The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-16
AUGUST BELMONT
SUCCEEDS HANNA
Elected President of the Civic
Federation.
CARNEGIE SENT AN ADDRESS
SHORT SPEECHES AT ANNUAL
DINNER.

New York, Dec. l5.--August Belmont
was tonight elected president of tht
National Civic Federation to succeed
the late Senator Hanna. The election
took place at the dinner of the Nation.
al Civic Federation which was held al
the Park Avenue hotel. The other Of
fcers chosen were:
First vice president. Samuel Com.
pers; second vice president, Oscar S
Strauss; chairman of the ways and
means committee, Henry Phipps;
treasurer, Charles A. Moore; chairman
welfare department, H. H. VreeIand
chairman trade committee. Francis /.
Robbins and John Mitchell: chairman
executive council, Ralph Nj Easley:
secretary, Samuel b. Donnelly.
Ihe dinner was attended by 27e men,
oers OF the federation. Samuel Com
pers acted as POSTMASTER. Mr.. Com
pers said that labor had found out
through the Civic Federation that en-
ployers are not the modern monsters
which they used to picture in the past.
He said he welcomed advisedly, for
labor. which he represented. the organ
iSations with the employers.
Carnegie's Address Read.
Andrew Carnegie, who was unable to
be present because Of ill-health. sent
an address, which was read, in which
he said:
As far as the largest manufactures
and mines are concerned, ! think the
great corporation engaged in dispute
with its mes makes a mistake il il
adopts the policy or even considers il
of running the works with new men.
First, the best workmen are not idle.
and TO employ the only class that can
be obtained is to lay sthe Foundation OF
serious future trouble. 1t does not paw
TO lose a body of excellent workmen.
ana sober, respectable men, so to en-
ploy the class of gorkmen whose serv-
ices can be obtained to fill their places.
There is another consideration of much
weight. Just in proportion that the
workman is earnest and efficient is
his pride in his work so compel him
TO stand by and see an outsider, all
most sure TO be his inferior both as
workman and as man, take his place.
Is to subject him to a trial he should
be spared. That the support of his
wife and children depends upon his
labor. Of which he is deprived by an
other. is the most excruciating thought
of all. This is a trial to which no
workman should3 be subjected.
Would Lose, by Change.
Even when the employer succeeds
in running his work with new men. his
victory is really a defeat. He viii III
timately lose more by the change than
he would have lost had he patiently
awaited settlement with his old
men"
Archbishop ireland said in part:
Il have supreme faith in America
and If any social question cannot be
solved in America i despair of it's So
luton anywhere.
Sometimes the question Is asked
whittier we are drifting i'm America.
From my knowledge of the Iaborers of
America | have not met so far a men
ace of anarchy. IL there were some
danger of this wild socialism il comes
from those who are not industrious and
who do not respect themselves
August Belmont said in part:
This company typi6es the great
democratic idea of cooperation be-
tween citizens in all walks of life. that
in the end The betterment. of all So
ciety may be attained In tl1is idea
the betternent of an societyAis the in
SEPARATION of the Civic Federation 1t
aims 10 bring together citizens OF every
who are interested in life.
liberty and the pursuit of happiness. so
by united effort il may be possible to
Improve the returns between the So
called employer and employed
John Mitchell and President Eliot of
Harvard spoke briefly. s