The Washington times., 1915-01-20
Insists Scientific Methods Aid
Workers. Despite .Antagon.
ism on Their Part.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2o-The labor
problem from the capitalists point OF
view Is today the chief objective OF the
Federal Commission on Industrial Re-
lations. 1t Is planned during the rest
of the week to call the men who handle
big Investments to tell how they be-
lieve Industrial unrest can be remedied.
Todays list of witnesses included
Jacob II. Hollander. of Johns Hopkins
University. noted economist; Jacob II.
Schfr. head of the international bank
ing firm of Kuhn. Loeb & Co.;
August Belmont and Adolph Iewisohn.
bankers. Tomorrow f. J. Berwind, mil
lionaire coal operator: j. p. Morgan,
George W. Perkins, Daniel Guggcn-
helm, and Samuel McRobcrts are
scheduled
Seek Chief Obstacle.
I'VE hope to determine through these
men, the biggest financers in the coun-
try, Just what the chief obstacle Is to
complete understanding between capl-
tai and labor" explained Chairman
the labor men have blamed the en-
ployer. and the employer. while blam-
ing labor. has also indicated that some
OF the big men who control capital
actually are responsible. With men
like Messrs. Schiff, Morgan and the
others here We can at least get their
views and find out whether they can
suggest the solution that up to the pres
ent is missing"
The best laws for the protection of
women and children workers and the
general improvement Of their industrial
condition have been made in States
where woman suffrage does not obtain,
Ida NJ. Tarbell. sociological Investigator
and magazine writer. told the United
States Commission on Industrial Rela-
tons at its hearing yesterday.
Miss. Tarbells assertion came unex-
pcctedly in response to a question from
Mrs Florence J. Hartman. the only
to whether woman suffrage would i'm
prove industrial conditions in general
or make them worse.
Il don't like to see our women mixed
up in politics" said Miss Tarbell
| only the same old partisan politics. and
! don't think women can accomplish
| anything through them. Women can
| do better In something else.
where there is suffrage. industrial prob
lens are not the same as they are in
the East she went on. but at the
same time think the achievement in
to remedy existing evils.
There is one thing you can always
! count on in suffrage state. Miss Tar
bell added. land that is that womer
whether this kind of legislation will bt
enforced depends on how active the
women are"
Miss Tarbels views on suffrage how
nearly SO actively as did her opinions
| on scientific management of industries
a. system which she praised warmly
| Her assertions Is support Of her belie'
| that scientific management was i'm
proving conditions for the work Otter
| IN suite Of the opposition OF the worker
himself. aroused John r. Lennon. James
lo'"nGell. and Austin +. Garretson t.
! such an extent that the three commits
soners turned the hearing into heck
ling of the witness.
Tits Sweetly With Critic.
Lennon look particular exception Il
Miss Tarbells general attitude towa'
trade unions. and when the witness salt
her experience Was that workmen il
general were suffering from per
nicious" fear Of overproductiun, Len
non. who has been treasurer Of tn
! American Federation of Labor sine
1889 cut in abruptly:
"Ioure entirely mistaken so far a
labor unions are concerned
| Miss Tarbell smiled and said sweetly
I'm very glad to know it. I'm sure
The attitude of part Of the commits
sion during Miss Tarh"lls testimou
served to bring out clearly an apparcn
bias amOn, ce'1nm lu"inh"ls ioWar
tr3. q" uuirn'Sn and it, du"tliutS. Wn"r
4, -!r tn. Nl'uCss said anything iha
mis Int possibly be construed as derogs
tory to orssnis'd labor one Of The 'Ar'