The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14

are enemies of the poor workingman,"
you are "oppressors" and II you do not
peacefully submit to our terms we Will
compel you to do so by force " .e- !
1.-THE fixing of arbitrary wage scales hy
force would result in no benefit to any
class of labor if all classes adopted the
idea. Suppose that clerks, bookkeepers, |
lawyers. doctors. managers, business men, |
and in fact, all workers outside OF pure
manual labor. should organize and should
say that they must have such and such
wages % .rso much profit, or they would
20 home and stay there. 1t is within the
range of possibility that their, demands
imight be acceded to. Increased wages
and profits would thus be accorded to
every one, according to the theory OF or
ganized labor. and poverty would De I'M
known on the earth. What an absurd
proposition. Arbitrary enactments and
all the resoluting and demogogy IN the
world can never create an atom Of wealth.
Wealth is created by labor, capital and
ability, working together, and there is
no other way Of creating it. There beng
a limit to the possible amount OF wealth
that can be created. and the needs ana
desires of men being practically unllm-
tied. there follows a natural conflict as to
the rea tive proportion Of this wealth go
Ing to each factor in production. When
one class Of men get bigger snare IMAM
they formerly received. then there IS lesS
for the remaining classes Of men. 1t is
ridiculous to assert, then, that a universal
application of the arbitrary wage scale
scheme would bring about anything but
an advance in nominal wages. or, in other
words a decrease in the purchasing power
of the dollar Real wages would remain
practically ~ same.
who can say that any man made plan
for the division Of production Will be less
unjust than the natural law! The arti-
fetal division of consumable wealth means
despotism tyranny and slavery.
"Organized labor and the socialist party
differ in essential respect. Inc
former seeks to bring about socialism, by
forcible methods, and the latter seeks the
same end through the ballot box
Chicago. second city Of the United
States is the stronghold Of unonism in
this country 1t is in that city that the
tyranny of organized labor has reached
its greatest oppression; it is there that po-
litical chicanery and organized labor nave
Joined hands for the muctinS of the bust
ness interests of the city. From the rest
less elements of Chicago emanates that
great stream Of socalistic virus which,
if allowed to flow unrestrained. will poison
the entire nation. 1t is there that Or
ganized labor holds forth triumphant. sue
cessfuly defying the law and public opin-
ion 1t is there that trades uniOnism has
run mad--where agitators who do no
work are lauded great and useful citi-
Zens. Chicago cries for redemption.
The American Federation of Labor was
denounced as organization which
breeds boycotters. piclketers and social
lists and the source from whence proceeds
such noxious carnations as the elght-houl
and anti-conspiracy bills. The speaker
denounced Cancellation as 4, myth and az
bitration as failure. holding that there
can be no concilia ton or arbitration whe1
a gun is pointed at the head of employers
and they are forced to arbitrate whether
they will or not. AS cure for the many
evils confronting employers Mr.. Par
~ recommended organiza ton among
manufa cturers and employers which will
embrace the last employer in the United
States, the various minor organiza ton
to be combined in one grand nationa
federation.
Increase In Membership.
Marshall Cushing. national secretary
read his annual report showing an in
crease in membership Of 100 per cent dur
ing the last year and a half in the tinan
Cial condition.
The chairman announced his standing
committees and at 1 o'clock an adjourn
ment for luncheon was taken.
Annual Reports
The afternoon session was devoted t
the discussion Of the annual reports an
the offering of resolutions. The delegate
are being entertained by New Orleans j.
royal fashion. Receptions. smokers, rive
excursions and other events crowd tn
program for the next three days. Fac
delegate has been provided with a, sou
venir watch fob of oxidized silver an
handsomely engraved.