Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-15 | Page 4 | Communication

j Communication j Kdltor Standard -Examiner. Let me-address tho L'tah Associated Industries through your paper. Some, If not all, the great problculs which tlie American people face today could be settled, not by organizations or arbitration, not by legislation or by Investigation, not by committees or romniissloh, but by folks Just belntf friendly. A Christian layman was talking to a group of manufacturers on Christian Chris-tian co-operation. Uno of them replied, re-plied, "Your theory Is nil right, but it will not work In practice. 1 tried my best and the labor agitators have tied up my business." Then the speaker put this question: "How many of your employes have you as a friend, not as their employer? employ-er? How many have you visited In their home? Do you know their home surroundings, by 'visiting that employe em-ploye and passing a few moments around his' awn fireside with his family?" fam-ily?" ' , , ' ' "Why, none', of course," was hi answer. an-swer. , t "Yet, those labor agitators ,-whom you arc complninlng about have visited visit-ed them," said tho speaker. "They know the needs of that family, they know the thoughts of that family. How many of you know It? Suppose you visit with them one night a month, mingle with them, be ono of them. Have your superintendent and your foreman do tho samo and ee If U would make any difference with them. Meet them on tho common level as men meet men, not a men meet animals. ani-mals. Ono of the troubles with the present labor difficulty Is tho distance between tho employer and employe. Tho lack of personal touch stands In the way of hparty co-operation. World dominion do-minion through world brotherhood is our goal. C. E. LEMME. oo