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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-10-04
LOOKING FOR THE REAL ISSUE

r. coll 10 hoor in mind that the steel strike In the mihos
of its leaders is not over wages IT even ere' -. e..
-. h;uh ,ovos around $50 a week and the highest ir
great skill. almost that much per day. That I'M "oinne o
ditions constitute slavery" is not true, elher' . y - 80
asserted for the companies have made every on' p
vision for The men in their employ. Nor it the strike conuuc'eo
to obtain recognition for the unions merely.
The man whose name appears as secretary u :" ssa:ai
w u Foster. is not a mere union labor man, ne Il d sn~ -.
and appears as the joint author OF such a pan amu Ia II
and pamphlets on that subject And "ha 10 's N -
il a form of bolshevism. It's aim is to wipe out all "aee
evstens which tn the Bolsheviki is a relic of barbarism . u
slavery The syndicalists want to overthrow all p raii
and to- reorganize all society" and all governments. III "e
Foster pamnblet bloodshed is looked upon without -
horror. He saws if does not brighten the syndlcanst, II q g
comes it as a thing necessary to clear up 'ne ou !''"
establish the new one. He says the syndicahst mas III 9o.0
mental regard for what may happen to his enemies ouaine
the strike. He leaves them to worry over that de'ah All
ing is a mere detail to the great process.
Such are the published views of Foster, VINO appears q
all the reports and who is the right hand man OF fi'zPa'rich,
1t is possible that the steel men, when they reiusec !" m.e
with these men, knew what these men had In ther nhnus
They nrobably knew that these leaders came not to consider
wages or working conditions, but to demand the SURRENDER ot
the management of the properties to the syndicallst organlza-
ton, whatever that is.
1t is well enough to bear these facts in mind In connecuon
with the great strike. The contest is not about mere wages,
nor even about union recognition-it is sovietlzatlon, ana that
at a time when even in Russia they are reaching the con
clusion that that system of ownership and management OF
properties cannot be made to work out successfully.
It is an issue that many have believed would have TO be
met here sooner or later and if the issue IS Represented IN the
steel strike, we may be better able to understand the attitude
of Judge Gary, which has seemed. sometimes to be somewhat
obstinate, and even unreasonable; and we shall also be able to
understand why the strike leaders did not want to wait for a
peaceful settlement of diferences-it is not peace they want
Peace, prosperity and contentment-the home and the full, din
ner pal-are all alike fatal to their doctrines.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-10-04
BETTER A NATIONAL FAMILY

1t is easy enough for Mr.. Wilson to say that we ought to
give up our national isolation and join a universal brother
hood, but he does not take into account the tremendous power
that the national spirit exercises in the minds and hearts of
men.
engaged in the recent war is to strengthen its national life
through the terms of peace, whereas Mr.. Wilson would have
America, which gets nothing out of the war in the way of
increased boundaries. yield even what it has-he would inn
pose a super-state upon us and compel us to yield our present
independence.
Steadily, however, it is seeping into tk minds of the
American people that that is neither wise nor prudent nor
necessary. The president has obscured the truth by his eo-
quent eXtravagances, but it is coming gradually through the
Inists. And it is certain that, as they realize more fully the
meaning of his program, the people will never stand for the
establishment of his contemplated super-sovereignty
This does not mean that no league of nations plan will
be approved by the senate. But it does mean that that body
will never give it's consent to the crude and dangerous draft
that Mr.. Wilson brought back with him from Paris.
1t is a time for a revival of the national spirit in America,
for a renewed insistance on one hundred per cent patriotism,
on a return to Washingtons position of histilty to entangling
alliances, to a reputation of each and every scheme that
would set a foreign authority above the United States govern
ment and constitution and expose to risk the cherished liber-
ties won for us through a century and a half of tireless and
lofty endeavOr.
The presidents covenant ignores the national aspirations
that are the proud possessions of every people. 1t seeks to
substitute a family of nations for the national family. Some
borders and neighborhood trations, but it is not ready now.
1t insists on the preservation of the nationalstc idea intact
and undiminished.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-10-04
SAVE AMERICA FIRST

Many of the advocates of the league covenant as it stands
are now abusing Mr.. Bullitt, one of the trusted ENJOYS at Paris,
for his recent statements to the senate foreign relations COM
mittee.
! But why abuse Mr.. Bullitt because he told the other
branch of the treaty making power of his own country, while
under subpoena and under oath, what the secretary of state
told him in Paris? He has shaken even England with his
revelations. He may have betrayed" his employers, the presi-
dent and the secretary of state and his c%onfidant, Colonel
House, but one may do that with better grace than betray his
country to sage the faces of his employers. And bear in mind
that what he said Secretary lansing told him has not been
contradicted by the secretary, who seems to know and admit
that he said it. And it is this:
g" believe that if the senate could only UNDER
stand what this treaty means and that il the Ameri-
can people could really understand, it would unques-
tionably be defeated; but 1 wonder if they will ever
understand what it lets them i'm for"
Yes, Mr.. Lansing, they have understood what it "lets
them in for" and they are determined not to go in for it
thank heaven that the senate did understand" And because
they did understand as Lansing hoped they would for the
good of America, they have been called "ostriches," con
temptibes, ;" "pygmy-minded' and "quitters" and what not by
Mr.. Lansing's chief. And now Mr.. Wilson is intimating they
were pro-German during the war.
But may the senate not only continue to understand but
to stand-and may the people continue to understand" and to
stand back of them. Let's save America first and then we can
better help Europe.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-10-04
SOLDIERS

The house of representatives has passed a bill a~mendng(
the war risk insurance act, as suggested by experience under
the SYSTEM and as further necessary to adjust it to peace-time
conditions. The amendments are the result of a study of more
than thirty measures introduced by members proposing
changes.
In its new form the law will remedy known cases of
injustice and relieve for the future beneficiaries who have
innocently run counter to the letter of the original law. An
attempt is also made to make the system more inviting to the
veterans than it apparently is. AS the situation exists, three
fourths Of the wartime holders of policies have dropped their
payments. This is evidently not a favorable showing.
Whether any considerable proportion of them can be induced
TO renew is problematical.
The war risk insurance bureau is a huge establishment.
he largest bureau in the government. 1t has approximately
fourteen thousand persons on its payroll, and the outstanding
insurance, including that of the policyholders who are not
keeping up their payments, amounts to thirty-nine billions
said TO be more than is written by the five largest insurance
companies in the world combined.
AS a further encouragement to the veterans whose pre-
miIls have lapsed, to resume them, an amendment was
offered from the floor to preserve such policies in force for a
period of two years, but it was shelved. It was brought out
in the debate that the government has received more than
two hundred million dollars on these lapsed policies. and the
question came up if it would not be fair to return this money
or provide an equivalent benefit by continuing the policies,
allowing the men more time to think it over.
1t is evident that a great number took the governments
policies only for their protection during the period of hostli-
ties. But in many instances, no doubt, the failure to keep up
the payments is due to the fact that the men returned to
civil life have not the money, or feel that they cannot spare
it. While they were in the service the government simply
took the money from the pay envelopes, a process that made
payment certain if not always easy for an enlisted man with
a wage of thirty dollars a month.
On the whole, it begins to appear that the governments
insurance experiment is not working as well as expected,
though the bureau has functioned beneficently in providing
for the dependents of those who died or were disabled during
the wars
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-10-04
THE O O FOR HOOVER

Mr.. Hoover said the other day: Il am positively not a can
didate (for PRESIDENT and would decline to become one under
any circumstances. I am not in politics." That was on the
day he returned to America from Europe.
Nevertheless a few evenings later an enthusiastic party
of 1900 diners at a New York hotel joined in a hearty demon
stratiOn of approval when the POSTMASTER referred to him as
fit to guide the ship of state" Almost instantly the loud, if
slightly un%grammatical, chorus went up: Zone, two, three
four. Who are we for? HOO-HOO- HOover!"
If Mr.. Hoover really wants to stop this sort of thing he
may have to go further than to say that under no circum-
stances would he agree to become a candidate. General Sher-
man once put an end very effectively to the talk of his pos
sible elevation to the presidency by announcing that he would
not accept if nominated or serve if elected.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-10-04

The socialists of France do not like the terms of the peace
treaty. They think the terms are Bismarckian. We are afraid
that those socialists are tainted with something that belongs to
Bismarckhs countrymen. There is no need for a Frenchman to
be worried about a hardship imposed on the Germans. And as
for that socialistic brotherhood of man, there were no evi-
dences of its existence on The part of the German socialists when
they were raping women in Belgium and in France.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-10-04

Everybody admits it is a complete settlement" says the
president of the covenant. Well, let's say every one except
The Chinese. who still think that it was a complete unsetlement
of their empire and who have refused to accept the decision,
although Our president has told them that it is the best of medi-
cine for them. And of course, there is also Ireland, Ireland
does not seem to be able to see the completeness of the settle
ment.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-10-04

"Feed Europe. but feed America first is the one slogan
which movie audiences are now applauding the loudest in hun
dreds of theaters when it has been flashed upon the screen.
They seem to believe in looking after ourselves also. The
scriptures long ago set it down that he is worse than a heather
Who will not provide for his own household.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-10-04

At least the president has quit talking about Contempt :
ibes," about "qutters," about "ostriches" and about "pygmyA
minded" ones, in connection with his league. He forgot him
self in the first part of his tour, but he was at least willing to
learn when he found that public sentiment did not uphold him
in the use of such epithetical arguments.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01

II you think your delivery Is slow
uek and watch the blocks fly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01
CHANCE TRICK FATE
Continued from page one)

for the year on taking the agency again
and thought they would be swamped.
In 1914 the shedding was good Tor
the firm as it had demonstrated its
selling ability. That year 266 Fords
were sold at an average of $6l5 each.
Fords Become Necessity.
In 1915, with the reduction of the
Ford price to $565, The automobile
world was satisfied Fords were all
right and that year the firm sold els.
In 1916 the price was again reduced,
this time to $515 and with further
reduction to s4l5 in 1917, the firm put
out 600 and could have sold half as
many more only the output was re-
stricted by the Ford factory.
In 1918 the Ford factory was working
mostly for the government and the
firm sold only ESQ. But with tine esose
Of the war, there is the promise that
within a few months there will be
plenty Of Fords to 60 around. At last
the firm has in its order for 700 for
merit year.
One year ago Alfred and Benjamin
Wick were taken into the partnership
and now Wick Bros, is the only bust
ness firm in the county with f.
there as partners. They also operate
the Eugene Branch, handled by Earl
Simmons.
Mr.. viek says the reason one meets
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01
DIAMOND Tires IS


lay, almost at the same place.
When he started into clerking away
,ack in 1883 the firm was R. NJ. Wade
10, and it occupied the Ray L. Far
ar hardware corner as well as the
present location of Mr.. Pierce, at 226-
~ North Commercial street.
a. was in 1907 that Mr.. Pierce
ught an interest in the firm and it
become known as Wade, Pearce & Co.
- 1912 the hardware part of the busi-
IS on the corner of Court and Com
so d to Ray Farmer, The
present firm Of Lot L. Pearce q Son
-. ,ae implement businssa IN
sl4.
IN addition to the regular agricultur-
implements and supplies and scces-
Jrios, the firm has the exclusive sale
Diamond auto tires ,one of the best
.aown standard brands. And with the
ling of auto tires, came the selling
asoine, oils and greases.
/, agricultural implements the firm
andles the old standby, Oliver plows,
threshing machinery and tractors
i Joh ston harvesting machinery.
With the taking up of the exclusive
of the Diamond auto tire the
irm is handling auto accessories. In
e tire business it is doing whole
rs well as retail business and Mr..
= saws the tire has been giving
y satisfaction that he is looking for
a big business this year.
en- Pearce. the junior member Of
80 volunteered for service short
v after war was declared and has been
F-anec since January Of 1918. He
IS h~en stationed at Limoges, France,
10 'he rest of the American boys
- there, writes that he hopes TO once
0~e-nn within A few months.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01
CRAnKCASE ILLS
OF MOTOR CARS
elstillation Tests of Lubricant
Made by Engineer o. Ma.
tional Reputation.
GASOLINE HAD LEAKED OUT
Fleures Given Should Form iilaminas.
ing Comment on Troubles mster.
ists Arc Havlns-ptfHsslty
Solved in Tws Ways.

An engineer Of national reputation,
who has been making distiliation tests
OF lubricant taken from the erankcases
OF motorcars. reports In one typical
case that IS per cent Of the supposed
oil In the crankcase was nothing more
nor less than gasoline which had not
been consumed and had leaked down
past the. pistons. Only 37k per cent
OF good lubricating oil was found-oil
that Is really suited for fabrication of
the cylinder walls and piston rings.
Nor was this neglected ear. The oil
had been in the erankcase only nine
days and a grade of gasoline testing 5S
Baume had been used
The test figures were checked by a
government chemist and are incontro-
vertible. They should form an illumi-
uniting comment on the trouble motor
lists are having in these days Of low
gravity fuels.
Solving Difficulty.
The difficulty, say the experts, is to
be solved only in two ways-more fire.
quent changing of the oil in the crank
case and greater care in the purchase
and use Of low grade or "stale" gaso-
line.
1T is not uncommon" says the edi-
tor of Motor Age, ''for ear to start
on a tour with the gasoline tank filed
with good grade of gasoline e-l run
beautifully for the first two days, per-
haps, or until fresh supply of gaso-
line Is taken on at some small out-of-
town garage or country store. Then,
before long, noticeable loss Of power
malifests itself in the engine.
"There is nothing more distressing
than the gloom of impending engine
trouble. So. think of the gasoline first
and you may find the source of that
power loss. The trouble caused by
poor gasoline is an Elusive one and
generally gives the inexperienced op-
orator no enc of perplexlty In laying
his hands on the difficulty.
Facilitate Starting.
aIn trouble of this kind, to facilitate
starting, one should drain half to
cupful Of gasoline from the float cham
ber Of the carburetor. This will re-
move water and dirt IL 1t is that which
Is giving trouble.
"The operation should be followed
by printing the cylinders with gasoline
and then holding a cloth saturated
with gasoline over the air intake of
the carburetor while the starter is op-
Grated. II the engine runs with power
On the printing mixture and then dies
iown TO less power when the tank gas
oline is being used, 1t is we'll to as
sumo that the trouble is within the
gasoline Itself, and the remedy Is to re-
place the gasoline Immediately. II this
IS not possible. change the carburetoP
mixture for more gas until a new sup
ply is available"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01

tasks In the Industrial world. Is a reve-
lation.
The workaday clothes worn by the
women are businesslike. trim and mod
est In every way. The upper part Is a
blouse, with the sleeves buttoning
tightly around the wrists to serve as a
protection against oil. Similarly. the
boomers are gathered around the
ankles as a safeguard against being
caught In moving machinery. These
clothes are made Of tough material.
Workers Are Happy
All Of the woman, operatives seem
happy and contented In this newer
sphere of work. The most satisfactory
part of the proposition Is the thorough
ness and competence with which wom-
en- are handling the work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01
CAR is so SIMPLE TO RUN THAT
ANY ONE CAN DO IT-EvEN WIFE

The auto is so simple that the man
who cares can keek his car without the
aid of chauffeur. His wife or his 15-
yesr-old son can meet him at the sta
ton take him to the station and use
the car while he is away.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01
LIGHTS BOTH ROADS
ROUNDING A CORNER
Illinois Man Makes Decided I'M
pr0yement in Headlights.
One Shines Up New Direction while
Other Continues to Light Old
Roadway-Rod Supplies Mo
tive Power.

Because an automobile in which he
was riding one evening went around
corners so fast that 1t was dangerous,
and because the front lamps were sta.
tionary and would not swing in the di-
rection the car was going until II had
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01

so many Fords on the road is because
40 per cent of all the cars in the county
are Fords. That ism t quite half of all
but it is almost an even guess tina
when on sees a car approaching that it
is Ford.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01

The advent OF women into the In
dustriai world marks another phase OF
the changed conditions which the
United States and the whole world Is
undergoing.
At big plant In Indiana women
have been employed for the last SIX
or seven years In the trin-shop and
similar departments. They may now
he found In many parts Of the factory,
assembling small parts. operating drill
and punch presses. keeping stock rec.
ords and serving In countless ways on
the lighter work.
Women Are Competent
To see these hundreds OF women for
the first time. attired in their neat
drab-coIored bloomer garments; serts
ously and competently handling their
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01

The gent who sings most about his
automobile expenditures is generally
the ~,~ --t- .
too high for him.--American Motorist
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01

Dirt Causes Valve Leak.
If dirt once makes Its way into the
,alve stem a leak is almost certain to
.esult.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01

turned completely, Frank Z. Harvey OF
White Hall, ILL.,, resolved that certain
improvements In automobile headlights
were necessary. Therefore he produced
a very simple and commendabIe In
ventlon.
The idea Is to make at least one
headlight turn. and that at the mo-
ment the steering wheel Is revolved.
Thus one headlight shines up in the
new direction while the other con-
tlnues to light the old roadway. In
this way light is provided In the two
places most needed when rounding a
corner. The connecting rod between
the front wheels supplies the motive
power which moves the lamps. Two
pins are made fast to this rod near
each end. and the rod In Its right-and-
left movements causes one or the
other Of the pins TO strike the arm of
Its bent rod leading up to the corre-
spending light. The Illustrations show
details. A spring keeps the parts
taut and ready to respond to all i'm
pulses from the pins and rod.-Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
One thing that makes man fear o
woman when he sees her headed his
way in the car she is driving is his
i % guess what she will do next
an Motorist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-01

Shock absorbers on a car that "rides
hard" will not only give you more com
fort, but cut your tire bills materially.
Evening star., 1919-03-12
The States and the District.

Evidence of the interest that the
people Of the states are taking in the
matter Of national representation for
the District is afforded by the action
of the Empire State Club, which at a
meeting the other night unanimously
voted in favor of the enfranchisement
of the citizens Of the capital. The
members OF this organization are New
Yorkers temporarily residing here,
chiefly engaged in government work.
Most of them are voters in their own
state. They appreciate the possession
of the franchise, and they sympathize
with the Washingtonians who are de-
prived Of it, though taxed and called
upon for all forms of federal service in
war and peace There are over thirty
of these state organizations in Wash
ington, and every one Of them should
take the same stand for District na-
tional representation. Doubtless they
all will when the matter Is properly
presented to them. They can exercise
an influence in this matter, speaking
as Americans in behalf Of the 400, 900
disfranchised Of the District to the
people Of their own states and through
Evening star., 1919-03-12
Choke the Snake!

Disclosure before the Senate com
mittee of widespread radical propa-
ganda in this country may be the
means of checking the mischief which
the American boIsheviki are Matching.
That they are numerous and organized
is evident. They are bold in their
proclamations and defiant in their
threats to seize power and overturn the
government.
Vigorous action must be taken
against this menace. The promoters
are known. The organizations are To-
Gated. The organs of publicity are
identified. They are preaching reyo-
luton and should be suppressed. All
who are not citizens Of this country
should be deported. Those who are
citizens should be prosecuted for sedi-
ton.
Tolerance of this evil is dangerous.
In the present, condition, with between
three and four hundred thousand men
out of work, the red radicals cannot be
permitted to continue their agitation
for the seizure Of public offices and
private establishments. To permit this
thing to continue is to invite disaster.