Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-08-09
Cooperation
Needed For
All Groups
Employer, Employee
And Consumer Must
Battle Initiation
BY ROGER W. B.iBSON.
Copyright 1916. Publishers Financial
Bureau, Incl

Gloucester. Mass. Nua. 9-".luw
much longer viii Il he before -, c..u
enjoy our r..hir@l ,tand...i ui hv-
| ing" This summarizes II" pie
| tionS with which IN b-':,:: bonn
| barded. My ;niwcr Is: "Wnr,l II.
! people chang their selfish H:tIiud,a.
! Otherwise. !v;sr TIE m"w .ur"u,,
employee employee vanLm"r conflict
will continue" Vet. i.ar l." ,nl-
! ployer also an employs. ;,d lIrm'.
/ Goth CONSUMERS" So WI, net .:ri
the silly pickering md ar,'." down
10 do good jos and p."lA I.".u III,
/ results!
Labor. El@m".
! Mach o. Tie blame f. iAr =, san.
/ in productivity experienced in l...uS
industries sing" the "ar property
| belongs To labor. The rE.n =iN" dc
vclopmcn; and 'lG2 6 machine. b!
/ american wDTkmCn .'uahlci "a,
| United States to produce l"u-!."ih.
of the worlds indy,:r':.! Dutplu pro.
to the war. Yet. lasor unrcs.. mini
! tested TCt only by strikes bu; also in
practices 10 cat down output wnil"
O. the job. reduced output per man.
hour nearly 49,: from 1899 - 1919,
In the long ago when inc family
made its own clothing. pruy!iru il
own food and built lis own shelter.
mere survival demanded that each
member contribute his share ol la
/ EOr. Reduce or complex ccOupniC
structure 10 the simple terms Oi priu-
! tive sC-.cty and the reason Cur the
current cC,'!omic mlIGdic is crystal
clear and the solution Obvious. High
productivity is the only method %!
assuring ourselves of 4 sup"riu.
standard of living.
EMPLOYERS Responsibilities.
Research should play Il major rIrt
, in every employers program. he
must at all times keep abreast uI
, additional sources of materials. E"N
! IDEAS and modc:T methods. He mus.
! be ready and willing tC make in
novatiOnS which will provide en-
! DlOycCs with the rlC.hudS and tools
necessary 10 produce more ami bet
! ter goods. And he must mcr1t the
res poet ard confidence oC W ,rEcrS.
The pressing need for commodities
I'D tools of all kinds promise: Il
Golden era for producers in the
! months Immediately ahead Long
and hard usage have rendered much
equipment ocyOnd repair and ready
to- the scrap pile. Money is Ylcnti-
! lul and people are in Il mood Ia buy
| Now is the time 10 produce a"h re-
! lease those necessities yes ;rd
even llNurics which contribute
so much Ia :hc wcll-3cing and hep
pineSS of the people of the wogiU.
Consumers VI Ist Play Their Par!.
Now. Il word t. consumers We
have waited long and patiently IL
replace our wOIn-uut material: h.,'
let It's remember that some li"""".-
coo other people in this country also
need To rcplu,ish their supplies.
Hence. We should not make all our
purchases ~ one time. We Shr.Ild
buy only what we need for us over
Il reasonable period and pivr our
IrCighbors u chance To have - share
in the products as they come into
the market.
We must remember. too. To- watch
prices. The immcdai" future will
be particularly crit al. Potential
devastating initiation turks bchiId
the price We are willing To- pay for
the things we buy. Therefore. he
!Orc buying anything L.; Us be Sl;rc
that il is necessary {" have il. We
should take long-rangc "uiloph.
Prices paid now may well determine
the kind OF country i'm "hirh W
shall ike live years hence.
CGnclISioI.
Therefore. I plead with al -
employer. employee, consumer -- To
| pull together now in time Of peace
as we did in time Of war To the
employer. | say. Nov is the ;imr
to prove yourself a true statcsnan.'
10 labor. Remember that you. too
must share in the losses as wcil as
in the gains in industry: and 10
the consumer. Let your nrislh1r.
as well ms Yourself enjoy tic fruits
of nrniIIciiIr'