Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-06
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/ justice.
Never Back to Old Order.
Let me renew that public utter
ance which ] meant to repeat. Noting
the advanced ground reached through
the sufferings and sacrifices of the
world war. l said we contemplated
new level. new order, and would
never return to the old pre-war con-
ditions No such return has ever been
recorded in all history. spoke OF
the high wages. and said l wished
the existing high scale to remain. on
one explicit condition-that for the
high wage the American workman
shall give to his task the highest de-
gree of efficiency. There isn't any
other solution. There isn't any otner
way to keep wages hign ana ioM e.
the cost of living to any appreclaole
degree. nt a.,. 10
inefficient production. ] am not az,
. yocating the driving, slaVlsn perlou
Of toll which saps men $ ener ies a aou
! cate honest, efficient return Tor proper
pay. hold that the Stacker me
loafer on the job, is not oh,y .ne
greatest obstacle to labors aavance
ment, but he is cheating ms The
more than he does his employee; ne te
workman who deliberately ados 70
costs robs fellow workman VIM
must buy. and impedes the way -
that ideal condition where "as ic
ceeds the cost of living, and there 10
/ a balance for the bank account. LOT
home requirement and indulgence ~
amusement, diversion and the peeo -, :
ing Injuries which contribute 70 ny
ideal life.
"Let No One BeEuile You.
Let no one beguile you with dreams
of idleness. of the passing OF sm,pvs
ment or the abolition of empiost;ff
and employee Life without toli'
4 ,possible. would be an intolerance -
,istence Work is the supreme ensase1
ment. the sublime luxury OF ne. An u .
there will be employers so long as az
there is leadership among men, anu
there will be employees until human
progress is paralyzed and the develop
ment Of human kind dies on one com.
mon altar Of mediocrity. Our proolem
then is to find the highest order OIL
employment, the ideal relationship.
the conditions under which we ma
II work to the highest attainment ana
the greatest common good for all
TT is utterly false to assume that
labor and capital are in deadly con-
fiict. Such preachment comes IRON
those who would destroy our social
system. More, these two elements 40
not constitute alone the fabric OF our
industrial life. and neither of them.
alone. ever added to the treasure OF
mankind. The element of manage
sment is as essential "
Industrial success. amid modern COM
plexities. as breath to the human
body. And indissolubly linked with
these three is-the- consuming public.
Each Essential to Other.
1T is not important to establish
which element comes first. since each
is essential to the other. We do
is of deepest public concern. Hence
it is that American public opinion.
which is invariably the ruling force
in popular government. when delfD-
erately crystallized. wishes the labor
forces to be satisfied. Not contented.
because contentment is the awaiting
avenue to paralysis. but SO satisfied
/ that there is soul of interest In all
our employments.
1.-The deplorable side of modern in
dustry, with gigantic factory and the
productive machinery. is that too
many men are toi1ing like machines
at work. There ought to be more IN
a days. work than the mere grind
and the pay therefor, even though n
know a pride in the. thing. done.
There ought to be inspiration to
skill and glory in accomplishment.
One ought to have before him the
goal of being best. in his line The
Ito hold a job never made SUPER
Iintendent or reached captaincy in
Iall the world of employment. Con-
tentment with a job. with eyes rivet-
ed on pay day. without enthusiasm 70
accomplish or a desire to exc.l,
anywhere.
The Big Inspiration.
.The big Inspiration in life is to
get on. We cannot get on all alike
or be rewarded precisely alike. God
Almighty never intended it to be. so
else He had made US all alike. But
we may get on according to our tai
emit. our capacity and our industry,
and out Of the advancement of those
who lead must come higher standards
for all.
commend the levels of mediocrity.
That would halt the whole human pro.
cession. AS l look into your faces,
can read the aspirations in many
breast: Search the hearts Of the
Fathers and mothers are thinking. OF
their children, and they want them
to get on. They often deny themselves
to educate their children, and ulti-
mately find compensation in that
denial. They educate so that sons
and daughters may do better than
they-it is the natural desire of as
| piring life. This is why the world ad-
vances. This Is the soul Of advancing
civilization. When men tell you this is
the privilege of the few they chal-
ilenge your Intelligence. It is the OPP
portunity Of ALL. Not all avail them
selves. but the opportunity beckons.
Watched City Grow.
II have seen this city grow from
the village of 1000 to the city OF
10000. know the men who are the
captains of industry and the COM
manders Of trade and the leaders OF
Finance. j have associated with the
head of one great concern when he
was toiling for IS cents day as a
youth in the shops / have seen an
other at the bench. and still another
when trying to make the pay envelope
meet his obligations. know one
bank leader as the boy who swept
out and did the chores, anothe ras a
out and did the chores, another as a
struggling youth no more favored
than the poorest boy. What's the ex-
PLANTATION? Industry. thrift, love OF
work. interest in thei- tasks, am
bition to get on.
II wish could plant the gospel OF
loyalty to work and the interest in
accomplishment. 1t is the ambition
to succeed. the determination to do
the most and best-these speed men
on to the heights The pity is that
we do not have enough of it under
modern conditions. There is too much
between employer and employe, toe
little understanding of their mutu.
atty Of interest and their joint tri-
/ umph in success. l hail with equal
satisfaction the workman who has
pride in the factory and it's output
and the employer who has pride anC
j sympathetic interest in his workmen
want to stress the need of pride
There is little enough to inspire un-
u der our modern SyStenn and ~