Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-27

but for the present and future welfare
Of the American home. for the boys
and girls who must soon take the place
we occupy, must soon 30 out upon the
world to make their own livelihood.
Shall we. then, leave for them heri-
tage wherein they must compete with
the riff-raff OF Europe ana Asia?
We cannot, unaided, accomplish the
results we wish to attain. and there
fore we appeal to all organizations Of
men and women to assist
US in our endeavor to enact a law
which will in a measure benefit the
state Of Idaho and by SO doing shall
to the danger which threatens the
American home and nation.
Fraternally yours.
ERNEST ATWOOD.
Secretary Treasurer.
RESOLUTIONS.
whereas, large majority Of the
human family are wage earners de-
pendent upon their labor a. a source
of income to supply their food and
raiment. and
Whereas, Labor IL a marketable COM
modify, the price of which is governed
by supply and demand on the one
hand, and by conditions of living on
the other: therefore, In the densely
populated kingdoms and empires of
the Old World, to obtain the food
necessary to maintain life for them
selves and families. laboring men are
required to work long hours for the
meager pay Of from 20 to 40 cents
per day. and sometimes for even
less. and
Whereas, The report Of the commits
sioner of labor, Charles P. Neil, on the
strike at Bethlehem Steel Works.
South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, (see
Senate Document No. 521, 61st Con-
gress. I'd SESSION. together with re-
port of same officer on the strike of
textile workers in Lawrence. Massa-
chusetts, (see Senate Document No.
$40, ed Congress, I'd SESSION. reveal
that conditions as to labor in certain
localities within the United States are
rapidly approaching those which pre-
vail In the south of Europe and Asia.
and ~
Whereas, The conditions as reported
in said documents are made possible
by the admission to our labor markets
of unrestricted numbers of alien la
borers from the countries where such
starvation wages prevail.
From July. 1911, to. May, 1912. a
period OF ten months. we received
into the United States 745.747 .immi-
grants, OF whom 30.233 were Cretan
and Slavonian. 1888 Hebrew. 1S2.s15
from the south OF italy. 14.455 jap
anese, $3.50 Magyar s9,62o Poles. 1924
Slovak.
During the fiscal year 1912 we re-
ceiyed 901,s07 aliens Of approximately
the same class as those enumerated.
a majority OF whom We're recruited
from the congested districts Of south
and east Europe, and
Whereas, The employment OF labor
ers who do not speak and understand
a common language has, by the mis-
OF orders and signals,
caused many disastrous wrecks on our
railroads. and fatalities in other en-
Payments where high motive power
is used.
Therefore, be 1t resolved, BY the
Trades and Labor Council of Boise,
Idaho. that we approve OF the enact
ment, by the next legislature of the
state Of Idaho. Of the following act,
and we appeal to all members of la
Dor organizations within the state and
to all citizens. both native born and
naturalized, to whom the welfare and
OF our government are dear,
to unite with us in placing upon the
statutes of Idaho this important law.
We do not make this appeal in a
spirit Of partisanship or to the men,
bers of any particular political party.
but rather in the interest Of the sons
and daughters of Idaho, those who are
on the verge of manhood and woman
hood. who, in the course of nature,
must soon go out upon the world to
battle for their own livelihood; there
Is no longer west to which they can
turn, there is but little land upon
which homesteadsacan be filed, there
will soon be none: but few can enter
the professions, the great majority
must In the future, as in the past,
make their start in life by the earn
ings Of their hands; then what has
the future in store for them IL they
are compelled to compete in the labor
market with the poems and serfs of
and Asia
The bill which we shall submit for
passage. by prohibiting the employ
ment OF those who cannot speak a |
language as provided, will in
a great measure prevent such fatali-
ties on our railroads as are caused
by misunderstanding OF orders and
signals, as well as like fatalities In
other employments where similar mo-
tive power Is used.
We therefore ask that with a view
to the passage OF the following bill
that every nominee for the state legis-
lature. and each nominee for the Of
lice Of governor on all the political or
party tickets. be required to state their |
position with regard to this measure. |
and declare In advance OF the election |
they will. II elected. vote for
and aid the passage Of the enclosed |
bill.
Dated Oct. II. 1912.
We have repairsd over 5000 wateh.