St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-11
DAVITT IS NOT IN IT.
Composition of the British
Royal Labor Commission
Is Given Out.
Lords, Lawyers, Liberals, La
Dor Agitators, Theorists
and Tories.
Justin Mccarthy Registers a
Kick on Behalf Of Par
nells Arch Enemy.
Scant Courtesy Is Paid the
1rishman's Objection by
Mr.. Speaker Peel.

LONDON, April 10--William Henry
Smith, the first lord of the treasury,
announced in the house of commons to-
day that the following gentlemen have
been appointed by the queen members
OF the royal labor commission, which
will inquire into the relations existing
between capital and labor and into the
cause of strikes and the best means
of preventing them: The Mar
quis of Harrington, Liberal-Union-
ist; Earl of Derby, Liberal
Unionist; the Right Hon. Sir
Michael HickS-Beach, Conservative,
member for Andover and chancellor of
the duchy of Lancaster; Right Hon.
Sir John E. Gorst. Conservative, mem
Der for Chatham and political secretary
of the India office: Right Hon. A. j.
Mundella, Liberal, member for Bright
side, Sheffield; Sir Robert NJ. Fowler,
Conservative, one of the members
for the city of London; Right Hon.
Leonard I'll. Courtney. Liberal
Unionist, member for Bodmin, Corn
wall; Sir Edward j. Harlan, Conserva-
tive, member for North Belfast; Mr..
Bolton, chairman of the Caledonian
Railroad company; William Gerald Bal
four Conservative, member for Central
Leeds; Jesse Ceilings, Liberal Union
isD, member for Bordesly, Birming-
ham; Thomas Burt. Liberal, member
for Morpeh. England; William Abra-
ham, Liberal, member for Rhondda,
Wales; Prof. Marshall; Sir w.
Lewis, manager of the Butte docks,
at Cardiff, Wales; Mr. Ismay, one of
the directors of the White Star Steam
ship company: David Dale; George
Llyesy Tunstall, prominent cotton
manufacturer; Samuel Plimsoll; Mr..
Madsley. an operative cotton spin
ner; Thomas Mann. the labor ag-
ltator; E. Drew, secretary of the
board OF concentration of the iron and
steel trades; Mr.. Healitt, manager of
the coal and iron company: Mr.. Tate,
manager of the Glasgow Trade council;
MIR, Austin, secretary Of the Irish Demo
cratic Labor Federation, and Sir Fred
erick Pollock, editor of the Law Quar-
terly Review, and the author of num-
Der of legal works.
When the announcement of the COM
position of the royal labor commission
had been made. 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 tor emitting Mr.. Oavitt's name.
The speaker, Sir Arthur WELLESLEY
Peel, refused to allow the motion to be
put to the house, declaring that it was
supported by only twenty-eight mem
berS. Thereupon, George Howell. adj
vanced Liberal member for the North
east division of Bethnal Green, gave
notice that he would call attention to
Mi. McCarthY's question and would
move resolution to the same effect
when vote was taken upon the expen-
SeS of the commissioners.
A close scrutiny of the personnel of
the commission confirms the belief that
the government does not intend to per-
nit
Hazardous Questions
as to the basic relations of labor and
capital to be considered. Roughly class
flied, capital has fourteen representa-
tlves and labor thirteen. Mr.. Smith
states that the commission will inveSti-
gate questions affecting relations be-
tween the employed and the employer.
and conditions of labor raised during
recent trade disputes, and would report
Oh the question whether legislation
could with advantage be directed to
remedy any evils disclosed. The Radi-
Gals and Labor members of the house of
commons are not satisfied They COM
plain that the list contains ONLY
six genuine labor representatives
against eleven large employers,
whilst the SumpathieS of the other mem
bers are on the side of capital. The
notable commission of agricultural
troubles, and the absence of allusion in
the terms of reference to the land cues
ton, stamp the commission as the Gre
alton of
Cabinet of Landlords.
Lord Harrington, who is notorious as
the chairman faineant' (he is noted
as actually having slept through pre-
ceedings, even while presiding) will do
anything to avoid trouble. Whatever
real work the commission accom-
plishes will fall upon Mr.. Dale,
an iron manufacturer and an able
captain of industry who is in full SYM
pathy with artisans, and Messrs. Mann
and Mawdsley, viewing the commission
as a whole, socialist fads have the
smallest chance of discussion. What
ever work is done will apply to imme-
date remedial legislation of a practical