Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-30

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man industry. Judging by the volume
Of shell fire on the battlefields and 10y
other indications, must be accom-
| rliShing even greater miracles than
| that of France. though definite statis-
| ties regarding the achievement of the
enemy are naturally not aVaila BE
here Such statistics az were gathered
| by an Englshman who goe out Of
Germany were submitted to members
: Of the government. | am told and re-
turned with three separate comments.
one statesman remarked. THE gov
Crnmcnt knows everything" \ sec
end minister said. The government
Goes not undcrstanG German" The
third comment was, This matter
seems extremely complicated" |
don't Vouch for The story.
What is the matter with English
labor? ! have talked to officials on
the subject, | nave ~ % tried To get
at the workmen's side. which receives
gcart Justice in the press. for under
government orders nothing regarding
grievances of wIrkmon, not even news
of strikes. is permitted to be pub
lishod.
Health Disrcgardcd.
In Germany md France patriotism
0nd military discipline have turned
the working classes into human ma
chimes who are driven at the highest
possible pressure with complete disre-
gard for health. Fourteen and some
tines l6 hours a day. seven days in
the week some of these French shell
workers toll, and ! have no doubt the
situation in France is no worse or.
I cttcr. depondn.; on the point of view,
| than il is in Germany. The attitude
Of the Frcnchman toward this is logi
cal enough. cit Is true" said
French senator. who has been active
I'm speeding up the output that our
people are working to the extreme
/ limit of endurance, that as YOU say
their healths will be ruined. that they
are inadepuately paid. that private
contractors are making fortunes de-
spite efforts of the state to take part
of their profits But what would you?
We are at war. Scores of thousands
are dying in the trenches, and they
arc paid cents a day for giving
their lives. The workers know this
ls II not just that they. too. should
work to the utmost of their strength.
regardless of tho cons 'Qucnccs to
themselves when their work is Just
as vital as that Of the soldiers? If an
employer makes money out of their
work. they remember that his son has
died for the country and consider that
/ they are toiling not for him. but for
the country. If any one Nlsc profits
/ by their efforts il ig regrettable they
do not like it, it would be absurd to
/ pretend that the breaking up of their
/ Lnions by dilution of labor, the long
/ hours the higher cost % living, have
not caused discomfort But to sICr ri
| flee his brothers in the trcrches and
/ betray his country by restricting out
/ but, whatever his private grievances
may be. that nevcr occurs to any
/ Frcnchman!"
Now it would be idle to pretend
that this feeling exists in England to
anything like the same extent. The
men do not pretend that it does. Most
of them are not willing to work them
selves to death for the sake of en-
iiching their employers and. incident
ally. beating GERMANY. This may be
because England's isolated position
makes ii impossible for the mass of
her population to feel the war as
Frenchmcn and Germans feel it,
rather than because the British work
man is less patriotic than his conti-
mental brother. but the fact is indis-
, putable.
Cause of Bisscntion.
Serious labor trouble has been
taking place on the Clvde and else
where in England and Scotland. but
The primary cause of the failure to
trrn out all the munitions wanted Is
not these sporadic strikes. which are
promptly suppressed by the united ef-
| forts of the government and the re-
sporsihlc lah"r leaders. Tho rrinci-
raj trouble lies in Gogged sullen re-
sistence in q hundred trades to the in
PRODUCTION of unsliillcd nonunion la
hor at high rates of wages to the en-
| forced overtime which under the
| uunitor law can be legally eXactcd
by employers to the abolition of the
thousand and one concessions and
privilegcs big and little. eXtorted from
employers in years of struggle and
BARGAINING before the war.
| LLOYD George has promised, and re-
veated his pledge time and again.
| that when the war ends the status of
employer and employ shall revert to
what 1t was in August. 1914. This
! promise Is not accepted hv Workmen.
| or indeed by leading economists. who
| point out that with the hest will in
the world II will he impossible of full
| nlmcnt. The government also has
PASSED law taking practically all
the excess profits of all firms en-
| gagged on government work whose
| employees come under the compulsory
| provisions of tho munitions act. which
| practically makes IL impossible for a
| man to change his job without the
| permission of his employer, and
makes him. in the language of the
| labor radicals. n "S,rf'. The difficulty
about the taking Of profits by the
| government Is that the workmen are
| inclined to believe that by bookkeep-
lng juggling the EMPLOYERS aided by
| ineptitude or insinCcrtv Of govern
ment officials will evade the law
| This belief is universal and has been
strengthened by an unfortunate reve-
| lation of the now budget. The chan
| cellor Of the eXcheuucr estimated that
he would receive $4,000. 600 from
| ;his source up to the end OF March,
and had to announce that owing to
delays In collection he had taken in
only 500 600.
! could give = hundred examples to
show how tho refusel Of British labor
| 10 sacrifice itself ms French and Ger
man labor has done prevents the
same proportionate production in this
| country one may suffice. The gov
ernment has instituted school to
| teach men how to perform n certain
| extremely delicate operation on an
| implement of war. work the delicacy
Of which may be compared to the
| finest lace making. NV informant Is
in general charge OF this work, and
| attempted to introduce female labor
| His foreman n few DAYS later came to
| him in despair IT'S these women"
ba said oyo,, must yat rid Of them 4"