The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-17

and you may do your worst, OuU III nIaI .I1
ter which effects the brotherhoou 1 win
recoonize only the men, That night the
officers of the brotherhood were informed
of the concession made to them and the
threat of a strike was never carried OUT
Years of successful trial of fair, frank and
| friendly discussions with the employees OF
the Central upon questions OF dlHerences,
which arise from time 10 time, nau leu ne
| to believe that a strike was Impossible
uDon the line of road. In that trust went
! abroad on nv annual holiday during the
| summer 10 have my hopes roughly shat
! tered while musing at Oberamergau one
, SUNDAY evening on the happy lesson Oh
| peace and good will among men taught by
the passion play py WA cap5e dpn3tn fc3innary
! flashed over the wires had caused thous-
ands to desert their posts, and the greatest
artery of commerce and trade III the
| United States 10 be stopped.
But YOU were true to the relations
/ which for many years had been established,
/ and sustained and reinvlgorated my Iad-
! ing faith ia the efficacy Of any effort TO
maintain satisfactory and permanent
J understanding between capital and labor
! The citizens of New York and Of the whole
! country owe to the Brotherhood or Loco
| motive Engineers debt OF gratitude Tor
! the courage, fidelity and intelligence with
/ which they stood by their posts and per-
J
! troubles on The New York Central.
Much has been said of late Of the bene-
! fits labor would receive II the government
! owned and operated the railroads. lime
! does not permit a discussion OF the ehects
1 on our institutions of the appointments oil
| "A million public servants being given 10 an
administration and made the patronage OF
party bosses. But / saw two object lessons
! in Europe this summer The letter car
! riers Of England work long hours ana earn
| on an average Sc per week. After vain et-
! forts for fewer hours and more wages they
! struck. The government instantly Hileu
| their places, put policeman beside eacn
new man, and dispersed every gathering OF
the old men near their stations. In Ger
many the government owns the roads IL
! runs them TO make money. The roads are
part of their military system. 1he loco
motive engineer receives about so per
month, and if he deserts his engine De
comes subject to punishment as an onlcer
! Of the government.
Libraries have been written upon labor
and capital, but they are mostly trash
| Labor cannot live without capital 10
| furnish it employment, and capital with
out labor to enable it to increase and
| multiply is as useless as diamonds on
desert island to "A shipwrecked and starv-
ing mariner. Every difficulty must be
! solved upon its own merits. IL Is JusC
here that an intelligent labor organization,
composed only OF the occupation which
seeks TO secure a right or redress wrong,
can meet its employer upon grounds
which will show their mutual dependence,
and promote their common benefits. 1t Is
lust here that ignorance or incOmpetency
on the one side produce irritation and
resistance on the other, and capital loses
its earnings and labor Its wages. The
period ought to come when the employees ~
any industry shall not be arrayed In hostile
camps over the whole country against
their employers in the same business;
when the combinations VIII not be OF the
workers on the one hand and the oLlcerS
or firms on the other, as against each
other, but, with good sense, friendly feel
ing and kindly tempered dispositions
they shall meet upon common grounds foI
the good and an overwhelming sense ol
common interest"
ARTHUR TALKS.
Chief Arthur congratulated the Brother
hood on the thriving condition OF Its al
fairs, and said:
1--WE come from every quarter of the
United States. Canada and Old Mexico,
40 men, representing 452 subdivisions
COMPRISING "a membership of %. OOO. There
is a oneness Of purpose, bat there IS dl
VerSity of opinion; and we hope, during
| tde course OF our debates, to find an equa
ton by which the problem of our difficult
ties and differences may be solved; tC
strike a balance between capital and labor
as far as we are cOncerned-between the
most radical and conservative, that right
NAV be obtained and Justice be done. II
! is by honorable action that we have
achieved success as a labor organization
= not by might, by loud aud boast
ful assertions OF what, owing u
our numbers, we might compel cor
norations TO do. No, that has never beeI
/ hrrf f4i
b nothing more The labOrer Is worthy o.
his hire, is entitled to hours of rest, Is de
serving of consideration, has the sam,
} needs. feels the same lOnglngs and desires
is altogether human, and as much MAJ
T rs ne who sits in his Office and directs th'
: work of others. II there he those wh'
l would array labor against capital, an
7 not one of them, nor with them. If Their
be those who regard the interests of labo
, and capital ~ naturally or properly an
2 tagonistic. do not agree with them. Tn
{ interests of labor and capital are identical
2 or, to be more accurate, reciprocal An
e argument respecting labor topics whC
does not distinctly recognize and conced
: the truth of this proposition must need
nc iallaCiOGs. and, as a matterOt tact, 1t
I recognised and conceded 10 he ;
! boy all the eminent authorities O
y the sUbiect under discussion, fror
% Adam Smith down The inSuranC
5 touched upon at length by the speaker
f who said that during the past fiscal yea
/; the Brotherhood has paid TO the widow
1 and orphans and disabled member
{ 1922. 800, making a grand total OF 8, l22
Gl.
e Addresses were made by FIX GovernC
: Davis and number of delegates, the eNel
r. cises closing with few remarks an
5 prayer by Bishop Whitehead.
a Referring 10 Chicago telegram stain
j. that party of western engineers had leI
r for this city to champion the cause
g federation First Grand Assistant Eng
e ueer Hays said: Il know nothing aboU
l. the men who were IN Chicago yesterda'
D We ant lcipate no trouble when the tin
D comes Tor considering the question OF fede
?, alton. Yes, there are many who fav,
Il such federation. but as To their numerlci
u strength, | know nothing. | understan
II the majority of the western delegates fav,
T. such plan, but as to what the outcon
~ viii be. ! will not venture an Opinion
Il You can say, however, that there will
/, no trouble in dispOsing OF the matter ln
81 harmonious manner
n The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the BrotherhoC
:. OF Locomotive Engineers met this NOR
Is ing AT Temperance hall in eNecuri'
III session The reports of the grand seer
tary and the grand treasurer We're receive
30 and routine business was transacted. Ih
y. afternoon the ladies attending the ope
N ING Of the engineers convention, the meI
OF bers of the Brotherhood, and Ladie
rs Auxiliary will get down TO business
= earnest.
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