The Washington herald., 1910-07-17

the listening delegates. also comes from
Indianapolis, and is as follows: Your
inquiry received. / will be pleased to
receive the Endorsement OF the Populist
party at Omaha" Needless TO observe,
Mrs. Lease declared 'the telegram Is
from Benjamin Harrison. So Gresham
became impossible, and Weaver was
nominated. But Mrs. Lease. l gasped
20 Mary Elizabeth. after she had made
her bluff. She didn't say word. She
only winked and put the blank telegram
In her pocket
Cleans Up Chicago.
Il organized a cleaning-up campaign
in Chicago previous 70 the Worlds Fair,
and collected $4,000. which was spent on
the streets and alleys. After that we
raised money and prosecuted men guilty
OF election frauds There were many
societies working for the city. They
eonfiicted with and duplicated one an
other. suggested that all OF them be
brought together That's the way It be-
gan. We took up numerous problems
some general and some local. BY nat
ural process Of evolution. the federation
OF Chicago became national and our
headquarters were brought to this city.
Definitely" 1 asked. what was your
objectq"
''Then. as now. our purpose was tc
establish an American forum. where the
representatives of all classes could dis
cuss national questions. We have al
ways had the foremost men Of the ma
ton as directors and ofIicers-manufac-
turers. bankers. labor leaders. college
presidents. railway presidents. ciergymen
and farmers. President Taft is chairman
OF our executive committee; Seth Low
is our president. succeeding August Bel
mont. who was the successor of Mark
Hanna
How is the financial support Of th'
federation obtained?" 7 inquired.
by voluntary contributions. There are
neither dues nor charges OF any kind
The members go into their own pockets
and give as the feel And no man gets
in unless he is invited,
Always Prefers Diplomacy.
what has been the greatest singh
achievement OF the organization"
II could not answer the question. We
have had considerable notoriety witt
respect to what we have done in strike:
and lockouts. but we want no more o
II In the future. Disputes between cap
ital and labor must be settled by the
most delicate arts OF diplomacy and
away from the ear and eye OF the public
No important strike occurs or is con
templated without or full knowledge o.
the facts. and our efforts at a settle
ment when they are wanted. Every con.
clusion and resolution that comes from
as. let me say. is the single and unani
nous voice OF the federation
What special work are you engaged II
now?" I asked
we are trying 10 bring about uni
formity in the State laws. II is the mos
important matter, in my opinion. that ",
have ever considered. Our object is 4
make all the laws In the forty-eigh
States relating 10 commercial papers
taxation, insurance. divorce, public &C
counting. good roads, compensation 10
industrial accidents, the conservation o
natural resources, the control OF corpora
tons, and so on, uniform throughout th'
country. We are especially interested II
laws bearing on accidents in mills. mines
and factories.
'Preventable accidents should be made
impossible Accidents that do occul
should be paid for sufficiently and prompt
~ Men meet with violent deaths or arr
permanently injured These We know
about But we do not know how many
lives are being destroyed annually BY
vitiated air. by OverexertiOn. and by tht
breathing OF injurious gases ana the
sharp dust OF metals More men ART
killed or injured to-day in our industries
than would be killed or wounded II tive
nations were az war with each other.
But we are pressing for the uniformity
OF all laws Of a general character. and
are organizing N every direction. We
shall lave councils organized in every
State OF the Union by the first of Novem
Der. In short, we are engaged in thS
greatest voluntary educational movement
ever undertaken in this or any Other
country
Copyright. 1910. By James B. Morrow