The evening world., 1919-02-05

claims OF organized labor as il the whole country could b.
q divided into:
CD Capita in colossal aggregation consisting Of huge Jumps
wealth accumulated largely by oppression
( Labor seeking its rightiul by compelling reduction
OF these Jumps through indefinite increase Of wages.
For purposes o argument this division may summary and
scryiceabc But . happens % be unsound
Big Jumps thore arc-no doubt Of IT,
On the other hand, the total woramg capita upon which
indst and prosperity in the United depend
up solely Of oycrgrown piles OF wealth than structural
Manhattan made up o, Of Wooworh Equitable Judns.
Who're would the prosperity Of the country without the ten.
o. Thousands Of comparatively sma capitalist cmpocr Labor
in every section employers 100000 100000 or
less ycarbrngs them fabulous profits put away but
best only per earned by concentration courage re-
eponsibiliy and hard work.
How employers this kccp up with wage level. raised
hghby the demands of and higher still by proc deter
mhaton Of organized abo the advantage given
to get at special accunatons unfairly amascd wcnth?
Unless employers Of this class wage Standard. now
areOea workers TO find job. and local bread 30 Doc keep, DOWN
Another aspect Of the matter:
There few industries in which employers arg, and small
do mot employ Dota manual and clerical WORKERS A. re the
mnfua workers organized clerical workers are not The
former are in the stronger position TO be demands
whtt they ASK for Ao rule the -s lums been
forlmanual rather than clerical workers.
suppose in the of given worker.
de aud at high wage levels period Shall continue or
60 vcn higher in the period Of reconstruction peace suppose
the question not of those with big lump Of
accumulated wealth attached but only modest earning
faf return modest capital Suppose it demands
of As organized workers must leave clerical pruar levels
Suppose it raise the wages Of both classes Of workers and
keep clear of bankruptcy
Are its organized workers boosted 10 permanently j,bcr
standards OF living because they organized, while unorgancd
workers because they are unoganed forced
living standards i'll their losing struggle make prcsr incomes
oOvhr postwar prices?
Employers are facing this problem them are facing
With the recollection that trouble came it was the ccr
for they could count onthat when the tcamsicrs wa.
the clerks who out and drove the wagons
On this subject organized labor has only thing 10 say, Let
WORKERS who organized organize
By which leaders organized mean Let them unoni
themselves under standards part of our federation
ry the great majority Of unoganled workers the advice
unlikely to be followed Too many either from the nature
Of ther work their attitude toward it, feel collective barnn,
or Standardization OF service ba ont OF the question
Are they suffer for this attitude?
The answer already Of the recognized problems Of recon
strpliion.
Organized labor has right be proud Of what ma, gained Tor
sei ana for all labor in the shape safe lasting benefits
There danger and injustice however encouraging organized
labor TO look upon the solely light of bcstovcr Of
advantages which the lucky to perpcuatc whatever cost
the less fortunate
Danger also in the view nat the hgn wage levels of grot
nsYona crisis afford organized abor firm vantage grorrd f
when to launch attack accumulated ca,ital ir f. m
be found,
Ii : not a.. in unoarncl umn,