El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

plan OF governmental and social
- y Industrial readjustment as far
reaching as the socialistie propaganda
Of universal brotherhood viii receive
acceleration at the hands Of the Eff
cheney. society. which viii hold its fist
annual meeting here Monday and Tues
day Of next week.
Headed by James G. Cannon, many
times millionaire, who is president
of the society and Of the Fourth Ma
tiOnal Bank OF New York, one Of the
largest banking institutions in the
world, the Efficiency society is COM
posed Of a long list Of millionaire cap
tains Of industry who banded together
last March to cope with the growing
dissatisfaction with industrial eOndi-
ton which has held the country in its
grip
To Try Intensive Plan
The keynote Of the society's indus
trial policy IS the organization OF an
entire industry into single unit with
a joint board Of administration on
which employers, employees and the
public shall be represented Such an
organization, states the society, could
prevent strikes prevent seasonal fiuc-
tuatiJus, secure uniform sanitary regu-
laJiOns, solve the problems Of employ
ing and unemployment and effect joint
purchasing and joint distribution meth
DDS as well as uniform accounting
methods.
The society also expects to show how
the government can add to nStionai
efficiency by the regulation OF cur
rency, Of the tariff and the enactment
Of measures for reducing the cost OF
living 1t will also urge the govern
ment to establish q National Bureau OF
health, with the object OF perfecting
national hygiene and thus Increasing
Individually he efficiency OF the
workers.
Suggests Government Aid.
To establish its far reaching reforms
the society viii propose at It's annual
meeting, that the government establish
an Industrial relations committee to in
vesugate and report recommendation
for this readjustment Active prepare
tons to incorporate the proposed re-
forms on bills to be introduced at
Washington will be begun in the near
future.
Other reforms advocated by the so
clety are The enactment Of laws
making possible a true industrial
democracy" the distribution OF labor
by governmental regulation; a read
justment of wages by the government;
and the enforcement Of safety stand
ards On land and sea
In outlining the objects Of the Eff
cheney society today, president Cannon
said:
'Th he mighty nave oYerridden others
irrespective Of their right to exist. The
people resent this dominance Of power
and clamOr for a readjustment Of re-
lations. The Efficiency society has
studied what this readjustment will
mean and hopes to bring the best minds
to focus on this effort
Plan Reservoir OF Labor
TT viii attempt to show that an
industrial democracy IS impossible IN
til the common agreement OF the work
ers in industry are made legal 1t viii
attempt to show that the government
can assist industry by the activities OF
department OF industry in the adj
ministratiOn and by the activities OF
bureaus OF the government to deal with
the distribution Of immig grant and IN
skilled labor, and OF trade labor. Il
Will urge the government TO create
a reservoir Of labor which can be
tapped to flow where needed 1t viii
attempt to show how the government
can assist in the proper compensation
or labor BY initiating studies IN the
comparative value of individual SER
vices and proper study Of the regu-
lat1on OF currency, Of the tariff. and
the enactment Of measures for reduc-
ing the cost OF living. It viii stand
for the regulation OF health in cities
by national bureau OF health And
IT viii demand that not only should
standards Of safety be established on
sea and land but that authority should
exist to see that those standards are
maintained"
Great weight has been attached ta
the propaganda OF the society by rea-
sen OF the larger number Of Influential
men associated with the movement
Most OF its members are men OF greet
wealth and all of them are closely re-
lated to labor, and are IN daily touch
with fhe problems facing the employer
ana the employe. Among those who
nave taken up the work Of the society
ana are actively pushing It's principles
toward fruitiOn are; James G
Cannon. president of me Fourth Ma
uonal Rank OF New York: real adj
nlirdl Philip andrews; S. Schuyler S
W hecler Ct the Croker Wheeler Nan
ufacturing company; Henry r. Towne,
of the Yale & TOWne Manufacturing
company; n. E. Smith, of the Montreal
IramNays corporation, Montreal, Cana
"a, and William jay Schieffelin, Of
Schieffein & company, New York