The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-27
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!. . sti-ly prevailing popular impf~--ion
ira, sosistv IN ihe widest inslusive ."nss
4 COMPOSED 81 elements vhirh normally have
! divers and oppozins Interests ltn assumed
that the West you'll thrive hv . political policy
contrary 10 that of ths rast. that the interest
Of Labor lie IN q different lne from that %
capital. and that the employer sni employee
ar, naturally on opposite side. % sou" s-
.um.d economic policy and system thus
the greater unit l. theoretically and ssutt-
mentally divided into di-coriant aud conflict
ing -l.m.nt. The truth l. lust the reverse.
For society T. really an organism. ~ rsuls
Illustration Of an organic union Ike the human
body {, cmln.n'ly hti!ug "a "a" economic and
social realm II has become % common
TO speak and write 81 the interest OF labor
and tho interest OF ,arttnl a. uiturtliy an
tlsonistic that great harm and pt"judi'e
l~ogically result.
Lahor combination. are proper and lesiti-
mate. There Il 4 natural sspvi dc coTps sht
broth~tly interest among tho-" Of the same
occupation and .,icrtenc". itat"thd syn'-
PATTY aud attention in tue case %! illness and
Misfortune. moral and social IMPROVEMENT
and ENTERTAINMENT, the Increase of technical
knoVl-dgc and many other useful possibilities
ar. Contained IN the ideal llbot union but
IN the average labor union A. Il exists these
Wholesome purposes seem to be largely lack.
Ing. and. Instead, the main enort D., to oppose
the employer. Often a leNclling down u en-
Outraged. envy stimulated aud Production
dlnini she'd TO such a degree that the wage
Garner come, to b. the victim oi a falls" pill-
o .ophy Ihis spirit h inevitably democrat
izIns
Economic warfare leads TO strikes. which
are lnyarisbly destructive TO both Interests,
IL cannot b. otherwise In an organism The
members are unlike. and each u necessary
to TIE complete working OF the other. The
hand might a. well rebel agyin-t ia. feet.
OF Vie. versa. II viii be- urged that ~tfiKes
are essential - a remedy for obvioI- Wrongs
o. tho pagt 81 employer. III adu.i;t~i that
4, often seems 30. locally and temporarily.
but a ii,pa.,!onyt" iuv">iigation would show
that a.. evil, involved arc usually greater
than the advantage Gained on th" part OF
labor. even When tGe particular point II Issue
1, g1iyrI
L. tie long run the value OF lAtor must
dep-ri upon demand. and thi- i based upon
.N.rllcn " and quantity al product and ftlt,-
fIlnr,. ~ -.r,i,". N.er confidence IN eNi-t-
Ing coriitou. prevail, activity iucrea-es.
trirg- "" rrn.perou. and vss-- adVanc-
naturally from brisk demand TO- labor ANY
Coaf'-i p.NtuD" to above the normal point
will not b" .crmau"nt. lni II J. beyond the
pover ~ any union 20 Keep % % less num-
u.f- viii rud EMPLOY u'ut mi business VII
move elsewhere iINlfT ~Nrh 'of0ltloh- -
surely o., water seek, 4 level Tho moral
.r,. II q d"r"ndeu," upoa ~" ,~ocI,ive rover
Of the umou 'pr tie rat" OF Nss~, rather than
upon hts own xiii and irdu.trv cannot 10
utu,TVt-" than depressing uIou the lthorer.
Ia very large .rgT." pii."- MAX" Themselves,
aud II Increased or diminished ~ uItrsrily they
will tot % remain.
H.. tft'rU'-, and os'-1ei-m which are
developed tow ard noH-uutou labor are foreign
- HH a. a.
ross and fairness ivru the hest ordered
.rr.a., are usually attended ry unlawful ~
c.-~es and Wtluliptt'u -" ,hautlc ard
destructive effect ~ sympathetic Strikes q,
too well known TO b" her" touched upon. IL
amounts TO economic au1r,h.
Whenever the greater organism the COM
muutty ga general prusp'f~. o." vital thriiI
uf activity O.. felt 90 o., utmost iuIt-. rudtha
same persistence - ttu" With t,guy'IoU and
In-. II ,uu'l-uo" Nj are IA one boat
". al! d",If- "a" utmost PROSPERITY ut the
vNgc-saru'r. but IRRATIONAL methods defeat
tho very .ud sought \ rise 81 wages ~ a
shortening ~ hours Is supposed to COIN" out
Of the employer. and 70 u assumed that hc :
perfectly ah., To- bear u But g" reality Il
spread, over all classes suppose. for In
.tancr. that 10y a grand combination all wages
could a once be advanced - pr cent III"
result, would b" that everything needed hy
The was---aru-r would cost Ju-i that pro-
portion higher. .uthtt ;" ~uuld have no larger
surplus - 'h" .'i ~ a." y"l- than t"iur"
II l, utterly tupo>,ihl" 90 "yat" IA" srt'i"
rtr. t~r ,ttlprs ui uatut.l law. Tor they or"
a. persistent y, g-aNItttInn
Pr 'he good pl .l ,r- ia'r's, ao"i"'v needs
., %, drawn together instead n. r"rt apart
Il - also natural law that 'l's" employers
who trs most humane aud liberal ali s"t the
best service aud prosper %" most The cm-
p.ay,r who O.. mean fud selfish b.. handicapped
h. the long run. though u may often S"cm
tho rryrr-". temporarily. Ihr principle that
ul-f,ce and even lbrTilts 49, Nvllt - honesty
j. the b-,t policy i being increasingly ap-
prs. .tri u takes a." employer aud tho
arnr,uvr, together to wHh" the economic
1rtt. while" natural ormp"tltion - between
'n1,, ~ "a, same Dlp-- II 'hr sentimental
and sensational press would discourage class
ur.ulfp, ana ...aus.uu instead ~ giving u
constant ,tm D. 'luu they would do IA" whole
community .nt. most 1: al. al" vag"-",rncr
ed, great favor ut'EY Noop.
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