South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-01
Plans to Call Conference of
Workers and Captains of
Industry.
MAY BETTER RELATIONSHIP
Expresses Qualification on At
titude on Unions in Sup
porting Government.

BY Associated ..ress.
WASHINGTON, Aug SI.-Pres't
Wilson in a labor day message 20
American workers tonight announced
that ne would call IN the near fu-
ture a conference of representative
OF labor and industry Ito discuss
fundamental means OF bettering the
whole relationship of capital and -
Dor and putting the whole question
OF wages upon another footing.
The president said he was encour-
aged 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 soly-
ing of this problem. Patience and
vigilance. however. he said. must be
exercised ana the government ef-
forts must have the cooperation of
every citizen.
Presumably referring 20 the exist
ing labor unrest, the threats OF
strikes. the president appealed to
every citizen 10 refrain from doing
anything that would tend 10 increase
the cost of living but instead 60 go
all possible 10 promote producuoH.
Praise Eor Labor
The president expressed particular
qualification al the attitude taken Uy
the representative OF organized la
Dor in supporting the government 81
program TO meet requests for addi-
tional wages through a lowering of
living costs ana said he hoped that
the workers themselves would move
with the government instead of
against II in the solution OF th.s
great domestic problem
The Labor day message as made
public tonight at the white house
follows
Il am encouraged and Eratided by
the progress which is being made in
controlling the cost OF living The
support of the movement is wide
spread and / confidently look for
substantial results. although I must
counsel patience as well as vigilance
because results viii not come ia
stantly or without teamwork.
Appeals TO Citizens.
Let me again emphasize my ap-
peal 10 every citizen Of the country
10 continue 20 give his personal sup
port in this. and 10 make il as act
i've as possible. Let him not only re-
frain from doing anything which AZ
the moment viii tend 10 increase the
cost Of living. buT let him DO an In
his power to increase the prod 4c.
ton; and further than that iet ham
AT the same time himself carefully
economic lon the matter Of c0nsump-
tiou By comomn action in this di-
recuon we shall overcome danger
greater than The danger OF war. So
Alil hold steady "a situation wh oh =
fr,usht with possibilities Of hardship
aui sI.ftrisE 10 large part OIL or
population We viii enable the proc
ee- ot production 90 orerLaNe the
processes of cons mptIon. and wt
viii speed The restoration Of an ade.
QUatc PURCHASING power ior wages.
~ ann particularly gratiEed ~ ne
support which the government pole
ley has received fiom the represent
atres ~ or-sn.1ed ilHoi and I cage
Uestlv h0l- that tae AoreeIs zer-
orally Tu ruraatIClIF iudorse tIe
position Ot t1-ir leaders and there
move with the goverIu ucnt instead
Of against ID in the solution OF thls
great domestic problem
asa calling tor aS easily DATE
as practice BILE "a conference in Wh.cl
autho< itative representative or Ia.cr
and Of those who direct labor a q