The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-14

THE PROD
Arthur Henderson, secretary
of the British Labor party, has
issued an appeal for aid to Brit
ish and American workers in
which he says:
Zone of the foremost issues
will be universal suffrage, which
will be strenuously resisted by
the Belgian upper classes, de-
termined as they are to xccn-
cede no power to the common
people which they can retain.
1.-THE elections are fixed for
November Is and under such
e EXCEPTIONAL circumstances,
where dislocation of Belgium's
industry have prevented the
Belgian workingmen from con-
tributing to an election cam
paign fund, l appeal to all
friends of the labor movement
in Great Britain and America
for financial assistance for this
important election campaign"
Previous to the war there
was a general strike in Belgium
TO secure the right to vote. and
the workers were partly sue
cessful.
Statistics showing the re-
markable growth Of the motor
vehicle industry have just been
made public by the 1i;ot;onal
Chamber of Commerce.: On
january /, 1918, there were
6,146,617 motor vehicles regis
tered in the United States. In
addition, there were 100000 Il
ccnses for motorcycles and 49,
OG5 manufacturers and deal
ers' licenses. Figures up to the
year previous show that in the
whole world outside the United
States there we're only 1925
automobiles in use. Europe has
1877, 55S of these and Canada,
1906.
The industry employs $4,000
persons and capital to the
amount of 81, 297, 100000, Mot
or trucks, the use of which de-
velcped later than the use Of
passenger cars, are said to have
numbered $4,000 here in 1913
The number of horses in the
United States is estimated al
"a, 100000 and the number dis
placed by automobiles at 1000.
: 900. The horse, however, is mo-
losing out in the competition $,
much as might be supposed. II,
} still has certain places to fill
Our growth in business ant
1 population are in his favor.
| The automobile has probabl.
S done more to the country tow
: than to the horse. Farmers nj
l longer have to trade in any on
S town. The flivver takes Their
: where they like to trade best
, The result is that the more en-
terprising towns are gettin,
c new trade and a great man.
S arc going behind.
V The mine workers. program
Z is likely to be misunderstood b.
: the public, and their leader
are partly to blame. The
should use more OF what tn
q publicity experts for the veste
q interests call psychology.
l. The miners want siX-hor
Il day and an increase in wages
J. demands likely to appear us ur
S reasonable to the outsider. Bl
I. the fact is that the miners no
u work only three to four days {
j. the week. The demand for a 81,
Al hour day means that the
T. would like to have their wo.
y spread out over the whole Wee!
j. Mining, one Of the hardest :
IL emp|oynents. is much too ha,
for human beings in 10 to i:
Is hour stretches.
>" Again. in most mineS tt
V miners do not work 70" wage
&c They work at 50 much per to
le The miner is Il contractor in II
IL strict sense CT the word and H.
Il. Il day worker. consequent
IN they are not asking for a 81
I'd hour day, as that term Won
IN be generally understood, a,
H. higher wages than they ha'
Of been receiving for longer hou,
m The publicity expert won
e. have announced: We believe
ne would enable US to serve Il
ext public better if mine work we
spread evenly over the six wor