The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-16

three Shlllings and the higher clnsses
two This Is the first settlement that
has ever been brought about 10y negO-
tiations between the companies and
representatives of the unions The
traditional objection Of the companies
to recognize the unions could no
longer be maintained In such Hu emrr
rency rs the present
Feeling Is ruthcr strained just now
between the government and the lubOr
party The tension has not been In
the least relieved lay the two nights
debates In the house on the problem
Of the rise IN prices The prime min
I-tcrs appeal to the laws " supply
and demand is secuted by the labor
people Hs mere excuse They say
that the government promptly set
aside the law Of supply and demand
when 1t wanted ships for the trans
port " troops and It ought to act as
boldly aud energetlcally to save the
poor from prlyation II the high
prices NJ food and coal had been due
10 the capture Of cargocg by the enc.
my's fleet Hs, at the beginning of the
war II was generally apprehendcd
might occur tO some extent the pub
lie would have accepted the hardship
ns one NJ the inevitable results of "A
state Of war What causes irritation
Is the fact that supplies are failing to
reach the consumer although the sea
/ Is practically clear Tor traffic The
/ fleet is being rNtUllcd on every hand
for its splendid efficiency In prevent
/ Ing imports from being intcrfered with,
and yet. somehow, the prices are such
ms might have been expected II there
/ had been q scarcity
, Labor is yrNed. too over tho way
| In which It has been Snubbed by the
authorities typical example Of the
/ bungling NJ government officials was
the case u dispute at II khaki fac
/ tory at Leeds The war office asked
/ the employers for statement Of the
employees grievances The empOly
ers naturally replied that they did not
/ know what the grievances were Il
was apparently beneath the dignity of
II government department to apply Ill.
rectly to the operatives secretary.
Workers We're Overlooked.
Again, when MIR Runciman appoint
/ ed Il special committee 10 Investigate
the causes NJ the congestion at the
docks he refused to find room on II
for n representative of the transport
workers Another false step was made
by Mr. Tennant, under secretary o
war, when he suggested that recruit
lng was being hampered by trad,
union rules To request for tn,
specification Of these obnoxious rules
there has been no response
I'm spite Of the fine work the navy
has been doing there is no relaxation
In the ylrulence with which the flrs
lord Of the admiralty is still pursue,
hy some NJ his party opponents. Eyel
In war time there are Tory NJ. p
whose rancon does not forgive hin
for having changed his political allie
glance In the debate on the nava
estimates. one " the members 10
Portsmouth remarked that Mr. Chur
chill spoke sometimes about things h
did understand and sometimes abOu
things he did not understand II wa
. plainly suggested In this speech, m Il
the speech Of the other member 10
Portsmouth, Lord Charles Beresfort
that losses had occurred In the flee
through the ambition Of the first lor
, tu direct the campaign himself Tn
, destruction Of the Formidable, sal
Lord Charles, was an ayoidable los
due either to criminal negligence q
, to plain stupidity or to amateur stra
cgy In Portsmouth, said his co
league, It was believed that the crew
e NJ the Cressy, the Hogue, and III
$ Aboukir lost their lives owing TO N
x ignorance Of the first lord II wa
further suggested that the escape {