New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06

and lowering and raising his voice
Co. act his part one minute and Ed
VardS's the next. He even tued 10
simulate tho expression on Edwardss
face
Then Edwards said" ne continued.
there l. another unfair charge the
coal dealers here charge almost double
for coal IN small quantities
"lrdccd' said, hereafter ouT
workmcn got their coal AZ the exact
wholesale cost TO US. not one cent or
profit
And. said Edwards. we don; want
90 be too troublesome. but everything
We buy hove IS far dcarer than IN Pitts
burCh.' Well ! replied. why not
start shop OF your own. Rent ono
on Main s.. and We shall pay the rent.
organize and run %. and charge our
vorkmcr just enough TO pay your way,
and this was done, but sorry 20 say.
the shop did not prove successful. as
retailers reduced prices A victory.
You have here an Illustration OF
the disadvantages workmon are often
compelled 10 bear There was another
feature We offered our men 6 per
cent upon an tho savings left with US.
PAYABLE on demand. And here let me
congratulate Judge Gary and his board
upon the greatest step vet taken. When
wOrkmcn were made shareholders, they
were sold shares in the company upon
very liberal basis and guarded
against loss. consider this the
greatest of all steps forward yet taken
for making workmcn and capitalists
fellow worhmcn indeed. pulling and
owning the same boat. This cannot
fail 10 prove highly profitable to both.
Far beyond the pecuriary advantage
esteem the fellow partnership, which
makes Judge Gary, Mr.. Farrell. Mr.
Dnhey and other high officials fellow
partners with their workmcn.
Reveals Steady Progress
AN this reveals steady progress up
ward and onward to the benchi of both
labor and capital. which will some day
rank as one, Notwithstanding the hesi-
tatiOn 10 cooperate shown by some
labor champions who arc still cxtrem-
lists and do capitalists injustice, but
This must steadily fade away. As
told the great audience al Homestead
upon my first visit after the strike. We
shall one day all recognize capital
labor and business ability as a three
legged stool. each necessary for the
other. neither first. second, nor third
IN rank. all equal.
Lest my summing up may seem one
sided. ] viii give a proof Of my effort
10 hold the scales equal between CAPT
"a and labor Only once have ! had
experience o. 8 determined effort 10
commit wrong upon the part OF labor
II is true that the men a the Edgar
Thompson blast furnace sent in a writ
ten demand for an immediate advance
Of wages, which. II refused. would end
in the furnaces being left untitled
Upon receiving telegram 10 this ef-
feet. ! took night train from New
Work and got of al the works next
morning
81 found 4 long train Of our empty
boNcarS ready 10 house new workmcn
II necessary. | directed these TO be
pulled ont Of the yard and sent away,
stating that there would be no strike
and notifying the leaders Of each Of
the three different divisions % labor
20 appear as soon as practicable ;hat
] might consult with them. The leader
Of each department with one or two
aids arrived. We assembled in the
committee room. | adore sed the chair
man Of The committee o. the converting
works frSt:
MIR Chairman. have We an agree
uCu' with yOu?'
ne answer came. gu nave, ana
YOU haven't enough money to make us
break u" The very words can never
forget"
Mr. Carnegie paused 20 study the
effect
There speaks the true American
workman ] eXcla med
Ironmaster Enacts Scene.
Addressing the rolling mill chair
man, ] asked the same question, and
the reply was TO the same effect.
then addressed NJ Kelly. the chair
man 0. the furnace committee. who
had presented this demand:
Nh. Kelly. have YOU an agreement
with our company.
He said that an agreement was
presented and he had signed il. and
supposed il was all right. Just then
The irrcpressblc Jones broke in: Mr..
Kelly. you know ! read all OF it TO
vou,'"
Again Mr.. Carnegie moved around
the witness chair and table in i'm
personating Of the actors in his re-
c.tal.
"'Silence. caDtain. Mr.. Kelly can
sneak for himself. ! receive many
COMMUNICATIONS and documents which
! haven't time TO read, II they were
Of formal nature | have sometimes
signed documents without giving them
careful attention. but. Mr.. Kelly, !
have always stood prepared TO take the
consequences, and ] never broke con-
tracts.
"'Now, Mr.. Kelly, you have signed
that treaty and you can break II, but
the grass will grow over these works
before we will have such men in our
employ. 1t will be heralded through
the world as a disgrace TO labor You
wished YOUR answer at o'clock. II is
now little after 3, but you have your
answer-go,'" The witness paused.
And he went"
II was easy to picture Mr.. Carnegie
acting all this out as he dictated the
statement he was reading to his ste
nographer at home. The spectators
could not suppress their laughter as
thew heard and watched him.
"A little later some one who was
coming in as they were passing out
and who had got in the crowd sald
that fne-looking fellow had pushed
across the hall and said 10 Kelly:
There is 20 be no damned monkeying
.-ourd these works Some Of the men,
being curious 10 know what would be
Tho result. had gathered at the blast
s,,rraces To their inquiries Kelly re
,Iied. Get 10 work. you spalpeens; the
iittIe boss lest hit from the shout
der"
Service TO Labor.
On, went the witnesses chest.
..Tbeye was no strike, and that is the
host service I ever rendered to Amer
;can labor, so that. although ! was IN
- % ,ield 10 labor. ] drew inc Ine