The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-19
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by SPEAKER: CANNON
SPEAKER Is Why: e;A,kEFvL in
Z: NAMING, LABOR COMMITTEE.
All Sections Of Country Is Represented.
Offensive Suggestions Well RepelI-
ed. Worthy Ones Given Consider
alton. Lahor Leader Rebuked.
Hearst Is a Member Of the Com
mittee.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 17.-While
house committee on labor, he was the
recipient of a great deal of gratuitous
advice and suggestions as to the menu
bership of that body. The suggestions,
which we're offensive, were repealed by
the Speaker The recommendations
that were worthy were taken under
consideration. The committee as an
nounced shows that organized labor has
reason to be pleased with the result Of
the Speakers work. =
There were a great many applications
for appointment on this committee.
which admittedly is to have great
deal of important work to do in this
congress. Strong pressure was brought
to bear from several different directions
to secure the assignment of certain men
upon the committee. In his appoint
nients Speaker Cannon has ignored the
pressure where improperly applied.
To applicants for places on that COM
mittee the Speaker insisted that no one
should be employed who was connected
with corporations or who was an en-
ployer of labor. He further insisted
that certain sections should be repres-
ented on the committee. He wanted
the agricultural sections and the south
ern states to be represented. The min
ority leader recommended d" northern
democrats exclusively, but the Speaker:
REQUIRED him to put two southern men
OH the list,
IT desire.'' said the Speaker to
caller, that this should be an aver
age committee, on which all parts
Of the country should have repres-
entation,'
Thus he selected one man in New
Jersey, another in Georgia.: then jumped
to New York, then to Iowa. back to
Kentucky, out to North Dakota, up to
Vermont, westward to Ohio, again east
ward to Massachusetts and back to
Illinois and back to New Jersey.
A dramatic episode was the proper
rebuke given a Washington labor lead
er for threatening to defeat Speaker
Cannon for reelection in his home dis
trict if he did not make Representa-
tive L1vernash of California, unionist
from San Francisco, the chairman of
the committee OH labor, despite the
fact that it is an unheard of thing to
give Craftsmanship of any committee
to a member of the minority, Liver
nash being a Democrat Speaker Can
| non promptly ordered the offender out
Of his office.
The speaker appointed on the COM
| mittee one. man who claims to be an es-
pecia1 friend of organized labor; VIM.
Il. Hearst Of New York; who is seeking
| the democratic nomina ton for presi-
dent and is depending in a large meas
| ure upon his championship of labor's
cause for the support Of the labor IN
! terests in the national convention.
! The chairman of the committee is J.
j. Gardner of New Jersey, a farmer.
Richard Bartholdt Of St. Louis, is a
member, a man who has been a prac-
teal printer and representing one of
the greatest labor centers south Of
Chicago. E. B. Veerland, Of New York,
is a lawyer and banker. He is not an
employer Of labor, but takes great in
| terest in the welfare Of the laboring
classes. Conner, of Iowa, is man of
wide judicial experience and friend OF
labor. Goebel, Of Ohio, comes from
Cincinnati, where labor is a forceful
element in the Industrial and political
situation.
| The composition of the committee or
. labor guarantees that just considera-
ton will be given to the interests of all
| parties having business before it and
| that it has not been organized in be-