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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1919.
UNIONISM—AN OPPORTUNITY.
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Miners throughout the United
States can well point with pride to the
action of the Butte miners in holding
to their contract and accepting reduc
ed wages with the fall in the price of
copper. But will they consider it as
an exhibition of honesty and good
judgment, or will they regard it as the
act of “weak-kneed brothers who
would not insist on their rights?”
Strikes for higher wages and short
er hours throughout the country indi
cate that a large percentage of man
ual workers, have no sympathy with
isiiuii lu.yauj'. v^n uiic uluci ikuiu, me
absence of strikes or threats of
strikes in mining districts generally,
indicate that miners as well as oper
ators are alive to the conditions that
confront the metal industries and
that they are anxious to do their
share in keeping the mines in active
operation.
With the shortage of metals, and
with rising prices_it was easy to de
mand and easy to grant successive in
creases in wages. Now that the de
mand has gone, and with prices fall
ing or not obtainable at all, it should
be easy for the reverse to proceed in
an orderly manner, but such is not
the case.
Although selling little or nothing,
and buying supplies on credit, even
though he must borrow for his pay
roll on the strength of his good name,
the employer still hesitates to reduce
wages or discharge worthy employes.
The employe, thinking of the good
times that he has recently enjoyed—
plenty of wrnrk when he wanted it,
short hours and high pay—is loath to
forego “w'hat labor has gained for it
self.” With hesitation on the part of
both, there is likely to be a crash in
more than one industry. And right
here iB the opportunity for union lead
ers and unionism to save their mem
bers, the employers, and their indus
tries'.'from wreck and ruin.
There is no sane employer who
would not be glad to see his workers
recive as high a wage as they did dur
ing the war, but he knows that they
cannot get it unless they earn it. With
' little or no demand for his goods, he
must make concessions in price if he
would sell at all. The manufacturer
can reduce the price of his product
until he receives no profit, but beyond
this the burden comes on labor; it
must either receive less or produce
jmuc unno ui piuuuvi. in
course of a day’s work. While the
war was in progress, and labor was
pampered in every direction, the mere
obtaining o£ a dollar was simple, but
in peace times and under normal con
ditions it requires some effort to earn
a dollar.
This should be clear to every man
of average intelligence; it is clear,
perfectly so, to practically every
union leader in the country. These
leaders are not fools; they are gen
erally men of more than ordinary in
tlligence, and it is within their power
to put the case clearly and fairly be
fore their members. Labor has been
taught to be suspicious of Its employ
er, but, having chosen its own lead
ers, more deference is paid to the
opinions of the latter, many of them
are in the enviable position of being
able to guide a large following.
During the last year we have learn
ed that economic laws cannot be
broken by government or legislative
action; they are inexorable. No more
can they be broken by employers or
by unions. Attempts to control eco
nomic laws lead only to suffering for
some one, and often it is brought
upon those for whose benefit It was
intended. An econmic law of consid
erable interest at the present moment
is that remuneration must be In
proportion to production or vice
versa. Twist it as one will, bring for
ward exceptions, cite examples of
poverty and riches, in the ultimate
analysis, barring illegal acts, this re
lation maintains. The leader who con
tinually advocates less labor with
higher pay—antf, alas! there are
many such leaders—may be taking
the course of least resistance, but,
though perhaps retaining the esteem
of his fellow members, he is surely
leading them into serious trouble, for
he is advocating and promoting an
economic fallacy.
The leader who threatens to tie up
the industries of a community like
New York, and attempts to gain his
point through the suffering and incon
venience of the people because he be
lieves he has the physical strngth,
rather than through an appeal to the
intelligence of those served, knows in
his own mind that he is not advocat
ing a just cause, and that he has no
argument with which to convince the
public. Such a leader has not the
welfare of his union or that of the
public at heart.
Never was there such an opportun
ity for union labor (to make good as
today; never such an opportunity for
leaders to guide their members along
the path that would tend to hold their
industries in fit condition during the
period of restricted output which we
knew would come, which we all recog
nize is here, and which we hope may
not last for long.
Capital and labor are both damag
ing themselves by putting off that day
when they must recognize and boldly
face the situation that compensation
and effort must be proportional. Ev
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ery community of every state has
been discussing the matter of work
for the unemployed and the unrest of
labor. A matter of perhaps greater
moment is the unreasonableness of
labor.
At the reent confernce of governors
and mayors in Washington, called by
President Wilson to discuss recon
struction and labor conditions, Gover
nor Catts of Florida spoke v'6ry much
to the point when he said, according
to the New York Times: "We need
labor. We could use 2,000,000 labor
ers in the truck gardens, orange
groves and fisheries of Florida, but
they must come down to common
sense business, every-day business,
every-day United States of America
talk, before the people are going to
turn loose their money on them. But
labor does not want work at reason
able wages. That is the condition that
exists in Florida, and there is no use
in beating about the bush respecting
it.” Governor Catts may have been
the only one to point to this condition
but there were others presnt who
knew where work could be found, as
well as the money with which to pay •
for. it, but they lacked the nerve to <
say that wages paid would not be in I
excess of the services rendered. s
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FORCING INDUSTRY OUT OF 1
BUSINESS.
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Most of the legislation proposed by '
the Non-Partisan league of North Da
kota is written upon the statute books
of that state. Unless the laws are re
pealed by referendum the state is (
now embarked upon a perilous course.
The principal bills establish the
“Bank of North Dakota,” intended to
serve as a mother institution for the ^
state banks, to handle all North Da
kota public funds and to finance the
industrial program; create an indus- (
trial commission of great centralized
power which will establish and admin
ister the state industrial projects;
create the North Dakota Mill and El- ^
evator association whose function is
to establish state owned terminal eU
evators. flour mills and other indus
tries; provide for the regulation and
operation of the lignite coal mines of
North Dakota; and provide for the
establishment and operation of the
North Dakota Home Building associa
tion. The industrial commission is
composed of three members, the gov
ernor of the state, who is chairman
and has the controlling voice in all
matters under its jurisdiction, the at
torney general, and the commissioner
of agricultural and labor. It will con
trol the new Bank of North Dakota,
and conduct and manage all the state (
owned industries, utilities and enter- j
prises. The, "right of eminent do- (
main” may be resorted to in the con- (
damnation of privately owned prop- (
erty and industries. ,
North Dakota has adopted a mix
ture of socialism and capitalism ,
which the entire country will watch
with interest. Pure socialism would {
require that the state own all the
means of production and distribution,
but North Dakota has adopted an ex
perlmental form of government own
ership which is liable to prove even ,
more harmful than socialism. It has
gone into business in competition
with private business, with a large
proportion of its Industries. The tax
payer will be forced to furnish the
money which will he used to Impair
their own business or actually run
them out of business.
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It can be taken for granted that,at
he next election the classes now in
ontrol of the state’s politics will at
erapt to enlarge the scope of the
tate’s industrial enterprise. The
late will take over other industries
nd drive other men out of business.
Naturally North Dakota business
nen have lost confidence. They do
lot feel that their investments are
afe and they are offered no induee
aents to expand their industries and
hereby afford new jobs for toilers,
is long as the state threatens to tax
ir legislate the private owner out of
lusiness it cannot be expected that
msiness will thrive.
Nearly $20,000,000 in bonds has
ieen issued and the taxpayers must
lay the interest and principal. It is
he argument of the political dictator
hip that the state’s industries will he
nade to pay. But if these industries
,rove profitable after the manffer of
he t'ederal-owned railroads the peo
ile of North Dakota are in for hard
lines somewhere along their riotous
/ ay.
31G TRACK MEET
TO BE HELD AT
CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND, April 18 (by Asso
rted Press).—A total of 128 entries
lave been received for the five stake
events to be contested for at the first
Trand Circuit meeting at North Ran
tall track the week of July 7. The
mtrles assure big fields in all events.
The Ohio, 2:08 trot has 20 entries■
rhe Tavern, 2:14 trot, 31; The Ed
vards, 2:08 pace, 22; Forest City
wo year 9M trot, 36 , and the Fasig
hree year old trot, 19 entries.
In the Ohio stake, a wonderful field
>f trotters will compete including
nnny stars of the 1918 Grand Circuit.
L'he list includes Bacilli, Gentry C,
;“Pop" Geers horse); Legal W. picked
ast year as a two minute trotter,
Vllie Lou, 2:06%, the champion trot
:er of-the Pacific coast; McGregor the
3reat, 2:08%, and Red Bon, 2:09%.
The field in the Edwards Pacing
itake looks like the greatest that
went has ever known and several
entries look good enough for the tfree
lor alls, including Peter Look, 2:01’i,
that won second money in the stake
hist year, the Sanardo Murphy’s entry,
which eastern horsemen claim, will
be the next two minute pacer.
It is expected that from among the
thirty six entries in the Forest City,
two year old trot wil be found the
champion two year old trotter of the
coming season.
Practically all the crack two year
olds of 1918 are named in the Fasig
three year old trot. The list includes
the Princes Etawah, Brussilof, and a
few high classy youngsters.
KANSAS CITY, April 18 (by Asso
ciated Press). — The three hottest
hours of the day—10:30 a. m. to 1:30
p. m. have been apportioned to the
plaverc of the Kansas City team of
the American association for their
workout by Manager John Ganzel.
Of the nineteen men who will be in
the Blues uniform for the training
period, nine will have come from the
1918 pennant winners. According to
predictions, the 1918 infield will be
intact. Becker and Good are slated
for the outfield, but the other stations
still are in doubt. Catchers under con
tract are Johnny Brock, Mickey La
Longe, John Roycroft and Paul IIos
kinson.
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City Circulator.
NOTICE TO CREDITOR8.
In the matter of the estate of Chief
Court for the Chltina Precinct,
Territory of Alaska.
In the mat. .ter of the estate of Chief
Goodlatah, deceased. In Probate.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned administrator of the
estate of Chief Goodlatah, deceased,
to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit them with the
necesary vouchers, within six months
after the first publication of this
notice, to the said administrator,
Lewis J. Day, at his place of residence
in the town of Chltina, Alaska, the
same being the pla(^e for the trans
action of the business of said estate.
Dated this 10th day of April, 1919.
LEWIS J. DAT,
Administrator Estate of Chief Good
latah, deceased.
First publication, April 17, 1919.
Last publication May 29, 1919.
Dorian McConnell, a native of,
Pennsylvania, and residing at Peters
burg, was almost instantly killed last
week at the piling camp of the G. D.
McDonald company. He had been em
ployed as signalman at the camp for
less than a month and his death was
caused by being struck by a falling
limb or the main cable, which frac
tured his skull.
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Dan Berger, who was recently ar
rested and sentenced to a term In
tile federal jail of the Fourth division
has been released from custody. He
says he has profited by his experi
ence and will travel the straight and
narrow path in the future.
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