New-York tribune., 1902-12-09
FACE LABOR PROBLEMS.
SOLUTIONS SUGGESTED.
CE1c Federation Delegates Listen to
Representatives. Of Workers
and Manufacturers.


-rs7e Senator Hanna Archbishop Ireland of St
Paul Bishop McGoidrick of Duluth. H. H Vree-
land. Osca- 5. Straus, Marcus NJ Marks. r. H
jeffrey Of Columbia, Ohio: H. Gilbert Hart. of
T-tica. Mayor Low, Alfred Mosely, s. r. Galloway,
nresident Of the American Locomotive Works.
Kari G. Buenz. German Consul General at New
York John C MiIburn. Of Buffalo; Lewis Nixon
Cornelius y Bliss, President Eliot of Harvard,
Holm J. McCock, Charles J. Bonaparte, of Balti-
more: James A Chambers. of Pittsburg; Theodore
7 Shaffer, James Duncan, Daniel J. Keefe. James
osConneu James NJ Lynch, Henry White, John
Mitchell. Bishop Potter. Charles H Taylor jr-,
uresident Of the American Publishers Association;
Frederick I. ToWne. president OF the National
Founders Association; Charles H. Castle, presi-
deut Of the National Stone Manufacturers; A.
Beverly Smith, United States LithograpnicaI As
socation- William Mahon. president AmaIgamated
Street Railway Association; ex-senator Thomas ".
Palmer. Of Michigan, and John Graham Brooks,
of Cambridge
Senator Hanna, the chairman. in opening the
meeting. said:
an glad to be able to say that our experiences
charged with the responsibilities of this work
nle e are a svmDafT WITH the % orranizatian and
rs work II is a very important factor in the
f5 This great industrial question has come to the
a8s and ID Is f dema1eng a 9 due due s6 and Ga5s5i o92
mere Important question claims their attention
reiationsfip between CAPITAL and labor The OBJ
ject Of this meeting to-day, and for the several
every phase of this question all matters OF interest
ditons. as afecting these two great factors. and
which SHAH interest TO large extent the people
PEbIic opinion is The chief aTbiter Of al great
want 70 get in closer touch with the people every
where. and feel that our work IS commanding not
only their respect but their sympathy.
He introduced as the first speaker Mayor Low.
who, welcoming the conferrees to the city. said:
This union Of men who are employers and men
Who represent the employees TO study this question
4osenf= in bTingiTg about the Better relation
ship between. capital and labor for which we all
ror several reasons First OF ALL because this
ri s.isborisJs"-nlen who have made a study OF
The subject from their own point of view. who
Of view. snd Who are Yet broad minded enough
10 solve problems which they themselves only see
il part. When q strike takes place it generally
N this 3s atfitade e FIAT I each is 9 Wholly F right and
ne eTheP Eloly wrong; aae 4 thez @ ei %
policy IS to try to adjust action TO recognition
n what Is right on each side In other words,
his body can. by mediation and concilia tion; do
# trouble comes, I ASSUME that this federation
IVA r Is Eis9 s9 fs+ &c NAV " come rom if But
il stands first OF all the living witness 10 the
7ie that the Eisesf policy is to prevent trouble
~ br1ng1ng about Just reiauonsnIp 6etWeg cap
prevail when each side recognizes that there are
rights On the other side that must be oonslderee-
Because this is your attitude because your fed
Grafton Is organized, because the problem Is
50 worthy Of the best thought and the best service
hat ayb2dy can give IT. greet y3u y,e ssaln N T65 [5
here most heartily.
Alfred Mosely. Of England. followed the Mayor,
and told Of points Of difference between labor con-
ditions here and in England which had struck him
his trip through the country, and declared that
shorter work day 10 be successful must obtain
the world over On this point he said:
But the hours of labor are very difficult PROB
in he -iTH {
selves. What is the position in other countries!
6riag them into line? And personally feel that
if there is to be any solution TO the hours question;
i can only be done if the workingnen, not OF the
United states alone. but of the whole OF Europe
Io- WI5sre5T We shan ali be on an equal footing.
II is useless for the United States TO seek an IDEAL
of an eight hour DAY II Germany is going TO work
4e II means that the markets OF the world will be
eI--e5 rIaI IS 10 saw the free markets by the man
~ the 5r,rtrv whose work dav is longer
than that of the United States. We must come
and these gentlemen. Mr.. Gompers and Mr-
try, appeal 20 them as peing the proolen p tnaL @
they 1helaseiVes must look InUC as to whether YOU
ro-In+rv rI # YOU are going to try and Introduce
shorter hours here than are adopted IN NE me oi4
T-ftad States But / think the United States to
47-Esnd think pretty well every in this room
viii agree with me-has got beyond that POM POM
We hear great deal OF restriction OF OUTPUT, % put
boycott unions. free labor etc Restriction OF OUT
cannot be encouraged II canno{ be PEI PEI
do think the intelligent worknlen OF any par
sricTion Of output unless you are going & to 5T11s
about state Of things that will mean deata 70
70 the country. Boycott is thing | think x 5 IaS5
rropcsition that must be protected not only by the
1s7rlZYran b,Ir by everybody who desires freedom
isbo- 70 WON ne pieases whether he belongs TO
The union or not myself am a union man; an
90 not favor all that trade unionism does There
without intimidation. He must be intertered with
ny no one. The same applies to the free Iabortr
srv r3an5facfrer m He mus be free 10 do 50
hindered. urincuubered in every shape ana FORM
Mr. Walls general secretary Of the Blast Fur
nace1eu-s Association. one Of the English dele
gates praised the Civic Federation HIS adoreSs
ended the morning session
Archbishop ireland the first speaker Of the
Afternoon session He said in part;
The time has come when rights shall be given TO
are divine creation. and men cannot hoiu PACK
rom their fellows what God has granIed 20 i, LIsn,
10 every man his right educate that man INTO
IL high Tincipies OF justice and religion, TO his
Eence among the people this awakening OF pnDii5j
have Us eay. Wherever there is mind We must
enlighten ~ whereeXer tnere here rs IS an arm we
strengthen it, and by strength eNeE & ~ 10
cety Bui. be il it may. it is new era that rs =
before the world an era OF better ana more m ra
fective breed an Of general prosperity. an 80 80
of sv,s[znina ,f liveler sentiments Of Justice atu
CHARITY and 10 have contributed somewhat 20 TINS
litt3e act helped 1he work OF hlmsRitx an LoI
This higher plane OF brotherhood ana On % 159 IF
i1 task that any man may be Wen proId hut 9I
Is task the acc9mplshIneZg y " of an men the
Almighty God above US
T g sykes former secretary Of the oUee' RAJ
way Commission urged the insertion OF clauses III
an street railway franchises requiring the coiii
pany 20 submit 10 arbitration All uiSiU'e9
between itself and its employees
Charles Francis Adams spoke on the subject u
Compulsory Inquiry, urging the