The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
,NArl)P FIAnNA On PROBLEM or CAPITAL AND LABOR.
. Labor Unions and Organized Labor the Rights OF
How About the Public? He Asks.

! both lnborer and employer"
..riiat Is what the Civic Federation ID
tying to do, Is It not? Il ,3
.',rhat Is what the Civic Federation In
doing" replied Senator Hanna. we u
hnye settled Il great many labor disputes
and prevented many strikes by bringing
the lenders OF the Union and the repre- !
sentntlves OF employers together Both
are beginning to understand the other
The lnborng men are becoming more
conservative and the employers more
ready to recognize labor organizations. G
Strikes In most cases come from mis-
Understandings. ana some Of the most se- q
RIOTS ones from trlning disngreements
The employer and the workingmar stand
face to face, each with q chip on his
shoulder Tho employer feels determined
rot to make IN advance toward a settle.
ment, ana the workngman Is too proud
z to do It,. ],
"fIas the Civic Federation any special
rules Of action In such matters?'
None except the golden rule, replied
Senator Hanna. 1--WE do not believe IN B.
sympathetic strikes. nor In the boycott
ror in the restriction Of production 70
enhance values"
l"Eow about the man outside the union.
senators? What are his rights * "
''He has the right to work and to ex-
ercse his Individual rights granted BY
ind he should be protected In those
Co.. al THE POOR PUBLIC.
"But. senator said 1. ''lf labor ana
capital are to combine, will not the pub
lie be ground between the upper and
!, neither millstones OF high wages and high
! priccs?"
'rWhat is the publc7 In our country It 4
! Is made UP Of capitalists and laborers.
| With the exception Of q very few every
man in the United States Is an employer
or an employee. We are all Worklngmen.
Some OF lis work with our brains and
the others with our hands. and the en-
| ployers, as a rule. work the haruest.
A MODEST SENATOR.
At this point I turned the conversation
! to personal matters and in answer to
/. my questions Senator Hanna gave me
/, much interesting information about MIN
/. self. both as a laborinE man ana o capi.
I tplist, ue referred to certain rules OF
! his business life which have undoubtedly
| contributed to his great success, ana gave
i mo other matter which would DO OK Value
= 10 the young men OF the United States
J This, however, on account Of the innate,
! .lnodesty Of the senat Extraordinary IN
1 n public mani am forbidden to USE ls
THE FRIEND OF CAPITAL AND ~
! LABOR.
4 In closing would call attention 70
i Senator Hnnnn's peculiar position. He
IS the earnest friend OF both capita! ana ana
j labor and is doing what he can to bring
6tthe two together. Indeed. he might be
i called our great national peacenlaker and
hr is such from the standpoint OF his
I honast convictions He recently said
that he would rather have the credit OF
ending such troubles tlran be President
\ Of the United States. and that II ne
could make successful the plans OF the No
4 Federation by resignlng his seat IN Try
4 srnnte he would be glad to do So NE
Nevertheless Senator Hanna has :s, more e
h jtrnn ten thousand men at work IN the he
4 various Institutions In which he IS IN y,
4 terested, ana their pay roll is said to be
4 about three million dollars a year. OF
4 IN round numbers ten Thousand dollars
A d day. You will see from this that ne
+ has a pocketbook interest IN the qlestlo =, :
d which he here discussed and that MS
words should have weight ii
4 g FRANK G. CARPENTER