The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-25
STEEL WAGES ARE ADVANCED.


Tho very material Increase In wages volln.
tarily granted by the steel mills Is one OF the i'm.
portant occurrences ~ the last three years. It
ought TO have tho effect Of lcsscnlng the tension
between the labor ca pltal forces in all industry
and It would be fine should st he followed at a
not too distant day by labor organization in
some sore-pressed industry voluntarily asking
for cut in wages.
There Is no question concerning the wisdom
OF employers volunteering an increased wage
whore ana when conditions at all justify It, In
the first place, the workers should have much
more consideration than has been shown them,
especially In those terrific Industries, Hike steel
whore great populations are on the payroll and
whore under the most advantageous conditions
the workmen cannot avoid feeling themselves
part Of a souess, inhuman machine
when Increase In wages is attained only
after gesture of war such as a strike; or after
long weeks OF nerve wracklng conference
threats and possibly some destruction Of prop.
orty, nothing has been gained at all, In fact
there has been loss For the workman and
the employer are both more bitter towards each
other, farther apart than ever so far as sympa-
thetic understanding is concerned. But when
there ls recognition on the part OF the en-
ployer not only Of the rights OF the work man.
but a manifest solictude FOR his best interests.
there Is bound to grow up sentiment of high
mutual regard and feeling OF independence
and security not otherwise attalnnble
That individual who Is enabled TO score a
large Industrial or commercial success, realizing
financial Independence and gaining distinction
and fame thereby, IN common decency ought to
recognize that his success has been attained by
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ought to follow that recognition by seeking
that the suhordinates who have wrought 80 10y.
ally for him are themselves enabled to attain
economic Independence for themselves and their
families Just os rapidly as the business will per-
NIT
The recent published biography Of the late
English publisher NorhcNffe shows that this
man who rose from penury to riches and fame
within few brcf years not only gained eco.
nomic Independence for himself but that he
likewise made every ono OF his important lcu-
tenants wealthy In turn this splendid rccog.
milton OF the importance OF those llcutcnants no
doubt contributed to the marvellous success of
NorthcliIe. For when a man realizes that he
is in his subordinate employment In fact work
ing Tor himself and certain to he adequately ap-
preciated in proportion to his contribution and
Importance 10 the concern he serves ali thoughts
OF change all thoughts Of seeking a better berth
at the first possible moment vanishes ana he
becomes IN deed and fact n copartner.
Griet oycrtakes those who fail 10 recognize
the Importance OF the personnel in any business.
and whose seltshness lmpells them to take as
much as possible Tor themselves, give as little
as possible to those who are carrying the load.
What the world stands IN immediate need OF
Ia more acts like the steel mills have Just COM
mittod, constant solic,udc on the part of en-
ployers for their employees. Then we feel conf.
dent, the chasm between so-called labor and
capital would rapidly narrow.