Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-23
CIVIC FEDERATION.
Senator Hanna on Socialism and
 Trades Unions.

bOcION, Jan. Z3.--SenaI0r Mafcua A. Hanna of Ohio contributes to the
 February number of the National Mag azine, published in this city, a timely and forcefuI article under the caption of Socialism and the Labor Unions. It embodfes in concrete form some or the conclusions drawn by Senator Han na from his observations and expert ence in business and politics and in q measure outlines his lifework and indi. catss his personal ambition.
 After expressing his belief in the power of education over the American people and declaring that the basis of right success Is fairness and justice Eenatcr Hanna writes:
 There is no more expressing ques. ton than that of the relation between labor and capital, which seems the paramount issue today. The instinct of workingmen to band together to protect themselves is no more to be wondered at than the same instinct when shown on the part of capital. Now, my plan is to have organized un- ion labor Americanized in the best sense and thoroughly educated to an understanding of it's responsibilities and in this way to make it the ally of the capitalist rather than a foe with which to grapple.
 Tt is often asked what is to become of the nonorganized consumer if an amicable alliance is made between Ia. Dor and capital. But every man be- longs either to the one or the other group. For that matter. he is likely to belong to both
 Il took some time to consider the work of the Civic Federation and am firmly convinced that 1t is the object to which desire to consecrate the re- maintng years of my life. I fully ap- preciate that it Is long struggle, but the progress already made under the motto of the Civic Federation. the Golden Rule, has surpassed even my most sanguine expectations, and I am sure that the American people will sustain policy, based upon the high est moral and social impulse, which will eliminate the passionate prejudices that now exist between capital and labor.
 Labor organizations may be open to sharp criticism at times, but it cannot be fairly stated that they are always wrong. If every man is treated as man and an appeal made to his heart as wch as to his reason, it will estab- fish q bond of confidence as a sure fAuldasion to build upon. While labor Il.oas may have been curse to Eng | .s,s. believe that they will prove a nNla 10 CUT own country when a prop e. a..8.s Of confidence and respect fa .ts st'2sslnd.
 ' menace of today, as I view it, is the spread of spirit of socialism, etip os tEose things which is only half Els-srstccd and is more or less used to iraanse tkc popular mind against all inaiv.dEal initiative and personal en- eiss-, wLseh has been the very essencs of American progress. There is spir- 1t of cooperation or community of in- forests which some people may con. found with socialism that is making headway with us, but when any one attempts for political or financial req. sons to advocate the whole programme of European socialism he will find lit tie prospect of the seeds taking root ir American soil. This, think, was dem onstrated very .conclusively in the Ohia campaign, where higher socialism was brought forth as an issue.
 Fairness and justice will never agrea to the confscation of the products of one mans toll in order to insure com fort to the idle and worthless Nc ism is wanted by the American peo- pie that will take from any citizen the just and equitable reward of his labor.
 Both capital and labor must yield in time to the great law of fair dealing, man to man. wish I could impress upon every American the individual re- sponsibility that rests upon each one of us. Every year of experience, ev- cry dollar of accumulated capital, ev. cry talent we possess, should be re- garted as sacred charge for the good of the nation to help in uniting the in terests of rich and poor, learned and unlearned."
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