Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23


SO many of them on the police force.
He believed in a restriction of immigra-
ton. He thought immigrants on landing
here should take an oath of allegiance to
this country, but he would not at once give
them rights of citizenship. far as the
exercise of the franchise is concerned. He
would make these immigrants amenable to
the laws of this country as are our citizens
of this country.
Respects the Trusts.
Speaking of trusts. he said the conditions
that were net by the tin industry made it
necessary that there should be combina-
ton by such companies. Since the combi-
nation Of the tin industries there had been
more satisfactory conditions. If the in
dustral combinations OF the country can
be kept under control of law strikes would
be avoided When trusts were referred
to by a member of the commission Mr..
Schaffer said:
Il have such respect for them that 1 do
not even call them trusts
Mr.. Schaffer said he was satisfied that
the Amalgamated Association could have
secured a higher scale of wages If it had
demanded it. 1t was willing to take what
1t regarded as reasonable.
Work Waiting for WOrkmen.
Eight months ago in the industries he
represented there were five men for every
job. Now he could find work for 100 men
in Alabama alone. During the last sum-
mer mills had been obliged to close down
because men could not be secured to run
them Application had been made to him
for skilled men. but he could not supply
them. Prices Of the finished product in the
iron and steel industries would be as low
formerly soon the price of the
crude material reaches its normal level
again. Tin plate is now selling for future
delivery for high increase, but 1t is being
delivered today for very little more than
formerly. There are orders the books
of the manufacturers which will prevent
the workmen from getting more wages for
some time to come. He did not think the
high price of tin could be maintained when
the raw material comes down in price. The
high price of tin, he thought, resulted from
the increased demand for tin, and lot be-
cause of the combination among the man
ufacturers of the article.
In the long run he believed that the in
PRODUCTION OF new machinery takes care or
those men who are displaced by it. The
machine causes a displacement of men and
sometimes throws them out, but usually it
makes place for them. In his industries
much of the machinery was so complicated
that it requires very skilled man to oper-
ate it.
The witness said the work of the Anal
gamated Association would result in an OBJ
ject lesson to the people at large showing
that the orga nization of labor is benefit to
the country. 1t was teaching that work.
men should consider the interests of capital
as we'll as the interests of their own skill.
order that it might further these lessons
among the men.
Experts and Assistants Chosen.
At it's meeting this morning the commits
sion appointed a number of experts and
assistants. The chief of these was Prof
Edward Dana Durand of the Leland STAN
ford Junior University, San Francisco, Cal,
who was selected to collate and prepare the
data forming the basis of the commissions
final reports to Congress; to brief 1t. make
the synoptcal plan, and generally assisting
in the economical and statistical work of
the commission. Prof. Durand will do his
work at the offices of the commission in
Washington, and is expected to begin his
labors on the LIST of the coming month.
AT the request of the subcommission on
transportation Prof. S. M. Lindsay of the
University of Pennsylvania at Philadel-
phia was appointed to investigate and re-
port on the subject of railway labor, and
Prof Joseph French johnson of Lands
downe, Pa. was named to investigate and
report on the subject of construction and
financiering of American railroads.
Thomas F. Turner of Canton Ohio, was
named as special agent to investigate the
subject of alien labor, especially In the
railway and mining industries in the noun
tain and Pacific states. His work Will be
especially to ascertain the effect of Chinese
labor upon labor and industry in the west.
Testimony Transportation.
The commission has decided to invite the
following to appear before it between Oc-
tober 5 and IL to give testimony on trans
portation problems, and they will be ex-
pected to talk especially about freight dis
ordinations and railway labor and fnan-
ciering:
Martin A. Knapp, chairman, interstate
commerce commission; Charles A. Prouty
of the interstate commerce commission:
John Reagan, Texas railway commission;
A. J. Vallandingham, st. Louis traffic bu-
reau; David Bingham. produce exchange,
New York; Frank Neall, shipper, Philadel-
phia; N. B. Kelly. secretary Trades League,
Philadelphia; John K. Cowen, president
Baltimore and Ohio railroad; B. E. Ingalls,,
president big Four" Cincinnati Ohio; AL
bert b. Stickney, president Chicago and
Great Western; S. R. Galloway, president
New York Central and New York River.