The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-07
Nine Main Reasons Are AS
signed by Commission in
Report Submitted.

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Nine cardinal causes Of industrial! un.
rest. most generally agreed upon by
employers and employees alike. were
presented to Congress today by the
commission on Industrial relations in
its preliminary report 20 follows:
Largely a worldwide movement
arising from a laudable desire for bet
ter living conditions. Advanced by
representatives Of labor. socialists and
employers and generally endorsed.
A protest against low. wages, lonf
hours and improper working .condi.
lions in many Industries. Advanced
by practically all labor representa-.
tives and assented to by many en-
ployers.
A desire on the part OF the work,
'ers for a voice in the determination
of conditions under which they labor
and revolt against arbitrary treat.
ment of individual workers and a
suppression Of organization. This
was almost uniformly apIFoveli by
labor witnesses.
Unemployment and the insecurity
of employment. Generally advanced
by witnesses from every standpoint
Unjust distribution Of the prod
ucts of industry. Advanced by most
labor representatives and agreed to
by most employers.
Misunderstanding and prejudice.
Agreed to by employers and EN-.
ployes.
Agitation and agitators. Gener.
ally advanced by employers, but de-
Tended by labor representatives and
others as a necessary means of edu-
cation.
THE rapid rise in prices as COM
pared with wages.
The rapidly growing feeling that
redress for injuries and oppression
cannot be secured through existing
institutions.
I'm addition" says the report, at
has been stated by many witnesses
that the tremendous immigration of
the last quarter century, while not
itself direct cause Of unrest. has
served to accentuate the conditions
arising from other causes, by Great
ing an over supply of labor unfamil-
lar with American customs, language
and conditions"
While it presents no conclusions,
leaving those for later work, the COM
mission, after more than years In
vestigation covering all phases OF in
dustry throughout the country In
which more than 500 witnesses rep
resenting all relations OF capital and
labor were examined, presents the
question:
rs there need for changes Inn
|provements and adaptions or must
entirely new legal machinery be de-
vised for the control Of Industry"
The final report and conclusions OF
the commission will be submitted
next August when its mission is con-
Guided.
These nine agreed causes were the
result of the experimentation of 514
witnesses divided in interest as fol
lows
Affiliated with employers. 1s1; az
filiated with labor. 1855; not affilfa-
ted with either group, $50. The wit
nesses included members Of the In
dustrial Workers Of the World and
six representatives of the Socialist
party.
Under the caption What Employ
CT o 10Y JIG ACROAS -PASoSASS seAAt ASA
lowing summary of causes. of unrest:
Normal and healtry desire for bet
ter living conditions
misunderstanding and prejudice.
Lack, of conception that interests OF
both labor and capital are identical,
Agitation by politicians and IRE
sponsible agitators.
Unemployment.
Unreasonable demands arising
from strength Of organization.
Labor leaders who stir up trouble
to keep themselves In ONCE and to
graft on employers.
"Inefficiency OF workers, resulting
in ever increasing cost Of living.
Rapidly Increasing completely Of
industry.
Sudden transition Of large num-
Der Of foreigners from repression 10
freedom. which makes them an easy
prey to labor agitators.
Universal craze TO get rich quick
Decay OF old ideas Of honesty and
thrift.
"disintormatiun in newspapers
Too much organizations for COM
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