Evening journal., 1918-04-11

ance of industry. The statements made ,
! In the past TO the effect that the healthy
condition and prosperity OF industry |
was Of direct interest not only TO him
who had invested in It and was CON
nected with its management, but equal |
/ lv so to everyone attached to u In any
/ capacity. as well as TO the community
| In which it was located, Is now ap-
preclated. All loyal citizens are plead
! ing for the rapid construction OF ships,
warehouses and housing facilities, ana
the prompt furnishing OF equipment and
armament TO our boys so that their ef-
forts in our behalf may be crowned
I with early success and that victory and
peace be not delayed a day longer than
necessary. Industry, however, can never
function satisfactorily with It's mechan-
ism constantly agtaied and frequently
interrupted. He who contributes 10
stoppage, be he the manager Of the op-
erative, serves the enemy, and not MS
country.
"The most important element In in
dustry Is and ever Will be the human
element. IL Is not surprising. but IN
fact 10 Is natural that this element
should have suffered from neglect IN the
last quarter century, during wnlch
there has been going on a transforma-
ton from small operations TO large op-
eratiOns. The neglect was on the part
, Of both employer and emplOye Both
were Inclined to be suspicious and
hasty. The error OF one employer has
been seized upon to brand many em-
ployers. on the other hand, labor as
Z body has invited censure by too IRE
duently selecting leaders and spOkes-
! men unfit for such positions. and who
= were more Interested selflshly In mis-
! chief than they were in the trust placeG
! in their hands.
TO him who has steadily observed
u the industrial changes OF the last ten
years. particularly as they relate to the
{ dealings between management and op-
u eratlyes. there has been vast improve
, ment and much announcement. Wages
have steadily risen, health and safetv
3 conditions have progressed rapidly, and
2 the injured wOrkmen have been pro-
=! tected with proper compensation laws
IL and saved from the ambulance-chasing
r. type OF lawyer Important as these
advances are, yet more important have
u been the honest attempts on the pan
j. OF a surprisingly large number OF man
a agements TO &store the contact between
>. themselves ana ulelI WoIhlh6 swan "
u the profit Of both"
- To-day, both capital and labor art
y Welding voluntarily part OF those ad-
vantages which they had secureo
+ through much effort on their part. The
only reason for this lis the faot that We
y recognize that accomplishment is hin
y dered with each side nghting the other
It II accOmpli ishment is necessary In time
] l. IN dimes
y OF peace. This viii be particularly
II true in this country after the present
q contest because of the fact that We
have launched into foreign markets
= and we are going to face the keenes
r competition in our experience. 1t, there
+ fore. is not only safe, but Also reason
" able 10 assume that when the war L
'r over the community at large Is COINS
II 20 demand that many Of the conces
q sions be continued permanently. The
II close cooperation between wage pay
N ers and wage earnings during tile wal
T. VIII create an understanding which vii
le make for a continuance Of this cooper
le alton. II either side fail 10 be broad
n minded and responsive IL will feel th'
Al weight Of public opinion against II. Tn
49, big majority, however, on both sides
Is viii undoubtedly be not found wanting
he Il have touched In briefest manner o.
ch some OF the developments, NOT only IN
Ia dustrlal but also social and pOlitica
st. which are now going on, that serve
RS point out what the future Is likely
OF be. One thing must impress Itself o
or us very thoroughly, namely, that tn
a. value Of the individual IS steadily de
ms creasing as against the value OF tn
ur group. The problems are changin
e. from local to national, from sma
H. enough 10 be handled by the indivldus
k 20 a size which requires joint actor
II Cooperation, correlation and therefor
organization are going to be more an
e. more the only useful tools. He VIII
ed feels self-sufilclent wih find himself
a frail bark on a rapid stream. Wis
OF men VIII join hands and perform Oh
la common tasks well. Fools as usua
al will seek the individual paths and 81
lie lost.
en- an the past and even today theI
h have heen more or less constant an
ed successful efforts made 10 make N
public believe that the American en-
he ployer denied TO The worklngman N
lst right to assemble and TO organize. TT
he object OF this mls-statement has.
by course, been obvious 10 those who wei
to acquainted with the facts. The Amer
In can employer has always been a b
g lever In organization and he has a
ways accorded the same privilege
nal The working man. The rock on whiS
az understanding between both sides h
Or always been shattered has been q
ave attempt on the part OF organized lab
lhs 10 secure IN individual plants, al
lsr some times in communities as a whOl
IA complete monopoly OF the supply
in- labor or 10 other words, closed shol
conditions To best appellate what IN
~ would mean one need only imagine
iioh condition in which one corporation CO
io ~ trolled all the supply Of a given a