The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-05

American canital has made conspicuous
advancement In the methods and masni.
tude Of its operations during the last ton
years. All the world knows this. That
labor has made equal or any progress in
the same period seems not to be realized
By the general public SAYS Ralph NJ
Easley, secretary OF the National Civic
Federation, IN the October number OF
Mcclure's, In comprehenslye article on
What Organized Labor Has Learned
regard the advance of organized labor
inetho United States. he says. as one Of
the most remarkable DEVELOPMENTS OF the
last decade. 10 We sure we often see
labor acting as though It had learned moth
ing, and large class Of employers see
only Its ignorance ana violence and exc
crate unionism. This Is such blind oppo-
sition as these same employers des,ise in
the antitrust fighters,
MEMBERSHIP DOUBLED.
The advance Of organized labor Is shown
by a doubling in membership within the
past three years; by the rise Of new
organizations and the revival OF old or
ganizations once crushed BY the employ
ers' By the confederation and mutual as
sistance Of unious; by improved machinery
OF organization. bringing improved leader
ship and responsibility to the member
ship.
But the best evidence OF permanency Is
the Improvement IN the character Of the
unions their broadening policies, the con
servatism of their leaders, which have
made possible the Inauguration Of Joint
conferences and agreements with employ
ers based on mutual concessions.
PREJUDICE DYING OUT.
Mr.. Easley believes that the prejudice
against nouunion men by union laborers
is gradually diving ont. He cites many
instances where union men have stuck to
their contracts rather than break them
and devotes some space to a labor leader
President Keefe. of the Longshoremen's
union. who flled strikers places with
nonunion men and broke the strike.
That sympathetic strikes are Illogical
and generally react ON the strikers was
clearly shown IN the Boston sympathetic
strike last spring. and the recent Chicago
freight handlers strike. both OF them the
FIRST strikes OF new ORGANIZATIONS eager
to try their new-found strength.
SYMPATHY STRIKES,
D
have the greatest influence in directing
the future policy OF unions in this matter
of sympathetic strikes is the recent &c.
ton of the mine workers in refusing to
sosoooesoeOsOOoOOOsssSeeSSs0'
in the days Of Cleveland. --comanche Wis
ltor,
No matter how settled thing may ap.
pear. Il is never settled until It Is settled
/ right.
| 1t Is generally conceded that General
Russell A. Aiger VIII be elected to the
kun Daily Times,
And In spite of all the 'beehng' that the
indignant press Of the country has been
doing.
The Beaumont Enterprise Will hereafter
/ publish sunday edition, If 1t pays. If it
does not publish red and yailor supple
ment herewith 1t probably viii.
An exchange says: "a Tennessee SRI
punched ont both eyes Of tramp with a
purasol recently because he tried TO hus
her." The Tennessee girls, like 9th :
American girls, like to be humhugged. but
they draw the line when II comes To bsils
bumhugged. Brenham Banner
That gin ought TO make good pool
player,
Tho papers that think President Roose.
Welt went into retirement to avoid saying
things are liable to ind him soo2 speaking
again There seem to be a good many IN
diYlduals who would IKE Tor MIN 10 cease
talking,-El Paso Daily News,
But they are republican Individuals.
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an. ~. rnnntvaa tbo carv ~
the Sunday Clipper, Austin's new society
paper, II is published by George Mendln
Jr., and is bright, suappy little pub icl
tlon.
one Of our esteemed contemporaries get;
right at the heart Of the SUBJECT vi hout
circumiocnton ana says, Texas Is a gtate
state" That II Is, biother; ana 1t Will
get Crater and crater right along until u
gets 10 be the gratest State N the Union
unless we are grotely mistaken.--Nacog
doches Sentinel
Please don't adopt that style OF spelling
it CRATES on our nerves.
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Austin papers mention the uncarthlng by
Lovers NooS in Bee PC ereek ne q0'5 Aus
tin. The pot was a lalge.size elrthtn Vts
sci, such as MeTicans us In cooking
frijoles, aud Contained So, $40 aad $50 gold
&
It must have been a great deal like dig.
cling out q badger
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A dispatch from Colombia says a revolu.
ton hes broken out in a new place How
wonderful LAREDO Times,
Wonderful, indeed One would think that
by this time there were no new places LEFT
over there.
--u-zs.----
When Morgan Smiled.
Let all the world r,loice
Let the people clap their handsi Cause
the bands TO playl Turn on the red light.
aud make the rockets soarl
j. Picrpont Morgan, usually so lmpasslve
SO imperturha0le, has at last shown that ht
Is a human being. Is there NOT then greal
cause Tor ioyouaness!
few DAYS ago the more or less learned
e0urr OF errors ana appeals OF New Jersey
handed down decision the effect of which
was TO legal!ze the plan OF the Sl,OUJ, OOU .Ol (
steel trust to retl!e S29U.LU0.UlO OF peI
cent Preferred stock and igsup flere M