The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-09
MEtf TO BRING
END To LABOR
WAR IN NATION
Far Reaching Results Hoped For
From Round Table Conference
Secretary Wilson Opens SEES
sions Today.

Washington, Oct. Opening
the industrial conference called
here today by President Wilson,
Secretary Wilson, Of the depart
ment of labor, told the delegates
that a splendid opportunity for
service to mankind lay before
them. A road to stable relation
ships between capital and labor.
must be found, he said.
Mr.. Wilson said the world faced
the most difficult peace time prob
lens it had ever had to deal with
because Of the wastage Of war.
This, with financial imitation in all
commercial countries chad played
havoc with the relative values of
money, wages and commodities"
he added.
1.-The effect Of these things has been
reflected in the high cost of living"
MI. Wilson continued.
There are but two ways by which
the general standard of living of the
wage workers can be improved" he
said. zone is by increasing productive
ity, making more material available for
wages. The other is by taking the
means of increased compensation out
OF the profits Of h employer"
Nation Awaits Results.
Interest In the nations in
dustrial situation, brought to a
point regarded as critical because
of increasing controversies between
capital and organized labor, conferred
here today where representatives OF
the three great elements in national
life-capital, labor and the public
were to sit in conference. Their aim.
as expressed in the words of President
Wilson when he issued the call for the
meeting, will be to arrive at "somc
common ground of agreement and
action with regard to the future con
duct Of industry"
Out Of h round table" talk, Presi-
dent Wilson, who called the conference
hopes will come the of better
ing the whole relationship between
capital and labor and putting the whole
question Of wages upon another foot
ing"
More than this, the president is
SSAASNES ShAAS VIZ AAS
Of the conference today, depends in 9
great measure n security and happi-
ness OF the United States both intern.
ally and internationally.
First, what the conference does will
have an effect on the high cost O
living. If capital and labor can reacf
a basis Of harmonious action, the presi.
dent has made plain, production will
increase sand this will bring dow
prices. Furthermore capital will b,
more ready to undertake new enter.
prises both at home and abroad.
Second, what decisions the confer.
ence reaches will have a determining
effect on whether there is to be a con
slant recurrence Of strikes that hav,
followed one another since the signin,
Of the armistice. Unless they do end
well informed officials hero believ'
this country is facing an upheaval tina
will shake every nation on the globe.
Third. out of the conference. tn,
president hopes, will come, The begin
nings of the characterization of indus,
try, a thing which the president ha,
declared must come. He has never ex'
planned the phrase in detail nu
briefly it is taken as meaning that h
believes the workers must have
larger snare IN the management OF en-
terprises.
Those broadly are the three thing.
it is hoped to bring from the meeting
that opened today.
Some of the specific questions which
will be before the delegates are tn
strike Of steel workers, the postponed
strike of railroad shopmen, the score.
of smaller strikes that are in progress!
now. the Plumb n1an for n~aticnaliZa
ton Of railroads.&c. problems which
enter int the present critical industrial
situation.