The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-14
Too Many Unions.


This naturally brings us to our Ger
man critics view of our labor unions
In Germany DR.. Duisberg is the president
OF an employers union, composed Of en-
Souls H Mno Tsv |3pRmen aggregate $4,000
whereof he talks on this subject.
our Workmen, said he, show en-
tireiy too great spirit of independence
70 SUIT US German manufacturers BY
thelr labor unions they attempt not only
10 raise wages to a height which will
MAKE manufacturing difficult and less
prohtable, but they are also endeavoring
TO take the control out of the hands of
educated managers and pus it in the
hands OF irresponsible labor leaders. In
iG GER any, VIM, Whlie we have our labor I'M
IONS, they lack the power yours possesses
ana we employers have the upper hand.
TO the great advantage of our industries.
and, think, of the workmen themselves.
Dr DulSberg was here asked if the con-
ult1on or the German laborer is not as a
consequence of his lack of organization
sadly inferior to that of the American
Work1ngman who, in consequence of the
very independence complained Of by our
critic Is able to hold up his head higher
than the workingman Of other lands In
labor said:
Germans Are the Happier.
The American laborer's condition hap
pier than the Germans? doubt this very
much l was astounded to find the lack
OF sympathy that exists between the en-
ployer and his worker in this land. In
Germany we know no such condition
rake, Tor instance. the chemical factory
OF Wnlch am managing director (The
Faberfabriken of EIberfeld Coz. We EN-
ploy. as l have before said, some 5000
Workmen and 1900 clerks, engineers and
chemists. | say without hesitation that
happier lot of Workmen you will not
nnd IN any part of the world. Although
they receive relatively. smaller wages vet
they are relieved of all worries of unex-
pected expenses and are thus in a more
feontented frame Of mind; They live in
houses that are models in dwellings, If
the humber kind, and these houses were
pulit by our corporation for their use and
are rented to them. at nominal. sums We
give tne1n ana their wives and children
ITee medical treatment when they are
SICK In the summer We send the sick
wives and children Of our emplovac tn
watering places and country resorts main
1und or $4,000 marks has been placed at
our disposal by DR.. F. Bayer. one of orr
a rate Tor Tor this purpose to commence
rector. We give their children free tech
meal instruction, send the very young
ones 70 klndergartens run by our concerns.
ana When the boys have been taught
enough to qualify them in the schools,
We apprentice them to the trade of their
t tae1v and pay them good wages while
they are serving their apprenticeship As
a result OF this, we have always a fresh,
Wel-equ1pped force ready to take IN fhA
mantle of those who, become too old to
Aged Are Cared For.
We don't let our men work after they
reach a certain age. Faithful service is
appreciated in Germany as it is not in this
country In our factory-w have an e1H-
tenstve and liberal pension system and
any man who has been in our employ a
reasonable number of years is protected
against want in his old age leave it
to fair minded Judges if this looks like
the tyranny Of the capitalist Then too,
we don't dream of allowing young people
to work in our factories. 1 was amazed
to see the number of little boys and girls
hard at work in American factories. We
would not tolerate such inhumanity there
Our Workmen can eat in restaurants main
tanned by us, where meals are furnished
at nominal cost. They buy their clothes,
meats and vegetables and groceries at
cooperative stores. every cent of profit
Of which is divided among the workers
themselves. They have their orchestra,
singing societies and fully equipped gym
nasium, with large baths connected. A
magnificent lying-in hospital has been
built by us for the wives of our workmen.
Patients are charged nothing for board
and treatment, and we even furnish nurses
to take care Of the other children at