Willmar tribune., 1919-07-02

waterways and public ownership and
development of waterpower; urges a
minimum of land tenancies and favors
farm ownership with public aid;
would curb corporate powers; insists
on full return Of freedom of speech
and OF the press; would prohibit i'm.
migration for two years and restrict
1t thereafter; would tax in proportion
to the Incomes Of persons or property:
favors state colleges for workers
children and demands voice for labor
in conducting Industrial education;
urges government aid in building
homes; opposes large standing army;
favors help for returned soldiers.
The conservatives succeeded in pre-.
venting the passage of a resolution
calling for the general pardon for all
who have been sentenced under the
espionage law or in connection with
industrial crimes
Samuel Gompers, for 81 years head
OF the federation, was reelected to
office. There was little opposition.
A Baer Cartoon.
Congressman John M. Baer has
drawn striking cartoon for this
weeks issue of Soldiers Sailors-Ma-
r1nes, paper published by returned
soldiers at Washington. The upper
half OF the cartoon shows a mighty
host OF business men and fnanciers
grouped solidly under their various
banners, such as manufacturers asso.
Citations, chambers of commerce,
boards of trade and the like Below
farmer, workman and an ex.sol.
d1er stand before big sign erected
by the financiers which tells them:
DO not organize. Rely entirely upon
individual effort. Trust the generos-
ity of your employer. Be Independent
and stand alone"
Whatever may be thought of his
plan to have American capital buy up
mortgages on all bankrupt industries
OF Europe, Frank A. Vanderlip is one
OF the few American bankers who
knows that there is class struggle
In the world which can only be guided
into safe channels by recognizing the
power, purpose and rights of labor.
In his new book, What Happened to
Europe" Vanderlip indorses and
quotes big English employer who
says:
There is lot of preaching going
on to the effect that the interests of
capital and labor are Identical, That
Is all bosh. The interests of capital
and labor are not Identical. It is the
aim of labor, and its proper aim, to
procure all that it can in the division
OF the fruits of industry. In the same
manner, 1t is the aim of capital to OBJ.
tain all that 1t can. Up to the point
Of an industry going to smash the
interests of labor are opposed to the
interests of capital. How to divide
between capital and labor the results
Of their industry presents the most
serious Of problems'
The English employer thinks he has
solution. He would provide, first,
living wage for labor; and, second, a
minimum return for capital He
would then divide equally between
capital and labor all profits in excess
OF their basic incomes. In addition
employer believes labor must be
granted a considerable share in the
management of industry before it will
be satisfied. Unless unemployment
and high food prices come on so fast
that they will provide crisis in Great
Britain it is believed that industry in
that country will very soon be re-es-
tablished on the basis here outlined.
Vanderlip believes that we in Ameri-
| ca should make haste to follow the
British example.
Oil and the League.
The senate fight on the league of
! nations will subside very soon, ac-
| cording to strong undercurrents of
opinion here this week. Much oppo-
sition to the league is said to have
been inspired by the Standard Oil in
terests, which feared that British oil
producers would procure a dangerous
advantage under the system of man.
datories to be instituted by the new
world government" According to
gossip here the Standard Oil people
have received assurance from Paris
that the big corporations welfare,
especially In Mexico, will be abundant.
ly safeguarded under the league OF
nations.
koIchak Not Recognized.
The heralded recognition of the Kol.
chak government of Russia" turns out
to be no recognition at all. But the
correspondence between Paris and
Omsk has served it's purpose in quiet
Ing the clamor for some definite policy
toward Russia. AS the matter now
stands America and the allies will
continue to extend to Kolchak the
same aid and comfort that they began
giving many months ago. It is fur.
ther implied Gas it had been) that IN
case Kolchak gets to Moscow and gives
promise of setting up a government
there, the allies will be willing to
recognize him formally.
Coincident with the last exchange
Of letters between Paris and Omsk,
the Kolchak army suffered bitter de.
feat west of the Urals, and has since
then retreated a distance of more than
200 miles, abandoning region larger
than the state of Maine, in which an
Dortant munitions factory was sit.
ed. Forty thousand prisoners and
/ guns were left In the hands Of the
let army.