The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22

WANTSSTATETO
PROTECT IDLE
Trees characterization of In
dustry for Good Of
Rich and Poor.
PERKINS AND BERWlND
EXPLAIN THEIR VIEWS

Ds...f Gr-gCrnrim, president OF the
Am,r ..a Smelling and Refining Com
Mani, .u. il. United S'a'"s commission
mn r..r.t..li Relations yesterday that he
believed 100 NOR laws. greater responsible
.,v for directors aud the general education
NJ workers In thrift Both he and George
~ % rH... who also testified. favored
r. creation OF Federal council to con
sid. .o... aud Industrial problems
vr rr..us said that ne didn't take any
stock be- The idea that present Industrial
3Iet.r.,.a are due 90 absentee ownership
NJ s,s.r..es. or 90 small boards Il direc-
.ors or go concentration OF capital In
Mis- oo.r.on prescn, conditions are almost
wholly due 90 the defects and improper
admin ,.ratu1 OF Federal laws.
These sentiments were echoed IN the
.ss,...ry 4 Edward J. B,rwlnd of the
p,rys.r white Coal Mining Company.
who said that legislation has done as much
as anything 20 produce social unrest. He
favored social welfare laws Il ihcy ar"
.ar.slu. framed and are rigidly enforced
,uer thrs are enacted.
one os those who listened to a part OF
tho testimony given yesterday was John
o Rapt. .u.r. Jr. who will be witness
ams.. 40. more than .on feet from him
sat Mo..rr Jones, the strike agitator.
Mr. no tafe.'ar said he would have liked
20 hav, heard more but that his business
enggr .m,rts had kept him away
81 GleEruaelm began by giving a list
Of tie corporations in which he is d.
rector He said that as rule the directors
n these corporations are men who have
grown 80 in the business and who con-
sequently aye in sympathetic touch with
labor conditions. in the American Smelt-
ing and Refining Company there is a
committee on labor. he said, the duty OF
which y 20 visit the various plants regu-
lar.y and 20 keep the fun board Informed
o. labor Conditions lie said that until
Two years ago he had made a practice
OF Inspecting all the plants himself.
TO what extent do you believe tne
directors OF your corporations are re-
spgnsb,e for labor conditions"
The directors are absolutely RESPONSE
ole Un.n a year ago when any uusatls
factory situation arose we endeavored &c
make improvements. We found that many
things ought to have been done long be
'l7e aud / tod my associates that We
olrh, 90 90 much farther both from q
hume, arian and a business standpoint
This .ur,aled TO the executive cJmmi;te,
and il was suggested that We get ar
adviser WAC would know just how 20 han
die these problems.
we engaged Dr.. c. +. Neil, forme
Commissioner OF Labor lie began a
study OF these problems and mas recently
recommended a benefit system and orhe
things We are in sympathy with THU
knd OF work lie viii be very CAD t
come before the commission ana explain
Just waat his projects are
What ls your attitude toward com
pensltion .aws?'
"In all states wnere they have beei
passed and where we have piants w
have adopted them because We belieV
iu them We never opposed their en-
ac'mgpt. nor that OF any legislation. Tina
is NOT olr business.
~ yud were convinced that the condi
tons b.. your plants were such that you
employees couldn't make enough none
O. which 10 live docen;ly, or that thei
lives or health was endangered VIVA
would yoU dor
81 would bring the matter To the al
'tutIou ut .hc executive committee an
make such recommendations as would Re
urys that situation, and II my sugges
lions We're not carried cut ] would quit
Mr GugEruheim said he did not reca
what .Hc wage rate in the Perth Ambo
plant was before the strike OF 1872, bu
De recalled that he sent Willard II Lew
there 20 investigate the mattersahd una
Pre- ldunt Wilson, then Governor or Me-
Jersey also sent an Investigator. TIL
Governors representative lie said, after
HGrg sent a letter commencing the att
tIae o.. ;ae company toward its en-
IUytts