The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-20

! Washington, 19.-Alexander Ken
ady,preSident OF. the federation labor
unions, Washington, addressed &
communication to the chiefs of the
various labor organizations through
out the country, in which he gives
& the substance Of a conversation
with Senator Blair, chairman of the
senate committee on education anO
LABOR. The communication is dated
10th, andis as follows:
Gentlemen: l casually met to-day
Hon Henry w. Blair, chairman OF
the committee on education and
LABOR, OF the Senate, to which COM
mlttee has been referred the most
important question of the day-the
solution OF the labor problem. The
distinguished senator Unmarried to
me las president of the federation
labor unions in this city, some very
important information. and re-
quested that l should convey the
substance thereof to the lead
ing members Of the most Numerically
powerful labor ORGANIZATIONS
throughout the Union, as the faciIi-
ties for direct communication with
those bodies by the committee. have
not been perfected as yet. The SEN
ator expressed the opinion that the
plan presented by the Washington
City branch of the federation labor.
for central committee of represents
alive WOrkmen flom all sections of
the Union at the capital, with duIv
authenticated subcommittee or
directories, will prove the most
practicable method of obtaining in
formation relative to the present
condition of the working class and
their grievances, the present labor
strikes and practical suggestions as
to what will tend to the improve
ment of their social conditions. Sem
atOr Blair remarked also that por-
ton of the public press is doing a
great injustice to the committee by
indicating that the members thereof
are unmindful Of the great impor-
lance of the vital questions submit
ted them for investigation, insinu-
ating that they have run the affair
into a "junketing party at the
seashore." 1t will be the aim of the
committee to fairly adjust the rela-
lions between capitalist and labor
ers, not hurriedty, but with due
deliberatiop. He therefore hoped
shat both capitalists and labOTers
will select representative men in
whose judgment and integrity they
can place perfect reliance, and that
both parties will do the committee
the justice to believe they will act
honestly and fairly, according to their
judgments. In transmitting the
foregoing information at the Ie-
dest of the honorable chairman of
the committee designated by the
supreme power (the law making
power Of the land) to arbitrate be
tween the aggressive capitalists and
comparatively defencelesS labOrers,
L cannot resist the opportunity to
say, as cO-laborer of the earnest and
devoted men to whom this cOmmu-
nlcatiOn is respectfully addressed,
that think it would be wise policy
at this juncture, to advise all work
men on strike, who rely upon the
financial aid from the scanty re-
sources of fellow laborers, to as
sumo work at an early day;
at least before winter, with
increased expenses, sets in,
upon the best terms obtainable from
their late employers, and continue
to work with as much patience as
they can command until they can
see what congress will do in the
matter. If it should transpire in
this legislative inquiry that the
industrial classes are being juggled
by the knavish tools of unscrupu-
lOus powers, which 1 will not believe
until it is clearly proved, d national
strike could be inaugurated within
thirty days after the adjournment
of congress next March, by the
unified labor organizations of
the United States, with ten
fold more effect than the
recent strike of 10000 men. If
the siege is raised and hostilities
ceased for the winter. The funds
now donated to sustaining the
strikers may be more effectually APP
piled to the economical maintenance
of the central committee of vigilant
and active workers at the capitol in
collecting and preparing statistics
to sustain our case before Congress.
l disclaim any authority from any
body Of men for the suggestion con-
tanned in the above paragraph, but
submit it as my individual view of
the present situation.
Very respectfully,
ALEXANDER KENADY,
President Federation Labor