Bisbee daily review., 1909-11-21
TRUE SOLUTION
 IF vExhTIOUS
 LABORD|SPUTE
(BostOn Financial Newso


 It has been evident for many years that the only effective. and at the same time desirable. solution of the rela- tions between capital and labor was cooperation. This necessarily involves fair treatmeu. of the men by employ. CTS and a proper regard for the rights of employers on the part of the men. The appeal to governmental lntcrrer- once through legislation and comHlis sions may accomplish something. but eompulsion does not settle differences in way to promote good feeling and avoid further trouble. The Labor Union, taking it's results as whole. has been of immense value to the wage earner. and while there have been many cases of abuse of the power of numbers and many unreasonable demands. they have been the inevit- able evils which accompany all great movements No one would, claim that labor would be better of without or ganization and in position where it would haye to acceot wh9t capital might grant. but at the same time 1t is question if the modern corpora ton has not been of more benefit to labor than it's own organizations.
 It has always been the case and al ways will be that some employers are fair and others are not; the same rule applies to corpoTauonse as well as to individuals. but not in the same degree. It is undoubtedly true that corporations as rule are peter em. pioyers than individuals. The Penn syivania railway has perhaps done more than any other corporation to bring about an era of good feeling between the employer and the employ ed The records of the company show that it has now in it's employ 316 men who have been with it for more than half century. This is a larger number than have beeni n the service of the United States govern ment for the same length of time, and in fact ther are today only forty men and one woman who have been with the government for fifty years. There are 1850 men with the PennsyJ vania who have been with it for forty years. and who are still in active serv- ice, and there are 1.o3o men who lahor cd fer that length Q time or longer, and are now on the perplon list It evident therefore, that aside from the pension system adopted some .ye ago. that it has always been the policy i of the company to retain its old em- ployes and promote them.
 The voluntary policies of the Penn sylvania. therefore, assure the faith ful empIoye permanent work and pro motion as he may deserve it, besides a pension during life if he becomes in- capacitated. This is surely more than any labor organization can assure man, and without belittling the value of the organizations of the men, proves that cooperation and good feeling be- tween employer and employed are of greater importance to the men than their organization of offensive and de- fensive purposes. It is true that the Pennsylvania is in the forefront Of the corporations as respects its treatment of the men, but it is fact at the same time that nearly all of the large corporations are following the same policies. There are exceptio- but, taking it as whole, as we have said the corporation is doing more today to better the conditions of labor than any other agency whether governmental or of the mems own making The growth of this move ment amongst large employers is to- day the strongest safeguard we have against socialism and paternaIis1n, If not anarchism.
 It is undoubtedly mainly because of the broad policies of the corporations that nearly all strikes nowadays have to do with unintelligent labor and | mostly labor of foreign birth. which come here isnbued with prejudices and socialism which rise from the cuudi. | tiOns of labor abroad. There is very ! little trouble between intelligent labor and capital, and there is cons,antly 1 less as time goes by. The railway l men should show an appreciation of the position taken by the trausyoria- tion companies eighteen znonths ago stated by President Mellen so well wiiep he said he was in favor Of re. duce dividends first, then advanced rates, and finally, and only If neces. sary, reduction in wages. Ti;,s ap- preciation can be shown through or ganization to combat demasos.c Iegis- latioR and prevent reduction in freight rates. The men realize that the own CTS of the properties are entitled to a fair return aad the conipaai,.s :ca!ize that with the cost of l;eiGz go higs the men men must hay egfed wages.
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