Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-21
SWEEPING RECOMMENDATIONS. {
+. a . iNs PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
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u; % ~ rh EotEf - IN 20 SASzE
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lbog, 10 be made happier, : and ! to- be !
served better by the comm uaitias and 4
the industries which their labor sus-
/ tsins and adva nces r. How. are they to
be given their right q dvantage as citi-
zens and human beings .fs =, ~ ) *
We cannot gpysanys Further 7ifl our
present objection. 4 We. have already
gene tpo far. We cannot live our :,
right life as q nation or achieve, our
| proper success as. an industrial COM
muntty, 4ifs capital and labor are to
Continue to, be antagofistic- Instead Of
] being partners IF they are to con-
| tinue to distrust one, anoth ers, and
| coutrivet how they can get the better
Of one another, or 4 what perhaps
| amounts to the same thing, calculate
BY wi1st form and degree of coercion
they can manage to exfort on the one
band work enough to- make enterprise
frro6tabh, on the other, = justice and
/ fair treatment enough to make life
/ toierabse. fThatsbad road has turned
oct "a blind alley. II. Is no thorough
fare to real prosperity We must find
/ another leading in fanother direction
4 and to avery different destination. It
| must lead not merely to acconmoda-
ton but also to a genuine eco-opera-
! ton. and partnership based upon real
community offs interest and participa-
ton IN control -. =
Capital and Labor
There is:now III fact a real comrun-
4 ity OF interest between capital and
labor, but4 1t has never been naaSeeR-
I ident in action. It cSn 5es made opera-
1 tive and manifest aorily Ia a new oTgap-
igation Of Industry. The genius of our
business men and sthe sound practical
II sense Of our workers can certainly
work such a partnership out when onee
4 they realizesexaEtfy what 3sitSis tfisy
seek and sincerely adopt common
Il purpose with regard TO It .zss, rs rs
/ /, Labor LEI isYation lies e4 OF y, course,
chiefly with the states; but the new
spirit and ! method OF organizat ton
which must be effected are not to be
brought about by, legislation so much
as by the common counsel and voiun-
tary Co operation %of. capitalist, man
ager and workman. Legislation. can
so only = a s very little way. tn COM
4Enandirs what shall be done. The
organization OF Industry is matter 1T
corporate Sarsd Individual inifsxeive ana
Of practical. bosiness ARRANGEMENT
Those VINO really desire a new frela-
tIOilolAp CdE1ld@A dIt0 icLDOI CdIl
& readily find q way to bring It about;
: and perhaps federal legislation can
! heip more, than state legislation could
The OBJECT Of all reform An this es-
sential matter must be tiea genuine
dem Of Industry, based up-
' on a: full recognition Of the right Of
those who work, III whatever rank, to
: the part they arctic play in Industry
y Some positive legislation is practicable
l The congress has already shown tbs
! way: to one reform which should BE
world wide, by establishing the eight
hour day as the standard day in every
I / field of labor over which it can e1-
, ercise control It has sought to find
: The way to prevent child labor and
will hope and believe presently Find
} it. IT has served the whole country
BY leading. the wa" II developing the
z II sahs@ofs preserving and safeguarding
3 life and health In dangerous industry
I 1t can ti5T help in the difficult task
e OF giving a new form and spirit tc
Industrial Organization by CO. ordi17at-
ing the several agencies OF coacilta
: ton and adjustment which have beer
: beoUglat into existence by the difTicuI-
: ties a;:d n1isttaf;er1 policies Of the pres.
a EN-. IEa,7 cement OF industry and BIZ
a spttsigs< up and developing new fed
eIai aseHcieS of advice and inform.
3tioff=Thict1 may serve as a clear.
= Ing hpqse for. the best experiment t:
j and 4'fs best Thought or this grea-
mattel, UPON which every thinking
lT1asa must be aware that the future
: eEafeTJif:e,It Of. societr directly de
: pend s.. AGENCIES. Of Hntp.-aa tioaal
: cAtn4sl ard suggestion are presently
5 TO be created III connection with tl1.
lea gue of. nations In this Very field
but Il IS national action and the en-,
= iigi1telled policy. Of il1diciduals cor.
:, pora tiorl34 ard societies within each
=. u:io's ttsat must bring about the act.
: ral- reforn7s. The members of tl1e
: 1oEI}.17;ttaes OF. labor IN the two hous-
eS viii l1a-e3i-- need suggestions from
Y res as. TO FUfat means they shall seel
: ;.o9 make. The federal government tn,
: agent OF TIE Whole nation IT point
: ing out and Il. need be- guiding til.
process O reorganization and reform,
: I MustAid Returning Soldiers
s L. a.a sure that It :$'i1ot r1ecessa.,
j Tor rae 70 rer7ipd you that there is OF
immediate and Very pract ;cel dueStio,
4 Of labor that we should meet in tn
e most liberal spirit. We must see to i
shat Dur returning soldiers are assist
T cd in every practicable way to frt
( the places Tor (which they are iitte,
n IN the daily work Of the countr5... Thi
: can ne GONE py developing and main
: tainillg upon an adequate scale tn
admirable organization. created BY til
II Department Of Labor, for placing tn
: men seeking work, and It can also b
J done in at least one very great field
II by creating new opportunities for in
i tary Of the interior has pointed on
: the way By which Returning soldier
L may be helped to find and take u
.e land in the hitherto pndeveloped re
Is sioas Of the country which the federe
81 government has already. prepared 9
:! can readily prepare for cultivation
= ! and also on nrahy of the cut-over G
= neglected areas which lie, within til
le limits of the Older. states; ard I ono
IN more take the liberty Of recommend
4 fhg very urgently that his plans sha
Ok receive the immediate and substar
:. tial support Of the congress-
81 Peculiar and very stimulating cor
2, ditions await. our commerce and indus
s, trial enterprise IN the immediate (,
~ ture, Tr7us'laI opportunities will pre-:
e entity present themselves to our me-
q; chants and producers, in foreign ma,
10 kets and large fields for profitable /,
vestment will be opened, to our r,
U canttSt RIIt II ie -nf sr,rSJ1y re THAI