New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-20
WORLD CIVIC FEDERATION
THAT THE NEXT NOPE.
National ErecutiUe Committee Tells
of Employers Who Hid Socialism.

Arrangements were completed yesterday by the
executive committee OF the National Civic Fedora
,iop it, fourth annual meeting. The call for the
meeting. which will take place in this city on De-
csnber Is sent yesterday.
An International committee will be named at the
meeting to form international civic federation
This is the result of luncheon rendered al III.
Hotel Aston last September by the federation for
members OF the Interparliamentary Union at which
International industrial peace was discussed ~,
members from England, Canada France Belgium
and Germany. Many responses Of a highly encour-
aging nature have been received from those coun-
tres TO the suggestion for the formation Of the
international civic federation
The executive committee will hold business ses-
sions in the morning and afternoon and in the
evening viii entertain its annual dinner tina
members OF all the departments Of the organization,
Among The speakers the elmer will be Andrew
Carnegie, Archbishop Ireland Bishop Potter An
gust Belmont. Cornelius n Bliss Oscar $ Straus
John Mitchell. Samuel Gompers and Z. F. Clark
The business OF the executive committee will in
cluoe The election Of president to ill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Senator Marc IS A Hanna
The seiection OF his successor intrusted to a
subcommittee Of twelve. representing ernrdovers
wage earners and the general public
Announcement is made in the call for the meet
Ing Of the formation of a new department. on in
dustral economies, which Will hold its first meet
Ing for organization, prior to the annual dinner
The membership Of this department is COMPOSED
Of one hundred editors of the daily press poltico-
social magazines. trade papers ard labor journals
and Of legal authors lecturers and the heads of de-
pa-tments Of political economy in universities II
is intended that the members of this department
shS meet at monthly dinners TO discuss the funda-
mental causes OF strikes and lockoutS and their
remedies These discussions Will cover such topics
the relation between wages and the cost OF
living the open against the closed shop the shorter
workday, minimum wage piece work restriction
Of output thu introduction OF machinery. etc
The call 10 the members Of the executive com
rittee contains the following:
The country is at the threshold of new era
OF Industrial activity. It is be hoped that all
producers, i.cluding both capital and the wage
this revival OF prosperity. This new era succeeds
period OF depression which has had at least two
wholesome results. Inc water has been squeezed
out Of inflated securities, and sounder measure
gone t-IougA an Almost unparalleled succession or
tnordlnaIe expansion and reformation During the
sggressively its demands for larger share in the
increased profits Of production. When the indus
uial reaction came. organized labor found itself
avoid It's share OF the hardship caused by the IN
Bat for both capital and labor the outlook is
now more hopeful When the National Civic
Co.. 80 Ne so, - ,n tl5 - az ,3 9gU, MI
nate trust capitalization. Direful predictions of
revolution, we're heard on every side Within six
tr9sts the tinted states Steel Sornorafion en
counte-ed its first great struggle with organized
labor, and no revolution followed. There have
been similar experiences IN other encounters be-
tween organized capital and organized labor. AS
IN the anthracite strike. they have been guided TO
States only city, Fall River, to-day suffers
from an industrial struggle Of any moment.
There are organizations OF capital that seek and
find the establishment Of honorable business rela-
TONS with corresponding organizations Of labor
While there are sometimes serious conflicts in these
Industries the ultimate purpose Of their organiza-
ton is 10 bring about and encourage peace through
negotiation This characteristic is only emphasized
by the fact that some OF these organizations were
formed originally 10 fight the unions, but have
learned from experience the superiority OF trade
agreements TO trade battles,
There other organizations Of capital whose
present aim Is TO smash the unions Sometimes
this policy IS boldly avowed; sometimes it IS dis
Eulsed- CnccmprOmisng hostility to labor inspires
this class OF employers associations and citizens
alliances. These have not been formed TO nego-
tate with labor, since they aim to destroy all
sible.
Another foe simultaneously assars organized Ia
Dor. That zoe Is socialism. Although socialism is
20 .ts cause the radical type OF employers orgeni-
cations, because or their common hatred OF union
Ism Socialism sees in uuionism means Of better
ing the condition OF the mass that must postpone
production and distribution. Before socialism can
deliver It's assault upon all capital II must remove
from its way the self-improying organization Of
the wage earners
should equally seek TO convert to q policy of bust
negotiation the employers organizations that
ere aiding the propaganda Of socialism by their
heated desire TO smash the unions" At the
upift the movement represented by organized labor
should be encouraged Despite the acknowledged
faults, ranging from economic errors crimes by
Individual members and few unions, the general
the social, moral and physical benefit Of the