The sun., 1901-07-24
MISTAKES OF MR.. HOLT.

drift of opinion, upon the part Or III"
Morkmrn who participated IN the dis
c,ssion Of their grievances III the shop
meeting held by the machinists of III"
Harlan 4 IIollngSworth Company, on
.#0n,lHy morning. toward General Fore
man Holt rs the man responsive Tor
the reputation Of the agreement 70 DIS
pose the objectionable assistant fnrcmen
Grossly and Thatcher. made when the
strike was called off. Therefore. whether
this drift Of opinion Is toward OF away
from the ruth. The fact tlrat i mcinr.'
toward Mr.. Holt. Is unfortunate 10 both
that gentleman. and the II. \ II. Com
panN.
In discussing the question raised IN
noting the facts stated we do 50 upon
the assumption that il has become i
lnblr uurstion-;l matter tIc settlement
ot which Il to effect the public veal for
GOOD ~ i'll Tho condition made by
what We assume to have been his work
in reinstating the objectionable assistant
4 ltlfhilltD. Is 'li llitpilhllil' VIZ i''l .ii =
! bolts aspiration for public service. We
4 lad occasion Il frw days ara "a call nj
tentiun to Mr. IInlt's candidacy for the
\ alIicc Of Election Commissioner 10 snrs
i crr,l Charles f. Thomas Al that time
i We noted his manifest opposition t. or
.aniMG labor, as I'll flsupcrable oijec-
| tion to his appointment. We held that
Governor Hum would not appoint any
one ii office whose appointment COULD
lr construed into opposition t. ihr
wishes Of 50 large 4 body uf people As
tor and their sympathisprS. Whatever
doubt there may have been about IN
correctness of that conclusion. is. ",
think, renewed by this later manifesto
tiou Of AIr. lIalt's relations - thes,
people. Aside from amy sympathetic u
card fer the labor organizations il thh
controversy. there is III MIR. IInlt's nj
legged action iii lie matter manifesto
Ion ef had Judgment, uniting him f.
the place 10 which he asIrrS. Ills ~
r5intment would imply objections upo
Ills part, for public interest nndrthclnM
Than he might choose ~ repudiate. Iii
ability iii hlt line las hccn made man
fest Ills mlts an manswrrlIe argi
brent III die mouths of his opponent,
With which Il meet his friends before th
governor.
The other effect of Mr. Hot's mi,
! takc of judgement + much more scrior
i than that which relates 10 himself
/ not disastrous. il Is 1T least srrimSl
i iniuflous 4 the II. 4 RI. Company
affects the efficiency % It's workmon
i docs this hy destroying tfr relations
respect and confidence between employ
mpl employer. now generally reengniz,
rs essential % successful work. Succr
naW rlenanls ilic very best that any i,
hat he mental and physical condition
Hndnr which the work is done shou
Y ht' Tho best possible e. obtain Ever
hody knows that willing ana content,
= Wnrkmel will 10 more and better wo
tltm unwilling ana discantrntva wor
= mn Will ~. ID given limo The
= elements " success drPeml very largcl
= Il not entirely, upon the relations If /
= ntn % lhe foreman. Tho foreman is /
Z leador. # N Just as essential that he
capable Of lradrrsllip and hat thu NJ
- know il and respect him for ii. NJ il
= that amy other leader nf mcn should i,
y sess these qualifications aud that /
7. possession b. realized aud respected
Y lhoSe who must he ed. NJ amount
Z personal ability aud knowledge, howcy
" viii compensate fnr tlr lack nf iii,
r@ qualities which command the respect u
2" confidence ot those who follow lead
- il iS something mur,' than mere trchni
a. knaWlcdge II, nr personal skill IN
- practice ~ i profession that ndeScl
i ahIr something thtlt denotes the MAJ
lr man. Impair u obscure these clcmel
ie Of leadership aud confidence i destroy
e c0ntrntmcnt is baiiiShrd and obrtliel
y becomes irkSume; action Incomes Sl
ID gish; interest in what il being 4,
rr lapses. aud necessarily the quality !
q, quantity of work produced is impair
Of ii. then. w have rightly Judged the
u lationS which Mr.. Holt appears 10 Ii;
il established between himself and his
e low workmrn, it appears. also. that Ii,
lg ever much he may have tried to do 9TH
Of wise. and however fully his rmplo
yr may sustain him in what he has do
be SO far as ii relates to the pecuniary int
SIS ests Of his employers it is a mistake.