The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-26
TRADE UNION EVILS.

THE BIBLE ESTIMATE OF LABOR VS.. TIE JUDO
NENT. SCIENCE AND THE POWER or INDUS.
TRY
Mr.. A. I. Rawson delivered lecture before tho New
York Liberal Club last evening the lecture OF
the College OF Physicians and Surgeons, Fourth avenue
and Twenty third street Mr.. Rawson said that the
Bible estimate OF labor mad long influenced society
against the true or the laDorer and this
probably duo the popularity OF impure theology.
In his opinion theology and warfare formed the esrhsst
trade union, the earliest and the worst Science Asd
industry will eventually, he said, DO away with al
trade unions tho enemies OF society. He wouh
make no attack any church, except 20 say thai
Professionalism had done less than any other sect q
Christians for the benefit OF women and consistently
IL can never recognize woman equal worker with
man in any calling. Such spirit is theological,
but cannot be religious, whether It refers
to woman artist mechanic, a profess
s,onal, or even a preacher IN all OF which walks
she is opposed by the Cnurch True religion Ia tho
friend and cvinzer OF mankInd but impure theology,
the spiritual trude unionism, 10 tho enemy OF the
human race. Labor Is curse but blessing,
and its tho barometer vi the social atmos
pnere IN all lands, urlng the degree cvlIza-
tion ia each Sucn a widely distributed natural pro-
labor excites tho Interested attention Of tho
idle or The unproductive classes, whose existence
AFFAIRS OF The productive classes An excess oil tins
nlcdung spirit IN Europe developed into Communism,
brickyurd riots IN Haverstraw. TRADE unionism
urges workmen seek control OF capital that does not
belong them. The laborer's labor and time - his
or her capital the capitalists money and goods ara
his and there should be no epmy between the two
II such control OF capital advocated by the trade
unions possible u would not DO progress In order
but by means oil revolution.
THE FuTllirY oP STRIKES.
Whatever whoever NEEDLES with the scales In
which nature weighs wages will sooner or later suffer
the penalty tor wrong doing There can be no juse
laws liking the rates OF wages, and the customs OF sup
ply and demand arc the only regulators. All other
Ii tho could get law passed securing higher
Of wages than the capitalist could AFFORD 10 pay
he would defeat his own purpose by compelling the
capitalist to Withdraw his money from that branch
and invest other, or 10 lie idle. Tho striker
loses his wnoe capital when idle Tor his labor 10 hla
ALL the capitalist oscs the interest his Investment
or idle capital The risk Is not cannot be equal and
the aborer always suffers most No increase vi wages
can make good time lost, bitterness ana enEity In
creased the 5uternys, even TO starvation Of the
families OF strikers, all Of which evils the direct
suit OF init manag in trade unions. Tho
wisest managers OF such INSTITUTIONS IN England now
discourage strikes ana seek 10 bring nborer and cap
itast together Tor mutual conference as ~ what 10
best ana most expedicnt for each 10 do THIS IL the
only kind Of traue union that ought to be counto-
this country, where both sdcs meet In har.
rnuny Tor mutual benefit. The fanatics and demR-
gogucs IN the unions preach about tho equalization VI
labor and capital ana wages. What would you say OF
scientist who should preach about equalization
OF the stature. the weight ana the ages OF mankindf
He ighL out beautiful abstraction paper,
but certain natural laws oi lie ana health would inter-
icre with practical application OF his theory. There
can be no such thug common standard OF wRges
an equality OF " ith any other ANYTHING
material or SPIRITUAL and there Is not and never was
any need OF any such condition OF stagnation. Tho
grave the only dead level hear or and there
tho ANS instnctively say distincor'
tut which some OF ihcm discourse eloquenuy.