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Show H A SOUND INDUSTRIAL ' CREED H Tlio United SI. tes Portion! Cc- H merit company of Denver 1ms been H working on n p. an of I i ajlrlnl rr- H luttons bctwitn cmplocr and era- H To begin with Us plan Is bfiod on H ttic assumption Hint our represcnta- H live form of gocrnmenl with its H constitutional llmltnllons Is Hie best H form of government so far devised H mid (Mat our United Stales constltu- B lion Is tlic most nearly perfect In- H stnimciit evci conceived for tlio gov- H rwiment of a civilized people. H Tlio company dcrlaies for tlio fol- H lowing principles which Intelligent B rinplojcrs and employes alike must HM ricognlzo ns essential to the futuro H successful operation of any lino of H inililslrv! I H 1. I : very citizen has tho Inherent H right cither ns omplojer or cmplo)o, H to engage In any lawful business or H occupation; to produce as much as B the demands for hit product will BK Justify or to earn as much as his In- H dividual productivo effort will coin- H mand, to discharge any cmployo or to quit his occupation; subject only to valid cxerclso of public nuthorlty or to tho obligations of a lawful contract of employment. 2. Production of tho maximum required re-quired output of Industry Is tho common com-mon Eoclnl obligation of nil persons engaged 'herein, with due consideration consider-ation foi the health, safely and well being of tho Individual, 3. Tho omployo's wngo originates solely In the product of Industry, hence must I earned and measured by tho cinploj' 's Individual contribution contribu-tion thereto, 1. Th nu 'icr of working hours of the day oi week should bo determined deter-mined In any idustry by tho maximum maxi-mum cconoml' I output, providing ono day of res- In seven or Its equivalent, equiv-alent, and iy considering tho health and wel. bolng of the employes, employ-es, i I G. Tho right of the employer or cmploo to engage In any lawful business or occupation may bo exorcised exor-cised either Individually or collectively collec-tively by voluntary association. How-over, How-over, collective action confers no authority over and docs not restrict the rights ot any Individual who declines de-clines to act with them. |