The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-12-10
INDUSTRIAL UNREST TRACED
TO NINE CARDINAL CAUSES
BY FEDERAL INVESTIGATOR

control OF Industry"
The final report and conclusions OF
the commission will be submitted next
August when its mission is eonclud-
ed. "
Basis Of Conclusions.
These nine agreed causes were the
result OF the examination OF 514 wit
nesses divided in interest as follows:
Affiliated with employers, 1871; affili-
ated with labor, 1873; not affiliated with
either group. $50. The witnesses in
Guided seven members OF the Indus
trial Workers OF the World and six
representatives of the socialist party.
'what Employers Say"
Under the caption What Employers
Say" the report submits the following
summary of causes of unrest:
Normal and healthy desire for better
living conditions.
| Misunderstanding and prejudice. Lack
of conception that interests both labor and
Agitation by politicians and irresponsible
agitators.
Unemployment.
Unreasonable demands arising from
strength OF organization.
Labor leaders who stir up trouble to
keep themselves in office and to graft on
employers,
''Inefficiency of workers, resulting in
Rapidly Increasing completely OF in
dustry.
Sudden transition of a large number of
foreigners from repression to freedom.
which makes them an easy prey OF la
Dor agitators.
Universal craze to get rich quick.
Decay OF old ideas Of honesty and
thrift.
. "Misinformation In newspapers.
Too much organization for combative
purposes instead of for cooperation.
Violence in labor troubles.
Sympathetic strikes and jurisdictional
Boycotting and pickoting.
Meddlesome and burdensome legisla-
ton.
The closed shop, which makos for Ia
Final responsibility of labor unions.
What Employees Say.
Normal and healthy desire for better
living conditions.
Protest against low wages long hours.
irsanitary and dangerous conditions ex-
listing in many industries.
Demand for industrial democracy. and
revolt against the suppression Of or
Unemployed. and the insecurity which
the wage Garner feels at all times.
Unjust distribution of the product OF in
exploitation of the many by the favored
few. -..r
Demand Tor run snare OF prOuucuOn.
Unjust attitude OF police and courts
There is one law for the rich. another
immigration and the consequent over
supply of labor.
Existence of double standard" which
sanctions only poor living in return
for the hardest manual labor. and at the
same time luxury for persons who per-
form no useful service whatever.
Disregard of grievances OF individual
employees and lack of machinery foe re-
dressing same.
Control by ing business over both m
dustry and state.
Fear on the part OF those In comfort
able positions of being driven to poverty
by sickness, accident or involuntary loss
of employment.
Inefficiency of workers on account of
lack of proper training.
Unfair competition from prison ana
other exploited labor.
The rapid pace of modern industry,
which results in accidents and premature
old age.
Lack of attention to sickness and ac-
cidents, and the difficulty and delay IN
cident to securing compensation for acct
dents under the common law and the
statutes of states which have not adopted
modern methods of dealing with those
questions.
Arbitrary discharge OF employees.
Blacklisting of individual employees.
Exploitation of women and children In
Promotion of violence by the use OF
gunner, spies and provokers hired By en-
Attempt to destroy unionism by the pre-
tense of the ..'open shop"
Monopolization of land and natural re-
sources.
Suppression of free speech and right OF
peaceful assembly.