The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-02-15
DEMAND OF LABOR.
WASHINGTON, D. G. Feb.


WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. ID
If the labor interests of the country
want anything, they do not hesitate 10
ask for it, and nearly always succeed.
Besides demanding stringent Chinese
legislation, the labor organizations are
petitioning and urging that United
States warships shall be constructed at
government ya.ds. But they are also
insisting that the Murine band and 9th.
er military bands composed Of enlisted
men shall not be allowed 20 play al
other than official functions because
they compete with musicians who be
long to unions. Quite sentiment has
been worked up in favor Of this CON
tention. Ben Butterwofth fof many
gears an Ohio c3n,Tes .a4., s,E3 re-
marked to a group IN lhe clc iAroom:
Talk about being brave goa fellsWsl
Why, ! can go up in th gallery 18th
an old pair of Knights of Labor
breeches and shake theH over tile r&tt
ing ard run every man of yen o1s oe
the house" And, said thc ua. who
told the story, "whe4 yoa me to
consider how we fear th organized
labor fellows when they once get after
us, I'll lie hanged il old Ben wasn't
about right"
cIoco TO the President.
Theodore Roosevelt ana Henry Cabot
Lodge have been warlA personal friends
for many years They nave many
tastes in common. and thcrefcre it ia
natural that when Roosevelt became
president those who knew of their past
relations should expect that no man
would be more welcome at The White
House than the Massachusetts sena-
tor. Such has been the case. The FREE
auent visits of Senator f.odee the fact
that he is at nearly every social fune
tion and the continued good relations
have been marked, some going 50 far
as to say that Lodge is chief u the
Kitchen cabinet"
Arizona Aliens"
Governor n. o. Murphy OF Arizona
who has been here urging the admls-
sion Of his territory, says the time has
arrived when the United States should
give some attention to the Arizona
aliens and other residents of the ter
ritories which are part of the "couti-
mental United States He says that
his territory has been waiting great
many years for statehood although
possessing the requisite population and
presenting every reason why the rights
OF full sovereignty should be conferred
upon 1t. Now, he says. Arizona has
not only got the people, but the wealth,
recent developments having shown that
In her mountains there are riches sur.
ficient for numerous Monte ChriStos.
Governor Murphy says that with the
Philippines. Hawaii, Porto Rico and
Cuba our people are forgetting the
American citizens WAC are "aliens in
the territories"
Congressional Salaries.
There is very strong undercurrent
in favor of increasing salaries of con
gressmen. If members felt that they
could stand the criticism that would
follow, the increase would be voted
without delay. There are large num-
Der of men in both houses-g0od, in
dustrious men. too-who can hardly
make both ends meet with the salaries
they receive But the increase is sup
ported by men to whom the salary is a
small feature. ARTHUR w DUNN.
Civil Service Again.
One complaint which members of
congress- make against the civil serv~
Ice law and the regulations of the
commission is that out of town appl-
cants do not stand as good show of
securing appointments as those who
live in Washington or come here to
take the examinations. The members
of the commission acknowledge that
more men are appointed from the num-
Der who take their examinations here
than from outside. 1t appears thas
when an applicant who has passed the
civil service examinations comes to
Washington he can make such ar
rangemenIs with the appointing power
as generally results in his selection
ahead OF competitors who live at
distance.
cheered by the Boys.
President Roosevelt was out riding
the other day and passed by a large
squad of boys who We're coasting on
one Of the streets of the city. He was
recognized by nearly all of them, and
each pulled of his cap and cheered.
The president accepted this tribute
from the boys and, raising his hat,
bowed with as much comtliness as if
he had been acknowledging the salute
Of q regiment. In the fhrong We're both
white and eolored boys. but there was
no color line in the hearty greeting