United labor bulletin., 1909-10-22
REFUSED=--A GREAT
VICTORY FOR ORGANIZED
LABOR.

4 The business methods and the manner of
conducting their business affairs, is. gem
orally, stable 1t is built upon a founda-
ton which has, for its principal element
and characteristic, the just and fair deal
ing between labor and capitalization
the business interests and the laboring in
terests 1t is. generally. as it is conduct
ed in each and every community of this
state, founded upon propositions that
have been considered. well matured. and
which are regarded as the safest, the
best. the most productive of harmony. the
most productive of prosperity; and 1t Is
in the recognition of aggregations of cap
ital. for strength. it is in the organiza-
ton and aggregation of labor for strength,
and its protection, and it is with a view
] that each shall deal fairly with one an
other. 1t is with view that labor
unions-plumbers unions. carpenters
unions-that each and all of the unions
composed OF persons engaged in the vari-
GUS trades vocations and business al
4 fairs organizing themselves into unions,
shall conduct such unions with fair and
proper consideration and the construction
of all these various interests-the union
itself. and the various interests involved
in this action. and they have to do with
all the business interests in this com
munity. They can do for good or bad.
/ lust as they please and have force and
effect either way. They can have well
/ organized unions. as is contemplated. reg
nlated and conducted according to law,
or they can have unions that are disor-
s..nixed. in which there are domestic
troubles. in which the parties composing
the union cannot agree. They have
trouble 1t is not the proper way to dc
business | have no doubt. to start with
that the intention of all is TO do right
That is what they should do; but they
i.rr,, not xnfficiefstly -eonsiderate- with one
another
such controversies as this viii tend to
your prejudice as unions. as individuals
as business men. concerning all the in
forests which sou represent 1t Will all
Le detrimental TO YOU. whatever the or
d,rs may Dee in this case. unless you rec
cnciIe them among yourselves in some
way. Unless yuu can go aiune in har
nruuy. the unions viii disintegrate; they
will lose their influence. you will, each,
as a union. lose your strength: you will
lose your respect for the community that
YOU live in. among the trades. among
business men You viii lose respect for
one another. because you cannot live in
peace and harmony. and you cannot pros
per. You will become disheartened. your
unions will become disrupted and you
will all he separated and broken up ana
the general interests from the country
i from business point. and in every way
will have TO be reorganized under such a
state OF facts.
Now. the court cannot reach these
things at all. DO not be deluded and de
ceived. These controversies presented by
this complaint and this answer. are such
that you gentlemen ought to 20 and settle
among yourselves. 1t is the only way that
you will ever, satisfactorily to yourselves
determine these questions. 1t is the fiji
and proper subject for arbitration among
YOU people who are Interested in this
cause What is the use of taking your
time? Look at the number OF people who
appear to be interested in this contro
versy-you of the various interests in this
community. that each and all represent
and must be Interested Think how seri
Gus this controversy is to yourselves in
dividually, your business and trade. Why
don't you reconcile it?
Now. the advice of the court is that
you go away in peace and go and com
promise all these matters that are troubl
ing you, appoint some committee or some
body to hear your troubles. that are in
terested In your affairs. that will take an
interest and look into it, that will be un
prejudiced and unbiased and will try to
intelligently settle these controversies
between you? 1t is not only in the inter
ests of yourselves, but in the interest OF
the things that are most dear to you. the
growth and prosperity of this community
In which you live-because, without such
growth and prosperity your business is
not profitable. either as n laborer, artisan
business man. contractor or whatnot
You do not know what you are doing
You are not sufficiently serious of the re
suits and consequences of such contro
versies. I am afraid you have not seri
ously considered these things. l hope
you will,
There is not thing set up. in either
the bill OF complaint or the answer. but
what intelligent. impartial, fair-minded
and honest men could settle among them
selves without appealing to the court;
nothing but fair-minded arbitrators could
determine fairly and honestly between
man and man among all the parties in