Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-11

Serate or of the House of Representatives
would be pre- eerable. Failing these. the
| assembly chamber of the District build
| ing will he asked for.
| The establ' siiment. maintenance and
recruiting of a grea: industrial army, to
! re composed Of all surplus labor. and
finding work for this army to do, with
the OBJECT of producing wealth for the
nation and comfort and happiness for the
individual. is the project that will be
uTs ed upon the Congress.
Other Objects in View.
| Other ideas to be impressed upon the
national legislature are that the hours Of
! labor and the minimum wage should be
standardized. and that national bureaus
should be created to hunt work for the
unemployed in all parts OF the nation, and
tia. free transportation to distant points,
where labor is found to be needed. should
be provided
The assembly will be peaceable is the
| assurance given. That the men who at
| tend the convention of the unemployed
| are aw-abding. it is asserted. is proved
| by past experience
The visitors will find sleeping quarters
| for themselves in most instances. it Is
| expected. and others will be provided for
in empty buildings through the courtesy
of property owners. Quarters and sub
isistence for the army will be arranged for
| by advance agents
| Alexander Law, duly accredited repre-
sentative of the national brotherhood
| committee for the unemployed and the
brotherhood Welfare Association, is in
place for the convention. He will address
| himself to senators and representatives
and ask for the use of one of the legis-
| lative chambers.
10 o;of;
! Congress. Representative Victor l.. Berg
| err has in hand resolutions adopted in
| Milwaukee February 8 by the convention
of the unemployed. Just closed, appealing
trial army and put it to work. Repre-
sentative Berger is expected to draft a
| bill along the lines Of the suggestions in
the resolutions and put it before Con-
gress for adoption.
Demanded by Civilization.
j These resolutions set forth that the
civilization of the twentieth century de-
mands that the millions of men the world
over who are drilling and consuming
wealth should be put to work producing
| wealth. The attention OF the Presiden.
| Of the United States is called to the ex-
| listing state of affairs. and II is suggested
| that he lead In movement to use some
| of the millions of dollars now practically
wasted in maintaining a military force
for the maintenance and recruiting to
| maintain and recruit. an industrial force
| TO utilize all surplus labor, and thus
furnish the citizens Of the nation with
everything necessary to their comfort
| and happiness.
out by the secretary of the national COM
mittee for the unemploy ed and the Broth
| erhood Welfare Association Is dated
Milwaukee. Wis. February :. 1t states
the purposes Of the movement.
| }. Eaus How. known over the world as
the millionaire tramp, is chairman Of the
brotherhood and presided over the re-
cent convention Of the unemployed In
Milwaukee. The secretary is James
ONeil, one of the rank and file of some
| times employed and sometimes not.
| Robert Gillispie. who answers to the
salutation of Arizona Bob" national or
ganizer CT the committee Of the unem-
| ployed. has in charge the plan for the
great march on Congress He proposes
| that the unemployed who design to form
| part of the transcontinental procession
| shall gather IN state capitals and join
| the line of march as II proceeds to the
nearest point along the Cumberland ma
| tional road.
The procession will pass through each
city along the road. The ranks Of the
army. Arizona Bob hopes. will be swelled
| into tens of thousands by the time it
arrives in Washington.
NO IrouDle TO Police.
| THE police need not bother to take
| extra precautions" said Alexander Law
| the agent of the unemployed, now in
| Washington. 1T will be perfectly
peaceful assembly, and will preserve de-
ccrum and respect private property. They
are all law-abiding men and only want
| work
i Mr.. Law wa the delegate to the con-
| vention of the organized committee of the
unemployed of New York city. He car
ries union card from the building trades
and is president of the Eight Hour
League Of America. He says he will put
| IL straight up to members of Congress
whether legislative hall shall be set
aside for the purpose OF the convention.
Regarding the demands of the unem-
ployed, which they will present to Con-
| gress. he says that workday of eight
hours. with eight hours for sleep and
eight hours for recreation, is the stand
ard advocated.
Brother. How says that no man can
support family on less than 81 day.
and that should be the minimum wage
standard. said Law. The union scale
a. a standard of wages for skilled and
unskilled labor. would be acceptable to
all of us. however" hi.
Employment Bureau Advocated.
National employment bureaus. as pro-
posed by the unemployed. he says, would
distribute labor about the country, wher-
ever needed II the plan were adopted. and
Transportation to such points would be
provided to the workmen.
Mr.. Law was the man who proposed
that the government establish an indus
trial arm;. lie idea is that it be organic
ed in a similar fashion to the Engineer
Corps n its operations on the Panama
canal. The methods employed in the
army of transporting troops to the Philip