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through which to negotiate a sat
isfactory peace agreement, were re-
peatedly told that the war was not
over, and would not be considered
over until the Peace Treaty was
ratified by the United States SEN
ate. The Miners finally, recognizing
that there was little if any hope of
the Senate. which seemed to be con-
cerned mostly with playing Nation
al politics, ever ratifying the Treaty,
finally demanded that a conference
be held for the purpose of negotiat-
ing an agreement, and setting the
1st of November as the date beyond
which they would refuse to continue
operation of the mines unless an
honest effort was made on the part
of the coal operators to meet and
negotiate an honest and fair agree
ment. The result of such confer
ences is history now, and needs no
repetition here.
The unheard of action of Judge
Anderson in issuing an injunction
ordering the miners to return to
work, has raised an issue in indus
trial relations that will not be set
tied easily, and may yet bring ser
ious and unnecessary suffering
throughout the Nation should it
ever again be employed in a similar
situation, because the Miners of
America are determined that the
rights guaranteed by the constitu-
tion-the rights guaranteed free
men-must be preserved and pro-
tected at all costs; and one of the
most sacred rights of free men, is
the right to be free to work or not
to work, as conditions of employ
ment may be regarded as acceptable
or not acceptable.
The Miners of New Zealand, Aus
tralia, South Africa, Canada and
most of the civilized world, enjoy an
S-hour bank-to-bank day. The Min
ers of Great Britain enjoy 7-hour
bank-to- day. The Miners s.
hour day at the working face in
America means from a 8 to 10-hou1
day, and, in view of the fact that
production per man is three times
as great in America as it is in Great
Britain, the American Miners fee
that substantial justice can never be
done until they, at least, have been
placed on the same plane in regards
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to the working day as the miners
enjoy elsewhere in the civilized
world. There will be no peace in the
mining industry until this just
recognition is given them. =
The Miners have accepted an
armed truce, pending the report of
the Commission appointed by the
President of the United States. The
Nation should feel grateful for the
timely and sensible intervention of
President Wilson in taking charge
of a situation that had become mud
died in a degree unparalleled in the
history of our Nation. Had the
Miners and Operators been left free
to negotiate, with the able assist
ance of Secretary of Labor Wilson,
BELLETIN-GAL TWO .... -. -.
who understood the situation more
thoroughly than anyone outside the
ranks of the Miners and Operators
themselves, much of the suffering
that has been endured could have
been avoided, and undoubtedly a
substantial degree of justice con-
i, ceded the Miners.
The question that precipitated the
conflict is not settled yet, and a
grave responsibility rests upon the
Commission to be appointed by the
President. The Miners of America,
and Labor generally, have faith that
President Wilson, in line with the
sound policy that he has always ap-
piled to such aggravated questions,
will select a Commission competent
and ready to do substantial justice
to the Miners, the Operators, the
Public, and with them, the Govern
ment, itself.
The following resolution was
practically unanimously adopted by
the conference of local representa-
| tives, Monday, December 10. The
resolution was drafted by the off
GERS of District No. 10, and the ac-
tion of the convention expresses
the confidence reposed in such Off
GERS by the rank and file of the
Miners Union of this State, The
resolution follows:
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UNFAIR LIST
BARBER SHOPS

BARBER SHOPS
I. H. Turner, 1104 Hewitt; Barn
hart Shop, Monroe.
BUILDING LABORERS
Peter jackson, l.. Starke, Emil
Mitersbach, John Grant.
CLUB ROOM
The ILL Club Room, corner
Oakes and Hewitt avenues.
CONTRACTORS
Christ Kruppler & Son and the
Standard Oil Bldg, at corner of Pa
cific and Virginia.
ELECTRICIANS
F. r. Hare, electrical contractor;
John Thueson.
FISH COMPANIES
San Juan Fish Co.. Seattle.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Buffers. the Star and the Navy.
MEAT MARKETS
Everett Avenue Meat Market, Rlv-
erside; Carstens Meat Market, 2S1S
Colby.
Libby, Mcneil & Libby, Packers
and Gamers; Carnation, Aster, Mt.
'
kima City Creamery.
PLASTERERS
A. C. Wright, A. l.. Knapp, Booth,
Tom Nygard, w. l.. Porter.
PLUMBERS
Otto Merz, John Eheuson.
SHIPYARD
The Norway Pacific.
Textile Fabrics
Scotch Woollen Mills Goods.
MISCELLANEOUS
c. w. Anguish, 1906 Lombard;
American Packing Co, Everett; Cal
Smiley and Son; Fitz Gerald; Nj
Anderson and house, 21091a Rainier
Avenue: r. J. Mccain. lumber deal
er, j. w. Johnson and building a.
2526 Maple; Mr.. Burden and his
house, 2511 Maple street; Everett
Fruit Products Co.; f, S. Lang Man
ufacturing Co. of Seattle.
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THE MINE WORKERS
RESUME OPERATION
Rv w. M. Short

What has proven to be the great
est industrial crisis ever precipltat-
ed in America, came temporarily to
an end when a conference of the
officers of all Local Unions in the
State meeting in convention at Sc
o+tle. Monday, endorsed the recon-
nendations of their State officers
in ordering the men to resume oDer-
otion on Wednesday morning, Dec.
II. 1t is the first National strike
that has ever been called in Amer
ica by the Miners Union. The strike
was precipitated in the first place
by the refusal of the National Coal
ODerators Association to meet with
the representatives of the Miners
Union, in an honest effort to negoti-
ate an equitable agreement, and the
conflict further aggravated and
complicated by the injection of DR..
Garfield, former fuel administrator,
into the situation.
DR.. Garfield, himself, a large
stockholder in one of the largest
coal companies located at jefferson,
Ohio, was regarded by the miners
as unfit to deal equitably with a
controversy of such character,
and in which he, himself, would
have to be governed by decisions
rendered, and subsequent develop
ments proved this lack of confidence
On the part of the Miners we'll found
ed. In fact, had it not been for the
timely action of the President IN
taking a hand in the situation, in
dustrial paralysis, and the most
acute suffering possible, would
have been brought about.
The Miners had made demands
for radical changes in their condi-
tions of employment-conditions
that should have been remedied long
ago-and having exhausted every
other peaceful means to bring about
such change, had resorted to the
strike weapon only as a last re-
sort. For one year they have kept an
agreement made in 1917 for the
duration of the war-kept it for
one year after the termination of
such war-and despite requests re-
peatedly made for conference
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He DIDN'T JUMP AT
AN INJUNCTION

san FRANCISCO, Dec, 12.-An-
nouncing that the company's petit
tion did not state a sufficient cause
for the issuance of the order, United
States District Judge William c.
Van Fleet, declined here today to
enioin shipyard strikers from picket
ing the yards of the Shaw-Batch
shipbuilding company in south San
Francisco, until the strikers have
been given an opportunity to be
heard. He issued an order, however,
to show cause why a temporary in
junction should not be granted, set
ting the arguments for Monday.
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LOCAL UNIONS

BARRIERS, Local No. 446-Meets fourth
Thursday in each month. I. w. Sol.
omon, President, Phone Main 80;
Christ Balmer, Secretary. Phone
Main 594R.
Sonermakers, Lodge 500-Grant Wir-
ick, President, Pinehurst, Wash; Lee
Main, Corresponding Secretary, 2O14
Summit Ave; p. O'Brien, Treasurer.
z. .. Station A.
Electrical workers, No. 191. meets in
days days Sat, at s p m; s: J; Thompson,
White 56S; J. McC. Gibbs, Financial
Secretary, 3l9 0akes. Phone White
367; j. b. Ham, Recording Secretary,
1881 Wetmore. Phone Red ITO.
Engineers, Local No. 719, meets every
Thursday in Hall S, Labor Temple.
A. II. Herbst, President, 1717 Colby.
Phone Red S13; Harry c. Parks,
Secretary, 9O1S Norton. hone Black
962.
Label League meets first and third
Wednesdays at p. IN. in Room 3
Labor Temne. Mrs, Gertrude Tyler,
President; 1rs. Viola Francois, Sec.
retary. Phone Black 1912.
Longshoremen No. Ss-S. meets Monday
nights at 1880. at 2S39 Bond Str reet.
r. H. Mills, President, 1889 Bond
Street; ID. Bidell, Secretary, 2410
Harrison Avenue.
Painters, No. 3Ss, meets every Tues.
day at p; M; President. L. W.
Secretary, 2426 Virginia. Phone
Blue $50.
Piledrivers, Local 21s, meets Tuesdays
in the Labor Temple. Maurice viii
son, President. 1920 Wetmore; Neil
Breslin. Financial Secretary and
Business Agent, 1919 Pacific Ave
nue.. Phone Blue 726.
Retail Clerks, Local No.--Meets
every FRIDAY evening in the Labor
Temple. +. J. Edney, President,
27O1 Grand; Clara Mckibbin, Finan-
cial Secretary, 223l Rainier. and Nj
Walborn. Secretary, z422 Rucker.
Stage Employees l.. V. Stoddard
President, 1886 Norton Mark Be.
beau, Recording Secretary. 2514 Vr-
sgina; Archie Lafreniere, Fin. Sec.-
Treas, 3213 Everett Ave.
Timberworkers, Local No. Meet:
Thursdays in Labor Temple at
u m r. 5. Overvold. President
2935 Nassau; Anerew Jensen, Rec
Sec, 3511 Rucker. J. w Keim, Bus
Agent. 3123 Norton.
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PRE- WAR STANDARDS
ENOUGH FOR MINERS

WASHINGTON, Dec. G.-Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield has Settled
the wage controversy between min-f
ers and coal owners by advancingi
wages IA per cent. The coal own
ers are prohibited from raisings
prices "at this time which means,
that their present profits must suf-S
flee until the Government declares
the war has ended, when coal con-
troll will revert to the coal owners !
The Fuel Administrator bases hiss
IA per cent increase on 1918 livingrj
standards. He has added the total
wage increases received by these
workers from 1913 to 1917 (their
last increase), puts on an additional
IA per cent to his total and then de-
clares that this equals the 1913 per-
cent increase in living costs during
that period. The miners insist that
this estimate of living costs is too
low, and even if it we're true, they
are not looking backward They say
the Government has double cross
ed" them and that they have not
received the wage increases claimed.
The original demand of the min
ers. formed at their Cleveland con-
vcntion. was 60 per cent increase.
After they we're injunctioned by
Federal Judge Anderson, they aud
the coal owners convened in this
lefty on the invitation of Secretary of
Labor Wilson, who declared in fa-
vor of a 31.6 per cent increase. This
was discussed by the miners. who
believed then, and who believe now
that Secretary Wilson was speaking
for the Government. The coal own
ers offered 90 per cent.
Then Fuel Administrator Garfield
stepped in, and without consulting
the miners announced IA per cent
increase and stated that the War
Department and the Department of
Justice would enforce this decision.
The coal owners accepted the award
not too sudden, however, but after
mild protest had been staged.
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SUGAR CONTROL
TO Be CONTINUED

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec 10
After approval of an amendment
which would retain in force the
provision of the food control law
giving the president authority to
control the price and regulate the
movement of sugar, the House Ag-
riculture Committee today ordered
a favorable report on the Senate
bill continuing the United States
Sugar Equalization Board through
1920.
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ROSTER OF UNIONS

Under this head will be printed
weekly the names of unions, dates
and places of meeting, names OF
presidents and secretaries, or busi-
ness agents, with their house or
phone numbers, at soc per month
The advantage of this Roster will be
readily seen. Corrections made as
soon as possible after notification.
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Resolution.
Seattle, Wash,

Dec. 10, 1919.
WHEREAS, in view of information
received from the Central Competi-
tive Field and the large outlying
districts, it is evident that a general
resumption of work has taken place
under the terms of settlement laid
down by President Wilson, and
WHEREAS, the Officers of Dis
trict No. 10 have recommended that
the miners of the State of Wash
ington comply with instructions sent
out by International Officers and re-
turn to work under the terms of said
settlement.
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED,
That this conference of local officers
of District No. 10, endorse the recon-
mendations of our District Officers.
as we recognize that in view of the
action of the Eastern districts our
members are left no alternative other
than that of resuming work under
the temporary increase of IA Der
cent on all classes of labor p, - lg
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The Department of Agriculture
assisted the Census Bureau in pre-
pairing the list of questions to be
asked of every farmer at the COM
ing census.
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The Sixth Decennial Census, TAX
en- in 1910, was the first one to
cover agricultural statistics, now
one of the most important parts of
the entire census.
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A census of the country's manu-
features was made for the first
time in 1910. Under the present
law a manufactures census is to be
taken in connection with the Four
teenth Decennial Census and every
two years thereafter.
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So now it seems to be the practice
of the Williams and Northern Pa
cific Employment Agencies of Sc
attic to charge a fee of from $ to
50 for jobs on railroad lines and
the men hired have TO pay their
own railroad fare. That's fine doin 5
paying for jobs on Government
operated railroads.
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The Constitution of the United
States requires that a census of the
United States be taken every ten
years. 1t is by this means that the
apportionment of members of the
House of Representatives is made as
to States.
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SENATE PASSES
SUGAR CONTROL

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 12,-
The McNary bill, under which Gov
ernment control of sugar would be
continued another year, was passed
today by the Senate and was sent to
the House.
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CHRISTMAS GREETING

The Journal wishes that its pa
irons and friends may have a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
LABOR

Address Samuel Gompers, President;
or Frank Morrison, Secretary, A. +.
of l.. Bldg, Washington, d. c.
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WASHINGTON STATE FEDERATION
OF LABOR

William NJ. Short President. 50S-9
Maynard Bldg, Seattle, Wash.
L. w. Buck, Secretary Treasurer 5OS-9
Maynard Bldg, Seattle, Wash.
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CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL

Meets every Wednesday night at 8
pm. John b. Moncur, President;
o. +. Wefferling, Secretary.
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Umbre, as, Trunks, Ladies Hand
bags, Leather Goods and Repairing
at Everett Trunk Factory, 2S15
Rockefeller Avenue.
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the final adjustment of our demands
as provided for in the terms of set
tlement; and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
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CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL
Wednesday, Dec. II, 1919.

Wednesday, Dec. Il, 1919.
President Moncur called the
Council to order at s p. m.
Bro. VIM. Bowden, of the Shoe
Polishcrs presented credentials and
was accepted as delegate.
The committee appointed to
make arrangements for a lecture
by Professor Scott Nearing on the
18th of January was instructed to
proceed with its work.
The National Labor Party Com
mittee reported on the collection of
per capita assessment of 15c for a
delegate fund and was continued.
The Red Cross Seal Committee re-
ported the collection Of $3.50. Re
port accepted and committee dis
charged.
The Benefit Dance Committee re-
ported progress.
Reports by Unions.
The Butchers had fine meeting.
The Cigarmakers reported a well
attended meeting.
The Electrical Workers reported
a good meeting with two applica-
tions for membership.
The Millwrights. Painters, Tim
berworkers, Plumbers and Long
shoremen reported good meetings.
The Piledrivers had a fair meet
ing.
The shipyard laborers voted 16c
per capita for the Chicago delegate
fund.
The Teamsters had a good meet
ing. They announced that the
Union Oil Co., with which they had
some differences, had recognized
the Union and all is now fair
The Street Car Men elected the
following officers for the ensuing
term: T. A. Mitten, President and
Business Agent; Joseph Kucheano,
ice-President; E. NJ. Ellingston,
Secretary Treasurer; II. A. Love,
Corresponding Secretary; II. Nc
Gee, Conductors II. LindstrOm,
Warden; B. Strom, Sentinel. They
do not want the workers to forget
that they will have a box social at
Central Hall on December 80. They
will entertain themselves and their
guests with speaking, vocal end
instrumental music and serve re-
freshments. They received one ap-
plication.
The Engineers voted 15c per cap
ita to the Chicago delegate fund.
Delegate Pilon reported the Rail
way Clerks had purchased Red
Cross Seals and Secretary Weffer-
ling said they had paid 15c per
capita to the Chicago delegate fund.
Triple Alliance.
Inere Will be a conference of the
three groups which organized the
Triple Alliance on Sunday, the
21st, in the Labor Temple and the
following named delegates were
elected as members of the confer
ence committee of fifteen. The
three groups are the organized far
mers, the members of the railroad
unions and organized labor. The
conference will have to do with or
ganization work and such other
matters as may come before it.
Short talks by several delegates
were made and the Council ad-
journed to Wednesday evening,
January Z.
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THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE
WIN. STATE FEDERATION Of LABOR

weekly Executive o
official communications and other items of interest the
be of value Office of the publication
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SHORT SHOTS

Hon. John e. Campbell was a
visitor in his old home town this
week. Johnny is still in the en-
ploy of the Fish Commission.
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About 600 people were engaged in
taking the first census of the Unit
ed States. The 1920 census will re-
quire the services of 10000.
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Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
10c Cigar.
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Safety and Old Style Razor Blades
sharpened. Also Shears and Knives.
Ralph Tucker, 2S2319 Rockefeller,
adv
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Try BLUE RIBBON Cigar, SC.
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CONTINUED on Page Three)
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Barbers, Local No. 446-Meets fourth
Thursday in each month. I. w. Sol.
omon, President, Phone Main 32;
Christ Balmer, Secretary. Phone
Main SOAR.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-06-10

of fertilizer this year ana stabilized
the price in the county, Through
the farm bureau I29 tons Of nitrate
OF soda were distributed to the farm
ers, most of which will be used on
apples, there being enough to fertil-
ize at least 10000 trees, The nitrate
cost $s6 ton, which Ia $27 ton
less than was asked by some deal
ers In the county. One hundred bar
rels OF lime sulphur have been deliv
cred to the fruit growers, rs we'll as
several thousand pounds Of blue Wit
rial and arsenate of lead. At pres
ent the bureau has orders for 10000
pounds of binder Irvine. which will
be distributed to the wheat grow
ers at an estimated saying of 5
cents a pound.
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MORE FOOD FROM
IRRIGATION.

Prospects throubh the western re
clamation records OF 1917 and 1918
will propably be eclipsed by those OF
the current season. Prices OF essen
tail food stuffs are high enough TO
make 1t attractive and profitable
for farmers to produce on big
scale. Reports indicate the labor
supply is abundantand good, althou-
gh demanding high pay. Credits
are not cramped. with the conseq-
uence that native farmers are not
handicapped in their operations. This
is why II looks like boom year for
the rubber-boot farmers OF the far
West.
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PAGE SEVEN

ducts" How the farmers are re-
pondlng to this council is shown 1
a recent report. of the Bureau e.,
Crop Estimates, which is based upo
reports from about 10000 repor
ers. The farm supply OF swine. say
the report. increased about 1871
per cent, or about 1882 900 heaD,
during March, as compared with a.
increase OF about 7.6 per cent. OF
1896 head during March OF la.
year. The supply OF cattle increae
ed about as per cent during Mare
this year and year ago, but froi /.
thestandpoint OF numbers the m
crease in March OF this year was 4 /.
$50 900 head, as compared with l..
sac, 900 head for the month a yer :
ago. The sheep supply appears q
have incre.yed 1879 per cent, or 6.
394 600 head, in March, as compare
with an increase OF rs ped cent o.
$500 600 head, in March OF las
year, From January l to April ,
the apparent increase OF sheep wa
2O;5 per cent or 10,204,000 head
as compared with an increase Of :
per cent, or i,S67,O head, in tn
first three months Of 1918.
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D EARTH WORMS INjURE

DO EARTH WORMS INjURE
LAWNS
The small boy who is preparing
to go fishing has friendly feeling
Il for earthworms-kno to juvenile
anglers as "fishin' worms"-but
father, with particular pride in a
well-kept lawn-may regard them as
enemies. The fathers feeling to-
ward the lowly worm may or may
not be well founded. The common
impression is that earthworms are in
furious to lawns but United States
Department of Agriculture, through
its Bureau of Entomology, says that
the damage is probably very light
In fact, 1t is believed that instead Of
being injurious these worms are re-
ally beneficial in increasing the fe;-
ftillly VI -lHe SUI ny DIluBlHB W lHC
surface soil from lower depth. and
in this way keeping up a very slight
but continual top dressing
Under some circumstances it is
better that the worms be exterminat-
ed, though they are not objectionable
on house lawns. When they become
numerous on putting greens Of golf
links their little earthen pellets ar,
source of annoyance. In such
cases 1t is recommended by the De-
parment of Agriculture entomology
lists that the soil be drenched with
kerosene emulsion. This treatment
gives good results against the COM
mon white grub. which is also an
enemy to lawns, saturating the oil
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NO BEER, MORE MILK.

One leading city OF the Southwest
formerly had extensive brewing in
terests, II being a distributed center
for the principle stock-raising section
OF Texas. With the coming OF prob
ibition the beer plants were paralyz-
ed temporarily, until an ingenious
brewer converted his malt factory
into a milk depository and distrlbut
ing agency. Now other brewers are
also operating as emergency dairs,
with the result that many people
who used to drink are finding the
wholesomeness In an abundance OF
milk,