The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-26
TYRANNY OF A MINORITY.
The Small Number Of Workers. Proper.
tiOnsiIy, In Labor Mons.

From nc Journal ~ Commerce.
In 1890 n little more than ~ per cent Of the
populet on OF the state OF New York was en-
gagged in some gsinful occupation. The pro-
portion i larger now. for the number Of PER
son- IN industrial employment has increased
more than the population. But II Ne take an
even 40 per cent al IA" present time. for CON
vcni"nce and seiet s.. there were IN tm- state
IN the census year 2 .1o7 So persons in RAinful
pursuits
II j. inpos .ib'e to say precisely what oCcu-
pr'ion> ar" orRan.zlbl" and whit arc rot.
but IN ism ueHrly - per cent ot all persons
IN gainiul pursuits were IN mining aud rGc-
"hanicHl irdu-trc- and IN manufacturing.
IN which clas- ifcation are to b" found nearly
all the oreanilable occuptt,on- Assuming
thIt on"-iourth ofthe people of this stu" WHO
work for their living vo ~ some Of these
occupations We ha I'VE 1?eas? per on ia or
ganiHAble industries, md III" l1test report
of IA. membership of II bor uuion~ IA this
state. made nearly two wears later than th"
census and much in excess Of the number
In the census wear was 27o.950 This lumber
j. - ) per cent. Of what We nav call the or
eaui,nhl" industries OF III. state, hut II i a
good deal l"-> than 20 I"r cent OF AL m" p"ople
IN ~" state WHO are earning their hvings
Buri.g the steel -trikr Of lGst year Mr.
ShaN"r tined to convince I'll" country that lie
wa IN command OF $1,000 u'n But there was
published confidential I, port that h"d been
mad" to n" last preceding convention OF tn"
AIrslsaIultad A., ocatiou which showed that
the ln"uh-r- hin = that tim" was ia,sAl. one
third oI that ,lliu"d Ivy Mr. Nha0"r. and
That the membership had h"N", rH'"G"d
.tu'S. ~ lN'l yer b'io:" ih" hom"''"dd
.'rlk", ~ which time IN" iN"lrh""-'ip va
less 'lt'u 1000 1hsT" were "inpoN"d NJ
ia" rolling mills and steel work. id1. Pea wa ge
"orn"r- ~ ls"nard is$u?3 ~ 100" lhefr wcte
per Csut Of the vag. 'arners IL TIE rOlLlg
mills aud -t'"l work.
The late col Richard 4 Hinton wGs q
champion OF organized labor. lie admitted
N" numbers Of i.tor o!rauIy1tton-. lh"s"
numbers Wcr" - uuImDr"--lv" that N"
OF generally rof'ts"d t. d-oio-" hem.
tn. NUMBER they gave were generally III
admits that he did not attach iul. cr"di' 10
thcW II" estimated, however. That about
20 per ,"lt OF OrsaniIab'e Ia Dor wa N 'hs
unions "" ic"i~cd hi- igur.- and reduced
tn" 70 10 ~ aud A. H.. lubur which h" cihs'"d
a.. orcuuiIlhe vas only about Orc-foutth
OF ~. wloio. TIN reduced H." lthor II, unions
10 . uur cent. Of the population that works
!Or % .INi'g
la $50 To- thnu per cei' ot ~" I"-s"nS
IN g4iufui occupations "a luc.rud N"r" IN
unions la tul- state "" r~tlutt" Mat -"
p"rC''ItHCs /. about re -au" bN'fiiig IA
~" Cd.c OF biplaHl ng"tCUlt urrl ana oti"t
The rg!nlI4tlou~ was about - per cent 81
~" persons IN ofcrrid'h'" industries. lh'r"
ar" N tui, coIr'rv about ?trt1'r" III "a nj IL
Ocr.u.tluu- ArlrONIua'Ci,. 10000 are IA
miriuc. me-, laIical nrd 'npuCtactur'rg IN
du-tr-~ II -. ~" huor VI uI,, OF ia, ,Ouu.
try have % million and 4 hail G.upe and
Y T. not 'iF',N t!'y hay" moro ~ " cent
Of vi at Is Conuoriv understood a. organl2s-
bi" labor q. ~ the unions this y per o"ut
Of al prr-or- Ia .u!,tut occuplt ona and
abo.' 10 prr cent Of ia" voter