Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-16
PLEA FOR HIGH WAGE
An wv Carnegie Pleads For
uood Wages Which Come
From High Profits
SAYS THEY GO HAND IN HAND
Tell. Uv'c Federation That High
Wages Will Never be Paid Unless
Employers Can Make Good Profits
-one tho Complement Of tho other
-other News.

New York, Dec. 16.--Andrew Car
negie, in his active business career the
director Of one Of the largest armies OF
Industry in the world, analysed the
cause of disputes between capital and
labor In an address read at the dinner
Of the American Civic Federation last
night, and preached tolerance and pa
thence on the part Of employers In
dealing with their workmen.
Never employ new men In case Of a
strike. but wait patiently for the old
men, was the rule OF invariable con-
duct laid down by the iron master.
Provisions for arbitration by trade
agreement Is the cure--none other so
effective-for strikes and lockouts, ac-
cordinG to the precepts of Mr.. Carne-
gle. and to render calls for arbitration
less frequent he urged the cultivation
OF q more personal relationship be-
tween employers and employees. Mr..
Carnegie wrote in part:
I'VE should always remember with
satisfaction that peace reigns in six
seventies OF the industrial world. Out
OF 22.000,000 engaged in gainful pur-
suits there are only 100000 in me-
chanical and manufacturing. occupa-
lions. Now we hear nothing Of war in
the agricultural branch, which If Itself
has more than 100000 workers. In
domestic service, comprising 100000,
all is peace. Perhaps In this depart
ment the relations Of the employer and
employed are most satisfactory of ALL
Gives Cause of Strife.
"These facts lead us to the cause Of
much of the tension and strife found
In the manufacturing and mechanical
departments. It rests just here: Into
domestic service and the agricultural
branch there is brought the personal
equation. while in the manufacturing
and mechanical departments nowadays
1t scarcely enters. Il is these personal
relations. the knowledge Of the virtues
Of the employer and employed reveal
ed to each other, creating mutual re-
gard-that establish the reign of peace
IN agricultural and domestic service,
Small manufacturers and contrac-
tors employing each a few men, rare
~ AdNG IAOuOlC Will IIleIl. EIlll1naE..
Ing this class, there remain out Of the
seven millions engaged In manufactur.
ang and mechanical pursuits probably
not more than three million from whom
the blessings of peace are often swept
away in industrial war.
AS far as the largest manufactures
and mines are concerned think the
great corporation engaged in a dispute
with Its men makes mistake If 1t
adopts the policy, or even considers it,
or running the works with new men
Best Men Not Idle.
First, the best workmen are not
idle. and to employ the only class that
can be obtained is to lay the founda-
ton OF serious future trouble. 1t does
not pay to lose body Of excellen:
workmen, and sober, respectable men.
nor to employ the class of workmen
whose services can be obtained to
I'LL their places.
There Is another consideration of
much weight. Just in proportion that
the workman Is earnest and efficient is
his pride in his work. To compel him
to stand by and see an outsider, almost
sure TO- be his inferior both as work.
man and man. take his place, is to
subject him to trial he should be.
spared. That the support Of his wife
and children depends upon his labor,
OF which he Is deprived, by another, is
the most excruciating thought of all.
This Is a trial to which no workman
should be subjected.
Defeat in the Victory.
Even when the employer succeeds
In running the work with new men. his
victory Is really a defeat. He will ul-
timately lose more by the change thar
he would have lost had he patiently
awaited settlement with his old men.
II, IN case of a strike, the employee
promptly informed his men that they
need have no apprehension about their
jobs; that he would not have any but
his own men and knew that he could
not get such men as they, and, there
fore, would wait for them until theil
unfortunate differences We're settled, al
would soon be we'll. think employ.
ers should make this invariable rule
never to employ new men in case o
strike but to wait patiently for the
old men.
In special branches this policy Is
impossible, such as in street and 9th
er railways, and wherever the daily
wants Of the public are concerned, No
doubt new men in extreme cases must
be employed, but 1t is sad necessity
to be avoided whenever, possible Ir
these cases public sentiment plays a
potent part and hastens n settlement
Mr.. Carnegie wrote of the internaf
troubles among labor unions particu-
larry In New York, due, he was in
formed. to their control by the eStren,
lists among them. This he maintain
ed, is stage which organized labor al
ways has to meet. but it often passe
that stage, and as the necessity TO
prudent action is realized, the moder
ate, open minded and fair man final
obtain control
In conclusion Mr. Carnegie wrote
It is wholesome that capital shout
be made to pay well for labor and
pay very high for it when profits ar
high, and it is inevitable that wage
will fall when profits fall, so that w
repeated demands and rerer ted rejet
tons from both employers and en-
pioyes from time to time. These are
healthy signs.
What the Civic Federation should
aim at is that strikes or lockout
should be prevented and for these
can see no cure SO fective as trade
agreement providing for arbitration
after every effort has been exhausted
to settle the differences by the employ
er and his men,"