Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-12
BASE INDUSTRIAL PEACE
ON INDUSTRIAL JUSTICE
Secretary of Labor Declares Denial
VI Organizing Right Contrary
to Public Interest.
MUST SAFEGUARD RIGHTS
Number OF Aliens Coming to Amer
tea During Past Year But Little
Larger Than Departures-3,0 Gs
Were ForcibIy Expelled.
iBy Associated Press,

IBy Associated PrcSl
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1l.-There can
! be no permanent Industrial peace tina.
Is not based Oh Industrial justice. Sec
rotary, Wilson declared today in his
annual report Reviewing the present
disturbed Industrial situation, tho sec.
tG' regulating all the other relations
ol mankind, and that human intelli-
sence. could fmd the method OF adjust
and employee with justice to both.
Declaring that just as internatona!
,.a misn, reach a point, making
might accumulate until they provoke
am industrial conflict. the secretary
lions rested on mutual counsel.
For Peace Of Industry.
Just as the peace OF nations Is pro-
noted by frank and friendly Inter
course. he said. so may The peace Of
methods. But this intercourse cannot
come about unlcss there Is nrst rccog-
ni1ed The Right OF collective bargain
1t be universally recognized for the
primary interest OF the public Is in
peace.
The, denial of organization is a de.
NAL Of the only means Of peaceabIe
settlement that tho wase.earners have"
nr oaiinnG attention TO the present
secretary declared that the respons,.
hility for them must fail upon The EN-
"a WSfn, VINO opposes the organization of
me More ana ,ha more more do industrial disputes
ana a inc public. as well as employer
Ing that the right to strike should be
Il means or defense and not weapon
OF offcnsc.
Basic Element Of Liberty.
woT 5he right IN . Of any man to cease
mat Is sufficient to himself is the basic
segment ,, OF human liberty" he said
me risht OF any person TO refuse 70
slrcs TO do so Is tile exercise OF a prop
cry right guaranteed by the Constitu-
lion " does NOT follow that because
e .Xese rishts cA!.s 1t is necessary 10
less be safesuardeJ." "'''' "e'e''he
cost ut n, & to the question OF the high
creased wages dbl not aiways brinr
ne desired relief Increased produc
ffl nr ;r, niak,ns more material available
creased compensation out Of the proiits
OF me employer was the only way in
Which the standard of living OF INC
clarcd "e ue-
Reviewing The activities Of the va.
r re1"s ou n.fd q TIC depsrtment, the
ending June so. and TIA, 21Ss1? .,
ihcm were admitted and S.so6 excluded.
was 1853.
:, Mems departing. during the las,
~ year numbered :i6.:3l: n against
isa;2ss The year before. During the
grafton estimated that :hr,y-six
aliens left the country for every 100
Aliens admitted during the past year
were in possession OF sums OF money
aRrresating slJ,S3l,ctI, an average OF
sil2 per person.
1,Oas Aliens Expelled.
Aliens esXpelied under departmenta!
s.oss. compared with 1869 in Iels.
The total number Of aliens deportcd.
including those refused admission aud
Sniness dipe!,sd snsss 1ns
s,ol6 in 1918.
The number Of admissions TO citi-
z7cnshp during the past year was
amoun,lng TO 70 2i7'$5s. ' The report SAID aid
Leaving out OF confederation the year
lalS. this was far greater number
during Federal sunerv!s.on Military
statistics SHOW i2s,335 aliens who ac-
nuired citizenship aftcr ther assumed
the uniform OF tho United states
The United states Employment Ser
vice ri the end OF tho war had $50
Offices; with a personnel OF Loo, and
ton Of 500. During the eleven war
months Of 1918 the service placed
2.6aS.SA7 persons In employment, out OF
registration OF 3,675,s5s.
Lsrss Numbers Affected.
Persons directly affected by labor
disputes brought to the attention OF
the department during the year mum
hered l.0I l:a6e. while the number in
directly affected was l.336.012 Dur
ing the year the department assigned
commissioners of Cancellation TO 1850
cases including 5S7 strikes l.Il3 dis
putes and threatened strikes. sixty
three lockouts and seventeen walkouts
OF these, .e29 were adjusted. exclusive
OIL 2l9 referred to the national war
labor board. The commissioners failed
TO make settlements in III cases
strong recommendations for the re-
wing. and continuing OF the working
conditions service, which was insti.
tuted during the war 10 investigate
working conditions and TO rccom!ncnd
standards for their Improvement. were
made by the secretary.
I've also urged legislation for the
continuation OF the United States train
ing service. ut is believed" he said.
that increased skill on tic part or
the workers. and it's consequent slim
uinS towards greater production. is
even. more important in peace than in