East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-04

nAII.Y EAST {
40. 900 votes in Oregon at the last ell
ection and that vote was heavier than
the regular republican vote. The
party has a national organization and
is laying plans everywhere for con-
tinued existence. The party is entitl-
ed to official recognition. If the leg
islature acts fairly their request Will
be granted
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A story in the Evening Telegram of
Portland tells in minute detail of a
deep dyed plot whereby
Exposed. senator Chamberlain is to
be named as secretary of
the interior after which Governor
West will resign leaving the COVER
norship to Ben Olcott who will then
name his friend West for senator. 1t
! is foul scheme and the Telegram has
done splendiferous work in laying the
secret bare, The legislators may now
take warning and heroically remain
in session so as to forestall the plan.
There is, however one element OF
weakness about the Telegram's story
II is that part wherein it is related
anxious ones have consulted secret
lively and cautiously with Ralph Will
liams' business partner to ascertain
the exact facts in the case. There
can be no doubt of course that Mr.,
Williams partner would know al
about the affair. But the mere fact
| he must be consulted shows the Tele-
grams legislative writer has yellow
streak unworthy of the great news
paper he represents. When a man
manufactures news story he should
turn out a finished product all set ur
and hot from the mold. He can do il
Just as well as not and then there
will be no doubt about it.
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investigations inso the subject OF
child labor reveal some startling con
| ditions.
Children In That girls under II
Steel Mills. are standing more thar
10 hours a day at worl
that is heavy for men, in the plant Of
the oliver Steel company. Pittsburgh
was found in recent investigation by
the National Child Labor committee
The oliver Steel company is owned
and controlled by Mr.. David b. Oliver
the president of the Pittsburgh Boart
of Education, who gave up the chain
at a recent meeting of the board il
order that he might go on record a!
opposing improved Child Labor legis
lation in Pennsylvania.
Girls of all ages were operating
rapid machinery that puts threads il
nuts and turning out ten to fifteel
thousand nuts a day. For this the.
were paid from five cents thousand
to nine cents a thousand, according
to the size of the nuts; but the wage
were so adjusted that a rapid worke
would earn about seventy-five cents ;
day. In the more difficult work o
putting threads on bolts they wer
Ipaid twelve cents or more per thous
and. but the smaller daily output KEEP
the daily earnings down, so that on
strong girl earned about eighty-fou
cents.
Each girl tends two or three ma
chimes, moving rapidly from one t
another taking out the finished bolt
putting in the rough bolt, pulling for
ward the part Of the machine whic
holds the bolt so that the threads sha
be cut, and all so quickly that it wa
difficult to follow the motion sh
made.
The arms and clothing of the girl
were covered with sthe solution tha
pCurs over the bolts as they are be
ing ground. on cold winter morn
ings this cracks their hands, and get
ting into the cracks in the flesh caus
es such pain that the girls cry q
their work.
The smallest girls were tying up tn
, bolts with nuts on them in package
of twenty-four; work that requires n
skill but makes them stand constant
and lift heavy packages
The conditions revealed are shoch
ing. The National Child Labor com
mittee is urging as measure of relic
that boys under 16 and girls under 2
be barred from work in such found
ries. But If they should be barre
from this work what will they do fc
livelihood? Would it not be bette
to allow children who are self depend
ent to work under improved workin