The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
BEVERIDGE AND BRYAN.
Increasing Interest in the Magazine
Debate Between Them.


The constantly Increasing speculation
as 20 what William J. Bryan will say
when the Democratic National Conven-
ton comes 10 receive his advice as 20
the candidate in 1905 and the return OF
Senator Beveridge from Europe with
mis- bride to find himself involved in a
struggle with Vice President Fairbanks
over whether Representative James z.
Watson or G. ". Miller shall be the Re
publican nominee for governor OF In
diana, add 10 the interest OF the joint
debate between the Democratic national
leader and the Indiana Senator. which
is continued In the Reader Magazine
for October
The use Of the injunction, which was
defended by Secretary Taft on the eve
Of his departure for che Philippines is
given attention by Mr.. Bryan. He says.
The President intimated in his last
message-and it was the first time he
had spoken officially on the subject
that Il might be necessary to do some
thing to limit the use Of the injunction
In labor matters. The Democratic plat
forms Of 1876. 1900. and 1904 all demanded
the abolition OF what is known as gov
eminent by injunction, but the Presi-
dents suggestion on this subject did not
lead 20 any important results Senator
Beverage takes hold Of the subject, but
he does so in very gingerly way. He
enlarges upon the use Of the writ Of
injunction in other cases, but ignores the
real question. namely: Should the ac-
cused be given the right OF trial by jury
when the contempt charged is committed
outside of the presence Of the court?
The writ OF injunction has been en-
ployed a few times against the trusts,
but Il has been employed out OF con-
sideration FOR the trusts. The trusts
themselves have preferred the injunction
70 the criminal process. The Injunction.
however, has been employed against the
lahoriuE men. not out OF consideration
for them, but in order 10 deny 10 them
the right OF trial by jury. No one de-
fends the commission Of crime by Ia
boring men. but il Is not defending
crime to say that one charged with
crime should be entitled 10 trial by jury.
Il is not necessary that one should in
dOrse the use Of the injunction IN labor
troubles IN order 20 say that he Is
friend Of law and order Law can be
preserved and order enforced without
sUrrendeTing the protection afforded by
jury trial. and the claim Of the labor
ing men 10 this protection Is a just claim
and enc that should have been recog-
nized long ago"
Senator Beverage. in his reply 70 Mr.
BTyan's observations In favor OF an
elght-hour day for American working
men, says he has decided in favor OF
the eight-hour day for government en-
ployes with hesitation, because he feared
that if we were distanced in foreign
trade by nations whose workmen were
willing TO labor fO7 a longer period each
day. there would come a time Of stag
nation. when men could not get work
for one hour, 20 say nothing OF eight.
Says Senator Beveridge:
I think We might compete with Ger
many even on an eight-hour basis. II we
would make our commercial methods
modern.
And yet laboring men must remember
that this is not absolutely certain The
artisan IN Germany Is not quite as capa-
ble q man as his brother in America.
but he is getting TO be as capable. This
is due to the German polytechnic schools,
which are far and away the best In the
world; to the training schools and scien-
tifc corps attached TO every German
factory. and TO q number OF other com
nonsense methods that Germany has
adopted for increasing the efficiency of
her laboring men, So these German Ia
boring men are making rapid strides in
overtaking the American laboring man.
and the serious additional factor is that
they seem 70 be willing 10 work ten
hours a day
still, some country must take the lead
IN this mighty human reform of bring
ing the world to an eight-hour basis.
let that country be America. What I
would Ike to see is for the whole world
to agree TO an eight-hOur day. That
would be progress sure enough, world
reform worth fighting for. WorkingmeD
OF every nation would then be on an
equality with woTkingmen of everv
other nation so far as hours Of work
are concerned, and that is all that Amer
lean workingmen ask for. Also. manu-
facSrers Of every nation would then be
on an equality with those Of every other
nation, so far as labor is concerned and
that is all American manufacturers ask
for"