The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-10-28

nizes me rigA< Of the n,en thsmsslvei
to chdsss- their own fellow ys0rkmer
as repssSsntn DIVES to speak With tbs
company and whseh believes II. tias
obligation Of me epmpanw to tseai
these Representatives in1ivfdunnjr Ind
collectively with tn ecnNdeneop and
respect - which rEsy ~ juxuk en-,
1 titled"
The wcvkfng meD uost not he<rnas
the slaves - busin1 the, nwt BE-
made part o. II. RnsiticaI frunbm,
liberty under the NV. are robtSsE q
their meAAfhe X nan are enslavsd, BY
their work II ID not enough to naxs
Q man free before the law, Ne must
Be safe ana ffes II NJ wofk. ussrs
II difference bctwsoa politftnF fSee-
dom and is1ustTial freedom. Mt1 ere
entitled to both forms Of freedom.
One thought Ii UppermoSt and slh,ost
universal In the minds OF the woek-
Ing men ~ the world; and that, - TIT
they have nst had q square dtak
agree with them. The evidence sup-
porting their Thought II overwAeIn-
ing. MeN who give their lives t. work
have positive right to q voice- b the
management Of the business This
right must BE- recognized Werking
men knew that until they arr given
q voice their interests will be without
spokesman and ~ 4 consequence
will - neglected. IT isn't q, Question
only Of wages or hours Of employ
ment; the matter goes deeper. Men
want the pleasnre and satisfaction Of
being PaSt Of the business they have
been only pert Of the business In the.
seASe that Hhey sweat for \ and give.
thsir hives to It.
Partnership 10 Ne os,utIon.
Labsi and Capital should b. q part
Hership. The two are hks the bIa les
Of scissors; separate and apart tAey
are meaningless I'D valueless. joined
together, functioAine harmonionsly,
they are useful ana necessary - the.
world. This partnership idea mAst be
put into practice. The product a. the |
partnership must be more fnhiy d.
vided. There II no gainsayinT tho
fact that distribution has been ~
tirely In the hands Of the employers,
aud they have been selfish and the
workers have suffered As President
Masayrlk put II to me one sny: -Here
we have pile OF gold and few
people In possession of "a. wasting 1t
to their own Injury and to the detrl-
ment OF the world, while over here we
have the many living In Indebtedness
and fear" Everywhere In Europe l
found progressive public men and for.
ward-looking men Of big business ad-
uniting that the working man has not
had square deal.
There was day In the world when
usury was not considered social or
legal crime, Money-leaders insisted
they had right TO loan their money
at any rate of interest the borrower
was willing to pay. They Justified
taking advantage Of the borrowers
necessity by arguing II was part OF the
right Of private contract. When
some saner minds urged that the state
had an interest, that the public well
fare was affected by the lender exact
Ing the last pound Of flesh, great
cry went UP that the sacred right Of
private contract was being invaded
that the liberty Of mans relation with
man was being violated. Yet the
laws against usury came. and they
have remained These laws insist
that q lender shall b limited In the
mount he receives ~ interest on his
oans. Today everyone comedies the
morality, the humanity and the justice
Il the usury laws.
Public Wslfars at stake.
Men Investing money In business In
ure the public welfare when they
,rotiteer. We call II robblng the con-
Iumer How much greater the lar
,eny when the excess profits come
rom the sweat OF the producers
business should be honestly organized.
The capital stock Of the corporation
should represent money actually In
rested. The investors are entitled to
reasonable interest on their invest
nents, 10 an Insurance against the
rainy day" They are entitled to
ct aside a percentage OF the earnings
o replace the capital invested. After
his Is done the balance belongs to
he workers Into the business they
ave put their lives; out Of the bust
less they should get more than liv-
ng. Their lives are lived In their
york. they have right to 4 say In
heir own lives.
No one that l have met has the
ians and specifications for the New
rider" but everyone has in mind the
eneral outline. The government, the
Torking men and the employers
hould cooperate In making the plan.
d building the Tomorrow"
A step In the right direction Is the
Industrial conference recently called
Y the president. In the preliminary
tatement of this conference, we ind
luch cause for hope, They have pr%
ented a plnn looking to the settle
,ent OF Industrial disputes by srbt
ration. The plan Is tentative In form,
he framework for the completed