The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-27
WHERE LABOR WILL CONTROL.

eminent has held together remarkably we'll thanks to
Mr. Lloyd Georges wonderful political skill, but the
handwriting has been on the wall since the armis-
tice and labor will have its way soon The passing
of the British government under labor control depends
merely upon the date of the elections and they must
be held soon.
Engiands problems different in many respects from
those which confront the United States direct par
alel cannot be drawn But there phases of these
problems which identical in both countries, and thus
any forward step in England may well be studied by
Americans in the hope of finding precedent that may
serve either for imitation terrible warning"
One striking difference between the English and the
American industrial situation is that of the workers
mental condition. There is in the United States,
but it does not spring from the profound shock the
system which has caused such revolutionary movement
in Britain. The millions of women workers in England
are hopeessy demorazcd, first by private grefs and
family descriptions, and secondly by unfamiliar work and
excessively high wages They cannot be induced to
turn to their old spheres of duty. Probably they
They longer domestic servants and yet if they
do not return to domestic service the country will be
indefinitely upset AS for the men, those who have
back from the front utterly unable to return to
tories unsettled because of the pressure of the high
cost of living and the maadustment of wages. Add
to this individual unrest the political venom of socialism
and bolshevism, and n1ame the incubation with bad
constitutional faint resulting from centuries of class dis
tinctons is not surprising that England due for
critical economic illness
The course of labor in England if it should gain con-
troll, will be closely studied in America, principally in
the development and application of sociastic IDEAS 1t
appears probable that British labor will succeed in hav
ing the mines, railroads and other activities sociazed
The Lloyd George has gone very far indeed
toward meeting these demands, but has not satisfied
labor and must stand aside for government that will
will the experiment lead? Where will the vested interests
try to call halt? When and how will the British classes
be broken up, if they are to be broken up and what
kind of society will emerge?
Trade unonsm has been carried much further in Eng
land than in the United States While the industrial con-
ference in Washington splits on the question of collective
British employers have long ago recognized
for it is now the only labor that is dependable If union
abor is the beginning of socialism, has long way to
go in the United States for has not yet reached that
stage even in England, although the opponents of union
SIN think they socialism of dangerous kind emery
ng from British unonsm.
Another difference between the two countries which
should be borne in mind while assessing the effects Of
advanced unionism in labor the distressing economic
tuatlon in England. The people are now on food ra
lons' with no sign of early relief but on the contrary
most dreary prospect for the coming winter. They
ire short OF COAL with threatened famine They have
10 sugar no butter, very little milk and meat s hecono
ng scarce The price of necessities is rising rapidly de-
p'e every enort OF the government Taxes are eating
ne people up. The government has done the hest II
oud, but it could not prevent the creation of heavy
eos and it is now held responsible for all the countrvs
Is Inc wage earners of the United States are in a
aradlse OF afuence compared with British workers and
course this difference is reflected in the temper of
Individuals and organizations American labor unrest H
'uSeu moro by stirring of tn. intellect and percep
on OF changed conditions than by misfortune shock and
Nauon British labor unrest is the symptom of far
9eper and more revolutionary feeling part desperation
lrt hatred and part hope G
The dominating personalities of abor-controled Brit
government family foreshadowed Some Of +bo
e not very propossessng. They have been misled bv
sheVsm and have espoused ilusory economic theories
men, If they have the power to put them on trial will
st England dearly But it is not probable that anv man
III remain dominant long if labor government should
me- for the very condition itself is shifting and expert
entail and ministers would probably come and 90 with
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