The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09

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shorter hay. osut - the same Rate 81
Fay ~ Now Received for ttse Hay 0
Ten Hours Ills Plan for earring u.
SCRANTON, Pa. May I. ~General Mas
ter Workman Powdcrly u the knights
Of Labor Was seen At his home yestcr'
day BY a reporter u the United Press,
The master workman had just returned
from Buffalo. whore he had gone To adj
Just labor differences. lie was asked
his views concerning the labor demon.
stration In New York and elsewhere TO
day. and az first stated that he had
nothing 70 say and hat all such infor'
nation should come from Mr.. Gompcrs,
president o. the Federation Of Labor.
under whose auspices the dcmonstra-
tion would be held.
Mr.. Powderly said that he would adj
dress q labor meeting In Jersey City
this evening. at which time he would
air his ideas concerning this great labor
movement. Warming up to the subject
he said that his position on this qu.s
ton was TOO well known to need expla-
nation. lie had always favored an
eight-hour law. The knights OF Labor
had also indorsed II. adopting a pream-
BILE fayoring il at the general assembly
in ISIS. As he understood il. to-day's
demonstrations throughout the country
were TO convince the public that the
labor element wa really in favor OF
shorter hours for the toilers. II had
been alleged by many that the eight
hour movement was simply for effect.
and that the workmcn did not really
favor IL. After the demonstration OF
to-day IL was to BE- hoped that there
would be no untrue charges Of this
kind.
The movement TO secure an eight
hour law i an universal one. said Mr..
Powdcrly. and we are all working
steadily for it. Within the last few
years about thirty Industries employ
ing labor have adopted it. and still
Others have adopted the ninc-hour sys-
tenn. In some instances workmen re-
ceiyed but eight hours compensation
and in Others they got ten hours pay
Tor eight hours work. Other industries
pay their workmen ten hours mpcn
sation for nine hours work.
The plan which | recommended to
the general assembly was toreducc tho
hours Of labor one-haIf hour each year
till an eight-hour system could be OBJ
tanned with ten hours pay. This has been
adopted by the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. and in three years their men
will be working eight hours daily. I
believe hat the American Federation
OF Labor Is concentrating its efforts in
favor OF the carpenters just now. and il
they q 1t will be a great gain 10
labor generally. The carpenters are
the largest class OF mechanics which
membership in the Federation.
cigarmakers are ALREADY working
the eight-hour system: at least all
who are members of the Knights OF La
Dor are.
You will See" concluded Mr.. Pow
Derby, that this eight-hour law is q
nos righteous one when you remember
that q man ~ perform between he
Of eight and twelve in tho morn
ing more labor with the implements OF
the present han two men could perform
in two days Of ten hours each with the
implements Of forty years ago. The
genius Of the mechanic provided this
labor- saving machinery. and il Is but
that he should share its benefits.
the solution Of the whole
problem will come when the laborer
the profits Of his toll. As he
will be then working for himself. he
labor eight or ten hours as he may