Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-23

AAHH H1s1SOADkNH EAANe
Views OF Prominent Representative Of
the Labor Interests On the Special
Message.

the Labor Interests On the Special
Message.
GOOD AS FAR AS IT GOES, BUT IT DOES NOT GO
WITH CABINET MINIsrER AT ITS HxAD,
RECoMNENDHD.
A STAR reporter to-day hung upon tho out
skirts OF the labor investigation In progress by
the House select committee, and picked up
opinions from representatives Of the labor
movement upon the Preaidsnt's message with
regard 70 that subject
MR.. PoWDERLY LIKES 1T AS FAR AS IT GOES.
A STAR reporter asked Mr., Powderly to-day
what he thought OF the Presidents message on
the labor troubles. He said be had not had
time TO read It carefully, but he had glanced
want department Of labor. don't believe
81 srkss 70 70 the
his Sickness comes 's back :" on him. the ns
studied We 0s need sds0usly de sna ssnsuy
labor, to have records on file to make care
lui ana constant study of the labor question,
at any time. Arbitrations should be conducted
nom this department." The Presidents idea OF
ton he liked better than the bill that came from
the House labor committee, which provides for
as sI to be appointed in each particular
MR.. RDowELL's RECOMMENDATION
Mr.. William .. Mcdowell, of Newark, N, J.,
prominently identified with the labor reform
movement said, "The Presidents message Is
nrst class, and Is move in the right direction,
but 1t does not go far enough. My recommen-
datfon Is that an executive department., with
ceDihet minister at its head, should be cre-
ated, and that the control of external naviga-
ton, or the mercantile shipping interest now
III. Time n o0h irauS vseyi in
tsrest was vested In the Treasury, 1t made up
the principal duties OF that department.. The
Now, pot only should entire Jurisdiction and
control OF the shipping interests be transferred
10 TINS new department, but control to the same
given TO II. Imean that the same power and
control of the railroads should be given the de-
ne e S. wSna tess ~
known as the department. OF labor and com.
merce. It will be remembered that in the early
TRANSFORMATION company undertook to cross
the Passaic river with bridge the navigation
interests resisted. Chancellor Green decided
merce, and that every law heretofore made to
proaeet commerce applied equally to this new
m mean raiFoods AS an army s prinei-
principal feature OF a navy, the larger part and
the most important part Of railroad is its
ment controlling Internal and external trans
portation-railroad and marine matters-I be-
Heve the present difficulties could be reached
and an equitable system OF regulation estab-
lished."
SENATOR BEcK's OPINION.
Senator Beck is outspoken in praise of the
Presidents message on the labor question. He
says If he could have his way he would name
Allen q. Thurman, Joseph e. Mcdonald and
Roscoe Conkling as labor commissioners and
give them $4,000 q year. Such a commission
would command the respect of all parties and
would settle the labor troubles.
THINKS THE PRESIDENT HAS NOT READ THE
ARBITRATION BILL.
Representative Grain expressed the opinion
To q STAR reporter that the President had not
read the bill as 1t passed the House. The only
difference between the message and the bill
was that 1t made the commission permanent
he thought the other plan better.
SENATOR VAN WICK APPROVES THE MESSAGE.
Senator Van Wyck said he had read the mes
sage, and he thought the idea of the President
attained.