The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-03-25

together as, brother marksmen. with a
helpless. harried public as their quarry.
was painted by P. c. scullin at an open
meeting of the National Industrial Peace
Association in the First Congregational
Church last evening
He declared the public was caught
between the upper and the neither mill
stone" between THE devil and the deep
sea" He called upon the great middle
class" the class which determines and
directs public sentiment &c organize for
self protection and for the peaceful set
Element OF strikes and lockouts.
Time II Ripe.
The time is ripe for the elimination OF
a notorious national waste" said Mr.
Scunin.
The trouble is that what is eyerybody's
business Is nobodys business" said Jus
tice Wendell Phillips Stafford. Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia Supreme Court Our
problem is 20 transmute public opinion
into action
When the public cries a halt. labor
and capital will halt" said Rev s II.
Woodrow. pastor OF the First Congrega-
tional Church.
international warfare and industrial
warfare both cost the world much IN
treasure and blood. said Dr. Charles W.
Needham. president OF George Washing
ton University.
As the upshot OF the meeting resolu-
tons were adopted calling upon Congress
10 give the question OF industrial peace
its most earnest consideration.
About to Leave.
Entrusting the firfherance OF the cause
tn his local lieutenants Mr.. sculln an
nounced that he IS about 20 leave town.
and that he would not return TO Wash
ington for year or more. He expressed
confidence in having firmly established
the Peace Association in this city.
In departing. l desire to pay tribute
to the citizens Of Washington" said Mr.
Sculiin- The reception have received
has been most gratifying. Dr. Woodrow,
pastor Of this church, has been very
kind to me. and has done much TO ad-
vance the work of our association in
this city"
The general secretary % the Industrial
Peace Association emphasized the fact
that the industrial conditions which OBJ
tain in the city OF San Francisco are in
compatible with the spirit OF a free coun-
try. The sad plight OF the Golden Gate
metropolis was his text. In combination,
labor and capital are grasping and pre-
datOry.
\ Monopoly Complete.
The monopoly in certain trades and
\ manufactures is complete and ironclad. q"
Re said The masters Of the building
trades viii employ none but union men
Union men will use none but stamped
material furnished by the masters. The
competition Of outside lumber firms is
absolutely barred. The purchase OF
building material by non-union men. or
even by an innocent householder desiring
TO do an odd job himself. is impossible.
San Francisco is to-day a city OF about
10000 inhabitants. II she were allowed
10 fulfil her destiny undisturbed. her pop
ulation would number at least 100000
The powers that prey decree otherwise.
AT swords points. employer and en-
ploye both lose sight of duty in the de-
termined assertion Of their rights They
allow bitterness and antagonism TO warp
all sense OF obligation TO the public The
penalty of warfare is a tax upon the
innocent third party Strikes and lock-
outs cost the United States, in round
numbers. about $25.O00oo0 .year-every
cent Of il is ultimately paid by the pub
lie
! a clean-cut and incisive statement Of
the judicial side OF The case was pre-
sented by Justice Wendell Phillips stat
ford.
The law is helpless in the question
Of making one man work for another
man. or in compelling a set OF men 20
furnish work TO another set OF men.
There is no legal method Of preventing
strike or lockouts. and I cannot conceive
OF any law which would eliminate them.
ScuIIin Is Right.
This is a government Of men and of
morning newspapers. I believe Mr.. Soul
lin is right in his presentation OF this
problem. for what Is arbitration but an
attempt 10 umpire a dispute in the in
terests OF the third party? This Industrial
Peace Association viii furnish the di-
recting center of public opinion. the chan
mel through which it can be exerted."
In closing Mr.. Scullin said that Samuel
/ GOmpers. John Mitchell. and all inteli-
gent labor leaders now recognized that no
strike could be won without the support
OF public opinion. This fact, ne predict
ed. would make potent the work OF the
! Industrial Peace Association. which mere
| ~ represents the capitalization of public
| opinion
DR.. c. W. Needhsm. who was chairman
/ Of the meeting declared that labor is not
commodity. although this fallacv had
been current for many years. Or. Wood
row expressed himself as being in hearty