Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-11
Carroll d. wright.)

The wage earners OF our country
have taken but little interest In inter
national arbitration, yet their concern
in tho subject as means Of establish.
ing better relations among the differ
ent nations is one Of really vital inn
portanee, and could they and their fel-
lows in all nations be aroused 70 lie
Importance the hopes Of the friends Of
international peace would be stimulat.
% in great measure.
There are IN the United States over
Is, 100000 wage earncru. This number
Of people constitutes a body as large
AZ tho whole population Of Spain. They
arc a body nearly three times AZ large
as the population Of Belgium. by
themselves they would mako a nation
having almost half tho population Of
France. This body is large enough 20
make nation with whom any govern.
ment would seek treaty relations, or
against whom war would be declared
under tho ordinary methods. IL IL 70
large a body that Il 10 vitally interest
cd In the education Of the public mind
when rational attempts are made TO
avoid conflict, whether Of arms or Of
economic forces, and must In time ap-
preoiate international arbitration as
a great school for Il 10 initiate. And
yet have found no ailunion In any Of
tho platforms Of declarations Of trade
unions and labor organizations relative
70 this great subject
I do not believe they comprehend
tho moral element Of arbitration,
whether Industrial or international, !,
and yet this moral element l. Ia the
air and Il appeals 20 all sane men as
strongly now as Ia the times Of Isaiah,
who, alarmed AZ what he though an
impending calamity, called important
citizens Of Jerusalem 10 him, ana said,
T" Come, now, let rs reason together" 4"
Here Is the keynote Of all arbitra-
ton, Of whatever character and what.
ever tho problems that are sought to
be solved by Il, A careful study OF In.
duatFial arbitration leads one 20 the
conclusion that il is not the FUN 40.
luton OF what we know as labor dif
fieulties The same careful consider
alton also induces one TO believe that
international arbitration viii not solve
all international troubles. yet every.
where, wherever undertaken, whenever
fesoFted TO, il becomes the exponent OF
the public conscience, the exponent of
the great moral force which make Tor
the best civilization. Before much
headway can be made, either Ia indus
trial or international arbitration. 40.
Geological differences must be more
thoroughly equalled. The doctrine Of
protection and free trade are soeioloe.
teal questions as much as economic
Wage earners see this perhaps more
clearly than politicians They see
that when conditions are eaualized
these great trade doctrines become
more easily eompFehended; but until
such conditions are more Thoroughly
equalized il viii be difieult TO BRING
the world 10 the basis of the highest
morality In it's commercial relations.
All differences excite passion Of
some kind. There is desire to Hek
somebody or get licked. II this desire
becomes erystallized then there is a
declaration Of war, or wars Of economic
Iorees are disastrous in the extreme
When passions are excited, when can.
ital aud labor are arrayea against
each other all means by which one Of
them can thwart the other are resortea
TO. '''su
There Is only war making power rae.
ognized in the nation, and that IL tbs
government itself. War between eiti.
4enS subordinate to the government
Is not to be Tolerated and eaunot n
any proper sense exist. If attamntsa
y Is unlawful aud is to be put sou,n
BY the sovereign power Of the state
Aet the state rarely undertakes this
recognizing however, that the praetie.
g OF the two parties are usually out.
.las tns pale q what is called eiyil.