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NW YORK. In. III—A tentative
run to um the cod mine- of
nuns-m.qu I! the
mama-m mm committa
ot the U“ Inn Work." 0! Anor
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W 0! mm No. D. Unlud
um Workou. It I India; In this
city. ‘
.Tho pin I. not mmmont on»
ship. a m understood, but
proud.- for tho over-non of the
mine. by 3 joint communion. The to
m can at um our the mines :-
mood nt 84.500.000.000. Thu In. bond
on estimates by coal own on the
government. ‘
The proporuol um mm; of pflm‘
would be under control of a radon]
intontm communion of ulna. din
noted by n cabinet mum to ho
known es secretery of mines. The
commission would he anointed
peril! b! m and indestriel
essocietioes end portly by “I. Wk
dent. it would include tect finding.
noientifle deter-inetloe oi' costs.
.priee lining end sinner dntiss.
The mines would he opereted by e
ntionsl mining council. col-posed 0!
three coups, representing the finen
clel. technicel end e'dministrstivc‘
hesds oi the industry; the miners end:
coel consumers. Kenmore ot the
council would be appointed by the?
federel commission of mines troutl
nominstions Inede by the groups rep
resented. Weces would he considered
a first oherge on the industry, thet
an Americen living stenderd is es
eured. The preemhle of this wopossl
presents this instillation:
'“Thecoelindnstryhesheensodiml
onenined end mismneged thet the‘
sitnetion in recent years hes sp-‘
proeched whet big business end.
etendnet senetors describe es s “ce .
testrophe.’ intelligent men. with. the}
weitere ot the industry et heert. egree I
thet ‘the ge-Jseeh—ehe'e-e otj
eoecuietive profits. ovenbrodnctien,‘
shortens. shy-high prices. unemploy»
ment, gunmen. spies, the murder of
miners, e sullen. deepente pnhlic.‘
Unless uniiicetion end order enter the‘
industry. there will be e blow-lip
somewhere, followed by drestic. en
gry end trensied legisletion.
"The Annerionn kingdom of ooel is
todey in es eheetle M me e
condition es the stetee et InreeeJto
single construtive suggestion hes
come front the operetors. No lending
ides hes cone iron the public. The
public k iceiing'intensely. but s not
yet thinking wisely.
“The operetors here e fresh expls
nstion tor the ennuel crisis es often
as it rolls eround. One you it is oer
ehortege. enother yeer high wnges,‘
then the wnr, then government inter-i
ierence. 0t thonghtout pien endl
remedy. they heve none." 1
CULINARY WORKERS
ELECT OFFICERS
Ever Inc. the much at the,
two 10ml- of the Culinary Workers,
which tor-"1y mound of a locnl In
Aberdeen and m mu m
In- boon “do. Tho mm an!
more humtmthenflnnoffiolo
cal Ind hm:- uttnndonoo nt the nut-
Inu m noted.
At. a. m mean. but rue-any!
the hull m am and it looked for -‘
tlmouthouhunovetoahmrm
would be m. The muo- tor
the nun! hm turnout hilt the
election of onions. Tho m of
tlcen won ahead: W hat
Call; vino Mat. am. human:
tln‘nchl W Illd Mm. In.
Maude King; room-din; m.
Helen Hnrny; Chphhl. Bell. may»:
Inspector, Theo. Dim; ”amt
arms. Ed. munch; Mento- to tho
Cantu] übor Council. Joe-Zn. Lo
nora Lee “d In. Km.
WHY POINDEXTER
FOR INTERIOR JOB
It in reported that mum at
.. ,Wuhincton hw W Bud—
-’ ing to snout m. m rou
demr of till m to W loan
tax-y F 3“ in the Interior 60m
when the utm- roum h Inch. 1
Union non man. in mi
the wishes o! :o;wa by the lon-1
ator, he II at '.l” of ”1333“ f
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The Hurt]!!! mu: h try»
ingtoukocuoot .u the “hat
Ducks." man: All the uncut
no ulna mm with 111 W
' intheluiohetlol. "Mouth!“
a prom!" nu II In. to woo.
the country in the election of 1984.
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; HENRY JUIGE
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WASHINGTON, Jen. 11.—The ul
tetlon for n let-down of mmlgratlon
hers cennot concenl these facts: ,
The census buresu of the Unlted
States ls quoted in the pulfllc press
(Dec. ’1) thst “common lebor ls oh
tslnehle In large volume In many
parts of the United Ststes ct the rate.
of ”.001“ s. 10-hour day."
No northern Europeen country hes
tsken sdvsntege of the 3 per cent lm
mlmretlon lsw. The quotes of Eng
lend. Ireland. Scotlend. France. Ger.
nanny. Belgium. Hollend. Norway and
flweden us sll unfilled. lmmlxrsnts
tro- theee countries no not coming
3-0 m.num.m-. . -
M W m snd the Balkan
countries, where the llllterete lmml
[rents come from, end whlch suppllss
the cheapest whlte lsbor In the world.
hsve thelr quotes tilled. No more
can eons tro- theee countrtes unless
the per cent lnw ls changed.
To tsp thls supply of cheep lnbor
ls the purpose of those who cry “lav
hor shorten." 1
0017 mm In the United State
en find plenty of Mo:- In their own
country 1! they will my n living wage.
They do not went to pay e living
wean. The! no not interested In at
tncflng the lmnflurntlon of northern
Europe.
It to eleo eminent that these
cheep labor edvocetee only favor the
literacy he: being abolished or week
end. They are not Intel-emu In the
Imam-euro ‘Aneflcenlutlon or edu
cation. Who: the” employer. not In
cheep hbor. They do not care wheth
er thet lebor become- netmlleed.
} Luck of no". u the only thing
Jim. ”on than chap wage Advo
mates from using the Importation o!
coouea.
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY BAKERY WORKERS
At the in: m meeting of the
Huber dough nixou tho iollowin; of-
M worn m: Pro-ideal. An
drew Whhlf. minted: vice proli
dont. Willin- lndflim m. 0. A.
Hill": arcane-aim, R. stat-m;
‘m. 31: Luann! tad (loom Kn
‘m: m to the Contra: labor
Council, Androw Winborg. R. Andrew
‘nnd 0. A. Killer. ,
I The mow Loco] Union No. 0:
[noon the first Thu-ad” or our:
plinth in the A. 0. U. W. hall, corner
‘0! 111-hot nnd I “not... They revolt
‘thnt everything in going along in (In.
‘lhnpouhruthoirtndo it 0“-
m“. Pmuclly none of the mom
hon hob; out of work. Shop scree-
Inont “not! with on their employen‘
nnd no 3mm, nll working in lur
many.
WM. SHORT ILL AT
SEATTLE HOME
‘ William I. Short. pmidont of the
Gut. Mutton of übor. ha been
coca-d to his home than may
1m from t an" Ittack of
km, it wu nationhood Wetland-y
at the one.- o! the todantlon. It In
in om Wham be m. to
fit m I“ an: wool. what
In bile.- compelled to moo! I
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’HQUIAM. Wm . I N, JANUARY 12. 1923
m—nfmflismu mans
Woodrow Wilson ha fi‘ been called upon to accom
plish as a lawyer what hefflled to accomplish when as
the President of the United} Mes he championed in vain
the cause of “self-date _ " atrths Versailles con
ference. ‘ W , _
Mm Galicia nu the law firm of Wilson
& Colby to obtain for its es political independence.
1‘“ has set_up a Monument over the three
provinces of when, ' , and Tamopol. although
50 per cent of the pg; Ruthenian and wantto
be friends with Russia ‘ 7 an with Poland.
W W The foreign capitalists who are especially interested
:61)... rich Galician oil fields are chiefly responsible for
bin; the country of its freedom. British capitalists
have invested $60,009,000 in these oil lands, French capital
ists $10,000,000 and Belgian $5,000,000. These foreign
imperialists have fastened the Polish grip on the country
in order to exploit their holdings for the maximum profit.
Poland has just authorized a dual form of government
in these provinces and has sliced that a plebiscite be held
within twenty-five years. But the dominant element in
the country wants to be his.“ foreign exploitation now.
free to enjoy what Wilsotflpopularised before the Ver
sailles treaty as “self-determination.” but which has not
been heard of or seen since that time.
Times Demand Old: Age Pensions
Why Eagles Are Chmgioning Cause of Aged
Fred TI’IViI, Search" Allard“!
Aerie No. 24, F. 0. I.
The Fraternal Order of Eaglee is
founded upon the prin’ciplee of liberty,
truth. :uatice and equlity. _ in thd
per-nit e 0 thee prim M It
glee {lode 'hie opportunity for the
“pursuit of happiness.” Thie (rater
nity etanda ready to champion every
Jult can-e. No iuue today holds 1
more of a juntice than this question of
oompeneation or our eged workers. It
in becanee the Fraternal Order of Ba
}glee in eoneeioun o! the tragedy of the
lemma-dated. as well an the softer
‘in; of thoee related to them. that it in
prompted to take up the proniotion of
old age pen-ion legislation throughout
the United States.
“A Onlug Hood.”
The crylnc mod of much pension
bu shun been set forth. By the an
{I 60 or 05 the was earner In many
Icnppod.’ so hr at cumin; enmity
ll calmed. like t worn-out ma
chine. The number of men Ind wom
an that attended in to overwhelming
no to demand the eel-nut “button of
the late and the nntion. Those work
ers grown old are not idiern. They
are not downer-etc. oi’ Ipe‘ndthrim.
They ue limpiy the victims of an eco
nomic lyntem which force: them to
necept u wngen. berely I. livelihood.
with no earplu- ior the evil day when
n—u
the earning capacity has passed. They
Ilould not be stigmatised u paupere.
his ill-paid labor has built up our
flit cixilintion with it: wealth and
prosperity. Hence, u e manor of
Mimic justice. this grand civillution
on to ell-em en amid hel
nnce sufficient to give them I com
fortable living during the remainder
0! their line.
sum Shouw In the Scum.
V The nppropriete source of pensions
is the state, which embodies the citi
zenry end their prosperity. Thst this
function of the stste hss already been
recognised was pointed out above}
Jihe men or women who. in mill. shop,
iield end tectory. or home service,
helps to build the prosperity of the
ntsion ere es much entitled in an old
age to support es is the soldier who‘
lights the bottles oi the country. or
the.postofliee empioye who distrib
utes the null. These worn-out work
ers should be teken from the scrsp
‘heap and pieced on on old sge pension
iroll.
Unlicd sum Far 'IOMMI.
All the indutrini nation: of the
mid. with the exception of the Unit
ed sum, have recognised thin obli
gation end taken steps to meet it.
Then. happily, indicltionl that public
sentiment in this country in boxin-
(Continued on Pugs Three)
ronwun m 192:
can caravans.
A new year of opportunity is
opening to the workers of Amer
ics. An old you of struggle is
closed. Workers 0! Americe
should look iorwsrd to s you of
ormisstion work. s year of et
fort to unity. consolidste, fedorv,
ete sud strengthen the menin
tion 0! the workers.
Wen esrners. united sre invin
cible. Ornnised with s common
ideal. there is no height to
which workers my not espire, no
good things which they any not
obtein. Fsilure is the result of
disorgsnisstion. lock of unity.
We hsve come through 1083
with sll of its struggles. with
victory written upon our stand
srds. We here besten book the
opponents of lsbor. They were
nusble to destroy lshor because
of letters solidsrity. In 1923 we
shsli go torwsrd. tesrless. s;-
sressive. militsnt. eel-nest end
intelligent. The coming your
will he s yeer oi’ proxrese.
Organise] influence! United
in union. in federation. and
finally in the one big ioderetion.
the American Federntion of Le
bor—the mighty nrmy of the toil
ere—for rich, justice, freedom,
and the prom-eel of humanity.
MANY INJIINIITIHNS
ISSUE“ flllHlNli 1922
The your 1922 gained an undenia
ble reputation for the number of in
junctions issued by the courts in 13-1
bor disputes. 1
Perhsps to a greater extent than‘
ever before court processes were re
sorted to in an effort to deny workers
the full exercise of their rights. Ac
ioomu to s tsbulstton use by the
Emoticon renal-mo. of stor. the ju
fdicisl weapon vu resorted to not less
thsn 91 times. This does not tske
fully into account the Vest number of
injunctions issued by federal end oth
er courts during the shopmen's‘
strike. A
The moet eweepinx end fer reach
ing of ell the injunction. wee thet
emanating from the court of Federal
Judge Within-on et Chicexo et the re
quest of Attorney Generel Denxherty.
lt covered every mile of reliroed end
every reilroed employe in the country.
The letter were practically limited to
ydnwiu their breeth by the term at
the order. ’
Bhopmen claim that thin injunction
reltrnined them from exercieing their
logo] end conntitutionni rights in con~
ducting their strike. They interpreted
it an en unfair use of government
power: on the aide of the carriers.
The Chicngo injunction provoked
bitter proton in nil quarter- and Wu
one of the cnulee that led to the im
peachment proceedingl egninet At
torney General Deugherty.
OFHOE 0P LAIOR FRI...
1“ NORTH O STREET
PHONE 214
POITOFFICE IOX 240
Price 5 Cents
Nl] IllVlllENllS ’Tlll
BABIEHS ARE SAFE
l 8 JflHlSfll’S PLAN
Clnr'lnc that the ram-ouch are re-
Imllblo for | Ill“. number of acci-
dent! and “smiling loan of life be
came of the mute equipment of the
compeniee." Senator Hiram John-on
oi Celiiornie he- introduced an
mendment to the Cummine-Eech act
Inning it e criminel oitenee for eny
nilroed compeny to decinre e. divi
dend until its equipment he- been
certified by the Intentete Commerce
Commission to adequate to meet
tunic nuiren’ente.
A tine of 85,000 or two new in»
prieonment. or both ere provided for
oliendere.
Senator John-ow- amendment wee
e bombeheli in the Old Guerd comp.
It is regarded by etendpettere u
“contilcetory” end will be strangled
in the eon-to committee on inter-tote
and foreign commerce to which it wee
referred.
Fun.“ In Publlo hrvlco.
' Declaring that the rsilrosds sre re
sponsible for “an intolerehle condi
tion" union; the producers Ind con
sumers of the west. Senstor Johnson
ssid in introducing his emendment:
"The trnnsportstion companies ere
engaged in a public service. They do
not hesitate to “it relief from the
lovernment. and the relief has been
given them. The public service they
underteke should he performed. it in
not performed when the products of
the west rot on the ground becnuse
the ruilrosd compsnies assert they
are unable to transport them. The
brief bill I offer gives the pubiic's
needs and services precedence over
profits.
“The railroad: also must be made
to mnintein their equipment in late
and proper condition. When this bill
camel before the committee I intend
to cell to the committee'l attention
‘the‘number .ol eccidente end the ep
ipeliinx loan of life beceule of the un
‘nte equipment of the compeniee, and
l Iheil endenvor to remedy this con
dition."
HAllflflMl PHIIHE IS
flflflfflffl HY flflAHll
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.—The in
terstate commerce commission will
probe the railroad equipment at this
‘country. end has called on railrosd
‘msnsners for reports. This indicates
that the rsilrosds hsve reached the
peek of their union-smashing policy
that hes wrecked their equipment.
The policy of these rsilroeds is il
lustrsted by the Southern Pacific rail
rond's lsst report that nearly one-hslt
million dollars was cut from mainte
nance-oi—wsy expenses to meet divi
dends and the extra expense of
strikebreekers.
Senator Johnson of Cslifornis has
proposed sn amendment to the Cum
mins-Esch law which would empower
the interstate commerce commission
to first pass on the equipment of reli
roeds beiore they are permitted to
psy dividends.
Recently Willism 'H. Johnston.
president of the lnternstionsl Associ
stien oi machinists, petitioned the in
terstste commerce commission to
conduct on investigstion oi the rail
roede don; the line the commission
new snnonnces. The trsde unionist
reminded the commission that the
shorten oicsrs end good order equip
ment is the metest in the history of
Americsn rsiiroedinx.
The petition ststes that 8&8 per
cent of nil iocomotives on the New
York, New Heven I: Hertiord rall
roed “ere chronically out of service
in need of repeirs. while on the Penn
sylvanis the percentage is 42.2. And
the records indicste thst conditions
nre netting worse."
Attention is celled to Secretory of
Commerce Hoover's ststement in his
snsnsl report “that the losses to
American industry from the present
isiinre of reilroed eqnipmest are now
can“ to the entire cost of novern~
ment."
ATTENTION, READERS.
07m; to the not thut routine mut
ton 1' about :11 thut come before the
state legultm this weehln which the
public I: not much tutors-ted. the L:-
hor Preu has no report to lake. Next
wook a couple“ "port It!!! be cu
rlod. written by men Attending the up
don of that body dolly. Don't mm
the out tuna.