Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-06
CARNEGIE, The BENEFACTOR
That is the Role Andrew Prefers,
According to His Testimony
Before Probe Board.
EXPERIENCE WITH woRKMEN

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Andrew Carnegie
testified before the federal Industrial re-
iations committee that up 20 the close
OF 1914 his donations totaled 1924 $50 800.
The work stIi goes oravely on" ssid
tho iron master
II am indeed most fortunate man
and think OF myself in nothing else 80
happy as in, soul remembering my dear
friends, 10 whom owe 80 much"
After Mr.. Carnegie had settled himself
In the witness chair and prepared TO read
his statement. which he had prepared
In advance, he was asked what his bust
ness wac.
MY business" no replied, lis TO do all
the good in the world that = can"
His statement was, in part, a. follows:
No stock Jobber.
II never bought or sold shares on the
exchange all my earnings were from
manufacturing. II II were necessary for
me TO return 10 that calling I should not
consider the problem OF labor rs at all
difficult. On the contrary, l enjoyed
conferences with our men. We had one
rule, come what may: We would never
think OF running our works with new
men.
Able. sober well behaved workmen.
such as ours. are not 10 be picked up on
the streets. and we wished no others We
were particular in regard 70 drinking.
First offense men were excluded thirty
days; second offense sixty days; third
offcnse, we parted company"
Mr. Carnegie said he had had only
ono serious disaster with labor"
This was At the time OF the riot az
Homestead Pa. Mr.. Carnegie was abroad
at tho time and when he heard OF Il he
wanted 60 return home. but his partners
requested him not 10 do so.
Men Cable.
Some Of the men at the works"
Mr.. Carnegie said. "cabled me, Kind
master tell US what you want US to do
and We will do II fo- YOU Wages were
advanced % per cent, Mr.. Carnegie said.
after that incident. Labor and capital" he
said. will some day rank as one"
Only onoo Mr.. Carnegie said. had he
experience with a determined effort 10
commit wrong on the part OF labor This
was when men at the Edgar Thompson
blast furnaces sent In written demand
for an immediate advance In wages with
the alternative OF leaving their furnaces
unworked. Mr.. Carnegie said he talked
with the leaders Of the men. all Of whom
admitted that they had contracted to
work Rt certain wages
You have signed that treaty" Mr..
Carnegie said he told them. and you can
break &C. bot the grass VIII grow over
these workA before we will have such
mon In our employ. II will be heralded
through the world az disgrace 20 labor
You have your answer. Go.
IL No strike.
There was no strike. That was the
labor.
we began manufacturing with a
capital OF G.5oo.oo my share I borrowed
from a bank In Pittsburgh. . said the wit
ness. describing his start as an iron
master. Mr.. Carnegie referred to an
article which he published in iSss in
which he expressed the opinion that the
man who Giles rich, dies disgracea.
In this article Mr. Carnegie wrote tina,
the day was not far distant when the
man who died leaving behind. him mil
lions OF available wealth which were free
for him 70 administer during life, would
pass away unwept unhohcred and I'M
sung, no matter to what use he. might
leave his fortune
Since the Carnegie pension fund was
founded by himself and the United states
steel corporation retired employees Of the
corporation have received In pensions
s.SIS.02i. Mr.. Carnegie testified. Last
year the total disbursements from the
fund amounted TO s6il.Ss7. There were
ASA beneficiaries.