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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14


mercial interests. Not only would
they dominate the social and political
life of the country but they would
control the educational policy, teach
their philosophy in the schools, subsi-
die the newspapers and all sources
of information. Their power to do
these things today is nothing to what
it would be if great army and
navy backed them up.
But this is not the only danger.
Warfare is becoming more and more
matter of mechanics and labor.
Engineers, chemists, mechanics,
trench-diggers and laborers are fight
ing the war of Europe. Military tao
tics include industrial organization.
Every student of the fighting in Eu-
rope, every magazine article and lee
ture upon the subject, emphasizes it's
importance in modern war. Every
plan for the development Of military
power includes plan for industrial
organizationI Furthermore, every
plan looks toward some form of coer-
cion, not only military conscription,
but industrial conscription, which
would bring the workers of the ma
ton under military control The ideal
Of military leaders is a great organ
ization ofworkers under control of the
army, disciplined, taught to respond
and obey. These men would be ready
for war if war were desired, and in
| times of peace would be occupied up
on great industrial projects under the
direct control of the army Of a pa
ternalistic government,
| Public ownership of arms and mum
| ition factories, of the mines, forests
and natural resources-which would
be necessary to the supply of raw ma
, , ,,ttrcr,iS!-and of the railroads and steam
ssnlnS necessary to its transportation,
woud be the first step to take in any
plan pf preparedness which labor
could indorse. Now is the time for
power over the organization Of indus.
try if the spirit of democracy is to
be saved.
| AS a program for the support of or.
ganized labor we recommend the fol.
lowing:
l. Work for the passage of the
Heating Child Labor Bill which would
prohibit the interstate transportation
tof the products Of child labor.
2. Endeavor to raise the age limit
in child labor, and compulsory edu-
cation laws to sixteen years
3. Support legislation abolishing
strike breaking detective agencies
and private gunmen.
4. Work for the Buchanan Home
Loan Bill.
5. Put the power of the nation
back of the home; pension mothers
and protect children.
D. ADollSn the tenement system OF
life and work to secure a clean, health
full system of housing
Z Provide for outdoor physical
training in connection with the pub
lie school, to be continued during the
summer vacation. This training
should be instructive in the laws of
health, woodcraft and naturestudy,
cooking, camping, first aid in case of
accident or drowning and all that
goes to make boys and girls capable
and independent. Working in groups
would develop this power to cooper
ate which is so essential in peace as
well as war. To put guns in the
hands of children for this work would
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
WALTERS SECURE CONTRACT

FORT differences be-
tween restaurant proprietors and the
Walters and Mattresses union have
been adjusted. An agreement with
wage advances has been signed and
the unions's membership has in
creased nearly 100 per cent.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

From Mr. Roots distinction be-
tween Mexico and Belgium it appears
that moral sentiment should only op-
crate at a distance of 5000 miles and
where there are no American invest.
ments to speak of-New York Eve
ming Post.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
THINKLESS" MAN
is VALUELESS

Lexington, Ky.-ln an address to
the local federation of labor on the
value of education, Deon Mackenzie
of the Kentucky university said.
Man means a thing that thinks;
man from his neck down isn't worth
10 cents a day"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
PRINTERS RAISE WAGES

Massilon, Ohio, - Typographical
union No. 29S has secured three
year agreement and raised wages
from so cents to $3.50 a week.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

Little Holland finds compensation
for its troubles as a neutral The
Holland-American Steamship Com
pany's dividend for 1915 was so per
cent. In 1914 it was l7.-Boston Her
aid
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

One hopeful sign is that there are
fewer new books dealing with the
causes of the war and more discuss.
ing what is to happen afterward.-
San Francisco Chronicle.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
$736.95 FOR FAMILY
MEANS SCANT LIVING

WASHINGTON-A. F. of L. Legis-
lative Representative Arthur E. Hol.
der told the house committee on la
Dor that $73695 a year will permit a
family of five in the District of Co
lumbia to purchase a bare existence
and that these figures do not pro.
vide even for a street car ride on
Sunday afternoon
Representative Holder urged the
committee to favor the Nolan bill
which provides for a So a day min.
imum for government employees. The
unionist presented figures to prove
his point that even SO a day guaran-
tees only decent living in the ma
tions capital, and he handed the com
mittee the following cost exhibit OF
things that are absolutely necessary
without pauperization and depen.
dence on charity;
Family of Five
Three meals day per individ-
ual at SC meal, 75c a day--$27376
Rent, 500 a month 2400e
Clothing
Man, suits a year, SIS a
suit-no overcoat ------- 30.0e
Man, suits undergarments,
81 a 500
Wife, l suit, cloak-------- 25.0O
Wife, undergarments, suits,
81 a uit--..----------- 500
3 children, ciothes---------- 5000
Stockings and other essentials
for family OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 300
Shoes for husband and wife 1000
Shoes for children 1900
Repairs for shoes---------- 200
Coal, 81 a ton---------------- 49.00
Soap, 10 cents a week-------- $50
Miscellaneous items ---- 1000
Floor covering, new bedding,
replacement of crockery and
furniture 1000
Towels, window shades. minor
repairs, umbrellas, ETC. 1900
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
GET SATURDAY HOLIDAY

Detroit, Mich. - Steamfitters have
secured a Saturday half holiday the
year round, beginning next month.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

Total for one year----------$796. IS
you will observe that l have Ia
booed every form of luxury" ex.
plained Mr. Holder Receiving but
S736.95 year, there could be no rid
ing on street cars for this working
mans family, no tobacco, no candy,
no books, no Sunday school contribu-
tions, nothing for the church, no in
surance, no newspapers, no postage
stamps, no lodge dues, no movies, and
no Doctors bills-for, of course, on
the substantial diet purchased for
rs cents day family of five would
run no chance of ever getting sick.
Moreover, the family must remain
stationary-no births. no deaths, no
accidents, no medicine, no doctors.
IN regard to the rs cents a day for
food for a family of five, if there is
a woman in the District Of Columbia
who can buy the food for that family
with IS cents. l will take my hat off
to her as the greatest financier in
America"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

The reward of one duty is the pow.
er to fulfill another,-George Eliot
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-23
KING MAY VISIT CANADA
Appointment of Duke OF Devonshirc
rs Governor General COnsid-
cred Significant.

LONDON, July 22.--The appointment
Of the Duke Of Devonshire as Gov
ernor-General of Canada may be re-
-Earded s a forerunner of the King
determination to make a tour of Can
ada with the Queen as soon after the
war as possible. according to the Lon
don correspondent OF the Manchester
Guardian.
Reference is made TO plans by the
King to visit Canada during the Duke
OF Connaughts tenure OF Office. the as
serttor being made that they were cut
short by the outbreak OF the war.
The Duchess OF Devonshire is not
only mistress of the robes Of the Queen,
but is one OF her closest intimates.
She was before her marriage Lady
Evelyn Mary Fitzmaurice, daughter OF
Lord Lansdowne. She is a great social
favorite. and one OF London's most
popular hostesses. Both she and the
duke have many friends in Canada.
where they have visited more than
once.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-23
BERLIN RESIDENTS FED
IN CITY SOUP KITCHENS
Unable to Cope With Armies OF
Hungry Women and
Children.
FOOD PROBLEM NOW ACUTE
Watts in Big Brcwerics at Munich Are
Used as Gigantic Cooking Pots.
Leipzig Authorities Warn People
of Necessity for Economy.

BERLIN. July 22.-Communism, al
ways denounced as impractical by con-
sentative Germany before the war. Is
making giant forward strides in all
parts of this country. and now is being
hailed by the authorities as the only
fatal consequences OF Alblon's block
adc Of a whole nation.
In nearly 100 large German cities
tho masses OF the people now are being
fed from enormous soup kitchens run
by the municipal authorities. Here in
Berlin more kitchens arc opened almost
| every day. The existing kitchens are
unable to cope with tho armies Of
hungry women and children hesicEing
| them from dawn until night,
In Hamburg. where all work practi-
caily has been stopped. it is said that
| about onefourth of the population now
are getting all their meals from the
| municipal Kitchens. which also supply
| nearly 10000 school children with free
| meals.
At Munich some OF the big breweries
which have had To close down now are
seeing their watts being used as gisan-
| tic cooking pots. and ut Cologne and
| Dusseldorf more than 10000 people
are being supplied with food at cos,
| price.
Despite the almost supcrhuman CT
forts OF the authorities To cope with
| hn n is hn,
coming more and more acute. and tho
press comments especially in the
south, are pcssimstc
| In Leipzig the municipal authorities
some tine ago warned the people tha
during the coming weeks condition:
Will necessitate the utmost economy or
the part or every housewife. and tha
the supply of potatoes is almost ex.
hausted They remind the people thai
the army must he provided for first a
any cost, and that II is the duty Of tho
people at home to bear all hardship:
and privations cheerfully. while bear.
ing in mind what would be their fate
| IL the enemy had invaded the country
| This warning has provoked the follow.
| ing comment in the Leipzig VolksZei.
tung:
| nc feeOlnC OF ihe population ne
comes more and more difficult every
| day as we approach the new harvest
| We now are faced with a scarcity al
| the absolutely necessary quantity oil
| potatoes. which has become the most
| important of our foodstuffs. Up to now
| IL has been repeated endlessly To The
nation that there we're quite suficicn
! quantity OF potatoes on hand to las
| till the harvest. The present announce
ment shows conclusivcly that all the
measures taken by the state and mu.
inequalities are utterly insufficient"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-23
HOME RULE FOR INDIA
SUBJECT OF LECTURES
Native Now Is Delivering Course
on This Subject i'm
London.
LEAGUE HAS BEEN FORMED
Aims TO Educate British Public to
Needs Of Hindustan, the Loyalty
Of Whose People in Present War
Has .Astonished World.
LEAGUE HAS BEEN FORMED

LONDON. July GA series Of lee
lures is being delivered here. under the
auspices of the newly formed home
rule for India League. by Mr.. Jinara-
jadasa on tho subject, What India
Wants After tho War"
The rrea, loyalty of India, which
astonshcd the world at large and Bit
terly disappointed Germany a, the out
break Of the war. has made a deep i'm
preston in England. and everybody
agrees that a suitable reward must he
given in tangible form.
When the league was started il was
attacked by a few people who thought
il was the intention TO agitate for
home rule during the war. but the
leaders OF the movement promptly
rcpudiatcd this. They state that their
aim is To educate grateful British
public on the question OF lndia's needs,
so that when the war is over and the
whole question of British imperial re-
construction is being considered India
may not hc forgotten. and they point
TO the fact that India never has been
mentioned in the discussions which
have been going on with regard to
imperial federation.
The intention of The league is to
set out the reforms in the direction of
more Self-Covcrnmcnt, for which the
leaders of educated Indian opinion are
working, and 10 appeal to all who be-
lieve In evolution. rather than revoIu-
ton, and who. In the words of the
promoters. desire that India shall take
al t,rit !,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-23
FORBID POTASH MINING
Gcrmnny's Federal Council Prohibits
Sinking of Shafts During

BERLIN. July 22-The Federal
Council has issued an order prohibiting
the sinking of further shafts for the
development of potash mines during
the war. Work on all shafts begun
since July. 1914 must he suspended.
The ground taken by the Council is
that labor is now too scarce in Ger
many to waste ii upon such unncces-
sary work rs opening new potash
mines.
Notwithstanding the pressure of the
war number of new mines have
reached the producing stage during the
past two years, and the total number
of mines producing or ready to produce
potash is now more than 200. Ten
years ago it was less than forty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-23
Forbidx Personal unc,eunI,ne...

LODI. POLAND. July 22.--To correct
a condition which can only he appre-
clated by those who know l.odz. the
police president. Herr Won Oppen. has
issued an order providing that such
Of the inhabitants appearing on the
streets with evidences of personal! I'M
cleanliness arc to I've arrested. scion
tihcally clcanscd and shoru. and held
until their clothing can ha dsinfected
and mended II any expense is at.
tached to the cleaning process. tho
cleansce must pay II or work It out.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-23
Turks Treasure War Relics.

CONSTANTINOPLE. July 22.-The
most treasured relics of the war which
the Turks possess are the English flag
that once flew over Kut-elAmara and
the swords of four generals and thirty
other officers who were made prisoner
when General Townshend capitulatcd
These trophies recently were presented
to Kut-el-Amara, and, at the Sultan's
order, have been placed with other
souvenirs In the old Palace Of Topknpu.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-23
1t Already Has Taken
5000 Square Kilo-
meters of Enemys
Country.
ny SIR A. CONAN DOYLE.

Copyright. 1916. by \. Conan Doylc.)
ITALIAN WAR FRONT, NEAR We
ROMA, July 22.-Onc meets with such
extreme kindness and consideration
among the Italians that there is n
real danger lest ones personal feelings
should warp ones Judgment. Making
every possible allowance for this,
come away from them, after a very
wide view, with n deep feeling of adj
mration and a conviction that no army
in the world could have made a Drawer
attempt to advance under conditions
of extra ordinary difficulty.
First a word as TO the Italian SOL
der. lie is a type by himself, which
differs from the earnest solidarity OF
the new French army. and from tho
business alertncss OF the Bri,on. and
yet has a very special dash and fire
OF his own.
1t has been "a war of most desperate
ventures, but never once has there
been a lack of volunteers. The Tyro-
lese are good men-too good TO be
fighting in so rotten cause. But
from the first to last the Alpini have
had the ascendancy in the hill fight
ing as the line regiments have against
the kaiserlics upon tho plain.
Caesar told kow the biy Germans
used TO laugh at his little men until
! they had hecn at handgrips with them.
/ The Austrians could tell the same tale.
| The spirit III the ranks is something
marvellous There have been occasions
when every officer has fallen. and yet
/ the men have pushed OH, have taken
a position, and then waited for official
! direction.
The Alps form such Il bar across the
/ north that there are only two points
/ where serious operations are possible
| One is the Trentino salient. where Aus
| tria can always threaten and invade
| Italy. She lies in the mountains with
the plains beneath her. She can al
| ways invade the plain. but the Italians
cannot seriously invade tho mountains.
/ since the passes would only lead to
/ other mountains beyond. Therefore
| their only possible policy is 10 hold the
Austrians hack. This they have most
| successfully done.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-23
Heir horn TO RuIer,

CALCUTTA. July e2.-Son and hofs
has just been horn to Major-aenerA the
MahsraJa Scindia OF Gwalior, ruler OF
the third richest native state IN India,
over 5000 square miles in area, with =
population Of more than 2,ooo.eoo.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-23
FOUGHT on HILLS. TAKING
10000 AUSTRIAN PRISONERS

There remains tho other front, the
opening by the sea. Here the ltal-
ians had chance to advance over a
front of plain bounded by river with
hills beyond They cleared the plain,
they crossed the river. they fought a
battle very like the battle of the .Nsne
upon the slopes Of the hills, taking
10000 Austrian prisoners, and now they
arc faced by barbed wire, machine guns
cemcnted trenches and every other de-
vice, which has held them as IL has
held every one else.
They have in a year occupied some
forty Austrian divisions, and relieved
our Russian allies to that very ap-
preciable extent. They have killed or
wounded a quarter OF a million. taken
40, 600 and drawn to themselves large
portion OF the artillery. That is their
record up to date. AS to tho future. |,
is very easy TO prophesy. Neither side
can advance far as matters stand. But
IL the Russians advance and Austria
has to draw her men to the east. there
Will be II tiger spring for Trieste. III
manhood can break tho line, then be-
lleve the Durandos will do II.
And they are exccllcntly led. Ca
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-22

Then, with a concerted rush, the
beslegers of that rocky citadel COW
cred the remaining distance and came
swnrming over the rough-hewn bat
Elements. The Laughing Mask threw
protecting arm about his slender
comrade and stood waiting for the
shock of hand-to-hand conflict. But
even rs communicating hands were
reached out toward the shrinking girl
there came the sound of many feet
pounding along the ridge.
Beat 1t, the bulls are comm !"
shouted one of the gangsters as o
group of flying figures charged down
upon them. Out of that inferno of
raging fighters whose lnrid oaths were
punctured by revolver shots and the
crash of heavy clubs on thick skulls.
two men detached themselves and
made a quick dash for liberty. The
scar-marked fugitive, with two detec-
tlves close at his heels, succeeded in
reaching the highway. Here he seized
upon the motorcycle belonging to Da-
vld Manley, and the next moment Its
chugging explosions woke the echoes.
as with n flying leap he was in the sad
die and rocketing down the road.
The other refugee, who wore a yel-
low mask, was honored by the hot
chase of the russet-faced Captain
Bracket himself. Making straight for
a huge, round bowlder standing in
solitary isolation, he outstripped his
somewhat portly pursuer and lodged
around the globular mass of stone.
little later that self-possessed
young woman was sitting peacefully
on the wide and shady veranda of her
fathers home when David Manley.
still in his cycling togs, came up the
steps toward her. In his arms was
lumpish and wriggling collie puppy.
Margory fixed on him a stern look of
Interrogation.
"What were you doing at Seven Oaks
hill this morning?" she inquired
brusquely.
Davy's eyes fell before the direct
gaze of his inquisitor.
81 haven't been near Seven Oaks hill
today" he replied slowly. after lit
tie pause. 81 have been over to Aunty
Kicks ever since talked with you this
morning. 1 thought you might change
your mind about wanting a puppy, so
| picked out the best of the lot for
you"
AS Margery rose to her feet there
came into her face an expression of
intense scorn.
This is the second deliberate false
hood you have told me-" she replied,
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-22

making each word a stab, land / do
not care to accept gift of any kind
from your hands," As she finished
speaking the wrathful girl turned and
swept into the house, leaving sad
dened young man absently holding
sprawling collie puppy in his arms.
The Dice Of Chance.
David Manley was decidedly un-
happy. And his detected spirits were
due entirely to the fact that he had
fallen under the scornful displeasure
of certain adorable young woman
who had caught him in deliberate
and unwarranted falsehood.
Following his disastrous rout ut the
battle of Seven Oaks hill, their one
armed enemy had seemingly declares
a truce, and now the gentle Mrs. &C..
den, in the hope that it might prove a
distraction for the deeply brooding girl,
planned u gay lawn fete, to which the
whole countryside was invited. Under
the stimulus of preparation for this
elaborate affair. Margery's dropping
Spirits revived to certain extent. But
in thinking that Legar would for long
relinquish his relentless purpose to re-
venge, they had sadly misjudged that
vicious master-crimlnal.
From certain inside sources he
learned of the proposed festivities,
and at once decided the opportune
moment had arrived for him to strike
and strike hard. Among the pernicious
crew which did his bidding was n
swnrthy-faced Neapolitan bomb-setter
known as Black Tony. Because of
this mans proclivities for high explo-
sives he was selected ms the particular
instrument for the consummation of
Legar's iniquitous scheme.
A little later. In the Owls subter-
ranean retreat, he was receiving his
final Instructions from the lips of his
| scar-marked leader. Black Tony
might well prove n plant and danger
GUS tool In skilled hands, but he was
sadly deficient in that initiative es-
sential for any work more complicated
than dynamiting the grocery shops of