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The labor world., 1912-09-28
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The American trade union movement was the
first to call attention to the abuses and alleged un
fair privileges enjoyed by the so-caed master class
in the early days and referred to as capitalists
ufacturers and big interests in our present day.
Trade unions first called attention to the lack
OF education and the means to obtain one by the
masses, and continued the agitation until they estab
llshed what is known the public schools sys-
tenn.
Always standing for the right of self govern
ment trade unions first advocated the initiative and
referendum and it's persistent agitation is reflected
by the now rapidly crystalizng public sentiment to
a point where these principles have been enacted
into law in many states and rapidly being made
such in others.
These principles, with trade union activity will
ultimately help to establish industrial democracy
in which better social and industrial conditions shall
prevail
There is no limit except the one Of human in
telgence activity and scope to the sphere of trade
union effort and achievement The scope of this
sphere Of activity will develop just in proportion to
the growth of the labor movement and the organi-
zation of the masses.
The organization Of the masses along trade
union lines in the trade union movement is the
greatest work of our time and for all time AS or
ganlzation advances, the minds of the workers
will be lessened.
If you, Mr.. Wage Garner, are not a member of
trade union, why don't you join?
The labor world., 1912-09-28
AS TO TRUSTS.

President Taft believes that the proper way to
deal with the trusts is to enforce the Sherman law
and force them to dissolve-with results as shown
in the OIL tobacco and other cases where the COM
panies were broken into several parts all owned by
the same people, maintaining the friendly re-
lations and with prices and profits greater than
ever.
Colonel Roosevelt believes that trusts should be
amenable to federal commission appointed by the
PRESIDENT If a trust is good in the sight of that
commission let it CO. If it is bad shut it up entirely
He believes that combinations are necessary for the
economical and efficient conduct of business But
commission appointed by the president and doing
the will of the president will have the say as to
which shall be put out Of business and which shall be
permitted to go on "doing" the people, monopoliz-
ing trade and crushing the man with ambition and
force and independence enough to want to be in
business for himself.
Woodrow Wilson believes in the removal of the
special privileges government has given trusts and
in making business stand it's virtues without gov
ernment support and advantage He would take
from them the tariff support under which they have
become powerful and under which they have built
up their monopoes, and by which they are enabled
to sell their product abroad at less than they sell
1t at home and which gives their labor no returns
In addition to that he would prosecute offenders
against the law as that law provides-not use such
part OF rust. That is to say he would regard and
enforce the criminal sections of that law. And he
would strengthen the law so as to make it plain
and strong. He would regulate competition not
monopoly and prevent the interlocking directory
system through which such trusts as the steel COM
bine, has maintained stronghold on railways and
other industries
Which system do you prefer?
The labor world., 1912-09-28
JUST A FEUD,

w LILLIAN JENNINGS BRYAN
w generally hits the nail on the
head when he strikes. He has done
it again. He says the differences in
the Republican party is not division
on principles-just a feud.
Mr.. Bryan holds that in the matter
Of real principles there is no essen
tial difference between Taft and
Roosevelt. But that there is a per-
sonal. feud. That is to say to satisfy
their personal hatreds, bitternesses
and ambitions they throw the country
into turmoil.
Will the people stand for that?
Thinking people have all along
realized that 80 per cent or more of
the differences now making the grand
old party great old parting, are per-
sonal.
Think of it! The national desti-
MES and affairs Of the greatest nation
on earth being made the playth1ngs,
the *pawns Of two persons. Such
things have been, Of course, in ma
tions where the divine right Of hered-
ity, might, was the state and the state
was an hereditary autocrat. But in a
government of, by and for the people
it is almost unthinkable, or would be
If it were not the fact.
Mr.. Bryan is right. And the only
way for the people of this country
who sincerely believe that their gov
ernment is their own-not the possess
sion of either Of two individuals-to
enforce their belief ond ownership is
for them to work and vote for the
candidates VIII have proved their in
tention and ability to conduct gov-
ernment along lines that mean the
good, the proprietorship Of the peo-
pie.
The labor world., 1912-09-28
THE WINGED THOUGHT.

The Bible says: Gas man thinketh in his
heart so is he'' mans thoughts form his char
acter. If thought is allowed to dwell on foolishness
man is weakened; if on evil things, he becomes
bad. Good thoughts or evil shine out from the face
A naturally beautiful face may become disfgured
and repulsive from indulgence in evil thoughts The
plainest face may be gorfed by beautiful thoughts
Ii you would be wiser and BETTER think of wise and
good things: Keep the mind employed on purpose,
and you will not have time for blues, will you
be lonely. Useful wholesome and interesting
thoughts good company
Some lines of thought, apparently harmless,
must be guarded against It is we'll not to dwell on
the unknowable or unfathomable too much. There
is plenty in the world Of knowledge to interest one
There is more obtainable knowledge than any per-
son can ever acquire Your resources for interest
ing and useful thought endless Think of JOYOUS
things and be happy of good things and be good.
Think of the things that make you wise and useful
;of kind and loving things. "The noblest mind the
best contentment has, says Spencer and Paul said
80 Whatsoever things lovely-think on these
tthings.''
The labor world., 1912-09-28
LONGSHOREMEN SETTLE
BIG COAST STRIKE

ABERDEEN, WASH, Sept. &c.
The locals Of the International Long
shoremen's association, representing
the Longshormen of Aberdeen and
Hoquian, have accepted the terms Of
fered by the Gray's Harbor Stevedora
company, and have returned to work
after a bitter struggle.
1t was agreed that the Longshore-
men would be paid for overtime at
the rate Of time and a half from S
p. m. until a. m. The wages for
the regular time are to be so cents
per hour. >-,
The agreement was secured by a
committee Of the unions and repre-
sentatives Of the international, organ
1zation from Portland and Tacoma.
With this settlement many of the
The labor world., 1912-09-28
PRICE ADVANCES.

UNCLE SAM has again Informed
~ the patient ultimate consumer
that prices have advanced-as if it
takes seriously worded government
report to tell him that. But the Taft
administration fails to tell the why of
these advances, some as great as 40
per cent-which in a government sta
tistical statement is probably right
and proper. But one reason there is,
and it is a pertinent one and timely
for discussion.
It will be remembered that when
the Canadian reciprocity bill was un-
der discussion a good deal was said
about the farmer-some people tried
to convince the farmer that the broad
entng Of the market would injure
him, going, of course, on the idea that
he was protected by the special
privilege tariff. # So to satisfy him
free list bills were prepared to give
him a chance to buy trust made and
tariff protected articles as cheaply at
home as they were being sold abroad.
Into those bills was worked good
Democratic doctrine. The whole peo-
pie were to benefit.
But the Republican administrative
and legislative power. defeated those
bills and SO the price makers were
continued in the protection the tariff
gave them in their price making. In
stead of a broadening Of the markets
in general to the interest Of farmer
and the ultimate consumer, the old
narrow marketing system and pro-
tected monopoly was maintained-as
it will be if the Republicans or Pro-
gressives should by any mischance,
control the next administration.
Natural conditions, good crops, an
era Of agricultural plenty, will doubt
less aid the ultimate consumer. But
only in SO far as the monopolies pro-
tected in their power by the tariff can
not prevent. That they are not going
to do all desired is already shown by
the way butter is advancing because
of the cold storage buying and con-
troll, and the steady prices of flour
with wheat dropping on the ex-
changes.
This all shows that the first step
toward the stopping Of the common
practice of making the consumer the
goat is doing what the Democrats
propose to do to the bulwark Of
monopoly and the father and mother
Of trusts, the high protective tariff.
The labor world., 1912-09-28

"A New Jersey judge-Francis j., Swayze of the
supreme court OF that state-has probably put a
qu1etus; IN New Jersey at least, on the police non
sense about Socialist red flags He decides that the
Socialist party is party in American politics. that
It's official emblem under the law is red flag. and
that its members have the same right to make pub
lie displays of this emblem that the Democratic or
the republican or the Progressive the Prohibition
parties have to make public displays of their official
en1olems. None but fools and fre-eaters have
thought otherwise.
The labor world., 1912-09-28
PLUCKY WELSH MINERS
TO RECEIVE MORE MONEY

LONDON, Sept. 26.-Recently the
South Wales coal owners representa-
tives on the conciliation board agreed
to the miners demands Off 6A per
cent increase in the standard rate Of
wages. This concession is ~ per
cent above the maximum fixed by the
present agreement. The Welsh miners
are noted for their: persistence, and
they have been stubbornly fighting
for this concssion,. which shas now
been won. + .-l5
The labor world., 1912-09-28
TOWARD THE LIGHT.
G. j. Buell.,

See how the world is moving!
Moving toward the light!
How Freedoms sun is rising
Clear and strong and bright.
His light drives out the darkness;
His warmth dispels the gloom
And every friend of right may know
The better days are come
From Russia's dingy dungeons,
From Persia's burning sand.
From Turkeys homes and barracks,
From China's Towering land,
From Indias million voices
There comes thrilling cry,
1.-THE Sons of Toll are rising,
And tyranny must die"
But the strongest call for Freedom,
Ever heard since Eden's morn,
Comes from just across the waters,
Where our mother tongue was born.
How it rises from her cities!-
Echoes back from cliff to glen
How it swells in mighty thunders,
"Lo, the earth was made for men. 1"
We only need to learn it
Gods social law divine
The law that teaches what is our -
And what is mine and thine
For when we all shall know it
When every one shall see
That earth and air belong to all r.,
And not to me and thee,-. T.. ssLE
No, not to me and not to thee,
Except as we shall use them
To benefit our fellow men #
To bless and not abuse them.
Then Peace, and Love, and Justice
Shall come to earth again
To calm the fears, and rule the hearts
And guide the lives Of men. II 5z {.ss
o, hear the cry Of freedom,
n AS it circles round the earth!
How 1t stimulates to action!
4 How it sttrs to life and birth s@
All the purer, nobler passions
That fire the heart OF man, #=
And rouses every worker
i Il. To do the best he can! #.,.. 81:
Then hail the Sun Of Freedom,
AS 1t rises fast and high,
And hail the glad days COMING
.Ss The time that's drawing nigh sss
When none shall know u master. is.sss
md none shal bend the knee,
But all may join the slad new song
M ny ~ q S...s
The labor world., 1912-09-28
THE COAL SITUATION.

4 DULUTH coal dealer has predict
a - ed coal shortage this winter.
OF course, he merely echoes what is
sent out from the head offices of the
coal trust in New York.
At the same time Philadelphia pa
pers have made an investigation of
conditions in the anthracite region
and find that production is In excess
Of that at the same time last year,
and that there is a great boom on
in the coal fields. This despite the
layoff during the recent strike.
From this The. Philadelphia In
quirer figures that the talk of a
scarcity-with suggestion Of an
nouncement Of higher prices to fol-
low, of course-is sent out as a feel
er. If the public "falls for it, the
price advance notice will follow-also
as a matter Of course. The public
has been SO "easy" during these years
past that the coal barons simply can
not help letting their cupidity get
the upper hand. .r..
Meanwhile the government suit to
separate the coal mines from the coal
ASeAA0Ss cAu IAC SOf VO0IAt3eI-
tion Of price and production condi-
tions drag on. J, #ys5.s@i#t 4. 5=#e
Y It is entirely possible that the bar
ons recognize that the end Of their
rope is near and they want to make
all they can before their power Is
finally stripped from them and the
public given chance. They might
as well be hung for goats as for any,
thing else. Sts3*ss s#s alss 2s
This all goes to show that If the
government is the friend OF the peo-
pie it claims to be- 1t will push suit
and investigation and do everything
possible to save the people from suf-
fering through another winter In tho
tiEhtened grip of q heartless trust. 3$ss. n
d But can much be expected of m.
admi ntstrat tion i. OF / q party, that has
seen these cond ions grow und der itsI
poltcies and has done not hing to bring
yeli
The labor world., 1912-09-28
SOME TRADE UNION PHILOSOPHY

The modern means of production and distrib,,-
st1on especially in the industrial world have devel
toped an age Of centralization, conservation and
unity of effort. N'>'
NJ, In this age or any other, industrial workers are
clal industrial and economic well being is concerned
unless they unite with their fellow workers. Fully
realizing this the wage earners long ago organized
what is now universally known as the trade union
movement. z.z~ s.&@ - -
The trade union institution is movement mn
like any other movement It is clean-cut. precise
limiting it's membership always to wage earners and
connng it's efforts chiefly to the industrial advance
ment ln the matter Of wages and hours of labor.
lts influence polite cally and Oh the uplift move
ment ; has been ching and ii its
The labor world., 1912-09-28

one Ct the mistakes prior to the inauguration
of a strike, is to underestimate the strength a,d
financial resources Of the employers; to brag and
boast about strength and finances which have
no foundation in fact to utter threats calculated -
destroy the industry in which the rank and 6le are
employed. A dignifed stand, free from bluster ana
loud talk with view to gaining public sympathy,
are Po1cnt forces Tor the speedy settlement Of in
dustrial disputes. 7.z, 1.T. 80 -
Funny, but never is the big oyster CROP men
toned than some near joker comes up With refer
enee g the Holsters who to
,of quite BIT q
The labor world., 1912-09-28

union men who had gone to Astoria,
Tacoma and other points will nov
return. -.
The families of most of the men
who left this city on account of the
strike reside here and this settlement
will not only be of interest to the
unionists, but to the business men
also.
The labor world., 1912-09-28
A RECKLESS MAJORITY.

New York millionaire with the aid of his
chauffeur, seized girl and thrusting her in his au
tomoblle, attempted to kidnap her. He was inter-
cepted by policeman and arrested
Ihe next morning he was brought into police
court and severely punished for his crime.
The judge Sentenced him to ten davs in iai]
In France, before the revolution MOBILES who
made off With peasant girls were made to suffer no
such indignty. When fathers and brothers protest
ed the gentlemen who were insulted by their impu-
dent interference in the amusement of the better
clssses, promptly ran them through like so many
pigs.
Terrible thing that French revolution. It has
set bad example to disturbers and radicals and the
enemies OF the state and religion ever since
mllllonaire cannot now abduct girl with
out getting ten days in JAIL so terrorized are our
magistrates by the clamors of the mob.
The labor world., 1912-09-28

The growth Of the trades union movement is to
some extent periodical it expands by leaps and
bounds during favorable trade conditions and tho
revival CT industry after periods of financial panic
and business depression. Plenty Of jobs in view
create courage and independence; the bonds Of
sympathy and hope widen, eliminating narrow sell
hshness and pessimism. These are some Of the nat
ural causes which rave the way for organization
and unity. -
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-24

no ding ont TO make room for an entire
ly new work or whether they should be
preserved and enlarged so as to form
the nucleus of the new base.
The latter scheme was adopted. a
ditch about sixteen feet was dug all
round the old foundation to the width
of about twelve feet and carefully brat
ticed. Into the area thus laid bare
they drove 3.OT6 piles Of hardwood
from Cadore. fresh cut so as to insure
the presence Of abundance OF resiD'
The average diameter Of the piles was
eight and one-half inches. The plies
were on an average thirteen feet long
and were driven home to what Is
known to builders as absolute resist
ance-that is. until they yielded one
milIimeter to each blow from a weight
of $40 pounds raised four feet siA
inches.
These piles are calculated to have a
carrying power Of 10000 tons. The
weight of the new tower is a little over
10000 tons.
Ar the angles the piles are in con-
tact with one another: elsewhere they
average a dozen to the square YARD
The total enlargement Of the founda-
tion amounted to 232 square yards
The pile driving was completed on OCT
S. 1904 -.
Then came the attack on the ola
foundations. consisting Of a cut maoe
eight feet all round. so that the new
platform could be knitted to the oio
Then on the top Of this new platform
massive blocks Of Istrian stone cut IN
naraIlelopipedes were carefully cement
81 together. These stones. noted Tor
their fine grain. were placed IN eleven
courses and made to enter into the o.a
foundations TO the depth Of six feet SIX
inches. The largest blocks were pine
feet nine inches in length and four ieet
seven inches in width
The whole tower is linked tosetne'
and must stand or fan Ike monoitn.
II VIII never again crumbie up ana
drop in component parts
Tbe number Of bricks empioyeo u
about 100000.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-24
NOTICE OF CONTEST.
Department of the Interior.
United States Land Office.

United States Land Office.
Portland, Oregon, April %, 1912.
To Clifford Jacob Simmons, Of ST.
John, oregon, Contestee:
You are hereby notified that nellie
Link who gives Airlie, Oregon, as his
25th, 1912, file in this Office his duly
corroborated application to contest
and secure the cancellation of your
Homestead, Entry No. 1870, Serial
No. 01196 made March 27th, 1905,
for SWA of NWH Section %,
Township 8, South of Range g. West
of willamette Meridian, and as
grounds for his contest he alleges
that Clifford Jacob Simmons never
at any time established a residence
on said land; that said entryman
never at any time improved any por-
tion of said land; that he has wholly
abandoned said land ever since the
date of said entry to the present
time.
You are, therefore, further noti-
fed that the said allegations will be
taken by this office as having been
confessed by you, and your said en-
try will be cancelled hereunder with
out your further right to be heard
therein, either before this office or
on appeal, if you fail to file in this
office within twenty days after the
FOURTH publication of this notice,
as shown below, your answer, under
oath, specifically meeting and re-
spending to these allegations of con-
test, or if you fail within that time
to file in this office due proof that
you have served a copy of your an
swer on the said contestant either In
person or by registered mail. IL this
service is made by the delivery of a
copy of your answer to the contest
ant in person, proof of such service
must be either the said contest
ants written acknowledgment of his
receipt of the copy, showing the date
of its receipt, or the affidavit OF the
person by whom the delivery was
made stating when and where the
COPY was delivered; if made by reg
istered mail. proof of such service
must consist of the affidavit of the
person by whom the copy was mailed
stating when and the post office to
which it was mailed, and this atti-
davit must be accompanied by the
postmaster's receipt for the letter.
You should state in your answer
! the name of the post office to which
you desire future notices to be senl
to you.
J. C. ARDREY, Receiver
Date, of first publication Friday, Man
Sd, 1912.
Date of second publication Friday
| May 10th, 1912.
Date of third publication Friday, May
18th, 1912.
Date Of fourth publication Friday
May oath, 1912.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-24

Summons.
In the Circuit Court or the state OF
Oregon for Polk County,-Depart-
ment No. 2.
Lyman A. Warner, Plaintin,
VS..
BENJAMIN Metzker, deceased, the un-
known heirs of Benjamin Metzker,
deceased, William Howe, deceased
and the unknown heirs OF william
Howe, deceased. Also all other
persons or parties unknown claim
ing any right, title, estate, lien or
interest in the real estate described
in the complaint herein, Defend
ants.
Summons.
To Benjamin Metzker, the unknown
heirs of Benjamin Metzker, william
Howe, and the unknown heirs OF
William Howe. Also all other persons
or parties unknown claiming any
right. title. estate, lien or interest IN
the real estate described in the COM
plaint herein, defendants.
In the name of the State Of Oregon
You are required to appear and an
swer the complaint filed against you
in the above entitled suit within Elk
weeks from the date of the first pub
lication of this summons, whlca
said date is the Gath day Of May,
1912. and If you fail to answer for
want thereof the plaintiff VIII apply
10 the court for a judgment and de-
cree against you as prayed for Ia me
complaint. towit: (l) That plaihtiii
is the owner in fee simple OF the toi-
lowing described premises, towlt:
Reginning at the Northeast corner
Of the III. f. Reed ID. L. c. in TIP. 5.
r. W. of the w. NJ. in Polk County,
oregon, and running thence west 4.se
chains. thence North 1875 chains'
thence East 2S.sS chains: thence
South 1853 chains; thence West
2s 90 chains; thence North 4.St
chains to the place of beginning ana
Containing 44.54 acres more or less
Tbat ali adverse claims OF the de-
fendants may be determined by a de-
cree Of said court. CD That By saio
decree il be decreed and auJuoseu
that the said defendants ana eacn OF
them have no estate or Interest What,
ever in or TO said parcel OF lana anu
maj the title Of plaintiff thereto ls
GOOD and valid: and ca That the said
defendants and each OF them be Tor
ever enioined and debarred from as
serting any claims whatever IN OF 70
safd land adverse TO piainti1' anu
tbaf plaintif may have such otnei
reIief as may seem meet with equity.
This summons. by an order OF the
Hon I'd r. COad. County Judge OF
polk County, oregon on the zlst uss
OF NAV. 1912. Is served upon YOU ~
nublication thereof for a period OF
- -onsecutfve weeks Immediately "
u~ior 10 the 5th DAY Of July, 1919. ln
ibe polk County observer, a new
ns,e- 81 general circulation printed
al DaiieS' " W. o. SINS.
Attorney for Plaintiff
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