The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-05-14
W. E. McEWEN R0AMs ON ENGLISH SOIL

with completely in the Phoenix Park
murders. The debate on this question
riled the blood of the NationalisHs,
and for three days they kept interest
lively throughout the British Isles.
The next two days in London were
spent in private interviews with en-
ployers, workingmen, attorneys, pub !
lie officials and insurance companies. J:
We have already found that l'all is
not gold that glitters'' with the Brit
ish act, The business of both the
legal and medical professions have
been stimulated through it's opera.
tion. The. worst feature, however.
creeps into the scheme by the insist
ence on the part Of the employers
liability companies for a physical ex-
animation Of all workmen in every
insurance institution, similar to that
now in vogue in the; United States on.
the railroads. .%s~ ............~ :
James Holmes, general secretary Of
the British Lace Makers society," is ,
of the opinion that no less than 150,-s
OoG men are out. of employment in
ENGLAND, either for the reason; that.
they are too old at forty, or they
are no slow In their movements they
can GO not get away ON danger quick
senouR have learned, sslhowever, ever,
that where employers have organized
mutual Insurance companies this
physical test.Eis not required. Mr..
Holmes related sthe story. of boy,
who while engaged at. some child
fTn1io a -t@1.1
he attempted to-. secure work, buts
he was denied employment because
his disa btlity would enhance the dam
/ ger of his being injured. knowledge
of the practice here referred to has
caused me to look at the problem in.
Minnesota from an entirely different
view point. In my opinioni a system
of compensation can be devised which
will make this evil impossible,
|: On account of the limited time at
our disposal, Mr.. Gillette and I have
divided. our trip through =. England.
He has gone up: through the Mid
lands to Manchester and Birming-
ham, while L have been detailed to
Nor rtheast England, to- Middlebrough-.
'on-Tees, and to Newcastle on
the Tyne, meeting Mr.. Gillette in
Perth late this week. This territory
is called the workshop of England.
It has iron mines in abundance, fur
'naces, :smelter works and steel plants
dottfng each side of the river Tees.
The climate is very much like that
about Duluth when a good fresh
breeze is blowing from Lake Superior.
! r spent Sunday in marlborough.
It is a perfect 'lid'' city. Iacou1d
mot get into my hotel without ringing
the bell and announcing that I was
/ a guest. Everything is closed. during
the: Sabbath without exception. I
arose very early In the morning and
took a; ten-mile walk into the coun-,
try. There was nothing else left for
me to do, but II was we'll paid for the
effort. !. I, saw English country life at
its best T. wandered to the old parish
church, where beside it is the church.
yard, with its quaint gravestones
marking graves more than century
old.t From the time that one enters
/ the lych gate until he departs there
is. nothing but interest. Over. on the
right IS the estate Of William Moore,
Esq; on the left is the cottagr in
his typical English home. Down the
beautiful macadam road. is the viz
lage of Ormesby, and on the corner
| is the famous public house. There
is the drinking fountain, the gift OF
a. very good spinster who long ago
twas taken to her reward. Just up
the road bit Is the bungalow re-
freshment stand. where English tea
lis served at all hours to weary trav-
elers: .5R 4 4. "a .3., III ..,9 5ss,a.
L At the cross roads the sign reads
I"Redcar& 8 miles ( y This is at the
mouth of the. Tees, at which lis To-.
cated the lighthouse to the sharbor Of
Middle through, Out In the east is
lfthe North; sea, and Just $50 miles
away is the Land OF the Midnight
sun. TO the north is the Yorkshire
hills. richly endowed with iron slmines,,
Land only six miles from Middle:
through To the south but 8 miles IL;
1.-The coal fields, and. when we learn
what there iss about here we need not
wonder why this Is the IS Workshop
Iof England" a3 !. .s ssSt q
I shall finish: my tinvestiga ations i. III
lsMiddlebrough today, leaving tomor-
Irow Tor sNeytcastle le. In another letter
III viii write ,of la.bor condition ons 81 Ia
Istllis part of Engl AM q g sss
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