The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-12-12
Relations Of Labor and Capital.

Relations OF LaD0E ali1 StffN'
How 10 secure fair treatment alike Tor
labor and FOR capital. how 10 hold ID
check the interruptions man. whether
eupIoycr or ,mploye. without weakening
individual Initiative. without hampefins
and cramplug the Industrial development
OF the country, D. "a problem ifaubht Win
great difficulties and one which u ~ OF
the highest Importance 10 solve on Hhes
OF sanity and fnr-sighted common sense
as well as 81 devotion 90 the right. rms
IA an era OF federation and combination
Exactly as business men md they must
often work through corporations. ana as
IL IL n constant tendency OF these cor
porations to grow larger. so IL ~ often
necessary for laboring men 10 Work IN
fcderations. and these have become I'M
portant factors OF modern Industrial lie.
Both kinds OF federation. capitnlistic ana
labor. can do much good. and as neces-
sary corrollary they can both do evil
Opposition 20 each kind OF organization
should take the form OF opposition To
whatever n bad In the conduct OF any
given corporation or union-uot OF at
tacks upon corporations as such nor upon
unions as such. for some OF the most
far-reaching bencncent work for our peO-
pie has been accomplished through both
corpora tions and unions. Each must re-
frain from arbitrary or tyfannous inter
ference with the rights Of others organ
lied capital and organized labor alike
should remember that In the long run the
interest OF each must be brought Into
harmony with the interest % the general
public: and the conduct OF each must
conform TO the fundamental rules OF ooe-
dlence 20 the law. OF individual freedom.
and OF Justice and fair dealing toward all.
Each should remember that In addition TO
power, Il must strive after the realization
% healthy. lofty and generous ideals.
Every employed every wage worker. must
be guaranteed HIS liberty and his right 90
do as he likes with his property or his Ia
Dor 30 long as he does not infringe upon
therlght OF others. II a. OF the highest i'm
portance that employer and employc alike
should endcavor 90 appreciate each the
viewpoint OF the other and the sure dis
aster that VIII come upon both I'm the
long run n either grows TO take as habit
ual an attitude OF sour hostility and dis
trust toward the other. Few people de-
serve better % the country than those
representatives both % capital and labor
and there are many such-who work
continually 90 bring about n good under
standing % this kind. based upon wisdom
and upon broad and kindly sympathy be-
tween employers and employed. Above
all. we need Go remember that any Kind
OF class animosity In the political world
IN. " possible. even more wicked. even
more destructive % national welfare,
than sectional. race or religious animos-
ity. We can set good government only
upon condition that we keep true 20 the
principles upon which this nation was
founded. and Judge each man not as n
part ~ n class. but upon his Individual
merits All that we have n right 20 ask
% any man. rich or poor. whatever his
creed. his occupation. his birthplace. OF
his residence. a. that he shall act well
and honofabiv by HIS nclghhor and by
his country. We are neither for tho rich
man a. such nor for the poor man rs
such: We nrc for the upright man. rich
/ or poor. SO far as the constitutional
powers % the national government touch
these matters Of general and vital mo.
ment 10 the nation, they should be exer.