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in the country during the-coming year. The "radicals hope to gain suffi cient power to be able to repud iate the civic federation at the next convention, which, will! doubtless be held in Rochester, K Y. Gompers and all the old officers with possibly one exception will be re-elected. From 'a field of 1Q candidates James M. Iynch, pres ident of the typographical union, and John Walker of the miners will he chosen as fraternal' dele gates to England. IN THE LIMELIGHT James M. Lynch, president of the international typographical union, has begun a union labor war against the high cost, of food prod ucts. He proposes fo start branches of the "Cost of T rlrv T a o rr a'' Xjivuig J- V X g U - among labor men all over the country, and by a united ef- fort, discover the reason for the excessive cost of living, and at the same time, solve the problem for the labor" jieople. CORPORATION AND COURT Here's the difference. When, a big corporation wants to boost its rates, it boosts them; then it gets an injunction to keep them' nrforce until the dispute has been finally decided in the courts. When the oeoole. through their representatives, demand some j concession from-a big corpora- tion, the corporation gets an in junction suspending the people's f ' demand until the dispute has been "l finally adjudicated. The corporation always gets the full benefit of the douljr, yoji will notice. When -the 'Seattle Traction company -boosted the 'suburban rates, two years ago, the high fig- ures stood until the case was fought thrqugh all the courts. Now, let's see what happens on the other side. The people of Seattle,, through' their councilppass'a law demand ing that the company shall sell tickets ,on the street cars at the franchise rate of. 25 for $JL0O. The companyobjects to this law. ; . - x- v. Now it-announ?es .that it will ask for an injunction suspending -this.law until-the case can.be set tled 'in the courts. " That means a year .or wo. More than likely ,-the-.company; will get its injunction. Thepeople probably" will be de prived of the .privilege of "buying tickets on cars until the case isA finally determined. .' But, possibly the ' court wont grant an injunction. Ppssibly the people will be giv en the benefit of the doubt fpr5, once. v, 1 Possibly. o o ''V Do You Know that if two nuts are run on a bolt "! so that the square' sides face each -. other, they make" a very good' emergency. monkey wrench?