Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-10
The World Wide War Trust

tior. The employees at the Waterto~n
arsenal even went so far as 20 refuse
I 20 avail themselves OF a collective bar
gaining agreement purposed by MT.
I Thompson. attorney for The Industrial
Commission. unless Il was specifically
stated that the plan was not for the
purpose % settling by arbitration their
objections % the Taylor system
As 10 the advantages TO the gov
eminent through reduced costs OF pro
duciiOn By means OF the Taylor sys-
TEN. g vas shown In The Investigation
I BY n special committee OF the house
/ 10 1919 that the alleged savings re
corded on page is % the 1911 report
u the chief of ordnance wa largely
due q the claim that one-haif the cost
I o. material was saved by the system
It does not seem plausible that any
systsrn can save one-hAif % the ma
tsrlai used IN manufacture
The information az 90 savings con
tsin@d in subsequent reports OF the
chicf % ordnance have not been IN
vrstiEnfcd by others than those Who
are Interested TN proving the advaui-
sro % the system. However. all the
ALLEGED savings due 20 better equip
meut hiEhspecd tools. routing 81
work. and many other common-sense
features whIch have been appropriated
by Nr TAYLOR as a part % hts system
would stIu be preserved after the pass
age % the restrictive clause known
a. the autI-Taylor amendment 20 the
army and navy bills. Our case. how
ever. does not stand OF fau according
20 whsther or not the system as In op-
GRAFTON al the watertown arsenal and
has been developed 90 the point OF op-
press l1u a. vet ANY man OF sound
ulud can see whnt such measures will
Lead 90. After our power OF resistance
has been Worn away BY the system 20
ulif b. too late 90 raise feeble pro-
test The military affairs committee
o. veI acquainted with efforts made
by every nation 10 prevent other rival
nations from gaining strategic posi-
fIous on the high seas because OF what
they can do with the advautEe gained.
Thl. opposition is shown no matter
what tho nation about 20 gain the ad-
vantage promises.
Much has been made % the pre-
sumption that this system increases
WAGES This is exceedingly mislead-
INK Nr Taylor claims that by his
system no vii be able TO hire com
mon laborers usually getting about
81 80 per day. and BY paying them
say $500 per DAY can teach them 10
DO work Tor which the employer now
has % pay So per- day TO mechanic. .
This advanced stage OF the develop /
msut % tho system has not been reach /
20 90 the Watertown arsenal as yet; I
but 90 can Dc attempted AZ any time .
the chief % ordnance decided. 10 .
would not prove that the system was .
good. even though the chief of ord .
nance should pay the men SO por day
temporarily. which might be done in .
order % induce them 20 support the /.
system uhlie the opposition vas act d
i've That the ordnance department o. F.
not given 90 charity ordinarily So
shown by the starvation wage now
being paid women employees az the .
Frauif1rd arsenal az Philadelphia. .
They receive SIG per dag AZ present. 4
-Iust nfte- the passage OF the army 4
appropriation BIN hy the house. which f.
contained the anti-Tayior system i
amendment. the ordnance department F.
stopped tho time study and premium '
system az WATERFOWL and Frankford .
rrs~uaia. ard the officials went nut
among fhe employs during the work
Ing ho1Fs 90 persuade 90 them 20 pro
tsst asaiusg tha clause therein advo-
Gated. which prohibited time stndy and .
the premium system When the prem
ium vaE taken away from the afore-
said women empioygs. their earnings .
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