The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-22
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the explosion that she died last night.
Her husband was also badly burned try
ing to save her, but be will recover.
"a SOP TO CERBERCs."
LONDON, Feb. 16.-John Burns, the
organizer of the great dock strike and
leader of the English proletariaus, was
interviewed to-day with regard to his
opinion on trades unionism and sristo-
cratic concession. He said:
am socialist TO the bone and lcok
upon the concessions that the emperor
of Germany has been making to the dem
ocracy in the same light as | view the
charitable contributions of wealthy
Epgiishmen TO the dock strikers, as mere
ly ''sop to Cerberus."
But what do you believe will be the
effect2
The effect will be quite different. In
my OPINION these CONCESSIONS will but
whet the appetite of the working classes
and increase their discomfort with the
existing order of things. Monarchy must
either assimilate itself to the people or It
must fall. / CONSIDER that No man has
right to use his individual liberty to the
detrimcnt of the standards of his class.
Therefore no man has right to refuse to
pay his trade union dues any more than to
pay his taxes. l look upon orderly aglta-
tion as challenge to the world.
What do you believe will be the result
of the eight-hour agitation2
The eIght-hour agitation has already
extended TO Australia and will go farther
in time. Working overtime is not favor
ed by trade unionlsts, who are strongly
against it. Some unions even go 30 far
as to propose to make their members for
felt their overtime. Overtime means
that some one is deprived ofwork, and is
liable to come on the sick fund. What q
man gains by overtime goes in at the
spigot and out at the bung. Brain work
is not SO monotopous az manual labor.
For instance, the work of clerks is the
hardest in the world, but not physically
exhausting or subject to such degrading
discipline.
What do you expect to accomplish by
the May day mceting2
The London May day meeting will he
the biggest demonstration ever sten.
The trades council that controls London
meetings also governs Liverpool, Glas
gov. Manchester, Dundee, Birmingham
and other large towns. speak In Lon
don, but have never yet made penny
by my words written or spoken. am
reproached with making capital for my
SELF All get Is 60 a week, and 81 for
my expenses in serving in the London
county council, much less than earned
when employed at Hoes printing machine
works.
What about Lord Headly's scheme2
Lord Headly's gay society really
means lot Of Jail birds who go out in
the morning to look for work and pray to
God that they may not find it.
What effect is it likely to have?
None. 1t is nothing but an attempt |
to introduce the Pinkerton detective
system into England and effete IS we
may be here, England would not stand
such system for twelve hours without
tloodshed.
But the Americans stand it?
Yes; but in America labor is not so |
we'll organized as in England. Americans |
allow wire pullcrs to boss them IN the |
interest of one or the other of the hig |
parties. In five years from now Ameri |
can labor will be properly organized and
then it will use politicians, instead of |
being used by them.
Why don't you go to America your |
self TO give them your ideas?
We'll, have an invitation from the |
Federation of Labor to lecture in the /
states, and hope to be able to accept. |
What effect had the great dock strike2
A very great one. l estimate the dock
strike brought 100000 recruits to the
labor unions, reduced the hours Of work
for 80 per cent. OF them and increased
wages 30 per cent. The moral and politl-
cal effect will be enormous at the next
election for parliament, which will be
determined by the labor question.
CALIFORNIA NEWS ITEMS.
SAE FRAHcIsco, Feo. 17.-.On January
Is and ID a moderate gale was cxperi-
snced at Apia, Samoa; The barometer
gave timely notice, and the United
States steamer adams and the German
cruiser ALerandriene went to sea to es
cape. The Adams ran ieeward and
In Pago Pago, which being a
perfectly landlocked harbor, surrounded
IN all sides by high mountains, afforded
security. The ALerandrine weathered
he storm on Monday and Tuesday night
1t sea. and experienced very bad weather.
4 bark and several small schooners re- j
NAMED at anchor in Apia, and had no
'ifticulty in riding out the gale. The
Experience of the last hurricane IN March {
las demonstrated the necessity of leaving
his harbor On the approach of bad t
weather..
THE BLOCKADE DIMINISHING.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 17-There was :
'ut little change on the Oregon line to- /
ay, though what there was brought =
pening Of tine line nearer. TIE blockade
t tunnel 8, near Delta, is yet all that h
,terferes with the operation of the road :
orth to Ashland, and passengers and
ght freight are still being transferred :
here. An order was issued to-day from
lie general freight Office to receive grocer
8 and provisions for all points on the o
ne as far north ds Ashland, and sll other ;,
eight for points as far as Delta. =
Assistant General Superintendent Pratt q
cisimed another mile in Cow creek to- A
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Y05fsa sALTMARsH DYING. a,
ALBANY, Feb. fS.-George Saltmarsh, p
ho attempted suicide las, night by shoot d.
q himself in the head with revolver. III