New-York tribune., 1886-03-23
AN EMPLOYERS VIEWS.
ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN LABOR AND CAPl
TAI.
.vnDrw CAR<rGu's coHCLUsIcNs.

,,nn 81 s Justice or injustice Iu ti- resembles war
between two mai on> 1t Is simply question oi strength
and endurance between tue CONTESTANTS lLc gage Oh
Lnlle OF tnn duel NOT scuscless as means "i
establishing wmat Is just and iair th' an iu"usin"
etrjko or lockout II wOdld ba10iy 10 coCldde tdt we
have reached amy rcrinarert auustmet htt"eeh car,
ial aud labor until strikes aud !ockOuls arc IS hnen
Things Of past the gage of battle ur ihe due HAS
becoiuc in the most adyhuret eomnunes. ,,. ,ooor-
AmOnL the eApoaIetS suggested LOT thcf pttcr recon-
cauon, ihe fret place must b" aSsiehcd 10 tle ea ."
cooPeration or lhe l'n w wnTn "" ad Stare their
Isrtuues There duunt tat Il his could bo elected
itwOuld nave tie same behehc'i ehect nlon the "oN %
nan which the ownership of land has upon the man "Ao
has hitherto tiod tue land for another The sense 9i
oNnersnip would make OF MIN moro %; man as ferftS
himself aud more OF u citizen as rewards tho oh
,u0nwealth But are here met by difficulty when
have not. Net been able u overcome, alh
which renders me less sanSunc than should Ike 10 ne
Iesard TO co operaon Ihe dliheuVl Is tnls; .u
seems TO he inherent ia al gigantic haddIactu
lug. mining auG commercial Operators Two men OF TWO
combinations OF men Will erect blast furnaces, ron
mills cotton mills TiauO manufactures anlhne eacu
other engage III shipping OF cOhh'Ttlai business.
'Thcy Will start with equal capital and cedit; anu 10
those only superhclaly acquainted Win Ie Fesot Oh
these concerns, success wilt seem as likely 10 'Hhu ie
the Other. NeNelthecss one VIII I"lo "'Vr t1
dragging along hieless eXaterce, AMI PASS INTO mo
hands Of its creditors; while the nelghDolh2 ma & Hp
business will make fortune ior us owners Not' uc
successful manufacturer, dividing every month or
every year prouOrjiOD OF his IrOhts among s WORK
men, either rs nOhHs OF as u,NIiehl5 uloi, t % ,,
owned by them, viii not only have happy ali con
tented body OF operatives Int Ee Will MeVtaoy HllfacI
from his tho very test wOrkHen IN every depart
msnt His rival having no profits 10 IiNlIc a'"is I'
num- TO enable them to live, finds himself dcsroed OF
foenen and Of worsmen necessary Z" carry on on , ms
and. in their own opinion defrIuied OF the proper
irmts OF ter sl throusn lnc%aCi'y oil lhat,ehTn m %
theiI employers. Thus unequal business cHlac'' IN
toe management produces unequal results; ~ Mlh 10
precisely the il one Of these manufactures belongs
10 the vorlncn themselves but IN tins case III the
presen. stage OF development ol the "olhhth tho
cnanCe e. of failure Will ho enormously increased II
lpdee! greatly bc doubted whether any body OF work
lBglnen in world could to-day organize ana success
fuzzy carry a miunS Or Manufacturing OF cOhntltld
business in competition Win concerns .O"md ny men
trained affairs II any such co opc.a!i,e
suc,<eIs IL may b. for granted that II Is ihc
Ialy owing 10 the exceptional business a6ly OF one O
the managers aud only IN very small HcSiGe 10 'he
effort. O mass Ui woIhmcn OwLcrs. Ihs business
ability excessively rare. as proved ly the lncredD
Sea Of business only to sil. / shonli say that twenty
cooperative vOd fa TO every ono mat would
succeed There arc Of course. few successful estab
lishuents notably two III France and one III LnEI"hd
which are organized upon tAe cooperative Plan III
winch the aorkmen participate directly in tho profits
But these all created by the present u"hciS, WHO
now generously share tue Frohts with thelr ~ofkMeh
aud Who are making the success of their hauh'act"les
upon the operative plan tho pr0d WORK Oh tneiL ives.
affairs longer with them to guide Is matter o!
grave doubt, and, to me- 0f forebodlns. can, ol
co.rse picture in my mind state OF civilization III
which the talented business men shall ma thcr
primarily for their own personal assIan"lIritn
but for the good of the masses OF "ofK,I ehSa'e'
therein and heiI families but this t. only i"cshad-
owing OF a dim and distant future. When class s9'h
1ntn bocn eVOl' ed, me problem or calla ana dooi
both But a. ths mAuifestly bcones to ut0re gener-
alton cannot consider cooperation or conn on owner
possible fOI labor t. make III its path upward
A PLAN OF AEBIiBATIoN.
would lay IT down as "a maxim that there IS TO
excuse fol -Iikc lockout until arbitration of differ
ences been Oheed by ono party ana refused ny he
oIGcr No doubt serious trouble attends even "t"itdtIoh
M 1re.cut from dculty of procuring SUIT ile mon
to Judge intcl,enty between tne diStauts TLcro Is
a natural dIsincinaOn among bushess men L" expose
their business To men ia whom tey h'Nt not e'llc
conf We lack 50 lar III America retiod c> ul
Of affairs our we practice is TO keep on aCennn
laips dollars Untll We die II II mere uc custom
here as II is il ENGLAND, for men to Withdraw nom
active business after aclHIlnS "a ioI'au' i7 % T'",S
5 %Un' M ,er. eH ii,,s Of unions scll as Mr.
lr Mr. nf
AND IN tIe mem AS posscsse,l Of inc necessary
technical knowledge. and educated 10 point where
Commercial. reasons would not he without lIct proper
weight upon them consider that OF al the agencies
in, aely available 30 prevent Th>tc al and embttcr-
INK contests net "ern caP a. a.d 'l ar "uoh Is inc
rhe iuiiueIce OF trades unions upon the relations
between tine employer ana employed mas occh Hlucn
discussed some ts. thsinc chlN III n, M '
10 recognize the right ~ the cn To tonh themselves INTO
tLcse uniouS although an uOJ aware thit any concern
I'm TngI nj would daro to take this po,itI II. Tna
policy however may be res"r ed a. only ttnpoiaty
combine d form trades unions Is no loss sacred than
aud conferences win his tclO u.s. ana must be sooner
or Later conceded Indeed II gives one nut "a poor
opmo OF the American worSmap il he permits himself
10 he dc prycd Of Tcu which MS Iclo" III England has
conquered 70" himself long since NY experience % hs
bou 10 labor and tO capital. TncS certainly educate mo
WoIhln|men ana EIN9 licn a ,i'Vi Ti i ,Lr,, Wv 49,
relations OF oaWd. ana ah'F tnu lH'! @ ,o'Iu ~
form The Hhc-t snd Test wOrtmen eventually come 10
the front IN these @reAnza"n4; ana II ma! he ld do"h
asa rue lnal I.c hoIc N'l'It'"' >, i ~ ~, iat Il
fewer contests with employers II Il not ho ntt
brother capital is he esS bat ihc blatant ignorant man
WHO regard, capt. i a. tnr natural enemy Oh anoT wno
] nn. ui ~ cicil nom tie lark Of proper orgaiI ion
aIno he men through winch their red voice can he
expressed. Tins voice Will "lNhye he found III favor OF
the mdcuus aLi intelligent repre- .entatye. OF course
as nrcom" intelligent more d"tr'ence must he p'il
to them personally ANA to ter nights ana even 20 lner
iuloEs and ieludiCe'; ana al luh lHe MhoV gta'.
STARE al I0tS must hc pai III TIE day O prosperity 10
the Intelligent than to tho ignorant workman. He
cannot be npo,a! upon 50 ivauiy On ,he 1 Ttiiol ' %
Lc will lac fOu.d much reader to accept reduced com
the long for capital to be served ny the highest
Intelligence and 10 be ade well aware oi the TACT that
it Is dealing with men who know what is d'e 10 'n'in'
both a. to treatment ana conf ensAuon. ,
enpryc arises the fact thar tue immense estab
l>EmrntS Of to-day, IN which aou" We hnd serious
co,nict. ctuarp ,ltl and labor arc not managed by
their owners, hat 10y salarled officers, wHo cannot
possibly have permanent interest IN me welfare OF
ine woiknamen. Thcss otcial are chiefly anxious TO
pcNent satisfactory balance sheet at The end OF the
year that their hundreds OF shareholders may receive
The usual dividends and that they may thelelDre ne
IN tacir POSITIONS aud be allowed 10 manage le
business without unpleasant lutetlefrhGe eiIteE
duectois or Shareholders III Is uoauIo IhSt pl,Iel
strikes seldom occur ia small e-tahsh ents where the
owner romcs into direct contact with ms men, ana
Knows their qnatrs tnelr suusHes anu .hIl nC 4sP"
tions Although It may he lihIlartcAOie IOI tHe
worRInerGen personally; the manager at ne mills
having a committee oi his best men to present their
sug,e,tinrs and wishes from time TO timc. can DO much
to maintain and strengthen amicaGe relations II not
inierer d with from headQaartIs therefore recog,
uze i'm trades better st in organizations OF
the men oi each establishment, who select representa-
ing the reatous between employer and employed but OF
improving them.
IL Is astonishing how small sacrifice upon the part OF
the cinpUyer will sometimes greatly benefit the men.
remember that at one OF Our meetings with a cont
mtee incidentally Remarked 10y one speaker that
the necessity for obtaining credit al the stores in the
neighborhood was a crave tax upon the men An |
ordinary wOrRni he sad could not atord TO maHtaln
himself and family for month, and as he only le0elvcd
his pay monthly, hS was comneled I" obtain crei ana
10 Iav eXOrbtantly for everything whereas II he hai
the cash he could buy at 20 per % cent @ Ss,
two weeks g. The reply was: We did not IKE 10 ask
IT. because we have always understood That It would
cause much trouble; bat If do that II Will be worth
an advance OFFS per cent in our wages" We have paid
semi monthly since An Jthar speaker happened To say
that although they IN the midst OF coal the price
CHARGED for small lots delivered at their honses was
certain SUN per Dusle. The price named was double
what ouI coal costing us. How easy Tor us 10
delLr n snch coal they renLren. and |