New-York tribune., 1908-01-11

ler act ce in respect to railroads fixing
the the liability Of railroads 10 - ,nee h
restriction child labor in factories, ana 10 s'f
"a The interest of the workingman has been more
direct these matters than even The tnaa natter f n
the legislation of nearly every state the effect or
! his influence is seen
WISE ATTITUDE TOWARD LABOR
| What the capitaIst who is the employer of labor
face is that the organizatlon OF iao1fte or i Id
Dor unonis permanent condtioh IN tbe sns emnover
| would consult his own interest he must admit this
Under the existing conditions the bindest course
that an employer OF labor can pursue Is to decline
ence in the labor market and insist upon deal
ing only with his particular I nt xnressnn ,u
of some sreat industrial enterprise ;,
! his business. that he would deal with his own men
The o time has passed in which that attitude can
be assumed with hope of successfully maintain
teTprise employing large numbers of laborers viii
do is TO receive The leaders of labor unions with
courtesy and respect and listen to their claims and
arguments as they would do to the the managers hT OF
any other eorporare wh sfsctn fb
| business between them.
! the immense power that they exercise in repre-
weak enough to exhibit spirit of arrogance Deal
ing with them is trying to the patience of the
So too. propositions from labor unions sometimes
peye as ePay to Deprive the Of
control which he ought to retain over the laborers
|
| in comparatively new movement. and is not TO be
made a ground for eOndemnng It:
| to one side We all of US know that there are
erance and sense of power because Of their i'm
mense resources, and that their attitude is neither
concliatory nor likely to lead to an adjustment OF
labor leaders those who discard all appearance
| of temper or sense of power and attempt by cour-
teous consideration and calm discussion to reach
One of the great difficulties in peaceable adjust
controversies between capital
the refusal of each side to take time to understand
troubles the capitalist Of course, is how an in
the N pres or Of ba % the
VIII which l troubles the workingman is how much n, he
Sagel San ve on and how much he can save from his
And these things are affected by many different
! circumstances. including the one hand the con-
dition of the market for the merchandise which IS
| course of operating the enterprise and on the
other the rate of rent and the price of necessares
If the leaders of the workingmen believe that the
J ing it, and the labor leaders manifest interest
/ in the conditions with reference 10 expense and
ment is much greater than when each occupies a
The great advantase of sIeb oTesnizetions as the
Civic Federation is that they bring capitalists and
cussion and cast ie food d Of light in Which each
party to the controversy derives much Vaiuap,e m
formation as to the mental attitude and just claims
by of this friendly contract between employers
aq assist e ea9se of honest ny by
! ing to bear the moral force of the public opin-
skill and fidelity to the employers interests of the
ARBITRATION
This brings me to the question of arbitration. IT
goes without saying that where an adjustment baffnr
ean43t be reached by 81 IT s Lar 6
settled by submission to impartial tribunal and
trial of resistance and endurance by loeouts and
strikes and the other means used by the parties
to industrial controversies in fighting out the issue
h1It
eTsy the eaP az dW w TsK an Ra there
is nothing to arbitrate that their position is SO
! impregnable from the standpoint of reason thai
they could not abide Judgment against them by any
! tribunal in a matter subject to their voluntary
In such a case arbitration as method of settle
/ rnent impossible, unless the system of compui-
Wbdber is under cur decree
Could e6 be Enforced against Of
would c0ss d to f6e foTbde n0ouna l
seude 1t has been rsau@enty lent DECIDED 1ns6 ms6 no TO
perform contract Of eployment and that e on
the that while his Of % eontaGr trnno b
Compelled except in the peculiar enlistment n II @ Ine
army g6 and on Hence Compulsory
does not TO be the solution
MASSACHUSETTS PLAN.
a method been adopted in Massachusetts and and
adopted by President Roosevelt in respect to me me
sgbssantia "a and practical results That is pre-
vision of law by which an mp9rrai the S dis
mt fake sworn evidence. draft a conclusion in
respect TO the merits OF the ISSUE anu PuOiisH -
There often are disputes between great corporate
a strike and the public finds it Impossible TO ob7
tain reliable information en-, IN botb sides are
matter because the statements from ooth Si"eS li
We cannot have great labor con,trOyersy 2ea4 or
great strike without its affecting inJurio1Sy ea d
number of other people than those acI9ay ilfi nd
tbc class of labor represented one side by tne
managers OF hf b s'gaa MANAGERS of the great labor
inc "a
tba farroinp Community the small merchants ana
the storekeepers, the professional men Ime Dnfb
ing to do either with manual labor.skiil&ed ed or tk Hp
OF industrial other enterprises requiring cdpi'a'
to carry them - .,ao, &, y q
oontroyarez The views of the members of this
body make up the public opinion thar az + 50 for
the information of this body in The community thaf nat
such provision as that OF me does not pro-
/ vide for compulsory arbitration but it comes as
near il in practical affairs as our system ol Coii
/ stftutfonal law will permit
ANTHRACITE COAL ARBITRATION
One of the instances. most striking in the his
tory of this OF the posslplty OF pIineins
fd3 FaIs etandoint of reasonableness and patriotism
/ Is the settlement of the Pennsylvania anthracite
and il was brought about through the influence of
the President who had no official reistlon 10 eher
was deeply interested in preventing the ~ cafacsn 5 ism
to which things seemed to be IenGine e N b ne rette
nent which was there effected is triumphant Vindi-
cation Of what was 60ne ana IN such
can be brought face to face and in the presence OF
! cnInstances surrounding the issue -, 49,,
shall not stop TO cite statistics TO snow ,, tne ne
the savings of capitalists. which strikes and lock
outs have involved Time was when the IlTst Re. Re.
experience naS @ much less lightly entered upon
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