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Il think not. The majority OF men
work 10 hours, and that IL an indica-
ton that IL requires a i0-hour day 20
produce enough TO satisfy the needs OF
humanity. II you cut the working day
TO eight hours, you cut of one-iifth
OF the total production, ana this means
that the people win have 10 be salts
fed with four-nfths Of the commodities
that they now get. Organized labor
docs not look upon k In that way. 10
Insists upon more Of the necessities and
comforts OF life for its own peculiar
class. and therefore demands that It
shall have 10 hours pay for eight hours
work. This g. practically q % per cent
Increase Of wages, and If granted Il
must come out OF the consumers. So,
YOU see, organized labor Is bound 10
have n good bargain even Il that bar
gain IS rather hard on the rest of the
population"
But, Mr.. Parry John Mitchell and
Samuel Gompers say that a man can do
as much IN eight hours as he can In
10"
yes, know that, but upon the
same logic he can do as much In six
hours as he can In eight and rs much
might 20 on and prove that man
can do as much by not working at all
as he can by working 10 hours. which is
ridiculous, ] am especially opposed 20
granting the eight-hpur day as TO gov
eminent work sec no reason why
the government should give 10 hours
pay for eight hours labor any more
than an individual should be compelled
a Il III ttab q
that law are I'm favor of rOhbinG the
public treasury
LABOR IS CAPITALS PARTNER.
"But, Mr.. Parry speaking Of wages,
is not labor capitals partner? And II
so. does It get IFS share Of the rrodts?'
1T gets a big share" replied Mr.
Parry, "uud far more proportionately
than the capitalist What are the aver
age dividends Of our big Industrial or
gani2atons? Those which do safe
steady business du not pay more than
per cent. That IL, per cent ON every
dollar. That IS the profit Of The capital
list. The balance Of the earnings are
spent for raw materials, rent and labor
As time goes Oh and capital accumu-
lates II comes into competition with
'Aifl NbIiNdls ana A9 li'llAN wv l'h0't
while at the same time the real wages
that Is. the amount that = an can
purchase nom a days work-tO1d to
rise, Labor gets more and more and
capital less and less every year"
PROFIT SHARING SCHEME.
What do you think Of giving the
workingman share IN the business
II don't believe I'm 1t. He will never
believe that he Is fairly treated, and II
money Is lost he will not be willing 20
take his share Of the losses. lie looks
upon 1t as a matter Of charity and It Is
n bad thing all around. We had a
manufacturer at Indianapolis who call
ed his men together year or 50 ago
and told them that his profits had been
such during the past T. months that
he could afford To- make them a present
Of per cent Of his earnings In addition
to their wages and at the end Of the
speech each man was given an envelope
containing his share After the em-
ployer left the men held a meeting and
one of them got UP and said.
"How do we know the old man Is
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/ rectons during the past year known as
strikes IN which the unions have tried
10 force their authority by mob law
They den0unce the government officials
who try 10 restrain them, they ore
keeping their members out OF the mill
tia. and they have even attempted to
make the president OF the United States
violate his oath Of Office to please them
In their crusade against the exercise OF
individual rights, they have clustered ,
threatened, assaulted and murdered.
They even threaten helpless women and
children, know the leaders Of the
labor unions will dlsclaim responsibility
for such crimes but they are neyerthe.
leos the accomplces Of the brutal and
ignorant men whom they have melted
to commit such outragcs.'
THE VIEWS OF \ WORKlNGMAN
what right have you to speak
against labor Mir. Parry" said |,
Have you ever been a workingman
YOURSELF"
II have the light Of both a working.
man and an employer" was the reply,
IL have worked all my life, and | now
work / began 20 work Oh the farm as
"a UWlt anu I hiluN hll hNbtAN IA III WIN
from the digging Of postholes to haul
ing manure. ] have clerkea in store,
sold goods on the road and had hard
ware store Of my own, | am now an
employer of labor. having several
thousand hands; am also consumer,
and every man has a right TO discuss
matters I'm which he is so vitality inter-
ested."
How about working at n trade? DO
you know anything OF mechanics
Il make buggies and ! understand
everything connected with my business
and have worked at every branch OF
IT,"
II have set thousands OF them.
have worked with my men, and | think
| know something OF the wo!kingmcn
OF the United states. II is not right TO
look upon the unions az representing
American labor, for SO per cent of our
workmen do not belong to them. |
am friend Of the workingman, but not
OF him MS a trades unionist,'
HOW ONE MAN WAS BOYCOTTED,
Have you had any personal exper.
fences with unions In your work."
III you mean In my factory | have
not | have always run an open shop,
and 10 far the unions have RETAINED
from making any demands upon me in
my capacity as an employer Since |
have been denounclng their methods,
however, ! have had one little eXper-
fence which shows that the agitators
were looking for an excuse TO ruin my
business. 1t Is a little matter and hard
~ worth mentioning.
"a painter one day asked me for a
Job. | had nothing for him IN the fac
tory and told him that he might paint
the steps OF my house, although they
hardly needed il. When he got through
I paid him what he asked, but a few
days later the walking delegate Of the
Painters union called upon me and
said that my steps had been painted at
a rate less than the union scale. told
him / knew nothing about his union
scale and cared less, and showed him
out OF my office, Then the Painters
union applied for a rational boycott
on my factory The application passed
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working In those mines. That Is one OF
the beauties OF arbitration
ARBITRATION RIDICULOUS.
"Then you don't believe IN the law Of
arbitration, Mr.. Parry"
u do not. The Constitution of the
United States is good enough law foi
me. Either q man has right to run
his own business or he has not. IL he
has not we ought to strike the clause
referring 10 our property rights out Of
the Constitution. The idea Of arbitrat-
ing the question whether an employer
can employ a man who does not belong
10 a union Is absurd Ii IS revolution
airy. 1t means that individual liberty Is
destroyed and that 'Yc must bargain
with q lot Of irresponsible blatherskites
for such liberties as We may be allowed
TO possess. How public men can lend
their voices and influence TO arbitration
Is beyond my comprehension. ! can
only account for ii on the theory that
they are afraid of their shadows or are
willing TO sell their patriotism for the
sake Of money and political power
STRIKES AND HARD TIMES
What do you think Of the charge
that the present business depression is
caused by the demands Of organized
labor"
Il think II Is largely So" said Mr.
Parry. THE unions have caused the
strikes that We have had. and the losses
arising from them have become a ma
tlona disaster l believe that 1908 VIII
go down In history as the year when
the labor agltators put q check to Il
period Of unparalleled property. The
strikes they originated have caused an
enormous loss In our aggregate pro1uc-
ton, and you must always remember
that the consumption IS regulated by
the amount produced. You cannot d.
vide more than YOU have 10 divide, and
anyone with q thlmheful Of brains can
see that cutting down the production Is
not the way to make the people rich. IN
times like this It Is the masses who SUI .
fer most The capitalist can shut down
his business and still have enough for
hls personal wants. The laborer has
only his work and he who is poorest
suffers most and longest
but you do not deny labor the right
to strike, do yOu?'
mo. I do not. They have that right
as individuals or collectively but they
have no right to interfere with the busl-
ness Of their employers or with the
men hired TO take their places, Many or
the demands Of strikes are so unreal
sonGble that they cannot be granted
ana the business 80 on. The labor or
CARNATIONS do not consider that. They
act as though labor had no interest
whatever IN the business, and II OPP
posed they try to attack their employeH
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which the water was blown by the
struggling prisoner? Was not the con-
tract between him and the goddess re-
duced to writing and engrayen on stone
that all might see? And, finally Is II
not a fact that 10 this day an annual
crowd has assembled outside the west
gate for the third moon fair, and that
the 'yaO kwei' has never once emerged
from his prison."
This traveller visited the Fowls Foot
mountains, and he assembled 1900 feet
through the dense forest to gain one OF
the holy" hills OF China whore stands
the beautiful temple Of Shin Tan Ssu,
entirely surrounded by virgin forest,
He tells us that this is the residence Of
the Seng Cheng Ssu, or controller of
all the temples and monks on the hill,
He administers corporal punishment,
or, in bad cases, can cNpel the offend
ing bouzc from the precincts of the
Hill. The office is now filled by pleas
ant old monk of about 60 years Old, who
has suent all his life on and near the
hill, and having lived through the Pan
thay rebellion during which the tenn
pies were alternately and impartIally
pllagcd by the followers OF the prophet
and the followers Of COnfucius, has
many tales Of adventure to relate.
TEenty-uine temples are shown on a
native map Of the hill; they are all,
with the exception Of the summit
shrine, situated on the south slope OF
the mountain, and buried in a magniii-
cent growth Of forest but many are
nov abandoned and in ruins From
Sth Tan Ssu a good cOrnice road leads
along the mountain slope IN n Waterly
direction to chin Ian Ssu Golden or
child Temple, which Is NJ the foot ~
the west pinnacle Besides this main
road there are woodcutters' paths In
all directions, and pleasant walks
through the cool depths Of the forest
whore the stately silver pheasant and
the elegant amherst may be seen strut.
ting In their native wilds.
When the winter sun Of Yunnan
foods the whole hill with light the Wow
Of the forest ana mountain Is so superb
ih0t It Il easy 10 believe that a spot
50 conspicuous, so cccssibe and so
loCutiful must have attracted the re-
llg.0us devotion Of mon from the time
wntn they were first moved by the con-
ccp'lon Of the spiritual or the sublimA.
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"Holy" Hill in China and Its Traditions.

robe, and accompanied by lame dog.
Addressing the monster she promised
TO supply him with the food which he
liked on condition that he would give
her patch OF dry land under the hills,
How much dry land? asked the mon
ster. The breadth. replied the god
dess Of my yellow robe and the length
OF three leaps Of my lame dog
After some hagglng a contract on
these terms was reduced TO writing,
But when the aged nun spread out the
robe II covered a space OF 10 II, and
such was the uncommon agility OF the
lame dog that In three leaps he cleared
space Of 100 H. For his food the god
dess captured shellflsh, and gave the
eye-llke contents to the 'yao kwei; the
vOracious but unwary monster seems TO
have thought that he had been swim
died. and became obstreperous, where
upon the goddess seized him and in
TERED him In a hole or cavern In the
earth near Hsi Chou where there was
only a small open slit through which
he could breathe. In his struggles his
fiery breath issuing from the slit burn
ed up the waters Of the lake But the
goddess had cast a spell on the mon
ster. So long as Chinese assemble at
the west gate of Ia III during the third
moon 20 long must the monster remain
In durance Vile wherefore, to ths day,
at the commencement Of the great
spring fair the general comes out in
state and fires off all his artillery, so
that the dragon may know that the
time Of his release Is not yet.
"In case this bald narrative falls TO
convince the skeptical western" Mr.
Litton adds, 81 may point out that the
length Of the TIA III Plain from the up
per 20 the lower pass, Is, In fact 100 II,
and It's breadth 10 II. Is not the shore
of the lake filtered with empty shells,
the contents Of which have been de-
youred by the yao kwei" Is not there
az Ilsl chou a long, narrow strip of
land stretching into the lake from
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G.. Litton. acting British consul at
Yun-nan.fu. has sent 10 the foreign
Office a report OF journey he has
made through Northwest Yunnan, that
portion Of China through which run
The Yangt2e and the Mukong, and
which abuts on Tibet and Burma. This
district is out of the great current Of
China trade, and Mr., Litton has not
many commercial suggestions Of value
20 make, but from geographical and
chronological point of view his obserya-
tons, running to 20 closelyprntcd fools
cap pages, viii be OF interest says the
London Telegraph. AS story OF tray
81 through little frequented portion Of
the Chinese empire, his narrative VIII
be read by many who az a rule do not
spend much time over consular reports.
Mr. Lltton anticipates, for instance,
that the traveller who has passed
through the rich fields ana llourlshing
villages of the ia III plain, and has en-
joyed the double view Of Hill and lake
C"tsang esh csh kuan'D may be inter-
ested 10 learn how this happy valley
first came into existence, So he tells
the quaint tale In the legend the
student Of folk lore may discern ira
dltions OF the early struggles Of the
first Chinese settlers Of the advent #
Buddhism and perhaps OF some geologic
cal cataclysm. 1t appears that in the
ancient days the waters Of the lake
Inpped the foot Of the Tsang shan, ana
there was no plain, The cayerns IN the
hills were inhabited by a 'yao kwel,' or
monstrous being who used to sally
forth, and for his food tear out and
devour the eyes Of the Chinese In the
nelghborhood Kuan Yin, the goddess
OF mercy, plying the snrrows of the
black haired people appeared upon
the scene disguised as venerable
Buddhist nun in her 'ka sha. or yellow
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in all the chief temples morning and
evening serNlcts are celebrated, but
thelc f. little or no knowledge Of the
faith among the bOnzas. The total num-
bCr Of the hol! men on the hill Is about
500, the Shlh Tan Ssu has about 80, and
HJa Yen ssh no. The rents Of shIh
Tan amount 10 $50 plculs Of grain year.
~, derived from lands in the neighbour
hood. HUI Yen Ssu is also fairly well
cf, bu. on the whole the BONES have
fallen on bad times ana begging or the
subscriptions cf visitors at the end Of
the year. ,he time Of the great pilgrim.
age, form their chief means OF sub
sistepce, and most OF the buildings are
falling into a sad state Of dlsrepair.
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tcopyrlghted by Frank G, Carpenter)
"A AEW YORK.Jan. l9.--Tho trades
4: !. 4: !. !: 4: !. :: !. !: !:
union men OF the United
States look upon David NJ.
Parry the president OF the
National Association OF
Manufacturer, as an enorm-
Gus bull, an oyergrown golden
calf, which Is dashing about
In the china shop of the labor organi-
yations SCATTERING the images They
call him bloated capitalist with horns.
and think he is seventeen feet high and
weighs ton The real David NJ. Par
ny measures five feet six inches and he
tips the beam at just one hundred and
twenty-five pounds If he has horns
] have not discovered them. His black
hair Is well brushed back from high
forehead his dark face Is smooth
shaver and his eyes are az gentle and
his voice as suayc as that OF any bust
ness man | know
THREE THOUSAND FACTORIES.
Mr.. Parry has made himself noted as
the chief antagonist Of organized labor
In the United States He has no use
for labor unions In any shape, and he
does not hesitate to say so. He not
only opposes them himself, hut he Is
now the president Of the Manufacturers
association, which has a membership Of
5000 OF the leading factories and cor
porations OF this country, covering
every part Of the United States He
tells me that they represent capital
running high into the billions Of dollars
and that each pays $50 a year to the
association as membership dues. The
association largely represents the an.
tl-union sentiment Of the country, al
though | venture many Of it's members
would not lndorse views 50 radical as
those Of Mr.. Parry,
II was In the offices OF the assocla-
ton that met Mr. Parry | had come
for an interview, and he answered my
questions mt once. Said he.
you ask me why | oppose organized
labor, ! do II because ms Il exists I'm
the United States II IL revolutionary.
II makes the Declaration Of Independ.
ence and the Constitution obsolete doe
uments and declares all OF us who are
80 old-fashioned as to believe In lnd-
vidual liberty the oppressors Of labor
and the enemies Of the race. | believe
many OF the labor leaders would gull
lotine US II they could"
ORGANIZED LABOR As a MOB.
That is rather strong language Mr.,
Parry said l.
Yes, but | believe I'm calling things
by their right names, Organized labor
as II now Is Is standing mob engaged
In acts OF open rebellion against the
government. 1t denes the constituted
authorities and tries to nulify indI-
vidual and property rights Such re-
bellion IL worse than that which had
the secession Of the states for its OBJ
Sect, and ! think II Is high time the
country was waking up to the fact
why, look at IT." Mr.. Parry went on.
1--WE have had series Of labor lnsur-
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An Editor Speaks.

Editor Lynch Of DAILY Post" Philips.
Folcys Honey and Tar with this result,
81 have used a great many patent rene.
dies IN my family for coughs and colds,
and ] can honestly say your Honey and
Tar Is the best thing Of the kind I have
ever used and cannot say too much In
praise Of It," Sole agents, +. j. Hin Drug
co.
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telling the truth, and that we are get
ting our full per cent. think we
ought TO have q committee appointed IN
go and look NJ his books
This was done. and a committee
called on the employer and asked for
the books.
"The employer looked up in surprise.
saying: 1 don't understand"
Wei, replied the committee won
say we are partners and that you hayo
given us per cent Of the profits Of the
business, How do we know that We
got our full 8 per cent, We should Ike
10 sec the books
This almost paralyzed the employ.
err" continued Mr.. Parry He waited
q moment and then said Why, men
that money was q present from me- Yon
are not entitled TO any moro than your
wages. and | need not have given Won
n cent lie theraupon dismissed them.
and that was the last time he took hit
men into partnership"
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-23

Parry Unions Standing Mob Tells
Strikes The 900 Lost CoalArbra
zion ridiculous Was BoyeoiedThe Business Depres
nDont Like the E8hour DyLabor Capitals Partner
What Capital Gets and Story of profSharn8 scheme
indianapolis.
The daily tribune., 1904-05-26
Concert and Evolutionary.

Everybody in Florence oAnpot go to
the st. Louis exposition. but every.
body can attend the concert in the n.
e. church Thursday evening. June
Ind
The program will be entirely new
I'D mp to date. There will be resds
ings. vocal solos. duets, trios. quar-.
tets. and instrumental music. Where
can you go to hear better singing than
we have in Florence? Thousands OF
song birds have turned their backs on
Florida and now spend their winters
~ we'll ~ summers in our delightful
city. "a little bird Whispered to
them,' aud the best artists in the
United States are following their OK.
ample. You will hear them June
and
The daily tribune., 1904-05-26
Pueblo Theatre Excursion.

"The Proud Prince which r. Il.
Sothsrn presents at the Grand opera
house at Pueblo May 80 is pronounced
the most successful play he has pre-
sented during his entire career and
his creation Of the role Of Robert Of
Sicily allows him an opportunity for
q dua. impersonation Of wonderf nj
contrast. In the course Of the play
he 10 seen first - king Of exquisite
appearance ald then Is 3 court fool
in tattered motley. THE Proud
Prince 10 attracting unusual atteD-
tion as play. Is it has been written
by Justin Huntley MCCARTHY. whose
play, "H We're King" proved 10
successful the lest two years.
This attraction will appear at Pu-
eblo May so. o. and K. G. train
leaves Florence At $3.50 p. m. only
$i25 round trip. Last excursion Of
the season.
The daily tribune., 1904-05-26
cHAxBER OF COMMERCE.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held Last
Night.

The Chamber OF Comnsrce held
~ adjourned meeting last night about
ninety being present.
A committee wss appointed 20
select two Representatives to represent
Florence At st. Louis and Ogden.
A resolution was drawn mp and
sent to Mr.. Jesse Waters president
Of the Florence and Cripple Greek by
thanking him for the new train SER
vice Also for courtesy in supplying
special car for use Of Chamber
DR.. McKsy's address WAS the feat.
ure Of the evening and was well re-
ceived. The doctor spoke at length
ON the favorable conditions here and
described the new book soon to be H..
sued; its scope and purpose.
The purpose Of the book is not to
boom this locality but show its steady
growth and it will deal with IA It's
only-the kind that appeal.
Following is the copy Of the resolu.
tion passed and forwarded to Presi-
dent Waters Of the F. and @. @. Ry.
Co. 4:
''Be it resolved by the Chamber of
Commerce Of Florence that we here
by extend vote Of thanks to Mr..
Jesse Waters. president of the F. and
O. O. Ry. Co.. for the courtesy shown
our committee and the promptness Of
his action in bringing about . daily
passenger train service over his road
between Florence and the Cripple
Greek District; and further. that it
is the desire Of this body to impress
upon the community the great value
Of his service and the Importance Of
showing our full appreciation il it in
a substantial and meritor ious way"
The daily tribune., 1904-05-26

The following delegates we're named
at the democratic primaries last night
to attend the convention in this city
on Saturday: p I MCGUIRE, Greeley
Draper, @ W Jones. Alfred Durfee,
Thomas Torpy, Tom Moveigh. Joe
Lloyd. AL Guilinger. E L Beverstock,
+ A Moore, julius McCandless, Lee
champion, George Columbia. Fred
Williams, George P Nix, William
Walker. Thos. Blunt, N Bugbee,
Joe Bayer. O r Bernard, George n
Wilkes, A j Sweet.