Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-02-29

layers of igh-protection Germany
receive 81 80 per week of SO hours.
Here are few more comparisons
which tell their own story:
England. Germany
Carpenter, per week, 80 IA $3.50
Filters, per week, S.64 768
Compositors. per week. z 90 500
Plumbers. per week, 954 6.8S
And the cost OF living is much
higher in Germany than in England
LA FoLLKrTe Nor DITcHED.
There has been in existence q
general conspiracy all over the east
seeking to make the people Of the
country believe that Senator La
Toilette is out OF the race for the
nomination for President. The
conspiracy was pretty largely sue
cessiul, because many people be-
lieve La Toilette has quit. Senator
LAFollette is not that kind, how
ever. He will go down fighting, II
necessary, but he will not run up
the white Gag.
The following extracts OF tele-
gram sent by Senator LaFollette
personally to North Dakota Republi-
cans shows where the Wisconsin
senator stands on the subject OF
laying down"
The report that have Withdrawn
as q candidate is false, and the
statements regarding my health are
are gross misrepresentation. They
are part OF the pressure brought
10 bear TO force me from the contest,
which | willingly undertook at q
time when no one else could be in
duced 10 make the fight.
II want delegates who are ready
TO win, or lose II need be, 10 the In.
terest OF q great cause. Let ne
through you assure the voters OF
North Dakota that l shall as always
keep faith with them, and shall re-
main q candidate steadiast TO the
end"
JUGGLING The FIGURES.
Here Is business secret II you
are running your concern at big
loss, but wish TO make the figures
show big surplus, simply put of
paying heavy bills until after the
reports Of the receipts and expendi-
lures are made up for the year.
This is the system by which Post.
master General Hitchcock put the
postoffice on paying basis, &C
cordiDg 10 charges made by w. d.
Brown, formerly governm, I audi.
tor. whose expose OF the situation is
so obviously true Mr.. Hitchcock
has failed to reply.
Mr.. Brown shows that tho alleged
balance OF $2l9. lie. IL announced at
the close Of the last fiscal year TO
the credit Of the postoffics depart
ment inlreality does not exist at all A.,
but instead there is reallt deficit
Of 81, 000, 900.
RELIET FRoM EXPRESS COMPANIES.
A charge Of % cents. instead OF
81 81, for the delivery Of all pound
package on rural free delivery routes
Is Ia prospect. az the result Of the
action Of Democratic members OF the
house committee on postofiiees and
postroads In Incorporating 10 the ap-
preparations bill provisions for q
tentative parcels post system. The
committee members also agreed up
on o general domestic rate OF IL
cents and o maximum package Of IL
pounds. This is the present inter.
national parcels post rate.
TAFT TARIFE BoARD TO ooS 2,
The Democrats have had suggest.
ed to them way TO kill pf the ID ?
famous Taft tariff board. The plan
is TO pass through the House bill
for the creation OF bureau OF tariff
statistics that shall be responsible
to the legislative branch OF the gov.
eminent, instead OF TO the executive
branch alone, and that shall investi.
gate and report on facts at the re-
quest OF the House, which has au-
thority to initiate revenue measures.
There will then be no necessity for
an appropriation for the tariff board,
permitting that body TO die with this
fiscal year.
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