New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-18
THE L4BOR PROBLEM.
AN ADDRESS BY THE HON. GALUsHAA GROW
CAPITAL AND LABOR MUST GO HAND IN HAND
VIOLATION or THE RIGHTS OF ETHER AN IN

CAPITAL AND LABOR MUST GO HAND IN HAND
VIOLATION or THE RIGHTS OF EITHER AN IN
JURY TO BOTH.
SCRANTON. Penn, June 1.-THE morning
the second and last day Of the meeting
the Pennsylvania State Board OF Agriculture and GEN
ers Farmers Institute devoted to tho reading and
discussion OF papers breeding the dairy and the water
supply OF farms. In the afternoon the papers realei
chiefly subjects OF interest the wives OF iarmrs
The Board decided request Congress TO restore tho
tariff f 1867 on WOO. Resolutions requesting the
United States Senator'S from Pennsylvania 10 vote for
the Oeomargarne bill now before tho Senate were also
adopted. In the evening che Hon. Galusha A. Grow
delivered address in which he discussed the labor
question He said in part:
Next agriculture, the question OF gre itest national
Is the con iitlon OF labor Toe principle IS
and just labor whether of brain muscle
ropOrt to what IL contributes toward the a.cunua-
ton But In reducing this principle to practice IN order
il Justly, fact must not ne overlooked tat In
all pursuits labor /. paid In current expenses during hs
continuance OF tue business. whether mere ~ any in
large per Of all kinds Of business ends IN Dank-
rIofcv thus sinking whatever amount OF capital may
have invested In All such cases il lscle,r Labor
resolves It's fu pgoporloD or more ior II sIares "o p
OF the losses The railroad system OF the United states
represents a capital OF almost -, 100000. With all
proper allowance Tor water 1t would represent probably
not less - 600 000Oo0 OF actual capital inveset
earnings of the entire system for the year 1883
were litcmoe than per cent on mat amount AN ~
be said that this percentage which Jules DO
part OF tie principal Invested Is an UNI ea>ohtbe pro-
wnch takes all risk OF losses Labor is paid before
counting the net earnings, whether there are any TO
count nor Ia order to ascertain the us proportion
TO which Labor would De entitled ia any pu'inens, ~
would be rst to ascer ain how much capital
business requires. And the first payment Out VI Let
profits would be TO repay the capital Invested. AS
wages paid in current expenses. and capital kcs all
the net p otis until the amount nvesel reimbursed.
it would the height OF folly Tor any one having money
there would be accumulated capital to DIVIDE uih
the money invested l. repaid. But II the relative pro.
Yfinuof prs,f H., tn ~ plll
could be figured with mathematical correctness u would
not he solution of the great problem OF American
Tue real solution of the labor problem IN this country
Is To dc terme how high the wages Or cDmpcns Tor
labor can 2, without destroying LABOR itself The
delerm Of that point Is il only souion all else
is merely the expedency OF pallatl'es Aroltratlon'
which may arise ain in the same or dnrept shape as
often 1t Is settled The CAUSE OF the dispute nps
thereby removed Dut remains the same AS before Tue
higher price laoor can De PAL and retain me market
TO- its products the 1t tor everybody ana TO
that point all the employer can 60 nut beyond
that point II Is an impossDlltS ior LABOR cannot % pau
itself will sell for IN market Fhe market price fol- an
1roinctioa are not except TO Iimitod extent by
country alone In respect to eota we are IN eompet
Of duties the products OF foreign labor can to certain
prevent tue lucon OF prices In TINS country to
"A point ruluOus TO labor But the price OF ,Oor can
reach point 30 high As to be oeyon the power of tar
duties 10 overcome the competition with the poorly pui
labor OF the OH World IN the countries OF Europe there
to-day 20,OOUOOO abOrers aud artisans, producing
articles for home constant ton and their daily wages ara
greatly paid for like labor IN this country
II would cost any one OF aborers artisans 10
remove fron his home in tho Old World to one IN The
New not to exceed $40 $50 For each that should
would room for one less American aporef
The great attraction Tor emigration 10 ns county hs
been th. is the land OF liberty home OF the op resse
aud ASYLUM Of the exile In addition mike y. oy uhdle
Stimulation the most attracu'e country lor nsl Hsges
aud snort hours OF labor. and how l)ng wodl ~ DO
before labor market would be oversocked rom hese
bee Dves OF industry beyond the power OF legislation
the capacity OF consumption to save American IaDOr
from starvation prices OF tue Old World Tedeirr-
mine the ONT TO which the price OF labor in this country
and not produce such result Is the real sont'n
There can be no war. conflict, between capital
and labor when their real interests are rlghiy nader
and neither can accomplish any great result Wnout e
her. or what Is labor, beyond the supplying OF
mere physical wants by the Guilty aon OF the soil with
capital to fI nis transportation 10 hhks ior rs
PRODUCTS well Tor the development OF all industries,
ana OF what use would capital be without labor
Ia all the pursuits of ie IN order to accomplish te oes
results Tor the individual happiness 81 all, captai a"
labor 20 hand III hand, mutually dependeh Oh each
other 80 H., .,s.,, ans,
more than all profcs sioua business men CAN rhers
is no possible way by which ncaFacty and lnprcyienco
and economy in the struggles OF lie; II ths lnporn
inequality he an evil 1t must DO charged As i.l ~ t
wisdom Of creation But whoever Is co lteheu Nh
sufficient for making himself ana those dcpenehs
up on him comfortable has attained all there Is OF r. al
happiness IN the accumulation OF wealth. ara mas taeIc
fore no to complain OF his lot All c,nhOt 70
LAWYERS doctors merchants tradesnen OF any kind
yet every pursuit and business caini within tue eaen
the lowly tue rs from the gde' paace ana an
open alike TO the humbest child orthe sons OF to
The grievances OF labor in free elective governments
are removed in the way as any othsr grew
Is remored-by An appeal 10 the luleni-eul nus
ment with free speech, free press and universal ballot
for resort 10 violence TOT tio
correction OF any grievance. In such government
commands OF law and the mandates or
grievance complained OF may be- q resort 10 awless
violence Is attack upon the lights Oh every nav.
abiding citizen, upon organized society itseit and
successful Is the first step IN the ROAD tDat ieaus 10
opuion in will IN the end cOrfe;t All
real grievances peacea0e means ony are enptoyci.
IL NAV require time ana patience, out th u the edso
with all attempts to remove long STANDING ABUSES
No cause great or small. was ever yet oonenlea ny
tn, yio alton OF fundamental principles OF right 6"i
rules the universe by inmutabls laws OF Justice anu
in vain for man 10 attempt 10 nulhy them mo
right OF life ana liberty IS OF no account WIN
out tue inalienabe hight OF the pursuit Oh haPPhes
pursuit OF incindes the tlgh 10 pursue an"
/ ,v mi g. lng without hindrance or molestAtlon
ia in all entitled 10 tar CON
on for the time he his brain or muscle OF ooth' ~.
Inc heneft OF another. The time thus consumed an pau
for belongs TO the employer and lie mas tue riSnt W
paid for belongs the empoye. 10 do with H. with
spal limits he peases and the employer mas uo
light to say shall be- spent han mas tue emP.osy
In .ay 10 the emt whom he shall hire or no" ue sa
his bll siness rne right OF the employer 70 con
troll the time or the OF the empoye ends whtre pay
ment ends These the relative rights OF rhP'olon
aud employe and they canuot be 'loidtru oy 80.
without injury both. Either has the ght 20 orgaso
for the plrp of proving his CONDITION or Pros
In life. But voluntary organization mas any h,o't
power or tights than individuals composing ~ sno
any attempt exercise greater power or rsht ian
hose possessed by the individual becomes an OF
attack upon society itself, which, IN seiueiehc' " io
III other reason, IL must repel