Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-19

wage scale. while Great Britain Is in
Is noW S me Sn ib;s s sda thai
the wages paid before the war were
t3o meaEre the unit cost of produc-
wage problem. rather than the amount
earned In week, which used to be.
Il Is recognized here. now, that these
an,buiiding point OF view.
There ar, are many good signs in the
the passage OF the Fisher educational
bill. one of the most enlightened pieces
Of educational legislation ever known
learned many new steps in the art Of
man building since the war began, and
which she, has learned has been
step toward t.iat permanent friendship
with Amer!ca which all OF us 50 much
desire. These tendencies will tend to
equalize conditions between England
and America. but some inequalities are
certain to remain. We must he care
understandings.
CONSIDER ACHIEVEMENTS
OF BRITISH EMpIPE
Consider the achievements of the
british. They have been great enough
10 Impress even the American mind.
Great Britain has produced a vast
n nnn,, she has equipped IT, and trans,
H ansged she as SioPplied ,hi and sba
has helped 10 equip others. she has
helped 70 transport others. having even
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Their use has en,ailed a greater
sacrifice even that that which i indi-
Gated when. told what the wars loss
had been for the accomplishing cot
Ton workers. up in Lancashire. 1t has
prise in all parts Of the world. And
SIN ant thcr sacrifice which we have
mad, has has been the tie much more than
20 America in the production OF a vast
merchant tonnage which will be in
international co-operatiUn." sir Albert
presently continued
The winning of the war itself has
-operatiJi.. Through the same ini,u
ence peace after the war must be main
tanned.
indeed. that after the war. IL we are
wcra thrns, on US by German nnI greed Ga aHd
madness. we shall have greater need
OF International cooperative action
than we have had during the wars
CO-OPERATION Is EASY
AND ALSO NECESSARY
Between the United States and
GGrea, Britain such -operation will
viii be the part of wisdom and. a SIM
BILE and a pleasant achievement TO ar
range combined action in this direc-
,ion between the best and most scien
tiiic practical minds OF both countries.
ITO do this at the present time. or
soon. would be an easier matter than
In ordinary circumstances could be the
case. fCr the war automatically has
selected for us aii2-it has selected and
greatest intellectual understanding
and executive ability.
In the mater OF the relationships
between capital and labor we lind an
International question of paramount
Importance with regard TO which this
course Of in,eInattonai study and co:
followed. for into ii policies and poll
licians do not enter and should not
T FSt great 20 pro enf Of the efficiency
ana happiness OF the worker has never
been considered hs,, as an International in
! gard 1t we shall have made definite
advance.
The only guarantee which a league
| a thorough understanding between the
peoples or such nations as compose its
ing understanding. believe, will be
possible only between happy. contented
and progressive peoples.
II believe that such an understand
ing will be particularly easy to acquire
and maintain between Americans and
british. and thi, is because we cannot
ind any outstanding problems in the
one peoples vista which. in one sense
or another. are not also included in
that OF the Other.
MUCH GOOD ALREADY
HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
Already much good has been ac--
complishcd through an exchange OF
visits between labor delegations. but
we must have more than that; visit
ing delegations of employers will be
very much worth while, but we must
have even mora than that; we must
sides.
PERSONALLY am Immensely keen to
ih a0n Er ns apor h seeng
shall be used differently than ii has
been In the past. am intensely anXi-
GUS that IL should be recognized far
more in the sense of a treasure 10 be
boarded and preserved than it has neen
AS a matter Of cold fact. which has
baen amply proved in this great war.
labor is the only treasure worthy Of
tho name in the possession Of any, ma
in the world TO be developed and con-
served. 1t is the last thing in the
world to>be neglected or to vast.
hard study will prove to our employ
ers in Great Britain that labor cannot
certain standards; and l hope with
equal earnestness that the nations
educational system, will provide en-
able of high development.
The world, l hope. after the war
fires until ali Of us shall 1'i realize thas
properly there is no room In it for any
thing which Is shoddy. we must de-
EDUCATION OF MEN
PROVES REAL PROBLEM
Therefore. IL we are to develop as
nations to the highest possible point,
we must have educated workers. Edu-
Gated workers will not waste, IL their
employers also have been educated
against the wickedne of waste of
time and the wickedness of the waste
of ovcrstrain. The educated worker
will be prosperous and will have time.
Being prosperous and having time
wherein he may enjoy. he will be
these things can only come about
through developed industrial system.
perfectly. developed Industrial sys-
tenn can only. come about through in
ternational study.
Nothing. really. is national In
these days ours is little world be-
cause of the influence Of steam and
electricity, and it is growing smaller
hour by hour through the influence
of air-travel.
Industrial unrest always means a
pla gue-spo large or small. con-
tented world must, have no plague
spots. for they will spread infection
of their selishness and spiritual de-
cay. y contented world will be the
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