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only stirred by their individual cir
cumstances, but they are beginning to
get vision of what the general cir
cumstances of the world are, and
there is for the first time in history
an international sympathy which is
quick and Vital--a sympathy which
does not display itself merely in the
contact OF governments, but displays
itself in the silent intercourse Of
sympathy between great bodies that
constitute great nations, and the
significance of a conference like this
is that we are expressing in it, and
will, believe, express in the results
OF tins conference, our conscious
ness that we are the servants Of this
great silent mass Of people who con-
stltute the United States, and that as
their servants it is our business, as
1t is our privilege, TO find out how
we can best assist in making their
lives what they wish them to be, Civ
ing them the opportunities that they
ought to have, assisted by public
counsel in the private affairs upon
which the happiness Of men depends.
"And so am the more distressed
that | cannot take part in these coun-
ellis because my present business is
to understand what plain men every
where want
Wants United Nation
IL is perfectly understood in Paris
that we are not meeting there as the
masters of anybody: that we are
meeting there as the servants of, |
believe it is, about 700 100000 people,
and that unless we show that we un-
derstand the business of servants we
will not satisfy them and we Will not
accomplish the peace of the world.
and that if we show that we want to
serve any interest but theirs we will
have become candidates for the most
lasting discredit that Will ever attach
to men in history
and so it is with this profound
feeling of the significance of the
things you are undertaking that | bid
you welcome, because | believe you
have come together in the spirit
which ! have tried to indicate, and
that we will together concert methods
Of cooperation and individual action
which will really accomplish what we
wish TO see accomplished in steady
ing and easing and facilitating the
whole labor processes, of the United
States.'
Wilson Sees Call for Labor
Secretary of Labor Wilson said, in
part:
"There has been a great deal of
hysteria in connection with recon
struction. We are passing through
exactly the same kind of an atmos-
phere that we passed through imme-
dately following our entrance into
the world war.
eve are short in our normal sup
ply Of labor somewhere between
100000 and 100000 workers; so if
we could engage in our pre-war activ-
tiles on a postwar basis imme-
diatoly there would be shortage of
the supply of labor. But we are not
in a position to do that because Of
the fears that | nave already made
references to; and that brings us to
the consi liberation of how we are 60
ing to create buffer reservoir that
will take up the surplus labor during
the period Of rehabilitation and
keep it busly employed.
"Ncarly two years ago, in the
form of the Industrial Workers of
the World, we found very general
propaganda taking place upon the
basis that every man is entitled to
the full social value Of what his la
Dor produces. Now, that is very
pleasant theory; to my mind. a very
sound one. There is whore the dan
ger lies: in the solidity of the basis
that has been laid for something
false that is to follow.
But they had failed to take into
consideration the American mind;
they had failed to take into CON
sideration our public school sys
TEN; they had failed to realize the
fact that the average American
workingman has at least smatter
ing Of knowledge Of industrial his
tory
Speaking for Governor Campbell, o
Arizona Ernest W. Lewis said that tn
copper mining industry in that stat,
was greatly depressed and that 1900
out of 1000 miners were out of worl
and the numOer would increase unless
the price Of copper could be stabilized
Conditions in West Good
Speaking for the Governor of Arkan
sas, General Lloyd England said busi
ness and labor conditions were salts
factory. Positions were being fount
for all returning soldiers. chiefly be
cause of the efficiency of the Fedora
Employment Service.
The Governor of Connecticut wa!
represented by Lee A. Korper. Fedora
Employment Service Director for tha
state. He said that in spite of tn.
great ilization of war workers
there were only $4,000 unemployed.
Governor Townsend reported the sit
uation excellent .n Delaware
Charles Jewctt who represented tn,
Governor of Indiana, said that stat,
was in good condition. Unemployment
was only normal. Public agencies hat
large sums to spend on improvements
but capital was holding back on privat,
ventures because of high prices
Governor Emerson Harrington, q
Maryland, reported satisfactory condi
tions
Governor Albert +. Sleeper of Michi
gan. said conditions in his state wer,
good.
John p Gardner, Commissioner o.
Labor, Of Minnesota. said about the
only trouble in his state was that labo,
wanted more than it was getting.
Governor John f. Bartlett, of New
Hampshire, thought there was little ts
worry about in that state.
Governor Cornwell, of West Virpinia
reported much unemployment in tha'
state owing TO depre essjOn in +ha roa'