Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-03-11
WILSON PLEDGES
HELP TO LABOR
President Opens Conference of
Governors and Mayors at
White House.
GLAD TO GET SUGGESTIONS
Says He Hopes Means Will Be Found
to Restore Labor Conditions to
Normal. as Soon a.
Possible.

Washington, March 5.-Opening the
White House conference of governors
OIL peace-time business and labor
problems, President Wilson promised
that the federal government would
consider itself the servant of the
states. municipalities and counties in
sowing REIMBURSEMENT problems. and
would perform its duty guided by sug-
gestiOnS IF the conference.
The president said lie hoped the con-
ference discussion would assume a
wide range, including means of restor-
ing labor conditions to a normal ba-
sis as soon as possible.
Touching upon the peace confer
ence he said the confcrees at Paris
regarded themselves only as servants
of about 700,000,000 people of the
world and not as their masters.
The president said:
Il wish that l could promise myself
the pleasure and the profit of taking
part in your deliberations. l find that
nothing deliberate is permitted me
since my return. / have been trying,
ander the guidance Of my secretary,
MIR. Tumulty, to do a months work IL
a week, and 1 am hoping that not all
of it has been done badly, but mas
much as there is a necessary pressure
upon my time, 1 know that you will
excuse me from taking a part in your
conference, much as l should be profit
ed by doing so.
''My pleasant duty is to bid you
hearty welcome and to express my
qualification that so many executives
of cities and of states have found
the time and the inclination to come
together on the very important mat
ter we have to discuss.
'The primary duty of caring for
our people in the intimate matters that
we want to discus here, of course,
falls upon the states and upon the
municipalities, and the function of the
federal government is to do what it
is trying to do in conference of this
SOrt-draw the executives minds of
the country together so that they may
plans, and so that we may offer our
services to coordinate their efforts in
any way that they may deem it wise
to coordinate. In other words, it is
the privilege of the federal govern
ment in matters of this sort to be the
servant of the executives of the states
and municipalities and counties, and
we shall perform that duty with the
greatest pleasure if you will guide us
with your suggestions"
Secretary Wilson presided at the
morning session. In opening the con-
ference he urged program of CO.
operation between states and munich
palities, aided by the federal govern
ment, that would lead toward stabiliza-
ton of labor.
America has no place for the dis
loyal alien. The conference unani-
mOusly adopted a resolution indorsing
a statement by Secretary of Labor
Wilson that it was the secretary's
duty to deport all persons advocating
the overthrow of government by force,
Previous to the adoption of this
resolution Secretary Wilson told the
conference that the recent strikes at
Seattle, Butte, Lawrence and other
places were not industrial, economic
disputes in their origin, but were re-
suits of an organized attempt at a
social and political movement to es-
tablish soviet governments in the
United States.
mo one" he said, 'is being deport-
ed because of his union affiliations
and strike activities. 1t is the duty of
the secretary of labor to depOrt all
who advocate the overthrow of gov
eminent by force, but no one will be
deported because he is a radical. Ad
vocates of overthrowing government
by force must be considered an invad-
ing enemy. When such are found
guilty the department will deport
them"