Show J H M M t M M I t t M t t M t M I t t t t-f-M t M M H M M M M M 1 Tf THE I CONCILIATOR TOR t t H k M tt 4 M M t t M t M t. t M t y t 4 t t-H- t M H t t t H t. t M-H M t 4 t M M t 4 t M M T Remembering how a few years ears ago Senator Hanna was persistently and mercilessly lampooned l' l Ji and abused as an enemy an and oppressor of ot labor instructive to note the change that has haS' come in the estimation of the man and statesman states states- statesman man by bJ the masses of the tile country To Today ay h he is no longer longet depicted as a brutal monster standing on th neck of the workingman There is no longer a public capable of being pleased by that sort if df f thing Now ow he is remembered as the man who fo ed the coal b barons lr ns to come conic to the terms of the theU U min ls l's and end the great anthracite strike of 1000 1900 Victory j i tory to the latter Again it was largely largel d dieto eto his quiet influence that the strikers of i recognizing 1 the inopportuneness an ant and t k w ed mana management of their movement wisely su suspended hostilities and returned to work Throughout Thi the country Senator Hanna nna has been beenU U steadily winning winnin reco recognition for fol his conciliatory t spirit and for his sturdy fairness in applying the pr pressure of his powerful per personality and influence as much to one side as the other in composing labor difficulties Perhaps of late his greatest usefulness has hasI 1 I bc been in connection with that truly philanthropic i and American organization known as the National U Civic Chic Federation In its councils capital labor and i. i the lest Best brains of the general public confer and act actU U to together ether upon an absolutely equal and fraternal Ilan The great masters of industry are of its itsU U U membership So o are the most prominent and distinguished dis dig ting lea leaders ers of organized labor and with them meet commanding men of thought and heart U personally unidentified with either capital or labor a U T Together fth r these captains of civilization have been i and ar are working to minimize the friction between the he be employing and employed Interests The indications indi are that their labors are to be crowned ned with witha a Jar Iare e measure of success in the immediate future IL and that at no distant day as a result of the evolution evolution evo evo- lution pf of justice and fair fail play they have ban started I serious s labor disturbances extensive strikes lockouts lock lorl I outs find and the like may become a thing of the past pastin i in this country I Mr Hanna nann and his associates of pf the Executive 1 t Committee of the Civic Federation are in New York U Iq In o Conference ferenc at at this time On Wednesday the St Senator Sen nto n- n ator to presided at a meeting of the committee at l which a a. a plan to prevent pre or terminate strikes lock- lock U t puts outs and so on was presented by a sub-committee sub charged with its formulation The plan provides that where there is reason to expect a strike e or lockout of more than local importance a committee committee commit commit- tee iee of conciliation of nine members shall be appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed three pointed three representing capital three wage earners and three from the tile general public This TIlis committee is to use its good offices t to r stor harmonious har bar relations In extreme cases where here initial conciliation should fail the whole Executive e Committee Committee Com Corn would act But Hut before that opportunity would be offered the time parties patties at variance to select two wage earners and two capitalists from flom the Executive Committee as as a a. board hoar of arbitration Pailin Failing agreement the board would select an umpire um urn- pire from the general public In principle the plan somewhat resembles the theone theone theone one which has been enacted into statutory law in New Nev Zealand and which there appears to give entire entire en en- tire satisfaction to all clas classes es of the community Here Hele the time whole operation will depend upon voluntary volun volun- tary acceptance by both parties to any disagree ment Still we have haye confidence e ce that good results will be obtained Senator Hanna Harina and his labor colleagues colleagues col col- col Jea leagues ues are alc determinedly in earnest in the cause and considering the character and ability of themen the themen themen men that ought to be almost a guarantee of suc sue cess U |