Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-12

l'aI ana labor, which at that time was
/ beginning to agltate the public IN this
/ country His remarks made deep inn
| preston on my mind, having Just re-
| turned from Europe, where the ques-
/ ton was being much agitated by the
/ IaoorIng classes President Young said
| In part. as follows: THE capitalist, in
order to Increase his wealth, VIII so
I Cypress the lahorcr that the lab0rlng
/ classes will organize for mutual pro-
lection and aid against capital. Bit
| ter antagonlsm win grow up between
| wealth on the one side and the laboting
| masses on the other, until finally. Il
| most intense, bitter feeling viii be the
| result a state Of lawlessness win fol-
| low and finally the masses win resort
| TO arms and anarchy VIII reign
| throughout the land, resulting In great
| destruction Of property and loss OF
| many lives In fact" said he, THE
| great wars, bloodshed, pestlence and
| famine which have been predicted win
| desolate the hand In the last days viii
grow out Of and be brought about
through the strife and contentious
| growing out Of this very question OF
capital and labor
There is a remedy for the evil COM
planned Of In this great, veXed question
! which Is within the reach of the labor
| ing men, and II they viii avail them
selves Of the remedy | refer TO the
question viii not only be effectually
settled In their interest, but the great
calamity that would otherwise follow
viii be ayerted and peace, happiness
and material prosperity will reign
throughout our blessed land.
"'rhe only remedy" President Young
| said rs I'm cooperation, Let the
tradesmen and laboring classes unite
| and put their small earnings together
| and start cooperative companies, small
stores and smell manufacturing Indus
tries at first. and by economy wise
| management and diligent application,
charging and adding TO their inatNu-
| tons. they viii finally become the cap
ltallsts the pro aucers and manufacture
ers as well ~ laborers, IN all the
| land, and no capital or combination or
| capital could coIglpete with them"
What Is most necdod AT the present
time Is that our stgtesmen should give
these great eco romdc auestons their
earnest serious can'sdFraHores9'I.-.. -.
tenti0n until some plan shall be devised
by which the threatening dire calam-
ity may be aVerted.
God. In his wise economy, provided
that the productions of tfie earth should
be ample for Ell fDh cmidreu when
equtably dispensed True, they were
10 earn their hresf LY ,Ac sNsnt OF
their brow" Cod c@ad not have de-
signed that ten thoNNrd 90 his cilil-
III al Nj
blast furnace focusfdeg for q mere cX-
istence IN order 20 put millions OF doll
lars into the Golfers OF Carnegie ana
IT Is not sufficient, that he tCarneEie)
should take the surplus mNliona they
produced for him and enSlow srsat y.
matigs In Eurgge anh inc uh'tea
States and poRc az a philanthrgplst
However laudahe such muulhceNl
| gifts may be- would u no. nave peen
more 10 HIS credit anil IN the spirit Of
Justice. had he taken q portion OF mat
vast fortune ana built comforaple
homes for The families Of the men VINO
made It possible FOR him to accumulate
such great wsarh--that he was az
loss 20 .:n1T rlw 90 difgoA' oi ltt
is through Just such cases az this that
the laboring man has ground or pre-
text for fighting against capital
Such Just and equitable laws should
be enacted as Will so Ear as possible
adjust the rights OF all classes OF citi-
zens. with a view Of tightening the
burden OF the laborer. who actually
produces the wealth Of the world some
win say the government cannot inter-
fere with the business OF individuals,
Government, however, does say that
the property of all individuals within
its Jurisdiction shall be taxed 10 Pay
the salaries Of IT'S officers etc, 70 estah-
fish public schools and educate all the
children Of the Republic. Could II not
lust as consistently say that capitalists
who employ rs citizens 20 work In Iron
foundrles. etp., should be satisfied with
twenty 10 twenty-five per cent proht
on the business carried on. the balance
10 20 to the employees, either as an In
crease In wages profit sharing-or less
hours OF labor?
Such iust law would, in most cases,
no doubt. remove much ~ the cause
for complaint on the part OF the labor
ing classes and establish a friendly
feeling between capital and labor
As a most fitting finale TO this article.
! quote a very applicable sentence from
the very excellent speech OF President
Mckinley. recently delivered az the
Pan American Exposition, He said.
Gentlemen. LET us ever remember that
our interest ls IN concord, not conflict"
How prophetlcally truc
W. W. CLUFF.