The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-03
URGES HARMONY
IN THE LABOR
WORLD
William R. Hearst Orator at
Jamestown Exposition
WE PAY THE HIGHEST WAGES
Journalist Discusses al Length Rela
lions Between Employer and
Employee.

NORFOLK. Sept 3.-wlllIam Ran
dolph Hearst delivered the Labor day
address nc the jamestown exposition
lie declared that Labor day should
rank with the Fourth Of July as a
characteristic American holiday.
1.-THE Fourth Of July" he said. ICON.
memOrates the means by which we
gained our Independence M n nation
aud Labor day commentaries the
means by which We have made our na.
ton the most powerful. the most pro.
gressiye. the most prosperous Of any
IN the world"
Mr. Hearst then discussed at length
the relations OF capital aud labor, say.
Ing In part:
There II no reason Tor hostility be.
tween employer aud employee. b..
tween capitalist aud wage Garner
Capital il but the accumulation Of
wealth which employer aud employee
create together Wages are but the
division OF profits. Both employer aud
employee are entitled 60 their share Of
the profits. and NJ long NJ the division
n just aud equable there II NO occasion
for conflict II the division II not Just.
Il eau always b. made W by arhitra.
tlon. aud there IA stlll no occasion for
conflict.
Let us all regard one another A. Eel.
low workingmen aud treat one another
with consideration aud tolerance let
us all labor tremendously Co create
wealth In order that there may b. the
greatest possible amount to b. Justly
divided.
The worklngman IL worthy OF bis
hire. the business man Of his profit
The man who digs the precious metal
from the earth IL worth his wage. The
man who tells him where 20 md the
gold deserves his profit too. The great
financial promoters. organizers. eKecu.
tiyes Of America are worthy OF recog
milton aud reward.
They work a. hard a. any of us. and
their work II absolutely necessary 20
the full production of the riches out OF
which are paid here In America the
highest wages Ia the world. Through
many an anxious day aud many n
wakeful night these men have planned
aud prosecuted the great enterprises
which have developed the wealth u
the nation aud have given employment
90 millions Of men. Let them have a
liberal share Of that wealth ~ long as
that IL the Incentive which stimulates
them 10 useful activities. Let them
have wealth as long as II i honestly
acquired through enterprises that ben.
eft the whole community. The riches
they amass aud call their own are vel.
dom spent In extravaganza aud luxury
upon themselves. but arr put back Into
new Industries 10 produce more wealth
aud give employment 10 more men
The true captain " Industry II the
general u DOR Industrial army lie
cannot do without soldiers. aud yet no
matter how well the soldiers fight. the
victory depends very largely Oh the
generals sklllful conduct u the cam.
paign.
The great business man l. the man.
aver Of the enterprise Ia which We are
all embarked. He N a. necessary 90
Us as We are 10 him, for. no matter
how well we work. the success OF the
enterprise and the profit Of IL depend
very largely on the ability Of hls man
agement
To achieve the most complete sue.
cess for all there should h. the great
est harmony between promoter and
wage Garner and an ungrudglng appre.
citation u each others value. To win
the fullest victory there should be con.
hdencr aud concerted action between
the commander aud the men behind
the guns.