Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-05-08
THE EiGHT-HouR MOVE.

"~nersi Master workmsa rs-a~r,y ss
th~ hns<ht. cf L.bsr In Favsr Of th~
shorter Day. Bat at the ~aus- Rat. ~
Fay ne No~ Received for the H., NJ
Tea H"ur- MS rfsn for Securing ~.
SCEANrcS. Pa. MAY / I-ts~ne-al Mas
Ter Workman rouderiy og the Knights
q Lahsr was seen at his home ycs.er-
TAR ~ IMPORTER o; the United PreSS
The master workman had juss retnrnsa
FROM Baffalo. where he hai gone 70 as-
just labor differences Tie waS asks-l
hts views concerning the lahcr aemen-
s;ratlna In New York AMI ~l<~wherr ts,-
lay ani ~ erSs Statrd shat ae had
nothing 10 -ay and thar all such iHsor-
nation shoad osrne fFoa1 Mr.. ssomp.r~.
president q the Federation of I.ats~.
Under Nh9se assptres the dcmoastga-
sicn wcald b. held.
Mr.. fowierly said tha; ~ wouN al
aTrSs Labor meeting In jersey city
This eveniu<. a. Oh i-h time he woulI
Ar bis idsas concerning this great labor
moveIsnt Warming up ~ the subject
ne SAID that his position on this qu~s-
ton was too sell knosa ~ need expla-
nation- lie had alxAys favored an
eight-hosr laS. The Knights Of Labor
had aiso inaorsed IL adopting pream-
bic favoriuy j; ., the general assembly
in iSs. As he Understood Ii. tss-aav'S
demonstrations throughout the country
Sere 10 convince the pnhlic that the
labor element Vas really in favor Of
shorter hours for the toilers. IL had
been alleged BY many that the eight
eogr movement was simply for effect
AMI that the wo-kmen did no. really
favor :, After the Demonstration os
to-day IL was % 30 hoped that there
would b. No untrue charges OF this
/ kind
The movement 20 secure an eight
( hour law - an universal cne.- said Mr..
fOWteriy. and we are ali working
steadily for IT, Within the last few
I years ahout thirty Industries EMPLOY
ing labor have adopted IL. and still
Others have adopted the Rine-h0ar ~
ten In some instances wo-kueu ~
esived bat eight hoars' compensation
and in others they got ten hoar<' pay
{ sov eight hoHrS work. othsr Industries
I pay their s0Tknea ten hours' eompe n
sation tnr nine hoars' xork
The plaa which / Recommended 90
the general assembly xas tory-iucs the
hoars Of labor one-half hour each year
tall an eight-hogr system couli bs OBJ
tanned wlth ten hours pay. This has t....n
Z adopted By the tfnion Parir- Railroad
Z Company. ami In three years their men
uill b. working eight hours daily. I
believe that the Ame-iran Federatieu
( * t-zh-ss - ssas-nEFaEiag iss Sf-oFts IA
favor % the earpeatsrs Just nov. AMI Il
they sueceed It wiIi b. great gain q
lahor generally. The carpenters a-e
the largest class Of mechanics which
/ have membership in tho Federation
The eigarmakers are already working
+ en- the eigh.-hcur system. at least all
who are members Of the knights of La
b0r are.
You will see. eonclgded Mr.. Pow.
derby. that this cight-hoar law i 4
most righteOus enc when you renaemhs
that man can perform between ID.
hours q eight arI twelve in the morn
I ing more Labor With the implements ul
the present thaa two men coaId perform
Z in tao days Of ten hours e.rh With The
implements OF forty years ago Ths
{ Senius % the mechanic provided thh
/ l7bog- saving maebinsry. and il Is bu
I right that be Shoald share it, benefits
/ However. the solation of the Who'll.
T problem wiii come when the Iahorel
shares the profits % his toll y hs
wall b. then working for himself. he
can labor eight or ten hears as he MAJ
desire"