The sun., 1904-12-10
LABOR HERE AND ABRoAD. ,
the Advantage on the side Of Our Labor
and the Reason for II.

s"e u"o ses'o" w :"
To THE, EDITOR or THE suS-Sir; Hiram
B. Maxim. a trained American mechanic and.
In consequence. not an unprejudiced author
ity. has declared that In most respects the
workman In the States excels his British
contemporary. and particularly on the point
OF out put. He alleges that u the standard,
or record. time for Job In America 10 zen
hours. the ambition and endeavor or the
worker there is to do II In nine: but u In Eng
land the time for piece OF work mas oeeh
fixed at nine hours. every effort IL made 10
have " Increased to ten. Restriction OF out
put. an old grievance OF capital against
labor. is more likely to be successfully
practised In an old country than In new
and some economists hold that 1t is an active
factor In depriving England OF the prouu
position she once held among the industril
nations.
There In one company In unique position
for gaugng the relative merits OF the WORK
men on the opposite sides OF the Atlantic
They own enormous works In America ana IN
Britain. they work at the same models ana
produce the same machines. and all on scale
80 extensive as to anord fair basis OF oom-
parison. Now what In the experiences OF tne
Singer Sewing Machine Company? II 10 ths'
At their American factory the output per man
ID rs per cent. greater than at their khpowie
factory In Scotland. and in every department
save one the work in the states Is OF superior
description. The exception Is In )apannine'
ana Tor this class OF work the American ch
mate 10 not quite favorable. IL mas oeeh
urged again and again that one cause OF the
advanced position OF America is 'hat Hen-
ayers OF industrial concerns Invariably Know
all about the business they control; whereas
IN England 1t is quite a usual experience 70
nnd the head OF large concern tecnnicaiS
ignorant OF every department over WHICH nc
exercises control
AT recent workman's congress IN ku-
mania an attempt was made 10 zeal WIN this
question. but the remedy proposed was 700
drastic 1t was resolved that empowers
should be compelled TO FURNISH PROOF 'hst
they had an expert knowledge OF their tiaoe
ana In the event OF their 1ailihe 10 40 this' IL
ior example the proprietor oi u Iu,n'uie
msnufactory could not make chair. MS es-
taohshment -accordlng 70 the resoiut'oh-
was forthwith 10 De closed.
In some OF the OLD incorporated traoe so
c'eties IN scotiaho TINS principle Is emoooloo
IN the constitution. Inc privileges OF mem
oership are many. ana the accumulated Iuhas
great In some cases amounting 70 sse'Voo'
NOW. tine Object OF tnose VINO are In IN 70 Keep
all others out. ana IL Is decreeo tnat annousn
oandioate ior membership De ellRDie on
every other point, II ne cannot MAKE an
essay. that Is. make a chair II he bel cabnet-
maker or coat II he be tailor to the salts
faction OF the court. he is not admitted.
The Rumanian resolution would be found
inadequate In some cases: for example. the
Grand Rapids Chair Company do not make
a single chair. yet they carry on an extensive
business special resolution would be
required 10 deal with such exceptional cases
On the surface 1t looks as IL the assertion OF