The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-06

RVE l0GuHuA klHS tkle tHll4ue uAS~ tinction of being just as much in wrong with labor as with those who toll not, neither do they spin, Among the latter he is scorned because once he worked as . sand-hog under the East River.
 Among the former he is dis- trusted because out of his experi- ence as laboring man he evolved 8 speed-up system to exploit his one-time friends.
 That the man who lost his throne partly out of sympathy for labor now should visit the United States under these aus- pices, is chiefly the result of the irresistible salesmanship for which Bedaux is famous.
 It was Bedaux who, when Her. man Rogers was about to close his house at Cannes last year, promptly offered his chateau near Tours to the virtually exiled Wall lis Simpson.
 'My wife and l." announced Bedaux as he promptly made public his act Of generosity, "believe that when two people sacrifice so much for love, they are entitled to the admiration of those who still believe in this ideal. We are happy to have given our home in the be- lief that because of it's extreme quietness, whatever takes place there will be fitting to British and American chafacter."
 Ever since then Charles Bedaux has been riding to fame on the coat-tails of the Duke of Wind- sor.
 Bedaux Speedily
 Bedaux now, has 6 shooting lodge in Scotland, the aforemen- toned chateau in France, and an office in the Chrysler building, New York. He has journeyed back and forth across the Atlantic more times than he can remem- Der.
 But the first time he came to this country from his native France he had exactly ,$25 in his pocket and g past in the French Foreign Legion. His brother was dignified mathematics professor at the Sorbonne.
 His first work i'm the United States was digging . subway under the East River - from which, indirectly. he amassed Q fortune. Noting the time vast ed by the average lab0rer, Bedaux devised . speedup sys- tenn, perfected 1t at . chemi- cal factory where next he worked, and finally persuaded the management of the plant to give 1t . trial.
 It clicked, and Bedaux has been wealthy ever since.
 Labor Opposition
 The system, when simplified, consists of timing the operation of certain factory worker usually fast one-and establish. ing the number of minutes need. ed to do the job. This is the standard. Other workers are re. quired to come up to 1t. Work CTS who exceed 1t are given g bonus.
 According to Walter Polokov of the American Institute of Management many companies have had to drop the system because the men could not stand the strain. The A. F. of L. and CIO are equally and emphatically opposed to 1t.
 At any rate, Bedaux made money. He dressed the idea up in the form of a novel, which he sold for $25, He went into fac. tory after factory, making sur- veys, speeding up production, col- lecting Q fat fee.
 Eventually he organized his own Bedaux companies in Lon- don, Paris, Milan, Bombay, Stock- holm, Johannesburg, Amsterdam, New York and San Francisco. Furthermore, as he examined companies, he came to know from inside information which ones had best prospects of high dividends. He invested accordingly.
 HE BECAME A MILLIO IONAIRE. Explorer
 The real secret of Bedaux's success has been his genius for promotion. Seldom does he miss g good advertising trick. After he had arnassed a fortune, he went in for exploring and big game OFF THE RECORD