The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29

we encounter, at the outset, diff
Guilty from the fact that many of the
principles involved, and the rights and
interests to be considered, have not
been clearly defined, or SO recognized
by law as to be available in a trial of
the civil courts. 1t is necessary, there
fore, first of ALL to so state these prin-
ciples, and to so define these rights
and interests that they may have legal
recognition, and hence have force in
the making and in the administration
OF the proposed plan.
By processes Of experience, the con-
illusions Of which are authoritative,
certain facts are established which may
be briefly stated and considered as they
have to do with the subject before u.s.
In all industries of such magnitude
as to be liable to strikes, four parties
have interests of such a nature that it
is reasonable for any one of them to
take the initiative in measures to pre-
vent or end such disturbances. These
parties are the owners or operators
the laborers, the public and the govern
ment. Each of these parties has in
terests in such industries which are as
real as cash capital, and which have
become actual by business and indus
trial methods, and by the sanction of
law directly or indirectly Each has
interests which have commercial value,
and which are subject to business
methods and governmental control
They are also of such a nature that
their cash value may be as easily and
consistently adjudged as the damages
to farm, portion of which has been
taken for highway, may be fixed by
a commission properly and legally con-
stltuted for that purpose. And if any
party can show reasonable claim to
in ~ncyfrs tn
ness or industry, it is purely BUSH
ness proposition to that business or in
dustry to ask that such interests be
duly considered.
Industry and Ownership.
AS to the owners, nothing need be
said as to the nature and reality Of
their interests. 1t is, however, in order
to Inquire briefly how, and to what eX-
tent, if any, the owners have divided
their ownership by charging their In
dustries.
An industry becomes a partnership
business according to its magnitude,
and especially SO according to the pos
slblllty of monopoly which it may ac-
quire, and the nature of the product as
necessity Of life, or essential to bust
ness and other industries. The owners
organize the industry. But when it
DGSOIilCo So large lildl CIOSG VINO Or
ganize it cannot do all that is required
to be done by persons either as man
ayers Or as laborers, skilled or un-
Skilled, they must in some way induce
other persons to cooperate with them
in the conduct of their business If
they need money they sell stocks; if
they need labor they offer wages And
in this way they induce the co-opera
ton of cash capital and of labor capt.
tai; for 1aborers are labor capital as
really as money is cash capital. And il
is the duty of owners to not only pay
dividends for the use of cash and wages
for the use Of laborers but also to pro-
tect the cash capital. and with equa
fidelity to protect the labor capital
The case OF the laborer is therefore
as real as that of the stakeholder; hi
has rights and interests which bust
ness and the government ought to pro.
tcct.
As to the public, the patronage O
the public in buying the products O
industry partakes of the nature of (
partnership interest, and also Of tn,
nature of an implied contract for tn,
delivery OF the products on which the,
have Eeen induced to depend. Thes
interests are such that when they ar,
z In danger because OF strikes, or othe