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New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

her vote Is Tor the home and that
which symbolizes the home. Com
hine with that the fact that soon
labor will not permit itself to be
manipulated, as it plainly has been
in the past, and there is much for
which we may be hopeful and thank
full. But we always must encourage
these natural forces by standing
firm against anything that smacks
Of alienism."
Ole Hanson is approaching his
forty-eighth birthday. He is the
father Of nine children. An erect
figure Of slightly more than medium
height, he walks with his chin up
and his eyes level. His face is tri-
angular In shape, with high cheek
bones and dark eyes that are sharply
contrasted with his wavy, snow
white hair. He dresses with what
might be said TO be a western idea
Of permissible flourish: silk shirts,
patch pockets, pointed, slender La
rels and f1orid cravats being. the
high points in gay ensemble.
He is quick to act, AS he and
the writer walked into the Long Is
land station rumpus began at tho
ticket sellers window and the next
moment Ole Hanson was in the thick
Of It.
"Here" he cried. STRANGER. If
the ticket seller has made a mistake
his cash balance will show it. Mr..
Ticket Seller, take this mans name
and address and make a refund If
you are in error"
Scowls melted into expressions of
approximate friendliness. The for
mer Mayor Of Seattle strobe Off in
that superior ether which envelops
the arbitrator. There was a great
deal Of buoyancy in his step; his
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
By Clendon Allvine

TOHN DR1NKWATER isn't SELL
ing insurance any more, which
~ is the reason why all London
knows who he is and why
America is learning.
"For twelve years I was employed
by the Northern Insurance Com
pany," said the author Of Abraham
Lincoln" at the Hotel Schuyler the
other day. 81 sold insurance poll
cies, both fire and life, and Travelled
about the British Isles surveying
business and inspecting agents.
"Then, one day, 1 got sick Of IN
surance, and decided to try my hand
at living by my wits. / had written
some verse and plays in my spare
moments, and finally decided to
write for living.
"Last night I dreamed I was back
in the insurance Office again."
"Please," said his wife, Tets talk
about something else."
Tho conversation veered TO an
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
MobiIizing the Flouters

Better living conditions meant no
more than temporary gain to these
men. That was not their vital object
and never has been. The PROPOSE
tion was to mobilize tn sse floaters
or itinerant workmen in sufficient
numbers to guarantee the success Of
one bold stroke that would overthrow
organized government and start a
revolution which would sweep the
continent.
"These men, as wish again to
emphasize, were homeless and
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
solid rock Of psychological and So
Geological fact.

solid rock Of psychological and So
Geological fact.
"The improved condition that
came in 1917 brought no real con-
tent. 1t stayed the hand of the I. w.
W. for the moment, but the goal Of
revolution loomed ahead. The I. w.
W. still held aloof from the unions,
but after the overthrow of the Rus
sian government q new policy was
conceived. Previously the I. w. w.
had desired to destroy all unions to
create one big union. Now, as a
matter of practical politics, it was
decided that the l. W. w. would 20
into the labor unions, and, operat-
ing wheels within wheels. use the
lilo crafts in Seattle as a tool to
gain its ends.
"The story Of the soviet was
preached i'll every labor hall in
Seattle. It's benefits and the ad-
vantage Of making one bold stroke
for so-called liberty were urged by
the Red leaders. In the strike at
Seattle last February we never have
been able to get the exact ballot on
more than one Of the union meet
ings. That one showed that union
with membership of six hundred
decided to go out in secret meeting
en- the vote of sixty men. How these
sixty men managed to manipulate
the six hundred is none Of our affair.
They did do it. And these sixty men,
as might be expected, were the I.
w. W. radicals who had gone into
the unions that they might work
from within, just as they are at
tempting to do to-day. We may as
sumo that q similar operation took
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

history. Certainly there has been
nothing more epic since 1850. In
my reading of Lord Charnwood's
English monograph on the Great
Emancipator suddenly discovered
in Lincoln a figure that interested
me above all Others
His interest led him to write the
play which has passed It's Booth
performance at the Hammersmith
Repertoire Theater.
1t was an unheard Of procedure
when Arnold Bennett and Nigel
Playfair Joined with John Drink
water in leasing the theater at
Hammersmith, suburb of London.
1t was as If the forthcoming Ameri-
can production Of Abraham Lin
coln'' were scheduled for third~rate
theater in Yonkers.
No one in London had ever
dreamed Of going to Hammersmth
70 tneater gwen up to the cruder
kind of melodrama and rather in
ferior class of musical comedy. And
yet the play has been drawing
capacity audiences five miles from
the beaten path and has set a record
Of performances that would be .
good run for the West End.
Would New Workers. go to Yonk>
ers to see q play about Abraham
Lincoln? It seems doubtful. But
unfavorable comparison with Lon
doners is not likely to result, because
William Harris, jr., who has the
American rights, will probably Sc
cure for the production a theater
close to Times Square. And by the
time the rehearsals now in progress
are finished John Drinkwater will be
back from Springfield, ILL.,, and
points West, ready to answer the
call Of "Authori Author"
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

cigar was cooked to the angle Of
flagstaff.
The mention Of Presidential as
pirations does not reduce Ole Han
son to an anticipated clamlike
silence.
~ have had an ambition to be
President of the United States since
was eight years DID," he said, in
answer to the writer's question. "Is
it not an ambition that is legitimate
to every American schoolboy?"
Further than this Ole Hanson did
not choose to go, beyond the state
ment that "about two Of every three
persons who met him on the lecture
platform at the end Of speech
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
OIei;sms

VIE yesterdays gone forever, but the lessons
taught BY the past be remembered If .ce
are to progress
IN order to understand the present ron.en-
Der the lessons Of the pas bus forget predces
This Is q dny-o scorld-bus one must neper
forget that old human nature nerer changes
Our present condition has been bred BY indifcrcnce
neglect. ignorance and selfshness.
Coscardly completeness must be scped oln By intense
interest Tn our country's Problems
Despair nerer caught fish nor bulh home.
Great soeolth to be respecobIe from great
service
Poverty oft comes to soho hare naugh that the
.coTld cants to buy.
There is, yet synthetic substitute for brains,
Ole HANSON, November 49, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
e Hanson Stl1mps the Country for Americanism

seemed to think that he was some
how in the field Of Presidential
timber"
For the present his speaking tour
and his book, which is to be brought
out by publishing house Of Long
Island, keep him busy.
~ never was so busy or had less"
he said at parting. "Never again
can any one tell me Of the prosperity
to be encountered by public speaking.
It appears to me, after my short
experience, that the promoters idea
Of an adequate speaker is one who
viii speak for nothing.
"Still," he added, 81 like It, and the
country needs it."
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
Seattle's Fighting Ex-Mayor Really Un-
derstands the Northwest, and He Says
What He Thinks About the Reds

womanless. I have seen hundreds
of Russian men In Seattle, but never
a woman have recognized as Rus
sian From 1900 to 1913 seventy Of
every one hundred immigrants past
nineteen years to reach this coun-
try have been males. That tells
much Of the story in the Northwest,
for the woman, after all, rules the
home. controls the expenditures and
keeps man in his place and satisfied.
The most practical employer is he
who builds homes for his EMPLOYEES,
for that employer rears on the
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
Behind the Discomfort

Seattle's erstwhile Mayor. who re-
signed his position to take the plat
form against radicalism, summed up
the reasons for the chronic discon-
tent in the Northwest MS follows.
beginning at the inception Of the
organization out of which grew the
Industrial Workers Of the World:
"It could always be found In the
Northwest that radicalism began
among those men who had no fixed
responsibilities. Lumber and mining
workers were the ones invariably
affected.
"These men were virtually home
less and womanless, and that is a
condition that makes for discomfort.
Revolution feeds upon discomfort,
and there has been plenty Of both
in the Northwest. The lumber
worker averages about eleven days
to job. He is paid we'll for this
work and with the first or second
pay day he frequently disappears,
going to the city to spend his earn
ings and then back to work at an
other camp when he Is broke.
ITO understand our situation It Is
necessary to understand the char
meter Of the men who want to over
throw the government and the con-
ditions under which they are work.
ing and have worked.
GAS early as 1914 men who were
opposed to our system Of govern
ment were convinced that the un-
rest among this large field Of work
men could be capitalized. An army
is held together by a common pur-
pose, so is the priesthood and other
groups Of men, but these unmar-
ried. homeless workers had no
stabilizing influences and clutched
ut anything that promised an easier
life and excitement The last is i'm.
portant-
"Debs, Symons, Haggerty and
Coates whipped the miners into line
first In 1914 under the head Of the
Western Federation Of Miners. It
was out Of this organization that
os..h the l. W. w. and the Nonpar-
tisan League grew. They grew
rapidly, for they guaranteed radical
reforms and pandered to the love
Of excitement and intrigue which
the homeless and womanless man
will inevitably substitute when shere
Is no domestic life.
"At this time the radical leaders
decried unionism. The unions were
the quiescent tools Of the capitalist,
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

they said. Nothing ever could be
done through them that the I. w. w.
could not accomplish moro effec-
lively and In less time. The l. w. W.
felt sorry for the unions, but, which
is moro important, could not show
them the error Of their ways.
A Matter of Evolution
From 1914 to the big strike of
1917 we may assume that condi-
tions in the lumber woods were not
Of the best. All Industrial improve
ment is matter Of evolution, but,
as yet, the living conditions in the
great woods had not evoluted. The
men did hard work and lived In
shacks and bunkhouses. They fur
nished their own bedding with which
they trudged from camp to camp.
For many years there were no
amusements for the men, and this,
with the lack Of home life and the
general feeling Of responsibility,
made Of these workers saturnine.
rough fellows who, in the rough-and-
tumble fights Of the camps, sunk the
spikes Of their shoes deep into the
faces Of their opponents. There is
no gainsaying that the employers
were slow to recognize conditions,
or it may be that they thought the
quality of creature comforts was
comparable to the loyalty Of their
men.
"After the great strike Of 1917
was called living conditions for the
lumbermen were improved. Better
beds, better food and better hours
were established. Now I would
rather have meal in q Washing
ton lumber camp than the best din
ner that could be served in a New
York hotel. Camp cooks are paid
S175 to $500 month and they are
acquainted with the appetites to
which they minister.
"The advent of better living con-
ditions did not diminish the popu-
larity Of the I. W. w. Rather it
helped, for the results Of the strike
were pointed to as the magic that
could be weaved by organization
and many converts were gained. So
far, so good; for these, broadly, are
accepted principles Of employer
employee relations and are thing
apart from revolution.
"That takes in again the character
of the men. Seattle, as the first
port Of entry from Russia, and the
Northwest in general as the jump
ing off place for those who drift
across the continent from the At
lantic continued to attract the home
less wanderer. Under the prevailing
conditions it was here that the
'floater' changed from q nobody to
a somebody, for In the eyes Of the
"Red" radicals who ruled the I. w.
W. the foater was potentially a
soldier Of the revolution and as such
was valuable asset.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
By Louis Lee Arms

By Louis Lee Arms
y w. w. eruptions on Armistice
Day and the events Of the
past fortnight have once more
singled out the Northwest as
the hot spot Of radicalism.
The shooting down Of four ex-
soldiers and members of the Ameri-
can Legion on November II at Cen
tralia, Wash, followed by the
lynching Of one "Red" and the tall
ing of a score more, have created a
situation the end of which is not
yet.
No man understands the North
west, the character Of It's people
and its political and economic struc-
ture better than Ole Hanson, Seat
ties fighting ex-Mayor, the spec
tacular white-haired American Of
Swedish extraction whose percep-
tion and decision last winter broke
. sympathetic strike which since has
been characterized as, in effect, q
social revolution.
Mr.. Hanson Is now on n speaking
tour Of the country. During the
past seven weeks he has spent forty
two nights in sleeping car berths.
He Is preaching Americanism and
relating to his audiences his expert
ences with the radicals Of the North
west--those same that were impli-
Gated in the Armistice Day out
breaks.
make it felony to belong to
the /. ". ". or a kindred organiza-
tion," said Seattle's former mayor
to The Tribune representative. "No
amount of theorizing suffices in the
present hour. Act! Jail the native
trouble-makers and deport the ras-
cally aliens who are equally at the
bottom of the unrest of the North
west"
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

other unpleasant subject-prohibi-
tion.
II hope have the typically Brit
tsh attitude toward prohibition" he
said. "To my mind it will be a sad
day for England if we ever prohibit
liquor"
Drink water2 Not If there is any,
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
Unnatural Liuing

"The conditions which have out
lined are as surely responsible for
the outbreaks on Armistice Day as
they were for the attempted revo-
luton last winter in Seattle. 1t
finds Its basis In the unnatural state
of living which prevails in the
Northwest plus the false hopes held
out by the radical leaders taking
their cue from Russia. Ignorance
Is at the bottom of the situation,
but while such ignorance obtains it
Is important that public conscious
ness be awakened to the danger and
that it be properly combated,
"1n the outbreaks at Centralia
and elsewhere the tag has been def
nitely placed on the l. W. W., Just
where it belongs, and any excuses
that their acts were governed by the
motive Of self-defence will be taken
for what they are worth.
"As g remedy for a situation su-
perinduced by an unnatural state Of
living and which has reached such
an acute stage as is evidenced in
the Northwest, there is but one cure,
and that is force. If the public
wants to fight 7. w. W.-ism let US
make it felony to belong to it, or
to kindred organization. Make
reading, writing and speaking of the
English language compulsory for
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

We do not countenanee Limitation Of +h1
amount OF work which may be accomplished
i'm given time, or the manner in which n.v-
ment shall be made for such work. whether
by hourly rate, piece work, contract or other:
wise; We believe that every workman
'nouid have an opportunity to earn a wage
proportionate to his ability and productive
capacity.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
The Platform of Free Men,

workers. whether union DR. 1,onunion. Il
unalterably opposes the "closed shop" which
shuts the doors of industry against the Amer
.can worl<ineman who is not a member Of a
labor organization.
5.
1t is un-American to interfere with the
personal rights and constitutional liberties
OF the individual. Therefore, we .hall op-
pose the use of force or intimidation by any
one endeavoring to persuade workmen eth
er to join, or to resign from labor organi.
cation.
We hold that both the employe and the
employer are privileged to terminate their
relations whenever either choose. to do. 20.
unless, of course, there be contract. between
them.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

Absolute fairness to emp1oye and EN-.
ployer alike is one of the foundation princi-
pies on which Americanism rests.
2.
We will work for the Improvement Of in.
dustrial relations, the elimination of class
prejudice, which generally results from mis-
Understandings, and the establishment of
equitable and uniform working condition.
fair alike to employe and employer.
3.
We will always use our united Influence
in opposition to injustice. whether practiced
by employers employees.
4.
We stand for the American plan, which
means absolute fairness to ali classe. Of
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

BY asing fair dealings and broad.
minded policies, we hope, with the co-oner.-
ton of Seettle's thinking public, to bring
about working conditions and wages which
will make Seattle known as u good citv in
which to work, to live, and to raise children.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

place among all the unions that
voted on the so-called sympathetic
strike for the shipyards workers,
which was. in effect, revolution thin
ly disguised and bristling with po-
tentialities.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
Ole Hanson Seattle's fighting Ex-Mayor, ,cl,o says
make it q felony to belong to the l. ". ~

those who wish to remain in this
country. Deport the others. The
statistics on the recent coal strike
tend to prove that it Is the foreigner
and the radical who 60 hand in hand.
just as they progressed thus in the
Northwest, where 100000 men were
guided by men whose greatest hope
was to overthrow the government
of the United States.
If we use force now we can talk
reform later. It is no time to mend
the barn door when the horse is
being stolen and that Is the condi-
ton with which we are confronted
to-day. After we kick the aliens out
Of our country and Jail the home
bred professional trouble-makers it
will be time to plan reform, ane
there is something that can be said
in that direction"
The Right Thing
'How about labor's stands" wa
asked.
"Organized labor in the end may
be counted upon TO do the right
thing" replied Mr.. Hanson. "In
spite Of the fact that Gomperv q
rank compromises and labor,
through his agency, has shown q
tendency to exalt itself in a period
so critical that mans first thought
should be for his country. labor will
stay on the track.
"Do you know who will keep Il
there?" he added.
We believed not.
''rhe women" replied the white
haired Westerner, humping his
knee. "The greatest stabilizing, con-
servative force in the country to-
day is the woman. Her vote always
will quell the leaven Of unrest, for
Evening journal., 1919-07-24
With the Pardgraphers

Bureson may quit for his partys good But isn't the
public good OF more Importance Toledo Blade.
one who isn't disturbed in the least either by
these comngs or these goings Of the President Mr.
Marshall In either he IS still Vioe-Presdent-
Detroit News.
All the imitation isn't confined 10 the currency Some
times schemes 10 change The slow and orderly improve
ment Of the human become dslended with gas
Bridgeport standard-Telegram.
Secretary Baker has shown some signs NJ backbone
having denied General Anses request that all courts
martial he referred TO him for review little
Of this nrmness earlier in The game would have saved
lot Of scandal
The Austrian terms are severe. A major power has
been reduced TO very minor power The ancient Haps-
burg motto "Auslriae est imperare orb terarum
Now Austria is shadow state hardly able TO walk
alone But it not he forgotten that Austria wlled
her destruction. she precpiised the war in the
hope Of securing irmer grip her restless subject
peoples she snned deliberately The peace treaty dis
memberment is the penalty she pays FOR her limtabe
foly-New York Tribune,
England is experiencing strange discovery Of adult
education in "Pemanism" much advertised system OF
memory and general mind training. The idea is in the
air Our America has been the creator Of endless home
Study. some intellgently some stupidity planned That
expert educators in great institution like Columbia
With untold resources for organizing and planning and
conducting home courses entering this field is
excellent sign u is vein OF education. barely
touched There is telling how much solid true
mind development IL may ultimately yield-New York
Tribune
Evening journal., 1919-07-24
How Old Are You
BY Your Hair?

You may be thirty in years, but II
YOU are bald-headed, gray, or your
hair is dry. brittle. scraggly and ugly
looking. people will surely take you TO
be many years older.
When your hair becomes faded, dry,
streaked and scraggly, when IT falls
out badly and new hair cannot grow
the roots should be Immediately vital
lied and properly nourshed. To do
This quickly, safely and at little ex
pense, there is nothing so effective as
Partisan sage (liquid form which you
can get at n. b. Danforth's and all
good drug and toilet counters.
It's guaranteed 10 abolish dandruff-
stop scalp itch and falling hair and
promote new growth or money re-
funded It's in great demand by dis
eliminating women because it makes
the hair so soft. lustrous, easy to ar
range attractively and appear heavier
than IL really is.
A massage with Partisan sage is a
real delighl-easy 10 use. not sticky or
greasy, and delicately perf0ned-an
antiseptic liquid free from dangerous
ingredients and guaranteed not 10 color
the hair or scalp II you want good
looking hair and plenty OF IL by all
means use Partisan saga little ar
tention now insures beautiful hair for
years to come.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1919-07-24
Voices in The Air and Visions
of Checks on the Horizon
From the Ne " York SUM

passages OF the appeal. the references
TO pledge cards and checks before sun
down because next month may be too
late, supply a contrasting background
for the pssmatic beauty OF the rhetor-
ical climax.
Voices in the air calling for prompt
subscriptions to influence the action
Of the United States Senate in its con-
stitutional function Of treaty making
Visions on the Neutrality-suspicious. OF
checks fllled out today and addressed
not 10 Destiny or 10 the Lifted Eyes Of
the Freshened Spirit. or 10 the Light
that Streams on the Path Ahead. but TO
financial institutions where a balance
actually exists to the signers credit
There can be no great objection TO
this manner Of extracting dollars from
the transcendental pocketbooks or
bank accounts OF those who dreamed
at their birth, although the present
market would seem TO offer sOunder
investments Yet we should rather
like TO see Mr.. HoustOn's subscription
list We confess to some curiosity TO
know the total amount contributed TO
Mr.. Taft's organization on the strength
of its unbushing statement that the
people OF the United States fought the
war through in order to establish a
League Of Nations
u would also afford us some little |
satisfaction to know bow
the real patriots Of America'-de- !
scribed by the circular as those who /
that the war was fought |
10 bring about our enlargement in
European politics-reconcie that the
Dry with President Wilson's positive
declaration that "the passion Of Amer
ca is to be permitted 10 live her own
life according to her own principle"
md that "the only thing she profound
y resents or will ever profoundly re-
tent is having her life and freedom in
erfered with"