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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 NINE CARDINAL CAUSES GIVEN LABOJPEST Report of the Industrial Rela tion Commission Sent to Con gress Today. Reasons Agreed on by Both Employers and Employes. Washington.—Nine cardinal causes of industrial unrest, most generally agreed upon by employers and em ployes alike, were presented to con gress today by the commission on in dustrial relations in its preliminary report as follows: ‘‘Largely a world-wide movement arising from a laudable desire for better living conditions. Advanced by representatives of labor, socialists and employers and generally endorsed. ‘‘A protest against low wages, long hours and improper working condi tions in many industries. Advanced by practically all labor representatives and assented to by many employers. On Workers’ Part. “A desire on the part of the work ers for a voice in the determination of conditions under which they labor, and a revolt against arbitrary treat ment of individual workers and a sup pression of organization. This was almost uniformly approved by labor witnesses. “Unemployment and the insecurity of employment. Generally advanced by witnesses from every standpoint. "Unjust distribution of the products of industry. Advanced by most labor representatives and agreed to by most employers. “Misunderstanding and prejudice. Agreed to by employers and employes. “Agitation and agitators. Generally advanced by employers, but defended by labor representatives and others as a necessary means of education. “The rapid rise in prices as com pared with wages. “The rapid growing feeling that re dress for injuries and oppression can not be secured through existing insti tutions. “In addition,” says the report, “it has been stated by many witnesses that the tremendous immigration if the last quarter century, while not it self a direct cause of unrest, has serv ed to accentuate the conditions aris ing from other causes, by creating an over-supply of labor unfamiliar with American customs, language and con ditions.” Year’s Investigation. While it presents no conclusions, leaving those for later work, the Com mission, after more than a year's in vestigation covering all phases of in dustry throughout the country in which more than 500 witnesses rep resenting all relations of capital i.nd labor were examined, presents the question: “Is there need for changes, im provements and adaptions or must entirely new legal machinery be de vised for the control of industry?” TUb final report and conclusions of the commission will be submitted next Augusta when its mission is con cluded. These nine agreed causes were the result of the examination of 514 wit nesses divided in interests as follows: Affiliated with employers, 181; af filiated with labor, 183; not affiliated with either group, 150. The witnesses included seven members of the Inter national Workers of the World and six representatives of the Social's', party. Under the caption “What Employers Say,” the report presents the follow ing summary of causes of unrest: Better Living. "Normal and healthy desire for bet ter living conditions. “Misunderstanding and prejudice. Lack of conception that interests of both labor and capital are identical. “Agitation by politicians and irre sponsible agitators. "Unemployment. “Unreasonable demands arising from strength of organization. “Labor leaders who stir up trouble to keep themselves in office and to graft on employers. Inefficiency of workers, resulting in ever increasing cost of living. "Rapidly increasing complexity of industry. , "Sudden transition of a large num ber of foreigners from repression to freedom, which makes them an easy prey to labor agitators. “Universal craze to get rich quick. “Decay of old ideas of honesty and thrift. “Misinformation in newspapers. “Too much organization for comba tive purposes instead of for co-opera tion 16 evidence in labor troubles. •b<'Sympathetic strikes and jurisdlo /tlonal disputes. “Boycotting and picketing. “Meddlesome and burdensome leg islation. “The closed shop, which makes for labor monopoly. Financial irrespon sibility of labor unions.” A similar presentation of the em ploye’s side is as follows: “Normal and healthy desire for bet ter living conditions. Low Wages. ‘‘Protect against low wages, long hours, insanitary and dangerous con ditions existing in many industries. "Demand for industrial democracy, and revolt against the suppression of organization. "Unemployment, and the insecurity which the wage-earner feels at all times. "Unjust distribution of the product of industry ‘Exploitation of the many by the favored few.’ ‘Demand for full share of production.’ “Unjust attitude of police and the courts. "There is one law for the rich, an other for the poor. “Immigration and the consequent over-supply of labor. "Existence of a ‘double standard,* which sanctions only a poor living in return for the hardest manual labor, and at the same time luxury for per sons who perform no useful service whatever. "Disregard of grievances of indi vidual employes and lack of ma chinery for redressing same. "Control by 'Big Business' over both industry and state. “Inefficiency of workers on account of lack of proper training. "Unfair competition from prison and other exploited labor. "Fear on th# part of those in com fortable positions of being driven to poverty by sickness, accident or in voluntary loss of employment. Modern Industry. “The rapid pace of modern industry, which results in accidents and prema ture old age. “Lack of attention to sickness and accidents, and the difficulty and de lay incident to securing compensation for accidents under the common lavs and the statutes of states which have not adopted modern methods of deal ing with these questions. "Arbitrary discharge of employes. “Blacklisting of individual employes. “Exploit, tion of women and chil dren in industry. “Promotion of violence by the use of gunmen, spies, and provokers hired by employers. “Attempt to destroy unionism by the pretense of the ‘open shop.' “Monopolization of land and natural resources. "Suppression of free speech and right of peaceful assembly.” Proposals. Proposals for constructive legisla tion, the report announces, will be submitted to congress covering labor exchanges, industrial education, voca tional guidance and apprenticeship; safety, sanitation, health of employes, and administration of laws relating thereto; smuggling of Asiatics; Med iation, conciliation and arbitration: woman and child labor, minimum wage, hours of labor; agrisulture and farm labor; social insurance, especial ly wdrkmenhs sickness, and invalidity insurance; and labor and the low. CUB COPY. ■* “William Hoffman, one of the most highly respected citizens in our midst, died last night while being attended by Dr. Dash. His widow, who survives him, will continue his fish business, and is consoled by many kind friends. Burial in Greenwood Wednesday.” ! DRINK IT (321 > KENNY’S Coffees and Teas are guaranteed to give you satisfaction. Try them. C. D. KENNY CO. 1048 Broad Street. Phone 601 Phone Orders given prompt attention. iilj Ifi! j. 4; Clothier, Hatter Haberdasher FRENCH COST OF LIVING NOT HURT Paris. More than a hundred days of war; the mobilization of 3,000,000 men; their equipment and feeding and the feeding of 2,000,000 Belgian refu gees and of 80,000 German prisoners, have had no appreciable effect upon the cost of living in France. Production, however, has been re stricted by the occupation by the en emy of several departments and the distribution of foodstuffs has been hindered by calls made upon trans portation facilities by the army. Normal market conditions have been maintained, partly by a remarkable prolific harvest of vegetables and fruit, partly by the suppression of duties on wheat and other important necessaries, and partly by confidence, preventing panicky fluctuations. Slight Advance. Meats advanced slightly at the out set a purely speculative movement —but combinations of housewives buy ing at wholesale soon put a stop to it. Now beef costs the same as in 1913, excepting the cheaper boiling pieces, which are in great demand and have slightly advanced. Pork is cheaper than a year ago and poultry is from 15 to 30 cents a head cheaper. Potatoes are half a cent a pound cheaper, cabbages 6 cents a head cheaper, beans unchanged and bread unchanged. Butter and eggs cost more today than a year ago, and sugar is 4 cents a pound higher. AT ACTUAL COST TO ME. JUST TWO PRICES— SB.2S and $11.75 FOR ANY SUIT OR 'OVERCOAT IN MY HOUSE. fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. FOR HIM Nothing nicer or more elegant for an inexpensive Christmas Gift for him, than a handsome genuine seal LEATHER CARD CASE 1 Bill or Coin Pocket Book, Cigar Case, etc. See our large new selection. Augusta Trunk Factory 735 Broad Street. Opposite Monument. My Cures Create Confidence Clifton R. Groov*r, M. D., th* Nerve, Blood and Skin Disease Specialist. 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Corporation. 4 1 i I H ' m ifiM I jijpi Any $15.00 Suit or Overcoat in my house, for which others are asking $20.00 to $40.00 $11.75 Any SIO.OO Suit or Overcoat in my house for which others are asking $15.00 to $20.00 $8.25 1028 Broad Street NINE jjj