New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16

resort % step so vcxstious and Destructive 90
This in GOOD and true, but scarcely new. 1t 49,
however, substantially all that the Committee nave
to say on their fourth, and fns and certainly most
important point of all. One cannot but feel that
they might have been a little more thorough. Ihey
suggest, indeed, that the British Association VIII
confer lasting benefit IL, its plgrlmaee 10 the
principal industrial towns in the United hlheuo'h,
il will seize every opportunity for the enumeration Oh
sound lessons of political economy on the questions
in agitation between employers and employed. ihey
recommend also that wOrkingmen should DO a"-
mitted to the Economic Section at reduced rate'
That ought to be done. Ii is very well 10 iu'i'o
certain trades unionsts to come to particular
sions It would be better to open the doors 10 WORK
inUmep in general at price they can pay. ticket
for the meetings of tho Association now costs more
than half an average weeks wages. Nor it certain
that the union managers are the people who will
either profit most by attendance or give the best IN
formation to the section They speak for the unions;
what we want is somebody to speak for the working
man. Mr. Cawsey, tho Trades Council President
whom have quoted above, spoke with good sense
on some points, but was one-sided to degree. lie
could sec no fault on the workingmen's side; every
fault on the employers. But he gave US picture Ql
strikes worth having: ~a.----s' ~
He thought tn,t th3 pirHe OF South Wales manifested
spirit that reflected the highest credit upon them They
did not wish to sreor workngmep knew nas str rSe
sacrifices but they FELT there was person wronged or
be had not obtained the rate wages be Thought ne
any sacrifices to obtain that which he might consder Ills
right-thongh IL might be wrong.
There it is--the wOrkingman right or wrong IL 10
be supported by his comrades. This would be In
toerable were it not modified by readiness to sub
NIT to arbitration; which Mr.. Cawsey heartily
D,,N ant, ptnn tnl
got possession of him-socialistc, perhaps. He
thought some greater principle than mere NAM
mon should settle the real value of wages. The
wealth Of a nation should be estimated by the
amount of human happiness which existed In that
country. There were other speakers. but their
contributions tn the debate were not very large.
This pretty much exhausts the list of papers which
the general public can be supposed to care for
may mention one by Gen. Darlington U. 5. a.. on
the Indians of the Northwest, read before the An
chronological Section. 1t well spoken OF, but
did not hear 1t. To-day wednesday, but few OF the
section met. The greater part of the members had
left for home or for excursions in the neghbOrhood
albeit the regular excursion day Is tomorrow. An
other paper was read on the Channel Tunnel by Mr.
Topley a geologist who dissents entirely from NJ
Hebert's notion that the bed OF the Channel IS so
broken up as probably to render the boring of it I'M
practicable. Sir John IIawkshaw again spoke, and
on some matters of detail more fully than before
Not much came out, however, that we had not heard
in one shape or another. Lastly came the general
meeting at which the usual resolutions of thanks to
everybody and especially to the people of Bristol for
teirhosptalty, carried. And so the Association
adjourned for year. The next meeting is in Glas-
gow-a good headquarters for excursions-and its
next President will be Sir r. Christson. Let us hope
Sir John Hawkshaw will discover his new force in
the interval, | suppose it was quite right that the
proceedings OF this year should be characterized by
sobrety not to say dulness. The Association would
scarcely gain by raising storm every year.
G. ". s.