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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1907.
GREAT LABOR LEADER
PLEADS UNION CAUSE
Samuel Gompers
Speaks To a Urge
Audience.
EXPLAINS OBJECT
OP ORGANIZATION
Don't Want Strikes, But
There Are Things Infi
nitely Worse Than
Strikes.”
From the head of 3,000,000 laboring
men—Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor—a
large and representative gathering of
Atlanta men and women heard the la
bor aldo of the labor question Friday
evening at the Grand.
Never, In the entire course of the ad
dress, did Mr. Gompers Inveigh against
capital and the capitalist, nor did he
join In the howl against the combina
tions of capital.
His remarks were never In denuncia
tion, but often In protest. He took un
every side of the labor problem and all
the phases and lights of each side and
SOME EPIGRAMS FLASHED
IN MR. GOMPERS* ADDRESS
th„ a ° m Pers made his speech Friday night snappy and live by
th ® H2J5* UJI ® °* epigrams and aphorisms, a few of which follow;
country has Its minimum wage. In England It Is some bread.
..*? • “***1 ln Germany some sausage and some more beer:
iTiI .LA. “ aom ® flc« and an occasional rodent; In the United States
It is three square meals a day and the life of an American sovereign."
--J a “2 r ,. U w 0n • >u, *ds up manhood and balks tyranny, creates
rights and abolishes wrongs, lightens toll, brightens man."
on ! .°J 0U T court * where Juflce Is dispensed—with, often.*
"Tho.. 0 ^? L he . ofethlcs learned by the labor union men is,
Thou shalt not take thy neighbor's Job."'
iatu.. Loi. do ?15, want strikes, but when there is no other recourse, men of
labor will strike, and strike hard."
. 3. too .V lo ° l ,orwar d to the time when the lion and the Iamb will llq
down together, but In the year of grace. 1907, If they lie down together the
0 ,’£!!! wake “P on th0 outside of the lamb."
— T . South V" * et a ” th ® lehor it needs as soon as the Southern
man .VI? c,ur ® r ttnd capitalist learn that water will seek Its level.”
The lawyer's diploma Is his working card."
Our movement Is not revolutionary, but evolutionary."
"The labor union 1s Judged by Its worst. All other branches of In-
dustry are judged by their best. I ask not that we be Judged by our best,
but by what we have done and what we aspire to do."
dealt with thorn, first giving the side
of the opposition and then presenting
his own.
Although he often rose to lofty
heights of eloquence, his address In the
main was argumentative. That hh
hearers were pleased was clearly evl
denced by frequent applause, which
burst out spontaneously and woe gen
era! throughout the auditorium.
Mr. Compere spoke with fire and vim
and zest. His voice was firm and clear.
His sentences were clear-cut. abort and
pithy. His speech was unfaltering and
his head was ever erect.
Opened With Prayer.
Wallace C. Puckett presided. The
exercises were opened with prayer by
Father Gunn. Hon. C. T. Ladson, on
behalf of the Federation of Labor, wel
comed the distinguished visitor in a
few well-chosen words. -
Hon. Jerome Jones, editor of The
Journal of Labor, then Introduced Mr.
Gompers.
Mr. Gompers opened with a few hap
py remarks, In response to the lauda
tory comments of the preceding speak
ers, and then launched freely and fairly
into the discussion pf the labor prob
lem.
"All through the civilised world," he
began, "there is a spirit of unrest and
a protest against existing methods.
Some believe that the great change
that has been the dream of ages Is al-
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most as far off now as ever. Others
believe It will come ln a thousand years.
Stui others believe It Is coming Imme
diately.
“However that may be, we are all ln
agreement as to some changes that
must come ln our lives. What the
world has been thinking and dreaming
must now be translated Into action."
The speaker then amplified this Idea,
and concluded It optimistically by
showing the progress of the working
man ln the past twenty-five years.
Progress of Labor,
“Take the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, who were welcomed here
last week, with open doors and open
hearts, and to whom every courtesy
and kindness of an hospitable city were
shown.
“It was far different twenty-five
years ago, when the doors were shut
ln the face of the man who dared to
say he hoped for the organization of
labor. On the stage here tonight are
some of the biggest and best men of
your city and state. Thirty years ago
this would have meant social und po
litical suicide.”
Mr. Gompers then protested against
the custom of getting the labor side of
the labor question from the o*monents
of the laboring men.
“The contention Is made that the
working man loses his individuality
and forfeits his Independence when he
Joins the organized labor movement.
“It Is In the modern factory and
workshop that the working man loses
his Individuality. It Is here that he Is
but a cog in the wheel. He regains
the Individuality lost In the factory,
through the great social and economic
benefit of association with his fellow
laborers, organized to maintain free
dom, liberty and Independence, which
are not given In modern Industry
born, better results would follow.
"The Man With the Hoe"
“In primitive times, the working man
was characterized by the receding
forehead and the humped back, as
typified in 'The Man With the Hoe.’
Today, thank God, he stands with
shoulders erect and head on high, ft
man who can look any other man
straight in the eye—a man of dignity,
of honor and of self respect.”
After showing that, the doctors, In
their associations, and the lawyers, In
their bar associations, had, what
amounted to a union, and arguing that
all other lines of Industry wero simil
arly organized, Mr. Gompers entered
into the discussion of the child-labor
question.
“I can not find the slightest excuse
or explanation,” he said, “for the man
who desires to and does get rich
through the working of Innocent and
helpless children. Being a father of
several myself, 1 nm naturally arrayed
on the side of those who condone race
suicide, but if a little less attention
were paid to race suicide and a little
more to the murder of children already
born, better results would follow."
Child Labor Laws.
“I do hope Georgia will soon take
her name off the list of child labor
states. If labor has done nothing more
t>an pushed this work, then It 1ms been
worth while.”
On the charge that the labor union
puts a limitation and a restriction on
the output. Mr. Gompers said the chief
merit of It Is that It Is not true.
“We say. bring on all your machines,
steam, electrical and otherwise. Make
your output as great as modern ina
chtnery and conditions will permit. All
we ask is an eight-hour day—eight
hours work, eight hours rest and eight
hours play.
“The charge Is further made that we
ask for a uniform wage to be paid, re
gardless of merits. In reliability and
speed. This nlso has its chief merit in
its lack of foundation In fact. All we
ask Is a minimum wage—a life line, be
yond which no employer shall drive a
man. The employer may pay as much
above this minimum as his wisdom or
generosity may inspire."
"Undesirable Citizen.
The speaker caused a ripple of merri
ment by his remark that no man In
America had been more often classed
as an "undesirable citizen" than he. He
said It was contended that the labor
union men wanted the right to break
the law, to attack others, and to destroy
property because they were asking con
gress and the state legislatures to curb
th© abuse of the writ of Injunction.
“We don’t want strikes," he said em
phatically. „ , .
••It is an Interruption of our work and
our movement. We want conciliation
and arbitration. But when there is no
other recourse the tnen of labor will
etrike, and strike hard. A demoraliz
ing and degrading manhood is some
times worse than a strike.”
On the question of Immigration tne
speaker had this to say: .
“We can’t close our doors absolutely
on the volunteer Immigrant when he
romeB up to all requirement.. Neither,
however, can we assimilate even be
nevolently the 1,000,000 unfit Immi
grant. Who have innnnge.] to creep In.
"There Is ho doubt that. In some .ec-
tlons, labor t» scarce, but as soon a.
the merchants and manufacturer* and
capitalists of these sections realise that
water seeks Its level, they will get the
^President Gompers paid his respects
to one Watson, of South Carolina, who
ho* Identified himself with the Immi
gration movement, and who made the
® . _ /\»- Comnnrfl I ahntllfl
Madison Bell, Jack Slaton, Dan Ca
rey. H. H. Cabanlss, Father Gunn, Har
ry Silverman, S. C. Glass, A. L. Curtis,
C. L. Chosewood, Wdlter P. Andrews,
C. T. Ladson and Walter G. Cooper.
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Special Train from Atlanta
—To—
Columbus, Ga.
Atlanta & West Point and Central
of Georgia Railways will operate spe
cial train, Atlanta to Columbus, for
I. O. O. F. representatives, leaving At
lanta Terminal Station 2:00 p. m.,
Tuesday, May 21st, arriving Columbus
about 6:30 p. m. Join this train and
see that your tickets read via these
lines through Opelika. Rate, one fare
plus 26c for round trip; tickets on sale
May 20, 21, 22, limited, retutntng May
24th.
W. H. FOGG,
District Passenger Agent, Central of
Georgia Railway,
Atlanta, Ga.
THE GEORGIA'S SlLVEfl
IS ROW ALMOST READY
assertion that he (Mr. Gompers) should
be suppressed. He said he feared Wat-
son was In somewhat the same position
as the Irishman. Hooly, who, upon en
tering church, thought the choir was
singing. "Hooly, Hooly, Hooly, Lord
God \lmlghtv.” The published report
that Mr. Gompers had attacked Thomas
Watson, of Oeorgla. was unfounded.
Among those on the stage were: Hon.
Hoke Smith, Hon. L. t. Livingston,
Within the next week the entire sil
ver service to be presented to the bat
tleship Georgia will reach Atlanta from
the hands of the silversmith, and will
be exhibited for a few days In the
windows of C. W. Crankshaw, the
Jeweler, In the Century building.
Miss Louise DuBose, of Athens, to
whose patriotic efforts belongs the
larger share of credit for securing the
service, was In consultation with th*
governor during the past week relative
to the presentation of the service to
tho Georgia ln Hampton Roads
June 10.
The great punch bowl wns presented
by the city of Atlanta, while the other
pieces were the gifts of vnrlous Geor
gia cities. Miss DuBose hss personal
ly .visited many of the points and
amused the people to raise the neces
sary amounts.
Critics pronounce the silver service
one of the handsomest ever presented
a battleship. Miss DuBose will go to
Jamestown with tho governor’s party
on Juno 10 to be present at the pre
sentatlon of the service.
JAMES L. JONES
TO BE ENGINEER
MILLEDGEVILLE TO CELEBRATE
HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
OF OPENING OF ASSEMBLY
Legislators of Stirring Period in Georgia’s
History .Will Gather at Old State House
In Reunion and Review Past Events.
James L. Jones, of Atlanta, an ex
pert machinist In the employ of the
Southern Railway, and president of
Atlanta Lodge, No. 1, International As
soclatlon of Machinists, will succeed
James Thrash as engineer at the state
capitol under Governor Hoke Smith.
Mr. Jones was given the unanimous
endorsement of bis lodge, and when
this was brought before Governor
elect Smith he at once named the At'
lanta man for the placd. Tho salary
of the engineer Is $1,200 per annum.
Mr. Jones Is a Coweta county man,
and a machinist of recognized ability.
FEEDING FOR HEALTH.
Directions by a Food Expert.
A complete change In food makes a
complete change In the body. Therefore
If you are ailing In any way. tho surest
diet. Try the following breakfast for
ten days and mark the result
Two soft boiled eggs (If you have a
weak stomach, boll the eggs as follows:
put two eggs Into a pint tin cup of
boiling water, cover and set off the
stove. Take out In nine minutes; the
whites will be the consistency of cream
and partly digested. Don’t change the
directions In any particular); some
fruit, cooked or raw, cooked preferred,
a slice of toast, a little butter, four
heaping teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts
with some cream, a cup of properly
boiled Poatum Food Coffee.
The Grape-Nuts breakfast foqd Is
fully and scientifically cooked at the
factor}-, and both that and the Postum
have the diastase (that which digests
the starchy part) developed In the
manufacture. Both the food and the
coffee, therefore, are predigested and
assist. In a natural way, to digest the
balance of the food. Lunch at noon the
same.
For dinner In the evening use meat
and one or two vegetables. Leave out
the fancy desserts. Never over-eat.
Better a little less than too much.
If you can use health as a means to
gain success In business or In a pro
fession It is well worth the time and
attention required to arrange your
diet to accomplish the result. Read,
•The Road to Weliviile," In pkfs.
There's a Reason.”
Special to The Georgian.
Mlllcdgevllle, Ga., May 18.—The city
of MilledgevIUe Is making elaborate
preparations for celebrating the one
hundredth anniversary of the first
meeting of the general assembly of
Georgia In what was then the new
capitol of the state.
The celebration has been set for
Wednesday, May 29, and will be held
ln connection with the commencement
of the Georgia Military College, whose
home Is In the old capitol building.
All of the details for the event are
In the hands of a general committee,
consisting of representative citizens,
with Mayor Julius A. Horne, chair
man.
The people of the community are no
whit behind the committees In the In
terest felt In this hundredth anniver
sary of Georgia's old capital. All re
alize that the centennial Is to be
great event, not only In the history of
the city of MilledgevIUe, but of Georgia,
and all feel the keenest desire to have
It measure up In dignity and character
to Its significance as a landmark In the
state’s public life.
The local press shares In the uni
versal pride which the citizens feel, and
Is taking an active part In stimulating
the public mind to a Just appreciation
of the centennial's significance.
It Is expected the centennial occa
sion will draw together a great con
course of people from all parts of the
state, among them the governor, the
two senators, members of congress,
state house officers, mayors of cities
and other* no less distinguished ln
professional and business life.
A special Invitation has been for
warded to all the surviving members of
the ante-bellum legislatures, the sur
vivors of the secession convention, the
convention of 1865, the legislatures cov
ering the war jierlod, and those of the
reconstruction era, to be the guests of
the city during the centennial. Re
sponses are coming ln from these ven
erable legislators during the most stir
ring periods of the country's history,
and ln every case these letters breathe
the tendereat and most patriotic spirit.
The mingling together In the old hall of
Business
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before forming a bank connection.
We are at all times glad to dis
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gation of our modern and com
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the house of representatives, the scene
of the legislative labors and forensic
battles of those who made history for
Georgia and the country In the years
of tumult and strife, will be a moving
spectacle to the crowds who will come
to do honor to these surviving repre
sentatlves of a past age.
The Program.
Handsomely engraved Invitations,
carrying a varied and Interesting pro
gram, will be sent out by the commit
tee within the next few days to the
number of 1,500. This program Is as
follows:
Wednesday, May 29, 10 a. m.—As
semble In the house of representatives,
Judge John G. Hall, of Hacon, to pre
side.
Invocation—Rev. D. W. Brannen.
Welcome to City’s Guests—Hon. Ju
llus A. Horne, mayor of MilledgevIUe.
Response—Hon. Thomas G. Lawson,
of Kntonton, Ga.
Address—Hon. Thomas M. Norwood,
of Savannah.
Address—Governor Joseph M. Ter
rell.
Address—Hon. John T. Bolfeulllet, of
Macon.
Reception by the venerable men who
helped to make Georgia history In the
stormy days of war and reconstruction.
Benediction—Rev. E. H. Wood.
The guests will be met at the depot
upon their arrival In the city and be
escorted to the homes provided for
their entertainment.
n. m. Wednesday the visitors
will be given a carriage drive to points
of Interest In nnd around the city. In
cluding the old executive mansion, the
Georgia Normal and Industrial College,
the State Sanitarium, etc.
After dinner, following the formal
exercises of the morning, the visitors
nnd their friends will reassemble ln the
hell of the house at 3 p. m., nnd spend
an hour In an experience meeting, pre
sided over by Judge Thomas G. Law-
son.
At 4 p. m. they are to witness a game
of baseball between the Georgia Mili
tary College and the U. 8. B. teams—
the champions of the southern and the
northern divisions of ths Georgia prep
league, respectively.
The festivities will conclude with
banquet In the former senate chamber
of the old capitol (now Professor
Cone's section room).
ATLANTA GRADUATE
CALLED TO CHURCH
Rev. G. Walter Gasque, who gradu
ated at the present session of the At
lanta Theological Seminary, has been
called to the pastorate of the First
Congregational church at St. Charles,
La., and will assume charge nn June 1.
Although only 21 years of age. Mr.
Gasque has been presrhlng since he
wns 15 yenrs of age, and for the past
four years has been serving various
churche* as temporary pastor while
completing his studies. Mr. Gasque
has shown marked ability und prem
izes to become a powerful factor In
church work.
CORNER STONE OF CHURCH
LAID AT WASHINGTON.
Special to The Georgian.
Washington, Oa„ May 18.—After a
delay of several weeks, occasioned by
the misplacement of the marble corner
stone, the exercises that marked the
laying of the corner stone of the new
Methodist church were held yesterday
afternoon at J:3o o'clock and were’con
ducted by Rev. H. J. Ellis, the pastor.
Brannen & Anthony’s
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WESLEYAN COLLEGE
ANNUAL CLASS DAY
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga., May 18.—Yesterday
evening the annual class day exercises
took place at Wesleyan College, Macon,
Otu, In the beautiful new auditorium.
All the classes from senior to aub-
fre.hman and tho specials had fully
prepared themselves with bright, hu
morous and witty tongs of their own
compoaltlon for suitable and popular
airs, and beautiful accompaniments
were rendered by Miss Bogenrlef, of
the conservatory, and Miss Ruth Mc
Bride, one of the graduating music pu
pils.
There was present a most apprecia
tes audience of from thirteen to fif
teen hundrM. The program was quite
elaborate.
Miss Willie W. Ermlnger, president
of the senior class, presided. The rival
class of the seniors, the Juniors, had
a special platform which they occu
pied Just In front of the stage.
Another Tunnel Bored.
New York, May 18.—Another tunnel,
connecting Manhattan with adjacent
territory, was nominally completed lata
yesterday, when worktnen broke
through the last crust of rock and dirt
In the north tube of the Belmont tun
nel which runa from New York to Long
Island City.
ROADSCANNOT
FAVOR EACH OTHER j
Washington, May 18.—An important
circular has been Issued by the inter- '
state commerca commission containing
two administrative rulings which are
of espoctal Interest. In the first tho .
committee expressed the opinion that
under the law a carrier can not as a
shipper over the lines of another car
rier be given any preference In the ,
application of tariff rates on Interstate
shipments.
In ths second the ruling Is that car
riers may return astray shipments on a
mutual agreement without posting tar
iffs.
BUFFALO BILL
HELPS MRS. GOULD
New York, May 18.—Colonel William
Cody, “Buffalo Bill," today Joined
In the task of punishing the police spies
who had trailed Mrs. Howard Gould in
the effort to obtain evidence that
would help her husband In getting a
divorce. Colonel Cody said that when
he was approached ho waa first offered
310,000 for the dialled evidence nnd
that the amount was raised to $25,000.
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