The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02
], p|eplor /, Hysteria REGARDING
Problem Of Reconstruction
Secretary Of Labor Wilson Says Country Is In Almost Same
Kind of Atmosphere 1t Was In at Time We Entered the
War; Fearful Lest Be Not Able to Meet the Situation
Confronting It.

washington, Jan. so.-Before
joint session Of tho senate anu w."
committees on labor today. secTe'As
Of Labor Wilson expressed an ,sovsd
on how the problem OF unon.p"
labor In the United States As.. ~
solved. He was asked 70 an'"0A
questions: ~,~<
Nov many men are out OK wofA
.. What - the Eove10
about It? An,
q. .ha beginning of the near ns
senator Kenyon explained '.as
mad asked Secretary Wl' - the
rear before the committees 20
two houses 10 give ms opas ar leg
..,nn,har there was any neeo toI s
,.. footing toward the hanoA'ns
70 ~ cuestion of unemployment, a,
- mad read. and the statemen .n.
-, wade before tho coniii..s'
w. v .hara was no need OF doinS any
thing. ...nent TO the
,;t,sa Secretary Wilson saio no
shoucbt 1t would be weii TOT MI
mt hefore the committees hls
ro;nt on the situation, AZ no
I'd IL. considerable
hvsteria concerning the
srnnisn, Of Reconstruction, saia W.
$1,000 I'VE are in almost 'ns
800 Wind OF atmosphere we ~eIo ~
~, the time we entered into WIG .hst
a. that time there was ,.,,. !.
So, we're not able to meet inc sA'1
ZION confronting us. ~,.,s,.
Met One Great Srs .ne
"And yet" he said, WIZ car
ereat war crisis came. when sno
mans had broken through w. notn-
80, ard there was apparently no
,wcer them and Paris, our DUs
~. .hs, wa reared we could not moon,xs
~ train. or equip. stepped .h.o "a
t..sach Al Chateau-Thierry, en
W. .,se Of the oncoming oer"A
~, 80 tprred them backward,
ioss tho morale OF the French Ana
prttish forces and achieved
for our armies ~,,cstton
.Now II we could meet q eNuA .,n
such az that we confronted 49, -, ~
wears ago In the ereae p.a,,sgsnre
.nnht,;zation. surely our lhteiis ~
ma n,,r energy ought to be ao.e ~
80 ,he nrobiems of dernopiiZaoo.,,, ~.
pr,talr said the Secretary mas III :.
go, elements to contend WIN -
~ -robIem of reconsirnc.Io"; ..,sh
nsI .r,,rt,on.' as used by the BRUSH
IA includes access TO IA"
,nr,ai for her Industries. wn'en .m..
= factor with this country l.
nc produce all Of the raw
necessary in our indus,r.s prna.vn
.n.,,sr i,nportant element IN tns
cs..Sh nrohiem II the renewal ~"1
1".ssnrrent OF her foreign uaae
, tnat docs not conirohe o
vrt,ecn said. to such An eA..n.'
M. re have already taken actio
,..nw n the care and deveiopnns
- o,,r foreign trade. wnhe NV ~
.at nroblem with BRITAIN IL ".
ssartat,on, Necessities OF tnc a.
aid compelled us TO eksu.A In
sat..n,,t,a,nr program uneouAn0-
snipuuy ~ the world, ana. a.
We .' I've means Of transportation
~. foreign trade has neen PRIV
yided. .,nr,ra, elements
..nr neen taken care Of" SAID tne
nssra,sv 1.-THE question or Iores.
go. I. not with us one OF tne
n,rn,ems OF reconstrccuon; c,,r
pp.ohiem II that OF demooiIiz,ns "a
ARMIES and our war lnaus into
getting our normal
a.. ~ the nrst things neeoeu N
One oi ~. countryes Industries
49, .hatr normal gait was 20 Femos1
~. r.st r,etions placed upon raw
tnL IT,. said Mr.. Wilson, wh'ch mn
acme. II industry was 20
80. 49, - \ normal condition. va =
.n,4rrs an finance and credit mao -
4. removed. This has oeeh uv .sn
"a there In now opportunity oI tat
rttI,xa alton Of the cfeois ,n.ii.
~ .ra states for the carrying on ..
s.sn en.erprises ~ they may oee''
4 Advisable to engage IN. As-
H..,r n. No Decentralization t.roM"
..ss~t even with that" said the sec
&C., ..thero was not disposlt'o"
~. nnrt Of the business man "
o. his pre-war activities on
rrs,.war basis. II there had Deen
M -dispositicn We would nave nn"
NO GENERALIZATION problem no a
clarcd. -na N the
said Mr.. Wilson. "pracucany
M ~ our people were employed ~
a. ,,re OF industry or another bu.
800 n always q considerable mum
~ - unemployed In the country
- - rhifting for various reasons
W. mar IN periods Of INDUSTRIAL Ac-
.s~stv n has been estimated " *
s n ne said. there are eppfon-
mausy In periods OF industrial de-
ppsssion. thi. nxure runs up TO tnre'
an @, w.. was approximately the latte
..h~r az idle in the country ~
isis. when the European "a. s w.r sTa N.
ant. he said. but when We em ns,,e.a te
renhably one million. ...
We are nk.iy to have 90 even n w the
MuIn.arhood ~ a mulion uncmploy-
e aus partly 70 the fart that we are
=. most m,srsto, = , cso fss, , on W, we
.rs highest ideals existing any
nr.re. and where there Is a condi
tson that the surroundings are no'
snual to the ideals, there y q conan
don Of unrest.
rn-ane Negro Soldier Held.
wirche ester, va, AIN. 2s.-Eman-
n..s,er a colored soldier. who If
w. W. - have gone insane Just before