The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-02
THE TRIUMPH Of
NORTH CAROLINA
An Intellectual Struggle
at the University.
GREEK AGAINST GREEK
Georgia Proves Herself a Foeman
Worthy OF Cardinals Steel. The
Seventh Annual Debate is
Won Amid Passionate
Enthusiasm.
Especial to News and observero


Chapel IIill, N. c., April 1.-North
Carolina won the seventh annual intercol'
legiate debate from the University of
Georgia here tonight
The query was: Resolved, That labor
unions are inimical to our industrial de
velopment"
North Carolina was represented by Mr..
Isaac G. Wright, OF Clinton, and Mr., A..
, Hall Johnston, of Asheville. while the
University OF Georgia was represented by
Messrs. A. G, Goluckc and w. w. patter-
son, both of Athens, Ga.
The debate was one OF the most scho.
arly ever heard in Chapel Hill. 1t was
Greek against Greek. Both teams reallz.
ed theimportance of the occasion, each
university having won three out of the
six annual debates which have preceded
this ono. From beginning to the end the
debate proceeded with. enthusiasm on the
part OF the speakers, frequently bringing
volume of hearty cheers from deeply in-
terested audience. A summary of their
argument is given below:
MIR. WRIGHT OPENS.
Mr.. Wright first speaker for Carolina
en- the affirmative, spoke in substance as
follows:
This age is the reign of law, every ac.
ton and reaction in the animate or inani-
mate world is the result OF some absolute
law. Modern knowledge has laid down
laws for everything, and among others It
has established relatively rs the universal
hw OF progress; that every individual is
d part OF greater unit and for progress.
must work. not selhshiy, but for the good
of that unit. This unselfshness, this re-
Spect for ones fellowmen's rights is the
source of all morality, the basis of all
civilization and government. For q gov
ernment is merely the outward manifesto
tion of this inner unity which binds the
citizens OF nation together. And for pro-
grcss cvrey part of government must
work for the common good. And Il is this
| law o. progress to what We are. 1t is the
spirit of ali our internal improvements
the individual must work for the com
mon good: and whore he refuses the po-
/ Urea and the judiciary force him TO re-
cogni2e the rights OF others At this
point hc gave illustrations T. establish his
argument, the law OF eminent domain and
others
Continuing Mr.. Wright said that our
government has carried this law into our
business life as we'll This is shown by
our charter regulations, that force every
corporation TO rec guige the rights OF
others, and to work in harmony with this
In wof progress. Aud when they disregard
this law the government takes their char
ter away-says they cannot cen vexist,
l}ut the labor unions will not recognize
the rights of others, nor will they be made
responsible by charter. They even have
before Congress an Anti.Injunction bill.
trying 10 remove the last restraint we
have upon them. And warmly concluding
this rart Mr. Wright said: "They defy
this law Of industrial progress."
Turning 20 a slightly different phase Of
the question. he continued. our indus
tries are matter OF business. and all bus
mess is production. But production Is de.
pendent upon consumption. and so. for
progress. the agents Of production must
recognize the rights of each other and
also Of the consuming public. Industrial
development is the great unit, and Il we
ara to have progress. every part must put
aside selhshness and work for the good
of that unit. True II is the laborers duty
to develop themselves, but IL is moro SO
their duty To respect the rights of others.
And If the unions DO not do this. and
here he referred tn his colleague saving
that he would show that they didn't, then
according to this universal law Of progress
they are inimical to our industrial devel
opment.
MR.. GoLUCKE REPLIES.
Mr. Goluce. for Georgia. spoke first
Tor the negative. lie began by igving
practical illustration Of what Indus.
tria! Development was lie analiged il
into two factors; Capital aud Labor. and
sIthdivlded capital into the employer.
machinery used in production al: the
processes used in production.
He said TO develop an industry either
the factor capital. as he aG1lyaed il.
or the factor labor. should n increase 4
in efficiency.
He next showed that labor upiCns hal
APPEARED in only three Of Ire great
branches Of our industry raanuiaetur-
ing. mining and transportation. lie said
that this explained the rea>an why My
about is per cent Of the cs,ire class of
lahoTers arc members Of unions. as
nstter OF fact in those trades that are
unioaized between so per cant and 30
pcr cent of the labor rsrs employed are
members Of unions.
He said that as rule employers in