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Evening star., 1919-11-27
RUSSIAN PAPER MONEY
CURlOS AT NOME, ALASKA

NOME. Alaska. November 1 (Corre-
spondence of the Associated Press).-
Russian paper money of half a dozen
or more brands was left in Nome last
week by sailors given shore leave
from Admiral Kolchaks gunboat, the
Yakut. when It spent several days
here taking on supplies.
Bills brought by the sailors carry
stamps of the old Russian imperial
government, the Kerensky govern
ment, the kolchak administra tion, the
bolsheviki officials and several RUS
sian provincial governments. AS the
money was of doubtful value here
none of it passed at face value,
Evening star., 1919-11-27
SENATOR SHIELDS VOTE
ON TREATY APPROVED

Senator Shields Of Tennessee, who
voted for the Lodge reservations to
the treaty of peace with Germany and
Against unqualified ratification of the
treaty, has refeived a telegram from
the Tennesse6 Manufacturers Asso-
ctatio1 at Nashville, approving his at
tftude on the treaty. 1t was signed by
Ban +. McGugin, general counsel for
the association. and said the majority
of the manufacturers of the state con-
sidered Senator Shields had acted
wisely.
Evening star., 1919-11-27
Forces of West Russia Defeated

PARIS, November 81 (Hayas).-
Forces of the west Russian govern
ment. under command of Col. Avaloff-
Bermondt, have been completely de-
featsd by the. LthuAniaas, according
IN adTfces received here from KeVae,
Evening star., 1919-11-27
Estimated Value of Trade.

The latest industrial census Of Bel
GUM shows that 100000 women. rep.
resenting about ope-fSurth of the en-
tire female population of the country
are now engaged in industrial and
commercial occupations.
Evening star., 1919-11-27

was announced today. The hogs on
these farms have been placed in strfct
quarantine. and will not be allowed't t.
be Skinned
Evening star., 1919-11-27
HEALTH OFFICER FINDS
HOG CHOLERA ON FARMS

The District health department has
found traces of hog cholera on six
farms in the vicinity of Anacostia. il
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26

A short time past Mr.. VIII H.
uevs. Chairman of the Republican
National Committee, submitted a
two-page letter to a number of labor
officials in which he asked the views
Of labor men on important questions
having developed out of the rela-
tions of labor and capital.
Included amongst the labor Off
cials to whom this inquiry was re-
rerred was Matthew Woll, Vice
President of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, who is also Presi-
dent of the International Photo
Engravers' Union, President, Inter-
national Allied Printing Trades AS
sociation, and President of the In
ternational Labor Press of America.
Mr.. VOLTS reply, which contains
a series of nine questions propound-
ed by Mr.. Hays, is as follows:
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
Sit Tight

There is an old saying, Whom
the gods would destroy they first
make mad"
The following maxims seem ap-
propriate: Sit tight. Do nothing
iash. Stand firmly for your rights.
If necessary suffer to maintain
them. Always keep within the law.
If the laws are wrong smash them
by the lawful means of the ballot
The privileged few, big interests
and profiteers want you to commit
overt acts and are "sicking' you
on. Don't be fooled don't play into
their hands. Maintain your organ
ization; build it up; and courage
ously stand for right and Justice
Be true to yourself, your interests,
and your fellow men, and the right
will finally triumph.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
Question II.

Your second question is as fol-
lows:
What plan or plans can be
adopted which will settle or, at
least, minimize industrial unrest?
This question is answered in part
in my reply to your first inquiry.
May l add that industrial unrest
cannot be allayed or minimiaed by
measures of repression or suppress
sion or by the arbitrary exercise
of unwarranted and unconstitu-
tional authority by our courts
Nowhere in history has the ju-
dietary ever held sway over peo-
pies as do the judges in our great
Republic. The courts OF Great Brit
ain, New Zealand, Austria, Fance
and the other democracies OF the
world have no such sovereignty
and can not and dare not overrule
the other departments OF govern
ment and override the expressed
will of the people. The power of the
American judiciary to say that "lt
is the State" and to reverse the ac-
tions of a coordinate branch of the
government is a power never dele
gated to our courts and judges and
as prophesied by jefferson, is max
ing our supreme court the master
of Ameica. To avoid building up a
judicial aristocracy steps should be
taken to bring into existence the
rule which will provide that in
the vent of a supreme court declar-
ing an act OF Congress or State
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
Real Democracy

We firmly believe in our democ-
racy and representative form of
government. We believe in justice
to all and the fullest freedom of ac-
tion consistent with the orderly
rise, development, and control of or
ganized society, the nation and the
state, with it's political subdivisions.
There can be no such thing as
democracy, self-government, and a
representative form of government,
under judge-made laws. Any exer-
else of the writ of injunction that
interferes with the inalienable
rights, constitutional and political
freedom of our people is a presump-
tion and fragrant violation of the
principle of democracy, self-govern-
ment, and freedom OF action, and is
just as autocratic as any edict ever
issued by king or potentate and is
just as destructive OF liberty. All
real patriots who believe in liberty
should not tolerate any autocratic
which seeks to interfere
with the constitutional right of
freedom. The Declaration OF Inde-
pendence marked the birth of
justice, liberty, and the
right of elf-determination-
right to govern ourselves. There is
no statutory law in nation or state
which has abrogated, amended, or
taken away these rights. Our lib
erty demands that they should not
be taken away by judge-made law.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
TRIPLE ALLIANCE
IS ORGANIZED IN
SNOHOM|SH CO.

A Triple Alliance mass meeting
was held at the Labor Temple last
Sunday, the 21st, to take steps to-
ward the organization of the Triple
Alliance in Snohomish County.
A County Central Committee was
elected, composed of fifteen mem
bers, five from each of the three
groups of the Alliance. Following
are the names of the Committee:
From the organized farmers: NJ.
C. Hazen, of Snohomish, Chairman;
A. G. Ziebell. of Marysville; E. L.
Morgan, of Sultan; Mrs Ida Krause,
of Everett; H. G Bauer, of Bothell.
ell.
From the organized workers-T.
Meyer, 0. F, Wefferling, H. Arends,
Gladys Maloney, Frank Johnston,
Secretary-Treasurer, of Everett.
From the railway unions-Percy
Tyler, F. Peterson, James Skally,
A. H. Kirkham and one to be named
from the B. of L. e.
Membership dues of 50 per cap
ita per annum was decided upon.
Neil Breslin, State Organized for
the Alliance, will also act for the
County organization.
The County Central Committee
will meet next Sunday to perfect
the organization.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
FAIR DEAL NOW FOR
MEN AND WOMEN


WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-Wom-
en- will hereafter be admitted to all
examinations held by the L. S.
Civil Service Commission records.
made in cooperation with the Com
mission, by the Woman's s Bureau of
the United States Department of
Labor, which revealed that women
had been excluded from COZ of the
examinations held during the first
six months of 1919.
Protests have been made repeat
edly by the National Women s
Trade Union League against the de
partmental attitude which led to
the exclusion of women from exam
nations, on the ground that it was
unfair to deny the right to compete,
especially since the examination
itself would determine whether a
woman could hold the job Exclu-
sion from examinations, moreover,
meant not only exclusion from the
particular position then vacant, but
from the eligible list for future po-
sitions of the same sort.
The Civil Service Commission de-
cision quoted from the minutes of
the meeting of November 5th. reads
as follows:
THE following will be inserted in
all announcements of examinations:
Both men and women, if quail
fled, may enter this examination,
but appointing officers have the
legal right to specify the sex de-
sired in requesting certification of
eligibles.
Wherever the appointing officer
indicates, however, that only men
or women, or only men and mill
tary preference men, will be ap-
pointed, then a statement to that
effect shall be added to the above
in the announcement.
This minute does not apply 10
case where there is an ample reg
lister of one sex, but eligibles are
needed of the other sex; in which
case an examination may be CON
fined TO applicants of the sex for
which eligibles are needed, the an
nouncement to contain the state
ment that there is an ample regis
ter of the sex not admitted.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
THE NEW YEAR EVE
ENTERTAINMENT
OF COOP. SOCIETY

The Everett Cooperative Society
will give a New Years entertain
ment in the Labor Temple on New
Years eve, the Central Labor Coun-
Gil having given over the large up
per hall for that purpose. Harry
Ault, Editor of the Seattle Union
Record, will be the first speaker of
the evening, his subject being La
Dor and a Free Press" Following
him will be several other speakers,
representing various labor groups
and the cooperative movement.
In addition to the speaking, there
will be music and a program of
general interest, followed lastly by
refreshments. Admission will be
free, and the public is cordially in
vited.
All of the Local Unions are here
by invited to cooperate to make
this meeting a success, both from a
social standpoint and educationally.
The Board of Directors of the To-
cal Cooperative Society take this
occasion to thank the members of
the Central Council for the courtesy
extended the Society in contribut-
ing the use of their hall for this en-
tertainment.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
He SAYS JAPAN
IS LADOR'S FOE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Jap
anese Government is IAN autocracy
which is the enemy of social JUS
tice," declares U. Masumoto, labor
delegates from Japan, at the inter
national labor conference. Pointing
to the flag of his country, the Jap
anese said;
Can you believe it when | say
that behind that flag there are sew
eral millions of toilers unjustly
treated under the autocracy which
is the enemy of social justice"
Once more pointing to the flag he
declared that under it there is a
police regulation whose aim is to in
terfere with the organization of la
bor.' The speaker said that the
industrial workers of Japan are
mostly women and children and that
their lives almost approach that OF
slavery.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
First Step

Let our FIRST STEP be a ro-
sponse to the following questions:
No. /. Would you-CAPITAL-
agree to assist in writing the prin-
ciple of collective bargaining into
the laws of our State; providing
LABOR would cease its "closed
shop" policy?
No, >, Would you-LABOR-
cease your CLOSED shop" policy:
providing CAPITAL would agree to
assist in writing the principle OF
collective bargaining" into the
laws of our state?
No. 3. Would you -PUBMC-
do your part in bringing CAPITAL
and LABOR into an agreement as
to the open" or "closed" policy;
also assist in writing the principle
of collective bargaining" into the
laws of our State?
(Now, fellow citizens, suppose we
have successfully taken our first
step, What have we achieved ?
This; We have legalized the prin-
ciple of collective bargaining" /:
eliminated the open" or "closed"
shop cause for industrial strife. and
have obtained the unionization OF
all labor because collective bar
gaining, carries with it selective
representation which may not be
had except through workingmen's S
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26

Following Is Mr.. MOore's open
letter:
An Open Letter By H. Alvin Moore,
Member of Industrial Code Com
mission of Washington, on Indus
trial Peace.
To the Public-(All persons or or
ganizations interested in the
commonweal of our State.)
To Capital-(All Chambers Of Com
merce, Associated Industries and
Employers Associations), and
To Labor-(All Central and Local
Bodies of Organized Labor
the State of Washington.
Greeting:
The members of the last session
of our State Legislature in anticipa-
tion of the industrial strife to fol-
low the close Of the great world
war. created a State Industrial
Code Commission for the purpose of
investigating the evils of industrial
life and the means OF remedying
the same and to prepare and pre-
sent to the Legislature at its next
regular session a proposed act, or
acts, upon all subjects related to in
dustrial peace, including an act for
the prevention of strikes, lockouts,
and boycotts, and the orderly set
tlement of industrial disputes, and
authorized members of the Commis-
sion to administer oaths, examine
books and accounts, etc, in order
that conclusions of the Commission
may be based upon definite facts.
Having been appointed as a mem
ber of the Industrial Code Commis-
sion, the writer hereof desiring to
secure all such facts. suggestions
or information from the three ma
jor factors involved in the indus
trial conflicts in our State. submits
hereunder certain questions and
proposes a judicial plan for the ad-
iustment of industrial disputes
For convenience, suppose we di-
vide our subject into three steps.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Associatel
Press dispatches state that Japar-
ese laborers are in a ferment over
increased living costs and that they
are demanding more wages.
This statement was printed in the
newspapers of this country the same
day as were printed statements by
a Japanese worker at the interna-
t:onal labor conference, Washing
;nn, that his country has a police
regulation intended to interfere
with labor unions, and that Japan
is an enemy of social justice.
All of which would indicate that
figh costs of living in Japan can
not be traced to organized labor.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
MATHEW WOL[ ADVISES WILL H. HAYS
ON LABOR QUESTIONS Of TODAY
Chairman of Republican National Committee Answered by
VCe-Presdent of American Federation of Labor

stead of maintaining a just, fair and
natural equilibrium of personal
rights, privileges and relations, not
only undertook to place arbitrary
corporate powers, and advantages
in the hands of few, but at the
same time undertook by affirmative
action to destroy or render ineffect-
i've action to destroy or render inef-
fective the hope and aspiration of
the great mass of our people-the
workers-to protect themselves
against the exercise of these great
corporate powers delegated exclu-
sively into the hands of a few to
dominate the lives and destiny of
the many without restraint or lin
itation,
To make the lot of labor better;
to enable the fruits of labor to be
used for the welfare of the country
as a whole; to place capital and la
Dor more on an equal footing, all
grants of corporate powers to any
group Of persons should be predi-
Gated on the express condition that
the right to exercise such corporate
powers does not permit such cor
porations or incorporated bodies to
deny those with whom it deals, it's
employees, the right to organize
into trade or labor unions or asso
Citations, to bargain collectively
through representatives of their
own choosing, and to determine for
themselves the relations and con-
ditions under which they shall give
service. Unless such a check is
placed on the corporate powers, now
granted by the state to individuals,
the domestic conflict which is now
raging in the midst of us cannot and
will not be permanently ended.
1t should also be remembered
that from the inception of modern
civilization the privileged few.
either by an alleged Divine right,
heredity assumption, or by legisla-
tion, have put property rights, most
Of which were stolen rights, above
human rights. We have now reach
ed a period of civilization when hui
man rights should be placed before
property rights, when man should
be placed before and above the dol
ar. Activities and results with this
end in view should not and cannot
onger be ignored with safety to
he nation and our people.
If we are to remove the existing
Unrest it Is essential that criminal
,rofiteering shall be put to an end
The cost of necessities has gone up
with leaps and bounds and this in
,rease has not been due to a pro-
increase of labor cost. On
he contrary, the workers have been
Unable to keep pace with the ever
Increasing cost of the necessities of
ife and as long as this condition ex-
sts serious discomfort and unrest
will prevail. To deport the Reds"
md at the same time coddle the
'prefiteers" will not bring us TO a
tate of domestic tranquility.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
LAST TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR
OF WASHINGTON IS DEAD

WALLA WALLA, Dec. 19.-Miles
{. Moore, last territorial Governor
of Washington, President of the
Baker Boyer National Bank, and
President of the Board of Trustees
of Whitman College, died at a local
hospital this morning after an ill
ness of two weeks.
Gov. Moore was rs years old and
a man who made his own way in
life and probably one of the best
known bankers in the Northwest
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
INDUSTRIAL PEACE
A DISCUSSION
President VIM. Short Replies
to AyIVin Moore

The following note was received
by President Short, of the Wash
ington State Federation of Labor,
from II. Alvin Moore:
BRO. Short; VIII you assist to
make 1920 a strikeless year while
some sort Of a plan for a peaceful
settlement of industrial disputes is
being evolved?
'Fraternally,
II. ALVIN MOORE"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
Watch Your Step

Beware of the fellow in or out of
the union who urges and suggests
by inference or otherwise, that you
commit unlawful acts. Usually
these gentry are smooth takers
with arguments plausible on the
surface. Practically all such have
a purpose in view and that purpose
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
ATTORNEY GENERALS
DEAL WITH PACKERS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Attor-
ney General Palmer's agreement
with the Big Five" packers was
under close scrutiny in Congress
today.
Palmer's detailed statement con-
corning the terms of the agreement
under which the packers are to get
out of the grocery business and re-
linquish hold of stockyards was
carefully studied.
The Attorney General may be
asked to appear before the Senate
Agricultural Committee to explain
how the agreement was arrived at.
and what sort of promises, if any,
he made to the packers in return
for their acceptance of his terms.
Senator Borah, Idaho, after con-
ference with other Senators inter
ested in Government control of the
packing industry, said he was pre-
pairing a resolution asking Palmer
to submit more detailed report.
The Agriculture Committee will
begin early in the new year to re-
construct the Kenyon -Kendrick
bills so that they will conform to
the terms of the agreement, it is
planned.
Kenyon will insist, he said today,
that the packers shall be under Fed
eral control to a certain extent. He
also would retain the prohibition
now in his bill against any activity
by packers in unrelated lines" of
business so that they may not again
seek to branch out into fields where
their big organization gives them
an advantage over small competi-
tors.
The packers owe their escape
from prosecution to the Govetn-
ments desire to bring down the
cost of living, in the belief here of
Department of Justice officials.
Although so far the Federal
Trade Commissioners here refrained
from comment on Palmer's settle
ment, it is believed their attitude is
that the packers have got off
easy" 1t is contended that the evil
dence which the Commission gath
cred in its two and a half years
probe and turned over to the De-
partment of Justice was overwhelm-
ingly against the packers and left
no ioophole for escape from a trust
busting" suit.
1t was considered that prosecu-
Lion meant certain victory for the /
Government, with the consequent
breaking up of the entire meat com
oine and it's subsidiaries.
Under the agreement the packers
have two years in which to sell |
heir interests in public stockyards.
newspapers, grocery lines. etc. 1t |
vas in branching out into these
ines that they were building up the
most gigantic food monopoly in his
ory, according to Palmer. The
agreement provides that the Gov
,rnment will file an antitrust ac-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26

Whatever this agreement the
Attorney General has made with
the packers, it is well to wait yet
a little longer to find out whether
this is a compromise. and if it is,
what advantage it will be to the
consumers of the country. But this
much is certain, the public will not
be satisfied with anything short of
Government control of the industry.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-26
The Coal Trouble,

"The struggle between the gov
ernment of the United States and
organized soft coal mines promises
to be interesting, though We may
assume at the outset that victory Of
a temporary nature at least will be-
recorded for the former The situa--
tion is altogether against the work.
ers
Offering the miners an increase
in wages very much less than they
demanded from the operators and
ordering the bosses to go ahead
with production on the basis OF
that wage increase, the govern
ment promises armed protection for
all miners who are willing to work.
and at the same time notifies opera
tors that the price of coal must not
be increased. The operators have
accepted the governments terms.
though unwilling, and it now rests
with the miners to take some ac-
ton.
Some weeks ago the men went
on strike and the courts ordered the
strike notice to be revoked. This
was done, hut the men did not go
back to work, There is no law to-
force a man 70 work, even thought
he may be prevented from striking,
by legal process and the miners de-
cided to stay ON holiday until tho,
wage scale negotiations were con-.
cluded, AS the conclusion reachedt
has not been to their liking theyi
are continuing their holiday.
1T being the cold season when thei
people must have fuel or freeze, an.
element enters into the situation
which prevents the Issue from re-,
naming clear, It is difficult to-
think clearly on the merits Of
dispute the effect Of which means
for oneself. Self preserva-
tion viii line many men against the
idle miners who under other condi-l
tions would be lined up with them.
Ultimately the government will win
out no doubt, as it should under the,
unusual existing conditions, but its
victory will be a temporary one
only,
Soft coal miners OF the United
States are demanding the right to
live on the American standard as
American citisens. They ara not
able 10 do this on their present
wages nor will they be able TO with
the small increase ordered by the
Government. Unless they are given
wages sufficient to meet the Ameri-
can standard of living they cannot
be blamed for striking. Not until
the Government sees that they get
this will the present difficulty be
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