Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-28
senator Teller's Views,
LABOR In COOPERATION.
Froi. AdIer's Lecture Before I
School of Ethfca

Lecture before the
school of Ethics.
Prof Felix Adler's fourth lecture tn the
School Of Applied Ethics yesterday had for
its theme, THE Philosophy Of Organized
Labor" After setting forth the fundamen-
tai maxims Of organization the lecturer
said: THE general drift of my remarks
may be expressed in the words organized
labor We must try to effect a genuine
organization. which I might call Indus
tr1aiism. as opposed to socialism and in
dividualism. What is today called organ
lied labor is not such: 1t is associated la
Dor. 1t is only the attempt to use the force
OF principles to obtain results which would
otnerwlse be unattainable, and the charac-
teristic view is not the discharge of an inn
portant function in the social organism but
the material weH-being of the individuals
VINO belong to society of so-called organ
lied labor.
Now, the chief plea of my lecture is
that the end must be organic. It has sug-
gested itself to many minds that the cor
lead to true organization of industry.
Corporations are coming more and moro
to exercise public functions, but they ex-
ercise them for private gain.
Industrial Corporations.
Il desire to see true Industrial corpora
tons rise which shall perform public func-
tons with a conscious public purpose
What protest against is that men should
render social service because they cannot
help 1T, for the purpose of making a living.
L desire that they should render it for the
sake OF 1t, although expecting to gain a
living as a result. Organic principle de-
mands this. This principle Of service is
the main one; other motives will, of course,
interJect themselves which are perfectly
legitimate, like the desire for creature
ton. The grounds of distinction in such a
state should be recognition of service that
Injuries no one and benefits all; recognition
should be sought as the result of this serv-
ice. do not believe it possible to work
society on motive Of brotherly love.
Plan Outlined.
IT look to the time when the united trade
shall be the employer; mind. do not say
the state. I look for the time when the
large proportion of those who work in q
given industry will form themselves into
a true corporation, the object Of which
shall be to bring that particular industry
to its highest state Of efficiency, and there
by insure the highest well-being of the
members of that corporation, as well as
society at large. The capital invested shall
be collectively used and individually own
ed; its owner to withdraw when 1t pleases
him. would not have all followers OF
that Industry members of the corporation;
1 would have competition Of smaller cor
pora.ions and individuals. The workers
should all receive wages, from the'proceeds
of labor certain portion to go for taxes
and cost of operation. The government
would be republican in that all the MEM
bers would vote for directors of a council,
and this council should appoint captains OF
industry, as well as single out the most
promising among the young men In the
corporation and train them Tor future SUI
perintendence. Those higher in the cor
poration should receive enough wages TO
keep them to the high-water mark OF efi-
cheney. The effects of such type on pro-
duction, distribution and consumption
could not but be the most beneficial"