The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-02-22

thoughts and suggestions. From the Prize
essay itself, we make the following two ex-
tracts.
THE WANTS OF LABOR.
The wants of labor are few. itwants right
direction in the laborer, right distribution in
The work Market and permanent, rsmunera-
tive employment. Perfected intelligence on
ly can give universal right direction, by prop
erly applying every workers talent. Num-
berless workers, of capacity, doing thereby
injustice to their tasks, and suffering relatve-
ly therefor III abridged rewards. Intelligence
sufficient 10 grasp The simplest philosophy,
with wisdom enough 10 carry out It's lesson,
will give right distribution With labor, as
with everything else, demand regulates sup
ply, and no law nor contrivance eau give prop
er employment to Two, three, OF four persons,
with one PERSONS work. That is physical
and moral impossibiiiy. And where prices
Of labor arc no, kept up by violent and inlim-
ida,i1g means, assocatianal or other, they
will fall under the pressure of an over stock
Of labor, Just like other marketable articles.
This is perpetual fact Permanent employ
ment will inevitably result from right d.
recton and distribution Of abor-and rot on
ly permanent, but as remunerative as the
worker may reasonably choose. Employ
ment and price viii be al his option. THAI.
is, to him who works for another. The earth
is wide enough to give every man field 10
himself, and suppose all men were self oc-
cupied, providing for themselves an independ-
ent subsistence, could they be enslaved and
famshed as now, when many pairs of hands
rush 10 do The work OF one pair Plainly, mo-!
The condition Of labor for others would
be at their own will The degr ee IN which
this optional power may be exercised by
the worker, depends on the distribution of
labor It must nowhere overstock the mar
ket, but rather keep the supply short, and il
can treat with capital as an equal, and
fairly share the profits. For instance, there
is always certain demand for labor in this
city, and the door Of that labor is entitled TO
an equitable share Of the profit. If not
twhar,ed by competition, lie can get it. But
competition, the result of overplus, places
him al the mercy of capital rhis is gen.
orally the condition of labor, particularly in
cities. Once in while, in specially enter
prisiug or speculative times, capital COM
pe,es ith itself, and gives labor an advan-
tage, but il IS only an exception TO the rule.
Labor is down len times where it is up once.
II is not so wise and shrewd as capital
That seeks new markets when the old ones
are full-shilis about, distributes itself, and
takes advantage of labor-prices and all olher'
prices. While thousands OF workers are
suffering from forced idleness here, or else
where, there is, in all The land, abundance oil
work for all. If the sum total oil labor was
so distributed as 10 meet the demand OF the
whole market, every worker would be prof.
tably and permanently employed. The no,
bles, organization labor could form would
be one TO iuleiligenly distribute iisel', OF
lis surplus, by counsel or pecuniary a'o,
from the overstocked to the underslockec-
market, and thus command lis own terms
THE INTERESTS OF LABOR
The interests OF labor may be considered
as many and complicated, or as few ara SIM