The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-24
FIenr nouN %M0YhMENE.

A W~OIklugmGn VINO objects to John Jar
rsuIs View on the Situation.
To he EdtOEet he intelligence.
SIR:-In your issue Of the 4th instant
you printed an article from the pen Of
John jarrett, ex.President Of the ANAL
vamated Association OF Iron and Steel
Workers, in which he stated positively
that "ths agitation OF the eight hour work
day ia aimed directly at the root Of the
evil" referring to starvation wages,
| beg to differ from the learned labor
leader and am really surprised that a
gentleman OF such experience would ad.
yecate any such doctrine. He acknowl-
edged in the Aforesaid article that the
Workmen are their own most bitter enc
mics, and l will quote from his article,
for fear the reader will not believe 1t. He
saws: "The adoption Of this policy Tree
competition in manufactured goods)
makes every workman his own worst
enemy and the worst kind Of An oppressor.
BY it the poor sewing girl has been re-
duCed to starvation wages and every class
Of labor brought down to the lowest
level"
Now does the gentleman, for n In
stance, suppose that the eight hour move
ment will relieve this "iree competitionT'
II he does no certainly looks at the aitua'
ton through a very peculiar light.
Does he suppose that the workiHgmen
will be willing to pay twenty-five percent
more for what he eats and wears, simply
tn have his working hours reduced one.
fourth?
The whole status Of his position (AIr.
Jarrett's) is beyond the pale Of any sensl-
bio man,
Do not misunderstood me. am not
an advocate Of long and oppressive work
ing hours, but | am in favor, like the ma
iority Of working people, OF fair and just
dealing.
The "eight hour move" may be all right,
but before 1t was preached, other interests
OF far more vital interest should have been
acted upon.
Labor organizations should be- periectly
organized and it's leaders-men OF sound
discretion, not rAbid AnarchiSts-so that
they could control the members andseCure
the respect OF all law abiding citizens.
Mr.. jarrett asserts that the knights OF
Labor organization Ia the strongest in the
world and necessarily u perfect one. Does
he or any other man think that any or
ganization can secure the respect OF law
abiding citizens and act as they did In the
Southwest. What attention was paid by
the members to the orders oil their highest
OFFICIALLY
II laboring mon cannot be controlled
by the highest officer Of their ~organiza.
ton then they never will succeed in the
great undertaking for which the ~oTganizl-
ton was adopted,
The great cry about eight hours Is that
1t will give employment to all idle labor.
Does Mr.. Jarrett or any OF the other great
labor agitators think that this great Coun-
try Of ours would ever be fully employed
Never, 30 long as our seaports IRE open
to free immigration.
II labor is ever again to be paid for at
the same ratio as former years the assoCia.
tons must bring such q pressure to bear
on Congress that an act will be passed
prohibiting the immigration to this Coun.
try oil European labor for q certain period
Of years.
1t is a well known fact that the Euro.
pcan countries ship all their paupers and
outcasts to our fair country, and these very
outCasts are the ones who are now cutting
the heart blood out Of some OF Americas
proudest descendants.
Lsboring men think Of this, and let
your whole strength be thrown into the
breach; perfect your organization and Sc.
cure the passage OF an act by Congress
prohibiting immigration. When such an
act Is passed then and only then will you
be able 10 dictate good and wholesome
terms to monopolists. COLONEL D.