Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
|CLPITlL AND
/ LABOR CALLED .
N CONFERENCE
President Wilson Issues
Request For Meeting
in Washington.
HOPES FOR NEW
BASIS FOR WORKERS
Wilson Expresses Gratitude to Labor
Bkcause of Support Given to Govern :
GiAnt'. Program to Give "orkers
Additional income by Lowering Cost
OF Aivins-Messass Issued As Labor
Day Proclamation.

Wash \ngton, Sept. LIN Labor
Day mdssage to the country President
Wilson last night signalized the open
ing of a campaign he will make for the
democratSzation of industry, involv-
ing fundamental changes in the reia-
tionship df capital and labor and a
radical revolution of the wage system.
Taking Ap the cudgels for labor.
which is ddmandfng greater share OF
the profits pf industry, and aiming in
directly at Chairman t. II. Gary, OF
the United tStates Steel Corporation,
who has refused to treat with the
unions. the bresident announces that
he will call conference Of capital and
labor to discuss the issue between
them.
Urges Strikes Be Avoided.
After advising the people on the
best means of reducing the high cost
of living and adjuring workingmen pn
the eve of their holiday to forego strik-
ing to enforce their demands, the
president says
II am calling. for as early a date as
practicable, a conference in which au-
thorita e representatives Of labor and
of those who direct labor will discuss
fundamental means of pettering the
whole relationship of capital and la-
Dor and putting the whole question or
wages upon another footing"
The statement was issued for the
purpose of restraining Such radical
tendencies as the, demonstrations OF
;,hf Iatra nd IN cat<-
isfy organized labor that employers
as well as employees. arc to be c2Gled
upon 10 make sacrifices in the n9hional
interd It.
Sees Victory Over n. c.
The president again Expresses conf
3Ience that he WY sucta2d III reducing
the cost Of living withiny cNs reach Of
prevailing wages. but wjrns that such
| a result can not be achieved at once
or without cooperation.
BY common action in Increasing pro-
duction and practicing economy we
shall overcome danger \greater than
the danger of war" says tMr. Wilson,
who then urges working Nncn to in
dorse the position of their Eeaders and
thereby move with the govd Rment IN
stead Of against 1t in the ution OF
this greatest domestic probl'
Text Of Wilson Mess
Tbs text of President wills mes
sage follows:
"I am encouraged and grs! ID by
the progress which is being e In
controlling the cost of living. sup
port of the movement is wide bad.
and I confidently look for subs htial
results/ /altho must counsel pNlence
as we'll as vigilance, because stlch re-
suits will not come instantly or with
out teamwork.
Let me again emphasize MY APP
peal to every citizen of the country
to continue -. give his personal! sup
port in this matter. and to make II
as active as possible. Let hin1\ not
only refrain from doing anything
which at the moment will tend toy in
crease the cost OF living, but let him
do all in his power to increase Pho
duction. and. further than that let Nm
at the same time himself caretu
econom!ze in the matter Of consum
ton.
Danger Great As War.
| .By common action in this direcV
ton we shall overcome danger great
] pT lndJ1 tItt QSait5Vi " "oA SssE-'
Inold steady a situation which Is
fraurht with possibilities of hardship
| and suffering to a large part of our
populations. we will enable the Pre-
cesses OF production to overtaKe the
processes of consumption, and we VIII
speed the restoration Of an adequate
purchasing power OF 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 VIII
emphatically indorse the position OF
| their leaders, and thereby move WIFI
| the government instead OF against "
| in the solution Of this greatest domes-
| tic problem.
| II am calling. for as early date
as practicable, conference in which
authoritative representatives of labor
and OF those who direct labor will dis
lcuss fundamental means OF bettering
1.-THE whole relationship of capital and
| labor, and putting the whole question
Of wages upon another footing.
woodrow Wilson"
Result Of Gompers' Talks.
The action OF the president In max
ing this.
como OF. the conference he had with
President Gompers OF the American
Federation Of Labor and members Of
the steel workers committee last Fri
lday. The union leaders urged Mr..
Wilson to aid them In their fight with
1.-THE. steel corporation. and proposed
that he issue a Labor Day statement
making 1t clear that organized labor
Is not expected TO make all the con-
4 cessons and capital none, IA
Mr.. Gonpers was willing to throw
his powerful Influence to the support
| OF the president in checking the threat.
cned strikes Of the railroad slloprnen
!! Ahs .knnl xvnrlsnra and other S,rgnniza.
! tions Of labor. but he desired that the