Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-06-08

By International Labor News Service.
Washington II. &. June t-JudKc
4ars ana hIs saue IN tht steel indus.
Try have refused h do away With the
twvlse=teur aBY IN steel They refuse
10 make progress lu either human ar
mechanical directions. They stand
condemned before the world They
prefer ie continue as mvw,Dtss drivers
instead II accepting tae opportunity
elNen them II be leaders.
What Is Nufse. the American Iron
aud Steel Institute makes lls report
an excuse for attacking the present
immigration law.
Judge Cary propaganda 90 let
down The bars Ia the cheapest immi.
grant labor al southeastern Europe
has made him man condemned hy
thinking Americans as uumovcd by
human considerations ut the common
good, Il man dominated primarily by
the dollar sign.
Heres Example of Steel Trust
Hypocrisy.
Consider the Hypocrisy with which
he defends himself
Whatever will be said against the
twelve hour day IN the steel industry.
investigation has convinced this com.
mittee that the same has not of itself
been an injury Ia the employees, phys
ieallN, mentally OF morally. Whether
of not, IN the large majority OF eases,
twelve. hour men devote less time tn
their families than the. employees
working less hours il perhaps qurs.
tionahle,a
This Is the same plea made IN the
day Of the saloon TO the effect that the
twelve hour day WAS necessary ia or
der that the wofkmen should not have
time 10 get drunk Judge Gary says
that II the men worked eight in.
stead of twelve hours they would
probably not stay at home the extra
four hours and, consequently. nobody
would benefit from the change, II
must be hell. indeed. for q self re-
speeting American To work for bosses
like thall No wonder Gary only
wants the most defensoless class nf
Foreigners in his mills.
What Is behind the last and con
eluding sentence Of the report Of
Judge Gafy's committee;
"lf labor should become sufficient
TO permit IL. the members Of this
committee would favor entirely aholr
ishing the tNelye-hour day, provided
the purchasing public would be sat.
isiied with selling prices that justified
il. aha plssssisa laathar thA liso slAs
ployee would consent and that indus
try generally including the farmers,
would approve
Here Are Gary's Terms of Surrender.
In view of the previous reports on
the steel industry by the lnterchufch
World Movement and by the FEEDER.
ated American Engineering Societies,
one based upon human considerations
and the other upon technical reasons,
Judge Gary means that his gang will
abolish the twelye.hour day on the
following terms'
/, When there l. such sur
plus Of labor that daily wages
can be eul and no workman will
profit by the change
2. When the public will permit
the change b. excuse a boost in
prices Of steel products,
3. When employees viii "c0n-
sent" to any cut in wages accom-
panying the change
1. When industry generally,
liltlndlnH the lhIHtEtes Houid aI-
ptuve'-a phrase indicating that
as long as Gary and the Steel
Trust can, they will continue their
propaganda 20 keep these groups
from approving better conditions
for labor.
II considerable contrast TO Judge |
Gafy's report Is the statement Of l.. |
w. Wallace, secretary Of the FEEDER
ated American Engineering Societies, |
In an address before the National !
of Social Work, few |
days before Judge Gary read this re
port.
Good Management Can Turn the Trick |
Mr. Wallace said that IT was not
an easy matter 10 change from the
twelve-houf 10 the eiRht-hour day.
Good management was snecesHary.