New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-15
CHAUTAUQUA AND LABOR
UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT PROBLEMS.
An INTERESTING DISCUSSION ON THE RELATION
OF THE SETTLEMENTS TO THE LABOR
MON EMEN

,bor,,uo,o y Y July Is lSpecial.-The tnivcr-
sItv settlement conference this afternoon considered
the relation of the settlement T. the labor movement
Miss Jane Adams. IN "a paper on the SUBJECT SAID
I'm substance: THE social INJURY "i 'hc H'fih"'l
man becomes the concern OF the Set'""'h' WHICH
by its very existence accepts Inc hlo''r' tVa' ol
ethics and by virtue OF It, very locaIlN mas put
Itself into position 70 see, as no one Nv" 's"oor
can 500. fine Stress and need OF those who bean the
brunt Of social Injury. il las Lol ONLY taken
pledge toward the injured. but II Is placed Where
Tho potivo mower for the fulfment Of II Is constantly
renewed.
THE residents OF settlement soon hhu 'Hat III
industrial life as well everywhere "s' isolation
lack OF organization, (, fatal but they make 'h"
further discovery that It leads 10 StarVau"h' ii III
all donortmcnts of social and political life isolatios
Is a hlundcr and results In drrarln's' ana apathy,
in industrial affairs isolation Is social crime for
:, r,s,,l,s 4, .vtcrminatio". cur social unity has
zone so far that the unorganlzed worker Is menace
TO the entire industrial lif, Of tn" community
II tbo design Of the settlement Is not 80 much re-
form but fratcrnal 90 operation WIN All goon winch
II finds I'm its own nclghborhOOd. then the most obvious
line of action will be- organization through the trades
unions The crucial question OF the uhe Is III "hat
attitude 10 stand toward the present Industrial Sys-
fem Are Won content that greed shall rule business
ufe while I'm family and social life you live 80
differently Are you content that Christianity Shai
have no play I'm tradel II these questions press
upon all OF H.. then settlement surely must lace
the labor question test OF It's sincerity.
The transient in SikeS Is tie anger ana opposition
against the employer and too often the ohagrin
OF failure The permanent l. the binding together
OF the strikers in association and brotherhood, ana
it Is because Of this growing feeling OF brotherhood
In the labor movement that we see lis growing ethcal
power The labor movement i bouhd 10 Work LOT
shorter hours and increased wages and regularity Of
may cOm
TO the individual laborcr, that association may be
put upon enlarged principles, that cooperation may
assume Il higher fralcrnal aspect.
The despair of the labor movement IS that we have
torn the great and beautiful ensign OF democracy
Each has saa cncd Of II and plradrS 1t proudly
rs II It were the whole nag, rcpndiating and not
doignnc 10 look at the others 1t i this feeling
Of dlSdan OF any class Of men IN the community
which Is dangerous 10 the movement
Dr. Richard j. Ely. president Of tn" Conference.
I'm reply to Miss Adams paper said tnat Industrial
dcrnoo racy Of some kind other must b" the per
mancnt basis Of all democracy. Nicc'hanc"llor
George T.. Vincent and Robert A. Woods also spoke
briefly.
In the conference which followed on social work
In country Villages. Mr. Wood, touched upon the
state OF villages In England and In different parts oil
the United siaie The evil, Of village lfc. i" said.
are the isolation Of people in Villages. the spint &"
dis inoa and ,,ciariani,m which exists, In" d. sp'rdte
struggle for existence which often characerlzeS
farm life. the narrow range Of activity sine" ia" "A-
tincil0n Of country workshops ~ r'-nlt "i ii'
factory system the iulu~,. mon"ony and par Nlmonl
which result Ia sending moro "nt'Tlr~lhg -plrl'N "H
to larger centres and IN producing ~ many place
what are really country "-um~.7 The person. In
a country village who might undertake" work 10 make
Village lifr Interesting and rlcNAling ar" IN" minis
t.rs the school teachers and educated wong people
uartculary Young women. WHO return Ia their home,
nft"r college. the summer luaTd"r might l'toh" i
means uplifting instead Of dcmoralirins th" conn
Try. The means proposed W"rr a union al Chur' '''
or serial union independent oi III" churches,
which should undertake varied prograim" similar
io that followed ~ the college settlements. Fer
hap- first Thing would De- - organic" "A clnb
among tho Young men who loaf about Oh" villhc"
stores" In connection win this club, lee lures, On
trriainncnts and socinhl.s might b" Inviting.
reading room and library might b" begun ana thau
taIiqun cr lrs ana university cNi'i-l'i-, NllLi-"
politics and rural economics might b" studied ana
cultivated. Heitrr ART aud better music might u"
introduced among a." 'l'asr>, helpful Visitors might
be- brought Ia the vlIg". ana ia" Villagers them
selves might b" H.alIrd into travelling pari's.