The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-17

great shops OF Berlin there was run
ming what I suppose might be called a
custom of the workmen at various
times during the day to visit this and
refresh themselves from time to tint
with beer, and when he remarked thar
they received only $1.70 a day for their
work was not surprised. for no mat
ter how much work they might do un-
der such circumstances they would not
be worth more that that. The exist
ence of that in an American shop would
not be permitted under any circum-
stances When I was in England sew
eral years ago took the trouble to
look into wages of the workingmen
there. I found that in the shops drafts
men from S25 to $50 a month: u1OlderS.
$40, and tie foreman of a boiler shop
who in this country would be worth
about from $125 to $3.50. So we see what
energy does; ana that the opportunities
are much greater in this country than
there. They claim that the cost of liv-
ing is not SO great there. but investi-
gated that and found that that was not
true
Mr.. Henderson told story about the
erection Of the buildings of the West
ingbouse Air Brake company which are
being put up in England, as showing
the difference between the skilled work
men of tie United States and England.
He said that the contractors found that
the brick laying was not progressing as
rapidly as it should, and imported
number of American craftsmen, who
put up easily 1000 bricks day. whereas
the. Englishmen had been laying under
a thousand. But seeing that the Yam
kee- cousins were outdoing them, they
were finally able to bring the output up
to about 1900 day The same rule
ne i.s.,s continued: Applies to the manufac-
American locomotive builders are able
to sell locomotives in foreign countries
cheaper is because the American me-
chanics are able. to turn out more
work.
Pride" said Mr.. Henderson, sis an.
otner essential thing. 1t is pride thar
makes US successful. IT may be said
that work is drudgery: I beg to differ
from that l have thought it over, and
believe that work. if there be pride In.
it, is pleasure: and until we come to.
that point we do not measure up to the
full stature of our pride.
Mr.. Henderson read from the writings
of British economic student and still
more at length from a public address
delivered before an eastern edlica ational
institute by George F. Baer, president
of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad.
1t touched upon the subjects of the in
centiyes to labor, equality and inequal-
1ty of men, accumulation of wealth,
ownership of property, mans relations
to his neighbors, labor and strikes, or
ganization. and a number of others.
In President Baer's speech were some
structures on labor unions, declaring that
ing injustice, among the laboring men
themselves who were obliged tc Join in
strikes really against their own interests.
but compelled to do so by the heads of the
unions. His strongest statement was that
the American Industrial supremacy was
threatened by the dominance of the labor
organizations.
President Bauer. the author OF the ad-
dress. it was who recently declared that
the rights End interests Of the Iaboring
man will be protected and cared for, not
by labor agftators, but by the Christian
men to whom God, in His infinite wisdom,
has given the property interests of the
country"
The music of the evening was furnished
by male quartet composed OF G. e.
Grout w. E. Hall, william Godfrey and
John Rechtel. Diplomas were then pre-
sented by w. H. Conry, chairman of the
committee on education, to the following
graduates of last year:
Machine Design-Roy MiIlice.
Mechanical DrawinE-Fred Isaacson l..
]. johnson. w. c. Johnston, James F.
SEaggs.
Advanced AritEmetic-Glenn Morthland.
ELEMENTARY CLASSES.
Arithmetic-Frank Woodruff.
Mechanical Drawing-Arthur Stewart, A.
w. Sayre, Grant Burgoyne
The Santa Fe Watch company furnished
the graphOphone part of the entertainment.
The meeting was presided over by w. G..
Boon, chairman of the board of directors,
and as closing event a number of stere-
opticon views were presented showing In
numerous ways the advantage of educa-
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