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THK HYPHEN VOTE.
The result of the election will be
claimed, wrongly df course, in some
quarters as a significant manifesta
, tion of the German-American vote
in the great strength which Hughes
showed in the eastern staes. Be
cause it was a neck and neck race,
it may be held that the German vote
going solidly for Hughes, prevented
a walk-over for Wilson. In fact
what the election does show is that
it was found impossible to organize
the vote along any racial or hyphen
ated lines. The mere fact that Wil
son polled so strongly shows that.
Normally the United States is a
republican nation. Only when a split
occurred in the ranks and the seces
sionists established the progressive
party was it possible for the demo
crats to shake the solid grip which
the G. O. P. had upon the political
power.
This year there was no such spl:t.
and Hughes for that reason should
have been elected. Had the German
American or the Irish-Amencan
lined up against Wilson, Hughes
election would have been certain.
The results shows that no such
thing took place.
It is very important to observe
that even in politics, an effort to in
ject a race or national question has
been a failure.
The manner in which this entire
effort collapsed is seen in the defeat
of such men as Senator Mnrtine ot
New Jersey and Go-ernor Dunne ot
Illinois. Both th ?se men were ac
cepted as friendly to the German
viewpoint; they were supported
most strongly by German or pro
German papers and when Martino
n il Dunne won in the primaries of
'i s Jersey and IL.nois. it was hail
ed in the Fatherland, the organ ot
the Germanists, as a most distinct
victory for them.
In spite of this, then, the deieat
of Martine was convincing and over
whelming, in New Jersey and that
of Dunne no more or less positive in
Illinois. Nnmerous other examples
of this kind could be shown, all tend
ing to reveal the fact that this elec
tion was not affected at all hy the
German-American or lrish-Amer can
vote, as far as that vote went against
Wilson.
It is far more likely that the fact
that during Wilson's term there was
peace and that Wilson was not ag
gressively bellicose, that during Wil
son’s term there had been some sort
of an alliance with the executive ot
the American Federation of Labor,
and the Adamson act had won for
him enormous union support, that
these things in fine had far more to
do with the election than any other
factors.
HIGH COSTS OK LIVING.
The most important question be
fore the people at the present time
is beyond <^ny sort of doubt the con
tinued high costs of living.
Flour is higher than at any per
iod since the Civil War and other
of the commonest necessities are
similarly affected.
The country produces in super
abundance. There is more than
enough flour raised in the form ot
wheat in the United States to feed
the people their most urgent bread
needs twice over.
There is more than enough in
■every line to meet almost twifee the
•normal needs of the people of the
nation.
Under such conditions readily
enough it can be seen, the United
States is not short naturally in any
food product.
But everything is not .so simple
as all that. Food products are pro
duced not to satisfy the human
needs directly, but directly to make
money.
Now over in Europe there is an
immense amount of labor which is
engaged in the very unproductive
work of killing itself off as quickly
and in as expert a manner as poss
ible.
That labor is not producing any
food, but it has to be fed; and the
wealth of the nations that is con
trolled by the Powers which keep
Labor at the entertaining and un
productive work of killing itself
off, will see to it that it is fed.
There is where the United States
comes in. The wealth of the Powers
where labor is so unproductive is
turned over to those who control the
Labor in the United States engaged
in prductive or other industry. And
they buy the product of that labor
with liberal payments which assure
the interests in control of American
Labor Power a very handsome pro
fit. Accordingly the money is enga
ged in buying up the product of this
American labor in the form of wheat
and flour and other food supplies,
with the result that the supply of
the nation for^ home consumption
is so decreased that there is insuffi
icient on hand for the domestic re
quirements.
So to meet this demand in a
shortened supply, the workers must
compete against one another ana
hence they send the prices soaring.
That is precisely what the work
ers are up against and what they
will be up against just as long as
they are not organized to arrange
differently.
Various propositions have been
put forward to meet this situation
and one which is now being heard
is that of an embargo against all
food especialy wheat and flour ex
portation.
Without doubt such a step would
tend to reduce the evil conditions
which now exist. But they who ad
vocate this policy do not strike at
the root of the evil.
The evil lies in the ability of pri
vate owners to control, own and spe
culate in the food requirements of
the nation. The evil lies in the
fact that our economy is controlled
by private propreitorship in every
thing and that proprietorship only
exchanges with other proprietorships
at a profit. In other words human
labor is engaged in production for
profit and not for use.
If flour slumped tomorrow to such
a low price that It were profitless in
the market, a pound of it, no matter
how urgent the human need, would
not be raised. The wheat lands are
cultivated because in growing wheat
a handsome profit is realized. The
farmer engaged in the wheat culti
vation never considers the fact that
his acreage will feed so many |ung
ry units in society; the broker never
rejoices that in buying the contents
of the elevators he is bringing
closer to a consuming public the
gratification of their food wants. To
each of these the all absorbing sub
ject is the amount of money to be
made and hence even in their
minds every person who handles the
wheat is a contributor to as high
a price a§ possible.
Accordingly until this private con
trol of the nation's food supply is
smashed, the question of high prices
is one that is likely to be always
with us.
It is proposed to increase wages to
meet the increased cost of living.
This would not settle the question,
'but it would matfe it less insistent
among those who are now unable to
get what they require. But an un
fortunate fact in this connection is
that wages always lag behind a soar
ing market in other .commodities,
and so far have necessaries gained
upon the wages paid that there is
now a fifteen per cent difference in
favor of food supplies in relation to
the price of labor to that which pre
vailed five or six short years ago.
INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY.
It is to be hoped that the wise
icres who think that the “American
efficient” idea was wrapped up in
Huges will not deceive themselves
into thinking that that policy of in
iustrial efficiency is going to suffer
the Shadow because Hughes himself
lias been eclipsed.
There is nothing surer than that
this industrial efficiency is bound to
be forced forward. The employers
every where ye getting it into
their heads that with the coming of
a close to the war, there must be
more and more efficiency and speed
ing up.
It is the most extraordinary fea
ture of the American efficiency ex
pert that he concludes by grabbing
a stop watch and eliminating super
fluous motions rushing-production to
a highest pitch, he is accomplishing
a more perfect industrial system.
Now it is not to be denied that
wonderful things have been accomp
lished by these efficiency systems,
but at a cost to the human material
that has been subjected to them is
most unfortunate.
In this therefore the American ex
perts have yet a lot to learn. They
have not found the secret of German
efficiency in the speeding up methods
which are so urgently advised. What
they will have to do is to devote
time to improving the human mate
rial as an intelligent, educated ma
terial if they wish to suaceed. They
will have to abandon their automa
ton conception of the labor factor
and realize it as a thinking factor of
most acute and accurate adjustment,
easily affected by environment and
one that cannot suffer any constant
high pressure efficiency as is pro
posed without disastrous results.
The fact is over-looked that the
high efficiency of the German pro
ducer is not accompanied by the
high pressure work American effi
ciency experts believe they must in
stal. The German insists upon edu
cation and the rest comes naturally.
The American firm fights as shy as
possible of the workers who knows;
he fears the agitator.
KVKX HANDED JUSTICE.
Here's an interesting case. Judge
Charles P. Orr refused to grant final
naturalizations papers to Stephen
Mihals at Braddock, Pa.
The reason given is unusual to
say the least but very significant.
Stephen was not even a reputed
anarchist; there was nothing to
show his character and mental
equipment were not of the best. But
the Judge refused papers to him
because last May he had been with
others engaged on strike in that
same town of Braddock and was a
strong unionist.
Let us clearly understand the rea
son for this. Orr considers himself
the real simon pure dispensor ot
Justice. Orr identifies his interests
with that of the Industrial Overlords
of Braddock. When Mihals struck
against the Industrial Overlords, he
struck against the State in Orr’s esti
mation, and was guilty of disloyal
ty and rebellion. He therefore could
not make a good citizen.
It has come to this that all author
ity is lining up with employing in
tersts, and there are none evidence
this so' completely as the arrogant
Charles P. Orrs, even though they
do wear the ermine of the judici
ary.
FEDERATED CHURCH.
At the Congregational Church
Sunday the following services wi!.'
be held. Rev. John Parsons, pastor
11 A. M. Bible School and
children-s service. R. B. Julian,
superintendent.
Adult Bible class will study,
7 P. M. Christian Endeavor.
8 P. M. Worship and Sermon bf
Dr. John Parsons. Subject:
“Alaska Working Out the Beast”, a
study in social progress.
The choir will render an anthem;
a duet will be given by Mr. Deakin
and Mrs. Poteet; a violin solo by
Mr. Julian.
The public is more thap welcome
to all the services of the church.
Safety first. You miners coming
in from the creeks look up the ad
vertisers in your paper before dis
posing of your patronage.
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