The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-09-17
AN INHUNAN CONCERN

TIE trouble between the Pressed Steel Car company and l.
rnen continues be subject of editorial comment We have
soon an, expression favorable to the company but on the con
- az co,nanv IS being severely scored there is an a
demand that the president of the be deposed h.
fore the company command public respect 1t appears that
onisn does not into the quarrel the not on
not unonized practically without exception foreigners Of
Polish and Hungarian extraction many of them to spk
oisb The company adopted system Of payment eliminated
daily wage paying certain for completed and those
engaged in its production receiving poporonae pay Thus none
If e empoyes knew from week week what the pay enone
world contain and none them would know whether their wage had
ee Justly apporoned In all respects the wageearners were
ed more as slaves independent wolngmen sample Of
the editorial comment given the following from the Wall
Street Journal Of the leading financial journals of the country
which says:
president Hostot apparently is absolutely ignorant of those
adjustments between the capitalist the workman and the public
which have made possible the efficiency production
past 10 years His conception Of the position of an en-
poye OF half century of date and half century aoo
the public would have condemned methods which then were
considered oppressive and shortgted Mr. Hosto virtually
that he enjoy all the privileges which organized m
society gives him. together with the protection public on
while he exercises in production methods which would degrade
an east side sweatshop.
Ths is no question of coercion by labor union The WORK.
unonized and they admittedly paid starvation wages
under system which safe say not 100 of them understands
and which open to all of abuse The labor fact
contracted for and the officers OF the company think they have
duty their stockholders and the public they shift
the responsibility of exploited labor the shoulders of irresponsible
ubconactors Indifferent to anything wrngng the last poor
of wong1nan too ignorant protect himself To say
that production in such circumstances economically unsomd
only to repeat the experience OF the ages The matter something
than Of dollars and and every man must
that the Pressed Steel Car company thereby unde
its competitors would not be entitled do by methods in
human and sordd
"Ihis extreme statement Every employer labor in
Pburg takes the view and realizes that his position with his
women and the public mpeled President Hofstots denia
prove nothing except that he has read the of the govern
men inquiry and ignorant Of his wrecked business
He unquestonab ignorant upon number of equally essential
points, the stockholders of Pressed Steel Car company have
perfectly clear before them They should Immediately
regae him position where he will exercise
the welfare of his felowen and install forthwith of
ducon under conditions which admit of the employment of highly
skilled labor at corresponding the representations made
theirs and similar companies before the tariff commission Wash
ngton"
1t will surely be startling testimony the Bradized local option
law witness the breweres Poatelo and Nampa running
u capacities during the ensuing two years notwithstanding they
Ire situated in dry counties Oh such lawl
1t was unkind of Mr. Keer say had hope in