Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-20

president of the State Federation OF
Labor. said on the subject. 1t is taken
from the Waterloo Courier of Septem-
ber / last. There is not word IN II
about the tariff and nothing that could
give offense to anyone, for the statis-
tics which he had are available to
EVERYONE. The statistics given
by Mr.. Brigham at Keokuk
on the same day related to Lee county
and made a showing very similar to
that in Blackhawk county. But the
fact is that neither of the speakers
had any thought of politics in the MAX
ing of these addresses. They are IN
line with the statements of trades un-
ionists on every Labor day They pre-
sent statistics for which neither of the
gentlemen are in any way respon-
sible.
This much is true, however that
Speaker Henderson placed more stress
on the labor problem in what he said
at the conference in Des NIoines Sep
tember than on any other one thing,
that he declared boldly and fearlessly
that the great problem which con-
fronts all political parties in this coun-
try today is the labor problem, that
laboring men are better organized than
ever before, that their movements are
more intelligently directed than ever
before. that it is not a struggle for the
right to existence with them now but
a struggle to secure what they believe
to be their fair share of the profits of
labor and industry. He especially re-
,nif al Sfvs "a n G
the most intelligent and most formid-
able labor movement ever inaugurated.
and he uttered prophetic warning to
his associates in regard to the danger
from such movements. Whether he had
read the address of President Holder
or not he did not indicate but he did
declare his belief that the movement
has become a formidable affair in
Iowa and it behooves the republican
party to be in fact the friend of the
laboring men at all times now as in the
past. The impression created by what
Speaker Henderson said on that oc-
casion was that he was really Very
little concerned about the details OF
tariff revision and Il great deal con-
cerned about legislation that will as
sist labor in graphing with the capaci-
ty of trusts and monopolies And yet
what Speaker Henderson said on that
occasion was only in line with what
several others said at the conference.
There was more talk about the prot-
lens of tariff revision. Speaker Hender-
son only put into words little better
than the others what they all thought.
In this connection 1t has not escaped
the attention of the close observers
that the labor union movement is max
ing more rapids strides in Iowa at
the present time than in any of the
states of the midland region. Hereto
fore Iowa has been regarded as so
much of an agricultural state that
there was little occasion for the organ
ization of the few who We're engaged
in the manual skilled trades in the
cities. But manufactures have grown
in recent years and TRACES
are being organized with great rapidity.
A great deal of this activity is due
to the earnestness and the zeal of men
like President Holder of the state fed
GRAFTON. There is a group of active ana
fearless men at work organizing the
in Iowa and doing what
lies IN their power to maintain higher
of living among the wage
But they are doing this re-
gardless of politics and without
thought or care as to the effect on
POLITICAL parties.