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

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account that all men are MOI equal and
there is no suspicion in the union doc
trlne that all men are equal in ability,
and I should therefore arrang to pay
my people incorporation to the amount
of work they did above the standard
IND at all~in the way Of q bonus,
not as a gift, and not charitably, but
with a mutual recognition OF the fact
that, II prices are calculated upon the
man doing 10 articles a day, IL he
then does 20 articles a day the em-
worker who produces 100 per cen
more, 100 per cent more wages, be-
cause the overhead expense remains
just the same. This is q principle
recognized by most Industrial engi-
neers and it is perfectly fair to all
parties.
. THE chief objection from the work
.er's standpoint to doing more has
been that while the employer gained
largely from the excess, the employe
gained little and often found that
rates W0ulu pc SO EeUuCeu WueH Ie
demonstrated his real ability that a
new standard would be set under
which a decent wage could be attained
only by a killing days work. I am
decidedly in favor. wherever it is
possible, of measuring the wage ex-
actly by performance and Of treating
the union wage as q guaranteed mini
mum. If the standards were fixed by
the men themselves or by h union
officers. they would be fairly fixed, and
those men who could not attain these
would very properly be discharged.
Under such a. mutual arrangement
the length OF the work day could be
easily adjudicated on the facts, which
is, after all, the only way that it can
fairly be settled.
las an employer j should be justgas
heartily in favor of the short work
day as is, say, Henry Ford Or any of
u other progressive employers.
a certain length of time and II day in
and day out that length Of time is ex-
ceeded, the totality III production will
suffer. Therefore, dtsmizsing for the
moment the human factor altogether
and considering, as an employer.
merely the amount Of production I
could attain; / should know that a
regular amount of first class produc-
ton could notSbe reached unless I had
that men who work more than eight
hours a-day, day in and day out, do
not remain alert and active.
we are 81 accustomed to the
other kind of workersNthat sometimes
1--WE. cannot recall the difference be-
tween the man in the fullneB of his
manhood apd the one. who, through
long grinding, is only. partiallylalive.'
5. Would vol evolve wage scales
which carried with them bonuses,
individual or departmental.
based upon the fact that after a GER
tain production is exceeded, then the
overhead charge becomes SO much
lower per unit Of production hat a
considerable increase in wages may be
made?
..rhis question I have already an
in the previous question. I
should expect to share withsmy work
ers the increased benefit OF large pro-
duction, letting them know fully by
arrangement With their committees
Just what it was we were sharing and
why we were sharing it. The rates
thus arranged would put a real pre-
MUM on honest, active work and re
move every possible difficulty in the
way Of higher And ever higher pro-
duction. The idea OF limiting pro-
duction is a very pernicipus one, but
production will be limited until the
two parties to higher production learn
to cooperate"
g.. Would you put the question OF
so called scientific management up to
1.-THE men and.let them by their own
lcommittees with the assistance! Q
production engineers evolve the bes1
methods or would youiaccept n ideas
lastexemplifed in the English unions
that. there is only n way OF dotnG
anything and that is the way It has
"Only out Of production can we IL
grow ~iprosperous and every aid te
productions that does not involve hui
lmanEwaAte is a benefit to society. i
ifhe4added production Is gained Mt thl
cost sof q human being then 1t does
1 not help society. because even from =
cold standpoint OF economics ttstendi
toward overproduction& by DESTROYING
Fin the very making Of the produc'
those who would directly or indirect,
fevils In. the distribatiori OF the pro;
ducts Or work land there are MANI
jof them ]; those evils are not going e
1 be cured by pkoducing less.
.aI1hat Will not solve ssthe problem
Isofs dtstrihut10n. That will provide hu;
manity9 With-eHe bone ~insteadssnf twf
Ito anari about. As 7 raid bcford.SSyg
lam III favor Of every poMsiblsSsdeNirs
which VIII Increase the ~prodnctivit,
tcf human laborsand increaseitA stand
3ardss This s best done With 1.-The ~.
II sastance of science. There An be ~
Iobjection IL Sreally scientific nfanake
mentz-Inot the s~so-calledS scteftifs
ImanagemeHt viii III stopswAtct
methods and bonuses, that which s.
/ Tor the beneft ,0fs ailSof The parfIei
.ito tn6kstSy ind not only 0E
IN StnplOySr ! should know that ~
u WouidY 8 shortSsighte1 10 expect 81
ret steadfly more frora is worker
and at 1.-THE same time give then
.inteaAily ieNe