The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-04
GOV. LIND,s ADDRESS.
legislature Should Provide Tri
bunaI to Settle Labor DISPUTES,

legislature Should Provide Tri-
bunaI to Settle Labor Disputes.
Gov Lind said:
in my Labor day proclamation I used
his language:
Labor without capital is unproductive
= apital without labor is barren. Efficient
.abor, CO. operating with capEal wisely di-
ected, intellgentIy utilizing the forces Of
.~ature, is productive of the best indus
,rial results; and if the division of the
,roduct between the two factors of pro-
,uction is just and fair, it is always
Productive of the greatest good to the in
-Iv1dual and to society. l believe it the
aim of the legislature in establishing
i.abor day as a legal holiday, to secure
20 those employed in industrial pursuits
lot only respite from toll and an oppor-
unity to enjOV the rest and recreation in
ident to an outing at this favorable sea-
son Of the wear, but likewise to afford
IN opportunity for the establishment of
lcre cordial relations and an interchange
t views between employers and employees
ind for the discussion of questions of
lnutual interest to both and to society,"
inns In brief expresses my view of the
subject of labor and capital and l believe
hat in a general way these sentiments
are shared oV the great majority of men
end women who have given the subject
any serious consideration. If, as say,
The. harmonious cooperation of labor and
apltal IS productive of the best indus
rial results and of the greatest good to.
me individual and to society, then on
'nis day devoted not only to the celebra-
lion of the advantages gained by organ
zed labor in the past but also to the
2psidera ton IF its aims and hopes for
he future l feel justified in devotiner
he few moments that I shall occllDv IF
YOUR time to the discussion of question
which believe Of vital Importance, not
only to labor, but equally so to capital
and to the peace, good order and welfare
Of society in general
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
The present century has witnessed an
alHnnst complete industrial revolution,
quite as marked in its scope and effect
on INDUSTRY and society as the reVolu-
Lions that have taken place in the politi-
al and scientific world In all of the
great industries individual production by
hand labor has practically ceased In Its
ftace we have machine production car
lied on in immense shops and factories.
The Introduction of steam and electricity
Is power, the invention of labor saving
machinery, and the division of labor have
soIoWed as natural result of the con-
slant eDdeavor actuatjng the human mind
TO md easier, better and more efficient
~ s,. , IGr supplying human wants, and
iHs GtulZation of these forces have In
filfn increased the productive power of
the "a zee in a degree and to an extent that
can hardly be realized
Not long ego it was a problem in al
most every community in the civilized
world to produce enough Of The neces-
9aries OF food. clothing and shelter to
supply the wants Of all It's members To-
day nearly every community in civiifza-
lion is equipped and abe to produce more
han {, sUfficiency-if not enough of every
hing in each Individual community, at
least enough Of enc or more Of the neces-
s2rtes of life tc enable 1t through the
want
Incident to the changes that hava take,
place in bringing about this revolution
n production, there have been many indi-
xldual and local hardships and much suf-
-4nng. Many workman has been dis
~I2GoH n I,,,5,
Ias been banished from its OLD home
10 be re-estaSliShed under new conditions
where 1T could be carried On to better
advantage. the sufferings and hard
ships entailed by these changes have
10 d0nbt been felt most severely by labor
out believe, and l think every candid
nln8fng man VIII agree with me- that
On the whole the change has resulted In
'nestinIab2e benefit 70 the race. It is D.
jistnct step forward In the betterm ent
3f the condition Of man. With all the
2rlvati0ns. with all the hardshtps, with
eli the poverty that STILL beset him we
:En truly say that neYer before Ia the
histCry OF the world wes there such
abundance OF the things necessary for
Iaa0's sustepRnce and comfort as at the
.resent lime.
Tts question that confronts society,
therefore, js no longer one of produc-
don.
FAIR DIVISION NEEDED.
As I have already said, with our pres
O.
with our machine processes ana divi-
son OF labor, 1he Industrial forces of the
wcrld cen end DO produce more than a
efficiency te supply mans every want
The problem. then, demanding solution
IN terms chat cannot be misunderstood
for ignored Is the one Of distribution;
bat Is, Of the fair and honest division be
sFeeu labor ans capital Of the srodilcts
~rcGp their JoSrt services.
TO u3tze the new 13sSss 81 81 e3uction
taAG l have rYfarrsF5 to. unds. conditions
t1at would nysks, them most Gfcien+, cap
tai became mare 81 a f6ctcT in pr9dua.
Ion than 1t had been under the cld syS-
teTn. An ir6ivijuai could we'll procure
he raw material en3 a6vsnce wages for
couple or halg DOZEN wHrkme1, G;ut VIXEN
" became g. question ef erecting immarse
ihcpa. utilizing steam or ctnaf power
employing hundreds or Thousands Of
Nefknen, and carrying the stores of raw
materials and sro5ucts incident Il such
business. the meang Ok tbs iad;vIdual did
yet suffice. and this law necessarily and
think wisely, permitted enter orises to
teIe the form If corporations. In which
see~ss If individuals. capitalists es weil
Ee tie paaple Ct sn all mans, were peg
nit1e3 &c associate thciT savings under
one management 81 &c treated by the
E.w ax an tn3tvtdC2;- Capf1eS was thus
Sesduallx given aesnsing tss5are tha