New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
FOR IMPROVED LABOR
NEW SOCIETY LAUNCHED
Many Well Knoocn Men Speak on
Industrial Education.

At the first meeting Of the Society for tho Pro-
motion OF Industrial Education. tho objects Of
which have received the cordial Endorsement Of
President Roosevelt, held last night In Cooper
Union. Nicholas Murray Butler. president Of
Columbia University. occupied the chair IN place
of DR.. Henry s. Prtchett who too Ill to at
tend. DR.. Pritchett had been elected president
of the society earlier in the day.
The principal address was that Of Frederick
A. Vanderlp. Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury in President Mckinley. first administration
and vice-president Of the National City
Bank. The subject was, "The Competition OF the
United States In the Markets of the World"
The gist OF Mr.. Vanderlp's speech was a warn
ing that the great natural advantages which has
placed the United States IN the Industrial lead
among nations might not always continue. and
that every effort should be made toward building
up degree of excellence in manufactures that
would aid In holding that lead when natural ad-
vantages had disappeared.
Other speakers and their subjects were
Frederick P. Fish, president Of the American
Telegraph and Telephone Company. What IN
dustrial Education Means to the United States;
Jane Adams, Settlement worker OF Chicago,
Industrial Education from the Social Stand-
points, Samuel B Donnelly, secretary Of the
Building Trades Board of Arbitration. THE
Meaning of Industrial Education for Working
men," and Alfred Mosely. Industrial Educa-
ton"
In part, Mr.. Vanderlip said:
The United States in the last fiscal year sent Into
the markets OF the world products valued at g. so-
100000. Contributing to that vast commerce were
Of one noteworthy influence 1t Is a remarkable
fact that among the motives IN m9Uipg M M buyers n
can products In single year one OF the most po-
ohasers mind never once became effective in clos
Ing an Important bargain. No purchaser bought
wrought into o. them en- superior ip handicraft Manual
skin C controlled for US no market
@ h @aks.
of poe o oar sops aPa an s2 sea than
IN e@ch sRR a e Us sane s S
many markets for that reason alone Our mastery
skled Hands, b but upon tRose @ great BEDS Of ore
a which yisd their sqR product to the furnaces " at
ton Is M the despair Of other n,. nations we have
out national Ingenuity in invention that has cfs-
sted labor saving machinery enabling US to manu- @
has led US to, produce Ingenious neehanisms that
The To rom 96 mai bop
machinery however. is quickly disspated for ou.
late years with minds quick to adopt whatever Is
genius for BUSINESS organization has enabled TO
manUfactuIe en- naSse SO SheaPs that others e0ud
by the skill Of organizers and not by the skill OF
The one great competitor OF the United States in
most of the world markets Is Germany. Why is
i
this nation. that Germanys superiority in interna
tonal commerce rests almost wholly on Gerrnanys
make OF each citizen of the empire an efficisnt
economic unit The ideal is to do whatever educa-
| tional training can do to make men economically
efficient That ideal is having the most profound
influence in the commercial world. II has put
Germany in spite Of her natural disadvantages, in
If we win broaden our own ideal Of what educa-
pubic school system that its advantages may be
extended to every, youth employed in manual
work. until he will be given intellectual outlook
upon his work and an intellectual interest in the
much for our commercial future much for our
cial welfare and much for the permanent estab-
nshment of contented prosperity.
Mr. Mosely, who was greeted warmly. said, IN
part:
I not edUCationast- I only OF
those who have marked the effect of education
upon the English, American and German peoples
turned my attention to America my experience
in Africa wnere had labored for years and never
upon the scene Then decided would day
visit America.
school system is responsible II encourages fnitla
tive: 1t stimulates the Imagination Of your boys
Snd girls. We English are handi capped by the
lack OF those very traits in our schools.
Miss Jane Addame made an appeal for the
higher education" of the child mind. Much
had been said in the earlier speeches about the
competition of the workmen from Germany.
She said she had spent much time in that coun-
try. and gave 1t as her opinion that much of the
success Of the German workman was due to the
careful supervision of the education Of the youth
of that nation on the part OF the government.
At the afternoon session of the society these
officers elected: President Henry S. Pritch-
ett of Boston: vice-president, y. W. Alexander
of Lynn, Mass, and treasurer, V. Evertt Macy
of New York.