The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-11
THE OREGON CONVENTION

The OREGON CON VEIN IIoN
There is now being held at Bend,
Oregon +, so-called 'labor" conven-
ton which was planned with the idea
of getting the farmers to unite with
the labor unions in a political organi-
cation, as was attempted and failed
in Washington. The radical, |. w. w.
and Bolshevist element is represented
by many delegates, who introduced
resolutions of the most revolutionary
character, including Endorsement OF
the Plumb plan for naturalization OF
the railroad, the naturalization of the
coal mines, the opening of the Jail
and penitentiary doors and releasing
all me cofied therein for violation
of the espionage act the destruction"
of the Loyal Legion of Loggers, and
similar resolutions.
The resolution demanding the re-
lease of all those charged with VIOLA
ton of the espionage act was voted
down when an ex-soldier who had
served 16 months in Europe where
he was severely wounded, denounced
it in the strongest terms and said that
many of these criminals had destroy
ed food and ammunition intended for
the American soldiers and "should be
stood against a wall and shot"
Just imagine the farmers uniting
and voting and working with an or
ganization of radicals who demand
$50 hour week with Sc per day" and
ask that the Jail doors be thrown open
and the l. w. w. criminals be released
to burn the farmers grain, explode his
threshing machines, poison his stock,
drive brass nails into his fruit trees
and otherwise destroy his property.
That is what the resolution that
would have passed this labor con-
vention had it not cen for the ex-
soldier, would mean. We cannot i'm
agine the farmers ever uniting with
the radical labor element, which is
the farmers worst enemy.
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A timely reminder is found in an
excerpt from an address delivered |
by Abraham Lincoln to an associa
ton of workmen in 1864. "Pro |
perty," said he, ''is the fruit of !
positive good in the world That
some should be rich shows that others
may become rich, and hence it is just
encouragement to industry and enter
prise. Let not him who is houseless
pull down the house of another, but
let him work diligently and build one
for himself, thus by example assuring
that his own shall be safe from viol=
ence when built. "-Kendrick Gazette.
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perhaps one reason for the lack of T,
interest among farmers in the eff
fort to organize local grange in
Moscow is the fact that they are SO
well satisfied with the results OBJ
tanned by the Farmers Union, which
is so strong and prosperous here.
The union has kept out of partizan
politics and has attended strictly to
business. AS result the farmers Fl
have secured an immense amount of
good in financial and social way
md they do not care to affiliate with II
my other farm organization. Is
Lieutenant w. B. Raymond, former
who is leading the race of u
lirplanes from New York to Sanf1
Francisco, is justly entitled to beitS
Ealled "sky-pilot." III
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Strike and the world strikes with b.
Iou, work, and you work alone" may
pecome the popular substitute for !
hat other rhyme SO well known and
1T quoted fG
A few centuries from now reformer 2
will be telling US that nine-tenths Of 9
he crime is caused by drinking cof 3
zee and chewing gum.-Greenville, 4
IS. CO. Piedmont. n
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Senator Johnson's statements that E
We are the only going national con- :
ern would be more interesting if he =
vould tell us where we are going Y
Is. CO. Piedmont. ID
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Hungary announces that she will :
light for unity ITO the last mar {