The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-01
mediate visiting the Exposition. It is
in part ae follows.

| Ill part db lOilOWB.
For month have been in this city Of linitet
republicanisIn; this extraordinary example OF out
ward beauty and inward uncleanness: this be
| wildering cosnopolis Of cheap luxury and expsn
| sive necessities; this curious city OF contradio
! TONS, where you might eat your breakfast. Nosi
| the sueets-they arc so clean-but where yo'
| must close your eyes to the spectacles OF thu
| curbstones; this beautiful, whited scpulchre
where exists the unwrtten law, Comm; any OF
fence you will provided you submerge it in poe'r.
| and flowers; this exponent OF outward ofsei,
| aices, where gentleman will deliberately puef
| you into the street if he wishes TO pass you IL
crowd, but where his action is condoned u!
| his incxpressible manner OF raianS his nat &c
you. and the heartfelt sincerity OF his apology
where one man will & mile TO res.ore 'os'
| franc, but if you ask him to charge a gold pee,
he Will steal five; where your eyes are raVishso
with the beauty and the greenncss, anu the
smoothness and apparent ease Of living OF an II.
inhabitants; where your mind is filed Win IN.
pictures, the music the art, the general atihos
phere Of culture and wit; where the cooking i
| 80 good but elusive, and where the shops are
go bewtching that you have spent your last Got
lar without thinking, and you are Obliged 10 cao's
for letter Of credit from home beiore soI
| know it-this is Paris.
Il little luggage experience in Germany
! is typical OF the incidents encountered fre N
J time to time. Through the mistake OF
| hotel porter the trunks of the writer
, party were checked to st. PetersbuT &.
where they should not have gone, ard ire
| ladies went to the manager of this Ger
man hosiery to have the mistake recti-
fed.
| He was very big and handsome, this German,
End doubtless some meek frauiein loves him, but
/ We do not, and moreover. We pity her. whoeTtr
and wherever she NAV be. for we know by eKpe"
rience that If they two are ever TO be made one
! she will be that one. He said he was sorry, but
I that, doubtless. when We got 10 the Russian
! frontier could explain matters and get our
trunks. But could not sneak Russian, We
told him. and We wanted things properly ar
ranged then and there. lie clicked his heels to-
gethcr and bowed IN superb manner, and we
were sure our eioquence and our distress had
fetched him. SO speak. when to our amaze
ment he simply reiterated his statements.
But surely you are not gong to let two Amer,
can women leave your hotel all alone at ii
O'Clock at night with their luggage checked to
tine wrong townf" l said. in wild-ryed sstonish-
ment.
! that silk hat came Oh. Again that superb bow.
He was very sorry, but he could do nothing.
Doubtless we could arrange things at the from
tier. 1t was within ten minutes Of train time,
and we were-surrounded by no fewer than thirty
German mers-guests, porters, hall boys-whs
listened curiousiy. and offered no assistance.
Then you absolutely refuse us the courtesy OF
walking across the street with and mendins
matters, do yon?' said.
Again those heels. that hat. that bow. could
have killed him. l am sorry that / didn't
missed glorious opportunity.
These are fair examples of the authors
way Of handling her material, and she
takes care to vary 1t so that the book is
never tiresome. though 1t makes no pre-
tence to be comprehensive account Of
the places she visited. New York: Har-
per G Bros. s1.25.)
"a Country Without Strikes" is a most
interesting little book by Henry Demarest
Lloyd. 1t is the first adequate account
yet published of the compulsory arbitra-
ton system in force in New Zealand.
Everyone interested in the settlement OF
labor troubles anywhere should read this
book
The author describes, first, in detail,
the system which has been adopted by the
combined action Of labor unions and CAPT
talists. for the adjustment of differences.
This, while somewhat complicated in its
workings. is based on simple principles.
In all difficulties the employer and en-
employees are given an equal chance to pre-
sent their case, and half the voters who
are to decide the question are drawn from
one party and half from the other. Wo-
men workers are organized, and the sys-
TEN has worked particularly well in their
case.
The testimony here given goes to show |
that by this plan OF arbitration strikes
and lockouts are avoided. panics have been |
prevented. and many abuses done away |
with. and that in very short time. One |
important element of success lies in the |
fact that the rights Of neither employer |
nor employed are interfered with. The !
workman is not obliged to work for e fixed |
rate of wages. He is simply forbidden |
to disarrange the whole industrial ma
chinery of the country by quitting work |
while his grievance is adjusted. II he is
not satisfied he can carry the case to a
higher court, and keep on doing SO until |
he reaches the highest tribunal but Mr..
Lloyd's testimony is that this is seldom
done. II the workman has just cause
of grievance he can usually get his rights
in the lower courts. One curious result
OF this plan is that employers now en-
courage instead Of oppose the formation
OF labor unions. They recognize the fact
that they can more easily deal with the
men through this organization, and more
over they see the obvious fact that II
their men are in unions and they them
selves are bound by union rules to pay
a certain price for certain number of
hours work, it is not good for their bust
ness to have anyone in the community
who has n different arrangement. and can
thus underbid and undersell them.
One of the most interesting cases on
the records OF the court OF compulsory ar
bitration came UP in this connection. For
ty-two tailors in Dunedin had agreed to
the demands of the union. The other
seven stood out. The matter was brought
into court. A part Of the history of the
case Is as follows:
One of the by,products Of arbitration made its
first appearance in this case. II indicates IN IN
expected of arbitration and shows the benefits
that accrue to the community from compulsory
publicity.
Some of the seven employees who would not come
into line in the agreement, held out as the repre-
sentative Of the working women showed The court
because this agreement would put az end to a
fraud which being practiced IN their shops
on the public. They were in the habit OF taking
orders for clothing to he made according to
measure by frstclass workers But as a matter
Of fact they sent the order to 4 factory 10 be
made up by factory workers at factory prices
instead Of sending it to their own tliior5 and
.ailoressSs. They pocketcd the difference OF this
'ramd on their customers, used the MONEY
hey thus saved in cutting prices. to the detri-
ncnt Of competitors who honestly gave the
,uftomcr what he paid for
The court put summary stop to this sort OF
iecction. In referring to this the court aid in its
ircison IAN bespoke wcrk-all ruod5 mace aud
old tailor-msde; also any order in which there
8 garment fitted on-shal be tlore in the Sion
If the employer" And the court ordered shst il
hould be paid for at shop and not factory prices.
The court dryly remarked 10 the repEcsa NATIVES
II this irreconcilable majority OF the employers
hat they would have to under the same
conditions with the other members Of the trade
Z they going to continue in the tailoring
business
This incident shows us the compulsory arhitra-
ion law working steadily force for honesty
n trade II does so because OF the publicity it
nsslTes. The workngmcn know and often reson:
he deceits they compelled TO poEpetrate !
these often. in this case, injury to them
s well as 10 the customer, for they are forced
q do iItcrinr work At iniernr nricts. or see