The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-28

year aud - large number OF neN
sthvmcs have been launched but thu,
idt the newspapers have been the ont,
source uf information with regard o.
these recent experiments, sou" ui
which are far. reaching in extent
The report itself come, to no set
conclusions, fur ct AGAINST the profit.
| sharing idea. but o. doNutcs more than
2Gu page To- an exposition of the man!
| plans IA force tudt, ut tried aud
abandoned. and sets loIth q gru1p ui
| Interested opinions and discussion.
both from prominent employers. rep
~rcseutatiVos of organized tabor. aud
, special students of the SUBJECT
George ". pcrkiut. Charles VI.
Schwah samuel compcrs president ~
the American Federation ct Labor.
Warren :. STONE, grand chief of tho
International brotherhood Of Lucump.
tive Engineers. W. - Mahon. prc,i-
dent of the A~mHlgamatcd Association
OF street Railway Employees. anj
many others are quoted At length.
The views of the leaders ut organ.
ICED labor appear unanimous IA uppu.
sitiun to the general theory and pru,.
ticc of p~rofit-sharing while a larE"
number Of the employers whose plans
are analysed IN the report consider
profit-sharing q success
MANY reasons, saws the report.
are given hy these employ rs for
their faith ia the ideH Among thcy,
are that II promotes more continuous
service, reduce cost OF production.
SECURES more regular attendance at
work, builds up confidence and ere
atcs u spirit Of cooperation. gets rid
of rolling stones. ana encourages HON,
building. enables the company to keep
It's emrluNos during rush reasons, in
duDcs statesmen and others tu wurL
harder promotes efficiency. interest
ana loyalty ana increases the profits
OF the business
Vet. the reports continues. zen
ploycra who nave had cxpcrinccc ON
the subject are by no means a UNI,
- 4" it, practical value. Some en-
ploycrs express disappointment tina.
the efforts 81 their companies were
not appreciated 10y the men that the,
seemed tu prefer their total earnings
In iNed wages with uu variable -,
mrut. that they Wei, sl. pi,ipus Of
iho 'tuploSci, motive. that thcy ~
sisted upun joining unions ana pre-
-'uilu- demand. 900 spite ut the CONF
pduips efforts Goo sN, them tu extra
share ui 'h' bustus tptt. when
stock V1s Sold Go employee upon Ia
tuitul' terms. th,s WOULD iispos. of
90 at a. ptunt Whom ITS value rus,. and
tu get th" hihit Of watching the stock
ma.hot, that when the prui.t d%istribl-
tluu was large. M, EMPLOY ~ learned
tu expect q similar 'nontuAi' ",rry
ycti and were disgruutled % they at
not get u. Co ~ty nothing II .oIr diE-
,outcy " conditions forbade any extra
al all ana that an schemes
81 TINS sort Al" necessarily Dumpli-
A, at"d n hard to understand ~o that
tn workers c%sp,,inll, ~ the less IN.
tcllig'ut grades. a." not easily COM
Nlnccd that the system really h.nciit.
them and ,- not not merely q device
{" withhold "a part ut what they might
otherwise demand and get
That difficulty eff pumprch"usiuu
i- real and not tmtsluar, must bee
az. know lodged by Investigators of the
great number ~ schemes attempted.
hardly ana tVo being precisely alike.
ANA many OF them apparently has"
49, N'.' ~ '''N'NN'N NA'f D. -'
m.odNlug ideas peculiar Goo the midi.
'idutl employer.
Among the points raised against
pioiit-~haGiug among The trades
unions the Chirt ls. OF course. that IA.
OF tabor as - whole would
D." lmporill"i bN any Wctkruins ur de-
-tivDtou ot strong organization 4,
protect wage standard, whi'h, under
pr~"nt-Snafiug. would pass Wholly :
under the control of the employers
Another objection u, organized Ia
Nhi,h It must hr acknowledged
r borne out hy ia" statistics OF many |
u these experiments. rs that profii
sharing ,hIctlN affects unly the sutrr.
toromcn and higher gralrs
II employees and does not reach the
n Tile Either. II D. claimed.
%" ptuitt paN mout- ar. too small e.
be- oi an, m To- the low pad
"utk"rs. ~ where % Is - took sub.
'cripttuu plan, the mass of the wuin-
'rs do not earn enough to buy an!
even on ~iu-tallmcnts.
Union representatives also puiu'
'ut that labor Itself b. making No do
maud Tor protit sharing either IN th.
'rgauircd ur uuorgtuilcd fields. uud
hat the things oi real and vital inter
at to labor are not thus. which EN-
propose, bat which cnauatr
rom the worktngmcn themselves.
Another frequent criticism - that
market WAGES ar" mot paid where
understanding iS applied So that
ages ana pIuhts together de- not "N-
'c"d and often de- not cquul the pc
.iiliup union scale Anal sis uf m.
export shows that this charge ~ borne
iut IN som" cases