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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-10

J. kOoA PAoSO A0SSAs N~s W.
not we'll maintained.
On the decline, commission houses
turned to the buying side and brought
about a rally. Some purchasers took
the ground that bearish conditions
had been more than discounted for
the time being. The close, however,
was weak, ga to 2 cents net lower,
with September $3.50 3-4 to 1.60 and
December $1.2S to 1928 Ia.
CASH SALES.
Chicago, Sept. 10.-Corn-No. 2
mixed, $1.63@1.63 1-2; No. 2 yellow,
oats-No. 2 white, 72@7s; No. 3
white, 70@72.
Rye--No. 2. s1.41 1-2@1.42.
Barley. $1.25@1.41.
Timothy, $8.50@11.00.
Glover nominal.
Pork nominal.
Lard, $26.10. Z.
Ribs nominal. "
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POTATOES.

POTATOES. 49,
Chicago. Sept. 10.-Potatoes steady;
arrivals 81 cars; Minnesota early
Ohios sacked and buyk, field run, ar
lots SO a $500 cwt.; Minnesota Bliss
Triumphs field run sacked. carlots
$3.50 cwt.; Minnesota mixed red and
white varieties field run sacked, car
lots. $3.50 a $3.50 cwt. Wisconsin
Irish cobblers sacked, carlots 1920
cwt.; Idaho rurals sacked No. 1 car
lots $40 a $3.50 cwt.: Maine cob
blers sacked partly graded, carlots
$40 cwt.
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ack to Business After Our Excursion Overseas

ers meanwhile are also filing up postcards
regiment and address of the men they want,
and stating what kind of employment is
waiting for them. All postcards from aa
sources ultimately reach the employment
exchange for the appropriate district, af-
ter which it is easy to fit together the man
who wants particular employer and the
employer who wants that particular man.
while the others be disposed of rather
less Immediately by the ordinary process
of bringing together the supply and the
demand"
"Will the generous spirit which foated
the British nation through the war last
long enough to save it from the rocks
in the peace channels?" the author in
qulres, and concludes that so far as in
dustry is concerned 'the return of peace
calls for a sloughing off of oldtime
formulas in the industrial bargain; a
scrapping of platitudes; a truce to in
ertia; frank facing of what has to be
done which is not the special chore of
any specially ordained set of men," The
bitter struggles of employers and en-
ployes for a forty-hour week, with the
consequent violent series of strikes
spreading over the British Isles, calls
forth the dread of similar occurrences
in America and wins satisfaction in that
there seems no immediate prospect.
"The truth is that Great Britain is
far more undernourished and impover-
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when our former big army came back
into industry, "The Daily Eastern Ar
gus" finds a parallel for our soldiers
evident restlessness and heightened dis
elimination in job picking. Even though
their time of service has been short,
compared to that Of the former veterans,
"The Argus" believes that they will re-
turn to the workbench and office with
reluctant steps, 1t is to be feared that
they will be totally unable to content
themselves to settle down to the old hum
drum routine" "The Argus" then sug-
gests as a remedy that mo means that
will induce them to take up their work
where they left off should be omitted,
and their minds trained to forget the
thrill and enticement they felt when ar
of glory"
"The Morning Oregonian," however,
finds in this restlessness distinct en-
enlargement, especially in "the number
of former professional men who are on
the lookout for jobs in which the tradi-
tional opportunity for advancement over
shadows the immediate salary promise"
And further:
ct is particularly encouraging to learn
that there many inquiries for agricult-
ural jobs from not formerly en-
ployed FARMS and that the applicants
include many college men. There has been
doubt upon this point heretofore. If there
is, in fact, serious and widespread de-
sire to get on the land, at least one of our
problems is solved for US, provided, of
course, Congress and the state legislator
prompt in cooperation. But the fact
that stands out seems to be that physical
labor, especially outdoors, is losing its
terrors for many. The reconstruction pc
Rod may be epochal in more ways than
one"
An interesting sidelight on our unem-
ployment problem, or rather on our pres
ent lack Of definite steps to meet it. is
the careful system arranged in England
to meet the general shifting of the deck,
which officials had long foreseen as the
result of rehabilitation In "The Satur-
day Evening Post" Meyer Bloomfield de-
scribes how government and employers
are striving to prevent any human log
jamming by coupling insurance against
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ished to-day, as the result Of tie war,
than America, and this shows itself in
a more militant self-assertion and more
restless spirit among the wage earning
Glass;" "The. Springfield Republican" ex-
plains.
According to A. Lincoln Filene, Bos-
ton clothing merchant, doing an annual
business of $5,OOO,O 900, it is high time
for business men and labor to get to-
gether. Speaking recently before the
Senate Committee on Education and La
Dor, THE st. Louis Post~Dispatchg
quotes him as saying:
1--WE have grown very fast In this coun-
try. We have paid q great deal Of atten-
ton to production and distribution, and
have paid but little attention to the
question of employment think that is
the basis of this difficulty in employment
at is safe to say that great deal Of
unemployment is due to unscientihc hand
ling of employment. Business has given
the best places to executives in the prodSc-
ton and the distribution en6 and has de-
pended on very efficient and very low paid
executives in the employment end.
Il have great fears that, unless we have
learned some lessons-whch | do not see
at present that the business men of this
country have learned-from The war, there
is going to be a great deal of labor nm
rest in this country. Unless we can drive
home to the business men that labor re-
quires the same amount of time and
thought and study that production and dis
tribution require, there Is going to be
great deal of trouble between labor and en-
ployers."
"The Toronto Mail and Empire" be-
lieves that already between labor and
capital there is a sense of right that is
working on both sides with the irresist-
ibleness of natural force, working to-
ward a happy issue; but there Is a
general hope, as expressed by "The Los
Angeles Times" that labor will not
carry the question of wage scales and
working hours too far.
"'The Times tavors the establishment
Of profit sharing systems in industrial In
stitutions. But The Times cannot be SO
hypocrtical to tell the workmen that
the time has arrived when labor can be
established on basis of q six-hour dsy
at wages of 81 an hour. The Times n
profoundly convinced that any attempt to
enforce such wage scale at this time will
wreck the industrial machinery of the
country and the war Of deliverance viii
have been fought In vain"
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embody conflict Of interest. 1t is at bot
tom question of prices, which are deter
mined by variety of Influences When
the ideas Of seller and buyer coincide on
prices, trading begins There isn't much
evidence that generally speaking that point
has yet been reached. But the outlook Is
by no means discouraging. The quick con-
cession of the eight-hour day by many
mills in the cotton and woollen textile in
dustry would seem to show that the mill
managers anticipate no prolonged depres-
sion in the market for their goods"
Unemployment, particularly Of SOL
diers consequent to the rehabilitation of
the army and the wholesale changes of
war industries, is regarded as serious.
Secretary Of Labor Wilson recently told
joint meeting of the Senate and House
Labor committee that legislation before
March is imperative to provide jobs
for the unemployed, or that "the storm
may break upon u.s." He further stated:
81 am not an afarmist, and / do not ex-
pect a social revolution in this country,
but that does not prevent me from seeing
the true situation. Unless we meet the
problem there is a strong prospect that the
BolsheVist, 1. w. W., direct action phi
losophy will get foothold in America. 1t
is hard to convince a jobless man that he
has a common interest with his employer
in creating maximum production.
81 think there Is q considerable amount
of hysteria concerning the problem of re-
construction in this country" the Secretary
said at the conclusion of the hearing
when we entered the war there was the
fear that we would not be able to
mobilize men and transport them to
Europe If mobilized, and that our indus
tries could not be modified to provide
supplies. . If we could meet that prob
lem, we should be able to meet the problem
Of demoblization"
There was a time when armies, as one
writer has expressed it, could be emptied
upon the receptive nation as a barrel of
rain water is spilled upon the ground
and quite as readily absorbed, but when
the number of men amount to millions
instead of hundreds Of thousands, such
is not the case. England has tried the
cold job back" theory with about as
much success as we have The soldiers
old job is often extinct because of bust
ness alterations, or some one else is fill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09
. Wy vERNEUIL passed through
w the village, insensible to the
~ cold, which pinched his face

-w the village, lnSenSlDle TO the
~ cold, which pinched his face
blue, preoccupied in holding
fast in his left arm an enormous sheaf
Of saxifrage.
He met one of his comrades, Pierre
Letang Seeing the flowers, the latter
exclaimed in establishment:
where did you get these? Certainly
not in garden?"
"On Sapniere mountain" replied the
other, with flash of pride in his face.
"Well, my dear fellow" cried Pierre,
even more astounded, "you must love
some one very much to have climbed up
there In cold weather like this! You
, ought never to have gone up there
alone"
He turned about and looked at the
forest, making in the distance a huge
black patch in the midst of which the
bare peak stood out haughtily, as if de-
flying those rash enough to attempt to
violate it's solitude.
$50 it is there" he continued, chat
one finds these pretty flowers? But, all
the same, it is folly to climb Sapiniere
On day like this"
madeline wished it," said the ether
softly. And merely speaking the name
Of his beloved flushed his face rose red.
Without seeming to see the unsympa-
thetic shrug of the shoulders which his
friend gave, Guy continued, lightheart-
eddy, on his way.
This time Madeline would realize the
greatness Of his love, since she would
measure it by this satisfaction of a
childmh caprice. Hadn't she said to
him.
There ought to be saxifrage on Sa-
pinicre. If you love me, bring me a bou-
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ing the position who has proved an asset
to the business, or, as seems perhaps
more often the case, the returning SOL
der "has brought spirit of restlessness
with him which makes him markedly dis
contented with old employment" At any
rate, ex-fghters are swelling the peren-
NAL army of the jobless, alongside ex-
employees of war industries.
The War Department has offered a
solution in Secretary Bakers recent Or
der that no man shall be discharged from
the army against his will until he has
obtained employment, which is being
sought for him by the Federal Employ
ment Bureau and numerous social or
CARNATIONS. "The ORDER" says "The
New Haven Register" "gives us breath
ing space in the matter that should prove
beneficial" But "The Portland Oregoni-
an" while admitting the soundness of
the theory, has not much faith that
human nature will make it practical.
"The truth is that few young men want
to stay in the army now that the war is
over. Almost without exception they
want to begin hustling while the hust-
ling is good"
Harking back to the Civil War days
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THE BOUQUET OF SAXIFRAGE- BY Henry Franz

sins arrival. When she saw him some
distance off on the snow-covered road
she ran to meet him and received him
with reproach which gave the lie to
the mischievous sparkle in her azure
pupils.
"And my flowers? Didn't you go to
Sapiniere?"
Guy became very pale. He bowed his
head and furtive tear trembled on his
eyelashes.
"The weather was bad" he stam-
mered, in choking voice, ashamed of
his falsehood
Madeline pouted coquettishly:
"If you loved me you would have
tried to do me a pleasure, in spite of the
snow. And you swore to me that YOU
were ready to do anything to please
me-"
He stretched out his arms vaguely.
She seemed to ignore this half-fnished
gesture and, sulking, turned about to
make her way home Guy, not knowing
how to retain her, hid his burning face
IN his shaking hands.
For some seconds he stood thus. Then
joyous burst of laughter forced him
to raise his head.
Madeline, coming up close to him,
looked at him ironically. Then, sud
denly, a tender emotion made her rosy
lips tremble and she murmured, placing
her hands on Guys shoulders and gaz-
ing straight in his eyes:
II wanted to punish you for your lie
and also to brighten you a little. / was
leaving the church just now. Passing
the cemetery, / heard everything. You
are good man and for this good act in
particular love you and will be your
wife. Now, you may kiss your fiancee."
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The Best Reception Committee
From The Precedence Sunday Journal.

moving from a gigantic war footing to nor
nal, it is the fact that both duty and self
interest require for the job of starting up
the industrial circulation of the nation
something OF that same patriotic spirit all
round which made it possible to overcome
the great PERIL
Granted that concessions become ne
cessities IN putting matters on a normal
basis, the difficulty is that business is
not sure what this normal basis Is, since
every faction seems to stand upon it's
own particular pedestal Labor, for in
stance, is convinced that the present high
scale of wages is going to be the scale
Of the future, dissenting employers to the
contrary. The employer who has been
saving the old JOB for the soldier finds
In many cases that the soldier no longer
wants it; and the manufacturer, the
small manufacturer particularly, buoyed
up by the assurance that the world will
buy more than ever before, confronts the
difficulty Of not knowing exactly what
the world is going to demand after its
war tumult.
In some way" comments 1.-THE Portland
fress," "the business men Of the country,
handicapped by governmental interference
~ every way, are expected to pull them
hesves out Of bad hole and get down to
peace basis without being given any help
'h tne part Of the government. The Ad-
n'i'lSssation at Washington forced up the
sca's Of wages 70 such Il point that under
A'f'nai conditions industry cannot main
'a'h them. bat It has done nothing to aid
'as business men Of the country in lower
hs them We have built great merchant
'aaFsns and partly paid for IT, but no one
SLOWS What we are going TO do with IL. A
kfeas army IL being demobilized, but there
no plans Of definite character to
ss0s'as occupation for the men who arc
's'hx released from service. In some way
s"ey ass expected to find places for them
's'ss, bat II they do not there Ii no plan
Tar AZ Washington IL concerned u
.s.'ss them. The country Is full Of agi-
.s''fs' largely Of foreign extraction, who
~ preaching alI kinds of revolutionary
N'ssrnes ard making converts, but ther.
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Guy recognized the child and his
heartstrings frightened.
Poor little Claudel His father had
fallen in battle and only this morning
they had carried his mother to her last
rest. The orphan was left alone and
friendless, without any other protector
than farmer of the neighborhood, who,
during the widowhood of his mother,
had employed the boy at odd jobs.
Guy deposited his sheaf of flowers on
the cemetery wall and approached the
child. At the sound of footsteps the
latter raised his head. Checking his
sobbing, he looked despairingly at the
young soldier.
Claude, my poor little fellow!" muir
INJURED Guy, overwhelmed with pity.
"You mustn't stay here like this in the
snow. You will get sick. Go back to
the farm"
He lifted the boy up and set him on
his feet cheering him with kindly words.
But the little fellow, insensible to these
consultations, repeated mechanically in
his dead voice:
mammal My dear mamma! They
have put you here in the earth and
haven't even a flower to offer you. The
others have bouquets. have no money
to buy one and my poor mamma will
think that | have forgotten her. Mann
nal Mammal"
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quet of it tomorrow morning. It will


be our engagement bouquet"
Guy had not attempted to discuss the
matter. When his cousins blue eyes
fixed themselves on him in a certain
fashion he was incapable of resistance.
He loved her so much-this Madeline!
And she had let him sigh so long with
out encouraging his advances!
Why should he have hesitated to obey
her, since on his docility depended his
happiness? And he had set out, in spite
of the difficulties Of all sorts which the
expedition presented
Now worn with fatigue, his knees
shaking, his temples moist but his eye
triumphant, he pressed tenderly against
his heart the fragile conquest which was
to assure him still more precious con-
quest--that of Madeline herself
Suddenly he stopped and listened.
The sound of sobbing reached his ear
At that moment he was passing along
side the wall of the little village ceme-
terry. He entered the inclosure, i'm
PEELED by an invincible curiosity and,
perhaps, unknown to himself, by that
instructive sympathy which slumbers in
the soul Of every human being.
At the foot of an humble cross of dis
colored wood little boy was kneeling-
PROSTATE, one might better say. And
his distress found an outlet in heart
breaking sobs.
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Deeply affected, Guy with an almost
unconscious movement extended his
arm toward the wall where he had
placed his sheaf of saxifrage. Claude's
eyes followed the gesture. Seeing the
flowers they became brilliant. The little
fellow advanced toward Guy with out
stretched hands.
ooh, Monsieur Guyl Are those pretty
flowers yours? Give me one--only one
for mammals tomb"
His imploring voice trenbled. Be-
fore this immense, childish grief. which
he could console at least little, Guy
forgot everything. He forgot the prom
Use he had made to Madelne-the eff
forts which his hunt for the flowers had
cost him. He saw only the big, sorrow
full eyes which appealed to himSin sup
plication.
He took from the low wall the sheaf,
rose colored and diamond-sprinkled by
the hoar frost; lowered it and solemnly,
without word, placed at the foot Of
the discolored cross the gorgeous floral
Offering.
Claude gave cry of delirious joy.
He leaped toward the young soldier in
order to thank him. But Guy had al
ready disappeared by the way he had
come, as if stealthily fleeing the scene of
some evil action.
With smile on her lips and a CLEAN
in her eyes, Madeline awaited her cou-
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is no definite plan to counteract their
propaganda to meet the menace which
their efforts create.
"The United States resembles a ship at
sea, following storm, with Its rudder
gone, its crew thankful to be alive.
but lacking commander. 1t may be drift
ing toward safe haven or it may be drift
ing onto the rocks. No one appears to
know just what lies ahead, and if any Of
those in authority have given the subject
consideration they haven't discovered any
thing to help the rest OF us look very far
into the future"
This is contrary to the general opti-
mistic trend of opinion, which admits
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HITTING the gears from war to
g. neace is not as simple a matter
~ as it looked before we tried it.
Our industrial engine had been set
To climb through another year of war
crops and war production, and then the
unexpected happened. Peace came and
r enojne was left to race. Will it stall
or 90 ahead when the gears of recon-
,+rrc+;on are thrown in all the way?
Or will the gears be entirely stripped?
Already the pessimists are hearing the
ronding noises of industrial chaos, with
+ha strike situation in England as con-
srmation of their blacklist fancies. War
contracts rehabilitation of the army
and factory workers with accompanying
unemployment and unrest, Bolshevism,
and the general uncertainties Of the bust
ness and trade outlook make daily
changes in any paper plan Of getting
America back to business. 1t is in
creasingly evident in England and here
also that the war is not over yet so far
a. questions of sacrifice and patriotism
are concerned. To quote the words of
Never Bloomfield writing in "The Satur-
day Evening Post" on Great Britain's
industrial situation:
@If anything can be said to be settled
IN time OF so much unsettlement, Of
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general slowing up process as a neces-
sary sequence to abnormal conditions,
but notes many optimistic tendencies.
According to "The Springfield Republi-
cam:
"The slowing up process represents re
adjustment In seeking new business on
peace basis the seller or the producer
faces the buyer or the consumer, and they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09

unemployment with system of labor ex-
change not unlike our Federal Employ
ment Bureau:
"For the soldiers an effective scheme
is in operation. They, like the muniton
workers, have unemployment pay guaran-
teed, and in their case over q period of
twelve months instead of six. At the same
time steps have been taken to keep the
volume Of even temporary unemployment
at the lowest level. Every employer who
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wants a particular workman back is invited
to ask for him, and every soldier who wants
a particular piece of work is invited to
apply for it. That holds good whether the
soldier is in England or abroad. A postcard
is given him to fill up asking whether he
has job waiting, and if so where. If he
has not he states what kind of work he
wants and in what locality. The employ
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Translated by William L. McP]
Copyright, 1919, Neao York Tribune Inc.

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