The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-07
THE DIVINE LAW Of LABOR.
GOV. ROGERS DENoIxeEs IRIS EVA
I SION ~ AoNoPoLIEs.
Congressman Levi. Df.~u..~.
strikes and Ingunctfons - GOV.
AifE~id Recommends NanfcfpaI
and Government Control of Pub
lie Convenfences-Br,a speaks
at 81. Louis to a VAST Audience.

sfeetal Dsspefch 10 the PoSt-Iutsilig sncsr-
SfoHA>E. sept s.--DeSpiie ths threat
sAlas weather the Labor DAY e@lebrat ION
hsfe was a dseldea success IN tne aaru-
li4s PARADE about l.tsa a1sn ~~re IA hne
Anls included representa- tfYss Of every Ia
Dor organization Ia the city. Deputy SAzr-
rs led the procession IN place of the po-
Aess VAC were not allowed 20 take part by
the city authorities. The county officials
took part In a body. Gov. Rogers Labor
commissioner William Bizckman Con-
greSsmen Jones and Lewis were IN car
RACES number Of decorated floats rep
fs@~nins business houses were IL the line
Afser'tae parade exercises were held az
INlcAenFam PARK, about 4sa people be-
ing present. Charles Leary. president VI
the typographical Union. presided.
Gov Rogers vas the first speaker and
opened h.s remarks by saying that il al
ways gave him pleasure 10 come TO Spo-
kane and meet his friends. lie can never
forget now Spokane city and county had
REMEMBERED him. He referred To Mr.
Lewis as an orator whom the people OF
Washington always hear with pleasure.
he then took for his text the curse which
vas pronounced upon Adam and his seed:
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
bread"
He said he did not believe that Adam and
Eve were veritabse persons. bur he thought
the story an ailegorical one. but the text
he thought none the less true in principle
because IL Is In accord with the laws OF
nature and was the first Law given TO man.
None Of the laws CT God, which are the
same as the laws Of nature, can be broken.
Such a thing Is impossible But these laws
ay be evaded. The law which He gave,
In the sweat Of thy face shalt thou eat
bread. has never been broken, but IL has
been evaded. But no man ever evaded that
law without throwing upon others the bur
den OF that evasion No man ever evaded
that law OF God. but by adding TO the bur
den Of others who do labor. A few have
me nopolszed the sources OF power. reducing
the majority to practical seryitude. Labor
ers form a majority OF the community.
Why l. IL that the majority does not con-
trol2 Let US take possession Of our birth
right.
lie was heartily cheered at ames during
his remarks.
Congressman Lewis was given a great
ovation when he arose 10 speak. II was so
markedly more enthusiastic than that ten
eered Rogers as 10 excite remark First
he spoke Of the diminution Of labor. This
he laid 10 the door of the trusts. because
on their combinations 10 raise prices of
everything but labor. they have lessened
the amount Of work which was left for the
laboriug man. Second. the attempt to re-
strain and stop the free will Of labor by a
process OF injunctions he believed TO be a
perverson Of law and a corruption Of the
principles OF law. and In many cases Ii had
become a prostitution OF the judicial posi-
ton. He insisted that the warfare against
this condition OF affairs must be waged
against the law which allows OF the IN
junction. He did not believe II should be
waged against the judges who may be COM
PEELED by law 10 issue injunctons The
laws which permit the injunetions should
be modified so that these Injunction priv
ileges would he either repealed or remodel
ed.
The congressman then turned to the
questions of strikes. All strikes he de-
plored. They had been demonstrated TO be
crude remedy for the evils against which
labor Is contending. They always proved
disastrous 20 the strikers and. on the other
hand. they seldom accomplished any de-
clsive or permanent victory against the op
pressor. In the place OF strikes he urged
n policy Of arbitration BY the state and ma
ton. The arbitration should be presided
over and under control OF the courts. The
courts should all be elected by the people
and IN this way something could be &C
complished Further. he was an ardent adj
vocate Of the adjustment % trusts and
the recognition OF labor as a sharer and
producer OF wealth.
Mr. Blackman spoke briefly. Following
the address, a number OF athletic contests
took place AZ the park. the celebration
winding Up with ball
The public Offices were closed all day.
Th, business houses remained open a por-
ton OF the morning and then closed to al
low the employees 20 take part in the exer-
cIses