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Sines his return to England about two months ago, Colonel Carnegie said, he had attended many meetings and conferences of employers and employed who had formed Joint Industriál Councils; and he had also been favoured with the views of industrial leaders of Labour and others on the value of such councils to industry. As a result, his belief had grown stronger

25 The discovery was made in that we were standing on the

af verge

the Hardstoft No. 1 boring: at a discovery regarding our human and indust

depth of approximately 3,000ft. rial relationships and duty to

The ail rose to a height of 50 during the night, and yesterday one another. He believed that, same form of representative

stood in the bore at height of] 400ft The American drillers say government in industry was essential to industrial peace and

that it is a very fine show. D

"The surface of the oil bearing prosperity throughout the world; and that any form of industrial

sand has only been scratched as yet and it government, the machinery of

is hoped that which did not include all the

deeper drilling will increase the flow. But there are partners to industry, would be out of balance and would sooner

difficulties to be overcome, and or later shake itself to pieces.

the operation will have to be As long ago as 1915 it was carried through slowly. The oil, advising the formation of clear to -level headed German which is flowing at á.considerable industrial councils adopted an business men that the industrial pressure, has been found almost educational propaganda among reconstruction even of a conquer exactly where it was expected, the unions of workers and ing Germany was a problem of and Government experts who employers, and the use of these great difficulty and embarrass-brave been associated with the councils was the channel through ment. One of them. Herr work are very much pleased with which the Government was Herzog, an eminent engineer and the discovery informed of the needs and con-economist, wrote a memorandum ***A sample of the oil-was] ditions of the industry. It was on the subject which has recently brought to London yesterday. It R very remarkable that in a little been published in English as is a light brown fluid, amel over one year 33 councils had "The Iran Circle."

The writer'sling strongly of parsifin and quote from 83 offered proposals-we been formed; and he

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reported some sugestions for increasing article by Mr. Francis. Dribble in that, on being tested, it was found the facilities already afforded for the March Anglo-French Review to be of high quality. It is less promoting co-operation between-were twofold

heavy than the oil found at In order to secure German Kelham, near Newark, and employers and employed by con- sidering the extension of the trade, foreign governments must exhibited at the British Science representation and functions be required, under forfeit, to pur- Exhibition last summer.” of Joint Industrial Councils. The chase, every year, whatever present limitations of councils quantity of German goods, a were no doubt responsible for German Board of Trade decided some of the objections which were that they ought to need In raised to them by sections of order to maintain German effici-

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was that the machinery of trade must be "militarised strikes unions was quite capable of suppressed, emigration forbidden, obtaining for. Labour all that and migration regulated. The councils could obtain, and another A Nies, in short, must be made the was that they did not afford commercial vassals of Germany,

German Labour that share in the control, and the responsiblity, and profite of in- must be reduced to seridom for oil with little gas and much water dustry to which they claimed a benefit of Westphalian and

was met with at 1,500ff, and Silesian manufacturers."

again at 2,600ft." and added that! right.

In spite of their limitations, the Reconstruction on these ugly,

“It would seem to be a neck-and councils were proving to be of if possibly effective, lines, is neck race" between Hardstoft and the other drilling mentioned great value, but it was probable clearly out of the question now. that their service to industry Germany is not a victorious, but -Brimington No.. 1-to be the

The Allies firsttotap whatever oil may exist. a whole would be more a defeated, power.

He mentioned, too, another complete if the four parties are not accepting terms, but im-

more pron is to industry were represented on posing them, and the question drilling, even

near proof. them, and their functions extend. Mr. Gribble asks his readers is: ing, but not so ed to give & measure of executive Seeing that reconstruction would This is Renishaw No. 1 where control. It might be considered have been difficult for a conquer-the bore passed through two sand feasible to have in addition to the ing Germany, is it even possible beds with gas wet gas at the representatives of employers and for a defeated. Germany to be re-deeper level. The flow of gas at per day, but that there were employed, the other two partners constructed as a power capable of this level was estimated at from some wells which gave as much to industry on these councils, paying her way It is possible. 200,000 to 300,000 cubic feet a as 7,000 tons a day. chosen, first for the Govern- he answers, but not from within.day, and as it first came from the

WHAT SUCCESS MEANS, ment by the Ministers of Govern- If Germany's industrial fabric is

hole it leapt into a flame some

Supposed a well of that kind that should be the 15ft. high. ment, Departments concerned, to be reconstructed within a

should be opened in. England. the strike in Derb and, secondly, for the consumers measurable time it mist' be done At the least, this flow of oil in Then it would hardly be possible will be for the by various municipalties. If they by her enemies, and those of her Hardstoft No. 1 is a discovery to calculate the results to this to settle. considered the vast industrial enemies who are in a position to full of promise for the future. country. We glanced at the posfirm are working machineas composed of two do it are France and England. It At the most, its possibilities sibilities in a leading article on Government at Chesteracki. great sections one for securing is vitally in the interest of the are almost unlimited. It will Monday"It is just within the firm are giving the service orders and and distributing pro- Allies that Garman industry be best, for the present, to be range of possibility that one of their staff free of charge. ducts of manufacture and the should be re-established on 'z sober in anticipation of what these very rich wells has been Government, which is payi other for dealing with all matters profitable basis, because otherwise it may mean; but even so a struck in Derbyshire, and that other expenses of the work The relating to managerial, technical, the chance of recovering any strike like this in one of seven possibility may induce even the experimental borings are bein and human problems in produc-appreciable portion of their war experimental drillings is re- most sceptical to imagine what made on information gathered i tion, they to confess costs and indemnities is probmarkable. As the Special Cor- such a discovery would mean. Its Lord Cowdray, and given by that, beyond, perhaps advising lamatical. As to the method of resondent said on Monday: results in industry and commerce him to the Governments.

almost incalcul. As a condition of this g upon some of the problems doing it. Mr. Gribble suggests Boring for oil in a new country would be relating to the operation of that the rebuilding must be the wild-catting, as it is called, is able; the wealth which it would be stipulated that the Govern these two sections, the Joint work of a joint supervisory board and always must be the riskisst set free would be huge, and ment should prohibit promiscuo Industrial Councils did not ex- of the Allies:

of ventures. Texas was known would be produced with great boring, and this has been ercise any power. If a larger "And that can only mean, in to be petroliferous for 10 years rapidity. Its benefits would have The Correspondent pointed control were considered advisable practice, entrusting the recon-before a strike was made, a new their effect, direct or indirect, in too, in his article on Monda the commercial and financial struction and administration of field is being opened in Oklahoma every household throughout the that all controversial skill represented on the Joint German industry: to "competent at this moment in an area where United Kingdom. It would be such as.royalties and Industrial Councils might direct and duly authorised trustees, a long record of uninterrupted justly comparable with the dis mination of property the first section, and the who will collect and pool the failures was held to have discovery of the uses of steam; and interests in the oil produ managerial, technical, and in-profits for the common advantage, proved the possibility of success; once again, as after the Napole the future conduct dustrial skill the second section of all the beneficiaries. This and no one who has dipped into onic wars, a totally unexpected dustry have been pos change the the presence of ofi în For this purpose an Executive cannot be done in a day; but a the history of oil in America, discovery would Board for each section might be beginning could be made. at once, Mexico, Russia, or anywhere else, whole face of industry and would quantities is proved elected from the councils. and the area of administration will for an instant expect all the nullify, almost certainly, the loss- The main problem the first rapidly extended. Industries to wells that have been sunk round and the destruction of wealth board would have to consider which the principle could be Chesterfield to be productive, that war has involved."! would be how to secure remun-applied without delay are those That would be a miracle beyond Bat we hastened to say that no erative trade without unrestricted at the Westphalian coal-mines, all rational anticipation. Time one should be seduceed for more While gathering competition; and the second the potassium-beds, and the woods and again it has happened that in than a moment by these golden the last chapter of board would consider how to and forests Coal, timber, and proving pilfields all the experts prospects" and that is still the bird life of Somerse intain efficient production with potassium are commcities which have been wrong and only the way of wisdom. This, however, Wigles, orth, -- tive competition. He be at present, are not only readily fools right, and that the lonely can be said, that the flow of oil Somerset, oranlable, but badly needed-In work of unteachable optimists in the Hardstoft drilling does the cliffs

Trone of the three industries ne has brought to life and fruitful bear out the convictions and ex-quest there be

ness areas that had been given up fections of Lord Cowdray

had

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