The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-16
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from the point of the wage-earper. or ratb-
er me organized port on of them far he
uitoI canned nave no voice and like The
nidh win the hoe have always been mute
ny ae'l.ude OF the trades unions towards
'ile great industrial corporations dcDends
altogether upon their attitude toward he
ulllon' Inc organized workmen while they
may ulsaSrte somewhat on the general
quesllon' agree in this: that improved
iiea"S Oh protection are of more conse-
quence TO them than improved methods of
PRODUCTION To have some say as 10 the
- ls Oh employment is what is wanted
4Feh though the trust may concede higher
wages and shorter hours if is tbe ,as,rr-
Hltioi OF the right to make terms through
'l'e agency Of the union that concerns that
ilOsl' Employers viii often voluntarily
srahl concessions as the means of off sell
uhs the demand for recognition Knowing
tIidt such recognition would enable The
men 10 deaf with the employer more like
an equal. VIII il be the policy of these o.
I'oIdtlohs 10 recognize the function which
organized labor fuIhHs in society and
tIed. with them as such, or viii they deny
20 the workers advantages which thew
themselves enjoy? WIZ they insist upon
ignoring the necessity of working men act-
ms IN groups in view of the impossibilitv
% the individual making satisfactory
terms OF employment in a great factory
where uniform conditions are determined
py The management
question They Are Asking.
What will the policy he toward union
iduor when the trusts are more lulIv es-
laohshed? VIII the unions nos have to
meet more unyielding foe? That is the
question which a million organized me-
VHdhlcs are asking, and an assuring an
sWef can not be given by words alone. a
might be said that nee sssllv would sti1nu-
iale and strengthen Ire movement of the
WORKERS. no doubt it viii because years OF
struggle and sacrifice made for economic
independence have trained and nerved tho
American toiler for a greater trial. and The
test must soon come, for the ORGANIZATION
on the other side is proceeding a. such a
pace thal labor will nave to maze great
STRIDES IN order to catch IN. To meet Gre
single employer who speaks for the entire
trade is quite different from coping with
one who figures on the advantage his
competitor viii gain in the event of a
stoppase of work. Now suppose the IN
IONS are overcome and destroyed? In
stead Of the natural and orderly methods
OF trades unionism, discomfort will give
Vent through wild and sudden revolution
airy uprisinSs, or WI give way to a dull,
deadennS pdssiveness, the very worst
fate which could befaH society Consider
also what il means to the individual me-
chanic, who, for some offense has been
discharged by the trusts and finds that
II Is equivalent to giving up an occupation
to which he has been trained for a life
time.
Equitable Conditions wanted.
The whole purpose of the human race
is surely not to produce goods cheaply.
The visitor to a great factory may be de-
lighted with the order and system when
he observes, but, when he mingles with
the men he often finds them sullen and
discontinued True prosperity is not so
much question of superior production,
as That of more equitable conditions.
Doing justice is the essence of civiliza-
ton, and nations standing can only be
measured by its ability 10 administer JUS
tice Likewise, with Il system of industry.
It's merits depend more upon the element
of fair dealing than on its economic adj
vantages.
THE trust managers have magnificent
opportunities. Win they avail themselves
of them? VIII they show the necessary
large mindedness? Judging by our know
edge of human nature, which we know has
not changed perceptibly for 1000 years
under varying conditions, we have cause
for grave doubts as to whether they will
But the American people have never failed
to successfully meet a great issue when
once they grappled with il.
In the lowering cloud of social strife
there is welcome light. The mere fact
of such a gathering as this gives us hope
that the age of reason is daWnng-aud
when men reason everything Is possible"
NJ. NJ. Garland, billed to speak on IAN
Iron and Steel Workers View of Combina-
tons" and E f. Clark, grand chief of
Of Poll
not present when Chairman Howe called
their names, and John w. Hayes, secre-
tary of the knights of Labor, was called.
He said
q maintain that these great combina-
tons are an assault upon the inherent and
constitutional rights of the citizens; that
the real and vital advantage to be gained
by them is the despouc control over labor.
violence is not the only means of max
ing conquests and enslaving the people,
and it can be proved beyond any question
thai the methods Of trusts are the methods
of the invader and the ends to be accom-
pished by the instigators of the trusts are
exactly those intended TO be accomplish
ed by arms directed by military genius.
Taking this view of the trusts, assert
that they are the enemies of society and
as such should be destroyed
Antitrust Resolutions.
Strong resolutions were drafted to-day
for presentation at a future session of the
conference. They were signed by the fol-
lowing delegates:
W. L. Crogan, Texas, chairman; NJ. L.
Lockwood. Pennsylvania; c. Smith, Texas;
Lawson Purdy, New York; H. V. johnson,
Colorado; w II. C&aggett, Idaho and w.
C. McComas, Maryland.
Ii is Gained the resolutions represent
the sentiment of the antitrust delegates
to the conference, who, according 10 their
own claims preponderate in numbers over
the conservatives and pro-trust men. The
resolutions will be referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions without reading or
debate They follow:
whereas, Trusts and industrial COM
binations have been formed for the pur
pose of gratifying the greed of their pro-
motors at the expense of the general pub
hc they destroy competition, nullify the
operation Of the economic laws of sup
ply and demand; deprive the young men
of the country Of the opportunity to adj
vance take away ali incentive to inven>
ton and improvement and hold out in,