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man in the conference. He certainly
was fair to labor.
Greater Production Imperative.

man In the conference. he certainty
was fair TO labor.
Greater Production Imperative.
In a message to the conference Sir
Robert Borden urged that unless there
was to be greatly increased production
this country could not maintain the
trade levels attained during the war and
would have to go back to pre-war con-
dftions, with adverse balance Of trade
and rising debt to meet the demands of
development in growing country. And
since the nations Of the world had been
able to agree on terms of international
peace surely It behooves every mem
Der Of the league to find within its own
body polite means OF composing differ
encss otherwise than by Industrial war"
New ideals have evolved. he said, and new
conditions been established. The physical
degeneracy OF n considerable portion of
the population is too high a price 10
pay for domination Of the worlds mar
kets labor is something more than a
commodity The physical we'll being and
the moral welfare of the people should
go hand in hand The waste of the
savings OF a half century in the FIVE
years OF war must be made up by in
creased efficiency, rather than by longer
hours and heavier burden on the
workers.
The Hon. Mackenzie King, former
Minister of Labor and author of the
book Industry and Humanity" said
that a contribution could only be mace
to national economy by seeing the larger
interest held in common, not by empha-
sizing differences. II Is the community
that makes all the activities of industry
possible, and helps to determine their
value and scope. No satisfactory solu-
ton Of the industrial question can ignore
the rights of the community. Good will
Is an essential factor. Joint control of
industry could not be brought about in
a day, but gradual evolution into a syn
TEN of joint control could be brought
about, whereby each of the parties to
industry will be afforded a voice in the
determination Of the terms and condl-
tions upon which its services to industry
are rendered"
Canadian labor men made IL quite
clear that they do not see In the I'm
perial scheme of joint control of indus
try the solution of the problem of shar-
ing In control which they desire. Tom
Moore. bright speaker from Toronto,
cited the United Mine Workers at the
A f. Of L. meeting at Atlantic City this
year, who reported the scheme as fall
ure in SO far as the accomplishment of
industrial peace was concerned.
British Conditions Compared.
Col. d. Carnegie spoke at length
on the Whitley councils of England.
He estimates that they are the best
means yet devised for bringing together
masters and men OF the same industry
for serious discussion and mutual help
But he also recognized that in Canada
neither employers nor employees are so
highly organized as In the United King
dom. The percentage OF organized labor
to the total population in Britain is IL
per cent, in Canada only per cent ap =.
proximately.
change from the position OF employee
to. that of employer is more rapid In
Canada than in England. Any scheme
for joint control must take into account
the factors of great stretches of terri
tory in this country, the widely scat
tered industries. the extreme climatic
| conditions. and the large percentage of
alien labor.
Labor men claim that rs per cent.
OF all Canadian workers are organized
and that the percentage is rising, but
that figure is favorable to labor and
oFly approximate. Union men insist
that on industrial councils labor should
| be represented by union men, making
no provision for the majority of the
workers
The report of the special COMMITTEES
recommending the establishment of a
bureau of the Department of Labor to
look after the subject OF Join control
was adopted by the conference That
plan was first recommended by the
Royal Commission appointed by the
Government to investigate industrial
conditions and which reported to the
last session Of Parliament.
Representation Acted Upon.
The question OF proportional represen-
tation was formally disposed Of At the
close of the last session of Parliament
| the Prime Minister announced that a
! Speakers conference would be appointed
to consider the question. BY that Is
meant informal meetings of members OF
the House of Commons, who will discuss
the subject of elections and representa-
| ton. reporting back to the House. The
conference agreed that was a good plan
! The stock arguments for the plan were
put forward, and the one sided party