New-York tribune., 1906-12-13
BELMONT ON WEALTH.
nrFENDS GREAT EST4TES.
rl;E Labor Discussed at CiUic Fed
Grafton Meeting.

..nent on the child labor question the
.r,s at the opening session yesterday OF the
- ANIMAL melting OF the National Civic Fedora
o. held at the Park Avenue Hotel Among those
attended the meeting were ex-Msyor Seth
Archbishop John Ireland Bishop Henry c
- August Belmont. Melville f. ingalls, presi-
:, the Big -Four Railroad: Oscar s. Straus
.,s NJ Marks president OF the National Asso-
.,on of Ciothiers. John Mitchell, president of the
--..a5 Mine Workers; James O'Connell president
:, ne International Association; President Samuel
.on,pers Of the American Federation OF Labor, and
- bss6s of big corporations. college presidents.
isen,s Of national labor unions and represen-
.grss of various associations.
.hout two hundred and fifty persons We're pres
-. st the dinner in the evening. Oscar s Straus
fs--ine 10 the awarding Of the $4,000 Nobel
. - nrtze 10 President Roosevelt said:
b.s set AZ example I'm this respect that will
,s rs urdyine influence I'm every civilized coun-
~
rr,rtnr The Discussion on child labor. which took
.sa afternoon session. a clash occurred between
= -.,rssertatves OF the National Child Labor
--,irres and the representatives. of manufactur-
- frrns The statements made by DR.. Samuel
,+.rune Lindsay. secretary, and owen r. Lovetoy,
-ss+a7t secretary. OF the child labor committee,
- attacked as misleading and grossly exag-
,s-sted by several manufacturers.
re forenoon session called TO order by
prssdeut August Belmont, who outlined the vari-
,rs .5jects q be taken mp
81, contemplating The future Of the great and
vs- growing needs q our institutions OF learn
,,g and ins struction. CUR charitable and religious
,tssl;s1raents into whose life and growth have
.,un A seemingly endless and increasing stream
- baorss-s from great estates and fortunes such
:. 10 other country can boast Of, one must pause
:. the thought OF drying I'D those springs Of life,
ss NJ Re mont Il ask, would popular sub
,-iptions take their place. or failing that, must
I, raternal government 10 provide them be the al
tentative.
7overnrient by Injunction, he said was another
,y-rnc subject and organized labor and organized
,,,lovers seemed 10 have come 10 deadlock on the
res-ior lie called attention 70 the work OF the
elfs-a committee OF the Civic Federation and
:. ,ba government pension system. s already
,s-ins in Germany and being agitated in England
,s an important matter The third subject OF
+s.gss0n child Labor" lie said. touches the
s-,onsl life more closely than any other, because
n me sentimental reasons attached TO IL IN addi-
ton 70 its vast Importance
NJ Belmont was then called away. and ex-Mayor
rov took his place. The discussion government
r. Injunction was opened by T. Carl Spelling. gen
cal stto-rey for the American Federation of Labor.
Hs contenEc1 that injunctions IN labor disputes
we're based on only one side Of the and
amounted 70 special legislation law made TO fit the
particular case
A reply 70 Mr.. Spelling was made by Walter
Drew c9rl-r ssioner o. the National Association Of
F-ectors Of Structural Steel and Iron He held
tha, The really important thing TO restore
.sth 10 the workingmen In the justice OF the
courts He defended the issuing OF temporary tn
functions In cases where injury likely TO be
do1s. where. for any reason, an adequate financial
remedy cg-ld not be recovered
JOHN MITCHELL on INJUNCToNs.
John Mitchell. president OF the United Mine
Workers, spoke strongly against the granting Of
-jgncuo1s in labor disputes He said that If there
vas one thing the worknguen had 10 fear it was
that the laws should be impartiaIly admins
tered and z there was one thing important 70
them II was that they should have confidence in
re judiciary. That they HAD lost this confidence
a great extent. he said, could not be gainsaid
lie Continued.
So many lujunctions have been issued, many
ne violation or alleged violation OF these injunc-
ions nO- because OF the commission Of crimes, not
becsus- they have violated any law OF the land.
OF because they have insisted upon doing those
t.ngs which they have q legal and q consutu-
uolal rtg-t 10 90 ] wish 10 say for myselr-aud
lyield living in loyalty TO thiE country
mar II 2 .u6ge were 10 enjan me from doing some
it1g thai had legal. a constitutional and a
nora right 10 do would violate the intunc-
tol. sla-L. az one American, preserve my liberty
s5e t5e liberties ot my peoplei even against the the
s--Ea--o- y ne IeasraI J4dlciaFY, sLo IN oolis
Is sEs-- tee- mat an best serving The inter-
N e5a. strike IN West Virginia, for instance an
injunction IS issued This Injunction restrains the
men from Tile commission Of crimes among them
urely legal wjthu themselves. The men proceed
.acer direction of tleir attorneys TO do only those
cams % 5-z etr'-r1,, sS<eS = have tSev Violated
IA injunction. They are permitted to make no
ths- thev have violare5 the Injunction that they
have walked upon the highway, that they nave
spoken t- the who wanted work and the
sasequence Is they are sentenced 70 prison-not for
Violating TIE law not for the commission OF any
legl Ult beca use they have done those things
@ 2l u me- had sgs right to DO and taey ya,s are
Peers i ) 10 this phase OF tnJunctons that We
axe exception. We insist that inJunctions shall
sot issue where there is adequate remedy at law
espt upon tie f1dgment OF a jury Of their peers
se snail aot he satisfied gentlemen, until we
secure redress from what We consider TO be tie evil
'-oe-a- Injunction
DISCUSSION on CHILD LABOR,
The drst speaker at the afternoon session was
samuel Ai---ue Lindsay, secretary OF the National
th-e Labor Committee. He said there were two
questions il Lis subject 10 De discussed-the first,
ne extent ct child labor, and second the rerne-
es proposed Tor IFS abolition. The evils OF child
--'N could not be measured staust!caily with
s-s greet accuracy convincing results. When
Fses1fec fairly it impossible 10 eKaggerate
,-e Fesl extent ule real evils of child
.~ooE HE committee, ne said, regretted any
--A'l1rate 7tatement concerning the number or
e.aol'lor ~ child workers He cited some
|1|lI Lz-kLau's recent remarks what
- consider a good illustration Of the harm
"i-tns without properly ascertaining the
80 lie discussed the work OF his committee
= rs Efforts obtain effective state legislation
IsFinoa.ze The legitimate demands Of business
s'ss& competing in different states He con-
-9'ec TIC BeveEt6ge- Parsons bill. recently intro
-oso IL Congress. q measure that would cut the
"ssti out of tae elIc labor evil at single blow.
OSen r. Loresoy. assistant secretary OF the ma
. una committee followed Mr.. Lindsay. He dis
-ased ne subject Of child labor in the anthracite
'a' Industry. de said there were 1900 boys un-
fourteen employed IL the anthracite coal IN
ts1'y While officials OF the State of Pennsylvania
SO That there were not over 500 all told under
A'een Only 10 o. whom we're under fourteen For
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