The times., 1897-12-12

these tive factions OF organized labor in
the District.
The only difference between the TWO
factions is that the Trades Unionists have
organized several duplicate unioIs, while
UP 70 the present time tue knights OF Labor
have not.
The members OF organized labor in the
District are maFshaling their forces To
make & determined fight against what
is known eS the Sherman CuilOm anti
ticket sealping bin The fight against
this alleged arbitrary legislation wal
be carried into every Congressional dis
trict in the United States, and il the oU-
iectioHable measure should be enacted at
the present session OF Congress the labor
leaders feel confident that they aan 70
influence sentiment in the several Con-
gressional districts as 10 accomplish its
repeal at the next session. Several of
the local organizations have adopted reS-
oiutions severely criticising the bill for
the following easonS:
First. 1t would add o to 20 per cent
to the cost of travel, because this Is a bout
the amount of discount given by ticket
Second. 1t would send to prison citi-
zen who might be 50 indiscreet as to sell a
railroad ticket.
railroad official who fails to observe the
same law.
Fourth. The provision in the bill for the
redemption OF tickets by railroad companies
amounts TO nothing, because it is not done
i'll cash, but only in the way of receipt for
a ticket to be settled for at some future
time, after charging the passenger fun
local fare for the distance Travelled and
then promising TO pay the balance.
Fifth. The ticket broker pays the full
market value III cash.
Sixth. nv hen excursion tickets Snln
at one fare for the round trip there would
/ be no redemption because the company
would exact the local one-fare rate, where
as d ticket broker would or dinarily pay in
| cash half the round trip rate for the re-
| turn ticket This would prevent labor
| ing as Wen as travelling men from securing
| reduced rates OF fare when excursion tick
| cts are on sale.
Seventh. IL railroad rates are made by
| passenger pools, and from which the ticket
| broker is the only avenue or escape. Some
railroads desire TO destroy the business SO
| that the pool prices can be fully main
| tanned,
| Eighth. While other lines of business are
| obliged TO compete and sell mark ct value,
/ the railroad companies are asking congress
| to perfect their conspiracy 10 destroy all
| competition.
| The troubles between the Trades Union
ist and Knights of Labor Bakers and
Bakers Drivers seems to have died out, as
| the two factions are not at present in a
| warlike attitude toward each ether. The
| trouble was the ontccme OF the organizing
| of a duplicate union OF Bakers Drivers by
the Trades CpionistS. The history or local
labor proves that whenever duplicate
organization of any craft isformed railways
causes trouble more or less damaging to
union labor in general. The numerical
strength Of such newly organized body
regulates the seriousness OF tie trouble.
Assisted by the friends of suffrage for
the residents OF the District organtz I'd
labor opened the winter campaign for
enfranchisemeAt with mass meeting last
Tuesday evening at Hayden's Hall Tha
suffragists turned out in great numbers
and are enthusiastic over the success oi
the undertaking in the near future. The
present system of government in the Dis
trict was denounced as undemocratic and
un-American, and will not be tolerated
much longer by free people.