Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 309, 9 November 1920 — Page 21

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Editor's Note i The followia article preaenta the attitude of organised labor darlna- the war and ammarlzri the prlac-lplea of Ita actios. It wu prepared br representative of orgraaLsed labor realdlne- here. By FRANK A. IRWIN When one thinks of the great victory of the world war,, he thinks of course of the noble soldiers and sailors, who gave in no limited numbers of sacrifices, even with the supreme sacrifice. The soldiers and sailors are of course credited with the honor of winning this great conflict for civilization, which is no doubt due them, but let us not forget the great part labor played in this struggle. Labor made the clean victory possible with its efforts and sacrifices. Let us quote the following if we may, from the annual report of the secretary of the navy for the year of 1919: "Labor was the rock upon which our preparations and supplies depended. It was mobilized and efficient. Without the great increased production due to the skill and industry and fine spirit of patriots in overalls, our men in arms could not have been furnished the required munition and supplies." Labor's Part. "Labor was mobilized and efficient," says our secretary. We have heard lots about our great army being mobilized and efficient but ne'er a word about the mobilization of our great industrial army, nor has a word of credit been spoken by private citizens for this great army. When war was first declared and General Pershing was sent to confer with our allies, a request was cabled to our commander-in-chief for a vast army ' and navy. General Pershing emphasized the necessity of an army of from one to two million men. This , was thought impossible. The greath est men in our country said that it V would be years before we would be able, to send an irmy of this size over two thousand miles of water, let alone keeping them with supplies after they were once over; but our president said that if we needed au army' of two million on foreign land-; in order to acconmlish that which we entered the war lor, we would immediately mobilize an army of workers to make it possible. Refers to Committees. This was done. The council of national defense through its various committees desarves much credit in this undertaking; I will refer to the committee on labor of the advisory commission to the council of national defense, of which Samuel Gompers is chairman. This committee co-operated with other government agencies and systemized our industries, making it possible for a record breaking production of the necessities of war. Unrest and dissatisfaction was in abundance at the outbreak of the war. This committee saw the danger which wa3 bound to result if some steps were not taken to force perfect harmony with all the nation's workers. They knew that justice could only be obtained through organization of the workers, besides it would have been to big an undertaking, in fact an impossibility, to deal with the individual at this time, it "would have only pro-i moted more unrest. So the rank and file were organized and the government saw to it that all received their just dues. Worked at Home. , This committee through theHepartment of labor gained and ' maintained control of labor. Twenty-eight thous- .. and appeals were sent out to trade k.' unions, very few of which were not .heeded to. A speaker's department was formed, and meetings were held all dver the United States. Thus the great masses of workers were made to see the need of efficiency and consequently our nation produced more than ever before in the history of our country- Even though our men were taken out of our industries and placed on the battlefields, those who were left went over the top with an abundance of everything. More coal was mined than ever before, more munitions were turned out, more ships were built, more foods were grown, and more transportation was offered. Yes, our president did send this vast army across two thousands of miles of water and an army of over one hundred million here maintained and kept our boys supplied, maybe not with the best, but better than any other country in the world, even though we entered the war without any preparation what ever. Keeps a Record. The war department has Issued a .booklet know as "A Handbook of Economic Agencies of the War of 3917," which contains many citation of labor's helpful activities in connec-

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Newspapers Gave Freely ; Of Space to War Causes Invaluable service was given by the newspapers during the war. They gave

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lations of the government, giving, without charge, hundreds of columns of space for this purpose. Letters from the-soldiers in - the

areas overseas were published. They co-operated with every war organization, announcing patriotic meetings and printing article after article to explain movements and war purposes. In news stories and by editorials, they sought to enlighten the people on the necessity of food and fuel conservation, the urgency of buying government bonds and war savings stamps.

and of contributing to the Eupport of

camps at h"me and in the training the war . relief auxiliaries.

MINISTERS ASSISTED. The ministers of the city co-operated with the County Council of Defense and other war organizations during the war in reading notices from their pulpits and urging members of the churches to support the various movements that sought to increase the morale of the people.

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K. Hatfield, Vice-Commander.

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tion with the prosecution of the war and its loyal service to the nation's cause. Another citation was a resolution presented to our congress by Congressman Goodykoontz (H. J. R. 265) thanking the workers of America for the distinguished services rendered to the government during the great trial. The bill declares that the American coal miners by unremitting toil and patriotic devotion rendered a fundamental service to the country. Through this great service labor has assumed a new position in the life of the nation. Now we emerge upon a calm of peace. There remainsmuch to be done, the war has left a new condition. There are uew problems to be solved, but we will meet them as the war has taught us to meet them. The labor movement has stood for one thing throughput the entire struggle, and that is that democracy shall prevail throughout the entire world. Labor has put its best and its all into the winning of this great war of freedom. American democracy is the fairest and finest gateway to the political and industrial future that mankind has ever set up. Let us stand together in peace as we have in war, a great nation at heart, great of mind, great of deed. Let us maintain the efficient army of workers that has been made possible by the fairness of this, our government.

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$40,331,640,000 Carried In War Risk Insurance A summary of the activities of the bureau of war risk insurance as of August 31, 1920, shows that the insurance division of the bureau has written 4,640,049 war risk policies to the amount of $40,331,640,000. The marine and seamen's insurance division has done a total business of $2, 390,074.385, with premiums collected amounting to $47,585,072, on 33,395 policies, resulting in paid claims of $20,830,746, leaving a surplus over and above expenses and refunds of approximately $17,500,000. Gross premium remittances from all sources aggregate $346,987,730.29; 130, 017 claims allowed on account of death are represented by insurance to the amount of $1,154,911,719.63,. and 3,385 claims for insurance allowed on account of permanent and total disabil ity involve $29,577,540. During August, 1920, alone, the total disbursements on war risk claims amounted to $7,320,607.46. The allotment and allowance division has approved 2,098,149 claims for allottment allowance Involving payments for allottments amounting to $290,019,681.35, and for allowances amounting to $557,981,736.26.

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Clarence Endsley, Sergeant-at-Arms. Camp Shelby, Miss. On June 7, 1918, he proceeded to Camp Merritt, N. J., with his organization, and sailed for France four days later as member of Company K, 162nd Infantry. Upon his arrival in France he was transferred to Company E, 16th Infantry, First Division, and was serving with that division when he was wounded.

. Paul M. Hunt. CENTERVILLE, Ind., Nov. 9. Paul Hunt Post No. 287, American Legion, of this town, was named In honor of Paul M. Ilpnt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, who gave his life for the cause of democracy i- the World War. He

was wounded at Soissons, July 18, 1918, the day of his twenty-third birthday, and died five days later, July 23, '

1918. He was born at Centerville, July 18. 1895, residing here until he entered the service of his country, Sept. 21 1917. He was sent to Camp Taylor,' KV.. anil Ti-o a a . a .

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