We have written in our first leading article on the
_ new industrial policy of conciliation which is bringing masters and men together. An excellent sign of the times is the election of. Mr. Ben Turner to the chairmanship of the Trades Union Congress. He is essentially a man of peace. As the Morning Post points out, there. has been no serious trouble for many years in Mr. Turner's own industry, the wool textile trade, and this is largely due to Mr. Turner's hatred of strikes and his profound disbelief in them as economic weapons. At the recent congress in Edinburgh he boldly appealed for " comrade- ship and fellowship " all round. " Don't we want indus- trial peace ? I'm certain I do. The working class are hoping and pleading for it." Mr. Turner is a Yorkshireman of much shrewdness, humour, and kindliness—the right man at the right time for the T.U.C.
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