Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-05

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influences and surroundings. He would
stand, he said, for a jury arbitration. such
as IL found in the jury system OF the land,
I where men are not picked for particular
! purposes. but for the general Justice Of
| a proposition.
mo permanent arbitration board would
| ever give" said Mr. Rosewater. what
Japan got or Russia received. The Russians
would not have received the lessons they
/ did or the japanese been able to practice
4 the magnificent moderation which they
gave the nations OF the earth as an
| example
THE labor unions distinctly strengthen
the sentiment OF unity. They restrain, too.
the downward trend of wages which the
employers naturally might tend to enforce
and 1 speak as an employer Of labor"
| In this connection Mr.. Rosewater dwelt
| on the agreement Of newspapers like The
| Bee with the International Typographical
| union. He expressed confidence that the
/ contract will not be violated and that the
chances are all in favor of its renewal
in an amicable and a just spirit.
BE ready for war II you really want
peace" said the veteran editor, and the
sentiment drew forth rounds of applause.
He stirred the crowd to enthusiasm again
when he said that he had travelled from
/ @NS" AOlh 10 OlHaHa eSpeCldlly " hSep
faith with the Labor day committee.
Mr.. Hitchcock Pleases Crowd.
Former Congressman Hitchcock followed
Mr.. Rosewater. He put the crowd in good
humor by one or two stories and then said,
| among other things:
Labor day. as / view It, was inaugu-
rated as much to cure our besetting sin as
for any other purpose. Its object as an
! nounced was primarily to influence senti-
ment for a reduction of hours. As nation,
| nervous, pushing and high strung, we work
| too much and devote entirely too little time
to recreation and improvement. AS Max
| O'Rell. that Irish Frenchman. said, Ameri-
cans do not live-they merely burn and he
] said we would have to go to Europe to
! learn the lesson of real living. The result
of this unnatural rushing is a landscape
decorated with ads for liver pills.
| Il, for one, am very glad" said Mr.
Hitchcock, ito see the members Of the
labor unions address themselves to the So
luton of this problem. For the idler and
loafer we can have nothing but contempt
1t is my belief that the eight-hour day for
job printers must come. eventually; and
am sincerely hopeful that what at present
| threatens to be a stubborn struggle will be
settled in an amicable spirit and without
undue friction"
Quoting the opening sentences of the
declaration of independence, the speaker
went on to argue at length for a free and
fair pursuit of happiness and Independence
by all workers
MIR. McCune of the News.
Dr. Burdick introduced Mr. o. E. McCune,
manager of the News, in facetious vein, and
Mr.. McCune presented his thought in
manuscript form, follows
he Arg
a brick, undertook to istick type" or made
harness, your work was probably not
as good as when you had become more
adept. Today 1 deem it a proud privilege
to speak to you, because / have been one
with you in my work and know of no bet
days In the week to keep their homes in
tact, their children in school and their
Indifference toward the administration
OF the affairs Of city. state and nation
may ma often be the attitude Of the leisure
Garner knows no feeling OF indifference
when 1t is question OF his own rights
him shoulder to shoulder. The Common mon
people not only know their own rights
they demand them: The wrongdoer in
his offenses may be condoned by haif-in-
terested and Indifferent voters. but the
wage worker Yields no whitewash brush.
Right IS right to him, and wrong is wrong.
IL Is this power Of fixed purpose that the
this power of honest purpose that the
boodler fears.
How many great issues of the day can
you name that do not interest you vitality ?
How many great reforms have been en-
acted that did not show the helping hand
OF the great middle class of toilers? The
crushing combinations of capital formed 10
avoid laws and rob consumers are now
se tenn III tb and md Sinking to cover The
never before: And the moving force that
impelled this warfare on lawbreaking
the, wage earners They knew their rights
and demanded them. When the voice OF
the people denounced the trusts the silence
OF the toiier was not to be bought@hIs
demands were not 10 be brushed aside
The laboring man stood for. justice and
born American man-falr play.
There is nothing that so thoroughly fits
, man in any station for advancement in
upbuilding of character
ter workmen. and the world Is iV caIIIno
daily for better citizens. Omaha wants
them. The city is on the eve OF a great
Omaha's interests just as quiciy as 81 thew iGv
will defend their own. Omaha wants more
, honest, intelligent, spirited citizens, and II
is looking for them among the ranks OF
, the men who work for wages and who
earn the wages they work for.
Author of Labor Day Law.
Following Mr.. McCune, the chairman in.
troduced w. w. Dodge. former state sena.
tor from Burlington, Ia, who. fifteen years
: Iowa legislature. Mr.. Dodge, an attorney
, now lives in Omaha, and made a forcefu
talk along union labor lines, especially ir
favor of sustaining the campaign for unior
labor goods.
At the fioodtide there were probably 75O
visitors and picniokers on the grounds al
one time. They were coming by the car.
, load until the speaking was over but after
the conclusion of the principal addresse.
the cars going into town were fairly wei
: patronized, and the number present KEEP
diminishing about as fast as II was re
: plenished. Not far from 1900 persons pu
g in an appearance, probably, during the day
X 8. Fisher was master of ceremonies
, with the following assistants on the gen
eral committee: John Polian chairman
I NJ N Grifith. Monte Collins, Gus seliin
I; thin d. G. Craighead and Herman Mathes
: The reception committee named by tn,
: typographical union consisted OF the fol
lowing gentlemen: X. s. Fisher, p. M
: Jones, L. I. ouinby, P. ]. Boyle. w. c
: Boyer. Harry Haskell. George b. Eddy
a william NJ. MacDairmid, A. j. butcher
e William M MacDiarmid, A. J. butcher