Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-08

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!. a,seufslon. WI nnnleted. Those who |
uh.m II all who have con
4 v rgsd The t,e.,n,ositlm should mot miss an
['ed % this y az We cannot unnorthse 10 |
\ Il d. palpmTib,ers-ED. GAZETTE }
N Wy RICHARD DAVIS
.,.,y Of the Pennsylvania |
i pAfla y sssated association, ana man
a N tnr iganiha.vJ, cngaged in the settle
1 h,s leen avun,ois strikes which have oc-
4 n ne npas, among minors, not only IN
= ~ ibnt also in onio'l ..Aa.
'Il'An,., IN favor of an elght-hour
h IS s', .mSua miners. The labor per
q, Y. miners being Of a hazardous
~, .,t,pr as they frequently do IN
Z, sv gaseous mines, It's effects are
81 ~ stiaened forms aud sallow
" ~ Nv u those who have followed
s'A =, auy considerable length OF
IN, ~ hours Of labor underground
bt .ed nv old miners as sufficient
fs .'.ssr 10 support themselves re,
s"t ~ 10 be conducive TO good
'fsOHr NM Man Of reducing the hours
~ - the mines has been tried In
~ ... :. and II works admirably,
p oi nine hours day Is the rule IN
q nir districts in England and
ard more wages are earned
", under longer hours. II the
sDss rnrk-day Is established 1t Will
4 marked effect for good, soolaily'
,,snally and otherwise among tnou-
& !, miners IN this country.
" Joug COSTELLO.
.uo N president of the Monon-
Cosen Railroad Miners association
Ma,r'snent labor leader OF fittsburgJ
PiIVotynduction OF labor-saving ma
Z ~, Tin necessarily cause a lessening
AIRS Of workingmen everywhere.
s,sIly question OF less hours OF
Il ~hs,her eight or some other num-
Al cot. ]. NJ. sCHuoMAKER.
n cc,sEer il one OF the largest coke
senih e Connellsvllle Pa.) district
s.nnally / favor the eight-hour work
II think that the matter should be
N nv each firm and their employees
@ Ssn1ot xpect the same wages for
hours as for ten or twelve hours. /
IS ,he men need more leisure time.
GEORGE GUNToN.
II aurton IL author of "shall the Eight.
~ Svstcm DC AcceptedT In April
nm.
dIscuss the adoption of an eight.
81 system Is to discuss the labor prob
n which involves the law of wages and
olnc relation Of wages to social
ress, Unfortunately, however,
1er The orthodox nor any of the re
X I'd schools of political economy have
e us any reliable information upor
Of these important questions
s. d the popular doctrine of wages ha.
n aercely attacked and seriously 4
/. lstally injured, no adequate theory
set been presented to take its place
atbough the true law Of wages ha'
yet been given to the world, and tn,
Of this article preclude its consid
hon here, the fact that all the wealth
Aborer received under our presen
strial system reaches him in tn,
"a Of wages no one will dispute,
j, |pw to abolish poverty, or in othe
ls, how to permanently increase tn
III u Of the masses, and especially tina
llou who own none of the products Q
= own labor is really the labor prob
hsrsiOro, the merits Of any PROPOSE
r lcfihe Improvement of the industria
& social condition of the masses turn
Is tendency to permanently increas
3es, Now, wages can be Increase
4 10 one Of two ways, either by =
he 10 the distribution of the wealt
resent produced, or by an increase i
aggregate production OF wealth. Tn
action 10 the former method is that
to Improve society by taking wealt
one class and giving it to another
III Is neither economically possibl
i socially desirable.
4oposlHons to improve the laborer'
Pliion by the arbitrary abolition c
interest, profit, etc, are not onl
elcally impracticable but also ecC
S eally unsound.
ley are based upon the erroneou
npuon that II rent, interest, etc
nogced wages would thereby b
spondlngly Increased, which is
'anental and fatal mistake.
interest profit and rent were a
.fsAeo tomorrow there Is no economi
~ y which that wealth for that rel
WOULD 90 10 wages. This erro
i ron an entire misconception {
economic law OF wages.
ms that wares are determine
ient and Interest End profit
w the reverse is tn viz: that rer
interest and profit are ultimately d,
a .leu oy wages. e., by the econom
Ay OF the masses to consum
~ without which neither rent, PR
= interest would be possible.
~, me proposition to reduce I'll
~ iancr Is open to none Of thes
: IONS 1t is economically sount
sy possible, and socially indil
economically sound, because it al
IN 70 Influence the distribute
ealun only through the natural an
operation OF economic forces.
~uoption OF an eight-hour systel
create .tesle no sudden shock or disoI
snvcletyi 1t would deprive no on
present possessions, however oil
y would impose no restriction
/ a sas ! qeraiion of free competition
# ~ Introduce no arbitrary lntertel
legislative or otherwise, with an
recognized methods OF trade, con
OF Industry. wa
4 M ~ ms measure asks for IS this
i Surer shall have a little more lei,
a nne each day in which, through or
I'.y and Intercourse with IFS fe
y NJ personal and social deyelor
nay advance. Herein lies II
u the unrecognized ecor
M Importance OF reducing the hour
~, Social influences are the pre
'Irce In all economic movement