Show P A WORTHY EXAM EXAMPLES PLoN ix IN these times of strikes and combinations of working people for protection against the encroachments encroach ments of employers it is refreshing to see and note one example of generous regard for fair play and the equities that should prevail as between the capitalist and his employed emp loyes about two weeks ago the operatives at the social mills Woonsocket Roode island were agreeably surprised at the abe notice with their pay that their wages had bad been advanced five per ceat there had been no strike nor any demand or request irom from the work people for an advance of 0 prices for their labor it was a spontaneous act on the part of the proprietors the same course was pursue pursued d by the social company to their employed emp loyes at the nourse and globe mills alto gether two thousand hands were affected by this advance the cause of this voluntary act was the activity of the market and the low price of cotton which raised the profits of the mill business how many capitalists are there w Us country who would weald be likely to giva their employed emp loyes Idyes any portion of the benefits of an improvement in the re turns of their business busi nessY not normany many the usual method is to grind down labor to the lowest notch it can bear and cast it aside when it beco becomes weary and old and profit rodt less in some parts or of the old world t there here ar are e artois arms which make it part of their system to advance wages whenever merit or experience shows an increase to be either fair or desirable and when old age i comes to pension pan slon off or continue in some easy position toe the faithful falth ful hands bands that have been long devoted to the interests ol of toe the house it is a good I 1 wise and christian method and no doubt brings its material advantages to those who practice it A willing worker a hand that to is stimulated by a lively interest in the business and the employer must bo be more valuable than one uninspired b by such considerations there is too little heart and sentiment in the relations between employers and their amplo employed emp loyes es and too much of a cold calculating alier mercenary cen 3 principle that regard those who labor more as human machines out of which so much ser vice can be had for so little monell than as living souls sons and daughters of the same eternal rather Father asef as of 1 the men who hold bold the abe moneybags moneybags s I 1 should hould the social mill company at i som some ettae experience a reverse and it should become necessary to makes make reduction IOU in wages that chat the business may be conducted without loss 1088 iq 14 it likely that when the working people are informed of the fact and asked to accept a less price for their labor thy they will strike or refuse to secede accede to 00 be terms not when they the fairness and feelings that i prompted the advance operatives i are not insensible to gratitude nor t oblivious to fair treatment and they t are not any anymore more blind to justice than to injustice there should be mutual understanding and confidence between bewsee capital and labor they are interdependent there ought to be no conflict between them and the harmony which should fill exist we believe would be more likely 1 to prevail it il the and ane etl employed loyed were to be drawn together 1 in matual liia tuai interest and sympathy in stead ot of divided as generally at present while the capiz capitalist alist feels that so much brain and brawn can be boug tit for a low figure and that he should get as much out ol of both as he be can for his money meney and the wage worker feels that he is squeezed down to the lowest remuneration and forced to labor to the tulle full extent of his power catti cutting to ID prices when practicable will be the policy on the one hand and shirking of work ft ork when possible on the other both are wrong and detrimental to business and to society the system of prom profit sharing whick which is under trial in many places seems a lair way of uniting what have been diverse interests it works pleasantly when there are any profits to oe ae shared how it will operate when business appears to have been conducted fit at a loss remains to be determined will working people be willing to share in losses as well as in profits it is a poor rule that only works work aone one way we like the style of the social 1 mill company and commend it to the consideration of all amplo employers ers and we believe that a vast deal of trouble loss less and bad blood could be avoided it if those these who profit by the labors of others would deal by wah them e in with fairness and treat them with that regard tor for humanity and christian precept that should animate all men and women who claim to be civilized |