Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-24

or the valor of our brave men at the
| front would have achieved it long ago.
| We must strain every resource Of the
machinery of organization at our dis
! pOsal so as to drive conviction into
| the heart Of every nation over the
whole world that those governments
| who deceive their neighborS to their
ruin do so at their peril
! The minister's peruration was
greeted with loud and prolonged
| cheers.
Mr.. Loyd-Gcorge admitted that the
| shortage of munitions was serious and
was doubtless as well known to Ger
many as it was i'm England.
| "The duration of the war; the toll
| of life and ultimate victory or defeat
depends upon the supply Of muni-
! tions," the minister declared Where
| the allies are making progress, II is
| due to their superiority i'm munitions
! The allies have superiority i'm men,
! both in numbers and i'm quality !
have been told that the central Euro
| pean powers are turning out 100000
! shells a day. If we are in earnest we
can surpass that output
It's Up to Labor,
When the whole engineering and
! chemical resources of the empire have
been organized, munitions produced
! by England and France alone will
overlap the entire Teutonic output
said the minister, who added
at will take months before we can
obtain the maximum output 1t is
/ entirely q question of labor II ! could
! lay my hands on an adequate supply
of skilled labor ! could double in few
weeks our supply Of machine guns. !
cannot forecast Germany's next move.
If she swings her forces from the east
to the west it is vital for the lines Of
I our troops and in order to enable them
to maintain their positions that every
machine gun should be productive 1t
is essential that trade union restric
tiOns which interfere with great out
put of munitions shall temporarily be
suspended at once. There must be a
/ stoppage in slackness and an end must
be put to the practice of employers
pilfering each others men. There
must be no strikes or lOckouts during
the war"
Much had been. accomplished al
ready. he said, by inviting business
men to organize. and shortly there
would be another WoOlwich arsenal
in London able to turn out prodigious
Quantities of war material
May Assume Control.
with regard to the supply of ma
tterial," Mr.. Lloyd George said, 1T may
he necessary to take complete control
of the metal market in order to be
sure that valuable material is not
wasted in nOnCssentials. In the mean
time the department is procuring full
information regarding stocks Of raw
and manufactured metal
II am sorry to say" the minister
montinucd. "that there are indications
of the holdings up of supplies and ma
terials in certain quarters for higher
prices. This is the cause of serious
DELAY and this practice must be
brought TO an end.
1--WE must appeal to the men at a
time Of dire peril to put forward their
whole strength in behalf Of their tel-
lows now in the field and to rely upon
the nation to see that they have fair
play at the end Of the war.
Rather Fight Than Work.
"I have a guarantee from the en-
plovers that no advantage Will be
taken Of any relaxation in the regua-
tions. As many skilled men as pos
Isible will be brought back from the
ranks in the army but the task will be
difficult as the men prefer fighting
to working in the shops.
"'rhe trade unioniSts have promiseC
to get all the munition workers the
government requires in seven days tC
go anywhere needed to turn out muni'
tions. If the scheme succeeds. there
will be no need for (which
: will be so much the better
Mr. Lloyd George pointed out tha'
he will have the power TO enforce
contracts entered into by the volun
tary army of workers and to maintain
discipline in the yards. munition!
court will be established to decide dis
putes and there will be a limitation II
the profits Of the establishments work
| ing for the state
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