The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.


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1t l. significant Io note that Che treas
urrr ef this patriotic society l. i. /
Noraau. w.. the heir apparent ~ the
throne Of capitalism
That IN, r.f.Hr. l,a come iu.p the
possession eft lhao -lush frnl b.. ''i
1rua,I l., the increased nr'iyiiic. W this
otgauizatiun On January - the Navy
lpi,nie will give = dinner IN honor al
Assistant Secretary ut the Navy WIN
,hrop. Every Washington correspond
cnt has hccn invited to this banquet.
Tho feeding and winiug of newspaper
men i an old and cheap trick TO get
free Advertising However, the capital
i.t press docs not have To be bribed to
boost the Navy leagues patriotic and
plutocratic game.
Admiral Evans Funeral,
The popular hero Fighting Bob was
buried in Arlington with most elaborate
pomp and expensive circumstance. Corps
of valiant marines marched through the
windy. bitter cold streets of Washington
cscorting the gun-carriage Accompany
ing the funeral train was a hospital ser
vice wagon which was badly needed. for
there were many frost bites and acct
dents ON the trip. But officials of the
government who rode in automobiles and
carriages to the cemetery, congratulated
themselves upon "our" efficient sailor
BOYS who looked so brave and fine.
From the point of view of militarism,
however, the demonstration was not al
together successful for none of the spec
tators crowding the streets envied the
freezing puppets of the navy in the
least
Scientific Sweatshopping
"The Taylor system of shop manage
ment is making slaves of the men en-
ployed in the Rock Island CIll.) arsenal"
declared A. w. Johnson, an employe of
that arsenal before the house committee
which is investigating the Taylor sys-
tenn.
"The workers are specded up abnorm-
ally" johnson continued. as a result
of this speeding mp a number of our men
are now members of the great army OF
unemployed, No man can stand the
pace very long.
"When they installed the Taylor sys-
tenn the superintendent went to one
man and told him that his number would
be henceforth 81 Y X No. + and to
the next man 'T Y X No, p and so on
down the line asked Are we in the
penitentiaryP But they grinned and
thought it very funny"
The Taylor investigating committee is
composed of Representatives Wilson, of
Pennsylvania; Redfield, Of New York;
Tilson. of Conn. Redfield is rich manu-
facturer and Tilson is a reactionary re-
publican. Both of these men seem to
favor scientific sweatshopping, other
wise known as the Taylor system.
Machnists of the Norfolk (Va.) have
been forced to strike in order to register
their protest against the Taylor system
The Washington machinists are also
contemplating similar action. This
means that scientific sweatshopping
won't get the governments stamp of APP
proval without a good fight from Uncle
Sans employees.
How the billion dollar Steel trust ex-
ploits its workers will be exposed in
minutest detail by the federal govern
ment in the lengthy report of the bureau
of labor, shortly to be made public. Spe-
cial investigators have been working for
months past collecting information show
inc how the steel corporation kills,
mains and swindles the big army of toll
ers who make it possible for Judge Gary
to buy his wife million dollar necklaces.
The facts as collected by the govern
ment's experts will show that the trust
is making more out of each man than it
ever did, and that the conditions which
it imposes upon its workers, its suppress
sion of the right to organize, its crushing
of labor unions and certain and cruel and
unusual practices, all combine to give
the prize of inhumanity among Ameri-
can trusts.
Joker Boosts Judges Salaries.
All the justices of the United States
supreme court are looking very happy
this happy new year, for they have had
their wages raised. Chief Justice White
now draws down 1000 for writing
decisions which make the people think
that the trusts are "busted," and each
of the other justices pulls in 81 $500
per annum.
The history of the raise in pay is
typical of the way republicans and demo-
Gratis do things in congress. For some
years the supreme court judges have
found the high cost of living, or the cost
of high living, bothersome, and so from
time to time, friendly congressman in
PRODUCED bills to increase their salaries.
But every time such a howl went up
the friendly congressman thought it pru-
dent not to force the issue.
At last, however, a way was found
The increase was included as a kind of
Joker in a bill for the reform of the
judiciary, and as the public didn't notice
it, it slid through silently. In this fash
ion, the friendly congressman gave the
infallible judges more dignity and cash