The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-19

greater or less degree from malnu-
triton,
Sir George Newman deducts the
moral that a state cannot effectually
insure itself against disease unless il
begins with the children. An interest
ing feature of the malnutrition cases
was that in many cases it was the
quality and cooking Of the food which
was at fault and not a lack Of suffi-
cient foodstuffs.
Solution is Far Of.
After an elaborate and involved re-
port by a specially appointed Royal
Commission, the railway labor situa-
ton seems no nearer a solution than
when the trouble began. The obvious
! disappointment Of the railway union
lists on hearing the report of the Com
mission has grown into active denun-
citation of its terms, and many of the
former strike leaders are openly ad-
vising their organizations to disre-
gard its findings.
The companies did not receive the
report with any great amount Of en-
thusiasm and it is well known that
the partial recognition of the unions
embodied in the recommendations was
received with ill-concealed distaste.
The report has been followed short
~ by rumors that several companies
are almost ready to announce a raise
in the wages of their employees and
this fact may cause some delay in the
execution of a campaign for another
general strike.
Many of the meetings of the railway
men held to discuss the commission S
report took place the Sunday after it
was made public and many of these
recomm ended by resolution that it be
rejected either wholly or in parts.
The railway men at Chester passed a
resolution repudiating the report in
its entirety, on the ground that it did
rot grant complete recognition to the
unions. The same meeting also advo-
Gated a general railway strike to take
place within twenty-four hours of the
delivery of an ultimatum. At Leeds
| the men recommended that the find
| iDgs be rejected and that a national
conference be held for the considera-
: ton Of a program for all railways.
At Glasgow dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed with the report and a general
strike was advocated. It is quite evil
dent that among organized railway
employees the findings of the commits
sion are anything but satisfactory; for
the report does not give them what
they wanted and the opposition to il
! is already growing formidable.
! 1t is freely admitted that the new
/ scheme for the settlement of disputes
/ leaves much to be desired, but it is a
distinct advance on that of 1907 and
! the public, which had a taste of what
& general strike means, is hoping thai
; the railways and their men will accept
/ its terms until something better car
! be arranged. 1t is pointed out that
| it is only destined to serve for q
! period of two years, at the end OF
which time it will be subject to resis-
| ion or utter rejection.
A particularly alarming feature OF
| the threats of the unionist leaders is
/ their expressed determination in case
| of a strike to invoke the aid of the
miners.
In this connection J. H. Thomas, a
| labor member of the house of com
mons said: IF the raiIwaymen OF
this country and the miners combine
as suggested, it will not only be a
strike, but a revolution. At the pres
/ ent time the feeling, temper and desire
| of the mass of railwaymen is to take
/ extreme action. The country has
| tasted what a national stoppage
! means. but if there is a strike al