The daily Nome industrial worker. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 19??-1918, 1916-09-06

be defiantly challenged as by the
railroad presidents, to fight to
finish.
All this highly elevating political
slush is rot more or less. The re-
forms which have been accomplished
have been accomplished only be-
cause an increased efficiency de-
mands that they be instituted. 1t is
for that reason the eight hour day
is accepted in so many industries
and it is for that reason that SO
much more attention is being paid
to labor improvements generally.
1t is not because this labor leader
or that has had the sagacity to take
sane and conservative course
which brought him and his head
quarters in touch with control OF
the job, as the boss wanted it con-
trolled.
The real facts of the movement
are that it lags behind; that it is
driven by inefficient, archaic machin-
cry; that it gets there only after in
dustrial progress has left the spot
years ago.
We are still organizing craft
unions, sub-dividing labor into as
many units as might be required
under the system of crafts. We are
still failing to observe that in these
days of gigantic consultations in
industry something more strong
than petty subdivisions OF labor
will be anything OF an adequate
force to confront the massive orga-
cations Of capital which control the
industries.
But. we have to admit, that after
all the rank and file share equally
with the leaders the responsibility
for this inefficient system of orga
nization. They refuse to recognize
the logic of the situation and force
upon the men whom they have
elected the necessity eHlStS lCr
greater solidarity of labor through
an industrial union of all workers
in each industry and in all indus
tries. Only because the rank and
file allows itself to be hoodwinked
by such ludicrous congratulations as
to the triumph and the power OF
labor, is it misled.
Yet on all sides, the facts are
compelling. Defeat after defeat OF
the workers even in these days OF
favorable action-defeat after de-
feat of the workers mainly because
some of them failed to give concert
ed sympathy and follow this up by
concerted action, are to 5s; OBJ
served by him who, runs and can
read.
There is not observable single
phase of dismay upon the part OF
employers that labor's strength Is
growing and that there is the
slightest need for such concern. In
fact facing even the perfectly orga-
nized brotherhoods, the employers
were confident that they coul1 con-
troll the situation. They know.
They are not misled by political
concentrations or self flattery. They
are after facts and they get them.
That is why they are on top. 1hey
do not attempt to deal themselves
out large parcels of buncombe and
expect their fellow employers 20
swallow it whole. They are in cot
troll of the industries because they
are organized to control and syste-
matically efficient in their organiza-
ton. They are adjusted to the re-
ouirements of the industrial system
and they subject themselves to the
need of such adjustment. They are
not TANNED by industrial
chiefs who obtain large salaries
and are hopelessly unequal to the
task of delivering the goods. Thell
managers are capable and efficlen
and well informed and subjected tt
an intense criticism. And tine
whole industrial system runs like
well oiled machine, suitable U
counter any likely disturbance II
men. material, machinery or man
L
agement.
II ia not pleasant to contrast Ia
bor's ineficiency with that OF th'
employers. But why should no
labor he lust as exacting and JUS
as critical in the demands OF It's OF
CARNATIONS?