PROGRESSIVE SENATORS
WARNS GOVERNMENT
By L. ('. MARTIN (
WASHINGTON,—That a new'
alignment of the people is coming upj
that will sweep away existing political!
parties unless they face and solve re
adjustment problems was the warning
sounded to chieftains recently by
Senators Kenyon ond Borah, progres-j
sive leaders.
They caution against "ostrich tac-;
tics” as a means of disposing of thej
menace of Bolshevism in the United
States.
They urge honest, fearless,
straightforward tactics by the govern-,
ment and political leaders to cope |
with reconstruction problems affect-,
ing the great mass of the American I
people.
After sounding the warning to
"standpatters" in both parties that
"a terrific jolt is coming to them from
the American people” unless present
conditions are remedied, Borah and
Kenyon outlined ways of meeting the
Bolshevism menace to this country.
Their statements represented the
sentiments of the progressive group
jn the senate.
"Those in power, whether in> po
litical parties or in the government,
who blind themselves to the menace
Of "Bolshevism in this country are
courting disaster,” said Kenyon.
“The workers of this country rec
ognize the menace. They don't want
Bolshevism. They fear it. But they
realize it is spreading here, and that
something must be done to stop it.
They look to their leaders to stop it.
“Appeals are being made to repub
lican and democratic leaders to put
their respective parties on record for
a broad, wise governmental welfare
policy that will recognize the rights
of the workers as they have never
been recognized.
"One of the most conservative men
in the republican party discussed the
question with me recently because of
requests from his constituents that
he get congress busy on welfare leg
islation. He is a party leader, a pres
idential possibility. He realizes the
menace. But the party leaders do
not.
“What the people want is action,
not talk; results, not promises. The
wise political party is the one whic:
will go on record and then obtain
laws like the following:
“X. Creating at once a conuniscio
on public works to co-operate with
the states in pushing necessary public
work during hard times and to act
as a buffer in absorption of surplus
labor in the reconstruction period.
This will remove the unemployment
menace which is growng by leiaps and
bounds.
“2. Creating a national employ
ment bureau to co-operate with the
states.
“3. Providing help in establishing
homes for workers. Finance this
by a plan similar to the farm loar
banks.
“4. Vocational training for all.
“5. Extending soldiers’ and sailors
insurance to men in industry.
“6. Establishment of courts o
mediation and conciliation (voluif
tary).
“7. Old age, sickness and disability
insurance.”
Bcrah, a bitter foe of the doctrim
of wiping out Bolshevism by repres
sion or force, said:
“One hears upon every hand thes;
days the doctrine of force. We arc
to force peace and ws are to have
force to ma'ntiii.r peace; we are tc
have force to end our labor d.sturban
cos.
‘Instead of talking force and re‘
pression, let us preach co-operatio:
and tolerance. Bolshevism is the
fruit of force. We must kick the
psychology of war from ou*r midst
We must avoid ostrich tactics if wc
don’t want a terrific jolt from the
people.
“There are a few general princi
pies which, if we adhere to them, wil
simplify the situation:
“We must get back absolutely ti
the constitutional government, to the
principles upon which our faithers
built ancl eschew all arbitrary meas
ures.
“We must establish complete free
dom of speech and of the press. No
man in these times should be embar
rassed in the free and open discus
sion of great public questions upon
which depends our whole future.
“The principle of the law of co
: yperation in the industrial world
should be substituted for the old law
of tooth and claw'. Labor must un
derstand that it has an interest in the
1 great industries of the country, aside
from the mere question of wage.
“A system of taxation must be de
I vised equitable and fare between all
[parties, but always based upon the
principle of ability to pay.
1 “The people and the government
must get closer together.
“The perfectly unconscious waste
of money must cease. I do not be
lieve the dispositoin to waste public
money ever had such a hold upon
public service as now, and this is
practically regardless of party lines.
“Extravagance in public funds,
thereby burdening the people with
oppressive taxes and sterilizing in
itiative in all lines of industry, is one
of the things upon which Bolshevism
flourishes."
GET THE rrtiWS RIGHT. HE Alt
THE WORKER.
MAY BREAK
OFF ARMISTICE
BERLIN. March 20—It is reported
that the suspension at' the Armistice
between Germany and the Entente
powers is imminent.
The German government is deter
mined not to yield to Polands claim
fora cession of Dantzig and the great-;
er part of the province of West Prus-1
sia, irrespective of consequences. !
The cession of this important port!
and territory demanded by the Polesi
would sever all communications be
tween East Prussia and the rest of
Germany, and deprive Germany of a
NO AGREEMENT (
SEATTLE, March 25—Local Labor
leaders have received word from
Washington D. C. that the report that
the old Macy wage scale for the local
shipbuilding workers would remain
in force until October first is prema
ture.
Local shipbuilding union officials >
•who are representing the shipbuilders
at the conference now being held in
Washington D. C. to settle the wage’
large territory which is principally in
habited by a population of purely
Teutonic stock, to whom the credit
s due for building up the country to
its present material prosperity.
The claims of the Poles, regardless
3f one of President Wilson’s Peace
principles of self determination is bit
terly resented by the German people
the opinion is freely expressed that
>nly by force of arms will the Poles
ie allowed to hold and administer
he disputed territory.
lispute informed the iocau labor of
clals that daily conferences are being
teld and that an early agreement may
je expected.
CAPTAIN Ql ITtf .1015
SEATTLE. March 27—Captain
lohn O’Brien who has piloted pass
rnger steamers on the Seattle-Nome
■un ever since Nome’s earliest days
tas severed his connection with the
Alaska Steamship Co and it is report
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Francisco to look for a new position.
The reason for Captain O’Brien’s
resignation has not been made public.j
llis retirement from the Nome run!
will be deeply regretted by a multi
tude of people to whom he was well!
and favorably known.
SOVIETS IX FUEL CONTROL
BUDAPEST. March 7 2—The Hun
garian Soviet Republic has been firm-}
ly established.
The slight resistance offered-by thej
supporters "f jpe Karolyi government
was easily overcome and the radicals
have assumed control everywhere.
All the industries are being social
ized and rapid strides in the full es-;
lablishment of a people’s government!
are being made.
The report that 'he Hungarian rad
cah had declared war against the En-|
tente powers is declared to be a ca
nard, circulated by c»o opuonents ofl
i
the radicals for the purpose of indue- j
ing the Entente powers to intervene.;
No subjects of the Allied powers
have been molested in any manner|
and they are free to do business or
travel in Hungary as long as they
conform to the laws of the Soviets.
DEMAND DAY OF REST
INDIANAPOLIS. March 27—An!
organization composed of the train!
dispatchers of the Middle Western
States has sent a resolution to the!
officials of the Middle Western Rail-1
road systems demanding one day a
week rest.
This resolution has been transmitt
ed to the U. S .Railroad Controller
by the railroad officials for adjust
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WILL JOIN MOVEMENT
PHILADELPHIA, March 27-—Re
olutions passed by local labor
unions pledge the support of their
member^ to any legitimate action
which may be taken oy organized
labor in the United States to effect
the release of Thomas Mooney.
The participation of union labor in
Philadelphia in the contemplated
strike to be held next Fourth of July
is as^pred unless Mooney’s release
has been effected by other means.
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TO CAU STRIKE
CHICAGO, March 28—The Nation
al Council of the Commercial Tele
graphers has sent strike ballots, call
ing for a nation wide strike to the
members of their organization. Ap
proximately four hundred thousand
commereal telegraphers will decide
whether they will go on strike to as
sist the members of some of their
unions who are on strike, or not.
The National Officials decided to
call for a referendum vote when some
of the Telegraph companies refused
to abide by one of the decisions made
by Secretary of Labor Wilson in the
strike settlement that the companies
should not discriminate against any
of their employers owing to their ac
ti' ities during the “trike.
The National Officials claim that
the Telegiaph Companies have utter
ly ignored the condition regarding re
employment laid down by the Secre
tary of Labor and the National organ
ization has been induced by their
members to submit the question of a
nation wide strike to a referendum
vote.
11 the commercial telegraphers
should <’< r kle to strike practical1/ all
ousiness thruout the whole country
would be forced to suspend and their
sti*i:e if even of short duration wculc
be a calamity.
SURVEY COALFIELDS
WASHINGTON. March 26—It has
been officially announced here that a
commission has been appointed to
make surveys for an early opening of
the Matanuska coal fields.
The Commission will leave on April
first for the Matanuska fields.
The names of the members of this
prospective committee have not been
announced.
WILL SETTLE 8TKIKE
LONDON, March 28—The British
Railway Men i'nions have accepted
the terms proposed by the British
government to settle their grievances.
A joint commission, representatives
of the workers, employers and the Brit
ish government will be appointed and
an equitable settlement of the griev
ances of the railway workers will be
brot about as speedily as possible.
DEBS APPEALS
WASHINGTON, March 28—The
Eugene Debs appeal case is being ar
gued by the attorneys for the defend
ant before the U. S. Supreme Court.
Debs’ attorneys applied for a re
hearing of the case on the ground that
the trial court misconstrued the issue
presented by the indictment.
A strong appeal is being made by
Debs’ attorneys and the issue is
awaited with a great deal of interest
in labor circles thruout the United
States.
WILL NOT STRIKE
BIRMINGHAM. Ala March 2S—Re
solutions were passed by the mem be
of five Allied printers unions in this
state declaring against participation
n any sympathetic strike which mighi
be called for by any organized group
of union labor.
The printers justified their stan<S
for the reason that all sympathetic
strikes are based on injustice done
some one else and that if the printer.*
would obey all sympathetic strike,
calls, there would be endless distur
bances.
The resolutions declare that the
printers thoroughly believe in the
strike principle, but expect every or
ganization to fight their individual
battles against the employing class
without involving other labor organ
izations whose membership may ber
perfectly satisfied with the existing
wage scale and working conditions.
MI ST GO BACK TO WORK
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29—The
owners of shipyards in this city have
announced that the ten thousand
striking shipbuilders who walked out
several weeks ago, crippling the ship
building industry will have to return
to work immediately, or else all ship
building yards would close and sus
pend operations indefinitely .
Approximately forty thousand
workers will be thrown out of em
ployment unless the strikers consent
to go back to work under the old
wage agreement.
The shipbuilders unions have taken
the matter up and a decision may soot,
be expected.
GOON STRIKE
CARDIFF Wales. March 25—Six
thousand' coal miners employed in
local colleries have gone on strike
as a protest against the British Coaf
Oommissionerss failure to report fav
orably 011 all demands made by the
miners.
The miners thruout. the Cardiff"
district are dissatisfied with the at
titude of the members of the coaf
commission and other Colleries may
become involved in the strike, unless
the coal commission recedes from
their stand.
The Colley Bros, who have been
prospecting and minng on their claim
on Rock creek arrived in town 01
business recently.
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