The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-29
LABOR AND THE LEAGUE

LABOR AND THE LEAGUE
Mr., Gompers AYERS with great insistence that
American labor II for the league. Governor Cox
insists that he viii enjoy the support OF the
organized labor vote next Tuesday.
IL In not the intention nor the disposition OF
The World to dispute their claim. what Il
does desire to say Is that II organized labor Is
supporting tho democratic party because OF It's
stand on the league and because OF abors at
tachment to the league It In incapable OF dis
cerning it's own true interests,
There Is reason for organized labor to sup
port the democratic nominee because OF his
tawning promise to do whatever Wilson may
have pledged. For the Wilson administration
did serve organized labor some branches of It
1T least. in "A way to earn the everlasting graft
lude. OF those branches BY so doing he opened
pandora box of trouble and grief for the ma
lion. did rank injustice to the American people
ss a whole, stultifed government itself, harmed
the cause Of labor and earned the condemna-
lion OF the American people for tha' one act
Alone had he never done anything else. but from
The standpoint OF the man welded to unionsm
and Its political aspirations, he earned the cram
ponshp Of organized labor.
But to support the democratic nominee be-
rauso Of his fatuous adhesion to the league is
another matter. Behind the league conception
stands a world political philosophy. That philos-
pphy demands tho abolition Of national from
tiers, politically, economically and socially. Al
he very bottom OF 1t is the ancient free tradc
doctrine and eternal opposition to racial pride,
We see 1t cropping out everywhere and at all
Zines. The eminent New York gentleman who
,ssalls the republican doctrine Of protection be-
cause 1t would deny the American market TO
Europeans and thus enable them to earn money
with which TO repay their debt to us, voices It.
President Wilson himself Is the perfect dncarna-
hon OF freetradesmi the very apotheosis of in
tense hatred of nauonalism. Time after time
has he rendered eloquent lip service to the doc
rine that national aspirations are dangerous:
nat to love our own nation and is selfish;
that to look after own fret is not In keep
hg with forward looking men and those of high
Fison that trade relations with all nations
should be free and run smoothly and easily.
The great controlling motive of the reaguc
throughout is to accomplish this; to break down
national frontiers and cast all grades Of clvtii.
tation. all standards OF industry and commerce.
Ill political undertakings into a Mulllgln stew
H world wide proportions
Inevitably labor becomes one Of the impor.
tant ingredients, and inevitably It must yield
10 the leyelng process II there is to be free
md unrestricted flow OF trade between nations
ngnatory to the league II follows with precise
accuracy that discrimination can exist; that
40 inpedments TO the free flow of trade will
be tolerated Thus the products OF the orient
Eln meet the PRODUCTS OF central Europe in
tho marts Of tho United States on terms Of
precise quality with the products Of American
Workman.
Those Of as who protest against this injustice
TO America and American workman, and who
insist that the league would inevitably lower
the standard Of wage and living of the Ameri-
tan workman, are instantly challenged by the
natement that the international board or COM
mission provided for in the league would cstab.
hsh worldwide wage scales and economic con-
aitions.
That is agreed to, but how? Is there ~,
American wage Garner who will profess to he
heve that such an international commission
could possibly raise the wage o. oriental work
men to tNat .0j0god by American worlmepq
Or Of the central European powers? Or M
germany or France or even England? II ia q
matter OF general knowledge, for instance. chat
KILLED printers IN Franco receive an average
~ less than Fl2 week. In America the aver
age will rua above $40, wan France consent
or can its economic system stand The shock OF