Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-03

ths scab - 8 hero. but In flo ma mo-
pnent when II sought tie oppo tunity a.
q quiet gatheSin9 OF hiS friends &C the
Colonial club IN Cambridge 70 cover the
whole subject he gave the accustomed
labor talker great opport unity q retort..
aeorge r. Mcneil was the talker Mr..
Mcneil had even the president of Har-
ward at "a disadvantage on the points of.
detail, IL not indeed on the main issues.
President Eliot had criticised the labor
union for limiting the number OF appren-s
prentice system had gone out Of existence
and that unlimited numbers Of appren-S
tees would be the open door to the ems
ployment Of many cheap men under the
guise Of learners.
President Eliot denounced the uni form
wage. Mr.. Mcneil pointed out that the
unions only hxed minimum wage, and if
the wages were uniform 1t was because
the employers made them all at the mini
mum. szszz $500 85
President Eliot found violence an inev-s
table accompaniment Of the strike. Mr..
Mcneil declared that violence was re-
strained by the unions rather than em-s
ployed to aid their cause. =szss<sz :$SgS
The end of the joint debate Is not vet,
and all sorts Of men can express all sorts
Of opinion. The hope Is, and it is not un-$
reasonable, that out OF this much agita-
ton the fair end may be reached.
Mr.. Hills says that organized labor
is SO dangerous that last year it got
thirty bills passed at Albany giving
union men special privileges over nom
union men. all Of which win probably
be declared unconstitutional" :sl
Mr.. Henry Sterling, chairman Of the
joint committee for securing direct leg
islation in Massachusetts, says, Last
winter Q900-O1) the Massa chusetts leg
islature rejected, almost without dis
cussion, over thirty labor bills, but
passed, almost without opposition, over
sixty laws granting new special priv
leges to different corporations" The
report of the trades union joint COM
mittee Of 1901 OF says: . Z: ! %. :s.-S.
For three successive years the unions
In Massachusetts have urged the legisla-
ture to submit to the people constitu-
donal amendment .embodying the initia-
tive, thus giving the: voters an opportu-
nifty to say whether or not they desired to
specific measure asked for was known to
the legislature OF 1902 as senate 10. 1T
provided that II 50, 900 citizens should petit
ton for particular amendment to the
constitution such amendment should be
submitted to vote of the people 1t two
successive elections, and II it received a
majority vote at each election it should
become part Of the constitution. !. %55s> :
This measure was simple and conserva-
tive. but effective. It would enable the
people to clearly express their will on
matters Of public concern. something
4@1~ L. g. - = -.
stroy the monopoly the legislators hold
Of the business Of making laws, which Ia
the source from which all other monopo-
lies spring. It. would make the voice Of
the people rather than the claims Of spe-
cial privilege the strongest force in gov
egnmental affairs. ~-~,.' = : = ~ FL.
Now, the mention Of the referendum
and initiative, democracy, even repub-
ncanism, and all such words really
scares Herbert Spencer, as he is an old
man and very hypochondriac. He
never recovered from seeing the Eng
lish appropriate few pounds sterling,
which quickly grew to 100000 900, for
public education. He found that it
violated his Flaw of equal freedom
and embodied his '"The Coming Slav-
cry" The Skiltons also and many Of
the ladies Of the historic church do not
and cannot know the difference be-
tween the referendum and Initiative
and the French guillotine, and they
would feel nervous If their pastor men
toned such words in church or in their
presence. He ought not to do it.
But DR.. Hills once said for pubhca-
ton. II will gladly do all can for the
initiative and referendum" [see "By
the People," published by the Direct
Legislation Record, Newark, N. il
Speaking Of nobly doing any sort Of
dirty work for its own sake. and the
glory of the Baers, here's some good.
clean work which yields no wages and
needs: long hours for its accomplish
ment and is for the glory Of all hu-
mainly and which DR.. Hills once prom
Used to do all he could of. Why isn't
he doing it? ELLA ORMSBY. !;
New Salem, Mass. 5..ss. s @- :,