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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-19
HIGH ART CLOTHES
TAILORED TO YOUR MEASURE
Means Beer Clothes Made
Worn With Pleasure

Il
High Art Custom Suits are high
grade because every step of the pro
duction has been carefully supervised.
Every yard of the fabric has beer
tested for wear and durability hi
been passed through the London cold
water shrinking process; as have also
the Innings and tapings. Every seam
is sewed with silk; every point of strain
reinforced; every stitch is skilfullJ
taken; every line and curve carries out
the high ideals Of thoughtful designer
ship. All in marked contrast to thu
hustle and hustle of factory produc
tions.
And all the details show in satisfac
tory service; yet not in price.
WIN. KAHN.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-19
THEY LOOK THE PART

you want to play in the world Of to-
day. High Art Suits have the dignity
Of quality and the smartness Of dis
tinctiye fashion.
This isn'tgenerally true of ready
for-wear suits. But High Art Clothes
aremore truly what you understand
tailpr-mads TO mean than the average
custom tailor can produce. Every
hand that touches them is q master
hand.
Just compare them with the best yor
can find at S. more than our High Ar
styles are marked. That's the answer
SIS 90 to $25 90.
VIM. KAHN.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-19

Mr.. w. B. Davis has painted nan
snme sign forsMr Geo. T. Light. the
druggist, A very ARTISTIC piece of work.
Contractor H. p. Cline has begun the
erection Of an eight-room brick building
for Miey Bros. on North George street.
"a fox terrier belonging TO Mrs. Owen
Wiley. and Mrs. Chas. Bayior's dog
were both poisoned last week
For fresh fish of all varieties and the
beat Of oysters, call on Lippitt Rerner
at his Charles Town store on South
Charles Street. Phone your orders for
prompt delivery.
The ladies of the Baptist Church
will hold shirtwaist sale and will
serve Refreshments from I'll 10 p.
M, on Thursday, February 20. at the
residence Of Mrs. A. ID. Barr. Benc-
iii Of the Baptist building fund.
Mr.. ]. Shirley Smith who owns ex
tensiye granite quarries near Roanoke
has offered to furnish the stone for
the new postoffice ui'ding in Charles
Town at the cost of qaarrying and
transporting It.
4uO OtAuCuen "a ok RAASAAc@eeAA A&FAAAA-
nary will present 1.-THE Rivals as
their mid.winter play on Saturday
evening, February 81, at 8 % clock.
Admisaion2b cents.
Mr.. Harry Aleshire. Of Page county,
Va, died st the Charles Town General
Hospital Oh Sunday morning last. Of
reritcnitis. ne Was OPP Grated ON two
weeks ago.
~. ..;.,.,.,. 49,. - oas.. - ~.
c.,,.:s 81 ' Sae..rs. hs,-s 49,, ,,oxad
$3.50 ~ 80 -. 5. - S.
49, 49,. ..,' - ~. ns.t so,-tr rs. .,
..l Ma,.,. y. 80 -, h,.;.,s;,'a
80 n.1 $3.50. ooasn t'
4. A''D
The Real Esta.e agency OF Mr.. w. Q.
Norris has just closed the sale OF erac'
e sixteen acres to Mr.. T. I. Perry. ad-
j,ining his farm recently Purehased near "a.
Ksblete~n. This property DelonReo
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-19

AK % see the Harmony Hair Beautie
fer and Liquid Shampoo. to make The
hair beautiful. Il Brown 4 Hoof NE
Rsx1lI store.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-19
Garbage Ordinance.

l. The Garbage Contractor on the
following days. until further notice,
will take up Garbage as follows:
TUESDAY Beginning at North
West the entire length Of Main Street,
Congress, Liberty and North to Mildred.
Observation-Disclosures on North
at Mildred, finish North taking Side
Streets to George.
THURSDAY Beginning at Main
Street from West to Samuel, and as
much of the remaining Side Streets as
possible.
SATuRDAY--Main Street from
West to Samuel Street.
2. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son 10 scatter paper, ashes. grange or
banana peelings. or anything Of like
nature On the streets or alleys Of said
town, and all persons are required to
keep q proper receptacle. in aconven-
lent place for the Garbage Collector to
reach in his rounds, n which to place
al sweepinRs, litter, discards 81 trash
of every kind. And shall not sweep
anything into the side drains OF CUTTERS
Of the town.
8. Be ii further enacted, that the
word Carriage 10 this Ordinance
shall include all dirt, except tree trim.
mings and the debris from repairing
| a id or constructing nrSR haiiIdinCa.
lswills and slops. usually made id kitch-
ems, of agliqu;d nature. II shall be the
duty of all persons to provide and place
Ton the streets and alleys Of said tnMr
convenient receptacles on the rnornings
Of the days mentioned above for al
garbage.
PENA LTY-Any person violating
this Ordinance shah upon conviction
thereof be fined not less than $1.OO. MOI
more than S., 90 and costs Of suit.
----t1 ----
All persons, especially housekee pers
are respectfully requested to give atteut
ton to the above Garbage Ordinance
and to have the garbage ready for III,
collector on the day appointed By tn,
Council Of Charles Town, Also to Sci
that it is collected on time, and If no
collected, to report to the Mayor.
COMMITTEE ON ALLEYS AM
lGARBAGE OF WOMAlJsS CIVIC
i LEA CUE.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-19
TO THE LADIES.

Made to order hair braids, puffs and
curis from combings. Also hair braids
for sale at my residence, LOG East
Congress- Street. MRS. W. B. DAVIS
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-19
SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS
10 loan on Real Estate.
FRANK BECKWI1H.
Attorney.

Eou take no chances hg dealfne e
ths 4: 3. Store Your money back a
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-19
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List OF letters remaining in the Post
Office at Charles Town. Jefferson COun-
-ty, Nest Va. on Saturday, Feb. Ia,
1914. Persons calling for sameWill be
required to pay rne cent for each letter
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-19

Buy IngeE1oll Watches and Alarm
cIrskl q llilIsf's Rh1EmSey
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-19

lInIer's white Pine nd Tar YIN en-
lccr Cough.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-19
GGNTLEMEN'S LIST.

1914. Persons calling for same will be
required to pay rne cent for each letter
GGNTLEMEN's LIST.
Walter Reeves, VIM. Vickers. Will
bert Williams, G. H. Brown. Clarence
T. Handy. NJ. F. Matheny, VIM. j.
Mack.
LADIES' LIST.
Miss Gladys Payne. Mrs. Mary N.
Perry. Mrs. Alice Stimson. Miss Gertie
Washington. Miss J. N. Coen. Mrs. G.
B. Downing. Mrs. A. E. E'sberry.
Miss Hattie Eusley. Miss Katie Gae-
singer, Rose Johnson. Mrs. Mary Jones,
Miss Cadine A. Laudburg.
The above letters, if not called for
within fifteen days. will be sent to the
dead letter office. Persons callingfo
them will please say that they are ad-
vertised.
HENRY N. BRADLEY. P. M
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-02-19


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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
ON THE CONSOLIDATED
Recovery After Weakness on
Call and Midday Break.

Business on the Consolidated Stock
Exchange was again very heavy yes
tcrday, sales totallirc 5000 shares.
United States steel was The most ac-
tive stock, selling before 10 o'clock
at 80 to 547t. the latter being its final
call price and representing decline
of a point from Tuesdays closing
quotation. The maximum decline re-
corded on the call was 81 point, in
-. Paul. which changed and at 81 .
Amalgamatcd Copper was down IS
points; Baltimore a Ohio. IL; Chcaa-
pcakc & Ohio, !; Smelling. !; Lchigh
Valley. /; Southern Pacific. Is, and
Union Pacific, -. I'm tho carly after
call dealings many stocks brokc to still
lower figures than had been recorded
before 70 o'clock. In the later deal
ings the whole market rallied very
sharply Commission house handled
a big aggregate of orders
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
STOCKS.
NII\IN(,.
u. S. Treasury Finances.

Washington, July 90 The condition
Of the United States Treasury at th'
beginning of business day Wa: Ne
balarcc ia general fund. SliJ.2t@19t
total receipts yesterday, >L9lSl.0
total payments terday, S3.059.9"3
Th,-surpius thu. fiscal year De- S3,9-f.
2gl. against dcucit OF 81 ,335.3fs Jas
year exclusive Of Panama Canal an,
public debt transactions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
BANK OF ENGLAND
COMES TO RESCUE
Aids Discount Market In LONDON
Con5oIs at New Low Sew
cral Small Failures.

Ioudou. Julv 90. Tho dfclAf"'''"
war iollowiug the demoralilaiou %
Tho last few days eliminated 'l III,
r,.ctical suepcn.iou Of dealings most
If u,c dav on tho stock LNcnauS
SucL state Of Affairs could h"tui'
lac remembered by tine oldest mcmp''
Of fbc house. Consols mouopol 20"
ntfcrtiou nm tho forenoon. my
opcncd at r.. fell TO G9'1 and r",''o'
~ roi. Later. on government pro
Lcrs' buvinR. they touched - ana
finished at Il. This bad tcnde''S
10 cheer tho rest Of tho markct some
what, Except for few dealings }"
American stocks the other sections
vcro nominal and sales were onIy G.
Ccctcd after prolonged nogoua' 'ohS'
The settlement was concluded WIN
scvcn failures, and scvcral othcr ntIl8
arc believed unable 70 meet tnclr op''
cations, which raises the i'at t"",
other eu~pcueious viii he announcer
to-morrow.
The American department vas ut
certain aud undecided until "a'
Street opened, when prices IcH h"hJ
and closed fat.
The discount market vas disorgan
izcd. and tho Bank Of England again
VIA" 80" 49, I..,.o,r,s Tho bauk
J" 'oe "4a,.,l., c,necfcd TO be
TAU am, 60 norrou,. End
I"'''u y" - cont an ,ioy OF tho
pc ~ ~. ~, Tho CONT
cNt,caI 5'a{' ~ ,,oid cvnor,ationq
- ",L.-,J Tho buIk Of the So
Parls purGna 7Cu .u' g.. H. oncn mar
ooV.ooo GOA "H'rc' j" '"'
ket yestcrda[, ...,.. u.ro ro,or,cd
Three small failures "crc rcpo, ,,,.'i
later on co,o ooo ,..a
Bullion amounting ~ t,'',ia,I 90
takcr lnio VIC ha"N .i ''i'5 ot
day ana 3l'''I'''V d. a., onn ,,a Co..
the latter amount A|ov'oU ooo
shipment to rance, - '''VV 10, '''
Continent and Eloo.ooo Tor tSyPC
Money loaned at ~ q" pc, ccn''
Discount rate Toy 'nor' p'"7 "VIr
- per cont; Tor tnrc" nho"'".' p''
cont.
'onsol7 closed . Io"cr' ~ '''
money sud 81 i"f INC Accou" IN
cold premiums ~ Mario "cl ~
hChlh ~" 'u' "dG
bon, H., against 10 the day before
on m. po,,rso orored
Paris July -. nc houroc . opS'' -,
Hoah to-day IrIce9 Tclc arC hot
INC crop VI, ~" ',' - tronc,,
ohIy "''i' W. ~ iit.t. to,,cr
than yesterday. At -. The close VS.
weak and quotations were pureiy nom
inal. inc private rave o. discount 90
Three pcr cont rentcs closed II
francs - centimes for the account,
unchanged.
Berlin. July %. Trading on the
market. ae far as it occurred under
Showed mo- sicns Of panic to-day. The
priccs for cash transactions were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
DIVIDEND
GINIEAI TIRH LNIINGCIsHLR 20.

Q ! IffFr'N =, ~ ~
COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND 80. ~
qs4--or'v dividend o. two AMI onH-Ns''
t---l -e- .ert rr THE Common Stock o. TIE
FIRE ENTlNGJ i~HtE COW
f.'NY for TO quarter ending J.-e ou'
f9i4 has hesr Go ,aro.. PAYABLE AuSlst l''',
NJ IN. clio. o. business Jl'v 2ls.. 1914
NrNEY y lEOSE. S,-retary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
OFFICE OF READTNG COMPANY.

T--l.T-
-. poart % Directors has declared rom
= n.. earairgs a quarterly Givi1ert o. Two
rr- con. Crl on re Common stock - 80
. .oInpsnv. q - rad On A1E.si iS 1874 %
tfo-l.hol6e-s % co1I d. the close ~ business.
.'gir x 1914 checks wil - mailed o. stock
f ol1ers VIC hBr~ cd civt--17 orders Win
g.. Treasurer Jay Y WARE Se~-stsry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
Great Western Power.

The income account 81 the Great
Western Power Company System. con
sisting 81 the Grcat Western Power
Company, the California Electric Cen
Grating Company and tho CITY Electric
Company, for juno, shows gross earn
ingq Of S2t3,35t. 5l3,4Gi less than for
June Of last year. Operating expense
and taxes increased S3,032 to S6a,"lo'
leaving not earnings of $lif,01t, dc
crease Of Sl6.49f other income was
s19.153. which include interest charged
TO construction. formerly eliminated
from the charge Interest on funded
debt" Interest on funded debt m
creased S4.T25 20 S99.s33, and repre-
scnts the total interest payable Blythe
several companies upon thcr entire
funded debt. including $si".ooO o.
Great Western Power Company iT3l
mortgage per cent bondr. owned by
the Western Power Company. FOR the
six months ended June 30 loss Of
S.. 766 is shown M gross revenue. owing
10 tho largo increase iu operating OK
penscs and taxes. and net earning
after all charges were SSi3,1"5. dc
crease Of S4s.423. Gross revenue Tor
tho year ended Juno 30 was S2,'S9.l4"
an increase Of Sl51.32l, while net roy
cnuc increased S1jl. 99S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following table gives the closing
bid and asked prices for stocks which
arc listed but which were aot dealt IN
on the Stock Exchange Wednesday;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
BOND S.ILES ON TIE STOCK EhCHhN'
WEDNESDAY, JULY %. 1911.

Stock Exchange Wednesday amos
against s2O00 week and sl7S
sales aggregated s'l7l25ooo az
7TG00
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
WEDNESDAY. JULY 20. 1914.

Total against l"22'oo TUESDAY ''
January ' v" oa'e' ''-
aga in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES
General News and Earnings OF
Various Corporations.

Authority has been granted the Med
Way and Dcdham street Railway Com
pany hy the Naeeachusctts Public Ser
vice Commission to crlcnd Us limo into
the towns Of Midway and Franklin.
Permission we7 also given the COMPANY
recently 20 issue $50 eharcs Of capital
stock ~ par value Of 800. In the
early par, Of tho current month further
authority was requested to increase ITS
capital stock from S35o00 to $'S,OOo'
the proceed to toe u~cd IN constructing
additional line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
GOyERNMENT BID And ASH.
GUARANTEED STOCKS.

II Irn. she'd b. AeAan4tc b-'N''. Wa
~ ( ( 1 v,1. % e Il s 5' SHR + 10 -
Allcc 6 W.1-5 &C., Va o. r pf..l1" -.
Aus & savilo 10 Ms...se y. - -.
Al T & G.. 20 20 NSPS>SMLpf . -
4 A. e \ I.i.D 20 81 % 4 ~ .i0s ~
f&occh creek 81 - Morris A Isiij .,I
Fo-. y Nb.i' - 4o ctu..... l
Boz, A. Lilo l,5 Na-h a Der.i', JOS
B-st x P...-,5 80 Na-l = L....-il
T. A .th AVID - No" Lon N..i-, 80
Bklyu City..iIo 10 IS 4 U.-...i, ..'
cana IA So. % ri NYR&NH rfio3 ~
Cat lref.....loo ~ y TEL % l''
cay & S-s..ltg ~ l. & "!
L & : \ I l03 10 Smith Avc...iD D
C&Elctfs pi 81 North Car....it
Cap Riv Tt.l30 40 Nor ~ DIDO
clev 4 Pi5. Is <og.h 80 j.. ,
10 srl iet eB ~ North Peru..i,J 10
Col A MOO c01 Northw Tel .i6i u.
con. 4 NJ 10 nor q Noo4.l3, j.
Con s Port.lt0 |'li colon. Ito :.
Conn Diycr.lD I's7o-o a >.-lp -
~ & T.. o., s. "a 4 - - -
g. p-,t..., 4" - AT u h-.l"' ~
30 pref..s0 - Pat & Esm.l0D 10
Tel & p E.ls0 ~ Pehis VAL. ~ 10
20 prsf....I.J ~ p 3 & r. L.. - =
De- II y =. :, - 90 lret..,.'.-y ,S5
las. Penn. .ie5 10 n II WG'.iai -
IL -hth Afc..D 80 Do special lo9 -
linn & ". 100 ll5 r < : pf..lys To-
w pref. lib ~ FItts y l. t..is9S "a
Irie = ksl.l@5 -li = MclE & 10 lyp
E-ie 4 F...l3 - LfoF W ,'
IrchbS ~. :? 70 tsees 1a'o',,;29 q"
TW&J-t ptlel - & d" 10 "a
'2j S,&CSF.-W 300 ZONE & - ~. ~,
a. pRMRCo..-J % Sar & S'heu - -
G & Sts TIP - SHARON ''y"'iW
ar Riy Nr.l0- ii5 Siatl Nc....l0 ~
~ VI ID q So 4 ~ lei. so -
f,srsfo-l = D. SouthR Of G.'l0 'ei
A. Mis- =. D. =. : T. y Is, pties 10
I'M. OCEAN a. 20 lhi DO ~ l!st. 90 -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
by " y. Mcconnell q Co,
Pima ST.
TOBACCO STOCKS.

.Par ,slu. $50. TEX dividend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30

lions furnished by +. J. Wink'
& Co, a Broad ST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
LONDON CLOSING PRICES.

Amsterdam. July 90. The Bour'e
here was closed for tho day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
U-u-nishci ty ". y Csler & Co. %
cedar ST

l3l.- vaIi0u4 matulitiorl'-9-lil-5ul 10 lasl'
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

our law and even our common morality are class
weapons, like policeman's club or Catling
gun.
| have never believed. and do not today be-
lleve, that such class war is upon us, or need
ever be upon us; nor do believe that the inter
ests OF wage carners and employers cannot be
harmonized, compromised. and adjusted 1t
would be idle to deny that wage earners have
certain different economic interests from, let us
say, manufacturers or importers, just as farmers
have different interests from sailors, and fisher
men from bankers. There is no reason why
any Of these economic groups should not
consult their group interests by any legitimate
means and with due regard to the common,
everything interests of all | do not even deny
that the majority of wage earners, because they
have less property and less industrial security
than others and because they do not own the
machinery with which they work (as does the
farner) are perhaps in greater need of acting
together than are other groups in the commu-
nty
Partners in Industry.
But do insist land believe that the great
majority OF wage earners take the same view)
that employers and employees have overwhelming
interests i'll common, both as partners in indus
try and as citizens of the republic, and that
where these interests are apart they can be
adjusted by so altering our laws and their in
depreciation to secure all members of the
community social and industrial justice
Standing Pat" on Industrial Justice.
| have always maintained that our worst
revolutiOnists today are those reactionaries who
do not see and will not admit that there is any
need for change. Such men seem to believe
that the four and half million Progressive
voters, who i'll 1912 registered their solemn pro-
test against our social and industrial injustices
are anarchists" who are not willing to let i'll
enough alone. II these reactionaries had lived
at earlier time in our history they would
have advocated sedition laws, opposed free
speech and free assembly. and voted against free
schools, free access by settlers to the public
lands, mechanics lien laws, the prohibition of
truck stores, and the abolition of imprisonment
for debt; and they are the men who today op-
pose minimum wage laws, insurance OF work
men against the ills OF industrial life, and the
reform of our legislatures and our courts which
can alone render such measures possible.
Some of these reactionaries are not bad
men, but merely shortsighted and belated 1t is
these reactionaries, however, who, by standing
pat on industrial injustice incte inevitably to
industrial revolt, and it is only we who advocate
political and industrial democracy who render
possible the progress of our American industry
on large constructive lines with minimum of
friction because with maximum of justice
Everything possible should be done to secure
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

the grounds alleged are twofod: u That he Is
nonunion man: (2) that he is not personally
fit. THE question of his personal fitness is one
TO be settled in the routine of administrative de-
TAIL and cannot be allowed to conflict with or to
conlpIicate the larger question OF governmental
discrimination for or against him or any other
man because he is or is not member of a
union. This is the only question now before me
for decision; and as to this my decision is final.
Socialists and Non-Soeialsts.
Because of things have done on behalf Of
justice to the workingman. | have often been
called Socialist Usually have not taken the
trouble even to notice the epithet. am not
afraid of names, and ] am not one of those
who fear 10 do what is right because some
one else will confound me with partisans with
whose principles | am not in accord. More
over, know that many American Socialists are
high-minded and honorable citizens. who in real
ity are merely radical social reformers. They
are oppressed by the brutalities and industrial
injusticcs which we see everywhere about us:
When | recall how often | have seen Socialists
and ardent nom Socialists working side by side
reform, and how | have found opposed to them
on the side Of privilege many shrill reactionaries
who insist on calling all reformers Socialists,
refuse to be panic-stricken by having this title
mistakenly applied to me.
Socialism and "Clan War"
None the less. without impugning their mo-
tives, do disagree most emphatically with both
the fundamental philosophy and the proposed
remedies OF the MARKHAM Socialists. These So
cialists are unalterably opposed to our whole in
dustrial system. They believe that the payment
Of wages means everywhere and inevitably an
exploitation of the laborer by the employer, and
that this leads inevitably to class war between
those two groups, or, as they would say, between
capitalists and the proletariat.
They assert that this class war is already
upon us and can be ended only when capitalism
is entirely destroyed and all the machines. mills,
mines, railways, and other private property used
in production are confiscated, appropriated, or
taken over by the workers. They do not as a
rude clainn-although some OF the sinister ex-
tremSts among them do-that this class war
is war of blood and bullets, but they do claim
that there must be continual struggle between
two great classes whose interests are opposed
and cannot be reconced. In this way they in
sst that the whole overment-National, State
and Locals on the side of the employers and
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
Don't Penalize Efficiency.

The wage-worker should not only receive
fair treatment he should give fair treatment.
In order that prosperity may be passed around
it is necessary that the prosperity exist. In Or
der that labor shall receive its fair share in the
division of reward it is necessary that there he
a reward to divide. Any proposal to reduce eff
cheney by insisting that the most efficient shall
be limited in their output to what the least eff
cent can do, is a proposal to limit by 50 much
production, and therefore to impoverish BY so
much the public. and specifically to reduce the
amount that can be divided among the produc-
ers This is all wrong. Our protest must be
against unfair division of the reward for pro-
duction.
Every encouragement should be given the
business man, the employer, to make his btisi-
ness prosperous, and therefore to earn more
money for himself; and in like fashion every
encouragement should be given the efficient
workman. We must always keep in mind tha;
to reduce the amount of production serves mere
y to reduce the amount that is to be divided, is
in no way permanently efficient as protest
against unequal distribution and is permanently
detrimental to the entire community. But in
creased productlveness is not secured BY excess
i've labor amid unhealthy surroundings.
Shorter hours, and healthtrl conditions, and
opportunity for the wage-worker to make more
money. and the chance for enjoyment as well as
work. all add to efficiency. My contention is
that there should be no penazation of efficient
productiveness, brought about under healthy
conditions; but that every increase of produc-
ton brought about by all increased efficiency
should benefit all the rart.es to it, including
wage-workers as well as employers or capitalists.
men who work with their hand. as well as men
who work with their heads.
Published by spee6I arrangsmen, with the Out
look Of which Theodore Roosevelt is the contributing
editor. through the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
1918. by the Macmillan Company. All rights reserved.
including rights of translation.
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