The Washington times., 1920-12-06
GOLDEN RULE
RUNSFACTORY
Cement Makers Follow II In
taking Vacation to Give I'm.
employed Work.

CINCINNATI. Dec. 6.--The decision
OF the employees OF the A. Nash Com
pahy, clothing manufacturers, TO
slve. each OF them. a months work
TO the unemployed in the clothing
trade in Cincinnati Is traceable 10 the
'folden Rule. which is the feature OF
the administration OF the business OF
the company. From the firemen in
the basement to the highest official,
the Golden Rule forms the court OF
last resort.
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
IN November IN. committee OF
se'"nteen' composed Of employees and
nfmpers ~ the company, reported for
.he TWO groups represented and Of
fercd the following resolutions:
Resolved: That the \. Nash Com.
pahy snail make special effort to
procure business enough to employ
All clothing workers in Cincinnati
who are in danger Of suffering he.
cause OF unemployment ana that.
" such business can be obtained. en-
Pioyment b. given to all needing
work, regardless OF creed, nationality
union or non.union affiliations.
IF. in carrying out the resolution
II is found necessary 10 reduce the
price of garments, 80 that wages must
Dc reduced. wo recommend that the
hrst reduction AFFECT only those maxi
ing more than five dollars a day.
"Resolved and Recommended: That
III the company finds II impossible 10
obtain sufficient volume OF business
=" furnish employment, as per prev
iouc resolution, and II suffering be-
comcs acute, the employees of the a.
cation for four weeks during the
Nash Company voluntarily take a va
month " January or February, a. the
best judgment OF the management
may dictate, and that the needy cloth
ing workers out of employment be
employed for those four weeks in
th"ir places. so ds to prevent sever"
suffering"
This rcs"}utiJu was signed by the
vice president. the ASSISTANT manpgr,,
the secretary and treasurer and tour
teen Of the worl<meu.
as PER GENT NEMPLOYED.
Il, II. Nash. assistant manager, and
son OF Arthur Nash, president of the
company. speaking Tor his father who
vas In Nashville. Tenn, said:
We az" prepared to meet this de-
nani II ii IL made upon us. And We
'rel NOR" than certain that il will
I One. There are IS Der cent of the
workers "f Cincinnati now
out oi employment. We shall tuke
care of them to our limit. feel that
J should make the suggestion that
'Her. are enough in Cincinnati to tax
"ur capacity and l would like 10 say
81 word Of warning that the cloth
ims workers Of ether cities should ,
not spend their money on railroad
ar" 10 come here. We feel that our
4 h. ,.,,-a
our workers will stay on for "A
Z, :" DAYS without pay L" put the new
"lI IN place and start them of right,
:,hd then our new work men viii con
Time the month on their own hook I.
Inv iLt the exact pay Of the old en- !
I'"N". We ar. not laying our old
'icn of TO get those clamorin: for
.vrs at lower wage. For tina,
l"onth, the new rnen and women viii
not be disCriminated against in
diary" ,
What does the union think Of all !,
'hiS" Nash was asked
The union. when there was :: Strik,.
in Cincinnati by the Garment Workers
Union and the Ar1aigamated. tried 10 in
Iluenco our plant" he replied. but not
a man left us. Other than that. the
union las never bothered us Under
lhc sway OF the Golden Rule when !
there were strikes else where. we were i
Tree from them. During the non n-produc.
non period, we Increased our produc. /
iIo'7. We do not have a profit sharing
system. but twice year we have a |
ras. increase instead"
What Nash had said about the work
ing or the Golden Eulc among the
employees holds true. according 10 all
Thos" who were nteryieN'ed
Fred Iopf. foreman IN th. cu,tipc |
'ooul, sail:
Our header. MIR Nash, has soIy.d
Ii" labor question with The Golden
''u'" that NOT only solves the labor