Show SEC r WILSON F PROGRAM FOR U. U S. S LABOR s 1 11 Union Recognition and th the Hour Eight-Hour Day Leaping Leap Lea ing Features By Gilson Gardner Special Staff Dispa Dispatch ch WASHINGTON April 20 Nothing more Important has happened In In the tho United States since sinco war t was declared than the formation of ot our labor pro pro- gram Labor Is b becoming more Important Important important im Im- Im- Im every even da day In the winning of the war industrial revolution revolution rev rev- In n En England land an Is being quietly brought about by organized labor An industrial revolution of ot tho the violent sort has taken tho road at a n. runaway pace In Russia There are arc fundamental and sw weeping industrial changes in inFranco France Franco touching labor and its problems Our labor program as announced by Secretary of t Labor Vilson Willson Consists con- con of or a declaration of or principles and anda of ot a no less important announcement machinery for adjusting labor dis dis- RIGHT TO ORGANIZE The principles to bo be officially recognized recognized recognized rec rec- rec- rec b by the government if Ie the proposed plan is made official begin with recognition of the right of ot workmen workmen work work- men to organize and to standardize and raise wa wages cs Where here unions exist the they shall be continued is the first proposition In establishments where both union and nonunion workers are employed ed and tho the employer deals with the tho in individual individual In- In the continuation of or this status shall not be regarded as a a. grievance ance This is a l concession to the employer It is declared additionally however that the Workers shall have full tull and free Creo ol opportunity to form the unorganized unorganized workers rs Into unions j HOUR EIGHT DAY RECOGNIZED The rhe basic hour eight day dar is recognized recognized reco-I reco as ns applying In all cases in which I existing law requires it and in other cases the question of ur hours shall be settled with regard to the welfare health and comfort of workers worker'S aswell as ras well as government necessities The declaration of ot principles also contains this 1 The right of or all workers In Including In- In i eluding laborers to living wage I declared I ie e 0 hereby 1 In fb fixing wages minimum I ares aces of nf pay shall be established which will Insure subsistence tence of I Ithe the worker and hl his family in health and reasonable comfort II I This is a a. I recognition of the principle principle pie of oC a minimum wage The temporary temporal con conference recommends recommends recommend I mends mend creation of or a I. I permanent conference conference conference confer confer- ence sImilar to th the temporary body body body- containing representatives of ot labor union and nonunion consumers and andt t employers under employers under whose auspices machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery shall be he created for settling labor controversies First by conciliation Second b by arbitration To fa bring brim to together ther parties to labor disputes committees of or Investigation on are arc authorized to hear tear the merits of the dispute If It these thet conciliators rail fill the disputed matters arc are to be left lert toan loan to lo toan an umpire I If the thu national board bo-ard is I unable to lo agree unanimously on an umpire his hiI name shall be drawn by lot from the list of ten per persons ons nom nom- b the president of or the United States I |