Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-07
LABOR AND cLPFrAL.

LABOR AND CAPITAL.
The relations Of capital and Of labor.
lac men 10 their employers is OF the ut
NEST concern 20 every patriotic citizen.
Where they are strained and distorted,
unlnstihAhle claims are apt 10 be insisted
upon by both interested, and IL The
controversy which resalts the welfare Of
all aud the prosps Fity OF the country
are ieopardized. Any Intervention OF
the general government within the linn
Us Of oonststutional authority to avert
such q condition shsuld be willingly 40
corded.
10 a special message 30 Congress az
is last session, suggested tae enlarge
ment Of the present Labor B1raan and
adding TO lie present functions the over
Of sT5itration IN csses Of differences
between employees and employers, whsn
These differences reach sneh a stage as
90 result in the interruption Of cam
meFce between the states. The appli-
cation Of this remedy By the Gensral
Government might Be regarded a.
entirely within it's Constitutional power
and Ne might reasonably hope that such
arbitratota, II carefully selected, aRd n
entitlsd 60 zoe confidence Of the parties
she settlement Of controversies Of less
extent and not necessarily within the
domain OF Federal regulation. am Of
the opinion that this suggestion Il
sorihy Of the attention Of Congress.
But AFTER all that il rossi6le has been
done By she passage Of laws, either
Federal or State. 10 relieve q situation
full Of solioitude. mach more remains
to be accomplished BY Che Fsinsiaio-
ment and eult vation Of true American
asntimant which recognizes tho equality
Of American oitizsnship. Tits, 10 she
light Of our institutions, Wauld teach
thatA hearty Oo-opsration on the part
Of AL interested, is the suFest path 20
national Rrestness and the hapuiness Of
all our people; that capital should, in
recoguiiisn Of the brsthsFhood Of oar
citizenship ard 10 a spirit Of American
fairness, generously accord 90 labor its
Just compe1satiou and consideration,
and that enntanted labor Is capitals
profession and fAiihful ally. Il would
teach, tno, that the diverse. situations
Of cur people are inseparabis from Cur
civilization, that every citizen should In
bis sphere be q contributor % the gan
eral good. that capital d0as not neees-
sarily tend 20 the oppression Of labor.
ana that violent disturbances and de,
orders ALLEVIATE from their promoeeFs
true American sympathy and kindly
feeling.
THE DEPARTMENT or AGRICuLruaz.
The Dep4rtmeui Of Agriculture, FsD-
res-ntinR the Oldest and largest national
industries. h subsaSvina veil the par.
poae Of its orgsnixsti0n. Be the intro
custion Of new subjects Of farming en-
terpriae, By openioR neg sources Of
4Rricultural wealth, - By ths disseu-
tnaiion Of early inforFnafiOB eOuesEning
produetioB ard pTiees. it has eontribated
largely 70 the eountFy's prosperity.
ibro1Eh this agency, advanced thanVht
And Investigation t0ashinR the euhisoss
{ has IN charge sboeid. amanq ether
ihinsa. b pgaetietliy applied % a.
bone profession - q lov cost Of arti
,les which are nov imported from
sbroad. Such an innovaiisn viii ne
ssssarily. Of eourss, IN tie beeinsinV. 81 |
sithin the domaiu o. INTELLIGENT eKneri. |
nents. and che snhiees 10 every STAGE /
Ihoald receive al possible eno8araee- /
nent iron the Rgssrnmsuf. Ths inssr- 1
SO Of miiIiuus ~ oar uitizsus engaged i
. aerlcultaFe = involved ID toe snlareaL I
nent and improvements Of tha FRsnils e.
eesr laser, and Esaloas regard for ehsiF 4
lslfAse ahoald b . uiili8g tEibats . I