The labor standard., 1919-10-01
MANUFACTURERS NEW
 GOSPEL FOR INDUSTRY
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 porous through enlightened govern ment. It is not probable that democ- racy applied to industry through coun- cils, shop committees, or Whitley sys- tems, will develop men industrially as men have been developed by political democracy, through political councils? of undeveloped talent, the use of which industry is being denied.
 Leaders Came From the Ranks
 Have not most of our leaders risen from the ranks? They had the force and personality to overcome opposi tion and difficulties. Where one suc- ceeded one hundred failed. With half chance more would succeed.
 The proof of that is that more have succeeded here in America, where op- portunity was present, than in China, Russia, Armenia, or elsewhere, where they had no chance. The more who succeed the more progress we make as a people. We can always stand more success with reasonable resig nation.
 Whitley councils in Great Britain have had much success and are now applied to over one-third of the Brit ish workers. In the Lancashire cotton district of England, this principle of councils for conferences between workers and management has been amicably adjusting an average of 700 disputes per year. In some industries, increased production of 100 to 200 per cent. has been attained as a re- suit of these councils, of harmonious relations and a square deal.
 Germany Has Adopted Employees
 Councils
 The new republic of Germany, be it noted, has incorporated employees councils as a feature of their new or der.
 The only way to increase wealth so as to provide a greater reward to la bor is to increase production so as to can only be obtained by cooperation. The individuality of the individual worker is not to be longer suppressed.
 It was never suppressed with profit to either. The sentiment of self-de- termination has asserted itself, not only with nations but with individuals and needs to be taken into account.
 Until this new force learns to know it's own strength, it is natural to abuse it's power, contrary to it's own inter ests. Labor will learn that in reduc ing production through strikes it is depriving the public-of which it itself composes over 90 per cent.-of the necessities of life, and by diminishing the supply automatically raises the price on itself.
 Cost of Strikes Paid For by Labor
 When labor learns that the cost of strikes is paid for by labor, and the consequence of strikes-be 1t incon- venience or loss in any form-is visit ed back upon labor to the extent of nine-te tenths of their effect, they will begin to seek for some other means to accomplish their just wishes.
 They will find this in joint councils with employers.
 Disputes between labor and capital can be permanently adjusted no more by labor controlling capital than by capital controlling labor. Neither can successfully control the other.
 Democracy in industry consists in their jointly governing each other by the consent of each.
 We have seen the failure of mon archies-government by aristocracies. We see the failure of government by the proletariat in Russia, which must necessarily disappear, as it is merely the application to the opposite ex- treme of society, of an already dis credited type of government of abso- lutism.
 More Industrial Leaders Much Needed
 The leaders of industry have done much, but there are not enough of them to accomplish what is required.
 Half a million people a year are killed or injured in the industries of the country, and twelve hundred year are killed in New York State alone by automobiles. It shows weak ness in our social system that such things should be.
 Our army of industrial leaders is not great enough for their task. It