East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-04
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will get either until the general world
standard is raised.
II the United States accepts Presi-
dent Wilson's advice and establishes
government operated steamship lines
TO South America we can do effective
work towards improving the lot Of the
seaman all over the world. AS this
country would be operating its lines
for the purpose of extending our
commerce and not to make dividends
We could afford to pay decent wages
and give seamen a chance to live as
men rather than as dogs. Such a
course as that on the part Of the Uni.
ted States would compel other nations
to grant better treatment TO their men
who follow the sea.
At the present time all the profits
OF the sea go to men who stay on land
and there is very little for the cap
tains or the men who risk their lives
upon the deep. 1t is not a just ar
rangement
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This is the fourth day the Civic
Coffee Club has been open and up to
last evening there had
\ Favorable been all told but Is
Showing. applications by men
and women seeking
work. That record furnishes the
strongest compliment that could be
paid to the prosperity and stability Of
Pendleton.
This is a town Of about 1000 people
and II is an important railroad point
with the result many transient work
ers stop off here. on top Of this is
the fact this is the dull season Of the
year for outdoor work because the
farm work is finished and much con-
struction work has closed down for
the winter.
Under these circumstances the
showing made here is remarkable.
The employment feature Of the cof-
fee club has been widely exploited by
the newspapers and by conversation
on the street. It is therefore proper
10 say the institution has become we'll
known and It may be assumed that
hose out Of work and desiring work
very badly have heard OF the place
and made use Of its advantages The
fact there have been so few appli-
sations is creditable to the town.
Nevertheless the Coffee Club fills
/ valuable need in many ways. It is
/ splendid thing to have an organi-
.atlon that will serve as a free en-
)loyment bureau. II is a good thing
or the worker who is out OF a job
Ind it is a great convenience to those
who need men or women for work.
such a bureau should be maintained
iere permanently II possible.
Then the Coffee Club provides
,lace where unemployed men may
make themselves at home under good
and that fact alone JUS
flies its existence. This feature Of
he club will be more important later
a the winter than at present because
IS outdoor work closes down more
ully a larger number Of idle men will
here.
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Reports more than once confirmed
rom London and Berlin reveal a
hatred between the Brit
Everlasting ish and Germans that is .
late. almost incredible - "a
holy hate" (eln heiliger 9
Iass). as a writer in one OF the Ger
ian reviews expresses II. II extends
, all circles Of society. but is especi- :
lly noticeable among the more en- s
ghtened and highly favored. I
Members OF the royal families have
enounced honorary titles and re-
irned decorations. Learned profess t
,rs have resigned positions Of dis s
notion and profit. There are boy
,tts upon music, drama. literature d
W.. r.'srgs -.