The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-02-16

POSED-WORKMEN TREATED LIKE PEONS
congressional investigating committee known
s ae "a an na pee Webnr o m np %
will result in federal legislation of remedial character is extremely
seore great benefit has nevertheless been conferred upon the
public by the Stanley committee We have been given insight
Perkins and Gary the
defenders of Steel methods Mr. Perkins defended great
the natural evolution of industry lie approved the formation
business court composed of experienced business WITH WITH
ABILITY OF CORPORATIONS TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS
and regulations laid down by should be punished
by Imprisonment of individuals When he questioned upon the
trust methods cited as Illustrations Mr. Perkins lost his sang
and in slang parance event up in the air
Gary largely upon the beneficen results the Steel
corporation had been able bring to its woren through its e
sion system; it's profitsharng system the care taken to pre-
@ vGp % the Did s % mt eper Snq an us %
led believe that the Steel trust benevolent n
unatey Mr. Perkins Gary did conclude
taking of testimony Attorney Brandes appeared before the
committee
Mr. Brancs was before for three consecutive
DAYS. and his testimony turned the archg of concrete facts
upon the Steel corporation The ground work OF his argument was
efency he built from that groundwork with array
In spite the control of material said Mr. rande
railroad of other trade through its
power the Steel trust has been steady loser IN percentage OF the
business of the country 1t has shown itself unable to
it's prestige in the worlds competition In the ten years
the life foreign steel and iron tonnage increased @
from 54oOO to $4,000 TONS Germany tonnage increased from
4S6SOo0 Great Btan tonnage increased from
3213OOO We have been losing prestige in the
worlds markets For much of the time the trust has had
thirty-three and third cent of unusued capacity
Quality output then taken up by Mr. randeis In 1902
Interstate commission reported y deraments que
ton respect fence wire The farmers of America found
their fence wire lasted much less time than 1t used to- SO
numerous that the department OF agriculture
made investigation and found the complaints to be well Rounded
Rrandeis to benefits work
men, industrial combination Mr. Perkins had
testified that in ten years corporation had shared profits
smone emn1oves amounting to twelve million Gary
of Steel employees at 100000 That profit share
then equally would have amounted to six dollars year
fifty cents empoe That the trust idea OF
profit sharing with the employees There was other profit sha
somewhat larger scale The commissioner OF corporations dGua
upon official investigator that the car profits OF the syndicate
ss j P Morgan Co. received purely managers the
syndicate $12,5Ooooo for a few months work
Taking up conditions of labor since the formation Of the
Steel Bande said Appoxmatety oneourth OF the
600 workers the commissioner OF labor are EN-
ployed "a a week-12hours day for days week
making the shift the end of week or two weeks men
mae ehrd of all the employees reported on had regular
- hours or over week-a II hours day. six days
week. pointed former OF this paper that 90 per
cent of the employees the Psburg district working y hours
dav 365 days year. earned $50 less than $6oth amount
declared possible for family of five to ubsst on
for one year
Part Of Mr. Brandeis conclusions there point
in business expansion where efficiency breaks down Success or
failure of an enterprise depends usually man. upon the
of judgment and ABOVE al MS
see what needed and his capacity to direct others NOV" WINE
made possible for the individual man TO
70 what one man can do we'll When therefore, you IN
crease your business to very great extent ana he
nrobems increase with growth you will find in the first place
that tbe man at diminishing opportunity OF exercising
careful Judgment upon them Demoralzauon seiS III :"
condition of lessened efficiency presents itself
We are well satisfied that Mr. proved his point that
necessarily mean business
One vital he advanced by inference that he might
clearly the unAmercan labor condlohs Ih
Steel t created maintained The most hghy ystea1Neu
corporation must neVapy orea
ta GREAT factor to wormans not considered Ao
GREAT FACTOR by employing corporation Quality Oh oetPu
be maintained at high standard IL th
cornoron to hold place the worlds markets. Quay o
output must bear stamp the workman personality poe III
skill workman of old loved the output o
his hands because he something of himself INTO lie sooo
with his employer selfrespecng ana resecea & @