The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-10

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the small towns of this state that has a
huge circulation, and I want to say that
II is one of the worst advertisements that
the state of Kansas is afflicted with. I
do not want TO intimate that the good
people Of this stale are responsible for
that paper no more than that some of the
eastern states are responsible for their
Socialistic sheets. But the existence Of
such sheet indicates that there must
be quite a number of followers il, Kan
sas of the vicious and pernicioUs doc
trines urged by the Socialists.
l have yet to find any section Of the
country that Is not pestered by loud
mouthed agitators against capital. There
are some people who never earned an
honest days pay in their lives who APP
pear to believe that the world owes them
4 living, and because this living is not
readily forthcoming they go about de-
noueing men who are doing their best to
make the community industrious and
prosperous. The owners of capital are in
clined to be reasonable. They only ask
for fair and just treatment from the pub
ilc They cannot be blamed for wanting
to shun communities where sanity in the
puisiic mind has lost its hold. The So
cislists and the trade unionists. to put IL
plainly, want TO confiscate wealth and
profits. The fewer Of them. therefore,
that any community has, and the more
certain that an employer will be given a
proper hearing of his case by the public,
the more likely is that community TO be-
come the seat of fourshing Industries.
The state OF Kansas by reason of its
great agricultural wealth is becoming
moro and more conservative. and the
number of its people who are willing TO
follow some dreamer or arrant knave in
a Scrusade against productive capital is
constantly dwindling. Settled largely
originally by the soldiers of the civil war
! believe that the sentiment of patriot
ism runs as high in this state as in any
of the union. Therefore l think that it is
naturally TO be expected that the people
CT this state and of its sister territory to
the south believe thoroughly in maintain
ing the constitution of this country. once
they understand that Socialism and
trades-unionism mean The overthrow of
Individual and property rights guaranteed
by the constitution l feel confident that
there will be but few left among its in
h2bitants who will not condemn these
isms and who will not give the agitators
10 understand that this Is none too
healthy a climate for men who continue
to follow their calling.
- Professionalism in its efforts TO estab
lish uniformity Of pay IN particular in
dustrles, without regard TO individual
ability or energy. and in its attempts to
establish the closed shop principle, which
is a denial of the risht OF the Ron-union
man 10 have employment is essentially
Socialistic
The Socialists seek TO place all classes
of men upon the same level of compensa-
ton, and also seek to take away from the
individual the last vestige Of personal lib |
erty, making him the AFFECT subject OF
the state, and the state In their case
would mean some despot that would en- !
force his mandates with rod Of iron. 1t /
is thus seen that trades unionsm is only !
somewhat diluted 1t would /
bring about the much Wanted Industrial |
democracy by slow degrees. while the So
cialists would bring it about by one fell |
swoop. There is, however, still another I
distinction between the two which is
very important and this is the distinction
as Co methods. The American Federation |
IF Labor in its recent convention at Bos-
ton, with a great flourish turned down
socialism by a somewhat decisive vote. /
Inasmuch az the American Federation of |
Labor at its previous convention in New
Orleans had come within only few votes |
Of endorsing socialism, the action taken /
at Boston was heralded as n great vic
tory for those who opposed the detestable
doctrines of socialism. When you come
10 look at the facts squarely in the face
you find that after all what the conven-
lion at Boston turned down was the kind
IF socialism that seeks to obtain its ends
through tho ballot box. The kind of So
,ialism that was not turned down is that
known as trades unionism, which seeks
% obtain SocialiStic ends by the stand
md dcviltry tactics by methods which
amount in reality to instruction against
he government. Trades unionism is Mill
ant socialism led by self seekers after ill
gotten wealth and power who care not a
lot for the injury they work to industry
" for the suffering they occasion to the
Door. The department of commerce has
'ecentiy made a report in which II shows
hat during the twenty years previous to
ny. entailing wage losses aggregating
900. 600 900. The losses incurred by the
employers is put at si23. oN0. coo. But while
he aggregate losses is something like a
half million dollars. yet this tells but only
,art of the story Every strike, whether
successful or not means an increase in
he prices OF the articles to the consumers
Who are not directly involved in the
strike During this last year the strike
ever has reached the virulent stage and
thousands of strikes have occurred all
yer this country. occasioning millions
lpon millions of losses TO employees. en-
loyers and the general publio. Thou
snas of men-whole armies of them
AVE laid down their tools and remained
or more or less protracted periods with
nut working Labor is one OF the most
'erishable products IN the market. IL If
5 not utilized il is lost forever The
workman owns only his labor. II he does
.ot sell his labor today or utilize il ne has
brown away portion OF his capital that
le can never reclaim. When thousands
( men deliberately throw away their la
'or by virtue of self imposed idleness q
oss is occasioned which is irretrievahle.
III the wheels OF industry are set back
D a more or less degree by every strike
hat occurs The certain and logical re-
uIt OF many strikes is illustrated today
y the check that IS generally visible
To our abundant prosperity
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