. The Saturday evening post. y public questionwhatsoever; and the Socialist and labormouthpieces work just as manfully on theirside to present every situation to their ownadvantage. Negotiations to break the deadlock pro-ceeded nevertheless despite the employersemphatic declaration that they would notdeal with the men under existing circum-stances. The workers leaders provedthemselves adroit tacticians. So far as Ihave been able to learn they were neveronce out jockeyed in all the series of con-ferences—but it is possible that the finalsettlement will not work out as they in-tended. They turne
. The Saturday evening post. y public questionwhatsoever; and the Socialist and labormouthpieces work just as manfully on theirside to present every situation to their ownadvantage. Negotiations to break the deadlock pro-ceeded nevertheless despite the employersemphatic declaration that they would notdeal with the men under existing circum-stances. The workers leaders provedthemselves adroit tacticians. So far as Ihave been able to learn they were neveronce out jockeyed in all the series of con-ferences—but it is possible that the finalsettlement will not work out as they in-tended. They turned the tables on the employersmore than once, and raised a laugh through-out Italy by one proposition they advancedearly in the trouble. It was to take overthe plants and pay rent for them to theowners on the valuation the owners madein their tax returns. That naturally gotunder the skin of many employers, it beingnotorious that a considerable percentage ofthem have evaded full payment of taxesfor years. It ClampsEverywhere. The Employers Answer The industrials were inclined to be stiff-necked, which was hardly to be wonderedat; they were also reactionary. With warprofits in their possession, they displayed adisposition to make it a fight to a finish,even though it should precipitate a revolu-tion. But they obtained no public support,and the government would not back themup, even in their perfectly legal demandsfor protection. The standpoint and argument of theemployers are partially summed up in oneof the manifestoes they issued: {Italians!In these words which we address to you andwhich We wish to be strong and noble, as isour spirit in the struggle of to-day, let it beclear that we did not arrive at fortunesduring the war through connivance ofministers, but we first created the well-being of all, of the nations weapons, andlater of the nation itself, through our ownlabors, our intelligence, our constancy andour activities. The same people, now mad-dened by a few political tr
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