Show employment for me men n displaced by mechanization must be assured dy by DANIEL WILLARD president baltimore and ohio railroad ft OCIE ty must assume file duty of providing steady employment the burden of providing employment tor lor men displaced dia placed by ru the mechanization nischan ration of industry is upon industry in general it is for the better benefit it of society that we have mass production and r reduced ethen ethell costs society must assume responsibility to these men and tile baltimore ohio as a wilt unit of society liaa has its ita responsibility at the alie present lt time the turnover in ili employees is less than 10 per cent while rive five years ago it was 20 60 to 25 per cent we have the problem of having to handle large freight movements when freight shipments are offered alli hence to have a r great rent number of men engineers go back to fir firemen enlen and some accept employment in the shops during dull periods in tile the of way department employment has kept much more uniform than in 1083 1923 1 I admit that before the war and I 1 apolo gize for it we did not havo have a consciousness of the righteousness of try ing to our employment the philosophy which lias has been impressed upon me is that if society is going to take advantage of mass production and reduced costs society must last assume the alie for finding employment for men we ve must fill all accept the responsibility it is not only unjust but it is dangerous to have men idle men alen will steal for example I 1 would before I 1 would starve arid and I 1 think most men if they are li honest onest will ad tint it the saine mine tiling thing I 1 agree with senator couzens Cou ens chairman of tile the senate committee on education and alid labor construction work should be postponed in pros porous times my aly company is following that plan |