The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-09
ROCKWELL TALKS
Il WAGE-EARNERS
Labp Day Address Delivered at
Sgo Is Well Received.
jolN ACTION A NECESSITY
Tad Unions Commended. But Some
oilfslr Acts criticissd-Ameri.
a Federation Plarks Az.
proved by Speaker.

F'NFNN ~ 'FN"'FN'"
I'd y u. Sent 5.-The union
iabu frccs Of Fargo and thousands
Of n persons had treat today
who heodoro Roosevelt delivered
the abr BAY address lie spoke
with {rat seriousness and with frank.
ncst I'D his speech was well rc.
ccivt y the big crowd that heard It.
Colutel Rooscyolts address was as
follurf
TOD, On Labor nay speak IN one
sense rrrcially to those personally and
vtHlh Gtrustrd In thr labor struggle
and ~ speak NJ tlus primarily as ono
aspect 81 The larger social struggle grow.
Ina tli Z the attempts IN rpndiuvt social
condiur1 and make them more equitable
TIE iaetrouth century was distinctly
one q economic 'riumphH tfiumphs In
the donun ~ production. including trans
pnrtidHt ana the mechanics of exchange
The mNrluus rrugr'ss made in these
fcHuifis multiplied mans productive
puWsT team almost inounrriVtblr degree
In ile natter NJ the production NJ wealth
ns uiuul progress was made during the
nln'tFn century us during an previous
perlods tiro history dtwucd that N the
changes brought In single century
through machinery and steam have been
grrutif nan the sum total of tho changes
~ me rrccdlnr thousands " years. ana
these wy changes and this material
pruErlthnyo thrust upon us social nud
I pnliuenlprohlew- ~ tho nrnt magnitude.
Tho tfiaiph Of the physical sciences In
| tho ulncrcnth century represented prog.
I resH ptintfily In the material elements of
/ civilInun The most pressing problems
. A.. 81
courefnf with the material production
or wsaln but with its distribution The
/ drmandi ~ progress now deal not 80
much rth tho material as WITH the
moral asi ethical factors " civilization.
our hat problem II 10 see that tho mar
| Northumberland powers NJ production
[ bouusatsd 10 W. by the nineteenth cen
| tury shh In the twentieth be made 10 ad-
ministefto the needs u the many rather
[ than be,xploited for the pront Of the few
The american wnSe-eHtnor faces this
l larger scial problem In a dual capacity
/ hr.t asa citizen Of the Republic charged
l with thif,ill duty ~ citizenship and next
~ wF~-carner=nH n wage worker
who toether with his fellow workers. IL
vitality onccrned In the question Of wages
| and reetni conditions Of employment
which Meet not only his weil.bsinE and
| that his wife and children. but the
| opportunities OF all workers for higher
/ development.
Musioepend on Our own Efforts.
II IL Iue Of wage. workers an ~ all
/ other fifenE. that most of their progress
mus lrpend upon their own initiative
and az own efforts Nevertheless. there
arc lnc different factor. In this prog
res There In nrst. the share which the
mans own Individual qualities must de-
rfmlhc. This IA the most important OF
al ~ nothing can supply the place ~
individual capacity Yet there are two
other factors also Of prime Importance.
namely. what can be done by the wage
workers In cooperation with one another
and what can be done by government
that H. by the instrument through which
oil tis people work collectively Wages
and 0htr most important conditions ~
employment must remain largely outside
/ N rNernment control, must he lnft FOR
Adjustment by FREQ contract between I'm
pioycu and wnge.ehrncra. But IN attempt
| 10 leave this merely 90 individual action
. means the absolute destruction NJ inilyi
. duuiim. for where the individual N Hn
/ weak that he. perforce. has to accept
l whatever n strongly organized body
chooses 10 give him. hts individual liberty
becoms- "a mere sham ana mockrrv n
] Ia irffpensnhly necessary IN order IN
preserve to the largest degree our Hyr-
TEN n indlvldunliHm. that there should
b. efsriiyc and organized collective ucs
. ton The wage-earners must act Joint
I ~ though the process ~ collective bar
. rninirF IN great industrial enterprises
| only ihuu can they he put upon plan"
/ Of rrainmic equality with their corporate
emplwrrs Only thus IN freedom Of con
tract made real thing and not a mere
LEGAL action There are occasional occu-
pntiofs where this II not necessary hut,
speaking broadly. II IN necessary through
| out be great world OF organized indus.
/ try I believe this practise ~ collective
/ bargaining. effective only through such
orra stations as the trades unions Ia
have been one NJ tho most potent factors
] IN I'M past century IN promoting tho
/ progress Of the wage-carners ana In 49,
/ rurlm larger social progress FOR human,
| ity believe In the principle ~ organ
! lied hhor and In the practise ~ coll"r'
| tive hrgnining not merely NJ a deslr'
able hing for the wage earn"rs, but IA
something which has been demonstrated
10 be- essential In tho long run TO their
/ permanent progress
This not mean that ! unequivo.
] cnlly int 80 any or all prRctiR"s that
| labor ORGANIZATIONS may happen 10 adopt
or any or MI principles that they may
| choOss 10 enunciate Labor organizations
| have the weaknesses and defects common
| 90 M other forms ~ human org1nl2R'
tons Sometimes they act VrrS well. and
| sometimes they act very badly, and
/ am FOR them when they act we'll and
/ am against them when they act badly
| believe that their existence n u necessity
| 7 believe that their aims and purposes nrr
generally good and ! believe that an NJ
/ thrm have occasionally made mistakes
l ami hat some Of them have been guilty
| of wrong doing Just IN so FAR us th"r
are strong and effective they tempt do
sirnlrg mon who seek 20 control them
/ FOR their own interests and stimulate th'
/ desires m ambitions leaders who may hl
l clever crooked men, or who may be- hon
eet hu' visionary and foolish In other
worlt In treating Of labor unions nH M
tro ing ~ corporations, ur NJ humanity
| ger rally. we viii DO well 20 remember
A. sem Hncoln's saying that There %
I m human nature In mankind "
Wl.l1r In % man 0r IN nm organized
body NJ men. the power tu iu good means
that such power may boz twisted into evil
and M proportion as tho power grow"
n becomes steadily more import
Il should be- handled Alright
portion HH In ~ proper
n important 10 social rrrss. zn 100 boo
Improper function n ugh tN
social dlsa@,
Wiro Course o n -. Labor
"H'''. rn rrr go me
r. .Ha und"'
.e.dai ~, ,th what Is good
IN n. .nsreh = c0nlpmnlug o. lndIsorIm
inntr'f ON rho other hand. those within
IN rIlIt should fc1rlosslv 1ullyzn th'
critic NJ directed against a. and ruthless