The Washington times., 1919-09-22
SEES PACT AS ONLY
HOPE FOR INDUSTRY
GOmpers Declares Delay in
Ratification Hurts Busi-
ness of World.

NEW. ORLEANS, Sept. 22.-Prompt
ratification OF the peace treaty as
the first step toward rehabilItating
the industrial fabric of the world
was the keynote Of q message to-
day from Samuel Gompers, president
Of the American Federation Of Labor,
TO the convention here or the
Associated Advertising Clubs OF the
World.
''With your idealism, with yout diff
fieulties, with your problems, I have
very deep sympathy" wrote Mr.
Gompers. For years sought TO
advertise the cause OF labor-to
secure publicity for production prob
lens &c the workers see them and
experience them, az well as Tor their
proposals aa 70 those things which
concern the welfare Of the human
element in production.
TIVE Fundnmontnla.
In considering briefly the eompre-
hensive subject Capital. Labor, the
Consumer, how can all three cooper
ate for increased production, a world
necessity I submit two fundamsn-
tails:
First: we must remove non-indus-
trial conditioning influences that
have resulted In contraction Of pro-
duetiOn.
Second: we must develop within
industries relationships between maa-
agement and omployes upon which
cooperation for oommon industrial
purpose is possible.
Abnormal industrial conditions re-
suited from var needs and war
lions and upward movement uf pEfoss.
The markets Of the world were dis
orBauiZed, commercial exchange was
completely demorali8ed-in some In
stances, tha common carriers COM
msndeerod OF destroyed. Products
sources Of products, machinery, in
du1lTial o4uipment On many countries
hGVe been destroyed
InlugEy Vaf1 On Peaoa
@Peaos has not yet been declared
between the nations Of the world.
Until doanito terms Of peaoo are
agTeed 70 ~ TIE leading nott1ns Of
the world, no country can return 60
normal Industrial coudj tiona Though
geographic position protested our
country from the devastation and
destruction which have been the lot
OF continental Europe, cur production
problems are bound up with those
OF War-haFFisd Europe. Finance,
markets, produstiou are organised On
q WOrld-bGsis. Prices, production
plans. ara Influenced By conditions
IN all these countries.
''The fundamental step neoeG1ary
the rehabilitation Of the industrial
fabric not only Of this country but
-mu1T a ,-aFnT--eF,-,
of the world peace treaty formulated
by Representatives Of those nations
who fought the var for standards Of
human justice and national rights.
mat treaty 60 not perfect, but Il Sc
cur only constructive Buggegtion for
dealing with some of those things
which cause WarL
Ned Goo5-WEm q WOEkszA
''The ratification Of the treaty win
define the economic situEtion and de-
Velop Opportunity for maximum pro-
duettOa. Cooperation for production
depends Fundamentally upon good ]
Wfn Good-Wfu cannot be forced
Il must be eaFnsd.
Co-oporGEion Of WORKERS can be /
earned only By those employers who |
dsteFmfns With workers the terms /
and conditions under which produc- |
ton is carried on. The days work |
Is just as big q thing Ia the life Of /
The wage Garner as Il Is in the life /
0f the employer. AS a free man, he /
feels the same right to a voice in /
deciding conditions and determining i
them. The only way iby which workers 4
n industry may express and defend 1
their rights and interests is through \
and responsible repre-
len8atives This method insures q
feeling Of justice and constructive 4
OF industrial problems"