Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-14
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and that he and his family's condition can
and should be improved greatly.
In the great anthracite trouble IL was
not so much the position taken by the
miners or their officers that secured victory
as it was the ridiculous and unreasonable
position taken by the officers of tho " -
roads and coal companies that enlisted the
aid of the public the members of organ
lied labor and President Roosevelt. TO the
latter more than all others the credit IS
due. a
"At the present time we hear that the
expectations of the miners are that the
President and the Civic Federation will in
terfere. 1t looks to many that it is eX-
pecting too much of the President to ask
his interference in every labor dispute that
comes up. He, as the executive officer OF
this nation, has many millions OF people
whose interests must be guarded as well
as organized labor, and the work he has
mapped out in the interest Of the masses
of the people viii take all his ability and
time to succeed. Labor ranks have nttIe
confidence in the Civic Federation's inten-
tons to better the conditions of the wage
workers. If the members of organized LABOR
in formulating wage scales did so accord
ing to their own honest judgment or what
they believed to be right, and relying on
their own ability to secure the same with
out expecting aid from the public or as
sistance from other organizations. by sym
pal hetic strikes, there would be less trouble
They don't always figure out what they pc
lieve Just and fair and what they can best
secure without loss, but they start IN 10
figure out what the manufacturer or oper-
ator will do or what they believe they can
force him to do. The result is they go
wrong, and then there Is trouble. Often,
times the fairer the proposition Is offered
them the quicker they reject, ana they
cannot give any sensible reason for their
action; they simply refused 1t because the
other side offered 1t and expecting the same
offer again or a better one that oftentimes
is never made. There is a great d1Herence
In a fight against a reduction in wages ana
asking for an advance. There seems 10 oe
F,. hat nra
in the present miners dispute If we are
TO believe the reports about the breaking
UP of the Indianapolis conference.
1.-The miners officials lay great stress on
tho present prosperity of the country, but
why ignore other important factors-sup-
ply. demand, competition ana un0rgahlze9
labor? Are both sides now willing ana
ready to submit the whole wage question
and scales to President Roosevelt or
board of arbitration selected by him. with
fun power to act?
at understand Mr. Robbins at Indianapo-
lis offered to submit the books of the Pitts
burg Coal Company to prove its lnapllty
to pay the advance asked for' ihat LOOKS
like a fair proposition 1t would nave peeh
a good move for one or both sides to pro-
nose arbitration at Indianapolis; then the
public would be better able TO understanu
which side is to blame. Perhaps neither ~
In a hurry for a settlement, as sI int IAN
now advances prices.
Patrick Dolan may have mace ms
take in voting against strike just When ne
did, because the opportunity wouia nave ave
come again for another vote. ana II may
require time to prove that Dolan even made
mistake. II he was wrong. what posltion
are all the miners and their ofnclals IN
when they vote to sign no scale or agree
ments until all districts sign?"
The friends of Mr.. Frank Morrison OF this
city, general secretary of the American
federation of Labor have started move
ment for his denomination and election as
delegate OF the International Typographical
Union to the A. F. L. for the next two
years. Mr.. Morrisons union-Chicago. NO.
10-has taken the Initiative In the matter
by adopting the following resolutions:
That Chicago Typographical Union, NO.
IL Endorses and presents to other subordi-
naie unions for denomination and election
its honored member. Frank Morrison, as
delegate from the International Typo
graphical Union to the American Fedora
! tion of Labor, confident that his successful
work as delegate to and secretary OF the
!, American Federation of Labor In the past
will insure him a large majority and secure
/ TO the International Typographical Union
the valuable services Of n earnest, expert