New-York tribune., 1869-03-27

lion days work in the construction of great
railroad, as fairly earns the 100000 paid him
for his services as the digger with pick and
spade earns his 90 per day. 1t i'll becomes
either of these useful citizens to disparage the
achievement or grudge the recompense of the
other. "Liye and let live"
III. We cannot deem it wise or well to array
Labor against Capital. They are not necessary
antagonists. They are natural allies. We
lately visited mandatory at Glenhaven,
where milk-pans, ice-pitchers, and every de-
scription of tin-ware, are daily stamped from
plates or sheets into the desired forms
at single blow, dispensing with seams,
solder, &C., altogether. The ware is at
once much better as we'll as cheaper than
it would be if made by hand. Labor is
thus dOubly benefited: 1t is better paid
than formerly, because far more Efficient and
it is supplied with cheaper wares But the
machines whereby this is effected cost $4,000
to $4,000 each and their aggregate cost must
exceed Half Million Dollars. Can any good
reason be given for antagonism or jealousy be-
tween the owner Of this machinery and those
who work it or those who buy its products
We insist that there is or should be none,
since all are sharers in a common beneht.
And yet ours is not the view which eliclts
rounds of cheers from assembled Working
Men.
w. Though Cooperation was alluded to, it did
not seem to hold high place in the confidence
OF the affections of those who engineered the
Working Mems meeting. We deeply regret this
To our mind, Cooperation is the true and only
effectual remedy for many of the evils COM
planned of by the Laboring Glass. Let us take
the case of the Journeymen Tailors for Illus
tration, because they were represented at the
meeting as worse paid and more oppressed than
most others. These live by making up gar
ments, most of which are bought and
worn by working men. Their trade requires
no expensive machinery or outfit, and
but few dollars worth of stock per
hand Let us suppose, then, that one
thousand journeymen (and women) tailors
should this day resolve to drink no more liquor
OF lager, use no tobacco, and spend neither
time nor money in haunts Of dissipation, until
they shall have saved an average of 800 each,
and invested the 100000 thus accumulated in
the stock, implements and fixtures of q Coop
erative Taiors' Establishment, with stock of
ready made garments constantly replenished by
tnclr OWN ldUOI, Wulic thcJ ohouiu oeohu iSe"J
to do custom work as required. Let manager,
buyer, cutters, and makers, be paid fair wages
each week, and let any profit that should
be realized at the years end be fairly
apportioned between Capital and Labor On
some scale previously agreed on as just and
equitable stakeholder receiving a div
idend propOrtoned to the amount of his stock,
and each worker like dividend based on the
amount of his yearly earnings. Why would
not this plan work. Why should it not be
tried II We believe that there are men among
the journeymen tailors who could work out
the problem triumphantly; for, if there are
not, then the Working Mems clamor about
the tyranny of Capital is even more senseless
than we have ever supposed. If Working
Men will not buy directly of Working Men,
preferring the intervention of boss or If
they cannot trust themselves to choose fit di-
rectors of their labor, or if they will not prac-
tce the self-denial requisite TO gain
the moderate capital required, let ms
ascertain the fact and conform TO it;
for the steed that will not run the re-
quired race without a rider must not complain
of that riders weight. But we are confident
that Cooperation is widely practicable, and
anxious that the attempt be fairly made Not
the least of its recommendations is the fact
that it will preclude further controversy
respecting the Hours of Labor, by rendering
each worker the master of his own time, en-
abling him to work many or as few hours ms