The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-27

1914. On the contrary, the price was
reduced.
"It is not true, as Mr.. Gompers
states, that for the past several years
the miners have averaged only 16O
to $50 working days year.
"It is a fact, however-and Mr..
Gompers could easily have ascertained
it-that virtually every bituminous
mine in the country has on it's pay
roll a substantial number of men who
deliberately lay off from one to three
days week when they have an OPP
pOrtunity to work."
Samuel Gompers and his conserva-
tive associates among the leaders of
the American Federation of Labor de-
serve commentator for their efforts
to keep the radicals and anarchists
from gaining control over organized
labor in this country, but they are not
doing their cause or themselves any
good by giving their full support to
such movements as the coal strike,
the steel Strike and the strike of Bos-
ton policemen. Public sympathy is be-
ing rapidly alienated by some of the
methods adopted by union labor, and
in America public sympathy is abso-
lutely necessary to success in such
matters.
That the people really are waking
up to the perils of the situation was
fully demonstrated in the Massachu-
sets election. Governor Coolidge,
who had taken a firm stand against
the striking policemen and had in
sisted on the maintenance of law and
order was up for reelection and was
opposed by Richard H. Long. The lat
ter, running on the Democratic ticket
had promised to reinstate the police
men if elected, and the contest really
centered in the strike. The result of
course, everyone knows-Coolidge was
returned by an overwhelming major
ity and the radicals, who had gath
cred their forces to the support of
Long were crushed.
Of the other elections of the week
the most interesting was in Kentucky,
where e. p. Morrow, Republican, de-
feated Governor Black by large plu-
rality and the statewide prohibition
amendment won. In New Jersey e.
I. Edwards, Democrat, who ran on
wet platform, was elected governor;
and Ohio voted wet on all four of the
liquor propositions presented, accord
ing to incomplete returns. Maryland
and Mississippi were carried by the
Democrats. In New York city Tam
many sustained a terrific defeat, los
ing ten aldermen and eighteen assem-
blymen besides various other Offices
The Oyster Bay district sent Lieut..
COL Theodore Roosevelt to the as
sembly with d whopping big vote.
President Wilson warmly congratu-
lated. Governor Coolidge on his vic
tory over the forces of misrule, as do
all good citizens regardless of party
The Republican leaders also rejoiced
because they looked on the results in
the Bay state and in Kentucky as a
forecast of the results in the next
presidential election. Democrats were
elated over New Jersey, and the vets
derived much comfort over the vote
in that state and in Ohio.
Despite the apparent deadlock over
the peace treaty in the senate, the in
dications are that an agreement for
early final action is at hand. Secre-
tary Tumulty arranged with the pres
ident's physicians for visit by SEN
ator Hitchcock to Mr. Wilson in order
to lay before him the entire situation,
explain the evident intentions of the
majority concerning reservations and
obtain the presidents word as to what
he would accept in that line. Over
and over again Mr.. Wilson has said
he would accept no change in the
treaty or reservation which would
compel the resubmission of the pact
to the other nations, and the majority
senators are taking cognizance Of his
determination. Already they have
changed the Lodge reservations by a
sentence pointing out that the ac-
ceptance of the reservations by the
other powers, as required by the pro-
posed ratification resolution, may he
obtained through an exchange of Dip
Iomatic notes. They also planned to
strike out the fourteenth reservation,
declaring the United States is not
bound to submit to the League of Ma
tons questions OF vital interest or ma
tional honor.
According to Paris advices the
treaty of Versailles will become effec-
tive on November %, when the ex-
change Of notifications between Ger