The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-28
CLAIMS OF THE TINES
ARE FULLY SUSTAINED

lTdue IeldllOuS among all HdllOuS. IL
President Wilson still labOrs under
the political delusion which obsessed
his predecessor. jefferson, that all
men are equal, he certainly will not
dare apply it to an odiOus comparison
between the relocating, rat-masticat-
ing, slant-eyed, joss-worshiping Asiat-
ic and the clear-eyed, vigorous, sturdy
American worhngman who wishes to
live well himself and wishes his fam
lily to be reared under similar high
class circumstances. There can be no
equality of labor conditions between
the splendid American workers and
the cheap alien coolies and Mr.. VIII
son knows it. The American working
man is the highest classed in the
world. He should be the highest paid
The above quotation taken from the
current issue of the American Econ
omist, the mouthpiece of those great
manufacturing interests that are con-
tinually bowling for special legisla-
ton, is proof of the charge made by
The TIMES December 16, and repeat
ed since from time to time, with ar
guments to show its truth, that the
crusade against the administration in
and out of congress on the part of
the representatives and organs of
those industrial elements that sought
special legislation, had for it's pri-
mary purpose the defeat of the great
international policies proposed by
President Wilson and, since the Rus
sian revolution, fully endorsed by the
allies.
The above quotation when circulat-
ed as it will be by German agents in
the Orient as the utterance of an In
fluential American economic journal
cannot fail to arouse antagonism
against us at time when three Asiat-
ic powers, Japan, China and Siam are
at war with the German empire, and
are looking after our interests in
fields which we would otherwise have
to protect.
AS far as the economic imputation,
for it is not an argument, contained in
this brutal attack is concerned, it is
sufficient to say that American labor
is better paid than Asiatic labor be-
cause it is more intelligent and pro-
ductive. Japanese labor in its own
country produces more than former
ly, and is paid more than formerly,
simply because with increased educa-
ton and intelligence it has learned to
organize and demand more. Only two
weeks ago the wires carried a story
of an increase in wages from this
cause in Japan Neither the Ameri-
can Economist nor its clients want
American labor to get good wages or
short hours. Manufacturers have al
ways fought eight-hour laws. Let
anyone who thinks that interest in
the laborer is what stirs the breast
of the privileged, read the Pacific
Coast Manufacturer from month to
month Every labor organization is
denounced. Labor laws are denounc-
ed. Minimum wage laws are denounc-
ed. Every privilege asked by any
manufacturer is lauded. If manufac-
turers are to get special privileges on
the theory that they will then pay
more to their men, certainly minimum
wage laws for all their employees
should be passed, so that the workers
will be sure of getting their share OF
the "rakeoff" collected from the ulti-
mate consumer who pays the
freight" Neither the American Econ.
omist nor the Pacific Coast Manufac
turer would stand for this policy FOL
a moment.
The attack on Jefferson is charac
teristic of the friends of privilege il
all generations. Gladly may ever.
true American accept the compliment
thus paid to their great president tina
he still holds to the "delusion" that al
men are entitled to equality in tn
recognition of their moral rights a
men, which is obviously the meaning
of the equality spoken of in the Dec
laration of Independence. Naturally
neither the American Economist no
any other mouthpiece of privileg
loves jefferson, or Wilson, or the Dec
Iaration of independence, or the def
milton of terms of Democratic Peace
The Wilson peace terms constitute a
international Declaration of IndeDen
dence and our modern Tories do nc
like them.
The friends of the war for demoC
racy were generally slow to believ
that the attack on Secretary Bake
was an effort to discredit the admin
istration at home and abroad 70