Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-30

facilities for the northwesti against the
sotit iteasf section. wherethere was no school
hulldinE, | brought the matter 10 the atten-
tIoii OF our body, and was instructed to me-
MOI i.lize the Senate in ,favQr,of the colOred
children of the poorer Classes living in the
southeast. s'ri ia'-..
In that memorial said would like, to
iay particular stress ron the need of the
elght-room building and site, eighth division
Il, southeast. For upward Of mile square
there Is now no coloren school The pupils
are forced to go long distances across car
tracks and crowded thorodg hfares, and If
theFe was room in nearby schools the lit
tie children could not attend because of the
danger. The granting of this building would
greatly relieve the overcrowded schools in
the northwest and northeast part of the
city and give many child the chance of an
education.
'"Tke appropriation for this building was
stricken out in both the House and Senate
committees, and was opposed by the chair
man of the Senate committee before the
senate, but thanks to the efforts of Sena-
tors Aldrich and Allison the appropriation
was made
suppose l am expected to say some
anlhs IN favor of the day work system
Inc organization l have the honor to rep
resent beEeVeS that the contract systcm is
conducive to fraud with all its deInora liz
ing effects upon public and private life. and
lhai IL lowers the standard of living among
working people. making their labor ma
Ierlai Tor speculation among contractors
Inc bad effects of this system ara felt to a
larger extent by the District workinemen
IMAM by cur brothers in cities governed by
the rlsht OF suffrage In other cities very
ie" contracts are given to foreign con-
tractors. While all contracts Cor large edj-
noes erectet i'll the District are given 70
contractors from eastern cities and in
oIoer 10 underbtd our District contractors
they base their estimates on lower wagaS
ti.ah are paid to home labor Thus thew
import Their Workmen at low wages Man,
VI these Workmen, when the Job is com
Ileteu are stranded here, and their pres
I , serves TO depress the local labor mar
he1. Many OF them, too, are forced TO seek
anu Oh tne Associated Charities during the
"iiiteI 'hat they may be on hand to furnish
me me oH-uhion contractors with the oppor-
'uiI.! lot forcing further cuts in wages
The contract system, as thus apnIied he
comes merely system of specuIa tion in
huliidh labOr in human life and happiness
anu tne agitation against the fniouitous svs
lem should be kept up until the government
Sh pass some measure in favor of day
iaoor on public buildings and public works
,.na.t. bIake explained at considerable
ienstn' and In manner which ELECTED evi-
dences of hearty approval of his utterances
the manifold evils of the contract svstern
1 9Ii. referred to the recent importation of
IIaiiahs 10 DO District work He also com
piiiIenteu the congregation of the church
III wn.cn the meeting was held upon the
lact that their edifice was erected. so far
as IL was possible to do So by men of their
oMi race, ana In all instances good wages
were PAD. The Catholic University build
ilSs were also, he said, erected by union
labor, after an appeal to the pastors of the
churGnes' although the contractors wanted
IL otherWlse, and a similar course will he
alleiHpted IN regard to the proposed Ameri-
can University.