Evening journal., 1923-01-30
compete with the other nations of

the word.
The United States has for years
been the greatest manufacturing
center in the world. but in manu-
( featuring we had what we though
an ineNhaustible supply or raw
material right lt our door, and
a very intelligent man power. yet
the man power was technically un-
trained. our raw material has been
shamefully wasted; our great for
ests have been cut down. rolled into
piles and burned. until our only
supply OF lumber now must come
from the far away south. or far
away west. where the freight is oft
en- five iimes the value OF the lum-
Der at the mills
Il am told that il has been only a
few years since iron ore yielding sixty
per cent. OF iron was dumped into
Lake Superior. when tho Pittsburgh
fuIlaces are now using a lot OF ore
thatSyields only nifty per cent IRON.
Our copper brass, iron. coal. tim
Der and in fact everything produced
in this country has been and is be-
ing shamefully wasted. but the
greatest crime OF the ages IS the loss
in man power by working unskilled
and unframed labor.
Germany's Trained Workers.
During the World War. when
Germany was driving the allied
armies back inch by inch. foot by
foot, and mile by mile. the world
was astounded. Men would congre-
gate on the street corners and ask
the question how u was that a ma
ton with $1,000 600 population could
whip the rest OF the world. They did
not realize that every man and
every woman over twenty years OF
age in Germany has a calling. They
were skinfully and technically train
ed. They have spent money on vo-
cational education for years. and
when war broke out they were not
only well equipped. but all Germany
had 10 do was TO take the roster OF
her technically and skillfuly trained
men and women and call them 10
the shops. factories and fields.
trained FOR his or her particular
duty. while the United States and
other countries were cropping in the
dark with a wonderful man power.
rich in resources and naturally in
telligent, yet 10 was unframed and
could not be successfully handled.
Men were not allowed TO 20 into the
lighting lines until they had months
and months OF training. vet the men
producing the munitions OF war. the
Ind tod hn
Every equipment necessary were
allied in and put 70 work regardless /
n the experience or knowledge OF
he particular kind OF work that they
we're called upon 10 do.
When we realize that an ounce
" gold buys only 1722 hours Of
sbor in the United States as against I
'O.16 hours in Great Britain. 955 :
lours In Japan. 117.31 hours in
rance. and 201.55 hours in Ger
many. there are many things that
must be taken into consideration. We
ee the absolute necessity Of our men
nd women being technically trained
o that they can produce the maxi
mum, rather than the minimum.
'hermos bottles made in Germany
[ a cost OF nine and one-half cents
ost 10 produce in the United States
1913.
Not long since the public press
informed US that Germany had un-
.erbid Us on a large Brazilian con- /
rsct where Brazil was so sure that
re would get the order that the
money had already been placed on
eposit in the American banks: but
iermany came along and underbid
. and took the job. The American
sboring man not only lost the labor
hat was necessary to produce the
aw material and the finished
roduct, but the American manu-
icturer lost his profit. and the raw
laterial man the sale OF his
roduct.
The Department OF Commerce.
, ably conducted by Mr.. Herbert
. Hoover. Is spending a million and
ne-half dollars annually trying to
Vtend our trade at home and be-
ond the seas and especially 10 the
outh American countries. II his
Is ever fully realized. the
en- and the women who are to pro-
ice the finished products must be [
chnlcally and skillfuliy trained so
lat they can and will produce the 9
aximum. rather than the mini
um. I
ur Merchant Marine. b
We are spending millions on a c
erchant marine. that ships carry c
z the American flag may also q
rry American goods TO the far .
vay islands OF the sea. We want u
technically train our men and c
omen 50 that we can not only pro- q
ice the maximum in the finished u
oducts but finish it equal to the u
st in the world.
Can you realize how much "
eater the income will be FOR =,
an who Is technically and skilfully =,
lined over one who is unframed? ? n,
ere are 41.6O9.192 people engag- y,
in gsinful occupations in this =,
lntry. Suppose that an employe .,
trained could earn ten h,
nts a day more than one who was a
trained. I think in many cases =,
AZ his or her salary would be one u.
ndred per cent greater, but sup n,
se for argument sake. we place Ia
at ten cents a day. the minimum. III
you realize how much that would /
I to the payroll in this country? er
would amount to s4,161.919.20. al
ltiply that by three hundred hs
rking days in the year and you wi
re added to your annual payroll ia
w
1t not only adds one and a quar- wi
billion TO your annual payroll. be
ich is the smallest and most in nj
nificant part OF the return, but
L AZ tho hannv homes that IL N