The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-31

the lives of its citizens in time o
war, it cannot, even in the most eN
IRENE emergency, compel wealth t.
bear it's share of the expense of tn
government which protects.
It is as important that we shall
lave peace as that we shall liv,
peacefully with other nations. ant
reace is only possible when it rests
upon justice. In advocating arbitra
lion of differences between large cor
pcrate employers and their employee:
l believe we are defending the high
est interests of three parties to the
disputes, viz: the employers, the EN-
ployes and the public.
The employee cannot be turned ovel
to the employer as the employer may
please. The question is sometimes
asked, Cannot l conduct my business
to suit MYSELF" It is a plausible
one, but when a man in conducting
Ills business attempts to arbitrarily
fix the conditions under which hun
dreds are to live and to determine
the future of thousands of human be
ings, answer with no hesitation that
he has no right to run his own Dusi
ness in such way as to deprive the
employees Of their right to live, liberty
ard the pursuit Of happiness. To
support this position, I need only to
refer to the laws regulating the safe
ty of mines, the factory laws fixing
the age at which children can be
employed, and usury laws fixing the
rare of interest. The effort OF the
employer to settle differences with
OUT arbitration has Gene much to EN-
bitter him against those who work for
him and to estrange them from him
a condition dep'orable from every
standpoint.
Neither Should Have Full Control.
But if it is unwise TO make the en-
| loyer the sole custodian of the
rights and interests OF the employees,
it IS equally unwise to give the en-
ployes uncomfortable authority over
the rights and interests of the employ
er. The employees are no more to be
trusted to act unselfishly and dis
than the employer. In
ter zeal to secure a present ad-
want age they may not only 60 Pr in
justice but even forfeit larger flu
ture gains. The strike, the only wea-
pom of the employe at present, is
two-edged sword, and may injure the
workman as much as the employer,
and even when wholly successful is
apt to leave a ranking in the bosom
of the wage Garner that should not
be there.
Society, moreover, has something
st stake. besides the employee and
the employer, for there can be no
strike without consider
able loss to the public. Society.
therefore, is justified in demanding
that the difference between capital
and labor be settled by peaceful
means. If the permanent impartial
board is created to which either par
y of an industrial dispute may ap-
Zeal, or which can of it's motion in
stitute an inquiry, the public opinion
may be relied upon to enforce the
findings. If there is compulsory SUBJ
mission to investigation, it is not nee
9ssary that there shall be compulsory
acceptance of the decision for 4 full
and fair investigation will in almost
very case bring about a settlement !
Free Silver Victory.
Thus far we have dwelt upon sub
ects which may not be regarded as
strictly partisan, but assure you that |
you will pardon me, if, in this pres |
ence, 1 betray my interest in those |
policies for which the democratic |
party stands. have had no oppor-
unity to make democratic speech |
or almost year, and no one-not
even a political enemy-could be so |
,ruel as to forbid me to speak of |
nose policies on this occasion. Our |
opponents have derived not only par
isan pleasure but also partisan ad-
7antage from the division caused in
,ur party by the money question.
They ought not, therefore, begrudge /
Is the satisfaction that we find in the
act that unexpected conditions have
emoved the cause of our differences
md permitted us to present a united
ront in the present issues.
The unlocked for and unprecedent-
ID increases in the production of gold
lave brought victory to both the
advocates of gold and the advocates
# bimettallism-the former keeping
he gold standard which they wanted !
Ind the latter securing the larger
'olume of money for which they con-
ended. We who favor bimetallism
re satisfied without victory if the
riends of monometallism are salts
led with theirs.
Trusts Are Real Issue.
While men may differ as to the
elative Importance of issues, and
While the next congress will largely
hape the issue upon which the COM
ng presidential campaign will be
ought, think it is safe to say that