Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18
THE EIGHT-HOURBIL
House Committee Hears Friends and
Opponents Of the Measure.
CONPERSSCORES THEBILLS ENEMIES
rae House Cemmittss On Judiciary Listens
10 Delegation OF Women who Want
10 yete at Kisctions--state-
hood Hearings.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE hearing
before the house committee on labor
on the eight-hour labor bill was one
Of the most. II not the most, interest
ing of the series Of hearings on This
subject which have been going on for
the past three years. Daniel Daven-
rort, Of Bridgeport, Conn. representing
the 'Anti-Boycott Association of the
United States, gave the clearest view
Of the situation from the standpoint
Of the employers that has ever been
presented to the committee. He was
followed by Samuel Gompers, president
Of the American Federation Of Labor,
who delayed his journey to Porto Rico,
for which place he left yesterday after
noon, long enough to denounce the
Representatives of capital" who had
persistently referred TO the labor lead
ers as "blatherskites," ''incendiaries"
and socialists" Mr.. Gompers mani
tested the deepest feeling during his
brief address and hurled back at the
Capitalists and their employe" and
the private employers and their attor-
neys" the terms employed to place the
labor leaders In an unfavorable light.
This led to several sharp conflicts be-
tween Mr.. Gompers and Mr.. Davenport
and Mr.. Gompers and Judge Mccain
mon, representing the Cramps, and at
one time II looked almost as though
there might be a personal encounter
brought on by the denunciation of
these gentlemen by the eloquent labor
leader.
Hearings ON womsn Suffrage.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE National
Women Suffrage association was given
a hearing by the house committee on
Judiciary yesterday. A delegation
over 500 women, headed
by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presi-
dent Of the association, arranged them
selves around the committee room and
enthusiastically applauded the points
made In behalf Of sixteenth amend
ment to the constitution by the various
speakers whom Mrs. Gait presented
Mrs. Mary c. Q. Bradford, Of Cello
RADIO, said that in testifylng to the BEN
Gifts Of woman suffrage through ~
states she had found that the greatest
'bugbear" to be met with was the
dread Of the word polls"
The general impression was that the
polls were places where all the. good
were compelled to go and stand
IN line with all the bad men who oc-
,upied the time in swearing. As a
natter Of fact the men met at the polls
we're the husbands, brothers and
riends Of the women.
Ex-Gov Alva Adams, of Pueblo, gave
he committee his hearty Enforcement
II woman suffrage. II was, he said,
lot question of expediency. but a
question Of right and justice. He said
10 was personally acquainted with 49,
90 women voters in Colorado and was
repaired to assert that the right to
ote did not detract from their woman
instincts as mothers and wives or
lar their feminine refinement.
tat.h00d Hearings BY House Committee.
Washington. Feb. 1.-THE house
on territories will conclude
Il statehood hearings Friday with the
rgument Of Delegate Mcclure, Of Ok
Ihoma, for the admission Of that ter
tory as state. Yesterday the COM
ittee heard D. L. Sleeper, Of Lawton,
h., in favor Of separate statehood for
Ie territory; N. r. Rummons, Of Ho- r
irt, who also favored separate state {
BOD, and s. M. Cunningham, Of Co
anche City, who favored union Of |
klahoma and the Indian territory in G
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