Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-06-12
IF the Labor
Boise City.

BE said that the struggle be- |
iabor and capital is as old as |
/civilization which created the two
bposing factors Shortly after Rome
hanged from monarchy. to republic, |
Rbor troubles occurred and the wage
hFners withdrew to the mons sacra
eaving capital to attend to it's own
leeds. This led to the creation of the
ribuni plebis or peoples tribunes
nth authority to veto any law in IA
pr of capital and detrimental to the
bsses. This, however, did not prove
Inefficient relief. Capital fabricated
Pfficial defenders of the peoples in
t, much as has been done since
Pup to our time. Human nature is
nearly the same today as it was
year 500 B. c. AT the same
Il cannot be denied that since
kuman nature has been subject
bfinences tending toward the con-
6l Of passions or desires.
The Tnited States has been and is
ne ~ missed LEND for the toiler, re-
stfiQ the expression to manual la
" in no section of the world are
<es paid equal to those which labor
hmands among u.s. In most an
noes it receives all it is entitled to,
in some cases as It demands more
n 4 reasonable share: ss~
rhe abuse 81 iabSr by capital is
aally unjust ana no more so than
len labor makes an effort to impose
on capital. fair adjustment be-
zen the two factors indispensable
like to progress and prosperity, is
b absolute necessity. There should
a. complete understanding between
two because of the mischief
bought by strife. Surely, capital suf
b loss; but the greatest loss falls
n lIbor Which is'least able to af
The evil resulting from such strife
illustrated in the conditions actual,
.Hxisting at San Francisco, and in thu
notorious trial now in progress a
Mise City, Idaho The city by tn
Huneate hes gradually drifte'
he dominion of the labor unions
Dennis Kearny commenced tn
lot agitation in 1878, when, OWN
is blatant demagogy the so-calle
singmen's party came into Office
result was that capital bought tn
lals who, unused to large amounts
themselves cheaply, and the city
hrs were conducted no worse an
better than before. The man c
middle class, the grocer, the butcf
the tailor, etc. paid the bills; cal
Il and labor enjoyed comparativ
Immunity.
But appetite grows with eating
as a French proverb has it. 1t appear
III the Pacific coast city as If labc
6emands all the profits, and exercise
!, tyranny which win seriously retar
the rebuilding Of San Francisco. Vi
der such circumstances, capital
bound to move elsewhere, leaving J
bor a drug on the market with deplo
able results for those who tried to t
rannize over their employers.
The great mining states of the Yves
colorado, Idaho, Montana, and Was
gton, have Witnessed during the pa
bars struggle between capital al
abor, growing fiercer as passion
pere aroused There is little dou
hit what both sides are to blame. II
jan now in progress at Boise Cit
5nises to determire the guilt of Il
oeetiye parties ard, unless the u
seen occurs. the law-abiding pc
of the entire country will demal
uuate punishment. The presidil
from present accounts, appea
Apined that true conditions sh'
ealed, and secret history sh'
80 bare. This is as 1t should
wful acts need not hide under =
i 81 secrecy
3 TAR as the trial has proceeds
Iftions are unfolded SO disgracel
dangerous To our free nstitutio
khey must be stamped out at a
admitting that the man, Orr
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