, 1891-08-05

The Action OF the Board on the Mini
mum Scale Supported by Banker Gage.
The Joint Labor Committee Gets out
Some Important Circulars.
Especial Correspoudenoe.l
The Worlds fair directors have re-
fused to grant the important demands
of the Joint labor committee of Chicago.
The minimum scale of wages, the rule
considered the most important, is ut
terly ignored. Arbitration and an eight
hour workday are conceded, not because
the labor committee asked them or with
any idea of recognizing it. but rs a mat
ter of ~expediency. The labor committee,
greatly dissatisfied, has issued a mani
festo to the general public, a petition to
the president of the United States and a
circular to the workingmen Of the
world, to which the signature of Mayor
Washburne is attached. The manifesto
sets forth the action of the Worlds fair
directors in severe terms.
1t declares that as the fixed scale of
wages has been refused, as all work up
to the present time has been done at non
union prices, by n~onunion men. working
nonunjon hours, and as further work is
being let to contractors whose reputa-
ton warrants the presumption that it
Will all be done under the same system,
1t is apparent the promoters of the great
Columbian exhibition do not intend to
recognize the rights of labor any further
nan tney VIII be actualy compelled to-
and the manifesto calls on all unions for
a deeper interest, n closer cementing of
the bonds of fellowship and a strength
ening of organization in every srade
Inc rules concerning arbitration
snort hour WORKING days are very easily
eVaaeo, ana Judging by the spirit AZ
reaoy SHOWN by those who VIII directly
employ labor no doubt Will be II pos
sipIe'
Inc petitlon 10 the president ASKS ms
innuence ana interference IN favor OF
iaoor during the progress oil a WORK
"nlcn possesses a national interest
Inc circular asks laDorers every Wnere
10 refrain from giving up olner PosluuhS'
70 come 70 ChlcaSo ior employment as,
at the best there VIII De ont " snort
Term OF Pleh1liul Work ahu GOO WAGES,
anu bhata rush OF workers 70 TINS CITY AZ
TIM "hen the unions are tI9'iB oS"
oue Ue.Vef Terms WIN JeoP''L4e '"e
genera interests OF iaoor every "nere'
~ L ooaru OF ulreStoI7 are Lusn w
are hno"n % % tuuen. Oh inuustIi"l
questions anu irlenas 10 iaoor' anu II 10
asurpIlse 70 some tnat THESE u''n Noteu
asahss NJ nAeu sTaie % "'sSs' Aulons
'ueh 10 Lyman - H"so' 'no o"nNel
VIM says substance:
Wouiu oe unwIse 70 eStaolsh "
49, P!o'o
amy ~ tu9 4a'Gie' ~ ~ mPossiupe'
WHEN Puoiio Oouy o. any hinu peHlhs
70 ueine "nat Ainu q arIanseInens
ehah oe ihaue pct"een PFiNaIe inulFiu-
81 ~ " enipioy "tu o'nei pr
aVe u"' "nO want 70 Oe oin-
PiOSeu' % ueoiHe JUST Wneie 'heiF aroi-
al interference ought 70 supp 9uch
u nhsh' PioFV Lhors Injurious June
morAihS oiass III lhe emu nan p~ehenclal
II oohtraots etWee employers anu
nPiOSeu are ot" personal nature anu
1t ls dangerous ior puonc ooaruS 10 en-
ueaFor 70 resulate tnenh-
In answer inns sentiment inc leao-
~ ihehoeIs u lne Joihs COMMITTEES say;
Inc ooaru Is using pnonc money; IL
VIM nave .ne uisouhsnso hiiHions
" uoiiars oeiohBihs 70 the PeoPie' COL
ieS0eu ny compulsory taAation' those
Mno aOo nave an interest n inns money
~ eone ign W say W Mnolh ~ snaH
DC gwen anu unuer "hat co~huitiohs'
tnat tne contracts uhder Whlch WORK on
II al Brouhus ~ 70 oe Periorheu uo
no1' therefore, parIahe o. u private ousl-
ness nature put nav more OF aPnonG
character, anu IN then the claims OF an
0onceIneu shouiu oe uuly cohs'uereu'
9tll tne OPINIONS expressed against inc
nAeu scaie' come from as nhhhy "hoihNor
the pest interests OF LABOR as from inter
esteu capitalists "A prominent man Ill
ihuustrlal circles 'DeiieVes the members
Oh the iaoor committee care niue about
the RUE Delhg auopteu except IN 50 tar aS
u VIII eSIaOilsn precedent Ia
por as an organized Doly goes 10 a leSis-
azure win a demand ior legal regula-
iion Oh " hOuFS ana condltlons' II
"u pom W u'S'sloh . tle "oriu
iaii ooaiu-a oouy . men VINO must OF
neosi'y 10 un7in'eies'eu anu wise anu
linus eiaini st,ohB au'hoIIy ior the Jus
,ioe Vi tuetf ~ Due snp'iu such
Jaws ever pe passeu they Womb hecessi-
laoe otheI fesulalVns' anu 'hese more
ye1' until tnere wouIu De so nam stump
tuaIy iaws as eNehuualty 70 interfere
Win al tne Personal acIlons Vi Tue Whole
.Nass VI iaooieis' 10 was III case ~ rug
ianu years "neh SUCH 'eHiS'"'oh
was at.einp1eu.
Anoiher criIiclsh ny " spncere iaoor
% , mat on PeoPie w pe-
neye al iaoof 10 eSetui 'uu 'lal tne
ne ,prcb ra+,rn ne +ba emma axerti,r