The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-23

Labor generally believes THAT the division Of the
JOINT product Of capta and lator unjust 70 lsfof
Aoorcr, whose cooperation produces piano
worm eoVh or steam engine worth 5000 thinks
b. uyht " obtain Q greater shrs oi these sinls
than that obtained by Elm In wages lie compares
the srnallress u his wages with the nssnitl de -
Vie SUN ior which the tilno engine Ia SOLD, and
he thinks injustice mus, have hecn done him; be
links Ia employer gets rich A. HIS expense, by APP
preparing IN undue share Of the results q lis Ia
Dor. lie does not know the cost Of all The materials
and 81 the other lsbor needed 10 rrduce the piano
or ihe engine lie do not reflect on the years spent
BY bis employers in fitting them elves 20 carry on
Tie Business which gives O. etn eriilnyntnt nor N
NE amount 'heypay 10 The capitalists who advance
them the money required N pur~h asc materials
mach merry and tools. and N paw the daily wages
Of the Ahor to whom they furnish occup.tio, He
does not remember that II he d,os not SHARE more
hf.ely IN tae prns OF his etnuloyers on the otaet
hand lie Is never called on 10 share In their io.ses
Owing 10 tho vciss.,udes Of traibc and credit TIC
majority Of the employers Of labor at hty years u
aye possess ies.. property tLan the men TO whom
they have paid wages II tie latter have been
onorn cal AMI prIdonty invested Their savinxs.
The earnings u lab &C much greater when work.
ing No mechanics fof wageA than II they worked
hey c,ud not OBTAIN tho u-e OF the eNy 'ns We
bn.i1ings and the Cooperation q the machinery
furnished by their cmrl yefs, the beneficial rseu is
OF which they share N the shape ot enhanced
wsgcA not IN consequence ~ tho gel erOslty Of
to.r empioyes but thanks " the beneficial ufcc "
| ri compel ton between employers which
Induces them to pay the highest pos.
nole WAGES 10 secure me CO.
operation - rel able skilled worknen. vithou,
~aom capital would bo unprciucive, AMI en'
| loyers ubat le " realize profits by the production
| Oi things useful to tho community. Thus the co..
operation o labor and capt IL beneficial not only
| = Nc abnrers " the employers of labor, and to
tho capitalists who furnish the capita, requi et. bat
also to the community, who thereby mud at their
| Disposal, whenever they need them and can pay
ior them, all thoso 'hinss which contribute 10 the
| enjoy mcnt.
No! The relations Of cspitsl and la or have no,
been right y understood. labor is more benefited
| By the srcumulatop aud the protection O. cap. 81
than the capitalist himself The lstscr has tas
trouble OF All nstcrins tie capital, which places al
the dsTosai Of the lsoorer Whatever en- ,oy cnts b,
AttAin.. The lsborer who pDssosses no capita
| tAh Only blame himself lie cannot have lahore
a. per~vering'y snd as 'utel gently ns those wh'
| dc, or their ancestors. Every man can now sccu
| mul,ts property much more eisly than tic gene
| rAuons thsi preceded US, because we nov con
troll the natural forcce which iator i,rstuttoufly
their only cost LONG that Of tho means 10y which
| t-cy are controlled. Those who do not posses,
| property have only themselves to blame. TLey
| cannot, IN justice, ask To 10 yrrmtto to enjoy
| that Of others. By reducing the hours Of al or
| and by increasing wages tho world VIII ccrtsinl!
not tecone ncher, for there will lie less product Ell
| and more consumed for short time, until th
| ruth becomes apparent, that only thss which ha
been produceL csI lie consumed.
We Wink We have fully shown that tho suppose,
| snlhgonism Of capital and labor only exists II
| imAslnsnon, except when unjust HUMAN laws In
tr'cts' ami none Of these VIII long be perInittc'
" exist. Humanity will never enjoy the h,ll bepe
| lat sLst can - attained through labor until IN
ercat truth 10 fully recognized that there is no pos
! ste ant ,on.sn whatever between eAptsl sne la
Dor, ~ long "a shat grest and constant spur N In
dusIy anu progress unfettered competition in a
| hlngs II perm tied exist IA full sotivity every
! where lDtn, and lot I'll then, shall We have ths
hearty cooperation between capital snd labor VII .o
| wiII enable man 70 attain aud enjoy all the bouu
nes prepared Tor him by he Omuiscieut AID Beut
hcent A AMOR q Gil things.