New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-14
REMEDIES FOR TROUBLES or VOREMEN
AN ADDRESS By THE REV. r. HEBER NEWTON TO
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

AN ADDRESS By THE REV. r. HEBER NEWTON TO
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
NEw-HAvEN, June IS Especial Before "a
large audience OF Knights OF Labor to-day the Rev.
Heber NeYtOn spoke as follows 1.-THE Alpine tourist
learns of progress in has mountain climbs Again
and again the narrow road seem be blocked in
the distance by some msurmOuntable mountain wall.
but he pOds Oh. that when he reaches
the point some way will open for him. Thus he climbs
and climbs, until at last the summit passed. In this
way only this labor problem be decided The social
problem is vast and complex that no one except
charlatan will pretend TO 70 nd It's complete sou-
ton. The trouble lies far below the surface in which
III en- usually dwell. Ii is not due to local
and 1t is not due to our tariff laws. for find
the Things existing in protection countries and In
fIeetrade lands The Socialist charge OF painless pro-
duction is valid Production has been rushing ahead
under the needless greed OF individuals without their
stopping to consider the wants OF society. Herein
is Of the most powerful factors in our
present problem The problem is further complicated
by the breaking down Of the oli.me barriers between
different nations. There is only market and
that is the worldwide market process OF equaliza-
ton is going among all nations II the higher peoples
level up the lower peoples. they themselves Will
be leveled down to the conditions OF the cheapest
labor.
"Capital and labor are dependent upon land. The
sysems OF land tenure In the Western world exaggerate
this dependence The profits Of capital and the wages
tribute OF rent Our system OF education
our burdcnsomo taxation, our political cor
ruption, municipal msmsnagemeDt, arc
some OF the defects In government which tell
nightly upon the problem Until there is found some
better regulation OF our industrial mechanism mast
expect social problem 10 unsolved. In OF
great cities there has lately been bitter strike against
great employer, OF whose hands rrceiying
81 week, while he had but recently given $50 600
ward church. Let the Church say to capital: Keep
back your gifts and pay your debt OF justice your
fellow The State should provide training schools
for special industries. Tho State reform her sys-
TEN OF taxation AS to tighten burdens imposed
upon industry. The State control transportation
and II ought to.
The State should pass law prohibiting importation
Of cheap labor. This is species OF which
allows no justification. There exists in New
YORK company Incorporated TO carry
the business OF importing lOw-priced labor. That
10 clear case for the enforcement OF the National law
Jhe btate should stimulate colonization by % system
loans secured by the land and Its improvements Ihe
STATE thoWd hold all mineral hereafter open
Is the property Of the people at large The great cop
per, iron, coal, oil and IN fact all mines should be the
property OF the people. We may not be able make
any retroactive egsla0n concerning the properties
sfeady allowed to into hands, but
vast treasures yet 70 be opened and the people ought