The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-31
WAGE GARNER and
PAYER MUST UNITE
BY MICHAEL J. HICKEY,
Manager Industrial Department, Ma
tlonaI Association Of Manufacture

Manager Industrial Department, Ma
tlonal Association Of Manufacture
ere, New York.
Business In 1918 Is to be war. II
will primarily be war against a well
prepared enemy without our borders.
We must not permit 1t to be war
within our borders, as II will be II the
chickering's, misunderstanding and So
cial Inconsistencies are not effective
ly and cOnstructively dealt with by
those who are directly concerned with
American industry.
The National Industrial Conserva-
ton Movement will continue to exert
every possible and legitimate energy
at the command of it's writer's, public
speakerA printed literature, moving
picture films, cooperating chambers Of
commerce, boards Of trade, religious,
civic, social and patriotic bodies, to
spread the gospel of Industrial cooper
alton.
Certain agencies abroad In this land
are constantly seeking, creating and
selling upon every possible form of
excuse and opportunity to sow the
seeds OF dissatisfaction, discomfort and
unrest In our Industrial world. These
agencies thrive on Misrepresentation,
exaggeratiOn and agitation Of destruc-
tive varieties.
Must Combat "lsms."
They preach hair Drained "isms,"
class hatred and sedition.
To defeat them is not only an imper-
alive work for our national s;.fety, but
a patriotic duty incumbent upon every
thoughtful American. It cannot be
done by the occasional denouncing of
such national enemies, thus affordlng
them the notoriety by which they
thrive, but must be combated In the
public interest by a carefully worked
out campaign to present the impartial
truth on the Industrial, social and eco
nomic problems at stake.
Wage earners must be made to more
fully appreciate that their interest in
American industry Is mutual with that
Of our wage payers so far as our in
dustrial prosperity Is concerned.
Wage payers who do not realize the
value Of cultivating the human ele-
ment In their plants must likewise be
shown the necessity for them to liter
ally interpret and practically apply the
lesson Of cooperation.
1t must also be recognized by our
public officials and communities in
general that healthy Industrial at
mosphere Is only possible when friend
ly relations rather than class antagO-
nisms are fOstered by law and public
print.
1t shall continue to be the purpose
of our work on national scale to dip
lOmatically and truthfully correct the
transformation and spirit of thought
lessness which has so frequently led
the public into acts Of reprisal that
are inimical to their own interests as
well as to the interests of the indus
trial institutions upon which our ma
tiOnal welfare as well as our individ-
ual comfort and convenience is so de-
pendent.
The patriotic importance of this
work must be evident to all careful OBJ
servers of events mt this time. In its
relation to our future Industrial devel-
Opment the intrinsic value Of better
understanding all round cannot be
overestimated.
Spread the Truth.
We will dedicate our energies to the
spreading Of the truth, the awakening
of public thought and the public's
sense Of mutual interest and RESPONSE.
bility. We believe there is no more
room in this country for plofiteering
on the part Of so called Capital or so
called Labor.
Our work will also involve further
extension of the campaign to protect
and conserve the lives, limbs and gen.
eral health Of wage earners, the reab-
sorption by industry Of jobless war
riors and such of our soldiers who
may be partially crippled in our mill
tary service, the maintenance Of our
armed forces in the field and comforts
of our home staying citizens as well
as our brave allies. Our industries
must likewise do their full and impor-
tant share in the financing Of our war