The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-03-03

MAYORS MEET
Called to Evolve Plan for Sta
bilizing Industrial and
Social Life.
ESD ENT SPEAKS
Urging Federal and State I'm
provement Projects Used
to Give Employment

Washington, March 3.-President
Wilson was expected to lay his ideas
upon the important questions of
peace-time reconstruction before u
notable gathering of governors and
mayors in the east room of the White
House today. More than forty gov
ernors and 100 mayors gathered in
Washington to attend the meeting,
which was called by Secretary of
Labor Wilson and approved by the
president, that some plan might be
evolved for the stabilizing of the
countE's Industrial and social life
While the transition from a war to a
peace basis is under way. Cabinet
members, senatoSs and others deeply
interested in these great problems
were expected to join the governors
and mayors in their deliberations.
Secretary Wilson was chosen to pre-
side and make the opening address.
to be followed by President Wilson,
who has expressed his deep interest
in the problems facing the country
and who gathered the best of the
ideas being put into execution abroad.
1T was. believed he would urge that
both ssfedseal and atatb Improvement
projects be utilized to their utmost
to provide improvement during the
time many Industries are to be
switched from war to peace equip
ment.
Mayor Hylan, of New York, wired
his acceptance and was expected TO
reach the city about noon.
Myrick Opposes Farm Plan.
Herbert Myrick, who asserts he
speaks for millions of farmers, OBJ
jects to the $1OO,OOO,000 appropriation
for new farms to be established for
soldiers on the ground that they will
be in competition with the men who
kept production going while the
world was in danger of starvation
and suggests such soldier labor as
desires to farm be used to solve the
labor shortage on existing farms
while they learn the business
"Buy wisely, but buy now" is the
slogan the department of labor
planned to urge for adoption.
Roger w. Babson, who sent out the
invitations for Secretary Wilson, as
director general of the education and
service of the department
of labor. declared that n definite
labor program such as adopted in
England is not favored by the de-
partment, which believes only con-
crete measures should be encouraged.
Secretary Wilson's address urging
the governors to use the same ma
chinery which educated the people TO
wartime thrift be USED 10 increase
building enterprises and conduct
business along prewar lines.
Two and Two Like Five.
1--WE are not trying to make two
and two look like five" said Mr.. Bab-
son, but we will not let two and TWO
look like three. While there are no
actual strikes of any consequence III
the country at present, no one Is
doing anything and a general leth-
argy seems to prevail in production.
Both labor and capital are too mucl
at a standstill. We can't get rich by
not producing
Secretaries Baker and Daniels were
to discuss government contracts Al
today's meeting. In the afternoon
the governors were to relate condl-
tions and needs in their respective
states.
AT the Tuesday session Director
General Babson will tell what the de-
partments are doing for business
Following his address will come the
reports of the mayors.
In the afternoon Senators Kenyon,
Calder and Owen will open a general
discussion. The "Wednesday meetings /
will be given over to speeches py !
-oorotor;oo Glass Houston Rglnel0 :
md Lane.
Part of the general discussions are .
expected to be devoted TO a cam I
,aign to encourage local merchants .
o advertise more extensively. il is
pet idea of the department TO in /
rease the advertising Of the wares
4 small merchants in the hope that
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