The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-03

laborsof their own citizens. Abolition
OF cheap Eastern labor and higher
wages went hand in hand.
The French and Dutch are also
payink high wages to their merchant
crews. In Sweden, the seamen's wage
scale is even higher than in the United
/ states.' ~.
IT is much the same with shipbuild-
ing. Hurley finds that while British
shipbuilding wages are less than ours
fyet American workers are more eff
clent, and today we have an army of
skilled men who can do at least SO
per GENT more work than was the case
when we began to re-establish this
industry on our coasts two years ago.
Wage Sdifferences no longer keep
Americans out of the race, and even
these differences are going, as organ
lied labor abroad makes further de-
manls.
Senate Fight In California
Congressman julius Kahn of Cali
fornia, Republican, chairman of the
military affairs committee in the next
house, is reported at the capitol to be
among the aspirants for the seat of
Senator James D. Phelan, Democrat,
who must run for reelection next year.
Other candidates for the Republican
nomination against Phelan will prob
ably beIWilliam Kent, member of the
United States tariff commission and
former lmember Of congress; Mayor
Rolph Of San Francisco, and Governor
William D. Stevens. Governor Step
hens has the advantage of being the
only Republican candidate coming
from the Los Angeles region. Kahn
and Rolph live in San Francisco and
Kent is resident of an adjoining
! county. AS Senator Hiram johnson is
San Franciscan, the vote of the city
by the Golden Gate will be divided
among her sons, while Stephens will
claim the support of all distant regions
Of the state on the ground that San
Francisco is trying to monopolize the
benefits of office.
Both Senators Phelan and Johnson,
| with Kent, were identified with the
famous graft prosecution of 10 years
ago. Relph was elected mayor in 1911
as the result of a general revolt
against the attempt to bring back the
Abe Ruef regime. He is supported by
organized labor. Kahn has always had
the support of the business interests
of San Francisco, but has avoided To-
cal politics.
Soldiers Memorials
A warning to patriotic communities
against setting up portrait statues as
memorials has been issued by the ma
tional commission of fine arts-be-
cause most towns are now talking
about memorials to their boys who
died in the war.
Portrait statues of individuals are
rarely successful" says the circular
Of advice to local committees, "andNyet
with committees, they are the favorite
form of commemoration A portrait
statue which is also work of art is
not an impossibility, but it is such a
rarity that committees should exhaust
other possibilities before settling on
this one"
Community social center buildings
are recommended as the first choice,
and memorial bridges, which shall com
bine real architectural beauty with
fine materials and construction to last
thousand years, are also recommend
ed.
New House Reactionary
Uncle Joe" Cannon will not head
any Of the big committees in the new
house. He will serve as member Of
the appropriations committee, which
is under the direction of Representa-
tive Good Of Iowa. AS the oldest and
most belligerent Republican in the
house, the former "czar" rejoices in
the return Of his party to full COM
mand Of congress, and even more be-
cause the insurgents who once over
threw his organization in the house
have disappeared. Norris is in the
senate, Murdock is a member Of the
tariff commission, and their followers
are scattered, but Cannon and his
staunch supporters remain in posses
sion Of the popular branch Of the ma
tional legislature.
Cannon's office is located just across
the corridor from the Republican
cloakroom, and next door to the rooms
Of the appropriation committee. He
will keep watch on the sessions Of
the present congress with minimum
Of effort.
Game With Willow Tomorrow Night