The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-22
STANDS FOR JUSTICE
Organized Labor Holds ITS Cause
Is That Of Right.
ITS AIM INDUSTRIAL PEACE.

Gompers and Parry Compared.
Every business, profession or trade
that Is honest Is honorable, and If in
dustriously and intelligently followed
ought surely to make the follower at
least a comfortable living. In the
sense Of amassing wealth, the accu-
mutation OF money comes with more
certainty to those who derive ii from
inheritance or profit producing factors.
From the enhancement Of values OF
stocks. bonds, real and commercial Sc
curities and transactions, margins, divi-
dends and premiums are derived.
These are~tae foundation stocks which
labor does not possess.
Advantages and opportunities which
play SO great part with capital are
not happenings Of the hour or the day
with labor: hence it cannot be said that
capital and labor ride equally upon the
surge and swell Of moneys mighty cur
rent. Nor Is it possible for labor to
obtain the same real, substantial bene-
cit which capital thus secures.
The Iaborer, skilled or common, is
not d capitalist. He works for what be
earns money. He has few real estate
holdings, for the most part is renter,
and however moderate his living ex-
penses, finds his earnings barely suf1-
Client to meet them and not enough to
serve ais a foundation for q fortune Of
any considerable value, In fact the
margins Of his earnings are SO narrow
that he really cannot invest in any
profit making enterprise.
An extraordinary individual would
be the satisfied person. Were we all
rich. in the sense of having unlimited
wealth, we would still be contending
for the acme OF possession. The effort
TO ascend IA the financial scale gener-
ally falls heaviest on the man who
earns his prosperity 'by the sweat OF
his brow" and in most such cases 1t
is the man of labor. trade and nechan-
les whose physical forces are strained
to the utmost If be asserts his skill
and industry are Of such value as to
give him a right to demand remuner-
alton that win be sufficient to provide
him an income beyond his living re-
quirements, he is where the more po-
tent power-the capitalist gives him q
scornful look and declares he is with
out merit
Indeed, says that power, when you
place your skill and endurance before
me for remuneration you must realize
that am its judge, as l am the proper
one 10 estimate the supply and de-
mand and to fix the profit I should
have.
This is the condition which the labor
world encounters. Much Of capital Is
represented In its employers assccia-
tons.
When It is considered that there are
today over 100000 men supporting
varied number of trades unions. IL can
not be consistently denied that they
have in their unity inalienabie rights
which they should assert and protect.
Organized labor seeks to inculcate
the principle that just service is en-
titled TO Just compensation, a ration
al endurance to rational rest, and in
the moral domain it aims to free men
from the rapacity and slavery OF
moneys power, 10 spread calm, clear,
liberal thought, speech, and action
along the lines OF right, reason and
Justice. and TO make life peaceful,
worth the living, uncontrolled and I'M
comfortable by the elements OF hate,
avnrice and coptention.
Organized labor claims that its cause
is that OF equity, right, reason and
Justice, the primum mobile Of human
! ity's prosperity, Sinking no response
bility. but prepared to face public opin-
ion the world over as a sincere advo-
cate Of industrial peace and earnest in
any effort that viii secure impartial
Judgment upon all questions involving
the rights Of wage earners and employ
ers TO the end that harmony and peace
may generally prevail.
Very naturally 1t is pertinent 70 In
quire whether there is hope for any
such happy probability.
1 Past observation is not encouraging,
IL we look to the domains Of capital
as represented in the manufacturers
association.
Former President d. NJ. Parry said
at one time:
The only true solution OF the labor
question must lie in an appeal to the In
telliPxnce of the people,
! Arbitration. he elsewhere said, Is an In
reference with free competitive condl-
4 lions, and its effect cannot, therefore, fan
TO be detrimental. and, II generally adopt
4 cd its tendency will be 70 hamper indus
/ try, bring about a waste of effort and,
an Increase of the cost Of production and
decrease in the margin Of profit.
The recent determination OF this same
association to raise $1,5oo,000 to fight
labor unions, seems to show that the
spirit OF peace Is not theirs.
Accepting MFR. Parry ns a capitalist,
or rather as d man with capital In the
field of manufacture, we may look upon
his expressions as voiciug the senti-
ments OF the awowed opponents Of or
ganized labor; hence II is interesting 10
compare his utterances with those Of
President Gompers OF the American
Federation OF Labor, body that Is
virtually the representative congress of
American organized labor.
Labor welcomes. says Mr.. Gompers,
without being oarpingly critical, any ef-
fort that may be made which viii BRING
! peace to the peoples OF the world Labor
sincerely declares that the time must
come and come soon, when the world
! viii recognize that peace is essential 70
4 the fnll development OF Industrial COM
mercial and civilized lifo as air Is % hui
p.tu life