The Washington herald., 1907-04-16
AT THE HOTELS.

| ham. Mr.. Williams who is from ohio. Is
exceptionally well qualified for the Office
he holds. since in addition to being a
gentleman Of fine attainmeBts. he IS Of
/ Welsh blood and speaks the language Of
/ the country with native huency. in an-
swer TO a Herald mans questions. Mr.
/ Williams said.
I Cardiff is an interesting city OF about
1G5.000 people. and mind you. il is a real
city. for it has lord mayor. and only
places which have that high Official ars
1 designated by the term city in Great
Britain. Cardiff IS the greatest center OF
the coal trade In the world, having taken
! from Newcastle les ancient primacy IN
i that regard The total volume OF It's eX-
port tonnage exceeds the combined ex-
port tonnage Of London and Liverpool.
The product Of the Welsh coal mines
( goes out from Cardiff 10 every part Of the
world with the exception OF the United
States. The navy Of Great Britain and
Of other powers employ a vast amount os
It, and il is highly regarded by the war
/ authorities for its freedom from smoke.
/ Wales has about 100000 people, and OF
/ these there are about $4,000 men engaged
/ in its coal mines The men do not get
nearly so high wages as are given miners
ia the United States The wages ara
regulated somewhat by the price OF
/ coal, but the average weekly compensa-
/ tion OF the miner over there IS, al the
/ present time. not over 50. His living ex.
penses are higher-at least his food is
/ than Ia America, for the country Is not
fertile and does not produce enough to
sustain the population.
/ But the mining situation is better in
some ways In Wales than here. especially
/ as regards the relations between the own
| eFs, or, as they say, the masters and
the men. They have in Wales a system
Of arbitration that has produced the most
/ excellent results. There is a board Of
/ conciliarion. which is composed Of equal
representatives of the mine owners and
laborers. who try 70 adjust all cOntro-
versies. but in the event Of a failure call
upon the president OF the board, a man Of
| influence and character. who is not allied
/ with either faction. His decision is final
and binding on ali parties aad is certain
1 to bring about "a settlement It would
be a splendid thing II this Welsh plan
were copied IN every country, for il would
go a long way toward solving some very
knotty Industrial problems. and might
finally abolish strikes and lOckouts"
we are starting to do a thing IN Chi
cago that viii commend itself to all de-
cent. right-thinking people and whicn.
when accomplished. viii stand forth as
one of the greatest reforms Of the day
said sIT. Z. n Phillips. a prominent law
yer of that city. at the Arlington.
The way in which juries IN criminal
cases have been treated ia this country
has been an outrage and a disgrace 10
our civilization. Men Of means and stand
ing who happened 20 be jurymen In mur-
der trials occupying many days, have
been treated as though they were not en-
titled 10 the comforts and conveniences
of life, and have been made 10 undergo
ithe most humiliating experiences. They
have been housed and boarded in cheap
hotels where the whole atmosphere was
uncongenisl and Tepugnant. On account
OF this plenty of good citizens have
shirked jury duty whenever they could
dodge Il, knowing it meant a vast deal Of
Il personal annoyance and bad living.
but we are going 10 put an end 10 this
sort Of thing by the construction OF
splendid and commOdiOus suite Of jury
rooms on the top 5ioor Of the criminal
/ court building. These rooms viii be fitted
b with as good beds as are 10 be had in
iiTst-C lass hotels. There viii be Il kitchen
, and spacious dining room IN which the
jurors will sit down 90 meals as daintiiy
prepared and served as in the best city
fine library stocked with good books, a
smoking room, and well equipped gym
nasium- The jurors can even ascend 70
the top OF the building, which viii have q
2 roof garden feature, when they get hun
CRY for fresh air.
'''This innovation is not only in line with
/ the humane tendencies Of the age. bur II
VIII cause high-clsss men 10 Teconeils
themselves TO the idea Of giving their
time and service 70 a public duty which
b has heretofore only influenced them on
= its most obnoxious side.
, Il can tell you that while the people OF
, the South do not ike the notion OF govern
i mental ownership OF railroads. that the
. conduct OF the companies as shown in the
( management OF the roads, is beginning 10
3 make our people feel a good deal more
. tolerant toward Mr.. Bryan plan Of hay
I ing the lines under State and national
r operation, said Mr. r. G. White, of Dal-
}; las. Tex. at the Raleigh.
+ Gradually. the public has come 20 be-
3 lieve that railroad management is. IN
d many cases. incompetent. Down IN
q our country a Dallas shipper OFTEN
e can't get carload Of freight
r through 10 customer. in some towns in
the western part of the State, not over 2ot
J. miles distant. in less than four or five
Y weeks Cattle men can't get their steers
/ handled at all. and many Of them have
y ceased trying TO ship their animals II Is
: the worst state Of things from ths view
c Of the public that ever existed, and The
n dissatisfaction IS universal Opposed as
+ our people are 10 the idea Of governmental
(. Ioperation. they are getting to look on i
with ever increasing leniency for the rea-
son that IL may hold some promise OF re-
lief from a situation that is well nigh in
j. tolerable."
Judge L. T.. Marvin. Of Akron, Ohio
who is now in his third term as circuit
e Judge. with headquarters at Cleveland
/ enjoys high prestige in Ohio. not ont
+ for his legal attainments. but for hi
e great personal merit. Judge Marvin is iJ
% washington attending the national con
ID ference Of church clubs, composed O
4 Episcopal laymen i'm various sections O
Re the country. Besides being a jurist h
Is is q profound student of sociology ant
y kindred topics. and few men have giveI
1t deeper study 10 the race problem Of III
Al United States
l. 'The thoughtful men of America. Sail
Judge Marvin, ARE appalled, at the seem
n ing want Of a solution to the negro prob
4 lem. I know that Senator Tillmau wit
re his programme of violence. does not re
)f fleet the feeling Of the good people Of TN
a, Southern States. He has been as violent
v ly attacked at home as in the North 70
10 his extreme utteranees. There IS Col
N John Temple Graves. Who I know AM
Re esteem. with his rather fanciful-as som
to might think-plan Of putting all people o
ic negro stock in two or three States O
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