The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-05-13

trust was made, DR.. Rendon took an
action that took all the wind out of
1t and that was a complete answer.
Let your own government do the
work, he said.
Heads OFF Speculation.
II simply offered to permit the
committee to dispose Of all the hemp
we would have for, the next three
months" DR.. Rendon explained. "As
matter of fact, the Harvester COM
pany itself had been specializing in
the crop. To answer it's charge, I
simply suggested that the Investigate
ing committee of congress assume
charge of the crop, but the control
was given to the Federal Trade COM
mission instead. The only stipulation
made was that manufacturers wish
/ ing to buy must file an affidavit say,
ing that the sisal is needed for dom
este consumption during the present
year and not for speculation. The
price will be the present one OF TX
cents per pound, New York.
+ The Harvester company, which al
ways tries to get it's hemp. a cent a.
pound cheaper than any one else,
then attempts to recoup it's loss by
| lowering the wage paid to labor a
cent a pound-a reduction of from
50 to IS per cent. It was this action
that provoked the present strike"
Two letters have been placed in
my hands that make Interesting read
| ing. They are long letters and cannot
be used in full here. They were
written by man on the border
whose knowledge of what is going on
is probably as thorough as that of
any person in that section. Here are
! some of the things this man has to
say:
The Trusts Press Agents.
"Regarding the use of railroads.
the constitutional people were right
in this. Private individuals have been
| and are able to move all the supplies
they, need, but they wanted our gov
eminent to guarantee them against
loss, and allow them the profit be-
sides, which could not be done. The
army had their supply trains, and
they were considered enough, and our
government never asked for the use
of the roads to run them themselves.
But the International News Service
| was very active in sending out the
idea that the roads would be taken
over by our government, and Ameri-
can railroad men put in charge of the
! operation. So you can see the dev-
iltry of this suggestion and the
| trouble it caused, both to our govern
ment and the Mexican as well. There
has been nothing on the border so
pernicious as the news sent out by
the International News Service, the
Hearst service. The New York office
sent down man named L. v. B.
| Rucker, who is in charge Of the serv-
| Ice on the border. There are a great
number of special correspondents, be-
sides space men, sending in news
Some of the service is straight; this
has to be, of course, but there is an
| other line Of news which eminates
| through Rucker and some Of the men
| under special instructions, which is
! clearly faxed. Most Of it is sent from
| Ell Paso and Galveston. They try
and avoid sending the fake stuff
| from San Antonio, as General Fun
ston is sore on the news question on
the border.
Sends Out False News.
Il understand that the government
~ investigating the matter OF false
news and rumors. sent out, and with
the purpose of making an example of
those responsible for it, but it is a
hard job, as the news men stand to-
gether in this matter. The entire
news u.s. therefore, tainted with pre-
judice, If not: with direct effort to
complicate matters and bring to an
issue the Mexican situation by armed
Intervention.
II met Mr.. Samuel Blythe the
other day, as he is supposed to be
down on the frontier to write an ar
ticle. or articles for the Saturday
Evening Post. Blythe has the repu-
tation Of being a close observer, and !
no doubt is, and IS a great writer on |
political subjects. This last fact dis
qualities him from proper judg-
ment, when the Mexico case is under
consideration. ~. = ...:.
''He asked me. IL I thought the
Mexican people could organize gov
eminent without the assistance of the
United States note his line oil