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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
Learning is to the studious, Riches to the
careful, Power to the bold, and Heaven to
the virtuous.-Ben Franklin.
MOTHERS AND THE WAR.

The griefs, the horrors, the sacrifices Of war
fall most heavily upon women. The mother who
gives her son to die in battle suffers thous-
and deaths where he suffers but one She
agonizes in secret and in silence. He dies
amid the thrills, the tempests, the excitement
of the dreadful fray. Her anguish is assuaged
only when God calls her to eternity. The sol
der dies, mayhap, instantly, or within few
minutes after his mortal wounding. But the
mother dies for lifetime. Heaven itself must
stand in awe of the magnificent sacrifices the
mothers making.
Women of America-the loyal, far-seeing,
true blue Americans, the lovers of real peace
among them-are rallying nobly to the flag.
and their attitude is admirably expressed bv
that splendid type of American womanhood
Mrs. Thomas j. Preston, formerly Mrs. Grover
Cleveland. She says:
Today mothers and wives of the soldiers Of
freedom face again the old, Of Rut
this is war to end war; and, therefore, our
eyes must be dry and our hearts answering for
sacrifice. More than that, all
grief but labor; not tears, but steadfast Dur.
pose, worthy Of the who bear our col
against the enemy of the worlds peace
is guilty man
because power for victory is as real "a his
Courageous words The quintessence Of
Americanism The real rallying cry of peace
The index finger pointing to the blessed goal
toward which the womanhood Of earth wants
the world to move-lasting peace based upon
Justice and righteousness among nations and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01

peoples. "This is war to end war;, Mrs. Pres
ton truly says. Hence, the opportunity every
American woman has to aid in bringing endur-
ing peace to the world through victory for
American arms and American principles and
ideas
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01

Burlington Gazette: Red Cross
workers and war workers of all types
are up against the age-old problems
of organiZers-how to weed out the
Indifferent and inefficient worker, the
person who enthusiastically enrolls
under every new banner, attends
few meetings, throws a monkey
wrench or two into the organization
mach!nery--and disappears until
new cause" or brighter banner
flaunts into view. Such women are
obstacles to the progress of any
cause with which they see mt to
play. Any work they touch is retard-
ed and confused by their assistance
All things are distorted for the pur-
pose of producing new pose 1or
their Unsuitable vanity. War work is
too serious to serve as a Playground
Sioux City Journal: Every time
some Iowa married men think of that
moratorium their passion to serve
their country goes up dozen notches.
| Cedar Rapids Gazette: The fnsin.
uation that Liberty bonds would not
be worth their face was the most
idiotic part OF the pro-German propa'
ganda discovered in Iowa. II any
United States bond is not good for its
face the money paid for it is not good
| for it's face The same credit sup
ports bond and money. Gamblers at
times compel owners to take a loss.
| The United States never cashed an
obligation for less than par.
| Burling ton Hawk Eye: The season
J is brineing new slogans. There will
! apparently be much said about SHOW
cling the walks in the next months,
and there will be more urgent in9ita-
tions or adjurations to shut the door
than have been heard for some time.
And It will be noted that some folks,
who were sure to close the door care
fully on a hot. sweltering day, are
( just as sure to leave it open when the
mercury drors below the zero point,
and the wind howls from all Girec-
lions at the same time.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The
Rolfe Arrow says that the liquor
question has never been out of politics
and, presumably, never will be out.
We certainly had some big doses Of
4 ii in the last gubernato contest.
We are always dreaming OF taking
this or that question out Of politics.
but we do not take it out of politics
until we take it out OF the world, out
of life in it's entirety. Whatever en-.
tiers into lie is apt to enter into the
politics Of life.
j Marshalltown Times Republican:
The effort to make Harding out dry
is as silly as the other effort to make
him RESPONSIBLE fer the defeat of the
amendment because he didn't take the
stump for it. Stick to the ecords.
Davenport Times: 1t is sometimes
lpoor roll shortsighted reform-to
tbe too radical.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01

the day-Airbrake yielded II pon,
to 100 while Marine preferred whic
earlier in the day had shown som
strength, broke four points from Il
high.
Heavy liquidation by big Canada
holders was rumored.
U. S. Steel closed at 93%, off SE
Utah 7S, off 2; Marine preferred S7s
off 81; Reading 66A. off 312, ar
Bethlehem B 75A, off IL.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01

Secretary McAdoo does the right thing at
the right time in seeking expert advice in the
administration Of the new tax law. He will
establish two advisory boards. One, composed
of businessmen and students of taxation prob
lens, will assist the commissioner of internal
revenue in applying the excess profits provi-
sons of the act The other, composed Of ex-
perienced lawyers, will advise the commissioner
respecting legal questions raised in connection
with the operation of the law. A prominent
international banker has said that there is
nothing except the uneconomic application of
the tax bill to occasion anxiety. The faults of
the law cannot be cured without action by con-
gress but wise administration of the act should
be assured by the aid given by experts to gov
eminent officials
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Des Moines Register: Indian sum-
mer is still on the program, but s2me
of us are beginning TO fear the act
viii have to be cut out on account OF
the weather.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
American Aviator Killed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
TOXIC, Nov. frank Champoi
an American aviator, was killed in al
exhibition flight at Kochi Shikok
today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
CHURCH BALL.
STANDING NOW

Some Good Games Scheduled for Next
Friday Evenins-May Decide
Something in the
Standing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Nov. Money
call, percent.
Six months, 5A percent.
Mercantile paper, 81 percent.
Bar silver New York. $3.50.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01
Score bY Innings.

National Lead 30 8 20 0 0 2 Z
uuiskamps ......2 0 0 10 ks
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01

Davenport Times: It is sometimes
poor roll 2y-shortsighted reform-to
,be too radical.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01

Marshalltown Times Republican:
The effort to make Harding out dry
is as silly as the other effort to make
him RESPONSIBLE fer the defeat of the
amendment because he didn't take the
stump for it. Stick to the records.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-01

In the last horr-the weakest OF
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-09
DEAN BELL QUITS
SOCIALIST PARTY
Says Party Is REASONABLE to the
United States.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, June 7.-Dean
Bell, of the Episcopal church, this city,
has resigned from the Socialist party.
In statement accompanying his res
ignation, Dean Bell says:
MY reason for this step is that the
party stands today committed to poll
cies in relation to the war which seem
to me to be not merely reasonable to
the United States, but deadly to the
very things which all socialists hope
may come upon this earth-industrial
democracy and internationalism.
None of these can come until the
present power of the German-Austri-
an-Turkish confederacy is humbled in
war which, whatever may have been
the motives of those who impelled our
country into the conflict, cannot but
bring about, if we are victorious, an
international situation helpful to the
spread Of socialism in the world. and
which, if we lose, cannot but set back
socialism for many years. In such a
war this country and her allies are en-
gagged.
I'm the midst Of this war, the Social
lst party, under the leadership of mis-
guided persons whose German nation
alism bulks larger in their minds and
hearts than the international and DEM
ocratic ideals of socialism, has made
such utterances as are intolerable to
me and to many others who are So
cialists.
Comrades Gaylord and Simons, two
of socialism's greatest exponents in
this country, have been expelled from
tie party for daring to denounce these
partisan utterances and to protest
against them.
II wish to join myself to them and to
scores, Of the ocialists who, since the
st. Louis manifesto, have withdrawn
from the party. I am still socialist,
convinced that the capitalist system
of running our common affairs is un-
scientific, foolish, and destructive.
shall still do whatever I can to for
ward the cooperative commonwealth.
With the socialist party as present or
ganized and controlled, can have no.
thing further to do. -...-,: ~
Socialism will come, but not
through the spread of Hapsburg or
Hohenzollern Kulture."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-09

Howe, would speed up the railroads.
1t would automatically compel them
to effect economies, to develop in
itiative, just as the building of NUM-
cipal electric lighting plants has COM
PEELED privately owned plants to re-
duce rates and improve service to
meet the competition which the COM
munity offered.
The plan proposed for government
ownership of the privately owned fast
freight lines would enable a central
authority thinking in terms of all the
emergencies of the nations, to deter
mine what commodity should be
moved and what not. It would enable
this flying squadron" to be dis
trlbuted where it is most needed.
Perishable commodities could be
saved. Our people would be fed.
Food shortage could be prevented.
Fuel could be placed where it is
needed and at the rates that industry
could stand. Cars could be run full
ooth ways. Transportation could be
speeded up. And rates could be al-
Justed on q basis suited to the service
performed rather than to the arbitrary
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-09
DEFEAT PLAN To
ADMIT ASIA LABOR
No One In Congress Seems to
Hanker For Responsibility
Of Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 7.-With the
war situation darker than ever it has
been in the past, and with the United
States still waiting to realize the hor-
rors upon which it's people are enter
ing-perhaps by the many millions
some Of the reactionaries of the Pa
cific slope started a move in WASH
ington to break down the dikes of Ash
attic exclusion. They proposed tha.
100000 Chinese coolies be permitted
farms during the period of the war.
They had the Chinese Six companies,
in San Francisco, make the offer To
bring this half million Of "admirers of
our democracy" to the United States.
I: was to be arranged that If the gov
ernment would suspend the exclusion
law, the Six companies would be re-
sponsible for the safe return of all Of
these coolies to their native land when
the war was over.
Thrust at Labor.
Standpatters in Washington raised a
yell of delight at the idea. Here was
a chance to put the labor skates
where they belonged" and to "estab-
the west" There were, conferences
with high administration officials.
There was much talk of national
crisis" and so forth, to which the
president is reported to have replied
that he was willing to consider the
matter If the members of the house
and senate from the Pacific coast
should be willing to take the RESPONSE
bility for the necessary legislation to
change the present exclusion law.
That settled it, Nobody in congress
from the Pacific slope was willing to
take the political responsibility. The
dream of the western labor-crushers,
Of day when they would stretch out
their welcoming arms to a tidal wave
Of Orientals, whose standard of liv-
ing would permit the wiping out of
white competition in all but the
skilled trades, was dissolved.
+ Means Much More.
Some Of the members of the admin
fstration were able to see something
more serious than even a Chinese in
dustrial invasion, in this scheme.
They saw the way opened for Japan
to demand that Japanese laborers be
admitted to the United States also,
to the number of at least half mil
lion men. All Of the Japanese would
have had military training. Japan
has the most Prussian of all anti
democratic governments outside OF
Germany. Once inside our borders
our German troubles of the present
would not be fleabite in comparison
with Our Oriental nroh1em of tho cono
ing years.
The American Federation Of Labor
is watching for the next attempt TO
bring in cheap labor from outside the
country, and is looking closely into
the law under which Mexican farm
laborers are to be admitted in spite
-of their inability to pass the literac cy
test.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-09
SECRETARY WILSON'S PLAN
NOT HEARTILY RECEIVED
Proposed Bill Amounting To Compulsory Arbitration, Does
Not Meet With Favor OF American Fedora
ton OF Labor.
WASHINGTON, j,

WASHINGTON, N n S. Hsto.; Of Labor Wilson has been
SETTLING strike in Pt safe he has
also to call to the
settlement of industrial disputes the ads of the United
Estates and the street railways of the District Columbia He
ito the committee the draft of BILL providing for what
compulsory arbitration, but which the
ght leave the and the right of he employer
oene with the of the affected after decision
Foeen handed down.
That the bill provide compulsory arbitration the
when industrial dispute
enforce involuntary cvude because him
inunt another job.
So far has developed at the hearing the committee does
!onsider this practicable The bill
Wilson meet the situation created by the railroad strike danger
Fast February He believes that the Industrial Adjustment
prvided for the BILL will be able reasonable DECISIONS
THAT these DECISIONS when handed down the having
the binding force of law will be accepted by both sides good
without danger of the quitting of jobs the dismissal Of numbers
employees
At the office of the legislative
Of Labor the impression prevails that this plan will
Dtiona nvyhere.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-09

NEW YORK, June 7.-Government
purchase and operation of the fast
lireight lines now operated by private
car companies is proposed by Frede-
Tick G. Howe, commissioner of i'm
nigration of the port of New York,
IN g pamphlet to be published and
Nidfly circulated by the Joseph Fels
International commission.
l6r. Howe quotes from recent re-
Arts of the Interstate Commerce COM
fssion to show that the transporta-
1bn system has broken down under
fAe strain of increased business and
sserts that all efforts to mobilize the
'SRtion's resources will be set at naught
unless drastic measures are adopted
IN dealing with the transportation
problem. He proposes that the gov
eminent buy the thousands of freight
cats now operated by private COM
pafies independently of the railroads
ane1 operate them as flying squad
ro1l" in order to show what could be
d9'ne in prompter handling of freight.
/ Would Bring Speed.
"such an experiment." says Mr..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-09

otf1k0 or 1912.
The 1912 strike is history, but the
public has It clearly in mind They
will not forget in a hurry the attitude
taken by Mr.. Warren and other off,
Gals of the company in refusing to
deal with its employees, unnecessarily
subJecting the people of this city to
great inconvenience and otherwise
assuming an attitude characteristic Of
"hard-headed" businessmen who,
however, have outlived their useful
ness; at least so far as their ability
to keep the people whom they are ex-
cted to. serve in a friendly frame
of mind, is concerned.
|. The Duluth Street Railway is reap
ing where it has sown. How it could
expect to obtain different results it
IS difficult to understand. Perhaps
We do not know as much as the off,
Gals CT the company about running
cars, but we think we know some
thing about human nature; about the
way mems minds work when they are
up against "kard-headed' business
men such as those who run some of
our quasi-public utilities.
Lesson to Learn.
Auu we Ue11eEc the DuluCn street
ilway company will find that such
a course of conduct hardly pays after
all. Metaphorically speaking, they
have put their foot into it, and have
nobody but themselves to blame.
The Labor World does not believe
the members of the city commission
are bluffng. Il am municipal own
ership man from principle" says
Mayor Magney and we are convinced
this is positively true of at least three
more bers-Commissioners Phil
lips, Farrell and Voss.
We believe the Commission mean
business and that the resolution
adopted by the commission is but the
first big gun in the fight that will
mean municipal ownership of tho
street car lines and put an end to an
arrogant, selfish, pin-head:d policy
that has been permitted to obtain on
the part of this pu' lie utility for just
about long enough.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-09

the creation of a. flying squadron"
of freight cars and rolling stock.
There exists in the united States q
number of private car companies and
fast freight lines which own thou
sands of cars, that maintain offices,
that solicit freight, and perform a.
fast freight business midway be-
tween the express companies and the
railroads. They have haulage con-
tracts with the railroads similar to
those of the express companies.
These private car companies own no
motive power. Among such compan-
les are the Empire Line, Merchants
Dispatch, the Atlantic Coast Line Dis
patch, and many others. There are
thousands of refrigerator cars owned
by the packing houses, and fiat cars
and coal cars owned by private coal
corporations. Each of these compan-
les is a transportation agency similar
to a railroad except that it owns no
track, motive power or other equip
ment.
Here is a ready-made agency al
ready working in harmony with the
railroads and we'll known to shippers
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-09
FL0UTS PUBLIC OPINION and
GETS SAT UPON IN RETURN
Organized Labor Has Old Score To Settle With Company
Will Give City Commission Hearty Support In
Fight To Obtain System.

Whom the gods would destroy they make boneheaded
true today it when Charlie Mitchell The
Duluth Street Railway the latest sacrifice
what little public favor enjoyed by attempting throttle the press
and the people.
Mayor Magneys statement said all that necessary
the of the commission and the public
which met WITH should be sufficient the street railway
company that the people of Duluth permit
dictate the terms which it extensions
The has arrogant through proceedings and it
has only itself to blame for the Surprising action of
the city commission in starting condemnation proceedings without
further
Workingmen will stand ody behind the city commission until
the light There that feeling
substantial portion of labor the street car
company that existed towards the Duluth
fight two when people attempted get
of the electric light plant
Organized labor has old with the street railway
company dating back to 1912 This do
with the present controversy between the
officials fail Labor World means
by this. ~
Public service corporations especially
public be damned policy these days. either dealing directly
a city, or with responsible labor ORGANIZATIONS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-09

ferent sections and different industries.
1t could organize its car service as a
flying squadron to meet necessities.
It could use its freight cars as the
refrigerator companies now use their
private cars, which are utilized to
their maximum capacity all the year
around by being sent to those parts
of the country where refrigerator car
service is most urgently needed. It
could divert cars from one railroad
to another. It could decide whether
the transportation of food, fuel or
munitions was the most urgent. Quite
as important, it could use the cars to
their full working capacity. Today a
freight car moves on an average less
than thirty miles in twenty-four hours,
yet its potential service ought to be
from seventy to a hundred miles q
day. Undoubtedly the railroads Of
America could carry very much
greater tonnage, possibly double their
present haulage, If all. the motive
power and equipment were mobilized
for most effective use, and for use
where most needed to meet the.
nations emergencies"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-09
LANE AND VROOM|AN
URGE 4 LAND TAX
Assert That Food Spectators
Are Allies Of the
Kaiser.

NEW YORK, June 7.-secretary
Franklin K. Lane of the departm ent
of the interior and Assistant Secretary
Carl Vrooman of the department OF
agriculture are the latest prominent
officials at Washington to come out
for the taxation of land values as a
means of raising war revenues and
at the same time forcing idle land
into use.
Secretary Lane has given his sup
port to the movement now gaining
great headway in Washington for
forcing the land speculator to bear
his share of the war tax burden or to
dispose of his land to those who are
willing and able to use it for the ma
tion's good. o.
Assistant Secretary Vrooman is the
official who recently denounced food
spectators as allies Of the kaiser. He
has thrown his influence behind the
demand that idle land be taxed into
use, and he regards this demand as a
necessary part of any program for
dealing with the food problem.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-09

the Federal Trade commission wit
nesses stated that the railroads
diverted coal cars from the transport
tation of fuel to the transportation Of
commodities upon which higher rates
were obtainable. Coal cars were
diverted to the automobile industry,
and as a result the price of bitumin-
GUS coal increased 81 a ton at the
mine in one years time. One witness
stated that the railroads used their
power to divert cars from CONNER
cial use to coerce the mine owners to
sell them coal on the railroads terms.
He stated that the railroads refused
to carry coal for, ordinary CONNER
cial purposes in order to crowd down
the price charged for their own use
by creating a glut at the mines.
Public Ownership Necessary?
How can the two needs for greater
carrying capacity and governmental
control of transportation be met
without public ownership of the rail-
roads? A. partial and possibly adequ-
ate solution can be obtained through
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-09
classification which now prevails.
Sten Must Re Taken

CldSSlHCatlOn Wnlch now prevails.
Step Must Be Taken.
1.-THE life of the nation rests in the
hands of the railroads. They are the
circulatory system. Formerly they
gave preferential rates to commun-
tiles and industries. Now they favor
commodities that pay the highest
rates, and starve commodities that pay
lower rates. The whole producing
power of the nation may be strangled
by reason of discrimination against
fuel; while the workers may hunger
for food and the farmers lose the
product OF a years effort because
there is more money to be made by
the railroads in transporting automo-
biles or luxuries than by transporting
food supplies or fuel. The farmers of
the country and millions of other peo-
pie are patriotically responding to the
call to feed America and her allies,
Yet In September next all their efforts
may go for naught and their service
be in vain tecause the Transportation
agencies cannot and will not socialize
their efforts.
In hearings recently held before