The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-08-11
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There is a good bit of common
sense in the remarks of the
Utica IN. W Press, which we
are copying. Labor questions
are occupying so much of our
time these days it is well all the
light on the subject:
One of the points in which Gov.
Miller differs from a good many other
executives and Office holders is that
if asked question he can answer it
promptly instead of waiting day or
two to think it over and see what
would seem best under all the circum-
stances. In search of an item, re-
porter interviewed him at his Lake
George summer home the other day
on the good old question of labor and
capital. Without hesitation he gave
his view, which commends itself to
pretty general approval because it is
both fairminded and characterized by
common sense. He holds that most
of the troubles come from the Short
sighted, narrow employer who is liv-
ing still in the past" and from "the
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but an incident in his program of
social revolution" 1t follows, then,
that if both would change their point
of view and make a few mutual con-
cessions most of the occasions for dis
putes would be eliminated. One of
the paragraphs in his statement reads
thus:
If employers would be broader and
more far sighted, and if the workers
would choose leaders who were in
terested solely in promoting their
welfare most of the industrial dis
putes would be avoided. Of course,
one source of trouble in the present
situation is the effort of the extreme
radical group to create and to use in
dustrial disputes, not for the purpose
of the workers, but to create unrest
and to SOW seeds of revolution
1t is evident that both employers
and employees have yet a great deal
to learn not only about each other
but about things in general. Of the
two, the former should be the more
broadminded and look further ahead,
because of his larger opportunities,
educational and otherwise. In most
instances both are supremacy selfish
and usually both are more or less
wrong. Each is often too eager to
carry point solely for the desire to
be called winner, which is invari-
ably costly proceeding, and a VIC
tory dearly won. The tendency toward
arbitration as method of settling
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it is generally adopted the better it
will be for all concerned. Then, too,
both the contestants may we'll have
greater thought than they usually do
for the public, which especially in
public utilities is the great third par
ty, numerically many times more than
both the others put together. There
is no profit in strike to anybody,
and there ought to be and almost in
variably is shorter and a better
route to justice.
With the days of prefteering
nearing an end we are apt to fall
into a habit that will be but a
natural result of our period of
financial pirating-the habit of
drifting.
Men who have been making
big salaries and huge profits will
become disgruntled when forced
to accept the reductions now on
the way. They will feel that
their income is no longer in pro-
portion to their labors, and will
lose much of the incentive which
has driven them at maximum
pressure during the past five or
six years.
They will drift.
The American spirit of Il Will"
in many cases will be converted
into one of Il May"
The dominant force of Ameri-
can character will become dorm
ant to considerable extent.
The country will sink down in
to a languid period of drifting
doing that which is necessary,
keeping heads above water, but
losing that tremendous stride
which has become so character
istic of the American people.
This is a prediction only-we
hope it does not come true.
All roads lead to success in life.
1t is only those who lose their
way who fail to arrive at their
destination.
Energy and perseverance will
accomplish great things when
they have will power to spur
them along.
A kind word to some people
elicits only a grunt in response.
But the pig is never Jealous of
its imitators. !