Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
OUTSIDERS VIEW OF. CONTEST
Points Out wherein He ThinkH
Both sides Are in
Error. 4

q. L. Shumway Of SCOTS Blum. who was
in Omaha Monday, has ideas on the labor
situation. ITO promote any successful en-
terprise," he says, "one must stud all
elements that tend to its encouragement.
To succeed in any line of business or de-
velopment it is not only necessary to ac-
knowledge ~contending elements, but to so
train the mind hat 1t can see from adverse
positions. The most successful manager OF
labor in a factory is naturally one pro-
NOTED from labor's ranks. His sympathy
runs toward his brother laborers, and he
feels keenly his responsibility to his en-
ployer. The conservative and logical state
ment of the Business Mems league is an
appeal to reason. But they should not
overlook the fact tina no man can abso-
lutely run his own business IL he has moro
than a peanut stand. A larger business,
and he needs lieutenants. Captains Of in-
dustry employ assistants to manage for
them. j. p. Morgan pays Mr.. Perkins an
enormous salary to manage for him, just
as Carnegie pays, or did pay, Mr.. Schwab
to relieve him from responsibility. TIL de-
partmentai managers in the different esl
adjustments Of omaha that are interested
In the present labor controversy are in
those positions that they may relieve the
nominal heads of the institutions from
some OF the details of the business. The
same principle extends to. the laborers; a
man who can go ahead and do his part
without any directions is most valuable
because he has become an assistant man
ager TO Just hat extent. Unless you per-
sonally attend to the packing, direction.
loading and billing of every piece of mere
chandise that caves your establishment
you are not managing your entire business.
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fulness and influence extensive only in pro-
portion to the amount of the responsibility
1t can delegate to workers and the power
of the promoters in developing resourceful-
ness and ingenuity in every one in their
employ. Responsibility broadens fcapablli-
ties. Organization makes responsibility
The training and discipline of unionism rem
ders a man more useful in any branch OF
collective Industry. If the union demand
conditions, 1t can give better service fol
the condition required. Can a business mar
AFFORD to discourage any effort on the part
OF an employe that emphasizes an ambition
on his part2 A submissive employee has In.
suficient Inspiration and energy. That
class of, labor Will a code of principles
evolved from lines Of reasoning is mani
testify superior. His adherence denotes
strong character and his contentious spirf
- just what you Hcou "a u Is directed III
the proper channels J
"The corporation that ceases it's antaRon
ism OF unions will, unless I misjudge human
nature, find that its union devotes the tim,
Of its meetings discussing problems tina
are of material beneht to the institution
The statement OF Mr.. Guye and also tn,
Business Mems statement in Sunday
Bee, were both impassioned and radical
Labor owes much to the organizing brain
that the heads Of the corporations possess
that made 1t possible for them to emplo,
so much labor, and the corporations ow
much to the part that intelligent labor ha
done to help build them up. Statement
by either party that It will not reeede on
iota from any position which It has az
sumed exhibits a principle which the pub
lie in general will not commend. II speak
too much of passion and not Of the goo
hard sense that the business OF the cit,
demands. One lesson that labor has We
to learn is that the application of sue,
names as 'scab' when applied TO any ma
in the ranks Of labor. even In n%onunion
does not harm that Individual and doe
INFINITE harm to the man who pplies II an
the cause he represents. II excItea
sympathy for the unfortunate man. a
admiration for his control OF himself 4
the fact Of the public insult. and II doe
not Civ the hearer an impression Of tn
conservatism and rational powers tha
labor organizations"