Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-01
lbfation Of the Woriigman's Holiday General In
All tie States.
INATOR FAIRBANKS AT KANSAS CITY,
Salesman Dscusss Labor Problems Before Vast Au'
r alence 81 Union Tradsmen President MITCHELL OF the
I Miners Speaks Twice at Philadelphia -Contri'
butieD for the Strikers

| of the congress or the legislature.
.The true solution Of the questions
arising between labor and capital hes
| in an awakened public conscience; IN a
| thorough inculcation of principles OF
fair dealing among men; In organiza-
| ton, and in WISE humane leadership.
and in the establishment of boards OF
conciliation and arbitration, which are
| absolutely free from the polluting touch
Of selfish interests or political dema-
| coCues. to which the interests con-
cerned may freely and confidently APP
peal.
"One of the most gratifying and re-
assuring developments of recent years
has been the formation of the Civic
Federal alton. 1t is composed of the rep
resentatives of both labor and capital
The functions Of the federation are es-
sentially advisory. 1t has but once
failed to effect settlement of the diff
ferences attempted by it, and that was
in the case of the deplorable strike now
| in progress in the anthracite coal re-
gions in Pennsylvania. The work of
| the Civic Federation will be watched
with hopeful interest. That 1t will be
successful in all cases in effecting sat-
isfactory settlements no one believes,
but there is no doubt that it will be able
in many cases to point the way to a
just solution of the matters in differ
ence.
organized labor has undoubtedly
hours of labor. The movement for re-
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that Is beneficial, beneficial not only to
labor but to the community. There
should certainly be some time out of
each day when the toiler may have an
opportunity to cultivate the home and
fireside. and to make himself something
more than a mere part of the machine
With which he works. There should be
a margin of each day for self cultiva-
tion, for the improvement of the man
rather than the machine. In the end
there will be better man and better
worker, and better results to the em-
Lloye, the employer and the state.
1t has been part of our national poll
icy to permit the people of other coun-
tries to share with us our national
blessings. Many millions have come
hi icher to unite their fortunes with ours
and join in upbuilding the country.
They have been in the main desirable.
They have been industrious, self-sac-
rificing, patriotic. When the nation
has required they have stood shoulder
to shoulder with the native born in one
enduring glory.
For many years there was no limit
to our hospitality. There was no pro-
hibition against the coming of any who
desired, but in recent years we have
deemed it in the national interest to ex-
clude certain undesirable classes,
among whom were contract laborers.
We did not consider those as desirable
citizens who should be induced to come
under contract to take the places of
American workmen. We have not re-
garded it in the national interest to ad-
NIT people who came under contract to
labor. and not of their own initiative,
to become joint sharers in the splendid
privileges of our institutions.
The Chinese were until compara-
lively recent years permitted to enter
freely the field of labor The Chinese
have no ways in common with us, they
are not of our religion. They can new
er become blended into our excellent
citizenship. Acting upon the princi-
pie that our supreme duty is to our
countrymen, we closed our doors
against the further admission of Chi
nese laborers. There were those who
believed their admission wise; that
thereby we would obtain abundant and
cheap labor, but those who so reasoned,
| reasoned against our ultimate best in
terests.
Cheap labor is not the sole end we.
seek in the United States. 1t is our
pride that this is. not a cheap labor
country, that labor is better paid here
than in any other country. The senti-
ment is proclaimed over and over again
from platform and press. Cheap labor?
No. We do not want cheap labor. We
want well paid labor. We desire not
only we'll paid labor, but we want that
labor steadily employed.
IF the present rate of emigration
continues, enough will be admitted in
five years to make a state as great and
as populouS as the state Of Missouri.
MANY of the arrivals are desirable.
Many of them possess qualities which
will make them good citizens, and many
of them give no promise that they will
strengthen our institutions The quail
ty of our immigration is not so good or
desirable as 1T was in earlier days. The
percentage of illiteracy has increased
in a marked degree. OF those admitted
last year above the age ofN14 years 162.-
lSS could neither read nor write. They
came chiefly from countries which con-
tribute our least desirable immigrants.
May we not, in the exercise of a wise
national policy. say to such that they
shall not enter into competition with
educated American labor, or come to
be educated at our expense? If they
want to come and enjoy our priceless
heritage, let them be better prepared
to wear the robes of American citizens
ship
CELEBRATIONS IN CHICAGO.
Parade Of the Workinsmen in the Down
Town Streets.