Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-04
The LABOR PROBLEM.

lsTs ~EHl bg Z Ter ~ men AhlloH q AoltN-
sors, MorkIEguleu ana Nianutu,turer,.
$. Iy-,s. January 3-IAe Ace ot
S;eel will publish 10 day tie results ct au
extended inquiry into various phases OF
the la5oe question n tue form Of commu-
ulcations from representative manui.ctug-
ers, workmeu, AMI p2gllcAl economists.
The topics considered relate ,os ,rlkrs aEd
locaol,s, arbitration as means Ct setting
disputes between labor and capital, indus
trial partnershi Pc, or a mutual pArucipa
,sOu Of slI concerned in the profits arising
from production aud the prac,cabilry Of
cooperative production IN the United
States.
.Amo4g the contributors are Howard
Crosby. Edward Everett Hale, Dc Ey.
I,ll-, David H. Masou, Bishop Warren,
Il D. Lloyd, Z Heber Newton, DR.. Chas
K Balrr Profs. HALEY OF ! ale, NalIgmau
o. to,umbia. Adams OF Cornell New
co,uJe Of New York, lanes OF Wharton
School Of Finance, Clark OF saith Col
i-g- Wa.rghous- Of Washington. and The
STATE Labor Commissioners OF Iowa, Wls.
eou.iu. Missouri and P,uusyIvau,a
Tns side o, the workman Il represented
ov R19srt Bennett, Master Workman !.ll
uuis haiyhts of Labor. the o'hcsrs OF the
Illinois Miners Protective Association
John jarrett, Fred Woodrow, the SAmarI-
raa u. I.aJ0G L. Nl-TarF j. II. Burt j.
surnauu aud others Among the maua-
,Agturrrs are the Presidents Of the June
usr Western. SpanliUg ind Green Ca-t,~
Naii Companies Charles RIiEe.y y. -.
Nelson. Joseph COrhs i Il DAutOrth ".
{. Kellogg. E c. ! Rose Eliot Todd and
John 4 Giouey
\ summary Of tie opinions expressed
shows that strikes and lockouts are an III
-yitable result Of the vage system and OF
the present foras of hoor organization
Arbitration is commended, aud "a most
cases. fh enactment ui laws emOo'y tu2
its principles is favored.
Prot Clark ssys "Th~ comp~tiuon
which is the basis OF the orthodox political
srononr is ALREADY q thing OF the past in
the syh-7e OF wage adjustment IL has
been viuated by combinations on both
sides.
Pot. James suggests thai arbitration
has TIE grea; advantage OF sati-c'lug the
act. Of parties to it to the chv;eut aEd
powerful control OF au ener elC pU5hc
opinion. Il recognizes that the interests
at stake are not merely those Of the laooreF
and employer, but also those OF the ccu
muuity at large.
Etward rrow, Secretary OF the Board OF
Arbitration for the manufactured iron
trade Of England. says The benefit and
success Ct the system OF arbitration Tor set
,Ear disputes over the system of strikes
AID lockout fully establishes ijs utility
aud adsptsoi!iJy and no parallel can De
touud in the history OF trade where dItcul
ues have been settled 20 adysntageous.r
Maay cases ore cited where luaIutsc
rlrrrs have adopted arrangements for the
division Of certain percentages Of surplus
p-ors smouy employees. Charles A. Pills
bury 4 Co, of Minneapolis say We
have no reason to regret the amount OF
money which We haze ruus dis
rr;buirI amouy our wosEmeu, Is 1t has
,:geu us very loyal and conscientious
class Of men, aud We certainly do not think
Se are any poorer by tie outlay We
never have the least trouble with our em,
ployees or disaaection among them
K ue5er Newton says that 1T society
% to advance, Bnd the mass of men to b.
ht,ed higher. d more Just division of profits
must 5a found Nay, then, If We are to
avoid bloody revolution and anarchy
such a reform must accomplish itself in
.Cme wGT.
l5hn jarrett advocates profit sharing i!
oa- on industrial partuershPs tie
would have thr wCrkmeu purchase shares
in the stock OF the company by which they
are employed He regards iutemperanC
As he sreatest curse Of American work
nau.
On the question OF co operation there ls
o greA: variety Of opinion. }. {. SarsheLd
,, View York. believes that when Industrial
cooperation - established the day ct De
/. eranCe Is at hand ter the working classes
whose heritage is poverty and toll
Az rule, the manufacturers do not re
ea5d productive cooperation as Pracuca
Die in this country. Many experiments
have been made, with different success
Their failure is ascribed to want Of busl
ness tact dishonest officials, lack Of educa
ton and the obstacles thrown in lis way by
large corporations
The Labor Commissioners advocate CO.
operation as beue. to both employer
and employees. II will increase the earn
lngs OF capital by obvia'iug lorg and eN
peusive strikes. aud make the men more
isrhtai in their rown and more careful o.
the Interests OF iher employer.
Replies Of the Wheeling men are p7sntet
elsewhere IN tull.-ED
hadfmRnns' boycott Lated
PIrrsBgR.. January The butter war
fare which has been wagei by ORGANIZED
labor agaIns, j. kautmanu i Bros, the
well known clo,Eisrs corner Filth emu,
and Smithhsld streets, ended last night a
the mee,iny Of the Trades Assembly
when oil differences between labor urion
aud the hsuItmsnus was peacefully sd
Justed.