The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-18
ORGANIZATION,

Organization seems 20 he the Shie-
boleth OF the present ase. Every day
furnishes its quota II industries that
through one process or another have
,oined their interests for The mutual
benefit o. those interested IN such en-
,erprises. There Is no pretenslon that
the purpose Of organization is not to
secure BENEFITS that can not b. realized
when operating in an individual ca
racity. Truely. there is & hyrocritical
plea put forth by great corporations
which consolidate. that il IS done in
order to reduce the expens's incurred
in conducting those Institutions under
separate managements, bu, ii is oi-
ways clear that the incentive is really
a desire to increase the profits ri those
engaged in that particular business
The plain truth Of the matter is that
al mergers Of interests are for
the purpose Of overcoming the law of
eompetition. This is unieuiahle, and
no amount OF Misrepresentation can
- ,-gira~v irtslN-
eence.. Railroads combine for the pur-
pose OF fixing arbitrary rates, manu-
facturers combine for the purpose NJ
maintaining the price Of their prod
nets and labor organizes for the pur-
nose OF securing the best wages pos
s,ble Each branch Of industry seeks
70 increase the income from its prod
net. The railroad says to the shipper
YOU must pay so much FOR getting your
gooas 10 market or let them rot on
your hands. The manufacturer says to
the consumer you must pay such
price for 10Y p.-tiiiJattss or go "''nOu'
them, and labor says to both. YOU rus.
:, much for my service or I VIII
ram.,n idle. The object is the same
The principle involved is identical
In practice however there is vast
difference between the manner IN
which the acts OF the three elements
are viewed While srrsnuousiy main
tanning the righ, TO join interests for
mutual benef, organized industries
are striving 20 prevent labor from
making effective their organization for
r,g,e- wages. Relentless warfare is
made against labor unions both in the
courts and through the columns 'i
MANY Of the payers Of the country
1t is also a fac, tha, the vast ma
,oritv Of strikes Today are the r-sl4,
of an attempt upon the part OF organ
iz4a employers to break down union
ism in the labor field This too in face
q, the fact that labor unions IN recent
wears have had tendency to bring
about the ad5ustmen, OF IS differences
with employers without resort to
strikes. This IS not an .ile assertion
but +, is a fact vouched for by the
United states Industrial Commission
in its annual report just published in
which E, says compromises have made
mos, progress when both sidss - the
controversy are most thoroughly or
eanized In his message 10 confItss
President Roosevelt took pronounced
grounds in favor Of judicious organi-
zation Of labor for its own betterment'
and there is apparently a change over
coming the opponents Of unionism' 1t
is to be hoped that with such odvo-
Gates as President Roosevelt and the
Endorsement Of our national indusfrial
commission. rapid strides will be made
in doing away with IN, senseless an
tagonism 10 more 1erfac- orgouza-
ton among the backbone Of the coun-
try-those who labor for q livelihood.