The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-07-25

it out. Those who didn't have
money in banks made even more
noise. The country was under
high protective tariff, yet few
examples of newspaper reports
like the following show the gen.
eral conditions:
More than 2OOO men march to city
hall at Detroit and demand work.
Jan. %, 1908.
Chicago Federation of Labor esti-
mates the total number of unemployed
men in Chicago at 100, 900 and issues a
warning to all craftsmen to keep away
from the city.-Feb. II, 1908.
New York city government urged by
Central Federated Labor Union to let
subway contracts to furnish work for
100000 unemployed men. March 15,
1903.
One hundred thousand men march
through the streets of New York sing
ing the Marseillaise; speakers preach
revolution and demand work; bomb
thrown at police by anarchists. March
%, 1908.
More than 200 Bulgarians petition
governor of Colorado for employment
or for aid to return to Bulgaria.
March 20, 1908.
One thousand foreigners march to-
ward Philadelphia city hall, demanding
work; riot, three policemen shot; Ia
marchers arrested; hundreds beaten by
mounted police. Feb. 20, 1908.
Labor unions report $4,000 idle men
in the Kensington, Pa, district-Feb.
10, 1908.
Unemployed in San Francisco form
league and demand the issue of $685.
900, 900 in bonds to aid unemployed
March %, 1908.
One thousand Hungarians march
through the rain to receive a loaf of
bread each at Toledo. March %, 1908.
At Camden, N. j., riot follows ap-
plication of 1900 men for 300 jobs ad-
vertised by the Joseph Campbell Com
pany.-Aug. 10, 1908.
Loan OF $4,000, 900 to provide funds
for public work asked by city of Phila-
pelphia for unemployed race riot fol-
lowed demonstration of unemployed;
Italians attacked by other nationalities.
March Is, 1908.
Seven hundred Bulgarians in Chicago
appealed to city and county authorities
for aid in deporting to their own coun-
try. April 8, 1908.
In Buffalo, 500 men beseiged the su-
perintendent of the poor for food; four
men taken to hospital suffering from
starvation 20, 1908.
In Granite City, ILL.,, so men knelt
before various churches pleading for
work, and one man killed himself be-
cause he failed to obtain work. April
25, 1908.
In New York, school children num-
bering 5000 mobbed the restaurant of
Adolph Lorber to obtain free meals
offered by Mr.. Lorber.-Feb. 13, 1908.
Thus far in 1914 the press of
the country is unanimous in pre-
dieting a restoration of good
times. Regardless of political
affiliations, and in face of a low
tariff and democratic rule, papers
of all parties are saying this. So
what are we to believe? Did the
hard times start because of re-
publican administration, and are
they coming to a close because of
democratic legislation?
The principal legislation of the
democratic party since March
1913 has been to curb the power
of money, to restrict special priv
ilege, to stop gambling with the
nations resources and public SER
vice corporations. We have a
tariff law which does not permit
special faV0rS 10 mOnopolleS.
We have a new currency system
which Wall street cannot man.
ipulate for its own benefit. Weare
prosecuting the trusts in restraint
of trade. We are forcing rail-
roads to run their business on a
legitimate basis. None of these
things were being done in 1907
and 1903. They are being done
now, and we are hearing good
times predicted. Is there any
Connection between the promised
prosperity and the democratic
performances? If there is not,
the contradiction is glaring.
We know that a city, a school
district, a road district, or state
may get into rut-sink into debt
deeper and deeper, until taxes
become oppressive and bond is-
sues increase. Eventually there