Evening journal., 1919-03-12

ter APRIL 4; in turn, the representatives,
Of the capital invested agreed that there
would be no alteration Of conditions,
and the government agreed to act as
rigid balance between the two, pro-
tective OF both. favorable to neither.
What happened? Twenty-Five thous-
and men ti,d up the shipyards at Seat
Tie IN no time. Unrest; restlessness.
The /. w w. started TO test how the
Russian revolutionary business would
work out in America. Then a very
sman-slzed man, who looked like a
dude outside, and who was a wildcat
fo- lighting inside, came along and an
nounced that he was mayor OF Seattle,
and that the FIRST man who raised a
hand against this government and the
administration Of law and order would
be shot Instantly and without argyll
Dient. And that ended the /. w. w.
business.
Capital and Labor Problem.
"'The present situation Of labor and
capital is not a question Of money or
hours Of labor. Labor Is trying a
T7themat'cally imnossible thing In
striving for a six-houg working day.
There can be no increased output o.
higher wages coupled with restricted
hours. would like 10 see labor re-
ceive the highest wages possible, but !
submit that il Is a mathematical i'm
possibility TO get more out Of thing
Than there Is in 1t. Industry has be-
come depersOnallzed and specialized,
and IL Is a hopeful sign that there IS
indication Of an awakening Of the heads
OF industry looking toward industrial
representation. The man who works
day after day simply pegging the heels
OF shoes. like a machine, up AMI Town,
sees nothing before him but just that,
forever, and is restless, unhappy. But
when the industrial heads bring to-
gether the salesman, the worker in
each department, the president. the for
eign representatives, the laborers, the
once men, and all the rest, and each
learns to what an extent ne leans upon
the other fellow, and the other fellow
upon him, he returns 10 his pegsing
with a new outlook. for he sees, as I
his hammer rises and falls, the effect |
his work has on the whole scheme Of |
things. and how all the rest are helping |
him
Il believe also that it is the duty Of
every American citizen In this supreme /
'risis to demand that in every munich
pal election, every county election,
3ve-y State election, every national |
election, no one offers himself as a
'andidate except the strongest men in
III parties. Strong men are required
low, Of all times.
should BE Deported.
Another thing which should be
lone, is that we go through this coun-
Try with a 0ne-toothed comb, and
icrape up evc-y man who is working
against any OF our national institu-
Iions and take each one Of them by
The scruff Of the neck and rush him to
the seaboard throw him on a ship,
and tell him 10 get the hell out OF this |
country and stay out We have no room |
for them. II they own country wants |
to tolerate them, by all means let them |
have the whole crew. provided they |
keep them within their own borders. |
believe also that we should shut |
tsht the doors OF immigration sta
lions for several years, until we can
iigest the mass we now have In our
rational stomach. How then. will we
et labor? Get IL by developing and
etterins and helping the labor we now
ave. We have been contented too ions
permit ourselves 10 drift along on
Ie wide stream OF our national re-
urces, But want TO make a predlc-
'n, though I am no prophet. and that
that before one year passes, we will
perience a wave cf prosperity larser c
an ever before in the history Of this
untry" q
Dr.. Eaton caused much merrlment y