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But Just suppose he had been presi-
dent-Charleston News and Courier.
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mo animal, except man, gloats over
accumulations that are of no possible
use to him j. Howard Moore.
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GREAT AND GRAVE ERROR

GREAT AND GRAVE ERROR
This Ia a great and grave error
Bryan, though strictly religious, Is not
swayed by divine inspiration. He has
been too long In the democratic party
too long in politics, had his eye toe
long on the White House, to be sway
ed that way. He Ia a practical man
Primarily, he is politician. He lie
not dreamer, except when he dreams
practical and political dreams. All
other dreams of social regeneration
are not as innocent AZ they appear tc
be. Bryan can dream of arbitration
that means nothing. but he knows
perfectly well that the embargo upon
arms and ammunition would be q
calamity to American capital. He
knows when to dream and when to
be practical.
His resignation from the cabinet
has very practical significance. II
he were to stay in the White House
as secretary Of state, he would have
to support Wilson for reelection. He
would have no alternative, since he
would have no basis for disagree
ment or for side issues. But Bryan
loves the White House, and, although
he has been thrice defeated, he still
cherishes the hope Of landing there
By his resignation Bryan and Wilson
have severed all ties. And Bryan has
an issue Of momentous Importance to
utilize in his campaign for the nom
nation!
Lessons From Recent History.
We need not go back very far In
the history of politics to witness q
parallel instance. 1t was in the sum
mer of 1910 Roosevelt returned from
the wilds of Africa. Two years be
fore he had nominated and elected
Taft for president, in the hope that at
the conclusion of Taft's first term
Taft would retire and leave the White
House door open for Roosevelt. But
Taft had no intention of retiring. On
the contrary, he was looking ahead
for second term. Roosevelt had to
sever friendship ties and raise an is
sue for himself He did this by com
ing out against Taft's choice for tenn
porary chairman of the convention
that was TO nominate gubernatorial
candidates for New York state. Roose
welt went to the convention at Sara
toga, routed the Old Guard, and nom
mated his man, Henry Stimson, for
governor. Thus the split between
Roosevelt and Taft
And so it now is between Bryan and
Wilson.
This is not prophecy; this is, from
all conceivable viewpoints, GER
tainty.
But there is also warning.
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PALACES OF MONETARY AND
SINGLE TAX REFORMS
BY ERNEST UNTERMANN

industries in the hands of small
group OF crafty schemers, but also
the money supply. It would have made
little difference to these sohemers,
whether the legal standard was qoId,
or silver, or both, or paper, or leather.
The result of business development
would have been, as it is now, the
control of the money supply and of
banking institutions in few hands.
The schemers preferred gold, because
that was already world standard and
most easily to corner Legislation
could not stop this process, so long as
the foundation law Of private profit
was maintained, any moro than II
could stop the triumph of monopoly
over competition. And now the
Money Trust exists, legislation cannot
dissolve 1t by any reform Of the bank
Ing system, of the Stock Exchange,
of the Clearing Houses, any more than
legislation can restore competition in
trust1fled industry. The only way
to abolish the control Of the money
supply 10 to attack boldly the principle
Of private ownership In all means Of
life used for the exploitation of the
many by the few.
The Money Trust inquiry before the
Pujo committee reads like page from
an old primer. 1t Is pitiful. 1t Is an
exhibition OF gall on the part of the
investigating politicians. Most of the
questions Of the members of the Pujo
committee can be classed under the
heading: Foolish Orwell" and the an
swers Of the Investigated trust mag.
mates all mean: None of your bust
ness"
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THE ONE REMEDY

The Money Trust investigation was
merely another one of the many poll.
tical farces by which the democrats
sought to gain credit as the friends
Of the Common People and draw votes
away from the opposing parties. The
facts brought out by the inquiry had
long been known to all students Of
the financial situation in the world
A dozen men controlling billions Of
dollars of the nations currency, prac-
tically using the United States treas.
ury department as a side line to their
own establishment, receiving from
the presidents of the United States
the necessary backing to control the
custom houses of West Indian and
Central American countries, debating
terms of peace among warning nations
in the Far East, demanding the gov.
ernment's cooperating in forcing a
loan of hundreds of millions upon the
new Chinese republic, and asking
through the Aldrich scheme Of "Na-
tional Reserve Banking" for the help
Of the government and for legal sane
ton to centralize their grip upon the
finances of the United States still
more-all these facts were known be-
fore the Pujo committee met The
committee added no new light to these
facts, offering no effective remedy
against the admitted Money Trust,
and will not do anything else but play
politics in the future. Neither will
the Wilson administration, nor any
other democratic, republican or Bull
Moose administration. Control of
money, industries, land, labor and life
are natural results of the private own
ership in means of exploitation. The
only effective remedy is the abolition
of this private ownership and the
transfer of all exploited industries as
we'll as of the financial resources to
the nation.
This work will never be achieved by
any old party Of business politicians.
1t will be carried through by the vot-
ing majority against all old parties,
by building up the Socialist Party.
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Some Pointed Questions.


Next, they ask, why did he sign the
first two notes to Germany? The first
two were even stronger than the third
one, and each one of them was a logi-
cal result OF the previous one. From
the first note it could clearly be seen
the inevitability of second note, and
third note, and even war. Why did
he first lead the administration and
Wilson into a very delicate situation,
from which to back down would be
evidence of cowardice from Wilson,
and then, after having led them into
so delicate situation, slide out of the
rear entrance and let the administra-
ton stand or fall as it would?
Again, they ask, why, if Bryan is
the great peace advocate that he
would be, ready to sacrifice whatever
he possesses for the cause of peace,
why did he not advocate an embargo
on ammunition going to the allies
steadily? Here was a splendid oppor-
tunity, not only to avert war between
us and Germany, and avert the des-
truction of neutral lives, but to even
close the war in Europe? Surely
there would lie the noblest attainment
of human being in modern history.
But Bryan, peace advocate though he
is, considered this action to be vio-
lation of our neutrality, and he let
the ships carry arms and ammunition
to the belligerents.
CONTRADICTORY POLICIES
Furthermore, they ask, why did
Bryan send a note to Mexico that in
vited war between us and Mexico?
If he is a peace advocate, he could
practice what he breaches right here.
Aside from the preservation of peace,
he would enable the victory of the
Constitutionalists, which would mean
victory for the people of Mexico.
But such victory would mean defeat
than have that, Bryan, peace advo-
cate, would have war against Mexico.
Finally, they show and prove his
plan of peace to be an iridescent
dream. The fact that he had closed
thirty treaties with foreign nations
actually accepting his plan means very
little, for in the struggle between the
weak and the strong the weak rely on
the treaties and the strong on arms.
The moment it becomes practical, the
strong destroy the treaties and resort
to arms. And in the present crisis
with Germany, the idea of waiting one
year for arbitration of the differences,
while Germany keeps on destroying
neutral ships, is hopelessly idiotic.
These are the questions pro and
con. Bryan's followers and admirers
have offered theirs and his opponents
have offered theirs. From these facts
we can clearly see that, while Bryan
had the opportunity to avert war here
and bring peace to Europe, he materi-
ally aided and led America into the
crucial position, step by step, and with
foresight of the consequences, that
in the meantime he sent a note to
Mexico inviting war, and, while he
was doing all this, he proclaimed him
self a peace advocate, and resigned
only after he committed all these acts.
On the one hand, he preached peace
and on the other he refused to use
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DISARMAMENT,

Whittier. T.:
PUT up. thy. sword!''' The voice Of
Christ once more. 80 . o..
Speaks IN the pauses of the cannon's
roar. -, s~-'= '~.'& '-~ - s,5"'S~'
Oh, men and brothers! Let that voice
be heard. ..-,. .:.;
War fails; try peace; put up the use
less sword!
Fear not the end. There is story
In eastern tents, when autumn nights
grow cold, 49,. H.; =" ::
And round the fire the Mongol shep-
herds sit
With grave responses listening unto it.:
Once, on the errands Of his mercy
bent,
Buddha. the holy and benevolent
Met fell monster, huge and fierce
Of look,
Whose awful voice the hills and for
ests shook.
"oh, SON, Of peace!" the giant cried.
''Thy fate
Is sealed at last, and love shall yield
to hate"
The unarmed Buddha looking, with
no trace
OF fear or anger. in the monsters face
In pity said, Poor fiend, even thee +
love-
Lo, as he spake the sky tall terror
sank
To hand breadth size; the huge alb
horrence shrank
Into the form and fashion Of a dove,
And where the thunder of it's rage
was heard
circling above him sweet1y sang the
bird. -
Hate hath no harm for love-" 50
rang the song.
and peace unweaponed conquers
every wron9. =. 49, ::
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THE RIGHT SPIRIT

Did you tackle that trouble that came
your way
With a reasonable heart and cheer
full,
Or hide your face from the light of
day
With a craven soul and fearful?
o, a troubles ton or a troubles an
ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt
that counts,
But only, how did you take it?
You are beaten to earth! Well, we'll,
what's that?
Come up with a. smiling face.
It's nothing against you to fall down
flat;
But to lie there-that's a Disgrace,
The harder you're thrown, why the
higher you'll bounce;
Be proud Of your ;blackened eye; >.
It isn't the fact that you're lick'd that,
counts
It's how you fight, and why?
And though you be done to the death,
what then? l. i:
If you battled the best you could,
If you played your part in the world
of men, 49,. :.
Why, the Critic will call it good.
Death comes with q crawl, or comes
with a bounce i ...,.,.u,,
And whether he's slow or spry ~.
1t isn't che fact that you're dead that
counts, -, - ,.,, -.
But only, how did, you die? :; r.:
4n:E --Selecte7. -
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THE CLIQUE.

What is the clique? 'Tis body OF
men
Who attend every meeting, not just
now and then;
Who don't miss meeting unless they
are sick
These are the men that a crouch
p calls THE Clique
who don't make a farce Of that sacred
word "brother,"
Who believe in the motto Of help
one another;"~
Who never resort to a dishonest
trick
These are the men that some men call
1.-THE Clique
The men who are seldom behind in
their dues,
And who from the meetings do not
carry news;
Who attend to their duties and visit
the sick
These are the men that the crank
calls 1.-THE Clique
We all should be proud of members
like these
They can call them THE Clique" or
whatever they please;
They never attempt any duties to
dodge:
These are the c1iques'' that run most
every lodge.
But there are some people who always
find fault,
And most Of this kind are not worth
their salt;
They like to start trouble, but seldom
i: will stick
They like to put all Of the work on
THE Clique
Iron City Trade Journal.
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T. VIA " >',i
SHOW ME THE
:. 80 UNION LABEL
-'"- t.

h,'.: BY Thomas III. West.
Show me the Union Label,
. And prove you're a union man.
Don't adopt some ruse, with a lame
excuse
That's the artful dodgers plan.
Do not be sweatshop, agent -
An "alias" union man
When you're asked to show the Label
Get by fairly, If you can.
Show me the Union Label,
It's: proof you're on the square.
You have no excuse to offer
If the Label isn't there.
With union cards some still believe
That. ends it, there and then;
But the Union Labels treasured
BY all loyal union men.
Show me the Union Label,
On your garments, hat and shoes.
On the things you wear and use.
Show me the Union Label
If your uni6nism's of the kind
That reaches to the core,
When you're asked to show the
Label
You'll come through without a
roar.
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MEN Or MONEY? :.
LAWSON.
SAYS THIS:

I have spent a large part of my life
in direct contact with the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company. If any ap-
pearance of poverty clings to the COM
pany, it is due to it's own stupid and
money spent in controlling officials
and the electorate, in purchasing ma
chine guns, the employment of gun
men and the crushing of the aspira-
lions of human beings, and spent it
in wages and improvement of work
ing conditions, they might have had
rich returns in increased productivity.
Tt is not their money that these
lords Of commercialized virtue are
spending, but the withheld wages of
the American: wor king class. s~.'--'s}.
Health for China, refuge for birds,
food for the Belgians, pensions for
New York widows, and never a
thought>>~or a dollar for the many
thousands Of men who starved in Col
orado, for the widows robbed of their
husbands, children of their fathers by
law, violating conditions in the mines,
or the glazing illiteracy of the coal
camps.
Our labor conditions held of less
account than dividends-our lives
and liberties passed over by will or as
a birthday gift-our energies and flu
lures capitalized by fnanciers in dis
tant cities-these are some of the
causes of industrial unrest.
There are thousands of Mr.. Rookie
feller's employees in Colorado today
that wish to God they were Belgians
to be fed or birds to be cared for ten
derly-F'rom testimony of John r.
Lawson before Industrial Relations
Commission.
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sA1U
WORKERS MUST BE SELF RELIANT.

Can the employer be trusted TO safe guard volun-
arily and at all times the rights and interests Of the
menu" ~. =.
This was one of the many questions asked by Chair
Walsh of the Industrial Relations commission with
John D. Rockefeller Jr, the witness stand at the
hearing in New York city,
It has been of the pet contentious of many
employers of labor that the men employed could best
be death with Individuals not only to the greater
benefit of the employer but also the best interests
of the employees. This the contention of the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company of which Rockefeller Jr
is director.
1t with considerable trouble that Commissioner
Walsh drew forth direct to the question from
the young director but when the did come it
with force we'll to be considered by those opposed
to labor organizations.
Returning from lunch Mr.. Rockefeller said he had
been considering the matter during the lunch period
and it had clearer him. '"The answer" he
said, "of course is NO." ,..4..-.
Experience has taught the workers that "the answer
of course, is no" and for this the intelligent
gressve employer has also learned that "the
of is no. and he has consequently entered into
agreement with labor unions represented in his
business. ..-.-'.
This answer of the young magnate carries with it
greater significance than merely justification for col
ectve bargaining. should impress the workers
the truth of the that 1.-The workers work
out their salvation" 80
Charitable and phantErophic institutions even of
the Henry Ford type in way able to lead the
workers into millennium. Charity and philanthropy
with the good will and of the benefactor
and can be taken away by means Of the power.
Benefits, if the results may be termed beneficial,
that to the workers from such cannot be
permanent unless it teaches the beneficiary to be self
reliant Invariably however the opposite takes place
Instead of making the beneficiary self reliant he be-
comes more dependent and docile.
other ORGANIZATIONS. the
worker is taught to rely his resources. He
is taught the advantage of self help through
ton. taught to value self respect thereby
gain the respect of Others The working class must
work out its salvation and this only be
complshed through organization.
"Can the employer be trusted to safe guard volun-
tary and at all times the rights and interests of the
men," 1.-THE answer, of course, is no.
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HIRE UNION LABOR

Have you forgotten the pledge you took when you
Joined the union Of your craft? That pledge contains
vow to purchase at all times if possible union made
products. Money earned union jobs should be spent
for union made products. When you buy union made
products you hire union labor. .#
Be consistent If you demand that your labor be
purchased because of it being union labor
that hire union labor to make your clothes shoes
collars, ttes> cigars ana other things If your
chant doesn't handle label goods, tell him want
them he says he cant get them It is good sign
he doesn't want to. Then s good time to look up
new merchant. s .##ss@ ss5HSsZ.=@
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SAYS THIS:

My father has only had return
of 200 on his cash investment In
twelve years.. Labor has Jared bet
ter than capital in the Colorado F,1si
and Iron Company. =.
(After further questionins.) The
value of the property has increased
SO 200, 900, but that is only poteit-
tial value. My father has had d re-
turn of 100000 on bonds Of thu
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
;one-tenth of all the wages paid ID
twelve years to about $4,000 en-
ployes. His returns have been en-
tirely inadequate.
The policy of the executive o.
fees has been, I 3sm g11re, to give the
men the best living conditions pcs
sible, consistent with proper censad-
Grafton of our shareholders.
don't know about
The number of employees in, the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
The number of them that work -
hours a day. 81
The system by which those who IRE
injured and the families Of those who
are killed are compensated.
The hiring Of gunner by executive
officers Of the company.
The checkoff system in the conn
pany. stores. I know about it in the
union. "a
The corruption of the electorate by
executive officers in the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company.
I have entire confidence in our ex-
ecutive officers.
From testimony by John d. Rock
efeller, Jr., before Industrial Rela-
lions Committee
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LEIsERsON'S VIEWS ON LABOR.

DR.. William NJ Leiserson, labor expert of the United
States Industrial Relations commission who
by Chairman Frank P. Walsh to investigate unemploy-
ment has been giving mighty interesting inter-
views through several syndicate papers. word, he
zaton through labor unions is the only hope
workers. The heartless man-devouring methods pur-
sued by captains of industry only be checked by
labor uniting and acting a merchant, as we'll as
worker, says he.
Declaring that labor is centuries behind the times
and continues to peddle it's from door to door,
while big business has it's highly organized sales force
for selling its product, the doctor rdicules labor's
MEDIEVAL methods in dealing with the employer says:
"Workmen bring their labor his door. He picks
out what workmen he wants, and tells the other
merchants of labor to get their goods his premises
before he has them arrested for trespass merchant
of his labor the workman is fool.
THE agents of labor unions are the trained sales
forces of organized labor. But cannot solve the
problem face today by sitting back and saying,
'Unionism is the remedy ''"*
"Unionism undoubtedly would give the worker the
protection he needs. But face the fact that
the majority of labor not organized that in this country
less than onefourth of it that partly because
employers have shown themselves strong enough to
the organization of labor many lines and part
y because large numbers the too
to realize the benefit organization would them
there seems immediate prospect of percentage of
labor great enough to be devsive becoming organized
"Snce unionism cannot at present do for labor what
labor badly needs done for it, the of
turning to the government for help. That's
what brought about the appointment the Industrial
Relations commission
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Greyso1on Cigars, 4 sizes.
A DIFFERENT PARTY

A DIFFERENT PARTY
From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
They were speaking Of biblical
names the other night when Con-
gresham James p. Buchanan Of
Texas was reminded OF an incident
that happened in one Of the southern
states: :: :;
Some time ago, the congressman
said and old colored man was ar
rested :on suspicion Of maintaining
an illicit still, and taken before a
Judge, for examination.
:. Stand up, prisoner commanded
the Judge when it came time to put
the eolored man on the gridiron.
i What is your name?" 49,.
N'''My name, jedge," slowly answered
the prisoner, am joshua
! Joshua: is it?" facetiously re-
marked the judge. Are you the
Joshua who made, the sun stand
still p n
F: II Mo, sah,' jedge! No, sah!" quickly
answered the colored man. Different
pahty.. althogeddah. Use de Joshua
dat made the moonshine.''
Don't go on jags. Youth finally
wear rags, *.-'~ b. Z:
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TABLED RESOLUTIONS.

A resolution introduced by Represent
alive Wright received little considera-
ton by Ok1ahoma's lawmakers. Mr..
Wright wanted information on the
number Of idle men in the penitenti-
ary and reformatory. He stated it
was necessary to build the new state
capital as cheaply as possible and
asked that 2 committee be appointed
to investigate things. The lawmakers
however, refused to take chances on
the capital being, built by, convicts
and laid the resolution on the table.
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FRIEND; HIP,

n Detroit Labor News %"=5
(ditor Note: Labadie.
the first Michigan
far and philosophy
to the of
These the days when hearts grow fonder,
This the time when goodwill blooms,
Now the stage when people ponder
At friendships hearth, which love lumes.
~ ~ .'"
The past goes by a moving picture,
Showing each life's black and white
So one may aud and spare the structure
Human weakness kept in sight,
Now may quite forget the weakness
. Give comrade hope and cheer,
And lose no strength by daring meekness
From thruout the year.
Its fine and great to get the fashion
Of kindly treating all we meet,
So let us each absorb the passion ar
Of gladly giving goodly greet,
As to heart it's bread and meat
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RESCUED, 1851, FROM SEA.
wASuINcroN fFeh -Tha

WAsH1NGTVN, ICED: :12'-FAese
were 1,476 disasters on the waters Of
the United States during the last fiscal
year in which the ,life-savinx service
worked alone, according to Its report
to. congress. The vessels involved
carried 5,295 persons, and. the prop
erty was valued at :$4,5l2,sS5.
In s25 other instances the service
worked in conjunction: with tho rsv-
.enue cutter service or other agencies.
and. took part in the rescue of 3,s9l
persons from vessels valued at t1o.1I
641,656. G,<ys ma ,y7, j s-S#lsss ;