The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-11
HANNA'S FAN0RlTE TOPIC
THE SENATOR TALKS ON LABOR AND
CAPITAL AT CHkUTAUoUA,
Reference Is Made to Better Way to
Settle Labor Questions Than
by Strikes.

Chnuttuqua, n. Y, August o.-Senator
Nj. A Hanna of Ohio addressed az dud''
ence OF 1900 at Chlutauqna to-day on
"Lubo, and Capital" Much Of Ills address
was along the line Of the address glych al
Urbana few days ago, but there were
many new utterances AS well, Amolg
other things. he said: "Iodsy the Unhed
States stands foremost In the ranks OF ma
tiuns in is Industrial Ike. We are blessed
with greater natural resources thln any
other part OF the gioue.
Organized labor IS IN important article
k cuMa to US WITH tne IunuA OF popuia Ion
frou tAe olu world, from cOuailuas NAlCA
do not ana cgn nor exist ~ Ainvricd, II
Wus organized there unuet conditions WAlcu
made lgUOr autl gomstic TO capital, a ietuns
t4Ht CNcly employer was against ldbot pf'
guulztd labor is an iusttIiou tAat has
CoulC TO say. 1; is ap Institution tnat IS
promoted by labollng men WHO sex TO pro
tcct themselves aud wnose Pc is mu euai
hencnt. Ia ils early days organized lab %
went upon the theory mat tue only way 70
settle labor difficulties was to strike, but ~
Is my theory tnEt It is becoming rccog-
nlZcd that tneru is better way 10 settle
such differences,
From what l know of human nature,
c. cry man has an approachnoie spot nnd
the best way 20 reucn that spot IL vs.
kindness. You can reach mcn 10y coming
near them and learning their cundi 'ious
TO say that auor leaders are IN the wrong
| jorty of .Lem do not intend 60 do right
ia a mistake. My theory Is that II you
bring men together In way 90 make them
1 know each other and II you appeal ia tue
ncud and heart you establish D bond be-
tween the two factions that can not BE-
broken, The civic federation Is trying 10
establish condition OF aDsolutc coIndpnte
between employer and enployc. We re
member the golden rule aud tly aud i've
up 10 Its principle This is the Outy way
that ! know TO settle disputes between
. al and Nnla
rs this practical? Yes provided you
tr az the men IN your employ as you would
have them treat you. know that tue
tendency tn THIS country aud tne world has
been To selhshly appropriate the largest
part Of he dement's or Industry 20 capital
/ AS long as labor was In a situation mat
| II must submit It did So bur N ,tne lweu.
ticth century. Whcu thinking men begin 10
think seriously upon this question they
made up their minds that they must give
consideration Ia he fact that the laboslns
nan is entitled to greater share OF tue
products Of industry than he had enjoyed
IN the past We must give them larger
snare OF the profits OF industry which taey
helped TO create Bul there are other grlev-
ances than the matter OF labor which de-
mand attention. Therefore workmen banded
themselves together into organizations for
their own benefit. organizations which
through proper means viii enable them T.
reach that source of power which VIII
bring n remedy These organizations. So
far MS am familiar with them, carry bcnt-
hcial features, mutual assistance Ia n ;
members aud their families AS long MS /
1--we aud have my strength | shall do o.
! am doing today, appeal to m f. llw
countrymen ana all classes Of citizens who
are Interested IN these great SOCIAL ancs-
tlons Ia appreciate these eondltloDs, The
tine is here whom something must be d ne
We must forget the idea that there are
any classes in our government; We must
forget there II any difference between the
man who labOFs with his hands ami the
man who lab0rs with his BRAIN we m ist
strive 10 bring the different factions 10
gether upon the ground that both sldLs
want to do what Is right