New-York tribune., 1901-09-02
TWO AGREE WITH EMPLOYER.
MAJORITY OF LABOR LEADERS SAY
STRIKES WOULD BE USELESS If
MEN GAVE UP THEIR JOBS
PERMANENTLY.
PERMANENTLY.

| embraced. Their replies were based on the views
they took TO the relations between labor and
capital and their idea TO what a strike is and
what II implies. James Fitzgerald delegate Of the
Reliance Labor Club of Marble Workers and vice
/ president of the Central Federated Union. said:
do not believe in strikers abandoning their posi-
W5ud iesd 70 f 5hey go On STRIKE 9gGh Gd9 ac2e
and be playing into the hands Of the employers.
positions but because they want to to egitimateiy
| force their employers to give them better wages
last resort. and should never be entered unless
the demand for men is so great ana the work is so
plentiful that the employers have TO grant the de-
the increased wages.
| UNIONS VOTE FOR STRIKES
As TO the statement that hotheaded leaders Of
an employer must be- srSsy t9S coming A e
ployer no matter how fair minded he is. must
/ class. He will. being human look at everything
thr9ugh an EMPLOYERS glasses. minimize everything
tnat looks favorable 10 the union and exaggerate
everything that is unfavorabe 10 the union. He
/ natural that employers should jump at conclusions
/ When they are unfavorable 10 the unions and
/ bly, ordering the strikes, AS matter of fact, the
NOT i+s nse+er ~ - .e ss5 anu On, OF ht i
the union votes for IL. There enough conserva-
/ ing, hotheaded into strikes.
believe strikers have no right to forcibly prevent
( men from taking their places The Of a
strike depends 10 large extent the orderliness
said before strikes should be the last resort;
ana ana IN New York the workngnen are very con-
are not peculiar 10 Europe. They cannot be clsssed
distinctively as un-Amercan Neither are they
/ Illegal or unconstitutional
James P. Archibald o, the Paper Hangers Union
and an ex-president Of the Central Federated Union
said:
Str Strikers should not seek for other Jobs when
tbeyy SIti "0rk 20 entorce demands why would
strike Of no value and lead TO the lowering Of
strikes are un-American, I think the word un-
hdn hAnerican like the term the strenuous life has
that the strike habit came from Europe So did
the people in this country came from Europe bring
ing with them their own ideas. This is a composite
Of all nations do not believe IN strikes except as
IafI resort out IN ny opinon they are perfectly
ing to quit work can command higher wages. he is
body of men II they quit work together.
MEN TO BLAME FOR BLIND LEADERS
Alexander Law. the representative Of the Church
Association for the Advancement OF the Interests
Of Labor in the Central Federated Union. said;
onI4;o The subjsgt .,j IS very complex and in my
o-pI1loh - UNI. mere Is TunlcipaI ownership OF the
apital will always be Perplexing subject. Capital
which S is commody @ m mafs8y a~ays t es as Sg Sh
wages as possible As 70 hot headed leaders pre-
results I'm may & say that as the rank and hs O{ The
Ia0ps eiect mel Ieadess the rank and file have
blind leaders Il Is JUST the same with the heads Of
.''t'' bSFt' F4flieflt ~
them The nnions elect tber os7cs,s I2
therefore responsible for them am afraid that
there VIII always be strikes while the present
tending 70 perfection and strikes are part OF ,hs
would make the strike useless.
Andrew Smith, delegate Of the Safety Arsocia-
tion Of Engineers, who was in the West when the
miners strike was ordered. and when the troubles
at CGur d'Aene were most acute said
An employer viii naturally take an employers
mind tells against union and look a, the merits
OF union or union leaders az man looks OBJ
found labor organizations East west North Or
S9ath; 70 Dc Gonser IN the matter OF strikes
strike, and the responsibilities strikes entail II
would be disastrous for worknEmen 10 seek other
positions they strike That would be
construed as giving up the hght- The talk OF hot
at every strike Employers. like other people be-
father to the houEht There NAV he ingyiduai W9
cases OF corrupt leaders, but they are exceeding~
STRIKES OPPOSED TO CONSTITUTION
A J Lusk, organizer and delegate Of the Empire
Labor Club Of Holsters and Drivers in the Street
Cleaning Department. an incorporated body. said:
am absolutely opposed to strikes. They are
un-AmeTican and opposed 10 the fundamental prin-
they quit work on a job should abandon that lob
that no one must take the places Of the strikers
Yet those Who taRs h Places s me RaSt sSe sh Is oi 70
work believe in arbitration instead OF strikes
Unions are useful but. after all union union,
the question OF supply and demand is what deter
mines wages and conditions. Labor Is a cnmrod-
ity, and subject 10 the laws OF supply and demand
I do believe that a labor leader should have
the power 10 order strikes.
F c Eggerman Of the Onward Labor Club Of
Brass Workers. said:
II would make strike an utter failure II the
strikers quit their jobs permanently. I do not be-
present conditions but they should not be resorted
. TO except in extreme cases The president Of a
n he le ev0,o Cd
by the Of a union 10 do so A bofheaAad or
/ irresponsible man. however NAV swav union
ception-
A STRIKE A CONSPIRACY.
Robert Kopp delegate Of Local Assembly No
64S Of the Knights OF Labor. said:
The American Constitution is above the labor
unions and strike is practically q conspiracy.
The Knights Of Labor recognize that II is unfair
to pay the same wages to poor workmen TO
mum union rate Unions which are organized for
the purpose OF fighting want Incompetent men
bad for the competent men. I in favor of arbi-
ration 5 opposed strikes. ! do not believe In
one man dominating union. yet 1t is very often
who should carry its will. Leaders Of unions
who have taste for running the unions do a
great deal Of harm
]. Farrell Of the National Association Of Steam
Filters ard Helpers, said
I believe that strike should be ordered until
there IS ttwo-thirds vote taken Of all the men
. involved II this always done there would be
fewer strikes am not in favor of men quitting
their Jobs perma rently when they strike do not
I believe in giving the president OF a union power
TO order a. strike. II is too much power 10 give
/ TO one mari
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