Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-08
In McGlure's Magazine.

WASHINGTON Oct. admiral
Cotton cables the navy department
from Beirut that Khalil Pasha, former
governor general of Broussa, has sue
ceeded Mazim Pasha at Beirut
NEW YORK, Oct 5.-Lawyers with
the backing of builders and employers
representing 800 100000 or more in
New York city are now working on
bill to be introduced in the legislature
this winter which seeks to destroy abb
solutely the power of the walking del
egate and make labor strikes impossi-
Bile. Such state law has been under
consideration for three years, but new
err before have the conditions been
such that there was any probability
of its passage. 1t is believed the time
is ripe for it now. The measure will
have the support of a majority OF
union men, as well as the employers.
In brief, it is proposed to do through
state enactment what now Is frequent
ly done in Injunction. individuals or
corporations may be restrained from
acts injurious TO the public good. and
it is held that a state law having the
same purpose would be constitutional.
Such law as this exists in Australia
and similar acts have been enforced
in England j. Powers Donellan,
lawyer who has been at work on the
bill a year or more, will have il
framed in time for introduction early
in the coming session.
I'VE expect" he said today. the
measure will have the support of the
better element of the unions as well
as the backing of large army OF
employers. Such law would be per
fectly feasible and constitutional. 1t
will make 1t illegal for a walking del
egate or union to order strike.
and will provide for a state board OF
arbitration for the adjustment of all
disputes.
WASHINGTON, Oct. General
Black, the new commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic, is out
with the declaration favoring an in
crease of pension expenditures to the
extent of s25,000.0QO. He demands
that all old soldiers over the age of
SO years. or their widows, go on the
pension pay roll This will bring the
annual payment of pensions up to
$40 600 600. Commissioner of Pen
slons Mr. Ward does not appear fav-
orable to the idea. 1t will be present
ed TO congress.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-One good
result of the agitation over the Miller
case has been determination to pur-
sue an investigation into the methods
of work and cost of production at the
government printing office. Public
Printer Palmer has decided TO appoint
commission for the express purpose
of investigating the charge that the
work done costs great deal more
than would be the case if the gov
eminent printing should be let out by
contract 10 private printing establish
ments.
The government printing office is
an Independent concern, not directly
under any govynment bureau, and by
far the most important part of its
work is the printing Of the proceed
ings, manifold reports. and documents
of. the senate and house, 1t is for
this reason that the public printer. ale
though appointed by the President.
really is under the direction of con
gross exclusively, and whatever may
be said as to the cost of the work, 1t
is none the less true that the printing
done for congress is furnished with
rapidity. accuracy. and
general artistic appearance.
The outcome of the investigation,
however. undoubtedly will be beneii-
cial, and the results may not be alto
gether fiattering to organized labor,
because II will be demonstrated to a
certain degree that in some of the de-
partments Of the printing office the
best workmen have not always been
those who were AFFILIATED with the I'M