The Washington herald., 1918-06-21
LABOR LOYAL
IN WAR WORK
Investigation Shows Men
Are on Job. Says
Holland.

In every consignment of the output
of one Of the largest Of American
manufacturing industries care is taken
to place q red card so eonspicuously
that when the package Is opened it
will instantly attract the eye. Upon
this card is printed the statement that
every part OF the commodity inclosed
in the package has been thoroughly
inspected and found to be in perfect
condition. Therefore, il afterwards
discovery is made that the commodity
has been tampered with 1t may be
taken as a certainty that the damage
was done by some one who had ac-
cess to the package after it left the
factory.
Not one instance has been reported
to this corporation of any damage.
Recently a report was made in this
column OF a visit by Frederick F..
Soaring to various industrial plants in
the Northwest, especially at Milwau-
kee, where a great volume Of appa-
ratus is manufactured with which to
equip the vessels which are now in
the course of construction. Nearly
1000 heard Mr.. Soaring speak and
every one pledged himself to stick to
his job as long as the war lasts, to
do anything that President Wilson
asks. and to do an honest days work.
Finds Labor Loyal
Mr.. Soaring has been for some days
in Philadelphia, having been asked to
visit that city and its suburbs in or
der that he might address at the
noon hour the great body of working
men who are employed in the indus
trial plants. The results OF his visits
confirm the view now taken in Wash
ington that the great majority of
working men who are employed In
American industrial plants are giving
loyal support to their employers and
to the government.
Possibly the most interesting meet
ing which Mr.. Soaring held in Phila-
delphia was with the employees of the
Schutte-Hoerting Company. This COM
pany has been taken over under the
enemy alien act. Its skilled artisans
assembled before Mr.. Soaring at the
noon hour a few days ago. He spoke
TO them as he had already spoken to
skilled artisans of the Mississippi VAL
ley and of Minneapolis and st. Paul,
and as he will i'm the course of a few
days speak to labor in Cincinnati and
st. Louis industries. Every one of
these employees held up his hand and
with enthusiasm took the pledge to
stick to the job until the war ends.
do an honest days work. and do what
ever President Wilson asks.
At Westinghouse Plant.
H.
OF the Westinghouse Electric plant at
EssingtOn. Philadelphia. There are
nearly 4.0OO skilled workmen there en-.
plOyed, and it was necessary to hold
two meetings. since there were not
accommodations sufficient for all the
employees at one meeting. Every one
OF these employees gave his pledge. and
did IL apparently not in any perfume
tory. or insincere manner, but with
something like enthusiasm.
The next day Mr.. Soaring addressed
the employees of the American Engi-
neering Company at the noon hour.
All responded cordially to his appeal
that they pledge themselves to give
an honest days work, and do what
ever President Wilson asks.
The next day the employees Of the
Tindell Morris Company, at Eddy
stone, where Is located one of the
Great munition plants. responded as
cordially to the appeal made by Mr..
Soaring as the skilled artisans in other
industrial plants had already done.
That is true. of the employees of
the Federal Steel Company. at Ches-
ter: of the Keystone Drop Forging
Company. at Chester. and OF the New
ton Machine Company. of PhiladeI-
phia.
Here. then. were seven Industrial
plants with some 10000 employees. es-
tablished in or near Philadelphia,
whose output is chiefly munitions or
apparatus needed by the United
States in carrying on the war. In
not single instance was there any re-
fuSal to take the pledge, and further
more. almost every one of the en-
plOyes attended these noon meetings.
HOLLAND.