Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-08

difficulties there have been entirely sci
tied, and there Is promise of stronger
better and more permanent government
than has existed for years. Martial las
is still maintained, but the civil authoritie
have recognized their government. an
have appointed officers to all the more i'm
portant positions.
While the danger OF embarrassing de
pletion of the treasury gold has probably
bees averted for some time TO come, thu
silver question Is still giving the treasury
officials anxious thought. The admins
trstion. from the president down, is out
spoken In It's opposition to the continue
ton Of silver coinage. but Is hardly pre-
pared as yet TO give Treasurer Jordan his
way. and discontinue that coinage at the
beginning IF the next fiscal year.
The Prussian government has recently
adopted measure of great cruelty towards
the Poles settled In Eastern Prussia,
IN compelling them to leave Prussian ter
ritory within a space of forty-eight hours
or Whereabouts. Questioned in the Land
tag about this the other day, Herr
Pultkamer, the Prussian minister of the
interior, defended it on the ground that
times were hard, and the Poles we're un-
derbIdding German artisans. Russia
ID reported dlspleased and as already en-
gagged In ''retaliating" by expelling Ger
mans VINO had settled in Russian territory.
Whatever be the secret springs of the
move. it is clear. at all events. that thou
sands of families. Polish and German, are
being made to suffer untold hardships.
Mr.. Elkins on the Labor Ques-
ton.
The address of Mr. Elkns at the Univer-
sity Of Missouri will attract not little atten-
tios, The occasion renders the utterance of
an influential and distinguished citizen espec.
tally noteworthy. Many of the ablest and
most cultivated men were gathered there, not
merely from the West, but many also from
the Fast. including the scholarly Secretary
Of State. Noticing the prominence of Mr..
Elkins as a political manager last year, not a
few had forgotten that he had been for years
distinguished M u thinker, a leader and a
speaker, before he had taken any part in po-
litical management. His address SHOWS such
q range of thought, and such force and indie
pendence in thinking, that few who read il
will imagine that he is one of those who have
become prominent by accident II will be
assailed most savagely, but those who assail
IL will not be slow to concede that it is on
able and scholarly address, from bold and
vigorous thinker, who has studied the most
difficult and important problem of the time
with great earnestness.
The industrial problem rs presented in the
United States is stated with great clearness
and force. The marvellous material prog.
ress Of the country. and the glowing hope,
Of progressive minds, are strongly described
and serve well to introduce the statement o
the prevailing discomfort. For discomfort
prevails, in spite of political freedom, tn,
want OF which goes far to account
for industrial disturbances abroad.
The cutlery of labor is heard even here
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workers themselves, that the relation OF
workers to employers needs to be changed
that change is needed in the distribution o
the products Of their labor. The question il
brought home to US now by widespread dis
aster. Ii Is shown to be- both an industrial
and social question which threatens gray,
consequences. Slavery, also an industrial
question, once threatened the country, and
just and peaceful settlement was refused. Tn
result WAS civil war. Mr.. Elkius believe
that peaceful and just methods mast be ap
piled In time, that candid inquiry and u spiri
of q true brotherhood must direct the solution
Of the problem or grave results will follow
The law which moves human society steadil
onward and upward will not be arrested Il
its operation, and If resisted, so that its end
can be reached only by turmoil and strif
and suffering, the end ill come only at great
or cost. MIR. Eikins holds that this country
with its rare opportunities, is of all other
the place for the settlement of the problem
and that 1t Is folly to hope that the question
will settle itself. II is for the people of thi
generation TO say whether wise and Jus. sc,
element shall be reached by gradual an
peaceful methods, or by far more cost
strife
Mr. Elkins shows that wages have ad
vanced, but that human desires also grov
aud ought to grow as fast a. the means o
supplying them. Labor has right to insis
that il shall have full share Of all the in
creased production resulting, not mearl
from toll. but from skill and invention
Putting aside all socialistic or communist
remedies, the speaker eudeavors to ascertain
what the common Interests of the Who'll
people demand. He shows that overproduc
ton is not the evil. for the people want al
that can be produced. He shows that fire.
trade 10 not remedy, because in othe
countries where free trade exists the depres
sion 10 greater than here. The root Of tn
difficulty 10 that labor IL not adequately hon
ored, and that classes not living by labor ar
allowed to absorb too large share of il
products. With force and with courage h
urges that justice to the laboring people i
the only path to success for any party, or &
prosperity for any nation.
Among the remedies discussed are, first,
use of cooperate power in the interest o
labor, whereas the advantages and powers
interpretations have hitherto been devoted al
most exclusively to the service of capital
IL IL urged that education IL the one thin,
needfal, and wiser education than tina
usually obtained. Capital aud labor hav
both much to learn. and VIXEN they compre
bend their mutual dependence and realiz
that the best interests of both can be
served BY aetlrg as partners an
not as foes, it may be hoped that both vii
honestly work together in harmony. WIS
Government can do to assist the solution o
the problem is considered with some detail
Most of all, it can educate; then il can pro
vida hastar land laws and greater freedom i