The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-27
FACTORY MORALE
is GREAT ASSET

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JACKSON, Mich. June 2s-Thsra
is nothing IN our human life more
GlEnifed or more honorable than hon-
est labor says Clarence A. Earl In
our vast national production of count
less things. from common pins 10
mighty drcadnauNhtE labor 81 ncccs-
. sary both skilled and unsklued
There Il an Industrial lnter-dencnd-
ence between the manufacture and
his employees ln the automobile in
dusfry. az On other noids ~ urodur-
tion. And On the automobile Industry.
a. elsewhere. the morale ~ TIE work
men in Tho factory Il reflected ln the
finished sob. Tie man who works al
the bench does not want 90 have some
one making a fuss over him an the.
time-the periodical appeal 10 men
wronEfullv used IN many instances.
What the workman does want and
is entitled 90 receive Ga recognition OF
his part On turning tho wheela 81 the
business He wants 20 receive thla|
recognition IN the treatment accorded
him hw 'the boss" not ostenfafiouaiv
or with due ceremony. but gurt a.
man % man-feilow workers f. a come
mon enterprise. The success ~ a bust
ness T. just e. important % the right
minded American workman a Il n to
tho executives ~ the Company WrluaI
the workman has 10 Investment n the
property. in the way ~ cash. he has
what e. more % hlnn-the Investment
81 his labor. which means feeding the
family az home and keeulnw his own
SER rospect-an ornament q honest
labor.
Understanding. horn ~ personal
contact. ia 4 great Ieveler u rrlfvauros
and . builder o. good -wim between the
workman and nthe bona" This COM
tact cannot BE- established nor main
tained II the head ~ a business re-
mains IN his carefully guarded private
Office during Office hours The work -
man IN the factory 81 = little timla
about coming into thc general offices
where white collars are the vogue He
feels out o. place and ig a. ease be-
cause be n away from accustomed !
surroundings.
~ any manufacturing plant ~ aigc
there d never q department. the SUPER !
intendenf or foreman % which has not |
something 70 take up with "the boss .
IN most plants these various problems
~ vast Importance 70 the efficient /
functionlng n department arc not
carried up for decision because che
road 70 the presidents office g. ioawl
and tortuona The average workman /
does not want to Try and make that /
emha rraasimg trip. Instead ~ fnsi Il
forgcts about r. II o. natural for /
him 10 % 20 too. because y the head i
of the business o. not Interested enough /
in efficient workmanship 20 remove
The barrier o. ne contact existing be-
tween him and IRE men. why should 4
tho latter WORRY
But when they ceasc % worry and
begin 20 evafe responsibility and set
well, the head ~ the husl-
ness viii 10 suddenly aroused 70 the
necessity FOR contact because the hack 4
~ Il win show plainly IN the finished
product
That mems a sudden descent upon
the factory operation with everyone IN
ght under suspicion. You cannot
make morale BY force Il must Sc
built up DAY By day through the good
days and the lad days and not hy
display Or soft.soaP patronage but
through man-to-nan contact. or e
common level ~ Interest that neithert
invites uor permits either the boss
De- the workman 70 take advantage 20
the friendly situation. but does bind
.hem 70 redouhled effort ~ thar each
makes good % the other ard enables
hem Jointly 70 make good FOR the
business az a whole