TWELVE HOUR SHIFTS
In the Manchester Quardian, Mr. A. H. Crosfield discusses the blighting effect of long hours : — From the mental point of view, what interest can a man exhausted by these long hours and this excessive strain — blastfurnacemen on twelve-hour shifts — be expected to take in study, culture, public life, ( and bo forth? It is to be noticed that the conversation of men who become in this way mere working maohines tends to turn with weary repetition entirely upon the monotonous details of daily routine. As for morality, can anyone doubt the inevitable brutalising effects of such conditions? Many men no doubt succeed, even under these harsh and trying circumstances, in maintaining the dignity and credit of British citizens. But is it any wonder that others too often prove unable to resist Buch demoralising influences, sinking back into sensuality and drunkenness as the only kind of change and respite from a life of toil which they are capable of enjoying? Certainly conditions of this character, and those who are responsible for them, wherever they exist, deserve the stern and unsparing condemnation of public opinion.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 53, 30 August 1913, Page 13
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185TWELVE HOUR SHIFTS Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 53, 30 August 1913, Page 13
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