The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
THE TOILER'S SuAaE is NIL

Only Safe Method of Securing Fair
Wages For Work Is by Organization.
Wageworkers Must Look to Trade
Unions For Equitable Conditions of
Employment.
Generally union employing concerns
indulge in none of these professed
profit sharing schemes. The employees
are organized. There is no longer a
possibility of "deceiving." They were
not deceived before they were organ
lied. But they received their "divi-
dends' and bonuses. all of which, to-
gether with their direct wage, aggre
gated q considerable per cent less than
their union scale that they are enjoy
ing today. So we have Illustrations.
Generally profit sharing schemes
are supported upon the assumption
that secreted behind a mystic veil eX-
lists an enchantment-a sort of Santa
Claus enchantment-fro which will
possibly come yet unmeasured bene-
fit in which the good employees may
participate and their goodness is meas
urable by Il term of loyal service, with
the golden egg just out of reach, await
ing the appointed time. Like most
anticipations. it proves far more pal
liative and gratifying than the real
participation. In other words, disap
nointment comes with tha Intimate
countino nm. whom # Is discovered that
tba bonus or ca called dividapd-
aIlottod share If nroft"- together
with tba direct waco that has hnan
rao,,Io,l,, raooi,.ol ,gt,,.,ootos . die
tressinoiv small wnre r,te daticiont to
tha t,ne Of added nrofit 10 the oinnIov.
ino comnapv
Men rs = further Illustration AVER
aoa an onnnal u.aoa of e7oo r. i :
vaoa ineni,in0 diecontept Thnv want
sSoo rboy invastiooto and ora con-
vincad that 10 tbpir raasop tho conca,,
can nov tbn incrooea ,pd vot bova !
fair nroft The comnanv tionros the
men can no prevailed unon f. fan for
a .nrofit shari,o" Tbat ~ fan Tho
FIRST "dividend. NETS 4 nar cent ar
approyimafnlv ope-balf az the Desired
amount The .on,pany wins With tho
hone tbat ..adyonced afiiciancr" Vim
brino moro ancthor raar fl,a nlan il
continued win corrcsnondino evna,.t
ancy Another wear comes and With
,t-an exclamation. interestingly word
cd bea,ipa rporef nrofusion of oood
vii, and . sroollor diTidood o,, noseibly
mono nj all gbat Is M to tbn onlv cop-
trol of the profit sharing" which is
tha pleosura the husilless nieas,1ra and
husiness win of the elDnloying estab
Hshment
The 50 cal!el profit sharing schemes
have metbnJ behipd them There is
no such thing as profit sharing IN the
sense it is presented TO EMPLOYEES.
Profit Is FOR inyeetfnont-th stock
and bond holders Of the enrloying con
cern. Investment takes The profit.
That's what the investor is i'm business
for The waee Garner gets wages. No
matter whether by piecemeai. part in
direct regular pay ana part bg blind
profit sharing" schemes or all in
direct pay, he gets no share Of the in
vestments profit
The real point for the wage Garner
to solve is. How can the most obtain to
him in wages for his labori
What is the solution?
Interest, observation, Illustration, eX
perience ana everything yet possible
available rs a guide to the solution
lead to the enc conclusion chat nothing
compares or even approaches organi
zation as labors logical profit bearing
wage acquiring institution.
The exception that we Wonld like tc
note, says the Shoe Workers Journal
to the article quoted Is that, from oul
enters the factory doof nc ooes hoi
need TO concern hlmSeiI 50 much WIN