The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-12-07

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their relief at being free from the I'D
tolerable burdens of class hatred. vio-
lence and demagogy is such that they
cannot for some time be aroused to IN
dicnation against misdeeds by men OF
wealth. so that they permit new
growth Of the very abuses which were |
i'm part responsible for the original out
break. The one hope for success lot |
our pcople lies in resolute and fear
loss hut sane and cool headed advance
along the path marked ont last year
bv This very congress. There must Oe
stern refusal 10 be misled into FOL
lowing either that base creature VINO
appeals and panders to the lowest IN
suncts and passions in order to arouse
one set of Americans against their fel-
lows or that other creature, equally
base. but no baser. who in a spirit oil
greed or 10 accumulate or add TO an
already huge fortune seeks TO exploit
his fellow Americans with callous DIS
REGARD 10 their welfare Of soul ana
body. The man who debauches others
I'm order 10 obtain a high Office stands
ON am evil equality Of corruption with
fhe man who debauches others Tor
financial profit, and when hatred is
sown the crop which springs up can
only be evil.
The plain people who think-the me
.honics farmers. merchants, workers
with head or hand. the men TO whom
American traditions are dear. who love
fheir country and try to act decenlly
,v thoir neichbors owe IT TO them
solves to remember that the most dam
aging blow that can be given popular
government is 10 elect an unworthy
and sinister agItator on a platform OF
violence and hypocrisy.
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES HOURS.
call your attention TO the need OF
missing the bin limiting the number OF
hours Of employment OF railroad en-
pI,yoos The measure is n very mOder-
lte one. and can conceive Of no serl.
ous objection TO it Indeed. so far as
IL is I'm our power 10 should be our am
? .toadflv 10 reduce the number OF hours
of labor. with as a goal the general in
reduction OF an eight hour day. There
, are industries in which ii is not pos
. .,lle that the hours OF labor shoul'
, he reduced. just as there are communl
r fies not far enough advanced for suci
b movement TO be for their good. or !
in the tropics. so situated that there j.
no analogy between their needs ah'
Ours i'm this matter. On the isthmu
{ of Panama. for instance. the cohHi
e. tions are I'm every way so dihereh
o. from what they are here that an elgh
r bour day would he absurd, just as
D. .s absurd. so far as the isthmus is con
s cened where white labor cannot d
n omploved. 10 bother rs to whether I'D
o. necessary work is done by alien blac
e men or by alien yellow men. But I'D
g. waceworkers Of the United states ar
# ~ IN high a grade that alike from tn
II merely Industrial standpoint ana iroi
10 the civic standpoint it should be on
a. object TO do what we can in the dire
N tion OF securing the general ohser'ah'
-e OF an eight hour day.
g. LET me again urge that the congre'
20 nrovide for a thorough investigator
.v NJ tbe conditions of child labor ana
10 tbe labor of women in the Unite
10 states. The horrors incident to Il
X employment Of young children IN IA
no tories or al work anywhere are Dl'
-y on our civilization.
In spite of all precautions exercise
ls bv EMPLOYERS there are unavoidable a
,b cidents and even deaths involved
,o nearly every line Of business conne'
.b od with the mechanic arts. II Is
M Great social injustice 10 compel the el
ot nlovoe or. rather. the family OF q
Ne killed or disabled victim, to bear L
ed eptire burden Of such an inevitat
socrifce In other words, society shlr
mo its dutv by laying the whole cost
IN tho victim. whereas the injury com
I'D from what may be called the iesl
nd mate risks OF the trade. COmpensati
am for accidents or deaths due in any j
so Of Industry TO the actual conditions
ice dor which that industry Is carried
ite should be paid by that portion OF
no community for the benefit OF Wh
,at tho industry is carried on-that u.s.
by those who profit by the industry.
nt the entire trade risk is placed upon
fly emnlover he will promptly and pr
orlv add il TO the legitimate cost OF p
ape duction and assess IL proportional
th r,on the consumers Of his commodl
NIT If is therefore clear TO my MIND u
Doe the law should place this entire +
tine of a trade" upon the employer
ION CAPITAL AND LABOR DlsPUT
sh- records show that during the tw
pom t- vears from Jan. I. 1881. 10 Dec.
1000 there were strikes affecting !
oe ,oo establishments. and 6.lO3694
'es' ,iovees were thrown ont of empI
'oI .l ment. During the same period III
a." were 1905 lockouts, involving he'
'ne 10000 establishments. throwing o
"" 600 600 people out OF employm
''" Those strikes and lockouts involved
estimated loss TO employees or -
'N- ooo 600 and to employers OF Sl43'
600 a total Of S4500Oo,oOO- The pu
." W suffered directly and indirectly p
'ora 'o. ably as great additional loss.
Many OF these strikes and lock-
y, would not have occurred had the
e ties 10 the dispute been required
~ appear before an unpreiudiced
~ renresenhng the nation and race
No face state the reasons for their
owe. tentlon. The exercise OF a jud
,ora- spirit by a disnterested body II
the sentlng the federal government
TO n as would be provided 10y a commi'
and on Cancellation and arbitration. W
I'm. tend to create an atmosphere OF frl
lions illness and Cancellation between
CUES tending parties.