Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-03
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A. F. L. For Jap Exclusion.
The American Federation of Labor,
which has been in session at Norfolk.
on Nov. IS placed itself on record rs
fayoring the exclusion Of all immigra-
ton from Asia and the islands of the
Pacific ocean to the United States or
its possessions.
Great Tidal Canal Project.
Delegates from seventeen eastern
states have been in convention at Phil
adelphia to further the project for an
inland waterway along the Atlantic
coast from Massachusetts to North
Carolina. Much of this waterway ell
ready exists. and it is proposed that
the channels of the canals. rivers, ls,ys,
etc, that are to form part be so
deepened and widened as to permit the
passage of the largest warships. The
route proposed is as follows: A canal
through Cape Cod to. Long Island
sound, New York harbor, Raritan ca
nal, Delaware river, Chesapeake and
Delaware canal, Chesapeake bay, sEliz-
abeth river, cut across Virginia to Car
| rituck sound. Coanjock bay, cut
through North Carolina to Albemarle
sound, Croaton sound, Ramlico sound.
Ncuse river, deepening and widening
Adams creek and Core creek to Beau
fort inlet, North Carolina. and the
ocean. The total length would be about
800 miles, and it is believed that this
route would save many millions of dol
lars in freights to the business inter-
ests of the north and south, besides
Ecuttfng down the water distance of
coastwise steamers. A. permanent or.
Eganization under the name of the At.
lantic Deeper Waterways association
was formed.
Union Label on Lincoln Farm.
The appearance of the union label
on the stationery of the Lincoln Farm
!association, Of which r. ]. Collier, ed
itor of Golfers Weekly, is president
and the purpose of which is; to solicit
funds for the purchase of the birth
place of Lincoln to be maintained as
a national park, has drawn upon that
association severe criticism from some
quarters. The National Founders as
ISOLATION during it's recent session al
New York condemned the use of 1.-THE
EN- len4, of the closed shop in connec
ton. With this patriotic and worthy
scanse," and other employers In many
kparts. of the country have been writing
ITO the Officers of the Lincoln Farm as
ls6ciation. Replies to these inquiries
brought forth the fact that the use Of
the unagi label had been authorized by
the executive committee Of the associ
lation after 1t had decided to appoint
Samuel Gomrers as one of the trustees
The officers Of the association defend
Ethefr course by saying that they be
Efteye that Lincoln would not have fel
1t any more necessary to discriminate
against union labor in the spirit of an
tagonism than would President Nc
Kinley or President Roosevelt. Theil
attitude and that of the association |:
ito recognize the good that organized
labor has accomplished in betterint
the life conditions of the average work
Angman and at the same time to de
plore the excuses or acts of violence
and the lack. of wise leadership from
which organized labor has occasionall,
Esuffered. Ii is proposed to carve owe
the facade of the memorial building
h those noble words of Lincoln, ''Witl
\ malice toward none; with charity fo
Il ALL"
l More Business Curtaimnents.
4 Reports continue to come in from al
parts of the country of the shutting
down of2arge manufacturing plants OF
4; the curfa.ilment Of working forces. Th,
Jones " Laughlin Steel company d
PittsburG, the largest rival of The
United States Steel corporation, ha.
discontinued work on its mammoth
new plant at Aliquippa, on the Ohio
\ river Work has also been stopped Oh
the new plant of the Midland Stee
company a few miles below Aliquip
pa The directors of the American
Sh1pbuildinS company at their recen
meeting att Cleveland decided to shu
down practically all of their plant.
u along the great lakes ut once. Thi.
Il means the discharge of 1000 men a
Lorafn. 400 or more at Bay City ant
4 several hundred at other points Til,
ii Apley Rubber company of Hudson
\ Mass. shut down Nov. II, THROWN,
4 500 men out Of employment. 1t wa
stated. however, that work would b.
resumad Dec. 5. Several other mills ii
Massachusetts have gone on to shorte
\ time schedules. In consequence.of til,
Il cancellation of an order from the Penn
il sylvania Railroad company for 40
locomotives the baldwin Locomotiu
works at PHILADELPHIA Will be eompe'
: led to retflce Its working force by S.0e