The Washington times., 1905-10-08
SCULLIN IS SURE
GOMPERS IS WRONG
Cites Benefits Labor Unions
Did Not Get.
MIGHT CAUSE OPPRESSION
Increase in Power Does Not Produce
Conservatism-Score Anybody
So You Please.
MIGHT CAUSE OPPRESSION

Idlrlck Henry Scullln, or the Ma
uonal Industrial Peace Association, is
disposed to continue his argument with
Samuel Gompers about Industrial war
and peace. which began at his mass
meeting Friday evening. Mr.. Scullin
insisted in his address that Industrial
arbitration and peace were preferable
10 strikes and warfare; while Mr.. Com
pers, president Of the American Feder-
alton Of Labor, took the ground that
labor has gained little for which 1t has
not struggled, has little to hope to gain
except by the same methods. and must
gird itself to continue the warfare if
1t would continue TO better It's condi-
tion.
Speaking of the sharp debate of Fri
DAY evening between himself and Mr.
Gompers, Mr.. Scullin said last evening:
Abraham Lincoln said that il was
not enough that the truth should be
known, 1t must be proclaimed; and
while have no desire TO enter into any
other than friendly discussion on any
OF the acute phases OF the labor ques-
uon, as an advocate or truth and justice
both in private and on the public plat
iorm L cannot pass unchallenged some
or the erroneous statements made at
in Typographical Tempe.
First, the assertion that the stronger
and more powerful an organized body
becomes. the more conservative 1t be-
comes. or in other words the weaker it
grows the more desporic 1t becomes.
can. and do. believe many things that
/ cannot understand: but the gentlemen
who propounded the above doctrine, 1
am happy to say, did not ask their audi
ence to receive 1t as u revealed truth.
Absolurism Makes Wrong.
What are the facts, and what has been
the logical results of overweening pow
er-at all times and IN all ages. with
communities az with individuals? Can
history point to an absolute monarch
that was not a tyrant; to an absolute
monopoly that was NOT a robber; to a
trust Of any Kind IN The United States
or any other country today that has
grown to power. and say with truth
that It has not become oppressive just
in proportion as 1t grew in strength and
power2
But as the statement was made In
relation to the trades union movement,
will deal with 1t directly. To what
dread enemy can the labor union point
lOudy equal 10 OWL
ranks. With increasing power comes
arrogance; with unlimited or uncheck-
ed power comes tyranny. There is and
must be "a limit to all things earthly. and
certainly neither the trades unions nor
the employers associations are OF divine
origin.
They. their quarrels. and their selfish
interests, must yield TO the best inter-
es;s Of the State and nation; the happi-
ness and welfare of all the people must
be the paramount consideration.
First Help From Capital.
THE second assertion will deal with
definitely. that that which has been
obtained from capital was wrung from
capital by the union, or by force. This
statement was made without qualifica-
ton. / wonder If the gentleman who
made this astounding statement, has
ever read Gunton on wealth and prog
ress, or, If he reads the daily papers
OF our own time. Here a few OF
the boons conferred on labor by gentle
men OF whom it has become the dema-
gogic habit TO speak of as the capi-
talistic class. The first bill for the re-
duction of the hoIXs of labor and
ameliorating the pitiful conditions Of
child labor, was introduced in the Brit
ish parliament by Robert Peel a large
cotton manufacturer. Still later he
obtained one-half days work for chill
dren and the other half at school, un-