The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-24

sued by loan sharks and fearing that
he may lose his job.
There are no ignorant people.
Every person is smart in one way or
another.
There is a man for every job and
job for every man. Each man has
his special talent and we have found
the way TO have the job suit the man,
interest him and make him happy.
The man also suits the job, Oh! 1t
is great to realize what powers are in
the weakest of us.N
There are two reasons which |
give for low wages. Manufacturers
try to make too many things in the
same shop. No shop Is big enough
nor its management so skillful that
more than one product can be turned
out profitably to all hands Part OF
the waste in producing, a large part,
is due 10 this confusion in produc-
tion and distribution. One good thing
is enough for any shop. | know auto
mobile factories which try TO produce
number OF different kinds of cars.
we are capitalized at only $4,000
900 and make only one commodity,
the Ford automobile.
"The second reason for low wages
is the Wall-st. way and causes an
other great waste. A good shop, pro-
ducing a useful and efficient article,
Is over-capitalized. A Wall-st. man.
who knows nothing of the business
is placed on the board. He puts his
friends and relatives on the payroll
Incompetency at the head means in
competency below To pay dividends
and to make up for wasteful meth
DDS, wages must be kept down and
hours long. This brings more waste.
Workers are worried, harassed,
tired out and discouraged and they
waste time and material No man can
do his best unless he is contented
and sees himself in the way of pro-
crossing.
Instead of producing good citizens
and happy human beings, such busi-
ness-run the Wall-st. way--reduces
its employees to the competitive basis
and destroys their usefulness and
makes them unhappy.
1--WE were able 10 raise the wage
scale and reduce the hours when g.
900 men stood at the gate ready TO
bid the wages down"
What would be your attitude II
frenzied f1nanciers should come 10 you
and propose to hand you money suf-
ficient to cover your possible earnings
for years to come In order to exploit
this business, perhaps permitting you
to still be the owner OF large part
of your plant?" the mothers pension
advocate asked Ford.
What could gain by that ar.
rangement? | would simply have to
go out and get another job. | would
have to invest that money to get
more, and what good would it do me?
A man can eat only little. He can't
use much money and he can't take
any of It with him when he dies
have all the jobs | can handle right
here.
"In promoting the mothers pension
system" the manufacturer said to the
Judge, you are doing the greatest
work any man can do. Mrs. Ford
and have been watching that plan.
We have started little pension sys-
TEN OF our own and also have home
for children who do not have any
mothers living
mo institution can equal any moth
er. The most ignorant mother | ever
have known can care for her own
children better than any institution.
With sufficient income and instruc-
ton, any mother will become efficient
and rear useful, independent Ameri-
can citizens.
"The state should pension every de.
pendent mother"