The labor world., 1899-12-23
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Il Carroll d. Wright, United States
commissioned Of labor, appears to be
becoming more mixed than ever, He
now says suspicion causes all strikes.
In a lecture before the University Of
Illinois, Mr.sSSWright repeated the states
:nents he had made before, namely,
that prohibition, co-operat ton and pro-
fit-sharing were futile and impractic-
able and that the scope of arbitration
and factory inspection is necessarily
limited. He thought decent treatment
of employees is the nearest approach
to a panacea. Suspicion he said,
s"lies at THE base, of all strikes. 1t
was the application Of the homely
principle e, Do to. the other teller what
he would do to you, and do it fust,'
that caused the Pullman strike, and
it is responsible for the present diff
culties in Chicago After this won
derful disc t'ery, there is little else to
be done liitdT To- a lIty the foolish sus-
picion that millions of workers are in
want While.@a few drones possess the
earth and absorb the wealth produced
by labor. E,
York Sun seem to be getting the worst
of it in the Injunction fight. A few
weeks ago when the decision was
handed down the unions We're in high
fettle, as it looked as though the first
round ended in a draw, but several
officials were arrested later and now
Judge Bookstaver twists the former
ruling in such manner as to insure the
same results to the capitalists as are
usually gained in every injunction
| case, viz, to prohibit the interference
with scabs in any way and to outlaw
boycotting. 1t is now up to big Six
and despite the boasts of some of it's
members of having defeated certain
antagonistic candidates at the recent
election, the capitaiistic class is still
In power, and unless we a"a y.
mistaken the New York printers =.
a desperate fight before tha I'm: an ::t
| does not look too favorable in carrv-
ing it to the United States supreme
court The costs in this struggle will
amount to a good, round sum.
An Italian correspondent writes that
the Socialist members of the parlia-
ment of Italy have decided to continue
their policy of obstruction. Enrico
Ferri, the 2 distinguished attorney,
scientist and Socialist, has returned to
Rome, from a residence in Belgium,
to defend Socialist deputies accused
of breaking ballot boxes to prevent a
vote on proposed anti-socialist laws.
The Chicago building contractors,
who are preparing to make an attempt
to smash the building trades unions,
at the beginning of the new year, are
trying to drag the contractors of other
cities into the fight. The struggle will
be desperate one if it does begin,
and there is no telling where it will
end.
John P. Reese, one of the eight r'o'~
bers of the national executive board of
the United Mine Workers of America.
has been found guilty Of contempt of
the federal court by violating an in
junction against strikers and was sem
fenced to Jail for three months and to
pay $100 fine and several hundred dol
lars costs at Fort Scott, Kan. He
was at once locked up. His incarcera-
ton was based upon evidence shown
that he had addressed miners meet
ings in their own halls, off the coal
companies property. The court held
that 'these addresses had a tendency
to prevent the miners from working"
Pretty rich-but not too brazen for
capitalistic tools.
A brief cablegram from Brisbane,
Queensland, says: 1.-THE ministry has
resigned as the outcome of vote of
the assembly in connection with the
construction of railroads. The COVER
nor summoned Dawson, leader~of the
Labor opposition, to form a new cab
met" A Labor government! Think of
it! The, Australians appear to be
moving rapidly. And bear in mind,
gentlemen, the labor members of the
Queenlard legislature are elected upon
a distinct labor ticket, standing upon
a labor platform, and not on tickets put
up by the capitalistic parties.