Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-03
Message to Labor Issued by
Wilson.

Washington, Aug. 31.-President
Wilson in a Labor Day message tc
American workers tonight announc'
ed that he would call in the near flu
ture a conference of representatives
of labor and industry to discus:
fundamental means of bettering the
whole relationship of capital and la
Dor and putting the whole question
of wages upon another footing"
The president said he was encour'
aged and pleased with the results
thus far of the governments efforts
to bring down the cost of living and
expressed confidence that substan-
tial results would be achieved in the
solving of this problem. Patience
and vigilance, however, he said, must
be exercised and the governments
efforts must have cooperation of
every citizen.
Presumably referring to the exist
ing labor unrest and threats of
every citizen to refrain from doing
anything that would tend to increase
the cost of living but instead to do
all possible to promote production.
The president expressed partic-
ular qualification at the attitude TAX
en- by the representatives of organi-
zed labor in supporting The govern
ment's program to meet requests for
additional wages through lowering
of living costs and said he hoped
that the workers themselves would
"move with the government instead
of against it in the problem of this
great domestic problem.
Message of President.
The Labor Day message as made
public tonight at the White House
follows:'
"I am encouraged and gratifed
by the program which is being made
in controlling the cost of living. The
support of the movement is wide
spread and l confidently look for
substantial results, although l must
counsel patience as well as vigilance
because such will not come instant
ly or without team work.
, e'Let me again emphasize my ap-
peal to. every citizen of the country
to continue to give his personal sup
port in this matter and to make it as
active as possible. Let him not only
refrain from doing anything which
at the moment will tend TO increase
the cost of living, but let him do all
in his power to increase the produc-
ton, and further than that let him
at the same time himself carefully
economize in the matter of consump-
ton. By common action in this di-
rection we shall overcome danger
greater than the danger of war. We
will hold steady a situation which is
fraught with. possibilities of hard
ship and suffering to a part of our
population. We will enable the pro-
cesses of production to overtake the
processes of consumption, and we
will speed the restoration of an ade-
quate purchasing power for wages.
81 am particularly gratified at the
support which the governments pol
icy has received from the represen-
tatives from organized labor and l
earnestly hope that the workers gen.
orally will, emphatically indorse the
position of their leaders and thereby
move with the government instead
of against it in the solution of this
greatest domestic problem.
Conference Held Soon.
81 am calling for as early a date
as practicable conference in which
authoritative representatives of la
Dor and Of those who direct labor
will discuss fundamental means of
bettering the whole. relationship Of
capital and labor and putting the
whole question of wages upon
another ofting.
"Woodrow Wilson"
The proposed conference, it was
stated authoritatively tonight would
be called to meet soon after Presi-
dent Wilson returns at the end of
tour of the West. 1t was thought
likely that the meeting would be
held at the White House as was the
reconstruction conference of gov
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