The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-09-06

III Class Matter April H. t n n is7s
ENCOURAGING 1. w. W.ism
MOST OF US see w. w. only an ignorant vandai
man with disregard for the rights OF anu
the established rules of society man WITHOUT respect M
man who is aenable only thru fear Of its penalties
While it is true record of the W. W. fully ustnes
this estimate of him. likewise true that somewhere on the
backward track from l. Wsm to honest and patient Toll is
to be found the for this mans One OF
these without doubt the mans Win ms ot
lin lea discomfort largely of his with the
conditions under he forced to labor The TACT that
today whose only for fighting the battles OF
life are and has lost his bearings and
has ignorance annuls the TACT that
Just grievance his starting place.
Conditions today that dissatisfied labor must be
dealt hard and relentless hand While extreme pro
tecye the safety of society and the
welfare of the nation W. problem will be solved
protective which deal only with effects and not
causes Putting in jail will prevent him from destroying
property but it make W. w. into honest
and satisfied laborer
If we business men of Kennewck taken out of the
and forced to toll for lvihood at unsed
labor we wonder how long would be before carrying
red cards would be sympahizng to some extent with the W.
movement
It just afternoon for Kennewick business man
become the ranches within few miles
of town breeding places for l. w. W. This
call and turned out to help harvest the peach
crop description Of the conditions under which he worked
equipment with which he expected to work. graphic
indeed and of his qualifying adecves too emphatic for
publicity.
orchard in which worked fair sample, do not
shortage of help peach harvest said
this only wonder that the ochardists have pickers
packers There SYSTEM management and nothing
with The packers bumped elbows, stumbled empty
stood dust the of their Oxords what
supposed packing she'd Every time the hauier drove
with new peaches the had unit!
of dust cleared for the packers the
peaches tables before them Say would have to be pretty
hungry and family would have to be mighty destitute cir
custances before such any
wages"
Doubtless the place not fair example and
doubtless most of the ranches do have better facilities and
their aboers But this instance to
show that perhaps all of labor troubles due to the
cussedes of the works. but of the fault attaches
to the careesness of the who hires AS community
the who is unwilling work. but
make conditions bearae for the who who is willing to work
farmers side of the story. He has had
than the povebal He has abored early and
and his has been of little accumulation and lot of
disappointment The aborer however ocs ho will
disappointment The aborer however does not and WILL
know the farmers side of the story He knows that the farmer
rides and from town auto has spring bed to sleep and
three meals day. He doesn't know the bgness of the farmers
mortgage of and he will
know these things because he feels that he responsible
for the low of peaches the high rate of taxes He only
knows he is entitled to decent conditions under which to labor
and he can't be blamed if he sometimes baks.
HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT
cUBsCRIBERs 1000 issue of liberty
~ intending subscribers to the second liberty loan
interested knowing just how the obtained used
to maintain the Navy which
has been called to defend coast and from
attack.
To put the a basis ship had to
fully manned and commissioned Many auxiliary vessels also
bad to be added.
On April there were 1850 enlisted men;
more than addition have enlisted than 5000
and National Naval Volunteers
vice.