Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-02
The World Wide War Trust

the Taylor system at the plant OF che
Bethlehem steel company:
The tasks acre all purposeiy made
50 severe that not more than one out
OF ave iAhorsrs (psrhaps even a small
er percentage than hisl could keep
up
M Speaker. desire 20 repeat that
the motive behind the stop watch and
other spccdinE-up features OF Taylor
ian T. not efficiency. as the average
man understands the meaning OF the
sord. but an ino-dinate desire for a
greater proat from the toll OF man.
/ and back % that desire e greed
Ia lis last analysis the Taylor sys-
I ten g. simply the scientific grinding
down % the spirit. the hopes. the am
billions. A. weii a. the physical bodies
I OF those Who toll. and fo- WHAT In Or
der that dividends may be Increased
The thing O. too inhuman and too muir
d~ruus 20 be imposed on beasts OF bur
den. Co say nothing Of imposing 70 up
on fellow human beings. u may De
sald % the credit OF the average Amer
lean employer that be has refused 20
50 10 anything like the extremes that
ar Taylor recommended
Strange 90 relate. the chief % ord
nance wants 20 install the Taylor sys-
ten ia the government arscrais. The
s1rd congress deserves the unsuntcd
thanks Of the workers % the nation
for iurertinE ia the army and navy
bills a provision prohibiting the use
In government arscnais and navy
yards ~ the stop watch and other OBJ
.jecriouabic spcediug.up features OF the
TAYLOR system.
ms provision reads az follows;
Provided. That no part % the APP
pr8p-iatIuns made In this bill shall be
svaiiabie FOR the salary OF any officer.
MANAGEMENT. superintendent. foreman.
or other person having charge OF me
a1-ie 0f any empioye OF the United
states government while making or
causing Co be- made. with stop watch
or other uue-ucn surinE device,
time study % any Job % any such en-
ploycs between Jhc starting and com
pIetlnE thereof or OF the movements OF
any ruch employe while engaged upon
such work. nor shall any part OF the
aupr1p-iations made Ia this bill be
available % pay any premium or bon
US or cash reward 20 any employc II
addition 20 hts regular wages. except
for aurrsetl1ns resulting In improve
mrrts or economy In the operation OF
any government plant. and no claim I
for services performed hy any person I.
while violating this provision shall be .
allowed
The enactment Of this legislation .
was accomplished In Tie face % the
bitter opposition OF speclal-utercst .
scryc-s IN congress
Considering the powerful influence .
that opposed g. considering the .
treaeheroua parliamentary Whirlpoois F.
through which 90 he'd 90 pass. and the +.
dangers which beset 10 o. every stage .
OF its legislative journey. the work .
iu-mrn OF the nation are TO- be con
-fatuilJed upon ifs final safe arrival .
upon the statutes as law
This legislation o. of importance TO F.
au uorfiuEmcu. whether they are en-
pl1yTd iu government Embellishments
1- not because 10 the Taylor system
could have been Installed iu govern f
meut plants che fact could have been
made use OF Co the dissdvautage OF .
employee lu private plants where the
installation OF tlc system is c0ntem-
plated Private employers would De
.u the strateEic position Of being able
.o assert tu their protesting employees
That the Taylor system had been Inc
d1rscd by tho United State govern
msnt. and that % 90 was an inhuman
and bad system Uncle sam would not
bs putting his official stamp % approx
Do upon it hy Introducing o. in the
arscuais and navy yards.
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