New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
British Labor Claims
Recognized by Capital,
Say U. S. Investigators

dangerous types of universal strikes
and lockouts. The more conscrva-
tive employers appear to make no
effort to help along organizations of
labor. merely dealing with such or
CARNATIONS when they appear on the
scene.
4. Employers in Great Britain are
divided in sentiment shading from
those who want to maintain the
trade-unions along the regularly
established so-called constitutional"
lines 10 ultraradical Socialists.
D. Employees are nearly unit,
however, IN expressing opposition
to the use of force. The most radi-
ca who desire "now' a complete
overturning of The present social
structure, usually admit cn close
questioning that "now" may mean
many years. They want 70 "start'
now. Practically none appears to
approve of sudden change as In
Russia.
6. Employees OF the ultraradical
type look askance at collective bar
gaining ard organizations of labor
and capital. They freely express the
view that they do not wish harmony
between employees and employers,
since harmony would help to con-
tnue the present system of society.
Z. Employees Of the more conserva-
tive type (and to your commission
crs they appear to represent the vast
majority of British workmen) are
largely in accord with employers in
the desire to head off labor unrest
at this period; to strengthen the
unions by holding members under
control; 10 increase production for
the sake of the nation, workmen in
cluded with no restriction on out
put except as it affects the health of
the worker; to leave control of busi
ness policies in the hands of those
managing the business.
&. Government officials appear to
he uniformly of the opinion that the
government should function in labor
unrest only as an absolutely last un-
avoldabie resort, CA the other hand,
they maintain the wight Of the gov
ernment % step w when necessary
IN order 10 protect puhlle INTERESTS
against mlNerlt,es which trN ia feree
thelF terms Np0n the peaple,
y. Ia general the government, and
mast employers aNd conservative
employees appear 80 be aefeed,
That the spiflt Vf cooperation he7
tween tabor and capital Ia highly
desirable.
fhat the spirit of cenelliation ia
important for the benefit Of the EN-
plover IN stabiliaihg hs business
and for the benefit Of the employe
in preserving his regularly organ
ized unions.
That in collective bargaining the
right-minded employer will not at
tempt to return to the pre-war in
dustrial era and that the right
minded employee will not attempt to
crowd his demands to the point At
which the stimulus for private bust
ness enterprise would disappear.
The spirit of genuinely better
new (and not novel era is thus
being fostered by widely varied
elements Of Great Britain's indus
trial system.
General Labor Unrest
Discussing the general state Of in
capital, labor and general public
toward the situat ton, the report says
The issue is squarely drawn on the
demand of the working people to have
better industrial day. They seek not
merely small non-essentials, nor com.
mon-place essentials, but a real ster
forward in their conditions of life
and labor.
eve cannot report that we have
found any panacea for industrial un-
rest. For instance, the specially gener
GUS treatment Of employees, which i.
possible in connection with exceptiona
types of highly profitable enterprises
might be impossible in the cases of in
dustries engaged in closely competitive
operations.
"The present condition is partly due
also to the fact that grievances through
the unions must pass through a com
plicated series of steps, and this pro-
cedure, therefore, does not result /,