Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-09

tho dock laborers. tho building trades,
and 40 forth, all indicating to tho student
Of social relations the growing unrest OF
ito working masses In this country, all
| omphaslzing the fact ihat our free poliu-
cal institutions II truly free they are
have not a. yet secuiud to the toiling mill
lions that happiness the pursuit Of which
j. guaranteed TO them as a sacred and IN
alionabe right
"fho events nj Homestead show with
a glazing light that q, present capital can
successfully call on the whole civil and
military force OF the state to back It mp
against ~ striking employees. Tho lei'cr
and the spirit of tho laws plainly sustain
that position. Mr.. Prick, the chairman
Of the Carnegie Company, represents but
tho logical and consistent position OF his
class. Capitalists go into business 10 mako
profits the moro the bcitor. Everything
else il subordinate to this highest aim.
They buy the necessary labor power ne
cordlng TO the law Of supply and demand.
They claim the right to make tho terms
and conditions according to Circumstance
&c, with tho sole view 10 tho success Of
their business. They arc buyers II the
sellers try combinations against them
they seek 10 outwlt and overcome them.
All this il but consistent from their point
Of view, an Integral part OF our industrial
aud economical system. II this produces
unsatisfactory results, thon tho syaIom
Itself should DO attacked. not the ainglo
individual representing 1t.
"on tho other hand the vendors Of
labor power. dimly realizing that they
must soil thomsolyo, In order to gain a
livelihood, arc casting about for ways
and means by which to improve aud
strengthen thcir position IN the market.
honco that tremendous moyemon, to.
ward organization, honco tho discussion
Of methods Of reform.
"Anor halt century's effort, trade
unions hayo some results to show; but
they have also brought about the natural
sequence Of capltalisiic counter combina-
ilons. Tho strike and the boycott AFRO
answered by tho lockout and tho black
list. Thus production H. carried on in
sort OF latent warfare among It's chief
factors, interrupted only by patched up
trucos. Tho weak est point In regard TO
labor organizations Is that so large a por-
ton Of workers remain outside, serving
rs club by the uso OF viii ch organized
labor may DO downod whonoyer capital.
lists arc willing To pay tho cost Of tho
fight. No less an expert than John burns,
tho famous English labor leader, fmukly
admitted this In u remarkable address 70.
comfy delivered before largo audience la
London. In all great strikes aud lociuuis
tho workers are thus made to fghtamong
themselves, and the forces that ought to
stand united In a common interest re-
main hopelcssly disrupted. Tho SOC
called scabs, against whom the wrath OF
the strikers Is directed, nnd protection
at tho hands OF their capitalist employers,
and ultimately tho machinery OF tho
state. To strikers 1t makes practically
little difference whether thoy are over.
awed by Pinkorons, or by tho police
and militia. Pinkorton winchostera,
police night sticks or militia riiios arc
weapons, different In name only, but,
as rule, working toward tho same
end.
II we realize, then, that trade unioni-m
II not satisfactory ~ remedy. let us
examine some OF the propositions fro
quon,ly made. Would the sioppage Of
immigration effect cures Look to
Italy and spain tor an answor. Those
countries arc not suffering from an In
ilux Of laborors, and yet their working
classes are In u piuablo condition, re-
sultlng every now and then in violent
outbreaks.
"rhen ,horo Is the cry for arbitration.
for laws Imposing that method u settle
menL As things are. II would only mean
interfering with the buyer aud seller NJ
labor power. Both sides instiuctiycly
resent such modelling. In our own State,
where a board Of arbitration legally ex.
lists, ils results aro very moagro indeed.
During the memorable strike on tho New
York Central railroad the impotence u
the board was made mani fost to oyory
onlookor The commissioners were
snubbcd by the spokesman OF tho rold,
and there the matter ended. II IL OK.
tromely doubtful whether any law for
compulsory arbitration could ever be
framed In such way ~ to be- tolorably
fair to both sides. And thon, how are
you going TO enforce n decision consid.
cred unjust on either sidog Can you
make tho employees 10 TO work by forcog
Can you prevent the employer from shut
ting down his mills OF minesg Tho
working pooplc will always think of
legal arbiirators A. part Of tho political
muchinc, and trvat them with the sus.
picion and dlstrust In which thoy hold tho
whole class Of professional politicians.
"rhcrcforc, nothing will avail bu,
new adjustment by which harmonious
working OF our economic order may be-
achieved. The conflict will last ~ long
~ the worker Is not master OF his tools.
between him and them stands the capt.
tnlist, taking the lions share " tho pro.
duet aud over ON the lookout for an in.
crease, no matter at what cost. The
capitalist A. employer g. historical re-
suit. Ito was absolutely necessary IN
order to perfect production ON large
scale, lie Is necessary NO longer. lie
may stay in Nnpor or Ia Cluny Castle
while his subordinate carry on his bust.
mo- as uult hi. battle. n. t.......