The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-10
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Among the ..any able n appro-
pr.ate addresses del .yeied on the OPEN
in Gay of the Louisiana Purchase Elk
position al st. LOUIS, on Satu.oay
April 80 tn, that Pes dent E. II. Haf-
riman stands as the n which mas
peer most discussed. 1t not only rem
de1ed due praise TO the exposition and
to the great event 1t commentaries.
but it was a pm losouph cal discus
sion of present conditions in this coun-
try. and an optimistic forecast for the
future.
His theme was our Domestic Ex-
hibitors.', In discussing it. he dwelt
on the though thai the exh bits then
and there p esented represented in con-
crete form the a tistic and Industrial
development of this country. and were
splendid evidences of h great Inn
provement In the conditions respecting
our material and physical welfare, and
with the co responding advancement in
our Intellectual and esthetic life.
From this presentation, tracing the
owth Of civilizat'o on and the success
s've changes in the phases of indus
trial life, he deduced the first law of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." He showed
how the tendency is iowa d special "a
ton in all industrial pursuits. and hoy
the workers in every separate branch
of the country are mutually Int pc
pendent; how the labor of all Is essen
tial to the labor of each. and that only
tn the prosperity of each separate
branch of skill and endeavor can the
general prosperity of all be achieved
BY this division of labor large econom-
les are effected, more perfect work
is done, the ma ket is supplied with
better ard cheaper goods, and the
public receives the benefit.
He then a-ked: why should not the
present means of t ansportation be still
further improved by similar methods"
and he announced that In his opinion
the combination of different railways
should he regulated by law. He ar
gued for cooperation I'M railroad wo k
as in other forms Of industry. not only
as between capital and labor. but In the
further cooperation of the Govern
ments. both state and National. And
he insisted that such cooperation
through legiSlation should be upon en-
frightened and reasonable lines. and not
those which are rad'cal and hostile. He
did not deny that unf iendly and OBJ
structive legislation may have been
caused In part by unwise and arbitrary
acts of railway managers: but he main
tained that the evolution of expe fence
has largely removed the causes of such
friction. and urged that both the pub
lie and the railway managers have now
core to a more reasonable frame OF
mird. and that the e should be mutual
advantage in the cooperation advo-
Gated.
Coming then to the question of labor
troubles. M. Hartman said: In the
division of labor. and the resultant
specialization of human activity. we
have necessarily d fife ent classes of
WORKERS, some of whom have adopted
the co-ope4 alive idea. by forming or
EdlilZdliCllS ny NilNh ihES StGh " DSk-
ter their condition. No doubt, eac.
class of workers has its particular
interests which may be legitlmately
improved by co-ope alton among It's
men.bel S, and thus far the labor o :
gan zation has a lawful purpose; but
wh lie standing for its rights it canno
legitimately deny to any other class
it's rights, nor should 1t go to the ex-
tent OF inf. inging the personal and in
allenable tights of its members as in
div.duals. ON the cont4a.y, il must
accord 10 its own membe.s and to
that t demands for itself as an o.
izalion."
Which is certainly a statement of the
case which is both comp. extensive and
ia r. Much conflict. he shows. has at
tended the working out of this prob
lem, but In the end each class must
recognize that I cannot exist independ-
emily of othe s; il cannon stlike down
OF defeat the rights of others without
inju4ing Itself. should capital demand
more than it's due, but that demand IL
limits its opportunity. and. correspond
ingly, the laborer who demands more
than his due thereby takes away from
himself the opportunity 10 labor. No
n can escape tn S law of cooperation.
Self Interest demands that we must
observe Its just Limitations. We must
he ready to do our part and acco- d