Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-04

lake with . FeN Grams OF
The spirit Of criticism should o.
course. be kept within bouncA but a
little Missouri xariness seems TO b.
sszertial IL everyday affairs L
may Be censoraoas when a ce,ebrat-
ed tea merchant seeks the sxntes.
yacht n the world TO inSir1ats tia,
Be really desires 20 advertise his tea
Be that As il may, tie tea gets zd.
vertised- When. however sone IN
dfvsduai has made a s1c1esz in ons
particular line and from
that to eniighsea the public respect
ing all lines he becomes q fair large.
for Questions The case Of Nr. Ford
Of fivver fame il Ole II point, and
happily II las been shown Up. Now
we know I. TO be a common thing fog
a person that has made q good deal
Of money. ard wishing & reputation
for other qualifications than those o-
money making. % hire publicity po-
pie TO Pr. him across" In This
roce they furnish him With ready
made IDEAS, also with words n which
70 express them This. a We re-
marked, has become quite common,
SO much so il Is well 10 inquire care
fully into opinions 50 put and
the public beirg unable 70 Eno~ az
acry what opinions nay have been
50 Matched. vii do wei TO make Use
Of critical consideration q all.
So il ONE about that when Lord
Leyerhulme. who has acquired cross
known as wealth and considerable
distinction IN the manufacture q
seal in England and also il this
country, assumes to tell Us as he has
done, that our present unrest signi-
Hes only health: that in most 6u=i-
ress j. Is possible TO have a si1-nour
day Of tEo shifts. wen in this time
Of short production. and produce
more than can be done in eight
hours. why. il seems required Of Is
10 roll those choice bits Of wisdom
over the tongue TO see whether, after
al. their most pronounced favor &C
not Of soap. soft 81 that
Unrest in a child signifies health
AMI growth, but high fever dcesn''
in young or Old Lord Leverhu!me Is
a poor dizgostician- TIE world i
il the high feve- delusion q gotng
somewhere without furnishing ths
propulsion Il up TO date that feTe.
nas been productive Of healthy az
tivity Il wouid have been well fo'
him to calI attention 70 Il
With regard TO z six hour ca1
those who buy soap VII really asree
that this may be possible 20 the soaI
manufacturer. ~ one time Il seemed
ali things wese possible 10 a certaiE
gas car maker. and when va:
learned the margin OF profit he en-.
5oye6 al CEASED 70 wonder. Never
the.ess i. SOON appeared that many
Of his IDEAS Or rather IDEAS that h'
had accumulated. were far from
practical. indeed were positively dan
geroux. We think this msy fairy b
said respecting any attempt at ap'
plying the six-hour day : business
generally at this time. In arriving
az this conclusion we are not. how.
ever, urmindful OF the great posi-
bilities hat lie in team work in CO.
operation Of all parties so con.
cerned. There is little doubt that il
some tines establishments undel
wise management and with prope,
spirit could Urn out IN six hours /;
product greater than another Will
Affairs at skies and .evens could hop.
TO do in ten hours. Too much en-.
enlargement can scarcely be give
to tha, spirit but we should depre
cate mussing up business with ex
pertnenting at this time when al
production lags behind.
On the other hand what may b
accomplished by a concern especial
" favored should not be considers
as applying to all kinds Of endeavor
and those not fortunate enough I
receive benefits from the favore
concern should not hastily infer tina
like benefits should be had Of tn
concern in employ Of which the
happen to be. It is an intricat
problem and any half-baked sweep
ing panacea is mischievous-
Leverhulme's remark that tn
same human hearts beat in Englan,
and America as did fifty years ag
was decidedly saponaceous. "
hope the hearts beat more quickly ii
response to sympathy and enlight
ened judgment than they did fit,
years ago: that they would NOR
| quickly respond to his advice 70
partnership in profits and coopera
ton. Indeed there is much more @
the golden rule in big business toda
we believe, than could have bee.
found fifty years ago. On the othe
hand that common understandin
between employer and employe
which was possible when the small