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The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13
ON INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Washington-January 10th will be
celebrated all over the country as Tn
dustrial Relations Day" if the city
central bodies fall in with the request
of Frank P. Walsh, Chairman of the
Committee on Industrial Relations.
Walsh has written to each of the
GA city central organizations asking
that the meeting which fall nearest to
January 10th be devoted to keeping
alive the work OF the Federal Com
mission and making the most of this
endorsement by government body
of the principles of organized labor.
Resolutions would be adopted cali
ling on Congress to order the print
ing of the report; local committees
on industrial relations would be ap,
pointed in each city to work with the
central committee in Washington;
and funds would be asked to finance
the work of agitation and education
which Walsh's committee has begun.
Pamphlets containing the most inn
portant parts of the report will be
furnished to the central bodies for
distribution on Industrial Relations
Day. These have been prepared by
asil NJ. Manly and contain in con-
densed form the facts that every
union man should know. Manly was
author of the Walsh report to Con-
gress and what he wrote in the gov
ernment report is the result of i'm
partial and scientific investigation
These pamphlets would convince any
man or woman not hopelessly preiu-
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13
High School Engineering Club
Meets
Meets

The Engineering Club OF the Boise
High School, held very enjoyable
and entertaining meeting last Wednes-
day which drew large and apprccia-
tive crowd. After the business meet
ing the following program was given;
Electric Locomotives VS.. Steam.
Loyal Bewley; Movie Trick, Dewey
Huggard; Tire Vulcaniizing. Avery
Adams; Free Gold Mining. James BAL
lantyne.
The next meeting of the club will be
ield January 10, and the following
program will be given.
Coal Mining, Mr.. G. w. Seller: His
tory of Placer Mining in Boise Basin.
James Ballantyne; Dredge Contruc-
ton and Operation, Eugene Way
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13

Some people are able to divide the
world into neat little packages. One
package contains all the good and the
wise. The other holds all the wicked
and the foolish. Such people are
warned not to read this story. For
it concerns the crossroads in the life
of certain rich man whose very
name has set men against each other.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has said
recently that he was devoting the
greater part Of his time toward bring
ing about peace between labor and
capital. Plenty of people are willing
to scoff at that Perhaps those who
laugh are right and perhaps they are
not. At any event Mr.. Rockefeller
has right to a hearing For if he
has been converted TO new beliefs the
episode is of utmost importance.
The son OF the richest American
asks fundamental question and an
swers it. He has become magazine
writer in order publicly to set forth
his present faith. This gets its great
meaning from the fact that John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr., is probably the lar
gest employer in the world.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13

action of State officials.
It is plain that this provision is not
essential to the measure, as the whole
cost could be placed upon the counties
or else an appropriation made to cover
the expense apportioned TO the State.
It is unfortunate that the act was not
correctly framed as it was one Of the
leading pieces of legislation by any
State in the union in behalf of the la
borer- But as the principle upon
which it is founded is correct that
every man is entitled to an oppor-
tunity to earn a living the friends Of
the measure should rally to the sun
port of bill embodying its principles
and correctly drawn that viii stand
the test of the courts.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13

mate with the aims and ambitions OF
others OF your local by attending
meeting occasionally and paying
your dues whenever you are logged
up about it: and you cannot line up on
the right side, quit knocking about the
leaders and the cliques, and aid your
brothers whenever they become an
enthusiastic booster of the local un-
less you start fight for something
that when won will benefit you as
much as it does any other member.
We have too many members today
who are willing enough to accept the
good wages and conditions which
have been brought about through the
untiring efforts and struggles of the
others, but themselves are not willing
to stand some of the hardships neces-
sary to insure improvements in these
conditions for those who are coming
forward.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13

diced of the necessity of organizing
and acting together. 1t tells in a
nut shell just what is wrong in Amer
ican industry, just why there is indus
trial unrest and how it can be remov-
ed.
In letter which Walsh asks to be
read to the city central bodies, the
Committee outlines its plans as fol-
lows:
"First-an active educational cam
paign, through bulletins, magazine
and newspaper articles, to show how
and why collective bargaining through
strong organizations makes for JUS
tice, industrial stability and indiyid-
ual development.
"Second-the maintenance OF an or
ganization to urge upon Congress and
the State Legislatures definite leg
islative program designed primarily
to remove the obstacles which now
prevent effective organization of en-
ployes and hamper their negotiations
with employers.
"Third-the maintenance of a small
staff of experienced investigators to
secure the facts regarding labor
conditions and industrial disputes,
and an effective publicity organiza-
ton to give the facts the widest pos
sible circulation"
The Committees hope is that la
Dor all over the country will cooper
ate to clinch the advantage won by
the work of the federal commission
by aiding the new Committee to
keep up an aggressive agitation.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13
EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT ACT

One Of those setbaeks which are so
often encountered in reform legisla-
ton came this week when the SUI
preme Court declared the Emergency
Employment law unconstitutional on
account Of feature that is not essen
tiai to the measure. The act provided
that the county should pay so per
cent OF the cost incurred in the opera
tion Of the measure and should charge
so per cent to the state. This provi-
sion nullifies the whole act as it is
contrary to that section Of the State
constitution which provides that coun-
ties must turn over the entire amount
Of the taxes apportioned to State pur-
poses and that State money can only
be paid out in regular order by the
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13
Some lingo Antics
A little thing like logic does not
OBSERVE CHILD LABOR DAY

Child Labor Day, January %, the
first Social Sunday of the year, pre-
sents an opportunity to everyone to
begin the New Year well, the Ma
tional Child Labor Committee sug-
gests. "If you observe Child Labor
Day the right way" the committees
press bulletin says, you may save
10000 children from wrong condi-
tions of labor. Is that not worth
while2 Is that not good way to
begin the New Yearf"
By way of explaining this state
ment the bulletin goes on to say that
if the Heating Owen federal child
labor bill, now before Congress, be-
comes a law, over 10000 children
will be affected-over 1900 between
10 and IA now at work in mills, fac
tories, canneries and workshops; over
1900 between 10 and 10 at work in
mines and quarries; and over 10000
between 10 and 10 at work too long
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13
Henry George on Motive.
For Action

That we should do unto others
as we would have them do unto US
that we should respect the rights of
others as scrupulously as we would
have out rights respected--is not
mere counsel of perfection to indi-
viduals-but it is the law to which we
must conform social institutions and
national policy-if we would secure
the blessings of abundance and peace. .
Henry George.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13
A Millionaire's Greed

Mr.. Rockefeller's opinions are in
teresting because they possess so
much power 1t would be absurd
albeit to imagine that his operating
heads have overnight experienced the
same conversion which he processes.
They have not, and until they do his
preachments will probably be remote
from his subordinates' practices. But
in the end, if he holA his new atti-
tude the change will be felt all down
the line.
Here are some of his declarations.
The test of the success of our social
organization is the extent to which
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13
The Real Hone

But the significant thing is not
what has been done already or prom
ised. The real hope lies in the fact
that this man who rules so widely is
thinking about human relations.
Shaw told us that every man is a
revolutionist in the affairs he knows.
That is true only in Shavian sense.
It is true, however. that no man or
woman with ordinary decent instincts
is going to trample on people he
knows and likes.
friends of the foe if left to them
selves. Mr.. Rockefeller and his en-
ployes are fabricated of the same hu-
man stuff. But the future only can
speak with certainty.
VIM. L. chenenry in Chicago Herald
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13

matter much to jingo and the latest
IN moonshine by Henry Wise Wood.
the expert" who resigned from the
government advisory board, shows to
what extent the European war has un-
balanced otherwise practical men and
made lunatics of them on certain ton
les. The latest from Henry Wise is
that some dark chilly night one mil
lion bloody-minded Williams, bent on
looting the prosperous and fat, will
IL Ike successful landing and sweep
forward in rush, taking New York
in three hours after landing.
Henry should move further away
from the East coast--it would certain
ly take them twenty-four hours to
reach Denver and if they were only
after loot they would probably remain
in New York for week-most of the
swag Of the country west is concen-
trated there. No foreign army could
have done any better than the New
Yorker looters put it over on the
remainder of the country.
Foreign occupation would not be a
bad thing for the Empire State but it
might ruin the morals of the army of
invaders if they remained too long.
II the invaders stayed in the vicinity
of Wall Street the country west would
not have anything to fear from them,
particularly if it was winter, they
could not march west without hides,
which would be hanging on the Wall
Street clothes line.
Also-the three billion dollars that
another Henry Wise I-Don't Think
says we have spent on our navy,
which IS worthless" might be tucked
away somewhere in Wall Street The
latter could buy the invaders off with
this. if worst come to worst and any
of the w. S. crowd recovered from
the shock of the surprise attack.
Henry Wise and Teddy make
good pair in alarm and fright and
no doubt will be heard from time and
again during the present session.
Henry Wise sees everything thru
stock-market spectacles while T. R.
has other interests-both agree to dis
agree on many things but come to the
same conclusion on the main thing
to support what powerful people de-
sire, to get place in the sun,put them
selves where they can look down SER
enely and advise from above and
never lose the favor of the people who
direct the state of things generally
and to patronize, scoId and lecture an
unthinking country which seems to
care little whether one class of looters
has any special privilege over another
and would let the hooters fight it out
among themselves as to who finally
grabbed the public swag-thepublic
being sure to lose anyway.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13
AN OBJECT LESSON
Necessity For Compulsory Arbitration Shown
by YOungstOn Riot
(By Marcus Day.

The recent riot, burning and lootinR
of Youngstown, Ohio, and the accusa-
tions and countre-accusations OF fraud
conspiracy, sinister purpose and devil
try give the thinking American an
other object lesson in our present me-
thods of handling labor disputes.
Under compulsory arbitration such
a thing would have been impossible
and much money would have been
saved both labor and capital. If the
mere matter of difference of "a
cents an hour was all that stood in
the way of peaceful settlement, as was
heralded by the companies, their judg-
ment must certainly seem unbusiness-
like to sane people, but this particular
case has all the ear-marks of con-
spiracy, as has been charged by a
prominent labor leader. He accuses
outside influences of attempting the
destruction of the property of the
companies operation at Youngstown
i'll order to coerce them into joining a
merger now being formed. If this
is tine case, it is only another of the
many such attempts i'll the past by
such people The Standard Oil Com
pany, when under the personal man
agement of John d. Rockefeller; re-
sorted to arson in many instances to
accomplish certain ends and in several
instances in Ohio the evidence against
nigh officials of the Company was
specific.
But compulsory arbitration would
end physical violence and if it was
adopted and executed in a spirit of
unbiased justice by the men selected
to arbitrate labor disputes there would
Lc much incentive TO great military
preparedness taken away because
back of everyother cause behind this
military propaganda is the purpose TO
do on large scale what may have
been done on small one in this labor
dispute which resulted in the burning
and looting Of town.
With the proper" kind of a presi-
dent and a great military force to back
him up a general disorder throughout
all of the great labor centers could be
started at any time which would re-
suit in general establishment of
martial law which would have to be
overthrown by force on the part of the
people
1t must certainly be seen by intelli-
gent leaders that the preparedness
sentiment of this country must be
squelched at any cost in money and
effort or there is the immediate dan
ger of change in our form of govern
ment and the overthrow of the ballot
which will be the easiest thing in the
world to accomplish under a military
regime.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13
War or Cooperation?

Is class war inevitable? Are the
relations of employers and employees
needfully antagonistics Is perma-
nent industrial peace possible? Must
the struggle go on until one party is
vanquished utterly and the other party
is triumphant? These are the age
old questions which this great re-
preventative of wealth faces on the
printed page.
Regarding his own replies, of which
the current Atlantic Monthly publishes
the latest version First of all, we
find no trace of the Rockefeller who
told a congressional committee less
than two years ago that he would
sacrifice his fortune before he would
yield the closed shop in Colorado. A
new Rockefeller is speaking, a Rookie
feller who talks of human relations
rather than of absolute principles to
be held to the utermost.
He pleads for understanding. He
comedies that employers are just as
much responsible for existing mis-
understanding as is labor. He says
that there is no necessary conflict OF
interest, because the earth's re-
sourcces are so limitiless that there is
plenty for all. He asserts that high
wages and low prices to the public
are evidences of good industrial man
agement. He takes his stand for CO.
operation between the classes.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13

What is there for which life gives
rs opportunity that can be compared
with the effort to do what we may
be it ever so little-to improve social
eonditions--and enable other lives to
reach iulier. nobler development?"-
Henry George.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13

hours or at night in mills, factories,
canneries or workshops. And the
Keating-Owen bill islikely to pass il
enough people in this country rec
ognize Child labor Day by writing
their Senators and Representative
at that time urging them to vote for
the bill.
Child labor day will be observed
Saturday January p, by synagogues,
on Sunday, January %, by churches
and Sunday Schools, and on Monday,
January "a, by secular schools, and
clubs, At least 5000 organizations
recongized the day last year. and the.
National Child Labor Committee Sc
out over 1900 pamphlets in pm
tion for it. This year they az
ing to everyone intereste
material on the Keating-C
clubs and other ORGANIC
resolutions to be pas
and to churches am
Child Labor Dar
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13
Unions and Progress

Two years ago the same Mr.. Rookie
feller was engaged in life and death
struggle with the United Mine Work
ers. The power of Congress, of the
President of the United States him
self, was all too weak to force this
rich man to recognize union. Today
he says on his own behalf:
I'VE cannot give up the corporation
and industry on a large scale; no
more can we give up the organization
of labor; human progress depends too
much on them"
Is he willing to apply that? How
about the United Mine Workers in
Colorado? Again, listen to him:
THE constitution specifically states
that there shall be no discrimination
by the company or by any of its en-
ployes on account of membership or
nonmembership in any society. fra
ternity or union.
This plan is not hostile to labor or
ganizations; there is nothing in it,
either expressed or implied, which
can be rightly so construed.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-01-13

"This plan does not deny to the
employees the right TO act in con
cert; it does not deny to them the
right to employ counseiors or adj
visers to assist them in formulating
their views as to any situation"
And as matter of fact the United
Mine Workers have announced that
they will organize the Rockefeller
coal mines in Colorado.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-26
NEWS JOTTINGS
OF SALEM CITY
Telegram Correspondent Re.
cords DoingS Of the
People There.

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NJ White. W. A. Vance, W. 3.
Frantz. S. K. Bentley, Fred TOwles,
Carl Horror, Daniel Howard, Isaac
Coston, G. NJ. West, W, NJ, B. Sine,
William A. Foil, J. HornOr Davis,
L. S. Hornor, Fred Wagner, Boyd
Fleming. Wade Ii. Garrett, Ray Cup
pet, b. +. Robinson, Dr., ]. S. Stone,
Claude Robinson, D. W. Cork +. G..
Welch. C. H. AtArodt William j..
Flaherty A. w. Robertson, George
l.. Bradford, H. A. Heinze, Il. W..
James, L. NJ Coll, P, H. Koblegard,
Il. P. Rady, l. Wade Coffman, L. h.
Richards, DR.. S. NJ. Mason, Arthur
Parsons, B. +. Haymaker Albert W..
Rapp, r. J. Lynch, John C, Riddle,
C. P. Suffer, j. NJ Crouch, Clyde NJ
Crist, S. II. Wells, Calvin Wilson. n.
S. Longabaugh, II. L. Gregory,
Frank D. McEnteer, William B.,
Candy, Camden Sommers, c. H.
Harding, J. Frank Williams, N. j.
Hayman, S. L. White, ]. w. Tracy,
j. II. Wooddell, John P. Stone, o. l..
Taught, Harry B. Curtin, Wilbur c.
Morrison, d. II r. Sloan, Joseph b.
Stealey, John IL Ruhl, j. Truman
Swager Edward ]. Wood, Charles
f. LAM crd. Harry NJ. Brown, F. G..
Bish, Il. Z. McAdams, NJ. NJ, Pearl
man. DR.. ]. J. Cranwcll, Anthony J..
Schultz, John B. Stealey and Halter
H. Dawson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-26

noon,and evening at Camp Kill Kare
by the Young Womans Christian
Association was largely attended and
proved the best social affair given so
far by those In charge Of the camp,
The afternoon was spent In swim
ming. motor boat and canoe riding
and during the evening marshmel-
low roast and fortune telling were
the diversions, The camp was decor
ated with Japanese lanterns ana
seats were placed in the grove for
the use Of the guests. Those present
We're Mabel stout, Mary Holiday,
leila Harlon. Mable Gay Agnes F.
Hood. Carrie bunker, Margaret
Johnston, Ivy Taylor, Margaret Bog
CESS. Mable Gorrell. Maud FanCher
LYDIA Walls Pearl Pratt, Nan Good
win. Matte Lowther. Bertha Nalen-
dine Mary Davis, Margaret Billing
ham Myrtle Trout Effe Sager
Frances Moore, Emma Kyle, MarGar-
ct Davis. Flossie SwiGer. Ethel Bill
lineham. Regina Deem, Irene Knox
lRine Holt, Virginia Nodrow, Ethel
Gribhlc. Nellie Cost, Margaret Si7er
nellie Pratt. Georgia Scott Anna
GLENN, Martha Crop, linda Boyles,
Fife Maxwell Lcola SommcryIlle,
Mary 5. Griffith, Ada Maxwell, Lena
I Ruttencutter, Ora Bowers, Virginia
Wood. Carrie Stout. Blanche Price.
Joy Washbun, Cora NJ, Atkinson,
Irene Kyle. Thelma Scanes, Margaret
II
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-26
PITTSBURG
Produce Merchants Buy
Ciarksburg Produce Market
from Mr.. Setron.

Tho Union Market Company, COM
posed Of four enterprising young pro-
duce merchants OF PittsburB, has pur-
chased the Clarksburg Produce Mar
ket on North Fourth street from Henry
Setron and has taken charge. me
purchasers have conducted a business
in the Pittsburg city market for some
time They will continue to be repre-
scented there so that fresh produce and
green goods may be selected and
shipped to the local market regularly
and promptly.
Mr.. Setron is a Uniontown, Pa, man
who came here from that city when
he opened the local market and he Is
returning to Uniontown, where he will
engage in the same business.