Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-18
WITH BRITISH EYES
Commission of English Work men on American Methods.
TRUSTS CONSIDERED BAD FOR LABOR
Visitors Are of Opinion That Work men In United Kin sdom Are the Equals of Any, but Have
 Poor Machinery.

LONDON, April 1S.-The report of the commission of British workingmen who were taken to the United States at the end of last year by Alfred Nose ley, wealthy Englishman to study conditions of labor there has just ! been issued. It presents the views of l twenty-three delegates, who separately 1 synopsize their deductions resulting | from the American trip. The report shows lack of, unanimity, except that all agree that the British workman has nothing to learn from the American workman, while British employers are not so far advanced as the Americans in the treatment of their employees. Mir. Moseley says that the British workman has far better education, Ifs infinitely better paid, housed, fed and clothed and, moreover, much more sober" MT. Moseley says in conclu- sion:
 I If we are to hold our own in the commerce of the world, the old meth l ods must be dropped and the old ma i chinery abandoned
 He believes that some form of profit sharing is the true solution of the capi- tai and labor question. He welcomes the trusts as the best able to compete on the most economical lines. He says that the organization of capital on the one hand and of labor on the other l will solve the industrial problem. James Cox, the delegate for the iron and steel workers, pays his respects to Chicago, where, he says, 'the almighty dollar is the unprecedented king" Of the new postofice he says: "Any third rate corporation in Great Britain would have accomplished the work ill four 1 years instead of eight. This is illus trative of government work in gen. eral."
 D. c. Cummings of the iron and steel shipbuilders quotes Shipbuilder Cramp as saying that Great Britain's posi- tion as the leading shipbuilder is un- assailable and unlikely to be seriously menaced for the next quarter of cen tury." Mir. Cummings concludes with severe criticism of the social and moral life in America, where, he says, gambling and pleasure seeking ap- pear to be characteristics The disre- gard for human life, the corruption in
 
 the moral and physical deterioration of the people and must be arrested if dis ] aster is to be avoided"
 Mr. Dellar, representing the National Plasterers' union, found the clustering bad "even in the room in the White House where the delegates were re ceived by President Roosevelt" MT. Dellar referring to Homestead, says: 1.-The principal shareholder might here find good place to expend his mill lions in improving the conditions of the working people. 1 would for this pur- pose forego the pleasure of donating libraries in towns in Great Britain
 W c. Steadman, representing the parliamentary committee of the trades union congress, says the British work man cannot be beaten in the world for solid and well finished work He con- ciudes, Unless something is done to conciliate labor in America the trust system will bring such an uprising as has not been witnessed for forty years.'
 The delegates unite in extolling the hospitable reception they met with ev- anywhere from all classes, which was so marked that 1t interfered somewhat with their Investigations
 In conclusion the report says:
 The workmen who have built up American industries are largely Brit ishers. Most of the inventions in American workshops come from men hailing from the old country Let us adopt modern methods. and England will hold her own in the commercial rivalry of the world.'