The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-06-25

time Ito this owners OF capital have
hindrance. IN is and inciudinR the de-
velopment 81 the tremendous agRreRa-
lions 81 Industrial capital. 81 the pres
No one viii soberly deny, in the
face sc these aRrregafions. the absol-
ute necessity 81 REHABILITATION by Ia
borers. Today but an infinitesirnal
proportaon& OF ind11rtr-in1 laa,orea,a are
great body Of them are in the employ
Of corporations, great combinations OF
capital Labor is obliged to deal today
Is 15e.oo6 mon. f is Ridiculous to
think 81 ati Individual workman trying
to deal personally with a concern 81
this kind Imagine single working
the Steel Trust, and asking hearing
to secure an Individual contract for.
work. 3 s. x III c. - 7' 49,. - ~
can AS be m ma{1eh a. laG od
cru Industry. The moment, a working
man enters q manufacturing plant. he
is no longer an individual, he. il cog
Der Of an army, and must be regarded
as such by both himself and his en-
:ployer.St Organization Of capital COM
pels the organization Of labor. .
Z have said the trade union was 9
worktngmen. 1t recognizes that under
4, the present industrial system capital
ana lapor are poth necessary 19r Lhe
~ anu 49, ttS - it,
ana 1e. surely Ia CAPITA cann2t d1s s
VIII lanTi. Cae - CoI Ieta.tvS - sne
osiet, iis oS - ertns sn fn $780, ~
ana 1uSn' 70 oe Rassn 81 ~ tn ~
S anu EoytA *ai9. eu.a.1eu ~ !ust Sna.9
G % asarod c9 - 81 shara IL Tror,fs and
IS assured u as s.are III wills, s a.u
49, -, ou - 49, - Ao'e eA1"'A"'
anGe IN wages; z+,o :. M o,,,,
Il
49, ~ ~ an nv b % - ~ -
lie the trade union plan may not
be q solution of the many Intricate is
sues Involved. it at least proposes to
effect agreements that will bring about
measurable adjustment of the prob
lem,
, The stockholders in a great combi
nation Of capital delegate power to the
them in matters affecting the business
Of the concern. What an advantage
these have over the workingman. La
Dor asks then for the same considera-
itself; it asks the right to elect from
among its number Representatives who
will act for it in dealing with the Of
, ficials Of q CONCERN on questions :di, In
given industry, and the compensation
therefor. "
1 the object of which is to men %S
honest ag nnrnnsa are here eiven n''on-
portunity to meet on friendly terms In
;taf LOT nd ,e snrn ore =" he nart.
II capilaa anu iauol a,,.s ~ ~ 70 ~ ~
nbieoti 49, ~ sher, meaf,ne IN me same
basis and I am Inclined to the opin-
t tIn ,, onus ha ,nrs chsoa ana feWer
. .nerv S Muutu ~ en ~ tndus3r;e1
mlsunoerstaho1nss III Inc Anu"S'tA "'
Worlo.
Competitive industries found RELIEF
from ruinous prices some years ago
by consolidating, and today they have
federated under the community OF IN,
take p the t G1 io9 to
late the time worn law of supply and
demand to oblivion: BY their acts
competitive prices were DESTROYED, and ID
lieu thereof. ~
In 1900 old steel rails were selling
at $4,000 per ton, but the y. s. Steel
corporation held the price OF new rails us.
at but $50 Per ton: The demand nd Tor Tor
time that. the capacity of the Steel
Trusts factories was insufficient y
meet the calls Of the market, and pur-
One sold under competitive prices, the
other under a monopoly price, The
temptation was undoubtedly strong
LOT the Officers OF the oIeel corpora
ton to take advantage of the high
competitive price, but there was a
method In their course. They saw in
to the future. Mr.. Carnegie had
stated some time previously that steel
could be produced with a profit at a
figure near SIG. SO with the railing
market OF two years ago., when It's
stock piles were heaped with pig IRON
that great corporation, because OF It's
contro! OF the iron ana steel OUTPUT.
prevented the operation OF the law OF
supply and demand, and the price was
Kept at the old minimum.
Inc. STANDARD vi company mas also
demonstrated what monopoly can do
to prevent the operation OF the law
OF supply and demand: AS matter
OF fact almost everything OF use IN
American homes is sold primarily un-
der monopoly price.
Competitive wage conditions are
pauperfzfng American labor, and are
forcing our work people to labor be-
low a living wage. It Is within the
power of labor in organization, and
only by organization, to fix mini
mum wage scale above the bread line,
sufficiently high to secure for 1t the
necessities Of life, emergency protec-
ton and old age relief. There is not
in this an attempt to prevent the law
OF supply and demand from working
above the bread line wage.
1t is often charged that because Of