The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 27, 1919, Page 16

THE SEATTLE STAR FUTURE OF AMERICA IS AT STAKE— “Let’s Talk With Each Other” Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, recentlv ‘expressed himself as follows:--- “The affairs of the whole world are in the proc- ess of re-making. Relations between nation and nation, between the people and between the various nations, and among the working people in particu- lar, are undergoing a change. I am opposed, as is all organized labor of America, to any destructive pol- icy. Our policy, our method, our ideas and ideals are to build, to construct, to grow and to help in the development of the highest and best in the human family--to make tomorrow a better day than today.” Abundance Will Bring Relief— _ High prices are with us to stay for a long time, but we do not believe that trade is helped by extravagance. Reck- less spending, regardless of prices, does not conduce to real prosperity. A much better way than merely abstaining from purchasing from profiteers, is to increase production all along the line. High cost of living generally means scarcity of production relative to the reasonable demand for purposes of con- sumption. EFFICIENCY AND GOOD WILL THAT WILL AID IN MAK- ING EVERY INDUSTRY PRODUCE ITS UTMOST IS THE THING THAT WILL BEST MEET THE DEMANDS OF LA- BOR FOR BETTER “REAL WAGES.” There should be an end of strikes and lockouts, and an earnest endeavor to co-operate in producing textiles, shoes and all other materials and all kinds of food. Future of America at Stake— America’s industrial problems willbe solved when the employers and employes of the great industrial activiti learn to “talk WITH each other’”—not “TO each other.” . war This Page Contributed by Representative Seattle Business Concerns Po). > Spel re er etn ee ee ey,