The Washington herald., 1907-09-03

Exposition to-day he was greeted by
thousands who were at the exposition IN
celebration Of Labor Day. Speaking from
the platform with the former Congress
man. was Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor
Arriving in Norfolk this morning. Mr..
Hearst was accompanied by his wife. Max
F. Ihmsen. ex-president of the Hearst
Independence League. and. Charles A.
Walsh. former Democratic national COM
mitteeman from Indiana He and his
party viii be here until tomorrow night.
At the exposition Mr. Hearst and others
| spoke from the platform in the reviewing
stand overlooking Lee Parade. Harry St.
George Tucker, president Of the exposi-
ton. introduced the speakers. After the
speeches had been delivered Hearst and
Gompers were rendered a luncheon, after
which they held a public reception in
the rotunda Of the Administration Build
ing.
In his address. Mr. Hearst said in part:
Mr.. Hearst's speech.
In country where all men are work
ingmen there should be greater com
munity of interest, better mutual under
standing and sympathy Il is in behalf
Of this better understanding that / speak
to-day I have no patience with the
preiudices which exist between alleged
classes when the classes themselves do
not really exist.
There IS no reason for hostility be-
tween employer and employe. between
capitalist and wage-earner.
Capital is but the accumulation OF
wealth, which employer and employe
create together.
Wages are but the division OF profits.
Both employer and employee are entitled
to their share Of the profits. and as long
as the division is just and equable there
is no occasion for conflict. If the division
is not just. it can always be made 50 by
arbitration. and there is stin no occasion
for conflict.
Effectiveness of Combinations.
The effectiveness Of combinations of
capital is seen in their enormous power
for good and their menace lies in the
misuse OF that enormous power Tor evil
There IS no greater danger to our form
of government, to our popuia.- rights, and
our public morals than the corrupt use of
the great power OF corporate wealth.
You hear much to-day Of how a mayor
Of san Francisco has fallen. but you hear
little of how powerful public service cor
poratlons tempted a wretched. human
being with grea, wealth and brought a
once respected man 10 ruin and disgrace.
You hear much Of how a mayor.
elected on a Union Labor ticket. is In
JAN but little Of the fact that it was an
honest district attorney, elected on the
same Union Labor ticket, who put him
there-an honest district attorney. who
is doing his best to put beside the mayor
the men really responsible for all his
debauchery and dishonor.
Advocates Prison Penalty.
"Of late, certain high officials Of our
government have declared in favor of a
prison penalty for the crir.e Of rebate,
but for four years have had a bill in
/ Congress to that effect. and never once
/ have ! received the help of these officials
TO make that bin a law.
"For twenty years the Sherman act has
carried a prison penalty for trust law
! breakers. but by the courts construction
only union lab9rers have gone To Jail.
Il plead for equal laws for all. for
equal rights for all. for equal justice for
all
Il plead for opportunity for all honest
men, and for harmony and cooperation
/ between all honest men.
! Il plead for unprejudiced recognition of
the advantage Of organization and conbi-
nation. and for intelligent discrimination
/ between what is good in them and what
/ is bad.
Il assert the multiplied value of united
action and declare for the principle Ct
/ union.
Strike Against Tyranny.
a hundred and quarter years ago
a little band Of patriots united to secure
better and freer conditions, to protect
themselves from the exactions of their
so-called superiors. They protested,
struck, rebelled-can it what you will
against tyranny and oppression. They
fought a long and gallant fight They de-
prived themselves and their families they
struggled and endured and died that they
might win a righteous cause. They es-
tablished the United States of America.
with independence, equality, and Oppor-
tunity for all men.
Since then, Il seems to me, II little be-
hOoves a free and favored citizen of this
liberal land to be opposed to unions.
What is our government but union?
What is our motto? In union there is
strength
IF there are faults in our government.
let us correct them, but not condemn all
government. When there are faults in
our unions and combinations, let us cor
rect them. but not deny the value of
united effort.
Advantage OF Organization.
MY friends, we have come out of and
up from a dark and dreary past, where
there was the WEAKNESS of effort without
system or organization, the discourage
ment of great labor with little result.
We have come into the light of a higher
civilization, and in it we see plainly the
advantage Of organization and eo-opera-
ton, the enormously increased product Of
united effort
Let US go forward, and not back:
let us organize since the faculty of
organization is the measure of intel
lectual development, but let us proceed
with due regard for each others rights
with consideration of each others serv
ices with appreciation Of each others
value Let us organize unions of labor
unions Of farmers, unions of capital. and
let US conduct them. not narrowly and
selfishly. but broadly and literally. for
our own best interests and forthe public
interest as Well