Year: 1867

rsspsct Must the rates paid FOR labor remain urevef
nxed Or be subject 70 the viii Of arsocratic capital


To the nrst would reply THAT the principles in
volved in supply and demand are those on which .
aSor msHs. crowded demand for advanced @ rates IL
perilous and impoitc. II otherwise . reasonable in
tested Of dss uo ar sna
may be notihed in respectful communication, or by
delegates Of the rates solicited and after few days or
q weeks notice an honorable compromise might be
effected which would continuance OF the har-
nonious relations which previously existed between
such moderate strikers and their s'bosa"


The second inquiry may be answered by the statement
that the only legal right Of the artisan which his en-
poysr bound 70 respect 70 pay him the amount for
question happily enda


10 the iast question il may be replied that many cir
manning for ever nxsd or unasrable The Huc.1atlons
OF the currency the scarcity OF mechanics aborers
the increase u emgon ana the coss of ne necessa1es
for work The prices paid before the late war for IN
stance could possibly rule now for they would NOS
he to meet the advanced rates Of food rent
The comparative ease with which wages were advanced


few years since owing to the Act that the employs
s had u aupSsS Sss wss soa Pat


In order TO succeed now the strikers should suggest t
same course 70 their employers This would render tho
movement equitable II tho bosses are mot receiving e


In closing this article, which is demanded by every
d sSs q VS. You'd pdsS % back
doors OF the FUTURE In order 70 foreeee the result %
these contemplated strikes Is their fase 70 end y
riot and bloodshcd, however peacefully they may be
commenced VIII the violence OF the Pennsylvania
miners be initiated by the organized masses Of artisans
they behold the hopelessness or their efforts IN the stoca
indifference Of their empoyenY Shall revolution o.
capital and labor sweep like widfre throughout tho
land the financial panic in which greenbacks are -
die makes destructive debutf These are momentoue
mysteries which we would fain unrave In advance Of
their actual solution. No portion OF the existence
trade depends the result Of the present or future
strikea Their success must be the signal for core-
spending efforts among every member OF the commu-
icai parIance dovetailed combination for change in
any portion Of the structure affects the rest Viewed in
this aspect the labor movement assumes s true gigantic
proportions


But whatever may be the result Of these srikes the
peace must be preserved. We have passed through Q
civil war which has swallowed up our sterling capital
with the avidty Of Pharoahs serpents; we have fet
the effects Of inhuman riot in our own city
and these sad experiences win render any amount OF
violence which may grow out Of these strikes peculiarly
indulge in calm reflection and their resources
with the OF mser II they obtain the terms they
demand 1t will be well, and shall reoice-with moro
sincerity than the cantng politicians who may goad them
onthat such has been the result OF the moral agitation
of their wrongs II otherwise they look the whole
question boldly In the face and accept the situation like
the conquered sons Of Dixie In any event disturb
ance will ruin their cause, and we counsel them TO be
peaceful


Employers. too need word Of advice in this emer-
sometimes blind If they accede to the demands OF
their men without deranging their business or accom-.
psh compromise which will result IN the permanent
establishment Of harmony 1t win be their interest TO do
They may not regard this as duty; but expectancy
and the OF order considerations equiva
lent to mere duty.


II this cannot be done let the differences involved bo
decided by mutual arbitration.