The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-12

| r;cb,s ~ the parties, and these depend OF
course. upon the constitutions ana ia"So' 'ne
Ia o,d ,bs newspaper writer who under
,otos ~ treat the subject should first OF all
be yersed in tho laws. Strange 10 soy' now
aver these writer's are almost without eAcep-
| tion completely ignorant OF the laws Oh .h'
go qhe Washington Post said. for H.
s,o,.e editorialy. that the Carnegie people
/ nd no right TO land with the Pinkerton men
! an their own property" when in tact notn-
I've osn be clearer than that they had per-
feet right under the laws to lana on 'pe"
nroperty with PiDkerton men or WITH any
other men that they chose to carry there anu
.bo. the workmen violated the law wnen they
rndertook TO prevent the Carnegies and their
invited guests. the Pinkertons, from iahuinp'
| VIZ have observed in many other Journals
on;njons on the law Of the case just as VIDE OF
| the mark as this one.
The New York Herald is now MAKING i'sei
| busv in urging that the true solution OF lhe
difficulty is arbitration. 1t finds BACKING ior
| ne contenton in the fact that the tendency is
growing amongst nations to refer aii disputes
batween themselves TO settlement by arbitra-
tion az the United States and Great Britain
did in the matter of the Alabama claims ana
az they are now doing in the matter OF the
Rsbrinp Sea affair. This matter of arbitra-
tion is so persistently pressed by many other
Journals that it is proper it should be critl-
cally looked into.
When two nations get into dispute each 10
asserting a right to some particular thing. II
they are unable to determine their respective
rights each proceeds 10 enforce its claim by
making war upon the other 1t is most CRATE
ful TO civilization, therefore, in the absence of
any other tribunal of power and authority for
the settlement of international differences,
that tendency 10 substitute the arbitrsting
Judgment Of impartial powers for the devasta-
tons of war has arisen and is growing in the
world But in every such case this cardinal
fact is TO be borne in mind: Before case for
arbitration between nations can arise, each
of the nations must be laying claim to some
right which the other nation disputes.
The same is the case III respect to individ-
uals. Before any occasion for arbitration can
arise. each individual must be claiming right
which is denied by the other. When such a
case has arisen it is most beneficial to the in
terests of mankind that the dispute shall be
referred for settlement to the judgment OF
arbitrators. But the sine qua non Of all cases
of arbitration must be that there is something
in dispute. One party must assert right
which the other party denies.
Tested by this requirement what case for
arbitration do we find at Homestead?
The strikers do not CLAIM that the works
are theirs. they admit that they belong wholly
and entirely 10 MIR. Carnegie. There is no
question therefore in respect to the owner
ship of the works 10 be arbitrated. But one
man may be the owner Of piece of property
while another is entitled to the possession Of
il. as in the case OF Ia leased house But the
workmen do not claim that they are entitled
10 the possession of the works. They admit
that according to the laws Of the land Mr.
Carnegie is entitled to the possession Of the
works. There is nothing therefore then 10
be arbitrated. We have got then to the point
that Mr.. Carnegie is as fully entitled to the
possession and complete enjoyment Of his
ing at the corner of Ann and Broadway.
What, then, is there to be arbtrated be-
tween Mr.. Carnegie and his workmen: Mr..
Carnegie says he will not employ them any
longer unless they will agree that their wages
shall be graded on steel billets valued at S23,
while the workmen say they will not work
unless the steel billets are valued at S24.
Now. each has perfect right to say this If
Mr.. Carnegie does not think the iron and
steel market will justify him in employing
labor with steel bilets valued at S24
he surely has the right TO refuse 10 en-
ploy it., and if the workman think their
labor is worth enough to have steel bill
let's valued at S24 they surely have the
right to say So Both, then, Carnegie and
workmen, are exercising plain, uncOntested
right which neither denies to the other, and
we, therefore. see nothing up to this point to
be arbitrated. Mr.. Carnegie is perfectly
right to say he will not submit to arbitration
the question whether he shall employ labor
on steel billets valued at 1914 because he
knows much better than any board of arbitra-
tors can know whether he will make money
OF lose money working on a basis of steel
| billets at S24
The question then. and the only question
between the workmen and Carnegie. is
whether the workmen shall forcibly prevent
Carnegie from bringing into his own works
for employment such men as he chooses to
bring in and we see no question for arbitra-
ton here. Mr.. Carnegie is entitled t. pos
session of his works and it is nothing more
nor less than a naked, unlawful trespass for
any men OF body of men to exclude him by
force from their possession and enjoyment
Not only $50, but il is tTespass which lays
the axe at the root of all government of law.
1t amounts to riot which must be forcibly
suppressed if it cannot be suppressed with
out force or it is the beginning of anarchy.
Arbitration. indeed is most excellent
method of arriving at the value of service,
when both parties employer and employe
desire to continue their association and when
it is only question of value about which the
principals are unable TO agree and both are
willing to submit to the judgment of a third
party. But IN all such cases the perfect free
dom of each individual to peacefully choose
that course which he deems best is the foun-
dation of the liberties of us all.
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TREASON.
Before Mr. Cochran. who advises prescott
ing the Pinkerton men for Treason. under