The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-05-26
LABOR men WORK
FOR PEACE
National Industrial Peace
Association Holds d Meet
ing At Elks' Hall.
LOCAL BRANCH PROBABLE
Mayor Pagan and othsr
Speakers Explain the Waste
Entailed By Strikes and
Lockouts.
LOCAL BRANCH PROBABLE

Though the attendance was not as
large as could have been desired the
meeting in the interest Of the work of the
National Industrial Peace Association at
Elks' Hall last night was fruitful Of
some good results. General Secretary
P. II. scullin, who addressed the meet
ing, expressed the opinion after the meet
ing was over, Judging from the applause
which greeted the ntteranees of the
speakers, there was coed material pres
ent for the organization of local branch.
This, he said would Hkely be attempted
sometime IN the near future.
Last nights meeting was held under
the auspices Of the United Building
Trades Council of Hudson County.
Mayor Pagan presided and in speech
alluded to the capital and labor problem
as one of the most momentous with
WHASA tHS Ade1VAA HIS " USstt- AAS saw
the work of the National Peace Assoeia-
tion his unqualified approval, as did a
number Of local elergymen who addressed
the meeting. These included DR.. A. NJ.
Thompson, of the Westminster Presby-
terian Church; the Rev. Father Pinder,
Of St. Aloysius 4. G. Church; Rabbi
.Abeson, Of Temple Beth-EI; the Rev.
Bavendan, of st. Matthews G. E. 1.
Church. and the Rev. Mr. Stoifflet
An the speakers alluded to the awful
waste entailed on the sides Of both labor
and capital through strikes and lockouts.
General Secretary seullin, "a trade url-
ionist of national reputation, devoted
much of his address to the theme Of arbi-
tration and various methods of appoinr
ment Of arbitrators
Discussing the waste entailed BY
strikes and loekouts, quoting from the
sixteenth annual report of the Federal
Department of Labor, by the uniter
Commissioner of Labor, concerning losses
to employees in establishments in which
strikes occurred from 1881 to 1901, Mr..
Seudder said -:
Combining the figures for strikes and
loclxouts, it is seen That the wage loss to
employees, as above stated, was $306,-
eS3. .23333, and the number of establish
ments involved 127, ,442, while 6,610001
persons were thrown out Of employment.
These figures show an average loss Of
81, ,4O6 to the employees of each estab-
lishment, and an average loss of $46 to
each person involved, while the assist
anee given to the strikers from their own
treasury amounted to $19,G20,25 The
loss to employers through strikes and
lockouts for or during the same period
was $142, ,659. 104, or an average loss of
SLID to each firm or establishment in
volved. Thus we have a total loss to
the employers and employees Of the stu
pendous sum Of s449, s342 327.
..From the above figures it will be
seen that labor loses within a fraction
lof cent, two dollars and fifteen cents
for every dollar that capital loses, and
when we take into consideration, not
only how easily capital can stand the
loss as compared with labor, but the
fact that to-day gigantic sums are being
raised By employers associations for the
express purpose Of fighting the labor
unions to finish, thus making the fu-
ture personal loss to the employers en-
gagged in the battle mere hgment not
| worth taking into account. Where, 4
ask, is the sense. logic OF hope in the
strikes Of the future
Besides, in the strikes of the past
twenty years dnly 1902 per cent. were.
successful. while 4S.26 failed entirely,
and 1627 we're compromised; aud for
| the last two years NOT single strike.
worth taking Into account, tllat has not
either been signal failure or at best
heen compromised to the disadvantage
! Of labor the great coal strike aIdne ex-
cepted .ansl who will be bold enough g
say how much Was gained even there.