Show THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND The report of the committee of visiting visit-ing workmen from Great Britain who last year made an examination oC industrial in-dustrial affairs In this country Is more flattering to British selfconcell than to British acumen The finding is that British workmen have nothing to learn I from Americans Long may they think so the continued conquest of the industrial indus-trial and manufacturing world will thus be so much the t easier for Americans Ameri-cans But Mr Mosely under whose auspices those Investigators came has a different differ-ent story to tell altogether He evidently evi-dently saw things free from the self I conceit and selfsufficiency of British arrogance IIe finds that American workingmen are better educated infinitely In-finitely better paid housed fed and clothed and are much more sober than British worki union That means necessarily nec-essarily that they are more efficient and that is the universal verdict with the exception of this now passed by the blinded committee which has just reported re-ported that British workmen have nothing lo learn from Americans Even those who make this stupid report however concede that American employers em-ployers are far in advance of British employers in the treatment of their men that the manufactories are more complete and up to date that there are better tools In use and infinitely more improved machinery and laborsaving devices The British committee does not seem to sense that in conceding these points it completely annuls its main statement and proves lhat the British workman has very much to learn from this country for with the improved treatment of the men the natural thing because of their being helter educated better fed and clothed and better paid the men inevitably produce at a higher rate than British workmen can produce and In better form which makes it profitable to give them these added facilities and better wages If this were not the result that Is if it did not pay American employers em-ployers to furnish these better conditions condi-tions for work and of paythey certainly cer-tainly would not do so But on the other hand British employers must see that it would not pay to furnish such advantages In facilities and pay to workmen who are not fit to use them profitably And right there is where the British commit has overlooked the main point in its conclusions The British workman has so much to learn from the American that he seems incapable inca-pable of grasping it and appreciating his lack When he does so and rises to the plane where It will pay to treat him as the American workman is treated treat-ed he will be so treated and will no longer remain In the subordinate position he now occupies But as long as he continues in his present frame of mind and position the American workman work-man will reap the benefits to be derived from that blindness I |