Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 174, 27 May 1912 — Page 8

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"THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, 31 AT 27, 1912.

'LABOR CHIEFS ARE III DEEP QUANDARY 'As Congress Session Nears Close, They Can't Find Desired Legislation.

(Palladium Special) ' WASHINGTON, May 27. Organizt " ed labor leaders are wondering where Uhey are at now that the end of the ! congress session is beginning to ap- ) i proach. They are getting restless in 'the situation In which they find proposed legislation for the benefit of : labor. At the beginning of the session they had great hopes of accomplishing much and getting a number of their Important bills put through. ;Now that hope is waning. They are getting suspicious that their bills are being whipsawed between the two houses, and that when the session is '..over they will find comparatively lit,tle has been done to pass legislation which labor for years has been insisting on. The result of this situation is to make organized labor begin to contemi plate political activity in the campaign ahead this summer and fall. Labor leaders say they are not going i to have any wool pulled over their eyes this time. If the important bills 'they are demanding fall by the wayside, they are going to judge for themselves where the responsibility lies and are not going to rest content by having Republicans throw the blame ion Democrats and Democrats throw 'the blame on Republicans, i A glance at the legislative situation . in the two houses shows that in spite . of the general feeling that much would be done in way of labor legislation when congress met last December there has not been a great , deal accomplished. That is, there is (not much in the way of laws wanted

by labor that is actually within sight I of the statute books. This, say the latbor leaders, is what counts. They say I it is all well and good to get measures out of committee, but if at the end of the long session of congress they are 'not passed the chances are they will 'not pass in the short session, and then in the next congress the whole 'thing will have to be done over again. The anti-injunction bill has passed the house, but there is no sign it will pass the Senate this session. The convict labor bill is the same situation. The workman's compensation bill has : passed the senate, but there is little -hope of it passing the House this session. The Department of Labor bill ' is being urged in the' House and or- ' ganized labor is strong for it, but there seems to be no hope it will get through both houses this session. The bill putting fraternal and trades union publications on the same basis as commercial publications has passed the House, but has stiff opposition in the Senate. Passage of the Government employes' compensation bill is unlike

ly. Clayton's bill for trial by jury in cases of indirect contempt, and the . industrial education bill seem to stand no chance of passing this session. Legislation for the relief of seamen may ,be brought about, and there will be strong pressure to crowd it through 'in view of the Titanic disaster.. The prospects appear good for the ..passage of the eight-hour bill. If this I is accomplished it will be a long step i forward for organized labor, and unorganized labor also for that matter. , It seems likely to be the one big achievement of the session in behalf of labor Passage of the children's bureau bill and the bill to prohibit manufacture of the white phosphorus -match, both of which are through, i marks a step ahead, though the bills ) are not deemed by organized labor as of primary importance, although helpful. The provision against the "gag rule" for postal employes in the post office bill is also considered an important step ahead, though it remains to be seen what the senate will ido about it. The expectation is the senate will pass it, though opposition lis beginnig to spring up. The eighthour provision for clerks and carriers in the postal service will go through both houses. This is a step forward ifor labor. The industrial cbmmission bill is f pending in both houses. If it passes, as to which there is a good deal of uncertainty, it will mean an investigation into industrial conditions that will be Valuable. Organized labdr is lukewarm toward this proposition, however, because it is declared there has been enough investigating, and the time has come to act.

present, and valuable suggestions were given the committee. The committee is composed of Clarence Mote, chairman, Walter Lichtenfels, and Guy Duvall, of the Triumph lodge; Will Hackett, Frank Roberts

and Gath Freeman, of the Coeur de Lion lodge; and Henry Deuker, Frank Dickinson and Harold Kellura of the Iola lodge. " There are more than 1,000 members of the, three K. of P. lodges in this city and it is believed that there will be little difficulty experienced in raising the amount. A few improvements are to be made on the temple this summer, among them being a fire escape at the east side of the building with an additional stairway, leading from the south side of the balcony to the second floor. These improvements will be made in order to comply with the state law.

A Weird Old House.

There Is an old manor house at Knaresborougb, England, parts ol which were built TOO years ago. It i fine place, with magnificent paneling it the rooms, a bedstead in which Crom well once slept, a priests hiding plac and a ghost. The priests hiding place is concealed by a spring doof. The present occupant of the bouse says thai during the night sounds of footstept are heard on the landing, and it is Impossible to keep the door of this room closed. On one occasion the footsteps were accompanied by a loud bump at

the door of another room. During som recent restorations the skeleton of 8 woman was found buried at the foot ol a staircase.

Th Way of It. Knicker Jones used to be a quitter. Docker Is still. He has quit quitting. New York Sun.

ARE TOJRAISE DEBT fThree K. of P. Lodges Have Launched, a Campaign.

Plans for the raising of a debt, amounting to from $5,000 to $6,000 on the Knights of Pythias temple, South Eighth street, have been placed in active operation. The debt, which has stood on the temple for a number of years, will be lifted, according to the plans of the committees in charge by August 1. Subscriptions from the members of the three lodges of K. of P.'s in this city will be asked. These will be in the nature of loans, although the loans are not to bear interest. About $400 interest is paid each year on the present debt and .a member of the committer today stated that the amount of the debt has been paid in interest. It is with the idea of paying off the debt on the temple with the interest required - under the present system that the debt-liquidation campaign was launched. At the last meeting of the committee. Aria M. Brown, of Winchester, past grand chancellor of Indiana, and George R. Williams, of this city, were

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