Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-30

yard at Rangoon. Burmah, you may see
those huge unwieldy animals loading
unloading and stacking tlmbars. They
seize great logs Of oak. mahogany or
teak wood with their tusks and trunks;
they balance them carefully and carry
them through winding pathways out Of
the ships 10 the wharyes and place
them just where they are needed. Their
intelligence seems wonderful and their
ability beyond conception, As you look
closer however, you see little black
figure upon the neck OF each elephant.
He has a stick in his hand, but he rare
ly raises II and never strikes. Watch
him closely however, and you will see
that his bare heel rests with an inter
mlttent pressure on the neck Of the
huge animal he rides. and there you
have the secret OF the whole business.
The brute obeys the man. The clever in
telllgence Of the Burman's heel guides
directs, restraints. constrains and ener-
gizes the enormous living bulk beneath
him and converts II from n destroying
monster into a faithful and untirng
servant. That Is how the genius of cap
ital uses labor-by invention construc-
tlon, organization and direction
CAPITALS SMALL PROFITS.
But the elephant has the right to his
feed, said | Does labor get It's share
Of the pronts?"
1T Is getting more every year and
capital less" was the reply. This Is
especially so as 10 the real profits. that
Is, the commodities that can be bought
hn taI
and labor ! don't think that Il Is gen
orally considered that the great bulk
or the capital OF the country consists Of
an aggregation of small sums owned
by people who are dependent upon
them for their living. Take the widow
whose all Is the sum Of $1,000 which she
has to safely Invest
I'm 1860 that widow could put this
sum into safe bond which would
bring her per cent or $3.50 per year. At
the same time suppose q man received
dollar day for his work and that he
worked 300 days In the year His in
come would be $500 a year, or $50 less
than'the earnings of the widows $1,000.
Now It IL estimated that since 1860
wages have increased about so per
cent, so that the dollar a day man OF
1860 would now get at least $3.50, or
$3.50 more than he got in 1860. At the
same time the widows earnings have
been reduced to per cent instead Of :,
and her income from the 5000 Is only
$500. instead Of 1880 She has lost $3.50
and the workman has gained $3.50. That
Is an example OF how labor is annually
getting a greater share of the profits"
But what VIII be the end Of II all?"
I asked.
TT will come out all right" said the
bishop. 1.-THE situation OF today Is
merely an incident In our history.
We are now In transition state. but
In the end matters like these regulate
themselves, have no fears for the fu-
ture."
CARDINAL GIBBONS AT HOME.
| met Cardinal Gibbons IN the library
OF his residence at Baltimore His
house Is big gray stone building of
many rooms, just back of the cathedral.
II has cold air about the interior, as
though the hand of woman were abb
sent. And so II Is. A colored boy In
livery meets you at the door and you
find only priests and students within.
The cardinal is now IS years Of age. He
is tall and thin, with a face bearing the
evidence Of hard study. He is very
digniied, but at the same time kindly,
speaking freely and Interestingly on
every subject. | found that he had re.
Gently delivered sermon on labor, and
his first words were on "'rhe Sweat
Shops Of Baltimore" Said he:
The sweating system is disgrace TO
the country, We have large class of
persons here In Baltimore employed by
the proprletors of the clothing estab-
lshments. Some of them work In the
stores and others In their own homes.
bringing their garments to the estab-
lishments. These people are overworked
and underpaid, | find that they put I'm
six days, Of 10 or IL hours each, for
from Sc TO 81 per week, With this
pittance they have to pay for house
rent, food, clothing and all the ex-
penses incident to family life. They
have hardly enough TO keep them from