Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-11
EIGHT HOURS.
Vote Contrary Views of Capitalists
who Feed on IabOr's Blood.

who Feed on Iabor's Blood.
@"i''uel "olnPerH mas tohtflDuted an
article to last Sundays issue Of the
MOiuiHq JOurH0L in which he gives
,,,ol,or or shnrr oytroo,, c.n,, tLo
''' ''"' '''o
many '''''7 'Il'l' ID Ie7'loi'V Oh the
American Federation Of Labor, he lately
received from prominent politicians
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ana business men IN reply TO the follow
ing inquiries;
..'First, should the working people of
our country be required to work more
was. "Uan1,'J ''U ,,Io ,l "%2 j.;
ion, be the effect Of the general rodnr.
tion uf the hours of lahnr tn ei,ht nor
day upon the manhood iudrurndencn
and citizenship of our ueoulp p
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lFeHideIiI harrison writes through
Private Secretary llalforl as follows:
"The President directs me to ,cl,no,,I
pagp the recent nf vour lpttnr If thn 81
urt and ia sav that'it has had his atlen,
ton, You viii find in his public
hpeeCh'S, both IN the Senate and in can
yasSe8, iuIl and frank expression Of
his views upon the questions you pro-
pound to HIM, lie has not hesitated to
give ms mimi to the public upon these
very important matters. In his present
relation to the public service you will
see the improperly Of him making any
further statement, inaSmuCh as it is
possible that some OF the subjects con-
nected with the labor question may
come before him for his official action"
VIEWS OF L. S. SENATOR'S.
Senator George +, Iioar, of Worces
fer. Mass. saws,
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and mechanical OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES n'"i,,' "I't IKE u;
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Replies expressing substantially the
same opinions were received from the
following United States Senators: vii.
liam f. Chandler and II. w. Blair of
Ne" hampshire James lngalIS OF Ran
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VIEWS OF CONGRESSMEN.
In the lower house Major Mckinley.
Chairman of the Committee of Ways
and Means, expressed himself as fol-
lows:
IL believe in eight hours constituting
IA days work. have long held this
view, ana nav more than eNeraXpresscd
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VIEWS OF PROFESSIONAL MEN.
The Professors are somewhat divided
in opinion, us BELTS infallble oracles. 4
good majority. however, are in favor of
eight hours.
Literary men are emphatic in their
advocacy of a shorter d ay for manual