest throughout the
world out OF which has emerged ae-
mand for an immediate consideration
of the difficulties between capital and
labor bids us put our own house in
order. FRANKLY there can be no per-
mancnt and lasting settlements be.
tween capital and labor which do not