New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
SCOTTISH EMPLOYERS and EMPLOYEES.
LESSONS DRAWN FROM THE GREAT PAISLEY MILLS

LESSONS DRAWN FROM THE GREAT PAISLEY
PRINCIPLES OF RECIPROCITY
The lecture-ro Of Law school Building of Column
ba College crowded yesterday when Professor John
Duncan Quacken5os delivered interesting lecture upon
Robert Tannah the Poet Of the Braes." After giving
vivid description OF the town OF Paisley and OF Sany
Castle the speaker gave his hearers glimpse OF the
life, Is and industries and then followed
Tannahill through his life, giving quotations indicating
the authors dispositions and moods and giving
graphic sketches OF his surroundings and experiences The
lecturer gave HIN many high compliments claiming him
be among Scottish poets second only to Burns He
drew lesson from the town of Paisley now busy city OF
10000 Inhabitants where weaving is still the chief occu-
patton, where highly moral, Sab
bail respecting, Godfearing peoples and in closing said
The city OF Paisley Is today standing reouke to
clamor that Christianity has failed to establish
proper and congena relations between employer and EN-
plOye great Manufacturers u Paisley carry out
cay daily intercourse and business assoeia
principles OF reciprocity as incucated by the
f and in the priceless heritage
lef by Tanrdihl The men and women whose de-
vOuon has rendered them rich In worldly possessions are
made material prosperity and their wealth
freely given for the endowment of charitable inst'u
lions In their native city. These Scottish employers fur
realize that the moral welfare OF their operators
their keeping and that II ismade their duty
70 surround it with every possible safeguard AS con-
dsaGecton, dscJncnt, and wha; 1t Infinitely
more deploao the inforcd Adoption Of VICIOUS life by
women operauv alternative with starvation, are
unknown. purity OF their lives contrasts markedly
depravty that is the reprOach Oh our American
sysem-their cheerful homes with the nhy tenenents
| that disgrace great manufacturing centres
Generous provision Is also made for the physical COM
mental training Of the operatives, two thirds OF
whom are girls Beside the great spinning mill stands
thoroughly equipped substitute for the steeple school
house, where made rhymes for the amusement OF
his fellows 1t Is provided by the mill for the
half tmers children who receive instruction during three
DAYS of the week the factory the remainder OF
the time addition to this there Is sewing school
where given, free Of expense, In hand ana
machine sewing. The Messrs Coates have also built
dining hail. where girls provided with substan-
ual extremely moderate prices extensive OATH
rooms are also connected with the establishment FOR the
use OF employees while the clerEs have their separate
dIning hall reading rooms After twenty years Oh
| service In casa they become incapacated from any
cause deserving operatives pensoned at the rate OF
| eight shlngs a week. Thus the rich manufacturer
moves among employees father mindful OF their IN
:rests OF their rights, while they have 'afncd
TO look upon with all the love and respect OF eonhdne
children spirit that inspires the noble deeds OF
the public OF Paisley should abroad among
the employers Of this land the abuses
that are side would be recthed That
spirit is the spirit pure unselhsh Christianity, the spirit
which alone solve with its dvinely Quiekened insight
! the perplexing problems OF this age"