. Review of reviews and world's work. ads of thebrotherhoods, may be stubborn in bargaining,but the> are men of their word, and theyunderstand railroading. The brotherhoodsare likely to be rather loncs^jme and s^irrvwhen they find that they have got to dealwith I ns and C-^ inal commit- trrs in : waiters and porters in hotels. Inn-keepingwas a business supervised under the law, onthe same principle as that of the common car-rier, long before railroads were nowadays is being carried on by HlghU As for the railroads, althoughof Raiitnad x\\ry are subject to a cer
. Review of reviews and world's work. ads of thebrotherhoods, may be stubborn in bargaining,but the> are men of their word, and theyunderstand railroading. The brotherhoodsare likely to be rather loncs^jme and s^irrvwhen they find that they have got to dealwith I ns and C-^ inal commit- trrs in : waiters and porters in hotels. Inn-keepingwas a business supervised under the law, onthe same principle as that of the common car-rier, long before railroads were nowadays is being carried on by HlghU As for the railroads, althoughof Raiitnad x\\ry are subject to a certain^^ measure of supervision in thepublic interest, they arc private business en-terprises employing private capital; and thereis no more reavin why (? ••^f trainmen b«. to the br<»th- rrhrKKi than of waiters who serve menU inthe dining-cars. N»r, indeed, is there anymore rcavm why Congress shouM interferewith the wages of Pwllrnan porters and din-ing-car waiter*, than with thfrte paid to. Icacc; How I hate that wordFrom th<? News (Dayton) many agencies besides railroads. This newEight-Hour Law discriminates unduly, isoffensive in principle, and is wholly unsoundin application. There is more involved inthe objections to this Eight-Hour Law thanthe extent to which it ma\^ increase the costof train operation. T^ .. , , Railroad strikes are barbarous Jhti Harmful . Appeal to attairs, and punlic opmion should stand firmly for the uninter-rupted movement of traffic. Tlie govern-ment ownership and operation of railroadsis not now a tiling to be desired in theUnited States. Means, therefore, must befound for the peaceable settlement of dis-putes and the adjustment, from time to time,of wages and conditions. Until sr troubles in this countr
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