Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-03
scientific Shop Manage
Inent" Is Endorsed.
Secretary OtWar Simpson Con-
VinCed OF lis DesirdbiIity.
Convictions Based on the Report OF
Chief of Ordnance Crczler.

Washington Nov. Scientific
shop management" received the en-
dorsement of the United States governs
ment, TO-DAY. Secretary OF War Stim-
son is convinced of it's desrability and
advantage, basins his conviction un a
report made by Brisadcr General
William Crozier. chief of ordnance,
which was made public, today.
The secretary is satisfied that its
introduction into government work
shops would result in no hardship tt
labor.
1t means a bettcrment and in no
wise an impairment of tile conditions
Of labor he declared ia Il statement.
Tho report has been awaited by or
gained labor and the employers OF
labor with much interest. 1t is gen
/ orally believed tEot the question viii
figure largely in tue coming national
Poiiti' IL campaign. and for this Iear
son General Crazier's findings are re
/ carried is q unusual Importance rs
arc the comments of Secretary slim
son.
| Before entering the cabinet. the,
secro .arg was in position 10 make a
| close ssudy of the problems involved
IL ;hc direction OF large forces OF
woIkingmen and Ire felt justified in
asserting his unselhsh devotion to all
efforts IA progress fof the oe0tefileht
| of labor.
| In making public Gen. Crozier's re-
| port the secretary says:
LAS set forth in detail in the state
ment which aave made public, To-
| dr. t5tp u-.tr tlap1rttt1eut has given
eehsidrt8hie attention te Ire dtfil1az
tim II the methods OF scientific man
agement iii tEeHarious arsenal shops
OF Tn" government
The Waterfowl arsenal has been
practically conducted as ana expert
H7ent station With q view of trtins out
the the@rt before Applying 1t generdliN.
'fhe results thus far are highly graft
ifHinS and full Of promise There has
been uu lndoubted Increase in the eff
fieicl - ef manufacture at the shop
AMI a material reduction in the cost
af MANUFACTURES hut at the salfe Tune
AID te ny mind even OF greater inn
portanee. these results have been OBJ
tanned without in any wise endanGer-
ing the interests Of the workingfnen.
either by decreasing their pay or re-
quisne unpleasant exertioh, or
speeding an On the contrary. any
increase III the real efficiency nhlst
inre Ia the benefit of the working
men. 81
Il have been too long and too Sda'
~ Interested and active in movements
which make for the advancement fot
the condition Of labor for me now to
lend even the slightest encouragement
To any theories which work counter
10 the true interests of labor
TO NY mind scientific manage
mcnt can and deserves to prevail on
l. where increased efficiency means
increased human efficiency and the
working, 2cu's participation in the re-
wards resulting from efficiency. 1t
means betterment and in no wise an
impairment Of the conditions of la
bor. a change for that kind of bet
terment is the only kind of change
which the government will permit
through the installation of amy scien-
tifc management.
we are still very much in the eN-
perimental stage but have strong
hopes that by cooperation and Il will
ineness To see the facts fairly, eco
numics will result to the government.
betterneHt to WofhihSiheH' ana nlore
human relation between the two in
future than in the past"
I'm his report. Gen. Crozier says
that thu ordnance department has
been experimenting with the Taylor
system" of scientific management for
the past three years, with the result
that much important information has
been collected. But even yet the prob
Iem has not beer solved for his con-
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