The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-04-12
ORGANIZED LABOR.
It IL Capital Consisting of Brains and
Muscle, and IL Has the Same Rights as
Organized Capital.


Dor Thursday won it's greatest victory
when, in the U. S circuit court Judge
Henry c. Caldwell handed down his
decision in the Union Pacific wage
schedule contest In the legal opinion
this declaration of the court stands out
most prominently: "A corporation is
organized capital: it is CAPITA consist
ing of money and property. Organ
lied labor is organized capital: it
is capital consisting of brains and
muscle. What it is lawful for one
to do it is lawful for the other to do It
is lawful for the stockholders and of
ficers OF corporation to associate and
confer together for the purpose of re-
ducing the wages of its employees. or of
Lewiston of some other means of max
ing their investments profitable; it is
equally lawful for organized la Dor to as
sociate. consult and confer with a view
to maintain or increase wages Both act
for the promoting of enlightened sell
fishness, and the action of both is law
fil when no illegal or criminal means
are used or threatened.
The wages of the men must not be
reduced below a reasonable and just
| compensation LOT tler serNlces' lhey
must oe Palo lalr wages, tnough no
| dividends are paid on the stock and no
| interest paid on the bonds 1t is part
of the public history of the country, of
which the court will take judicial no.
'ice' ."aO ,ol 'ne li'sU ooo'ooo'oOo Vi
s.ocN ieH'eu 'iiia 0o.hP"" ieeeiSe'' less 80
0nah Genus oh 'iie ooilar ai!o 'ne prolC
Vi cohsOruc''on represenVeu oy o"l-
standing oonos was ef'' ''', 90 '4'
mere Woulo seem 10 pe no equity
III reuuc,hS '.e wages Oh 'he e,hp'oyes
oeloW "hat Is reasonaole ana just III
oroer W pay ui'itents o,i stocN anu ~, IN
'eres' oi' ooiue VI '.iis oii"i ae'er' ms
recoiiliilenoa'ioh VI 'he receivers "
aoopt thelr scheoules can not oe ac-
eepIeo oy the court lor announcer reason'
!hac scheouie was aoopIeo "i'hou' az
ioroihs 10 'he men "t 'helr represents
M n,ves any oPport. al'y 70 oe 'earu.
ms was IN Vloiation OF the agreement
eSlstlng between the company ana the
men oy the terms Oh "nich no clanse
ol 'he scheouie was 10 oe ilaoe Wl'h-
ou' no'lce 10 'le men anu sran''ns
nearing lnis WAS iulnoalieii'ai e'ror'
Inc receivers were hrse W oreah 'iie
coh'rac. oecweeh 'iie oouL' anu l's en-
PloVes' oue II Ihe reverse hau oeeh 1ne
case court couio ho' nave uirec'eo VI
enJoinea the men 10 con tlnue IN service.
oPeclnc performance Oh cohtrac'
10 rehoer Persohai serVice can ho' oe
ehiorceo oy lhJuhc.ioh' ny pains
anu Penai'ies' VI oy any o'hei
means Inc perloo Oh compulsory per
sonal service save as punishment lor
cr!he' mas Passeo III .iiis COUNTY,.
1hls country l. Is ho' uhia"iui ior en-
ployes u assoclate' consul' anu cohlei
.ose'her WIN view W iai,'aiiiiis VI
increasing thelr WAGES oy la"lul aho
peaceiui lheahs' any more 'iiah l. "as
uhia"lui lor Uiie receivers W couhse
anu conie, tose'hei ior Vie purpose "
ieuucihs 'helr wages corpora'ioi
10 orgahizeu capiIai' orsaniAeo iauol
ofsaiiHeo caPiIai, whaS 10 Ia" u io'
on1 ~ w 10 ,""iu ior 'he oUhei'
ouuse Nai''"ei, 'heh ieIi'es no" 'he
receivers ven 'n'o 'ourC i"eT January
W lorce nr fe''''cuiol On 'lie scieaule ol
wages. me courC .iieii says 'la' "iiel
cour' VI equi'y 'ahes "Poh l'sell .he
CONDUCT ana operation ol great llhs
! -. A.,
oue1lns 'iie business anu opera'lh Vh'
roa' oeconie .ne e,hpioyes oi tne co"r,
anu are suoJecU 10 les oroers III al
hatters relatlhS 10 tne olscharge o.
theii ou'ies' anu eh'i'ieo " l's pro
'ec'ioh'
AN essehtial anu lholspensaole re
qulslte 10 the saie anu successlu
opera1ioh OF tne ROAD Is the employ
hent Oh sooer' lntelilgeno' experienced
ana capaole men 1or that purpose
"hen ROAD comes uhaer the man
agement OF court IN "hlch the EN-
Ployes are conceded TO opossess al thes'
quailncatlons' ana that concession II
made in the fullest manner here, th'
court will not upon light or trivia
grounds, dispense with their service.
or reduce their wages. And whe1
the schedule of WAGES in fore,
a. Tho t;n,a tho oo,,r, ,ssrna
a., az VIZ ~
.he mana esienO y, lhe ,oa'
is the result OF natural agreement pe