The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-08
Sparks from the Wires

st. Louis, December THE fourth
arrest in the Great Western Jobbing
House alleged fraudulent bankruptcy
case was made here today when Jo-
sept L. Rosenberg was taken into
custody. Rosenberg will have pre-
liminary hearing before the United
States commissioner tomorrow.
chicago.-Hunger. even to the point
of death by starvation, caused little
pain other than psychic, according to
DR.. A. J. Carlson of the University of
Chicago who today related to members
of the National Academy of Sciences
conclusions he had drawn from five
days of voluntary fasting.
Santiago. Chile-The captain of the
steamer Charcas says he was navigat-
ing his vessel eight miles off the Chill
can coast when it was captured by the
German transport Prince Eitel Freid-
rich and sunk.
Rome.-Pope Benedict is urging a
truce between the warning nations dur
ing the Christmas holidays 1t is said,
examined, presents the question:
rs there need for changes. improve
ments and adaptions, or must entirely
new legal machinery be devised for the
control of Industry"
The final report and conclusions of
the commission will be submitted next
August when its mission is concluded.
These nine agreed causes were the re-
suit of the examination of 514 witnesses
divided in interest as follows: Affiliated
with employers. 49, affiliated with la
Dor, 1873; not affiliated with either
group, $50. The witnesses included
seven members of the Industrial Work
of the socialist party.
Under the caption. What Employers
Say" the report presents the following
summary of causes of unrest
Normal and healthy desire for bet
ter living conditions.
misunderstanding and prejudice.
Lack of conception that interests OF
both labor and capital are identical.
Agitation by politicians and ire
sponsible agitators.
Unemployment.
Unreasonable demands arising from
strength of organization.
Labor leaders who stir up trouble to
keep themselves in office and to graft on
employers.
'Inefficiency of workers, resulting in
ever increasing cost of living.
Rapidly increasing complexity of In
dustry.
Sudden transition of a large number of
foreigners from repression to freedom,
which makes them an easy prey to labor
agitators.
Universal craze to get rich quick.
Decay of old ideas of honesty and
thrift.
''Misinformation in newspapers.
TOO much organization for combative
purposes instead of for cooperation.
violence In labor troubles.
sympathetic strikes and jursdictional
disputes.
"Bcycotting and picketing.
"Meddlesome and burdensome legisla-
ton.
THE closed shop. which makes for
labor monopoly.
"Fnincial responsibility of labor
unions"
A similar presentation of the employees
side Is as follows:
Normal and healthy desire for better
living conditions.
Protest against low wages long hours,
inSanitary and dangerous conditions exist
ing in many industries.
demand for industrial democracy and
revolt against the suppression of organ
ization.
Unemployment, and the insecurity
which the wage-earner feels at all times
Industry Distribution
Unjust distribution of the product OF
industry Exploitation of the many by the
favored few Demand for full share OF
production
UNJUST attitude of police and courts.
There is one law for the rich, another
for the poor.
immigration and the consequent over
supply of labor.
Existence of a double standard which
sanctions only a poor living in return for
the hardest manual labor, and at the same
time luxury for persons who perform nc
useful service whatever.
Disregard of grievances of Individual
employees and lack of machinery for re-
dressing same.
Control of big business over both in
dustry and state.
Fear on the part of those in comfort
able positions of being driven to pow
erty by sickness, accident or involuntary
loss of employment.
'Inefficiency of workers on account Of
lack of proper training.
Unfair competition from prison ant
ether exploited labor.
The rapid pace of modern industry
which results in accidents and prematur,
old age.
Lack of attention to sickness and &C
cidents, and the difficulty and delay Incl
dent to securing compensation for acct
dents under the common law and tn,
statutes of states which have not adopted
modern methods of dealing with thos,
questions.
Arbitrary discharge of employees
Establishing of individual employees
Exploitation of women and children
in industry.
Promotion of violence by the use o.
gunner. spies and provokers hired by EN-.
ployers
Attempt to destroy unionism by tn,