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*'.-V -J A ge? I W:. t£' 6? ^f-' 'r 'vs^sj^cvc'?? "v ^R- A N „, ,»•-•* vH V.-V .5'- Possibly such a system would work for Denmark, although we question if even their capital would care to incur the risks of business operation without a chance of reward over the usual in terest returns which can be collected from investing in bonds and other securities. And nothing can force capital to engage in business unless it so prefers. Certainly American busi ness would never care to operate in Buch a straight-jacket. It will be inter esting, if this program goes into effect, to observe jwhat Danish business will do. To Editor of Pioneer Press: In Press of January 13 I read your editorial characterizing Denmark's three proposed constructive measures for the distribution of wealth on a basiB of justice as "Trying on the Straight-jacket." Your objection is based on that much abused catch word "liberty for you state that American business would never care to operate in such a "straight-jacket," which may be interpreted in the name of "Liberty" to mean that the straight jacket must be worn by the consumer, the American people, In their mad rush to meet exorbitant prices set by less than one-thousandth part of one per cent of our population. Pagan Roman, Law Insisted very strongly on the rights of property, for getting the more Important, the rights of man. Modern civilisation has all Che ear-marks of Pagan Borne. The American trust monopoly has obtained control by the baying up of the small competitor, or the tempor- ary underselling of him, until he was forced out of existence. Then the combination bought up and hare con tinued to hoy up a sufficient percen tage of the raw material to ghre them control of prices, until today not-only most we boy at their price, but the •apply le so regulated that we must consider ita privilege to be able to obtain what we need. Andpresspropa ganda against labor Is one of these at tempts at an explanation that does Tlteregulatlon of the supply of cool broughfoatlntlie recent strike, serves as an examplehow supply -Is curtailed. The report off McAdoo of the 10 tb MM per ceat pirallt made by operators of coal wilussshcws to The Irish Standard Published by the NORTHBRN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY. 423 to 4JO First Ave. No. J?' Minneapolis, Minn. Published Bktudty at Merchants and Jobbers Exchange Building, corner First Avenue North and Fifth Street, Minne apolis, Minn. N. W. Nicollet 2308. Trl-State S7 27S TERMS PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. One year .. 12.00 Six months 100 Single copies 05 Distribution of Wealth on !«&! [The follocwrdng editorial appeared in the Pioneer Press of January 13. The anBwer thereto, rejected by the paper •j named, together with other correspon dence, 1b given in this Issue of The Irish Standard and will be found most interesting reading:] "Try on tho Straight-jacket." a It may be a ripple from the great experiment in communism so close to her own shores that has seized Den mark in itB embrace and caused to be submitted a program of laws which would reduce that state to a condition of practical socialism. The program consists of three proposed measures. The-first provides tor a business coun cil-'of sixteen members selected with rejgard to the representation of all in terests. This council would preside over all industry with the power of de manding whatever Information it wanted and of fixing prices to prevent profits considered more than reason able. Also it could prevent concerns from operating in any manner deemed detrimental to the social welfare. The second law would provide for the participation of employes in the management of any business employ ing five or more workmen. Details of this participation .would be arranged by agreement between the Danish Em ployers' association and the Federa tion of Trade Unions. The third law would make all profits illegal except one profit for the manufacturer or im porter, one for the wholesaler and one for the retailer. By this law also goods must be marked to indicate the factory or import price and the name of the producer or importer. The busi ness council has further powers, the effect of which would be to reduce every business to a dead level of uni formity with no possibility of making any more than the established profit. A#-#? & a Basis of Justice the price is arbitrarily fixed. When the armistice ,was signed,the government had on hand an immense quantity of copper bought for war purposes at one hundred dollars for quantity. The copper concern beat down the price to fifty dollars for the same quantity and bought back from the government for fifty, what it had charged the gov ernment one hundred dollars for. "A citizen who holds that he may do any thing that he wishes to do, or has the physical power to do generally ends in riot and wreck." Can the fate of the government that upholds our mod ern trust-system, be different even ad mitting that it has the support of the press? And that talk we hear so much of, that big business can turn out things so much cheaper, in practice amounts to sheer nonsense. That big business can do it is no proof that it does. For we have only to look at our present high prices to realize what a menace our trust system is. "The man who utilizes his ability to produce cheaper than his competitor for the purpose of exacting for his product as high a price as is necessary for the least efficient business man, is a menace rather than a benefit to industry and society." This telling us that we have the ballot and that we can set things right at the next election does not stand the test of experience. For the trusts have grown fat under both Republican and Democratic ad ministrations and conditions are get ting worse as seen from the ever growing unrest. What is the difference in practice between the Republican and Democratic parties? Relief must come through constructive legislation, and the zeal shown by the govern ment in running down .what modern phraseology calls "radical" makes one suspect that possibly the government Is afraid of constructive legislation. And since there are many actions of the government to make one suspect that big business controls it, we do not wonder at the government oppos ing anything that would tend to take away the enormous profits of big busi ness. But the Fourth of July speech says that "The government is for and by the people," and the people are the over one hundred million plain Ameri can citizens, not the less than one thousandth part oT one per cent that sets the price. We must get down to business and run our government on a business basis for the best interest of the ma jority. Take our railroads for exam ple. How many million dollars of watered stock do we find in the rail roads that we are compelled to pay interest on? Our press lays great em phasis on the failure of the govern ment to make the railroads pay. But let the government re-value railroad stock and I guarantee that even the government, working the roads at par value can pay the present high wages and lower the rates at the same time. And that Is true of nearly all business. If business in this country of vast re sources, were satisfied with a reason able profit, men could be receiving the high wages they are getting today, while paying a lower price for- the com modities they usa But,. since our profiteering trusts have destroyed com petition, the only balance of trade, this condition must be brought about by constructive legislation. And hqp to regulate prices without Interfering unduly with personal liberty Is the problem of today. We have to face It not by sneering at Denmark's con stractive example but by using our best ability In the up-building. 1 Tours truly, J. M. McCOBUICK. St. Paul Dispatch, SL Paul Pioneer Press, January 17, 1920. Mr. J. M. McCormlck, Graceville, Minn. Dear Mr. McCormlck: We obliged, in the Interests of fair play to everybody, to limit mail bag letters to 300 words. Your letter exceeds 760. This would occupy more than a column of space, and we cannot de vote so modi to any mall bag letter. I am returning it to yoa therefore in Uw hope that yon will reduce it to the required limit. tion, that Mr. McAdoo's statement, with respect to the alleged profits ot the coal operators, has been discredit* ed by government records? An arti cle in the Outlook, recently quoted In our papers, gave the evidence disprov ing Mr. McAdoo's statement. I also suggest that if the govern ment should re-value the railroads, with prices as they are today the re sult would be that the property of the railroads would be shown to be worth nearly 100 per cent more than their total capitalization. It is undoubtedly true that much railroad stock in the past has been watered, but the fact Is that our American railroads have the lowest capitalization per mile of any railroads In the world, and that if they were inventoried at present prices, it .would be shown that the cost of re building them would greatly exceed the present capital invested. I should be glad to give space to your letter, if you will be good enough to reduce it to the limit Indicated. And whoever said that railroad stock should be re-valued at today's prices? And one would want some stronger proof than Mr. Gait's mere statement before he would be duped into believing that our American rail roads have the lowest capitalization per mile of any railroads in the world. E I I S S A N A Very truly yours, H. R. GALT, Managing Editor. To the Editor of The Irish Standard: I enclose editorial of Pioneer Press, my reply to said editorial and letter written to me by Mr. Gait. Mr. Gait's epistle needs no comment of mina. Mr. Gait proves his love for fair play by refusing to publish my letter because the mail bag correspondence is limited to 300 words, while in the Pioneer Press mail bag issue of the 19th inst. you may read a letter of W. T. Scanlon on Robert E. Lee, which exceeds 650 words. No doubt keep ing fresh the memory of Robert E. Lee is more important in the eyes of the Pioneer Press editor than the truth on our economic Issues, the mis stating of which is threatening the very existence of our republic. If our press were as zealous for the interests of the American people as it is for the up-holding of our trust system it might still be possible to save us from the horrors of internal trouble. Witness the zeal shown by Mr. Gait in the defense of the rail roads. And as to the contradictions of Mr. McAdoo's figures, the man in the street, no doubt feels that Mr. Mc Adoo was in a position to know where of he wrote. Yours very truly, J. M. McCORMICK, Spanish-American War Veteran. Graceville, Minn., January 20, 1920. MINNEAPOLIS. ANNUAL CHARITY BALL. The annual Charity ball for the bene fit of St. Mary's hall, will be given under the auspices of the Minneapolis League of Catholic Women in the gold room of the Radisson hotel Thursday evening, Feb. 12. This will be the first time that the ball has been given since before the war. Mrs. Grace Gunn, chairman of the St. Mary's hall depart ment of the Minneapolis League of Catholic Women, will be assisted In making the arrangements by Mrs. M. Breslauer, chairman of the social com mittee of the league, and the members of the department and executive boards. For those who do not care to dance there will be a musical and pro gram in the Empire room. THEY WILL A8SI8T HER. Mrs. Daniel M. Coonan, chairman of the Social and Industrial Conditions committee for the Fifth district, Min nesota Federation of Women's Clubs, appointed last week a group of sub chairmen who will assist her with the work. Mrs. Harvey B. Smith will head the committee oh dependency and delinquency Mrs. Milton O. Nelson, neighborhood work Mrs. David K. Goldblum, public health and Mrs. J. 8. Morrison, child problems Including truancy, defectives and protection of children in industry. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OP K. OP C. Archbishop Dowllng of St. Paul spoke on the educational activities of the Knights of Columbus at a meeting of the Nicollet Avenue Assembly club, held Wednesday at 7 p. m. at Donald son's tea rooms. The organisation was recently formed by fourth degree members of the of fininmiiM to study the social and economic wel fare of the community. Dr. J. C. Crowley was toastmaster. MINSTREL PRODUCTION. On Friday evening, January SO, the young ladles of St Anthony parish will give a sparkling twonct minstrel production, "Dixie Days." Two of fan and melody are promised that date to all who attend at school halL DEATH OP MRS. McNALLY Mrs. Bridget McNally. agadt7yearsk died Thursday evening, Jan. 15, at the home of her son, Edward McNally, 2220 Seventeenth Avenue south. The funeral services were conducted the following Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the Holy Rosary church. Inter ment In St. Mary'B cemetery. NOT ALWAY8 RELIABLE. Even the Washington news bureau is not always reliable. ThiB will hold good under present as well as past administrations and so the average newspaper man must be on the alert all the time to watch for blunders in facts and figures" from a source where it should be least expected. In this connection the popular Minneapo lis attorney, James E. O'Brien, has called our attention to a bit of Wash ington news which appeared in The Irish Standard of last week and which lacked reliability, in so far at least as the statement made that Chief Jus tice White was appointed to that posi tion by a Republican president. Mr. O'Brien says he was placed In that position by Grover Cleveland, a Dem ocrat, and we heartily and cheerfully agree with him on the point thus made. AT 8T. STEPHEN'S AUDITORIUM. A card party will be given at St, Stephen's Auditorium Tuesday eve ning, January 27, under the auspices of the St. Stephen's Club. Daly's splendid orchestra has been engaged for the occasion. The ladles In charge will be Mrs. Taaffe, Mrs. Dr. C. H. Pierce, Mrs. Charles Gebhardt, Mrs, Patrick Sheehan, Mrs. C. Guther, Mrs. Conroy and Mrs. M. F. Rosacker. Re freshments will be served. SOCIAL 8ERVICE WORK, campaign ot social service the entire country, fos tered by the Knights of Columbus to continue the work carried on by the National Catholic War Council during the war was urged by Archbishop Austin Dowling of St. Paul last Wednesday night at a dinner and meeting of the Nicollet Assembly Club, recently organized by fourth de gree members of the order in Minne apolis. throughout IP Social service work, Archbishop Dowling declared, is absolutely essen tial at this time. The Knights of Columbus, as one of the leading fra ternal organizations, should feel it In cumbent upon them to carry on this work, he said. Two hundred members of the Nicollet Assembly Club and the Hennepin-Minneapolis Council of the Knights of Columbus attended the frieeting. The Archbishop outlined the work of the. National Catholic War Council and the Knights of Columbus during the war and urged its continu ation along social service lines and in work calculated to reduce the percen tage of illiteracy in the country. Jo seph Murphy was toastmaster, George McKenne, Napoleon, N. D., supreme warden of the Knights of Columbus In that state, and the Rev. J. M. Cleary, pastor of the Church of the Incarna tion, also spoke. LEAP YEAR BALL. Invitations will be issued this tweek for a Leap Year ball to be given by the Twin City members of the St. Cather ine's Alumnae Association Friday eve ning, January 30, at the Knights of Columbus clubhouse, 428 Eighth street south. The committee in charge of the arrangements Includes the Misses Helen Dare, Genevieve Ryan and Mary Jane Leonard of St. Paul, and Mmes. J. J. Lyman and Timothy Foley of Minneapolis. The ball is be ing given for the purpose of raising the quota pledged by the Twin City members of the St. Catherine's Alum nae Association to the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae for a gift for Cardinal Mercier of Belgium. WEDDINGS. Ryan-Mullvaney. Miss Mary Mullvaney of Miller, S. D., became the bride of Mr. Edward Ryan Wednesday morning, Jan. 14, at St. Elizabeth's church. The Rev. Father Sherer performed the cere mony .at 9 o'clock. Miss Katherine Mullvaney of Minneapolis, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor and Mr. T. F. Bean of Mlllerton, Kan., act ed as the best man. Miss Mullvaney wore a blue serge suit with a blue picture hat. The bride was attired in a Hue georgette crepe gown with hat to match. A wedding supper was served at 6 o'clock at the home of the bridegroom's parents. Guests from out of town included Mr. and Mrs. F. P.. Mullvaney and family of Miller, S. D„ Mr. Thomas Fleming and ily of Bowman, N. D., Miss M. Brazil of Hastings and Miss May Cross of Seattle, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan will be at home at Curtis Court Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Barber announce the marriage of their son, Owen Ber ber, and Miss P. Irene Crocker of Des Moines, Iowa. The ceremony waa sol emnised Wedneeday morning, Jan. 7, at 9 O'clock, at Holy Rosary church. Rev. EL J. Martin officiated. Elizabeth Barber and Matthew Vta, a sister and cousin of the bridegroom, the bridal attendants After the a wedding breakfast ed at the home of Mr. "SUfW&& W'~: ents, 940 Fifteenth avenue South. Mr. and Mrs. Barber will be at home at 3132 Clinton avenue. 8chafhausen-McCarthy. A quiet wedding took place last Saturday morning at the Pro-Cathe dral ot St Mary, when Miss Mary Loretta McCarthy, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Thomas George McCarthy, 2652 Bryant avenue south, became the bride of Mr. Ludwig Ferdinand Schaf hausen of this city. The Rev. Thomas E. Cullen performed the ceremony at 10 o'clock. The wedding had been announced for next June, but owing to the illness of the bride's mother was solemnized Saturday, before the de parture of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy, and her sister, Miss Blanche McCarthy, for California. A wedding breakfast for the imme diate family was held at the home of the bride's parents following the cere mony. Out-of-town guests included the bride's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. T. Francis McCarthy, and three children, Francis, Anne and Eliz abeth, of Duluth, and the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Mc Carthy, also of Duluth. SETON GUILD Seton Guild girls will appear In comedy in a few weeks when the Dra matic Art class under the direction of Chas. M. Holt, will stage "The Ad ventures of Lady Ursula," a four act comedy written by Anthony Hope. Sothern and Marlowe toured the coun try in this comedy. The scene is laid in London about the eighteenth century. The leading parts as assigned are as follows: The Earl of Hesenden, Pearl Venie. Sir George Sylvester, Irma Gatesche. Mr. Casthen, Ellen Danlake. Mr. Dent, Emily Ehle. Mrs. Fenton, Jessie Hall. Dorothy Fenton, Beatrice Arthur. Sir Robert Clifford, Katharine Cleary. Lady Ursula Barrington, Gladys Buell. Cafeteria dinner will be served at 6 o'clock to accommodate those who wish to stay down town for the choral rehearsal and talk. Choral rehearsal on Pocahontas un der direction of J. Austin Williams at 7 o'clock, will be followed by a lec ture. An exhibit of the work in the sew ing, millinery and china painting classes will be shown Monday evening in the Guild rooms. The sewing elass will have waists, gowns and house dresses on display millinery, hats, flowers, frames, etc. china painting will have a full display of the work of the class of the last semester. The subject chosen by Mrs. Walter Thorp, for the third lecture in citizen ship in a course of ten for Monday evening, is Political Parties Origin in this Country Relation to Governmen tal Machinery and Policy. The regular weekly dancing party will take place In the Lake street au ditorium Tuesday evening. A new class in dramatic art and ex pression will commence Tuesday eve ning at 7 o'clock in the Guild rooms under the direction of Miss Mary Manion. Wednesday evening a class in bowl ing will meet at 7 o'clock in the Guild rooms. Class will play at Court al leys. Friday evening, January 30th, a so cial dancing party will be given in the Lake street auditorium. The second in a series of card so cials will be given in the Guild rooms Thursday afternoon at 2:30. The proceeds from these weekly socials will be used for philanthropic pur poses. ST. PAUL. Many File for Office. Sixty-one candidates for city offices have been filed with the city clerk. Two have passed the necessary fifty mark for mayor, fifteen have "gone over" for council, two for justice of the peace at large, and two for con stable. Standing of the two for may or Is: Mayor Hodgson 161, Gilbert Guttersen 87. Council aspirants jwho have passed the fifty mark are Henry McColl, 188 Axel 7. Peterson, 117 M. N. Goss, 109 James Clancy, 89 Albert Wunderllch, 88 James F. Sperry, 76 William A. Curtis, 73 Rev. R. & Ferguson, 70 Frank lb Powers, 69 8. A. Farnsworth, 68 John H. McDonald, 66 D. C. Jones, 61 Frank W. Matson, 61 Karl L. Fleseler, 69 William J. Peter, 67. Jesse Foot has filed his acceptance. He has sixty-four petitions for comp troller. His opponent, J. O. Ceder berg, has thirteen.. Census Report. Present indications point to an in crease of SO per cent over 1910, Geo. W. Sullivan, St Paul director, an nounced recently. Returns In that year totaled 814,744. Success in the census exoneration has been conspicuous, Mr. 8ullivan stated. Richard Leech, special agent of the WasUngtofc census bureau, said that the work here haa been-con-' ducted more systematically than in many of the smaller towns of the Saturday, January 24, 1920 Doran-Murphy. The marriage ot Miss Marguerite Murphy, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Murphy, 1183 University avenue, and Lawrence Joseph Doraa, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Francis Doraa, 1495 Sherburne avenue, took place at 9 a. m. Wednesday ot last week, at St. Columba's Catholic church, Ham line avenue and Lafond street Rev. M. J. Casey, pastor of the church, performed the ceremony. Miss Lillian Du Lude was maid of honor and the bridesmaids were the Misses Irene Du Lude, Claire and Rose Flanagan. Sarah Jane Hubbard was flower girl. Clarence P. Maley was Mr. Doran's best man, and the ushers were Frank Flanagan, Leonard Doran and Charles Cook. The maid of honor wore a gown of white organdy combined with green satin, and the bridesmaids' gowns were of orchid, pink and lavender organdy. All the attendants wore hats of pink tulle and carried arm bouquets .of pink carnations. The flower girl waa attired in a dainty frock of white embroidered net with pink ribbon trimming and she carried a basket of pink carnations. For the Mercier Fund. Members of the Alumnae associa tion of St. Joseph's academy were hostesses at a large bridge party planned for today at 2:15 p. m., at the home of Miss Elsa John, 373 Maple street. The party was given to en able the association to contribute to the Cardinal Mercier fund being rais ed to assist Cardinal Mercier in re building his cathedral at Moline, Bel gium. Voluntary contributions to the fund are being collected by the Inter national Federation of Catholic Alum nae. All members and friends were invited and tickets were procured from Miss Imelda Egan, 872 Hague avenue^ and Miss Rose Giblin, 514 Bremer Ar cade. Left for the West Mrs. J. E. Clancey and her daugh ter, Lucile Clancey, 427 Beacon ave nue, left last Sunday evening for Great Falls, Mont., to be guests of C. Eugene Clanceytt Mrs. James McCahill and daughr ter, Miss Catherine McCahill of Lake City, who have been in Duluth, are at The Saint Paul for a few days be fore returning to their home. Miss Margaret Kane, daughter ot Judge and Mrs. J. M. Kane of Breck enridge, Minn., who has been the guest of Miss Pearl Dolan, 693 Carroll avenue, has returned to her home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nicolin, 1708 Lincoln avenue, announce the engage ment of their daughter Lulu to Harold J. Quinn of this city. The wedding wilf* take place at St. Mark's Catholic church, Saturday, January 21, at 8:80 a. m. Leap Year Party. A "leap year informal" will be giv en this Saturday evening by a group of former Central High school stu dents, at Ramaley's hall. Young wom en from the University of Minnesota will be among the guests. Mr. and Mrs. Gebhard Bohn and Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Hunt will act as chaperons. Among those who will attend are Misses Grace Crowley, Elizabeth Forsell, Marjorie Davison, Dorothy Hughes, Dominica Faricy, Marlon Bagley, Winifred Sanders, Mary Wood, 'Katherine McBride, Mary Donnelly, Helen Griffin, Kathryn Stoner, Dora Hanna, Helen Hauser and Dorothy Kueffner. Those In charge are Helen Lawler, Dorothy Klosterman and Kather|"Q Flschbeln. Benefactors Thanked. The Sisters of St Joseph's German Catholic Orphan society, Randolph street, wish to extend their thank* to their benefactors and friends for contributions towards the Christmas cheer of the orphan home. The marriage of Miss Dorothy Drake, daughter of Mr." and Mrs. Geo. T. Drake, 684 Bates avenue, and Har old W. Albeck, son of .W. H. Albedo 189 Aurora avenue, was solemnised at 1a.m. Thursday, January 15th, at St John's Catholic church. Rev. T. P. Gleason officiated. MICHAEL MULLANE DIE8 IN 8T. PAUL. Michael Mullane, a resident of 8t Paul since 1850, seventy-two years of age, died at his late home in St Paul, 1656 Laurel avenue, on Friday, Janu ary 16. The funeral took place from 8t Mark's church last Monday morn ing and was largely attended. Intw ment at Calvary cemetery. 1 Mr. Mul lane was one of the substantial cltt sens of St Paul, one of that flass of men whoee word was as good as his bond. He was an thuHiww in that the term implies and a member of Ot vision No. 8, A. O. H. of the city tioned since it was organised years ago. He was its treasurer had served in that position for a Period. ..V & MttiiLfWi" s-ij IISsSSSI $ fp"' •r-jt