Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 11, 1902, Page 4

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It prohibits strikes and lockouts and provides for provincial arbitration boards, whose awards shall be final, or subject to change only by the same arbitrators. The bill proposes to establish a tribunal which I8 to use conciliating Influences when strikes are threatened and, failing to bring the parties to an nnderstand- ing by these means, the tribunal fs clothed with powers to undertake ar- bitration and enforce its findings upon the rallway corporations and rallway employes. The Ameriean consul at Montreal says that in the public dls- cussion of the proposition two things stand out pretty plainly: First, it Is generally admitted that the application of the comptlsory method of settling disputes between capital and labor Is Inevitable, and second, that the intyo- duction of this principle will tend to harmonize the relations of capital and labor and promote & better understand- ing of those matters as to which the. interests of each are identical. ' There are very earmest advocates in this country of compulsory arbitration, who urge that in no other way fs It possible to preserve industrial peace, but all discussions of the subject by the representatives of both labor and capital have shown an overwhelming sentiment against compulsory arbitra- tion. The experiment of NewZealand with this policy, which has admittedly been successful, exerts. little influence here, for the reason that conditions in 29,680 | that country and this are very differ- Governor Savage Is noted for explana- 51 im ] t1{H 1 € ) i | ent. The New Zealand system of com- pulsory arbitration was very.fully. con- sidered at the Chicago conferemce of representatives of employers and organ- ized labor two years ago and the de- cision was that it could not be made zpplicable in the United Btates. We believe that none of the men who com- ponmcivlehd-lmnnhfi\"uo( compulsory arbitration and it can con- fidently be assumed that the time is very remote when that pelicy will be adopted In this country, if it ever shall. The only thing to labor for seems to be that which Senator Hanna says the Civie Federstion is trylng to accom- plish, establishing a condition of abso- lute confidence between employer and employe. It is a difficult task, galling for great patience, perseverance and earnest endeavor, but it seems to be the only plan baving any promise of a sat- FEE HF i § ) 4 ment messages shall have priority over all other business at rates to be fixed annually by the postmaster goneral. The United States Is to have the right at all timee to purchase the cable at an appraised value and may assume full control of it In time of war or when ‘war is threatened. Other conditions re- late to the operation of the cable and require prompt and efficient service. The preésident and attorney general seem to have left nothing to be desired in order to fully protect the Interests of the government In conmection with the projected eable. The government is to fix the rates it shall pay, shall have priority in service, is authorized to take full control of the cable In case of war and shall at all times have the right to purchase the lines, property and effects, It Is not easy to see how greater security could be given than is provided in these conditions. ] PEUPLE HAVE 4 RIGAT TO KNOW. After an absence of two years David H. Mercer has returned to Omaba to present himself as & candidate for a sixth-term nomination to congress. Be- fore the republican party of this trict commits itself to his support it only right and proper that he glve an account of his stewardship enlighten his constituents upon his fu- ture iutentions. First and foremost, the pecple of this district want to know whether Mr. Mercer proposes to resume his residence in Omaba and identify bimself perma- nently with its citizenship in case be fails to secure renomination or a re-lection. His very rare visits to this city during the past six yeats and his established residence in the District of Columbia, where he is regarded as a permanent scquisition, have daturally created the impression that bhe has no other use for the people of this district except to furnish him a $5,000 seat in congress with perquisites and opportunities for a Incrative lving. In the next place, the republicgns of this district have a right to sk whether Mr. Mercer proposes ii the future, as in the past, to pursue the-supremely selfish policy of letting others pay his cam- paign expenses and letting others fight his battles without ever returning a fayor by helping any candidate except Mercer. Incidentally, the people of this district would like to have amswers to ques- tions which Mr. Mercer's champion in debate dodged or sought to parry by personalities. ; ‘Will Mr. Mercer, for example, explain why e has distributed West Point and Annapolis eadetships to persomal favor- ftes instead of giving all the eligible BEsf i { bt E : 5 : &g | i ! : i H Il i 4 i i i ! g i 3 5 H £ £ § il l £if 2F 5! ; i i b} | : i THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, AUGUST 11 he has stigmatized ae venal, corrupt and lawless. TTmep——— According to the World-Herald, which is the recognized mouthplece of Con- gressman Mercer, “the republican con- gressional primary and the county nominating primary will be held at the same time. The antls have made up thelr minds that the machine can be properly skiuned in that way, and that | to it will be good to do a double-barreled Job while they are at It" Who are the antls, and who is the machine? Haven't the antls captured the machine and are they not now In command of the Union Pacific constabulary, swing- ing the police club right and left to line p the Third ward for Mercer? | eeyeewem—— Republicans throughout the state, starting In on a second run of legisla- tive pominations] cannot be admonished too often of the necessity of selecting men who command public confidence because of tried integrity and known From my boyhosd, I Bave boen & laborer. My credentials were not % the workingmen of Omaba. e GOVernor way ve Vg N i i £ ol i i | I 1002 St. Louis and Omaha 8t. Louls Globe-Democrat. A writer in an obscurs Omaba paper werts that Missemri dld nothing for Omaba exposition of & few years ago. Al the rest of the etates and the territories were, he says, represemted, but Missourl an participate. As Nebraska is about lect & legisiature which that person belleves will pass an appropriation next winter for Nebraska's representation At the St. Louls world's falr of 1804, ho pre- wonts this charge with the fntemtion of @efeating such a purpose if possible. ‘There is no foundation for this accusa- tion. Miysourl was ropresented in tho Omaha exposition. It leased 6,774 square feot of floor space in the exposition at the outset, for which It pald §2,887. Afterward additional space was obtained and pald for. Midsourl pald more to the Omaba ex- position for space than did any other state. It had & finer exhibit than 44 any other state which was represented. The long list of premiums awarded to it will show that this state was reprecented in a de- cldedly conspicuous and effective way at Omaha. It was sald at the time that Mifs- wouri carried off not only more prizes from Omaba than amy other stats exospt Ne- L M, bt more tham any other four es. Examination of the records of the Qmaba fair will show that Missour! did fts part toward making that enterprise & success. Ignorant, thoughtless or mal Jent may charge, as the particular individual referred to does, that Missouri ‘was indifferent to that exposition, but the retords are thers to comfound them. Ne- braskans knew that they got a good deal of help, finameial and other, from this state ot that time. Nebraska will recipro- cate at the approaching world's fair. The legislature of that state will do as those of most of the western states and terri- tories have done or will do In the coming winter and pass & good-sized appropria- tion for the representation of the state hera. The St. Louls worl fair will be greater than any expos! of any sort ever Rheld in the world thus far, and Ne- braska will be proud that she was ade- quétely represented at it. e — OMAMA FIRE AND POLICE BOARD. Now that Governer mamed the Omaha Police that oity will have the metropolis of the state. Syracuse Journal: Governor Savage has appointed the Omaha Fire and Police board. the appointment was given to anti-Rosewaterl! may expect to see them Kk agala (7). Beatrice Sun: Governor Savuge has se- lected the new Omaha commission and in dolng so he . very severe jab in the ribs by appolating four warm political friends uf an Mercer. Hastings Tribune: Governor Savage has appointed Willlam J. Broatch, Joseph W. Thomas, Carl C. Wright and Lee Spratien police commissioners of Omata. This is said to be an anti-Rosewater commiission. It I8 too bad that republicans in the metrop- olis keep up this useless quarrel. Leigh World: Governor Savage has ap- polated a new fire and police commigsion for the city of Omaha. The first thing the new board dome was to rush into the city hall and call all the appolatees on the carpet and compel them to take al- legiance to the mew commission. Pender Times: The supreme court has turned around again and handed down an- other decision in the Omaha police mat- ter. This time Rosewater is turned down bard, and Dave Mercer s ou top. The agency crowd are very much pleased, and don’t be surprised if Huntsie don’t claim that “Wiltste aia it."" survive ‘the shock and bod up agaln In some other (uifter as full of fight as aver. ; Geneva Bignal: Governor Savage didn't do & thing to Hditor Rosewater and the city OUR NON-RESIDENT OCONGRESSMAN, Madison Mall: Davie Mercer is sald to be trylng to Induee Frank Rassom to rus for congress on the democratio ticket. Davie is always looking for a cinch. Stanten Picket: The Omaba Bee should stop asking questions personal to Congress- man Mercer gud which te wns but that gontloman can answer and which he seems not inclined to do. Blair Republican: The Omaha Bee Inti- metes that Congrossman Meroer carries Postmaster Cook and F. H. Olaridge around in his vest pocket. That is rather severe on some Blalr wire pullers whose influence was nit in the late republican county con- vention; in fact they had to “go way back and sit down." We advise Dave to select some strikers from the majority or he may get left in this county. Qretna Breese: Dave Mercer has olreu- lated a lot of literature in Gretoa the past week. On ome of the bills is a picture of the honorable himself with a string of publie buildings in his band: and be- hind him is & pioture of three onery look- ing little dogs after him barking and bit- ing his heels. One of them is supposed to represent Rosewater. Undormeath the ple- ture ia this legend: ‘‘See, evem the littie dogs, Tray, Blanche and Rosey, they bark at me” “Take your choloe. Cengressman Mercer or, Boss Rosewater.” Mercer might find that Rosewater's bite Is far worse than his bark. South Omaha Independent: Minnesota's Dave, alias “Our Dave,” will find that in the campaign thig fall that the best sys- ;| tem for a comgressman to adopt s to at it never a worse one than the . J, Broatch, and it is sald the will follow Broatch's lead. It the genjal Dave has thus spiked another #un in his fight for a renomination for eon- gress. Kearney Hub: It has been remarked that Rosewater is hard hit by Governor Savage’s Fire and Police board appointments Omaha. This may all be t nd still not #ignify anything further than that the gov- ernor has played even for the position taken by The Bee on the Bartley pardon. Gov- ernor Bavage has a fow months left during which time he will jab his jabber Into as many of thoee who have incurred his dis- pleasuro as possible. It is not an uncom- mon thing for a newspaper publisher or ed- itor to be “hard hit” by those whose per- sonal and political games have been ex- posed or thwarted by newspaper publicity. Grand Island Independent: When it was announced from Lincoln that Governor Sav- was trying to find & nonpartisan board for Omaha’s fire and police business, it was, recognized the state over as a hopeless task, & pipe-dream-—Iif it was really it the millenlum hadn't least maintain one residence among those whese suffrage in the past has besn such an important factor in placing him in the political world, and whose suffrage he now has the brazen hardihood to ask agatn, to perpetuate him in his fat berth at Wash- ington. The republicans of South Omaha will be to & man, for & now congresaman, will be no room for argument as to Whose congressman he is-—~Nebraska's or Minhesota's. Fairfield Horald: It does not strike the average American citizen that the sbility " | to obtain goverament appropristions alone is the best possible qualification for a congressman. And yet th&t seems to be the main argument in behalf of Hon. David Mercer by his alleged friends as a candidate for remomination for congress. Carry this line of argument to its logical conclusion and what do we have? each come. And if the governor ever for a mo- |’ ment entertained such idea he evidently grew desperate In his dismay and appointed W. J. Broatch and several others of the same class—class B—and let 1t go at that Aside from that they are anti-Rosewater men, and the end, apparently, is not yet, for Mayor Moores refuses to recognize the newly appointed commissioners. i Governor Savage has ap- | p, ments and he did so. The matter may now be dropped and then it may be it will go back into the ceurts again. Stanton Plcket: Governor Savage has ap- pointed & mew Fire and Police for Omaba in accordance with the tions of Dave Mercer and without respec! feeilngs of Edward Rosewater. This is ex- | i H 2 EE! 5§ E HHTHT i 2@‘ ¢ g 11 H 3 : i i il | i s il i ! i § i | £ f H d i ] : i i £ T b i i it i f i i Eg ! ! | f g t H 22 § § ] { | i i7 i ; i i H ] | p il i 4] ! $ir it ; | i B w. J. 0. Wright and Lee W, Spratien. The two former are republicans and the are democrats, as the law creating Congressman Mercer and ferninst the Rose- ‘water-Moores-Dennison machine. The old board’ will costest the rights of the mew members in the possession of as the chiefs of both th they, will bave the whi) hand in th Columbus Telegram: Out in the state the people understand only vaguely the Fire and Police board muddle which occuples so much space the Omaha papers. And, of the Omaha people f £ H ; i £ ! £ ig E i g £ i gt s;i gg FEil i i fi: R . i - i 4 b i f i £ i 1879 the static telephone, and as loug ago as 1851 a system of wireless telegraphy. 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