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Show i tlS SEEKING SOLUTION OF LABOR PROBLEM W Member of British Parlia-ment Parlia-ment Gives His Views ':i Upon the Question. 'ad.;' -liigayS He Believes Interna-' tional Councils Will Sup-; Sup-; ply Sought-for Remedy. 'i ' By DKLT EDWAUDS. international Novrs Service Staff Cor- 0 i ' respondent. s ' 1 LONDON, May 17. International iouoeils of labor, with full constitu-' constitu-' authority, aro favored by Rob- ,,. Tootill, C. B. E. and member of - jarlianient, one of the newer delegates, ici Hi believes when employer and cm-. cm-. .,.lVCe -it tosrether at the same round &: and tali; their differences man to ,hM.e will be an end to strikes " ' : - Mr Tootill has the distinction ot be-i;" be-i;" hi the oah- labor representative who ": 5been received iu long, personal audi-':V audi-':V '-,,s with King George during the pros- " I Vavs of unrest. He sa s the K,ug I liccu'lv aod s uipatbetieally interested "J m the ei'f oris of the labor men to better :s' 'Shelves. ThrouEfh Mr. Tootill the v.'tiiK; wt this message to the working "Sr" '"you ask ice to tell you something -jihicli vou may communicate to the : mrkiB" daese' of the country. Well, -fou mav sav that I am very solicitous f their welfare and Keenly interested ji thir rightful aspirations. Their well jein" is mv constant concern, especially V '-- j tbo case of the poorer and less for-aicate for-aicate classes of the community." Sing Is Concerned. Mr. To'otiil said the king was much -jomerued over the meaus of briugjnjj .-'i ie greatest contentment and satisfac--' "joii anions the people. Mr. Tootill consented to give the In-s In-s "iroational News Service an exclusive ! "" ulervicw, to tell the American people miictliing of the labor situation over j.. k re. He is gray-haired, keen-eyed; a V' ittle over 60. Ho talks with a slow -loovietion that gives you the iinpres-3-.(o of conversing with a university " -professor, rather than a man who is just coming to parliament for the first 1 Zme in the interests of labor. I As he talked, in the mumbling echoes p v)f the reception hall of the parliament "Wilding hiswliole'dignified and solemn ocaring seemed in perfect company itiththo statue of 'William H. Gladstone :" : Kowliag doiru at him and , with those -it Queen Aune,. Queen Catherine, King .. ..Edivard IV and others iu the nic-hes r: -Iroimd the small rotunda, iu: ' Mr. Tootill paid his first dues iuto ii ' i labor union on September Id, 1871. "j: He !ihs taken part in hundreds of con- rlercnres for the settlement of industrial rjimtes. He is a broad-minded man 'vj.flinl Ms opinion is eagerly sought in cailianicnt on all labor matters. He is Jet ply interested, in the labor situation America. r Lomplimerits Gompers. "1 am strongly in favor," he said. '- : 'of some form of international councils )f labor vViVh ' full' constitutional au-'.:;. au-'.:;. lirity which shall be called together 7; - Jenodically to discuss economic- and .Mustria problems as they prevail in he different countries, and particularly pf'n America and Great Britain. 1 am ' 'jopefu! that something will be initiated 0 that direction iu the not far distant C'l'e to bring about the ideals of cor-..... cor-..... liaiitv and confidence that wc all ought 'i:a get the best out of life. !Ki-'- ''I huld that the workers just as i.niich as anyone else have, a right to bare in tho common blessings and iu he results which each of tho comniu-lilies comniu-lilies is able to produce through the ti efforts and skill of the workers. I s Wt lo bring all the judicious and ri educated pressure to bear to further the ;reat ideals. ""I know Samuel Gompers and have 0 leeii singularly impressed w ith his mis-s:; mis-s:; ion in the cause of labor. He has visu--ii: hzed the whole situation as affecting .-.vbc one and the other. 1 have a high :e; ipinion of his ability, courage and itroug element of "manliness which iCr''?"1 ' "I0"1'113'8 his general ideas. Jtl". have a great personal affection for )VL:m nould "Get Together." As regards the present industrial ---.mrejl, ' tontinued Mr. Tootill, "t am .y : onvineeil that the jrroater part of our ,b.:''ouhles will cease when steps are taken J both employer and employee to as-. as-. a' u,e workers that their interests tl' lM ',"i0r 0r ,ets milt'1!,l and identical WiT, 'P"' 11,0 Prosperity of one should to;;- '"bibuto to tho prosperity of the jo';. - ';'irr- :'C TIli0 fec,in8 prevails to a large ex-'. ex-'. t,1;lt the present emploving class '" w.e?ltl,y caP'Ialist aro attempting idoil ami fccep down tbo legitimate j-P'ralions of the labor classes. 1 am II lie opinion that there is some justi-V justi-V 1. " lor this feeling for example, ;.,: PracUces that prevaH today in some ,,i -H i He industrial establishments where efe'Wwivork obtains. 5r : '".stance, if the individual worl;-i'L worl;-i'L anxious to earn a decent living j'"'1 Pat the whole of his cnergv Vichi , luto his work' tiot oii,y t0 l r necessary output, but to get '- hh, Ytol'-T financial result for his Vo i ' he has louo ,hi,t for ouo or j,.:. l'ullB the employers, going through ": bvi'l WfSe books discover that this iu-' iu-' J uul"ber of individuals have C l,al they regard as excessive P)c result is that tho man with . r- ambition to do something is docked 7 - br'"g all the rates lower. !Ust Remve Mistrust. yt(Mii!JW thc 00nt'"led practice of that ,K(,. ,lu workshop becoming dis-'!!;lnr dis-'!!;lnr '"t onh' that", but it creates VtoM, "nccl feeling of mistrust and Nii 'n" '" U,e mind3 of thc w"Or,;orb- 1 .t'i,e'P - ll,ese things become known to "in" Ci'eate deep resentment and I , fear that all the men will rc-,;j rc-,;j I'.'-t the same treatment, '"'ore we can obtain industrial con-end con-end the desire to assist in the "itv e,'i1:"rt3 tr apl'ove national pios-irrl pios-irrl mistrust must be removed, "'ust bo a greater spirit of cor-j'yand cor-j'yand fraternity in the workshop ,.;ps doubt and suspicion. j plan to rcmed3' this is this: In every department in all the big works you "will fiinl meu who are capable, sober, industrious and en.ioyirbf the confidence con-fidence not only of their own fellow workers, but of the employer and man-apcr man-apcr of tho place. They have proved themselves worthy of this trust and confidence. con-fidence. Coni'idence Necessary. . "These men should be permitted to go iuto the board meetings to discuss with the proprietors workshop cbanjrcs or anv step which affects the comfort or we'll being of the meu or the output of t Ii e shop. "I am further of the opinion that those men. if they had this privilege of sittine; witli their employers, could K back lo their fellow workers and present pre-sent the whole matter so clearly and so franklv as to prevent innumerable conflicts and to bring about an atmosphere atmos-phere of complete contentmeut. "No solution, iu my opinion, can be satisfactorily arrived at unless wo restore re-store the mutual confidence of the men and employers. ... , . T "T discussed this wt'.n the king. I pointed out to him that 1 wag advocat-'n;r advocat-'n;r this policv in industrial matters and that there had been and still arc men who are antagonistic, which militates severelv attainst both parties. Nothing will soivo it but the restoration of confidence con-fidence and the feelinp anions; the men that their labor is not to provide profit alone, but to help maintain a higher standard of life." |