The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-04
Cats URGES
PURCHASE OF
FLORIDALAND
Speaks at Meeting of Governors
Called at Washington by Sec
retary of Labor Wilson.
PRESIDENT TALKS
TO EXECUTIVES
Text of Wilson'S Speech Shows
President Has Welfare of the
World at Heart.

Washington, Mar. 3-Governor Cats
of Florida, told the conference of gov
ernors here today that his state was
coming into her own with a million
and a half tourists every year."
He declared Florida could use p
600, 900 laborers in orange, truck and
fisheries. industries, and suggested
that the government buy a million
and a half acres of Florida land to
be settled by returning soldiers.
Washington, Mar. 3.-State govern
ors and mayors of cities in conference
on labor and business problems at the
White House today, unanimously
adopted a resolution endorsing a
statement by Secretary of Labor Will
son. that it was the secretary's duty
to deport all persons advocating the
overthrow of government by force.
Open Governors Meet.
Washington, Mar. o.-Openfng ,he
White House conference of governors
and mayors on peace times business
and labor problems today, President
Wilson promised that the federal gov
ernment would consider itself the SER
want of the states, municipalities and
counties in solving readjustment prob
lens and would perform it's duty
guided by suggestions of the confer
ence.
Secretary of Labor Wilson, who pre-
sided at the opening session, told the
conference that the recent strikes at
Seattle, Butte. Lawrence and other
places were industrial economic dis
puteS in their origin. but were results
of deliberate organized attempt at Il
social and political movement to es-
tablish soviet governments in the
United States.
Urges Wide Range.
The president said he hoped the
conference discussion would assume
a wide range. including means of re-
storing labor conditions to a normal
basis as soon as possible "and to eff
fecting such fresh ALLEGATIONS Of labor
and industry as the circumstances
may make necessary
Touching upon the peace conference
he said the conference at Paris re-
gsrded themselves only as servants of
about seven hundred million people
of the world and not their masters.
Consequently. said the president. the
conferees are anxious to keep in close
sympathy with the peoples whom they
reresent, ito find out how we can best
assist in making their lives what they
wish them to be by giving them the
opportunity that they ought to have"
The president spoke briefly. confin-
ing himself largely to welcoming the
visitors and promising complete fed
eral cooperation. He explained that
the demands upon his time during the
day and n half he could remain i'm
Washington made it impossible for
him to narticipate in the conference
Text of Wilson's Talk.
President Wilson said: 'I wish that
could promise myself the pleasure
and the profit of taking part in your
deliberations I find that nothing de-
liberate is permitted me since my re-
turn. I have been trying under the
guidance OF my secretary, Mr. Tu-
multy, to do a months work in a
week. and I am hoping that not all
of IL has been done badly. but mas
much as there is a necessary pressure
upon my time. l know that you will
excuse me from taking a part in your
conference much as I should be pro-
fitted by doing so.
MY plea SAINT duty is bid You
hearty welcome and to express nv
qualification that many executives
of cities OF states have found the +;me
and the inclination to come together
to discuss.
"The primary duty of caring for
our people in the intimate matters
that we want to discuss here of course
calls upon the states and upon the
lities and the function of the
federal government is to do what it
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