The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-01
BY IDA NJ. TARBELL.

Miss Ida NJ. Tarbcll, whose memoir
able war against Stand Oil brought
her into the front rank OF Industrial
and financial writers, has completed a
/ two years study Of American in
dustrics. She has discovered, among
other things, a development which she
terms The Golden Rule In Business"
"A trend away from the old creed,
which declared that humanity and bust
ness were not akin. Miss Tarbell, who
has written the result of her obscrva-
tons for the American Magazine,
recently was asked IL their was any
thing in the new business development
TO moderate dull times or to lessen the
pso n,sid Of war. In reply. she
You ask me whether there is any
thing In what l call the new industrial
order which promises to discourage
war and to mako dull times easier
Can industry, founded on the principles
! am trying to lay down and illustrates
DO numbered among the antiwar
~ believe so--with all my heart. AS
! look at i the most important thing
for the civilized world to-day is to dis
cover and put Into operation the forces
which VIII make second war like tho
one we are watching to-day impossible.
think some of these forces have been
discovered. and that they are already
In operation.
COMMON MEN NO LONGER
"CATTLI3~ IN INDUSTRY
"a great hold of militarism has al
were nothing but cannon fodder In
dustry has also had that idea. But
men are Geasing to he cattlc In in
out. and there are increasing numbers
of owners and managers who are -ecog-
nizinE the value OF men, and saying
bs don ner to asvs GhpE 4 that sa9nd
1T Is the recognition of the posi-
bilities I'm common men that Is chang
ing things They are too good to kill.
burn up. n coal mine as let a body
of workingmen wear themselves out
kill their powers. When we get it
are too valuable to go uncuitivated,
undeveloped. we will have gone n long
way toward Encouraging war: If; they
even Kaiser Will not. allow them to
be so used. But tho men Will see to
y themselves ms they come to realize
OF laborers and Of socialists take
as time, goes on; ii will be stronger
tolerate 1t when he comes to sec that
he is getting nothing from II, and
that there IS peaceful way for him
When he sees that those who direct
his work are In sympathy with his
ambition. believe in his power. he is
going to he more Of person than
ever.
HOW PEACE CAN DE MADE
AS INTERESTING AS WAR
Yes, the new Industrial order is go.
ing to do an enormous amount toward
putting an end to war 1T is going to
make life too interesting, too prosper
our and too cooperative to stop every
now and then and destroy all that has
@sr has Seen Way Of sw se,ns tSSgs
for everybody in more interesting
that will do the thing.
Every man who organizes his fac
tory force on scientific principles. trains
vancement. considers health, safety and
happiness as sound business principles.
who fits WAGES to service and takes
body who stays by, who regards busi-
ness not, AS his or tn. stockho lder..s
but as the Joint product Of everybody
peace worth while. and the way the
world has been for run peace has not been
more interesting and profitable.
W industry were to be, continued op
steel and wool mills and ia the mines
OF the world. there would be little to
choose between war aad industry. The
It's thrills and its OPPORTUNITIES for IRON ron
crosses and things. and IL put one in
n noble company, and you could wear
uniform and march to a band. and if
you were wounded you were given a
pension and We're hero. and If you
were killed you belonged to holy
company. Nothing Of that kind for
coal miner or cotton spinner or n
railroad brakeman. But things have
changed I'm industry. 1t also is train
every group of miners. street cleaners
and shoveiers become a trained body
and are handled as so many soldiers