The Advocate and news., 1898-10-19


crime against our laws, this brutality
against inoffensiVe men, the wall Of
widows and and orphans, the wounded
pride Of American citizenship and the
common humanity cry out not only that
justice shall be meted out to these mod
ern hyenas, but that never again shall
so great wrong be inflicted upon any
of our people. An attempt has been
made to becloud the judgment Of our
people under the cry that men killed and
wounded are foreigners, but even
though this be true, these foreigners
were lured here by the cupidity of mer-
cenary corporations. 1t Is submitted
that though a man be a foreigner, there
are some. rights, some protection, to
which he Is entitled which even corpo-
rations and their hirellngs are bound to
respect
1T is worthy of note that the United
States Attorney General ordered a
United States District Attorney to at
tend the trial of the Sheriff and his
deputies who did the shooting for the
purpose, it was said, of protecting the
government against unjust claims for
foreign indemnity in case Of conviction,
the trial resulted however, in the Sheriff
and all his deputies being acquitted.
EIght-Hour Movement.
"The national movement for the re-
duction in the hours Of labor indicate
great progress in many lines Of industry.
A large number of building and manu-
featuring trades have adopted a shorter
work-day as a result Of the agitation on
the part of organized labor. And
number of State laws and amendments
to the national eight-hour law have been
enacted upon the subject The federal
Supreme court recently affirmed the con-
Of the territorial eight
hour work-day in smelters and mines,
which was secured and brought to a
test by the labor organizations Of Utah.
"While no definite time has been set
for Inauguration Of a universal eight
hour day it is fast becoming generally
by manufacturers and en-
ployes that the daily improvement of
in methods Of production and
the extension and applica-
tion Of steam and electricity through the
production of the nations necessities,
will supplant the laborer and add to the
vast army of the unemployed, unless
cOunteracted by the influence Of a
shorter work-day. for as has been truth
fully said. Machinery is discharging
laborers faster than new employments
are provided; the development Of ma
cannot be stopped and tramps
must not be increased If the safety and
,r,oIForo ~ kho pakjOv would ha oooV0ro
MunIclpsl Ownership.
"The attitude of organized labor on
the subject Of municipal ownership Is In
dicated by the endorsement by the con-
vention of the A. F. of L. of the report
Of the President on this subject, which
was as follows:
"Tt is worthy Of note that a greater
public spirit is being manifested all
municipal life. And municipal
ownership Of public works, bug-a-boo
Of a decade ago. when first demanded by
labor, is now fast becoming popular. 1t
Is safe to say that there is now more
extensive municipal ownership and con-
troll of water-works, gas, and electric
light systems, and other features which,
in their nature, are monopolies, than 1t
extant elsewhere in the world. Our fel-
low unionists should urge with renewed
Vigor, the extension and practical appli-
cation of this principle so conducive to
our general we'll being.
Legislation antagonistiC to the inter-
ests Of labor and the progress Of the
labor movement, has been presented not
only in the national Congress, but in
State Legislatures. 1t should be noted,
too that quite degree Of success was
in the progress of State legisla-
ton in the interest of the workers. There
are but few Legislatures which have not
during the past year passed laws of ben
eflcial character, ameliorative Of the con-
dition of labor, granting greater recog-
nition Of, and guaranteeing better pro-
lection to, the organizations of labor
Convict Labor.
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