Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-16
THE EFFICIENT MAN AND

THE EFFICIENT DOLLAR
 The incorporated capital of the United States last year earned s.. 3O4,OOO,OOO, an increase over any pre- yious record of S4OOOOO.OOO. Never before have dollars worked harder or more efficiently. The reward Of capi. tai has been rich, but it ought not to be grudged, because 1t works piece work. It is paid for what it does by the unit of service. There never was a time when prosperity was univer- sal Always there are some lame ducks. and the suggestion is heard now in the case of some sporadic em barressments that the Administration should make good it's promise of in- yestigation to strip away from inef- hciency the excuse that dollars are deprived of their reward by the char acter of pending legislation If an en. terpriso is working with out-o-date machinery, or if its brains are slug gish it is promised that the facts shall be told This is in the interest of workngmen. because idle dollars signify idle hands, and idle hands and idle dollars are a menace 10 general prosperity
 But 1t is a poor rule which does not work both ways The nation can no moro endure inefficient labor than inefficient capital and the causes of
 nefficiency should be equally well known in both cases. Capital has been Effectively checked in its privileges which enabled it to extort profits which were not earned. There is req son to believe that labor has enjoyed
 Is unearned increment by enactments 0f its owr, enforced more thoroughly han any statutes. It was reported that on Wednesday a Young Mems Christian Association was compelled to refuse shelter to non-unionists. There probably is not a State in the Union where men have not found diff 1 6culty in working without the union'a license The boycott and the physi- cal force have stood between men and their jobs. despite the protection Of the laws And meanwhile the labor lobby has secured the shortening of hours and the multiplication of jobs, with the result that while dollars have been working overtime men have been idle against their will and consumers have suffered by a shortage of produo- ton in relation to demand.
 It is plain how the Administration idea of enforcing efficiency upon the dollar would work if applied to the pending railway negotiations, Tue men are seeking more pay without of- fering any return. and without any reason beyond their ability to com pei the concession. That is getting something for nothing and if it works there is no reason why less and less should not be given for the weekly envelope. That is not less un- fair to the country than to the rail ways Railways and customers Of railways alike have standing to say to the railway workers that their re wards should be proportioned to their production of transportation units lf a fireman develops wants above his wages he should qualify as an engin eer and ii the engineer wants more than he earns he should qualify for master Of transportation
 Never fasethe field of efforts mors open and more inviting Never was there greater obstacle to reward than the practices of the unions against the best prospects of their members and non-unionists alike The unions promise soft jobs to the inc efficient rather than efficient work