The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
LABOR NOTES OF
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Daily Times.
Briefly replying to Mr.. Little of Tho
Milk Producers association, / wish to
state that he has entirely evaded the
question asked by me, whether it was
conspiracy to meet as an association
or corporation for the purpose of rails
ing the cost of living, by raising the
fpriee OF milk" As a matter Of fact
the question was asked through the
channel of our states attorney, and
do not take Mr.. Little's reply by any
means as an answer thereto. As to
other matters in Mr.. Little's letter, tho
general public have something to say
on that point and with the addition OF
the state and city boards Of health, VIC
hope to get clean and good milk, AZ
heretofore.
Replying to w. NJ. Milne, scoutmas
ter troop, !. would say that there are
two distinct organizations of boy scouts,
namely the Baden Powell boy scouts,
which is of military nature, the other
the world scouts, organized by Francis
Vanc Of England. which is peace or
ganization. / take it that the Boy
Scouts of America belong to the Baden
Powell organization and as such are
charged as an adjunct of militarism.
Moreover, it is only month or two
since the man killer of Mafeking, who
Won much distinction in South Africa,
was over here inspecting our incipient
heroes. In Australia there are over l00,-
600 boys registered and 100000 more
wanted. For two years he will be drilled
without a gum; at fifteen years old,
he ri 10 ha mt -, h han ia nI
he will be drilled until he is eight
teen.
Baden Powell went to Russia two
years ago and the result to-day is that
3,50e000 peasant boys under the age
OF twelve and fifteen receive military
training by regular army officers, the
ear expecting by this to stop the ever
flowing tide OF socialism.
And, further. Mr.. Milne, | am sorry
to hear that the turning back Of the
Leith boys was unfounded. You know
it is, easy to run with the crowd and
follow the example OF that French revo-
mtionary, who hearing the roar and
noise of the people from the streets,
cried out, There go the people. | must
follow them, for / am their leader"
As to your national headquarters TAX
ing the matter up with the American
Federation of Labor, permit me to state
that many affiliated unions of that body
some months ago demanded that COM
plete investigation of the boy scouts of
America be made. and | have heard of
no report from the committee who have
been appointed to look into the mat
ter, but | assure you, you viii when
ever it comes to my notice.
Strike breaking in the Chicago papers
boys strike and the Des Moincs and St.
Louis shoeblacks have been charged
against the scouts, and other methods
OF questionable character, but we will
suspend Judgment until the report comes
out from the A. r. of L., which. remem.
Der, in the first place was undertaken,
not at the hehest Of your headquarters,
but by organized labor.
On one point, and on that point only,
am ] with you in your letter and that
is as TO training boys TO give first aid
and resuseitation aid. This knowledge
could be carried with them through the
daily walks OF life and when grown to
would be invaluable to them
when fellow workman was injured or,
as suggested by yourself, until medical
assistance arrives. Whether this was
the purpose and aim Of the organizing
OF boy scouts, do not know, but being
q Seotchman, Il have mae doots," and
in conclusion / would advise Scoutmaster
Mills to give his pupils all the advice |
and knowledge he has along these lines
and furthermore to endeavor to get a |
line on his fellow workmen as regards |
forming first aid club and he win be
to find how many will be |
ready to join for instructions and others |
prepared to instruct and help him in |
this admirable and humanitarian work.
Secretary Fisher of the interior de- |
Dartment has issued an executive order |
from the public domain $40 |
ieres of coal land adjacent to Grand |
Col, upon the request of Con-
yressman Taylor of that state. The |
secretary has also drafted and presented /
/ BID which would authorize him, in
his discretion, to patent $40 acres of
government land for each city, and 100 /
lcres for each town under conditions /
for prompt and continuous de-
felopment of the coal, the prevention
~ any assignment pf tfdHsleT Ol inc
and, the safeguarding of the health
md safety of miners and others hand
ing the coal, the prevention of undue
waste of mineral resources, and other
restrictions. If the plan as outlined
8 carried into effect, cities and towns
within responsible distances of cosl-bear-
ng lands will be enabled to procure
oal at greatly reduced rate with.
nut injury to the best interests of the
oal diggers.
BY vote of ls,095 against 1905, the
members of the British Amalgamated
society of Engineers have ratified the
greement between the engineering and
employers federations and
he twenty trades unions in that indus
~, which provides for the settlement
# jurisdiction disputes without stop
,age of work. The agreement goes into
fleet Immediately on the east coast of
scotland, the Clyde, the north coast of
England, Barrow, Liverpool and Birken-
lead.
President A. Rosenberg Of the Inter
ational Ladies' Garment Workers un-
on reported among other things to the
leventh convention that "The long hours
hat formerly oppressed the workers of
ur trade have disappeared. Eighty per
ent. 1901 of our members do not work
more than so hours per week. Some
Z L. 49, lac N..-., |