Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-01
PRESIDENT TO CALL LABOR CONFERENCE
To Discuss Means Of.
Bettering Relation
ship Of Capital and
Labor-Aim Will Be
to Put Question Of
Wages Upon Anoth-
er Footing

washington, Aug. S1-Presloent
wilson in a Labor Day message to
American workers tonight announced
that he would call in the near future
conference Of representatives OF la
Tor and Industry ito discuss funda-
mental means Of oettering the whole
relationship Of capital and labor and
putting the whole question Of wages
upon another footing"
The President said he was encour-
aged and pleased with the results
thus tar Of the governments efforts
to bring down. tho cost OF living and
EXPRESSED confidence that substantial
results would be achieved In the solv-
ing Of this problem. Patience and
vigilance. however. he said. must be
exercised and the governments ef.
forts must have the cooperation Of
every citizen presumably referring to
the existing labor unrest and threats
of strikes. Tha President appealed
10 every citizen to keep from doing
anything that would tend to increase
The cost Of living. but to try and in
crease production.
The President expressed pleasure at
:he attitude taken by the representa-
tives Of organized labor In this direc-
ton and said he hoped that the work.
ers themselves would move with the
government Instead Of against 1t In
the solution Of this great domestic
problem.
The Labor day message as made pub
lie at the White House follows:
Il am encouraged and gratihed by
the progress which ID being made in
controlling the cost Of living. The sup
port of the movement is widespread
and confidently look for substantial
results. although must counsel pa
tence as well az vigilance, because such
results will not come instantly or with
out teamwork.
LET me again emphasize my appeal
to every citizen of the country to con-
tnue to give his personal support in
this matter and to make it as active as
possible. ~
Let him not only refrain from doing
anything which at the moment tend to
Increase the cost Of living but let him
do all in his power to increase the pro-
duction; and further than that, let him
1t the same tipae himself sarefully econ
sm,ze in the. matter of ofsconsumption. BY
common action in this direction We
10. "a ~
the danger of war. We will hold steady
4 situation which Is fraught with .,os-
sibiiities of hardship and suffering to
1 large part of our population; we will
Enable the processes Of production to
bvertake the processes of consumption !;
and we will speed the restoration Of an
adequate purchasing power for wages.
II am particularly gratified at the
support which the governments policy
has received from the representatives
Of organized labor and / earnestly hope
that the workers generally will en-
phatically indorse the position of theis
leaders and thereby move with the gov
eminent instead Of against it in the
solution of their greatest domestic
Irobler-
Il am calling for as early date as
practicable a conference in which au-
,hortative representatives Of labor and
Of those who direct labor will discuss
fundamental means Of lettering the
whole relationship Of capital and labor
end putting the whole question OF
sages upon another footing.
WOODROW WILSON"