The Detroit times., 1917-10-26
PREJUDICE
is CALLED
WORST FOE
Must BE Overcome To
Win War, Say British
Delegates

THE greatest war America will
have TO hcht will bo that against
prejudice, declared n w CARED
20 an audience of about 100 employ
ers and representatives. OF labor or
ganizations In the BOARD of Com
merce. Friday morning
Mr. CARED Is deputy assistant
secretary OF the labor regulation de-.
pariment OF the British government
and a member OF he commission
now 10 this country from Britain TO
confer with capital and labor on
how both can best De served during
the war The commission comes
with three years OF war experience
behind ii and now that Amer ca has
just entered The war the members
believe they can aid Anrr.ca by
giving her the result of iritatn's
experience In CARRYING on The indus.
trial struggle al home as We'll as
The war OF bullcts and bombs
Mr. CARED is accompanied hy G
n. Baillie. chief technical diutiOn
officer FOR tho British government
Mr. Bailhc also spoke before the
Board OF Commerce meeting, after
which both Of the speaker replied
70 a volley OF questions they had
not ampliGed sufficiently IN thoIr ad-
dresses
II was explained that "dilution' n'
officer IS one who sees 20 b. that
there Is no lack OF skilled labor
even tho the skilled llborcrs are
called 10 war n is fclt ~ Great
- Ttfrff..r ID 4 q
ill advised since many take Do 10
mean "delusion" officer bus such is
not its import II s tho duty or the
diluiion officer really 90 up grade
employees In other words his de-
partmcnt assists apprentice 20 MI
the Jobs left vacant by their chiefs
and TO bring in women or other IN
exuerionced workers 10 take the
place OF assistants apd apprentices
Gov Sleeper was 10 have presided
at the meeting bat az the last min
ufe learned that he could NOT leave
an important meeting in lansing
and by wire doputizcd Paul II kIne
10 represent him Mr. Cared de-
clared that thcre are three great
sacrifices that all patriots must
make
"Of these there Is life. he said
81 know America Will make tha'
sacrifice nobly Then there is work
or nature OF work or compensation
for work That must Doe sacrificed
and ! know this counfr Will do o.
The last and greatest is chat we
must sacrifice our prFIudioes and
this is going 10 be harder to do
than 20 sacrifice either life or labor.
In the workshops and In the Offices
this sacrifice must be made With
this sacrifice We viii win he war,
without n We will not
~ CARED then told of Tho prob.
lem Encland had 20 contend with
az The outset of tho war WHOM ihc
labcring unions Were Eathoriua for
thu greatest industrial nar 10
country had ever known and how
they declared truce al he very
beginning of strikes. the truce 20
last during the period OF ihe war.
Hc regarded this as noble sacrifice
on the part OF labor. for go per cent
OF The labor employed in English
munition factories ls urlsu lapug.
and 10 was on The verge ot fr.i-e
when the war came Ai thc same
time employer of labor 8crifced
their prejudice and sDd,l iheir
business Instincts SO That ilo work
~ wsE,ng The war has gone on
with heroes in the factories as We'll
as in the trenches.
Both OF the distinguished British
experts will address n larger meet
ing IN the Board Of Commerce Fri-
day afternoon. and on Saturday, fneg
viii visit several larE factories en-
gagged on war WORK and VIII 1--WE
the result OF their experience to
factory heads ~hey ALSO plan to
speak 20 members of thr Detroit
Federation OF Labor in thD Hotel
statler. Friday evening