Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
MR. DEPRW.
His address Before tie Ba.hsr-
head q EAglnesFs.
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nateaal krotasrAeea o' f4ooouesise
Engineers held its anBaal open meeting
In the Gfand 0psrs-hogss duDrsaey
aiternooa and notwithstanding
aowa-poaring raia every iuCh e
the Yass aedltoflum V@s occupied
by the delegates wives and friends
TIE meeting vas opened oy II
X. Adams, master Il ceremonies, 10
read = nun teT of letters from proml-
neat gentlemen expressing reErcs -
their inability 70 be present
Chairman Adams then introduced
Hon. Chzuacey N DePew, president
OF the New Nork Central Rail
road Company. The appearance o. the
dist.ng orator ana statesman
MAS the signal fOr the widest kind Of
stored Mr DepeW proceeded 10 deliver
al address. which WAS listened 10 with
great interest Several tines ho was
compelled 10 pause owing 10 the deaien-
ing applause Of his hearers. ME Depew
said. among other things:
This Is the twenty seveuth annual eonFen-
tion o. the BTotheglooc % Locomotive En-
sineers. DuriRg the period oi your exissepee
and prosperous growtA hundreds % labor OF
ganikstions have been formed and Dissolved
They have been started 70 carry Out novel
theories OF 70 puE IN practice unusual and un-
tried processes. The success of your body 10
due 10 lts rsgid and ansH erving adherence 20
the right principles upon which II Was founded
we have learned from experience several
important lessons. IL has been demonstrated
that socialism, either with individuals, or by
the state, IS incompatible with our liberty and
not enrVfVe Hntpr gur fr4fffrsLtena over IA
societies have been formed 10 pat IN practice
socialistic theories Tary have beca headed
by earnest, seif-sacrlncias aat devoted people,
and wrecked ~ disciples who could gel along
with nobody IN tals world and would never be
received IN the neIt. aad who foncly imagined
thatthey could create better world OF their
own.
No labor organization can permanently sue
ceed whose sole and oaly object IS 10 Increase
wages aud ciuinish hours II lacks the es
sentisl bond VI mutual sympathy ana brotherly
help IA bearing OF lightening each others lslr-
dens. The tendency OF such an organization Is
inoyitable aud rapitdy 70 collisions and failure.
"Lsbor must be a intelligent capital upon
It's own grounds The committee which calls
upon the employer or The railroad oniccr must
know its OWE business a. well as he does other
wise from angry oontentions, because Of il
norance, comes the exercise " brute force
ana violence fails 10 secure that which
In nine cases Okt ot Ten cO0ll nave been \ "a nF
intelligent presentation Hundreds Of commit
tees OF our employees have been 10 see me, and
can safely say that after the full and free dis
cussioH which always book place not one OF
them ever went out OF my ONCE except 10 carry
back a satisfactory message 10 their constitu-
ents
But in the operations OF what may call the
Labor Trust have had three experiences
force Of hftcen men was located al one point on
ltna unI fu afrsrrf viii .~fa
trades in tnat neigh bOrhoOl we're
members o; tho local assembly. The
chief Of that assembly was 4 shoemaker.
who had z quarrel vita passenger conductor,
ana 70 give even with the railroad ordered
these men 10 quit work. They lost their places,
with al the sttendaut misery 10 themselves
and their families. without knowing why they
| were oreered ogt. 4 b gh oracisl IL the order
called upon me Oy IN appointment made Toy
his private secretary. Ia discussing the IL
ieged grievances re confessed that he never
had been in the raiiwgs service or worked an
hour upon rairoas in his life Such repre-
sentatives o: organized labor bring II into dis
pute both with employers and the public"
Referring 10 the recent strike on tho
New York Central road Mr.. Dcpcw said:
The citizens Of Now York and of tae whole
country owe TO the Brotherhood " Locomotive
Engineers a debt Of gratitude for the courage
fidelity and intelligence with which thsy stood
by their posts and performed their duties during
the recent troubles on the New York Central
Much has been said Of late OF the benefits
labor would receive IL the Government owned
ara operated the railroads. Time Goes not per
nat discussion OF sue effects upon orr inst;u-
tions oi the appointment OF q million Of public
servants being given 20 al Edmiuistrs-
tiou and mads the patronage oi party bosses.
| Bat saw two object lessons "a Europe this
summer. The lsttor-carTicrs in England work
long hours. and earn on ar aycrsge six
dollars per week. After vain ea0rts for
fewer hours and more wages they
struck. The Government Instantly filed
their places. put policeman beside each
new man, and dispersed every gathering
/ o. the old men near tkcir stations. u Germany
/ the Government Owns the roads. II runs them
10 make money. The roads are part OF their
military system. The locomotive engineer re-
ceives about S45 per month. and II ne deserts
\ bis engine becomes subject 20 punishment as
an ofncer Of the Government
Libraries have been written upcn labor and
/ capital, but they sre mostly trasa. Labor can
not live without capital 10 furnish 10 employ
ment. and capital without labor 10 enable it 70
increase and multiply IS a. useless as diamonds
/ on desert island TO a shpwrccked and
starving mariner. Whe3 capital scl0shly
strives 70 secure an unfair proportion Of the
profits By reducing the laborer 70 conditions
/ which cndsuger The health. morality and cdu.
cation Of his family. 81 is certain 10 incitc a
| volt which will end in It's impairment or De
| str. ction. When labor pushes its demands TO
| a point where capital receives DO return. or
/ incurs loss, TIE business stops and employment
ceases
The period oaeht 20 come when tho en-
/ ployes IL any industry shall not be srrsyed m
/ hostile camps over thc whole ccBnfry against
/ their employers ID TIE same business. when the
| combinations VIII not DC o. the workers on one
| hand or the officers Or firms on the Other. bot
! with good sense, friendly fesling and kindly
tempered disp0sitons they shan meet uVon
] common gr0vnds Tor TIE common good and az
| overwhelming sense Of common interest
! Chief Arthur then read his address.
He outlined the policy Of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers and ex-
! pressed his sentiments on the most i'm
portant question before the present con-
vention, that Of uniting with the Fed
( Grated Order Of Railway Employees
when he said. I'VE arc proud of our
organization. and we must preserve il
intact from all alliances or connection
with other Organizations
a SOLEMN SCENE.