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TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1920
REPUBLICAN TICKET
For President—
WARREN G. HARDING.
For Vice President—
CALVIN COOLIDGE.
For Delegate to Congress—
DAN SUTHERLAND.
For Attorney General—
JOHN RUSTGARD
For Senator—
E. E. CHAMBERLAIN.
For Representatives—
A. E. LAtHROP
JOS. H. MURPHY
R. E. ELSNER
A. H. FRAME.
For Road Commissioner—
GUST JOHNSON
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
Theoretically, government owner
ship of anything and everything is ap
pealing. Practically, it is a failure.
But a few years since it was the aim
of the so-called proletariat, in other
words the wage earners, to seek gen
erally and persistently government
ownership, first of all public utilities,
A paternal government that would
hand out share and share alike to
ev&ry man and woman was the desire
and a reality almost at hand, if the
words of the soap box orators were
to be taken for it.
And then came a little touch of gov
ernment ownership, of the steamship
lin^s, the railroads, the streetcar sys
tems and the like. Failure after fail
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are was recorded, and others are be
ing reported daily.
It is intereistittg to note that the
laboring men most interested, the or
ganized workers in the great public
utilities, the steamship lines, are un
alterably opposed to government own
ership. They are not opposed on
theory either, but because of sad ex
perience, so unendurable in fact that
they prefer greatly to revert to the
hated capitalistic system such as was
knowrn before the paternal govern
ment stepped in and took over the
managements of the ships.
Probably no organization of "work
ers has been stronger than the sea
men’s union. In Andrew Furuseth,
its president, it has one of the most
forceful of the workers for organiz
ed labor; not only forceful but far
seeine.
The ideas of his organization on
government ownership of the steam
ship lines are such as will be express
ed by others in other lines after they
have given it a good, practical tryout,
as have the seamen.
A leading editorial in the seamen’s
Journal, the official organ of the
Sailors’ Union of the Uacific, entitled
"Publicly-Owned Ships,” is illuminat
ing and should be read by every mem
ber of organized labor and in fact by
every citizen in the United States. It
reads:
"The inability or failure of the or
ganized seamen to wax enthusiastic
over public ownership and public
operation of the American merchant
marine is not generally understood.
“From time to time the Journal has
endeavored to set forth the reasons
which have made the seaman more
skeptical as regards the freely ad
vertised advantages of public owner
ship. Excerpts from a communication
just forwarded to the shipping board
by the New York agent of the East
ern and Gulf Sailors’ Association,
give additional reasons. To quote
from the letter:
"During the last week and the first
part of this week, the following com
plaints were reported to this office
in regards shortage of provisions dur
ing the voyages of the steamers Puget
Sound, Lockport and the West Har
grave.
“Evidence of this food shoi'tage was
produced before the United States
Shipping commissioner, the proofs
were indisputable and the masters of
these vessels admitted the shortage
of provisions. Under the navigation
laws R. S. 4568 the men are entitled
to compensation for shortage of pro
visions. The U. S. shipping board de
liberately ignores the decision of the
U. S. shipping commissioner and no
redress can be obtained by the men
and no attention is paid by the U. S.
sshipping board to their just claims.
“In calling your attention to these
specific cases, kindly bear in mind
that complaints of this character have
been only too numerous and have ap
peared with an amazing frequency
during the last six months.
“Here we have another specific in
stance where all the beautifully paint
ed advantages of government owner
ship fail to make a hit with the men
who earn their livlihood at sea.
“In the case of a privately-owned
merchant vessel there is scercely ever
any question about prompt redress for
food shortage.
“But in the case of publicly-owned
vessels the seamen suffer by reason
of the fact that the shipowner (i. e.,
the public) can not be easily influ
enced by the ordinary officials of the
government. The seamen’s position
in the event of recourse to the courts
is decidely doubtful, at best. It is still
questionable if suit could be entered
against the government, but in any
case, it will be conceded that the sea
man at the very outset would be at a
disadvantage in suing the govern
ment.
“Public ownership and public oper
ation of the merchant marine doubt
less has its advantages but so far us
can be ascertained from practical ex
perience none of these advantages
have made their appearance in the
seamen’s every day life aboard ship.
To the contrary, gavernment owner
ship of mercantile vessels has
brought to those who man the ships
a seemingly endless chain of disad
vantages.”—Ketchikan Chronicle
PASSPORT RATES FOR
NATIVES INCREASED
WASHINGTON, July 6.—The in
creased passport rates of $9 instead
of $1 is now effective, and natives
of the Philippines, Porto Rico and
the Virgin islands, who heretofore
have not been required to pay a
fee, must pay the new rate.
WASHINGTON, July 6 (by Asso
ciated ;Press). —-. President Wilson
spent the Fourth quietly, reading con
gratulatory telegrams from foreign
rulers and news from the convention.
MAJ. GEN. GORGAsT
DIES IN LONDON
LONDON, July 6 (by Associated
Press).—Major General William C.
Gorgas, former surgeon-general of the
United States army, died here Sun
day.
NATIONArBANKSTo
PUBLISH STATEMENT
WASHINGTON, July 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The comptroller of
the currency today issued a call for
the condition of national banks at the
close of business June 30.
ODOWD WINNER
FROM M’KAY IN
GOOD FIGHT
POCATELLO, July 6 (by Associated
Press).—Mike O’Dowd won the deci
sion over Gordon McKay, Northwest
middleweight champion, when the lat
ter refused to answer the bell in the
thirteenth round of their scheduled
fifteen round bout here yesterday.
AKRON, O., July 6 (by Associated
Press).—Captain Bob Roper outpoint
ed Bob Martin, American expedition
ary champion, in their twelve round
bout here yesterday.
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., July 6
(by Associated Press).—Benny Leon
ard knocked out Charlie White in
the ninth round of their bout here
last night.
SCHOONER C. E. MOODY
BURNED AT BRISTOL BAY
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The three masted
schooner Charles E. Moody, which
left Seattle April 20, burned to the
water’s edge at Bristol Bay Sunday,
according to a message received by
the San Farncisco Chamber of Com
merce.
“DADDY LONG LEGS”
AT EMPRESS TONIGHT
Attention is called to the change
from the usual bookings at the Em
i press. The Monday night program
will not be repeated. Instead, an en
; tire change tonight when “Daddy
j Long Legs” will be shown. This big
| special production will be repeated
on Wednesday night, while on Thurs
day night only, Elsie Ferguson in
“Heart of the Wilds” will be the at
traction. Following, on Friday, anoth
er entire change of program in order
to bring us back to our regular change
nights.
Mary Pickford, artiste supreme in
the portrayal of child parts, appears
tonight in “Daddy Long Legs,” the
best picture she has ever made.
Thousands have read the story,
which ran a few years ago in serial
form in the ‘“Ladies” Home Journal.”
It was hailed as the most humhnly
interesting serial in the history of that
publication. Later it was dramatized
for the stage, cleaning up hundreds of
thousands of dollars for its producers.
And now Mary Pickford has paid $40,
000 for the screen rights, and has used
it for the vehicle of her first pro
duction made by her company.
It is directed by Marshall Neilan,
known ds the Mark Twain of the
screen, so human and humorous are
his touches. He also plays the part
of Jimmy McBride, a young collegian.
Mahlon Mamilton, surnamed by
Judy “Daddy Long Legs,” and Mary
Pickford herself, of course, is Judy,
the orphan waif, mothered by an ash
can; named from a telephone direc
tory; raised in an orphan asylum
whose rules are based on prison regu
lations; leader of the prune and inno
cent investigators of apple jack.
You saw “Tess of the Storm Coun
try and “Rebecca of Sunnyside
Farm” and a greater treat is in store
for you in “Daddy Long Legs,” which
far excells even the best that Mary
Pickford has ever done before.
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