The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-12
JUSTICE TO THEM
.,ooLs.AoEp MEN NEED FEAR
20 LONGER FOR THEIR JOBS.
Noted Physician says Big Business
u.s Learned Value Of Mature
Iudoment and Flooding stead
jresa In Workers.

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American industry can no longer
a,.nense with the middle-ased work.
-. nor even with those verging on
IA are. writes the noted physician.
NJ Madison Taylor. Middle ago
.nd even old age need NO longer dread
~ funk heap ON which big business
rrsviousiy proposed to scrap all but
me most energetic Of THO population.
iattis more than . year has elapsed
.,nce American business parlancs be-
..n 10 forget its phrase. "an old man
of forty" Little more than year
NAV elspse before It shall have adopt
"A the phrase, the young man Of
I1Nv" Times are changing, and men
with then. I-s,. i.
EVERY indication Of current indus
trial, economic and commercial condi-
tions evidences the imminent neces.
,sity on the part Of 1oo.ooo.o0o compos-
iug the population Of the continental
limited states. of Increasing enormous
~ their productive capacity and. nee
essarily. their Individual efficiency.
Tho lesson II one that has been In
culcsted, In various forms Of admoni-
tion. throughout tho past year by stu
aents Of the European war and Of the
economic conflict which must follow
its conclusion.
Little more than ten years have gone
since. throughout tho range Of big
business" the nat went forth that this
As the day Of the young men. In many
instances employees Of undoubted 10y
atty and complete proficiency were
dismissed or denied advancement sole
" on tho score Of an age limit which.
too frequently, was set at ludicrous-
ly low appraisement.
Even 40 years Of live and fruit
full activity were supposed to be sum
Gent to incapacitate . man for the
initiative demanded by our more
modern" business methods. Grievous
wrong was done large numbers OF ma
ture intelligences whose sobriety Of
judgment more than compensated for
the inappreciable abatement Of their
dynamic energy.
The present insistent demand for
workers of all classes has. to q note
worthy extent, swept aside the erro-
neous verdict Of the big business OF
the past decade. The conditions Of the
immediate future make certain the
utilization in some form or other
OF all of the mental and physical re-
sources OF our people. II their indus
tries are to survive In the approach
ing struggle between European and
American industries.
Yet 1t remains. in the pitiless light
of that brief tradition-existing long
enough to establish q precedent still
respected-for men past the first flush
Of their early vigor to realize the con-
ditions under which. II at all. they are
to come into their own and are to
hold It henceforward.
II, In our industries, we are Ia
meet successfully the bitter competi'
ton impending, not only must our ex'
ecutives utilize all the labor energy
and skill at their disposal. but the
men OF middle age must do their ut
most to keep themselves at their best
How shall they do II? As q practical
physician. l should advise the average
middleaged man. for his first saliva
Ntion, TO resolve not to sQuander effort
He must concentrate; he must refrain
from assuming useless burdens. how
ever tempting they may be. He must
limit his expenditure Of energy to the
work which he has In hand and limi,
his appetites to the qualification OF
those only which shall conserve his
working powers.
Middle age. wisely conserved, need
not dread comparison with youths
strength weakened by youths lavish
ness.
Go into German workshops-intC
any industrial organization In Ger
maryland you will have visual dem
onstration of the fact that the mer
most treasured are the men Of mid
die age and, frequently, old age. These
men usually evidence plodding stead
fness which implies less initiative
than Is to be found In Americans OF
corresponding years. But the laudet
and envied German efficiency has
proved their very steadiness, their in
defatigableness. their assured expert
ness to be qualities more than com
pensa.ing for the ginger" Of mere
youth.