Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-02
LABOR AND CAPITAL
Called TO CONFER
BY WILSON'S ED|CT
PRESIDENT PL MS HAVING
LABOR SHARE IN PROFITS
END OLD WAGE SYSTEM-MEET
ING AT WASHINGTON IN &C.
ToBER.

Washington, Ssept. 2.-There is
great curiosity among the statesmen
as to the degree OF warmth with which
labor and capital will meet President
Wilson's proposal for a Joint confer
ence TO discuss fundamental means
of lettering the whole relationship Of
capital and labor ana putting the
whole question of wages upon another
footing
From senators to whom the Presi-
dent has explained his purposes vita
respect to labor information was re
eeiyed which reveals Just what tn
President has in mind
The President informed these sen2-
tors that when he came back from
Europe he intended to take practical
steps to improve the relations be-
tween capital and labor
He said that the relationship be.
tween capital and labor must be
changed radically to insure permanent
industrial peace.
Plans Profit Sharing.
The time had come, he is reported
to have said when labor demanded
more than wages to be satisfied. /,
felt it had right to representation .
in the management OF industry and
share in the profits of its production. /
The President is said to have ey-
pressed sympathy with these aspira-
tons of the toilers and told his de
termination 10 do what he could 10
realize them.
The senatorial informant a Demo
crat, told the President frankly he
considered such ideas bolshevistic.
This Characterization. he said, made
no impression on the President
Consequently this particular senator
was not in the least surprised by tn
Presidents suggestion in his Labor
day proclamation to put the whole
question of wages upon another foot
ing"
10 etano by Radical Views.
The fact that the President now
makes his proposal OF funda-
mental changes in the relationship of
capital and labor clearly indicates to
the senator his intentions to stand by
his radical convictions no matter how
much criticism they provoke
President Wilson has not vet set
date for the conference and no ue.
tails of his plans have been announced.
However, from reliable source it was
learned that ii is his intention to have
the meeting in the east room of the
white house. "a
In order to have it thoroughly rer- +
resentalive. the President, it is said /
VIII name representatives of the vari- /
BUS impoi tant chambers of commerce b
throughout the country. of the prin. S
;ipa! banks of the country of the lead c
ng investment companies. of all the Il
important labor organizations and Of Il
he Farmers Alliance. f.
Won't Act in Person.
While the President probably viii
lot personally advocate a new rela-
lonship of capital and labor when =,
Viii specifically provide for profit-shar
ne, not wishing to put himself in the
position OF endeavoring to sway the
conference, the question of prodt-shar
ng is absolutely certain to come be
orc the conference.
me Presidents idea is said 10 be =,
o nave the representatives of capit,l .
ma labor agree upon reasonable :
'asls OF future relationship and thea
ave the agreement reached embodied i,
II he law Of the land
The President in his proclamation
and he earnestly hoped that "tha
workers. generally will emphaticanv
ndorse the position of their leaders
nd thereby move with the govern. u
nent instead of against II in the soln. !,
ION of this greatest domestic prob II
en-
Radicals Threaten Labor.
ms statement hints the very in.
erestlng and important fact, recog,
NED in Washington for some time.