Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-26
SENATOR rlrfLws rIAN.


Oaly a few days more and our nation.
al Legislators anu government officials
will have TO deal with the industrial
army problem In some practical way.
II Ia supposed that about 10000 men
from all parts Of the country are now
convcfglng upon Washington and the
advance columns arc already outside
tho gates Of the capital. But little, 10
far l. known u what measures have
been adopted for possible emergencies.
There seems to be a general disposition
10 allow the crusaders full liberty
10 present their petitions 10 Congress
and TO go and come unmolcsied
as long as they commit no acts Of law.
lesaness. President Cicvolaud's semi.
Official proclamation, Issued after con.
sultation with cabinet members, aud
warning all intended visitors to the
capital 10 respect the laws or be- pre-.
pared TO take the consequences, is fair
expression Of the general sentiment on
the subject IN Washington.
This course will DO regarded a. wise
and will meet approval throughout the
country, but II Will not satisfy the
petitioners, who come not Tor c0ur
tesios alone. Senator PETER, NC.
coTdlng to the reports, Is almost
the only one who IL endeayoriug 10
fnd some means Of meeting the ion.
mediate demands Of tho iuduBlrials.
lie proposes that Congress appropriate
81 ,OOl,OOO 10 be- expended Tor tho i'm.
provemont Of tho public grounds Of
Washington, by laying out aud max.
lug walks and wagon ways aud by
opening up Highways wherever needed
Ia the District Heads that the wages
arc to be liked at si.6Oa day anu the
time Of labor At eight hour.
As this measure h intended 10
meet an emergency IN which good
advice IL precious because cou.
splcuously scarce, 1t may perhaps
not be timely to crlticlso 10
too closely. Hut It IL certainly only a
palliative, aud nobody should be- al-
lowed 70 hnrbor the illusion that ila
adoption would cure tho malady Tor
which II II applied, La tho hrst plac,
II may be asked, whether Congress ha.
the right TO take million dollars from
the country treasury and distribute
II among men who say they arc
OUT work Is TINT what d, expected
OF our ltglslaiou2 but granting them
such a proroyaiiys, how long would a
million dollars last among suy 10000
men at $3.50 "a day2 would carry
them Just ABOUT one mlnth, giving
each man $50, and at the end
Of the month, when the ex.
peDss' iog living were paid, thoy
would bee ready 10 FORM another
industrial army and demand another
million, virtually az the expense of
the w3rslugmeu who have no govern,
mout employment How long would
The rest OF the people stand an OK.
pertinent Of this klnl2 II NJ Bsi.
lamy' . socialism has 90 %, applied by
Congress, as Senator Poaor proposes,
It must be extended 10 every lahorar
Ia tho country, but the Congress o.
the United state, Is not a. ye. cjusti.
Iuted Tor that purpose.
f, would SOON, n labor must ba pt1.
ylded by the state Tor tho uuempl1yel
that some scheme must DO devise
whereby that labor 10 mai remuuort,
two 10 the State, aud thereby lessen
the burdens OF taxation, IL wou.4
never do to think OF increasing them
for any such purpose. Tbs WORK pro
posed by tho PJpullst senator Il OF tue
latter KIND It would slmply eutaI Az
extra outlay OF million dollars at O.
time when the people eau ~ AFFORD il.