The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18
few blatant socialists He declared
that all the promises he had made had I
been kept. IS
THEIR VIEW OF AMERICA
What the Labor Delegates Saw
There Is Much to Criticize
Direful Predictions.

hOnQOu, April lS.-lnc report Oh lne
commission Of British workrnen who were
of last year by Alfred Moseley. a wealthy
Englishman, to study conditions Of labor
there is printed. The report shows "a
lack of unaniHity, except that all agree
that the British workman had nothing to
learn from the American workman, while
British employers are not as far advanced
as the Americans in the treatment of
their employees, Moseley says that the
American workman has far better edu-s
cation, "is infinitely better. paid. housed
fed and clothed, and moreover much more
sober" ~ -.
Moseley says in conclusion: IF we are
to hold our own in the commerce of the
world, the old methods must be dropped
and the old machinery abandoned.
He believes that some form Of profit
sharing is the true solution Of the capital
and labor question. He welcomes the
trusts as best able to compete. on the
most economical lines. He says that the
organiza ton Of capital OIL the one hand,
and of labor on the other, will solve the
Industrial problem. The reports of the
delegates differ concerning the up-to- date
methods of production. tho the consensus
of opinion is largely in favor of America,
where the distinctive feature is a han
kering for the latest machinery and the
best method. The American employer and
employees realize more fully: than the Brit
ishers that brains and not Drawn count. "
Delegate Wells. representing the British
blast furnace men. says that while the
output of the American blast furnace is
double that of the English furnace, not
more than half of the American furnaces
are of the most modern type.
James Cox, the delegate for the iron
steel poSnnctS tC
Chicago, where, he says. ''the almighty
dollar, is the unquestioned king Of the
new postoffice he says, ':any third-rate
corporation in Great Britain would have
accomplished the work in four years in
stead Of eight. This is illustrative OF
government work in general: =.
D. G. Cummings of the iron and steel
shipbuilders. quotes Shipbuilder Cramp as
saying that "Great Britains position as
the leading shipbuilder is unassailable and
unlikely to be seriously menaced for the
next quarter of a century"
Cummings concludes with a severe criti-
| cism of the social and moral life in
America where, he says, gambling and
pleasure seeking appear to be character
| istics. The disregard for human life, the
corruption in politics and other immoral
| tiles tend to the moral and physical de-
| terioration of the people, and must be ar.
lSSIcd IL ulSdSteE lo W DS dVOlueu.
| H. r. Taylor the delegate of the opera
tive bricklayers, says he would be sorry
| to see American methods of building
| adopted in England. M. Dellar repre-.
senting the National Plasterers' union
found the plasterng bad, 'even in the
rooms of the White House, where the
delegates were received by President
/ Roosevelt ~ - "a y. -.- 4
+ Dellar, referring to Homestead, says
! ,,,i~ ,ierlk
find good place to spend his millions II
people. / would for this purpose foreg'
the pleasure Of donating libraries to towns
in Great Britain
| w. G. Steadmariy representing the par
lamentary committee Of the trades uniol
congress-. says the British workman can
not be beaten in. the world for solid AM
we'll finished work. He concludes:
| "Unless something Is done to conciliat
labor in America. the trust system vii
bring such an uprising as has not bee1
witnessed for forty years.
The delegates unite in extolling tn
hosptable reception they met with every
where from all classes which was s
marked that it interfered somewhat wit
their Investigations.
Summing up the reports Of the dele
gates the conclusion seems to be tha
while keenly conscious of American com
petition, it does not mean a hopeles
position for; Great Britain, for the repoi
says:
1.-THE worknlen who have built
American industries are largely British
ers. Most of the inventions in America
workshops come from men hailing frol
the old country. Let us adopt Ymoder
methods and England will hold her ow
in the commercial rivalry Of the world