| Show GIBBONS ON LABOR AFFAIRS Cardinal Talks of the Conditions V Throught Europe Baltimore Md Aug 6 Cardinal Gibbons today talked entertainingly on llyon conditions abroad He was much Interested Inter-ested in the status of the steel strike soon and said ho hoped it would be settled When asked about the relations between be-tween capital and labor Europe he I said That Is an economic question and I did not study It I um not able to confirm or deny the claims made that unions havo the manufacturers In Eng land so bound down with their rules as to lessen the capacity of the works with the result that England Is not able to compete with this country In many lines of trade I would take much study to learn all the detals of that subject We were however struck with the care taken to guard against accidents to employes in England Seemingly more value is placed upon human life there than here Rules are made b lfe board of commissioners and these are rigidly enforced In many instances employers em-ployers take out Insurance on the lives lves of their hands When an employe Is permanently disabled he must be paid his wages for I think three years Do you believe labor In this coun try is better off than England was usked That too replied the Cardinal Is I subject for much Investigation Con dition is a relative term There Is more In the question than wages alone One must ascertain the cost of living in each country in order to answer It Intelligently In-telligently |
