Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-19
sympathy and union, instead OF being
severed, will be strengthened.

fastening the day when arbitration shall
be fully substituted for the con
flcts and the manner Of proceed
ing existing heretofore. Arbitration
universally accepted as a means Of settle
ment Tor disputes treated OF ia this or,
ticle, Is an experiment, but after all il In
itself nothing new. Special instances
can be cited to prove the wisdom OF ac
coping this method OF settling cuntro
verses. The United States and England
have twice within twenty years referred
/ 10 arhitfatora controversies which IL al
lowed 10 continue would have resulted In
| bloodshed and loss Of immense treasure
| Recently tho representatives of organized
capital and organized labor met IN the city
( Of New York, afterward transferring their
services TO st. Louis, for the settlement
OF the grievances Of thousands OF men
! against g powerful railroad company. In
New England, the Middle states, the
West and the South, within eighteen
months. thousands OF disputes have been
settled by this principle, thus avoiding so
many strikes with ali their evils, all prov.
Ing that at least il It will not accomplish
all claimed for 1t by its advocates, It is an
improvement over the old way.
sKLF-sEEKING or WEALTH.
man engaging in business places him
self Ia situation fraught with danger to
bis manhood, for the sole pursuit of
wealth begets seldShness snd when one
/ becomes absorbed in the effort to obtain
dollars, his vision gradually nsrrows. lie
Is liable 10 overlook the interests Of
others aud to violate the rights of those
he deems helpless. When halt Is called
| 10y those who feel the burdens fit comes
to him at first like shock, but he will
recover from IL and make better member
of society,
FIRST MISTAKE or LABOR.
The toier when the iull realization OF
his situation bursts upon him, under the
first pressure Of indignation makes the
mistake Of supposing all employers
tyrants and his inclination is to declare
war. 1t needs education to show each
the true situation, and by arbitration the
means OF education are furnished
Ii we stand upon moral grounds we
cannot OBJECT to the principle; If upon
selfish grounds, then hold that our own
interests are in danger under past methods
and can only be rendered safe by system
that shall promote peace and harmony
ARBITRATION A BUSINESS MATTER
therefore submit as business propo-
sition, that with the liability TO err upon
both sides, as each case presents itself,
there can be no more equitable way for
both than to submit to the cool, calm de-
liberation of fair minded men, not direct
ly interested, who will rectify the errors
and restore peace and harmony.
Men of ability and prominence in bust
ness circles have already expressed them
selves in favor of the adoption Of some
plan by which there shall be a better up-
derst landing between both parties, snd
the interests OF each served Stephen p.
Elkins, In his address before the Missouri
State university, said that public opinion
is reaching the conclusion that the laws
OF competition, supply and demand, as
applied to the wage-worker, operate nm
Justly; that he is in effect partner with
capital, though not treated Us such; that
the worker, who has hitherto had little to
say, is helping now, through education to
make this public opinion, which I'm the
end must stand as the sole arbiter of what
is Just and fair between him and the capi-
talist.
Jay Gould has recently expressed him
self in favor of the enactment by congress
OF law creating a board Of arbitration,
la some OF the states of the Union the
principle has received official sanction.
and is now discussed In nearly every state
and Canada. Everything seems TO indi-
cate that we are entering upon new era
IN the Industrial world, and il we, as bust.
ness men, are wise, we will at once pre-
pare for the inevitable that we NAV fully
ENJOY Whatever advantages there may be
derived under the new system.
A BETTER TRIBUNAL THAN BRUTE FORCE,
In the past each has been found full of
pre1udlces and animosities, ana often
man Is inclined to follow the law of the
brute, while knowing better. Let diff
lerences, when they arise, be removed to
tribunal where they can be Invested of
all preJudices and aDimosities, and we
are brought TO realization that, instead
OF orutes, we are human beings, and must |
treat with each other.as such, There ara
many barriers in the way of human de. |
Velopment, and our duties demand that
they be torn down as rapidly as possible
Arbitration, for final settlement
OF all difficulties in the Industrial arena
means the breaking down of one of tn,
greatest barriers in the way of ADVANCING
clvlllzation Our duty is the more. psqiiT
performed, If We thoroughly understand
the erect of the successful establishment
Oh me IDEA Every business man desires "a
prosper. To do so, the interests of 'I,nr
must De defended and its condition mad,
one OF prosperity. If labor prosners
there Is no question about the prosnrrilI
OF legitimate business tran actions. tn.
Dor depressed means business stagnant
Capital creates nothing. IL is onT
means by which labor may create seine.
lhlng' aud the two forces can be made ~
work IN unison, If we choose to have /,
so. naNe 81
Clouds hover over us to-day and vet
tne o'ight sunshine of peace, harmony
ana prosperity will shed its beams non3
Us all, II We are ready and willing 10 he
warmed and strengthened by lis raw.
ArnllIalion Is practical from a busness
point OF view and the experiments thns
'ar tlled are sufficient to prove this posi.
IT is Just and, under our Indus rial
y stetn' is the only method by whicb
Justice can prevail. Therefore II
wortny The advocacy OF every tbink,na
II Is necessary that future inyestmen,
" capital may be rendered snf,. H.,
peace De secured, that education M "a 10
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