The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-31

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a = Axy articles have recently appeared In
NJ tho nress discussing the threatened d.
vors,nn n, pr,tisb manufacturing trade
1 w a,,o- ro,,n,,ics No ono Of these has
III, ,ho mai, 90 sonareIy ,,pon the head as that Of
,,,,,,,,,, T,,,or ~ aiasco,y. entitled h"Iiow
,rrsjr trr;onism Affects British Industries" Mr..
rayIor makes n clear that the all.pervadne
,i;.,., a., pr,,i.h ,r,,s,rv 4, tho develop,pent ol
,rsIo nn,ons unon Tho controlling principle OF
..rc.,r,ciiom of prod,,ction,, and that this las
,ro,v, out ~ tbc witcsproad belief in the false
theory of oyor.protluction.
H. ,,,s ,hc s,c, that in America and Ger.
u.ny ! rorLman NAV simultaneously "tcnd''
..,o., ,,s,h;,,c.. th,t bo often tends two three,
or ,ycr sjx. whercas I'm britain, II q union
xo,tcr dare at,cmp, 70 tend more than enc
,,,,hi,o he 4, bro,,ubt before hi. district com.
mit,cc, rcnrimonded. and heavily Rned. Many
instances are cited whc,c the union workman Is
limited in the amount OF individual product to
ypion worker will easily produce IN the same
,;,ro ,,no casc is cited where a union worker
w,s ,,,owcd IN turn out but onc.siNtlr. and an.
,,t,r h,,t o,o.t,ve,ttb what n non.,nion worker
,,;,,, ,r,d,,ood Pertain trades are mcnti tionct IN
witch Tho restriction of production increased I'm.
-, ,hc trades wrrc driven entirely out OF Britain
;nio f,crmanv and Belgium. Mr.. Taylor rccog.
,i,os ,h.t .t tho prcscnt time, 'the great object
in American production is the saving Of labor"
nh,,o .,bc orcat object in British tradc.union
nrodu,tion il tho dissipation of labor" His ar.
t;clo closes with the following sentence: "Mcan.
,r,;I tho conditions of international competition
,.;,, mt bo coualizcd until in America. trade
,,rionisr has deyclopcd as It has in Britain, ard
s,,c, dcvelonment. if one may read the signs oi
,ho times. has already bcgun'
Shall this false belief be allowed to propagate
in this country and cast its blighting influence
upon our industries? Already the most potent
factor in influencing workers to "nursc rheiI
iobs. limit their production and join in strikes,
;s their growing belief that ovcr.production is
tbo cau.c of Industrial deprcssions; that II all
Tho protluccrs gre fully and continuously en-
rloyed it viii sooner or later result a III Jp;v,
duction; that o'er'p'ooue'ioh Mo"'u .;,,,,a,,
''s""y y. ,., hr,,rh, oho,,t Inv Union revula
y. as str,rns ,,rcvcn,s or postponcs such
ra.,,,s
.r. AT. ,r;s,h;,v,us tbeorv has done in
,nc nam , 'i'.' ~ ',.nono;nn to d. in America
A.. ;,.t;s, +hn most extraordinary
% ..,,,,,, ;ts onrcaa The great daily
- i It. r-;,o5 Sto+os Labor commits
a. ,o,d,rs ~ Iohor organizations
| ..a ,ontr,. shou,d hv research satisf,
oushou. ~, ,,,a trr,i, and tben nrocccd to en-
-. ..,.,;I,. ;ntuonco ,v;th;n their move,
I' ,;,., ,h, ,,h,lo nation os that truth.
,r,. ,aat ,,,at most ,ennle hc,icvc that the &c
ne . ns ,,nso,d goods 10 caused bv "oyer
"a..".;an - ~ h,. that twin ,ns,rdtv. "under
'r'ouu 'r,:. ), l. ot to ho won,lorcd Mt. On It's
., ..ar,. s,o,ns "a he self.evidcnt. lust a,
~ w. ~ 81, .,,;d,n+ ti,ot tho sim rises arf
n,,. .,,.-a l.; rn worn tr,t, in one thar
e" ~. ~, nut, ,,,mS;h;,;tv ,s what make.
.n .'e o.'s'' a.o,,t;ro and r,;sch;evous, ani
III ,Sor r,onuiar error bas done 10 mucl
'p 'i,v,,, Z, tho industrial nations of the world