New-York tribune., 1902-04-06
HANNA ON STRIKES.
SENATOR ADDRESSES ACADEMY OF
. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
- GoMPERS REPRESENTS
LABOR SIDE.

4,hiladelphia April 5-Senator Hanna was the
incpal speaker tonight at the closing session Of
the sixth annual meeting of the American Academy
f Political and Social Science. He divided his sub
iact with Samuel Gompers. president Of the Amer-
"a Federation Of Labor. and the question Of the
relation capital and labor ably discussed by
the two speakers. Senator Hanna's topic was In
dustrial Cancellation and Arbitration and Mr..
f-or,ners smoke on Its Possibilities and Iimta-
tions"
Senator Hanna began his address by referring 10
+he efforts Of the National Civic Federation ef-
feet the condition Of industrial peace.
The industrial department of the Civic Fedora
tion he said, although only two years old, had
set+Ied seven strikes in three months. and pre-
vented the occurrence of two strikes which would
have rendered idle than two hundred thou
sand men Senator Hanna stated that he had
first become interested I'm the subject of the
srnfcabe adjustment of differences between en-
rlover and employe curing the Ohio coal strike in
1874 At that time he said. an agreement was en-
tered into between the employers association and
the miners Union TO meet each other and exert
every effort for conciliation before resorting to
drastic measures. AS a result there more
strikes of consequence IN that region.
The necessities growing out of the vast GRO
ductive capacity of this country. said Senator
Hanna "Nave forced the condition of the aggre-
cation OF capitalize creation OF wealth in con-
crete form To absorb il, and to render valuable
as an Industrial investment we must have in
dustriaI peace. The Civic Federation is beginning
10 Law the foundation or such result.
Owing II many natonalities represented among
the laborfng classes the speaker said, the work Of
the Civic Federation be principally educa-
tional
This question: he continued. rests in the peo-
ple's hands If have not the sympathy OF the
people we cannot hope succeed My experience
OF thirty years employer has taught me that
the employer is expected to more than halfway
iu meeting the employe. We responsible 10 pro-
q fair share of the benefits / believe in organ
ized labor. and IL is demonstrated fact that labor
conditions benefited when intrusted TO an hon
leader. Organized labor is a condition that
must be met.
Senator Hanna denounced socialism as inmical 10
IDEAS, he said. ''un-American and unnatural TO
q people"
President CIonpers's remarks referred chiefly TO
the question OF strikes and lockouts- Much as a
strike OF laboring is be deplored, he SAID
such action by the wage Garner is the highest
A strike is protest against wrong and injustice
when there is other way OF securing redress
Every within the power OF every man
capitalist, laborer neutral said the speaker
should be eXerted strikes. Yet there are
things than strikes. among them a
matter what may be the result Of strike, II the
worllmen's organization is maintained an economic
point has been gained social defeat prevented"
Mr.. Gompers expressed opposition TO compul-
sory arbitration as being valuelesS- He said the
Civic Federation endeavoring TO bring about
commercial and industrial success without friction
The other speakers were Oscar S Straus, former
United States Minister Turkey. and William H
Pfahler OF the National Association Of Iron
Founders.