The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-23
TOO MUCH SYSTEM
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
IN INDUSTRY, ALLEN

Multiplicity Of the labor personnel
was given by Governor Henry J. Alien
as the principal cause for the present
unsettled condition Of industry In tne
United States, in an address al tne
chautauqua Monday night.
While the governor LAYS much OF the
blame for the industrial situation on
unionized labor. he asserts that he is
not against organized labor as such
In the matter of coal, which he said
had risen in price about 800 per cent
in his state, he said:
All Factors at Fault.
Labor, coal operators, freight rates
and the retail dealer have inflated the
cost. Labor still wants its 81 and So
a day; coal operators figure their
profit under the war schedule provided
by Garfield; railroads charge 35 per
cent more for hauling and the retailer
wants So ton for handling it because
Garfield allowed him that much during
the war.
1T now nearly takes the price OF one
car load Of freight to pay the freight
charge on three car loads. was read
ing the other day about the railroad
classifications. II used to be that one
handy man could take the nozzle tip
from locomotive.
But now they must send for boiler
maker and his assistant to open the
boiler door; then pipe man and his
assistant to remove the blower pipe:
then the master mechanic and his as
sistant to remove the nozzle tip. Here
there are six men used to do the work
one man did in 1917.
Unemployment Needless.
Multiplicity of personnel and slack
ing on the job has caused our present
situation. There is no need for 6,000.-
900 men being out of employment. 1t
Is an artificial condition. Labor, by
following the slogan of Stacking has
placed stop on natural work.
James 1.arkin, who was head of the
Garment Makers Union in New York,
said in n speech in New York last
April:
Do as little as you can for the
most you can get
What was the result? The largest
clothing manufacturing concern in
New York which was producing $4,000
garments at $4,000 week cost, is now
only producing $4,000 garments each
week at a cost of $1,000.
State Must Have Power.
We are trying TO stabilize condi.
tons in Kansas by saying that the
state must have the same Jurisdiction
in capital and labor disputes as well
as in any other quarrel The uuarreIs
OF capital and labor are the only ones
states allow to so on. The remedy is
to be found in a court of industrial
relations which guarantees equal and
impartial Justice to labor and capital
and protection to the general public
Arbitration has failed during the sc
years of the growing trouble. The aim
is that after an honest effort to agree
the parties must bring their issue tc
court of justice. Our Kansas cour-
has been in operation one year and q
half"
Governor Allen contends that the
court has met four great tests FRS
he and the legislators responsible fol
the court were reelected despite heart
less opposition by industrial voter.
following the establishment of thu
court; next the supreme court hell
the court constitutional; third, afte
an examination by a mining enginee
it was found that 100000 tons more I
coal had been mined than before tn,
establishment of the court, and III,
work was done with 500 less miners.
The smaller number of miners, how
ever. drew s4,000.000 more in wage
because there were fewer strikes. Hi
fourth illustration was in a case whicl
come up in Columbus. Texas, and i
which the industrial court was aware
ed favorable decision by Judge i
another state.
A musical treat was offered must
lovers at the chautauqua Monday afte,
noon at o'clock. and again at
o'clock Monday night when Rarne
O'Mara. Irish baritone. gave concerts
The singer possesses an excellent bar
tone. and his numbers were splendid
presented. Miss Marjorie Beck. of thi
city, accompanied him on the piano