Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-02-08
ADDRESSED THE W0RK|NGMEN
Rev. DR.. WATSON Lectures Before the
Trades and Labor Council on
"The Crisis of UniOnism."
Synopsis Of His Address-The Council
Extend Thanks and Order the
Lecture Printed.

Rev. DR.. WATSON, rector of the Episco
pal church, lectured last night by invita-
ton before the Trades and Labor Coun
Gil of Great Falls on the subject of "Ih'
Crisis of Unionism.'' The trades council
ball was crowded to its fullest capacity
by the delegates and workingmen. who
listened to the speaker with close atten-
ton. The address was ordered printed
for circulation aud a vote of thanks was
rendered the speaker for MS lecture. The
following is a complete synopsis OF the
speakers argument, anal zeu and separ-
ared into heads in their logical order,
and gives a very good idea of the sub
stance Of the lecture:
/. Labor and capital are two elements
of society. Society Is greater than either
or both.
,. Society IS the judge and master of
both.
3. Capital IS small! numerically. ccm-
pact. disciplined, selfish and Ia the high
est degree intelligent,
t, Labor Is large, unWieldy, ill-disci-
pinned. geuerous; and is always losing its
best men 10 capital.
). Hence in ii contest. labor is no
match for capital.
g.. The only hope Of labor, therefore, is
in its appeal to their common master.
society.
:. This appeal very hopeful. because
(a) it is, dis a rule, just; (bj and society
naturally siGes with the weak.
$. But to be successful, (a) it must be
conciliating and respectful; TO- must uE-
hesitatingly recognize the sovereignty
Of society; (c) must be skillfully presen-
ted; ID and should, if possible, make it
evident that the interests of labor and of
society are one.
8. Capital recognizes these facts and
conditions, and makes the most out of a
bad cause.
10. But labor often commits the
"blunGer worse than a crlme;" (a) of
ignoring the public; or (b> Of annoying
and irritating it: or (c) Of ~antagonizlng
and detying the public;
IL, And consequently meets ignomin-
ious defeat. even when its cause is just.
l.. Labor must get over the delusion
that it is society, and recognize that it is
only hi portion Of n class Of society.
-. Labor is in a bad odor with the
American public; (al because, rightly or
wrongly, the public suspects that Or
gained labor is willing. in a contest with
capital, to intlmidate, to main and kill,
TO burn and destroy: lb) that it denies
the fundamental right Of one man to
work for another on terms mutually sat
i~sfactory; (cl aud that it is bent on estab-
fishing the dcspotism OF au irresponsible
faction.
IA. Rather than allow this, the Amer
lean people would crush labor to dust.
Is. 1t ls not claimed that the charge is
Just; but that the American people d e
coming to believe it.
Ii, Hence the vital necessity of la boris
proving tnat If is false.
Il. Labor must show it is law-abiding,
patriotic and willing to suffer rather
than do n INJUSTICE; that it seeks only what
is consistent with the interest of the
whole people.
Is, Doing this, and understanding
what it wishes, it can get whatever il
asks.
SUMMING UP.
j.. The cause of labor is generally just
and righteous; but its methods are often
crude, ill-advised and wrong.
Note-tn the above scheme. labor"
stands for 'organiZed labor
After tho reverend gentleman's lecture
the council took up the routine business
OF the evening aud shortly afterwards
went INTO executive session to consider
crrTaiL matters Of i'm portance.