Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-03
the lABORER'S FRIEB
Down at Washington, an6w
Anxious Thsy Are
TO HELP HIM OUT OF MS TRots
Only Their Is Some Little Hitch Il
the How-.-Ths Arbitration
Bin.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1.-The BE
went into Committee of the Whollr.
Springer, of Illinois, in tie Chair. ae
Labor Arbitration bill, all debate one
first section being limited to thirtyn-
utes.
Mr.. Foran, Of Ohio, offered an and
ment providing, that if on the wfu
proposition of either party to the CO
versy to submit the difference to arb
ton, the other party shall refuse the p'
submitting the proposition may requssi
Judge Of q U. S. District Court to apo
an arbitrator. I
Rs regarded the bill in its pese
shape NA an entering wedge for the GA
ment Of such legislation in the futue
would crush out organized labor. Th,up
organization and organization sloT th
la6oring men Of this country coulfok
out their salvation and he was wilk to
leave this question and oil quests Of
this character to organized labor.
Mr.. Dibble, of Sou'h Carolina, tred
an amendment providing that q Conis-
sioner Of Labor, on the request OF Der
party to a controversy, shall order in
vaaIioatinn IN ha made
Mr.. Phelps, of New Jersey, opposthe
bill. Mr.. Willis, ofKentucky, expect to
vote for the bill Its opponents seed
that it was harmless measure snden
proceeded to pour out the vials oteir
wrath upon it. They denounced it,
THEY EPITHETED 1T,
they called it Trojan horse, they call i
Q trick. He believed that the bill had sn'
merit in it. He favored it, not becaR
vas harmless but because it took forVr'
step in settling the greatest problem ofh
age. Some legislation was necessary. q
the Committee on Labor had brought
the pending bill. iii needed amendmr
let the wisdom of Congress amend it; il
were harmless, let 1t be passed as
declaration that Congress felt the woes
the workmen. This hall had been call
the audience Of the nation. He had Sc
all the monopoly of the country here, a
when this organization Of the knights
Labor come, though their voice be but
whisper, as this bill was, for ore he Won
LISTEN TO AND HEED IT.
A few years ago the tonnage of Il
rivers and cansls and lakes Of the cou
try had been 100000 tons, to day 70
men in the Union held in their grasp al
controlled four times that amount. Tho
four men could reduce the wages of 8
900. Those four men, organized in the
own interest, could control an aggrega
capital of 5000, 100000. II the laborers
gsnized and asked Congress for the po
privilege OF being heard by peaceful s'l
iration, in the name Of Justice, in the nan
of equal rights, let their complaints
heard aud public opinion be invoked. ~
Mr.. 0'Neil, OF Missouri, declared th
the Knights Of Labor wers
IN FAVOR OF ARBITRATION.
he stood here appealing for law, for j
tice, and for right, for today the count
was almost on the verge Of volcsr
People standing idle andsQfsring fer To-
in the Vert on account of the strike, VIII
Constitutional cranks stood ouibbling
the floor of the House. He appealed
members to stand by the Committee
Labor, to vote down the amendments a
to put their heels on that class who cou
suggest nothing, who were obstructioni
and barnaclss on party, and who oug
to have better sense.
THE AMENDMENTS WERE ALL VOTED DOW
but the first section Of the bill modifi
in several particulars.
The committee then passed on to q &C
sideration OF the second section.
Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, NOV
to strike out 30 much OF the section
gives the board of arbitration power to {
minister osths, subpoena witnesses, &c
said that the eject 81 his motion would
~ mssta tie bill lees Objectionable oa cs
st;tnt;onal ~ grounS, Hs protested sgair
the passage of the bill, believing " ~ VA
grave and
NIGHT BE DANGEROUS MISTAKE.
he pleaded for higher Independence,
pleaded for nobler manhood, he plead
for an smpler liberty than that which W
found between the two lids OF o statu
book. In the name oflabor-for the blet
edest thing that ever crowned mankil
was the honest sweat Of an honest brow
in the name Of labor he protested sgaiI
this interference with progress and deep
than this he protested against class leg
lation. There was no labor as clsssi
this country. Let not Congress make
Let it not divide ell in
capital and labor. Let it not draw q q
viding lIue between fellow citizens. Ia Il
name, therefore,. of all laboring men |
protested against the bill. The probls
was being solved day BY Gay and hour |
hour. The time was coming when cApi:
and labor would find in
A PARTICIPATION OF PROFIT THE TRUE SOL
TIoN.
LIE. Congress distribute the burdens Of o
equally between labor and CO
ital. Let it make capital pay It's shsr
let taxation be reduced. There are