Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
rHI gEw,.D4 Or LABOR

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Naturally that. While YnTs.cal Strength
q ,1rrfnon ana easily oDA!nsf. the
gery persri'y II trained intellect
mal.H make 9, 90 ne mDfe valuable
ara s1.znt after. In many Na!xs q
Industry there are men Nhose creates,
value is mt .n what tneY ran persDn-
ally On. bI; ln Uhat ihsT can produce
thru ne sffort NJ others bY NIs4 d.
rsc,nn ana system TnsaA men viii
always command higher saisry than
thoas MIN can oniy obey. no matter
h1u s<.If1llT
/ !, ~. housysr. l1s' that skili should
haze q grsa,er feuar1 even In physical
lsffsrf. than unaklled strength. rs
effeetiyersss ~ many times greater
than pure forc@. 50 ina, here cornes
.hn1iher class - salaries 70 meet the
gradAa ~ the laborers N0rfh. Labor
llniors have sought N femrdy tho In
'squaIiuea ana inlHaucen ~ old-tirne
.vage methods. and they have done .
good work. but me results are not all
pooi There has been m effort ~
'nieya's pure parable physical labor
'as worthy ~ as great rewards aa SKIN
or directive ability This oau never be.
!, ia neither logical nor just AbltY
viii always pu'r1n strength in the long
run md thnrn ls no way ~ keep one
ldoVn or ralar the other up Tho fault
~ the union labor plan has been 10
bring down tho rewards of the best.
while raising the value NJ the poorcnt
This w1H not tholf intention. Dut II has
ioru tho result They have set GER
tain standard ~ ability M worth a
minimum figure. This figure waA
aomcwhnt higher than the Hnme class
formerly There was no limit 20 how
much moro yhould hn paid 10 tho bet
ter onoa, ana II WAS figured that ability
would secure them comparative
benefit But such has not been the
cnae Naturally when employers found
Themselves by contract bound to pay
their poorest servants stated flgur'
- higher than formerly. they were slow
3 ~ nccede 10 real worth a proportion
7 nto advance. TIE contract usually did
10, specify such duty and they were
. Ioath 10 add 10 their expense volun-
' tnrlly The logical result has been n
lovoling Of ability. Those who were
J enpnble of better things lacked encour-
! ngcmcnt TO exert Themselves, while
! those who were just good enough to
command the minimum were content
& 10 do no more. for they received NJ
3 high n reward aH the best. But such
n condition cannot maintain. and the
time ia near at hand when this levcling
. process will fan Of its own weight and
rewards will once more be commensu-
rata with what In earned.
I At another angle, II In undeniablo
that many voontions are In themselves
, "A partial reward In other ways than
/ salary. In aomo things the greatest
! reward Of ability IN the Joy Of accom-
pllahmcnt Ability OF some kinds can
{ not bc rewarded adequately In pro-
! portion to tho service rendered. Then
l again. some kinds OF necessary work
- are highly productive In proportion "a
- tho labor cxcrtcd. while others In
volvc hn-d labor with very smal
;. show OF accomplishment. while II Ia
mhnifcHtly impossible to reward some
y mon according 20 their worth. II In an
, inlaultoua proposition that such men
81 should have 10 yield part OF their just
reward for the sake OF tho bettermcnt
OF those who are pcrforce hewcrs OF
= wood aud drawers OF water. Bu,
, there IN no ar.stocrncy Of labor. and
the best interests OF all classes ARE
= conserved by sticking together and set-
ting their problems without Jealousy
and prejudice for the best good OF all.
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