. The National Civic Federation review . frank [h. McCarthy. First Vice-Iresidcnt, New England Civic Federation. the entire world. And I do believe that if that wereeliminated from our movement to-day it would be hardto keep together that compact and solid mass of menthat arc coming from all trades to stand together forthe purpose of achieving a distinct record in that par-ticular line. Mr. Archibald said that shorter hours would bring greater opportunities for education and the developmentof home life, and thus make for contentment and peacebetween employer and employe. Marcus M. Marks. Marcu
. The National Civic Federation review . frank [h. McCarthy. First Vice-Iresidcnt, New England Civic Federation. the entire world. And I do believe that if that wereeliminated from our movement to-day it would be hardto keep together that compact and solid mass of menthat arc coming from all trades to stand together forthe purpose of achieving a distinct record in that par-ticular line. Mr. Archibald said that shorter hours would bring greater opportunities for education and the developmentof home life, and thus make for contentment and peacebetween employer and employe. Marcus M. Marks. Marcus M. Marks, of New York, spoke as follows:That there has been a strong tendency—in fact, awell-defined movement—toward the shorter workdayduring the past few years will hardly be denied. The. ALFRED Chairman of the Mosely Industrial Commission. question is, has this movement a logical basis? Is itfor the best interests of employer and employe? Howcan it be regulated so as not to affect industry un-favorably? 1 he cry for shorter hours comes invariably fromthe side of labor. Legislation looking to the shorten-ing of the work day has received its inspiration almostentirely from the same source. Rarely, if ever, haveemployers inaugurated movements in this direction. Infact, capital as a class has resisted and opposed suchefforts. Let us see what causes these forces of capital andlabor to range themselves in opposing columns in this discussion. MACHINERY AND SPECIALIZATION. Labor asks for shorter hours not on account of amere whim, nor because the call makes a popularslogan, but because the conditions of employment havebeen changed so much in recent years that workers feeljustly entitled to a shortening of the day. They con-tend that the introduction of machinery
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