Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-10
MAKE, LABOR CAPITALS
PARTNER SAYS VIII SON
President Declares Interests of Both IDENTICAL and Men
of Hard Sense Must Know How to Express Such
Identty-Only Way to Increase Production.

his address in the heart OF a district
aooundinY in radical ideas =.
Townlef. the directing genius OF the
Nonpartisan League. The LEGISLATURE
mere Is nonpar;isan. tho arScst labor
organization is in control of radicals
ana the Presidents speech on the econ
omic situation Was certainly infected
with degree of radicaliSm that hithcr-
10 has been lacking
save for a brief mention of the peace
treaty. Ne cut away from his former
speeches on the trip. and concentrated
on the Somber aspects OF the differ
enceS between capital and labor.
Why Limit Productions.
Why lis IT," he asked" that labor
ORGANIZATIONS iealously limi, the
amount of work their men can do?
Because they arc driving hard bargains
with YOU. They do not icel that they
are your partners NJ all. and so long
as labor and capital are antaEonistic.
production is going 10 be 4, rs mini
mum.
Labor, the President declared. could
no longer I've regarded as Il commo-
diiy 1t must be looked upon as an
association.
program With regard to labor ne as
serted; And the minute we get il
We VIII relieve the strain ali over the
world because the world Will accept
our Standards and follow our exam
4 am no; doema;ic about this mat
Ter. cannot presume that know
how it ought 10 DE done. | know the
principle upon which II ought to be
done.
The principle is tina; the interests
of capital and the interests Of labor
are not different. but the same and
that men Of business sense ough; to
know now 20 work an organization
winch Vii express that identity of
tity of interest there must DC COM
muniiH q: interest You cannot any
longer regard labor as commodity
You nave got TO regard it as means
OF association. the association OF ply
seal skill and physical v!gor with the
enterprise which is managed by those
VINO ropTeScn; capital, and when you
do. The production Of the world is
going TO 90 forward BY leaps and
bounds.
Discusses REIMBURSEMENT
REIMBURSEMENT OF the industrial life
and redistribution OF la Dor we're the
NO foremost thoughts dwclt upon By
the resident in discussing the high
COS; OF living. Regarding the latter.
though ne said the high cost OF liv-
iHs IS one OF those things which are
:" ccmpi;cated. II ram!iIcs in so many
directions that ii seems TO me ". can
not DO anything in particular without
showing now the particulars affect the
tn cost OF living he termed a world
eonditon. and Ane-ic.':, duty. he dc
c.arel. vas 10 gehAUilitate the world.
We have not Yet learned what the
basis Of peace Is going to be" said the
hre s.deNt. And the world is not
.%!nS u settle down until it knows
mat par; the United states is going
10 play in tho peace.
IN setting the commerce and manu-
featuring o. the world going again"
t"e PRESIDENT SAID. we have got to
So to !; mat nobody monkeys with
the process.
Must Eliminate ('on.csfIpr
'lc talked also OF the railio.ds and
~ cold storage Concerning the frSt
10, SAID the transportation facilities OF
the nation were At present inadequate.
~ IN" Pittsburgh district described 4 :
the nsck Of bottle, and at the sea
ports would have to be eliminated so
a. 10 afford greater outlet for pro-
duct!on. He had no Kind words FOR
cold storage as subject. The dams
must be removed. he announced, -
release the waters within. so they
m!EA, fructify the word.
The difficulty in getting some minds
adjusted - the new status o! the
World Is due. according to the prcsi-
dent. to downright Ignorance" And
at this point he isurat.vely patted the
shoulders OF both Senator'S from
inI"Sota- Nelson ana kellose-by
saying neither VAS afflicted with this
GiihcU!ty. It was The first time dur
ing the trip that he paid tribute 10 any
Republican senators.
R",cnls Executives Idea.
The Presidents words today are cX-
2cctcd TO be welcomed by the persons
".shin. IN. decentralization Of in
dustrE.' No mjscOnstructiou can be
placcd on his Remarks. and his prcd!c-
i;pn that labor must hc REGARDED as a
partner. as an association. and not II
commodity. IS on. That reveals largely
the hand he VIII take in the forth
coming labor and capital conference.
ANY man with open cyes can see
TIA" i.:cts coming in scrrici ranks" he
saiG. coming in Overwhelming; power
not 10 ID: resisted 10y the United States
cT any other nation. The facts are
n archine. ana God t. matching with
:hc'n, and YOU cannot resist them"