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Show GUGGENHEIM ON LABOROTITION Urges Taxation of Large Estates Es-tates to Aid the Poor, Agencies Agen-cies to Provide for Aged and Unemployed. CAUSE OF UNREST Industrial Democracy Advocated Advo-cated Worker Should Receive Re-ceive Portion of Profit of Labor. New York. Jan. 21 Taxation of large fortunes, upon the death of their owners, to aid the poor, the establishment establish-ment of government agencies to find work for the unemployed and provision provi-sion for the comfort of aged workers, were advocated by Daniel Guggenheim, Guggen-heim, president of the American Smelting & Refining company, today at the Inquiry' by the federal commission commis-sion on industrial relations into fho cause of industrial unrest. Mr. Guggenheim said that as a capitalist he favored these measures despite the fact that they constuitute some of the cardinal ideas of Social ism He alfto advocated "industrial democracy" wherein the worker received re-ceived a portion of the profit derived from the oroducts of his labor E. J. Berwind. owner of coal mines and director in many coal mining corporations cor-porations and coal-carrying railroads, testified that he believed directors and stockholders were not as well acquainted with labor conditions as they should be. New York. Jan 21 Daniel Guggenheim, Gug-genheim, president of the American Smelting & Refiniug company was the first witness He named many corporations in which he and his brothers are directors Mr Guggenheim Guggen-heim said he kept himself advised as to labor conditionp among his employes em-ployes and that he personolh paid frequent visits to the various plants. The executive committees of the various companies, he said, were constantly con-stantly visiting plants and mines and keeping themselves informed as to conditions. Mr. Guggenheim said thai for the last year his health had not been good, but that prior to that he had regularly islted plants in New .ler-sey, .ler-sey, Colorado. Missouri, Washington and Mexico. Mr. Guggenheim said in the mining business the directors and not the stockholders were absolutely abso-lutely responsible for labor and other conditions. The witness said the American Smelting & Refining company com-pany had installed many devices to improve labor conditions and to raise the standard of efficiency The company com-pany found that by so doing the out- put was Increased and business generally gen-erally was improved. The witness said emphatically that he did not believe laborers in smelting smelt-ing and refining works should be permitted per-mitted to work more than eight hours a day The increasing high cost of living, the witness believed, was the cause of unrest among workers. Wage earners, he thought, had as much tight to organize as capitalists; the American Smelting & Refining company com-pany had no objection to organizers j;oing among the employes, provided the did not interfere with the operation opera-tion of the plants. Mr. Guggenheim said he believed Industrial discontent was on the increase and had been for some years. "And it will continue to Increase, unless some remedial measures are taken " he said. "The trouble is we haven't had enough legislation We are away behind Europe. We need more business legislation Mr Guggenheim said he didn't want to "advertise" the philanthropise organizations or-ganizations with which he was connected. con-nected. He said he did not believe the great philanthropic organizations were doing the work they were supposed sup-posed to do. "Many people don't want charity." he said. "They want work. The state should find it for th rn The tax should tax great for-lunes for-lunes when rich men die and therebj receive money to take care of the people until they can get along." oo |