The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-16
The Causes of Unrest in
Great Britain, France and Italy

she WAS not united before. There is
admittedly great unrest. however. and
radical leaders may gain extended
control and threaten the industrial or
der.
In Ithiy the iaborcrs are moi largely
unionizcd. As In Great Britain. how
ever. the radicals nrc very active and
very outspoken. They dominate he
unions ana iu case Of disputes usually
control the conservative element In
general. 1t was found Va Great Britain
France. and italy hat "a very large
percentage Of the working class were
opposed Up methods OF force or to
action against law and order. As a
-nHe1ucu although advanced rad
icalism Is proposing the general strik,
and nationulizauo 10 may he safcls
concluded that BolshcNism In not like
Is 20 produce serious disturbance In
these countries" In Great Britain.
however. The new labor organizations
that have recently sprung up are con-
trolied by radicals TIC spirit hehind
them is o. revolutionary one. The
leaders who uI appealing 90 this rad
teal class are urging them 10 break
away from the restraints Of the more
conservative labor unions. These exc
tromIsts fruukl confess that their
aims arc at uu immcdiat q control OF
industry.
Tho ,ouu" lssiYu reports that 'r'-
pioycrs iu Europe are evidently walk
ing up 90 the s-criousucss of the stu
alton. This b. particularly true in
Gfcat Butfln. They 'trc ukowisc
searching for methods 90 meet tlo
problems that fute them. As ouH OF
thel spukesmcn has suid to labor
You arc under an absolute miaup-
prCnersion ms 10 the attitude OF the
employers iu the present stale of ar
H..a.HH. ..U a.A.. &c.. LH HN- -A.
ploycrs are prepared g. go very much
further IN the amcl1ration OF the con
ditlons under which you work than
gptac rf You have auN idea or Brit
ish employers. TIE report finds. have
admittcil, iccu to blame be- part for
the existing dlsCont nj among their
w~orkiurmcn. Previous to the war they
had not been Sufficiently Interested
iu tho working conditions or IN tho
general attitude of their employees
Tile government also has on, act
lNClt mt the controversy. When
employers aud employees failed 10
reach nm agreement Uu appeal WAS
taken To law, Tile government, us "a
third party. frequently brought pres
sure 90 bear upun the employ Cra 20
meet the demands Of labor. There
was offered AN opportunity Tor ann
bilious politicians 90 secure advance
meat In the opinion OF the CONF
mission There urc anon tho radicals
politicians who are seeking to organ
tzv behind tnem tho most revolution
AIRY of tho w~utktugmcu.
The commission found TINT leg siu-
ton to solve lubor pruhluta had not
luasenod tho gcnt.al discomfort. Il
was also the opinion OF the commits
sion that a. solution was not To- bc
found in % urr1uSl tion, 1T be- O.
mistake, according To- our view. to
suppose that mere machinery iul JOINT
dia'uHsiuu is likely 90 provo l cure.
ul Back OF these proposals lies the
more important fundamental namely.
the spirit and rcasouHhlyuc.s of both
parties 10 the discussion"
The real solution, the commission
holds. la la greater productivity. The
report lass special stress on this point
utging 90, replacement ul tho enron
cunS economic theory of restriction
of uutpJt hN a cordial cooperation oi
labor with management In Franco.
where u previous shortage OF labor
Was greatly ag vtNatcd hN the lnsscs
ia men due 10 the war. considerable
evidence oil such "a cooperative spirit
W.H noted. There may lac dcdu,cu