The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-21


class hatred.
Its leading editorials are calculated
to incite class hatred and incite labor
organizations to conduct strikes and
lockouts end boycotts as their princi.
pal means Of promoting the welfare Of
their members.
We believe there is more to be
! gained by educating the public mind
by moderation. and by moral suasion,
than by strikes. lockouts and boy.
colts
Labor organizations. no more than
individuals. can successfully resort TO
force 10 gain their ends
There are three things needed 20
accomplish results for the betterment
OF labor
tst LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
2nd. EDUCATION OF THE PUB.
Lie. INCLUDING LABoRERs.
srd. A CONSTRUCTIVE POLICY
TO CREATE PAYRoLLS.
The necessity OF labor organiza-
tions Is conceded by all thinkers who
know and believe In the value Of or.
ganized effort as the underlying prin.
ciple of modern society No man In
this age can live 10 himself alone.
The education OF all to see the
value OF fratcrnal feelings and OF co
operation along lines Of mutual inter.
est and for mutual benefit Is a prime
necessity Of civilization.
The third prerequisite for the bet
terment OF labor Is often overlooked
constructive policies looking to tho
employment Of more labor, OF greater
wago-funds, OF more permanent pay
rolls
In broad Wow IL may be said this
phase OF the subject leads TO a con.
sideration OF economic an( govern.
mental policies. The construction
OF the Nicaragua canal the promo
tion Of all industrial enterprises. the
undertaking OF all public improve
ments. are In this line OF thought
For instance, what is needed to
make this city good community for
the wage-earner? Is it an eighthour
law. or a certain price for certain la,
bor. or such conditions that a thou
sand laborcrs shall be employed all
the year around in addition 10 those
now finding employment
Every man will say that the copdl.
tions that will employ the most labor
ers For a is morally certain that
they cannot he kept at work here
much below the Rverase price Tor sim.
liar labor elsewhere.
Instead OF the carpenters lighting
for $3.50 a day for eight hours at Port.
land and conducting a lockout to that
end would Il not b. better Il twice as
many carpenters were employed the
year around At steady vases?
We know this is sprinsing theold
question Of labor compromising with
capital and may be contrary TO all the
rules of conduotlng labor unions. hut
this world Is ruled by moderation aud
compromises more than force.
A constructive policy TO maintain
and increase payrolls and extend en-
ployment must be considered by all
well-cOnducted labor organizations.
because the certainty OF steady en-
ployment is the greatest desideratum.
To accomplish really constructive ne
suits moderation Is indispensable.
An talk about either side manufao-
turing class hatred is unfortunate
so tar as We are concerned. we DO not
deny the right OF the individual or
any number OF them To strike. but We
would so far and counsel much mod
eratiOn before We would encourage
anyone 70 strike al salem
Il Is estimated that there are now
six hundred members OF labor unions
az Salem. The problem is not main.
tanning these unions but giving them
employment, and giving them employ.
ment under favorable conditions.
Favorabis conditions mean not only
fair wages, but permanent employ.
ment, and such public policies as
shall lead 10 the employment OF more
laborers, the building Of mOfe homes.