Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-06

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m. dlscnssion, completed. Those who
4 ctzgiIk u nlews Of all who have con.
A % rad w .,,mnosium should not miss an
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~ raoMas A. ARMSTRONG.
,.,ropr Is editor OF inc National
n M llsey n PIT sburg, Pa, ana slrohg
y sIV II ne wukingmen
'T'' ',o Y. assuredly in favor Of an
Il Y ! NV NV, WORK day. For a time 1t will
'.a s,sdlv increase the cost Of produc.
oS'. ,hat matter Will regulate itself
~ ne introduction of the ten
~ ,sm The most important rea-
], me M reduction Of the hours Of
~ !, The need Of workingmen for
,a,sure for Intellectual and
'a ,,nrroyement. The condition
NJ % laboring man at the
wy fine is from bad to worse
W. ,,o ' worse to bad again. The causes
WV a,sseut Industrial distress may be
II m as usury of money, usury OF
.s s q and usury of land.
non. WILLIAM MALONE.
q v.houe Is United states. sena or from
! railroad engineer and president
= weeks ago made a report to
sssd states senate from the COM
an education and labor upon the
q ~ and memorials of workmen, la
md mechanics Of Philadelphia,
3 york and Brooklyn, who asked for
,,sspe Of a law TO pay the claims of
who have been employed more
4 sIrht hours upon government work,
4 oIstion Of the eight-hour law.
8 scommittee made careful investi-
y into the conduct of the officers of
4 oserr,aent who have had charge Of
\ entitled to the benefits intended to
8onierred by the eight.hour law, and
& |, That since the time of its passage
a law had been disregarded, evaded
"A violated. As early as 1863, six
q Is after the passage OF the law, 1t
&iruored by the officers of the govern
\ Complaints were made and a
smatlon was issued by President
h on the 10th of May, 1869, directing
upon government works should
|Enployed not more than eight hours a
q ana that there should be no re-
Ian in their wages on account
&he reduction of the hours Of
\ For a little afterwards the law
.enforced, but very soon the officers
h government returned to the old
Nice, and in May, 1872, President
IA was compelled toS issue another
|Iamation to the same effect. In that
4congress passed another law requir-
Nhe accounting officer of the treasury
q; employers all sums withheld from
4 BY reason Of the reduction of wages
OF the reduction of hours
n the time intervening between the
be Of TIE eight-hour law and the
) Of the presidents proclamation.
N this act the not many claimants
II paid, but u considerable number
" ROT paid, and their claims still re-
y on file in the departments.
Il blu which we recommend
passage declares that the men who
ed more than eight hours ought to
&hextra for the time they were so
8oyed. am d thorough believer in
ght-hour law, and l think it should
enforced by the government.
wer 1t has been enforced under my
yaton, ii has been successful, and
tthink that the additional cost of
Hnental works is enough to take into
dention. The government ought
an example to private employers to
y y aud just and generous with their
and as long as | have vote in con-
L shall be cast for the benefit of
3fngmen.
HON. HENRY L. DAWES.
Dawes was member of the house from
elusetts from lSio to 1850, since when he
Per amember OF yhe senate
pied in the house of representatives
IA enactment of the eight-hour law
ANY, and have supported it on all
flons since when it has been up for
sslon. was upon the appropriations
ellt'ee and aided in procuring an ap-
lauon for the payment of all EN-
NJ Oh the government to whom the
Nappned, for all extra hours beyond
A CURED eight hours. OF course |
y not have taken This position with
&c 10 the law had | not been of
~ That 1t would in the end prove
trial, both TO the employer and the
Pc. In the long run a real benefit
Will always be benefit to the
ana there cannot long continue
Msonlsm between employer and
ny which will not work harm to
present troubled condition of the
.ns between employer and employee
~. awaken anxiety in all earnest
what is the true remedy, it
~ my opinion, be rash for anybody
cmpl 10 formulate In exact words.
iuugment, different remedies must
lieu IN different sections aud under
lefent conditions which necessa-
~ "a the great variety of employ
anu Investments OF capital by the
,sr' can hardly think that any
as sl9,ie rule applicable to all exist
uuluons will be q solution of the
\ Nv When both employer and en-
'asli better understand each others
aug De ready to recognize each
=. usVessIties some real advance
M, 9een made. One cause of the
~ mas been the distance which has
Altherto between the EMPLOYER
p pay, each knowing little Of the
1 1ray anything from per-
s .iu%SIcourse--and each los
b sisn. OF the interest
S'nef 10 their eagerness for the adj
q N w ~ o. personal profit. In some
T ~ pioyment profit-sharing must
sy 10 much toward overcoming
Il s ,asSe and making community OF
n ~ :, ~ erest. In other kinds OF
-Sn' TINS principle win not be APP
,p paoiie mind now is generally
NJ J"Al0s arbitration. lam hopeful
MI NJ sood IN the present condition
i IN VII come from will
M !, Do.a sldes to submit to the
ra ~. o,hers differences that can
+ Y svtslled without permanent
q ~ sssol.ratlon created, in state mat
.,ta s state legislature, and in mat
/ Iln,.lt,n g TO Interstate commerce
= Am, ,5a oates will, in my opinion,
+ lor sn. ~ oaards Of arbitration Sc
sViel cases. I look, however,
snd confidence to the en-