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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. 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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. BALLARD BIFOCAL AND TORIC OR CURVED LENSES have gained a reputation In two years no other firm In the entire South ha* made In a half century. Not these lenses alone gave us the lead, but op tical service ln every way not usually found elsewhere. Ask any Atlanta man about us. WALTER BALLARD OPTICAL CO„ 75 Peachtree Street. 1.0. 0. F. 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 Reserve Force The (service which a thoroughly equipped and progressive bank can render to the professional man, as well as the man engnged in commercial affairs, is a business reserve force which should be carefully weighed and considered before forming a bank connection. We are at all times glad to dis cuss our methods with prospective depositors, and welcome investi gation of our modern and com plete equipment. 4% Interest on Savings Accounts. Central Bank & Trust Corporation, Candler Building, Branch Cor. Mitchell and Forsyth. 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 “ The Nearest Drug Store ’ 9 With our special attention to telephone orders and prompt delivery service, every family in this city can con sider ours “tho nearest drug store.” —TELEPHONE US- ' FOR ANYTHING THAT' COMES FROM A DRUG STORE, and for 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. ABSOLUTE SECURITY Genuine CARTER’S LITTLE LIVER PILLS must bear Fac-simile ARTER’S ITTLE IVER .Si R absolutely Cure BILIOUSNESS. SICK HEAOACHt. TORPID LIVER. FURRED TONGUE. INDIGESTION CONSTIPATION DIZZINESS. SALLOW SKIN They TOUCH «he ILi 1 Genuine Wrapper Printed on BED PAPER BLACK LETTERS Look for the Signature