The Washington herald., 1915-01-22
MAGNATE TAKES
WORKMEN'S SIDE
Daniel Guggenheim Airs Views
Before Industrial Rela-
tions Committee.
PLANS PROFIT SHARING
Tells What His Organizations Have
Done for Benefit Of Employees.
Denies He's a Socialist.

New York. Jan. 2l-The treatment Of
vorkmen in the copper industry was un-
Der consideration today when tn" Federal
Commission on Industrial Relations
ofened its fourth session "f inquiry into
agErcEations Of capital for IhiIanthropir
purposes and tho relations Of labor and
corporations. The primary object Of the
inquiry was to investigate the workings
OF the Rockefeller. Carnegie. Russell Sag"
and Baron de IIlrsch foundations. III"
lines pursued so far show that the rami-
frations Of the probe are going t" he
vide
Daniel GiugGcuncim. mutunlIIi"naIrr
copper magnatc. was the principal wit
nnss today
I've have met with our m"m ana al
lowed them TO make suggestions for tn"
betterment Of their condition and all su"n
suggestions werr feasible ~cr" adopt
ed" said Mr.. GuEgcnheim.
Tho witness said hc is director of the
, American Smelling and Refining Conn
Tany, the GUgEeuteIm -plUrat"n Com
pany. the Pacific Copper Company. the
Mexican Union Railroad. tn" Great
Northern Railroad and many other cor
pcrations and banks.
4 have visited Or plants i'm New
Jersey. Nebraska. T,xas. Missouri and
other States as well as MeNir" Up to
49," said Mr.. Guggcnh"iw. but since
then ! have b-cn in poor health and
could not do so w, officials Oi tn"
American Smelling COMPANY f"lt that
10y treating our men right and doing
everything possible for their comfort. W"
would get a hi-h"r degree Of 'ffI"iency
Plans Better Housing.
"Dr. {. =. Neil formerly labor commits
SiOuer. was hir' 10y us 70 look into tn"
condition of our men. w, let him iHVes-
tiGatc our plants thurou=hly and then he
made suggestions which tn "N"cutiNc
committee OF the American SmrItin-
Company is 10 adopt. our company has
not taken any part in opposing losisla-
tIon in any state. | would not p"rmit it.
"Th" executive committee of Tn" Ann III
can Smelling Company has Tolf' ot"d 4
w"rkmcn's benefit plan. Tn" death bon"-
fiji range from &Jnu to NleO Furth"r-
mLrc We are planning TO house our mcu
b"ttor.
We have a labor committee. uuhm ou~
cA"cuJiy" committee which assists in the
welfare work.
Tho witness said he kn,.w nothing about
common laborcrs getting only Sl.Go day
"a their Perth Amhoy IN. Jl plant at tho
linn" Of the strike there two years ago
Mr.. GuEC"nh"in came out i'm favor Of "A
Notwithstanding srh"mr hv which w0rkmen
would su:sr" In .lv profits of tn" corpora
lion for vF',h Ih,y work. He attributed
lhr present industrial unrest to the high
cn-t Of living ana envy"
Reports on strike Riots.
Il don't think there has been too much
l"-iSlatiuu: ] thiuh there has not been
su"uGIr." said Mr. Guggeuhcim Fin
a!"ycTS ri" beginning to realize their
obligations to their wcrkmcn just rs they
~" beginning {" roaliz" that they don't
pave to crush competitors to 10" success-
'uI go
Mr. GugEeuhcim said nr dad NOT hc-
rvc iu government control # philan-
r"py. Asked a. to- the attitude OF his
corporations toward organized labor. Mr.
iuGconhcim replied:
We conduct an open shop. but W"
H'at with union men. We will meet With
hon either. singly or i'm bodies. We
l"lor discriminate in hiring mon.
Personally I believe the wurkmcn have
I light to organize
n Patrick J Gill, Of 81. Louis, Of the
rUecial commission APP Iut"d hl the com
mission tU investigate conditions in
Roosevelt, y. j.. made - preliminary re-
IoIt this afternoon to the commission.
Nfterward Chairman Walsh said:
The report WAS only preliminary We
Iav" sent MI Gil back I" Roosevelt to
s"t more facts. lie Is To- make full re-
port ON Monday