The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-19

themselves sof violating those rights.
Therefore it should be freely acknowl-
edged that any man has the right to JOIN
any organization whose purposes are Jaw
full. There is no valid objection to either
organized labor or organized capital per
Sc, and it is to be granted that both or
ganized labor and organized capltaI can can
accomplish beneficial ends, but at tne
same time we should urge with an Iae
force at our, comma nd that no organlziai-
tion is So sacred as to entitle 1t to IL
cense to override the law.
Unionism HASN'T Raised Wages.
In this country of ours wages have been
uuadrupled in the last 100 years, but II
was not unionism that did it, for the
greater part OF the increase was optd i Lls4
one way in which wages can be advanced
and that IS By increasing. the productive
capacity per man. 1t takes capltal, OF
ganized industry and 1ndlvldod elei 81 ;s
little capital per man wages are low, anu
this rule holds good throughout the W MY
so. far as my observation goes Inc
ego easy policy as illustrated by UNION ION
ism in England is also handicap on IN
dustry that results in diminished pl ler
duction and less to- DIVIDE. Inc Ne 1ea aI3r,
that the productive capaclty OF tniS Is ;s uou
try is so high is to be attributed dlrectly
to the enco1ra cement given the invest
ment of capital and the incentive given
to individual endeavor.
Shares of Capital and Labor.
I desire to say something now as TO tns
division of production between LABOR anu ~
capital. 1t is easy for th e b ag, receives
starvation wages. But he mas SIndI I Ie
gard for the truth when he does II: 80 ,, inI
fact is that per cent return on cdpt Ia
is , considered ERE go9a oy yun md large per-
centage OF profit is obtained by the man a.
ufacturer and the business. man, put ~ ~
must be remembered that tne pger,o ,,t of
he receives contains also the e!emeHl ~
vases for his own labor and individual
enterprise. ou1+in1ies
The law is that as capital multIpl1lte ss
w Re IF nrofit decreases Men cannot be
paid according to their own notloIs %
to what they should receive, put az aoo4 tIe+
ing to the amount OF coiilI lno"n1I rel
alive term a The miners declared tn 1tS
were getting starvation wages ana - . .iae
country believed them, but aionS Canie
the anthracite strike commission Wv ION
declared after, thorough lnyesIIsalii4tihl
that their wages compared Wen wiz
those paid to men employed IN the S saine
grade of toll in other industries IL e-i--
Sylvanla.
Labor Suffers for Arbitrary Wage Scales.
The arbitrary wage scales obtained by
the unjons are paid not Dy c npt permit
inroads to- be made upon 1t. put lnslsIS
On Obtaining a profit when invested II II
the increases granted in wages cannon, pg
charged up to the consumer then capitdi
ceases to exploit itself in that industry.
Not only does labor foot the Dill Tor ap-
normal wages. but it also bears the pui :
den of the strike losses. mus 1, ~ Is APE is
parent that the warfare of the unions IS
a warfare between labor and LABOR, anu
not between labor and capital. .,+o4;o
I do not wish to say that consultations
between the employer and his men are
not desirable. I believe they are. pc
lieve that there are just grievances now
and then that can be righted by the coIn-
ing together of the employer ana ms EN-
ployes either individually or by commit
tees. provided that both parties entertain
proper feelings of interest in the other
welfare, and in the success OF the pusl-
ness. But in the event that the employees
do not think they are receiving proper
wage and quit their employment 1t is
then necessary for them to understand
that they have abandoned an CLAIMS a. upon On
the employer and him alone TO declde
whether he shall employ other men or
come to- some satisfactory arrangement
with the old men for their re-empleyment
Law Must Be Enforced.
All attempts to enfore restrictions upon
free competition finally reach the point
where the issue becomes: Shall the con-
stitution of the country which guarantees
freedom in Industry be enforced? Snail
the courts and the police and, if necessary
the SOldlery OF the nation De Cdlleu upoi!
to do their duty? n Our employers, and
citizens associations should demand that
they shall. We should first strive to
prove to those who seek to destroy com.
petition either in the field of labor or OF
Capital, that they are wrong in their con-
tentions, and that: what they. try to do
would in the end be destructive of the
common interests. of the whole people,
but whenever our efforts in this direction
are unavailing and men assume the right
to override the plain provisions of the
constitution, then we should insist with
| all our strength on the strict observance
1 of the law. Let US, If we can, arouse
| wholesome sentiment in favor Of law en-
| forcement, and if this sentiment is not
! strong enough to lead the accredited rep
resentatives of the people to obey their
oaths of office, then let US use our personal
/ efforts in seeing that the law is enforced
and that men fill the public offices who
4 will enforce the law.
| 1 earnestly hope to see this movement
reach the full measure of its possible
usefulness Patriotism and not selfish
/ ness should be the motive of every one
| who engages in it. Upon its success rests
| in large measure. L believe, the future
| greatness of our country, and may we
/ all lend it our hearty and ungruding sup
| port not only in personal effort but also
| with our means.