The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
CH|CAGO'S MAYOR
 FAVORS UN|ON|SM Age of AmaIgamation and Dr. ganization Has Come RECOMMENDS ARBITRATION Municipal Ownership In Chicago Has Reduced Prices of Gas, Water and
 Secured Respect for
 the Laws.
RECOMMENDS ARBITRATION

Mayor E. F. Dunne of Chicago ad penters and Joiners, in Gelders hall last night. His arrival in the hall was the signal for warm and enthusiastic well come.
 Jere Williams acted as toastmaster and in the course of a few opening remarks congratulated the meeting upon it's num- bers and upon the fact that they would have the pleasure of hearing and seeing man who for the first time in the his tory of Chicago was the representative of all the people in that city.
 Mayor Dunne spoke briefly and with characteristic pith. He congratulated the local union of carpenters upon it's mem- oership and success. In speaking of trades unlonism the speaker said that the great forces today were amalgamation and or Sanization. Capital" said he, 'has for years known and employed that power, ana through it's means has accomplished wonders. Labor has the same right to or Sanize and amalgamate as capital Work ingmen must initiate capital in that re- spect, and labor should assert it's political claims just as much as capital"
 In speaking of organized labor, Mayor Dunne said that great organizations were powerful for good or evil, and the mem bers should be careful in the selection of their leaders.
 Recommends Arbitration.
 In all agreements between capital and iaoor, between employers and employees. never omit the arbitration clause" said the speaker Half a dozen lines will cover the whole situation and the good effects are beyond comprehension For one hundred and five days the whole busi- ness of the city of Chicago was abso- lutely paralyzed by one of the biggest and most bitterly contested strikes the coun- try has ever known, and all that turmoil could have been saved by arbitration if such clause had been signed by both sides"
 Mayor Dunne emphasized the import ance of arbitration in all matters where hours of labor, compensation or cond- tions are involved
 Municipal Ownership. Turning his attention to the question of municipal ownership, the speaker told O. the changes he had effected in Chicago during the two years he had been in of flee. T have made people respect the laws" said he. '"The millionaire and The man who works for his days wages stand in identically the same position before the law. When Marshall Field one of the mill lonaire merchants of the city, tried to violate the building laws of the city shut up his stores for two hours and forced him to compliance
 T found the corporations in the city were paying for water 4 cents per thou sand gallons, while the private citizens paid 10 cents; now both pay cents Gas has been reduced from $1 a thousand feet to S5 cents; arc lights on the streets which formerly cost $l05 month now cost s62 and we have the finest electric plant in the world.
 Pure Food and Inspection. 'I started a crusade in favor of pure food and an inspection of weights and measures. and now the poorest woman in the city can rest assured that she gets a bushel of pota toes when she pays for a bushel and peck of apples when she pays for a peck. Our street car service still leaves much to be desired, but the remedy for that is coming quick" The speaker was enthusiastically ap- pla .d during the course of his address, and was warmly congratulated at it's close.
 Among those who complimented Mayor Dunne after his address were Col. John W. Tomlinson and Judge S. w. Weaver. On leaving the hall Mayor Dunne took