The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-17

passes all tradition. The passing Of ira
dition forms a never broken procession
and the old that leaves us Is surely no
better than the new that succeeds. Then
as the tradition OF our fathers passes
away let us of with our hats and cry In
proper fashion. The King is dead: long
live the king
FUTURE OF ORGANIZED LABOR.
The second speaker. Clarence Curtis
Gleason of Lonsda!e. took for his subject.
THE Future OF Organized Labor" He
said in TT:
Two ititutions Of our economic system
stand prominently before us at the pres
ent time, the trust and the trade union
Both perform Offices OF usefulness but
both involve real evils. Our lawmakers
are already discovering a way to curb
the trust. Also II is certain tnat the
trade union will remedy It's own evils
great as they are-evils OF opposition 90
progress. OF unreasonable strikes and
OF illegality and violence Tho union Will
attain this end ny steady development.
adhering to certain OF its present policies
and modifying others.
The trade union will not change its
main and noble purposes OF mutual hene-
iii, OF sturdy struggle for fair treatment
or the workingmen. and Of settling In a
reasonable way all disputes which arise
between laborers and employers t'pon
It's members the union confers financial
and en- intellectual benefit The union
men are not nearly so unthinking and
turbulent as they were three decades ago.
Then n John Mitchell would have been
impossible. One great justification OF the
unions and one augury Of future progress
is the development from the midst OF the
unions OF unsehsh. broadminded leaders.
THE great purpose of the unions must
always he To fight: 10 fight not men so
much as conditions: 10 wage war. not
vindctive but protective. The unions
must fght fo- humane treatment The
unions must contend that along with the
frequent Introduction OF labor saving ma
chlnery and the continual econmic read
tustments. the laborers NAV obtain their
share of the benefit In contending for
justice the unions make many short
sighted mistakes but their combat is be-
coming daily more intelligent Less and
less union men do strike without good
reason
Trade unions Will continue 10 demand
2 voice In determining the conditions un-
der which their members shall work To
trial peace lies In collective bargaining
ana arbitration. Public opinion demGnfs
this crhltr9uon for industrial peace is
vital puolic interest. Arbitration IN
which the unions seek for Justice through
reason. is an educating force which win
I'm the future we'll nigh do away with
uniustihablc strikes
I'm some particulars however the
unions Will he changed The form or Or=-
90 nization Will change: the great body OF
unions will become Incorporated The
present loose form OF organization Is pro-
1uctive of owl: the unions are practically
irresponsible for their acts end many
strikes occur which might be avoided by
legoiiation could tho employers feel So.
cure that tho keeping ~ agreements was
-ertain. The incorporation viii not Re
nrou1ht about by comruision. but through
recoPntion by the unions that n is "A
'ounf policy. Advantageous 10 themselves
Recent legal decisions. establishing the