The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-21
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Mr.. Herman Volt or the Law.
ycrs' Cooperative publishing com
pany Of New York. writes me and
objects an follows
"Now that you have Informed %
u.s." he snya- and he puts that IN.
torrogu don point there IN parcntbe-
ssa evidently 90 iualnuate that be
has no very high opinion of the IN.
formation ravc-''Noe that you
have Informed 60 Us Why the wage
Garner wants more pay. perhapa you
may have the courage 10 write On
The Long Pay and the Short Day
and why they want and get a."
/ Nir WoiIf seems % think am
afraid 81 some labor union Or walk
Ing delegate or something I am not
! belong % union. but ! arm rs sole
member. So tho only boss atm
afraid OF is myself. and hope 20
goodness nobody cuts this out and
seuds II 90 my wife. But 10 reHumeJ
"in our plant" continues my cor.
respondent. "the trade unions have
nearly wrecked the morale Of the
entire manufacturing end. and u has
spread 10 the office help 10 such an
extent that we are actually getting
about one third OF the amount Of
work now from practically the same
forc@ % printer. hookbindera. etc.
/ That we dla in 1915. Attempts 10
stimulate production thru bonus Of.
fcrs 20 the competent were promptly
sat upon hy union officials. thus
dragging the efficient and willing
worker 20 the level OF the Stacker
unlonist, who | fear ~ IN n trcmend
Gus majority"
This letter calls attention 20 n
faui, which labor unions would do
well 20 correct. n possible The task
n difficult IN the effort 20 protect
the waRc.earner from arbitrary IN
Justice u s. 80 be expected that this
protection itself sometimes becomes
an uureasoning injustice 20 the EN-.
ployer. The Stacker The ioafer. and
the incompetent take advantage Of
/ tho power OF the organization 20
cheat the boss even a. the unjust,
boss takes advantage Of unchecked
power 20 cheat the worker. Every
army has IT, camn.foliowcrs.
There can he no general rravialon
I against cusaeinees No matter how
excellent The laws. an evil intent can
dodge them The case would be hone.
less were 10 not for the fact that;
lnnvthing that r. wrong Invariably
1 kills ifacN ~ employers are fvran.
nical. by and by they lose the boa,
workers II tabor unions promote
and nro'oc; idieness and poor work
By afri by such a policy will destroy
the union.
| The only common sense r. 90 play
fair The only enduring policy T.
good work. Tho only rule that holds
always and never wears out In the
Golden Rule.
The better class 81 employers arr
recognizing tho human values. are
seeking 70 make their co.worse~s
more con'cnfed and 70 treat them IN
such a way rs shah create a spirit
~ cheerful loyalty and tean-rlay.
The average American employer e.
doing his level best TO be square and
honest with labor not because he n
a saint. but because he has good
sense
Likewise the better element among
orgunlxed labor e anxious 20 play
fair with employers. Homes, labor
leaders. of whom there are many. do
not deny every evil shown in tho
workings 81 ynions. and grow angry
and bitter. but are endeayoring the
best they can 20 correct tho evils
and 20 make labor more efficient rs
wei as happier.
And crooked employers and labor
leaders sooner or later get their
come.uppances.