The sun., 1918-02-02
WORKERS URGED
NOT TO STRIKE.
Arthur Henderson Appeals to
British Government to
COnciliate Labor.
ADMITS NEED OF PEACE
Insists 1t Can Be Achieved
Only by United Action
of Working Glass.

LONDON. Feb. Arthur Henderson.
labor leader and former member Of the
War Cabinet, who as a member OF the
Cabinet signed an agreement with the
ANAL amate.l Society Of Engineers. em-
bracins the engineers trade. in which
the Government agreed TO meet the ell
gineers in separate conference when
ever necessary. tonight issued lengthy
statement. appealing to the Government
to adhere to this practice and avoid Q
strike. which he said would seriously I'M
peril the output Of munitions and other
war necessities.
Mr. Henderson's address, which also
was directed to the representatives Of
the engineers. strongly advised the
workers. in the interest OF the war. no:
to lay down their tools.
We are all weary of war;" said Mr.
Henderson. Immediate peace il the
greatest need OF the world. but peac,
cannot be achieved by one section OF
labor acting by itself Peace will come
when the working class movement as a
whole las discovered by conference the
conditions OF an honorable and demo
cratic peace worthy OF the unimasinA
BILE sacrifices the people have made.
In Dangerous Temper.
THE temper Of the work kmen is mos
dangerous, the unyielding attitude o.
the Government IL bringing the country
to the verge OF industrial revolution, ant
unless a more just and reasonable atti
t,,1A to oAn al I
hensive that. an irreparable break be
tween an important section Of industria
labor and the Government will result.
I'm the past labor has responded with
real patriotism. fully and freely. Is
too much to appeal to the patriotism
Of the Government? I strongly urge 'h'
Government to display q more reason
able spirit
May Aid Reactieaaries.
"Hasty measures OF the kind contcm
plated may noe only embarrass those o
US who are trying to promote mora
and political offensive on tho part o.
the working classes and destroy thei
unity. They also may give to the re
dictionary forces further opportunitie
to divide and weaken our efforts. Dem
ocratic diplomacy has begun. British
labor first OF all formulated its va
aims. The Premier then declared hi
acceptance of the governing principles o
our war aims, and President Wtlso'
went even further In the direction VI
desire to see Governments moving an
| affirmed with great force and clearnes
the principles we laid down..
+ After reviewing the question at insu
the opposition OF the engineers to tn
man power bill, which Mr.. Henderso
desired them to abandon--and declarin
that the engineers were merely asking
continuation Of the procedure institute
by Premier Lloyd George himself, M
/ Henderson said:
! II earnestly appeal to the Governnier
that they should at once agree to
( separate conference Their present ri
. titude Is leading rapidly to trouble. The
are sisking the national cause for
point OF procedure"
Mr.. Henderson added that his knowl
edge of the history OF the controvers
convinced him that labos' was justine
in it's stand.
Immediate peace was the greatest nee
Of the world, but an honorable and den
ocratic peace, Mr.. Henderson continued
peace must be made on these term
and on no other. That 10 our policy.
will be presented ~ . moral u'timaiu'
to tho Governments from an organise
democracy In all the belligersnt Govern
ments I appeal in all earnestness
the workers not to wreck this gres
triumph Of the international w6rkin
class movement In the 4ield OF d!plomac
by a precipitate action which can onl
end in discrediting and defeating II
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