Show trade unionism an agency of progress since the war other nations repeatedly have sent delegations to the united states to try to discover why america Is so much more prosperous than the rest of the world there seems to be an impression there Is some magic secret about it all if t the 11 e secret could only be discovered it could be applied in europe with transforming consequences there Js Is no such secret ot of course but labor day may well serve to call the attention here nt at home to the factors ahat have made for the progress that in the lost last quarter century haa bab nearly doubled the output of each worker there has been a great development in machinery in laborsaving labor saving devices in the elimination of waste in more efficient organization the accumulation of capital has made possible the extensive use of machinery immigration restriction has been an incentive to the mechanization of the farm and of industry generally generall and has helped to maintain tho the american standards of living contributing to these factors factor sand and in some measure underlying them all has been the intelligent operation cooperation co between workers und and managers which clia cha american industry thi advantages of this operation cooperation co appear in the contrast with conditions in E england ng where profound distrust and suspicion exist i in labor tins has often opposed the introduction of laborsaving labor saving devices because it has haa believed it would be given no share in the profits arising from the economies in america aberici a more enlightened spirit has prevailed labor generally tins has shared in the profits of increased brodu production action the operation cooperation co bet between veen employers and employees in this country has been a beurce of wonder to visitors from abroad Amerl americas cas problems aro are not all solved by any means there Is still irregularity of employment that ought to be lessened but no one can review the events of the last 25 years and contrast conditions now with those at the opening of the ce century without realizing the enormous progress that has been made in standards of living throughout the homes of america the condition of the average roan man Is improving decade by decide decade chlcagno dully dally news |