. The National Civic Federation review . ward the non-union is what history shows us to have|)K vailed ages ago in religion, in race prejudice, and in other ways. The cry of The Union or the Hospital!has its counterpart in that of the older one of TheChurch or the Stake! It is through the elimination ofthe feeling that physical force is necessary to the accom-plishment of results that real progress is made. Thetime when brute strength shall rule is becoming a thingof the past. The advance has been slow, but lookingback to the monuments history has left for our instruc-tion, we can see most sub
. The National Civic Federation review . ward the non-union is what history shows us to have|)K vailed ages ago in religion, in race prejudice, and in other ways. The cry of The Union or the Hospital!has its counterpart in that of the older one of TheChurch or the Stake! It is through the elimination ofthe feeling that physical force is necessary to the accom-plishment of results that real progress is made. Thetime when brute strength shall rule is becoming a thingof the past. The advance has been slow, but lookingback to the monuments history has left for our instruc-tion, we can see most substantial progress has been madein this direction. You cannot force things your way,but you may direct them. You hurt immeasurably yourcause when you descend to violence in language or ac-tion. Seniority Rule a Bad Thing. The rule of seniority is a bad one. It is most dis-couraging to men of ability. It is repressive and oppres-sive, and puts many of little wit and less ability intopositions they are unfitted for, and keeps out those who. CHARLES S. MELLEN,President N. Y., N. H. & H. Railroad. are more deserving and competent. It deteriorates theservice. In the short time I have been in, authority hereI have been restricted from advancing those who had at-tracted my attention by their ability, through this fail to understand why young men assent to a rule thatrequires them to grow old in one line of employmentbefore recognition becomes possible, no matter how welldeserved. It is all wrong that a man should be heldback by this rule from a position he is competent to fill,and see that position go to one his inferior in every re-spect, for no reason but he is higher up on the list ofnumbers of his class. The result makes for dissatisfac-tion, this makes for change, which in turn accounts forthe large floating class in each grade of employment,with the responsible positions filled by old men. No one interest has done more to promote the trustor combination, the larger corpora
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