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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-10-28
PROGRAM

-, County Sunday
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THUSsDA devotional services ,,l.,, {,
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s'I esa,oIlnent s e. Df Eiis Il. Snow.
X adjournment ..,,ooN
\ THURSDAY AFTERNOON
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I'D !S.aspssintment Of 0omHi''ss
! sq sass questions, Discussion LED y
sn'r Adjournment
' THURSDAY NIGHT
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FRIDAY MORNING.
%. Morning led BY Mrs. Snow.
Is. Diseuss'0,o'f sunday Schools.
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III. vs.t i. the Great Sunday School
4. i've Mr.. Snow,
y a. Adjournment
" FRIDAY AFTERNOON
n.-otional Services. ,s.
!. p I.Gsr School Standards, Mr.Snow
S Sana~y Of Committees ana Eiec-
i Q gl,e 70 have a Better Convention
. ,,.,r-Eyerybody'
=, adjournment.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-10-28

l want IS black face ewes, good
mouths. State the price of them
when writing. c. F. Wall.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-10-28

\ baby's Group, WilIie's daily
and bruises, mothers sore
h Grandma's lameness-Dr.
fas Eclectic Oil-the household
Fly 8Oc. and 6Oc.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-10-28
You Spend SOC. on Rat-Snap to
Save $500.

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be- rat will rob you of $40 a
IN feed, chicks and property de-
ItiOn. RAT-SNAP is deadly on
Creamates after killing and
/ no smell. Comes in cakes.
will pass up meat, grain, cheese
feast on RAT SNAP. Three
Csc, SOC, $1.OO. Sold and
anteed by John C. Burns & Co.
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.,,,,psnAY NIGHT.
-n.v MORNING.

Song Service . Snow and Mr.. Doo-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14
EMPLOYERS DEVELOP
BOLSHEV|K SPIRIT

WASHINGTON, Feb. Sin an
swer to a request for literature or
articles to combat bolshevism
among workingmen," A. F. of l..
Secretary Frank Morrison made this
reply;
"The only literature or articles
issued from this office is In advo-
cacy of the principles of trade un-
ionism.
81 believe that the principle cause
for social unrest in our country is
the attitude of conscienceless greed
as represented by certain large en-
ployers of labor who refuse a liv-
ing wage, insist on long hours and
deny their employees the right to
join a lawful organization in an
effort to improve their working
conditions.
Nothing can develop a mob
spirit in this country quicker than
the anti-union attitude of the steel
trust, for instance. This corpora
ton, through its control of small
municipalities in Western Pennsyl-
vania. has made free assemblage
impossible in these communities by
closing every hall to their work
ers. The same principle is applied
by the steel trust on the Minneso-
ia iron ore range, in the North
west lumber industry, and other
employers of labor who seem to be
guided in social questions by the
attitude of so-called big business.
LAS force begets force the mob
spirit of the employer is met by the
mob spirit of the employee. The
development of this spirit is logi-
cal when it is considered that be-
cause these workers are not per-
mitted to act collectively through
trade unions they possess no know
ledge of the orderly development
or the value of public opinion as a
remedy for wrongs. This public
opinion can only be developed
through organization, agitation and
education, which the American
Federation of Labor so insistently
calls for
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14
BIC REVENUE BILL
IS IN CONFERENCE

The Conference report on Ameri-
CA six billion dollar war revenue
bill-the greatest in this nations
history-was presented to the
House last Friday by Chairman Kit
chin of the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
In addition to raising about Sc
600, 100000 in taxes, the bill gives
every soldier. sailor and marine and
all women nurses in the American
forces a bonus of $50 upon dis
charge This means an appropria-
ton of more than 100000, 1000.
Following are some of the pro-
visions of the bill:
Income tax on individuals:
The normal tax for 1918 is 70
per cent and for the succeeding
years per cent. The present nor
NAL tax is per cent Exemptions
of $1,000 for a single person and
$4,000 for a married one, with $500
additional for each dependent under
is, remain as at present.
The income sur-taX rates begin
at per cent on incomes of $1,000
to $4,000 and run to SO per cent
on incomes over 100000.
Present sur-tax rates are lower
on the middle and higher incomes.
the highest rate in the present law
being so per cent on incomes of
more than 100000.
Partnerships and public service
corporations pay the tax as individ-
usls, not as corporations.
The bill allows income taxes to
be paid in one or four installments,
as the taxpayer chooses. The first
installment is due when the return
is filed, the second three months
later the third in six and the last
in nine months
War and excess profits tax;
Provision is made for both war
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collective Bargaining a la
Rockefeller

During the past few months, a
great deal of effort has been put
forth by certain class of employ
ers to establish what they term
collective bargaining" CD be-
tween employers and employees.
These efforts have been given wide
publicity by the Manufacturers AS
sociatiou, and the question is being
generally asked, by the uniformed
have these great corporations
who have been so Indifferent and
hostile to their employees welfare
in the past at last experienced a
change of heart? Are they begin
ming to realize that collective bar
gaining" is the sane, rational and
practical way of adjusting matters
between Capital and Labor?
A study of the subject and meth
ods proposed. discloses reasons for
questioning the sincerity of purpose
of those who have shown recent So
= licitude for their employees inter
est, and also shows great varience
of method between the systems of
collective bargaining" proposed by
employers, and the system that has
long been advocated by the trade
unions.
The plan adopted by certain en-
ployers is patterned after the So
called Rockefeller plan, which was
instituted by John D., Jr., following
the Ludlow massacre. The prelim-
mary and final influence that
brought about it's acceptance was
the leaden oratory of machine-gun
fire that shot misery, fear and
death into the ranks of the employ
oes of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company.
However the employers who are
now trying to install the system,
are using somewhat different meth
ods. Instead of machine guns they
are endeavoring to win their en-
ployees by gentle sophistry, deceit
and vague reference to our mutual
interest.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14
BRITISH COMMONS
OPENED TUESDAY

Immediately after the opening of
the British House of Commons last
Tuesday, William Adamson, lead
err of the labor party, spoke in the
House on the industrial situation
which he declared was almost as
menacing and dangerous as war it
self
Premier Lloyd George in discuss
ing the general situation, declared
no section of the community, no
matter how powerful, should be al
lowed to hold up the government,
and he declared if the action was
necessary they would fight "Prus-
sianism in the industrial world just
as we fought it in Europe"
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How the Plan Works

The employer most magnanimous-
ly consents to allow the employees
to select by popular CD election,
under the supervision of company
agents, such as superintendents,
foremen, straw bosses, etc, repre-
sentatives who may take up griev-
ances of employees with their i'm
mediate superiors. Failing in ad-
justments. the employees represen-
tatives may then appeal in writing
to the company's manager, or some
other higher up" who will review
the case; his decision to be final
and binding on all.
What a beautiful chance the en-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14
CAN YOU, Mr.. READER, SAY THAT THE
SH|PyARD WORKERS ARE WRONG?

Down in Oakland, Cal, condi.
tion exists in the shipbuilding in.
dustry similar almost identical
with that in the Seattle and Ia.
coma yards. The cost of living
however. is higher in Seattle than
in Oakland. Read what the Tri.
City Labor Review has to say ot
conditions in Oakland:
The employers, the Macy BoarC
and the Piez Fleet Corporation are
responsible for the strike in Oak
land shipyards.
The three parties named have
known for months that the strike
was brewing. It could easily have
been avoided and they knew it.
All that was necessary was to
pay mechanics wages to men they
knew were entitled to it, the plate
hangers, hook tenders, signal men,
burners and molders, drillers and
reamers and plate shop men. The
Macy Board, the Fleet Corporation
and the employers knew that the
men who were helping these crafts.
men were entitled to helpers pay
and that it was unfair to rate them
as laborers.
The Macy Board, the Fleet Cor
poration and the employers knew
that the elements of trouble were
embodied in classification
scheme whereby the workers were
edged out of what was due them.
All over the Coast the Macy
award of $40 per day for me-
chanics was protested on the ground
that it was not adequate to meet
the cost of living. Can the men who
were entitled to this wage be blam-
ed for refusing to be swindled out
of it by an unjust classification ?
Can helpers be blamed for refus-
ing to take less than helpers
wages?
The employers, according to the
newspapers, say they cant afford
to pay what the men are asking
The craftsmen are asking the diff
ference between $5.92 per day and
$40, or As cents more a day and
helpers are asking the difference
between $4.16 and $4.66, or A
cents day more,
The profits of the Oakland yard
owners are the same as those of the
employers in the North. In last
weeks Review we published figures
compiled by the Seattle Metal
Trades Council showing the stu
pendous profits of Seattle employ
ers.
1t was shown that the Seattle
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ANENT THE ROCKEFELLER PLAN Of
REPRESENTATION IN INDUSTRY
BY Harry Call, to The Everett La

CBy Harry Call, to The Everett La
Dor Journal.)
Today in the timber industry OF
the great Northwest, men are bat
Ting against Rockefeller union
ism" where it is going under the
title of the Loyal Legion of Loggers
and Lumbermen. Many men in the
timber industry have been discharg-
cd because they did not want to be
tied down with that sort of union
ism. They were discharged during
the war, not because of trade union
affiliation, at least that was not al
ways the case, but because they de-
manded their rights as members of
the ILL.
The mill owners are today play
niug the same old game of force, try
ing to maintain control over the
lives of the workers in the industry.
In some places the civil authorities
have been solicited and secured, to
help carry on their scheme of brow
beating and intimidation. In the
state of Idaho there are places
where an organizer of the Interna-
tional Union of Timberworkers is
not permitted to speak unless he
will agree not to critisize that holy
60 institution, the ILL.
However, the reason for that is
apparent, the LLLL is so rotten in
structure that it cannot stand cri-
ticism and live. One can be sure
that the lumber lords, fattened by
war profits, are not going to see
their war baby abused if they can
prevent it,
In an editorial of the January
1919, issue of the Electrical Work
err" Mr.. Chas, P. Ford, lnternation-
al Secretary, gives a clear idea as
to how the Rockefeller plan works,
also some reasons why these fake
organizations are formed. In part
Mr.. Ford says;
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14
HAYES REELECTED
MINERS president 7

Frank j. Hayes, was reelected
President of the United Mine Work
ers of American, it was announced
last Saturday. John II. Walker,
Danville, ILL.,, President of the Illi-
nois State Federation of Labor, was
his only opponent.
Others elected were, Vice-Presi-
dent, J. L. Lewis, Springfield, Ill. :;
Secretary and Treasurer, VIM.
Green, Coshocton. Ohio.
The United Mine Workers had
good timber" in the race and were
sure of a good president and leader.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14
AN !. w. w. WOULD KILL
WILSON AND MCAO00

A Kansas City telegram says:
last Tuesday Pietro Pierre, an al
legged l. w. w. leader, was arrest
ed by federal officers in Cleveland,
according to messages from them.
He was charged with an alleged
conspiracy against the life of Presi-
dent Wilson, say local government
agents.
1t is also said he plotted against
the life of Secretary McAdoo.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14
A 0NE-0AY STRIKE
FOR ELECTION DAY

A one-day strike on election day
is proposed in Chicago to. give the
organized workers an opportunity
to put in a full day to vote and
work at the polls in the interest
of labor's nominees. 1t is estimat-
ed 2SO,OO0 Chicago men and wo-
men belong to Chicago unions,
This is something new. In
France they hold elections on Sun
days. There is no very good rea-
son why America should not do
likewise. No time would he lost
and more men and women would
exercise the right of suffrage. 1t
is a sacred duty
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14
BIG NAVAL PROGRAM
ADOPTED BY HOUSE

The administration leaders in
the House at Washington will fight
for declaration of a naval eXpan-
sion policy unless the Peace Con-
fereaee agrees to a limitation of
armaments. After an all-day debate
last Tuesday the House voted; 1874
to 142, for a 1919 naval program
of ten battleships and ten battle
cruisers, and Immediately after
adopted the naval appropriation
bill.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14
PLAY WITHOUT WORDS

so your uncle from the country
has been to see you, has he?"
Eyes; and I've had a world of
fun. Took him to moving picture
show. He'd never been to one in
his life. When he saw the lips of
the actors move, but couldn't hear
anyone speak, he yelled out, Loud
der, please! Speak louder!"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14

feat. 1t can never hope to get the
support of the legitimate labor or
CARNATIONS.
If the men working in the timber
industry want to go back to pre-
war conditions, if they want to
continue to wear a badge of indus
trial servitude, all that is needed is
that they continue in the LII;
they can then be certain of both.
But | do not believe that they
want those conditions; ! am sure
that they want industrial freedom
and that they will follow the only
course that leads to it in the timber
industry-that they will join the
International Union of Timberwork-
ers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14
TWO PLANKS ACCEPTED
BY PEACE CONFERENCE

Two important features of the
Americana British labor program
were accepted last Monday by the
Peace Conference Commission on In
ternational Labor Legislation. These
are the prohibition of child labor
under 16 years of age, and the uni
formity of seamen's wages.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14

Everett, Wash, Feb. S, 1919.
AT special meeting of the EV-
erett Trades Council held Friday.
February Z, 1919, / was instructed
to send each affiliated union the
following motion which was passed
Motion made and carried that
the action of taking a referendum
vote on a sympathetic strike be re-
ferred back to each local; that a
committee of three be appointed to
call on locals that meet before Feb
ruary 10. and to request that locals
not meeting before that date have
special meeting for the taking of
said referendum. Returns of refer
endum must be in the hands of the
Trades Council by Wednesday, Feb
ruary 10, 1919,
Committee named to comply
with above motion were: Messrs.
Goldthorpe, Stoddard and Howarth,
"Fraternally.
"EVERETT TRADES COUNCIL,
"A. w. Stanley, Secy."
The Council adjourned to meet
on Wednesday evening, February
l9, at p. m.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14

A. S. Lockwood, now residing in
Bellingham, made a brief visit TO
Everett last Tuesday. He shook
hands with his many friends and
promised to stay with us longer
when he comes again.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14
TRADES COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
Friday, February Z, 1919.

Trades Council calling special
meeting for this evening, notice of
which was published in the daily
papers, the Council met at the La
Dor Temple.
This meeting was called on re-
quest of the Seattle Strike Commit
tee to take action on the sympa-
thetic strike in progress in Seattle
and Tacoma.
This being the regular meeting
night of Metal Trades Council and
as a special committee representing
the Seattle strikers were here to
urge upon Everett organized labor
that the workers in this town walk
out in sympathy with the Seattle
strikers, the members present of
the Everett Trades Council and the
Building Trades Council met with
the Metal Trades Council and list
ened to addresses by four Seattle
committeeman.
In eloquent and forecful speeches
they made clear their case to their
hearers, stating the causes leading
to the strike and giving clear his
tory of it before and after the walk
out of the shipbuilding trades on
January 21 they also gave a COM
plete history of the sympathetic
strike which took place on Febru-
airy 6.
After the committee had finish
ed the delegates of the Trades Coun-
Gil retired to the lower hall and
were called to order by President
Moncur.
Brother Moncur stated that two
members of the committee of five
appointed to consider the strike
matter, Delegates F. C. Smith and
H. C. Snyder, together with him
self went to Seattle in answer to
a telegram received from the Seat
tie Strike Committee to meet with
that body.
A delegate voiced his own dissatis-
faction, and said others had express
ed the same sentiment, with the
guessed-at Star Chamber proceed
ilgs of the Councils Committee with
a few of Seattle's committeeman
His suspicious were set at rest by
the reading of the following from
the Official Central Labor Council
Strike Bulletin, of February Z. At
ter mentioning the visit of the Ev-
erett Committee to the General
Strike Committee. The Bulletin
said
"They stated that they had learn
ed that laundries in their town were
doing Seattle work. 1t was decided
that a committee should be sent to
Everett to appear before the Cen
trail Labor Council and the Metal
Trades Council and request those
bodies to take a general strike ref
erendum vote"
Mention was made of the laun-
dry matter by a delegate, saying
that Seattle requested that no Sc
attic laundry work be done by Ev-
erett laundries Shortly after Bro
Mckay, of the Seattle Laundry
Workers appeared with commit
tee and asked that the Council, If
possible, prevent the washing of
Seattle linen in Everett during the
strike. Bro. Mckay is aware that
] the Everett laundries are not or
ganizeed, and he was told officers
of the Council were assured that
no Seattle washing would be ac
cepted by Everett laundries.
The chief object of the special
meeting, the consideration of Sc
attle's request that the Trades
Council and the Metal Trades Coun-
Gil take a general strike referen-
dunn vote, was again taken up,
After a general discussion of sew
eral motions and amendments the
following was adopted;
important!
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employers could pay the demands
of the Northern workers for dol
lar day raise and still have left
a net profit Of $40S,O00 per ship.
At the old rate, the existing rate,
the employers clean up $474,000 on
ship.
This applies to Oakland also.
After completing a ship, what
can the average worker show
against the employers $474,0o0!
Let one of the men answer that.
George Backer, a shipyard work
er, belonging to the Oakland Boil
ermakers' and Iron Shipbuilders'
Union, has a family of four. His
salary has been S33 per week. Keep
ing himself and his family costs
him $34.2S per week, according to
his figuring.
A completed ship, three months
in building, would find Bscker in
debt 1884. against the employer S
cleanup of $4,000.
These are the actual expenses for
maintaining Brother Backer's fami-
ly of four without any luxuries or
intoxicating drinks of any kind for
one week, according TO Backer's
account:
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Approximately 10000 women
were allowed to participate i'm the
recent elections held in England,
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and excess profits taxes in the fis-
caF year, but after that the war
profits tax comes off except in GER
tain specified case where war con-
tracts run over in later years.
The excess profits tax for 1915
10 is 80 per cent of profits up to
20 per cent and Go per cent Of all
profits over 20 per cent.
Estate tax;
This provision levies a tax be-
ginning at per cent on estates not
over $50,000 and running to 40 per
cent on those over 100000. Es-
tates of soldiers, sailors and ma
rines killed in the war or who die
within one year from injuries sus-
tanned in the war are exempted
from payment of this tax.
Tax on Phones
The tax on telephones and tele-
graph messages, which is now ;
cents on each message costing Is
cents or more, becomes 5 cents for
messages between IA and so cents
and TO cents on all costing over
so cents. A 10 per cent tax is put
on leased wires, except news wires
Insurance taxes remain as now.
Tobacco and cigars:
Cigars weighing not more than
three pounds to the thousand $3.50
per thousand (house rate $21;
more than three pounds and retail
ing for cents, 81 per thousand:
selling from to s cents; Sc; s
to 8 cents. SO; l ) to 20 cents, s12;
over 20 cents, SIS.
Cigsrets not over three pounds
thousand, So; over three pounds,
s72o,
Admission and dues
The conferees cut to 10 per cent
the 20 per cent theater tax they
had earlier decided on. After April
l, 1919 the tax is / cent on each
10 cents.
Spectators who sell tickets at
an excess of so cents over the reg
ular price must collect and paw a
tax of 10 cents of the excess; II
the excess is over so cents. a SO
per cent tax.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-14
THE METAL TRADES
COUNCILS DO|NGS

Last Friday night the Metal
Trades Council held an iteresting
meeting.
A subcommittee of four from the
Seattle Strike Committee visited the
Council and we're given the floor.
They eloquently and forecfully stat
ed their case to their hearers, in
Guiding delegates from the Build
ing Trades Council and the Ever
EFT Trades Council.
The Council adopted the follow
ing resolutions, complying with the
request of the Seattle Committee:
Everett, Wash. Feb. Z. 1919.
Whereas, the strike in Seattle is
being waged in the interest of the
whole people; and
Whereas, the workers Of Everett
by reason of their close proximity
and allied interest, must for their
own advancement cooperate with
our brothers in Seattle.
BE it resolved by the Everett Met
al Trades Council, in regular session,
February 7th, 1919, that we
Recommend to the Local Organ
ization affiliated with the body that
they proceed to take a, referendum
vote, to support the Seattle work
ers in their demands for a living
wage, and to report to this body at
the next regular meeting.
Be it further resolved, that we re-
quest the affiliated locals, to call
special meetings, if necessary. to
take a referendum vote.
Signed by the Secretary.
This being the date of the regu
lar election the following officers
were elected and installed:
President, o. J. Rice.
Vice-President, F. P. Sawyer.
Recording Secretary, E. F. Rodg-
ers.
Secretary-Treasurer, S. ToIlefson.
Warden, C. A. Armstrong.
Trustees-John Watson, E. W.
Philips and j. Keegan.
By Press Committee S. Toilet
son, E. F. Rodgers and o. j. Rice.
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Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
10c Cigar.