The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-24
IN MAKING MAN AND MANAeskstt
FRIENDS, COUNCIL TABLE TO BE
LOGICAL. END OF THE MISUNDkSss.
STANDINGS RISING IN INDUSTRIAL
WORLD.
ny HIGH l.. KERWIN.

WORLD.
Ey HUGH l.. KERWIN,
lprector United States Cancellation
Service, Department OF Labor.)
Eai,or's Note--Hugh l.. kerwin Is
fin. director CT the United States con-
,.i,iation Service, a phase OF the WORK
of the department of labor HIS div1-
sion has officiated in nearly BOW IN
dustrial disputes brought to the gov
errmeut for settlement. He hcids tnae
man and manager can be friends ana IN
complete sympathy II they Will take
the trouble to consider the problems
If one another around the counc'i
board.
Tbe onestion CT the relationship be-
tween the employer >and employee Is
,,othinr more or less than the Ques-
ton of mans relationship to man. ana
as far back AS history records the
worker and the man fer whom ne
works have been troubled in arriving
ut n solution of this greatest OF all
economic problems.
In the early days of our republic
when industry was In q formative
stage and the population for the most
mart located within confines Of what
il now but small portion or our pres
cnt domain. labor troubles were rev
and far between. the reason belns that
oru industrial enterprises In these
DAYS consisted all together OF small
stops or factories under the personal
sunarvision and management Of the
owner. On the other hand mechanics
a,nnloyed at these establishments were
generally workers skilled in their trade
or calling and able to perform all or
any mart Of the work in the building
or whatsoever the plant turned out.
From the tree in the wods on through
the various stages until the wood In
the tree came out through the doors
OF the little shop or factory In the
form Of a wagon, every man VINO had
to dc. with it's manufacture had con-
tributed his part IN the making Oh
every part of the wagon, and the es-
sential thing-the fine spirit that eS-
listed between the employer ana en-
ployee grew out Of the fact that the
owner of the plant worked side by side
with his workers. knew all of his pee
p,c. and thereby contributed that per.
sonal touch which in later years has
been lost to American industry. As
our population increased with its In
creasing demand for the output from
mill and factory. both for the use OF
our own people and tor export trade
these industries grew--slowly at nrst
It is true-but in later years with {
rapit1ity which made necessary com
nlete revolution in their conduct ant
management With the American IN
yentiye genius continuously at worl
perfecting machines tc simplify ant
increase the output in all branches o
industry. there came the specialist
the worker who is now forced for rea
sons of increased production. to con
fine his labor to making partfcula
part Of the wagon or other product
the plant until the finished article 1
later years is the combined effort Q
scores Of workers, each making TN
small parts. perhaps in plants stu
ated many miles apart, these units be
ing brought together and assemble
into the completed product.
The personal touch which contribu
ted towards the fine feeling betwee
the worker and his employer IL n
longer possible Great manufacturer
plants with thousands OF workers wit
managers, superintendent. and fore
men, have destroyed the spirit OF asst
citation which obtained in the past Nj
socations of manufacturers and trat
unions. increasing as the years go c
such as wages. hours OF service. on
nut, and many others too numerous
mention.
Many Of the present day employs
object to and will not deal with lab
unions; others recognize and deal Wi
trade unions. while still others. thout
having no direct dealings with unto
tied workers. yet have no objectio
to their workers affiliating with SUI
unions All sorts Of conditions a
met with in the conduct. from a ma
agerial standpoint, of our great bu'
ness enterprises-many and cOmpl
are the agreements in existence b
tween the workers and the employee
Agreements in modern industry
America are generally for stated ;
Rod contractual relations betwe
a employer and employee are for
most part religiously lived up to
both the worker and his employer.
american working man has devlor
into the most efficient worker In
world. and his daily output on
average exceeds that Of the worker
any other country. The American ms
ufacturer has developed into the m
wonderful genius In world indust
and surely with this combination
would seem that community OF
tcrest should obtain that would mi
for unbroken and profitable empl'
ment and for peace in American bu
ness.
The great problem comes after p
luction--a division Of that which
been produced. There arise diff
ences Of opinion between employer
employee: contention As to wal
hours Of employment. grievance G.
mittees, conditins labr. bargaini
and many theirs. Now instead OF
cipitatine strikes or lockouts why
sit down IKE sensible business !