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...same is true of the alumni of other universities. Railroad service, it appears, has not attracted the college-trained men. There are of course, notable exceptions. It may be cited, for example, that of the five railroad presidents who formed the Railroads' War Board, and who had almost complete control of, the administration of all of the railroads in the country during the nine months preceding Federal control, four were college men--Harrison of Yale, Elliott of Harvard, Holden of Williams and Kruttschnitt of Washington and Lee. On the whole, however, college men form a very small percentage...
Reluctant to Lose Control...
Employers and those responsible for the prosperity of large enterprises are reluctant to lose any part of their control. When they discover that the power has passed from them, or when their government has failed to maintain peace they are then ready for experiment. The protocols and other experiments have always grown out of strikes, usually long and exhausting...
...first step is an agreement on a constitution providing usually for a board of arbitration. Executive control is left in the hands of the employer but subject to the limitations of the agreement and the decrees of the board. The representatives of the employees usually labor union officials, strive through the board to extent these limitations to in hibit all acts of the employer which the employees or their officials conceive to be of any disadvantage to themselves. The system resembles a constitutional monarchy...
...Personally, it made no difference to me where the money which was to finance the expedition came from, and I accepted this offer. I soon found out, however, that Government control was not all that it was supposed to be. However, after disposing of the useless material which was forced upon us, we were able to make an extensive exploration and determine many facts of scientific importance...