The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-12
SOLONS LISTEN
TO PRESIDENT
Wilson Tells Minnesota Law
makers High Cost Is World
Problem.
SUFFRAGE is RATIFIED
Action Taken by Both Houses Quickly
After Extra Session Begins
Sept. 10 Set as Date for
Final Adjournment.

81. dul TISSlueuC WILSON QrSC
public appearance on his visit to the
Twin Cities was before the special
session of the Minnesota Legislature
where he talked, for the first time
since he left Washington, on the high
cost of living problem.
The president discussed intimately
with the Minnesota legislators the
high cost of living problem and the
relations that should exist between
labor and capital. Touching briefly
upon the peace treaty, he did not fail
to cast reflection upon those United
States senators who want specific
reservations or amendments to the
document. He said that much of their
attitude was due to downright ignor-
ance." He added that he could make
that statement for it did not apply to
the two United States senators from
Minnesota.
Arrives at Capitol.
Arriving at the capitol, the presi-
dents party went at once to the gov
ernor's reception rooms. Speaker w.
l. Nolan had named a committee of
five men-Senators j. D. Sullivan, st.
Cloud, and j. A. Carley, Plainview, and
Representatives J. B. Hompe, Deer
Creek, Andrew Christianson, Owa-
tonna, and A. L. Lennon, Minneapolis.
Mrs. Wilson Listens.
Mrs. Wilson, accompanied by Mrs.
Burnquist, apparently unnoticed by
the crowd, took seat in a private
gallery reserved for that purpose. She
listened with studious interest to
what her distinguished husband had
to say.
1t was evident from the start that
the president enjoyed talking in
the legislative chamber. He has told
newspaper correspondents on the train
that he liked the smaller audiences,
for then he could discuss problems
more intimately.
The cost of living, the president
said, was largely due to a world situa-
tion," growing out of the sacrifices
and waste of the war. Back of that,
he added, lay the fact that the world
had not yet learned what the peace
STATUS WOulu D1.
World Waits on U. S.
"The world is not going to settle
down until it learns what part the
United States is to play in the peace"
he said.
President Wilson asserted that this
was the only nation which would have
enough free capital in the near future
economically to rehabilitate the
world.
The president congratulated the leg
islators upon their ratification OF the
woman suffrage amendment. He said
that he rejoiced with them in that
achievement.
First of all, Mr.. Wilson said, it was
the nations duty to set the commerce
of the world going by the establish
ment of peace. After that he con-
tinued, there were domestic adjust
ments that must be made, mentioning
among other things that railway facili-
ties in this country were not equal to
the demand.
Labor Dissatisfied.
Turning to the relations of labor
and capital, the president said that
laboring men everywhere were dis
satisfied with their relation to- their
employers. That was true abroad, he
added, in larger measure than in the
United States.
= AS a basis for the solution the
president suggested that the interests
of labor and capital must be recog-
nized as identical, and the two ought
to be reasonable enough to get to-
gether. When it was realized that
labor was not commodity and real
cooperation had been established, pro-
duction would increase "by leaps and
bounds" and that would be one ele-
ment in reducing the cost of living.
To Adjourn Sept. 10.
The special session of the legisla-
ture will adjourn September 10, IL
O'Clock noon, both the senate and the
house having adopted the joint. reso-
luton first introduced by the rules
committee of the senate.
Representative w. l. Norton, in be-
half of the rules committee of the
house, said the special session was
called for the special purposes and
that matters outside of those special
purposes ought to be brushed aside.
He said that many members were
needed at home and the committees
felt only reasonable time should be
allowed for the session.
Refuse Fire Appropriation.
Members of the house and senate
committees on reconstruction and re-