The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23
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5 EVENTS OF TIL 6 WEEK
: BRIEFLY REVIEWED
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the lower house OF Congress IS. In tho
CT binary course. more than a year away,
that election Is now the most interesting
political question before the country.
There seems now to be but little IL any
liz the coming man for Speaker Mr. Can
mons strength this early in the race was
a, first surprising. but during the past
week there have been Developments that
fully explain 1t. The fact that C;cossenor
of Ohio. the majority OF the New Eng
land Republicans and, indeed hearty all
of the extreme high protection men In
the House. as We'll as such men as Hanna,
Cray and Piatt. in the Senate, ara IN
s favor OF Cannon. would seem tc Indicate
that his election cannot be prevented aud
- Interesting In general way. In that
1T shows plainly that there VIII be no
legislation this winter THAT Viii make
any material changes in the Dtngiey tar
ff bill This is the interesting feature OF
the speakership contest. as developed last
week.
When the Virginia military was called
to Norfolk &c preserve the pcaee during
the stree. railway troubles growing out
OF a strike by the conductors and motor
.ler it was said that the fact that a
ia
military uniforms were members or the
trade unions would bring up the question
as to whether a mar shall belong 10 both
the military and the tabor organizations.
The Norfolk affair was the beginning CT
the agitation OF this question: During
.he pas, week. at Schenectady. y. y.
William Potter was expelled from the
paiu,ers. ard Decorators Union for no
reason except that when the military COM
many of which he a member
#c:ltet, to Glenn Falls by the Governor
OF New York to preserve Law and order
speLs9ins a strike By railway operatives.
r., ebeved the order. The union Went tar
ther and caused the discharge Ell lottnr
bv demanding 1t of his employer and
enforcing the demand by the use 81 the
toycott. The union makes no secret OF is
action or its purpose. Henry " jack
son. the president OF the Trades Assembly
OF the various unions in Schenectady.
SAYS Potter had been warned 60 ieSeEe
the National Guard before ne Was eS-
RELIED from the union. but he chose 70 SO
To the front. ant! he must tas<e she eofsse-
5es,1arres There Wilt be other eNpuSloas,
tntfi not a guardsman REMAINS 5"tso Is
It,.,rrlber of the union.
The matter has been called to- the at
.ention OF Governor odeil. w7e declares
that the action OF the unl3as IS raak
treason and as they h;pse naatie the Is
sue he will have TO give II Official attett-
ton and test the question OF treason
Thus the unions have raised an ssae
thar may prove more serious than they
think
Another very remarkable state of ar
fairs developed in this same town OF
Schenectady. An electric railway COM
pany there. which employs s.seral MN
dred m nehas been requested by the a
Dor Unions to require Its employees 70 join
the union or 10 form one OF their own
1T seems that the men are very Wei sat
istied outside of the uainn, and think
they can manage their affairs Wtta91e
union aid Yet the union m&kes de-
Inant, that they shall join This demand.
not e,een a request IFS m Ne q The mem
but of their employers. and the demand
Is that the company shall REQUIRE the
men to .'unicrizes or be discharged Fne
union has en6eavaTeL 10 enforce this de-
rnand made on the company By the use
OF the boycott The boycott was de-
cared ans! 1t was TO extend 60 every
body who in anyway partontzsd the cars
OF the company To sum rp hriefly The
urrio-a which Processes to be the working
mans only real protector. he's said 20
every person In Schenectady that e you
do not aid us In throwing these several
hundred men out of work we Will dam
age you in such ways as we can fhi5
propositions so absurd on its face that
it is only necessary to mention It TO sem
sble men TO insure its condemnation. Il
is gratifying IN this CORRECTION to be
able to state that very few regarded tho
boycott that the railway company ig-
nored the INDUSTRIOUS demand that shey
discharge their men and the whole
scheme of the union fell through
During the past week nearly all of
the leading railways OF the countrr ans
nnunced that they had Or would verv sos1l
follow in the lead Of the Pennsylvania
Road and increase the pay Of their op-s
eratives They ali give the same rea-
son that they are prosperous, and pros
pose dividing their good fortune
with the men, whose faithfnl ser-
vice has made prosnerity possible This
Is one OF the most gratifying r"srlfs OF
real prosperity, and is sign that It IS
indeed real
There CONES again TIE repart that Mr..
Mark A Han, a Is . retire Fl 4? pot
ties ard this tins TIM pr' ms to
be tac!Sed with credltgitv. II + said that
his retirement viii BE- Cad al as he
cannot diFconnert Himself f-o-n iitis
at ona str Ike WthoGt n me re
sfromaetnSr his rartE.i l. rer;I q c! az