New-York tribune., 1905-04-26
DISCUSS CLOSED SHOP.
IABOR MEETS CAPITAL.
wen Kmo5on Men Tab at CIVIC
Federation Dinner.

", 1T Federation held a dinner last night
- +I parI, Avenue Hotel President August Bel
vOont of the federation was toastmaster Mr..
Pelno1t made a brief speech introducing TIE
s,oecbmaking and said among other things;
Il &c with pleasure l perform this evening an act
Of official duty that of presiding at the rst regular
II Is new department Of the National Civic Fed
GRAFTON that is natural ana l9S1eali S;i u,,,,o vos
mot nv a very general misrepresentation of It's mis-
sion - n was Commonly and errOneously believed
IockOuts Our position Is now better underJtoCJ drtsJ
we strive for Industrial peace and more righttqH
relations between employer ana Wage-eaTners IN
doing this we look 6eyGmG ynca tf t5e f1 I1dy scs
sion and education are important factors in the set
caI as weil as ndustrial and this departure IN
the work Of oTganiSa4h nqs a0 0 op0ortnities
afo~ded by intelligent review. research and aglia-
one time will be able to solve the yexed and ever
changing problems; but It is my belief that step a
most free. full and thorough discussion
The toastmaster then introduced President Eliot
Of Harvard University. who said:
The foundation of American prosperity and PrOgi ei
wells or virgin forests The real foundation is the
social phosophers this efnciency is attributed to
various causes-tO strong food. to the stimulating
trv things now and doubtless these causes all
tribute to American efficiency but there is another
cause which Americans apparently think about but
American freedom for the individual, the freedom
which feeds hope and ambition This freedom Is
The very evils which accompany the present day
cious berties not vet two generations old-the lD
ery Of association and the liberty Of incorporation
with limited liability
Professor e r. selisman, Of Columbia Univer-
sty, was next introduced He said:
Individual liberty. as an economic concept. Is the
result of a slow evolution The ordinary picture OK
ae he reS Of n the % taes Of our youth cVz
ton and not PTmtEe nature Is m the creator FROM 9
superstition. Law and order have protected him
T9m absoute Te e9uay Certain degree Of inequality
inheres in the nature OF things Men are born WIN 4
tributes which amount Of care can eradicate Ihe
zeal equality that is important Tor economic pur-
First-fegaI equality. or the certainty that one
man is as good as another before the law, and that
his economic rights viii be protected.
no m0n is SHUT out by legislation or social prejudice
from free access TO any vocation or employment Ior
Thrd-such a relative equality at least in the
the contract at the virtual mercy OF the other.
without such threefold equality freedom De-
Immigration in general is to be welcomed com because
even even In IuEn & the tS that of the native he or his chill
dren will soon reach the Ameriean & 1eyGI @ Inf n
adopt the American methods; When there Is any any
prospect Of sDeedy eguaty win 'hs
Frank X Foster the editor OF labor paper,
made a short address. After running over the
several phases Of the labor movement ne Palo
tribute to the American Federation OF LABOR WHICH,
he said had taken from the child the liberty TO
work in the factory and put 1t into schools 1t had
protected the breaker boys ar the minesi 1t had
safeguarded life and limb to workers in dangerous
occupations; it had raised the school age even
against the protests Of certain State boards or
education; it had in every way given larger oppor-
tunty for the seller of labor TO develop the facul-
ties which God had given to him, by giving him
that greater equality. which is the equality above
all desired in the association Of labor. that
| off I'm har
| the sale Of the commodity Of labor or in laying
hold of those things in life which make for a
! higher civilization"
Louis Brandeis then introduced. He said:
It is not true that the success of a labor. union
union in order to attain or preserve for its mem
bers industrial liberty, must be strong ana staple
deed, il is desirable for both the employer and the
excesses s ana to weakness Neither our character
our intelligence can long tear the strain of un-
| restricted power. The union attainS success when
It reaches the IDEAL condition. and the ideal con-
| dtion for union is to be strong and stable and
| vet to have in the trade outside it's ranks an
| apprecable number of men who are non-Qnlonlsts.
In any free community the diversity Of character
beliefs. Of tastes-ndeed, mere seltshness-vill
insure such a supply, If the enjoyment Of this priv
! lege Of individuaism is protected by law. Such
nucleus OF unOrganized labor will check oppression
By tho union as the union checks oppression by the
| employer.
! The following executive committee of the indus
| trial economic department as appointed by Presi-
| dent Eliot in the afternoon was then announced;
| Lawrence +. Abbott of The Outlook Company
| Henry Carter Adams, professor of political econ
! omy. of Ann Arbor, Mich; c. l. Blaine. Editor Of
! The Workers journal: Louis ID, BTandeis law
! vocate''; d. L. Cease, Editor of The Railway
| Trainmen's Journal; Charles A. Conant Morton
| Granite Cutters Journal Henry d. EstabroOk,
| general counsel of the Western Union Telegraph
merce" of New-Y York; John p. Frey, Editor of "Ihe
| Iron Moulders' Journal Samuel Gompers. presi-
dent of the American Federation of Labor; h Wat
| son Glider. Editor The Century Magazine !;
| Arthur T. Hadley, president of Yale University
] Cornell University; c W. Kirchoff. Editor of The
| Iron Age Charles w. Knapp, proprietor of The
STAR Lo1fS of "The World: G R. Miller. Editor
| of THE New-York Times; Roland Phillips.
| r. A. Seligman, professor Of political econ
| omy. Columbia University; s NJ sexton kil-
Sinclair Editor Of Railroad Locomotive Engineer
| ing; John 4: Slecher, Editor Of ''Leslies Week
4 views: G. II Salmons. Editor of The Locomotive
| Engineers journal; +. A TausSig. professor OF
| Political Economy, Harvard University; Frank A.
| Vanderlip vice-oresidcnt of the National City
| Press" and Thomas F. Woodloek Editor of The
| Wall Street Journal"
President Samuel Gompers, OF the American Fed
| Grafton of Labor. then introduced He said in
! part:
| Organization is the workman's protection. The
| United States Supreme Court has declared the
| ten hour law unconstitutional. l don't know what
! any one else may think but, far / am con-
| other way TO prevent it, will urge and appeal to
these bakers TO strike and strike hard. to enforce
| No one believes that the conditions they are
| to-day perfect. A better day is coming II is
question whether 1t shall come as in bloody revO-
| utionary Russia, by the plain, modest. Ameri-
| can method Of obtaining It in the trade union
ization Of labor in that degree have depravity
| and misery and poverty disappeared.
! You caSnot make voting cattle out of eight hour
! wor<men. WOrkmen who toll eight hours a day