The New York herald., 1870-11-15
LABOR STRIKES AND ARBITRATION


LABOR STRIKES AND ARBITRATION.
very interesting lecture was delivered last even
ing In the Cooper Institute by Mr. A. J. Mundeila,
Member OF Parliament for 6helleld the subject
being Strtkes Arbitration and the OWL Service Of
0reat Brita1n.n There was o large attendance
Including many ladles, and throughout the
lecturer was listened to with earnest
attention. At intervals he received the
marked appreciation OF the assembage Mr.. P eter
Cooper presided, and among those on the platform
were:-Chancellor Ferris, A. r. Stewart, G. M.
Cnrts, Rev. DIR. Bellows Judge Hilton, Judge DAILY.
J. w. Gerard, Nelson w. Young and dcputation
rom the Workingmen's Union, Amalgamated En-
gineers and other associations.
Shortly after eight o'clock Mr.. A. B. Hewittcame,
forward to introduce the lecturer. He said that Mr.
Nnndella was q self.made man in the best seuse OF
me tenn, man who had been for many years &C
lively engaged In very large business
sympathixing with progress in all quarters
Of the goDe and taking q profound interest
In the settlement OF the true relations between labor
and capital. He was, moreover, q statesman who
believed workngmen had brains to be cultivated as
well as muscles to be hardened souls to be saved
- well as bodies 10 be nlrtured, the able ana
eloquent advocate Of free education and the
author Of that scheme Of arbitration which had dug
The grave Of strikes-above all, the warm and
earnest advocate of the cause OF the Workingman's
Union at time when 1t needed friends
and one Of the most able and eloquent
Of that little band OF English statesmen
who stood by the Union. (Applause) MIR.
Aundella came there with peculiar claims to their
respect and to their gratitude and especially to their
sttenti0n when In response to the invitation OF the
trustees, he was about to give the audience the
senet OF his large experience upon questions OF the
greatest moment to this country. (Applause.) The
lecturer was received with earnest demonstrations
N welcome. &
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Mundella said:-
one distinguishing characteristic which has pre-
sehted iseiI 10 me IN every town and city l have
entered In this country, and which must command
NE unquallffed admiration OF every impartial stu
dent, Is the unbounded munncence and public spirit
e your citizens feel hOnored by the presence fthis
audience, representing SO well the capital labor and
intelligence OF the New World. know you would
prefer that should SPEAK to you with frankness
and unreserve and should any words escape me
@hich jar upon the susceptibiities of my auditory
must pray you, in the words Of our Shakespeare to
remember that ''alI offences come from the hearth
ma never came any from mine that might ofYend.n
propose to treat briefly OF some OF those social
problems which in England nave exercised the
III.
vou now far We have succeeded in our attempts at
heir solution. and whenever 1t suggests itself to me
hat | can usefuly point out
A8 DANGERS AND PITFALLS
which the light Of our experience would warn YOU
70 shun, shall humbly venture to do so. Probably
here are some within the sound OF my voice who
recoect the state OF England prior the passing OF
NE first Reform bill In 1882 The government of
me country was mainly In the hands OF the aris-
locracy. Rotten boroughs and landlord influence
returned considerable proportion Of the members
N the House OF Commons. Galton and old
sarum returned two and. believe, had never
more than two houses in them. Bramber
Also sent two, although its population scarcely
reached hundred souls. There were dozens OF con-
nituencies for which the lord of the neighboring
hall or castle could have sent to Parliament hts foot
ma or his groom, had 1t SO pleased him, while the
great industrial centres such as Manchester, Br-
sented. 1t Is surprising that the social condition of
our people was such as we now look back upon with
torres and workshops children often mere Infants
and women tOled all hours Of the day and night
under cruel taskmasters. Boys end girls. men and
ID state q nudity The TorKns
nnprovlded for. what little there was was
The result OF private benevolence. The recpi
g ehr Rsa ss ss T
y u s lime M ssss &
ignorance and depravity. This although greatiiy,
ame!lorated. Is far from being extirpated With d
e now ii ws sya
and believe, with the help OF God, the struggle will
not cease until they have rendered Great Britain and
trse trssna menssns aas ysE.u9gs prosperous and
TnE REFORM BILL OF 1882 .-,:...s.
enfranchised the middle and fair sprnkling the
Uoun
power to the middle class 1t enabled the unenfran-
Chised masses to make their voices heard to SYM
pathetic ears In 1888 the OF the factory chill
dren first reached the OF the Legislature, and
scarcely session has passed from that time to the
81 Children Young psrsops and wdmen en
gagged In various empOyments have not been
extended and strengthened. Beginning with the
factories and mines, we have at length reached the
workro0ms Of the poor seamstresses, the fasniona-
BILE millner and The court dressmaker. No woman
years or age, engaged in the occupations affected by
ene FACTORIES anu Workshops acts can be employed
more than ten hours IN any day. and after the hours
OF two In most and four in some on the afternoon
OF SATURDAY. Nc child between the ages Of eight
ana thirteen tee, can work more than haf Time and
during half time must attend two hours a day at
school. NO woman can enter a mine, or engage in
certain other occupations for which nature units
her. Never mas LEGISLATION produced more benef-
cent results. The Improvement IN the physi.
cal and intellectual character Of the classes
The employers who at first opposed this Legislation.
are now among its warnest supporters, so satisfied
are tney OF Tile great dressings II mas conferred. We
have by no means reached the end OF it. Switzer-
lana and North Germany have remOdelled their
labor laws. No child under twelve years may now
enter factory or engage ID variety OF employ
mens Injurious to health interfering with educa.
tion, and every child In Switzerland must attend
sch0Ol TILL the completion or the sixteenth, and in
North Germany OF the fourteenth year. We in
England have no intention OF being left behind
by our Intelligent rivals and ask you, my
working brothers. II you could direct your
combinations to nobler end han thsa Are
women working long hours IN the mills OF Massa.
cnusetts and Pennsylvania Talk OF competition
with Cninese abOr-what Is this to competition with
INFANT lan0rY The Heathen Chinee," as one OF your
humorous poets has lately SHOWN, soon becomes as
Keen AZ bargain or game at euchre as the Chris
tan Yankee; but women and children, unable or