The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-26
INDUSTRIAL
AWAKENING
PREDICTED
By sEcRETARY OF COMMERCE
WILLIAM 9. REDFIELD, An n
DAYTON. OHIO! Il

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sAsPR0CEss OF EVOLUTION GOING
ON IN EVERY MILL AND
WORKSHOP.
THE GROWING APPRECIATION
OF THE VALUE OF MEN AND
WOMEN. IN INDUSTRY.
BY ss0ct NTE0 PGEss.
DAYTON, ohio, Feb go An in
;dustrial awakening that will reyolil-
Homie the nations business, mini
mite the possibility of wrecked and
wasted lives. and elevate working
men and women to positions that
will keep them alive IN safety and
decency; was Confidently predicted
here last night by William Cred
field, Secretary Of Commerce, speak
ing on the human side OF factory,
eommercial2and industrial! life. be.
fore the Greater Dayton Association:
Il speak 'ofstllis not In CRITICISM:
hot al finding fault that more is not
done, but rather asi;openingS the door
to q mighty Hope Mr.. Il edfeld said:
We have prided ourselves upon
our education in this country, for we
have done much and made great sac
rtfices that our children might be
taught, and there are those of you
who like myself lave had nothing
except that which the generosity OF
an Intelligent public gave to Stllemsin
the way of school instruction. But
here another door opens wide lead
ing into prospect rich in its prom
Uses OF social ana Industrial improve
ments q.
Good as our schools are they
leave much undone. We are not
teaching; our boys and girls showSto
work. turn them out speaking
Of the country as a wholo4at four
teen years Of age, the larger part Of
them, from our grammar schools
with certain amount Of academic
knowledge, but without any training
whatever for tile real work of life
The boy suffers in his pay and fin; his
tidduct a good many years before he
can pick up2by QUESTIONING here and
there or learn FROM mistakes low to
support himself at a&iefinite trade.
The girl suffers perhaps worse with
% terrible cost to the nation I'M
wrecked womanhood.
81 have not time to go into the
tragic; question of tlle;need fordndus.;
trial education, int6 the thought Oh
the wasted young lives that lack
leadership, that go!oIt into the world.
not knowing how TODD any one
thing we'll Its one Of the realftrag=,
edies that has Ills pitfful reactions I'M
e$eryi industrial home. The mechan.
fc would have Ills son,l learn a trade
Well and not have TO strugglestoSget..
1t as his father did. mother
would have her daughter taught
something which will keep her alive.
IN edesehcy, and On safety and with
ipht the; risks young WofkinS women
soioften must run: ~
tThe thought of tile nation has
been too isupine on,itliis matter but
bis now beginning to3awake and
the quick response Of the young peo.i
,pfe TO vocational education in the
states where It is furnished; the
splendid results OF sucli great insti-:
buttons as your own state has put.
az the disposalSof its youth; Tie
fine example of your neighboring;
state, Indiana, in providing for u
broad scheme of industrial training
all oflthese things point to an edtisi
cationaf movement which almost
etaggers the mind when one grasps
f.what 1t may mean m destroying ;hu-
man misery andeinS relieving, human
want. Il - ,,.,,, ss Z. *.
Isl Within very American mill and
l@orkshop today there is going on a
process of evolution which Is pro.
ducing amazing resdlts in d higher
land yet higher effectiveness. j have