The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-11
ENGLAND'SLABOR BOARD
ITS MEM5sRs alps ANNOUNCED
BY THs QUEEN.

Its Makeup Not satisfactory to the
Toilers-Cepltal Has Fourteen Repre-
eentatives on II and Labor Thirteen.
The Three Men Who VIII Do the
Bulk of the Work.
LONDON, April 10.-William Henry
Smith, first lord Of the treasury, announced
in the House of Commons to-day that the
following gentlemen had been appointed by
the queen members Of the royal labor com
mission, which will inquire into the relas
tions existing between capital and labor,
and into the cause OF strikes, and the test
means preventing them: The Marquis of
Harrington Qiberal-unionistl, the Earl Of
Derby liberal-unionist), Rt. Hon. Sir
Michael Hicks Beach (conservativel, menu
ber from Andover and chancellor OF the
duchy OF Lancaster; Rt. Hon. Sir
John Z. Gorst Conservative, member
for Challam and political secretary of the
India office; Rt. Hon. A. J. Mundella
QiberaD, member for Bright side, Sheffield /;
Sir Robert N. Fowler conservative,
one of the members for the city of London
Rt Hon. Leonard II. Courtney liberal
unionist), member for Bodmin, Cornwall
Sir Edward J. Harlan Conservative, mem
Der for North Belfast; Mr.. Bolton,
chairman of the Caledonian Railroad Com
pany; William Gerald Balfour (oonserva-
tive), member for Central Leeds; Jessie
Collins Qiberal unionistl member for Bordes-
ley, Birmingham; Thomas Burt QiberaD
member for Morpeth, England; William
Abraham liberaD, member for Rhondda,
Wales; Prof Marshall Sir w. Lewis, man
ager Of the Butte docks at Cardiff, Wales
Mr. IsmRy, one of the directors of
the White Star Steamship Company
David Dale, George Livesey Funstal, a
prominent manufacturer; Samuel Plimsoll,
MIR. Modesley, a cotton spinner; Thomas
Mann, the labor agitator; Il. Drew secre.
tary of the board of counoilation of the
| iron and steel trades; Mr.. Hewlett, manager
Of the Wigin Coal and Iron Company: Mr..
T6it, chairman of the Glasgow trade couu-
Gil; Mr.. Austin, secretary Of the Irish
Democratic Labor Federaton Sir Fred
erick Pollock, editor Of law Of the Quarterly
ReUieio aud author of a lumber OF legal
works.
TIE OMISSION OF DAvrTT.
When the announcements Of the compost
tion of the commission had been made in
the House of Commons Justin Mccarthy
moved to adjourn in order that he might
call attention to what he said was a matter
of urgent public importance-the omission
OF Michael Davitt's name from the list Of
those who composed the commission. Mr..
Mccarthy said that he wanted to know
what the reasons were for omitting Mr..
Davitt's name. Speaker Peel refused TO
allow the motion to be put to the
House, declaring that 1t was supported by
| only Uwenty,eiRht members. Thereupon
, George Howell advanced liberal), member
| for the Northeast division of Bethnal
| Green, gave notice that he would call atten-
tion to Mr.. MeCarthy's question, and would
move q resolution to the same effect when a
| vote was taken upon the expenses OF the
commissioners.
MAKEUP OF THE COMMISSION.
Close scrutiny of the personnel Of the
| labor commission confirms the belief that
| the government does not intend to permit
| hazardous questions as 20 quasi relations OF
labor aud capital to be considered. Roughly
classified, capital has fourteen representa-
| tiyes and labor thirteen. The House Of Com
mons listened with excited interest to the
exposition of the scope of the commission's
| inquiry. MIR. Smith, stated that the COM
| mission would investigate the question af-
| fecting the relations between employer and
| employe, and the conditions of labor raised
| during the recent trade disputes, and would
report on the question whether legislation
could with advantage be directed to remedy
any Ol LILO 6Nlln ulSClOoou
| Naturally, in the lobby, opinions
and criticisms on the commission widely
differed. The unionists argued that the
| scope is wide enough to embrace every
point in the labor controversy and that the
members Of the commission were impair.
italy chosen, irrespective Of social rank or
political position, having special fitness to
deal with the subjects to be considered.
LABOR MEMBERS DISSATISFIED.
| The radicals and labor members of theHouse
of Commons are not satisfied. They com
plain that the list contains only six genuine
| labor representatives, against eleven large
| employers, whilst the sympathies OF the
| other members are on the side of capital.
| The notable omission of any reference tc
| the agricultural troubles, and the absence
| of an allusion in terms Of reference
to the land question. stamp the
commission as the creation of q
| cabinet of landlords. Mr.. Davitt's
presence among the representatives would
! have been a burdensome anomaly. Mr..
| Mann wants Lord Harrington to divide the
commission into five committees, each to
have a section OF the scope OF inquiry, 80
as to expedite the final report. Lord Har-
| tington, who is notorious as chairman
faineantp (he is noted as actually having
slept through the proceedings, even while
prssiding), will do anything to avoid
| trouble