Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-29
UNIFORM WORKING
DAY INADVISABLE,
ASSERTS DR.. ELIOT
Conditions Should Regulate
Number Of Hours, He
Tells Industrial Commis-
sion-F avors Unions.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Unlformity in the
absolute evil today, declared DR., Charles
w. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard
University, before the Federal Commits
sion on Industrial Relations. There can
be no general rule laid down in this line,
he said.
man, he declared, would depend entirely
on where the worker lived.
''What would be proper in Germany
probably would not do here in America"
Doctor Eliot said: land in China condi-
tons would be still more different. | came
to the conclusion some years ago that in
the fishing village of Mount Desert. where
man had his home and his garden and
wood lot, he could easily get along on
$3.50
"I am certain that the diet of the fami-
lies of laborlng men costs too much and
is far from the proper sort so far as nu-
triton is concerned" he said. 1--WE all
eat too much especially meat, and could
save much money II we only would plan
a scientific diet"
Regarding compensation for disability,
Doctor Eliot eyaded any answer, saying
that was n matter for accident insur-
ance experts" He said the German COM
pensation plan was the best in the world.
OPPOSES CHILD LABOR.
ut is great misfortune for child
to have to work In a city factory TO aid
the family in earning living. Chill
dren should never be employed indoors
in any machine industry" he said. ~
would fix the age limit at IS for child fac
tory workers.
Il believe in the general organization
of labor. In fact, l approve organization
in everything, and especially in the higher
professions" he said. 81 oppose law
lessness, however. Some unions advo-
cate 1t, They have no right to exist
see little change in the industrial un-
rest, Five years ago l thought it was
increasing. Today 1 do not know
AGAINST ARBITRATION.
Doctor Eliot said he opposed arbitration
and mediation because they usually result
in compromise. and In his opinion com
promise methods never satisfy either
party to a dispute. He said he left the
Civic Federation because he did not be-
lieve in It's plans for conciliation.
Generally, publicity OF everything going
on will prevent strikes, he said.
He said employers were more fair to
their employees than they were some years
ago, and that the sources OF friction be-
tween capital and labor are gradually
being eliminated.
UPHoLDs FOUNDATIONS.
Doctor Eliot said that. as member of
the General Education Board, the Roeke-
feller Foundation and of the Carnegie
Peace Foundation. he saw no objection 10
interloeking direetorates in endowed
foundations.
1T makes for efficiency" he said.
do you know of any instances whore
education have been unduly Influenced in
their work by their desire to obtain
money from the General Education Board
or the Carnegie Foundation?"
Never unduly influenced" he an
swered. II have known OF many in
stances, however. where educators were
Influenced for good by these funds
S2OOOOO.O 900 GIVEN SINCE 1902.
Nearly s2OOoOOOOO has been put into
the work OF education since 1909 by the
Education Board" he said
DR.. Eliot said the board planned a sur
yey OF the Maryland schools, and that
part Of the expense was TO be borne BY
the State.
''Investisations by men under the
Rockefeller Foundation" Dr. Eliot said.
require life study and only the best men
can do the work We require"
The commission today read into its
records the story Of the Colorado strike
from the standpoint OF the miners as
presented 10 the Congressional Commit
tee on Labor, ana also heard repfeaeafa-
iiVea from the United Mine Workana a4hn
detailed ne causes leading up 10 1n1 out
break