Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12
..,,,r,. Of the Dssrs N,m BY Frank G. Carpenter

| terest In them, and. II possible, get
closer TO them. | mean that the men
at such time should 60 TO their en-
ployer and say We are doing well, we
| like our job and we are satisfied with
our wages. Now, we want to know II
| there IL any way in which we can help
| your business. II Is to our interest TO
| have you make money and anything
! that we can do to make the business
pay better we will do. Such an action
would bring the two together. and the
average employer, II his success was
greater through such action, would be
glad To reward II by higher wages"
Then the interest Of the employer IL
the interest OF the NAM" | asked.
Eyes, II u.s." replied Mr.. PowderIy.
The men are dependent for their work
on the success Of the capitalist, and he
Is dependent on them"
THE PARTNERSHIP QUESTION.
"Then why should not the two 10 In.
TO partnership"
'They are In partnership whether
the men viii acknowledge Il or not"
was the reply; but the partnership dlf.
fers from the ordinary partnership in
that each party has an individual in
tctest antagonlstic to the other Each
wants the biggest share OF the profits;
the laboring man has increased wages.
the capitalist his In cutting wages down
To increase the profits The two are
working together, but at the same time
always pulling apart. II Is one Of the
most delicate relations on earth"
do you think the laboring man Is
benefited by being a partner In the
shop or factory for which he works."
Eyes, l do. Such a partnership. II
the men have d place on the director
ate shows them how the business Is
really running. They learn the diff
culties. losses and troubles Of the man
agement and get look at the other
side Of the ledger. II business Is bad
they are less ready 10 strike and II
good they get share Of the profits
INDEPENDENT PLANTS RUN BY
WORKMEN.
How about the laboring men joining
and starting independent places Of their
own"
Such enterprises seldom succeed"
said Mr. Powderly "They have been |
tried, and they are likely to be tried |
again now that SO much money Is ac- !
cumuating In the treasures Of the |
trades unions see In the papers that |
some Of the unions OF Chicago have so |
much money they talk Of starting
bank. The United Mine Workers, for |
instance have over 81 100000 in their
treasury"
But, as have said" continued Mr.. |
Powderly, such things fail, Why? |
will tell you why. Managing great
business Is as much OF a profession as
the proper handling OF certain tools is
trade II is only TO he acquired by |
natural skill and long training. If YOU
should put a banner to building steam
engine he would fail, and so will the
machlnist fail who tries to manage a
bank or factory. There are excep-
tons. grant you. but ninety-nine times
out OF hundred either will fail. This
is more so every year az business and
trades are specialized, In the big UNI
dertakings OF today the capacity re-
qulred is greater than ever before
what do the laboring men think OF
their chances Of eventually becoming
their own managers
II don't think their ambition runs
that way at least not as a mass. In
dlvlduals do rise and will always rise
as long as God gives men different ca
pacities and talents We shall have '