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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-06-05

drawn. Particularly so if l were asked
to attend and participate in the franz
ing.
| do not question the sincerity of
Mr.. Berry or his associates in the
purse seining industry But l do be-
lieve that the fish oil" combine are
using the purse seiners to pull their
own chestnuts out of the fire. 1t
would be amusing, were it not pathe-
tic, to witness the solicitude of the
cannery men for the small fishermen
NOW after gouging them for years.
They have evidently said to the sein-
ers Nov you fellows want to get
in and fight that bill because we will
take it out of you if it passes" And
the seiners have swallowed the bait,
hook line and sinker.
Mr.. Berry's attack upon the bill has
been published far and wide, both in
newspapers and in pamphlet form.
Remembering Mr.. Berry's statement
that scarcely a seiner closed the sea
son without being from $3.50 to $1,000
in debt, I wonder where the money
for this publicity is coming from.
Surely they haven't been able to build
any war fund. Then who put up the
money? Echo answers, who?
Let me hazard a guess at a possible
source of finance for this attack. |
know of one cannery which put up its
first pack last year. 1t packed $4,000
cases 1t paid off from that one sea
sons pack, the initial machinery in
vestment, reinvested in more and i'm
proved equipment $4,000, and divided
as net profits to the owners $4,000.
Guess who is putting up the money
for the purse seiners' fight
Z. p. MARSH.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-06-05
RESOLUTION
PASSED 167 TO 4
FARMERS UNION SCORES
STOP-LOOK-LISTEN CROWD
FARMERS AND LABOR
UNIONS SOLID FOR SEVEN
SISTERS "

There was uncontrolled joy in the
opposition camp when a small group
of "rubber-tired" farmers in the south
eastern part of the state solemnly re-
slowed to repudiate the Seven Sisters,
and, consequently, the working agree
ment between the joint forces Of or
ganized labor and organized farmers.
The report of the special committee
which investigated" the Seven Sisters
was printed and spread broadcast,
thousands of copies of the report in
! leaflet form appearing in Spokane dur
ing the session of the State Farmers
Union. l believe l said in a previous
article that the authors of the Waits
burg resolution" might have some ac-
ton. They did.
You see, the game was to make the
people believe that the farmers were
splitting up on our initiative program.
The activities of the Joint Legislative
Committee during the last few years
has spread terror in the ranks of
standpattism. 1t was apparent that
something had to be done to curb this
activity else the time might be near
at hand when the grip of the stand
patters on the affairs of the people
would be materially lessened. There
had to be a burnt offering. The Waits
burg convention played the hand of the
Stop-Look-Listen crowd in beautiful
style, the newspapers helped it along
and all was ready for the Spokane con-
vention where the coup de grace was
to be administered. The special
committee" sat serene and confident
| in a front row Four emissaries Of the
/ S. L. L. League moved in and out of
the hotel lobbies where the delegates
were stopping, buttonholing the sturdy
sons of the soil and whispering to be-
ware of those labor agitators who were
leading them astray. And then some
thing dropped and the dull thud was
heard in Frank Dallam's office.
| A. c. Moore Of Walla Walla was the
chairman of the Waitsburg special
committee" Mr.. Kegley, master Of
the State Grange, put a leading ques-
ton to Mr.. Moore and the gentleman
was invited to stand up and answer.
Where did he get some Of the alleged
statistics appearing in his report? He
got them from Mr.. Darwins report.
Didn't he know Mr. Darwin hadn't is
sued any report? Who wrote the re-
port Of the special committee? Mr..
Moore did. And then for Mr.. Noore's
edification paragraph after paragraph
was read from the Stop-Look and
Listen Leagues "handy manual Of mis-
information" the wording of which
Continued on Page Four)
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-06-05
HOUSE ADOPTS LAW TO
MAKE STRIKING LEGAL

Washington, June 2.-The Webb
amendment to the Clayton antitrust
bill was adopted almost unanimously
by the house today.
1t makes strikes, assembling and
peaceful picketing lawful.
In presenting the amendment, Rep
resentative Webb said it embodied the
ideas of President Wilson and of Off
cials of the American Federation of
Labor.
THE amendment ought to be adopt
ed to preserve the rights of labor, "
said Representative Henry. ut will
also restrain the courts from inter
fering with labor in times of industrial
disputes"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-06-05

Next Sunday the Label League will
give a picnic at Silver Lake. Lunches
can be secured on the grounds and
there will be dancing from to and
to 10 p. m. Take the Seattle inter
urban next Sunday and get off at
Silver lake and spend day at this
beautiful place in the woods.
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spetfuly
N mehO
O. bor
make beauf promis of
on o o prpert
tina employ in the right
a i he
If p ito from the armed 1gnarlo the eempl 10
NJ Civ
o
po~be unit in comHsson
he av order al the mill
Having thus relieved the judges civil authorities
@ j a. b loaded gun
II nrl r Ell agents.
fllovedW tina Won be rIapv
b. astteme a the enc of
than the ginnngN1s IS
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--...,, .,,tt,tN Tor f,,l,,.' -.- s,s
development "uo wealth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
WE WANT BETTER BABIES-EUROPE WANTS MORE BABIES

that cause much more than any other nation,
but at least two of her greatest neighbors have
started surely and swiftly in the same course.
Germany is one of them. A few years ago her
birth rate was more than 80 to the thousand,
while Frances seemed fixed at only 10. At that
rate, Germany exultingly thought, the logic of
events would settle the question of supremacy
between the two. But in the last dozen years
a great ominous change has occurred in Ger
many Her birth rate has been and is steadily
declining from nearly twice that of France to
only about one-thrd more. This decline is most
notable in the cities, but then the population OF
the empire is rapidly becoming concentrated in
the cities Note the decline in the birth rate
in each thousand of population in the ten years
from 1902 to 1912; in Mannheim it fell from 426
to 2S.7; in Nuremberg from 1871 to 25.5; in Co
logne, from 37.s to 26.7; in Breslau, from 1874
to 26A; in Stettn, from 1858 TO 227; in Lep-
sic, from 31.5 to 221; in Dresden, from 3l.5 to
2O3. Even is the report from the capital
and its enyirons. In Berlin, with all the mag
nifcent development of that city, the birth rate
has fallen from more than S5 to less than 20;
in CharlOttenburg it is below 10, and in Will
mersdorf and Schoeneberg it is only about 49,
No wonder that the German government is get
ting to be much concerned over the matter as
Is the French. For no. only is Germany being
disappointed in her expectations of enormously
outgrowing France, but she is herself being con-
fronted with the very peril as that with
which she menaced France. That is to say, she
is being steadily and swiftly outgrown by Russia
For in the lattery country, despite a much lower
standard of sexual morals than that Of France,
the birth rate is more than 40 in the thousand,
and yet shows indications Of declining
There is a marked decline in the birth rate in
England, too, sufficient to command the earnest
attention of the government. IL is pointed out
that while in 1850 the birth rate was something
close to "a in the thousand, it is now only about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

25 and is still falling. AS CONSUMPTION does not
prevail in England, doubt is thus thrown upOn
the effects of that system upon the birth rate ia
Germany. The belief is arising that the decline
in all three of these countries, and, indeed ~
others, is due to some general cause or causes
quite Independent of political or economic cOndi-
tions, or of social manners and morals For the
decline is practically universal, in some degree
among European nations and their colonies
meaning by European the Germanic and Romance
nations All these nations attained their maxi
mum birth rate in the decade lssl-ls9O and al
have declined to their minimum thus far, since
1901 The maximum and minimum rates have
been follows the minimum being maintsnes.
practically Unchanged from the year mentioned N.
the table to the present:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

iBY DAY" aroused the campaign cry
Of Better babies!" for which there
is much need. In witness whereof see
the infantile death rate, still far too
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

and the increasing frequency of divorce. 1t is
true that the number of marriages is declining;
there were 1850 fewer last year than the year
before Also, the number Of divorces is incress-
ing; there was 1906 last year, or 500 more than
in 1912 But what is the cause of this? 1t is
folly to attribute it to immortality, since as
matter of fact the average of sexual morality is as
good as in most other lands, and far better than
in some in which the birth rate is ten times as
high as Il is in France SO that theory is uncon-
vincing.
Others attribute present conditions to the eff
fects of the war with Germany in the Terrible
Year. But the decline Of the birth rate had be-
gun before that and now, more than full gem
Grafton after those effects should surely have
passed away. It is, moreover, not recalled that
any such effect was produced upon Prussia by the
still worse ravages. of the Napoleonic wars in
that country.
The third cause which has been advanced is
more ingenious and plausible than either of the
others. 1t is in brief the land system Of peas
ant proprietorshp, under which the farm is di-
vided among the children. Shrewd French peas
ants realize that continued subdivision among
the members of numerous families would soon
reduce the holdings to too small an area, they
endeavor to keep their families restricted to not
more than two children. That is the ideal fam
ily, boy and girl The boy nherts the farm
and msrries the daughter of neighbor, and
the daughter marries a neighbours son. Thus
there is no further subdivision Of land. It is
probable that that rule does operate to some
extent Thus, it is noticed that the birth rate
is lowest in the purely agricultural departments
and highest in those where manufacturing and
commercial industries abound. Yet the rate is
painfully low in the large cities where the land
question does not exist, and We must regard this
theory AS far from entirely convincing.
France, moreover is no longer alone in SUI
fering declining birth rate. She suffers from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
OvERALLs AND CAP FORM PART OF THE
YACHTING COSTUME

"Try this cap on" said he, taking small
Scotch cap from his locker. It looked small but
IL fitted. and was better than a straw hat would
be on the lake. The blue oyeralls were little
Big and seemed rather odd yachting cos
tune. The commodore also put on oyeralls and
a cap Evidently this was de rigueur for model
yachting. Passing again onto the yacht floor
The commodore proposed race. Considering
what had been learned recently about the diff
Guilty OF sailing these small things, the commo-
dore had suggested rather stiff task for the
initial experience. lie picked out a mahogany
hulled sloop Of the latest I'm keel type, whose
refined lines promised great things in the way Of
speed. Then he pulled out somewhat larger
and heavier looking sloop Of his own for himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
COMMODORE BEEBE EXTENDS AN INVITA-
TION TO A SAILING MATCH

This looked like the real thing. W. W. Beebe,
commodore of the club, former superintendent
Of the floating equipment Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad in New York Harbor, was ready to open
the door to a taste of this kind Of yachting. So
the writer and the commodore set out for Pros
pect Park. It was neither a Saturday afternoon
nor q Sunday morning, the club flags were not
flying when the rustic building housing the hun
dred or more miniature yachts reached. The
building was erected by the Park Department for
the purpose Of serving yacht basin, if that
term may be used. The only persons around were
the park keeper, whose function it is to look
after the yacht shelter member of the club who
had his soop out on the lake and few visitors
to the park, who were lounging on the grass look
ing out upon the water. The building is oeta-
gon, with three or four small rooms at the an
giles, available for lockers, spreads, etc.
The floor was thronged with small yachts,
every one with all sail set. Each rested in
cradle on wheels With bowsprits pointing tow
ard the centre, they formed giant circle. Judg-
ing from Mr.. Ketcham's statement Of the mini
mum cost OF a boat, the total value of the craft
lodged here ranged between $4,000 and $4,000.
There were all kinds Of pleasure boats in minia
ture. OF course, the lover Of freak boats was rep
resented. No yachting fraternity would be COM
plete without come devotee OF the freak boat.
"You mad better put on some overalls," re-
marked the commodore, he led the way
toward the locker through the forest Of
dainty, tapering masts.
This looked as if there must be some exercise
connected with sport.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
The Races of the Model Craft Often Furnish
Competition as Earnest and Exhibit
Skill as Striking as Are Seen
When Larger Boats Meet
for Trophies of Note

day afternoon and each Sunday morning there
are races for points. That is, the winning yacht
is credited point for each boat in the race,
the second one point less, the third two points
less, etc At the end of the the points
won by each boat are figured up. There
gattas on Memorial Day, Labor Day and Elec-
ton Day We have nterclub races, and per-
petual challenge cup worth $50 is sailed for by
various clubs
amy one, in order to win race has to be some
racer can tell you. You have to peg up the jb
or main sheets just right to get the advantage of
every fuke Of wind. If the jb is too fiat the boat
may pay Off. If the opposite, she will keep com
ing up into the wind. The boats carefully
measured for the fixing Of time allowances, and
we have a carefully drawn chart Of the lake. with
courses laid down on it. There are two courses
one triangular and the other to windward and
turn. They are marked by buoys and the race in
each case is for a mile. The straightaway wind
ward and return course is a quarter of a mile
long"
"How much do the boats cost" This question
had some interest for the writer
"Not less than SO each and some more. The
owners usually build them. They built up
with planking, just a big yacht would be, and
will stand a good deal of knocking about. The de-
signs of some of the big designers are often used
For instance we have several based on Gardiner
plans"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

There is still another notable cireumstsnes
The non-European nations are not thus ahee'ss'
Russia. which while geographically Euro2ss'
ethnologically is Asiatic, shows no decline frs'
the birth rate of about forty which she n''
maintained for many years Exact stsusr''
from China and japan lacking, but It nay
be said with entire confidence that there - =
decline in either of them.
Students of the subject are therefore eonsl'
ering the question whether Diapers theory
the lives Of nations Was not, after all, eorfe'-
II so, we may be confronted with the inteuss.
unwelcome but memorable and inevitable ~
that the Caucasian branch of tie human race =.
run it, course. so far TO have reached inc =,
at which fertility declines, and is thus as'S'F
dying out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

On their general appearance one would have e1-
pected the mahogany boat to win.
The boats were trundled out of the building
to the platform outside and gently lowered to
the water Small rowboats were brought in from
a rectangular float near by. The commodore in
vited his guest to take one and follow the ma
hogany boat which had just set off on its own
account. lie took the other himself. The breeze
apparently was southwest, although it was diff
cult to follow its vagares for it through
any one of half dozen gaps in the trees at ran
dom and with no consideration for the senti-
ments of the yachtsmen. Sometimes it woull
fade away altogether.
An early bit Of instruction that the row.
boats should be on the leeward side of the yacht
This insures to the yacht the full benefit of the
breeze. u looks also as if it would insure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
TNE OOQOrN R. OF THE YANKEE CLUB 1914 WINNER OF THE
MTtR- ClUe CAALlANCE CVP.

that when under sail his boat was no tender
thing, but capable of holding her course steadily
and in a stable fashion. "bone" sparkled under
her PROV and the water astern actually boiled.
model yacht race as a sport looked promising.
Just then the mahogany boat decided to come
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

//@ ABLY DAY" aroused the campaign cry
80 Of better babicsl" for which there
is much need. In witness whereof see
the infantile death rate, still far too
large; the overcrowded hospitals and asylums for
ailing little ones, many Of them beginning life
with nirmties which will continue from the
cradle to the grave; and the stunted forms and
peaked faces of many Of those in the schools and
on the street. OF a truth, infantile hygiene is
Of the prime humanitarian duties Of the age.
It was France, as everybody knows, that began
The disastrous process. In that country
hygienic care is taken of infants which would
make our best efforts in that direction seem
shamefully inefficient by contrast, and in conse
quence the death rate is the lowest in the world.
Fortunate is that for France since there the birth
rate also is, and long has been, the lowest in the
'acrld, and seems likely to remain so, unless
others fall down to its level since the utmost eff
forts of statesmen sanitarians, phanthropists
and patriots fail to increase the rate or even TO
check the decline.
The latest statistics show no change for the
better. In 1913 there were only 1859 births in
a nation of 100000 The year before there
were 75O65l. Forty years ago the average num-
Der Of births was 100000 Since 1907 it has been
below 100000 and at the present rate of decline
the end Of this decade will see it below 100000
The case seems all the when VIC compare
France with other countries Thus, in France the
excess of births over deaths is now only l.5 in the
thousand Of population, while in England it is
1O5. in Austria it is 1917, in Germany it is 49,
in Hungary it is 10, in Italy it is Ii and in Bel
gum it is 1873. That is an appalling contrast
The government, the medical profession ana
sociologists have tried all manner of means to
check the downward tendency and to restore
normal birth rate, but in vain. They eanot even
agree upon the cause of present conditions There
are three major theories concerning 1t. One IS
that of sexual immortality, the decline Of marriage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

collision between the two. Gayly the little ma
hogany thing sped along toward the desired haven
close hauled, while her temporary master fol-
lowed after with full armed stroke. The COM
rnodore's boat, the Rival was also afoat and or
her way toward the southeast 1t was easy to see
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

ur in stays. Hanging there a moment, as II IN
certain as to what to do next, she gybed over on
the other tack. AS if possessed by witch, she
row shot swiftly toward shallow inlet crossed
BIZ BOOM Her master swung his hat-bottomed
boat around to the new course as rapidly as pos
sible, in the hope of catching her before she
should strike. What would happen to the deli
cate craft when she hit? Would any of her wire
STAYS break or would her sails slam back and
forth until the sheets gave way? She was too
fast for her pursuer and ran up on the bOor
Lesson No. l was learned right there. These
fragile looking boats were sturdier than they
looked Evidently they were expected to with
stand a little knocking about. Nothing broke
loose She just hung there, with sails Tapping.
Drawing up alongside, her fin keel found
to be aground 1t took some time to get the boat
away from the shore. As soon as she was drawn
off she would twist around in some uncomfortable
fashion and dart for it again 1t was only with
the help of a park attendant the shore and the
advice of two or three spectators that the pesky
thing could be persuaded to forsake the shadows
for the deep.
In the mean time the Rival was sweeping across
the lake with as true course as one could desire
The commodore was watching the writer's con-
tcrtions in keeping the rowboat near the finicky
Yacht. but what the expression his face
one could only guess. He was too far distant
The mahogany boat was on the opposite tack ard
appeared Just as likely as not to go about at any
moment.
"Slacken Sheets" across the water from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
There Are -Four Glasses
of the Tiny Boats, and
They Are Speedy.

the direction Of the commodore.
An effort was madc to bring the rowboat near
enough TO the skittish craft 20 act on this hhl'
Az last the zigzagging vessel was caught NO"
a fresh complication arose. There appeared !"
he two main sheets. One could be paid out Inc
other one couldn't. The one that couldn't sppar-
emily was intended for use when running close
hauled. It seemed nothing could be done NO
wav of letting the sheet out was apparent TO the
eye of the temporary skipper.
lust then the commodore. butting the Rivel
about so that she would run down toward ne
writer, started to the rescue.
"You take my boat" he called out.
With sense of relief the invitation was se-
cepted and. starting off after the commodore;
vessel. the mahogany witch left in the hands
90 a man who could make her go il any one
could. The Rival was certainly a good sailor
The chief difficulty now not that Of learning
her vagaries, but of keeping up with her. There
was danger that she would beach the far shore
before she could be overtaken.
1t appeared that the fixed sheet could be re-
leased readily if one only possessed the secret,
and having got everything in shape again the
commodore took his own boat, and the mahogany
craft was once more started her course. She
was still capriciously inclined, however, aud Kept
the in the hands of her master-or rather
servant-movng in jerky strokes
To make long story short, before an hour
had elapsed the writer had FIVE water blisters on
the palms of his hands and explanation Of
why most of the racing is done on the eoo.er
days of spring and fall. Sailing model yachts
exercise is comparable with golf and tennis
in the opinion of the writer lie is also Of the
belief that a sport the observer get as
nj s,Ft4 un.r
tifu TO behold while sailing, the manipulation Of
these refined models is as difficult AS WAS those
of the less scientific craft in the boyhOod days
long gone by In other words, the sport Of model
yachting is just like everything else, lust one
blamed thing after another"
1t consolation to learn after tne
race p that the owner of the mahogany witch
has been penalized for thirty-four touches in
one contest while the commodores boat has had
maximum of "ten." The red-hued vessel is
"touchy"