Our Industrial Problems. 
demonstrated. This weapon can be used 
in preparing the way for a new spitit in 
industry. In pithy paragraphs the value 
of the five basie princivles can be driven 
home 
JUSTICE, 
Ne Australians pride ourselves on a sense of 
Justice second to none. Justice in public 
affairs, in industry and in the home. Let 
us Dase all business and personal dealings 
on this principle, Justice between our 
selves, to those we work for and to those 
who work for us. In Justice to ourselves 
let us do the best that is in us, improving 
that ability daily. 
CO-OPERATION, 
Team work, The war was won by men and 
officers pulling together. @et together 
again Australians, Business without [i 
operation is like a boat's crew all pulling 
different strokes. Let us determine to pull 
together and work with the spirit of co- 
operation. So shall we develop individual 
and commercial supremacy, 
Economy, Energy, and Service may be 
dealt with in a similar manner. 
A campaign should be launched. Parag. 
graphs such as the above, given promin- 
ence in the newspapers, distributed freely 
in pawaphlet form and displayed at the 
kinematograph, would arouge interest, 
thought. and speculation thronghout the 
country. Enthusiastic speakers must be 
enlisted to advocate at meetings, at street 
corners, in parks and wherever a crowd 
can be collected, the value of the new 
spirit in industry, They would expand 
and develop the ideas already given ont by 
the Press and kinema, hint at the idea of 
self-government, and lead up to the plan 
for democratic representation in industry. 
With a business policy formulated and 
public interest aroused, a general scheme 
of self-government for the workers should 
be given publicity by the same methods of 
propaganda. Simultaneously employers 
throughout the Commonwealth should be 
circularised with the detailed plan already 
described. requesting its consideration in 
the interests of industrial peace. In. 
dividual organisations could, of course, 
modify or adapt it to meet their particular 
ceauirements 
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There would surely be found many ein- 
ployvers wilhng to give the scheme a trial, 
both they and the won kers being tamiliar. 
ised with its essential principles aud pre- 
pared for its introduction by the propa- 
ganda suggested. With the idea of square 
dealing present in the minds of all at the 
preliminary meetings, the chances will be 
in favour of success. It needs but a few 
practical demonstrations in one or two 
ofganisations to secure the adoption in 
many more, 
The publicity campaign would. not ip- 
volve great expenditure, but it would 
need to be continnons and widely spread. 
The Press is showing a sympathetic ac- 
tivity in the solution of industrial 
problems. On it might rest the onus of 
launching the initia) propaganda and the 
honour. of inaugurating a movement of in. 
calculable benefit to the community. The 
first step taken, appeals for practical 
helpers and funds might follow; ways and 
means be devised for pushing on the good 
work and something really constructive 
achieved, Briefly summarised the main 
points are:— 
1. Modern machinery and methods, 
2. Research, experiments] work, and the 
elimination of waste, 
3. A business policy embodying the five 
basic principles. 
4. A form of democratic government in 
industry consisting of (a) Chief Executive 
Council; (b) Workers’ Representative 
Council and where necessary an Inter 
mediary Council of under executives. 
Meetings of each body to be held weekly; 
combined council meetings quarterly; and 
mass meetings half yearly. = All meetings 
held in the employer’s time. 
5. A dividend calculated on 50 per cent, 
of savings in production costs, to be dis- 
tributed among employees at short, regu- 
lar intervals. 
6. Propaganda. 
The people of Australia have a standard 
of education and general intelligence far 
above the average, The appeal to their 
intellect and finer feelings of a scheme 
based on a sense of justice, fair play and 
esprit de corps. cannot fail 
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