The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06

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thls gigantic, lock -out. the municipal authori-
ties could no longer tolerate tho, suspension OF
House % was vel IN sew 0SSrt
cSma VIZ" 10 w TfGt had
press, were, about to score a, point or
City Fathers had taken the matter to heart ana
h nn,, 9hniy ct Copenhagen. but through, the
oanes snq 9rssds OF The SShnty heiCy
wa AS already said. riots and hloodsh"d are
trained bodies and the halls Of tho labor
who are being encouraged to hold out to the
aSt But, II, will be said. the men are not
i9pmiIies And yet. when aid is rendered to
the l9ske n iout men trcm places whore wages
That the labor union is what the employers are
lighting. and that organization. and orga MIA
ti9n alone, is what capital is aiming to crush
ment which counts in the action OF individuals
or OF bodies The Europcan guilds OF many
Iustrles In their respective localities. At n
time when almost every man was his own en-
men who passed their apprenticeship under
him. an intimacy existed more akin to the re-
the Present day, As in the ~" tinted f States e
and in ENGLAND. the combination of the
s smSsr ra %austpes sha into fGdGs has
we'll. The American people. are accustomed
to labor demonstrations Of immense pro-
employees OF the New York Central years ago
would open the eyes OF the Danes were they to
WITH The b1 to
aEitations and kindred matter. the spectacle
which is now being enacted here surpasses in
abroSSd as sms aprs
turbulent whenever master and man fail to
agree, A certain ca m superiority character
ICES the English striker when trouble is i'm
pending The American striker has undesira-
pie aS sy;mnathIZ , who. hy acting contrary 70
law descend upon the unsuspcctina !aw-nbiI-
ing, striker himself. But here in Denmark.
10000 able bodied men out Of work. With every
incentive in favor Of demonstrativo street dis
turbances. not pocemans baton has been
raised In order to maintain peace.
Tho remarkable prosperous condition Of tho
Danish labor unions has naturally been a
thorn In the eyes Of the Employers Union. As
long as financial affairs furnished a sufficiently
strong backbone for a, strike the other side
as ammunition. Both sides were bound to be
the losers for time. OF course. but with
m srSnfb the narty hd
of money stood behind the Danish work
men whom that carpenter strike was o.
but as the breakers on the surf. when from out
beyond the intimation rotis shorewnrd that
be no doubt that the employs rs felt assured
would to
when the demands OF the carpenters had been
refused.
from the parqdoxIcal. 1t is either in express
sons OF absolute sympathy with the locked
cence that no word may give. force to the one
or other party. The IN onarchical organs. those
acting as monthpieces for the capitaltstic
bodies venture to say that the workers may
have brought misfortune upon themselves. IL
not consciously 40. by methods, for which the
labor organizations should be held 10 blame.
The newspapers Of democracy, or that should
be more suitably termed tho liberal press. are
eYen the s1fG ns poea
are cauttonng moderation as to what appears
No other European country enjoys a higher
license OF publication than does Denmark.
Suppression Of news would call forth pro-
san 5 9p' souls 50, HH uo men e n are de
the majority heads q families. II is eaay to
sash sae ss %Rse IN w maG1
cases the workingmen had bank accounts to
fall back upon. and ia such instances the men
accepting aid from the unions, more than two
months Of ideuess has brought, about deple-
and chi idren need food and clothing Rents are
tat tie TfS e
srsS ss G TSe sRu o sSs
from the Emrloyers' Union. IL furnishing his
employee The means wherewIth he can assist
these contractors or those individuals doing
odd Jobs on their own account. mud It difficult
70 obtain the raw material For whether i IL
timber or bricks or structural iron. tho En-
ployers'' Union has, on Its roll the very men
alone able to furnish such materials. 50 while
brother assists brother in this, one Of the most
contentious industrial CONFLICTS OF modern
times. money Ia still needed badly ,o,,,
The liberal press OF topenhhgen. ana OF the
well. recently
movement which promises to alleviate con-
siderable suffering IL nerfhanSe the arbit r.
sountry thousands q S!;i'!ss" : hose vacation
trouble involving the heads OF the families 10
continued beyond the close OF school. With
the children go those OF the mothers whose 10
measure the anxiety Of the h@ns"ho!d ms Is
With readiness little short Of remarkable the
farmers OF the entire country have thrown open
their homes. Dotted az is the country from one
end to the other with prosperous homesteadI.
the hospitality Of the rural nhahItap's comes
IS board 70 the iam b & the ro
village to village in order to induce the farmers
to take nd hSSe
try folks send to the newspaper Offices letters
asking TIA, children be e, sct to them Tor
entire absence OF yellow Journalism that tho
press is to be highly commended for the work.
The cooperation hetWeon the APPROPRIATENESS
and the mechanics Is u living sign OF what one
individual may accomR sh to aid another.
IN this unique contest between capital and
labor oye more phase In the work Of assist
nnce Will undoubtedly arpeal To- Americans
While the Employers Union is lighting the
work ingmen with all the means NJ Its COM
lnand tn" wives Of the capitalists are mndoinC
the scheme of their lcge lords and masters
The Danish women. irrespective Of standing.
are furnishing ammunition To- the enemy.
Even the manufacturers better half. and At
no period has this designation found hcttsr
application. is extending !; h"lpinE hand t" the
wife OF the very man, perhaps, who is out ~
work because the "mploy,r belongs To his
union. The press teens with illustrations ol
this. Women : Committees are beng formed
throughout the wRuic land. To wCN.nn, ~
least, a warfare between men does NOT appear
n cause Why her sister should b" III want,
While these thousands of mon are lille, econ
omsts have been busy with plans looking
toward utilization OF the wasted time tor
some future benefit In this city rdu"nt lonnl
bureaus have been oprnrd where daily lHs'lu"-
tons III ordinary studies are given To the
iOckr,i-Out men free Of chnrg" The willing
ness with which the men have seized the oppor-
tun.tv to educate themselves Is rOmm"ndhb".
Thousands OF mechanics whose rui lmcGtary
education is no more than 1t should b."
are now aYailing themselves, Of n chance
such not often arrives, The sthld pro-
feSsoIs Of the University. many learned men