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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-06-05
ADDRESS OF WELCOME TO
SOMERSET SOLDIERS
Continued from First Page

lOohtlnaed from FIRST rage
never faltered until our unshakable
shores danced with joy at your return.
And il would be just as impossible to
single out one glorious deed from all
the rest as it would be to pluck from
Heaven her brightest star.
Yet, | believe the world will decree
that the fearless, unrewarded and un-
protected Private. who stood on the
firing lines and blazed his way from
top to top will be awarded the victors
crown, and of us who remained at
home, to him who sacrificed life's
necessities to aid and comfort you
boys will be given the noblest reward.
In commemoration of those manly
young men, Gods noble sons, who
have responded to the last call and
are now sleeping beneath those silent
markers of eternal rest, we need only
to bow in sacred respect, for 1t is
not within the province of man to add
to or take from their never-fading,
eyer-shining glory.
Medals that adorn the uniform tell
of courage and endurance that braved
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Card of Thanks

We wish to express our gratitude
and appreciation to friends and ne. gh-
hors who so kindly assisted us in our
great bereavement Also for the
beautiful floral tributes.
Mrs. Winifred Locke
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Bosworth.
Athens. Me. June 5. 1912
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

tated the Great War and 1t happens
that two Of the small nations were
vital factors in that sinister beginning:
first Serbia. then Belgium-both in
the class about which these narrow.
visioned petitifoegers say we should
never take any interest
Missouri is all right The president
and the country are sure of that now.
in spite of ali OF Reeds haranguing.
And the same thing. in all prob
ability. win be demonstrated about
the people of California, in spit of
Senator johnson and the acute in
terest felt on the Pacific coast in the
Eastern phase of the peace settle
ments. We shall hear more about
Shantung presently than we would
ever learn definitely from anything
the California sspirant for the presi-
dency will ever be brought to under
stand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

The virginian. on behalf Of the
people Of Virginia extends to that
great American. General Pe-ahing, a
hearty welcome back to his native
shores
The men behind the gums are the
oaen who saved the world to demo-
crscy, but men behind guns. like men
liz al rgAnlxasions. must have their
lead arss and the leaders must have
ose csntral head. or there Will be
ccnsusson ard dtscord,
General Pershing was chosen 20
1Aax high place Ee was selected be
cause o. his vast experience and his
esscs~ncy IN the leadership Of SOL
6s@rx It does not always follow that
.he ieader OF soldiers must also be r
crest ieH1er Of men In ctvfI life On
the CONTRARY. history shows that mill
tasy men have achieved very little as
leaders In peace
So. = the fact that General Pershing
happens 10 be the one biggest man
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

Pie favor the basic idea of the league
OF nations They could not but have
learned that they were making no
progress--except backwards--in their
efforts To becloud the issues and be-
fuddle the public mind, They have
never been able to deny--indeed we
have seen no effort to deny--that the
bulk of the opposition is based on the
hope of creating campaign material
for next year. The high sounding
protestations OF concern for America
do not ring true when the presidents
words are tho3htfully considered.
America, they declare. must not
bother itself about small nations.
What those little countries do and
what happens TO them Is none of our
ousin ess. they are fond of saying,
But America Is very gravely con-
cerned that international Justice NAV
prevail everywhere. 1t was perfidy
In International relations that precipi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

in the great American eye Jnsi Al
this time, need not he taken as mean
inc that he is he logical man TO lead
the people forward in the reconstruc-
ton Of commerce and industry and
social matters.
General Pershiug is not only the
idol OF Americans, but the people OF
Europe. especially the people of
France hold him in the highest es-
TEEN. They realize that had NOT
General Pershing and his American
troops appeared upon the scene it
would have been ali over with them
we give General pershing all honor
and ali praise and all glory. but 10
the mon behind the guns. along the
firing etne. and behind the firing line
ready to so in al the moment OF need,
we give a greeter honor and praise
and glory. without them General
Pershing would have been as help
less as was Belgium under the rude
heel OF the German hordes.
Here's wishing General Pershing a
long. prosperous and happy life.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

labor
But for the existence OF capital. we
would have no streets. no sewers no
gas, no electricity, no railways no
stores, no manufacturers, no books, NO
papers, no organized food supply. I'm
fact. no civilization, as we know it:
as capital and labor constitute the
partnership that is SO interviewer into
our scheme of existence, that to I'M
reasonably curtail the rights of capi-
tai would drive US back toward the con.
dition of the stone age
If everyone in this country could
be brought to realize that canital is
the savings or surplus earnings of
labor. that our lives are based on in
dustry and that industry. in turn, is
based on three absolutely essential
elements. labor, capital and raw ma
terfals. the violent attacks unon CAPT
tai, as an outlaw that should be ex-
terminated. would not be so enthu-
stastically received There have heen
abuses in the control of capitaf and
probably an equal number Of abuses
from the attitude of labor These
I a buses should be corrected, but it
would be folly to put business through
sausage grinder because il happens
TO have a sore thumb
After-Enccts OF War.
The existing chaotic conditions are
ordinarily solely attributed to the after
i effects Of the war. We should keep in
mind, however. that the seeds of this
unrest Were in existence prior to the
! war and largely we're the results nj
/ the development Of civilization in this
country, which in it's tremendously
rapid strides has brought about the
consolidation Of ownership in large
industries, which carries with il a ten
deney to deal with labor In an imper-
sonal manner. treating unit of labor
as any other unit entering into the
4 operation of industry. and disregard :
ing the human or personal factor. This
tendency on the part of industry has
! driven labor more and more 10 collec-
/ tive bargaining on large scale. which
/ in turn has tended still further TO sep
arate the real parties to interest
Added to this natural drift we now
have, as = result of the war, condi-
ton where standards Of value have un-
dergone a, change and we. have not yet
reached condition of equalization oil
sterilization. In other words. the fiow
of trade has not settled into norma
channels, with the result that A certain
portion of both capital and labor i.
receiving more than it's Just due ano
another portion receiving less than its
/ rights.
/ The war has changed the mode oil
living and the occupations Of millions
OF men and women. This estimate
has been placed as high as 20. 900 900
The cessation OF the war has LEFT
these 10000. 900 individuals to gravi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

Richmond Is always proud OF its
young men. and particularly SO In these
trying times when the world seems
upset and everything needs careful
consideration and keen scrutiny in
order that chances Of return to chaos
may be removed
So II Is with much pride the people
Of this city viii hear Of the splendid
reception given Howard Bruce at a
| mass meeting of the people Of Baiti-
more, gathered to hear discussion on
the vital problems Of the day The
gathering embraced people from every
class and every walk of life, and the
address Of Mr. Bruce created a pro-
found impression.
Mr.. Bruce took as his theme Com
mon Sense and Fair Dealings, Rather
Than rure-An.' tho Solution" He
said:
In these days of world read1ust-
rnApts, and particularly of Industrial
readJustme the foremost subject In
the minds of all people is the relation
| ship of the parties interested namely.
! the public, labor aud capital Unless
/ you get below the surface of this sub
! ject you are likely to conclude, from
| what you hear and what you read in
| the daily papers. that the interests of
i the three parties are divergent and
! NsitaE oiLStlC Instead OF approaching
| the fact that the interests are so in
teriocked that it is utterly impossible
for one of the parties to thrive at the
expense of the others they all thrive
together or they all suffer together.
| Labor and the public practically are
/ synonymous and high cost OF products
resulting from high labor are obliged
TO be reflected in the high price of ar
| ticles produced by labor. One GROUP
may say. Never mind about the pub
4 lie, we will get ours Immediately
each other group follows suit and
when the cycle is completed labor Is
| where 1t started, except that II this
process i3 carried far enough the entire
artihcially created structure eventually
viii collapse from the pressure of ma.
| tonal or world competition.
Close Relationship shown.
The relationship between capita
and labor is equally close, although
not so apparent, II you would examin,
the ownership OF securities in tn.
largest corporations OF this country
IA YOU would find that insurance com
panies. and savings banks represent
large percentage OF this ownership. anc
these institutions are mediums through
which labor invests its savings in In
dustry. Labor can thrive only through
activity OF industry. and industry car
be active only through the active us.
of capital To place undue restric
tons upon capital Immediately will
tend to restrict the use of capital ans
slow down industry. with a consequen
slacksning down of the demand TO
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

Ny belief u that the prenent sf.rt.
ara OF wages, subject to soma enual.
zeuon, has come to stay and that m.
interests Of this country VIM - hos.
served by spending leGs for non-essrn.
tials and producing more espentiala
ANY tendency toward the rcetr4.fioc
OF output viii work directly toward
,nanng the wages of the employees Of
less vaiue. The bost hope Of labor Il
to hold Its present wage and make 4
worth more by increasing production
and thereby increas7ng the puruhss-
ing power OF his doiiarx Money h
not value in itself. but merely 8 cen.
venient yardstick to measure ruch
value. The real standard OF an vnluo
Is mans labor. and. II he lovcrs the
production OF his labor he thereby IN
ereases the cost OF all articles.
Offers No ''C4re An
II am sorry I cannot offer ~ curc-
all My belief fs that the reAfion-
ship or balance OF interest between
the rights of all parties to industry il
a gradual growth through thousands
of years. Naturally. abuses CREEP In
which must be eliminated AND.
further. there is always gotnr % q
gradual progress toward an IDEAL. II
! We're to offer solution It would -
to urge the avoidance OF revolutfon-
airy changes and ARTIFICIAL remedies
and the application Of common aeree
and the time-tried practice OF fair
dealing with due respect to r4rhtn ~
others
Throughout my experience, Il hes
been stimulating to me to see tho
quick response that always In KivNu
by body of men to trust placed In
them and to voluntarily liberal treat.
fnent From year to year my faith Ia
human nature has increased as my
contact with human beings has broad.
ened. and today I am satisfied thor.
oughly that the average of honesty
and the average OF decency Il the
same in all walks Of life. Further.
more, this average Is a high one.
There are employers who are un-
fair and undertake to get the last
drop out of their employees On tho
other hand. There are an equal NUM-
Der of men among the employees who
are unfair and arbitrary n their atti-
tude. II Is my conviction that any
tsaan or group OF nsar,, on: the stde of
either employer or emp1oye. WIN
starts out TO get an unfair advantage
Of or to break down the rights Of
others. will fail eventually and suffer
for his efforts
This very meeting held IN this
church liz good omen II We only
could bring men to apply the prime
ciples OF Christianity to thu dealings
with their fellow men. our Industrial
problems would fade away.
This IL a big country. tho u1oss
powerful In the world. with IN IN
mense surplus Of raw material, and
with a form OF government respun-
sive to public sentiment and enahIang
such public sentiment to cryutAllfxe
itself into the shape Of progrcaGlve
laws. The average intsIligence n
high. and l believe that the average
sense of fair play In such that, out o1
this unrest and out OF this turmoil,
we shall emerge a more ciosely-knif
country, with a moro equal distrfbu~
ton OF wealth. than we have ever l1A6
in the past
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

tate back TO some routine occupation.
A very large percentage OF the indi-
yiduals have had their knowledge and
capabilities increased tremendously
by the war experience and are reluc-
tant to return to the form of employ
ment with which they were contented
prior TO the war Furthermore, dur
ing the war we all have lived under
tremendous tension, and much rest
lessness is due to natural reaction.
Each Has His Opinion
You can hear as many opinions ex-
pressed as the number of people with
whom you discuss this subject as to
what is the proper manner in which
to reduce the cost of living. Some
will say that the only method of re-
ducing ii is for labor to consent to a.
reduction in wages; another will say
longer hours; another will say tho
government must step IN ana buy ali
the necessities of life and sell them to
the public at loss and make up the
difference in taxes. still others say
taxes are the cause of high costs
Fortunately, or unfortunately, as
YOU view it. there Is, however a law
Of supply and demand, and, so far az
our theories of government have de-
velope6, it appears impossible for the
government to permanently make ar
tificicl laws that will entirely replace
the natural results OF supply and de-
mand.
The condition in this country. and
| believe in the whole world that has
been involved in the war, as I see IT.
is that for four years the world has
stopped. producing the usual and
St5lldard rticles of commercial
any rate in the quantity required
and has been producing article for
war consumption. Now we have a
tremendous demand for all such ar
ticles especially for nonessential ar
tieles which have been unobtaina BILE
during the war. This demand is ap
parently increasing. first by the pos
I session by great many people OF &C.
cumulations of money. and second.
( by reaction from forced economics
! during the wartime period, This IN
creasing demand for nonessentials has
tended to draw labor. form the pro-
I duction OF essential articles. resulting
in decreased production of essential
articles, and an increased price of all
such articles.
Accompanying this sudden and slim
Z ulated demand upon the productive
! capacity Of this country. we have de-
! creased production due to the dislo-
cation OF all industries and to the IN
rest Of millions of people who during
the war have been drawn away from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08
CAN THE RAILWAYS STAND TT?

Very general complaint is being
made by wholesale and retail men
that they are unable TO obtain goods
in Quantities and that stocks are far
below the normal One of the rea-
sons advanced lis that manufacturers
are bchina In the rr1ing OF their or
ders, but another complaint whether
justified or not, LIS In the non~deffvery
OF goods after tender to the carriers.
The matter of manufactured out
put Is one that may early right itself
once there Is q more agreeable under
standing between employees and EN-
ployers, but there appears TO be an
evan grayer danger threatening the
fntArsor cities. and that Is the aIl-im
portanf one of deliveries
Considerable publicity has been
given In recent months to the question
Of coal alone; the dealers insisting
that the consumer lay IN a sufficient
winter supply during the late summe,
months; the consumer claiming thai
more coal ia being mined than ever
before IN the history of the country
thar~hy,' iassszsing every day ths
VI prxsAAhll1ty If q winter coal famine
That b the situation as the genera.
puhlfe views IL, hut there LIS "a yer,
serious Kide TO the case. and II f. mo-
WHISTLER there viii be coal at tbs
mine, but whether there will be stuff
ciAnt OF the black diamond always or
wheel to supply the necessities oI
cities where stocks are running dan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

gerousfy low,
The railway managers frankly ex-
press doubts Of their ability to meet
any unusual situation. Not only are
roadheds and rails unable TO stand
an abnormal amount OF traffic. but
rolling stock has so deterioated that
every railway system in the country
Is hard put 10 take care OF ordinary
shipping.
! In n few we<slxs the south viii be-
gin to move ten or twelve million
bale cotton crop. the great granaries
OF the west must be emptier of wheat
sand OF cars win be required for this
purpose, else the world viii grow
hungry.
From the Industrial centers of the
east westward will be moving a
tonnage IN products that will run into
the millions; coming eastward from
the fruit and oil districts of California
and western canters win he 9th Ell
world -needed products OF field and
mine requiring countless numbers o1
trains moving daily; from one end oil
the ccuYst1y to the other tire cry VIII
Ego up, for ears and rraore cars ~s
n the railways have not the carr
or the steel or the ruadbeds to stand
a heavy drain. the next few month.
may witness In large measure a dupli-
cation OF conditions that brought dis
credit TO their management and dis
aster to business interests two years
ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08
Public, Labor and Capital Are Codependent.
BY Howard Bruce.

%
MI Bruce Is son of Mr. and Mrs Albert Bruce of this
city lie was born in Richmond educated here and at the
Virginia Military Institute Twenty years ago he moved to
New ork and entered the service of the Consolidated Gas
company After about ten years service of time as
construction engineer, he moved to Baltimore and now
president OF the Bartlett company that CITY one
OF the largest manufacturing there During the
European turned out immense amounts of shranne
Tor the allies He member of the federal reserve board
for the fifth distrct.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

Ali accounts agree that the recep-
tior accorded to President Wilson at
st. Louis. though strictly non parti-
sarA was most enthusiastic and that
hia references to those recalcitrant
a&natnrs who insist on amending the
peace treaty we're received with a
degree Of approval which ought to
have struck cold terror to the heart
of Geustor Reed-of Missouri
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

Already the presidents tour has de-
monstrated that opponents of the
treaty had good reason for their hys-
tericai insisteDce that he stay in
Washington while they issue resound-
ing speeches and manifestoes about
scare-crow ideas that are not In any
way embodied in the treaty These
recalcitrants must have known that
The great body of the American peo-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

The passage of the federal dry en-
forcAmsut code by the senate Friday,
after It had been passed by the honse'
liz . furehr indication that the conn
try intends to remain Cry. The sena-
tDrs had beer bearing from home and
they dared not delay longer.
The Measure was amended in sew
eraI minor particulars by the senate
and one important change was usadn,
extending the application of the ACT
to the Panama canal zone. It now
goes to conference and ought to
emerge from that committee by the
middle OF this week Its prom pr
adoption as II comes from conferanc e
lis confidently expected
The spectacular debate that had
been anticipated 10 the senate failed
to materialize. The reasons have
heretofore been little understood.
While the bin was pending In the
house. workers for the Anti-saioon
league made a thorough digest OF
every provision In the measure, show
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08

ing similar provisions In many state
Laws and numerous court decisions
sustatntng those provisions This ap-
pealed to the sound sense of the
house members from the standpoint
Of legality; and. equally important, it
impressed the members with the
thought that what WAS good law for
their own com monwealths in the en-
fo<cernent OF the dry laws was per
fectfy good law for the nation and
backed by public opinion desire
to be consistent helped materially to
a favorable decision.
BY the time the bill got to the SEP
ate, the whole subject was In snch
clear and concise form that, though
necessarily some delay had to occur.
no very grave obstacles presented
themselves. The vets knew they were
beaten. They. dared no longer delay
measure which they had STAYED Off
two years ago by threat 10 talk all
summer In spite of the- urgent pres
sure OF war necessities. The victory
was both signal and inevitable