The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-19
CARNEGIE DOOMED
IFOR HANNA'S PLACE
SPOKEN OF FOR HEAD OF THE
CIVIC FEDERATION,
Doomed For President. Hearst's
Friends Say That He can Neither
Write nor Speak. Here's a Chance
for Carnegie to Play the Part Of the
Hero; to Crush Friok and Rescue
Labor.

The Cleveland Citizen is responsible
to the following article on the Civic
Federation, and Carnegie's part in it:
In a vague sort of way it is being
limited that there is likelihood that
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie will be selected
to fill the position in the National Civic
Federation made vacant by the death
of Senato tor NJ. A. Hanna. In an in
terview in Pittsburg one Of Cargenie's
friends said:
1T is a fact that Mr. Carnegie has
been spoken of DIS successor to the
late Senator Hanna as head Of the
civic Federation. I am also inclined
to believe that Mr. Carnegie would not
be averse to accepting the position
were it offered him. I know for GER
tain that every day Mr. Carnegie lives
he regrets the fact that he was not in
the United States when the Homestead
strike occurred. This is a fact, and l
know it. He is eager to let organized
labor know this. and he is prepared to
try and prove it.
1T is likely that in certain quarters
there would be a strong opposition
against Mr.. Carnegie's election to sue
coed the late Senator Hanna, but if
such selection were made it is certain
that Mr.. Carnegie would have great
influence over a certain class of en-
ployers who at present are hostile to-
ward organized labor. A man to be-
come president Of the civic Fedora
tion must not only be believer in or
ganized labor, but he must also do his
best toward getting all employers to
recognize labor unions. This is the OBJ
~.
Civic Federation"
Quite likely the above interview has
been thrown out as a feeer and in the
hope that the industrial stage mob
will begin to cry The king is dead;
long live the king" 1t is our impress
sion that Mr.. Ralph NJ. Easley has been
doing some clever work again to "har-
monize' things and obscure the real
issue. Since Senator Hannas death it
began to loQk as though the Civic Fed
Grafton would go "up the spout which
would mean that "sissy'' Easley's sal
ary Of $4,000 year for sloshing around
and looking wise would appear like
thirty cents. Now Carnegie has an
dmmense income. His millions are
coming in SO rapidly that he is COM
PEELED to give away fortunes every day
TO- build churches libra riesa t q
prevent hi ron
1t never strikes him to do Justice to- the
iron and steel workers who are pro-
ducing his millions-there would be less
newspaper notoriety in that. On the
contrary. at this very moment Carne-
gie's man Frick is scheming to smash
the iron and steel workers organiza ton
and enforce the 'open shop" and, Of
course, lower the wages.
Right here the Citizen offers the sug-
gestion that a very pretty tableuax
could be enacted before the new king
is crowned. Mr. Carnegie could very
nicely play the hero, rush upon the in
dustrial stage. seize the villain Frick by
the throat and choke him until he let's
go Of his Intended victim, and then
Shaffer could fall in the noble Andy's
arms and cry. Saved at last!' May
be the gallery wouldn't howl it's delight.
In the next mornings papers Carnegie
would be lauded to the skies as a star
OF the very first magnitude.
We hope that this suggestion will not
he overlooked. Carnegie needs A char
acter. All over the country the union
lists are opposing his voluntary gifts of
libraries and Homestead has not been
forgotten. While his friends may
ClIllll tudt CdlIGSltt regrets the TACT
that he was not nthe United States
when that memorable struggle occur
red, still the cables were not broken
and he was not so poor that he could
not send a message or two. Besides,
subsequent occurrences might cause
discussion.
Yes, Carnegie needs a character But
men with money have been known to
oho not X1o
happy-go-lucky people with short
memories. If Andy will only "but in'
somewhere, settle some labor difficulty
(and even II labor gets the worst Of it
that won't make much difference,) be a
good fellow" and drop some of his
filthy lucre into itching palms. where il
will do the most good. and if neces.
sary establish payroll, he may be
able to become a little god upon labo,
pedestal Tor rather upon labor's back)
and it will be worth a mans reputa.
tion to dare to crticise him or attach
his politics or principles.
Money talks, gentlemen!" The poor
unknown, unselfish ag1tator may strug.
gle, may work and sacrifice, the or.
| ganze and build up the movement q,
| his class, but money talks" and Whe1
| the fellow who rides the working class
and sinks in his spurs and cracks hi,
! whip. condescends to smile upon hi:
! victims and patronizingly pat them up
/ on the back while he rifles their pock
cts, many are always ready to pro
4 claim him the chief of the elect, ant
the agitators who did the work of max
ing the labor movement possibilit,
are lucky if they are not driven out b!
capitalistic apologists, who alway!
crtnge before wealth and denounce
those who will not.
By all means Andrew Carnegie shoult
be made president Of the Nationa
= Civic Federation-if not Carnegie, thel
either Frick or Parry will do.