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

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MIR. ALBERT PULITZER or THE MORNING.
JOURNAL,
and its proprietor, sent out word to senc
him written questions, to which he would
return written answers. The Questions
were sent, but the replies have not yel
/ been received.
MR.. L. GoDXIN, EDIToR-IN-CHTEF or THE
EVENING POST,
was asked; "Would you be in favor OF
the assembled workmen OF America de-
Gliding or making the labor day eight hours
from and after May l2''
g.; impossible, the time from now
till then Is too short, they should have
proposed II earlier"
r.: "The Federation Of Trades and
Labor Unions have proposed II for over
year, did you know that?"
! G.: ''No.n
r.: "At any rate, are you against re-
duclng the working hoursSn
g.: "Thereby wages would be also re-
duced. | am emphatically against all
compulsion. | am In favor OF everyone
fixing his own time. fix.my own time,
and | would not allow anyone to make
regulation for me-"
r.. "But YOU must remember that
there are about a million of workmen out
of employ in the United States, and that
by the reduction of hours these men
would have employment and bread.
Don't you think If such bad fortune pre-
walls, so that million Of Americans are
suffering, the people and the legislatures
should give reliefr'
G.; at is not the business OF a
government to provide employment for
anybody; government that interfered in
such a way would very soon collapse"
r.; "But there is already an eight
hour law for public employees"
g.; eyes. they are very small num-
ber There is no man in the whole world
that could run an industrial government;
the man is not born.v
r.: care you, on principle, against
the reduction Of labor hours?''
G.: at would take too much time TO
set forth my principles, but will repeat
that am against all compulsion, whether
1t originates with labor organizations or
with the government"
r.; "Should you prefer thieves like
Jay Gould and his associates regulating
the trade and labor institutions of the
country in place of nationally organized
labor institutions and officials scienti-
iically educated in the laws OF political
economy"
g.: al am no supporter of jay Gould,
but you are going little too far. have
no time to discuss such problems come
again when ] have more time"
MIR. b. GOODWIN OF THE COMMERCIAL AD-
YERTIZER
was not aware of there being az edera-
ton of Trades and Labor Unions, and, of
course, could not know anything of the
proposed reduction to eight hours on
May |. He would not, therefore, COM
init himself to an opinion on the question
because he had not had it under CON
slderation. The quintessence OF all that
he would permit himself to say was that
each workman should arrange with the |
the boss how long he would work, and
that In any case IL was disgraceful to |
compel boss to cut down hours: which |
must inevitably decide whether contracts
could be completed or not.
MIR OSWALD oFFENDoRFER, PUBLISHER |
oFTHE NEW YORKER sTAATs-zEIrUNG
was in his private office when the reporter !
called on him.
H. "What are your views about the |
trades movement for the LIST Of Mey?n
u; "lou mean the introduction of the |
eight-hour day? My opinion is that the |
movement already shows strength, and, |
i i on, IL VIII by degrees assume greater
Importance, but think the thing cannot
stroke" '"e
iou?" 0PAn
o.: "There is category of trades
those for instance in which controcss
nave been closed on the ten-hour hasis
IN which an eignt-hours day could NOT he
adopted suddenly. Then there are in
dustries In which season work rules. and
winch products are saleable at certain
times, and which must be pro-
duced as rapidly as possible
In this sort Of business the reduced
worklng day will be hard M
auoptloh, for, as already said, 'the sea-
son is very short. Then again we have
tne building trades, in which think high
wages are more important than short
hours, on account Of the men being ma.
pie TO work the year through.
n What DO you think Of the eight
noHr Jay as II affects society at largeP,
~ 'Ine lntuenceican only be benea-
.lai, especially for the working classes.
Work-people will get more leisure ,ime,
nor Is 1t at all implied that the WORKING {
nhah should, as some people think. sit ~
noine ana read; he can spend His tine '
Win MS family, and see to the brinoino |
up oil his children. l have given the eIgb3 I
hours TO my employees in the Stats lei. I
lug some OF them would prefer to WORK I
me I extra daily hours, and then to have > {
nay on each week. They can arranea I
matters TO their liking, but | should ike
- DC informed on the matter SO thar 7 l
,pulu put up new frames and make some /
'nnnses IN the gas business" '
H.; 'Willth Staats-Zeituns indorso 4h, d
light hours?" 'n"orse Inc /
~; YES, in principle we do it already. t
my II is evident it can't be done ali a. a
'nce, ana that in certain trade denart' c
ueu's some precautions must be taken ), t
,ho -. GEN. MEYER,
vno knows something of the practico1 t
Sulhlngs OF federation, since his three Il
'apers were hoycotted, said; msb t' ~ y
itions.n ~ unuer con- q
A. a., What conditlons?n o
~ wei, you see-under conditions - II
=, ne rolled cigar into shane "P,nt 81
!" n | 20 s,6 consider this an interview?p u' h
-, ~ .oi course it is. l shall sal down 81, 81
Inc general thought little ana tbon ei
S ieas uI1erance to selection Of profound u
le . nc thought the 'qittle MANI ,yonid Ia
run down hv fba MN 1851 Moulu l.,