The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-08
WANT PEACE IN
FIELD OF LABOR
Efforts to Eliminate Strife
From Industrial World.
MEETING IN NEW YORK
UNION MEN AND PROMINENT
EMPLOYERS DISCUSS.

New York, May 7.-C3nciliation as a
means Of maintaining industrial peace
between labor and capital was dis
cassed by leaders Of unionisna and
nnance at the chamber ST commerce
thls afternoon The meeting was ar
ranged By he Industrial department of
the National Civic Federation. ana All
OF tRe contributors to the symposium
We're leaders in their several fields of
ACTIVITY They Rlet upon common
ground. and wete unit in the hope
tnat strife would be eliminated from
ne tela IONS OF employees and toilev,
and a perpetual truce declared.
me speakers We're samuel .Cs0lnners.
preSldtht OF the American Federation
or la Dor; S3ishOp, Potter, John Mitchell.
president Of the United Nine Workers
OF America; Charles b Flynn press
Daniel j. keene of the Illinois board
81 arbltraiQn; William H. Hayward of
me National Association of Buiide3-s;.
lanes O.ConneIl, president Of the In
IerI4Ilonal Association Of Machtnistss
ana Herman Justi commissioner of the
Illinois Coal Operators association.
samuel GOHPers presided. and in
opeIiihs the meeting expressed the hope
NAV . new epoch had come in the rela-
tons between labor and capital
want Industrial peace, but not at
the sacrifice of any of the elements of
manhood, he said.f The Increased
growth in the Organization OF labor
mas brought greater, esponsibHity. The
work IS going ahead actively. however,
and we are meeting our problems in a
practical way We are dealing with
living men and living women and living
children in the hope of better, things
for al The labOring people insist that
they be regarded as something more
HrcI rr-~ -a.1
with rights and hopes, and aspirations.
and love-
He expressed the belief that the plan
Of Cancellation should be aided BIZ every
man VINO Was against strife and for
peace He said that the unions sought
TO do injustice to no man, but were
formed to conserve the rights of those
who formed thems PIKE
Spirit of Cancellation.
Bishop Potter expressed his gratifics-
ton at the growth Of the spirit of con-
Citation he noted a. growth Of intel-
-hgence and open -ninQedness 3 among
Workmem and said that upon it could
be built the highest hope for the fu-
Juf 2. lis added that at the same time
there was greater interest manifested
ON the part OF the employers IN the lives
and conditions Of their men. He praised
the humanity Of American Diplomacy
IN China and said that it offered a
splendid example for emulation.
III you rise to this opportunity" he
said, you viii set the world another
example that it win be your privilege
TO remember with pride all of your
lives"
John Mitchell said that he was for
peace because be had known the
bruises of war The relations OF labor
and capital ne said. are purely a
business proposition There is no sem
timent1in it. Peace is better for BOTH
and am Tor peace pr we can have an
honorable peace. I believe there never
would be strikes if the employers and
employees could meet in fair confer
ence. If IKE could have got a hearing
last y, ar, the great coal strike Would
have been aroiGed.
He said the public was a party to.
every strike, and should be consulted.
He hoped that the chamber OF COM
merCe OF New York would Iend5 its
mighty aid 10 the Cancellation plan.
humorously introduced IS the walking
delegate OF the American Rub5ei' com
PaAy. who worked fourteen hours
day. He expressed his confidence in
the good that would come of closer re-
lationship between labor and capital
he exhausfivelys reviewed the export
trade OF the country ana the accom-
plishments Of the skilled American la
borer. a9d said that IN this, the greatest
Industrial evolution the world had ever
known, there was no I0onlI1Ori strife be-
Samuel Gornpers, fTuclosing, said that
he thorough 0pgauization of la Dor pre-
saEed complete protection for the
honest employer against bis dishonest
cornDetit0r, who 'nibbled" at prices,