Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-02-17 | Page 2 | His Ambition Was to Unite Labor and Capital

HIS AMBITION "WAS TO UNITE LABOR AND CAPITAL NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Oscar S. Strauss, formerly United States Minister to Turkey and vice-president of tho National Civic Federation, spoke today of the earnestness with which Senator Hanna had thrown himself into the work of the Federation, and the hopefulness he had of Its success In bringing capital and labor Into closer and more harmonious relationship, x "On one occasion," Bald Mr. Strauss, "he stated that he Avould rather have the credit of making successful the movement to bring labor and capital into closer relationship of confidence and reliance than be President of the United States. He said also, that if by resigning his seat In the Senate he could bring to fruition the plans fostered by the Federation to make such labor troubles as strikes, lock-outs and the like Impossible, he was willing to do so. "His words were: 'I would want no greater pralso than to have the country remember that 1 did something to end tho wars between American labor and American capital,' and In a recent magazine article he wrote: 'I am firmly convinced that it is the object to which I desire the remaining years of my life.' "No man was ever more sincere in his work than was Senator Hanna, and ln stead of utilizing the Federation movement move-ment for his personal political advantage advan-tage he subordinated all of his political power for its benefit. In fact he told me once with an earnestness which aroused no doubt of his sincerity, that if he discovered that his position in politics Interfered in any way with his work for the cause of the Federation, he would unhesitatingly leave the political po-litical field and resign from any position he might hold."