The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-10

hours day The effects Of the law would
be far reaching and the socialists and
labor leaders who are ciamoring for its
passage. threatening to defeat any NOM
member OF congress who votes gaiast u.
openly boast that the law Will he an
entering wedge by which the whole couu-
ny win be placed upon an eight-hour
basis
1 am safe in asserting. l believe. that X
they secured the passage OF the law the
next step would be 20 pass q siN-hour
bill. and after while I presume the ma
ton would be expected 20 grow rich and
full of contentment by not working at
all In Australia. which Is boss ridden
by the ignorant political economists OF
traIes-unionism. the eieht-hour law has
been in force for a short time and the
cry is now for n six-hOur law. Al
though Australia is "A now country II IS
today living on borrowed money while Its
industries are languishing The predic-
ton is freely made that it il only dues-
ton Of time when those far-of colonies
will become baukrupts al because Of the
pernicious folly OF its organized labor
bosses.
The hours OF employment are dependent
upon the law OF supply and demand as
well as wages. IL the necessities OF the
country require that the general average
OF hours Of labor shall be ten. Il is an
indication that the work required cannot
be performed in eight During the last
hundred years the natural development OF
industry has brought about reduction in
the hours of labor from fourteen and six
teen TO ten and eleven II has also
brought about the Quadrupling OF wages.
The s. per cont Of the people who are
dependent upon the law OF supply and
demand have been the benefciaries Of in
dustrial development as well as the IL
per cent, who now, not satisfied with the
gradual betterment Of conditions brought
about by natural forces. seek To make
wages and hours dependent upon their or
ganized power 70 enforce their own terms
upon the community. Are the farmers
going To make themselves partly rcspon-
sble for the injury occasioncd the gen
cral welfare by encouraging os tacitly as
senting to the program Of the law-defyiag
strike bosses Of this country / hope
not. and I believe that the farmers of
Kansas will awaken 10 the injustice done
10 their own interest By this eight hour
law OF their state and compel its repeal
They ought also 90 show their condemna-
ton for the proposed eight-hour bill IN
congress.
wish 20 call attention 20 another phase
Of organized labor .n which the farmers
are directly Interested. That g. the ap-
premiership system ~ trades-unloniem
There was once time when Tho farmer
boy could come to the city and secure "a
position I'm the shop e. learn n trade This
opportunity is gone in many cornmuni-
tics aud IS fast disappearing iu others
Whenever "a shop ~ uni0nizsd tact there
are only 20 MANY apprentice allowed oc-
cordlng 90 the number 81 skilled work
men employed. some unions even go 20
FAR a. O. refuse the employee the rirht 20
hire ans apprentices whatever The &c
suit 81 this system IS that no boy ever
gets new position in the unlou factory
unless oHa % the iourneynea should die
and then It is quite likely that % ~on ~
one 81 tho union mea becomes che APP
prentice There is ~ place FOR the fs nm
boy. 4 mailed fsl SIS stuck iu bic face
when he applies az the factory FIR zork
and that mailed frt is fle GIG, n organ
.zrd iabog TIE boy ls driven hack 80
'he street. Thousands ~ thssn hayo been
driven back wlth tfe Tesglt that the Re-
form schools and pcriteuuarie~ are hu-
i7g 40 witi Unfortunate Who hav. been
denied trade o. organized labor
believe taat the farming cormunitirs
oi ths eouutrv sslfd if 5hsg thoroughly
-rderftood tnts questiou. g.ve hearty sup
port - The sTorts rw berv fna6e -
the employers ard tn~ good ciflzersshif