The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-22
BRITISH UNREST
IS IN INTERVAL
Between ACTS
Hopeful Signs in Present
-. Outlook, However,
By c X Cumming

, ,rrr0nd, m ihc interval between the
.I.. If 'Ir ir.i at The strikes were
/ .''.UHl anl uuau'h1r0zcd by the Ma
. .u.rli lsr.u'iyes az least IN their
earlier stage, The place Of :he OF.
.uh Trade Union leaders was
rH'rrI a., leaders oi the rank and
. '.'e vHn we're Darrlr,, 81 the letter Of
agreements and only out To win by
1r1lng a sudden blow
l'va, easy 10 dprredit these strikes
.y dHc,.ug on their unconstitutional
.Wl.fcr and throwing blame on the
methods sug'l.ci And the public,
.aad.ng mssahiy through the slush
/. 40 the streets ot tubeleo London or
'rcarlly lighting candles in lightle0
Belfast. found it only too easy 10 be-
. .r,r that the evils they were suffer
Ing we're due lees 10 reasonable anil
rsmedIahlc social grievances than to
..mr vague doctrine OF general re-
.Yl' imported from bol,heyist Russia.
Is' 'h- second act is very dif-
.,rert story The peril which now
'meraceS IS JOINT strike OF the three
greatest unions vi the country
miners. nlwsymen and transport
workers The fact tha, these unions
represent total ~ something ap.
preaching 2DfrurO workers and that
a. the end oi 1915 they were linked to-
g,'Hcr ~ the ,o-oalci Triple Indus
rial Alliance loose kind OF pact
lii1riing the possibility OF concerted
!, action gives some idea oi the i'm
;, mrnse power which they hold in their
u. hands Their procedure is as regular
and as authorized a. the most higot-
rd uph0lier az constitutional Trade
lnion'm could desire and their
pokesmtn are their official leaders.
men OF recognized weight and author
=. .ty
Each union has formulated its na-
], tional program with regard to hours.
1, wages and other conditions, pu, j, for
: ward ior reasoned argument and dc
l. bate. and avoided precipitate action.
N the moment matters stand thus
=, The discussions between the tailway-
!, mems Unions. the Railway Executive
- and the Board ot Trade seem to be
E. proceeding IN hopeful manner; the
y. Transport Workers have refused 20
y accept arbitration on their claims but
further negotiations have been post
roned for a foftuiph, pending certain
=: importan, events TO take place next
week; the rAners IN conference have
refused the governments coun,erpro
posal oi an immediate increase OF
shilling a day and the setting dp Qf
representative committee of investi-
~ CATION 10 60 into their full demands
regarding wages. six hour day more
:, generous rehabilitation schemes and
~ the naturalization Of mines and have
sent ou, a ballo, paper to their mem
hers on the question of national
!, strike, to begin, II agreed upon, March
18th This Is a very serious matter,
b" because the strike is practically GER
tain 10 he carried and will take place,
unless further negotiations are opened
"a up IN the meantime. That may
:" still he done
!, One OF the mos, hopeful signs IN
y. the present general outlook is the
j. sympathetic and thoughtful tone OF
i. many OF the speeches in the recent
~ debates on industrial unrest in the
,p' house Of lords. Thay were oharse-
" 'crycl by a sincere desire TO get a.
' the root OF the necessity OF running
- the country induSuially on q profit
p sharing basis and the desirability OF
- strengthening the powers OF trade
a unions. Lord Leverhulme (the cham
y pion OF six-hour day. declared that
labor unrest was the healthiest Ngn
IN the country at the present time and
that the aspirations of workmen
would and should he progressive,
NJ Most attempts a, analysis of the
ne. causes of the presen, discomfort in
"a clude these: The knowledge OF the
- immense profits which many persons
have made during the war; the dit
icrcnces between the face value and
se' the purchasing value OF wages, %
ch that. a, Mr.. !. H. Thomas, NJ. T.
Ich pointed out in tho house ot com
zen mons, il wages are raised five shil'
ost inss today prices go up six shilling'
la tomorrow and the increase avail'
nothing the suspicion that the gov
eminent will carry out no big con
we'd struc,iye program without the appli
rk- cation OF determined pressure.
I'l Many OF the demands in the ma
,ianal programs" have been before III,
country for years and in one sens
the struggle nigh, be regarded a. III
continuation OF the one interrupted b.
the war. But there is a psychological
pie factor which is new Behind all tn
=, unrest is the demand Of the worker
m. not merely for the same but for
,ay higher standard OF life than they hs'
lE before the wat-better conditions o
'"' living. more leisure, more chance 4
- grow and expand And the new
W factor is the absolute confidence ol
the part Of those who demand am
n. the impici, admission OF those a
mi. whose probable expense the deman'
must he granted that the demand II
30 itself is right
dnn, Discussion, Significantly hinge o.
- points of practical method, OF setua
possibility. oi the coordination o
,Ins various claims--not on the rishtnss
ken Of the great end in question Durin
"'u the war Mr.. Lloyd George told N
AT workers they should BE auds
re- ciou,." that they should demand
- new world" They are acting on tina
advice now.
Mammals Boy.
,nss Fiii--"Inu seem 10 lind . LOT o
n,al difficulty IN getting your whiskers Z