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ROU, AMIM. SATURDAY,, FEBRUARY 16, 1918.
NO. 2492.
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ORGANIZED LABOR I
IS PREPARING FOR |
INDUSTRIAL BOARD!
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WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 15.—
Orgauzed labor has taken its first
definite step, as suggested by the
Federal Government some time ago,
to formulate a National Labor Pol
icy. Today Secretary of Labor Wils
eon received the names of all ex
perts appointed to represent both
laJ>or and captal. These experts
are to ait with Secretary Wilson
in the discussions pertaining to the
establishment of a highly import
ant labor code. Samuel Gompers,
President of the American Feder
ation of Labor, and Magnus Alex
ander, Secretary of the National
Industrial Board whom Secretary
Wilson asked some time ago, to
name the men, have forwarded all
their choices and there are jjust
four more name3 to be called. Two
of these will^e men to represent
labor and capital and two will bo
government officials. The Federal
Government, through Secretary
Wilson, and leaders of labor and
capita), have been trying for some
time, to devise some way to over
come the constant friction between
labor and capital. It has finally
beon agreed to have representatives
from labor and capital meet with
government officials, who will re
present the government, and toge
ther form a committee who shall
after thoroughly investigating the
question from all points of vie*,
formulate rules and regulations,
which shall hereafter be binding on
both labor and capital during the
entire war period. This committee
shall sit as a board, whose author
ity shall have a very wide range.
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SERVICE RENEWED
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WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 15.—
The government this morning an
nounced that the Federal News
Service has had its mail and cable
priviledges officially restored.
These priviledges had ben revoked
some time ago by the English and
Italian Colonial Governments.
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MISERABLE STATE
AFFAIRS BELGIUM
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WASHINGTON. TV r Ti'eb. 15.—
The disgraceful and revolting de
portations, of the noor miserable
heartbroken people of Belgium, is
•till being carried on by the Huns.
This despite, the promises, of the
Gorman government, some time ago;
that the practice would be discon
WIRE RECEIVED
LOCAL RED CROSS
The following telegram was hand
ed to a representative of this pap
er yesterday, by Mrs. M. L. Sauvain,
one of the ladies who is foremost j
and diligently workng in behalf of
the Red Cross Society.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 14, 1918.
Mrs. M. L. Sauvain, Chairman Nome
Chapter A. R. C. Nome, Alaska.
President Wilson has signed
joint resolution passed by Congress,
■extending^ insurance period from
February twelfth to April twelfth.
Please continue efforts to reach fam
ilies of enlisted men in your Terri
tory.
T. P. Foisier,
Division Director
Civilian Relief.
ued. At the time this promise was
made to the pope and to the neu
ral governments; it was taken for
granted that Germany was acting
In good faith. Now it tsanspires,
according to an official cablegram
rrom Havre to the Belgium Leg
islature, that more than three thou
sand persons, have been taken from
their homeo.in Lokeren, to the West
Front, there to preform military
duty under guard.
LIUBURGER ANZEIGER
TAKEN TO TASK
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V 1ISTER DA M, Kei). 15—Liucburg a
luaint littlle Hanoverian City, famous
'or its aneient chm-ches and buildings;
mme of which date back to the 14th
uid 15th centuries has through the
lublication, of one of its newspapers
The Liuebur Anzeiger” brought upon
itself the wrath of the whole of Ger
nany. The article for which the paper
md the city of Liueburg is so severe
ly taken to task for, read as follows:
‘Ooronova Tablets, containing Marlen
'»ad salts. The safest means to reduce
fat and flesh without dieting. Two
marks SO in the box—New Apothacar
ies’ Hall.”
One of the leading Hamburg papers
"The Hamburg- Echo” almost boile
ovei rt ith indigation, toi think that any
German Daily should use such poor
judgment, as to publish an anti-fat
advertisement just at this time "when
the ribs are poking through most every
honest Germans clothes.” Such lamen
table want of tact is an impertinence
to the suffering people on the part of
the “Anzeiger” and should be punished
I Authorities. So says the Echo.
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10,000,000 UNMARRIED
MEN BETWEEN 18 & 44
IN UNITED STATES
CHICAGO, Keb. lfi—A bulletin which
wwi published here today by the Kpui‘
tatole L/ife Assurance society states that
there are 22,000,000 men in the United
States between the ages of 18 and 14
«K whom 10,000,000, or just about 45
per cent, are unmarried.
The Chicago Herald, commenting
*n these figures, says; "The fact is,
that the cost of living has advanced
ao rapidly and wages have risen rel
atively so much slower that marriage is
becoming a luxury whose sheer cost
^causes many prudent men to hestitate.
it is not that they are averse to ac
cepting family responsibilities. They I
simply doubt their ability to solve
successfully the economic problems
presented by marrige.’
This is a rather startling admission
tor such a paper to make. ft might
be added that this condition is not
new. It has existed ever since the
capitalist system began to reach its
tcute stage and the probability of be
ing able to earn a good living, or being
ruble to find a job at all, began to be
precarious.
But the Herald docs not stop here,
ft further says "In order to assure
:heir own prosperity, the government
i^ust conspire to arrange economic
affairs in such a way that reasonable
men and women may marry with out
financial fear.”
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This admission is. Indeed, astonish
ing, coining from such a paper. One
wonders if the writer understands just
what his words involves.
They involve the establishment of
Socialism. Just that, and nothing more
nor less. For nothing more nor less
;an arrange economic affairs in such
t way that reasonable men and women
maoy mlani-y without financial fear.—
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WILSON S PERMISSION
FOREIGN COMMERCE
BE RESTRICTED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15—Tl:p
rea.sury Department, today, by direct
rder from President Wilson, cora
landeered the entire foreign so.,1
lerce of the country. This action is
iken so every available ship can l>e
nediatcly used fo rthe transportation ’
f troops and supplies to the American
■ont. The proclamation issued by the
rcaxury Department places every ar
ete of export and Import under lfi
ense and becomes effective tomorrow,
'.he Wo,r Trade Board, working in
injunction with the Treasury Depart
lent will hereafter control and reg
lat ail foreign and domestic commerce
he president declared this drastic ae
on necessnry soi that no possible delay I
tay occur in transporting troops and
rpplles to France once these move
lents are begun on a large scale.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 15—Because
r the bone headedness of the coal
operators near Pittsburg, Kansas, whq
are continually scheme ing to wring
more profits out of workers the miners
in the entire district are out on strike,
rhe strike started at the Jackson Walk- i
or Mine when the owners laid off all
Union Weighmasters, and hired scabs.
Over five thousand miners immediate
ly quit work and have appealed to the
Fuel Administrator to compel the cool .
companies to live up to their agree
ment signed a short time ago between
the Union and the companies in the
presence of Mr. Garfield himself.
The Fuel Administrator warned the ;
companies in this district at the time
>f the singing of these agreements that
the Federal Government would not
tolerate any suspension of these or any
5ther mines during the war. That
the government will take over these
nines if the trouble is not settled im
nediately, Is beyond a doubt, for right
cow the entire country is suffering
from. a coal shortage.
That these hogish barons will not
nake any effort to restrain their greed
for profits is strlckjy in line with the
ivcricious “patriotic" profiteering
nethods of big business in general
throughout the United States today,
rho glutinous war hogs, would sap the
intire vitality of the country, so that
heir profits may be maintained, even
it the expense of the very life of the
Republic. No man should make a cent
>f profit during the war. All profits
should be conscripted as weld as lives
uid he who does profit, takes his pro
'its, dripping with tSie life blood of the
\mericun Nation.
Reasonable prices, and first class
workmanship at the None Tailoring
Tom panjr.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. REA H
rHK WOKRER.
NEW YORK DEPARTMENT
WORKERS ORGANIZING
NEW YORK, Feb. 15—The organi
ir of the Retail Clercks’ union, John
umraings, reported last night that
epa.rtment store owners in New York
Ity, fearing a general strike of clerks,
re raising the wages of their c.m
loyees.
A general wave of protest against
onditions an New York department
tores is sweeping through the ranks
f the 157,000 men and women em
layed in these establishments. Ac
re organization work is crystalliz
tg the workers' demands.
Yesterday the strike committee of
lie Retail Clerks' union, which is in
harge of the strike at Stern Brothers’,
2nd street and Sixth avenue, sent a
ster to President Wilson and to (lov
rnor Whitman asking them to inves
Lgate conditions under which the <lc
partment store clerks work.
The origin of the strike at Stem’s .
was the discharge, a week ago yester
day, of one of the employes in the
silk department. This ninn, who has
been with the firm over Si years, and
led total sales aggregating, $1,000,000
a net profit to the firm of $-50,000
was discharged on a 15-minute notice
because it is said; he was found to bo
an active member of the clerks’ union.
The entire silk department promptly
struck. Two days later the elevator
boys also walked out. In order to avoid
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a general strike in the store and es
pecially a strike of the delivery men, j
the latter were given a raise of ?! per
week.
General picketing around the stores
takes place every day. All the print
ed strikers tire out every mornlnge
mil afternoon with printed placards
mil signs; stating that establishments
ire unfair to its employees. The gen
■rai public are asked by the pickets
I jo Jxitionize only the stores which
employ union men.
The strike at Stern’s is very success
'ul; according to union organizers,
rhe labor market is slow in supplying
ielp to the department stores. Ow
ns to the rush most of the stores are
strenuously trying to hire help. The
jnion is confident of winning the
strike. So far no serious disturbances
have occured. The union now has a
membership of over 10,000. It is suc
cessfully organizing all department
clerks. The Lord and Taylor stores
igreeil to recognize the organization
yesterday. 3,600 persons are employ
d by this firm alone.
LOOKS LIKE GENERAL
STRIKE IN BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, Feb. 15—The strike t
t the ahlpc&rpenters and caulkers at )
10 local plant is fast spreading. The i
till and steel men came out today <
nd if the government does not take t
hand there ds every indication that r
le strike will be extended to oil the j
lipyards in the country. The strike a
arted at the Bethlehem Steel Plant c
.mous for all time as the place where r
harles M. Schwab first introduced 1
s apprentice system and ".scientific" t
>eed up plan. It is this plan which is (
»w causing all the trouble in the t
istern shipyards. The very charta- i
i and philanthropic Schwab wants tl
o make all shipyard workers rich in a '
urry, and the "poor boohs?" can’t see
t that way. AH they have to do oc- 1
or ding to Schwabs plan is to pro
uce faster and ho will still magani
lously let them! keep the one tenth
art of what they produce. The men
re constantly pitted against each
ther and only the very strongest and
tost skilllful can make a living wage,
'he men all want piece work and
onus systems abolished. And as a
rent many of the ships building at
be present time are for the govern- |
lent, there is no question but that
le government will soon he compell
d to take over the sipbuilding indus
Tics and cut out such bBoodsuckers
us Schwab and his kind.
MRS. R. *f. SE1BLKR
Has Opened First Class
REPAIRING ESTABLISHMENT
mONT STREET. Next door to The
Emporium
We are here to please old and
lew patrons. Wre do the best
CLEANING, PRESSING,
ALTERING & REPAIRING.
First class workmanship., Gent*
emena and Indies Clothes.
Irt ua estimate on /oar Job Work