The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-16

The national Industrial conference
board today publishes an interim re-
port on the Industrial situation In
Great liritain. France, ana Italy. nv
lis specinl commission. which visited
these countries during March. April
and the early part Of May Of this
year. The purpose WAS to gain at first
hnnI "a knowledge OF how the pro-
! cesres Of readiratment were going ON
In Europe" aud chiefly with respect
~ the problems arising from the re-
lHtions between employers AND cm-
%plOyees.' The significant points Of
this report are briefly skotched h-iow
There WIS great Industrial unrest In
the Countr.cs visited and inyoHtiEa-
ton was made as to the primary
causes Of such widespread discontcnt
The commission accepts IN It's report
the explanation OF Sir Robert Horne
Of Tho British ministry OF iahour. that
the following are the chief causes Of
Industrial unrest;
T.. The long strain o.. the war.
9. The nervous effect produced bv
the extreme industrial efforts OF the
nation.
O. Tho disturbance Of normal eco
nomiCal NE.
4 Tho rise I'm tho cost OF living.
g. The absorption into English
thinking OF tho revolutionary ideas
lioin the 'hANlN'ii,
Ia the opinion OF tho commission
the cnlso Of most practical import
b. The rise In tho coH OF living. II
Is the most tangible. me most clearly
realized. and bears directly upon the
labor situation.
The Industrial unrest In Europe
found various kinds OF express on.
The lahorinR ciuaa responded accord
ing 10 lis general social attitude. The
line OF distinction between radicals
and mOitrtlHF hrs been more clearly
drawn. In Circuit britain. although
luhorCra are VstY largely orguulged.
there is "a great hpdY Of conservative
Workiucmon who have q fundamental
respect FOR law and ORDER, While
thcs may have been touched bN rev
pulmonary ideas they are directly on
posed To a. u%scrturning Of the exist
ing sooiul system. Thcrc BE-, how over.
q minority. gnd probably % growing
minority, that be- both Cptcrprising
and noisy. They appear opp sod To
calm ana cool discussion and have
adopted the moro radical revolution
ury program. Thcv seek tho tmmD-
diatc naturalization OF essential iu-
dusifics % the general 'demucrutic'
control of Industry as well ur Of tho
state They advocate dry.tIc measures
Of taxation apo capital end a CON
ploir chguge lu tine oWucrahIp OF Land
The radicals and tho modcEitas Boo
British labor differ especially 900 thoii
methods of action 'fho mudHuttos are
willing 90 proceed according 90 the
constitution of their unions They are
willing % ruiu their oudH hr 1 sep
hy-stop movement. Tive radicals Will
not brook restraint Thcy arc Tor im
mediate. direct action. The most
typical representatives, of the radical
labor element are 90 lc found iu tho
Triple Alliance, which rs made zap of
the organized workers rmong coui
mincrs. The trunsl 0ri workers. and
the railway men. "a r's The Triple
Alliance which h%roug,fi uou the In
dustriHl crisis iu ENGLAND m l'cbru-
arN aud March. tglg.' THIS j. the
dangerous element in England today
and must. the cowuisHiu ion urges. he
Brought under control 10 avoid M
dustri.l disaster
In France. Will, thuro is u large
soOtalistic element which has % mum
her Of dcput. as I'm the assembly, "ihc
chief labor Organization has ~olIi,iul;N
recognized am economic relation bee.
tween wages and productive Crfici-
oncN.' The war has united France az