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Show MARK IIANNA AND LAE0R. t World-wide Is the Influence ot the work ot Senator Ilanna and his Civic Federation In bringing together capital and labor. No man within the time of our present generation haa begun or attempted lo pcrfnim In uny stage n moro Important function. Since the enrllest existence of labor and man, from the day Adam nnd Kve wont forth to enrn their living by the sweat of their brow, there has existed a difference dif-ference between the employee and em-plojer. em-plojer. Their interests have uppurent-ly, uppurent-ly, nt least, been antagonistic. There havo been differences of one kind nnd another, not alono upon the lines of wages and hours, but upon lines Involving In-volving every degree of society nnd commercial relations At times these differences havo become so great as to ctoite filctlon, nnd there have been strikes, cessation of labor, stagnation of business, loss, destruction of piop-erty, piop-erty, elimination of Important Interests Inter-ests nnd finally bloodshed. l'or geneintlons theie hns been throughout tho world a demand for some ono who could adjust, harmoniously harmoni-ously and fairly, the differences which have existed between capital and labor, la-bor, some one who could arbitrate or frustratu the trouble and hecttre cood feeling nnd an equal distribution of tho fruits of labor. Arbitration committees com-mittees have tried and failed. Lawmaker Law-maker have made It a study, and the courts have uniformly ptonounced the difference to be Inbred nnd Incurable. Many political campjlgns have been fought along lines of labor, nnd many candidates, good, bad and Indifferent, havo fallen between the stools when this subject In whatever form became Involved In the Issues. And now conies forwnrd a man, without with-out sinister or selfish motive, and within with-in a few months accomplishes what generations of wlso men have failed to master. Senator M A Hanna, who In the Presidential campaign of 1508 was denounced by tho jellovv Journals as "a labor crusher," but who guided the ship that brought In a tremendous succors suc-cors for Mcltlnley and Uobnrt, and who In tho campaign nf 1000 udded luster to that victory by achieving n btlll greater party succeks, has Invented ti plan which Is bringing capital nnd labor la-bor together nnd averting stilkes nt every effort. No better man In the cn- llro country could have been selected se-lected to carry out the splendid Idei. For thirty eais Mr. Hanna has been one of tho mot extensive eni-ploers eni-ploers of labor In our country. His men ha'..i alvvavn bom pild the top wages, given the most generous treatment, treat-ment, and they have never gone on strike or offered complaint, nnd Mr. Hanna and his enterprises have been prosperous. Penetor Hanna's plan Is one of direct dealing, and the taking of cinplojces Into tho contldcnco ot tho cmplocr kind nnd frank treatment, consideration and Justice between mnn nnd man. Senator Hanna's Clvlo reiteration, reite-ration, composed of u few distinguished capitalists, employers, and a few rep-tesentatlvos rep-tesentatlvos of labor, has been In existence ex-istence but u few months, yet It has settled seven strikes und averted tev-eral tev-eral others, und prevented the Idleness Idle-ness of hundreds of thousands ot nun and the Ios of many millions ot dollars. dol-lars. Senator Ilanna says that the em. plover must go more than halt way ln mectlns the emplovee: that tho former for-mer Is responsible for a. fair division ot prollts, and thit no employer con expect faithful and continual service except he is fair and kind to his em- plo)ee. The Senator Is also In favor of libor unions as being conducive to better and more work and the highest type of t,oclal conditions among labor-eis. labor-eis. But he denounces socialism as Inimical to society nrd Industrial development. de-velopment. He believes, as do most American cltlsens, that Socllastlc Ideas are Impractical and unnatural, and tend to lower i other than elevate those The work of Senator Hanna is being watchod by the people of the entire clvllUed world. t effect may revolutionise revolu-tionise the social u.d labor conditions of the universe. Instead of strikes, Idleness nnd violence, not to mention destruction of property and estoppel to growth, wo nro having peace and plenty, and labor as well as capital was nsver eo prosperous. And jet there follows this beneficent nnd humane hu-mane work of Senntor Hanna the clutter of little seltlsh nnd Jealous or envious mouthlngs that there must be some political motive behind tho distinguished dis-tinguished Ohloan's labors. There aio those who are so small as to pretend to believe thut no one would do what Senator Hanna Is doing unices ho was h political aspirunt. out-u iu,wr,i,ua succeas. too could not, they profess to believe, follow tho work ot any ono If ho did not have the co-operation of those who desired his political elevation. eleva-tion. It Is a pity that thero are such pin-headed souls In this great and free America Senator Ilanna was the first em-plojer em-plojer In the State of Ohio lo meet and treat with his employees as an or-garlied or-garlied body. It wns over twenty-nve cnrs ago The cordiality of his ro-ceptlon, ro-ceptlon, hla generous action nnd his assistance to organled libor from that time to this made for him a personal per-sonal friend of every man who bus worked for him or who ever knew of Ida attitude toward labor, With him It Is a. principle, not a necessity. Ho has helped his men and nrslsted organised or-ganised labor when thero was no inll for It. and when n' times It operatel agolntt his 'merest., financially That Is tho secret reason why ho never had a atrlke and nover lost a friend from amongst his employees. Benator Hunan Hun-an would rather be tho medlntor bo-tween bo-tween tjpltal nnd labor, and establish lines of udjustmeiil which would Insure In-sure huiinoiiy nnd peaco and prosperity pros-perity to wor-msinen and co-opcta-tion bttwtttj cmjloyer Jtid employee than be King or Emperor or Prtrtd-nt ef the Lnlted Stacs tor life- Anl grateful for and apprcla'lvc of the generous tompllmcnts of his friends he evidently does not Intend, as he has announced frequently of late permit any disturbance of his pat lo work by any mUlnterpretat'" which may he made of his motP js by political opponents or the expressions expres-sions of appreciation which come from grateful ond admiring friends. |
