Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-28
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Uniasa Atafaa. Il b Wea % looA inse -
ckars uhssh labsr naskss aRnsnat eaR'
ID 80 into thsns whish eapiiai nakss
neainat iaboz.
rs pEfneipai shasRs made aaAilsl
enuloTsss e. . ciaw y thAa q halni
unfsst--ln falling 70 rive . thsis wosk
So essA rsuuneration e ~ proati
a. ~ buaines II Whieh fhsy ere 81
naasa uousd 5asiify. Ia many case
aAla aAazes = Vel foandsd. Men e.
sftss Ineiinsd y lock SPA lalsoz plEall
ma esmmodity. end % ~ fos 9 =
thar wouid Gay fos any other eonnaod
~. ne stose manufactures, Ter =
afauss. bays bis iran e lhe shescas
rats 4 which be cen possibly o6tain 4
Often be raqnrds the labor wliiah ?
hires pseeisely a. be regards ths ifoa
whssh s. buyn. He hires q the loves
poesibis aauss. and lbs lover Ne rsi'
s uhIsb be sbtaina Il tie better =
soaaidsEs bic bargain.
ms. ftoan readily b sea- maks'
me lskor little better fhan slavery
ne nan who baa iron 20 ssli nay -
fsinls uafiI Is ssonEss shs PRES uhles
b asmands. and Il be does aot sssaFs
whas b regards - fair price. ss Z
uaually able 20 retain Il for years, knsN.
ice thai il represents . eertain vaios'
lie nay loae ahs intersai on she mone5
IL has lnvestad, bat the original invest
msnt rsnaina, and be knegs vel
sneueh that be can realize upon bis iFou
whsnsssz be thinks Il best - De -.
wlsh labor Il . dia rent. and . = %
he diasrsnes tat iho iBiuatiss Il 20
eafdlna iahsE e. q oommodiiy lies. he
ma uho kas labor % ell nnst sali =
4 enss. he oannot. Ike he nan Who
hes lFon 70 cell, wait for years kno1ina
thaf ne value Of what be has % aels
wiu rsmain asatsFially unchanged. 4
man he's ) certain period 70 live. kAsh
asy Of thaa period whieh 10 spsni n
lalenans h day losf. las value y Rons
forever. Labor must be cold nos o.
meVes. The Iaboreg hns not Abe Iron
nsllsr's Option 70 cell o. keep ~ be
chooses. with him selling il mattsf
e necessity and be has, therefore Ne
slehs q treat vita hls employer Oh ierns
ssrns4hai different from thoso on which
shs lson SELLER treats with bic customer.
4 eeniury ago labor uns looked upon
b almoss 81 employers - 3 pare cen
modity. n he past hundred ysars.
hswssss, ths indastrial and oommerstal
world has been gradually adlustinR T.
self % : now order Of things. Labor
Il 40 ionRar sold Is an article Of msf-
ehandIaa. and the number o. emplog-
srs Who regard a a. sueh il gradually
growing lees II. IN the baTRain betusen
Labor and capital 9 century aGo, the
voice ef capital 10 detsrmininG tbs
terms ct employment and The rom1nsf-
asloa 30 Be paid may BE- regarded e. 3
ana SIC voioa Of labor - 8, Il IL fair 70
say thai the latter has Fisen In proper
tion 70 she former anti the voies Of
labor 70 thAl Of capital is ~ IS 70 S..
And, e may readily Be psrseivsd By an
lniellleent study Of whai Il happening
o. Ill sides Of "a tho voios o. iabsf
asxes Gndications u rising atill higheF
n tha aaale. Of becoming more power
sni than TIE vaics of capital. and - q
araal oxtanl Of Debating she terms %
employment.
Il e hsEs that the complaint Of oApi-
"a comes IN. The employer says. III
employers havs bssn upiast IN the past.
labor = unreassuable IN The present and
threatens 20 become more 90 ia the
fuiura. And The unreasonable man is
always an uniari man. Far from op-
pressing labor. an 10 urgent need Of
professions from iia snotoaohments."
That there IL ground foF this fear. no
Impartial observer will deny. Almost
daily She nawspapsEs report Instances Of
unFuaaonahlsneas and injustice Oh tAe
paFs q employees. The resent strike a.
he chloago stook yards Affords q note.
woEthy Instance. when ne agitation
sor the eiaht boar working day Waa H.
auguFalsd, tha Chicago packers we're
Ne arst 10 yield 70 The demands Of their
empiayes. They consented 81 onee thal
eishs hears should Be regarded as q full
woFking day and that the decrease IN
The numbsr Of hours Of work should
nel b aooompanled BY . corresponding
ahAngs u the seals Of wages Ia ever
olher hFansh Of industry. however,
and a. every paint sxeep, Chicago. TIE
eiahi hour movement vas IA utter fail.
Urn. After six moaahs o. eompstition
viii packers al other points en- thee
ansqaal ierm& NE Chieaao packer
ooneladsd thai they ooald not pay ~
sans waRes for eight hour labor thAl
thsiE eowpotitors we're paying for ten
and thst tA.y musl either return 70 u,
cid syssem o. 70 oai Of business. Thes
lnfsgmsd thsir vorkmsn Of this fac
end affeEtd 10 allow = COMMITTEES q
examins their books In order 10 satisf.
We men that they hAd been unable !,
make dollar since the nav aysiem "a
Adopted. They plead thai theY had
given she now plan q fair trial and tha
Il had failed. The woskmen. hoseyeg
refused 10 listen 10 thia TAey Fecsivt.
an order 10 strike and they struck
That was unreasonable.
Bot q did nos end there. After T.,
DAYS Of idisneaa. the men esneluaed d
return 10 Wogk a. Ne smpleyeFs' tsrmi
Thay did % and eOatinned 70 uogk 70
several weeks. when they saddsni
made = nsw demand for NE aessptAne
% the elaht-hous systen. and sa its b
Inc ssfusea slraek again. rhis tins u
siFiks waa % timed thai many u u
packers we're lefi with large qaansitis
OF partially dressed meat on thel
handa Iosaea amoOntine h the aGgEs
asae 70 maay thousands Of dollars weg
thua entailud nran them thraaRh q