Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-05


yctilng II with the character OF trad
INC and an Industrial danger" The
Free Labor Press, published IN London,
England, takes this side of the I'M.
porlOnt question and quotes the fol-
lowing from an article In the cardiff
Times by Mabon NJ, H., who says
THE aggregate duration " the IN.
Dor disputes during March amounted
10 1873 00O working days The waste
represented by such hgurce must moan
a serious dlmlnulion Of the earning
powers Of workmon, and loss 10 both
the parties involved, Considered from
nero business point NJ Wow the
NlrugRlo policy IN a failure, especially
when trade IN depressed, aH In tho lock.
ont holiday when trade IN good.
IN fact, the loss In wages II ~,
wolves N seldom balanced ny an In
crease IN the rate Of remuneration, and
the other being the loss to the capita-
isiR, reduces the profits from which
WAGES must DO paid,
AZ Tho Labor Press argues, there IN
sound rouson In this contention" ana
II would be well II all the labor organ-
actions IN both homIsphcrcs would take
the subject into serious confederation,
IN most Of The labor 0gitations re-
sultng IN strikes, however there IN
little reason employed, The resort 10
force appears TO the working people
who determine 10 nlng aside nh other
considerations, 10 be the only uouLsn
10 pursue and they FOLLOW such lend.
ors oe appeal TO their passions In ut
tor disrcgord " any other consdcra.
ton
The losses 10 labor resulting from
strikes must u necessity be enormous
They seldom accomplish tho purpose
IN view IN their inauguration When
they DO compel The concession desired,
The compensation obtained does not
meol the expense In securing II, Not
only are families deprived during the
strike Of much ~ the support neoes'
snry Tor their subsistence ana comfort,
hut employers are reduced IN their
capital trade Ia hlndercd, ana porm0n-
ont Injury IN the consequence IN many
directions, Tho money value donated
by unions IN support Of their strike
comrades IN clour loss TO their treas.
urles, and In the aggregate the Of
fcots are runous
We believe the English advocates
Of the abolition Of the strike ana the
lockout are IN the right OF the argu.
menl, and the labor unions Of the world
would accomplish much more by peace.
able arbitration, In which both sides Of
n dispute could bo heard and ration.
ally considered with q view TO the
equities Of the case, than In rosorllng
to- those compulsory measures which
tend TO anger and violence and lead to
lnccndlarlem and homicide,
The employment Of non'unlon labor
which IL inevitable when strikes pro.
coed 20 great lengths, Is n detrImen'
10 the union workers and initiates
against their organisations, The un'
reasoning attacks made upon working
people who do not choose To bind thems
selves by union rules, naturally prcju'
dice the public against those oomblna-
tIons for they are exhibitions Of COW.
0rdly ferocIly and subyersIye OF that
freedom which should be enjoyed by
every individual IN this republic, The
liberty of labor ought 10 be main
tanned at all hazards and all costs,
and this, n seems 10 W, should be
perceived even by the most violent
promoters OF unonism under the sun,
Tho strike In chicago affords ono
more illustration Of the strike evil, NJ
foctlng as II does both employer and
omployc, every branch Of business as
ISOLATED IN any way with the dispute
and the public generally what good
can come out Of II Ia at present hidden
from View Every indication points
20 disaster wilhou, adequate compen'
aatlon for the losses that have been
and VIII be experienced The time
has indeed como when the entire OK.
,Inc,ion Of strikes and lockouts should
be grovoly considered by those people
ana societies which are likely to ho
most affected by them, ana indeed by
tho public IN every Grade and condl-
ton Of society, Let reason rule ana
passion subeide, ana Justice be the
primo object IN view, IN all the rclo-
tlons between capital and labor