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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

When the United States started Hia=1,. municipal government by com (S46eAstJ mission all the world hailed il as an almost revolutionary step in the science of city administration, but Eng land has gone one better and Leeds one of the great industrial cities of York shire has gone in for a business man. ager. While the American experiment may be described as step from muni- cpal democracy to oligarchy that of Leeds is further step to municiual au- tocracy.
 In order to fully understand what has happened at Leeds it is necessary to be familiar with the recent municipal his tory of the Yorkshire city. It may be well to say at the start that Leeds has been a fairly well managed city, even according to the English standard which 5oo,oo0, keen, hard-headed Yorkshire manufacturers and workmen, who are used to driving a hard bargain in their private business and who carried this habit into their municipal affairs. It's death rate is low, it's streets are clean, it has an excellent street railway sys- tenn and gas works. both municipally owned, and altogether. were it not for the smoky atmosphere inseparable from English industrial towns it would be almost an ideal place to liSe in.
 The tendency toward driving a hard bargain. however brought trouble, for of whom there were between 5000 and 4OOO oil .l d. Il. were not getting enough money Other cities of equal rank with Leeds, they de- clared, were paving higher wages and they sent a deputation to the city fath- CTS and asked for a raise of 50 cents a week all round.
 The city council refssed to grant the advance and told the men that they were being as well paid as similar workmen in private employment and had many ad- vantages, such as pensions, holidays and shorters hours which private workmen did not enjoy.
 In the end, after much negotiation, the men went on strike last December and for five weeks the public services of Leeds were more or less disorganized. For two or three days there were no street cars, and no light. and the streets were not cleaned. Then came the strong man in the person of Alderman c. H. Wilson, leader of the conservative party in the city council. Alderman Wilson is a successful manufacturer, who is ac- customed to getting things done, and he told the council that if they would give him a free hand he would break the strike. The council gave him full pow CTS and Alderman Wilson, in a few days. had organized a. fairly efficient muni- eipal service manned by volunteers.
 students at Leeds university took off their shirts and shoveled coal in the gas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
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an annual saving of s30,O0O and he de- cares that he will be able to give Leeds better administration than it ever had tefore.
 hamilton proposes to run Leeds just as ne would if he were the manager of a great business. Every department of the municipal administration will come under HIS hands and he will go through it de- partment by department, seeing where expense can be saved and efficiency in creased Superfluous men will have to go' no matter what their pull may be- and competence and ability to get re- suits will be the only factors considered Tn making promotion. Hamilton will be responsible only to the seven who will be In the position of the board of directors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

was undertaken in London about a year ago, when the London county council appointed d general purchasing agent Before that each department of the gov ernment of the metropolis bought its own supplies without reference to the oth- CTS. with the result. of course, that all sorts of varying prices and all too high, were paid No report has been issued by the council since this appointment, but 1t is stated that the saving has been enor- nous.
 It is also evident that the British pub
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

In any case. Hamilton has at least a. year in his new job as boss of Leeds and much depends on his success. There is no doubt that Englishmen are getting tired of the political and amateur man agement of their cities and are ripe for some sort of reform.
 Something similar to the Leeds experi- ment. on a much more restricted scale,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

lie is growing tired of the petty graft" which Is just as prevalent in English municipal life as it is in America. In many of the towns and London boroughs the councils are made up largely of con tractors and tradesmen who benefit di- rectly by work done goods supplied to the public and, of course, under such circumstances, no efficient check on prices or quality can be kept. It looks if the Leeds strike might lead to an entire revolution in English municipal life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

delay and the delay was taken advantage of. The large goblet of the Emperor was filled with wine and presented to the generals, who under the influence of its quaffing became lenient. Tilly promised to spare the senators if one of their mum Der could be found who was able to drain the goblet at a single draught. Ex-Burg- tonica, or Francis Orientalis Its scenery omaster Nusch offered to make the at tempt and succeeded none the worse for his task. The messenger of the magis- trates ran to meet the burgomaster with the joyful news and the narrow street
 wherein they met is to this day called the Freudengasschen Street of Joy) The goblet which saved the town is still to be seen in the city museum where l later viewed it. The play dramatizing this episode always takes place in the Rathaus hall. where the great draught'' is said to have been drunk, and the entire popuiace is in attendance. The play Is presented without any scenery except a table, some old-fashoned chairs and cabinet, and it is very amusing to see the manner in which the citizens portray the manners and pomposity of Tilly, Pappenheim and the other generals. Nor Is talent wanting in the interpretation of the female characters, whose portrayal of agony, terror and ultimate joy is full of dramatic effect. After the play the au- dlence adjourns in a mass to the neigh boring beer halls and eating houses
 where prandial delights are indulged in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

right, 1914, by Curtis Brown.) ONDON, April 25.-(Special)
 When the United States started municipal government by com mission all the world hailed 1t
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-05-01

the fact that the capitalists who are
robbing you are financing each of the
parties that declare we Socialists are
liars. We also call your attention to
the conditions that now exist and have
existed since you were born-and long
before. The workingmen of this coun-
try, like workingmen the world over,
have been and still are poor.
If you want to fill your pockets, you
must open your eyes. Two classes are
struggling for the possession Of the
wealth that is being produced in this
country. The workers are trying to
get all they can. Strikes are an eX-
preston of this conflict. Politics is
an expression of this conflict OF the
two politics is the more important,
The gentlemen who are relieving you
Of so large proportion of what you
produce are, for the most part, pro-
ceeding according to law. They are
are accordingly particular as to what
the law shall be. They would like
the law always to be on their side. 1t
is easier to do anything when the law
Is on ones side. You should know
this as we'll as they do. You should
know it so well that you would go
about it intelligently to make the law
as you want it.
That Is precisely what you do not
do. When you strike you do not
choose J. Pierpont Morgan or John D.
Rockefeller as your leader. You
choose one Of your own men. But
when you go after something of much
more importance-that is to say, po-
litical power-you always choose j.
Pierpont Morgan or John D. Rookie
Teller as your leader. l mean you al
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-05-01
LABOR JOURNAL

ways vote with some party that is con-
trolled and financed by the rich men
who you wish to conquer
You see Roosevelt, but you do not
see George w. Perkins.
You see Wilson, but you do not see
August Belmont and Thomas F. Ryan.
You are solemnly assured that Per-
kins, Belmont and Ryan do not count,
but when your hero has finished his
term in the White House they are al
ways more enthusiastic about him
than you are. You may not know why,
but they do You believed he belonged
to your side. They knew he did not.
Some of the men who recently built a
monument in Princeton, New Jersey,
to the memory of Grover Cleveland
are the men whom Cleveland was
elected to put out of business. 1t is
always so. A man who is elected by
the capitalist class cannot be depend
ed upon to prevent that class from
preying upon the people.
In writing as l have written l have
no other purpose than to promte the
public welfare. People who think
know not how the public welfare can
be promoted except by urging the peo-
pie to take over the ownership of the
country's industries and operate them
for the public benefit. Such people
believe we can pack meat without Mr..
Armour They believe we can do
everything there is to be done without
the help of anybody They know we
can do everything that is to be done,
because we have always done it and
are still doing it. We should only miss
the activities of the gentlemen who
keep us poor while we are working.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-05-01

Thinking people believe we could en-
dure their absence. They also be-
lieve we could endure the absence of
their agents in congress- They believe
congress, without any trust agents in
it, would be quite respectable body.
They should not trust it too far-they
should hold it in check with the init
iative, referendum and the recall-but
they believe it would do very well.
Since the government has succeeded
in digging the Panama canal, they be-
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We are living in a marvellous
country and in a marvellous age.
We produce everything we need.
But only a few of us have every
thing we need. Why are only
MIR. Ford's employees paid good
wages? Why? Why? The an
swer is in this article.
lieve it could be trusted to dig coal
and grind wheat, weave cloth and
smoke hams.
In short, they believe so much in
our country that they are exceedingly
anxious to take possession of it. They
should like to place everybody, not
merely on a level with Mr.. Ford's
floor sweepers, but up with his $4,000
or $4,000 a year mechanics. At pres
ent each Of Mr.. Fords floor sweepers
is annually in receipt Of an income
that is more than three times as great
as that of the average American-and
Mr.. Ford has enough left to pay a
dividend of 600 per cent upon bis
stock. Mr.. Ford and his floor sweep
ers may be proud of this fact, but how
do you feel about it?
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-05-01
LIMITING OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY.
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The Nome daily nugget., 1914-04-17

The gas engine has lately been pus to a novel and promising use. By means of a propeller working in the ais 1t Is made to drive boats over shallow inland waters. Streams too shallow for fashioned navigation are made available for commerce by this devise. It will also be useful on canals. where swelis are destructive to the banks. A boat driven by an air propeller moves through the wa te: with very little disturbance.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-04-17

Now that Delegate Wickersham has won his long. hard fight for an ap- pxopriation for railroad construction in Alaska, despite the opposition Of tho seven syndicate senators and Q ceterie of Awning sycophants who were looking for crumbs from the syndicate table. scores of them will be trying to get in the Wickersham band wagon for no other purpose than to betray him and the people at hrst opportunity. Let these 0uggenheim e ffee coolers be invited to come to the Wilson wickersham mourners bench, but it should be seen to that they are not permitted to crowd themselves into the pulpit and pro- claim themselves ordained ministers Of the Wilson Wickersham gospel. until it is first shown that they have that good old democratic religion that Mskes men better.
 On the back of the pamphlet con- taining Judge wickersham's great speech you will find this quotation from President Wilson's message to congress: Alaska, as storehouse, should be unlocked. One key to 1t IS A system of railroads. These the gov crnment should itself built and ad- minister. and the ports and terminals .s should itself control in the interest os all who wish to use them for the strvice and development of the coun- try and its people" And to this Dele gate wickersham subscribcs the fol- lowing: "This Is progressive demo- cracy. and shall give 1t my approval and support"
 The quotation from President Wii' sor is so much in harmony with the views that Delegate Wickcrsham has advocated for the last few years m behalf of Alaska that 1t is difficult to decide whether Wilson has been con verted to . wickersham progressive or wickersham has been converted te a progressive democrat. Let that b' as it may. they are both true friends of Alaska. Hurrah for tho double w. w.-Commoner
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Our own civil war was fought by yc ungsters gaining tho physique of maturity upon the weary march com ,ne into their manhood upon the field cf battle. Tho youth of Russia and Japan was drawn upon to settle the eispute between tho robbers of a third nations lands. Scarce half the seldiers of the Balkan allies, 1t is said had down upon their cheeks. and In Mexico the guarrilla warfare Is carried cn by boys who in more advanced country would be in school It is prob sbly true that since the days when entire nations made Q profession oi nehting lived by conquest and pro5- pered by the loot they took war has roen a duty always assiGned to strip liEgs.
 If youth made war. there would bi Iess of gross immortality about it But youth is only the pawns of thu fighting. only tho creatures to be sho' down to be laid open to the sins and temptations that trail in the wake ol armies. It has not always been re- ai,sed how title patt tho hghter' of any war have with its contrivins But that realization must come hom'
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-04-17

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 Finally what is the United States eoils to do about 1t? Our boasteo Monroe doctrine places US in posi- ton that we must see that foreigners iu Mexico are protected in life and property or allow other nations to oo SO.
 The administration has consistent Iy refused to recognise President Hu- erta and seems to be patiently wait- ing for the time to come when he will be driven from power by the rebel forces now operating against him. But the great problem of the Wilson Bryan poiicy-the one great question --is. After Huerta what?
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-04-17

Chang Oh'ien minister for industry and commerce of China. is studying closely the provisions of the new Unt- ted States currency law and central reserve bank plan. He favors the establishment of a central bank. with local banks to act as it's auxiliaries. as . means to correct Chinese cur rency irregularities. Minister Chang urges the importance of investing the lsrgsr proportion of New loans In actual industrial development. while he advocates the limiting of such leans to the lowest possible point.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-04-17
Official Paper
NOME, ALAskA, APRIL t7 1914.

The dispatches from Washington the last few days would and probably did lead many to think that the Uni- ted States had at last been compelled t.. enter Mexico with an army. Or dcrs had been issued for the fleet to proceed to Tampico and 1t is now on its way to that point to force ths Mexican government to accede to the demands of the United States. But tho astute Huerta indicates at the critical moment he will salute the American flag. k only the vessels will give responsive salute to the presi- dent of Mexico. Our government sees nt objection to giving such a salute as it would not be good manners for them to refuse to thus acknowledge the salute of the Mexicans.
 This will close this incident but the question Is how soon will we be called upon to resent another insult or how fragrant the insult must be to be Q casus belt
 The situation in Mexico seems to be getting no better pretty fast A rev. olution Is being carried on based upon no national demand for changes which will insure peace and quiet of the country at least no such demand have been formulated or promulgated The revolutionists are led by men who violate every rule of modern war fare: kill their prisoners and in their own native country perpetrate such crimes as would class them amcns the people as an ancient and not q modern civilization.
 If they win what can be expected VIII they establish a stable govern ment and bring about a change ip po- litical and industrial conditions with. cut which there can be no peace ir Mexico?
 Will they change the land system of Mexico 90 that the millions of ig' ncrant peon can secure home ant means of livelihood without becom ing bandit or revolutionist? VII they. if successful. make any i'm provement in the conditions of tn great mass of Mexican people? Ther Is nothing to indicate that they VII nor is there anything to indicate tha they even have any intention of doinl sc nor is there any evidence of thei afility to do 50. Patriots do not slaughter their prisoners. rob ant commit every kind beastiai crime. Hut and destroy cities wantonly. Tho rev oiutionists arc not patriots 70 wha can be expected from them t success fpI! If they fail what can be ex pected from Huerta or his succsssc whsr hs is murdsredf Nothing goot
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to q mutton which takes account oi the loss of it's virility through war the sacrifice of its adventurous spirit V hich in other directions might have wrought quite wonderful things.
 Perhaps in this new way we have O. looking at the rising generation IS the best asset of country the world will think more of the wastes of wnr. more of the damage 1t does to itself. Through that might come the univer- ga, peace we prny fnr.--Toledo Blade.
 
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The Nome daily nugget., 1914-04-17

Russia has abolished criminal exile t., Siberia and has adopted the Ens- fish system of making convicts work ia prisons at homo. either at trade or on public work. A system of up- to- date industrial prisons is to be built. Siberia has become too valua- bio to be the dumping-g ground for the criminal and worthless.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-04-17
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-01
WAR TAX STAMPS
 NOW IN DEMAND With Law Effective, Pine Bluff Not Supplied -Busi-
 ness Hurt. EVERBODY IS TAXED From Man Who Gets Marriage License to Riddle Who Buys Chewing Gum, All Will Feel Effects of the
 European War.
EVERBODY IS TAXED

The war tax measure, insofar as it concerns the documentary section of the law, goes into effect today, but except in a few scattered instances there are none of the war stamps in the city, and until John Tucker gets back from Little Rock this morning with supply, quite number of busi ness houses will be unable to make sales of certain goods and articles which come under the ban
 It developed yesterday that the presence of these stamps was abso- iutely essential, to escape violation of the law. Bills of lading. for in- stance; telegrams; Pullman sleeping car tickets; chewing gum; bonds, mortgages, deeds, and such papers, all must bear government war tax stamp. The law became effective at midnight last night, and any merch- ant or business man who can not place the stamp on his telegram. his bill of lading, his pack of chewing gum, will be compelled today to re- fuse to take step, else he will vio- late the federal law. And violating a United States law is serious thing, as everybody will admit.
 When W.R. Brogdon, deputy intern al revenue collector, was interviewed Thanksgiving night at the Hotel Pines by a reporter for The Graphic MT. Brogdon stated, in answer to 3 question, that he had brought none of the stamps with him, and that it would be necessary to send to Little Rock to get such stamps as are need ed
 Little Rock Stamp Market.
 Developments yesterday assumed such serious proportions that John H. Tucker, secretary of the Young Men's Progressive league arranged to 20 to Little Rock early today, and to return about 10:3O o'clock. merely
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-01
BELIEVES SEARS
 SLAIN FOR MONEY Son in Law of Travelling Man Found Dead Says De ceased Was Successful. NO CAUSE FOR WORRY Stanley J. Wade Of Salt Lake City De- clares Conviction that E. P. Sears
 Did Not Suicide-Will Bury
 Body Here.
NO CAUSE FOR WORRY

The opinion that E. P. Sears was murdered, and did not commit suicide appears to have been strengthened brought to this city by Stanley w. Wade of Salt Lake City, son-in-law of the man whose body was found under the Bridges cotton weighing platform Thanksgiving morning, with a bulle' wound through the head.
 So far as concerns the killing itself. MT. Wade had no information. but came to seek some. As to the deceas- ed, and his physical, mental and financial condition, MT. Wade brought news.
 "Mr. Sears was always of cheer t,I, optimistic disposition" said MT. Wade, and from what l have been able to learn, at the time of hie death Ee was succeeding in the business he had just entered, that of selling sheet music. Letters from his employers found in his effects indicate that he was making good and that several checks had been forwarded him with in the few days just prior to his death
 "These letters make it appear that he had money, and this, in connection with the fact that his watch is missing, brings out a motive for his killing, to-wit, robbery. I have been very close to Mr. Sears for years, and can almost picture the tragedy: h'' murderer sought to hold him up, at inc point of pistol, and being fear less and giant physically, MT. Sears attempted to resist, receiving his deathwound as a result. This much is clear in my mind. Whether it will be possible to capture and convict the murderer is another matter.
 "Mr. Sears had absolutely nothing to worry about. His wife and two daughters were well cared for, and he himself was making money, as let ters from his employer show. While at one time he was wealthy. hi;