THE OMAHA DAILY BEEMO\TDAY. APRIL 12 , 1835.
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL ,
All the Important Happenings of Two
Days at Lincoln ,
DEATH FROM A DOCTOR'S DELAY.
A Hnt-cMlcnrtcil Pill Dispenser hot *
nVonmn Dlo Par Imolc of
Money Kicking On City
Improvements.
trnfm THB unr.'n MS-COLX nunnAul.
Saturday the wlfo of Al. Rose , im ox-
Ruard in the penitentiary , was taken with
labor pains , nndlho husband telephoned
to n Lincoln physician to como out to
their homo near the pen and tittcnd her.
The doctor , it is stated , refused to co
unless ho was paid in advance. Itoso
had no money , and in his despair ap
pealed to the guards , who promptly
raised him $20. Tills ho sent to the hardhearted -
hearted doctor , and aflor n long delay
the man of pills and miserly meanness
jogged out to Hose's houtc , The angel of
death preceded him , however , and when
ho reached the humble homo the poor
woman was beyond his power to aid.
Tlio matter is to ho investigated , and for
the honor of the medical profession and
fcweol charity's saku it ought to bo.
HHICr MKNTIOK.
Mnyar Uurr is in the threes of dcap
despair trying to justify his proposed dis
missal of Policeman Liltloliold.
The croakers and grumblers against
city improvements nro beginning to
Hpcak out in meeting. Ono man who
claims to own a lot on 0 street , objects
to paving that highway because it will
cost him 100 , and ho has never derived n
cent of revenue from his property. The
Jlui : man will go so far as to say that ho
novcr ought to got a emit from it while
the street roniains in its proscnt dis
graceful condition.
The now Y. M. C. A. rooms will bo
opt-ncd to-ni/ilit. /
This U. & M. paymaster is malting his
usual welcome monthly visit.
Peter Anderson , of David City is in the
custody of the sheriff of Hiillcr county
pending his trial for attempting to impale
the members of the state sanitary com
mission on n pitchfork. Peter had some
glandcrcd horses , and the commissioners
were about to kill them when ho served
nn injunction on them with his fork. Dr.
( torth said ho had business about then in
New Jersey , Major llirncy wanted to go
up into Choycnno county and look after
his trco claim , and .Johnson and Ham-
hart concluded it would bo wrong to lot
him go iilono. The consequence was a
hurried adjournment , and the subso
quonl niTcstof the wild and woolly Peter.
Messrs. Francis U. Grablo , Joseph L.
nnd Lewis Parrotto , of Kearney , have
organized the Kearney ( Jattjo company ,
the avowed object of which is the breed
ing and raising of live stock. The capi-
mistook is placed at ij 50,000.
A wrestling match for a stake of $1.00
and the dmmpionship of Lincoln , was
decided in the basement of the Globe
clothing store late Saturday night. The
contestants wore Low Wessons and a
young lad about one-half Wcssolls' inches
and pounds. It was a catch-as-eatcli-can
struggle , and Wessells was defeated in
the iirst bout.
Will S. Jay , of the Journalhas brought
his family down from Sioux City , and is
starling a little homo of his own in
Lincoln.
A heavy thunder shower Saturday
night flooded the collars and basements
in the business portion of the city , burned
out the olectrio light wires , nnd in other
wavs served notice that spring , with its
heavy rains , lightning and winds , has
como.
A delegation of elate oflicials have gene
to Kearney to attend the funeral of Cap
4. tain Jack Crawford.
Wherever there is n line fence ( hero is
trouble. Women jaw over the dividing
barbs , mon shoot at ono another on ac
count of thorn , and now the superintend
ent of the hospital for the insane is in
danger of becoming an inmate of lite own
asylum because the railway officials ignore -
nero his request to set their line fence
where it belongs.
Judge Pound has refused to give the
gamblers permission to replevin their
tools from Policemen Hallowoll and Lit-
tleliold , who seized thorn on a search
warrant issued by Judge Parker some
weeks ngo.
Miss Alary II. Walters is acting as secretary -
rotary of the W. C. T. U. of Nebraska
during the absence of Mrs. C. M. Leighton -
ton in California. All business commu
nications should bo addressed to Miss
Walters , at rooms 1 < 1 and 15 , Littlu'a
block , Lincoln.
There wore ton transfers of real estate ,
in which the money consideration aggre
gated $1,000 ! ) , recorded in the county
clerk's ollico Saturday. Messrs. Hell is
McCandlish report a total of $20,000 , In
Omaha on the day preceding. A pretty
good comparison.
ADDITIONAL OOUNOIL BLUFFS NEWS
A Brilliant Opening.
The spring opening given by Ilarkncss
Brothers at tholr dry goods and carpet
establishment , Friday and Saturday even
ings , proved to bo ono of the most bril
liant affairs of that kind over occurring
hero. The ontlro establishment was In
holiday attlro , brightly lighted , and deco
rated and adorned with pleasing arrange
ments of attractive and rich goods in all
lines. The otlico in the rear was occu
pied by an orchestra of string instru
ments , and music , flowers and similar
features gave to the affair the refinement
and elcganco of a parlor reception ,
The weather both evenings was rath
er unfavorable for such an occasion , but
the establishment was thronged witli
Jmlh's and gentlemen , and 'tho pniiso ol
all was miito enthusiastic , Tlio display
of goods in all lines was certainly such as
could but nrouso a fouling of pride that
Council Hlull's had suoli an estaulishmont
located lioro , and many were heard to
express congratulations that the Ilark
ncss brothers had concluded to remain
hero for a time longer. The well known
reliability of the house and the popuhu
nuithods of bu.Miii'.ss , the oharaclor of the
goods handled by them , and tliu value ol
both members of the linn as citizens ,
caused such congratulatory expression !
to bn spoken from the heart.
With such a variety of now goods as
was displayed , any description must hi
meagor. The main floor , from tlu
pleasantly decorated front to the vcrj
rear , was filled with now goods , attract
ivcly arranged and displayed. The now
dross goods , silks and balms , scorned tc
attract chlolly the attention of the admir
ing ladles. Summer white goods , em
broideries ami l.iccs , woru presented ir
bewildering variety. The showing ol
embroidered dress patterns were capcc
ially lino. Tuo glove department was
very full. Parasols appeared In groai
variety. A great many styles of ncl
spring wraps also attracted special attcn
tiou.
tiou.Tho
The second floor was no loss attractive
Hero worn displayed carpets , moquettes
velvets , body brub&ells , ingrains , all o
the choicest and newest patterns , mak
ing n feast for the eyes , and a temptatioi
for the porkotbook. There were nisi
displayed many rich curtain and uphols
tery goods autf a variety of boaulifu
rims.
The thlrd.lloor was by no means nog
Icctcil. Hero were displayed various
window drnpinga nnd curUiIns. Netting
ham , Turcoman portions * , Inro , etc. Art
squares , oil clotlis , window shades , poles ,
fixlnres.C.viton matting , cnrpot sweepers ,
In fact , a variety of articles.
Altogether the opening was an inter
esting and pleasing one , and Ilarkncss
Bros , , may well feel proud of It.
An Old Mnn's SavlnRi.
Lovl Darling , nn old man who has re
sided hero for years , died at the Crcston
house early Saturday morning. Ho had
reached tlio ago of 77 years , nnd had been
In feeble health all winter , so that his
death was not wholly unexpected. Ho
was a carpenter by trade , but for the
past few years has not been able to work
very actively nt it. Ho has , when able ,
done a little job work of various sorts ,
and was very prudent' with what little
money ho thus got. At the time of his
death it was supposed that ho had noth
ing , and some of his old acquaintances
nnd friends raised a small purse for the
urposo of having him decently interred ,
'ho undertaker , Mr. Morgan , in prepar-
ng the body for burial found , hov/over , a
ttlo lump in ono of the old man's stock-
ngs , and opening it found it to consist of
2i)5 ) in gold and | 80 in greenbacks. ' 1 his
vas moro than enough to give him such
burial as was fitting without depending
jtoii the generosity of old friends. The
Id gentleman lias ono son , living in Ore-
jon , and a telegram was sent him , but as
1 would take soinotimo for him to roach
tore , the body was placed in u metallic
asket and burled Yesterday. The sor-
! ce.s were held in Morgan & Keller's mi-
erlaking rooms , Hcv. Dr. Cooley ollici-
lating. A large number of citizens were
resent nnd followed the remains to the
ometcry.
Koulicut "WIillc Asleep.
A young man who sleeps in Bokay's
jam , whore ho is employed , found on
iwakcning yesterday morning that dur-
ng the night some follow had got away
vlth his vest. There was in the vest a
lockctbook containg a certificate of do-
iosit for $50 and a silver watch. A col-
red boy , William Wallace , had been All
owed to sleep in the barn , and suspicion
ell upon him , and upon another colored
cllow , Henry Jamison , ami both were
arrested. A little follow , Louis White ,
estorday found the vest stuck in the
reck near Seventh street , and turned the
ind ever to the police , The poeketbook
md contents , and watch were with the
cst , so that the mystery was not cleared
UD very much.
Personal
Alex. Malmrosu was in off the road to
spend Sunday.
Senator Dooley , of Keokuk , is in the
city visiting friends.
Mrs. O. M. Urown , who has been visit-
ng in Ohio , has returned homo.
Mr. Buchanan , superintendent of the
Council Bluffs & St. Louis railway , was in
ho city yesterday.
John Francia , assistant passenger agent ,
and II. L. Hall , western passenger agent
of the B. & M. road , were in the city yes-
erdayand left for St. Louis ever the
Council Bluffs & St. Louis road.
Ernest Brock , the well known mission
ary for Perogoy & Moore , and ono of the
iveliest knights of the grip , returned
'rom a successful trip Saturday , and will
low start , on a well earned play spell , for
the California clime.
AND ORDER.
The LicaRito Takes a Hand in tlio
license Question.
Tlio Law and Order League Hied a doc-
uncut with the licence board Saturday
evening denouncing the way that licenses
iavo been granted saloon-keepers in the
; > ast. They say that it is not in nccor-
: lance with law and order that non-
property owners should bo taken as
bondsmen for saloon-keepers , and wish
an investigation and revision of this
practice. They say :
The league would further represent that
heretofore it lias been customary for boinls-
inen to bo on more than ono bond a plain
violation ot law which should bo prevented
in tlio future. To this wo call especial atten
tion and runucbt that an examination ho
iiuulo of bondsmen produced by applicants
for license.
The Interests of our citizens demand that
tlio sale of intoxicating liquors should bo
confined to reputable business nun and not
entrusted to lawless , reckless individualsjwho
seek to bocuro license by misrepresentations ,
perjury and violation of law. Your honor
able board has full control In the premises
ami a fair regaid for tlio good namoand pros
perity of Omaha demands careful and con
scientious action on your part. Nothing less
than tills will satisfy our law abiding citizens
or the JaiRo business Interests which this
league represents.
A colored railroad porter says of trav
eling ; brides : " 'Sporiouce teaches dat
doy is tickelcd mightily of you mistakes
dero husbands for bruddcrs. 1 docs it
every time now , an1 hits "om fo' a dollar ,
sluiali. ' ' _
HOUSEKEEPERS that fall to acquaint
themselves with tlio value of JAMES
PYLE'S PEAKLINE in the kitchen and
laundry deprive themselves of the most
convenient and useful artiolo of the ago-
A demented and apparently poverty-
striken woman , who was sent from
Brooklyn to the Flatbush aslyum , was
found to have over ! ? } JOO in her posossion
upon reaching the institution.
U. S. Senator Gorman , of Maryland ,
styles Ucd Star Cough Cure , a valuable
discovery.
The petroleum wells of Upper Burmah
have boon worked for 2,000 , years and
still produce abundantly. They are gen
erally four foot six inches square and are
sunk to a depth of 250 to 850 feet. The
Burmese have novcr learned tlio secrets
of relining , and their exports have no !
been largo.
When fishermen ' * limbs are numb with
cold , St. Jacobs' Oil gives thorn now life.
A Grand Raplda , Mich. , lady , fearing
burglars , hid her elegant diamond ring
in a bunch of second-hand hair the other
night. Next morning , having forgotten
burglars as well us the diamond , she
throw the hair into the stove.
Don't hawk , nnd blow , and spit , but
use Dr. Sago's Catarrh Remedy.
Dr. Farrand. of Charleston , W. Va.
was 100 years old on the 1st day of March
Ho is a halo old man , walks about the
city alone , and reads without glasses , Ho
was once a very well known Philadelphia
physician , _
P1LKS
A suio euro for Blind. Uleedlnsr , Itchln
ami Ulcerated Piles has been discovered by
Dr. Williams , ( an Indian rciaedy ) , called lr
William * ' Indian Pile Ointment. A single
l > ax 1ms cured the worst chronic cases of ii or
BO years standing. No ono need suffer five
iiiiuutua after applying this wonderful sooth
in ) ; medicine. Lotions 'and instruments do
more harm than good. Williams' Indian
I'llo Ointment absorbs the tumors , allays the
intense itching , ( pattlcuhirly at night after
cutting warm in bed ) , acts as n poultice , elves
instant relief , and is proiiaied only for Piles
itching of private parts , and for nothing else.
K1CIN' DISKASK3 OUHHI ) .
Dr. Vrazlurs Mairic Ointment euros as by
made , Pimples , Black Heads or Grubs ,
Blotches and Eruptions on tie ) face , leaving
the sKlu cli'Jir and beautiful. Also cures Itch.
Bait Kl'imm , Sere Nipples , Sore Lips , ant
Old Obstlimto Ulcers.
Sold by druggists , or infilled on receipt ot
CO cents.
Metalled by Kuhn & Co. , and Schroder *
Courud. At wholesale by 0. V.
ANDREW CARNEGIE ON LABOR
The General Question Intelligently Dis
cussed by a Milllonniro Employer ,
SOME SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS.
'employer ' nnd Employed Should bo
Partners to ft ( Certain Kxtont
Differences Should 1)O Set
tled by Arbitration.
Mr Andrew Carnegie , tlio rich manu-
fnclurar of Pittsburg , contributes to the
Vpril number of the Forum magazine nn
able nrtlclo entitled , "An Employer's
View of the Labor Question. " It is here
with reproduced in fulls
The struggle in which labor has boon
engaged during the past three hundred
rears , first against authority and then
igainst capital , has been a triumphal
narch. Victory niter victory lias been
iclileved. Kvcn so late as in Shakes-
icro's time remains of villeinage or serf-
loin still existed in England. Hoforo
hat not only tlio labor but the person of
the laborer belonged to the chief. Tlio
workers were either slaves or serfs ; mon
xnd women were sold with tlio estate
ipon which they worked , and became
ho property of tlio now lord , just as did
ho timber which grow upon the land
mrcliased. In tlwso days wo hear notli-
ng of strikes or of trade-unions , or dif
ferences of opinion between employer
and employed. The fact is , labor had
then no right which the chief , or cm-
> loycr , was bound to respect. Even as
ate as tlio beginning of this century the
) ositlon of the laborer in some depart-
nonts was such as can scarcely bo crcd-
ted. What do our laboring friends think
> f this , that down to 1771) ) the miners of
Britain were in a slate of serfdom. They
'were compelled by law to remain in tlio
) it as long as the owner chose to keep
, "ncm at work there , and were actually
sold as part of the capital invested in the
works. If they accepted an engagement
elsewhere , their master could always
iavo them fetched back nnd lloggcd as
thieves for having attempted to rob him
of their labor. This law was modified in
1779 , but was not repealed until after the
Acts passed in 175)7 ) and 1709. " ( "Tho
.Trades-unions of England , " p. 110. )
This is only ninety-seven years ago.
Slon are still living who were living
then. Again , in Franco us Into as 1800 ,
every workman had to procure a license ;
md in Russia , down to our own days ,
agricultural laborers were sold with the
soil they tilled.
Consider the chance , nay , the revolu
tion ! Now the poorest laborer in America
or England , or indeed throughout the civ
ilized world , who can handle n pick or a
shovel , stands upon equal terms witli the
purchaser of his labor. Ho sells or with-
lolds it as may seem best to him. Ho
negotiates , and thus rises to the dignity
sf an independent contractor. When ho
lias performed tlio work ho bargained to
do , ho owes his employer nothing , and is
not under any obligation to him. Not
only has the laborer conquered Ins polit
ical and personal freedom ; ho has
achieved industrial freedom as well , as
far as the law can give it ; and lie now
fronts his master , proclaiming himself
his equal under the law.
But , notwithstanding this complete
revolution , it is evident that labor and
capital have not yet evolved their perma
nent relations to eacli other. The pres
ent adjustment does not work without
friction , and chances must be had before
wo can have industrial peace. To-day
wo jind collisions between thcso forces ,
capital and labor , when there should bo
combination. Tlio mill-hands of an in
dustrial village in Franco have just risen
against their employers , attacked the
manager's homo and killed him. The
streets of another French village are
barricaded against the expected forces of
order. The shipbuilders of Sundorland ,
in England , arc at the verge of starvation ,
owing to a quarrel with their employers ;
nnd Leicester has just been the scene of
industrial riots. In our country labor
disputes and strikes were never so numer
ous as now. East and \yest , north and
south , everywhere , there is unrest , show
ing that an equilibrium lias not yet been
reached between employers and em
ployed.
A strike or lockout is , in itse t , a ridic
ulous aflltir. Whether a failure or a suc
cess , it gives no direct proof of its jus
tice or injustice. In this it resembles
war between two nations. It is simply a
question of strength and endurance be
tween the contestants. The gage of bat
tle or tlio duel is not moro senseless as a
means of establishing what is just nnd
fair than an industrial strike or lockout.
It would bo folly to conclude that wo
have reached any permanent adjustment
between capital nnd labor until strikes
and lockouts are a.s much things of the
past as the gage of battle or duel have
become in the most advanced communi
ties.
Taking for granted , then , that some
further modifications must bo made be
tween capital and labor , I propose to
consider the various plans that have been
suggested by which labor can advance
another stage in its development in rela
tion to capital. And , ua a preliminary ,
let it bo noted that it is only labor nnd
capital in their greatest masses which it
is necessary to consider. It is only in
largo establishments that the industrial
unrest of which I have spoken ominously
manifests itself. The farmer who hires a
man to assist him , or tlio gentleman who
engages a groom or butler , is notalVectcd
by strikes. The innumerable cases in
which a few mon only are directly concerned -
corned , which comprise in the aggregate
the most of labor , present upon the
whole a tolerably satisfactory condition
of ullhirs. This clears the ground of
much , nnd leaves us to deal only with
the immense mining and manufacturing
concerns of recent growth , in which
capital and labor often array themselves
in alarming antagonism.
Among the expedients suggested for
their better reconciliation , tlio first place
must bo assigned to tlio idea of cooperation
tion , or the plan by which the workers
are to become part owners in enterprises ,
and share their fortunes , There is no
doubt that if this could bo effected it
would have the same beneficial effect
upon the workman which the ownership
of land has upon the man who has hith
erto tilled the land for another , llio
sense of ownership would make of him
moro of a man as regards himself , and
hence moro of a citizen us regards tlio
commonwealth. But wo nroHiero met
by a dllliculty which I confess I have not
yet been able to overcome , and which
renders mo less sanguine than I should
like to bo in regard to co-oneration.
The dillloulty is this , and it seems to mete
to bo inherent in all gigantic manufac
turing' , mining and commercial opera
tions. Two mon or two combinations of
men will erect blast furnaces , iron-mills ,
cotton-mills , or piano manufactories ad
joining each other , or engage in shipping
or commercial business. They will start
with equal capital and credit : nnd to
these only superficially acquainted with
the personnel of these concerns , success
will scorn as likely to attend the ouo as
tlio other. Nevertheless ono will fail
after dragging along a lifeless exist
ence , and pass into the hands of
its creditors ; while the neighboring miller
or business will make a fortune for its
owners. Now , the successful manufactu
rer , dividing every month or every year
u proportion of his profits among his
workmen , cither as a bonus or as divi
dends upon shares owned by them , will
not only iiavu a happy and contented
body of operatives , but ho will inevitably
attract from his rival the very best work
men in ev < 5ry department. Ills rival ,
Imvlng no profits to divldo among his
workmen , andpaylug them only n small
assured minimum , to enable them to live ,
llnds himself dl'spollod of foremen and of
workmen necessary to carry on his busi
ness successfully. His workmen nro dis
contented anil ) in their own opinion , de
frauded of tlio proper fruits of their skill ,
through incapacity or inattention of their
employers. Thus unequal business ca
pacity in the management produces une
qual "results. It will bo precisely the
same if ono o'l these manufactories belongs -
longs to the workmen themselves ; but in
this case , in the present stage of develop
ment of the wdrkmon , the chances of fail
ure will bo cnbrnSdusly increased. It is
Indeed greatly to bo doubted whether any
body oFworkiugmon in the world could
to-day organize and successfully carry on
a mining or manufacturing or commer
cial business in competition with concerns -
corns owned by men trained to affairs ,
If any such co-oporativo organization
succeeds , it may bo taken for granted
Lhat it is principally owing to the excep
tional business ability of one ot the mali
ngers , nnd only in a very small degree to
the efforts of tlio mass of workmen own
ers. This business ability is excessively
rare , as is proved by the incredibly largo
proportion of these who outer upon the
stormy sea of business only to fall. I
should say that twenty co-operative con
cerns would fall to every ono that would
succeed. There are , ot course , a few suc
cessful establishments , notably two in
L'ranco and ouo in England , whioh are
organized upon the co-operatlvo plan , in
winch tlio workmen participate directly
in tlio profits. But these wore all created
by the present owners , who now gene
rously share the profits with their work
men , and who are making tlio success of
[ heir manufactories upon the co-opera-
Live plan the proud" work of their lives.
What those concerns will become when
Llio genius for affairs is no longer with
them to guide , is a matter of grave doubt
ami , to me , of foreboding. 1 can , _ of
jourso , picture in my mind a state of civ
ilization in which the most talented busi
ness men shall find their most cherished
work in carrying on immense concerns ,
not primarily.for their own personal ag
grandizement , but for tlio good of the
masses of workers engaged therein , and
their families ; but this Is only a foreshad
owing i of a dim and distant future.
When a class of such men has been evolv
ed , the problem of capital and labor will
lc permanently solved to the ontlro satis
faction of both. But as this manifestly
belongs to a future generation , I cannot
consider co-operation , 01 common own
ership , as the next immediate slop in ad
vance which it is possible for labor to
make in its patii upward.
The nest suggestion is , that peaceful
settlement of dillcrcnces should bo reach
ed through arbitration. Hero wo are up
on firmer ground. I would lay it down
as a maxim that there is no excuse for a
strike or a lockout until arbitration ot dif
ferences has been offered by one party
and refused by the oilier. No doubt seri
ous trouble attends oven arbitration at
present , from tlio dilliculty of procuring
suitable men to judge intelligently be
tween the disputants. There is a natural
disinclination nJmotig business men to ex
pose their businosstp men in whom they
have not entire ! confidence.Vo lack so
far in Ainerica.a reJired class of men of
affairs. Ourj vijo practice is to
keep on accumulating more dollars
until we 'die. ' ' If it were
the custom here , as'it is in England , for
men to withdraw from active business
after acquiring a fortunethis class would
furnish tlio proper arbitrators. On the
other hand , the ox-presidents of trades-
unions , such asMrY Jurrett or Mr. Willie ,
'
after they have'retired from active con
trol , would commend themselves to tlio
manufaoturors"andto the men as pos
sessed of the necessary technical knowl
edge , and educated ton point whoredom-
mcrcial reasons would not bo without
their proper weight upon them. I con
sider that of all the agencies immediate ;
ly available- prevent wasteful and em
bittering contests between capital and
labor arbitration is tlio most powerful
and most beneficial.
The influence of trades-unions upon
the relations between the employer and
emploj'ed has been much discussed.
Sonic establishments in America have re
fused to recognize the right of the men
to form themselves into these unions ; al
though 1 am not aware that any concern
in England would dare to take this po
sition. This policy , however , may be re
garded ns only a temporary phase of tlio
situation. The right of the workingmcn
to combine and to form trades-unions is
no less sacred than the right of tlio man
ufacturer to enter into associations and
conferences with his fellows , and it must
be sooner or later conceded. Indeed , it
gives one but a poor opinion ot tlio Amer
ican workman if ho permits himself to
bo deprived of a right which his follow in
England has conquered for himself long
since. My experience lias been that
trades-unions upon tlio whole are bono-
licial both to labor and to capital. They
certainly educate the workiiigmon , and
give them a truer conception ot tlio re
lations of capital and labor than they
could otherwise torm. The ablest and
best workmen eventually como to the
front in these organizations : and it maybe
bo laid down as a rule that the moro in
telligent the workman the fewer the con
tests with employers. It is not the in
telligent workman , who knows that labor
without his brother capital is helpless ,
but the blatant ignorant man , who re
gards capital as the natural enemy of la
bor , who does so much to embitter tlio
relations between employer nnd cm-
ployed ; nnd the power of this ignorant
demagogue arises chiefly from the lack
of proper organization among the mon
through which their riyil voice can bo ox-
pressed. This voice will always bo found
in favor of the judicious and intelligent
representative. Of course , as mon be
come intelligent more deference must bo
paid to them personally and to their
rights , and oven to their opinions and
prejudices ; and upon the whole i greater
share of prolits must bo paid in the day
of prosperity to tiie intelligent than to
the ignorant workman , Ho cannot bo
imposed upon so readily. On llio other
bund , ho will bo found much readier to
accept reduced compensation when busi
ness is depressed ; and it is better in tlio
long run for capital to be served by the
highest intclligunca , and to bo made well
aware of the fact that it is dealing witli
men who knowVhat is duo to them , both
ns to treatment and'compensation.
Ono great source oi the trouble between
employers and employed arises from the
fact that the immense establishments ot
to-day , in which alone wo iind serious
conflicts between capital and labor , are
not managed by their owners , but by sal
aried ollicerri , who 'cannot ' po.isibly have
any interest in tlio welfare of the work-
ingmon. Thosffoniclals nro chiefly anx
ious to present a Mitisfuctory balance
sheet at the mid of the year , that tnpir
hundreds of shareholders may receive
the usual dividends ! , and that they may
therefore bo .securejin their positions and
bo allowed to manage the business with
out unpleasant interference ) cither by
directors or shareholders. It Is notable
that bitter strikes seldom occur in small
establishments where the owner comes
into direct contact with his men , and
knows tlicir qualities , their struggles and
their aspirations. It is the chairman ,
situated hundreds of miles away from
his men , who only pays a Hying visit to
the works and perhaps finds tune to walk
through the mill or mine once or twice a
year , that is chiefly responsible for the
disputes which break out at intervals. I
have noticed that the manager who con
fers oftenest with a committee of ids
leading men has the least trouble with
His workmen. Although it may bo im
practicable for the presidents of these
largo corporations to know the workingmen -
men personally , the manager at the mills ,
having a committee of his best men ( o
present tlicir suggestions and wishes from
time to time , can do much to maintain
md strengthen amicable relations if not
ntorfcred with from headquarters. I ,
iheroforo , recognize in trades-unions , or ,
icttor still , in organizations of the men
of each establishment , Who select repre
sentatives to speak for thorn , a moans not
jf further embittering the relations bo-
: wecn employer and employed , but of
improving them.
It is astonishing how small a sacrifice
ipon the part of the employer will some-
.lines greatly benefit the mon. I rcmoiu-
jor that at ono of our meetings with a
committee , it was incidentally remarked
jy ono speaker that tlio necessity for ob-
.ainlng credit at the stores in the neigh
borhood wns < i grave tax upon the men.
An ordinary workman , ho said could
lot afford to maintain himself and fain-
ly for a month , nnd , as ho
only received his pay monthly , ho was
compelled to obtain credit and to pay
sxorbltantly for everything ; whereas , if
10 had the cash , ho could buy at twenty-
five per cent , loss. "Well , " I said , "why
cannot wo overcome that by paying every
.wo weckst" Tlio tcyly was : "Wo did
not like to ask it , because wo have al
ways understood that It would cause
uuch trouble ; but , if you do that , it will
jo worth an advance of live per cent , in
our wages , " We have paid semi-monthly
since. Another speaker happened to say
that although they were in tlio midst of
coal , tlio prices charged for small lots do-
ilvorcd at their houses was a certain sum
[ ) or bushel. The price named was double
what our best coal was costing us. How
easy for us to deliver to our mon suoli
coal as they required , and charge them
costl This was done without a cent's
oss to us , but with much gain to tlio
men. Several other points similar to
these have arisen , by wliich their labors
might bo lightened or products increased ,
md other suggesting changes in machin
ery or facilities , which , but for the con-
[ oronco referred to , would have been un-
.bought of by the employer and probably
never asked for by the men. 1-or thcso
ind ether reasons I attribute the greatest
importance to an organization of the men ,
through whoso duly elected representa
tives tlio managers may bo kept informed
from time to time of their grievances and
suggestions. No matter how able the
manager , the clover workman can often
show how beneficial changes can bo
made in the special branch in which that
workman labors. Unless the relation be
tween manuacr and workmen are not
only pmicablo but.friendly , tlio owners
miss much ; nor is any man a first class
manager , who has not the continence and
respect , and oven the admiration of his
workmen. No man is a true gentleman
who docs not inspire tlio affection and de
votion of his servants. Tlio danger is
that suoli committees may ask confer
ences too often ; three or four meetings
per year should bo regarded as sufficient.
I como now to the greatest cause of
friction whioh prevails between capital
and labor in the largc&l establishments ,
the real essence of the trouble , and the
remedy I have to propose.
The trouble is that the men are not
paid at any time the compensation proper
Lo that timo. All hlrgo concerns neces
sarily keep filled with orders , say for six
months in advance , and these orders are
taken , of course , at prices prevailing
when they are booked. This year's oper
ation furnish the best illustration of the
dilliculty. Steel rails at tlio end of last
year for delivery this year were § .29 per ton
at tlio works. Of course the mills en
tered orders freely at this price , and kept
on entering thoin until tlio demand grow
ing unexpectedly gr at carried prices up
to $35 per ton. Now tlio various mills in
American are compelled for tlio next six
months or more to run upon orders
which do not average $151 per ton , at the
seaboard and-Pittsburg , and say $31 at
Chicago. Transportation , iron stone ,
and prices of ail kinds have advanced
upon them in the meantime , and they
must therefore run for tlio bulk of the
year upon very small margins of profit.
But the men noticing in the papcrn the
"great boom in rails , " very naturally de
mand their share of the advance , nnd
under our existing faulty arrangements
between capital and labor they secure it.
The employers , therefore , have grudg
ingly given what they know under pro
per arrangements they should not have
been required to give , and there has boon
friction and still is dissatisfaction upon
the part of the employers. Reverse the
picture. The steel rails market falls
again. The mills have six months' work
at prices above the prevailing market ,
and can afford to pay mon hihger wages
than the existing state of the market
would apparently justify. But having
iust boon amerced in extra payments for
labor which they should not have paid ,
they naturally attempt to reduce wages
as the market price of rails go down , and
there arises n discontent among the mon ,
and we have a repetition of the negotia
tions and strikes which have character
ized the beginning of this year. In other
words , when the employer is going down
tlio employe insist in coin" up , nnd vice
versa. What we must scolc _ is a plan by
which the mon will receive high wages
when tlicir employers are receiving high
prices for the product , and hcnco are
making largo profits ; nnd per contra ,
when the employers arc roceivincr low
prices for product , and therefore small
if any profits , the men wilf receive low
wages. If this plan can bo found , em
ployers and employed will bo "in
tlio same boat , " rejoicing together
in their prosperity and calling into
play their fortitude together in ad
versity. There will bo no room for
quarrels , and instead of a feeling of
antagonism there will bo a feeling of
partnership between employers and em
ployes.
There is a simple moans of producing
this result , and to Its general introduc
tion both employers and employes should
steadily bund their energies. Wages
should bo based upon u slidiug-scalo , in
proportion to the net prices received for
product month by month , And I hero
gladly pay Mr. Potter , president of the
Chicago North Rolling Mill company ,
the great compliment to say that ho has
already taken a slop in this direction , for
to-day lie is working his principal mill
upon this plan. Tlio result is that lie has
had no stoppage whatever this seasonnor
any dissatisfaction. All has gene
smoothly along , and this in itself is
worth at least as much to the manufac
turer and to the men as the difference in
wages ono way or another which can
arise from the now system.
The celebrated Crescent Steo works of
Pittsburg , manufacturers of tliu highest
grades of tool steel , pay their skilled
workmen by n slidlng-scalo , based upon
prices received for product an impor
tant factor in tlio eminent success of that
firm. The "scale" adopted by the iron
manufacturers and workmen is only an
approach to tliu true slldlng-scalo ; never
theless it is u decided gain botli to capital
and labor , as it is adopted from year to
year , and hence eliminates strikes on ac
count of wages during the year , and
limits those interruptions from that
cause to the yearly negotiation as to tlio
justice or injustice of tlio scalo. As this
scale , however , is not based upon the
prices actually received for product , but
upon the published list of prices , which
should be received in theory , there is not
complete mutuality between the parties.
In depressed times , such as the iron in
dustry has been passing through in re
cent years , enormous concessions upon
the published card prices have been nec
essary to effect sales , and in these the
workmen have not shared with their em
ployers. If , however , there was added
to the scale , even in its present form , n
stipulation that all causes of difference
which could not bo postponed till tliu end
of the year , and then considered with tlio
scale , fahould bo reserved to arbitration ,
and that in case of tlio failure of the
owners nnd workmen to agrco at the
yearly conference , arbitration should
also bo resorted to , strikes and lookouts
would bo entirely eliminated from the
iron business ; and if the award of the
arbitrators took effect from the date of
reference , the works could run without a
day's interruption.
Dismissing , therefore , for llio present
nil consideration of co-operation a.s not
being within mensurable distance. I bo
liuvo that the next steps in tlio advance
loward permanent , peaceful relations
between capital and labor are
First : That compensation shall bo paid
the men based upon a sliding scale in
proportion to the prices received for pro
duct.
Second : A proper organization of the
men of oyerj' works to bo made , by
which the natural loaders , the best men.
will eventually como to the front and
confer freely witli the employers.
Third ; Peaceful arbitration to bo in all
cases resorted to for the settlement of
differences which the owners and the
nill committee cannot themselves adjust
in friendly conference.
Fourth : No interruption over to occur
io the operations of the establishment ,
ilnco the decision of the arbitrators shall
> o made to take effect from tliu duo of
reference.
If these measures were adopted by an
establishment , snveral important advun-
.ages would bo gained.
Iirst : The employer and employed
would simultaneously share their pros
perity or adversity with each other. TUo
scale once settled , the feeling of antago
nism would bo gone , and a feelinc of
mutuality would unsue. Capital and la-
jor would bo shoulder to shoulder sup
porting each other.
Second : There could bo neither strike
nor lockout.slnco both parties had agreed
to abide by a forthcoming decision of
disputed points. Knowing thai in tlio
iast resort htrangor.s were to be called in
.n ' decide what should be a family a Hair ,
the cases would , Indeed , bo few which
would not bo amicably adjusted by the
original parties , without calling in others
; o pidgo between them.
Whatever tlio future may have in store
[ or labor , tlio evolutionist , who sees noth
ing but curtain and steady progress
[ or llio race , will noyor attempt
to set bounds to its triumphs ,
oven to its final form of com
plete and universal industrial co-opera-
: ion , which 1 hopn is some day to bo
readied. But I am persuaded that the
next step forward is to bo in tlio direc
tion I have hero ventured to point out ;
and as ono who is now most anxious to
contribute his part toward helping for
ward the day of amicable relations be
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whicli are not enemies , but are really
uuxiliurics who stand or fall together , !
ask at tlio hands of botli capital and
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