Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-17


Delegate to National Democratic Convention at
Denver.
Washington monument above the break
which is so clearly defined today, when
work was resumed on that structure after
II had been abandoned for want of stone.
He believes ardently I'm closer relation
between employer and employee. and has
stood consistently for conservatism and
for the strike as the court of last resort.
In politics he is a stanch democrat and
takes deep interest in the affairs of tho
city. He was secretary of the democratic
convention held i'm the Academy of Mu-
sic i'm 1900. He Is a member OF the Jack
son Democratic Club and represents the
seventh district in the democratic central
committee.
John Mitchell. former president OF ths
! United Mine Workers of America. is de-
clared to be candidate for the once
Of Governor OF Illinois. Until recently
he had "side-stepped' every effort 70
confirm the talk in labor circles that he
was to go before the democratic prim-
aries. The petitions asking that he be
placed on the ticket arrived at the head
quarters of the Chicago Federation OF
Labor last Monday, and the work Of dis
tributng them commenced Immediately.
Notwithstanding the circulation of the
petitions il is understood he VIII not
make a formal announcement of his can
didacy until after the labor convention
to be held in Springfield June II. In a
letter received yesterday by personal
friend he announced that while he per-
mitted his friends to circulate his petit
tons. he would not make formal an
nouncement until after the convention.
To Offset the effect OF Mitchells
strength I'm labor circles the republicans
are talking of putting up as a candidate
for lieutenant governor Attorney Samuel
j. Drew OF Joliet. He was formerly
miner and is at present the attorney for
the mine workers. with whom he is ex-
ceedingly popular.
1t is understood from the federation
leaders that fully 100000 signers will be
placed upon the Mitchell petition. al
though under the law loo would be suf-
ficient. 1t is said that the 10000 mark
is in line with the wishes OF President
Mitchell to be used as a ''weathervane'
of labor sentiment.
John Mitchell is in Chicago taking part
in the deliberations of the executive coun-
ell of the American Federation of Labor.
Ii is expected the Mitchell petition will
result in many voters breaking with the
old parties, The zeal Of the union men
will lead them TO forget party affiliations
A prominent editor OF one of the New
York papers pays the labor editor n high
compliment with the following: Labor
editors do every week. without pay, PROSE
ably more work that counts i'm labor bait
ties than the paid officers. and IL is but
recently thai they have begun TO be val
ued at anything like their real worth.
Because of their exposure az takes aud
knockers. but were it not for this criti-
cism. or fear of il. many OF our orgaui-
cations would fall d prey 10 self-seekers
and eXploiters.
W. T.. A johnson. commissioner OF tho
Kansas bureau of labor and industry. has
a new solution Of the child labor problem.
Mr.. Johnson's plan is TO pay per diem
wage to children between the ages OF ten
and fourteen years I'm order that they may
attend school and still have a means OF at
least supporting themselves without being
compelled to labor In "A factory. Mr..
johnson made this suggestion In a speech
before the Kansas Federation OF Womens
Clubs at Manhattan. He does not state
what he thinks this per diem wage should
be. but he thinks the state could Well az
ford to pay a small sum, and that the re-
duction in the amount necessary TO pay
for the state support of schools for de-
linauent children would be sufficient TO
pay the bill.
Norway is probably at present the most
thoroughly strike-ridden country OF the
world. Strikes. iockouts and labor con-
ficts are innumerable. although some or
the difficulties have been patched up.
Iumbermen and wood pulp workers have
tied up the timber interests OF the nation.
and the strike. spirit Is spreading into
other manufacturing lines The tanners
and the textile workers were the first to
join the general strike. and IT is expected
that workers i'm several other industries
will join in the national strike condition.
Organized labor has the right of recog-
milton. IT does not deplore nor object
against the employer being organized.
1t is far better to make a contract be-
tween organized bodies than It Is be-
tween individuals Discipline comes
with organization. Individuals stand
alone without any force and DESTROY the
right of mutual contract. The condition
is deplorable. but no one is to blame but
the individual. He stands in the way OF
collective bargaining and better condi-
tions.
IF a machine worth ten thousand dol
lars breaks" says Golfers, '"the cor
poration owning II bears the loss and
pays out next day ten thousand dollars
for a new machine. There is no talk OF
negligence or assumed
risk no refined inquiry into the fellow
servant rule. II the man running tho
machine is killed the corporation is ex-
empted by law from bearing any loss in
all except small variety of cases: and
in that restricted class the corporation
resists by every device the ultimate
payment Of damages"