The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-14
THE INSTRUMENTATION OF LABOR.

IL industry and business are 10 liiiiFe S'"p'
must be taken before the danger point is passed
or labor flushed concessions already won VIII
press for demands already granted, was the opinion
generally expressed this week by architects and
builders. This states the American Architect edi-
toriallv and further emphasizes the fundamental
fact that the job stand just so much oe1ore
labor costs heavy and the conditions
demanded too burdensome to allow the continuation
of enterprise. Labor can easily Kill the 1oo oy winch
IL can live as was conclusivey shown by the Boston
police strike, when turbulence and dissipation OF
resources caused practical suspension or business
There is but way out of situation that has
today placed organized labor trial before the par
of public opinion. More work, increased and sys-
tematic production and stoppage of waste are
necessary. This is time to strike The harm OF
striking overbalances any possible good The
strikers themselves should they win their demands
can gain no lasting benefit for they certain to
share the widespread damage they cause The
present course is of recklessness. Whether the
grievances real fictitious. there can be no
reason warrant these proceedings now that we
are in midst of world crisis.
Labor must, through wider cooperation with cap
ital learn that there is the demands it
can make. This is certainly true under existing
ditions of markets here and abroad. if the business
which it is interested is to live. Furthermore it
large portion of labor is absolutely
uniformed to the manner in which business is
being conducted, and Of which it is a part Many
employees stacks of money the cashiers desk
pay day and absorb the idea that every employer
makes money. Unfortunately there also many
employers of labor who have been exploiting the
theory that with labor kept down the larger
would be the profits for themselves They fail to
realize that with satisfactory scale their
market has been vastly improved to character,
quantity and quality, condition which would have
been impossible if working had been forced
live under circumstances that would impair their
efficiency
victory over labors course of desperation rest
alessness and a spirit of class dictation. be
scored The greater need this country is produc-
tivty. 1t is the interest of all to hold against
all meters to selfishness and violence, the prime
factors to the retardance of production
world We must emerge from the present period of
with clearer vision a deeper and a
greater purpose Industrial democracy replace
conditions that to be Inadequate to pres
ent needs. 1t means everything only to our
selves. but to the whole world.
4 If labor continues it's present thousands
whose sympathies would ordinarily be side of
labor will break what be undemocratic
own purposes against the welfare of the community
public opinion against and made everyone sick
of the word strike"
factor that making itself evident par
ticularly in the steel situation is shown in the
drawing of closer line between Americans and
aliens by the employers. The unions are more and
realizing the disastrous results cleavage and
are doing their utmost to keep what Americans
they have and gain Americanism seems to
be the chief Issue. Union leaders, it is said are
much perturbed by the great number of unruy for
egners lately taken into their organizations.
fact the question of the Americanization of the
alien is today assuming in the minds thoughtful
position of such Importance that there is a
tendency to attribute much of the labor unrest to
the lack of sympathy between alien and American
labor.