The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-08-05

before the war Ben was u sclf'pro'
claimed international revolutionary 80
cial;st. For the period OF the war ne
IA neither International. revolutionary
nor socialistic. He Is all Briton. What
no will be after the war; Ben says. IL
his own business II he weren't over
military age, Hen would be In the
army. lie is doins his bit by preaching
pa,,iotsm to those who haven't ar.
auired II in full measure.
ncn uNcd 10 vie with Mrs, PanihnrH
for the doubtful distinction OF being
Trouble. Mrkcr.in.Chiri Of ~" british
empire. As head of III" nockcrS ln'
ion and nrcani2rr of the pow'iiu'
Transport Workers Federation. he had
successfully engineered some most dis
.urbins strikes. |, was To the Til'otls
and penkhursts of England and tho
Easements of ireland that Germany
looked for substantial aid, Hut mostly
her calculations went wrong Social
and industrial unrest in England didn't
mean proGcrmanism or anti. British
ism when the empire became involve
in outside difficulties.
There were serious labor disputes ~
The early days two of them big, in
diving ,hc Welsh coal miners aud the
Clyde ship workers. But in these thcr'
we've other causes than lack oi patriot
ism. The strikers irll that they had
been mduly exploited. Their sole de.
mand was that they be accorded u
reasonable share Of tn" war prof,
from their labor. In both The bis
strikes tho men won.
This years disturbance on the clyde
was different. II was obviously or.
cani2ed by men Of proGerman sym.
pathics and most Rritishers believe.
financed BY Germans, The labor lead
"rs had no part in It, they protested
"'ains, it. The government s"Qu"s.
tered the agitators and killed the
strike.
As to the attitude Of British labor
generally toward the war: No fewer
than 1900 900 Of the 5000, 900 volunteer
soldiers were drawn from tie working
classes. Dut this H. only part of the
story. The Tillctts OF England, men
Who previously had put the rights nf
organized labor above everything else.
have surrendered their most cherished
principles. In the interest of the ON.
pirc the trade unions have forfeited
Tor the period OF the war practically all ,
they had succeeded in establishing ,
'hrough desperate and bitter struggle. ,
Their greatest sacrifice was the "dilu.
ion OF labor" or placing unskill.d
workers on a par with the skilled i
10Th me" and women. The bars of
lnionism have been let completely .
lown in the name of patriotism. Tho
iniOns' agreement with the govern
nent provides:
"CO.opnraiive efforts to increase pro.
iuction by the adoption Of all expe.
l.ents which tend TO increase and
maintain output; intcrchangeability in.
'ide the trade OF various classes who
re members Of the trade: suspension
or III" period of the war of all internal
mes of aemarkatiOn. and introduction
rom allied and other trades Of skilled
ncn. unskiilcd men and women"
This Is organized labOr's reply to the
'harse OF lack OF patriotism. Tho
lnions are still passing resolutions
i;ainst the principle and applicat ion
u conscription-agaInst the one be.
ahse 1t Is repugnant TO the ideals If
and against the other be.
a'ise they still think II unnecessar, II
;ut there have been and will be no
raft riots in England ~ there were in
'nw York during the Civil War. Il
So much for Ben Tillett and his
riends. How about Ireland?
Most OF the Irish opposition In IN.
'ar Is OF American origin. There are
" liner patriots in Great Britain 10. II
ay than John Redmond and Sir Ed.
ard Carson. each representing ex.
'eme poles OF Irish politics. The Sim
EN- rebellion. organized by well mean.
g bnt misguided idealists. encouraged
self-expatriated Irishmen In Amer.
"a. financed by Germany. was moi an
'pression OF Irish national sentiment II
o troops In the whole empire have :
ught more CALAMITY or suffered erca,. :
losses than the Irish regiments. Tho I
'sterites have proven their patriot.
N by consenting to the Inauguration
nome rule forthwith. The national.
IS nave demonstrated theirs by agree.
z to the exclusion of Ulster from lts Il
DIVISIONS, Patriotism alone ia solv.
g the Irish question. Altosetber
'eat Britain is showing more flrmiv
''ted front today than when the war