Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-17

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back the Interests OF the WaSe-earner
than awning which could happen. Con-
s.quenilv. those who advocate violence
are the worst enem les labor has. j do not
see any other way OF dealing with anarch-
ISIS than thatot thrashng them promptly
every time they make war upon society.
| Force must be met with force.
I The Rev. DIR. Charles II. Hall feel by
no means discouraged by the explosions
which have 50 lar occurred in the inlus-
trial field. Toe discussion of grievances
will naturally lead to a proper ADJUST
! ment of them. There are ebuiliJIOns of
| bad temper and there are dang rOuS pr n
ciples inculrated by violent men, but
these are exceptional and not representa-
! tive, | believe in the people. Honesty
and good sense largely prepOnderate
among them. Undoubtedly the working
men have suffered from acts Of tyranny
and oppression, TOR the great monOp0lIes
and combinations Of capital are unmerci.
full and have inflicted wrongs which cry
for redress. But | have no fear Of the
future. There may be periods of severe
restraint, but every patriot will rejoice
that the wrongs OF labor since they dn eX-
list in the body polite are being venti-
lated.
Mr.. William f. Fletcher, Superintend-
ent Of the New York Produce EXchan ge
No serious danger to the community at
lar&e is TO he apprehended from the pres
ent phases OF the labor movement. The
ultimate result OF the agitation will not
necessarily prove Injurious to the work
ing classes, provided the strikerslrem
peaceable and quiet and do not resort TO
acts OF violence. In the event of success
the strikes will, OF course, be highly b ne
hctal to the WOrkingmen, and their
chances are better now than hitherto be-
cause they are better and more generally
OrgaI lied than ever b-iOre. he effect of
the existing troubles on the bus ness OF
! 1886 W II vary with the different branche
of trades and Industry. We, for example,
do not feel the strikes at all, while the
great body of manufacturers will. for the
time being, be seriously crippled by them
! lho sc troubles, however. soon decrease,
and peace and harmony return to restore
| business and industry TO their accus.
toned activity and vigOr.
Corpora ion Counsel Jents-I think
that arbitration is the only way in which
differences betwt Ell capital aud labor can
be peacefully and satisfactorily adjusted.
| | believe that the best thought bOtn among
employers and employed il moving in this
| direction. Both sides to the controversy
Will then have a hearing and better
understand ng of the questions in issue
| viii be arrived at.
Mayor " Whitney, of Brook lyn-The labor
business, and have put Oh many public
works and great enterprises VIII Gu would
! have benefited the worsiugman. We
| don't need any bigger standing army;
| public sentiment is our safeguard, Sn-
cIallsts and anarchists must be roughly
dealt with il they don't hehave them
selves. They are ike the little boy " no
steals your apples. IL TUFTS of grass won't
bring him down, harsher methods must
be adopted.
Collector Hedden, ofthe New York Gus
tom House, think that the results OF the
| labor demonstration are rather opening
the eyes Of the wOrkingmen. They can
see now that they are cutting their own
threats in some of the strikes they are
making. Business mas been injured i'm
menseiy we know, but we don't come in
contact with the effects to any very great
extent. No influx of foreign goods has
| come yet, hut suppose one would come
very soon IL the cost OF production is
! greatly increased. No we don't need any
more standing army; IL would do harm.
| AS to anarchists and men OF all kinds
| who do violence. they must be put do wn,
| and the wOrkingman who tries To iutimi-
date must also understand that when be
strikes be eXhausts all his rights. He
must not attempt TO prevent other men
| working in mis- place. Everybody wants
to elevate the laOoring man, but those WIN
| make the biggest noise about his rights
are his worst enemies. Anarchy and riot
hurt the labOrer worse than anything
| else.
Henry Heptz. President of the Cotton
] EXchangp-les. business has been Sc.
riOusly injured, but / cannot tell precisely
now mucu. How foolish tue men are to
strike when the profits on invesr ment
nave been getting smaller and smaller!
Some OF the strikes have undoubtedly
done good 10 the wOrkmen. as, for in.
stance that on the street cars in Brook
iyn, In which they gained reduction of
hours, but on the whole the work men have
lost heavily, for not only are they out of
pocket all the money they would have
earned all the while they are on strike,
but they have In many cases lost their
situations and in others mad to 90 bac. to
work at the old rate of wages. Besides
that they have increased the price of liv-
ing. Meat, for instance, is two or three
cents deares per pound THANH was when
| the strikes began. At one time It did look
! as II the troubles were a serious Hanger to
the natInn's peace. but that period has
| passed over. The fighting on Third ave-
nue., for instance, between the street rail
way rioters and the police was much
more serious than peOpie knew. The
newspapers minimiZed toe affair. A good
| many mn who were clu bbed have since
l I
who ought to know. We don't need
bigger standing army; the police,
backed up by the State militia, are able
TO take care of all rioters. The striking
fever seems to be in the air, and all for
eigners are catching il. NV butcher tells
me that his man, who has just been in the
country two months, has gone on a strike
Austin COrbin, President of the Long
Island rairoad-My men have been pretty
easy TO get along with. have tried to do
what is right wIth:them. The strikes
have killed the spring trade aud injured
| business confidence very much, and the
strikers are the men who have suffered
and will suffer by IT, No, we don't eed a
/ bigger standing army; the violent men
are ignorant foreigners, aud our police
and militia can take care Of them. An
archists should be taken at their words
/ and treated as enemies 20 law and order
/ TINS country IS free enough for all good
/ men, and all the bad men who can't let
/ their neighbors live IN peace should be
] nut in the penitentlary. When they go to
war with society, society should give
them all the war they want.
the Rev. +. Dewitt TSlmage-l am 90
ing TO deliver series OF lectures on these
labor questions, and have been watch
ing The agitation with deep interest and
anxiety. | nave fatn IN the good sense
aud justice OF English speaking work
men, and think on the whole they nave
behaved splendidly during the troubles.