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G0VER|N|ME| j |N|T1KES I 4 [ { !.
STEPS St Of CAUTION |
Twin Ports Postoff Vices Instructed
On Foreign j IMAnsy Orders:
!. :. I'D. .,... Bank sata q IS.

.astrineent reguistta seffsettng tl,e
tntsfnatfonal money ssrder depart.
merts IN United states ,postoffices
have been forwarded os>s;the Twin
Ports offices from headquarters at
Washingto on, requiring discretion in
sending large sums of money abroad
during the present European: crisis.
The orders went into effect Monday
and are for the primary purpose, of
restraining the 3outpour of currency
toward the warning nations. .$.s, $:z;, =; r.
Under the revised regulations the
officials are requested to refuse de-
nnands for unusually large money
orders to be conveyed abroad. The
postmaster general at Washington is
to be notified II persons appear at4the
office desiring to procure such orders
and before they can be issued, the
postoffice is to be notified as to the
proper course to pursue.
The war scare last week was OF
such Significance as to raise the price
of drafts through the banks, and the
present rate Is several times higher
than the government charge. due d.
rectly to the additional risk which
the institutions take in transporting
the money, and also to the advanced
credit rates. %51s:} - .%z<>ef.}'
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.GGu|[lT|'''B||u|I|'1||''|G|AII | ] ] / ! Be /.
PUNISHED j||f|. UNDER ]
Hartman Violatss 8-Hour Law
On Superior Normal School. y. ,
q Parker Exsnses Act. NJ, Z
ONLY AN AGENT FOR @ .2 =. /. .
!: s;* :..:.: BoARn or REGENTS


r., B. Hartman contractor in
charge of the excavation and concrete
work on the supertor Normal school
although found Of working his
men more than eight hours per day,
cannot be punished under the state
law according TO- sa decision handed
down III 4munici ALL court BY Judge
Parker Tuesday ,..A,> 5..% (
In his. decision Ildge Parker stated
that the law applies only In cases
where contracts hive been drawn,
and that since Hartman was merely
an agent OF the board of regents re-
ceiving percentage. Of the. cost Of the
work. and not doing the work BY
contract he was not subject. to pro-
secution. Just what distinction is to
be made between the written agree
ment" drawn BY the board and Hart
man for the method OF payment, and
contract. drawnssfor the same pur-
pose, is not stated bY the Judge. :: :.
'rheF result; - sayss Judge Parker,
rs. we cannot hold Hartman guilty
Of violating the state u law, though
there is noxquestionssbiltt the men have
been worked overtim me The, wording
Of the Law y makes ifsimpossieele 1al 70 %
It is proba bic thsa an appeal or
other steps will be taken to have the
law properly ,enforeed and, offend ers
brought to Justice. 80 .t= -
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kind Of thing for which the caucus ID
responsible.'}st r. Z. ~ ::
: s.:i Who is Responsible?
But who in the caucus is responsi-
BILE? There's the rub. How is it pos
sible to reduce the responsibility down
to individuals? If the caucus has any
power, regardless of what form Of
power it may be-negative, obstrnc-
tive, or even kind Of positive power
based on. the tolerant ignorance of
participants and people it>is an ir-
responsible power. = When you try to
FIX responsibility for anything the
caucus does or does not do, the out
lines of individuals, dimly seen even
at first, gradually dissolve into a
misty mass. 5>7 : 5'2>.s
Sometimes there are roll calls in
the caucus. These have little value.
+ have had experience and know. Two
call and now nameless Democrat
claimed my report was incorrect, that
he had voted the other way And he
got other Democrats to join him N
the deception. + expected. that there
would be an attempt to, change the
caucus minutes and hurried. witnesses
there who are ready at any time to
testify that my report was q true copy
of the original records. But when
caucus roll calls are disputed, Us in
this case, what can be done about it !?
The mem bers may lie about their at
The mem bers may lie about their at
,tituds, and there is no official evid-
ence to- the contrary Caucus records
are .,r oftifai i.s The caucus itself is
wholly upof fficial 4. 81. }S..55 5stN II. Il,
j t:s Isn't It astounding that an unoffi- ?
cfal instttutio IKE the caucus essen
TALLY secret, tts meeting held behind
barred and bolted doors, with no re-
cord Of debate, not even asound es-
caring with, no assured integrity of
the sn,Aa ere record It does keep; !. with
absolute No 4 i power to prevent. dodS-
ing or the ulation B of quorunns: !:
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sponsibility, the obstructive tactics of
so-called leaders. X H." = RI"
Cases In Point. !. -
Take the tariff for example. The
passage Of the tariff bill was IN
evitable. The caucus did not promote
its passage. What the caucus did was
to obstruct and prevent the open con-
sideration of, all sorts of features Of
the tariff BILL: which, was made pos
sible by the unprotesting acquiescence
of members in it's straw man strength
The caucus prevented the adoption Of
ton of amendments: 1t precluded
schedule by schedule Consideration;
it ,saked the politicians, from record
votes on various amendments and
schedules; it .obstructed every effort
TO remove iniquities from the meas
ure. .i,.a b. e. +,
1t was the same with the currency
bill. The caucus did not pass that
measure. 1T only INSTRUCTED amend
.ments The caucus operated to pre-
vent the incorporation in the; bill OF
such vital features as an interlocking
directorates prohibition and a prtki-
sioE for rural credits. - ,,.,,.s..,z. sSi
More recently, In the adoption Of
the Sadministration's trust rrograrri,'
by the caucus, there is the same un-
dentable evidence Of obstruction
rather than construction. What those
In control may have. desired was not
50 much to pass those measures 40 to
keep sharp teeth out OF them and BY
giving them the right Of way, to post
pone the copsid ideration Of other mat
tiers upon which the House preferred
not to vote. This interchangeable In
fluencey Of the caucus is exemplviAd
il the trade com mission bill which
passed the HoYse. Without the cau.
Gus, that measure might, have be4n
amended to give the commission real
power to act in cases whore its invea-
legations discl losed need OF action. AZ
It sis, IA my fop pinion, the House nneas-
urs 81 quite he rnnii less That t8 IL tie
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with Its portals ever open to: pork
barrel .bargainefs, and all the under
ground influences Of politics.; with
rarely more than . fourth of tho
whole membership of the House do
ing the deciding;-isn't 1t rather as
founding that such. an, institution
should presume to usurp the official
functions Of the House itself? And
isn't it even more astounding that the
American people should submit to
such perversion of their national leg
islature? i -%ss , fs.s .t.s*< 81 !
think La Follette's published a
part Of Bulletin No. 1. of. the Nation
al Voters League. That demonstrat-
ed how small minority may prevail
over" the whole House through the
caucus. The caucus is the Instrument
of a minority; 1t means minority rule
the most undemocratic thing in the
catalogue Of political perversities.
It Is indefensible enough when q
minority In the caucus + presumes to
act for, the House. but that is not the
worst of It. The caucus has become
the last refuge OF the dodgers. Those
actually responsible for not bringing
politically dangerous questions before
the House for on open vote Seek shell
ter in the failure OF the caucus to
command them to do SO. To me this
signifies the stultifying admission
that they are tools or slaves OF me
caucus, but that isn't the, truth of 1t.
The real truth Is that the Rules Com
nittee trieste mask Its own direct
responsibility with the vague un- -geta
atable trresponsib ibility of the caucus.
.e Why the Log Jams',,?? 81.
:, Log JaIns''s are the nodern states
cans chief dellg ght.6 When the call
en1dars en- q y become 40 cor ngested and obs
sstructed with appropr ton measures
4 and special orders that dam 9erbus is
sues can not be reached, then ord din: !.
sarys cQnErspslpsn are III bliss. Il IN the
first session Eof this Con grass,s the eau
Gus ':, passed rssol y ton forbid dding
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standing committees to report bills to
the, House, without express permis-
sion from the caucus. During all that
period this meant a. double check
upon committees. The reformed
rules" give the House no practical
power to, compel reluctant committees
to report business; that is one side OF
it. On the other hand, If standing
committees desired to act on bills and
advance Sthe work Of Congress- there
was this eau. '.s mandate to .ollS;rslct
them. 4 I'm that way the caucus con :
tributed to the present 'aog JAM"
which Is SO complete as to make the
rules committee the absolute dictator
Of what Congress shall or shall not do
Now, with Calendar Wednesday
fill clustered and disregarded out OF
countenance, the only possible; way to
get anything not privileged before the
House is through a special rule from
the Rules committee, and the Rules
committee, although the caucus may
not have whispered thou shalt not, .,
refuses to act until the caucus thuh-
,ders, thou shalt Neither the COM
,mittee on rules nor any other com.
nittee Is in any way responsible TO
the caucus but the game works be-
cause the eALnse is convenient. and
the people ale too; TAR away to un-5
.!erstand NJ n. u II
y ! szs '!s| Blinded Rarty1sna. 5.2zs Il
Partyism Is the parent evil in con ]
gress: Parttsansh hip, not In years 30
ram pant !. in the House as now, means
the dividing and subd dividing OF the
rogressiyes into anita gonistic groups.
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THREATEN STRIKE .. .,..-
TO END CONFLICT

g LONDON, Aug. I. .--At =. xreat 4
meeting Of Socialists I'm trafalgar
.squareGl, Sunday i a eanattonal RtItks.
against@war was ~threatened-@ as "a
means of preventing participation by
Great Britain in the European en-
abroglio. IL. =. p. !
i, James ,Ketr Hardie, Socialist mem
ber of parliament was the principal
speaker. He declared that Italy, a.
though a member of the triple alliance
had held aloof from war and that
there was no reason why Great Bri-.
tain should not also remain neutral
He declared that: a. general strike Of:
British workers would be- used to
prevent war If other means failed:
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COLORADO JUDGE. FACES
REGAL set 63NMEN FREE.
Judge McHene Charged by Socialists Of Lose
Office for Liency Towards Walter Belk Professional
Gunman.
4'@' 0~' >> UNION OR; <;7zzR REMAINS IN JAZZ.
Uhhlick International Organizer o. of A. Denied Bail,
Held in County Prison Without TrisSe@t Months-Re
call Papers Being Circulsa e =

fope sps the to ';sn oustns ans Meaensris ns1s
would seem inevitable.
Socialists Active.
The Socialists local here has called
to its aid the entire Socialist party II
the state and nation.
The first to respond to this red ral-
lying cry s,the Appeal to Reason with
it's over half-a-million circulation,
pledging itself. without reserve, to
continue in the recall fight until
Judge McHendrie is swept from the
bench and Bob Uhlich freed from Jail.
A special representative of the Appeal
is now in Trinidad.
Short of the actual use Of guns
nothing in Colorado has been 80 far
reaching and drastic as this move to
drag down from the bench a district
judge whose decisions haves been the
greatest protection, to the mankillers
of the Baldwin, Detective
Agency.
Judged Muzzled.
Luckily for Co1orado's citizens tho
state recall law sets forth that the
circulated petition il shall :: contain a
statement giving forth the reasons for
recall of the official, which state
ment is intended for the information
of the electors, and the electors shall
be the sole and exclusive judges OF
the legality, reasonableness and suf-
ficiency for such ground or grounds
assigned for such recall, and such
ground or grounds shall not be open
ed for review.
| And so in this recall election tho
judge will be muzzled and not allowed
to terrorize his critics with the usual
"contempts" of court. - -. :
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The Caucus reminds me Of the town
bully of my boyhood days. Full Of
buster, exhaling dominance at every
step. he was a fearful thing, and so
remained, until the years righted my
vision. Then. of course, he stood
forth a pitiful coward, with voice and
visage gone.
aThe power of the caucus lies in the
popular belief that it is an institution
of real power. 1t is not 1t has no
power except that born of the fear Of
It,. When Its bluff and bluster fails,
the caucus is a weak, timorous' thing
that SHES at it's own shadow. So
false is it's foundation. so indefensible
is it's place in the machinery of leg
islation that by boiling and adver-
tisirg their insurgency throughout the
country, no more than ten determined
members can bring about its disrup-
tion at any time. ~
Causcus Always Obstructs.
I This misunderstanding of the peo-
pie and of men in Congress who
should know better, is based largely
on the belief that. the caucus can bind
reluctant members to unanimity
That is false: The action of a caucus
binds only those members who were
? bound by the Organization before
tho. causcus acted. Who ever heard
Sof q caucus where the leaders were
not inharmony As to the course to be
taken? Why did not. the Democrats
caucus, and unite in theNfight to re-
peal free tolls ~ y. ..,5., .,ss...'..,..
THE greatest fallacy Of all is the
8contention that the caucus sometimes
is used to promote good legislation.
The caucus in its Influence is always
obstructive, and never Constructive.
4 Not once in this Congress has the eau
Gus contributed the. deciding factor of
strength to secure the passage Of a
measure. Il On the other hand, it has
been employed repeatedly to. shield
andznlantle with vague. shif ftinx. ire
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PRESIDENT WILSON | I ]
/: !. URGES cAL|NNESs.
~ 8. 90 - .;F12@s - - -.
y t.ts g-S - :, =. = s&es.r. )
mo Cause for Excitement = says
: Nations Head in Public ,,
,...~ Statement. <*
CRISIS IN EUROPE e y. ~
'' aRAvEsT IN YEARS:
United statss Not Affected in
Long Run-Present Diff
culties But Temporary.

The White house authorized this
quotation from the presidents re-
49, No Cause For Excitement.
, 1T Is extremely necessary that you
should be extremely careful not to add
in any. :way to the excitement. OF
course, the European world is IN a
highly excited state Of mind, but the
United States. So far as we are. con-
cerned,. there is no cause for excite
ment: ;, There is great Inconvenience
for the, time being, in the money mar
ket and in our exchanges and, tenn
porarily,;in the handling of the crops,
but America is absolutely prepared to
meet the financial situation and to
straighten everything out without ma
terial difficulty. The only thing that
can possibly prevent it is unreason-
able apprehension and excitement
Il would urge you not to give cur
rency to any unverified rumors, or to
anything that would add to excite
ment. . I. think. that you will agree
that we must. act. together as Ameri-
cans in seeing that America does not
suffer any unnecessary. distress from
this war. The situation in Europe is
Perhaps the ,gravest. in it's possibili-
ties that has arisen in modern times
but 1t need not affect the United
States unfavorably. in the long run
Not that the United States has any.
thing to take advantage of, but hel
own position Is sound and she owes
1t to mankind to remain in such. q
condition and In such a state of mind
that: she can help the rest of the
world. .,,; 49,,
II want to have the pride Of feel.
ing that America, If nobody else, ha.
her self possession and stands ready
with calmness Of thought and stead.
mess: Of purpose to help the rest OF
the world. And we can, do 1t and REAP
a great permanent glory out. OF doing
it,. provided we all co-operater TO see
that nobody loses his head. know
from my conferences with the Sec
Retarysof9 the areass1Fyssswho is&inavery
5clore touch with tho financial dtua.
ttion Throughout the country. that
there II no cause for alarm. There i.
cause for getting busy and doing the
thing in the right way, but there is
no element of unsoundness and there
Is no cause for alarm. The bankers
and business men of the country are
cooperating with the government
with a zeal, intelligence and spirit
which make the outcome secure" -
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4Tlb[ HEUIRAL III
EXISTING EUROPEAN CONDITION.
President Wilson Issues Proclamation Declaring Neutrality
y Naming Conditions Undar Which Such Shall Be Main
tanned Under Penal Code. ..#
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED 70 ALI, PEOPLE 4
& z-s=s, .s@5*= REGAR DING ILLEGAL PRACTICES
Free Expression of Opinions Pub cy Privately
Organization Of Military Forces Or Other Aid
z@S.ss=IsN to Belligerents Prohibited Co.. @=

WASHINGTON. Aug. 7.-President
Wilson Tuesday issued q proclana-
ton Of neutrality s .... & .=ss ~Ey.t$.s tE
After announcing that "a state of
war unha ppily exists between Aus
tria- Hungary and Servia and between
Germanys1Sand Russia and between
Germany and France, and that the
United States, is on terms of friend
ship and amity with the contingent
powers,'5 the proclamation says. s.s5.
= Nov, therefore, ] Woodrow Wilson
president Of the United States Of Am
erica III order Ito preserve the neutral
ity Of the United States ana OF It's citi-
zens and OF persons within It's terri
tory and jurisdlction do hereby de-
clare and proclaim that by certain
provisions Of the act known as the
penal code OF the. United States the
following acts are forbidden to-, be
the terrttery and jurisdiction Of the
United states to wit: .::
" 81. $3.50 + Acts Forbidden.
t.1--AcceptinE and exercising a
commission to serve either Of the said
belHgerents by land or by sea against
the. other belligerent.
y \ = - :. Enlisting or entering into the
service Of either ofS'the said belliger-
! ents as e. soldier, Or las 2 marine, or
seaman !e'a lo on board OF OF any: ~ vessel OF war
Letter ct n,arque Or privateer. h ,s.a
! "E*'3 Hiring or retaining another
person to- enlist Of enter himself In
the service 81 either OF the said bell
iFerents as : soldier pr az q marine,
II seaman On board st any vessel Of
war. x.s. 5,ss f.:sE.. 8: !.
g" .4-Htrtnx another. person to 70
sbeyond the limits 81 1nridfction Of the
United states with infant aforesaid.
p. ,5-Eirinx another person to go
beyond the limits Sc tie United
states With intent to be- entered into
service - aforesaid &
atainfn S. asnother narson to
rs beyond TIE slimita of the United
:sta4es WITH, the intent to BE enlisted
asfa faforesaid, ~ 1s 4: > ~ ~
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SANITATION LAW ..1.. ..5.,zs.
-.:5. e GETS ENDORSEMENT


& < The, Wisconsin. state <aSSOClatlOn Ol
sJourneyman Plumbers held its annual
::onvention las Saturday ..n'' sunday
ST the, Saratoga hotel in Superior.
4 bout 60 delegates from various parts
I Of the state were In attendance.
At 1890 Saturday morning the
convention was called to order.
Mayor Konkel was on hand to extend
,:le welcome Of the city to the visiting
delegates and urge upon them to use
the hospitality of the city to the full-
est extent. :: .<s .,..,x
Frank J. kennedy of Chicago, gen.
cral Organizer of the plumbers re-
sponded to the address after which
J: B. Campbell and Harvey Tlomp-
son Welcomed the delegates to the city
on behalf of the local plumbers or
ganization. Responses. were made to
these addresses by president Fergu-
SON. s,5. :. -, . -, ,snrl:..
Committees were: appointed! 70
make reports to the convention on
credentials, auditing, officers reports,
laws; resolutions and convention city.
An adjournment was then taken until
&p. M. when F., r. King plumbing
inspector. Of the state board of health
gave a short talk on the new plumb
ing code and state sanitation law. :. -.
E Eater in the afternoon the delegates
took boat ride around the horn as
guests of the local plumbers. return-
ing in the evening to attend q ban
quet which was held at the Rossiter
hotel: 49, '>2T%t-.E :. -. r;Er.t # = -
/ / At the banquet addresses were
! made by r. M: Ferguson, president OF
uAok< Loo K ore~ef<
editor of The Labor World, Phil Gan
| father of the sanitation bill and #.
concluded his talk, on the plumbing
code. An address was also made by
F. y. Kennedy of Chicago dealing
with the aims and purposes . OF the
plum beF4 orsanf1ati tioA,E 7s sSs .s*53ss ~
NJ " enhsdy spok in part as fol:
lower Sssa3 s tiS ssse
are at peace with the country
eWesare at peace with our: employers,
and what il more frhp hfporftartt We ers At
peace. with ourselves. s That is what
might be called perfect union. There
is not another trades organisati on In
the United States where, such har-
mony exists: ~: +'& s3$<:" ~ X
| 1.-THE plumbers are not striking for
their eight hour law. They have it.
And they are not striking for higher
wages, because the present salary
limit 1t satisfactory, and whenever
differences arise the employers and
employees meet In consultation, re-
s,iiting in a settlement of their ar
guments." <.%5 10 : ~ :.Es7 49, =
Kennedy explained the attitude Of
the plumbers union toward sane
ttoning apprentices, and also showed
reasons why. the plumbers have held
the number Of apprentices to- their
| trade as low as possible. ,. s. >S, =
,."One Of the proudest actions Of the
plumbers in maintaining the welfare
Of their trade shas - been the small
number of apprentices allowed to
| learn the business. In no other union
| has so much care been taken Is :reA:
l. CONTINUED on Page: ~
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(By United News Writers.)

Icy >C1IL6u NEWS "TlIeFS.J
TRINIDAD. Colo, Aug. 1.-THE
recall from office of District Judge A.
W. McHendrie Is demanded in reso-
luttons. passed by the Socialist local
of Trinidad county, on the grounds
that he has set free on bail the motor
ious gunman, Walter Belk, profess
sional killer for the Baldwin, Felts De-
tective Agency, and refused bail to
Bob Uhlich, International Organizer
for the United Mine Workers of
America, wha has been imprisoned
without trial in the Trinidad county
Jail for over seven months.
1t was this same Belt that, with his
partner, Belcher, killed crippled Lap
piatt, organizer for the U. M. w. A.,
riddled the helpless man with bullets
as he lay gasping out his life on the
street car track in Trinidad.
Papers Circulated.
Petitions formulated under Colora-
dos recall law will be Immediately
circulated throughout the four coun-
tics comprising this judicial district,
the district which is now held under
martial law by the United States re-
gular troops.
Citizens here predict an overwhelm-
ing vote to recall Judge McHendrie
and the fact that this election will be
held In martial law zone, a locality
where bitter hate is only kept fr)m
bursting into open warfare by the
crossed bayonets of the troops. is re-
garded with grave concern by all
Trinidad.
Those organizing the recall point
out that it is practically a non-parti-
san political acknowledgements, re-
publicans and socja lists all being eli =
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DENVER UNIONS PLAN
LABOR DAY PARADE

A parade with 10000 persons in
line, representing. organized labor in
all its branches, is planned by union
labor of Denver for Labor Day cele-
bration September Z. Plans for the
monster procession are being made
by a committee appointed by the
Trades Assembly and the Building
Trades Council ~