The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
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for it is no longer being treated merely from the standpoint of tho engineer to speed up production. oi from that of the economist to elimi- nate waste, as it takes in the broad problem of human efficiency. |
 It is not sufficient to regulate working hours or to provide greater safety and comfort for the worker; il is highly necessary to call in the aid of education, and through fuller knowledge change environment. and by inspiration develop happy and con tented manual workers, proud of skill and achievement
 l It has been demonstrated that the man who takes a real live interest in his work seldom suffers from fatigue and one of the greatest discoveries is that there are two fatigues. that of body and mind and that the most inn portant is that of mind and spirit. In large number of operations, skilled and unskilled, there Is a stupid waste of effort.
 The worker can be taught to pro- | duce more with less physical exertion 1 than he is accustomed to employ, and 1 by so doing he will be the gainer nor ally from the consciousness of the 1 best accomplishment with the least l fatigues There is wide field which tte worker himself can assist in ex- ploring, if the proper appeal Is made ! to his initiative and intelligence.
 
 | I for one have great hope for the l American worker and his ability and willingness to be shown a better way 10 better himself and his country It 1 is clear that human efficiency in the 1 best sense cannot exist unless the l worker with brain or hand has a mon task" We need sing no new peans on the dignity of labor, for the war taught us that work was ennob- 1 ling.
 Wonderful strides have been made | throughout the world in perfecting the inanimatex machine, and the hour has come for all thoughtful students of the vital problems of the day to give more attention to improv ing the human factor in production. It calls for the economist sociologist and scientist for the human ma chine is the most marvellous and com plex thing with which we have to d cal both in production and distribu- ton and consumption.
 There are three simple things which can be done-heaith, safety and sen eral well being. Spacing of work and workers, adequa te-~f -~fighting; preven- ton of accidents and provision for first aid; pure water, baths heat, etc. These are just few of the things which have in many instances already been utilized by big industries and chased under the head of welfare work.
 Then comes the question of proper housing, schools, churches, clubs, playgrounds, gard ans and recreation. But after these things are accom- plished there is yet psychologist factor which must not be overlooked. The socialization of industry. not in the sense of leaning toward socialism, but in bringing about pleasanter SO cial relations between the workers and the community in which they live. The fight schould be to tone down anything which smacks of class.
 There is no fear that America can not meet any competition when 1t comes to producing goods cheaply and efficiently in it's great industries, for it has an enviable leadership already when it comes to production. The test will come in the manner in which our leaders in finance, manufaeturing and farming perfect a way of find 1 ing larger markets and in the dis tribution of the countrysl products at home.
 We cannot neglect the moral and intellectual interests of the worker without cripphng him as an efficient producer. Laugh as you may but the problem is one for philosophy and psychology as much as it is for busi- ness. There is no truer saying than that Man does not live by bread l alone" The human machine in it's spiritual aspects must be rightly i cared for if we expect 1t to func- tion efficiently. We are on the eve of d new day in the industrial world. | ''Former things have passed away the old days of fierce and unrestrict- | ed competition have been shown to be | inefficient and expensive. Even the 1 greatest corporations are not only talking about service and co-opera- ton, but are trying out both success fully.
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