New Britain herald., 1919-12-02


 would strongly urge upon you it's i'm mediate adoption.
 Regulate Cold Storage.
 also renew my recommendation 1 that congress pass a law regulating 1 cold storage as it is regulated, for eN- ample by the laws of the State of New Jersey which limit the time l during which goods may be kept in l storage, prescribe the method of dis l posing of them if kept beyond the permitted period and require that goods released from storage shall in i all cases bear the date of their re- i ceipt. It would materially add to 1 the serviceability of the law for the l purpose we now have in view if it 1 were also prescribed that all goods
 released from storage for interstate 1 shipment should have plainly marked
 on each package the selling or mar
 ket price at which they went into | storage. By this means the purchaser would always be able to learn what 1 profits stood between him and the 1 producer or the wholesale dealer. l would also renew my recommen- 1 dation that all goods destined for in terstate commerce should in every case where their former package
 makes it possible, be plainly marked l with the price at which they left the 1 hands of the producer.
 We should formulate a law reduir- 1 ing a federal license of all corpora- 1 tions engaged in interstate commerce ! and embodying in the license under which it is to be issued, a specific regulation designed to secure com petitiVe selling and prevent uncon- scionable profits in the method of l. -oti S11cp To ~rI a welcome opportunity to effect other l much needed reforms in the business of interstate shipment and in the meth ods of corporations which are engag ging in it; but for the moment I confine my recommendations to the object immediate in hand which is to lower the cost of living.
 Would Iprovc Labor.
 No one who has observed the march of events in the last year can fail to note the absolute need of a deti- nite program to bring about an i'm provement ill the conditions of labor. There can be no settled conditions leading to increase production and a reduction in the cost of living if labor and capital are to be antagonists ln- stead of partners. Sound thinking and an honest desire to serve the in terests of the whole nations IS gath cred from the interests of a class must be applied to the solution or this great and pressing problem. The failure of other nations to consider this matter in a vigorous way has produced bitterness and jealousies and ntagonisms, the food of radical rom agitating grievances is to remove the grievances An unWillingneSs even to discuss this matter produces dissat- iSfaction and gives comfort to the extreme elements in our country which endeavor to stir up distur- bances in order to provoke govern- ments to embark upon course Of retaliation and repression. The seed of revolution is repression. The rem edy for these things must not be negative in character. It must be constructive. It must comprehend the general interest. The real antidote for the unrest which manifests itself is not suppression, but a deep consider ation of the wrongs that beset our national life and the application of 8 remedy.
 Congress has already shown it's
  trial wrongs by establishing the eight-hour day as the standard in every field of labor. It has sought to find a way to prevent child labor. It has served the whole country by leading the way in developing the means of preserving and safeguard ing lives and health in dangerous in dustries. It must now help in the Io11lt taS of m that will bring about 8 genuine democ- ratization of industry based on the full recognition of the right of those who work, in whatever rank, to par ticipate in some organic way in every decision which directly affects their welfare. It is with this purpose in mind that I called a conference to meet ill WaShin gton on December 1 to consider these problems in all their broad aspects with the idea of bring ing about a better understanding be- tween these two interests.
 Unrest Throughout the World. The great unrest throughout the world out of which has emerged Q demand for imm ediate consideration of difficulties between capital and labor bids us put our own house ill order. Frankly, there can be no per manent and lasting settlements be- tween capital and labor which do not recognize the fundamental concepts for which labor has been struggling, through the years. The whole world gave it's recognition and endorsement to this fundamental purpose in the League of Nations. Statesmen recog- nized the fact that the world stability
 
 du ustrial standards and conditions