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Show STRIKES W LOCKOUTS Representative . Manufacturers . and Workmen Express Themselves on the Labor Question. Grand Anniversary Celebration of Eni-.,. Eni-.,. peror WHIiam's Accession to the : .a Prussian Throne. . Singnlar Death f a Handcuffed. Pris--" oner, Who Is Shot Dead With - His Own; Revolver. Opinions On the Labor Question. St. Louis, January. 1. The Age 6 Steel Will publish' the results of an extended inquiry in-quiry into -the various phases of the labor ! questionlin,. the. forii ol. a communication ! f romvTopreintatr7e' :ma 'men and others. The topics relate to strikes and stock4 lockouts, . arbitration,- co-operation, etc ' A summary ' of the opinions expressed ex-pressed show that '.-"' - . . ' , STBIKE3 AND LOCKCUTS - . . Are an inevitable of the wage system, and of .the present forms of labor organizations. Arbitration is commended, and in most cases the enactment of laws embodying the principles prin-ciples are favored. -. Edward Trow, secretary of the board of arbitration for" the iron trades of England, says: "The benefit and success of the system sys-tem of arbitration for settling disputes over the system of strikes and lockouts, fully establishes es-tablishes its utility and adaptability, and no parallel can be found in the history of trade where difficulties have been settled so nd-vantageously." nd-vantageously." ' . . '; ! - - Charles A. Billsbury&Co., of Minneapolis, say: We have no reason to regret the amount of money which we have distributed among our workmen, a3 it has given us a very loyal and conscientious class of men, and we certainly cer-tainly do not think we are any poorer by the outlay. We never have the least trouble with our employes', or any disaffection among" them. ....... . . ' JOHN JARQETT ADVOCATES PBOFTT SHABING ' If based "on industrial partnership. ,He. would have workmen purchase shares in the stock of the company by which they are employed. em-ployed. He also regards intemperance as tho greatest curse of American workmen. On the question of co-operation there is no groat varietv of opinion. A. H. Danforth, of the Colorado Coal and Iron Company says: "The solution of the whole question of the relations of capital and labor must be evolved out of the chaos, which now exists, and much timo and money will b9 spent before a solution is reached. The employer who recognizes the just rights cfhis men, and who places himself on a footing of equity and confidence with them, is the fittest,, and. hence will survive, and thus eventually will tha problem bo worked out. . THE OO-OPEBATIVE PLAN IS PUBE AND SIMPLE, Bat can never come into play except in en terprises on a very small sc.ale, and even then it is not likely to be successful, but the co-operative principle in some form must be the basis upon which industrial enterprises will finally bo adjusted. The aggregation of wealth in a few hands, coupled with discontent discon-tent among the masses is incompatible with republican institutions, .and safety lies in ' some middle ground between the aristocracy of wealth on the one hand and socialism on the other." ' - - |