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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-08-01

Warszawa. Donosza z Bytomia
Ministerstwo spraw wewnetrz-
nych W Warszawie otrzymalo zBy
tomia nastepujace doniesieniePod
komisaryatu ola Slazka: Niemiec
kie w4adze cywilne "a zgoda
wladz wojskowych i rzadu ber--
linskiego uchwali1y aresztowac
natychmiast wszystkich przywod-
COW ludu polskiego ma G6rnym
Slasku. w powiecie b%ytomskim
38 os6b. Wszystokie osoby zamie-
rzaja Niemcy zaraz wywiese. w
reszcie powiat6w aresztoWania ia
stapia jutro pojutrze. Prosimy
o, odwet przez aresztowanie "a
kazdego Polaka 10 Niemcow. Pro
shiny dniesc o naduzyciach ME
miieckich konferencyi pokojowej.
Celem aresztowan jest wzburze--.
ME ludnossci polskiej do tego sto
spnia, ably sic chWyci1a broni j
saaIa sposobnesc do wyrzniecia III
du.spolskiego i do z~niszczenia bo-
gactw gornoslaskich. Wezwalis--
my ludnosc afiszami pc miastach
kt6ra mimos gwa1tow zachoWala
spok6i.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-08-01
NADZIEJA TANSZEGO WYRO-
BY CHEMICZNYCH BARW. i.

Washington, D. G. Tanszy wy.
rob barwnik6w chemicznych i me
dycznych preparat6w stale sic
rzeczywistoscia. TAX orzekli eks-
perez chemicy PREY Department
Gle Rolnictwa, kt6rzy cd dluzsze-
go czasu czynili doswiadczenia W
tym kierunku uwienczone pomysl
nym skutkiem.
z poczynionych W ten sposob
wynalazk6w korzystac beda fab
rykanci, chemikali W ca1ym kra-.
jul, ably zas tajemnica ME ~zostala
zdradzona do kazdej fabryki, ko-
rzystajacej z tego wynalazku, de-
legowany bedzie Rzadowy Che
mix, pod kt6rego kiermkiem ro-
boty tie prowadzone beda.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
WANTS POSTAL CHIEF
TO KEEP HIS PROMISE

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Replying to
Postmaster General Burleson's
charge that the Commercial Tele
graphers' Union is agitating against
his administration, International
President Konenkamp suggests that
the Postal Chief keep his word re-
garding reinstatements and wages
which he made to these workers.
when Mr.. Burleson took con-
troll of the wires last August" said
the Trade Unionist, "he assured me
personally that all workers who had
been locked out by President Carl
ton of the Western Union would be
reinstated. The same assurance was
repeated to Secretary of Labor Will
son, to President Gompers and Sec
retary Morrison of the A. F. of L.,
and to the National War Labor
Boal =, all of whom are waiting,
with us, for Mr.. Burleson to keep
his word Commercial Telegraphers
have been waiting since February
and April of last year for reinstate-
ment.
'It is true Mr.. BurIeson ordered
the Western Union to reinstate these
workers, but the company has fail
ed to do so. Despite this failure
President Carlton was made direc-
tor of cables by Mr.. Burleson, who
dismissed General Manager Rey-
nolds of the Postal for not obeying
orders. Carlton disobeys orders and
is promoted.
'Mr. Cartons company has been
we'll taken care of. His stockhold-
ers are allowed an abnormal return
during Government control. After
fixing these profits the Wire Ad-
ministration undertook to adjust
wages but found that the revenue
the stockholders don't get will not
permit a decent wage increase, so
an award made by Mr.. Burleson
ranges from 10 per cent to zero.
Even this increase is not guaran-
teed to be permanent.
Commercial Telegraphers want
Mr.. Burleson to keep his word about
reinstatements; they want rules
governing working conditions and
wage scale that will make Ameri-
can standards possible.
'If he keeps his word he will find
no Commercial Telegrapher 'agitat-
ing against his administration"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
ORGANIZED WORKERS
CANNOT PROF|TEER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The
flippant charge that wage earners
indulge in eXtortion and profiteer-
ing is denied by Assistant Secretary
of Labor Post, who discusses this
question in a local newspaper.
The federal official says wage
workers do not get what they earn
and that the real extortion must
be found lin circles where idle
ness pays better than working"
Men whose annual wages would
hardly pay the annual theater eX-
penses of gentleman of leisure
can not be accused of extortion, 3"
said Mr. Post.
What possible powers of cXtor-
tion do wage workers have? Tn
organized, they have none at all
These workers can not get even
what are called fair wages, except
as their organized fellow workers
standardize wages. And organized
wage workers can standardize
wages only by quitting work in
bodies or threatening to do so if fair
wages are refused. Who has the
temerity to call this compulsion
'extortion?' 1t is an abuse of Ian
guage to SO denounce even the high
est wages that labor organizations
have ever been able to exact.
Wage workers engaged in pro
duction do not get what they earn.
And when it comes to eXtortion
what about highway corporations
and their watered stock? What
about water power monopolies?
What about timber barons? What
about monopolizers of natural de-
posits-coal, iron, oil. copper?
What about the vast areas of land
over the country and the almost
numberless building lots in cities
which can not be used by produc-
tive business and productive labor
except upon payment of eXtortion-
ate premiums in rent or purchase
price?
Let useful business men who
are all too easily angered by the
demands of their own best custom
ers-the wage earners of the coun-
try-let those business men think
a bit when tempted to denounce
wage workers as eXtortioners, or
to join in any hue and cry for put
ting wages down or keeping them
down. Wages are the purchasing
power of labor. Low wages mean
poor markets; high wages mean good
markets"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
THE TRADES COUNCIL HELD A VERY
WARM SESSION LAST WEDNESDAY

people, but asked their cooperation
from a community standpoint and
that the Commercial Club had
found this Company perfectly
sound.
He said that during the construc-
tion period labor and business must
be considerate of each other. He
said there must be no cut in wages
while prices were up; that if there
were any change the pay of the
workers should be raised
Bro. Altman said that the
Norway-Pacific proposition should
not be allowed to rest where it is.
The Company would not ask cash
down, but couple of months
would be given. 1t is a good in
vestment.
President Gully thanked the
gentlemen for their friendly visit
and promised them the moral sup
port of labor as long as the yards
were run on a closed-shop basis.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
THE LAFRENIERE CASE
THROWN OUT OF COURT

The case brought against Archie
La Premiere by the city was Mon
day dismissed by Judge Alston upon
request of City Attorney William A.
Johnson. on the grounds that the
old ordinance relating to moving
picture theaters is not broad enough
to cover the charge. La Premiere
was operator at the Apollo Theater
some weeks ago when a fire occur
red in the operating room. Charg-
ed in Police Court under the pro-
visions of the old ordinance, he
was fined S25 and costs, from which
decision his counsel appealed to the
Superior Court.
There is a precedent to this case
wherein the decision declares that
an employee is not responsible for
like accidents in theaters, but that
the managers are solely responsible
for the reason that they permit in
flammable" matter to be taken in
to the houseN
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
GRANT 8-H0UR DAY

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-Acting
as umpire for the National War La
Dor Board, Julian w. Mack has or
dered three large plants in Warren,
Ohio, to establish the eight-hour
day for their molders and appren-
tices, with the same wages paid for
nine hours.
1T is to be noted says the UNI
pire, that at the hearings the en-
ployees expressly stated their de-
sire for the straight, not the basic,
eight-hour day"
The workers originally asked for
increased wages for a nine-hour day
but later changed this to an eight
hour day. The employers insisted
that some of the workers voted for
the change without understanding
the situation, and to this claim, the
umpire replied:
81 would feel impelled to concur
in the result unless l were clearly
satisfied that it was entirely un-
reasonable or illegal"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
WIRE "UNI0N" QUITS

ATLANTA, Jan. 25.-The Allan
ia Local of President Carlton S
Union" of Western Union Tele-
graphers has dissolved and the mem
bers have joined the bona fide
Commercial Telegraphers' Union en-
bloc.
At meeting of the regular union
the President of the defunct West
ern Union Employees Association,
said:
The men and women who joined
the Western Union Employees AS
sociation did so because they ac-
cepted at face value the assurance
of the company and the men at the
head of the organization that much
good would be accomplished.
I'VE were little slow in recog-
nizing the fact that the Association
was organized for no other purpose
than to defeat the regular union,
but having at last the facts forced
upon us, we are here to cast our
lot with you, whom we were de-
ceived into fighting.
The accomplishments of the as
sociation have been nil and no re-
forms have been obtained for the
workers except those forced from
the companies by the fear of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union.
I'VE have decided that if the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union
can accomplish as much as it has
with limited membership. much
more can be obtained if all of us
put our shoulders to the wheel in
the organization recognized by the
A. F. OF L.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
HODGDON SPRINGS
VERY CLEVER TRAP

OLYMPIA, Jan. 24.-The organi-
zation members of the House fell
promptly into the trap laid for them
by Representative Hodgdon of King
County, who introduced the Grim
inal profiteering bill. This bill pro-
posed to apply the same treatment
to persons who interfere with or
obstruct industrial or political re-
form that the syndicalism bill ap-
plies to those who advocate such
reforms.
The bill was introduced, not with
any hope Of its passage, but with
the idea Of putting the Legislature
definitely on record so that any
curious person could read it. that
the syudicalism bill is intended to
penalize reform and not primarily
to penalize violent methods. No
sooner had the bill made it's ap-
pearsnce, however. than the order
went out from Headquarters that
il should be summarily dealt with
and this order was executed with
promptness and dispatch. The bin
was adversely reported by the
House Judiciary Committee at its
first meeting and indefinitely most
poned by the Heuse as soon as the
report was read.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
Wedneday. Januay 90, 1919.

Wedneday, Januay 30, 1919.
Preident Gulley called the coun-
Gil to order at s p. m. and appoint
ed Delegate Vingen Vice-President
pro tenn and Delegate Goldthorpe
Sergeant-at-Arms pro tenn.
Credentials were presented by
Bro. Forslund of the Stage EN-
ployes, and by Bros. T. Myers, B.
Barrett and r. H. Mills, of the
Longshoremen. The new delegates
were obligated and seated.
Mr.. Adam Hill visited the Coun-
Gil and spoke in behalf Of Mr.. Pc
terson, who was arrested, tried for
vagrancy and given suspended
sentence provided he would leave
town. Mr.. Hill gave Mr.. Peterson
an excellent reputation for hon
esty and industry. He said that
Mr.. Peterson had come to town
with $3.50; that he had contracted
rheumatism while working in a
lumber camp and that on his (Mr.
Hill's) advice had gone to Soap
lake to try its curative waters and
had returned with some of his
money; that great injustice had
been done the man, and hoped that
he be put right before the COM
munity.
A letter was received saying that
the Bohn Refrigerator Company
had discharged its employees for
joining a union and asking that
the Council avoid purchasing that
firms goods. The letter was or
dered filed.
A letter was received from the
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy saying the |. w. w.
were collecting money for the
Mooney defense fund and using it
to iniure the American Federation
of Labor. The ]. w. w. have no
authority to collect money for the
Mooney defense fund on assumed
authority of the American Fedora
ton, as they are not affiliated
with, do not have and cannot have
any connection with that organ
ization. The communication was
filed.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
Mp. C. & D. Co.

President Brodeck, of the Com
mercial Club; Mr.. Halvor Guam, of
the Norway-Pacific Construction &
Drydock Co., and Bro. Tom Altman
entered the hall and were received
by the Council. Mr. Guam ad-
dressed the delegates, giving a brief
history of the organization of the
Company and asking the co-opera-
tion of Organized Labor. This
Company is on a perfectly sound
financial basis and in a short time
will commence the construction of
steel ships in its splendidly equip
ped yard. Mr.. Guam has before
told the Council that his Company
does not need the money which
Everett might subscribe, but
wished to establish a community
feeling between his corporation and
the people of Everett; to create a
ochtllhehJ VI SOOulellOWSh anu
hearty cooperation which would
rebound to the lasting benefit of
both the Norway-Pacific enter
prise and the city it had chosen for
its home. So the Company de-
cided to sell a limited amount of
stock to the people of our town.
There is no other than common,
-assessable stock at 500 per
share, which will be sold at par.
He offered members of organized
labor stock for cash or United
States bonds, the latter to be taken
at par. He did, however, say that
he would rather Liberty bondhold-
ers would retain their bonds and
would give limited time for cash
payment on installments, say two
months, Mr.. Guam said he would
be pleased to answer any questions
and only one was asked, relating
to the company's attitude toward
organized labor He answered that
one of the first things done after
the organization of the Company
was to declare that the Norway
Pacific had taken the definite
stand that all work done in its
yards would be done under strictly
union conditions and closed-shop
policy.
Mr.. Brodeck then briefly spoke
in commendation of the enter
prise He said that the CONNER
cial Club does not give its endorse
ment and moral support to unes-
tablished industries, but in this in
stance it had waived the rule. That
the NorwayPacific does not come
for the financial support OF our
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
TO MAKE HIM LIVE
IN A FINE MANSION

OLYMPIA, Jan. 24.-The Senate
yesterday passed, over Gov. Listers
veto, the appropriation bill for the
Governors Mansion, the State Blu
reau of Inspection, and the Law Ii
brarian bill by a vote of 80 to ,,
Attempts to have the bill consider
ed item by item failed, % to II.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
METAL TRADES COUNCIL DENIES THE
FLEET CORPORATION STATEMENTS

An answer denying the statement
of Mr.. Piez, President Of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation, and ".
Eyerit Macy, Chairman Of the La
Dor Adjustment Board, as published
in The Seattle Union Record and
The Seattle Star on Monday, jan
uary 81, together with the state
ment that the Shipyard Workers
had violated their agreement, is
given below.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
Committee Reports

The Dance Committee, having
charge of the Lincoln's Birthday
dance, reported progress. Don't
forget the date, February -. Buy
your tickets now.
The Committee appointed to in
vestigate the Peterson matter made
its report. The police say Peter
son was arrested, not because he
had committed any infraction of
law, but because they wanted to
hold him on a government
charge. That story seems gauzy,
since they railroaded him out of
town on a suspended sentence, and
it doesn't seem like they would do
that if they wanted to hold him.
They say he has been in this
country eleven years and has not
become citizen. That doesn t
look good, but there is no law
against it, Peterson says he is a
seafaring man and he prefers con-
ditions under the Danish flag. Be-
fore the passage of the seaman s
act no one could blame him. They
say he is an I. w. W., and while
that is not a credit to him, it must
be remem bered there are a large
number of people that are or were
/. w. YVES who have not violated
any law. There are quite a num-
ber of discharged soldiers who
Joined that organization in Seattle
because they were broke and neg
lected, some of them because of
illegal prosecutions, and they
had to find friends.
A motion prevailed to protest to
the City Commission against the ar
rest of men for vagrancy without
warrant of law and against the il
legal ordering of them out of town.
The Legislative Committee was
instructed to draw up resolutions
condemning the persecution of Pc
terson, to be presented to the
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
Time to Take Stand

However, as Mr.. Piez has stat
ed that they no longer need ships
now and has pointed out that
wages could be reduced on account
of the fact that men have been re-
turned from France who have been
fighting for democracy CD and
that other men are out of employ
ment in the war industries, there
is no longer any reason why we
should not take Sour stand for our
rights according to our constitu-
tion, which we are doing at this
time.
I'm regard to the article by
j. j. Underwood that the inter-
national officers had flatly re-
fused to sanction and support
by financial aid this strike, n
canvass of this situation of all
unions revealed the fact that
no International has as yet de-
MED strike benefits.
while we have never acknowl-
edged the right of the memoran-
dunn creating the Macy Board, the
men of the shipbuilding industry
were further prejudiced against it
owing to the fact that the Ship
ping Corporation, through the
President, in the past year has
ruled that no shipyard would be
allowed to reach an agreement with
its employees, when, as a matter of
fact, according to the memorandum,
the Macy Board had jurisdiction
only when a dispute arose. This
not only prevented the employees
in certain localities of the ship
building line from reaching an
agreement with their employers,
but was carried further by the Ship
building Corporation to the down
town shops in the city where the
wages were higher than the Macy
Boards award, but no attempt was
ever made to place into effect the
Macy Boards award in shops in
other sections of the country where
the wages were lower than the Macy
scale
THE representative from the
Metal Trades section of this city,
who sat upon the Appeal Board last
December in Philadelphia, after he
was convinced that it was impos-
sible to reach a joint agreement on
the appeal from the Macy Boards
decision, met Mr.. Piez personally
and he admitted at that time that
our shipbuilding record in this part
of the country should justify US in
having the right to reach our own
agreements with our employers, and
stated that the Shipping Corpora
tion would place no obstacles in our
way in reaching such an agreement.
He gave instructions to Mr.. Nc
Bride, representing both the Macy
Board and the Shipping Corpora
tion, to govern himself accordingly.
The Metal Trades representative re-
ported this to the Metal Trades sec
tion of Seattle and the Pacific
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
Statement of Piez and Macy

Charles Piez, Director General of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
and V. Everit Macy, of the Labor
Adjustment Board, have sent wires
to Seattle yard owners denouncing
the strike. These kilograms were
embraced in the following state
ment issued jointly by the five
largest shipbuilding firms.
THE Fleet Corporation feels that
the men in your district have had
every opportunity for a proper and
fair hearing; that the men, in stirk-
ing, violated the spirit and letter
of their agreement with the Govern
ment; that they were, in the high
est degree, unwise in the face of a
falling market, to stop work, and
that if they were successful in Sc
curing their demands by this means
the future of the entire shipbuild-
ing industry in your district would
be jeopardizcd. The Fleet Corpor-
alton stands by the Macy Board de-
cision, and will do nothing more.
I ask you to make no effort to re-
sumo operations unless the men are
willing to accept the Labor Adjust
ment Boards decision. The Goyeru-
ment is not as badly in need of ships
that it will compromise on a ques-
tion of principle
(Signed) MACY"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM Of
AMERICAN FEDERATION Of LABOR
Executive Council Endorses Report of the Committee Re-
construction Appointed at the Last Convention

, COuuuClNt W lHt btSt lhbOlSob vi
democratic people,
Municipalities and states should
be empowered to erect residential
buildings which they may use or
dispose of under equitable terms. >"
Federal and state regulation of
corporations.
The complete removal of all re-
strictions on freedom of speech,
press, public assembly, association
and travel, individuals and groups
being responsible for their utter
ances."
Workmen's compensation operat-
ed by the state.
immigration prohibited for at
least two years that foreigners now
in this country may be assimilated
and Americanized, "and that at no
time shall immigration be permit
ted when there exists an abnormal
degree of unemployment"
A tax on profits which will not
discourage business enterprise. A
progressive increase of taxes upon
incomes and tax upon land values
to such an extent that the holding
of land without putting it to use
would be improbable.
Education for all the people and
not for the few; popular and demo-
c; attic education and the right of
the teachers to organize.
Private employment agencies op-
Grated for profit should not be per-
mitted to exist.
On the question of housing it is
declared that the ownership of
homes, free from the grasp of eX-
ploitive and speculative interests,
makes for better citizens, and that
''if need should arise to eXpend pub
lie funds to relieve unemployment
the building of wholesome houses
would best serve the public inter
ests."
"Militarism" Is denounced as an
influence that strangles the finer
elements of humanity and brutalizes
those influenced by the spirit of
"militarism." 1t is urged that the
state militia be organized and con-
trolled on democratic principles,
$50 that this voluntary force of
soldiery may never be diverted from
its true purpose and used to jeop-
ardize or infringe upon the rights
and liberties of our people" 1t is
stated that large standing armies
threaten the existence of civil lib
erty.'
The Government is urged to pay
the expenses of discharged soldiers
and sailors to their homes and the
monthly wage previously paid not
to exceed 2 months if employment
is not secured within that time. At
tention is called to the injustice of
removing the worker from his po-
sition by the Government, placing
him in the military service and then
discharge him without assisting him
to secure employment or provide
sustenance until employment is Sc
cured.
Federal and State Employment
Bureaus should be directed to CO.
operate with trade union agencies
in securing employment for dis
charged soldiers and sailors and no
Government agency should request
or require returned military men
to accept employment where trade
dispute exists or is threatened. The
prevailing wage in various indus
tries should be recognized and leg
islation passed which would give
the nations defenders easy access
to the land, with the Government
supplying the necessary capital for
the development and cultivation
of said land.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31
TO URGE PUBLIC WORKS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Secre-
tary of Labor Wilson urges wage
earners to use their influence in
their communities to have school
houses, engine houses. roads, canals
and other improvements begun at
once.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-01-31

that right, we would have been ac-
copting compulsory arbitration,
which is against the fundamental
principles of the American labor
movement at interpreted by the
very leaders who signed the mem
Orandum.