The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-11

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MORE GOVERNMENT CONTROL
Wage increases for engineers, fire
men, trainmen, conductors, all mem
bers of the four big brotherhoods, ar
announced in the Associated Pres
}, dispatches today. The wage increas,
totals $65,000,000, and is retroactive
from January 1, 1919. In other words
the people must give to these rail
road employees, already the highest
paid men in the United States, $685..
oOO,O 900 in the form of wage increases
after the war is over and the cost
Of living is going down.
Do you know what $65,OO0,000
means? 1t means more than the en-
tire wheat crop of Washington and
Idaho for a single season. Just think
that we are making a present of all
Of the wheat produced in these two
states to railroad employees, who had
been given a big increase in wages
since the war began. These wages
go to 100000 railroad employees. Di-
vide $65,OO0,000 by 100000 and see
how much of present our very lib
erai (no, wildly extravagant) gov
eminent is giving to the railroad en-
ployes. We figure it at $162.50 for
each one of these 100000 men, who,
prior to this raise in wages, were get
ting higher pay than they had ever
had or ever expected prior to the war.
Railroad conductors have been get
ting from SITS to $3.50 per month
since the last boost in wages by Nc
AdOo, and now this is to be increased
almost SIS per month, on an aver
age for the 100000 Yet our railroad
service is not as good as it was under
private management. Do the people
It'll believe in government owner
ship and control of public utilities?
Perhaps the railroad employees do, but
how about the men who pay the taxes
and the increased freight and passen-
ger rates? How long could private
corporation stand such extravaganza ?
"a "a "a
Senator Reed, of Missouri, demo-
crat, was Showed" by the legislature
of his state, when, at the close of an
address he had been invited to deliver
TO the legislature a resolution de-
rnanding that he resign was intro
duced and passed almost unanimous
". Reed harangued and abused
President Wilson and the league of |
nations and his state asked him to
resign on the grounds that he repre-
scented not his state, but himself. Fol
lowing the episode, Champ Clark, the
sly, but willy politician, saw ION
which side his bread was buttered"
and came out in favor of the league
and endorsed President Wilson's
stand. Clark has no personal love
for Wilson, who defeated him for the
presidential nomination at Baltimore
in 1912, but he knows that the people
are in favor of Wilson and the league
4 nations and Clark is seeking "saf-
ETY. first"
"a "a IA
The voters, through their delegates
n convention, have expressed conf
lence in the city administration by
Mayor Truitt and Clerk
Strong. AS the mayor has the APP
'ointing of the treasurer and others
is also an Endorsement of City =
treasurer Hammond, who, for 10
ears has served the city faithfully d
nd well, and of the other appointees
f Mayor Truitt, including City At q
orney Pickett, Chief of Police Still
lger and the street and water COM j
lissioners and other employees. These
ould feel honored by the endorse
ent given.
Germany announces she will not
gn any peace treaty embodying any
ing but president Wilson's origin
Ia points, Germany said she
,uld whip the world and make the
1ited States pay her forty billion
liars indemnity and take the Brit
! fleet and annex France and do
my other naughty things. This
est announcement from Berlin
1ply shows that the thick skulled
n has not ceased his Boosting. The
rmans will sign the peace treaty
en- it is presented to them, no mat
what it contains. They will sign
they will starve, and a German is
fond of eats to starve-