They lose nothing by it but a part of their equipment and prestige, which can be restored by a short period of inaction and accumulation.

A few generations more of this sort of warfare will leave the unions in substantial possession of the whole area of conflict; and their victory may well turn their heads so completely that its effects will be intolerable and disastrous.
The alternative policy would consist in a combination of conciliation and aggressive warfare.

The spokesman of a constructive national policy in respect to the organization of labor would address the unions in some such words as these: "Yes! You are perfectly right in demanding recognition, and in demanding that none but union labor be employed in industrial work.

That demand will be granted, but only on definite terms.

You should not expect an employer to recognize a union which establishes conditions and rules of labor inimical to a desirable measure of individual economic distinction and independence.