The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-14
FOR LABOR
AND CAP IT AL.
Representatives OF Both Appear
to Oppose the National Ar
bitration Bill.
NOT ON THE SAME GROUNDS
Lively Tilt Between Messrs'
Gompers and De Bruhl-NVill
Get Parry Same Time.
trrom our regular corres1p,ondent)

(Frcm Our Regular Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. D. G.. April To
day, for the first time in the history OF
this country. or possibly OF any coun-
try, the representatives OF organized la
Dor and tho representatives. Of employ
ers' assoclauona united In outspoken ops
position to pending legislation, The bill
opposed is the Fostcr-Foss national arbl-
tration bill. which was considered by a
subcommittee from the House Committee
on Labor and Education.
It was an odd sight to SEQ Samuel
Gompers. the head Of the Federation OF
| Labor, the most powerful labor organza
ton In the world. and a, Furuseth. Of
tha Same organization, standing shoulder
to shoulder with E. F. dc Bruhl, Of Gin
cnnati, representing the Association Of
| Metal Trade Employers, fighting the bill
Of strikes mandatory by submitting the
matters In dispute to a national arbi-
! trntion board. To say that they stood
shoulder to shoulder lis something OF an
eSaggcratIon, fer they differed in some
respects Mr.. de Bruhl. for no good rea-
son, apparently, at this time. undertook
to condemn organized labor In general.
I and Messrs, Gompers and Furuseth de-
Tended it. Mr.. Furuseth said the menu
hers Ct the arbitration board would have
to be as gods not to Yield to tho In
rlnenc.s OF wealth. and Mr.. de- Bruhl took
issue with him In Il good-hurlorcd way.
Mr.. Gompers denounced the Dill. and
No. ,<ytt 1nf ~
should have seen fit to make an attack
on organized labor when the labor men
we're uniting with employers to defeat an
Ubiquitous measure.
Authorized by Courts.
"r want 70 call de Bruhl's atten-
tIon to the fact" no said, vigorously
pounding the table. "that within the past
forty eight hours the courts OF Colorado
have outlawed these citizens alliances,
law and order leagues. who have peen
| dctyinE lnJunctions and Writs OF hanea's
CORPUS. I.
'iIow about the murders in the mines 3.
asked de Bruhl.
Craving himself up to his full height
Mr., Gompers thundered; !.
Catch the murderers and mans tne sa!
Mr.. Gompars objected 70 tne ,e I,1s i,
OF TIE statement attributed to MN tIat
STRIKES are a good thing" and took oG-
caslon to very clearly outline Ms posi-
ton "a to strikes.
II have always made It clear" he said,
"that strikes should DO preyeEted, y pos-
sIble. / don't think thsre are many men
! in this country who have attempted 20
prevent so many strikes, who nave sue
ceedsd In preventing more strikes t'9a
! have" :, =,
.;TEat Is quite true" said Mt y; W,
Foater, Of Chicago. author Of the bill.
Strikes Not Good Things. ~
"WhiLa it ia impossible to prevent
strikes continued Mr.. GomPers, 'thelE
number can be diminished, the bitterness :
with which they are contested can pc
minImlzed. Strikes arc not q good thlng;
hut there are some things worse than
strikes and among them Is a degFadeo,,
depraved and dem9ralized manhood. !
| trust the day will never come when t!ls
people Of our country will not have apllT
ity TO defend their honor, the|r man
hood, their good name," *
he thought that 1 1t had not neaA ~
the demonstration given the country tlla'
the coal miners We're willing to 80 huny
gry, lf necessary, the arbltratio lon com Nus
sion would not have made an aware &c
| favorable to them. "Suci an aware "Hs
only possible after such a demoRsNFaa-
| tion,"
"our work la not confined alone 70
to-day" he continued, obllt IA stog ".
morrow and tA<,orrow, and to-m9rFow,a
he repeated emphatically,
In spite OF the denunpiation ana ans
tagonlsm Of David NJ, Parry, 81 the Na-
tjonal Manufacturers Associa tion, hes Ia
Dor organizations vera going to groW,
tWe wish no i'll will to MIR. Parry he
said ebut he cannot live always, and
either he and his associates Will come
| to some agreement with 4s some DAY, or,