Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-20

wastes.
II think that scientific industrialan-
struction can best be given. and pos
sibly can be given only in cooper
n1ittees of the workers so that none
will have to work biindly. l am quite.
sure that the assurance that the i'm
provenentr6f methods will be for all
SWil invite the most active cooper
alton on h part OF, the union officers.
THE old 3'ca'canny' methods ofigi-
mated by the Scotch, the limitation Of
a certain amount Of work in this world
to do and that it must be spread out
thin, are dead and ought never to be
revived, and WIFI never be revived.-As
an employer l should discriminate be-
tween the union organized for work
and the organization falsely called a
union which is organized to Rrevent
work"
Would Leave 1t to Employer.
y Would you put the matter of
hiring and firing in the hands of a
ger or would you fix the responsibility,
upon the union? -.
This vexed Question. I should leave
to an: employment manager acting in.
consultation with the union, for in.
this way the faireSt results may Sc SEE
cured. The turnover of labor is one;
OF our mosk serious Industrial prob
lens and it, has frequently come to.
my notice, this time speaking not as
an employer but as president Of the
American Federation of Labor, that,
employment agencies have contributed
to%sa very considerable degree to alb
normal ~turn0vers. In the past it has
been not at all infrequent5 for fore
men or superintendents to share in.
THE fees ps9id TO- the employment
agencies for jobs
1T then became to the interest Of
these officials to have Just as many
}mentas possible hired OF fred. / re-
member an incident of this kind with
the late Senator Hanna. He. owned
blast FURNACES rear Buffalo and one
day he telephoned. from the cloak
room Of theNsenatesthat his men had
gone on strike and wouldI,e6me over
and see him. knew him very well
and l Had an linking of what his
trouble was, and SO 1 went over to see
him, especially since he was not at ali
q well man and could not very easily
get around. ss# q
/, Fl found him fuming-for il q blast
furnace ever gets cold no power on.
earth can start it up again.
What am l going to do, SAM
he said. These fellows have walked
right out. They are getting standard
wages. What am I going Il do? Can
You get them back again.
think 1 know whatSyour trouble
u.s. l answered. aThes men have
simply frevolted. Il happen to know
that your superintendent gets i bonus
from an employment agency on each
man that is hired and. he has de-
then re-employing them through the
agency so that he/and the agency can
each get q little money. The man
h~avesfevolted and don't you think it's
about. time they did?"
Do you ean to tell me that's go-
ins ON in my place? he almostsyelled.
"YAnat,s hell. II shall fire every one 81
them. But, Is there anything YOU can
do
There Is nothing I a dos of
fcialIy,' answered; because I have
nONpoWer to command anything. but
4sLNetlall e II Lean get the men back
and then we can adjust tbis employ
nnent matter
= 9 - touch with the people on
the long distance telephone andSthey
returned to work before the furnaces
q cooled down.. The senator soon
ldiscovered that what n had told him
i was a fact and IL, did n0t.take him
very long to get rid ofggthe swindlfng
foremen and superintendent. By the
next time i talked with him, matters
had been adjusted and then he com
s1:But Why didn't these fellows tei
4 me about this condition? Why did
they Just walk out and leayegine mar?
lit Was SO damned undiplomlattr:,
suppose. senator j answered,
i II is because w do moi develop dip
4 loMats On Ii cents an hour!ss
WOULD g endcayor 70 have any