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other par, of the United States as entitled
20 no more consideration than the beasts OF
the field" 1t does look as if there was no
lack of monumental Cheek on the part Of
those who asked such a favor az this very
moment when the Chinese must go is on
the national tongue, so to speak. There
was mo- propriety in such a request in a city
Astounding in halls large enough to accom-
MEDIATE thousands who may desire 70 engage
i'm the mazes of the dance for sweet charity
sake
The prayer of Chaplain Milburn in the
Hou- of Representatives on Saturday Gre
ated a sensation and was characterized by
at least one member as 'incendiary.' Here
il is. and it is one of a series Of inyocatons
90 least unique:
GIVE ear, Oh God of Jacob, and awaken
us 90 see the danger which threatens the
civilized world-a revolution more tremen-
dous than any of which history tells, IN
which the scenes of the Reign OF Terror
NAV be enacted i'm every capital of Europe
and America. For long the few have mas
tered the many, because they understood the
open secret-the tools 90 them that can use
them but now the many have learned the
secret of organization, drill and dynamite.
Rouse the rich of the world to understand
that the time has come for grinding, selfish
monopoly to- cease, that corporations may
yet souls I'm them with Justice, honor, con-
science aud human kindness. Teach the
rich men Of this country that great fortunes
are lent them by Thee for other purposes
than tO build and decorate palaces, 20 found
private collections of art, TO stock wine cell
lars. Co keep racing studs and yachts and
the company of hostlers, grooms and joe
KEYS. booksellers and bOokmakers. Teach
them. oh God, that it is Thee who has CIV
en- them power 20 get these fortunes, that
it Is Coz prove them, 20 know what Is IN their
hearts. whether they viii keep Thy COM
maudments or no, and that those command
ments are Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with AN thy heart and thy nelgh0or us
thvselt' III the rich men of our land keep
these commandments the poor will follow
the example and We, 40 least, will be saved
from the days of trbulation that are arc o ia9'
coming ON all the world. Help us, o Cod,
and save u.s.
OF course the newspapers are making the
most OF the sensation interviewed con
corning it the Reverend gentleman said he
had uo single Congressman i'm his thought,
but rather was addressing himself to the
Natiouw It about equals the remark of a
Boston newspaper concerniuga prayer there
that eft was the most eloquent prayer
ever addressed to a Boston audience
It j., affirmed that a greater number of
building permits have been granted in
Washington this Spring than ever before,
but that the hope of the erection of many
buildings is dashed by the recent action of
the trades I'm fixing upon eight hours for
days work instead of ten as heretofore.
The fear is baseless, because the additional
cost. twenty per cent, of labor does not lead
To- the conclusion that the cost of a house
will be twenty per cent additional To IL
lustra-e: Take, for example. house 20 be
built. costing say six thousand dollars. The
actua. price of the labor employed in build
ine it. nc ten working hours a day, is about
one thousand dollars. 10 reduce the hours
of labor by two. that IS to say, twenty per
cent. without reducing the amount paid
per hour, would add twenty per cent, not to
the total cost of building, but TO the one
Item of labor. Ina other words the reduc-
tiou of the hours of labor without CORES
poudug reduction of pay would, in a SIX
thousand dollar house, make the total cost
thereof six thousand TWO hundred dollars
and not seven thousand two hundred dol
lars. The labor which now costs one thou
sand dollar, win, after May /, cost twelve
hundred dollars. and this additional sum of
two hundred dollars is all the extra cost
involved I'm the trades movement. There
fore. we apprehend that the person who
proposed 90 build six thousand dollar
house win mo-; be deferred Jheretrom by the
additional cost of only $500 The outlook,
accordingly, Is not so dark.
In the United Senate, Monday, Che bin
to increase the strength of the army was
further discussed In the House q number
of bills pertaining TO the labor difficulties