The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-23
CARROLL D. WRIGHT ADVISES
CONVENTION OF EMPLOYER
AND EMPLOYE
sTATIsTIcIAN POINTS
TO THE DEcALoGUE
President Northrop Presides-Eminent
People Present From Various Parts
of the Countrywide. Wright Says
DecaIosue Is Best Labor Platform
Convention Draws 5000 People.

The seed planted two months ago by
a number of the prominent citizens of
Minneapolis blossomed last night at the
first meeting of the national convention
of EMPLOYERS and Employees, held at the
Exposition building.
The Exposition hall was well filled with
about 5000 people. Prominent delegates
from all parts of the United States were
in attendance.
Acting Mayor d. P. Jones extended
hearyt welcome to all visitors from diff
ferent parts of the country.
Mayor Jones introduced Gov. Van
SAINT, who welcomed the delegates in be-
half of the state of Minnesota.
Mayor Jones announced that the COM
mittee who had charge of the convention
had offered the following names as Off
GERS of the temporary organization:
President Northrop, of the University
of Minnesota, as chairman; the following
as vice chairmen: John O'Donnell, state
labor commissioner; ]. B. Gilfllan, B. F.
Nelson, j. S. McLain, M. E. Neary, Rev.
J. S. Montgomery. They were unanimous
ly chosen by the delegates.
President Northrop was introduced as
chairman of the convention, and as he
advanced to the front of the platform, a
mighty yell went up from a large dele
cation of university students who were in
attendance.
Was Among Friends.
Pres ident Northrop smiled, and said:
"I see that at least / am among friends. -
He gave an address.
After President Northrop concluded he
Introduced Carol D. Wright, United
States commissioner of labor, who chose
as his subject us There a Solution of the
Labor Question: He said in part:
Is There a Solution?
1.-THE question is not how to kill or to
remove the cause, but to soften the strug
gle. If any effort has proved fallible, it
is the attempt to secure good, pure, in
dividual character by statutory enact
ment Laws for the betterment of sani-
forms, but they have not touched the
heart of the problem. Lessening the
hours of labor has proved beneficial, but
to a very limited extent
las for arbitration, while / am in ia
Vor to the system in adjusting differ
ences between nations or between en-
ployers and employees, yet cannot see in
it a solution. Arbitration simply means
the Interference of the public in the re-
lations of the employer and employee. But
law has always failed to adjust wages,
and its efforts in that diT>ion have done
more harm than good.
The DecaIogue a Platform.
1.-THE decalogue is as gooda labor plat
highest form of solution yet offered. Next
to religion comes constructive evolution
that evolution which believes in the po-
tency of effort. The economic is growing
into the CO. ordinative man. We are to
have a new law of wages, grown out of
religious thought. The old struggle was
for existence; the new struggle is for
a wider spiritual margin. The applica-
ton of this religious idea is the true, So
luton of the labor problem. The whole
question must be placed on an altruistic
basis. Mans average conduct is not bet.
ter than his character. His treatment of
his fellows is consistent with his sense
of justice.
"Out of this new struggle is growing
a new political economy, which looks
largely to the care and comfort of the
men. Religion forecasts the social des-
tiny of man. The remedy may effect a
relief, but not a cure. This proposition
reaches into the coming revival of re-
ligion which shall hold in its power the
church industry, commerce and the whole
social fabric