The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

/ S1gneeS and the pubic generally.
In order to present the facts properly
and authoritatively before the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, Acting
Collector Hamilton has detailed First
Deputy Collector Newton S. Farley to
examine into the facts on both sides of
the bay, and present report.
result of the establishment of the
eight hour day in 1884.
William Jennings Bryan is a firm
believer in settling labor disputes by
arbitration. On this subject he says:
II have referred TO the investigation
! of international controversies under a
/ system which binds the parties to ac-
cept the findings of the court of in
quiry. This plan can be used IN dis
putes between capital and labor. In
! fact, it was proposed as a means o. set
tling such disputes before it was ap-
piled to international controversies. 1t
/ is as important that we shall have
peace at home as that we shall live
peaceably with neighboring nations,
and peace is only possible when it rests
I on justice. In advocating arbitration
4of differences between large corporate
employers and their employees l believe
we are defending the highest interests
/ of the three parties to these disputes
viz. the employers, the employees and
! the public The employe cannot be
/ turned over to the employer TO be dealt
with as the latter may please. The
question sometimes asked, Can ] not
conduct my business to suit MYSELF?
! is a plausible one but when a man in
conducting his business attempts ar
bitrarily to fix the conditions under
which hundreds of employees are to live
and to determine the future of thou
sands of human beings, 1 answer with
out hesitation that he has no right to
1 conduct his business in such q way as
to deprive his employees of their right
TO life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness. To support this position l need
only refer to the laws regulating the
safety of mines, the factory laws fix
I ing the age at which children can be
employed and the usury laws establish
/ ing the rate of interest. The effort of
the employer to settle differences with
\ out arbitration has done much to en-
bitter him against those who work for
I him and to estrange them from him
/ condition deplorable from every
standpoint If il is unwise to make the
employer the sole custodian of the
/ rights and interests of the employe it is
! equally unwise to give to the employe
uncontrolled authority over the rights
and interests of the employer. The
employe is no more to be trusted to
]
! the employer. In his zeal to secure
present advantage he may not only
/ do injustice but even forfeit a larger
/ future gain. The strike, the only Wea-
! pom of the employe at present, is
| two edged sword and may injure the
Workman as much as the employer, and
/ even when wholly successful it is apt
to leave wrankling in the bosom OF
! the wage-earner that should not be
/ there"
The cornerstone of the 100000 Los
Angeles Labor Temple was laid on
/ Labor day. The principal address was
made by Stanley B. Wilson. former
president Of the Los Angeles Typo
graphical Union.
The union painters of Los Angeles
have adopted a new wage scale which
became effective last week The wage
is now 81 day instead of $3.50.
The striking printers of Philadelphia
were given the post of honor in the
labor day parade For ten months
these men have been on strike for the
eight-hour day. There were 500 in
line.
The fifth anniversary of the Ma
tional League of Master BARRIERS will
applications for affiliation outside of
Pennsylvania have been received, and
at this meeting it is expected that
steps will be taken to make the league
what its name implies. national in char
acter. The principal business to be
transacted will be the drafting of
new BARRIERS sanitary law in Pennsvl-
vania The bill presented to the last
Legislature was declared unconstftu-
tional. The league was organized in
Philadelphia. From its inception il
has stood for sanitary BARRIERS law
the raising of prices and the discour-
aging of cheap trade The present Of
icers are: President, George Hummel:
vice president Thomas NJ Faulkner
secretary. William F. Abele; treasurer,
Joseph Hauser: organizer, Charles f.
Glassmire; prelate, Herman Kienle;
conductor. Charles A. Marr; guardian
c. E. Henney; sentinel. Thomas Kill
derry; trustees, A J. Schickling,
Charles C. Zreutsburg and F. M. Kohr'
The labor organizations of this coun-
try gained 1904 new unions last year
embracing a membership of over soo.-
600 individuals. The record for this
year bids fair to double that number.
The Du Pont Powder Corporation OF
Wilmington. Del. the other day evicted
seventeen Of its striking employees who
occupied shacks belonging to the cor
poration. Great Indignation is ex-
pressed by the citizens of that city
at the summary action of the rich cor
poration. Some OF the tenents have
worked many years in the powder
works. which occupation is considered
extra hazardous everywhere.
FAVOR NATIoNALIzING UTILITIES.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. s.-without any
discussion, the Trades Union Congress
Friday unanimously instructed the la