New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-18
By Major General Leonard Wood
100 Per Cent Americanism


We must stand for one lam
guage, one flag and one loyalty
an undivided loyalty to the United
States OF America. We must stand
for law and order; the rights of
property of the rich as we'll as
the poor; for an unintimidated
judiciary, uninfuenced by politi-
cal influence. We must oppose all
class legislation, stand against an
autocracy of wealth or autocracy
of labor.
We have in this country at the
present time a large and highly
organized force of disorder-the
so-called Reds. They are dan
gerous in part because of their
organization and activity, but es-
pecially because of our own indif-
ference. These people are sys-
tematically trying to create dis
content and feeling of opposi-
tion to our government. As for
the Reds who are aliens, we
should deport them after due
process of law. By this mean,
after proper judicial procedure.
The American Red should be
handled through our own courts.
We welcome the man or woman
who COMES here for the purpose
of adopting our ideals, supporting
our institutions, living up to our
standards, but we must turn our
faces like flint against those who
come here declaredly opposed to
our form of government and i'm
bued with ideas and theories of
government, or lack of govern
ment, which are dangerous in the
extreme.
High Cost Of Living
believe that we have permit
ted too much Of speculation to
grow up in the handling of life
necessaries. l think there can be
no question that the number of
middlemen in trade can be re-
duced with advantage to our eco
nomic life, to both producer and
consumer. While the storage of
food is absolutely necessary to
feed our people, since crops are
not produced throughout the year,
the boarding for speculation of
food supplies should be severely
punished and vigorously sup
pressed.
Capital and Labor
Capital and labor must work to-
gether. We must inject more of
the human element into our rela-
tions with those about US, whether
they be our associates or our sub
ordinates--more gathering about
the table and discussing matters
fully and frankly. We must rec
ognize that the workingman is
neither a machine nor a COM
modify, but that he is collabora-
tor with capital. The employer
must recognize the dignity and
status Of the worker and give him
every consideration due. The
closest possible contact and the
fullest understanding should be
maintained between employer and
employee. Arrangements for the
adjustment of grievances must be
provided which will work smoothly
and promptly.
We must do all we can to i'm
prove the workers living condi-
tions, to make his surroundings
decent and attractive to himself
and family. His hours of work
must be such as to give him an
opportunity for reasonable recrea-
ton with his family during the
hours of daylight. He should re-
ceivc wage that not only permits
him to keep body and soul together
but enables him to lay by some
thing for the future. If these con-
ditions are to be obtained and
maintained, labor must recognize
that high wages can be maintained
only under conditions of high
production and high efficiency.
Capital must be paid in accordance
with the risk of the enterprise.
Labor is older than capital; capi-
tai comes from labor; nevcrthe-
less, they are one and inseparablc.
United they stand; separated
they fall.
Government Economy
We want a budget system in this
country. 1t tends to national
economy, to more efficient ex-
penditure of public funds. 1t is
an important thing. We must
economize, and rigidly economize,
in national administration now, to
try to get back on our feet again,
financially, to get this burden of
taxation off of us. We waste
enough for a nation to 1.-Two IN Wo