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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-06
Audrain Soldiers >
And War Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. E. Marvin, of Farm
er City, ILL.,, late of near Benton City,
this county, have letter from their
son, Vinton, who is in the U. S.Army,
and it rejoiced the parents, as they
had not heard from Vinton since Feb.
1,when he was at Camp Merritt, M.
In Active Service, With the A. EFF.
May IL, 1871 write a few lines
to let you know Tam all right. We
are doing much drilling nowadays.
There is a Y. M. c. A. just a little
way from our camp; they have about
everything to sell, and the organiza-
tion sure is fine thing.
Sunday is Mothers Day but I
know you will not receive this by
that time, but you will get it later.
We have preaching every Sunday
morning. AS l close l am hoping to
hear from. you soon. Your son,
James v. Marvin.
According to the Paris Mercury
Finis Schooling formerly of Paris,
son of Dan Schooling of Paris, at
ore time section foreman at Paris,
has been killed in France. He was
member of the Hospital Corps and
was wounded May 16 while doing
his duty as a member of the first
aid corps, subsequently dying of his
wounds. The family now lives at
Clark, Mo-, and memorial services
were held there Saturday. Finis
was born in 1899, and his older
brother, Clarence. left Camp Fun
sion last Monday a week ago. Sever
a. months ago Robert Flanders
wrote home of meeting Finis acci-
dentally in France. His death is the
first in the Paris vicinity occurring
on foreign soil. He deid bravely and
in noble cause. Honor to him.
There are no better sportsmen in
the world than the allied airmen,
and American aviators now fighting
in Europe always play fair game,
as they learn It from the Allies.F. P.
Magoun, an American, now a men,
ber of the Royal air force, recently
wounded, tells how the lives of Ger
man observers escaping from bal
looms have been spared. "we caught
three Hun balloons above the Allied
grounds in mist. which prevented
their gunners seeing u.s." said he.
"It was a cineh. You should have
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-06

The Hunsare coming afterp when
they get into the New Jersey wat
ers-right here at home--and sink
our ships. We are in war, my coun-
trymen. Let's get that point good
and strong.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-06
Farm and Live Stock
Chooses Hog For Birthday Present
And Makes Money--S5O Liberty
Bond Sells For S2O,O36.

Herman Gieseker, one of the pro-
gressive farmers of near Martins
burg, attended the threshers' meet
ing in Mexico Saturday. He tells
The Message that everything is most
lovely on the farm.
w. w. Johnson shipped a car of
wool to Chicago Saturday.
Here is hog story of unusual in
terest that is going the rounds. Civ
en- his choice between a gold watch
and thrifty SOW on his birthday, IS
months ago, Ira Smith, son of F. T.
Smith, near Santa Fe, chose the SOW.
she brot him three gifts. Then he
sold the SOW for $50. About two
weeks ago he sold pigs from his
gifts for $276.37. He has the three
gilts and 1S pigs left. Ira is ahead,
is he not?
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-06

Some of the old land robbers say
that it looks lazy and extravagant
see fellow turn hogs in a corn field.
But it seems to put energy into the
ground, contentment into the hogs
and money into your pocket, so who
cares what people say, anyway.
These same fellows always threw a
100-pound log on the harrow and
compelled the 95-pound boy to walk
and drive, because he wasn't heavy
enough to make the harrow pulver-
ize the clods caused by the team and
wagon plowing thru the mud during
the previous corn-husking. Goodbye.
Old Civil War, we are fghing the
kaiser now.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-06

w. B. Langford, of the West
Cuivre nighborhood. was in town
Monday, says the Wellsville Record.
Mr.. Langford says the prospects for
an immense wheat crop in his COM
munity are the best he has seen in
many years. He also says the oats,
corn and hay crops are very promis-
ing.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-06
Woman S Committee
Council Of Defense

1Sll, ana the intensive registration
on July 2Sth gave a working mem
bership that has accomplished much
n the lines OF patriotic endeavor
since that date. In all cases 1t has
been the attitude of the county
chairman, Mrs. G. F. Clark, to do
the work asked of her to the best of
her ability, but not call work done
by others the work of the Council of
Defense. Many who registered for
service in the Red Cross have been
faithful to their pledge and the or
ganization of the Red Cross Society
arranged both National Red Cross
drives and organized all the Auxilia-
ries in the county.
Last month 1t was necessary to ex-
pend the amount of $1,1OO in sun
plies for work rooms, surgica,
dressings and refugee garments. This
report is for the Mexico chapter on
~ There is also chapter at Van
dalia.
The Junior Red Cross is a very
live organization and the patriotic
service of the women in the school
rooms is no small part of the wom-
ans work during the war. The
teachers are engaged in all forms of
war activity-sell bonds, stimulate
thrift, talk conservation and produc-
tion of foods and are a loyal, patri-
otic company.
The effort for food conservation
has been marked in Mexico but not
so much practiced in the rural dis
tricts. However, keener apprecia-
tion of the necessity in food conser-
svation is increasing and more and
more will be accomplished. The
window displays have been arranged
with exceeding artistic effect and the
distribution of literature was far
reaching. The posters also were a
means of instruction that gave to
many the greater incentive to CO.
operate with the Food Administra-
tion.
The result of the county organiza-
tion had its first results in the sale
of Thrift and War Savings Stamps.
The work was begun in January, and
the committees in Mexico sold $1S,-
212.44; at Vandalia in March, $4,-
221.50, and received subscriptions,
$S,224.O0 at Major Lowrey's meet
ing; Laddonia, 16,95O.OO; Benton
City, $26.5O. Martinsburg, $1,731.-
rs; Wilson township, $3,O62.5O; Sa-
ling, $5O5.OO, Total, s42,951.4O.
The detailed report of the Third
Liberty Loan shows the women in
the county will do their best in the
cause of liberty whenever they are
permitted to have a part in a cam
paign and that part is made clear to
them.
To omit entirely the work of some
of the organizations would be to
leave out some very important work
which has been accomplished by
women in this community and is
stated here to pay tribute and not
to make a false claim. The Mexico
Federation of Women's Clubs has
many of its members holding official
places in the Council of Defense,
Red Cross and have worked on the
Y. NJ. C. A. drive, First and Second
Liberty Loans, selling $12,65O,00 In
the first and $50, 100000 in the sec
ond and is active in all branches of
Red Cross work and made the coun-
ty's Service Flag.
The Library Fund has been re-
sponded to most generously in the
first campaign, $125 being raised,
and in the second $50 books of stand
ard works being collected and sent
to the camps.
The D. A, RS have been loyal, pa
triotic. faithfully responding to all
the national calls for money and per-
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-06

At Red Cross sale at Pierson,
Iowa, a $50 Liberty Bond was sold
over and over again until it brot
$20,036. That's helping the soldier
boys alright.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-23
''0H|0 P'LAN"'' law
WANTED BY LABOR
Missouri Only BIZ Industrial
State Without Compensation
Law for Workers.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. 21.--
A workmen's compensation bill on the
lines of the "Ohio plan" was demanded
by'a recent statewide conference of
representatives Of organized labor in
Missouri.
In Ohio the law provides an exclu-
sive state insurance fund for compen-
sation benefits. which are based on
two-thirds Of wages. This plan re-
suited last year in saving of over
100000 to the industries of the
state, while providing literally for in
jured workers and their families.
Missouri is the only large industrial
state still without workmen's compen-
sation. Joint efforts of employers and
employees to secure compensation
law have been thwarted for seven
years by a hostile element in the SEN
ate. In the present campaign organ
lied labor is lending strong support
| among leading employers, and it is
being freely predicted that the 1919
legislature will take favorable action.
I'm these days when manpower is
CT such vital Importance, and when
the necessity for cordial relations be-
tween employer unG employe is being
impressed upon every thoughtful per-
son." says recent statement by =.
Lionberger Davis, a prominent Mis-
souri, business man; lit seems incom-
prehensible that a great industrial
| state like Missouri should hesitate to
adopt a workmen's compensation Ct"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-23
TO DILUTE" TRADES
IS j. s. WAR POLICY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Jurisdic-
ton claims and standards Of COM
potency of organized workers will be
effected by. the training and dilution
service OF the department Of labor,
which has perfected plans to dilute"
trades by the rapid development of
workers who will be placed in war
production.
Charles T.. Clayton is director of
this service, assisted by H. r. Miles
as chief OF training. The latter is
a former director Of the national as
ISOLATION of manufacturers.
In explaining the theory Of "dilu-
ton" Mr.. Miles says:
"Dilution is simply the bringing in
to any trade that has been presum
ably adequately manned in peace
times enough n9w::tpeep9e toAotfseI
the loss by draft and to produce the
essential output required for the WIN
ming of the war. It means, also, the
restricting of skilled workers to
processes which only they can do and
committing other elements to work
ers of lesser experience.
"Our man-power has been depleted.
To supply losses of hundreds of thou
sands Of skilled workers we must
first promote every skilled man left
SO that he may do the most diff
work within his ability. Second, we
must bring into the factories men
from the nonessential trades and OBJ
tain from them the highest service
they can perform. Third, we must
bring in women to, supplement but
not supplant men. The factories in
England and France have been OPP
Grated for the last four years mostly
by old men, by men unfit for war
and by women.
''The imperative need now is that
every manufacturer shall realize that
he must train new hands. The time
has gone by when any factory can
hope to replace skilled men by 9TH
ers already skilled, and each must
provide experts to teach the recruits
who will be called to fill vacancies"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-23

the government no longer pays the
extravagant wages, can private in
dustry so order it's affairs as to con-
tinue to furnish employment to the
millions Of our workmen? This ques-
ton, broad and comprehensive, is the
labor problem which will come after
the war;
The above is an expression by
prominent official of the Manufacture
ers' association.
This is the entering wedge and a
sample of the kind of propaganda we
may expect from now on. The manu-
facturers' association and kindred or
CARNATIONS will become holder from
day to day, attacking government
control of railroads, telegraphs and
telephones, criticizing the President,
and a dozen other things they would.
not dare to do in war times.
The fight will be determined one
and organized labor must be on
guard. The cost of living will not
come down and the alleged "extrava-
CAN'T wages should be maintained
and increased to meet the advancing
prices of life's necessities.
Let US hold our organizations to-
gether. Trade Unionism is the best
antidote to threatened wage reduc-
{ ton and decentralization of decent
working conditions.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-23
WILSON ON THE JOB.

The Tory Republicans are busy
throwing fits since President Wilson
has decided to go to Europe to at
tend the opening Of the eace Confer
ence. With Woodrow Wilson, Lloyd
George and Premier C1emenceau on
the ground they will see to it that
the war was not fought in vain. The
ideals for which we fought must be
Written into law. The statesman
must complete the work of the
soldier, and the job must be done
equally as we'll.
The Tory crowd in England, in the
United States, and indeed through all
the world are members OF the same
tribe. They thrive on privilege at
the expense of the masses. During
the war they pretended to believe
in the kind of democracy that united
America as it never was before. Since
the war they have started to under
mine in the most insidious manner
the cardinal principles for which
oceans Of blood was shed and myriads
Of human lives were sacrificed
President Wilson sees the hand
Of the peoples enemies. He knows
their ways. He understands theil
thinking, and he is fully aware o.
their scheming. He proposes tc
take no chances, and it is his pur,
pose to risk all to see that the glori-
Gus principles for which so many OF
our brave men laid down their lives
are written into the basic law OF
the United States of the World
Again We say: THANK God fol
Woodrow Wilson,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-23
DO We MEAN IT?
BY JAMES N. LYNCH.

We have heard much in recent
weeks OF the "basic" eight-kour
day. but very few people have real
lied just what the phrase means.
President Wilson has said that the
whole spirit Of the time and the
preponderant evidence of recent
economic experience speak for the
eight-hour day. Yet Justice WAL
ter Clark Of North Carolina, in a
recent decision as umpire for the
War Labor board, asserted that
the basic eight-hour rule does not
esta blisl1 real eight hour day, but
Ii merely 4 wage agreement.
Henry Ford. also acting as umpire
for the War Labor board declares,
in q decision, his very deep convic-
ton that the straight eight-hour
day is much better practice than
the so-called eight-hour basic day,
where the latter is continually and
almost uniformly being practically
exceeded in the number Of working
hours" A government committee
in England declares that the maxi
nAueAA A0SdA "OA hA11S udy S1lOuiu --OL
be more than eight hours if men
and women are to take part in the
intellectual and social activities of
the community. The War Labor
board has announced as it's policy
that. in accord with the views of
Justice Clark and Mr.. Ford, it will
hereafter insist on a straight eight
hour day, allowing overtime only
in emergencies to be determined by
committees made up equally of rep
resentatives Of employers and en-
ployes.
Now having gotten back to our
eight-hour moorings, it behooves
the toilers to cling closely to the
genuine eight-houf day and not to
yield to temptation OF overtime
with it's dazzle of present high re-
enumeration. A principle may not
be Compromised for profit.
1t is again a case of practicing
what we preach.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-23
THE PRESTIGE OF LABOR.

Speaking of the prestige of or
ganized labor in this age Of American
democracy reminds one of a clause
in a federal indictment in California.
1t reads, -
defendants are charged with
having conspired to injure, Cypress,
threaten and intimidate certain
citizens of the United States in the
free exercise and enjoyment by them
respectively > of certain rights and
privileges secured to them by the
constitution and laws of the United
States, by demanding stated wages
and certain terms from the employers
Of labor throughout the United
States, and. unless the employers of
labor will agree to pay the stated
wages and agree to the certain terms
demanded, the said defendants and
the said persons with whom said de-
PENDANTS conspired would refuse to
work for or give their services to the
said employers and would engage in
what is known in everyday parlance
as strike.''.:
1t is probable that when a hun
dred congressional districts have fol-
lowed the example of San Francisco,
St. Paul, Duluth and parts of New
York city, and have sent trade union
lists to congress, no more federal in
dictmcnts will include a clause like
that. On the other hand, so long
as union men stick political knives
! into the backs Of men like Heating
and billiard in COLORADO, Meyer Lon
don in New York and Lunn in
Schenectady, the brand of felony will
always be kept ready for the back of
a striker.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-23
CITY OWNERSHIP
WINS. IN CHICAGO
Illustration Of What Can Be
Done to Protect Peoples
Rights.

CHICAGO, Nov. 21-The Chicago
Municipal Ownership league and the
municipal ownership forces Of the city
in general. Have just won a most sig
nif1cant victory. The traction ordi-
nance which the street car interests
had framed up and forced through
the city council over the mayors veto,
was defeated at the polls on Nov. 5,
by over 10000 majority.
Would Deceive People.
The victory was all the more de-
cisive and significant in view Of the
fact that every daily newspaper in the
city with but one exception, the AS
ISOLATION of Commerce and all Of the
various organizations representing big
business and Wall street interests,
some Of the most clever and able
legal and technical talent and the
usual flood of money, were back of
the ordinance doing their utmost to
put it through. The ordinance was
cleverly drawn and crafty piece of
work designed particularly to deceive
the people upon every vital and i'm
portant point. It was claimed that
it was municipal ownership ordi
nance; that it would reduce fares,
give every car patron a seat, extend
the service. take the traction question
out of politics. etc., while as a matter
of fact, carefully concealed in q vo1u-
| minous mass OF intricate verbiage
| were provisions that made such things
absolutely impossible.
League Gives Alarm.
The Municipal Ownership league
was the first to give the alarm and
to point out the danger. But very
quickly other organizat tons began to
line UP against the ordinanee. Mayor
Thompson, who Is a Republican,
vetoed it and threw the whole
| strength Of his organization against
it. States Attorney Hoyne, who is a
Democrat, former Mayor Harrison
and former Governor and Mayor
! Dunno, also Dem ocrats, worked Wig
! orously against it. The Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor, several wpmen's
! clubs, the Teachers federation. the
Greater Chicago federation, the Cook
| County Real Estate board-in all
more than so different social. civic,
reform and labor bodies were fight
| ing against the ordinance. It was a
splendid illustration Of what can be
! done in nonpartisan way in 4 great
| fight for the peoples rights. The
people of the city Of Chicago went to
the polls on election day and voted it
down by 10000 majority.
| The various organizations that
| worked against" the ordinance, have
begun at once an organized. city wide
campaign looking to the immediate
! improvement of the street car service
| and municipal ownership within the
next few years. - So.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-23

1'of ylnaa aifltl ~ Duluth,
Il q I
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-23
FEEDING THE "FLU."

The city is going crazy over the
Flu" and we seem to be resorting
to craZy-like methods to prevent its
spread. The commissioners have
placed such restrictions on stores
and restaurants that many of them
will be forced to close. Street cars
may carry twice their seating capa-
city, but only one person can stand
in store in space 10 by 20 feet.
Seats must be removed from the lob
bies of hotels, but workmen in any
number may be confined for long
hours in stuffy workshops.
The whole thing is ridiculous.
Why. have we cities to live in? If
it is dangerous now for. people to as
semble in numbers it is equally
dangerous at all times. We are en-
veloping the people in an atmosphere
of fear, and fear is doing it's usual
deadly work. The doctors know this
better than most people. DR.. Fahey,
our health directors, knows it, and if
he does not know it He is unfit to
continue in his present position.
If one-half the effort that is now
being used with the police club to
keep people. away from each other
was spent in teaching people to think
right and live right and observe the
ordinary laws Of health, the dread
disease would disappear as if by
magic. On the other hand the wrong
thinking and the fear which will be
caused by the commissions sweep
ing order will produce the very con-
dition we should try to avert. 1t is
but another case of the medical pro-
fession preying upon the credulity Of
an easily frightened people.
Lift the ban, let the medical pro-
fession go to seed, restore the mental
equilibrium of the people, trust to
Duluth air to do. that which God
Almighty intended it should do, and
Spanish influenza will be but a
memory in a remarkably short time
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-23
THE FIGHT is ON.

Already the big employers have
begun to make war on what they
term extravaganza: wages and labor
conditions. They we're. of course,
held in check during the existence Of
hostilities, but with the signing of
the armistice and before peace is
actually declared, there are signs that
these same employers will now re-
lease their pent-up opposition to the
approach Of working-class emancipa-
AiVVA. e. 10 - - =:
when the. government ceases to
4 b thsS great common employ 81 and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-23
WORKING CONDITIONS,
SERVICE FORMED

In order to guard against the mis-
takes that England and other coln-
tries made early in the war through
orking employees too long hours
and otherwise disregarding proper
working conditions in industry, the
Departm ent of Labor has established
Working Conditions Service, the Do
ject of which is to maintain re
most helpful conditions possible for
the great body Of war workers in
the United States.
This service will be intrusted with
the task Of examining into working
conditions in the various war indus
tries. It will determine standards
which shall, be maintained in the
war industries, and will adopt rules
embody1ng and explaining these
standards. It will also determine
ton and maintenance OF such STAN
dards and will cooperate with state
authorities for the purposes men
toned. Grant Hamilton, long with
the American Federation OF Labor
is director.
The inspection work Of other de-
partn1ents will not be duplicated, but
the service will epdeavor to combine
their functions In a way that Will
cover the entire field Of war indus
tries by bringing together representa-
tives of other departments in the
formation of uniform policy.
Working conditions will be consider
ed not only from the point of view
of production but also from the point
Of view Of the welfare Of the work
erS.
In the early stages Of the war
England had no supervisory work
/ on the conditions of labor, and
women are worked seven days in
the week.. IL hours a day. It was
soon evident that such q policy re-
suited in lowered production, and
the ministry Of munitions began ex-
tensive Investigations in the summer
of 1915 in order to find corrective
measures for the evils that had
arisen.
State laws in this country provide
certain standards for working con-
ditions, particularly with reference
to light, air, and safety appliances,
out tneSe laws are not UNIFORM, nor
are they adapted to the Industries
that have sprung in existence
through the war. A central author
ity to advise the states regarding the
| operation of their law is therefore
necessary. Meanwhile provision will
be made in government contracts for
| such new standards or conditions as
may be necessary to secure the great
| est possible production.
knowledge of actual working con-
ditions is the first essential, and
! quick adjustment Of bad conditions
the second. Settlements made by
the Adjustment Service must be fol-
lowed up, promptly, I and uniformity
Of standards in the various states
| promoted. The plan susgeated BY
the ChAef of ar dnAnce oifer1d 4
snunnbsr "a praati cats 81 ~ tn
j interest bstter d IA itions