The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-31

only appealed for fair play for the
government, but referred sympathet-
lcaily to the unhappiness and sense
OF unrest in the minds OF the em-
ploycrs and urged the need tyr EN-
ployets and workers to get together
and work out practical solution.
And Mr ClynCs' reference to the
rising standards OF wisdom In the
minds of the employing classes,
seemed TO hr justified by the tone
OF the speeches on that side They
were marked by "A sense OF the in
eNi,ablencss of change and an earn
est eroping for means to these new
ends Indeed the first definite con-
structiNe proposal came from Sir Al
Ian Smith, Of the engineering EN-
ployers' federation. This was mo-
tiun for an industrial committee, con.
sisting of equal numbers OF repre-
scntatives Of employers and workers
with IA government chairman to re
port to a further meeting of the con
ference on the causes Of the present
unrest and the methods to safeguard
and promote the best interests OF
| the WORK people and employers" 4
resolution on similar lines but more
comprehensive and with broader
| inquiry into wages, hours, unemploy To-
ment ana It's prevention and the best
means Of promoting operation be.
| tween capital and labor was after
/ wards put to the meeting by Mr.
| henderson
| Finally, late in the afternoon. i'm
| patiently ClamOred for and greeted
with warmth which Indicated the
! persistence of bis hold on the public.
| came the prime minister. He was In
/ most excellent form and ne exerted
/ all those arts OF which he is a con n-
! suminate master TO charm, capture
and persuade. On tthe intellectual
sidc, the speech, containing no origi-
nal constructive proposal. was a
most interesting example of Mr.
Lloyd Georges peculiar assimilative
and intuitivo genius. All the telling
! points in the other speeches appeared
| Synthcsized, Illuminated In his Hut
| that sypthcsls was in itself "A crea-
! tive work, for IT was born of sym
pathetic understanding OF all the
various points of view and an inter
| pretive power which produced a
. great effect upon his audience.
lie recognized the Justice Of the
workers demand for a higher stand.
! nrd Of life. He anIlyzed the diff
cultles In the way OF re-starting the
Industrial machine, placing first and
foremost among them the prevalent
atmosphere Of suspicion. He urged
upon both sides that determined
effort be made to clear II away lie
set up as the ideal that industry
throughout the whole country should
be IA great partnership" Dwelling
earnestly on the need for immediate q
action he urged the adoption Of Mr.
Hcndcrson's resolution by the con-
ference, lie closed with n moving
appeal 10 the spirit OF the past four
fand a half years--that spirit oi
| unity. common action. common
purpose. common love Of this old
Wand" which had ncrvcd men to en-
, dNrc TO the end. Il appealed some
months ago in an hour OF, emergency
to the people OF this country to hold
fast. Today | am making an appeal
to all sections hold together"
The resolution was put 10 the
meeting and adopted by an over
whelmlng majority. When | left the
building the employers representa-
tives were in one room. the mems In
another, both sides choosing their
representatives, for the temporary
committee which 1t is hoped viii Ia
the precursor of permanent Coun.
ci1 So England swings half-con.
| Nviously into the grooves OF change
which lead towards that new mode
of revolutionary import-an indus.
trial parliament