The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-28
cARNEclE's STRIKING FORECAST
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ders upon the stores for articles, up
to payment by cash TO Independent
wc-kmen today ,eacn Is great step
forward. have all been tried ana now
the coming day DAVIS wnen payment
Is 10 be made wholly or in part by
prolit-sharing. the workman having
the status of the share owning Off
cial ana q voice in management as
joint owner. He will be guarantees
a minimum wage. when finally paid
b. profits entirely, to keep his mind
easy and free for mis- work, the prop
er support Of himself and his family
being thus insured
1T may be mentioned tha. the in
vestments OF workmen-partness In the
United states Steel corporation have
heen very profitable TO both The men
ana the company.
One Of the greatest advantages,
tie writer thinks. will be found in
drawing men and managers into clos
er intercourse, so that they become
friends ana learn each others virtues.
fc- that Goth have virtues none
knows better than the writer. who
has seen botn sides of the shield as
employe ard employer In vast estab-
lishmenfs Il is very difficult almost
impossible. for worlJmen and employ
er to know each other. but when the
managers AMI workmen are joint own
srs. and both are paid wages as even
tho president of the company is. we
shall see greater intercourse between
them In the case of disputes, Il is
certain tnat the workmen partners
have a status nothing else can give
They can attend all share holders
meetings and have a voice there il
desired.
Entrance into the partnership class
means increased power to workmen
en- the other hand. knowledge OF the
company's affairs. its troubles and dis
appointments, which come at intervals
TO the most successful concerns, viii
teach the workmen much tha' he iid
not know before
"t0-parlncrsh. tends TO bring q
realizing sense of the truth to Doth
labor and capital that their interests
broadly considered are mutual. and
as far as the latter Is considered Il
may finally in some cases, be all fur
nishel by those engaged In the works
which Is the ideal that should be held
u vlew-the workman bath capitalist
ana worker, employe and employer
This. however. is not for our time
We are only pioneers. whose duty Is
20 start the movement, leaving to our
successors It's full and free develop
ment as human society advances The
first company so owned will mark c
new eta in the relations OF labor afsi
capital. We may not have to wal
long for this experiment. since it +
IN line with recent developments Tho
writer has no desire 10 embark again
in business But nothing woulf ap-
peal 10 him so strongly as his ideal
Ne should Ike to q dress a body o
Workmen. many thousands in number
as al fellow partners
The writer Is convinced" Mr.. Car.
negie says In conclusion that this /
to be the highly satisfactory and final
solution. The first step IN advance
has al-eaiy come in the natural pro
sress Of egoutlon-no revolution nee
essaiy and IL Is earnestly pressed
upon the attention of the intellieert
working man and his leaders, scme
of whom seem TO have been misled
INTO devotlng themselves to tho ad
yocaoy or system, admittedly un
suited 10 our day WAich requires al
organic change in the relations o
! society, and indeed involves a com
| plaie revolution IN the nature OF maj
1.-The task of thousand years. Tn,
experiment OF labor-and capita
union workmen capitalists-ha ex
cesded, so far, all expectations. Eve
the convinced Socialist might. there
fore, hail Il as az least step IN TN
right eirectlon, making lab0rs pos
lion petter than before. saying TO him
self Let the future brine what I
may, bird In the hand is often WORT
q whole flock in the bush. Our SC
ciolistic remeiv Is for the future; 10
ms not forget this is our dealing wit
I the present"
Such seems TO the writer the pa-
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