New Britain herald., 1916-09-15

hesiveness and ponderousness? Or are we torn by industrial squabbles; uncertainties as to who shall direct; riotous controversies as to the divi- sion of the fruits of industry, dis rupted relations between business and the government: saddled with unwise and partisan laws and all the men acing spirit of class hatred and waste full animosity? Are we mindful of the fact that our recent prosperity is built on the shifting sand of tempor- ary condition and are we taking steps to re-enforce that fOundation-in
 Wardly Or outwardly?
 The Industrial Conservation Move ment' is a frank recognition of these facts with suggested line of pro- cedure to safeguard American indus try in the passage of the gateway. It would not preach alone to employer and corporation but it would seek to
 bring the employe and his organiza- tion to realization, that on them, just as much as on the executive, rests the responsibility for bringing American industry safely through the
 greatest crisis of it's history. We | aim to get at fundamental truths dis cover their relation and inter-rela- tlons, lay them fairly on the table for popular inspection and then trust the innate and undeniable fairness of American public opinion to join in making America greater America a more effective and enlightened American.
 Misunderstanding and ignorance are our greatest menace today-mis-
 understanding of class toward other classes; misunderstanding of funda- mental economic law; misunderstood ing of the mutuality of our responsi- 1 bility; misunderstanding of the fact 1 that we are all human and actuated by human attributes, whether rich or poor, labOrer or nabob. The employer too often views his helpers as he does l his machinery and the worker too 1 commonly regards his employer as of 1 the same coldness and hardness as the l stones of his factory wall. And each
 too often flies to the law and the bal ] lot as a sort of democratic bludgeon | with which to hammer the other into 1 submissions; while the disinterested l public is so busy with it's own selfish 1 playthings as to totally neglect it's su-
 preme duty of intelligently admins
 tering the greatest power on earth-a | government of the people, by the
 people, and for the people,.
 The High Cost of Legislation. 1 Nothing is more wasteful of Amer 1 ican energy than our political system. 1 We regard government as a business l in itself rather than as 0 minor incl dent of life and necessity, We are l ridden to death with too many laws ] We hold elections in forty-eight states ! every year-happily every other year l in sOme-and Congresses meet more 1 or less continually. We choose public l officials on the basis of popularity and lvote-getting power, rather than be- 1 cause of their fitness and abilities and then judge them on the volume of 1 production rather than it's quality. The result is that every office holder
 feels impelled to keep busy-especial- | 1y the legislator-in the hope that ] what he conceives to be his duty shall
 be replete of muchness.
 "It is unfortunate that we no longer
 carry out the intent of the founders
 of this nation of sending our best men
 to make our laws. We keep them
 at home making money and horse
 shoes or what not and send men tC our legislatures or congress who