The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-26

having Endorsed the work of the Y. M
c. A. | suppose it would be regarded
as a violation of the army rules If
were to say anything against the or
ganzatior, but believe me, it is not do
ing the work it is expected to do. The
Red Cross is all right and is doing a
grand work, but you will learn some
day that the Y. NJ. c. A. is not right
We don't need it. The Red Cross Is
doing all that is needed to be done IN
the cantonrnents."
1t has been but few weeks since the
American people raised third of a mil
lion dollars for the y NJ. c. A., Red
Cross, Knights of Columbus, Jewish
Welfare Association and other war as
sociations formed for the purpose of
caring for the soldiers, This money
was given freely by the American peo-
pie and they will certainly resent it if
any of these organizations has misspent
the money given to it.
The charges are serious enough to
demand thorough investigation and no
white washing. If there has been dis
honesty or mismanagement the people
want to know it. There have been no
charges against any of the seven as
sociations but the Y NJ c. A. and the
been so many and come from such
widely scattered front that they demand
investigation and the punishment of
those responsible for mismanagement or
dishonesty or graft, if they are found
guilty.
The Y. M. c. A. was charged with
the task of looking after the spiritual,
mental and physical welfare of the sol
ders, a sacred task, and if it has en-
ployed incompetent or dishonest men to
do this work the organization must be
held to account
ARE BOUND TO TUMBLE
There has been much speculation as
to which would decline first, the cost of
living wages but the indications now
are that wages will be the first to come
down from the heights reached during
the war While strikes are on at many
places for an increase in wages, the
war department is sending out appeals
through the councils of defense, for en-
p1oyment for men released from service
as soldiers or for special war work,
such as ship building and in munitions
works.
Figures received by the u. S. en-
ployment service show decrease in de-
mand for labor and increase of supply"
says the report sent out in an appeal
for the councils of defense to secure
employment for the people who gave
up employment to answer their country's
call. The government employment of
flee asks that these men be given prefer
ance in employment.
AT the time when this appeal is sent |
out the city of Tacoma is in darkness
owing to a strike of the employees of
he city electric lighting and heating
system, and now the threat is made to
lie up every industry in Tacoma with
sympathetic strike The announce
nent has been sent out from Camp Lew
s. which gets its electricity from Ia
oma, that if this is done the govern
nent will put soldiers to operating the
lants deserted by the strikers.
All over the United States there are
hreats to strike in all kinds of work
or various causes. Threats to strike
Mooney did not get a new trial or
'as hung, or if he were not released,
ave been made by various unions. 1t is |
} be hoped that some of these strikes
ill take place and that the position of
Ter who has been risking his life and /
orking from II to "a hours a day for ]
per day and no over time and that
lie men who give up positions at wages :
gher than they ever had, be thrown V
1t of employment and allowed to suf- +
r. The man who will strike at this 4
me, when millions of men are about !,
be released and will need employ c
ent needs lesson and he will prob Q
ly get it. y y
But with the reduction in wages that :.
bound to come with the over-supp1y t
labor, the cost of living must needs
reduced 1t has been difficult for II
any to live on the high wages they d
We received during the war, and
len wages decline the cost of living II
lst go down or there will be suffering o
d hunger. People cannot afford to
Y the high prices that have prevailed ii
ring the war. Food stuffs have in N
ased in the United States an average -
80 per, cent we are told. These II
ces must be reduced or there will be A