THE COLONIST PUBLISHED DAILY MORNING. Nelson, Friday, July 17, 1891. THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.

Colonist, Volume XXXIV, Issue 7066, 17 July 1891, Page 3

THE COLONIST PUBLISHED DAILY MORNING. Nelson, Friday, July 17, 1891. THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.

' When a movement is made towards extended popular rights, especially in 5 the direction of making the various nations of the earth better acquainted with their differences and resemblances , ' so as to enable them to determine with intelligence whore they are essen- . tially contrary, and where their natural gifts are at the foundation the same, then one of the first objections launched 5 is, that they are one and all condemned 1 for the folly of making any attempt to separate from this narrow sphere. As there would seem to be a mystery of iniquity, so there *must be a mystery of ignorance, priding itself on offering j all resistance to the diffusion of knowledge. The iocs of popular progress ara ready to ran down the light that r alone can be acquired for the needed . illumination. An odd feature is, , that the louder the claim to enlighten- * ment is made, the less c.re they disposed to admit its existence among others. The man of wide culture, is told to ask himself what the House is . for, and why it exists ? When Mr - Eees brought forward his motion in favor of promoting enquiries into the relations of capital and labor, he was I supported by all who knew anything _ j of the bearings of so wide a question. While those who strive earnestly to ; seek the inner meaning of what con- . Ktitute the hidden forces of nature, the pretenders, whose object is to make '- themselves the medium whence some feeble ray can alone struggle through 0 the gloom, indignantly demand what o is needed more than they are ready tg

*■■■■'■ "— — .— fcwip n nn | —*m^*mmmoniia*mm+^mam+mmmmm*,^m*Mmmm J give ? Who can doubt that there aye ! £ world wide troubles to redress ? The s great gathering of the nations contems plated at Chicago seemed favorable to * any movement calculated to further s the welfare of mankind. in every centre of action forces are collecting that can define the boundaries of g human labor, and ifc is from this wide a .knowledge, that the information on i these wide fields can alono be derived. Whether the great muster takes place (( at Chicago or not, the agitation" will . undoubtedly develop about that time and place, Can it then be prudent to - refuse accepting a seat in such an assembly at the bidding of such men as Mr O'Oonor and Mr Fish ? In the present House, members are so many ar.d so determined to know what is meant by the stir now going on, that to be dcterrea by the fancied superiority of pertain members irom pursuing their investigation, would be ridiculous. The proposal now is to appoint persons » to report on behalf of this Colony what , tho line of argument is as to this Labor Convention, and fco advise as to the ' proper course for our Parliament to adopt. Depend upon it, the Labor members are not to be misled by the fluent inanities of men always ready to t consume an hour in meaningless i talk. Much as certain labor leaders expected fco be chosen as guides in all , political questions, the relative posi- > tions are already completely changed. Those who intended to be at the front, are now allowed to creep humbly in fche . rear. _.'o long as, and no longer than those who havo been selected as their i; members to their bidding, so only wili l they be allowed the privilege of voting wiih the labor candidates. The men 3 who lead these great organisations are not acting in obedience to orders given , locally, or their couusel would be changed to folly. Still more ridiculous * for the leaders of the noisy mob to conceive, that they of all others are [ obeyed by the chiefs, with whom the c true control really rests. So let us ac. in confidence with these men, and then 3 they will discuss matters for the public good, and for the good of all.