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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
LIEBKNECHT CALLED
JUDGES COWARDS
Attacked Court for Shutting Out
Public at Trial-Workers
Struck in Protest

The following cable to the New
! York Globe and Chicago Daily News
by Paul Scott Mowrer appeared re
Gently in the Globe:
Paris, France.-(Delayed.) )-Frenct
Socialists have received reliable de
tails regarding the recent trial and
condemnation of Herr Lieberknecht
the Socialist leader in Germany
When the public prosecutor asked
that the public be excluded, Lieb.
knecht exclaimed:
Gentlemen, you are powerful, but
you are afraid. You tremble at the
effect my poor words might have on
the public and on the prudently
chosen journalists. You who have
at your disposition force of police,
an army, cannon, everything. 1t is
cowardice on your part, gentlemen.
Yes, l repeat that you are towards
if you close the doors. You should
be ashamed of yourselves"
Nevertheless, the court decided to
exclude the public. Then Liebknecht
shouted to his wife and Rosa Luxem-
burg, in the audience:
Leave this comedy, where every
thing, including even the judgment,
has been prepared beforehand. Go
away"
When the crowd waiting on the out
side heard the verdict, shouts arose:
"Our Liebknecht has been condemned
to two years and half Imprisonment
Long live Liebknecht!"
The next day between $4,000 and
$4,000 workers in the munitions fac
tories and especially in the plant of
the General Electric company, struck.
The manager of the electric concern
asked to see a delegation from the
strikers. He told them that no po-
litical strike would be tolerated and
that strikers would be tried by court
martial, but he added that if they
wanted wage increase the company
would consider it. The men did not
ask for any increase, but, after a
few days, the strike ceased. owing
to opposition by Socialists and Syn
dicalist leaders.
Still, there was great discomfort
among the masses, and some agitat-
ors have even been advocating a gen.
eral strike. The Berlin newspapers
have been forbidden to publish the
fact of the arrest of Rosa Luxembourg.
She was arrested in the military zone
and can thus legally be kept in prison
without trial until the end of the state
of siege. The news of her arrest,
however, was spread by word of
mouth throughout Germany.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
In Organization
Lies the Hope
of Labor
CLOAK STRIKERS BEGIN FIGHT TO Settle


The striking Cloakmakers of New
York resumed their fight against the
manufacturers association in the
same orderly manner that has marked
the thirteen yeeks of their struggle,
The disorders of the day before ap-
peared to have been nothing more
than nightmare. Those who had
cursed and reviled their officers most
on the preceding day were most
friendly yesterday and loudest in their
pledges to work for unity in the
strike.
President Benjamin Schlesinger, of
the international Ladies' Garment
Workers Union, and Morris Hillquit,
counsel Of the union, gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
ITO the Public: In order to clear up
certain misapprehensions which may
arise as a result of the rejection of
the proposed agreement by the mem.
bership of the Cloak Makers Union,
the undersigned desire OF call the at
tention of the public to the following
facts:
"The instrument rejected by the
workers was not intended to be an
executed agreement, but was adopted
by the conference merely as mutual
recommendation to be submitted to
the membership of both organizations
for ratification.
Didn't Favor Contract
The representatives of the workers
IN the conference at no time favored
the arrangement which abolished the
machinery for the adjustment of
grievances and for the enforcement of
the agreement and relegated the par
ties to the uncontrolled exercise of
the arbitrary whim of the employer,
with perpetual shop strikes as the
sole corrective. The workers repre-.
sentatiyes in the conference time and
again warned the employers that such
an arrangement was not calculated to
bring lasting peace to the industry.
but, on the contrary, would throw the
latter into state of constant strife
and chaos. They submitted to the ar
rangement largely because they were
anxious to terminate the disastrous
strife and put an end to the suffer-
ings of the 10000 working mems fam
lilies involved in this struggle.
The striking workers have en-
phatically rejected the proposed
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
$840 A YEAR Is MINIMUM

New York,-Director of the Bureau
of Standards Tirrell says an unskilled
laborer's family of five persons can
not maintain a standard of living
consistent with American ideals on
wages that fall below sS4O year
He has studied this question and now,
as a practical application of his be-
lief, he recommends that no minimum
rate below that figure be established
in the street cleaning department for
unskilled laborers, stablemen, host
lers and drivers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
WANT RIGHT OF PUBLICITY

Olympia, Wash.-Trade unionists in
this state are endeavoring to secure,
through the referendum, the repeal
of a so-called "anti-picketing" law,
passed by the last legislature.
Legislative Agent Hughes of the
State Federation of Labor says the
law prohibits the use of newspapers
by strikers, and that "the very things
that this bill says working men can
not do, the national law says the
workers may do" under the labor sec
tions of the Clayton law.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
FREEDOM VS.. DOLLARS

San Francisco. Democracy un-
doubtedly is not as efficient as au-
tocracy," says the Labor Clarion, "but
the people are better satisfied with it.
This being true, whenever we come
to the fork of the road where we
must choose between the two those
who are more interested in all human
ity than in increasing the wealth of
the few will take the road of democ.
racy. At such a time men can be
properly branded by the course they
pursue"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
COLLEGE HEAD MAY
LEARN ECONOMICS
FROM THE HOBOES

Cambridge, Mass, July 24.-"Many
a hobo could teach President Lowell
of Harvard, more real economics
than he will ever learn within these
classic shades" said DR.. James Eads
How, of ST. Louis, millionaire Hobo,
who today visited his alma mater for
old times sake DR.. How is enthusi
astic over the establishment of a
chain of colleges for hoboes. Eco.
nomics would be one of the principal
courses taught, he says.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
MUST COMPLY WITH LAW

Sacramento.-The state commission
of immigration and housing has
forced 16 labor camps to raise their
sanitary standards during the month.
The commission announces it will
start a campaign to compel these
camps in northern California to com.
ply with the law.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
TRADES
COUNCIL
N E w S

Wednesday nights session was
called to order by President Hall at
I8 p. M, only small number of dele.
gates being present.
Credentials were received for H. G.
Balmer of the BARRIERS and W. H.
Mallon of the Pressmen.
Messrs. Mcdonald and Mallon were
appointed on the legislative commit
tee byPresident Hall.
The BARRIERS reported that the
Mitchell Hotel barber shop now dis
played union card and was worthy
the patronage of union men.
All unions reported making great
preparations for the monster Labor
Day parade. Nearly all locals will
have floats.
Delegates from the Printers Union
reported that that local had a COM
mittee at work advertising Hartley's
record and that circulars would be
sent to every local union in Washing
ton as well as to the labor press of
the state.
The secretary of the Council was
instructed to notify the papers of
Everett that the parade Labor Day
was not to be an "anti-preparedness"
or peace" parade, but a strictly
Labor Day parade for union men and
their sympathizers.
Several members of the Council at.
tended the Shingle Weavers' meeting
after the Councils session adjourned.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
OPPOSE EIGHT-HOUR DAY

San Francisco.-The San Francisco
Restaurant Mems association has re-
solved against the eight-hour day,
favored by their organized employees.
The restaurant and hotel men say
"the time is inopportune." The work
ers have been conducting an organiz-
ing campaign and announce their in
tention of reducing the ten-hour day
to eight The movement includes
cooks, walters and cooks helpers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
EVERETT STRIKERS
HOLD A ROUSING
STRIKE MEETING


Bring Assurance of Financial Help
and the Fighting Spirit Is
Aroused to High Pitch
The shingle weavers of Everett and
surrounding towns packed the Labor
Temple to the doors Wednesday night
to discuss the strike situation. Dele
cations were present from Snohomish,
Mukilteo, Marysville, Anacortes and
other places and the whole situation
analyzed.
Among the visitors present were Of
ficials from shingle weavers' unions
in the southwestern part of the state,
who came to learn first hand the
status of the Everett strike and to
learn in what way they could best
help the Everett and Anacortes boys
to win their struggle.
The boys have been on strike for
three months and seem as determined
as ever to win and say they can see
no possibility of losing. The Everett
for weavers and have succeeded in
collecting a nondescript army of mis-
fits who are costing the mill men far
more than it would to pay the union
scale. If the mill men had agreed to
the reasonable wage demands Of the
men in the first instance, they would
have saved themselves thousands of
dollars.
Speaking after the meeting to the
Labor Journal representative, one OF
the local officials said:
1--WE had a wonderfully inspiring
meeting and l voice the sentiment OF
the boys when I say that the Everett
weavers have just begun to strike
Our brothers from the distant parts ol
the state who visited us brought us
encouragement and assurance of hell
that has put new life into our boys
The outside weavers realize that We
are Fighting their fight and tina
should we lose, their wage conditions
would be in immediate jeopardy. The.
1 are awake to the necessity of furnish
ing the sinews of war and have as
sured us they will finance our strue
gle for an indefinite period.
when men will strike the wa
these men have, live on the bares
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
LABORERS STRIKE ENDS

Kansas City, Mo.-Hod Carriers
and Building Laborers' union has
raised wages from 35 cents an hour
to 371a cents. These workers sus-
pended wrko the first of last month
because the contractors refused to
consider any increase. Building oper-
ations have been at a standstill since
that time.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
WANT WAGES INCREASED

Cincinnati.-Moving Picture Opera
tors Union has submitted a new scale
to their employers to replace the pres
ent agreement, which expires the first
of next month. A 10 per cent in
crease is asked. Over a score of pic
ture houses have already accepted the
new contract.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
MACHINIsTs vICTIMIzED

Allentown, Pa.-Because the Inter
national Motor company discharged
the shop committee representing or
ganized machinists, every member of
this craft employed in the plant has
suspended work to force the reinstate-
ment of the victimized unionists.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
BREAD TICKETS IN HOLLAND

Amsterdam.-The TELEGRAPH is au-
thority for the statement that bread
tickets will shortly be introduced in
Holland
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
COL. HARTLEY HAND
PICKS COMMITTEE

Politics is a 10y forever" in Sno-
homish county since Don Quixote"
Hartley, of Everett, SHE'D his castor
into the gubernatorial ring The
colonel is death on unions. If he had
his way every labor agitator" would
be drawn, hanged, and quartered. The
colonePs voice fairly trembles with
rage as he denounces the union Off
cials who are making an easy living
off the credulity of their poor dupes"
and pleads for the right Of the Gin
dependent workman to work for
whom he pleases." The right of the
Independent workman in the case of
the colonel's shingle mill being the
right to work for SO cents a day
cheaper than the prevailing rate of
wages in other localities"
The colonel is now transforming
the state la patent medicine vendor
with male quartet and is speaking
daily to thousands of people who re-
ceive him as the political Moses of
1916. The colonel admits it, or rather
his press agent does.
A rather good story is related about
the colonel. 1t seems it occurred to
him and his hackers that it would be
a fine thing to prove the falsity of
the proverb that "a prophet is not
without honor save in his own coun-
try" So his campaign stationery is
said to bear the names of several
prominent citizens of Snohomish
county, constituting an executive COM
mittee. 1t is related, however, that
the colonel neglected the trivial for
mality of consulting some Of the men
whose names were thus used before
they were appointed. UP in Airing
ton resides w. H. Ford, prominent in
the locality and former mayor of that
city Mr.. Ford is a candidate for Sec
retary of state against Captain l. M.
Howell, present incumbent. Mr.. Ford
was among those names appearing
on the colonel's committee, and Mr.
Ford rather resents the use of his
name without his permission, as the
following letter from Mr.. Ford to the
colonels Everett representative, Mr..
Newton Jones, would indicate. In
parenthesis it might be stated that
Mr.. Jones is general superintendent
of the Clough-Hartley mill in Everett,
a strike-bound plant, and is at present
engaged in the pleasant pastime of
being major domo over a bunch of
strikebreakers. Here is the Ford
letter:
Arlington, Wash,
July 18, 1916.
Newton Jones, "
Everett, Wash.
Friend Newton: Your letter advis-
ing me of my appointment as one of
the executive committee on Col Hart
ley's campaign club was received this
a. m. l wish to thank you for the
consideration, but owing to our diff
ference of opinion relative to the
labor question, and the fact that am
candidate myself, l wish to forego
the honor and ask you to take my
name from your list.
Respectfully yours,
(Signed) W. H. FORD.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
GARMENT WORKERS GAIN

Cincinnati. Garment Workers
union No 100 reports success in en-
forcing it's new wage scale, which pro-
vides for higher wages and better
working conditions. A large proper
tion of the 225 cutters who went on
strike have returned to work.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
ABSENTEE VOTING
LAW rs LEGAL

Jefferson City. Mo.-The state su-
preme court has held valid the alb
sentee voting law, which permits a
voter away from home to cast his bal
lot wherever he may be within the
state. The court rules, however, that
such a voter must make affidavit he
is away from home on business.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
EDITOR WANTED

+ Man wanted to edit, manage +
+ and solicit advertising for the I
+ Journal. Must be a live wire. /
+ Salary $4,000 per week with COM I
+ mission on increased business. +
+ Make application to the Board +
r Of Control, Labor Temple. +
+ Board will select editor August +
+ 9Th. +
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
EXTEND PARCELS
POST TO CHINA

Washington.-A parcels post agree
ment between the United States and
China has just been concluded. 1t
becomes effective August /, after
which packages weighing up to eleven
pounds may be sent to China at the
rate of II cents a pound.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
OPPOSE PRISON LABOR

Omaha, Nebt-Organized labor is
opposing the plan of city commission
ers to work city prisoners on the
streets and buildings in competition
with free labor.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04

necessities of life, going without all
the luxuries and many of the neces-
stiles, and never complain, never
falter, don't think they can be whipped
when relief is in sight.
"The Everett shingle weavers are
out to win and every man feels they
are going to win" Nothing to it.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-08-04
IRON MOLDERS MAKE GAINS

Omaha, Neb.-lron molders who
have been on strike for over a month
are making steady gains. But three
shops are now conducted under non
union conditions.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-10
WILBUR M. DENYING
Former Canaan Man Passes Away
 Suddenly in WInsted.

Wilbur Merton De ming, of Winsted, the well.known photographer, died in the Winsted Hospital Tuesday night, after an illness of only few hours. He was discovered to be unconscious, in his bed, at about o'clock Tuesday morning, and his physician had him immediately transferred to the hos pital, where his case was diagnosed as uraemia. He continued unconscious until his death, the same night. Deceased was born in South Canaan on the main road to Canaan, March g., 1851. son of the late Chester Deming. He attended school in Canaan, and was one ot the pupils of the late Norman Moon. He followed farming in his early years, and later learned the art of photography with MT. Smith, who had portable gallery in Canaan some 45 years ago. He became an expert photographer and worked at the busi- ness in New York, after which he pro. cured portable studio and took pictures at various times in Canaan and all the surrounding towns, finally locating per. manently in Winsted, where he had DG0u III DuSlucSS lOI O yOd1S. A1O WdS twice married, his first wife having been Miss Hattie Smith, of Canaan. who died few years after their marriage. having borne him one son, Howard, who is now in the printing business in Winsted. His second mar riage was to Miss Nettie Belle Perry, of Falls Village, who survives him. with two children, Perry N. Deming, of Winsted, and Mrs. Lincoln Fenn, of Terryville.
 MT. Deming was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge, Independent Order of Red Men, being charter member of the Winsted lodge and tor the last ten years its treasurer, and of the New England Order of Protection.
 He leaves one sister, Mrs. Frederick Gillette, of Canaan.
 The funeral will be from his late residence on Hubbard street, Winsted this afternoon at ? o'clock; interment in Forest View Cemetery.
 MT. Deming was a highly esteemed citizen and upright business man and companionable, friendly gentleman; a profound student and thinker along scientific lines, man of decided con- victions, and an entertaining converse. tionalist.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-10
BALD-HEADS' BANQUET
Fifth Annual Feast to be Held in Hart
 ford, November I6.

Fifth Annual Feast to be Held in Hart
 ford, November I6.
 The fifth annual banquet of the Bald. Head Club of America will be held at the Allyn House, Hartford, Thursday evening, November Is. It was so decided by the official board, in con ference with the president, Congress. man P. Davis Oakley, at Hartford, last Friday.
 MT. William Coe Bill, prominent business man of the capital city, and an enthusiastic member of the Club, who was present at the conference, was appointed chairman of the general banquet committee, and will appoint the necessary sub. b.committees, who will collaborate to make the event the largest and most enjoyable in the his. tory of the organization.
 Congressman Oakley, himself, will officiate as toastmaster at the feast, which is sufficient assurance that ! things will be doing, from start tc finish. MT. Oakey has an enviable reputation as toastlnaster and after. uluu6I WlO, dutl ll1S S6l6CGlOu Ol Sp66ks CTS for the occasion will guarantee a galaxy of orators worth travelling many miles to hear. His acquaintance with the distinguished statesmen in Wash ington, as elsewhere, will enable him to persuade the best in the country tc attend the feast. Among the speakers likely to be invited are Congressman "Uncle Joe" Cannon, of Illinois; Con gressman Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio (son.in- law of Col. Theodore Roosevelt;, ;, Unites States Senator George P. Mo Lean, of Connecticut; former President w. H. Taft. of New Haven; Col. N G. Osborn, of New Haven; Editor Charles Hopkins Clark, of Hartford Judge George Addington, of Albany.
 It is expected that 300 bald-heads will gather for the banquet, from vari ous states in the Union.
 The banquet of 1917 will probably be held in either New York or Wash. ington, as invitations have already been received from hotels in botf cities.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-10
GIFT TO STATE LIBRARY
Late Dwight c. kilbourn's Collection
 Presented by Widow.

Through the kindness of Mrs. Dwight O. Kilbourn, the library of the late Dwight c. Kilbourn, of Litchfield, clerk of the superior court of Litchfield county from 1887 to 1914, has been presented to the state library.
 The gift included large collection of pamphlets, brosdsides, books, and miscellaneous articles relating to Con- necticut, its several counties, towns and families and which is considered one of the most valuable collections re. ceived at the library. The gift also includes a complete file of the official proceedings of the various G. A. K. and Masonic bodies. A part of this valuable collection has already been re. ceived at the library and the remainder is expected soon.
 In the collection was found the first report of the state comptroller of 1874, and report of the commissioner of school funds of ISIS. A prominent feature of the collection was the catechism of the Rev. James Fitch, who preached the first Connecticut election sermon before the Connecticut general assembly in 1874. The ori. ginal sermon was included in the col. lection and was dated 1854.
 A special book plate has been en. graved by W. F. Hobson, of New Haven, for this valuable collection.
Connecticut western news., 1916-08-10
Automobile Hearse.

Undertaken Arthur O. Lord, of Lake. vile, exhibited his new automobile hearse in town one day last week. It is thoroughly up.to-date vehicle, a Winton, six.cylinder chassis, equipped with the latest approved appliances known to the motor hearse. It has an abundance of power and is capable of rhrottling down the speed to three or four miles an hour if deemed desirable.
 MT. Lord has added this motor hearse to his equipment for the direct conven- fence of Canaan and vicinity business. With this equipage the factor of dis tance is minor consideration.
 The interior of the vehicle is finished in mahogany, and having upper and lower compartments, it can easily carry large quantity of flower pieces in addition to the casket, thus reducing the expense of special flower carriage. The exterior is of plain black, with silver trimmings.
 Allyn Fuller is associated with MT. Lord in the Canaan end of the under taking business.