Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-28

now being formulated by representatives
of the American Federation of Labor.
During his stay in Washington Mr.. Burns
will make his headquarters at Wormley's
and local labor leaders will see to it that
tomorrow Is an interesting one for they
intend to show him all the sights of the
capital. Among those who will accompany
him about the city is Representative Doo-
little. At the mass meeting tomorrow even
ing the main feature, of course, will be
Mr.. Burns speech on the economic ques-
tionS of the hour.
The address of welcome on behalf of the
citizens of Washington will be delivered
by some prominent citizen, while that on
behalf of the labor organizations of Wash
ington will fall to the lot of Mr.. James A.
Power.
Other addresses will be delivered by Mr..
Walter Holmes, president of the Textile
Workers of Great Britain; Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Federation
of Labor; John Mcbride, president-elect
of that great organization; MIR. E. w. Oys-
ter and Others.
Messrs. Gompers, Mcbride and Holmes
will accompany Mr.. Burns on his visit to
this city. The several labor organiza lions
In the District have been invited to turn
out in full force tomorrow evening and
give the great English and American labor
leaders rousng reception.
Many Qualities.
OF all the men who have posed as leaders
of the cause of the people none nave pre-
served more distinct and powerful indi-
viduality than John Burns, NJ. p. Endowed
with many of the qualities that go to con-
stitute leader, he has risen from the
dust and CRIME of the workshop.
Like all men who have attained dis
tinction solely through their own efforts,
John Burns Is man of conspicuous ana
peculiar personality. A man who dares to
violate the most reverenced Institutions of
the kingdom when they antagoDiZe his
peculiar faith; man who is alike ready 10
his economic religion from the curhstone
and who has testified to his courage
through the harships of a prison cell.
The virile force and energy which Is MI.
Burns most striking characteristic is con-
spicuous in all of his actions. The indie
faugable application which enabled him TO
do two men work in the common council,
even while he was still working as an en-
gIneer, has also assisted him 20 compensate
himself for his lack OF early education by
acquiring an immense fund Of information
OH all Industrial and economic topics, and
his conversation Is in the highest degree
interesting. He INDUCES i'll no supertiu-
Gus phrases, his language is concise and
well chosen and at once gives you the i'm
preston that it is the utterance of a man
who has both thought and felt.
Vivid Personality.
At this time the LEGAL public may be in
terested in reading the story of his life as
told by himself to an English interviewer,
in which he more particularly refers to
matters that are peculiarly personal to
himself. He said
II was born in Battersea, London, No
vember. 1858 My dear old mother brought
us all up like Spartan soldiers. l was edu-
catcd at Christ Church school in this very
district which l now represent on the Lon
don county council and parliament. When
L left school, L went as a tiger in top hat
and top boots to a gentleman in Hemp
stead, and when l left him, having out
grown my uniform, l went potboy to
the Winstanley Arms, but / never drank
II became an apprentice to a firm of de-
sigLers, and then my political troubles be-
gan. / used to address meetings in the
country, and this coming to the ears of my
superiors 1 was discharged. However, the
head of the firm, knowing / did my work
well, insisted on my return. "A year or two
after that l got into trouble for address,
ing a meeting on Chaplain common and
was taken before the magistrate. l was
struggling with the police when that young
lady pointing. with smile, to his charm
ing wife, who sat beside HIM caught a