The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-21
MOST TYRANNIcAL or TRUSTS.

Much has been said in the last few
months about trade combinations and
trusts. but it is apparent to every stu
dent that the most arrogant trust OF
the day and the one most inimical to
the laboring man is the Labor Union
Trust. Labor unions, as conceived by
their founders. were a good thing for
the laborer, but from beneficial and
benevolent associations of working
men they have grown into organiza-
tons for the benefit OF professional
agitators and incompetent workmen
They have become autocratic. over
bearing and tyrannical to a degree.
So far. indeed. have they run away
from their original purpose. that they
are slowly but surely destroying them
selves
A striking Illustration of the tyran-
ny of labor unions under the leader
ship of agitators and incompetents
comes from Dayton. Ohio. where the
National Cash Register Company has
been famous for its mo0el treatment
of employees and the liberality and
philanthropy it has always shown in
providing for their comfort and hap
piness. The grounds about the COM
pany's great factory were laid out and
improved in accordance with the plans
of the greatest landscape gardener in
the world. The president of the com
pany. John r. Paterson. gave prizes
for the best decorated yards of the
workmen, and one of the streets on
which they live is renowned for its
beauty. Wages have always been of
the highest in the factory. Men work
ed nine and half hours with ten
hours pay. And this Is the way its
female employees were treated:
Especial attention is given to the
comfort of the young women. They
go TO work an hour later than the men
in the morning and leave ten minutes
earlier in the evening In addition to
the. ten minutes recess each morning
and evening, they have regular holt
days during the year. This gives them
eight hours work a day, for which
they receive ten hours pay. They
are furnished with aprons and over
sleeves. which are Numbered free of
charge. They have q dining room
where they are given. without cost.
lunch each day Of tea. coffee. milk
and hot potions. They have a rest
room with a piano and all the latest
literature. furnished by the company.
Further than this. the company
maintained kindergarten. a cooking
and sewing school. instruction in gar
dening. etc. all free OF charge. for
the benefit OF the children Of EN-.
ployes- So pleasant were the relations
between the company and its workers
that no one supposed trouble between
them could ever arise. But labor agi-
tators have broken up this little para
disc. They stirred up trouble and
were dismissed. This resulted in q
strike OF union men in one depart
ment, and as a general strike appear.
ed 10 be impending. the company clos
ed up its entire factory. which gives
employment to 400 persons.
President Paterson has declared
that no union hands will be employed
and that the factory win remain closed
aHless It can be operated BY employees
outside the unions. II Is stated that
Rinetenths Of the former employees
are anxious 10 so back 10 work. but
are restrained by labor asitators ana
officers OF unions
Whatever tne result Of the pending
difheulty. Il is probable that the for
ner employees win never again be a.
~ell OF as they were before the labor
agisators broke up their little Eden.