The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-17
HANNA PRESIDES.
Addresses Civic Federation on
Importance Of Its Work.

Chicago, Oct. 17.-United States Sena-
tor Mark Hanna presided at today's ses-
sion of the National Civic Federation
conference. The conference ends to-
night and it is not considered unlikely
that before adjournment recommended
tions advising labor organizations and
employers associations to use the great.
est conservatism from now on in view
of present Industrial conditions will be
adopted. An executive session at which
probably the advisability of making
some such recommendation will, 1t is an
nounced. be held.
Ex-Judge Waterman of the local
branch of the federation, introduced
Senator Hanna, the president of the
National Civic Federation. MI Hanna
spoke of the Importance of the work
engaged in and the success in bringing
together capital and labor.
Much, he said, was due to the con-
servatiVe element of labor organiza-
tions. He expressed hope for the fu-
ture and said that members of the fed
Grafton who at first were reluctant to
join were now the most active work
ers. Since his connection with an Ohio
strike 30 years ago, he said, he had
made UP his <lind there was a way
to settle difficulties. The future of sue
cess in the industrial world, the senator
said, would be largely guided by the
Civic Federation movement which was
started here four years ago. The duty
of employers was greater than that of
employees ard the work of Cancellation
was the great work to be done.
II all great difficulties, political or
otherwise, compromise is the only thing
TO bring success. The work of the fed
GRAFTON is. he said, work of education
and he added that patience is required
in the work for the good of our fellow
men individually and for society as
whole.
Future success in maintaining indus
trial success was a greater matter than
the question of who is the next preS1-
dent. Captains of industry, he said,
and the other side were only too will
ing to learn from teachers who have
had experience
Distrust preached by labor leaders, he
declared to be an unfair proposition:
There is not. he said, any real dlt-
ference that can not be settled, but fair
dealing was necessary.
He referred to the wastefulness of
strikes and 1ockouts, and the effect they
had on capital and labor and how ald
in the movement of federation could
help it.
w L. McKensie King of the depart
ment of labor, Ottawa, Canada, discuss
ed the conci1iation act in force in Can
ada and how number of strikes were
successfully settled by the law
John T. Wilson, president of Interna-
tional brotherhood of Maintenance and
Way, also spoke.
Marcus NJ Marks, president OF the
National Clothing Manufacturers asso-
citation of New York, also spoke.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, followed.
Gompers expressed his appreciation
of the work of the federation and de-
sired to correct misapprehension which
he said existed in the minds of some
regarding organized labor and clear
false notions so labor and capital could
go along hand in hand in the Droduc-
tion of the wealth of the country. he
replied to T. F. Woodlock, New York
editor. who in an address said that be-
cause of the reaction in business now
confronting the country labor should
make no unreasonable demands upon
the employer. He said;
"If the time comes to suggest that
the advisability of the employer to cut
ting or making any attempt to cut
wages it will be disputed by us. We will
not let that go easily. We will make
a stand against it, not alone because it
is uneconomic and unwise but because
it simply accentuates the Industrial
crisis and gives it greater strength"