The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 13, 1919, Page 9

THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, SEPT, 13, 1919. bass os x True Americanism In Industty The eyes of the world are upon the American workmen today, because they are, in some special sense, the sol- diers of industry. Every progressive manufacturer, every sincere friend of labor, and every man who believes that men can co-operate for the good of the industries upon which they both—management and labor—depend for a livelihood realizes that by far the greater majority of the workingmen of America today stand for clean Ameri- canism in their national platform and intend to work for legitimate benefits to labor thru evolutionary—NOT REV- OLUTIONARY—processes; in other words, the radicals are in a minority. Efficiency of American Workmen The war has produced greater efficiency among all classes of workers. The American workingman who has attained this reputation for “Efficiency” is proud of his work and will continually strive to accomplish even greater things in the future. Every day sees some splendid new enterprise set in motion to make less irksome the tasks of the man who toils—to increase his efficiency. Conditions in America Best in Worid Any man who tells you “they’ve better conditions over there” has been listening to fairy stories. In Europe they are fighting today for what we have had for along time. They are just getting their wages up to our levels, and are trying to get their standard of living up to somewhere near ours. They are trying to devise labor and capital machinery that will keep things right side up, so that they can live as well as we do. But we are still ahead on every count. Our country abounds in so many opportunities that few Americans care to leave its shores. There are thousands of manufactories that are still in an imperfect state; there are millions of acres that are still to be made productive; there are countless achievements yet to be undertaken. The Happy and Contented Workman in America Is by Far in the Majority The aim of the employer of today is to combine, in proper proportions, a spirit of fairness, a square deal always, both in theory and practice, a big, broad view of every problem, cutting out all narrowness and littleness—a spirit of unselfishness, of loyalty and courtesy to, and consideration for, the other fellow. The employer and the employe alike soon get to have added respect for each other when it is found that each believes in himself. In fact, the creed of True Americanism in Industry today may well be stated as— ‘“‘To increase both the extent and the quality of national produc- tion without a decrease in American standards of living. To help men express themselves more fully in their tasks. To interpret work so that it becomes and is a worthy part of a man’s life for hisown good, his community’s good, and the true prosperity of his country.” THIS PAGE CONTRIBUTED BY PROMINENT SEATTLE BUSINESS CONCERNS (COPYRIGHT)