The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-16
Tnr I.D,srHt.I COMMISSION.
Lines of Inquiry witch the Mem
hers Have Established


lust issss~d three SyIlsts II as plan q IN
quisy. which give some IDEA 81 the wide-
hess ~ TIE raEfEe as vel as tf@ Eoz-fSeiSl1-
ng Importance or gfge Guves:le 2t-ss-S upon
WA.ch tas commission - rgs prepared 10
enter. Tae plan OF Inquiry maps nHi tie
endless rafat6aatg9na. ire tSy1St points
as which ihe c9Frlfn lssisl - - tsiF tAsS -
Ffesus aHzo Ind ana ecfsfh3fft}2 CG-}z4-
tons aid philosophy. and iFs1setfeF R14f~
n2sr 10 &Neefl wllh a sseFl&tsE1otas thorough
nspH into every ftf.e corner oF the ist%-
worsa~ko EeaTn where there are conditions
- De confronted, facts 10 Is revealed. as
ez@Ffsnts IA re ezSlr8, 0r "vIa~ 10 Dc etsdittt'
ample authority to force ne attendance OK
Hsfnesees ard The revelation or facts ana
10 devise 4ethof3s fsFr LsEe lnpEpR efgieFit az
industrial conditions ttaaf ara not as good
FiRee ~ is work 10 aro-se tha F@enest
sntersst In every corT.sr ~ the Land
THO commission grew 0ut of Il DEMAND
fDr definite and authoritative data FOR the
Elft .aGre 0f tfse statesmen 81 tina a&tIoE3
Ia dealing gita econoBllc Questions. IL tIe
fed az ssr'oaitore- ia he shops, ~ the
mines. IN the oosIntInE-hous~s Of the ma
tkoT there are Scores % ff1cuous thai san
DE eased. II mos FeuloTe3 altogether by aal
ufsaerssa rdins - thstr causes ana the aep-
pftest.ox. of - REM sly that - scientifically
covFsct. Those who have given the sub
5ees study know how correlated AMI how
laterispend..af capital and labor are. ard
feed thai there must !,e sssInew herr 4 h2th~
efto undiscovered economic pri1oipse that
wif exactly adjust them 10 each other aud
a@ X tflgg EasAtlGi'ss as CORDIAL as lne+F in~
The report u the house committee On
labor urging the creslaoH ~ the coming
SION stated THAT in me six years Between
1850 snd issd he single stem ~ strikes had
cost fss ssss ~ employers employees and
their org anlzat lof4s directly This iu0T nous
Incidental iesssss cannot II, ~ mated they
are O. great magnitude These StAgEer-
nag figures are lesson sB the fnse4Ees, and
tell how important Il is for the peace and
prosperity Of he nation that Il there Is a
fs4.kF.. ,. I'D
man csa safely stsrsl Ia their economic
dealings wifh each other. 10 time should
- lost ia finding q,
Tue work 10 this commission viii not be
confined "a figures ACNE. Il Will also IL
vestsgate conditions ard suggest remedies
for their Improvement where they are
Of philosophy and the spirit Of the age.
Such questions a. the relation of the EN-
p.9yrr ani ne eInp.oys 70 fgesions be-
grafton. orEsnixe1 labor etc. are thor
csiwhly covered in the ssyllala and gin no
| doubt BE- carefully investigated. Other
How can The principle OF arbitration ee
effectively applied "a ne settlement OF la-
au%iris' differences
lis compulsory arbitration possible as
some say. and - II advisable. even If It is
isasssole%
How can The store order - stefn.' Which
rohs the ilI-patd mine hands. for dnf5 rAse
a, the other end of the iiae be modified. IL
not wiped ozHT
should the in Junction be eliminated rs
en- tnteFfersnee In the settlement OF labor
| VIVA; has machinery dcne for the IN
| dastri@l osassssf Has II helped them mere
( by Bringing aew comforts within tneis
reach thar IL has hurt them bY closing
| old Is.,is 81 sftsvfy TO then2 Or S the
! trend the ether WAY
| tg tHe wouen's prevalence IN the ludilf-
| trial fields and the employment OF chill
dFen ~ e5'etpen wages. what ere the 81
fectS-
ts
| Iats,r. n tbs eonvlct tor prisoner, -rts.s.s
| not Ore eoFsaemued To ulasiieniug I8saHs,ss in
/ hls erf. hox can BE t9 efUpios ~ - min
/ free ,aisafs
| What. too. % tas overshadovsnE ,r.asst = :
| Ar~ they GROWING the smaller faoto~s 04E
{ FOR in the reaasslen of the prices cs the
| staples they PROVIDE
How Is Tie lns-Hous method Of black
nsssFE stei prSEsn ~ men FROM earning
What can he 6oae to nv Elna.ra the
| ca1nsEa * gT,at trunk line ssYskea That are
went tgeni uH.o I" s4sF'o - pafaiyxe the
Iise asliatioa far gsveeagHont oa.nor-
/ sast,~.i II a asep forward ~ g step back
The tranTpcrtassoa sesyIss furnishes an
{ enormous e$r3efS - togtcz raT iisx.stla-a-
ttam Tfsst "ise ~ tae dlscr suluaest..l 81
e al fsFyslaettVs energy is alone sst eTs}s-,7
20 Ntsass@ the tfsvsst sfJeTt}as1 ~ tss A,,,fs-
- fF0'ta The evils ~ osacs aagfaG taasr
discharged er1p-FYeS ~ railroad Hrss e~e
+ ~ *N,a cea7ac,~r a. - 5amant tae
@E sss'Ss csf'siltssF@ eetG Sryssi 8tisa ofs Ira
pat ~ $50 states. Jh"ee toa. Is 49, e.as.-a-
t's''' - "a 's.z 80 ta3ssssg tsa rs.pt tsle-
w"<t fE u @afet% Hppt.assefS fsr se- r.=,sf-,,.
80 - tAe ~ &fssi Nsta5s 20 tHa Horaerz
A. .Ar<r tSsses are eaFeTv3 sra 3as tsrae
@fsNts" - @icn fhe tffACstS<aB tcsis.s5ss~l.s7 l.
. 1sF send 'sg ,9ss--'.1e Syi}lss.s ta sa.-s..,5.
tAFe - fi-aisst sat'ttirS af~i sss 4va-ts.,sr.a.
TER Tose~s references atpf extrss,,sa 4, a.,
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sh@s wt1#- fs->ss& He>as .',e ->-- ~ SAL, +.
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.nS,ft', ~|*FF = 35ssr-' = iesti5fei la tho ere
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