Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-06
How n strike Works.
NASHVILLE Americana

The manner in which a strike affects
the community is well illustrated In 'he
street railway strike now on In CleNo-
land. To begin with, thousands or men
are out Of employment, so their famiiles
must necessarily suffer, Tor II Is not 10
be supposed the men who have gone Oh
strike have very large bank accounts
But this is only the beginning. Disorder,
unrest. inclplent riots, and commercial
paralysis exist throughout the city OF
Cleveland. and this is affecting several
hundred thousand people in Cleveland ana
in the immediate vicinity.
An instance OF the working or the
strike Is described In the Associateu
Press report where physician was warn
ed not TO attend a sick child because us
father was 'scab" and another ana
more fragrant case was where medicine
was refused a man at two drugstores' al
though he was IN critical conoiuoh' pc
cause he had ridden on the hne against
which the strikers had their grievance
Wauton destruction OF property ana
disregard OF the lives Of innocent people
was practiced by pushing a heavily-load-
ed freight-car down an incline TO colllde
later with an upcomng passenger-car.
Here is the demon Of the strike at work.
Not the laborers, who ill-adyised most
likely although we are not acquainted
with the merits OF the case. have lett
their places. but the turbulent and dis-
orderly, the underestimate who rise 10 the
surface on occasions like this, and IN me
name Of oppressed labor commit deeds Oh
Violence and rapine.
No man with heart and the feelings
OF a man can refrain from sympathizins
with labOr-in the burdens that IL pears
and i'm the worthy ambitions that IL
cherlshes. The labcrer is worthy Of MS
hire. and he should receive IL, but he can
gain nothing by the use OF force he can
state his grievances, and If the reasons
are good the public Will be quick 10 take
up his fight and he will win. But disor-
der riot, and the use Of force cannot pe
countenanced, and so soon as the laborer
resorts 10 these he loses that thing nee
cessary TO the success OF his contention
a cooperative and supporting pubic sen
timent.
The great problems springing from the
relations Of labor and capital are not 70
he solved by force OF arms. Appeals 10
,he intelligence Of the public viii DO more
In a dav for the cause OF labor than all
the rloting could ever do Labor should
remember that 1t owes obligations 10
capital as we'll as capital does to labor.
labor cannot work unless capital gives II
the opportunity; Il should. therefore. use
well this opportunity. proht by It, ana 50
conduct itself that capital Will receive
fair return on its investment Capital, on
the other hand could not End employment
n IL was not for labor; but capital has the
advantage. II IL finds ono portion OF
country Improbable Il can go TO another
But labor finds IL expensive, " not impos-
sihIs 10 move. and when 1t does. where
will II go? Where is employment as
sured IL?
A public sentlfent should be created In
the South which Will ever frown upon
strikes and riots. When II Is known that
we are free from such disturbances capi-
tai will come here. and more opportunity
will be given labor for employment.