The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-01-08
eRElT FORUM OF LABOR.
Men Era's Note Sounded by
y It, Says Stratus.

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T.bor Conference In New York De-
.,.-es Former Minister to Turkey
xror,rfus Directly Toward the
worlds Peace-Believes 1t Is Pre-
.n,uentIy q Practical Movement
new plane Of discussion of the Ia
hor problem has developed from the
y w. York conference. The new COM
- - Of thirty-six is recognised In the
aararal discussion of its aims objects
eud proposed methods as a body hay
On authority at the bar of public
1ns ,.,or never before conceived Of. Par
t,",nonts in and critics of the move
op+ are now agreed that a new era
u.s. begun in the work Of bringing cap
t+aIist and breadwinner to a common
'oo+,rg Mace. The point most dwelt
upon is the fact that theory futile
bitberto, has been abandoned for prac-
teal and efficient means.
AZ Manned by J. P. Morgan, the de-
..,ror If the conference. the discussion
49,, sounded a meaning note with
Itch both interests are in accord. 1t
has stated the basic principles Of flu
4,'ro relations to which money and
wi, alike subscribe and has embod-
"a those ideas in men whose repre-
o,+o+iva character commands un1ver-
sal respect 49,
Oscar s. Straus, prominent in the
,,,orompnt as q man who has thought
much and worked much for mankind,
embassies these points in the inter-
view which follows, says JULIUS Cnah-
hors in the New York Journal.
AS large and generous employer OF
labor in various branches of mercan-
ff,p trade Oscar S. Straus, ex-minister
70 Turkey, was pre-eminently fitted to
fake part in the memorable conference
Of CAPITALISTS, labor representatives
and neutrals that closed it's session IN
New York city the other day.
The choice of United States Senator
N1arcus A. Hanna as chairman of the
industrial department Of the National
Civic association was made in spirit
of the utmost harmony. Every man
nresent at the conference bears teSt1-
mony to that fact. Mr.. Straus declares
him to be the ideal chairman OF so I'M
portant and so original social and
economic project.
81 regard this as the greatest and
most conspicuous movement for indus
trial peace that has ever occurred in
the history Of labor" said the Hon.
Oscar S. Straus. 81 am devoted to its
prosecution heart and soul. We are
not theorists, for you will see that we
have eliminated that phase of the sub
iect in our plan and scope This Is
pre-eminently a practical movement
managed by practical men to achieve
practical results. We do not hope for
the millennium, but we do expect to be
able to lessen industrial disturbances,
to be instrumental in bringing employ
ers and workingmen nearer together
for the purpose of avoiding and remov-
ing those misunderstanding that in the
past have been the most fruitful sources
of strikes.
"The whole tone and spirit Of the
conference, as expressed by the repre-
sentative men who stood for two mil
lions of organized labor, by those men
who represented the public interest and
by the men who are the chief repre-
sentatives Of the largest employers Of
labor throughout the United States,
were such as to cause every member
present at each session to feel assured
that the Inauguration of this momen-
tous movement and the formation of
this permanent body would have the
most beneficial results"
The speaker then paid the highest
compliments to the intelligence of the
men who acted as spokesman for labor.
He concluded by saying:
THE representatives of labor met US
upon high plane and in broad spir-
1t. They were Gompers, president Of