South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-28
PEACE At HOME
IS VITAL WEED
EngIiShman Says War Cannot
be Won Without Whole
hearted Labor Support.

TSDTANAPOLIS. oct 27.-Au in
teresunR feature OF the regular
meeting Of the Indiana state coun-
eli OF defense was the visit OF Sir
Stephenson Kent OF Great Britain
with an Industrial commission of
cabinet members and Capt cyril
Asquith They addressed the coun-
IN and an interested audience En-
the house Of representative on Eng
lands experience in Industry and
invited all Interested 20 Doe present
no a series Of informal conferences
with Representative employers and
wage workers at night.
I'VE are not here 90 give advice.
said Sir stephenson. Rather we
came % give you the benefit Of our
experience. We have found that
we could not successfully conduct
the war unless We had profound
peace at home. Employers and EN-
ployes. capital and labor, must work
hand In glove. Labor has given up
what IT. fought for since time inn
memorial conditional. and rightly
20. upon the promise Of The British
government 20 reiustate the rights
temporarily set aside Immediately
upon the wars conclusion
The war has grown 20 Doe war
~ mechanics more than anything
else. It cannot be brought 20 "a sue
cessful conclusion except with la
boris whole hearted support"
other members OF the commits
don. which represents I'm addition to
the women in emergency war indus
tries the preparation and training of
men as well as women. spoke along
"a similar vein
a resolution recommending to- the
ailroaG committee OF the council az
national defense the careful con
-ideration of the proposition of g.
general order to all railroads 20
cease furnishing cars for the trans
pOrtatiOn Of material for public road
and street building and other work
~ q similar character until the de-
mand for cars for the Transports
ton Of coal is met was adopted 10y
unanimous vote az the meeting OF
-he Indiana state council of defense
today. The resolution followed the
report Of r. r. Kurrie that the Big
-Four railroad IS using perhaps
half OF the 1900 open top cars i'm
service on its lines In Indiana for
the shipment of merchandise other
han coal
At the suggestion OF VIII j. Free
man. chairman Of the coal produe-
zion committee of the council, the
matter Of requisitiouing open top
cars for coal carrying exclusively
viii he tho first brought % the at
tention Of tine proposed new fuel di-
rector in Indiana by the state couu-
ci'.
GOV. Goodrich viii be consulted
py "a special committee of the state
council before the council further
outlines its policy in reference to
the employment of women i'm war
emergency industries. The council
shOulC endeavor 20 follow the policy
~ the chief executive i'm this mat.
Ter 20 avoid conflict or misunder-
standtng where violations of the
-yatuatory law is involved" said MI
kurrie.
a resolution from Mrs. H. NJ Con-
rOy of the executive committee of
the wOmen's section for census of
agricultural workers of the state.
was referred 20 y. $. Squibb. chair
man OF the public service reserve,
who announced that ". j.. Hail of
the federal department of labor is
contemplating "a nation wide enroll
ment OF all workers who may me
AVAILABLE f0r war work.