The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-19

junction.
Senator Elkins, in very frank statement
vaults into the arena alongside OF Senator For
aker, and proves that the antiadministration
fight OF the rate legislation question is on, not
withstanding the statements OF Senator Foraker
that there was no trouble between him and the
president on this subject. Senator EllIns
veals, nwittingy, perhaps, the secret of the
forthcoming senate committee bill. He says 1t
will omit the presidents vital suggestion that
the ratemaking power be given to the interstate
commerce commission.
The Flaw and order parties breathe freely
again in Germany now that the second ballot at
Essen has resulted in the victory OF the Ultra
montana candidate, Herr Giesberts over his
socialist antagonist, Herr Gewehr. 1t u.s. however,
not famous victory as out of total of So
105 recorded votes the socialist received 38058,
only 1000 short of the yictor's number. The total
Increase in the socialist vote was $780, state
of affairs which almost justifes the Vorwarts in
Its triumphant remark that Essen, the center of
benevolent despotsm and patriarchial methods
OF treating workers, will surely elect socialist
at the next election.
Secretary Shaw has remarkable financial
scheme that he is anxious to see put into oper-
alton. He let the outside world in on IL in
speech before the bankers at Cleveland, Ohio,
last week. The scheme, in nutshell, is that
the limited special privileges granted the
udllOHdl DdnkS De Hldue unIlmlIeQ. LnaJ Wner0
now they can issue bank notes only to the OK
tent OF their bond holdings, they be allowed to
issue more notes, on nothing, you might say the
notes to be pledged by the government, same as
at present, the difference being that in case of
failure on the banks part, the people (through
privilege, Mr.. Shaw would compel the banks to
pay per cent on the notes issued in excess of
their bondholdings, which, of course, they
pay one-half of one per cent.
The relations between European working
people settled in this acountry nd their rela-
tives and friends abroad are so close that an
unusual demand for labor is almost Immediately
satisfied through immigration of additional Euro
pean laborers. The number OF alien arrivals at
the pert of New York during the second quarter
broke all records, reaching 2943S1, as against
202099 for the corresponding quarter last year
and 27f,5O7 two years ago. The largest contin-
gent of immigrants came from South Italy 95025,
on 30 per cent of the total. Polish immigration
has increased largely and has assumed second
place with 33,43S arrivals. The Germans. with
2O.904 arrivals maintain the third rank while
the Hebrews Q7.2S5) have dropped to fourth
place from second place year ago. New York
state received one-third of the immigrants as
against IL per cent year ago.
In The New York state labor departments
bulletin for the second quarter of 1905 Labor
Commissioner Sherman calls attention 10
marked Improvement in trade which began In
the middle of 1904 and has continued almost
hnnterruptedly, There are relatively fewer idle
wage earners In New York than there were even
In 1902, the most prosperous year of the decade.
The average number Of unemployed memhcrs
pf labor unions was only l5t per 900 In the FIRST
half of 1905. compared with zoe last year
and ms In 1909. AT the beginning nf July this
ycar the proportion of idle men was III In 1000.
- against las n 1909 The statistics Of uncm.
pnyment In New York. states Commissioners
Sherman. ARE In notable contrast with those of
Great Britain. whore the number Of workers In
datfeHn has grown largo 10 become the
subject III parliamentary discussion. In England
and Europe generally the worst year OF the In
dustriai depression Of the nlnelles was $685. and