WHAT LABOR MAY DO THROUGH THOROUGH ORGANIZA TION IT MAY UPLIFT ITSELF. A Shorter Workday IN the I'roiminK Need of the Hour—Mtiehtnea Should Be "Lithor SIHIUK" In Fact nm Well M In Name. For a uumber of reasons the labor union has not been completely success ful. Owing to ignorance and selflsh liess it has been Impossible to induce all workingmen to join the union. In some cases it was the fault of the un ion itself. In other cases It was the fault of the workingmen, who refused to organize for their own protection. The question may be asked, Why should any workingman refuse to join a labor union? There is only one an swer to the question. The labor un ion either cannot or will not guarantee him steady employment. He is com pelled to live and will obtain work even if he has to displace union men. Self preservation is the tirst law of nature, and the workingman who has acted on that principle cannot be ut terly condemned. For this state of affairs the labor union is partially responsible, and we must look to It for the remedy. Why is it that there is not work enough for all? The qucstlou is easily answered. The labor union has been derelict In the matter of obtaining a shorter work day. It has permitted its members to work themselves nearly to death in trying to do the work of the whole body of workingmen. In doing all the work themselves they have deprived others of employment and made it pos sible for nonunion men to take their places when they are out on a strike. By not insisting 011 a shorter work day the union man has injured him self in two ways. In the tirst place he Is compelled to do his own work, and in addition to that he is compelled to do the work of others, for which he re ceives no pay whatever. In the second place his action enforces Idleness on a multitude of workingmen who are only too anxious to take his place whenever he strikes for higher wages. It is perfectly plain, then, that if the labor union will demand and secure a shorter workday it would be of inesti mable benefit to its members and to workingmen generally. If the work day could be shortened one-half, it would be possible to employ twice as many hands as at present without re ducing wages in the least. In fact, In that case higher wages could lie com manded, for nearly all workingmen would then be in the union, and if a strike should be ordered there would not be enough nonunion men to take their places. The labor union is the workingman's only salvation. If not organized, he degenerates into a wage slave and Is compelled to work for a bare subsist ence. lie must lake whatever his mas ter gives him and be thankful that he is enabled to live. Ibit organization places him on an entirely different foot ing. As a member of a labor union lie becomes the master of the situation, and it rests entirely with him as to whether he will take advantage of his opportunities. The Industrial problem lias been greatly complicated by the introduc tion of labor saving machinery. As far as the employees are concerned, the term "labor saving machinery" is a misnomer. In not a single instance has its introduction resulted in short ening the hours of toil. The only re sult so far has been to throw many out of employment and to reduce the wages of those who were so fortunate as to get work. The advantage is al together with the owner of the ma chine, who has grown rich on the pro tits. A simple Illustration will elucidate this whole subject and help to solve the problem of labor saving machin ery. Five men are employed in setting type in a newspaper office. Each re ceives a salary of $3 per day. Hut a typesetting machine is introduced, and one man is enabled to do the work of five. It becomes evident that four men will be thrown out of work, and fierce competition arises among the five printers, each one of whom is anx ious to get the position. A says that he has been getting .$3 per day and that lie considers that his services are worth that much. H says that he can not afford to be idle, as he has a wife and several small children to support, and that he will work for $2 per day rather than starve. C reasons in the same way, and he offers to work for $1.50 per day. D offers to work for $1.25. and E offers to work for sl. The result Is that JO gets the position and tlie others are thrown out of employ ment. Not having learned any other trade and finding nothing else to do, they become tramps and a menace to society. It will be seen that the intro duction of the labor saving machine benefited no one but the proprietor and worked a positive injury to every body else. Now the question arises, What is the remedy? Is it possible to have labor saving machinery without inflicting an Injury upon any one? Such a thing is undoubtedly possible and is very easily explained. The workingmen must own the machinery. Suppose that the five printers had owned the typesetting machine. They could have reasoned tills way: "Hefore we secured this labor saving machine each of us was paid $3 per day for his work. There is no reason whatever why we should work for less, and it is certainly not desirable that any one should he thrown out of employment In either event the introduction of the labor sav ing machine instead of being a bless ing would prove to lie a curse. Why not let the machine do what It wns in tended to do—save labor? Ail of us Lave been working ten hours per day. but It is not necessary now that any one should work more than two hours In. the 24, and we can still get our $3 per clay, because we will do as much work as formerly, and our employer will not suffer in the least. Each one can take his turn at the machine, or we can get a machine for each man. Then, after working only a few hours each day, we will have the balance of the time for study and pleusure and recreation." A better plan still would be for the printers to own the entire office and to have all that they make. It is perfectly clear that co-operation Is far superior to competition. A man is entitled to all that he himself pro duces, but he Is not entitled to what another man produces. Competition means robbery. Co-operation means Justice, liberty and equality. The labor union must endeavor to increase wages, and It can best do that by striving to secure a shorter work day, which would give employment to more men and vastly increase the strength of the organization. The vast army of the unemployed is a con stant menace to organized labor and is really the only thing that has pre vented Its efforts from being crowned with complete success and final and absolute victory. Every class of workingmen must be thoroughly organized. Wages must be Increased and the hours of work decreased, and every man and woman on earth must he given employment. Then the co-operative commonwealth will be established in all its glory.— John Allen Mette in Augusta Voice of Labor. Yon Are the I nlon. A trade union can never remain sta tionary. It is obliged to advance, to prosper, or to go backward, to perish. It shares the fate of every organism here below. The growth of a trade union depends entirely upon the har monious and devoted activity of its members. The question is to make an active and intelligent whole out of the diversity of temperaments and talents of which an organism Is composed. The principles of trade unions being few and simple, easily understood by all, are the spring which is bound to Incite to activity every available force among the membership. You believe you acquit your duty by paying so much per month Into your treasury and by electing your officers every six months. Far from It! You are, first of all, to watch for the wel fare of your union. That is one of the highest duties of every member. In the second place, you are to partici pate In the work to be performed, if It is but by your advice, by attending the meetings. The union Is you. You are your un ion. It will be exactly what you make out of It. You complain that your un ion has no power, that It cannot pro tect you. Are you not ashamed to talk In that manner? Go among your fel low craftsmen, conduct them into your ranks, be on the spot at the election of officers and turn every incapable and dishonest aspirant off. Keep a watch on the funds, so that they he not misappropriated. With all tills prudent watchfulness and your own effort thrown In at the bargain you may be assured that your union will flourish and that it will re pay your pains with the best of inter est. At the same time it will be your protector as well in relation with the employer as In your public connections. —Hakers' Journal. The Kiilirlitn Incorporated. By unanimous vote of the general executive board Simon Burns, G. M. W.; John W. Hayes, G. S. T., and Thomas J. O'Reilly, a member of the general executive board, were elected to file articles of Incorporation in ac cordance with chapter 507 of the act of congress for the Incorporation of national trade unions and working men's associations. The articles of incorporation were prepared and filed by their attorneys on Jan. 12, and the general order of the Knights of Labor Immediately thereafter became an incorporated in stitution. The general officers were fully convinced, after a careful con sideration of all matters pertaining to the troubles which were originated and prosecuted by John N. Parsons and others, that it was the property of the order of the Knights of Labor that they were laboring to get control of; that under the laws property held by unincorporated associations was subject to all sorts of technicalities, litigation, etc., and that for the pur pose of amply protecting the order and Its property from those who have been seeking control of the same they decided to file articles of incorpora tion. The Good That Unions Do. The labor organization not only helps those who belong to It, but it also helps those who are not members, for even those on the outside share to a greater or less extent In the better wages, the shorter hours and the more favorable conditions secured by the labor organi zations. If unions or federations make mistakes, it must be remembered that perfection is not to be expected in any work of human hands. The good done by these organizations far outweigh the errors which they have committed. —William Jennings Bryan in Com moner. Oriental Labor For Mexico. The San Francisco Call says that back of a steamship company recently organised In that city with a capital of $12,500,000 is a plan to colonize Mexi co with oriental laborers. The circular adds that there is plenty of room for a million workmen and invites Chinese merchants to subscribe to the capital stock of the company, which it says will make a contract with Mexico and China to admit free of duty all Chinese necessaries, such as tea, rice, etc. WASHINGTON LETTER. Conrtenies ly CnntoniN Officers—Walk ing on Water—Want* Native LnnKiinK** TmiKht. [Special Correspondence.] Secretary Gage lias issued nu order to customs officers that will oblige them to forego some of the courtesies here tofore extended to American travelers and will annoy those persons who have enjoyed the courtesies from year to year on their departure for or return from Europe. A practice has existed for many years under whieli the treasury has oc casionally issued instructions to col lectors to extend special courtesies to persons named upon their arrival from foreign ports upon reasons set forth In applications made directly to the de partment. This privilege was original ly granted only to principal members of the diplomatic corps and other high officials of foreign nations and to inva lids and other persons entitled under some peculiar conditions to considera tion. The demand for such courtesies has constantly grown in extent, and the practice has afforded justifiable grounds for protest against its discrim ination between private citizens. The department has also received informa tion which shows that the safety of the revenue requires a return to the origi nal purposes of the usage. The chief officers of customs are in structed that the extension of special courtesies to arriving passengers will hereafter be limited to foreign embas sadors, ministers, charges d'affaires, secretaries of legation and high com missioners and to similar representa tives of this government abroad re turning from their missions, all the above officers being entitled by interna tional usage to the free entry of the baggage and effects of themselves, their families and suits without examina tion. Walking on Water. In the debate upon the revenue cut ter Hill the house near the close of the session got pretty badly tangled up be tween Internal revenue aud customs revenue and army ofiicers, naval offi cers and officers of the revenue marine. Colonel Hepburn tried to straighten things out by suggesting in a humor ous, bluut way that these officers were uot likely to come into conjunction with each other. "The troops operate upon the land," he said, with the air of one imparting solemn Information, "while naval officers maneuver their ships upon the sea. There can be 110 possible contliet between them unless some way is devised for soldiers to walk upou the water or for ships to sail upon the land." "Speaking of walking upon the wa ter," interrupted Talbert of South Car olina, "do you remember a namesake of yours, one Peter, who In olden times walked upon the water?" "My recollection is," answered Hep burn, "that he did not make much headway." "The difficulty iu that case," added Talbert, "was a want of faith. If these gentlemen of the revenue marine had sufficient faith, they might walk tipou the water." Wnntn Native Language Taught. Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii Is an earnest advocate of the teaching of the Kanakan language in the schools of that territory, not as an exclusive language necessarily, but the same as French, German, Latin and Greek are taught in the schools of the United States. "They are slowly crushing out the native language in the schools aud colleges of the Island," he declared. "The case of the College of Lahaina luna, ou the island of Maul, Is a re cent notable Instance. That college has graduated many of our most not ed Ilawaiiaus. "But there is another phase of the subject. The history aud literature of the Hawaiian people are written almost entirely on manuscript and are of course iu the Hawaiian tongue. Students of history, for example, who wish to learn the native language to explore this ex tensive field of research are shut out from such an opportunity. Other lan guages are taught In the schools of this country. It seems to me entirely rea sonable that schools and colleges iu Hawaii should be allowed to teach the Hawaiian language." Senator Iloar'a Joke. Senator Hoar bus discovered that It does not pay to be funny unless you label the joke. While the senate was discussing a railroad bill having for its purpose the protection of railroad employees from accident Senator Hoar suggested that the best plan would be to make the directors of each road ride upon the cowcatcher. "Then," remarked Mr. Hoar, "nobody would get hurt." Senator Elkins, who is several times a railroad director, took the suggestion quite seriously aud expressed his sur prise that sueli a proposition should be submitted to the senate. "Oh, dear," replied Mr. Hoar, quite taken back at the lack of appreciation of his humor, "1 meant that for a Jest. And it wasn't original with me cither. Rich ard 11. Dana many years ago suggest ed that directors ride upou the cow catchers, although," added Mr. Hoar as he surveyed Senator Elkins' ex pansive form, "1 must say that the senator from West Virginia would make an admirable cushion to place between colliding trains." The unofficial reports current some time ago that Lord rauncefote. the British embassador, would have his period of service in Washington con tinued have now bepn fully confirmed, and It appears that the extension will last throughout the present year and is likely to he followed by another ex tension, owing to the embassador's vigorous health and thorough ac quaintance with all of the important International questions in which the two governments are interested. CARL Schofiklo. COMPOSITION CONTEST. School Children Offered sli In I'riznii for on h Little Hoy's Suit. S. Scnie, proprietor of the Philadelphia One-Price Clothing House, offers $5 in prizes for the three best essays on a boy's suit of clothes. The competition is open to any pupil who is enrolled in any pub lic, parochial or private school in Free land or Jeddo borough, Foster, Butler or Ilazle township. The prizes are as fol lows: First prize, $2.50 in gold; second, $1.50; third, sl. The contest opened yesterday morn ing and will remain open until Tuesday evening, April 16th. The names of the prize-winners will be published in the Tribune on April 17. and the prizes will be distributed on the evening of the latter date. The names of the judges will be announced in a few days. They will be three of the teachers of" the Free land public schools. The conditions of the contest are very simple. A figure dressed with a boy's fancy suit of clothes will be placed on exhibition in one of the show windows of Mr. Senie's store. This suit is to be the subject of the essay. Each pupil desiring to compete will write a des cription of the suit, beginning with the clipping of the sheep whose wool enter ed into the cloth, and following the various stages of the manufacture and workmanship up to the time the suit arrived at Freeland's leading clothing store. Each contestant is required to sign his or her full name and address to the essay written. No pupil is allowed to receive any assistance in the composi tion of the essay, but may obtain infor mation on the subject from their parents, teachers or friends. When the essay is finished, place it in a sealed envelope and deliver it at the Philadel phia One-Price Clothing House, in tin* Itirkheck brick, on or before April 10. Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It,artificially digests the food audaids Nature in strengthening and recon structing the exhausted digestive or gaus. It lsthe latestdiscovereddigest ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach It in efficiency. 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