The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
CommerciaL and industrial.

commercial and Industrial.
In the opening session Of the conven-
tion Of the National Association of Man
ufacturers al New York. Monday. the
no3e OF intense hostility toward the pres
ent policy and leadership Of organized
labor in the United States was struck in
the report Of the committee on industrial
education That report charged that the
heads Of labor unions we're in control OF
the Society for the Promotion Of Indus
trial Education and that this fact ac-
counted for its failure 10 accomplish re-
suits with a fixed policy. II referred TO
President Gompers as "defying the high
est court in the land while he is under
a jail sentence" and asked who would as
sumo the task OF teaching Gompers the
error Of his ways. II favored trade
schools in which the student should be-
come a finished workman and approved
industrial education for women
President Van Cleaye on Tuesday
spoke IN the same vein In extenuation
Of the. aggressive policy pursued by the
association he asserted that in the pres
eHt and recent mood Of the laSor leaders
any effort at conciliaton would be IL
Z
on our part. and this would tempt them
to further outrages. He added that
some Of them had been compelled TO fight
or surrender. The country knew that
they had fought with some effect and the
labor men knew IL. too. He told how the
plans Of the Federation OF Labor had
been upset az Chicago and ROW its legis-
iat.ve plans. both Federal and State. had
been blocked by the association. He said
that the enemy. although beaten IN the
courts, had been driven from the field
ard would have 10 be beaten again hard
er than before. They would try 10 legal
ize picketing and the boycott as being
necessary TO the existence OF the unions
John Kirby. IT.. Of Dayton. Ohio. was
elected president Of the association 20
succeed Van Cleave, who refused 10 Sc We
again. Mr.. Kirby Is known 70 be even
more pronounced IN opposition to union
ISM under GOn1pers than Is Van Cleave
H ". Miles. Of Racine. Wis. was cllosen
vice president. Secretary Boocock. CT the
Anti-boycOtt Association. defended the
courts for their rulings against the labor
leaders and ridiculed the attempt which
he said was being made TO invest the
heads OF GOmpers and his associates with
haloS
After having chosen Mr. Kirby as their
new leader and having given several
presents and a check for $4,000 10 Mr.
Van Cleave, the association voted 10 car
y on the war against unIonisn. Kirby
said that the labor leaders were trying
10 get their ideas into various religious
and philanthropic bodies to win public
sympathy. The way 10 handle the ami
NAL" he declared. is 10 take him by the
horns and shake him until he Is ready 10
obey the laws Of the land. II we tempo
rize. argue. or compromise with the ire
sPonsible leaders that direct the great
mass Of the usually law-abidinE working
men they viii take from Us little BY little
until We suddenly find that they have
everything and that We have been hood
winked
The Pennsylvania Railroad has issued
a statement showing that out Of III. $50. .543
passengers carried during 1s6. not one
was killed In a train wreck and only IG2
were injured
The white fremen employed on the
Georgia Railroad went or strike, Monday.
as q protest against the employment OF
negroes by that company. Officers Of
the road said that a general fight BY the
unions TO drive negro labor out of the
railroad business was expected
Violence appeared in the strike on
Thursday, when at various points along
the road mobs gathered and dragged the
negro fremen from the engines and beat
them One was injured so badly that
he was not expected 10 live. The railroad
people have appealed 10 the Federal au-
thoTities 10 prevent the interference with
neil trains. The union leaders threatened
70 extend the strike 70 all Southern lines
unless the negroes are taken of. They
charge the company with forcing negro
supremacy
Close on the heels OF the optimistic
statement made by President Corey OF
the steel trust. before sailing abroad last
week. comes the notice that the wages OF
the $500 steel workers. which were cut
10 per cent on April /, VIII be restored to
the old level on June ! with a certainty
Of fun time work for al least six months
70 come These are the employees Of the
independent works Of the Pittsburg dis
trict.
Statistics published by the Department
of Commerce and Labor show that the
worlds stock Of gold has increased one
half in the last decade and doubled in the
last quarter Of a century During the
same decade the stock Of gold coin has
increased 3 per cent The total gold
production OF the world since the discov-
cry OF America is estimated at Sl3o10. 600
600 and the amount Of gold now in ex-
istence at S11, 900 O00, 600, while the value
Of gold coin eztant IS placed at S7eoo, ,0O0,-
00. Of this the United States has the
largest supply. with Germany. France.
Russia, and England following In the
order named The United States holds
second place as a gold producer. South
Africa being first and Australia third.
The firm OF stock brokers known as
Tracy & Co., with headquarters in Wall
street and branches in other cities. vas
forced into bankruptcy, Monday. with
liabilities placed at S1,250.C00 and assets
at S55o.000 The firm was heavily involved
in Taxicab Company. The firm was