El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-10-23
President Appeals to the
Conference to Re
main at Work
LABOR GROUP is
LOSING CALM
Declares It Is Being Sub
jected to Daily
Crucifixion

(By Leased Wire to New Mexican.1
Washington, Oct. 22.-in a last ef
fort to prevent the dissolution oil
the National Industrial conference
Chairman Lane today read to the
delegates the letter dictated by Pres
ident Wilson yesterday from his
sick bed and urging the imperative
necessity for some action BY the
conference to insure Industrial peace
during the reconstruction period.
The presidents message follows:
ITO the ladies' and gentlemen oil
the industrial conference:
II am advised by your chairman
that you have come TO a situation
which appears to threaten the life
that / am presuming TO address a
word Of very solemn appeal to you
as Americans. 1t is not for me to
assess the blame for the present
condition. | do not speak in a spirit
of criticism of any individual or OF
any group. But, having called this
conference, l feel that my temper
airy jndisposition should not bar the
way to a frank expression OF the se-
robustness OF the position in which
this country will be placed should
you adjourn without having con
WINGED the American people that
you had exhausted your resource
fulness and your patience in al Ell
fort to come to some common agree
ment.
AT q time when the nations Of
the world are endeavoring to find a
way of avoiding international war,
are we to confess that there is no
method to be found for carrying on
industry, except In the spirit and
with the very method of war? Must
suspicion and hatred and force rule
tus in civil life? Are our industrial
leaders and our industrial workers
to live together without faith in each
other, constantly struggling for adj
vantage over each other, doing
naught but what Is compelled?
tsMly friends, this would be an in
tolerable outlook, a prospect I'M
worthy of the large things done by
this people in the mastering of this
continent-indeed, it would be an
invitation to national disaster. From
such q possibility my minds turns
away, for my confidence Is abiding
that int HIS land we have learned how
ito accept the general Judgment upon
matters that affect the public veal.
And this Is the very heart and soul
OF democracy
NEED COOPERATION no
SAVE THE SITUATION
1T is my understanding thai you
have divided upon one portion only
iOf a possible large program, which
has not fully been developed, Be
fore a severance is effected, based
upon present differences. believe
you should stand together for the
development OF that full program
touching the many questions within
the broad scope of your inyestiga-
lions. 1t was in my mind when this
conference was called that you
would yourselves with the
discovery of those methods by which
a measurable cooperation within in
dustry may have been secured and
il new machinery needs to be del
signed by which a minimum OF CON
flict between employers and EN-
ployes may reasonably be hoped for,
that we should make an effort to
secure its adoption. II cannot be
CApCCtDu ttAL CT GNCIy SLSp Ill patti
ties will agree upon each proposition
method suggested,
ut Is to be expected, however, that
a whole, the plan or program can
be agreed upon which will advance
further the productive capacity of
America through the establishment Of
a surer and heartier cooperation be-
tween the elements engaged in I'M
dustry. The public expects not less
you shalt have that one end
In view and stay together until the
way is found leading 10 that end or
until 1t Is revealed that the men
who work and the men who man
age American industry are SO set
divirRent paths that all effort
at cooperation is doomed to failure. x
II renew my appeal with full com
.prehension or the almost incompar
able Importance Of your task to this !,
and to other peoples, and with full
in the high patriotism and good !
Of each other that you push (
your task to a happy conclusion i
fSiened) Woodrow Wilson" /
OPPOSED TO
pLEpGlMG TO 10 ALI ]
After the letter was read the cor Z
erence adjourned until afternoon. a
Before recess, NJ. Campers declared /