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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-17

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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
THIS is HIGH SCHOOL
ENROLMENT DAY
FOR FARM SERVICE

The immigration and Employment
Service of the United States Depart
ment of Labor, through Henry M.
White immigration commissioner, at
Seattle, offered high school students
of the several states an opportunity
to earn something during vacation
and at the same time lessen the
shortage of agricultural help so nee
essary to the production of food in
the present war crisis.
The Department of Labor has sent
to Commissioner White enrolment
cards equal in number to the high
school students within his juris-
diction (there are about $4,000 in this
state.) These cards have been sent
by the commissioner to the county
school superintendents to be distrib-
uted to those who wish to secure the
work and help the cause. Mrs. R.
A. Small, Snohomish county superin-
tendent, will furnish these cards to
the high schools of this county and
fully explain the program.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
POOR PROPOSITION

Much has been said in the press
about compelling buns, loafers,
drunkards and able-bodied beggars to
leave the cities and work on the
farms. Nonsense. Has not the far
mer already enough handicaps with
out this? If this class of humanity
must be made to work let their labor
be done in the cities where the COM
pulsory part of the program can be
carried out. The farms need will
ing workers, the least capable of
whom being at the least able to earn
their board.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18

Manager Howarth of the Everett
Paper Mill and Rev. E. E. Flint
visited the Council and addressed
the delegates on Red Cross organiza-
tion. Mr.. Howarth made a good
talk explaining the organization pro-
gram and impressing his hearers
with the duty which had been placed
upon the people of the country by
war. Mr.. Howarth has been appoint
ed the financial head of the Red
Cross in Everett and vicinity.
Mr.. Flint followed with remarks
of goodfellowship and amplified the
Red Cross program set forth by Mr..
Howarth.
A meeting of Red Cross officials
was called for Friday morning, at
which further organization plans are
to be carried out.
Brother R. H. Mills was appointed
to represent the Council at that
meeting.
Next Sunday the drive for Rec
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
NATIONAL WOMAN'S
TRADE UNION LEAGUE

The National Women's Trade Union
League of America, will be held at
Kansas City, Mo-, June 4th to 9th.
Matters of great Importance to
women in industry will be considered
at this meeting.
Many women of national note will
be in attendance, including members
of the women in industry committee
of the National Council of Defense.
The Importance of working wo-
mems convention at this time cannot
be overestimated. In spite of the
heavy burdens of nearly three years
war the trade unionists of England,
France and Australia are planning
to send representative to the Sixth
Biennial Convention of the National
Women's Trade Union League.
The English trade unionists look
upon the convention as of such i'm
portance that they are sending as
their delegate Miss Mary Macarthur,
secretary of the British Women's
Trade Union League. Miss Macarthur
is one of the women serving in the
war councils of England. As a re-
suit of the interview granted by the
Queen of England in the early days
of the war, Miss Macarthur was
made chairman of the Central Com
mittee on Women's Employment for
England and Wales. On this COM
mittee of thirteen members there are
six trade union women.
The French trade unionists have
chosen as their representative Nine.
G. Duchene, of Paris, who is expected
to attend the convention as a dele
gate; while Australia is planning to
send one of their trade union women
to join with Americas working wo-
men in facing the industrial prob
lens now before the word.
That these delegates are planning
to attend this convention in the face
of the dangers of travel and the diff
ficulties of the present crisis in the
worlds history shows the serious
ness and the greatness of the ques-
tions to be considered. Americas
working women will give their best
to the working out of the many grave
and difficult problems which will
come before the convention.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18

Cross membership will begin, to be
continued for a week.
Reports of Unions
Carpenters reported good meet
ing and one initiation.
Electrical Workers had good
meeting and one initiation.
Plumbers had fair meeting.
Shingleweavers, Teamsters, Build
ing Trades Council and Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen reported good
meetings.
Bro. J. B. Moncur asked to be
relieved from the Committee on
organization. His request was grant
ed, and as his retirement made two
vacancies on the committee Bros.
Pilon and Rennell were appointed
to fill them. Bro. H. w. Watts, on
request for volunteers, offered his
services as an alternate committee
man, accepted.
Council adjourned.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
SOME FARMING
OPPORTUNITIES

Doubtless there are some people in
this state who would like to farm if
they knew of a good opportunity.
ANY state land suitable for farm
ing that is not now under lease can
be used for crop production without
rental or any other cost. Anyone
desiring to use such land should i'm
mediately write to Clarke V. Savidge,
State Land Commissioner, at Olym-
pia, and get authority from him to
farm the land, whether it be acreage
or town lots belonging to the state.
Application for the use of city lots
must be endorsed either by the Mayor
or some other commissioners; those
for outside tracts by at least one
member of the Board of County Com
misioners. Applications will receive
prompt attention.
In the Yakima Valley several thou
sand acres of irrigable land can be
put under cultivation if men and
money can be secured to put it into
crops. Two thousand acres come un-
der the Indian Reservation canals and
a considerable acreage of vacant land
is available under the Sunnyside and
Tieton canals. Anyone desiring to
farm the Indian lands should COM
municate with Don. M. Carr. Indian
Agent, Wapato, Wash. Anyone wish
ing to farm lands under the Govern
ment projects should apply to R. X.
Tiffany, Project Manager, U. S. Re-
clamation Service, North Yakima.
In Okanogan county there are two
irrigation projects where lands can
be obtained under very liberal condi-
tions. The Whitestone Irrigation &
Power Company offers the free use
of all vacant land under its project
and agrees to furnish free water for
the irrigation of the same. Compe-
tent supervision of farming under this
project is guaranteed by Marvin
Chase, of Loomis, Wash, the engineer
and manager of the project, who is
also a very practical farmer himself.
These lands are good for corn, beans,
root crops, grain, etc, and by irriga-
ton they can be planted any time in
May.
Several hundred acres suitable for
crop production this year can be Sc
cured by anyone who will furnish the
labor, and finance that labor, during
this season. This donation of land
and water by Mr.. Chase gives a most
advantageous opportunity to anyone
with even very limited means.
The West Okanogan project, having
about 1000 acres of unused land un-
der irrigation, offers the use of its
unsold lands, of which about 1,OO(
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
THELAND QUESTION ASST AFFECTS
THE COST OF LIVING AND WAGES

would be infinitely worse off than he
is now.
So the first task for organized la
Dor is to keep what it has already
won, by insisting on higher wages.
But no healthy labor movement can
be content merely to remain station
ary. 1t must advance or lose hope
and courage.
How can the unionist provide that
a 10 per cent increase in wages shall
mean a 10 per cent increase in the
comfort and well-being of himself
and his family? How can he prevent
the landlord and the grocer and the
clothing merchant from taking it
away from him in the form of higher
rents and higher prices?
An answer to these questions will
be attempted in the articles that are
to follow. They will show not only
how labor can keep what it gets in
the form of wage increases, but how
it can get those increases in more
generous measure and with half the
struggle and sacrifice now demanded.
And in showing how labor can accom-
plish these things for itself, it will
show how the organized labor move
ment can at the same time benefit all
humanity.
Today labor is the one great organ
lied force in society most capable of
making this happier and better
world by abolishing injustice and
privilege and tyranny. 1t can accom-
plish this without tying itself up with
any political party or following the
coat tails of any ambitious politician.
1t MUST find way out for its own
members, before they lose hope and
decide that the puzzle is too much
for them,--that what the exploiters
give with one hand they take back
with the other. A simple, practicable
plan of action will be suggested in the
articles that are to follow.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
is THIS SOMETHING NEW?

This United States have more
courts and more kinds of courts than
any other country in the world. Here's
something new. A Wilmington Del
aware Telegram says: "a poor
mans court" will be established in
this city under authority of a law
passed by the last legislature. The
court will have jurisdiction over nom
criminal cases and damage cases
ranging as high as $500. Matters of
damages involving only few dol
lars can be called at once, the diff
ficulty be set forth in a statement to
the judge, witnesses called the hear
ing given and everything settled in
at most 80 days. Heavy expenses
of the trial and huge fee to a
lawyer are avoided 1t is not nee
essary to have jury, but one vary
ing in size from three to five men,
bers may be called as in referees
court.
unlike the supreme court and
court of general sessions the "poor
mans court" will be in session all
the time except in July and August
It may sit then. The judge will be
one of the regular state judges"
This "poor mans court" viii b
watched with interest and with the
hope that the new scheme will worl
out all right.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18

acres are now available with water,
upon payment of water maintenance
cost and taxes. These charges are
guaranteed to not exceed $500 per
acre. The owners of the project are
willing to finance practical farmers
who own their teams, by advancing
money for ranch improvements, seed,
and extra labor cost. Any farmers
interested in this kind of PROPOSE
tion should write to Andrew Kennedy,
Colman Building, Seattle, Washing
ton. These lands lie north of Lake
Chelan.
This information regarding availa-
BILE lands, the use of which is practi-
cally donated at this time, is given
out in the hope that they may be put
to immediate use.
E. F. BENSON,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
AWARDS IN CONTEST OF
RED CROSS SEALS SALE

Results of the recent sale of Red
Cross Seals and awards in the prize
contest have just been announced by
the Washington Association for the
Prevention and Relief of tuberculosis,
under whose auspices the statewide
sale was conducted. All records were
broken, the total number of seals sold
being 981, 758 compared with 598,
787 in 1918, the best record up to this
time. The anti-tuberculosis leagues,
and all cooperating agencies are ju-
biliant over the result and several
aggressive local campaigns are be-
ing planned to secure either visit
ing tuberculosis nurse or a sanator-
ium.
Competition for the prizes offered
by the association was keen and in
many cases very close. To We
natchee goes the first prize-a three
number lecture course. Her per-
capita record is LAB seals. Pull
man a close second with LAT and
South Bend third with 1.23 for each
resident Goldendale among competi-
tors of 1000 to 1000 population, is
easily victor with 1893 seals for each
person. Davenport second with 1.36
per capita and Leavenworth third
with 1.28 to her credit. Among viii
lagos below 100 population Coupe
vile leads easily selling 3.87 per cap
ita, record which puts her on the
Honor Roll as we'll. Harrington,
which won both these honors last
year comes second with POI seals
and Wilson Creek follows with 2.11
per capita.
Much of the success of the sale is
due to the mail sale which was en-
ployed for the first time this year,
several thousand letters bear a few
seals being sent to prospective buy
ers. Many replies of good cheer
and gratitude at the opportunity to
help in the cause were received by
the association as against some half
dozen complaints. Considering the
magnitude of the undertaking, this is
little short of marvellous and proves
fully that the little Red Cross Seal
has shown it's worth as a means of
financing the tuberculosis fgiht and
has firmly established itself in the
affection of the public.
With it's share of the proceeds of
the sale, the association is planning
to interest as many new localities as
pssible in the work, to assist the
leagues nj wise expenditure of their
portion, and above all to unity to
unity to the fullest the anti-tuber-
culosis forces of the state to meet
the increased and somewhat varied
activities made necessary by war
conditions.
Address: 916 Cobb building, Sc
attle
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
SHORT STRIKE WINS

The refusal of the Crown Lumber
company of Mukilteo to grant an in
crease in pay of so cents day
caused a walkout of all employees
Monday morning. The strikers num-
Der about $50 of whom 100 are Jap
anese. The company conceded the
demands, raised the wages and the
men returned to work Tuesday morn
ing. This was a short and sweet
one.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
POSTMASTER COLE

Charles A. Cole received Tuesday
afternoon his commission as post
master of Everett, to suced Hugh A.
Nolan resigned Mr.. Cole has en-
tered upon the performance of his
duties. The Labor journal believes
Charley Cole will conduct the office
with efficiency and satisfaction to
the people of this city and the gov
ernment. Charley is no chee-cha-co
in this town and state, having resided
in Washington for more than quar-
ter of century.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
OMAN FREED
ON HABEAS WRIT

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16,-The
state supreme court late today grant
ed writ of habeas corpus in the
case of Frank Oxman, the Oregon
cattleman, charged with attempted
subornation of perjury, in connection
with Thomas MONEYS trial. The
writ is returnable May "a. The de-
fendant was released on $1,000 bail.
The appellate court today dismissed
a similar application.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
peoples News Service)

To many members of even the
strongest and most successful unions
the past twelve months has been in
some respects a discouraging one.
Many a wage Garner has struggled
and sacrificed for the success of his
union only to find that the cost of
living had risen as fast or faster than
wages. 1t has been year of unex-
ampled prosperity. Work has been
steadier and wages higher than in
years past. Yet at the end of the
month it is just as hard to make both
ends meet.
What conclusion is to be drawn
from this? That higher wages are
not worth the effort? Hardly. For
any honest economist will tell you
that the cost of living would have
gone up regardless of wage increases
in any particular industry. And the
wage Garner would be worse off by
the amount of the increase that his
organization has secured. Higher
wages must continue to be the first
goal of unionism. But
Government figures show that in
creasing wages have not kept up with
rising prices, taking the country as
a whole. This has been so even in
some of the most thoroughly organ
lied trades. In others wages have
just kept up with prices, and the mar
ing has remained the same.
No wonder some men get the idea
that wage increases are worthless.
Employers and controlled newspapers
lose no opportunity to foster the idea
that there is connection between the
fatter pay envelope and the higher
figures on the grocery bill. Of course
there is some connection, but in most
instances it is slight Putting a stop
to wage increases would not keep
prices down, and the wage Garner
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
WHO SHALL PAY FOR THE WAR?
IS ALL-ABSORBING QUESTION
Copy To All Members of COngressssued
BY American Committee War Finance

$.O62; and on February Is, 1917,
SOIL. Bread today is 10 cents a
loaf. AS this goes to press wheat
is SO bushel in the western mar
kets.
AS to coal, the "Black Diamond
Magazine" and the "Coal Trade Jour-
nal" show that the average retail
price of anthracite range coal in
New York was $500 a ton in jan
uary, 1915, and $8.75 ton in Janu-
ary, 1917. Soft coal at the mines
was from $3.50 to $1.65 a ton in
December, 1914, and from $4.75 to
$3.50 ton in January, 1917; this in
the face of yearly increasing out
put.
Wages
The increase in wages and incomes
has been insignificant in comparison
with the enormous rise in prices. Un-
doubtedly wages have advanced
sharply since the war began. In
some industries they have risen in
spectacular manner, yet the aver
age wage increase since 1912 has been
small, even in union labor, when
compared with the rise in the prices
in necessaries Of life. The index
figues published in the April ere
view" of the United States Bureau
of Labor statistics show that in the
large field of union labor there has
been a rise of only nine points from
1912 to 1916, inclusive. Index fig
ures for 1917 are not yet available;
but, even if we were to assume that
wages have risen as much in the
first four months of 1917 as they
rose in the whole period from 1912
to 1916 (Which would be quite ex-
travagant estimate) we should only
have a rise of 1S per cent from 1912
to 1917; while according to Dun GER
tain particularly important food
products and necessaries have risen
from 46 per cent to 105 per cent in
the last three years, and according to
the "Times Analist" the cost of the
food budget of the average Ameri-
can family has gone up "a per cent
in the last two years.
Keeping in mind these figures, we
cannot but accept the unwelcome
fact that the average American has
not in reality shared in the prosper
ity of the country during the war
period. On the contrary, he has
lost ground in the economic struggle,
in spite of the nations advancing
aggregate wealth. Wages and in
comes have no doubt increased, but
there has been at the same time
such an initiation in the price of
things people must buy in order
to live that the average citizens
purchasing power has been steadily
diminished. He has been handed
more in his pay envelope; he has
received larger salary check, and
made better earnings from his farm
or his business, but in turning the
money he has made into food, fuel,
rent, household furnishings, etc., he
has found that it does not go so
far as in times when wages and
earnings were much smaller.
Continued Next Week.)
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
SHINGLE WEAVERS' BALL

Next Tuesday the 22nd is the date
of the Grand Shingle Weavers' ball to
be given at Fraternal hall, under the
auspices of Local No. 2, as a part of
the entertainment Of the Interna-
tional Convention of Single Weavers,
which will meet in this city next
Monday. The votaries of Terpsichore
will have a grand time at this dance.
Tickets, soc.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18
TRADES
COUNCIL
N E w S
Wednesday, May 16, 1917.

Credentials of Bros. Ingalls, and
Billstine of the Teamsters' Union
were presented and the delegates
seated to take the places of Bros
Rose and Zook.
A communication was received
from the Building Trades Council
saying that body had placed R. D.
Garner on the Unfair List at the
request of Painters Local No. 339.
The action was concurred in.
A communication from the New
York Allied Printing Trades Council
was read protesting against the in
creased rates in second class post
age, and asking that the Council
send letters of protest to Washing
ton. The Council complied with the
request.
The Legislative Committee report
ed the following resolutions, which
are self explanatory:
Whereas, campaign is being car
ried on to ask congress to amend the
exclusion law so as to admit Orien-
tails into this country on the plea
of a shortage of labor, and
Whereas, the parties most inter-
ested in this scheme appear to be
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, an organization whose
aim is to pay low wages, work men
long hours under poor conditions,
and
Whereas the farmers, on whose be-
half this exclusion law is supposed
ly being made, have not asked for
this amendment neither do they de-
sire it, and
Whereas, the flooding of this coun-
try with Oriental labor will be for
the express purpose of reducing the
American standard of living, and
Whereas we, the wealth producers
of this country have not experienced
any hardship from the supposed
shortage of labor, neither do we
anticipate any, and
Whereas, there are hundreds of
thousands of men in this country
who are performing no other func-
tion other than stock gambling, sell
ing real estate, acting as middlemen
between producer and consumer, clip
ping coupons and drawing dividends,
etc., and
Whereas such men should be COM
PEELED to fill the gap made by any
shortage of labor before throwing
down the bars to the Oriental labor,
and
Whereas, we have no ill feeling
toward the Orientals but object to the
veiled purpose for which they will be
brought here, therefore be it
Resolved, that the Everett Trades
Council, representing the organized
workers of the city of Everett siren
uously object to any amending of the
exclusion law on any ground what
ever, and be it
Further resolved, that we are in fa-
favor of the closing down of all
Boards of Trade, Stock Exchanges,
Real Estate offices and Commission
houses in order that the traders
therein can be put to work on the
farms "doing their Bit" and be it
Further resolved, that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to the SEN
ators and Congress of this dis
trict and to the daily and labor press.
Fraternally submitted,
H. w. WATTS
A. w. STANLEY,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-05-18

The women members and friends
of organized labor can help the cause
by lending aid and encouragement
to the Woman's Card and Label
League. If you would realize your
power for good lend hand to the
league.