Evening star., 1896-01-11
dent will be made up Of men who win rec
ommend such radical measures"
Mr.. Henry b. Martin.

dent will be made up Of men who win rec
ommend such radical measures"
Mr.. Henry b. Martin.
Mr.. Henry B. Martin Of the general ex-
ecutive board. Knights Of Labor. said:
I'm my judgment the Phillips bill, pro-
viding for the appointment of a non-parti-
san commission to collate information and
consider and recommend legislation on the
problems presented by labor, agriculture
and capital, Is one of the most important
measures now before Congress.
The principle embodied in this bill
has been indorsed by the General As
sembly OF the Knights of Labor and
every every labor organization. and should GER
tainly receive the earnest support of all
friends OF labor and legislation in the in
terests of the wealth producers. 1 have
Deen FOR several years past strongly in
IaVor OF having such commission Gre
ated. The precedent for all good legisla-
tion should be thorough inv estigation of
the subject to be legislated upon. All civ
lllzed governments are beginning to rec
ognlze this fact and the wise custom is
becoming established of appointing compe-
tent, impartial no1-partisan commissions
10 make the necessary Investigations and
proper recommendation when grave and
important subjects are to be acted upon by
governments.
This was the case in the numerous
monetary commissions, railroad commits
sfons and others of similar character, and
commission. The labor question tran
scends all these in gravity and Importance
OF the questions involved Surely If Con-
gress can afford to spend one hundred
thousand dollars investigating the boun-
oary dispute over strip of comparatively
unimportant territory belonging to another
nation, two thousand miles distant from
us, 1t ought easily to be willing to spend
many times that amount on an investiga-
ton OF the problems of labor, capital and
agriculture, that vitality and deeply affect
every one Of the seventy millions Of people
right here at home in our own country.
Il have not yet heard of a single rational
or intelligent objection raised to the Phil
ups Dill. 1t seems to commend itself, and
rightly should commend itself, to men of all
parties as 1t provides prompt and en-
lightened method of securing needed
changes ei'i, in existing laws on such lines as
VIII tend to promote industrial peace and
improve the condition of the great body of
the working people.
The work of such a commission wisely
carried out will do immense good in throw
ing great flood of light on the industrial
question in all it's bearings, and encour-
aging liberal and progressive legislation.
For this reason, If for no other it ought
to receive the cordial support of every
member of Congress, and the Endorsement
of the President
1.-THE bill embodies no extreme or radt-
cal proposition Of any kind that will give
eltner laborlng men or employers cause to
feel timii as to the effect it will produce.
II proposes broad, humane. civilized
method CT setting out for the adjustment
of the most dangerous and difficuit prob-
lens that confront the people in this age
OF the world. Mr.. Phillips has earned the
thanks of all friends of humanity for the
able and thoroughly impartial lines on
which this law has been framed. Members
OF Congress can do for the laboring people
OF America a great service by giving their
support to this measure"