Evening journal., 1903-02-10
22s-a3o KING STREET.

power to prevent disputes from 10
ginning, will be absent unless the COM
mission exercises the power II has to
provide a permanent remedy. Unless
permanent methods of adjusting such
questions as they arise long after this
commission has ceased to exist can be
found the country may find itself at
any moment threatened again with the
agony from which it thought It had es-
capped through the Intervention of the
president
in the bituminous coal industry the
annual joint interstate conference OF
operators and miners has just for the
sixth year in succession settled all the
differences between labor and capital.
During the year 1901 there we're 200
disputes settled in Illinois; 80 per cent.
of these were against the workingmen,
but were all obeyed.
There has been no mine strike of
any importance since these relations
of negotiation and arbitration we're es-
ta6nshed where the arrangement pre-
vailed; but there have been very SER
ious strikes elsewhere. Wages have
been increased, hours reduced, the
number of children in the mines less
ened, better mining laws enacted and
the existing laws better enforced.
The strike of last summer was the
Waterloo of capnalistic absolution in
this country. It's failure was complete.
1t broke down as merchant, miner, di-
piomatist profit maker. Organized la
Dor never did civilization greater ser
vice than when il whipped this mas
ter to a finish and settled-let it be
hoped for the third and last time in
America -rhat the only business in
which there is one master is slavery,
and that in free business there are as
many masters as there are parties.
Each one master Of himself and no one
else
we are not asking for favor, but
for justice. We acknowledge the SUI
perb sense of justice in the American
people which gave us this arbitration,
this extraordinary effort of industrial
justice. We acknowledge it, but we
are not grateful for il. We have won
the right to this justice, this represen-
tatiOn in our bargains. by sacrifice and
struggle. which whitened the faces OF
whole people and shortened thou
sands Of lives. Justice is not denied
to those strong enough TO get it. IL is
something that our civilization has ad-
vanced so far as that
srumm Has Tilt With Baer.
Mr.. Lloyd was followed by Former
Congressman Charles NJ Brumm. His
argument was principally in support
Of the demand for the recognition of
the union. He said that organization
is the essence Of government He paid
a tribute to Mr.. Mitchell and said that
the coal presidents who refuse to con-
fer with the men represented the sur
plus capital of the Morgans, the Drex-
els and such men as they, while Mr..
Mitchell represents every dollar Of
capital of the $4,000 men employed in
the anthracite coal region.
Mr. Brumm was directing many Of
his remarks at Mr. Baer who was sit
ting close to him. The Readings
president gave him close attention.
and when Mr.. Brumm in an oratorical
fight said that Mr. Baer denied at the
eleventh hour that he had ever said
q murders were committed in the coal
regions that he did not deny it until
the statement was permitted to go over
the country and receive full effect, Mr..
Baer jumped up nd exclaimed:
Wasn't it lie? Did l ever say it?''
The suddenness Of the interruption
evidently did not disturb Mr.. Brumm
who replied: zone moment; I will an
swer that"
Mr.. Baer was not satisfied, and he
said with great earnestness:
"You said did not deny It until the
eleventh hour. What do you mean?'
81 said you did not deny IL unit
quite recently TO which Mr.. Baer re
piled oh"
III you had waited said Mr.
Brumm, "you would not have asked tho
question"
What is it you want to make out
that 1 did say it?" persisted Mr.. Baer.
Mr. Brumm-"No; / said you didn'
say it."
That's different" remarked Mr.
Baer as Chairman Gray wrapped fo
order and requested Mr.. Brumm to pro
ceed with his address.
Mr.. Brumm, however, took a parting
shot and retorted to Mr.. Baer's re
marks: Il 10 not erlticise you for no
denying at the time what appeared il
the newspapers"
Two Men Arrested.
3 Two men. believed to have been COZ