Show trade unionism an agency of progress since the war other nations repeal edly sent delegations to the lip united states to try to discover wily america Is so BO much more prosperous than the rest of the world there seems to be nn an impression there Is sonie some magic secret about it ii nil all if tile the secret could only he be discovered it could be aliD applied lIed in europe with trana forming consequences there Is no such secret of 0 course but labor iny day may well weil servo serve to call the attention here nt at honic home to tile the anor anc tors that have mode made for tile the that in the last quarter century fias nearly doubled the output of enoh worker there tins has been a great development tn in machinery to in tabor labor saving devices in the diminution of waste in more effi efficient clent organization the accumulation of capital tins has made possible the lie extensive use of machinery linn immigration ilgra restriction tins has been nn an incentive to the mechanization me lionization of the farm and id of industry generally and has helped to maintain main thi hi american standards of living contributing to these factors and in some measure underlying them all has had been the intelligent operation cooperation co between workers tind and managers which american industry tin thi advantages of this operation cooperation co appear in tile the contrast with conditions in ili ung km in tile the contrast with conditions in ili land where profound distrust and suspicion exist in england labor lias has often opp osil the introduction of labur labor all d vices because it has believed bel leed it would bo be given po no share tn in tile profits arising from tho the suiting economics ili I 1 america a more enlightened spirit tm fill prevailed labor generally has bus in the profits of increased production the operation cooperation co between employers anil and employees in tills this country liua has been a source of to visitors from froin abroad Anie americas ricas in du problems are arc not all solved by uny any means there is still irregularity of emp employment loyl ilent alint lini ought to be lessened but no otie can review th the e events of tile the last hist 2 an years and contrast conditions now with those at tile the opening of the realizing the enormous progress ress s that has been niale made in stun stall darda dards of living the MEL homes ot ol america tile the condition of the average man is improve improving ing decade by y dec ade chicago dully daily news |