Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28
STANDS FOR JUSTICE
Organized Labor Holds Its Cause
Is That of Right.
ITS AIM INDUSTRIAL PEACE.
Trades Unions Seek TO Incuicnte tho
Principle That Just Service Is En-
titled TO Just Waecs--Uttcrancos of
f. Gompcrs and Parry Compared.


Gompcrs and Parry Compared.
Every business. profession or trndo
TINT Is honest Is honorable. and IL In
dustrlously ana lntclligcntly followed
ought surely TO make the follower ut
least n comfortable living In tho
sense of amnsslng wealth, the accu-
mutation OF money comes with more
certainty to those who derive 1t from
inheritance or profit producing factors.
From the enhancement of values OF
stocks, bonds, real and commercial Sc
curltlcs ana transactions, margins. divl-
dcnds and premiums urc derived.
These are the foundation stocks which
labor does not possess.
Advantages and opportunities which
plny so great part with capital are
not happenings of the hour or the day
with labor: hence il cannot be snld that
capital and labor ride equally upon tho
surge and swell of moneys mighty cur
rent. Nor is II possible for labor to
obtain the same real. substantial benc-
tit which capital thus secures.
The laborcr, skilled or common, IL
not capitalist. lie works for what no
earns money. lie hns few real estate
holdings. for the noat part Is n renter.
and however moderate his living ex-
peuscS, finds his earnings barely SUN
Client to meet them and not enough to
serve us n foundation for II fortune OF
amy considerable value, In fnct the
margins Of his earnings are so narrow
TINT 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 stlll be contcndIng
for the ncmc OF possession. Tho effort
to ascend IN the financial scnle gcner-
ally fnlls heaviest on the man who
earns his prosperity by the sweat of
his brow" and In most such cases 1t
Is the mum of labor. trade nnd ncchnn-
les whose physical forces nrc strained
to tho utmost. If he asserts his skill
and industry nro OF such value MS to
give him II right 10 demand rcmuner-
alton that will be sufficient TO provide
him an Income beyond his living re-
tent powcr-the capitalist gives him
scornful look and declares he Is with
out merit.
Indeed, snys tint power. when you
place your skill and endurance before
mo for remuneration you must realize
that nm It's judge. as | am tho proper
ono to estimate the supply and de-
mnnd and TO fix the proht | should
have.
This is the condition which the labor
world encounters. Much OF capital Is
represented In Its employers nssocin.
tlons,
When II Is considered that there AFRO
today over 30n0O00 men supporting
varied number OF trades unions. Ii can
not be consistently denied TINT they
have In their unity inalcnabln rights
which they should assert and protect
Organized labor seeks to inculcatc
the, principle that Just service is en-
titled to Just compensation, ration
nj endurance to II rntionnl rest. and In
the. mornl domain II Minis to FREQ men
from the rapnclty and slavery OF
moneys power, to spread calm. clear,
liberal thought. speech. and action
along The lines OF right. reason aud
Justice. and TO make life peaceful.
worth tho living. uncontrolled and un.
controllablc by the elements of hate,
avarlce and contention.
Organized labor claims that Its cause
Is that OF equity. right, reason and
Justice, the prlmum mobile Of human
ity'a prosperity. shirltlng no RESPONSE
DIZZY. but prepared TO face public opln-
lon the world over as sincere advo-
cate OF industrial peace aud earnest I'm
any effort that will secure impartial
Judgment upon nll questions Involving
the rights of wnge carners ana employ
ers TO the end that harmony aud peace
may generally prevail
Very naturally 1t Is pertinent TO In
qulre whether there Is hone for any
such happy probability.
Fast observation Is not encouraging
II We look TO the domains of capital
as represented In the manufacturers
association.
Former President d. NJ. Parry said
ut one time:
The only true solution OF tho labor
question must lie In an appeal to tho IN
telligencc OF tho people
Arbitration. no elsewhere sntJ ia nm In
reference with FREQ compctItivo condi-
lions. ana Its effect cannot. therefore fail
10 DC detrimental. and II generally adopt.
cd, It's tendency Will be to hamper indus
Wy, orinB about waato OF effort and
hh Ihcrensc OF the cost OF production and
decrease In the margin OF profit
The recent determination of this same
association TO ru!sc Si.500,000 to Eight
LABOR unions. seems to show that tho
spirit of peace is not theirs
Accepting Mr.. Parry rs capitalist.
or ratherlas man with capital In tia
deid of manufacture. we may look upon
MS expressions as volcing the. sentl-
ments OF the nvowcd opponents of or
ganized labor: hence II IS interesting to