Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-02
LABOR PROBLEM FROM TWO VIEWPOINTS

Never before has the desire the part of high official position about reconciliation of the differ nces between capital that there present. With congressional and special commissions session investigating the railway troubles and with of the government bureaus talk ing the study of subjects having bearing the situation likely that the country generally will be brought to look these problems in dpaslonate manner and to seek to bring about better understanding.
 many break into print the labor problem who entirely of sympathy with the labor movement seek asen upon the present and future generations system in which the laborer to be dependent o hs employer This well exemphed by Judge Burke of Seattle who Tn address in that city spoke in favor of the open shop incidentally disclosed the fact that he either ignorant of the vital principles stake that issue else by his sopEstes attempted to misead his hearers. Said he
 The principle of closed shop clearly subversve Of lnc vdua liberty No body of men, however excellent their character and however high their be trusted in free with the right to to their felowmen You cannot your lawful calling for the support of yourself and your family shall employ you without our permission" That is what the closed shop Under such conditions the labor union becomes inoerabe tyr amy and the rest o1 the pc l1 o9cone helpless siVeS
 This chamber has long been record ageln the prnc
 es of the closed shop and in favor Of the American prnc pe of the shop It belief that the great boGy o labor unions bertylovng and not heart in favor of the tyranny of the closed shop.
 When confronted with situation like that presented by the longshoremen here today Americans will do what they always haze donehey will insist upon the full protection of the constitution and laws of their country and will promptly take steps to secure it.
 Contrasted to the above oneded bunch of twad'le from man whose sympahes and Hework have been opposed the oe and favor of the "bg interests here extract from article by Soughton Cooley writer on economic sub ec Chicago Herald who takes the broad and reasoning the subject which least helpful in settling ses grave those that between capital and labor. Says Mr Cooley:
 Since it is quite clear that not el employers keen concencn of justice nor an overwhelming desire to observe the individual emTloye has lost the opportunity for eempoyment has become necessary for him to hands with his fellows order oerabe working conditions It idle the abstract question of nd vdua rights Labor is confronted with practical question and is handling it the only way knows. Laboring and will from the necessity of the have to continue this until statesmen fit to act.
 That labor leaders will too far in of their conten tiGns they themselves be guilty of resong exraegal fer their ends and that there will be dishonest them only to that they are hunan. There is this fact of encorragemen however If labor becomes unreasonable and tyannca carta will always have within its to join hands with labor o secure a to the natural order.
 The great mistake that legitimate carests have made Is in fighting the of labor, wfe ignoring the ganzatcn of monopoly which upon both labor end capital True labor has made the mistake; but 1t wOrli seem that the greater opportunities the capitalist and his broader would have caused him to the point first Necessity will compel both recognize their privilege Unonizng will give but temporary r-f workinmen and the extensCn of foreign trae will for time the stress of capital Sooner or later the two to understanding of the real conditions and hends to the abolition of legal privilege which preys upon them both
 As the election returns from the outlying rrecincts s"w coming impossible the oficG decision of the of the territory the deegaehp Sul~er the Demcra candidate still has slight lead and be that he "e% But the where noslbe Ii possible that the will show Wcke am pluraes stiff insure the reelection of the delegate At will take the official count to determine the contest,
 The Mexican situation again extremely grave With Villas bandits the ascendant in northern Mexico and with force be-