| Show SOMETHING ibn WORKMEN TO CONSIDER PRESS dispatches from england state that british trade unionism is relying upon its ability to secure a loon from the me continent through the amsterdam internationals in order to redress the misfortune occasioned by the general strike unless this loan Is obtained the labor movement Is d doomed bome d to a serious setback even though the loan Is secured in europe or america ol of what benefit will it be it will simply put the workman deeper in III debr and unless the english laborers has learned that increased production per man Is the only way vay to permanently ly increase wages he will simply b be worse on off than ever when he gets the loan writing to the boston news bureau from london herbert N casson brings to light some astonishing facts in regard g ard to british labor union accounts following the great coal strike one union spent to distribute 17 in benefits the Railway mells union last year with a revenue of 2300 paid out oi only I 1 ly in benefits all the rest went vent tor for salaries expense and politics the electrical workers received and spent in sa salaries larlor and expenses british trade unions have paid officers who form a practical powerful bureaucracy to promote their own personal slid and political interests american workmen can profit greatly it II they will heed the object lessons seen today in all parts of 0 the world where efforts eherts ale aie made to pay oft off debts or lameyse inci ease ages by every method under the sun except honest toll and increased production per man |
