The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-26

ganized. After 1892 the iron workers suf-
fercd a % per cent. reduction OK wages,
the steel workers 10 per cent. and the
tin workers p per cent, but since the
recent prosperity began the wages have
been almost leteled mp by advances. Tho
trade was now more prosperous than IL
mad ever been, but the wages were not
quite as high as ia 1892. The workers I'm
iron, steel, and tin were not getting the
advantage under the sliding scale OF the
recent increase in prices. This was due
10 the fact that mills We're filling con-
tracts made six months and IN some cases
a year ago. But with the filling of COM
tracts based on present prices the ad-
vance would come. Many of the mills
were n0n-uni0n owing To- personal diff
cultlcs which arose between employers
and employees rather than direct hostility
of the employer toward organized labor
on the union scale.
Mr.. schaner said his association had
eyer called upon State boards OF aroitra-
don i'm case of strikes. He thought the
Incorporation OF labor organizations would
be advantageous. The obstacle 90 iucor-
p0rasOn at present was that the workers
were not educated mp TO and prepared for
90. DE was opposed TO compulsory arbi-
tra.i0n. Hs felt that the workers could
not get justice from State or government
boards. This opinion was based upon the
Interpretation placed by the courts upon
laws passed. ia the interest OF labor.
He protested against the employment OF
women I'm mills. declaring 10 TO Dee inJu-
ri0us morally and physically. lie also
expressed the opinion that the sanitary.
conditions in the mills were not good. he
explained the campaign aginst Sunday
work. and said much progress had been
made in the steel mills. tin mills, and
finishing mills. He favored "A restriction
q Immigration. The Huns. Polandcrs.
Russians. and Italians were the most OBJ
i~ectionable.
Asked about trusts Mr.. scharer said
he had so much respect for them be would
not call them trusts Their effect thus
far had been beneficial 10 the iron, steel,
and tin workers. As a general rule be
said he believed the members Of his or
gauizat.on would prfer To- deal with com
binations and large corporations than
with smaller independent mills. lie be-
ueved If the big combination could DE reg
ulated by Congressional enactment. strikes
could be avoided. I'm his experience he
had always had fair treatment I'm nego-
tiating with these combinations. He DID
not believe they pr vented competition.
els not a labor organization as much OF
a trust as one of these combinations,
asked Mr.. Kennedy.
"T would delegate the answer Of that
question 90 the l-,e civic federation at
Chicago" replied Mr.. Schafier. After
reading tho proceedings there, L don't
know what believe
do you not attempt to control the labor
market?"
mo" he replied. THAT may ultimately
be the result. We ask for only a fair
snare of what we create. ! have never
known OF a case where the price of the
commodity was raised as a result of our
demands"
In concluding his statement Mr.. Schaf-
fer said that the Amalgamated Associa-
ton proposed TO start a newspaper de-
voted 90 the education OF its members.
and 20 teaching them that employers have
interests I'm common with them which enc
titles them 90 as much respect as investors
OF capital. as they are entitled TO as in-
vestors OF skill and muscle.-Washingt0n
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