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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
BANDITS ATTACK HARBORD,
THINKING HIM ARMENIAN

Rrcause he and members Of biz
party were mistaken for Armenians,
MAJ, Gen. James @ Hartford, head Of
the American Mission TO Armenia.
narrowly escaped death at the hands
Of q band Of maraudins bandits Q few
miles from Mount Arsrat. Major
General Hartford has just returned
to the United States and made . ~
port to president Wilson on the dir
tressing conditions In the Near East,
where American charity In saving
thousands Of lives through the Near
East Relief.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

the celebration OF
Christmas. The
tree was trimmed
and the packages
Of mutual presents
Pill ed about Its
base. Then Bias
com started a Wig
orOus propaganda
In favor Of each
person hanging
their stocking In
front Of the fire.
place. Miss Deane
grew rosy at the
suggestion and VIII
lis tried to escape
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

taken by you as an
affront. He did the
same thoughtless
thing with all Of
us. And you ran
away before we
could give out the
presents. Here Is
yours. a trthiitg
gift. but ] hope it
will please you. be-
cause ! made II
myself"
Willis parted the
tissue paper 20
disclose a pair Of
Init ho,,Sc Slinnar~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
Forty-Three Sailors Drown.

Halifax, n S.-Forty.three mem.
bers of the crew of the British
steamer Manxum were drowned when
their ship foundered in mid-ocean
according to a radio from the British
steamship. British Isles picked up
here. The rest OF the crew NUMBERING
more than dozen, have been picked
up by the British Isles. which is due in
New York IN three days The me,
sage said that among these lost wer-
the Captain. frs, mate. fourth en-,
neer and wireless cferator..
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

AZ Christmas approached. however,
the faded. but faithful old eyes
frightened. for. though poor and
humble. her little coterie we're gen
erous souls and special purse was
her reward when the Christmas tree
gave up It's treasure.
Miss Myrtle Deane had occupied the
best room In the house for over three
years. She lived on an annuity Of
limited volume. and although twenty.
eight. retained much Of the freshness
and charm Of girlhood.
Reuben Willis. thirty. and q bache-
Tor. silent. retiring man. filled q
subordinate position In q bank, and.
II was said. came Of q once wealthy
family and his actions showed his
good breeding.
TITS bound to be a MATCH" prOph
esied Mrs. Mayhem. q widow board
or.
III they only weren't too poor to
think OF It," suggested Mr.. Bascom.
who was coarse and practical.
Everybody In the boarding house
took part IN the preparations for and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
AMERICANS ARE IN DANGER
Two Officials In Siberia Jeopardy
Is Belief.

Tomsk.--Taiga, the city situated at
the junction Of the Trans-Siberian
railroad and the branch line running
north to this place. has been cautured
by local Bolsheviki
Fears for the safety o. n. 4. Hansen,
United States vice-coDsni at Omsk.
and Joseph II, Ray. consal at Irkutsk.
who are west Of Taisa, are felt here.
Nothing has been heard frOro taam for
more than a week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
Flying Parson Quits Service

New York.-Lieu,enant Belv;n w
Maynard. the filing person. winner
Of the recent army trang, continental
air race, announced that he had re.
signed from the army air service and
will resume his work as cle-yyluan
He said he expected to be nut OF the
service by January l.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

Increased Compensation to Wounds
Washington.-The house passed the
conference report on the bill granting
increased war risk compensation to
the wounded soldiers
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
PLANES CRASH 1000 TT. IN AIR
One Aviator Killed and Other Injured
in Maneuvers

Arcadia. Fla Lieutenant Norris
5. Bailey of Worcester, Mass, was
instantly killed and Lieut. e. W.
Brandenstein was injured in the COLI
sion of their airplanes at an altitude of
400 feet. The aviators were doing Of
fensive combat maneuvers over Carl
strom field
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
A Hulrftnr
Rnn.aitlr
(Cepyright)
DIT. D. ALDHkS0N


OvERTY and pathos.
gentifity and blighted
hopes. aspirations and
hidden emotions - all
these played q part In
the dull experience Of
the odd ten people who
had lived year 10 and
year out at Mrs.
r h oda Markham's
city boarding house.
Its prOprietress was
q good-hearted woman,
bnt the constant grind
had worn her out.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
!|llKDvE lAA|1l
|. BU / ] ! ! / ] EohlNlU


= While the United States e govern
ment is: Insisting that the war still
exists, and rejects the miners; con
trary claim the Canadian govern
ment supports !: the miners conten-
ton. 49, 49, :,
Less than a. week after the arrni-
stice was signed, last yea; 1.-The, gov.
':ernmentt repealEds It's; IA o-strikes ST. Or
der which WAS announeed.< several
weeks: previous. -; =? ,s :iIIfS ~ -
!, In announcing this repeal the gov
eminent stated: On, Nov. Il, last
year: =: ~. :: 81; q .::4s.>&:::
]. THE s o-strike e. ssYordep* was issued
only for the purpe se. of ma intaining
industrial peace. during the continu-
! atom OF 4thes4xwar.y: and tis:t Cancelled
because it has served its purpose and
is, no longer necessary" ;.
The order in question. was differ
ent from the. Lemieux act which
was passed in 1907 by the Dominion
parliament, and which ii still in
force. This act. has been repeatedly
condemned by the Canadian trade
union movement: It makes strikes
OF public utilities employees unlaw-
full until a government commission
reports on the controversy. After
this report has Eeen published the
strike right of the employees is
acknowledged.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
WHERE IS: SCHWAb NOW?
MIGHT save COUNTRY

An. s. o. s. has been sent out for
Charles M. Schwab Of the Bethlehem
Steel corporation by the Brewery,
Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink Work
ers'. Journal ~.
The editor calls attention. to: this
statement credited to- Mr.. SchMab
during the war: =. =: 9:.:... ::
"A wonderful change has taken
place in. American ideals. I. doubt
whether in the past labor has gotten
it's just share. The time. has come
when this must be. rectified- This
great war has taught us that we
must concede- things to labor. Auto
cracy in labor and capital is dead,
This is the day of. :dem9cracies the
day Of .tolerations, and adjustment
and readjustnents.''
TO these fine sentiments the: labor
editor replies:
'"'where is sc:h'wsb. now: IT he
was sincere in his uttering, why
doesn't he come forward now and
put his words into action? If, he be-
neves that autocracy. in capital is
dead, and the day OF democracy. is
here, he is in our estimation, the
Moses that should conIs forward
and lead Gary and his associates out
of the wilderness and into the land
of justice and Righteousness
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
M'AD00. CHARGED
WITH PERM T'TINC
PROFITS IN COAL
Former Secretary Declares En-.
tire Invested Capital Came
Back to Owners in1918.


WASHINGTON, Nov. : 27.-Refer-
ring to former Secretary McAdoo's
recent statement regarding profits of
coal operators, Senator Borah de-
clared tonight that the. profits were
permitted under the orders Of: the
administration of which Mr.. &c
Adoo was a member and that
profiteerings lis just as rampant now
as it was during the war in certain
lines of industry
:. NEW =. YORK, y..,s.aa 74,z-Profits
several times III excess of the entire
capital invested, came back to many
coal Operators ss.insl GIT, Williams G.
,McAdoosa former secretary of sthe
treasury deelaredssfn a further state
ment tonight Telative tofsfhe goal
controversy t4fAnaasserted those Sop
orators ia ust noWssbe on Velvet:
The Sicoal GENERATORS assert that I
+ gave out sscenfdenfial Information
when r. stated efhat profits of sthe
mine oWnersestn 1917 ranged from
IS to :2;000spercent on capital stock
before: deduction OF taxes" he said
!: !: his12ss.was. not confidential infor-
NATION The treasury department
may publish statistical matter of G1is
character any time. In fact, inkor-
nation concerning this feet
was furnished by tf1e-6niteU
States senate In ResposaIe4to q af3so-
luton introduced by Senator Bpfah,
concerning pfofiteering 90
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
WAR COST STAGGERS IN
LOSS OF: men AND MONEY

A pamphlet entitled "Direct and
Indirect Costs of the War; pub
llshed by the Carnegie endowment
for international peace, it is stated
that the direct costs for countries
actually involved in the war are
$1S6,000, 100000 and the indirect
costs. .$151,612,542,560.
The capitalized value If soldier
human life, also given among the in
direct costs, is: placed at $33,531,-
276;280.
The report which was gathered
by Ernest L. Bogart, professor of
economics in the university of 1lli-
nois,. is estimating the Capitalized
value of: human life,'' fixes the
worth Of the Individual at figures
ranging from 5000 in Bulgaria,
Turkey; Greece, Japan, Rouman1a
Serbia and several other countries,
up to $4,720 for the United States,
where the individual of the nation
is placed at the highest.
The NUM- Der of known dead is
placed xtf9,ses,771>,, and sths, missing
presumed ,toTbe dead at 2,s91 800:
To thes* losseas .frohi death and
! wounds there is added those re-
f S4{agzp. sSst''sa asi
+ similar causes.'' 80
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
LABOR EDITORS GOOD :
advice: new UNION

The recently organized fruit work.
ers' union, which has made remark
able progress. is given this advice by
Editor. Carnine of the Fresno Labor
News: ::
F.. I'm spite Of your wonderful success
or rather. because of your success
you will now enter: upon the period
in your career as labor union which
! will try your metal.
."Open opposition from employers
organized or unorganized-is an easy
thing to. meet and overcome, COM
pared with those sinister undercu:-
rents which will now appear in your
own ranks, and which will precip;tate
upon you issues which must be
squarely met. -
'eAll other young organizations have
1ladito meet these: issues. You cannot
escape. They are inevitable.
These dangers may be. classified
under three headss e. 1e}:,,, y,
Il. The well-intentioned, but poorly
informed member who talks much but
thinks not enough:
20. The ultra-radical who would
wharp the true mission of your union
to fit his economic or political dreams;
!: g: And the common, every day
garden variety of stoolpigeon."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
JOINT Management
! SCHEME PjUNeIuR|6||D

+. =Jtst las sayiors 5qf thes> workers are
figuring out how much publicity is in
the scheme to give labor a voice in
management, along comes Editor
Baine. of the Shoe, Workers. JOURNAL
and s1nashes the latest fad.
Recently the: Massac husetts legis-
lature passed a law permitting cor
porations to place employees OH boards
of directors and the governor of the
state has publicly declared it is an
other forward step by this great COM
mOnWealth.
| Baine pokes: fun at :thes law and
says it is as humorous as if a law
| was passed giving him the right to
present his child with an apple. He
shows that the: corporations always
had the right to give an employe a
share of stock and then. elect: him to
| the board Of directors. T., =. -.
But this was too simple,'" says the
labor editor. There was no: grand
stand play or lime-light stuff about it..
els it singular that; the corporation
| represented by the legislator who in
! dealing with it's employees ora the prin-
.ciple Of collective bargaining?
I'VE have not heard of any instance
in which any employing interest has
advocated that the principle Of labor
participation in management be ap-
| piled in dealing with union employees.
Like profit sharing it seems to be in
tended only for consumption by non
! union employees or a means by which
non union employers hope to avoid
recognition Of any dealings with
unions of labor.
For our part, give. us collective
| bargaining; fully. recognized, and we
will have more sympathy with the
trials and; troubles of successful busi-
ness management, in the real respon-
sibilities of which we seek no share.
/ Please do not waste any more time in
mixing Knockout drops which organ
| lied labor refuses to take"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
DON'T PUNISH MEN FoRE''Ii;i*=:
". DISIkSTEFUL OPINIONS

Under the caption Beware of Sc
dition Laws the New York World, a
leading defender Of the national ad-
ministration, print a most appropri-
ate editorial in these days of excite
ment that often borders on hysteria.
This newspaper says:
Treason is we'll defined in law,
whereas sedition covers everything
from extravagant speech to conspiracy
that falls just short Of an overt act.
We are not likely to get: much be-
sides tyranny in this matter if we
stick too closely to legal and popular
conceptions of sedition:: A loosely
drawn law against sedition could be
used by a vintlictive administration
to Cypress to silence all adversaries
not otherwise to be controlled,
1.-THE remedy for blatant anarchy is
simple if the real offense be: truly
recognized. No law should run against
political parties or social organiZa-
tions, 10 matter how radical merely
because their views are distasteful.
1t is not the province of centralized
authority at Washington to pass upon
the wisdom Or the tastes of the pub
lie activities Of the people. But it
is Enthusiastically the right and duty
of government, national and state, to
hold with all it's power that no per-
son and no party shall advocate MUIR
der, riot, arson and robbery. :
"Those who misuse political liberty
to preach crime may be checked not
by the destruction of liberty but by
the punishment of crime. A sedition
law that goes beyond this point will
create more wrongs than it will cure
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
PALMER FIGHTING STRAW
:. MAN OF HIS own MAKING

Answering query by United
States Senator Thomas; regarding
the claim of A. F. Of L. officials
that they were assured the wartime
Lever act was mot intended to ap-
ply to.:workers: who Strike to i'm
prove conditions; United States At
,torney General Palmer says: no such
letter has been aWritten.
II can confidentially assure you,"
he says, that no such opinion or
commitment appears on record, nor
is; there any correspondence which
indicates that it was ever Under
consideration
Trade unio1lists s. SHOW that the at
torney general is fighting straw
man of: his: OWN making, as no
member Of organized labor has
declareu.z that's any government Off
cial had written, a letter to this
effect. The point that the attorney
linion1sts~ declare, that when the
bill was pending they were assured
lily government officials that it would
not apply as it has been.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
Mlp1B NOT RATIONAL, /.
.,..- HOLDS U. s. OFFICIAL

7: i: !, u rational is
;S ;reSss ta u 81 4 sekes coma
i, S. sio1asaII i1tl q bureau }ot
siststissssS IL 81 81 soIaEes that if
'iinaan wasAssxf iii ;tflsyS Sswpnld be no
.: ltsSsees&aaty fof { ii States chill
ts5drsn, ~ rs sJiilia Lath-
7 :rspn.Aits chIaGss1I ssH sss1 g. i
T SSI ~ 2 reaAhff layts II ade pub
! lic:sthe Com CONN aaizs59asadsS Il.
I = some men: ihaXo been so: bold and
so foolish as-fo5 say that man is the
! only: rational animal. I have never
! had, evidence. submitted to me suffi-
cient to make me subscribe to that
theory For the most part and most
, Of: the *tinte..s his : actions are: deter
mined :::bY thez Instincts of love-. hate,
tear loyalty, and similar motives,
Witch are The Neny reverse OF ra-
tiqnaE It. all SMpnla only. behave i'm
al rAfIona1 81 anne Miss: Iathrop and
the *ehil rem 5 , Nreal1 would be, alb,
solutely. superb itineraries 1--WE would
NOT have any use sfor them, because
!, children would; hsk sraaEs6 as; they
should.be, SOFAS toaeiXeStlsam the full.
|: est emporium Tor s9bp1n ent. En-
|. Heightened, aeltzinterest !! { .seuld take
|. care Of that. They would be; reared
in order. to make them, # You please
the most efficient producers and at
tain the fullest possible development.
There would not be any conflict be-
tween those two different; ways of
stating the same thing. But man is
anything but a rational animal. He
is only momentarily and only frayc-
tionally rational. It is an axiom that
adults. are simply children Of a
larger growth
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
OLD P|RATES---AND new
In days of old the pirate bold
Would sail the raging sea.

would sail the raging sea,
And take his goodly toll of gold
Wherever it might be-.
But now in vain we scan the: main
The Golden days are DER.
The pirates of the present reign
Within some grocery store.
The buccaneer who knew no fear
Once flourished long ago -
And, with his good blade ever near,
Would hold up friend or foe,
No more his boat will lightly float
Upon the pillows foam.
He takes from you your only groat
For steak te carry home.
.-r-.':': re-: 80 -, - %' :. 80
Once Robin Hood hid in the wood,
And with his good long bow;;s
Held up and robbed who'er he could
CA mighty game, 1'know).
No outlaw now, beneath the bough
:. Awaits, but It you choose
You get the same SENSATION when
You buy a pair of Shoes -
James Wells. IN NJ Y. Times.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
together pot Of gold and put some
body on the Job, Bolshevtsm would

together pot Of gold and put some
body on the Job, Bolshevism would
run inte the ocean. :; .3:sl;:4
To these We :'say:= Rich men
preaching sermons about destruction
Will not cure :Bolshevism.
Let us. quote from a recent edi-
torial utterance:- >...-s:
. 'tFar-sighted men and women
know there is only one way to make
America. safe from Bolshevism.
Rational hours, good. wages, a
comfortable material environment
these things are necessary, but these
things alone will not do it. There
are great masses of people whom
these things alone. will not satisfy
today. >.
'''The thing they are seeking is a
new spirit in industry; a spirit that
will recognize and respect the per-
sonality OF each man SO. that. each
man may, have freedom for seh-ex.
preston through his work.:
That editorial. quotation is from
the Christian Herald, Perhaps it
doesn't answer the. whole question,
but it is headed in the general .direc-
ton of intelligence: : -:
Bolshevism az a philosophy. is
crazy, beyond doubt. Worse than
| that-it starves its, own people
which is the limit of absolute failure.
But the discomfort in America that
is set down by most folks as Bolshe-
vism is not going to be answered
successfully by machine guns alone.
/ >Bolshevism is a hateful: thing
and an autocratic, unavoidable thing.
J But the democratic way of dealing
with the. situation now before the
nation is not the way OF the.riot gun,
nor yet the way of the rich man who
gets up to make preachment on a
platform which rests on profiteering
+ Ultimately this thing will have to
be conquered by logic--by sound ar
gument-and by Fighting Of those
things that actually need righting
To be sure, those. totally insane per-
sons who resort to violence will have
to be restrained in summary fashion
But with the big problem we shall
have Success in, so FAR as Wa ann1r
the methods of; democracy itself in
affecting the cure.
! Cars Of old tried to kill ideas
! with clubs and to answer argument
with bayonets. Most of the czars
have gone. The safety of democracy
| Is democracy. If we have not faith
that that is So, then indeed is hope
lost.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
McADOO's BOMB SHELL.

According to one Of our daily
papers -the~coal miners were unrea-
sonable in their demands for a six
hour day, .fve-day week and a 60
per cent increase in wages, but that
paper: has been decidedly silent on
the subject since former Secretary
Of the Treasury w. B. McAdoo5de-
clared that the soft coal mine owners
made shocking and indefensible''
profits in 1917, their earnings: on
capital. stock running from Isl, to
1900 per cent. Mr. McAdoo ought
to-. know. what he is talking about
He examined the income tax returns
!ft
reported by them.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
GOVERNMENT. DISCOVERS ;.
J MUCH WATER IN BUTTER

= wAsH4NGTON: Nov. 2s:-Despite
the high price, charged, butter con-
sinners are in many cases getting
large percentages Of. water, salt and
col oringss N alter Accrdlhg&x= to aoffi-
elals 81! the: Abureaasus VI offE chemistry,
department of agriculture. Several
shipments of inferior butter have
been seizeds recently under the. fed
eral food and drug act. ~ - - -
MEederal standardssrequire. the: but
tAgAa1iall contain no less*~than S25
per6scslltl mill yet. an the, butter
st.: deglared,e:s has eon-
forrespondfnxES 1s:tncrease in the per-
centage ~of Water salt and colorins
matter.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
PORTLAND ELECTRICAL -
!. WORKERS WIN STRIKE

:.as-<. --s- =
PORTLAND PRE- .lA{A1ND, Ore Nov .2s.-The
state Cancellation board has awarded
al eight-hour day to electrical
workers employeds. IS the Portland
Railway, Light. and Power company.
Oyer 200 employees, are affected.
Wages .ief line IA en-. are advanced
from $&ssA day to $Sy'<. For the first
six months apprenticesIwill be paid
$500 a day, with I gradual increase
for three years,z:1hen: the" So. rate
will be paid. In Its award The board
called attention 70 the ,hish cost OF
living and the hazard Gus work OF
these EMPLOYEES. ~ A. 49, y - G
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
IRON MolDERS STRIKE. :. -, s..
F0R::$6 AND 8: HOURS

u: Albion, Mich.,'' Now 2S:-Organ-
lied iron molders employed by the
Gale Manufacturing company have
suspended work to enforce ass rate
for eight hours work. The nolders
also demand. a .1,ea&ajustment of piece
prices so. that. one: ma n shall not
receive 50 for !. a: few: hours. work
while others labor from sunup to
dark to: make: = living wage. The
un uni quit work when the COM
.pany refused 10 discuss these griey.
ances.. =.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
Rail unions. TO ! C ;jljj Fl {
with, DIRECTOR HNEs

GLEN ELAND, Nov. 27.-The meet.
ing Of 500 general chairmen ofs the
four sraat allr osh 3 sprotherHoods
which convened here last Monday to
consider an offer from Director Sen
eral Of aiaEeaa s ipeszefetin and
oneShalf for -eFertime Ell sloW-.frelght
service, provide dksa llzz arbitrarieas and
special allowances were eliminated,
ended late today with the adoption of
a resolution ito Send aeon iaiIffee, rep
resenting all four organizations s in
GLIDING the feurs chiefs to Washing
ton to. confer>-with@Mr. Hines onsthe
offer. 81
=. Thescemmittee has full power to &C
cept orfrepect the offer. T.