The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-06-13
IF BOLSHEYISM COMES TO
u. S., STANDPAT EMPLOYEES
WILL BE TO BLAME

nation at this time is that of the re-
lations of capial and labor and the so.
luton of the conflicting problems of
both interests. No other question is
of quite so much Importance. This is
the view of Senator W. S. Kenyon of
Iowa. Chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Education and Labor. Re-
ferr.ing to the new era which is upon
this nation and others, Senator Ken.
yon today discussed his viewpoint OF
capital and labor problems for The
Republic correspondent.
It is Senator Kenyon's belief that
the solution of these problems is in
the adoption of a cooperative plan
by which capital and labor will di-
vide the profits Of an enterprise just
as they now divide the responsible
ties.
It is also Senator Kenyon's view
that the dangers of Bolshevism may
be avoided in this country by realiz-
ing that new era has come and that
labor must not be treated as it has
been in the past. The man who re-
fusest O take this viewpoint and goes
on pursuing the policies of the days
prior to the wcr is the man who will
assist the Bolshevistic cause. in Sen
ator Kenyon's opinion.
Introduces Labor Bills
Senator Kenyon already has intro
duced several bills relating to labor.
He says Congress will pass his bill
for vocational training and his bill
for the rehabilitation of soldiers, and
that later it will pass some measures
to assist the workers to own their
own homes.
"Can the problems be solved by
legislation Senator Kenyon was
asked.
81 don't know how far we can go,
but / hardly think So" he replied
1--WE can, however, take some steps
along the way of legislation. For
instance, by assisting a man to own
his home one step can be taken to
avert Bolshevism, for no man who
owns his home is going to permit the
Bolshevists to enter his front yard"
Senator Kenyon said he expects
within a short time to have confer
ence with labor leaders of the coun-
try, the recognized labor leaders, and
not the Bolshevists.
81 have read and am familiar with
the program Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, and though there are
probably some things which they
want which cannot be accomplished,
| think much of the program can be
recognized by legislation" he. said.
Later | plan to call into conference
some of the leaders, or, as you might
say, the captains of industry, .such
men as Schwab and others, and see
what vision they have of these prob
lens. Then eventually hope to be
able to get both into conference and
get some program definitely fixed"
A Very Difficult Task
It is a big task which Senator Ken
Won has laid out for himself and
yery difficult task, he admitted.
ID don't know just how far we can
get. for the reactionaries seem to be
in the ascendency.' -.
But Senator Kenyon is not dis
heartened by the task. He is a Repub-
lican. but he does not view this ques-
ton or any other question from a po-
litical standpoint. In fact, he views
few questions from party stand
point. He is recognized pretty gen
orally in the Senate as man VINO Is
independent and votes as he believes
is right. -, ,
~ am not concerned with being re-
elected" he insisted today. "Ihat
does not concern me in the least. l
am concerned with giving service to
the people and the last time was
candidate, found my reward in be,
ing endorsed by both Democrats and
Republicans" ~
Senator Kenyon will go on in this
manner, Those who are familiar with
his courageous fight in the celebrated
Lorimer election case-when his par
ty was not assisting, but permitting
the opposition to carry on the 1ght-
know that he will 60 on. And now,
JUS to show his consistency, ne mas
not hesitated to insist that he will IA
vor an investigation of the NewDerry"
Ford election case before the Senate
again, when the regular party leaders
are not doing anything to encourage
the investigation.
mot Yet Through"
"Just today was advised by one of
the reactionary, stand-pat leaders,
that the program had placed before
Congress was a good thing and then
advised, Don't go too far, though
get the other side to it. always in
tended to get every side to this ques-
tion of capital and labor insofar as
we could. But I will go on, though |
have introduced some bills, l am not
yet through.
"The labor men always have had a
distrust of the Republican party, pos
sibly rightly so, because Mr.: Wilson
has been very friendly to the interests
of labor" said Senator Kenyon. "And
now don't intend and don't want to
consider this reconstruction era as it
affects labor and capital as a party
matter. / don't want to inject parti-
sanship into it. 1t is too big and too
much a humanitarian matter to have
politics injected into it, he added.
II think the solution of the prob
lem is in getting labor and capital to
cooperate in plan for the division
of profits" said Senator Kenyon. IF
it could be possible to have both sides
to get this vision of the question, |
am sure the problem would be solved.