Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-13
George N, Barnes M, Pr
Discusses Labor, League
of Nations and the Irish
Situation
BY GEORGE. N. BARNES, M. p.
British Parliament Leader

Copyright, 1911
Ieased Wire Service to The Journal)
(Some of the radical labor leaders In
Great Britain are demanding that the gov
eminent give the unemployed full work
full pay obtaining the money therefor
through tax levies under the poor law.
The demand has met encouragement from
some authorities but Mr.. Barnes feels that
if man is paid as much in 1dleness as
he would be paid in industry, unemploy-
ment will not only spread, but become
chronic.)
LONDON, Sept. 1O.-Communist
propag andists today are finding a
fruitful field for their activities in
the ranks of Britain's vast army Of
the unemployed.
Organized labor having committed
itself to the principle Of Estate work
or state maintenance" the more ir-
responsible members are concentrat-
ing on the second part OF the formu-
la and are pressing a demand Tor
full maintenance out of the rates
collected under the poor law. Some
boards of guardians have conceded
a good deal of demand with the IN
evitable result of a cry for more.
Meantime one local board refused
to impose the levy of the London
to be not justly chargeable to the
local taxpayers. They demanded that
the rates be equalized all over Lon
don and that land values should bear
the larger part of the burden: So
for contempt Of the court which or
dered them to comply with the pre-
cepts of statutory authority, they
have been slapped into prison.
George Lansbury is among them
This has brought up old and acute
controversies, including that OF incl,
dence Of ratings between landlord
of Henry George on that subject
have sunk deep into the minds CT
the. English people, there may be
some interesting developments. But
incidence Of rating, the communist
plea that the voorhees, shall be paid
full wages will fizzle out just as,
soon as it's implications are under
stood. For, if men are paid In IDLE
ness as in INDUSTRY It IS an esr1 am
that INDUSTRY y YIN incf SalIer ana
The question has been discussed
during the week by the Trade Union
congress, but the attitude of the
delegates has not been helpful, Tor
they simply saddle the. government
with sole responsibility Tor the Gauss
and the cure of compulsory 1dleness
and entirely ignore the contributory
causes of indus trial conflict. they
have contributed nothing to the clar-
ifcation or solution of the proDlem;
But the number of the unemployed
has been reduced this week by over
sixty-six thousand and in all events
we have some small mercies to be
thankful for in these trying times.
London, naturally, is following
with the keenest interest the second
meeting of the ASSEMBLY, OF the
League of Nations, at Geneva: LORD
Balfour's membership in the council
of the league and his warm espousal
Of the cause of the league generally
have done much to commend 1t mere
The acceptance by the necessary ma
iority of the affiliated states OF the
plan for the international court OF
Justice will enable the assembly 10
name the judges and the court is as
s1red now of a good start. 1t is per-
haps the leagues greatest achIeVe-
ment, and, oddly enough, Mr.. Ellhu
Root from a non-memDer natIon,
took a leading part in formuIa1lns
the plan.
There is one disquieting discus,
sion to be faced by the assembly ana
that is on the proposed mutlIat1eo ION
Of the provisions in the covenant for
the registration and validity OF
treaties between various powers. Inc
assembly will be asked to assem- u
an alteration which would pc open
to the lHlGIpIGldIlOlA
would not be invalidated By nom
registrato This is an ALTERATION
which might open the door again TO
secret treaties and therefore would
be a departure from President VII
sons provision for open covenants
openly arrived at" The assemnly
meets. however, with added prestige
due to it's past achievements in the
present commanding position OF the
league.
AS to Ireland, it would seem tna5
if the latest invitation from Lloyd
George to a conference is rejected
Without consulting the Irish. people,
Slim Fein will be responsible LOT
Whatever follows. This last mes
sage from the British government IS
indeed a virtual waving OF an
claims, save loyalty to the crown
and it remains to be seen if De val
era and his associates Will pc equdl-
Nv magnanimous. Unless SIM rem
agrees to a conference it would seem
that the last word has been sa!d.
IT is difficult to see how the Brit
ish people can go farther.
Admiral Benson to |
Attend u. D. c. Session
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