Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-01
WILSON SENDS
MESSAGE TO
U.S.. LABOR
Conference of Representa-
tives of Labor and Indus
try to Be Called.

Washington, Sept. president
Wilson in Labor day message to
American workers last night an
nounced that they would call in the
near future a conference of represen-
tatives of labor and industry ito dis
cuss fundamental means of bettering
the whole relationship of capital and
labor and putting the whole question
of wages upon another footing"
The president said he was en-
couraged and pleased with the results
thus far of the governments efforts
to bring down the 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 exist
ing labor unrest and threats, Of strikes,
1.-THE president appealed to every citi-
zen to refrain from doing anything
that, would tend to increase the cost
of living but instead to do all possible
to promote production. .t..
The president expressed particu-
larly qualification at the attitude
taken by the representatives of or
ganized labor in supporting the gov
ernment's program to meet requests
for additional wages through a lower
ing of living costs and said he hoped
that the workers themselves would
move with the government instead of
against it" in the solution of this
great domestic problem.
The Message.
The Labor day message made pub
lie last night at the White House fol-
lows:
uI M, anoor~,-oa 900 .-...:e, -,
the progress which is being made in
controlling the cost of living. The
support of the movement is wide
spread and 1 confidently look for sub
stantial results, although must
counsel patience as we'll as vigilance
because such results will not come in
stantly or without team work
Let me again emphasize my appeal
to every citizen of the country to con-
tlnue 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 mo-
ment will tend to increase the cost of
living but let him do all in his power
to increase the production and further
than that let him at the same time
himself carefully economic in the
matter of consumption. BY common
action in this direction we shall over
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ger of war. We will hold steady a
situation which is fraught with posi-
bilities of hardship and suffering 10
large part of our population. We will
enable the processes of production to
overtake the processes of consumption.
and we will speed the restoration Of
an adequate purchasing power for
wages.
Il am particularly gratifed at the
support which the governments
policy has received from the repre-
sentatives Of organized labor and I
earnestly hope that the workers gen.
orally will emphadcally indorse the
position of their leaders and thereby
move with the government instead of
against it in the solution of this great
est domestic problem.
II am calling for as early date as
practicable a conference in which
authoritative representatives Of labor
and of those who direct labor will
discuss fundamental means Of better
ing the whole relationship Of capital
and labor and putting the whole ques-
ton Of wages upon another footing.
Signed,
-SWon6rnyu VViIaon