New-York tribune., 1919-08-26

could he do? He did not have enoug,
money TO stand long fight, so he hat
to give in. The men who have sui
fcred the most damnaple outrages q
the hands of the walking delegate
are the small manufacturers W 40 hay,
kept close TO their Workncn, but Wnt
have not been able to accumulate
enough money to withstand their as
SaultS.
Set phrases never explain anything
Take the expression: Labor is II
favor of this or that and Labor
wants this or that. What do they
mean? There are about 81, 900, 900 peo
pie in the United States who laoo
with mind or hand. The mothe
labors to bring up her child Alright
the child labors to learn the lessons
DO these $4,000, 900 people gather OF
some vast plain and shout out thei1
desires. No! When g. man says
labor" Is in favor of something, Of
labor" wants something. it simply
means that he is repeating the words
Of some walking delegate. So with the
expression, the rights of "labor,
There can be only the rights of men
and any one should be ashamed te
talk on the subject who cannot state
clearly and explicitly what these
righs art and how they should be
guarded. protected and maintained.
Another set phrase that is otter
used by the parior philosopher is or
ganized Labor" 1t would be just as
we'll to speak Of organized think as
10 speak Of organized labor" There
can be only organizations Of men. The
expression organized labor is usec
only to mislead or by those who are
misled.
Another favorite expression of the
parlor philosopher is ia Dor" leader
If the so-called labor" leaders leac
men who are the men they lead? Not
the worthy. Nearly all their crimes
have been committed to compel man
ly. self-respectng. competent work
men to submit to their dictation. The
only men the so-called labor" lead
ers really lead are lot Of loafers and
the bands they have trained to evl
deeds
When the walking delegates go be
fore legislative committees or talk tC
have their words quoted In various
publications. they keep repeating tht
rights OF labor" and labor" is not
commodity and use similar other
senseless expressions. This is thei1
whole stock in trade. Take this away
and they have nothing left.
The parlor philosopher has a con-
stant sneer for business men. Who
are the business men of our country
They were for the most part poor boys
who, by the hardest work and often
by great sacrifices. have come to the
positions they now occupy, and there
al = no finer men in all tAe world than
American business men.
{tna ~ oh tr,r chOy,,o ,+os. a.,
teens were walking ana talking OF
their future as boys viii talk. whe,
the thought came to ono, the husi-
ness men OF to-day must all step ASIDE
Others must come to take theil
places" and he said TO his mate
why may not we be of the business
men OF the future?" With that
thought In their minds they started
IN business In the smallest way. They
became successful and through their
long life their kind acts never ceased
step aside. the boys In the public
schools and shops will come to take
their places, and they. too, will be
true and an honor to their country.
Tho facts concerning business are
simple. There must be the owner
and the money he has invested A
barber in small village does all the
work himself and his capital is the
money which he has invested In
chairs, razors and supplies. ii the
town grows he will hire an assistant
There VIII then be the three elements
Of business-the employer, the money
Which he has invested and those
whom he employs.
Capital is required in various ways
according to the business. The retail
grocer manufactures nothing. He re-
plenishes his goods from the whole
saler US fast as they are sold
The manufacturer required capital
TO buy tools, machinery and the Vari-
Gus equipments. He needs money to
buy material on which men are to
work, to pay the worknen and tc
meet the other expenses incurred dur.
ing the manufacture. If the goods
are sold on credit he needs money to
continue the manufacture while wait.
ing for his pay. In some cases the
goods arc sold only at certain Seasons
OF the year; In such cases the manu-.
facturer usually has the help of the
banks to meet his payroll and other
expenses connected with the conduct
of the business while the 1nanufac-
tured articles are piled up waiting for
the season when the articles are called
for.
Some lines Of manufacture can be
carried on with small capital. In some
lines single machine costs as much
as Is required to equip and carry on
an entire business in another line. In
some business, by the employment of
large amount Of money, great econ
omies can be effected, and the utiliza-
ton OF the by-products can be such
as TO bring to the consumer the need
ed things cheaper than they could be
had IN any other way.
Now there can arise no harm from
any ones writing or speaking on busi
ness, so long as he makes a careful
study OF the subject and uses his own
words TO describe what he has learned
This Is true whether ne Is describing
the corner grocery, the smaller or
larger manufacturing plants or any
other kind Of business.
Men who know, business never speak
or the owners as "capital' nor of the
employed as Tabor" but always
speak Of the owners as the owners or
the employers. use the word capital
only when referring to the money in.
vested, and speak Of the worknen al
ways as the workmen or the employed
Only In this way can business be
discussed with any degree Of intelii-
gence ACp1is the uplifter never does.