Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-28
CAPITAL AND LABOR
Senator Hanna Says Their Rela-
tion Is Paramount Issue.
He Would Have Union Eabor Ameri-
cnnized and Made an Ally of the
Capitalist Rather Than
Foe c-SocIaIism IA Menace
to Our Country.

Boston, Jan. Ex-senator Hanna
contributes to the February number
of the National Magazine, published
III TINS city, forceful article under
the caption of "Socialism and the La
Dor Unions" 1t embodies some of
the conclusions drawn by Senator
Hanna from his observations and cX-
| perience in business and politics and
in measure outlines his life work
and indicates his personal ambition.
After expressing his belief in the
power of education over the Amer-
can people and declaring that the
| Oasis of right success is fairness and
justice, Senator Hanna writes:
There is no more engrossing uues-
tion than that of the relation be-
tween labor and capital, which seems
the paramount issue today.
The instinct of workingmen to
band together to protect themselves
Is no more to be wondered at than
the same instinct when shown on the
part of capital. Now, my plan is to
have union labor Americanized and
thoroughly educated to an under
standing of its responsibilities and
in this way make it the ally of the
capitalist, rather than foe with
which to grapple.
Il took some time to consider the
work of the Civic Federation and am
firmly convinced that it is the object
to which | desire to consecrate the
remaining years of my life. / fully
appreciate that it is n long struggle,
but the progress already made under
the motto of the Civic Federation
the golden rule-has surpassed even
my most sanguine expectations, and
l am sure that the American people
will sustain a policy which will elm
mate the passionate preiudices that
now exist between capital and labor.
Labor organizations may be open
TO sharp criticism at times, but it
cannot be fairly stated that they are
always wrong. If every man is treat !
ed as man, and an appeal made to
his heart as well as to his reason, it !
will establish a bond of confidence as
n sure foundation to build upon !
While labor unions may have been |
curse to England, | believe that they |
will prove boon to our own country, |
when proper basis of confidence and
respect is established.
Ai'' VI tO'iSg, 40 NltN II, !
is the spread of a spirit of socialism,
one of those things which is only half
understood, and is more or less used
to intiame the popular mind against
all individual initiative and personal
energy, which has been the very es-
sence of American progress. There
is spirit of cooperation or com
munity of interests which some peo-
pie may confound with socialism, that
is making headway with us; but
when any one attempts, for political
or financial reasons. to advocate the
whole program of European social.
ism, he will find little prospect of the
seeds taking root in American soil
This, l think was demonstrated very
in the Ohio campaign
where higher socialism was brought
forth as an issue.
Fairness and Justice will never
agree to the confiscation of the pro.
ducts Of one mans toll in order tc
insure comforts to the idle and
worthless. No ism is wanted by the
American people that will take from
any citizen the just and equitable re.
ward of his labor"