The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01
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Under q healthful order Of things.
even e' during these days Of complex'eed !
be more peaceful relations between
capital and labor than now exist.
When we. once get honest with our
have to deal. it viii be decidedly cas-
Ter to determine the respective rights
Of all the factors in our Industrial life.
nns saon d i MoPPEGe
we have held any impracticable the
mated. We believe in dealing with
way and we ask no greater concession
from capital =,
With the present system Of private
ownership, capital and labor are both
necessary for the promotion and main
tenance of industry.
LabOr's Relation to Capital.
Labor cannot do without capital un-
der our improved system Of produce
ton, and surely capital cannot dis
1e of otSer Ths Being trae
then both are and ought to be part
n 1 in industry, and both are en-
i've to ust c shpns Of is hS eGe Of
it's share in profits. and labor ought
to have similar assurance in wages.
The preplexing. question is how to
tween the two. While labor does not
offer a solution 1t at least proposes
TO erect agreements that will bring
about settled condition Of affairs to
| a measurable adjustment of the prob
lem
Collective Bargaining the Thing.
collective bargaining is the only
posed for dealing with the question.
Earnest men with an honest purpose
are here given an opportunity to meet
on friendly terms In conference, and
! a given period Of time.
This This is what we call the trade
agreement Az ane1,: In ethics it is known as
comes as sacred and Obligatory as
honor oan MAKE it. The unions Of
Duluth have such contracts outstand-
amon tn ef OF LABOR and
7 of any one will justify the present
:lookout. If moral obligation is to be
! regarded
Contractors Break Agreements:
The unions of Duluth sacredly OBJ
served their part of the agreements,
due to the fact that the employers
nave r1thlessly disregarded their con-
tract obligations. The paramount is
it is the sacredness of contract. We
are not afraid to meet the people on
| such an issue.
is mischievous and dangerous, be-
| cause it weakens mans confidence in
man; and it is likely to generate a
abor h %raadv alike ood dG capta5 and
Workingmen believe that there can be
no peace until this becomes an indus
| trial as well as political government,
they y believe In the abolition of private
tive ownership Of all the means of
| production and distribution, and thus
erecting the abolition of private cap
| lective bargain idea. Yet If capital
persists in opposing to recognize this
method in dealing with labor, then
the other course, already indicated. It
| is for capital to make the election,
and name the course.
The Apprentice Question,
QUESTION Mta refpf Gsxe to the apprsnties
by love for the American boy or de-
sire for personal gain in it's professed
interest nmnhats In the apprentice question. If
ment in this matter. must lean TO-
ward the personal gain idea, because
the overwhelming majority of our
ooys are children of mechanics and
presumed that the father has ass the he
greater interest in the boy.
| Wnatever restrictions the trade
prentice. they have never refused to
enter into friendly conference with
the employers for the purpose of at
tempmng to solve the question upon
Mistakes Of Unions.
The. trade unions may have made
mistakes in dealing with the Dues
| ton, but they are not in a. position
to solve it alone. It requires t the co..
day the 11 Se this
tied number Of apprentices in all
trades. So it can be. seen that they
from enp sfan Of seeing the
self interest and cheap labor. ~ ~
On the other hand the unions seek
to %o protect eel both both Interests: they do not
Place themselves in the position of ad-
yls1ng the young man that it would
oeer r9liy to - learn arm, trade, already
the Threshold of manhood With a
trade and no place to work it.
Honest Dealing Necessary.
II the employers show the proper
spirit I am. positive that the Unions
settl tGn FLAG Of to tn effect an
| vexed. question. Time prevents the
outlining of our plan, but that it can
De done ti zuccesgfully hardly needs
| problem without a solution and he
apprentice question is no exception to
| the rule. W
During this discussion I have stud
lously refrained from giving utterance
to one word that would in any degree
be calculated to further prolong this
unfortunate conflict in Duluth. have
! attempted to present the issues in
VOWED without malice or prejudice,
! and If my humble efforts could con,
tribute to the restoration Of peace.
would feel that I had performed a
service to every man, woman and
child in Duluth
We are for peace. The business Of
the city has already suffered suffi-
GENTLY from the conflict, to say moth
ing of six thousand union homes
whose Who's future happiness IS affected by
further continuance of the strife.
TO the men and women of labor.
mere and everywhere let me say that
mere Is every reason to be hopeful.
While at the top the corporations are
strangling Justice and robbinr the
people, underneath there is Erowinr'
and rapidly developing a general de"
sire for more equitable conditions.
The Future Is Hopeful.
An entirely new literature which
oreathes the spirit of human broth
erhood is filling the land. The pen
OF the age is on the side of humanity.