Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-11-26 | Page 4 | As to the Problems of Peace

AS TO THE PROBLEMS OF PEACE. Going back to peace seems to present pre-sent more real difficulties In an industrial indus-trial way than going into war. There are so many problems to be solved that uncertainty attends ourTcturn to peace. An eastern financial authority, after reviewing the possibilities of a busi; ness upset, says that if tho change is gradual this country should escape serious se-rious reverses. "The most serious effects of industrial indus-trial demobilization," he says, "may fall upon labor; for thousands will be discharged from the army and from government work, now that the necessity neces-sity for munition making is ended. Thousands more, who have been securing se-curing wages beyond all expectation in regular industries, are also threatened threat-ened with losing their jobs. Probably most of these men have saved little of their war work wages, andthcy will naturally be averse to accepting lower pay elsewhere. If these changes come gradually, discontent may be avoided; if they come suddenly and re-employment is difficult, trouble may ensue. The problem of finding employment for those who gave up their jobs for the sake of securing war wages, is a serious ono, and should have the earnest ear-nest and early consideration of both national and civil authorities. There is no doubt plenty of work waiting for workers; but tho task of bringing jobs and men together in these times of dislocation will be most difficult. From now on there will be loss complaint as to the scarcity of labor, yet thore will be no immediate surplus; nor Is it likely that there will be any great reduction re-duction of "wages, except in industries which can no longer earn the exorbitant exorbi-tant profits, out of which these excessive exces-sive wages came."