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Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1926, Page 2

“ Referring further to tho subject above, the special nine points of tho e new industrial gospel arc only new '* because of being deaf to the teachings r of such a gospel before. In brief, ’’ these points are: (1) The “Elimination of the on’ canny system,” and tlie acceptance of both employers and employees of the principle of promotion by merit; (2) “Reduction of prices and increase of productionwherever possible; (2) Rapidity of turnover,” _ secured by simplification and cheapen- » ing of processes; (-1) Endless keenness 5 in utilising “time-saving appliances,” and the ruthless scrapping of plant and machinery whenever the slightest improvement can be etfected by doing •so; (5) Sympathy with tho principle , of “high wages” for the reward of good work, and the placing of no limit upon the possible earnings of any man, whereby every incentive to personal exertion is granted; (Cl "Co-opera-tion between manufacturers” by the exchanging of ideas likely to benefit tho industry, and the consequent abolition of the silly and jealous obsession tor “trade secrets” ; (?) A continuous and strenuous “campaign against waste” in all its many forms; (8) “Consideration for the employee” in his working hours in respect to the light, cleanliness, and convenience of his surroundings; and (9) The encouragement of “research.” The evidence of the authors of “The Secret of High Wages” show how general is the adoption of each of these planks by American employers, and how wide the approval of them by American employees It is as overwhelming as their proof of the success of the platform which those planks combine to make. One rises from a perusal of the little work, says a reviewer, with the convinced belief that let but the same platform he adopted here and the “Socialist.” the “Communist.” and the “Red” would lx? out of business in a year. To-day is Empire Day. The 24th. May for more than six decades was a public holiday in times past, being the birthday of Good Queen Victoria. With the passing of the sovereign, another day marked the King's birthday, but the Earl of Meath so imbued with the expansion of the greatness of the British .Empire during the reign of Queen • Victoria, was instrumental in establishing the 24th. May as Empire Day. : It is a day worthy of observance in a ’ national way. Those within the Em- I pire can well afford to - be proud of their country, for there is a degree of national security and personal freedom enjoyed, which no other country can offer so generously. There are whispers often of cutting the painter * with the Motherland, South Africa, ■lndia, Canada are mentioned at times, hut the alarm is occasioned by the va- * Pourings of the noisy malcontents who do not represent their nation, v In (■ Great Britain this month there were f

momentous events. The Old Country was attacked from within by those who would defy law and order and upset, constitutional rule. They were defeated hopelessly. and happiest phase of all—they know it. The Motherland at the heart of the Empire stands out stronger to-day than ever. What the Great War revealed May' 1926, has confirmed—the heart of the nation beats as one, and all is well with Britain. Empire Day this year might lie observed as an occasion of general thanksgiving for the passing of a cloud which for long portended evil. The danger lias been rather more than averted; it has been destroyed, and there is renewed hope for the advancement of the nation in the days to come. So to-day Empire Day carries a special significance, and may be regarded with a spirit of satisfaction, hut there has been within the days immediately preceding its observant* n happening which lias strengthened the bonds of Empire, and in rediscovery of the spirit of the Old Land, a feeling that while all is right with the heart of the Empire—and dangers and difficulties there can lie faced with the will to conquer—nothing very serious can he amiss with the more distant parts of the Empire to which wo arc all so proud to belong. Least of all is there any doubt or uncertainty about the loyal disposition of our own country-—New Zealand. The Dominion stands high in the estimation of the people of the Old Country. Distant though it be if it he not the most loyal, there arc none to excel it in all those national characteristics which go to make up a new Britain in this southern sea, proud always to emulate the traditions of the Greater Britain of the Northern Sea.