South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-02
HOOTS ENGLAND 8
NEW TANGLED
LABOR SCHEMES
Member of Commission In
veStigating European
Affairs Makes Report.

NEW YORK. sept demo
cratization Of industry. workers
control" "a voice in management"
and similar phrases were character
lied as verbal coinages OF stamped
Frs after economic wilI-o' the wisps''
by James ". Sullivan. representa-
tive OF organized labor on the com
mission sent by tho National civic
Federation TO England France and
Itay. 10 study industrial conditions.
i'm report made public hero to-
night.
the general topic, The Labor Sit
nation Abroad Following the War"
points out. however that behind the
phrases is screened a big idea-'a
compound Of syndicalism, socialism
and the new tangled guidism
Calls Claims Extrayagant
After analyzing the shop stew
ard" movement in Great Britain and
calling 10 = wartime schism from
regular trade unionism and a thrust
toward Matchmaking industry. Mr.
Sullivan refers 10 its rise and rapid
growth. the "extrava CANT claims
made for IL in the United States and
It's subsequent decline He claimed
that II came INTO being because Of
abnormal conditions combined with
inefficient functioning Of British
trade unions and that lit quickly
died when the exceptional conditions
that gave il birth had passed"
Touching upon the functions Of
the British trade union congress.
the general federation Of trade
unions. the cooperative union and
the British labor party. Mr. Sulh-
van declares il 20 be his opinion that
"the stage now arrived at through
the tutorship OF the British govern
ment and the establishment OF its
various councils and the committees
- less satisfactory than the present
status Of the employer and employed
classes in the United States. Both
sides here know where they stand
n Britain. what with works COM
mittees. Joint councils. industrial
conference committees and the
standing trade union agreements.
too many voices call too many or
ders and proffer too much advice" "
Confusion i'm England.
Under the title chaotic British
labor politics" Mr.. Sullivan says a
separate political party in England
has brought only confusion 10 the
workers. engendering enmities
among union officials and maintain
ing a perpetual fever of political
campaigning.
Great Britain's triple industrial
alliance" OF the miners federation
$3.50. 900 members. the national
union OF railwaymen 600. O00) and
the national transport workers (275.-
000l a labor combination formed in
1913 and aiming beyond welfare
and wages TO naturalization OF cor
tain industries. Mr. Sullivan de-
clared. profoundly disturbed" trade
union opponents Of the alliance be-
cause OF "its methods as applied to
political purposes" They are con-
cerned. ne says. as 10 the limits Of
his power" and its ultimate social
effects. This power he says. can
stop the economic life of Great
Britain"
Worl<men Face Difficulties.
The difficulty of achieving the
"democratization OF industry" Mr..
Sullivan summarizes in the state
ment that "workmen sharing control
In any industrial establishment
must have either personal training
or expect advice as 10 many techni-
cal business points coupled with suf-
fcient general education and mental
power TO cope continually with keen
minded competitors They must also
be able to rise TO the seif-disCipline
necessary to secure united action in
a board or directors representing
both capital and labor Furthermore.
he said" placed in such a posi-
ton. labor would necessarily be
compelled TO accept all the conse-
quences Of control. including. when
necessary. the passinS of dividends.
sharing OF losses. reducing of wage
scales. dismissing surplus employees
sbolishing the minimum wage. saCri-
fcing certainty Of income. and in
curing various forms of liability
Albert Farweu Bemis OF Boston,
Mass. who represented employers
and Andrew Parker Neviu. a New
York attorney. who represented the
American public as members OF the
commission abroad. VIII make sep
arate reports on their observation
later. other members of the com
mission were Charles Mayer a
steamship man, chairman. Charles
Barrett. president OF the national
farmers union. Grant Forbes OF the
American International corporation,
and r. 4. Quarles. secretary
STATE C0NSTABLES HUNT
FOR BEAR: OR is IT BULL?