The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-09-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
Strike and Labor Investigation.

Strike and Labor Investigation.
session in New York City Of the United States
Senate Subcommittee on Labor and Edu-
cation.l
In response to questions put by the com
mittee on the 18th John Roach gave sum-
mary Of I'll naval contracts made since 1860
with American ship-builders He claimed
that his figures were collected from official
foreign and American records never before
published, and that England was responsible
Tor the Justification of Stewards prophecy, OF
speedy suppression of the rebellion. He
gave list of twenty-three English block
ade-runners captured during the early part
OF the war, which were loaded with
munitions m t9 1So ooo of war to the value
during the war cost $84,0OOO00, and the ma
terials aud vessels were sold for $50 1000, 600.
IN the eighteen years since the war the United
States has spent for new naval vessels only
S3OOO,OOO, while England has spent SIS, 000,-
600; France, S8800O,00O; Russia, $4,000, 900;
Italy, $32 100000; Germany, 37,000,000; Tur-
key, $l7,0C0,000: Brazil $l0000.000, and Chilli,
$7OO0,0OO all for iron-clads. Roach gave q
list of all American naval contracts, and said
the new cruisers would be finished promptly
and cheaply.
Mrs. DR.. Clemens Losier appeared before
the committee and urged the education of
the young in the principles of hygiene and
that young girls should be taught by women
physicians.
Miss Helen Potter testified in regard to the
sanitary condition of the poorer districts of
the city.
Miss Emily Terrier, President of the Work
llngwoman's Protective Association, described
the workings of the association in its efforts
10 protect and assist it's members.
L. b. Thurber, leading grocer of New
York City and Chairman of the New York
State Autobiography League. testified on the
2lst that he believed the unsatisfactory state
Of the relations existing between labor and
capital, which prevailed to a considerable ex-
tent IN this country was due to the enormous
changes consequent upon the discovery and
utlllzat1on of steam and electricity which,
within comparatively few years. had revolu-
uonlzed all departments of production and
commerce and to great extent the affairs of
society in general. These new forces had
been allowed to be monopolized by few.
With these forces had come tremendous de-
yelopment OF machinery and corporate
organizations, all of which had conferred
great benefits upon humanity as a whole but
development had taken place without proper
regulation and crops of attending evils had
sprung up In consequence He did not at
tribute all ills OF society to the effects of this
kind of monopoly; there were many causes,
as land monopoly, currency monopoly, trans
portaton monopoly, tariff monopoly combi-
nation in trade monopoly, taxation. intemper-
ance and ignorance, which have bearing upon
the problem. The majority of our lawmakers
were interested directly or indirectly in cor
porate enterprises, and statutes were enacted
III that interest. witness also spoke of the
use OF money in influencing legislation in
1aYor OF corporations, and said that 80 power
Tul was the influence they possessed that the
Offenders could not be punished The State
II it had constructed railroads. would not
nave watered stocks, Disseminated against
persons and places, corrupted elections, de-
Dauched courts and created enormous wealth
Tor q Few at the expense of many. Mr..
ThurDer thought that the Presidential
term should be increased to six years as it
would be step in the interest of both labor
anu capital He recommended the platform
OF the Autobiography League to the consider
atlon or the committee. Senator Cole stated
that he thought witness had greatly misrepre-
sented the standard Of morality among public
men, and that he Cole did not believe there
were ten men in Congress who were retained
py corporations. Senator Pugh acknowl-
edged that there were large number of
Legislators who were interested directly or
otherwise in corporations but he was not Of
the opinion that the personal action of Legis-
latorS was influenced thereby. Senator Blair
declared that he had not owned a share of
sJock IN any railroad corporation, nor had he
received single free pass from q railroad
since he had been in public life Mr.
Thurber explained that he did not mean that
lhese Legislators prompted legislation in the
interests of corporations, but that whenever
there was conflict of interest between corpo-
ratlons and the people, they would have a
tendency to take the side of the former.
Prof John M. Gregory was called in the aft
ernoon and gave his views upon educational
matters. He said that it was the duty of Con-
GANoS W ISuOCE dSSlSI4nCt IN any part OF The
country where illiteracy existed
Thomas Fl. Devere, who has written great
deal on the land question, was examined on
the gath. He said tho Government owned an
unlimited quantity of land in the West Some
OF the money annually spent in educating
young men for the army and navy could be
expended in surveying some of these vast
tracts, creating townships, and dividing them
into farms which could be placed at the dis
wis IN
on them
Edward King, member of the Type-found-
ers' Union, recommended technical educa-
ton In public schools. Work in general, he
said, has now become so mechanical that men
have no intellectual exercise in their work.
After describing the methods of technical in.
struction as adopted in England the witness
said that neither doctors, lawyers, cergymen,
rum-sellers nor politicians were allowed to be-
come members of trades-unions.