VOL. XIV No. 3 PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE NATIONAL FOUNDERS' ASSOCIATION AND CONTENTS FOR MARCH, 1917 Facing the Facts.. .87 Effect of Anti-Efficiency Legislation on Government Work....104 Comment.. 108 Union Business Agent Holds up Pittsburg Public Building....110 THE REVIEW, which is published by The National Founders' Association and the National Metal Trades Association, desires to have all foundry and machine shop employees fully acquainted with the policies and purposes of the two Associations. Employees of members of the Associations who wish to receive the magazine regularly are invited to send their names and addresses to THE REVIEW Room 842, 29 South La Salle St. CHICAGO with the understanding that they incur no expense or obligation. New applicants should state the name of employer and whether they are employed in foundry or machine shop. Nineteenth Annual Convention of the National Metal Trades Association Hotel Astor, New York Wednesday and Thursday Convention Banquet Wednesday Evening April 25 (Complete Program will be printed in April issue) CHICAGO Facing the Facts* MARCH, 1917 A Story in which Factory Employes are shown to be the Least The folks at Mrs. Friend's boarding-house had gathered around the table for the evening meal, when they were startled by the clang! clang! clang! of an ambulance dashing through the street. Johnnie, thirteen-year-old son of the landlady, jumped up the slamming of the door announced his departure to join in the excitement. "Another victim of American industry!" exclaimed Howell Calamity, the pessimistic clerk. "I never see or hear an ambulance without shuddering at the ghastly hazard which hovers over our people working in mills and factories. Industry exacts a toll of suffering the like of War. Yes, sir, the like of WAR! We hate to think of the dead and wounded on the bloody battlefields of Europe, yet in this very State of Massachusetts we permitted the killing and maiming of 95,000 work people last year, and-" "I never see or hear an ambulance without shuddering at the ghastly hazard which hovers over our people working in mills and factories." *December "Spirit of Caution". |