Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09

workmeu are more competent aud
others arc less competent. aud "A set
sehodule lowers ali 20 the same level
The plea sounds @eii On FIRST thought
ioo. but II moment be- taken for re-.
neciion. The reason fades away In the
light of the businasa world. Every
occupation dctrrmlnea minimum
yRluo for lis output D0etors set a
price on their visits UNIFORM. mini,
mum price. merchants set price on
ihelr goods uniform, minimum
price corporations set a price on their
wares uniform. minimum price
anl " the practice can be indicated
among them n can be- ,indlcated
emuur labofers Aud ii can be- yindi.
Gated among them aud everywhere.
Tho ulnlmum wage acaie has lust the
upp1slie vHcci of the maximum out
put The way is left open Tor a man
70 demand q bigger price II hts abIli.
ties can command ii In great many
cases his abilities csn command Il.
ana do got a. SO While he is left free
10 develop hiH uowers the minimum
scala uphOldA his calling. and that is
what should be- done Every class can
claim the franchise of heaven IN ltS
efforts TO Keep ita vocation from de.
moraiizhiion and 81 there are dlscrep.
ancios Va qualifications. when an aver.
age ~ struck every man comos out
ovon, and that ~ the bgst that can be
done 10 our complex social organism.
Second, Organized labor Ia denied
tho right to uuil work There Is little
uHc ni any discussion ri this tonight
One oi tho highest courts III the land
has rendered a decision in regard 10
the matter Within Tho last few days.
iudgo Adams ~ st. Louis who had
Issued 0n Injunction against the ON
plpyos oi the Wabash railroad In view
~ o prrmeditaied strike on The ground
that their desire was conspiracy to
Interfere with The unltc1 statos mail.
since the guesti1n WIS argued before
him. has reversed his decision Ills
words 0u fhe occasion were What
ihcy may lawfully and nlugly do. they
mas organize and combine to do nut
this nsh tn copibiuc and strike Ia n
weapon far defense. not for attack %
ana Ihc pulpit would rcafiirm the dcci.
sion ot lho judge aa rs opinion
Third the greatest ohioeilun 10 or
enniIci labor is That % dwArtH the la.
dlsidual nouhtirss there is moro ar
lesa truth in thlH objection to it Like
an tho democratic factors iu the mod
rrn social urnuiam. q sacrifices the
individual al times Io the mnss But
she hroad assertion that organizations
iu general rrtaui the growth of the
individual dwinaiea into lnsignlhcance
IN the light af facts Tho trninmen OF
today aro much more intelligent. aud
much better quailnrd than were the
hnstlcrs of thc stage couch days, and
what m true of Them ia irlc OF ali
kinds Of ORGANIZATIONS America is
much hishvr 100 organization than Hns
sin who would question that the indi-
sidual is hcurr uu here lhan IN Rus.
aaf
have now exhausted she time for
aalr evening service have cShnust
cd myself. luo. bni the dcsirc is Ia On
crhach on ilmo Bnd strength enough
to give feW words OF advice lu cou-
ciuslou That ia this Labor unions
are here to stay, corpraiioua are here
to stay and instead of haggling about
,heit differences and disrupling the
business uf thc country. lnborcrs aud
capitalists should get together and sd
lust their affairs iu accord with roas.
On II this b. to be- done. no better
standard can boz found than the Cos
pei Carroll - Wright. who is the
United States labor commissioner. de-
clared before conference of employ
crs and crnpioyca at Minneapolis a
short time ago that religion is the
highest solution ut the labor troubles
lie oven went su TAR As 40 advocate
lhr dgcsloguo an labor platform
and none would challrusc his position
Men must bo co.orinatcd and tho
slugglo Tor existence should DE Wild.
oned nut su as to lurliudo The Gospel
Religion ethics and economics should
hr united AN oi those are united in
Christ SO as lhis svrmun WAS begun
with him allow me to close with him
i.oborcrs and capitalists. look for the
solution nf this matter in the teach.
ings of your great ENemplar