Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-09
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Mr. Chas. X. stern. corresponding
secretary of the Single Tax society. san
Frnnclaco. IN communication 20 the
News" dated june Ord. takes exception
TO the rubioinod paragraph of a"News'
editorial. some time ago. on labor
troubles;
ut is a pity that there is not In this
enlightened age. some means by which
labor troubles can be settled without
resort 10 violence. Some day people
viii discover that the interests % the
iahorer and employer are essentially
Identical and that whatever is done 10
benefit one. must benefit The other.
Then arbitration Will be- possible. and
the time when people mutually depend
ent on one another fought tooth and
nail. viii be- looked upon aH belonging
20 the dark ages"
our correspondent comments a. fol-
lows.
"Tho thought that arbitration r. an
elective remedy belongs. M my upln-
ION, dear editor. 10 The class superficial.
There is nothing 10 arhitraic whom Ia
hprtra and employees crash together,
The employers have their rights. The
lahorcra have theirs. You 20 your way.
I go mine. But moncycd men always
have the advantage.
Io concludes with the statement that
tho single tax remedy ls the only
cure Tor the MS complained of.
Mr.. stcrna Wow that a friendly dis
cuss.on between employers and employ
~. 10 unaysiling IN case thcy diner on a
certain subject. does not seem 20 be- rca-
aonablo n the case r.. no no prercnta
Il. that when a crash % interests oc-
ours. there "a nothing 10 arbitrate. Coz
operation r. impracuonblc. you 10
your way and 30 mine" IN this cou-
nccton. means Tor each Individual 20
be- his own employer, and consume HE
own neither more nor less.
but that would be- the complete disin-
togration Of society. The only reason
able view 10 take l. that the Interests
u tho different members ~ society are
essentially Identical" that tho hands
cannot say 20 the head; We have no
need u you, ana vice versa. When this
r. understood, there win be but little
dlscord. and that which may arise. can
certainly be- uettiod IN n friendly way.
tho only one worthy OF rational beings
claiming position above the Lowell OF
the beasts u the field.
That arbitration H. possible and prac-
tcahie IL shown In the experience %
one labor organization which has at
tanned respectable and Influential
standing. We rotor TO the brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers. Concerning
this organization the t.oulHville Cour-
ier-Iournai not long aEp said.
"chlof Arthur'a testimony IN regard
10 the brotherhood 90 Locomotive En-
HneorH before the industrial commits
sion o. revelation ~ the people who
hold the ordinary views roFardlnH labor
organizations, Mr. Arthur testified that
bis order had agreement with Ninety
per cont nf the railways, ana nrarly AN
disputes were now settled hy Joint cou-
foroncea. Strikes orr ou the decline,
and tho atflkc fund not having boon
touched Tor many years now amounts
10 500 600. 10 widows ana orphans. re-
llcf funds 90 the amount ~ $4,000 were
distributed laHt year ana s,VoQVoo hnr
boon paid out ON the Insurance nc'
! count"
Tho nucc0ri OF the engineers has been
achieved because they have always act
"a on tho principle that their own in'
tercstn and those II tho employers are
identical. They have insisted ON thoii
! rights but az the same Time thoy hay,
been mindful ~ tho rights ~ the rail-
] roads This Illustrates what can b.
done by the employment Of means uug'
! gcstcd By wisdom and Intelligence w
can see no reason why other labor or
| rnnlEationa should not be- aa auccoasfu
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