Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-01

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| humor for too stringent methods
You yourself must realize. Mr.. Grun-
: by. that these are very serious times.
SERIOUS only because w nave a
wcak-kpcud government" Mr.. Grun-
by krowled. However, we don't want
q! to talk, polittcs-before the ladies'" no
f. added little touch Of which ne
was somewhat proud. "~Suppos1ne
| you tell us what your little game
was, eh? You can't kid me, you
Know. that a gentleman-I beg your
pardon, a n~obleman-in your posi-
ton would become a skin sorter in
my factory just for a joke
MIR. David has never suggested
that he took a position in your rae
tory for a joke, father Edith de-
| clared, leaning a little forward. Il
! think that We ought not to question
him ae to his motive"
David bowed.
Mics Grumpy is very considerate."
be declared, with a. grateful glance
at her. my brief stay at Totem
ham was simply part Of a. program l.
had laid out for myself. I was in
tensely curious as TO the conditions
various manufactures. ] have hello
similar situations in the States"
IT could have told you all you
wanted to know about the British
workman without your trying on the
three duid a week game Mr.. Grun-
F., by asserted.
And his employer also"' David
asked pleasantly. ut is a dual study,
you know 'g ~ 81,
We'll. l ought to know about both"
Mr.. GRUMPY persisted, a little dog
Gedly. y have been an employer Of
labor for thirty-fvc years. have
made money, prince. and invested il,
and made more. At the present mo-
ment / am not only a rich man my
self. but 1 am able to make those
about me rich. Sydney here had nc
fancy for a business life. Sc / gave
him fifty thousand and turned him
adrift. 7 haven't disinhcrited him
elther-that it. if he Behaves himself
same with. Edith. The man she takes
2 fancy to improves his balance BY
fifty thousand pounds whenever she
chooses to hand it over to him. Took
some making money like that. prince
your work people? Have they in thai
time also much improved their posi-
ton" .M
my work people, the manufac
turer repeated indiherently. The,
come ana 20. They earn more thar
they used. but living dearer. They'r,
an improvident lot, anyway"
'VEhat you say may be- true abou
the past. but ~how about the comins
generation? David asked. THE!
have moro ambition. have they not
They arc asking nowadays for a. shar,
in your profits, an interest in wha
they create"
rubbish" Mr.. Grumpy scoffed
knocking the ash from his cigar. m,
brains and my money made thos
profits, not their eight or n.ne hour
a day at a machine.
You are still unconyertcd, then, a
regards allowing your people to ioil
any scheme OF proit-sharing?"
"unconverted. and always shall be,
Mr.. Grumpy affirmed ,savagely. II
Id dreamed that the present govern
ment would have pandered to tn
labor party to the extent they hav
done, I'd have cut my ringers Oft be
fore I'd voted for them"
"A larger measure Of cooperate,
between the employer and labor seem
to be working we'll IN some quarters,
David ventured.
Mr.. Grumpy forgot himself. Nor
Wonderful still. he forgot that he wa
talking to a prince.
eth damned we'll never get
chance to work well or i'll in m
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approvingly.
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