0 he Testimony he Grain ol IK 11 SjaUm patrol Farrow testified Mr css A I Am firing this vicinity Crayonbeen engaged In SiSn I b v0 nly H In my Ulo fanr years AI p ISrttfred the causes that great deal HrtthouRhta iSt this but ail thu strikes In the country rodowl i0VT slve your undtr L whlrfledio this Kit do not think the strlko W i n I think I think csuhs thoso KhTtoVtU by fteneral ills rtfoed In society by the Wctwt ma s ot 1coplo few towards Jw and the Yeaccumulation ol great dls iiij h created great iNdetys at least the work restless in their a become tuna the armors and work iDy The farmers are as t < ilis Dy ritd an extent of country Htrtitlon cover A Itcov ulcftbestato of Texas rtku far as your knowledge Utoce to the eta to of Toxttj ill to reading A Yes sir ithit docs this dissatisfied i Well ns I stated bu lifemlcacy ol the nccumula kinds of the wealth of the Miters ol the corporations have believe aabjtbelaASol transport ojeworkerby the powers emhl ntges This has cn lefitlsisctuin Tho farmer is od the wound that the orpo jtle price of tmisportitlnn Kti tbo laborer because ho oogbtto have Some right to iSoud have for working for ruderedtho corporation motmean to Imply by that s compelled to work except i jgrces upon do you A dreed to agree upon prices iilltlytilm U hi forced A Tho condl cMyaresucb he Is forced to niture forces hi in to work A Well there nio n great It dees not force to work to t proposition jou speak of tcrt with their bands do you vbot A Well uo sir not In tt Thero are other classes i Include as woikingtuen f No sir tho merchant U iu a worklngman Ho Is ill wuntry as a speculator lu faTtiai > ief In these classes do you ljtr A Wo dont locate ottiido then Is he A Wo ttnder the present condition ielswycrls what wo term tin tweemry evil jooconsider him necessary ipresent condition jes sir ijoo say present condition rcotdlllons do you lcfer tc ijreitdealof crime In society ibttt by a system of cla s 1 tils country which has a JitiU the rich richer and the re i man who has read u good c A Yes sir I have read 7 c A Yes sir on point out any period in the ftrj where the dlflercnco be b Ldtbo poor did not exist f oilr that has been the tun nature remember that In the case tJens as far back ns nuy Vint one was understood to u and the herds and tho vr merely his sorvnnts < tiey Instituted the Jews tHery these Inequalities from uu existed substantially as A Yes sir since tho lu lain > we they not chargeable to f a Yes sir J on you propose to cbaugo There Is no hope JWothe mass cf the people pe t0 eiJicite tho mass of that they mu aa earn and M lave equally A I do Ml probable rteJl11 lu different dls Bfulhat some men seek all w accumulate and savu A enar ° careless about Wire A Well that is so 0 would nc they bad an oppor JJttoknow there aro men who f disposition among men fu i R re I ss ol men aro tf IieaIlr A It Is not mankind that aro in this con UtoVnjl thero arolmmento wliu MP clty of men both 18 Md to keep A 1 know J05 that very many of WMemtodo so by SHttJr0 dl8coveryof a coal ttr or naPPculng to own toynl8bullt A Yes r UUd cafccs < 8ofiT < l5 8fln3 adjust this rt0 1 sol as I am M vJlvey ° unydca s ttfr6 i nccrned I dont con We 11 a y Petmantnt settie ni 0T S08 n ° w before the < lne8l > atl ° Ibe he n I Tillronds wm havo to bo d or strictly controlled ittSJr10 ejer bring about a m ment between the men ni1 th0 mon em 1 f b w ttat dls Wm mannfacturers jt4 i i6worW over A ° 4 thtrfaul8 > A Yes Sh Rt through ao ttt haslncM of the > y country Wo think there IS too little rency In the country to employ labor cur with Q Do you mean thero lsnotenouch In tho aggregate or do you mean some hivo loo ranch and others not cnou b a I dont believe thero Is oaough n the a c gregate Q You have road the theories of Prudcu I suppose A I have read the theories of a great many on finance Q Do you accept Uls theory that all property Is robbery A No lr Q Ami that wheu one man has cot more than another It Is hie dutr tn divldo It Instantly a No sir Q lo you accept tho Ideas of tho later French revolutionists and clallsts A No sirs I am not a munlst of fortunes lor us so com Q Not even a German communist A Noslr lam not ncommnnlstatnll I sup po that will answtr tho question Q lo you believe In the English Idea of laborleform by cooperation both In production distribution and furnlohlng supplies A Ibellevo that cooperation s tho only hope of mankind to bo de livered lrom monopoly Q Dont yon think that tho natural disposition towards easo and comfort and expenditure would largely prevent operating by cooperatlou where men ordinarily do what they havo a mind to ami when they have a mind to A I do not know that I understand yoor qucs tlon exactly Q Can you ha70 cooperation unless men are willing to earn alike A No sir bm n mans success should be based upon his ability to produce not upon his ability to get laws to legislate property Into his hands Q Io you belong to any lnbor orgsnl 7ation A I belong to tho Knlchts of Lihor tho Grange and the Farmers alllauce Q Do either of theso societies require that an equal payment should bo madu to eacli member where they aro employed A No sir The only requirement ot thu Knights of Labor is cquarpay for equal work Q How can that bo adjusted by days work A lay every man at tho same price under tho same conditions for the same work Q You were here during this strike A I wari hero alter tho strilto began 1 was hero durlvg the period of tho strike Q You saw con ldcrablo of It A Yes sir and read somo of It Q Did you seo engines that tero killed A Yes sir I havo seen engines standing on tho switches I suppose thoy were klllcd Q You knew of tho preventing by force of tho running of cars A No only by tho general expression of the community Q is there a surplus of labor In this section of the country A Thero seems to be Ayhethcr thero Is or not I do uot know Q Then when a strikeoccursordlnarl ly other men could be found to supply the plico of tho strikers could they not A To some extent I would not say posi tively Q Would a walkout of tho employes of n railroad stop the handling of freight and tho movement of trains without forco to prevent other men from working or actual foice upon the property A wi 1 state right hero I really dont know of any forco ever Lelng used to prevent men lrom worklnt Question repeated A I do not know its 1 exactly understand it jot Q Will a mere walkout without stopping thu men coming In to take their pUcos or the uso of forco In the stopping of the lunuiug of trains bo effective A Well a general strike or walkout as you may term it would of course slop the transportation of the country for a time and doubtless the bauds mlcht be sup plied and traillo start up again Q Thut could bu douo almost Imme diately could it not A I hardly think It could be dono immediately It may bo done Q Do you bcllevu that strikers after walking out or wheu walking out aro justlllable In taking tho companys prop erty und preventing its being usul A 1 will state to that quettlon I nm opposed to strikes on general principles Irom a legal standpoint 1 do uot suppose they havo Q Viom a moral standpoint have they A I do uot think they havo Q What is tho object of ihe Knights of Labor speaking In such terms as you are allowed A I understand the primary object of tho order to be the education of the masses Ilrst Q What next A It is supposed that when thu masses are cducatid that such legislation would be brought about as would prevent strikes Q I think I havo heard something as to ono of Us objects being to elevate mankind generally A Yes sir Do jou know what a scab Is A Yes sir Q Where docs the elevation come as to scab A Well from tho remarks I havo heard made about tho scab ho would bo Impossible to elevate J Ho Is a human being I suppose A Yes sir they say ho has the human orm Q And he may havo a ulfo and chil dren I suppose A Yes sir Q They may need feeding and provid ing lor just ns much as any other mans A Yes sir Q Thero Is nothing to hinder him being a good citizen obeying the laws A No sir J And ho may bo a Christian A It is possible yes sir Q And yet you say he Is not entitled to protection A No sir Do scheme of elevating J jou say your ing the human race does uot Include tbo class from which the human being called a < < tcab comes A You mean the Knights of Labor Q No does your Individual system of philosophy or humanity exclude from this elevation the individual called a scab and his famllj A Will I think the proposed education would Q That does not answer it A Well I dont nudcrstand the question Q Does your proposition to do good to all mankind and elevate humanity in clude the scab and his family and such people A Yts sir of course Then scheme does not breakdown Q yonr entirely A I will down at that point lust state about the scabs If a man out and nnothcr takes his place he goes of ridicule becomes the object lor just tbo time That Is all wo understand Jt Q I understind the Knights of Labor In one direction development aro only a do i They In your philosophy all of your philosophy for tho b world A Well I bellei organisation that Its declaratlonof prin of ciples aro founded on tho philosophy Jevatlng the human raco evdence heio as to Q You beard the the running of a train off the track and engineer A Yes sir killing an 6 Do you believe In proceedings which Wto such results In order to elevate the rest of the race A r o sir the JCnlghts of Labor do not indorse such ° of treatment 0 Whatwouldbo your men like VaSderbHt and Jay that class of men A As individuals I have nothing against thosarnen but have a scheme O Yes you philosophy that covers tho Well we might do ths world A Wo might put 21IJi y at the great < ttn ultk I consider It nl < 2 Yes sir A Yes sir I have no Idea but what both parties understood that agreement very well as long as I know what you speak of Q Do you think that both understood It hi tho same way at theoqtset A I do not supposo there was much disagree ment about it in fact nothing of that character grow out of It If anything grew out of It of that character I havo no Knowledge ot It so far as iny under standing of the contract gdes J Is It your view then that there has been a willful violation of tt upon the one side A Well really what I knqw Is what I havo learned Some of It here to daj somo previously that part of that agreement was not fulfilled by ihs Gould Southwestern system I Jiavo beard that charge made time and again Whether It Is positively true or uot I have no po1 tlvo knowledge I heard men swear Itt that Is all I know Q You have not yourself cxamliicd tho coutract with the purpose ol determin ing whether It Is subject to the one con struction or the other A No sir By Mr Buchanan 4 Where Is your farm A In Van andt county Q How many acres A I have forty acres aud about thirty In cultivation Q Do you employ any help upon It A Yes sir I havo one man employed lor wages Q How is tho other employed A I havo the balance of tho land Q What wages dp you pay thatman A 15 a month und board Q How many hours does ho work A Well It Is hard to tell about that Some days he may work twelve somo tight and some tefs Q What will It average during tw > eumm r A Well I do not soppose It wld aiersge more than ten hours Q In point of fact do not tho farmers of Texas work more than average of ten hours during the summer during thu worklrgseaW A Well It would be bard to say Q o not a great many ol them worn llltetn and tlxteen hours A f I havo done a good many days work of Itfteeo hours myself Q You j jou Swot cooperation e practico cooperation with o io you lo what re unploy A the manjn jour 8P 0Ct Glvo him a share of the profits of thofarm AWhen 1 i y him ten dollars per month he cets the bigger part of what he makes If he makes co ton In tnto country according to tM price of produce that is good wage Q Does It occur to you that may pos tlblybethoMse with other employes A YeTheu sometimes be the o Theu may H not would receive corapensa case that hat would labor really be larger MB ihey bad a share ot tie prottU A That 18 ni WB these questions 1 Ai not wish j to I5 r r Wcrence M to iitait WA A w THE WEEKty GAZETTE FORT W0J11JU TEXaS MlDAY dli g wh re a country makes aUo makes tramps ffillllonalrca It ft0 j0 ln1 the < y < o kill tho A Nostr I vrqaid bo the last man t < > do that Q Then 0 kllllhg of the fireman and engineer and 0 other persons that hattS been mentioned ott condemn A I con slder It a heinous ifme > Q Tell mo how ho farmers In this vicinity were affected tho strike A I do not know that tlO farmers were affected by It 1 heard nry Utile com plaint l was at several rOlnt during tnoatrlkoGihot 8oorm Scaly I n heard m little about It Ther Ccmed Renersliy to syu pithlxo with thu strikers t They w ro put to considerable Ju convenience A Not much y v rot no ur ° P mainly In Irtlorc tho etrlko began A No sri not In this parti they were In Southern Texas Q Were they not then troubled In getting seed and other freights ot that kind A I do riot know that I have heard of a single Instance Q Do you know of any Instance where they were embarrassed In eh pplng prop irtyaway A No sir Q But tho sympathy with the sJrlkcrs you speak of that was largely sentiment al was It A Yes air their sentiments were with the stridors I do not mean by tho farmers all ment simply ra a general rule from the persons I hoard Q Do you say you ore opposed to fcll strikes A My remark was I was op posed to strikes on general principles that Is 1 will say this I believe that strikes so far as ultimate good Is con corned aro evils sometimes thoy aro necessary I believe tho strike in 1885 was really necessary but strikes so far ns permanently benefiting the working men I believe they aru failures because they aro almost suro to bu fought over again Q What is tho benefit if any of this strike A I do uot know of any bcuotlt that has ensued now Q You know do you uot that tho tradesmen tho dealers the merchants the freighters and tho railroads ha > o been largely Injurd by Dili strike A Yis fir thoy havo been Injured to somo extent Q Now do you not hold as a princi ple that tin fund out of which wages aro paid Is made up largely of tho freight money paid lor tho carrying A Yes t > ir 1 am satisfied ol that Q Now will you tell mo why a party of men employed by tho railroad and paid out of this waco fund mado up by tho frelghtirs should strike and throw the business ol all these people Into con fusion without any notice to them or con sultntlon with tbem A Well they tako it to be a matter i > last resort Q Well sir ought there nqt to bo a notice of some period to all parties before a strike shonld be Inaugurated A I am sure that would be better Q What are your Ideas upon arbitra tion A Well 1 think that with corpora tlom In their present conditions it would end In fnlluro Q You think that as they are now ad justed to each other tho employes and employers thit they are able to arbitral A They can arbitrate and keep contracts thut havo bten founded lu arbitration Q l < tlur any tnuihod ol conciliation thai that would bn effocthe A Not uuder tho uulsiiug institutions ot tho country 1 lu lluvo uot Q Y m huvo the geueral belief that all thesu things are really out nl Joint A I miuht say to n great extent yes sir J And they might bo better If proper ly managed A It seems sir thu Indus trial Hvstum ot the country Is wrong Q Yon told mo you weio u Knight of Labor A Yes sir Q Whut Is jour oillclal position A I am master workmanof District 78 state ot Tuxus Q Who Is your predecessor A D 11 Golden By Mr Outhwalte Q I wish to ask you whether in your opinion that which Is termed the Hayes aurecraent is definite aud distinct enough lor there to bo no question of dlffcrmcu betrterm employers and emplojes as to Its meaning In other words ws that agreement so clear ami distinct that thero should bo no trouble In construing It A Well sir I do not know about that I dont know that I havo examined It Q Is It not possible that there is room for tho two opposite constructions which seem to havo been ghen It A You mean the Hayes uureement lu 1885 Jnatters You spokv of lesUihtion cur Inst some of our evils A Yes tr Q And jou think the Slato of hoclely is not what It should be A Y sstr Q Will you Indicate to th committee any ligLUtion of federal chiractcr Which you think would tend to allevluto the1 dl ticislnthociuatiyanilto rosturo good feelings between ciupfojcs ntul employ ers A Yci Mr 1 tiink 1 mlsht namn some hUi tht In my opinion woirVt bo benifblal I think tho ustlonM banisi of J10 country ought to to abolished Tbon I think tho government ought to lssne currency directly without tho Intervctr Hon of tho banks Q Anything else A And 1 believe the government ought to own and cou trol tho highways Q You mean thn railways A Yes ti and telephone and telcorApb lines Q Anything else A Well sir I be lieve there is growing up In tbla country a pvstom of alien landlordism that thouhl bo broken up by tho government < i AnytLlnselso A Tien I btllcvc that thero oualit to bo laws so arranged s to prevent tho accumulation of large lorttfnes In n lew hands 1 How would yon do thstr A W ll a graduattd Income tax would do thai < > Would not tho tax be paid and tkt fortune accumulate A Then direct tax What do you mean by a direct tax A What Is called an ndvalorcm t i Q Do you fcnow that such taxes exist in tho otatu of New York A I aro not positlvb about It 1 never read tho stat utes Q That all property In that state is taxed according lo lis value A 1 have sever readtho statute Q If that bo sorrms It resulted In Ihe diminution of fortune A Ye sir bat thi re has been no graduated Income Q Glvo ns another remedy busldea what yon have AWeil sir there aro other things that mlcht bo named that might be said to be minor Those are the principal Q Name them please A Wo might luo ImprovementsIn the couutry so us tospewt all money that would prevent lutereni on money which Is tho bass of the accumulation of the largo fortunes Q Would you prohibit interest on money A 1 think a law to that effect would bo unnecessary Q Why A Kroni the fact that I think when people havo money enough to do buslutss with they would not want to borrow Q But by law would jou prohibit tho u o of interest upon money No answer Q You say tho government should own tho railways A Yes sir Q Havo you lead of tho recent trouble with thu McCormtck worka In Chnago A Yis sir Q Would you havo tlio government own them mid run thorn A That is a question that I have nut thought about uud given consideration Q Whafreasoil appllesforrunulngrall wojs that docs not apply also In tho case ofahigo corporation engaged In the manufacture of coal tho manufacture ol 1iKtlHU1lcil Implements or any other commodity A Well thocoul mines aro ono ol the greatest monopolies und they ouuht to bo controlled by thu govern ment Q You would havo tho government owti thu coal mines A 1 > would say tlilsi It ought either to own aud operate those mines or thoso mines ought to bu strictly controlled by tlio government Q Aud thus you would extend thu con trol ol thu government over large branches of production A 1 think this Is tho only thing that would bo success ful Q Then everybody so engaged would bo u government ofllcer A Yes sir 2 Would you hnvu that ownership statu or national A Well In the luves ttgultou of thu question of Interstate commerce It seems to mu that natlonul ownership would be tbo only permanent eud of It J Would you havo tlio ownership statu or national A The railroads I would make a national Institution J How as to tho ooul companies A They could bo controlled by the stntus Q Would you hnva tho farms ot the country owned and operated by thu gov ernment A No sir 4 Why not A Well slrthcrolsabasts of production in tho ludlrldual and aualn the speculation und cornering of tho things of thu country is not practiced by the owners Q Do jou notknowthat In tho far North west there are very largo tracts of land iti which wheat Is raised by aggregation of capital A Yes sir I Imvu beard It Q Why not under the sumo principle put them under Government ownership and control A Well I believe in family homes the people being tho proprietors there J That does not answer the question A You meau why tbo government should uot take charge ot thesu large landed es tates In tbe Northwest Q Yes A Well they might bu broken up J Can tbey bo broken up except by purcbn o by tho government or confisca tion by thu government A Thoy can bo broken up by purchase or confiscation Q Would you recommend either A Not strictly couiUcntlou J Would you recommend purchase A That would bo the best plan Q Havent we In theso Jailer days come to look too much to the interference of the government rather than to our own Individual efforts A Well 1 do not know whether I could directly answer that question and give satisfaction with it Q 1 am not seeking satisfaction but Information A 1 think to a great ex tent tho people have depended too much on tho government without lndlvlduul action and tho corruption of tho iiovcrn ment has been caused by lack ol Individ ual notion in the manugemciit ct the governmct Q 1 will now call your attention to a fiuturo wnlchlns attracted this Invest gallon towlt That tho testimony shown so far a sreit destruction of property In the nay of killing uiglues and ditching freight trains and feilous Injury to thu employes of tho road engaged In rnlng their livelihood tho deprivation of others of employmmt byJnierfereuco la tbo way of threats etc I understand from your testlmon hiretofore given that no nucb sets of violence meet your approval A No sir Q I will ask you still furiher whether each and bvery Knight of Labor If any Mich there may be who were engaged lit theso acts of violence Is uot an enemy to the principles of his order A Yes sir any Kulubt of Labor who derailed a trnia or did anything ot tho kind Is an enemy oil he order Q Too principles of the order dr nr > t lead to such acts but on the contrary Inculcate dinctlv the rcversw That Is my understanding of them By Mr Onthwaltei Q What Is your theory or f nggestlon as to tbo manner In which the govern ment should obtain possesion ol the rail roads A Well It lrht be done by purchase Q Suppose tho owners would refuse to sell I suppose you would recognlio the right of a man owning property A I would 1 suppose the government would take thcra undrtt tlie law wlsat domain Q Pletsn state yoa mean byt t flikiis IlMle lurflief whtl ATMilhttdea 1886 trol tho Institutions of the govuament lo tbo best Interests tt tho people Q Well that does not glvo me Infor mation as to whether they would accord jfig toyo iliig it tlon takopossosMon of them without compensilhm A 1 thltik nut I think whitro there his been actual luvcstmint la a rovJ tho company should lm Id the p acttta Investments U Who wocW determine tho amount 0the value A It Is possiblo k com mission might hcaHiOloletf and the tes timony collected a to ther real InvtWt m > nl In the road Q Havo you conilnVteil In this cou noctlon tho fearful iTsnger thtra would Uo to tho laboring people to Incrcaso tho officeholding class M > mailWold as It be by making all utujloy s In railways dlrvclly ofllccrs of Z United States A I havo thought of that Q Do you concede th thoro would be great danger A Wolf H would be owlupftu tlio orrnngemenfof tho laws ot tho cotaitry If thu law wm mt arraot < l that wo might havo what Trti call In tae i days clvHservleo reform and a mail1 politics should not bo questioned n < r to his employment by tho govuwment 1 wo no real danger By Mr Iftiehananr Q Your theory Is that thoTOiernmenl onght to acquire either by pnrchiao ur condemnation under tho right ot omlnent domain which condemnation wonbt carry with It tho necessity pt componatlon V Ye slr Q Kor all the railways ot tho country A Yoo sir Q By whom would tho putchasjof tho roads bo paid by tho people ol tho country A By tho government tho people Q lint tlio government Is slmrdy tho Incarnation and tho concentration ofl the people of > bo country A Yes sir Q And thdiyotir deslro In that tho farmers of this cuuntay should bo taxed to buy tho xMlroadsr They cantlot bo purchased wltlnmt compensation How would tho mimtw bo provided A It might bo by taxation of course Q Aud that taxation would fall upost every onoof the producing dais Wouhl It not to Yes sir Q Aud upon nil tho laboring class would It not A Yes rtr ti < And how would jou pay tho pur chasoinonej By lho istao of bonds or lu what way A By n larger circulating mcdlnm thati wehavui It might bu sup plied to n great extent for the beuullts ot trade Q Would vou havo an isano ot bonds for tho purchase ot thesu roads A No sir Q Would yon ndvlso tho Issue of greeubscks for thu purchase ot those roads A To a certain extent Q What wonW jou do for tho re mainder of tha purchase money A it might not bo best to carry theso roads Into the hands ot the goernmunt nt once It might tako somo tlmu to do that Q How lapltlly would you apply It A Juntas rapidly as thu ability of thu government would bu to take charge of the road Somo bonds might bu Issued with low increase Q Havo jou made any calculation ns to the amount of monoy ueconsary to be raised by thu people of tho United Slates to pay Jay Gould mid Yanderblltnud oth ers for the railroads thuy now own A I huvo thuimhl somu about It Q About how much would It lake A l could not staUi Q Would It not tnko a sum larger than our nallounl debt vo at tho cloiu of thu win A It would to purchase tho rail roads By Mr Grain J Do I understand you are In favor of olvllservlcu reform A Ycf slnfc By Mr Buchanan MP Q Do ton mean as formulated or us ofk rated No answer LIST OP LKTTKItS HemalnlnRlnthoiKiDtonieant Korl Wottli Tax Momlnj May 11SS1I To olitnln any of lliesn letletB the applicant imi lcnll lur mlvcrtlnoil luttura1 ami tdv < i lliu dato of thla 111 JULIAN rKIM IM Auvnnii Ktln 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will be tonnd tho opinion of somo oJ tho best known and most observant mm In Now Yori aud Brooklyn concerning thu prev alent labor agitation and Iter results All art men vrnosa opinion wilt bo lis tened to witD deference end Interest Tho qutsllons asltcd thctn wcrot Arothalabor tronhlrr a sorloua imurma to thn poaocot Iho rcAintryJ ItunliowortluKvnn h n tionrflteil ty tho sgitMlonr yii ili n lnc i > f tho y i r Iftsabo mtDaw Irlnjuredr 1K > wo ncrtt a InrRtt atrmdlnx ntnitl How aro w to Ueidwllii tvmretitata Charles A Datu editor of tho Nevr York Sunt The < jusstlo tn a very largo ono younc man but 1 tlitrtk wo can sum It tip In 11 ve7 fow woriia The labor trouWes iTit not a darger tc thu countryi at lnra r W d mot ied n bigger stand higarwy Tlirronro no labor troubles nowt tb y hnvu nil Mtlletf thcnlJelvei and are over Tlio btulucss of 1880 Is serious InjurednlrendT TSo w orklng men nnr not benefited Jay Gould 1 rmve not yet ttorottrylily cxaatlnc tho edicts of tho la c strike uponthe industries of tile eastern part of th country and ln thoreforir ntiablo to spealr except In i general Vrny Busi ness a very seriously iunr l and thu worktuginen aro tho losora Tliey cannot ItnproTO thalrcondlUon by moans of boy cattit ntKl strlklnjr At present tho labor organizations I to no higher nlm than tolay J11 wait until oivplojow nro untangltil lm contracts or at tlutlr busiest sesson and t etn scire them by thu throat anil throaten to rnln thtm It exorbttont CDiicesswisiiPoiiot nintlo More Intelli gent and ast prlnclnlvonvlll havo tc bo adopted by tho workltigsiott bsoro they can bettor tlwltr coitdltKm Wo Uwnt need a bigger utaadlng otwy lite mllltla atid pollcocan tulio caro at thooo who do Ylolenco Henry Ward Stwchcrs 3ho hrnttrot tho people Is hitherlialit plncw They nrtron tho sldo ofjustliro and stnilty and op posed to lnjustlao and wronir no matter whether It bo tho worklifcuinu or tSo capitalist 1 does tho wrung And lot me tell you that iv > unltliy public Senti ment Is buttor tlmu ten siamllng nrmles Tho Interesto our citizens u supiortln law and ordar wouM bo lessened If we kept n uniformed fiorcu if profe sloiinl tluhtlng men to subduu rlois Wo aro better oft r wo are I cont know whether or not labor his bet eflted Itself by theso great strikes 1 doul biilove that It hits dono so though I bullovo that It bus Injprcd Itself ADlowderly sujs worklugiueti must do justice If thoy would obtain justice tor tliennielroH When thu norktnguiau takes ndvatiluioof his employer dlillcnltlos to snv to that Iuiployort You must grnnt mo gnat roiiwislonfl or InvllVrviln jouUodoes n very foolish thing mid hurts hluuelf mru than any ono olsu 1 nm In symprvthy with orklngtnenundliwaut totouthum bettor thulr condition but 1 dont llku somu of the methods adopted partly because thoso methods nru nilstakuu und partly because tiny are tinhist VicatQeiieral Keugau H 0 t I ttilftU that ultlmato good will result fromthe labor iigUmlon nil hough business haw been liurtqultu sorloualy I llku the idea of arbitration hottveun labor and capltnl 801110 worklngtuon undoubtedly ammIiw prlvud of all that tends toimiliolifusweoU Foitrteon hours Is too long for nuy man to work at manual labor tt Is a grinding slavery At tho rumu tune I think olght hours too short uud Im afiuld that tho Saturday halfholiday systom If adopted would result In Injury to poor fiintltus for boys whoso mothers aro dopeudruton them for support frequent race tracks aud spend thoirinoncy If < tt out on Hntur day 1 know sovoral cases of tho kind I dont look upon tho labor troubles oh a serious menace to the peuco of the country There Is nosoclullsmorancrohy among tho KtiguihHiiuaklng worklngmqu In this couutry I have been talking with uiuuy priests 011 this question and found some who think we need a larger stiiudlng army I dont think so Our reliance in on thu good suneu of tho nation and I am sure that will not fall us father Thomas Wardt Im not ill a position to speab authurltlvvly consum ing tho position ot tho liomun Catholic chuicli In Amotion I sou that In Canad a It Is hostilo to thuKnlghUof Labor If dispatches urocorrect lu America the church as I Understand It has takun no position except that t Is always friondly to tho worfciugumu and wants to sen justice dono to him At thu sumo time It does not want to see him do Injustice and I think that somu of thu strikes have been unjust Others again seemed to bo entirely nropor anil nece Hry Yt dont need a blggw standing army Donald McKay senior member ol tbo banklug llrm i > l Vermllyo Ocv Tbo business ot 1980 has been seriously in jured by thu labor troubles ami the worklugmen will bo tho sufferer The strikes aro subsiding though juti better times aro near at hand Htlil trade has received a merit blow Anything which Interferes with tho smooth running ot the great maohluery of commerce Is bound to hurt tradOk and thut hurts tho working man A friend of rnlue who Is In the building buslnesc told mo tut thu year opened with thu brightest prospect he ever saw for bulMltij stonu The strlkes havo killed tho tradu for thoycar And so It ha l > ion In many other trades A Abraham of the great retail dry goods houso of Wcchsler Abraham Brooklyn If the labor troubles aro not very Boon terminated serious disasters from which the worklngraen will bo tlio chief sufferers will happen I can scarcely tstlmato the damage but I know that spring trade has hud 11 very serious blow Wo dont need a bigger standing army j tbo vast tnajprlty ot our working men aro aversu to violence Anarchists aroall foreigners rind when they nunro our hospitality by preaching bloodnbid and incendlat Ism thoy should bu treated just as if they had set lira to houses or attempted to commit murdor If thesu strikes contlnuu the first thing we know thero will ho a big Influx cl f orulgn tfoOds and then tho blfl factorUH of tho K st will be compelled to shut clown bccatuie tbo market will bo overstocked It llw work lngmen forca the cosi of production up too high rnarchante will And It cheaper to buy foreign goocU and then the work Ingmcn will xuffer ptetty severely till con giesspuiiM uUeiup Mr Aekur senior partner ol tho firm of Acker Motrin fc Conditi The labor troutoas havu uot hurt us yet I dont know whether they will or not I cant tell what will bo the outcomoof tho labyp filiation The worklngmao m47 or maj Bwt bo benefited As to the nnarchljrt our courts are the ones to deal wlji them I do not at pmpt to soiyn the great problems of the age K If K Thurbcr of 11 K Thurbet CoJ I dost tntek you will ilud tM I iW tr d la food product tM hneu fec < t B rly M Htweh J f ttw J iM > r troaWe M tttow rtJMf twiM wfcJ > a iimyi xw t 0 110K 1 Utt cok w i W iLif IwporUnt omv 1 no iLJS Interests Ok vv wkmM sxa aB s b Uto iM cbuditins < XkSUSJ leKl K ° o > reealU VW S IS bloodslltfv Iddtforo to UtbSfkHtti ay nt thiiipwhlcfi W S2 W D ly the who advocate toJ J3T7 fe tin worst ° rha I d0 i any othtr way ei Jlng wWi inr 0t yS than that ot ttkwt lng them pro ntl5 every tlrrw thoy m war Upon soclityT Torco muH bo ma wi t orto 7 Tho llcr Dr Charfe II Hatlj li ly no meairtr dlfcolInlsr l fj t tsSZ slons which hnvo so f r oWlfrrei tt tkl Industrial Held Thpdljcussf oftwtT ances will naWmlly kid to t > roi er M justtuent ot them Tfcw aro rtullltrBiw of bad temper rd thc are d o roi principles fnculsattd by vlolcrvt n > en but theso are exccptSaiial ami not lcpreix > at ho t believe 13 tho p eiile llo6 ly and piocl 6cnso targeiy pr pt > Bdwat nniong them UrrtonbtcdlythovorkfoK men hav suffered from acts of tyraaTy Bnd oppression forth gnats raowpollwi ud comtlnntlons of capital an numtrct Ittl and have lnlllcto wrongs which err lor rtdrecs But I Ut uo UWol thefu ture Tltore moy bo periods of oevero re < turalnt bm every patriot will rotokothat Mm wrong of tabor slsco they do l l In tho body polltlooro belnj yentllHed Mr Wllllum K Iletcher supprluiflrid ant ol tho New York prcdoco excitlnge llbsorlotts aitifjcr to the community largo IS to he npprohsndrd Ironr tho proseit phases of tho labor movement Th nlitmato result ot tab npllttlon will itcv ntcessarlly prove Injtitluuit to tho wrrkltip claf e provldea iho strlkws to main traceable and quiet iwid do not rcsart to acts ol1 violence Itt thu cvonV ot i ucco i tho strikes will of course by highly btncllclal to tho woiklnjrmen anOi thelruhances aro better now than hllhlrto > bccaisu they are belter awd more go norttlly organlrnl than cor Uctore The eft uot of th exlstrjjt troubles on thn busl ltei m c 183C will vary with tho dltfoient bin nches of trades and Industry We for ixa ntpl < do not IVel thu strike at all whl lo tbo great body of manufacturers will for he time being bo seriously crip pled by them The troubles honccr somu decrease and peaco aud harmony re turn to restoiQ business and Indbstry to tbelr accustomed activity and vigor Cot poratlou Couustl Jetikst B think that a rbltratlon Is the only way In which dlft rt nces between capital ahd labor c n be pea cefully and sntlsUctorlly adjtistud K1 belli we that tho best thtiught both nnwng employers and employed Is snbv lug In t bis direction Both sldoi to the cuntrov ersy will thou havo n hoarln aml n better understanding of tho questions lirlssuu wllhbu arrived nt Mayor Whitney of Brooklyn t Tho labor troubles haro caniod gteat lUtnaga to business and have put oil ninny public works mi d great eutorprhei which wuuld have bet clttiid tho woiklngman Ve dont nco d rny bigger stanillng arpyt public set tlmuntls our isftguard w ohtHeits im d nunrchtsts must bo roughly dealt with U they dont brhavu thum Bohes T hoy aro llku tho llttlo boy who > nteals yoi ir apples If tufts of grnsj wont btlui hVm down hcrsher nioasurtK Intuit bo ml opted Collectoi IUdden > of tho Nnw York crttstnmttui use I thlnC that the n Stills Of thu labor d < omonstratlon aro rather open > Ini iho eyen of thu worktugmtn They oaii seu nov that they aru cutting tnolr own throati 1 Ir some of the strikes thoy are making Iluslncss hart been Injurod Immensely wo kuotv but wu dont ootiio In contact v dth tho oBcc to any very great extent NO Influx ot foreign goods lunt comu yc t but 1 suppoM ono would1 comoveryH3otilt tliucostdt production In greatly It tctoaued No we dont need any more strndlng army It would do hann Ah 10 rimrchlsw and men of alt binds who d 0 violence they must ho put down aud tho workliniiuiu who tries to Inttmidato must nls uiiJerstand that when ha stdkes hueidiaujts his rights HomuBt not attempt tOprevent other incn from w orMng lu htnplacu Kvery body wiiutu to elevate thu laboring man but thoso who nitttf e thn biggest ualsa about his right are 1 its worst enemies Anurchy and riot hur t tbo laborer mora than anything else Henry llutit president ot the cotton exchange 1 Yr > st buslricsshkH been seri ously Injured yory si irlousJy injured but 1 cannot tell rvoviscljy how much How foolish tho mon are t 0 strike when tbo profits ou Invostmtul have been getting smaller and nnmllvrl Homo ot thu strikes have undoubtedly du nu good to the work men as for Jtutiiici > that on the street cars In Brooklyn In which they gained a reduction of hours bution tho whole the workmen haw lost lieftslly for not only aro they outiof potikct allthu money they would iiave earned all the while they ro ou strike but they havu In many cases lost their situation and lu others had to go back to work nt the old rate of wagest Ucsldcs tint they hav tacreasedlhu prlcn ofllvlug Moatforliuiaaw lstwo orthrco ccn H dearor per pound thanlt was when tho strikenbegan At ono Umu it did t look as Hi tho troublla wore a sorotw danger to the natajna peas bu4 that period l inssed oy r Tha lighting on Third avonne for Instance > awen the street railway rlottM and too police much more serious than joplo anew Tho nswspapors mlDlmUed tho amir AgqodirMny nam who vm cI W huvu slucu died o 1 h Vu ftpuu Wlctuy A ofllclaMvho ought to know Wo don i neertfl bigger stantMngarmyi the ppnee backed up by the Mate mitttta M to tilto caro of alt rioters lids trtklnK fevwuwms to holu the air mid ail ion Ignurs are catoblnRlt MfbnWJjtWto l haen mo that his mm who hM Just tko country fw montiss eone 9 > strike of thn r D8 Austin CorWn preslttent Ildand railroad M ES5 pretty ensy to get along WIt tried to do what U rteht w t thero IW hilled tte prl 2 strlka s have J injured btulucss tM ne4i WJ land the stalkers ar the W ruict will < JSito mttwecl L t dontncca ablggv BliH f5d violent men aro lfiorut to JgfJJ nnrpoUM and I UU rtonU liV SS them AMrchUts J thulr vwds andm tc < l w1 w ° Jg and order Thb eooatn g lm the o for sliagood rcan and 0 who eaut let toMnWW w sbouid boputln the PWW ocl wlJh tj < J 7 they S o ta war wfc sho4ldS 8lv0 tamall the iwr hnv < l twhaved t > IflrULau1 lCeVa > troubles A tot > sl K low is the only w s SfW beaats I pope l w W JW 2 Ta 1 think u ui j sjsrra > th l W i < bted Am HB W J MtB S K X b yi ft H r 1 1 in