The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-05-30

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and capital considered necessary to cure the
economic needs of the nation Is extolled In
.,..i,l ro,ort inst comnIated nv the National
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Now that the shelVes ot the World are
bare, to use the expression Of George W,
r.lins chairman of the committee ON broHt
b,rin,, urno,ntod Ia, ,ho organization the
I.,,,rd Tor .unnIies NJ fond clothinn and
b,l,d,nr ma,o,iaI arc hiph The surest path
lniIIin@ ,notorIa, i. bigh Tho surest natb
i a., ,,,,.o ana r,onuforr,re a largo supply
~ ,rr r.rm,sI,ios NJ rf. as soon as possible.
"Iu,.l win , desire 10 supply ourselves
,,itN fo,d ,Iotbino md other necessities at
I.y- ,osf continues Mr. perkins "is our de-
sim, tn rnruIsh rho world win these and
oinor articles in order to extend our trade
,.,3 ,,stcr ,b, nrnsnoritv os our neopIe as u
..t,,,
"lut .s nr.rticnuv everv other nation
h,nos to .a,,,ro , Iurye mart or this trade
IN, herself is il not a certainty that
co,nnotitior nnorr tho pations viii he
ko,nor and sbarner in the immediate future
lhnn Il hos ovor baen in rho history OF the
vorldo
oIJo, can ,ve nossihIy NEE, This increased
competition If we are divided among our
"ro,Id ,boro ho ,vvo mara ro,oD, reasons
oby vo Americans should have tho closest
conneratinr hetuean ,ahor and canitalo
"Could apvtbing hrirg higher efficiency
pro,tor nroductiono
",,bo nrI,. ,,,,, 20 socur, c,ouorstiop in
tbo biobcst do,roo is tho elimination of tho
aistrust thar has existed between canital
md labor for 81 MANY ,aars and establish
ING confidence in It's nIace
"Nothirg viii do This axcent frank oman
dealing nuh,icitv as to earninqs and n fair
division of earnings
"Sinca Tho beginni,g of tim, ro court.,
has ovor had such an onnortunity to evtand
its tradn incraase nrosneritv and hatter tho
,,,tori,l condition oF o,or,, oro ~ its roon,o
as has tho ITnited states ~ America a. his
bo,r Tbo o,I,, foctor ,,,iosinr, 10 .ro. -
close cooneration here at home among our.
snIvcs
ott soons incorceivable that u,a will Foil
IN roa,izo u,boro o,,r ,yoaLnos. los and fail
"a don't tbo ono and orI,, ron,od,, 20. -
In tho strenuous connnetitior u,ith tho rost
% ,bo ,,orId riot tbi. ,o,,,,tr,, ia -, tho 900
- saai,,,r aa,,,d 40 ha,., a...,.o,' a.,s.,
~, aa,,r,Io.o ooara,.a.i,,, no.'7.s -
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Progresses Despite Obstacles.
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~" i't', lepol'' eu,'eu anu Vonec.eu uHue'
n Np.l VI - Wis t'''p' 1"' ,'"Siey'
'"e 'e''e'aiS Vi Nie pron' siallns uepar'-
,'e"' po,"'s OUT very ioIeloiy that union
''''o' 9t'' opposes pioN' sna' ,he' anu as al
'""'C 'gS'enh 'ie nle'iou Is lar from
"Ne'''' auoP''oh' ol'lce 'he preparation
vi tiit uIlBlldl report Oh pTOUI S0dTlnk, OF
N'"'h 'he present one Is sueh an extensive
volume. this nhase of the doctrine NJ ind1,s-
lrl'l democracy mas been gaining ground.
II mas oeeh Ihaklhg us way despite the fact
that most promising and interesting efforts
along the lines OF profit sharing were
checked by the war with Germany and the
consequent industrial disturbances and by
tho conflicts between employers and labor
unions.
There is enough and more in the report
howeVer, to encourage the advocates Of the
plan to renewed activity especially when
there will have been a clarifying of the
Industrial situation The report teens with
many instances of successful profit sharing
systems with which are also compared the
failures Of the scheme. Only by reading
the volume in full can the student of bus-
ness and industry know the true inwardness
OF the situation, yet there are many evil
dences of the growth of the profit sharing
idea which may be mentioned for the con-
s,deration of the general public. which is
not disposed to wade through a voluminous
thesis.
One Of the most interesting phases of the
development of the system is seen among
the gas companies Of several American
c!ties-a condition which owing to the pres
litipatiOu about ha of
hardly apply in New York
Inc DoS'on ran
The Boston Consolidated Gas Companv.
for instance. began it's profit sharing system
in 1906 when the directors decided tn offer