The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13

William Alien Whit" thanks that Eng
land - TO become All indu>,r:a! SOVIET
Through a hlondlcss revolution. Then
the total income uf tn" nation $ - hc
distributed among ia" labor union mon
and thr farmers. Their" ar" tw"IN" MIL
lions Of workers IN Great Britain. ana
each workman ~ to haY" fictcru hundred
dollars year with nm "irh; hour day.
Hu, this leaves no interest tOr capital.
nu dividends. profits nor rewards for IN
l,Eicr and manufacturer. and II" sal
aries for mon or ability. and IL" hd"rs
" no plan and organize Tho work in mo
Factories. II Is perfectly plain That men
differ IN their gifts. Th"r" IS tn" git
Of the musClC-thc man who feeds ana
clothes and oquIpS tn" state with mater
lal things. There IS IN" C.N or IN" 10
yCntiyr man who develops comforts and
convcnIsnccs and multiplI"s and dIffuseS
these good things. There IS tho gift OF
efficiency that diSp"sCS OF IN" capital
and organizes In max" il &" as far as
possible. ANY ATTEMPT on II" part "t
IubOr In scIzr the total lnCrnl" means
starving tho people al tn" S"urr" "i
supply. II ona selfish group shuts of
the water NJ the head fountains ih'r"
Will be no water flowing al III" fan ct
miles away. Tho Encl, sh p""rl" ar"
cun$Crvatjv" folk. They hay" 'rad'-
,t"u. history. and distinct na''"nal
character II Is lnconCrIvahl" that Great
Ir,ia.n ~ suddenly I" chang" ITS nature
and go over To IN" industrial soviet
Neither m, individual nor the n1' ION
can nnuvr IN TWO opposite directions at
The Same TIM, The development Of the
industrial council is distinctly away
from Bolsh"vl%m.
Encland's national industrial council
has just held lis summer meeting. litth
praise was given 10 tho originator at IN"
plan ''WhltIcy." ono IT The great chn"o-
late manufacturers Of England IN DIS
GUESSING the labor unrest, IN" president
said that ignorance and mIsundNrStand-
inr on the part Of both Ia Dor md capital
ar" tho most prolific cnuS" If strikes.
riots and industrial wars. The Whitley
report recommends Il quarterly meeting
Of an .qual number Of representatives.
of tho working men IN the factory and
tho Delegates &C n" stock hold"rS Of tn"
factory. Tho labor union delegates IN
many trades ar" five IN number ana IN"
Delegates If tn" stockholders and on
c"rS Of IN" company ar" ais" i've. Al
tn" rrcScn, moment f"rty-SIN national
industrial ,uun"IlS hlv" been Csihb-
lIShcd IA tho f"iluwIng trades:
Asbestos manufactures. Drrad-mak'hE'
rlci,llir bcds;"adS. b"bbin and shuttle
making building trades, chemical trade.
china clay. mails and mating, elastic
web and cord fabric. electrical supplies,
furniture. gas. gold. silver. III" watch
trade. hosiery. leather goods. matches.
packing cases. paints and varniSh. water
work machinery. TN plate. pottery. road
building. rubber. lumber SILK. tin. waE-
OnS wall paper. carpets. boots and
shoes. musical instruments. needles. fish
hooks newspapers. "ngravCrs, surgical
Instruments. trnmCnrs.
Nine months aRl tho British labor
parry was ut tho cross roads. ~ that
time the party refused to hI.ndly follow
tho faddIStS upon It's general staff Then
came the consolidation Of IN" rank and
file Of tho labor group into n real trad"
union movement. At tho last election
tho labor party rejected IN" S"cIaliStlc
oliEarchy and made 4 clean sweep Of me
alien labor lords. D"Spit" tho cPla"mi"
Of strikes in England they hav" been
cduCatory. Most of them have been