Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-15
EPIT0ME OF THE week,
Interesting News Compilation

StTiNe ana LABOR investigation.
lSession in New York City of the United States
Senate subcommittee on Labor and Edu-
cation.l
before the committee on the 9th John
ewlnton recommended the revival of the in
come tax as originally in force: the establish
lncnt of a National Board of Industry en-
powered to collect labor statistics OF every
DESCRIPTION, and including power to enforce
me Ell hi hour law; the establishment of ef-
and Public f Works ndnsprial d9eaion aeat oI1
and colleges or the French system; Bel
gnt,n, ginm system ,.e; of freedom from patents;
i;tws which will prevent holding by pri-
Naie individuals of great tracts of land; public
and all OF! wells Every one OF these measures
has been put in practice in one country or
ment by legislation. and have in every in
stance; stance proved row s,icccsSfu He was also of the
make deposits.
mated association of Iron and Steel Workers
oi thc nItci states, testified that the object
on the ASSOCIATION was Improvement of mem
bcrs soc ally. morally, mentally and financial
~ In >I:n mills as were controlled by the
more INDUSTRIOUS and more temperate. He
thought the tendency was TO lower wages by
; thG en- "S lncnt OF un>klllGd iaborers, but
sald the more intelligent il man was the more
work he could do He was decidedly opposed
t" strikes. and thought they could be done
away with by arbitration
The testimony of Mr.. Jarrett was resumed
on the .th- He said convict labor was detri-
mental to the interests of the working classes,
but people would not object to it if cOmpe-
tition was placed "A fair basis. The only
nope Tor the labOrIng educate
him and improve his morals. Most of the
coal mines in Pennsylvania. he said were
owned 10y ralr,sai companies which fact was
dangerous to tnc interests of the public. The
condition Of the ninety thousand coal miners
IN the extreme; their wages were too low
they were subject to the truck system al
snD>t universal y, and i'll consequence OF their
uticr approximation they spent ar least one
half If their earnings i'll drink The press of
New York ia in witnesses opinion, subsidized
Icy large combinations of capital.
William Martin. of Pittsburgh Secretary of
the Anaigainatc1 Association of Iron and
Steel Workers. thought if the system of arbi-
tratirn could he introduced in all the great
industries on all questions wh!ch arose be
twccn worktncn and cIIpl"y"rS II would pre-
vent strikes and he of benefit to both parties
William Wcike, Il prddlcr from Pittsburgh,
PrcSid"nt-clcct of the same association. said
tiiI: in order to obviate the evils of the
pas ed providing hat WAGES in money should
hc pad To every workman once in two weeks.
He d;i not believe in importing labor, but did
not object to voluntary immigration
y paper was submitted 10y james X. Ingalls,
ON the 10th which he had prepared on the rcla-
tions of la!Or to land In his opinion, the hold
ing of large tracts of land by single individuals
was dangerous to the interests of society and
labor The effect of the absorption of land by
single ownership had also produced injurious
encc.S in :Ee agricultural districts No man
should possess an absolute fee of the land, but
should only own the use of so muC.l land as
WAS necessary to his comfort during his life
George Blair, manufacturer of packing
boxes: who for many years has been con
nccted with the labor movements in this city
and State, WIS the next witness He stated
that, although he w;ts Il manufacturer and had
been in business for himself since 1874, he still
took great interest in all labor questions.
lie now had i'm his employ sixty men, who re-
CCiyc.l OIL an average SIuD per annum- One of
the most important measures in the power of
Congress 10 establish WAS the revival of the
income tax All incomes under $4,000 should
be exempt but all above SN0OU should be
taxed 50 heavily that millionaire would he
impCS-ibilIty- He thought that S.SI,0J0 Il
year large income any man
should possess, and with this he could live
handsomely. Government bonds should also
be taxed. well as bonds of other corpora
tons One of the greatest needs of the times
Il general system of education under Gov
crnmcnt superN i>iOu. The people should
bc educated in Their political du-
ties. The public schools silent on
this subject. He thought the best and most
economical method was to hire labor by the
day. Witness thought that, whenever the
state of trSde would admit of 1t, workmcn
should take tho right of demanding a fair
share of the profits.
Edward King. printer. recalled. said that
he found the views of Henry George on the
land question were making rapid headway
anon:: the working classes He was opposed
To free. grants of land. owning OF large
tracts of land by any one individual or cor