The Washington times., 1921-01-20
FINDS JOBLESS NOW
MENAC|NC WORLD
Unemployment Problem Is Uni
versaI Sore Spot, SaysNoted
Labor Leader.

LONDON, Jan. ,o.-Unemployed Is
no longer a national problem; II Is
a world problem which is shaking
the foundations OF the present social
and economic order in the opinion or
Robert williams. the militant chief
OF the transport workers and one or
the best known labor leaders In
] Europe.
Williams declared today that g.
600. 900 persons are dependent In
Great Britain through unemployment
and that something must be done at
once II a catastrophe is TO be averted'
CRISIS IN ENGLAND.
There will be q general congress
OF labor delegates on January II,
when the advisability OF general
strike 10 force the Government TO act
will be discussed" said Williams
"The direct action council Will be ad-
vised to tell the Government that II
must provide work or mainte nance
for the idle.
unemployment Is not a problem
which affects only Great Britain. IL
is sore spot throughout the whole
world. 1t Is causing alarm every
where.
1.-THE purchasing power OF the peo-
pies OF eastern and central Europe
must be restored by extensions or
credit A proper peace must be made
with Russia. The home markets must
be stimulated. And, above all. work
must be provided and the standard OF
living of the workers must be eleva-
ted.
WORKERS DISTRESSED.
Tho council OF action was able 20
prevent the Government from going
to war with Russia, but II has not
been an easy task to compel peace.
The Governments unwillipgness to
make peace with Russia has intensi-
fed the unemployment situation. The
country is now faced with a striking
contr ADDICTION
The workers are unable to buy
back the same commodities that they
produced.
america Is suffering greatly be
cause the war compelled her to re-
organize her industries to meet the
demands from the entente. Now
American dollars are high in value.
preventing Europe from purchasing
the products she needs so badly. A
normal rate OF exchange cannot be
re-established because we cannot eI-
port our products to America since
America OVerprcduced Similar pfoo-
ucta
"If Germany should pay she Brit
ish share of war indemnity in goods
1t would only intensity unemployment
in Great Britain. II Great Britain
should pay her debts to the United
States in goods II would increase I'M
employment in America
CAPITAL IS MENACED.
Tho world capitalist organizations
are being shaken to their very foun-
dations by the economic conditions
left by the war, and il Is matter of
serious doubt II the precarious
eQuipoise Of capitalism can be main
tanned. / am personally Of the opin-
lon that the same factors which oper-
ated for the overthrow Of the Bour-
geois system in Russia are at work
tn roughout the entire world-or. at
least In western Europe, America and
some parts of Asia
IF tho supporters Of the existing
regime were sufficiently able and
their views and plans were sufficient
ly comprehensive a world revolution
might be avoided but in their blind
folly they will continue to attempt
to cut the cost of production by re-
ducinG wages hoping thus to dim nish
the effective demands Of the workers
for q part of the wealth labor pro-
duced. This lack of economic fore
sight will ultimately destroy thu
privileges OF the class possessing
wealth.