Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-26

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privately to guide him In writing his
editorials in regard 70 the rescue Of the
two -ontherners.
Because Of existing or threatened
wars, there are revolutions going on IN
Turkey, Persia. Morocco, and a most
ofninous one threatened 10 burst out at
any hour. In China that may involve
many Of the igreat; Powers in war, a.
the have foreibly taken possession Of
Chinese territory and eolonized il.
Then again the capital and labor pro
lem Is troubling the thinking people Of
the worI0. IL may become more dis
astfous in lis consequences than ge-
neral war. Lsbog unions are growing
Ia power throughout the world. a. they
can dominate all wage-earnes, and
there IL no suggestion yet offered how
their power can be 50 weakened a. 10
compel them To disbaud and return 10
the old methods of employer and en-
pioye. when the latter had To depend
on the former for scale Of wages aud
hours Of labor. This never can he done
again. On that question labor has won
the victory, and now the worker vii
have a eolee a vi a. tie capitalist
In arranging wage and hours Of labor.
All wage e8fnefs INV understand thai
Ia maintain what tt3es aase Won they
must be strongly organized. and thai
right s now conceded 10 Them even y
the employers. not only because Il +
Just. but also 6eeaa-e 4 i lhe better
method 10 adjust differences.
B8t HacJaalluns b business prosper
it, occasionally ch8nee conditions, aud
then the capital may eel the necessity
Of changing the rules g avoid teogreat
loss. 50, too, the employe may feel
change Of rules nerced because he
does not get his share Of the increased
profits. While differences will often
occur, The wage-eafnef : safety and his
power to secure MS claims will depend
in measure on The labor organization.
Just here Is the point Of danger that
leads to strikes and ioek.oats, and if
either party viii not submit their diff
feiences 10 arbitration, then great in
jury aud loss fesuls-not only 70 those
directly interested but the community,
often including our entire eountry-as
did the coal strike in this country few
years ngo-W hieh was finally so happi-
~ settled and the still more disastrous
strike In France, which involved great
loss and trouble 10 other countries be-
sides France. The strike cut oil postal,
telegraph and telephone eommuniea-
ton throughout France, and isolated
every city and town from each other
and from the outside world, paralyxing
business OF all kinds, an causing great
distress, especially in the cities. The
strike was confined 10 employees Of the
government, the latter owning the tel
egfaph, postal and telephones. The
strikers were expecting other depart
ments Of laborto join the strike in sym
patty with them, hut the unions were
mol sufficiently well organized 10 bring
il about before The government inter
fsted by dfastieaily dismissing :, 700
employees, and replacing them with
soldiers from the army, when the
strike ended many Of the employees go
iBe back utter betng aut ten days.
one can seafeeiy imagine the terrible
consequences that would have en,ned
had MI labor unions joined inthe strike
instead of the comparatively tew gov
efnmeui employes-a thing not only
possible hat is likely 10 happen some
day, unless some way Is coutfived 10
prevent The universal combination al
labor controlled by one arbitrary head
10 move A. one mau--as the leaders
boast Is going Il be done seine day. II
Is fearful even to contemplate.