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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13

there being many excellent features
of systemization and Standardization
in his work to which no one objects,
to which no one could object. But the
Taylor system in its final analysis is
based on extremes. He covers in his
propaganda all the ground covered by
other labor-saving scientists, and then
continues still further. 1t is these ex-
tremes which are the straws that are
breaking the camers back; which have
caused the workers in the Rock Island
and other arsenals to threaten a strike
rather than to work under the Taylor
system as he describes it.
PURPOSE OF STOP WATCH.
The purpose of taking the time of
false motions with stop watch is to
secure data to aid in setting a pace
for all workmen. For instance, If a
workman spends two hours at given
task, and the stop watch shows that
five minutes were consumed in false
motions, that five minutes is deducted
from the two hours and all other
wOrkmen will be called upon to per-
form the same operation In one hour
and 55 minutes. This time becomes
the standard time. Then after all the
men engaged in that class OF work
can perform the task In one hour and
So minutes, those unable to do it in
the meantime having been eliminated,
another time study is made with the
object of reducing the standard time
still more. And so on, and on. Mr.
Taylor says it is really wonderful what
prodigious amount of work can be
! performed by the body of picked men
who survive three or four years of his
stimulating and eliminating processes.
Mr.. Taylor has nothing to say of bread
earners who drop out in the prelim.
inaries. The Taylor system only con.
Germs itself with the survivors.
LABOR REJOICEs AT REPORT.
Labor men all over the country are
] rejoicing at the report of the congress
sional investigating committee, which
consisted of Chairman w. B. Wilson
OF Pennsylvania, who as a boy worked
in the mines; William c. Redfeld OF
New York, a manufacturer and big
employer of labor. and J. Q. Tilson oi
/ Connecticut, lawyer and Spanish wal
veteran. Mr. Wilson and Mr.. Redfeld
are democrats. and Mr.. Tilson is a re
publican. The report against speeding
up processes was unanimous, as you
know and the substance of the report
has been telegraphed The Argus.
MEN AND MACHINES ALIKE.
"By the stop watch you may be able
/ to determine the time in which a piece
of work can be done, but you do not
thereby alone determine the length OF
time in which it ought to be done"
This is one of the many statements
in the report Of the house committee
which investigated the Taylor system
which necessarily could not all be car
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13

ried by the telegraph, but which
throws light on the subject. Under the
Taylor system men and machines are
treated practically alike. Both are
worked Ito break" The committee,
however, takes the attitude that men
and machines are not quite alike-yet.
''The time study of the operations of
any machine can be made with a rea,
sonable degree of accuracy" says the
report, because all of the elements
can be taken into consideration in
making the computation. A machine
is an inanimate thing-it has no life,
no brain, no sentiment, and no place
in the social order. With a workman
it is different. He is a living, moving,
sentient, social being; he is entitled to
all the rights, privileges, opportunities
and respectful consideration given to
other men. He would be less than a
man If he did not resent the introduc
tion of any system which deals with
him in the same way as beast of bur
den or an inanimate machine.
MENTAL PROCESS ALWAYS THERE.
There is no work that can be per
formed, or that is performed, that i;
not preceded by mental process or
the part of the workman. The more
skill needed in the work the greater
the mental process which precedes thu
expression of it. So far as your com
mittee has been able to learn, there il
| no method known to scientific manage
ment by which a time study can bt
made of the mental process preceding
the physical act.
The elements of the mental process
not being susceptible of determination
| by a stop-watch time study, the study
of itself must consequently be inaccur
ate and the workmen are justified IL
objecting to such a time study being
used as basis upon which 20 compute
their days work and compensation
when in their judgment injustice il
done them thereby.
In an effort to stimulate the work
men to increased activity various
methods are used-such as discharge
I lear VI ulSCudlBcB obOp HdtNA I'LL
studies, and bonuses. The bonus sys
| tenn is based upon the establishment O
a task large enough for an oTdinar.
days work and then holding additiona
compensation as an inducement to I
workman to do more than he would OF
dinarily do.
"Your committee is of the opinion
that the mere mental attitude of tn
employer is too variable and unsut
stantial basis upon which TO rest tn
material welfare of the wage-worker.
when il comes to introducing stim
Clation, a change of mental attitude b.
which the workman Is willing to Civ,
q greater amount of energy for tn
same amount of pay may be very desiE
able TO the employer, but it is not a
ways so desirable to he employe."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13

coming up to the maximum time and
a fine or a discharge for not coming
up to that time?
TO KEEP UP THE PACE
Would you object to a system which
inveigled you into running a race with
your fellow workmen, and which race,
once started, would scientifically
bind you TO keep on racing?
If you are the wife OF the mother OF
a workingman, would you object to
your husband or son running the risk
of a physical breakdown under such
a terrific pace-setting system for few
dollars extra per year?
If you would object TO these condi.
tons. you fail to approve Of Frederick
w Taylor's system of scientific shop
management, which, in the language
of a special committee OF congress
that has just completed an exhaustive
investigation of the system, places
workmen in the position of a beast
OF burden
II should be stated in justice to Mr.
Taylor that the pictures suggested by
the above questions paint the ex
tremes Of the results of his system,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
IN CONCLUSION OF THE TAYLOR SYSTEM
WHICH HOUSE COMMITTEE CONDEMNED

editors Note.-This is the fourth and
concluding of the series of articles
on the Taylor system of scientific shop
management, prepared after an investi-
cation of several months, by Clyde H.
TaVenner, Washington correspondent of
The Argus. These articles have arous-
ed wide discussion and elected much
commendation from working men in all
parts of the United States. 1t was the
first time the other side" of the Taylor
system has been presented as a nation
wide protest. Accompanying Mr.. Tav-
enner's exposure of the system. the spe-
clal committee appointed by the house
OF representatives to investigate the
subject, has, as has been told in The
Argus, made its report, completely YER
flying and substantiating Mr.. Taven-
ner's description of the Taylor meth
OdS.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13

POLICE SIAY IN
GERMANY STRIKE

Berlin, March 13.-The coal strike
in WestphaIian resulted today in a
fatal conflict between the police and
strikers in the village of Herne. A
mob of strikers threw stones and
fired revolvers at the police. The po-
lice replied with revolvers and one
OF the strikers was killed. The
strikers during the night repeatedly
bombarded the police with bottles
and stones from upper windows. A
large body of strikers also demol-
ished number of gas lamps and
many merchants were forced to bar
ricade their stores. Order was re-
stored today. A number of arrests
were made. Serious disturbances
were also reported in other quarters.
London, March 13.-The confer
ence between British coal mine own
ers and delegates of striking miners
presided over by Premier Asquith
was resumed this morning at the
foreign Office. When it adjourned
for luncheon the premier expressed
qualification at the progress the ne
gotiations are taking.
New York, March IA joint con-
ference OF anthracite operators and
miners were held this afternoon. The
operators refused the demands of the
miners for 20 per cent increase in
wages, an eight hour work day and
recognition of the union. The con-
ference was held behind closed doors.
When asked If the mine workers
intended to modify their demands,
President White said: Our demands
will stand. We have no intention OF
modifying them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
VOLCANO ASLEEP
UNDER PANAMA?
Sensational Report Concerning
Canal Given Out by En-
gineer on Ground.
GEOL0GIST DISAGREES
Latter Declares Presence of Steam
and Smoke Due to Oxidiza-
ton of Pyrites.

New York, March ia statement
that a sleeping volcano, dormant many
centuries, is threatening the safety Of
the Panama canal, Is made in dis
patches from Colon. The volcano is
said to underlie the Culebra cut and,
it is stated, "the report of the division
engineer at Culebra is rather pessi-
mistic." Fear of volcanic trouble had
it's origin in clouds of steam and blue
smoke rising from newly turned
ground.
ENGINEER SEES DANGER.
The division engineers report says: :
81 have examined the spot and to give
an idea of the temperature took a
piece of white pine and held it for
three minutes in the mouth of the
largest vent, and it was completely
charred."
The canal commissions geologist de.
clares the steam and smoke are due to
oxidization of pyrites and have no vol.
canic significance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
TWO ARE BURNED TO
DEATH IN CHICAGO

Chicago, March IS. = Rose Nc
Carl, 55, sought to light fire in an
oil heater in her room. Her gar
ments ignited and her screams
aroused other occupants of the house.
When a door was broken down she
was enveloped in flames and the bed
ding and furniture in the room were
burning. A policeman and other oc-
cupants of the house were severely
burned in attempting to rescue the
woman. When the firemen arrived
it was necessary to turn water on the
body of the woman to extinguish the
flames which had killed her.
August Heerwagen, SO, stood near
heater in his home. His garments
caught fire and he died on the way
to a hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
White House Conference
Acts On Al Appeal
From Madero.
IN INTEREST OF PEACE
Any State on Continent in Dis
order Included in Decision
Reached by Committee.

Washington, March 13.-The pres
ident today pointed out to members
of the foreign relations committee
and the Texas congressional delega-
ton at a conference at the White
house that the neutrality laws of the
United States are not specific enough,
and is reported to have said that un-
less congress enacts a new measure
it would be difficult to preserve peace
with Mexico.
APPEAL FROM MADERo.
The conferences was direct result
of an appeal by President Madero to
President Taft through the Mexican
ambassador. After a conference the
senate committee on foreign rela-
tions framed joint resolution which
prohibits the shipment of arms from
the United States into any state on
the American continent which. is in
a condition of disorder.
FOR IMMEDIATE FORCE.
The intention is to make it imme-
diately applicable to the Mexican sit
uation. The resolution was reported
to the senate Immediately.
Instructions, it is said, have beer
given customs officers to hold up al
shipments of arms destined for Mex
leo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
PRESIDENT TAFT TO
HAVE A BIG STICK

Boston, March 13.-President Taft
will soon own a big stick" While
-Rastan- MAXI -MeRday--haSw
presented shillalah which. accord
ing to the inscription, was taken from
a tree that grew beside Napoleon's s
the bottom of the cane is sand taken
from the battlefield of Lexington, and
is kept in place by a plug of wood
from a Washington elm. The plug
in the handle is made of wood from
the Paul Revere belfry, and another
feature is an imbedded Lincoln pen
n.y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
Southern Pacific Express
Messenger BaIks Hold
up in Texas
JOB NEARLY FINISHED
One Has Brains Beaten Out and
Other Is Shot Down With
Dead Pals Revolver.

San Antonio, Texas, March 13.-
David Truesdale, an express messen-
ger, baked robbers of a west bound
Southern Pacific train near Sander
son early today when he trapped and
killed two highwaymen.
The robbers boarded the train near
Sanderson. The mail and express
cars and locomotive were detached
from the passenger coaches.
ONE SERVES AS GUARD.
Then one of the robbers took
Truesdale back to the train and kept
him under guard, while the other
robber rihed the safe and express
boxes. Truesdale is said to have en-
ployed the old ruse of signaling to
an imaginary person ana broke from
his captor.
TAKES DEAD MANS GUN.
When the robber turned Truesdale
grasped a mallet and before the high
wayman could shoot dashed out his
brains. Then arming himself with
the dead robbers gun Truesdale
waited for the return of the other
bandit.
ALL PROPERTY RECOVERED.
When he appeared TruesdaIe killed
him. All the stolen property was
recovered.
Later it was learned both the dead
bandits were Americans, and there
vas a third robber who escaped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
STOKES IS TO LOSE
ONE OF HIS KIDNEYS

New York. March 13.-W. E. d.
Stokes, the millionaire hotel owner.
who was a target for the revolvers o.
two actresses a few months ago, is
TO be operated on shortly for injur-
les which he believes were received
in the attack made on him at that
time. The operation involves removal
of one of his kidneys and the suhsti-
tuition Of kidney Of an animal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
PIThEY CONFIRMED
FOR SUPREME COURT

Washington, March 13.-Chancel-
lor Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey to-
day was confirmed by the senate as
associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States.
The vote was 80 to 26. The op-
position to Chancellor Pitney crum-
bled during the first two hours OF
the senate executive session and a
vote was reached shortly after p.
ID.
Among the negatives were Cum
Minis and Kenyon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
DEATHS IN A DAY

New York, March l3.-Charles
Thompson Harvey, S3, who planned
the first elevated railroad operated
in this city and built the Sault Ste.
Marie ship canal, is dead.
Denver. March 13.-P. L. Hub
bard. 70, former judge OF the district
court at Atchison, Kan, is dead.
Fifty-one years ago Judge Hubbard
was a school teacher at Port Huron,
Mich, and Thomas A. Edison, the
inventor. was one of his pupils.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
Soldiers Have Fierce En-
counters With maraud-
ing Tribes.
FORTY men ARE KILLED
Bullets From Forts Tear Avn
ings and Spar of British
GunbOat at Canton.

Hong Kong, March ia condi-
ton approaching anarchy appears to
prevail almost everywhere in the
province of Kwangtung. At Swatow
soldiers had several fierce encounters
with marauding tribesmen. In
fight at Chowayang 40 men were
killed and 60 wounded.
The United States monitor Mon
terey is at Canton. The British gum
boat Moorhem last night had its avn
ings and spar torn by bullets from
forts while engaged in protecting an
electric station.
Several foreign missionaries had
narrow escapes from bullets. Five
former well known pirates combined
together to defy the authorities and
disarm their followers. 1t is said
one of these chiefs alone had 10000
! adherents.
TRIES TO RESTORE THRONE.
Peking, March 13.-General Sheng
Yuan is marching at the head of 10,-
coo troops from the province Of Ka-
neu to Peking to restore the emperor
to the throne.
| In view of the seriousness of the
situation caused by Sheng's move
ment President Yuan has sent ENJOYS
to explain the present situation.
YUAN HELD PRISONER.
! Peking, March 13.-President
Yuan Shi Kai is a prisoner in his
= tewn- Paiacer ma the fate of the great
republic of China still hangs in the
balance, Three regiments of Man
chu troops guard the entrance to the
palace, where the newly installed
head of the nation remains, afraid
to venture forth because of the dan
ger of assassination. Foreigners are
virtual prisoners in the legation COM
pounds. The outcome is impossible
to forecast, but the final test must
come before many days. The streets
of the city are full of headless
bodies and the danger of plague is
grave. The bodies are those of men
punished for looting during the re-
cent rioting, and 1t is believed few
were guilty. Not single body was
In uniform, which indicates all were
civilians, the majority being coolies.
They were slain, it is claimed, be-
cause it was necessary to provide
victims to back up Yuan's declara-
, tion that bandits were being pun
ished.
, ARABS LOSE 1000.
Beng Hazi, Tripolitani, March 10.
, More than thousand Arabs were
3 killed and a thousand wounded, ac-
| cording to Italian advices, in one OF
> the stiffest encounters of the war
, when the Italians yesterday stormed
and occupied two bases near Fojat
r which were held by a large force OF
J Arabs. The loss of the Italians Is
y given as three officers and rs SOL
diers killed, seven officers and 50
soldiers wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
ASK WORKERS TO
RETURN TO JOBS

Lawrence, Mass, March 13.-End-
ing of the great textile strike was
thought to have been reached today
when the strike committee voted to
recommend that the operatives at the
American Woolen company's four
mills accept the wage schedule Of
fered by the corporation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13

to ascertain how
many seconds you
had wasted on a
job in such non
dividend produc-
ing motions as
brushing your hair
out of your eyes or
blowing your nose?
Would you OBJ
ject to a system
which means that
the quickest time
at winch a JoD can
be completed by a
first class man is
TO be the standard
time at which all
men are TO be COM
PEELED to complete
the same job, with
a bonus (at least,
to start With for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13

by creating such conditions as will per-
NIT them to work out their own happi-
ness and contentment, secure wages
which will enable them to live in such
a manner as to maintain their own self
respect and sufficient leisure to enjoy
the refreshing influence of mental and
moral recreation
The Taylor system of shop manage
ment may be divided into three general
heads: Standardization, systematiza-
ton, and stimulation. Efficiency may
be gained in whole or in part by any
of these ways, by any two of them, or
by all three combined. Any or all of
these devices may be carried to an ex-
treme. In the first two devices, name
ly. Standardization and systematiza'
ton, the expense which would be ere
ated by carrying them to an extreme
would act as a check against the con-
tinuance of such a condition, but that
of stimulation which is applied to the
workman.
The expenses of Standardization and
systematization are borne by the man
agement, while the expense of stimula.
ton in the form of increased energy is
borne by the workman. Any system
OF shop management which creates a
burden charge through Standardization
or systematization which is too heavy
for the shop to bear or which imposes
burden charges through stimulation
which are too heavy for the workman
to bear should be discontinued.
That there is some loafing or sol
diering amongst workmen has beer
shown by the testimony before YOU
committee, but it is not general mol
/ does 1t occur in numerous instances
compared with the total number EN-
ployed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
PACKERS FAIL IN
TECHNICAL PLAY

Chicago, March 13.-Another
blow was dealt the packers today
when Judge Carpenter denied a mo-
tion for the discharge of Edward
Morris and Louis H. Heyman, two
of the defendants. on technical OBJ
lection to the indictment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
rs W00DMEN DEPUTIES
IN RATE RAISE APPROVAL

Kansas City, March 13.-The re-
cent increase of insurance rates of
the Modern Woodmen was approved
today by Is deputies of the order
representing Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma. It-Xas agreed the in
crease was absolutely necessary to
preserve the society.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
INTELLIGENCE iNarANAGEMENr.

lNTELLIGENGE IN MANAGEMENT.
Ordinary intelligent management un-
der any system could eliminate it en-
tirely, or at least reduce il to the point
where IL would not be a serious him
drance TO production. Because there
are some loafers is no reason why the
remainder of the workmen should eth
er be compelled or induced to work up
/ TO the very edge of the breaking strain.
/ There is need for production at the
lowest cost, but no economic necessity
can justify requiring workmen to
speed up to the highest point which
they can continue from day to day and
from year to year, even without injury
to their health and strength. To place
workmen in a position OF that KIND Is
to put them in the position of a beast
of burden which is required TO go on
from day to day performing a given
task
There is a margin between the work
performed by the loafer and the maxi
mum task for man, and in that mar
gin lies a proper days work. What
constitutes a reasonable days work
can only be determined by practical eX-
Perience and intelligent observation.
Il can not be wholly determined by a
stop watch or any other time-measur-
ing instrument used only for a brief
period of time. By the stop watch you
may be able TO determine the time in
which piece of work can be done, but
you do not thereby alone determine the
length of time in which it ought to be
done. The time study of the opera
tions Of any machine can be made
with a reasonable degree of accuracy
because all of the elements can be taken
into consideration in making the compu
tation. A machine is an inanimate thing
1T has no life, no brain, no sentiment
and no place in the social order. With q
workman IT is different. He is a living
moving, sentient, social being; he is
entitled to all the rights. privileges, op
portunities, and respectful considera
ton given TO other men. He would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
The Weather

Forecast Till z p. M. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island. Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Increasing cloudiness with snow or
rain tonight and Thursday, warmer
tonight with the lowest temperature
about 20 degrees.
Temperature at a. m II. Highest
yesterday "a, lowest last night IL.
Velocity of wind at Z a. m. miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at Z p. m. 81
at a. N. 100.
]. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-13
ROOSEVELT seen
AS TRUST NURSE
La Toilette, in Issuing Platform,
Shows How Combinations
Thriveo Under Him.
ALL FRAUDULENT VALUES
Prices Put Up to Meet Dividends on
These-Wisconsin for Refer
endum and Recall.

Madison, Wis, March 13.-La Fol-
lette, in his campaign platform, given
out today, declares belief in the in
itiative, referendum, recall and di-
rect nominations; government own
ership of express companies; grad
uated income and inheritance taxes,
and parcels post. He opposes a ship
madam reciprocity and dollar diplo-
macy"
TREMENDOUS INITIATION.
Accompanying his platform La
Toilette makes the statement:
when Roosevelt became president
the total amount of stock and bond
issues of all combinations and trusts
including railways then in combina.
ton, was only 7S4,00O,000. When
he turned the country over to Taft
whom he selected as his successor
the total capitalization Of trusts and
combinations amounted to $31,672,.
100000. Prices were put up to pay
interest dividends on this fraudulent
capitalization"
SUFFRAGETS ARE HEARD.
Washington, March 13.-Promi
nent suffragets from various cities
today were heard by joint commit
tee of the woman's suffrage commit
tee and the judiciary committee O.
the senate and house judiciary com
mittee. The suffragets spoke for al
amendment to the constitution TO en-
| franchise women.
| CHICAGO VOTES ON SUFFRAGE.
Chicago, March 13.-County Judge
Owens today ordered that the ques
tion of woman suffrage be put oil
the ballot at the April primaries.