Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
New Era Is At Hand.
capital nnd Labor Come to Better Under
stnndInE of Each Othcr.

mow war is usherng in new era an Of
'a%dns has dssn ID
series OF conferences, held under the auspices
United states Department OF Labor. a, when
ana uhvrslnlIcd, have met manufacturers from
all r parts Of The country
,hat p1 rr knows neither wealth sta
hH shpM iagt9r T band ns and The coat mnsr
less inspiring. and on the other hand no more
up his business built up by the panstsEI ing
Olive Grab or by hard WORK in Some t'i hhH
,erhnicai position. without a prctense OF COM
From this spirit of common sacrifice. and Of
ter undersand9 i0f the common good bet
ployer and employce that will. il maintaincd
as uley v%ndeTln an and 'ss sh NAB
Of rersMns and sims Wan .PiSy is 'm@Te
lea into q great communal enterprise the OBJ
walton from enemy destructon TO cc"mn Ssh
70 TO successfui lnsh had to he conducte
wiih the greatest efficiency possible. Worhmen
Efficiency in itself, in the sense of careful
is; moi sufficient in times. like tGese. \ broader
efficiency IS necessary. based on the spirit of
worker and employer alike. on tho whole, as
sow IRIS hss 81 nna
and and. 'naintatneh Not all however have been
shi i there have been autocra,ie employers
was 10 ct as much money as possible for a
There have been industrial disturbances tina,
havg meat The loss OF precious days and Of
rcHlpvS yes IN whanfe There have been some
to recognize fully any right hut their own
nation Such men ave 's declined FE 20 co on 5ee
to he dsir the or to mS !"
war needs and give lttle thought in some in
stances OF rendering fair service. Moreover.
oe" 10 and Hf '"o9SgsS
were perhaps condemned more than any other
class for taking advantage of the nation in It's
All these difficulties had TO be ironed out.
Not everything runs smoothly at all times But
the Department of Labor found that When
together TO discuss production problems
both were disposed to he casonablc and thar
reasonable. men can almost always agree on
som" definite pi;.n Of action. The BUSINESS men
were brought TO realize What the workmen OF
understand that in good many cases Of dis.
agreeinemi the We rhnan was absolutely in the
America was in itself OF vital Importance in
the war Program.
9. War immnGrilins the very existence Of the
i:nsn !, developed vel spontaneousy spirit
petitions in mines, in shpyards. and in NUNS
lion work.; II w 5 productive OF The almost
that have been manifested in the daily toll OF
the American laborer.
The war has been the means OF spreading
social cducat!'.n Il quarters where otherwise il
might never lilv, come. The really big men of
are most efficient and loyal when thcy are Veil
treated; that il is better for The workman 10
workman. the other hand. has come 10 re-
allie that mere possession OF automobile and
fu, coat by Inc boss is no reason for the
workman's chanting hymn Of haze.
That is the message that The has brought
survive in the new time-largc production viii
mean plenty for all. provided there is the
lead indus rial peace. The new era ia az
hand; the old Time business autocrat aud the
old time i*bor demagoGue are both non-essen-
tial in the sc times.