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Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-04
'HUNSPR0TEST
PEACE TERMS;
ISSUE APPEAL
TO AM ERICA
(By Associated Fress)

Berlin, June 4.-Magistrates Of 200
German municipalities, with a popula-
ton totaling 3O,0OOO 900, have signed
an appeal in behalf of the German
cities to the American people, pro-
testing against the peace terms and
demanding peace of justice" such
as was promised on the basis of Pres
ident Wilson principles.
A number of American wom-
en- who became German subjects by
marriage have signed similar ap-
peal to the women of America.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-04
Huns Prepare to Fight.
(By Associated Press)

Paris, June A report has reached
Peace Conference circles that Gustav
Noske, German minister of defense,
recently made tour of the German
coast defenses and directed the per-
sonnel to be prepared for emergen-
cieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-04
(By Associated Press)

Chicago, June 4.-Sixteen persons
are in custody today, as bomb sus-
poets, following several raids on gath
ing places of radicals. Explosives
were found in one and anarchistic
pamphlets in several.
1t is stated that partial con-
fessiOn indicating connection of
Chicago radicals with bomb Plot
Of WIDE ramificatiOns has Deen
obtained by Daniel Collin, arrest
ed several days ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-04
Headquarters Raided.
(By Associated Press)

New York, June 4.-The police to-
day arrested l64 persons in raid
on Russian radical headquarters in
East Fifteenth street. Four of them
will be deported. No evidence was
obtained to support the theory Of the
Pittsburg police that the bomb eX-
plosions were directed from there.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-04
M|LL|0NA|RESS
FOUND MURDERED
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, June 4.-Mrs. Sarah
Coburn, widow of Loren Coburn, a
millionaire, was found today clubbed
to death in her home at Pescadero,
near here.
According to the police, she was
80 years old and had received many
threats since the death of her hus
band in November, 1913.
The police said she had been ad
vised by friends to retain bodyguards
The Coburn estate has been in
volved in litigation for many years
based upon the incompetency of Co
burn. 1t was finally decided in his
favor, but was renewed by a nephew
AFRO Coburn, when Loren Coburr
died
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-04
(BY Associated Pressl

Redwood City, June Al. Sterling,
who had been actively interested IN
handling the Coburn estate, found
Wallace Loren Ceburn, aged 63, the
widows incompetent stepston, drag
ging the body about the room. Co.
burn was unable to talk. A stick was
found near the door of his bedroom.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-04
Sixty Arrested.
lRv Associated Pressl

]
Washington, June 4.--SiXty sus-
poets are held in various parts of the
country but so far as known no real
ly imprtant arrests have been made
in connection with the bomb plot.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-04
GRAND PARADE

(By Associated PreSS)
London, June 4.-Grand Pa
rade won the Derby at EPSON
Downs today, with Buchan second
and Paper Money third. Thirteen
started.
Rain began to fall before noon.
This was favorable to the course.
but threatened to spoil the day
for the thousands of holiday MAX
ers who were participating in the
first Derby Day festivities in
four years. Thousands travelled
to the course in every sort OF CON
veyance. including airplanes, and
some afOOt.
(By Associated Press)
Vienna, June 4.-The Austrian
government has decided unani-
mOusly that the peace terms are
unacceptable.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-04
USE PRESS WANT ADS

They work for you and
get results.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
PEOPLES MITES KEEP MACHINERY
OF DEMOCRACY IN WORKING ORDER
By SAMUEL, GOMPERS.
President, American Federation of La

President, American Federation of Labor.
Let the great issues and events of today take thoughts
wholly from those sna and quiet duties without the per-
Torrance of which the larger scheme things be endangered
The great wheels often be turned by silent power that
its force where there 1meght and great acclaim
the great wheels most be turned.
The sale of War Savings and Thrift Stamps helps keep
great wheels of the American turning their proper
speed With the high pitch of excitement almost gone, this work
Of the line of dy The and who
sell and the and who buy doing work less worthy
than when troops charging the ndenburg
It less worthy than when the ds beating
And is no less needed.
To the secretaries of War Savings societies may say
that theirs tine work. work and to which
thoughtfu1 person will wish to bring them help.
Bot there another side to the sale of these little stamps. While
helps government also helps those who by helps them
to be careful Of their helps them lay by little which
will stand to their credit This surey worth while
thing to do
And the work of selling War Savings Stamps does things
1t helps get money for government at time when needs
money
helps the purchaser Of stamps accumulate little money
he may need at later time.
good work. grateful Republic fail appreciation
the toll and sacrifice of who has this wonderful
Of gathering in the mites of the people until they bulk large
IN great totals that keep the machinery of democracy
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
NO FREE SPEECH and
IGNORANCE BOLSHEv|SM

I'm Russia, two things fosterd the
domination of bolshevism. These
were widespread ignorance of the peo-
pie, and suppression of discussion.
America must take her cue from these
in combating bolshevism here. Edu-
cation is the greatest factor here"
So says Dean William F. Russell
OF the University of Iowa. He spent
eight months in Siberia, with oppor-
tunity to learn at first hand Of boil
shevsn1. He says bolshevism should
be discussed freely, met on it's own
ground, combated with refutation of
it's own claims and the pointing out
Of it's inherent weaknesses.
That's the idea, exactly. TO resort
to epression-muzzle free speech and
throw people into prison for advocat-
ing bolsheVism-is not only foolish
and un-American, but positively dan
gerous to our institutions.
1t was such coercive policies that
produced the revolutions of the past
and are creating bitter feeling in this
country.
History seems to teach no lessons
to Bourbons and their politicians and
scribes-they think that jai'ings and
persecution are the last word in
stamping out ideas.
There is no fool like an educated
fOOl.-CleVeland Citizen
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
ECONOMIC POWER won
IN textile INDUSTRY

The 4S-hour work week in the tex
tile industry is now an accomplished
fact. with the exception of a few
spots here and there. particularly IN
the southern states where they have
come down half way from 60 hours
per week to 81 and So hours per
week; and it is only a question of a
sort time when, through the economic
power of the United Textile Workers
of America. backed up by public
opinion, the 4S-hour work week for
textile workers will be universal all
over the country.
Immediately on having determined
the fact that the shorter hour work
day had been secured, a demand for
an increase Of Is per cent IN wages
was issued by the United Textile
Workers, and notice sent to all man.
ufacturers in the New England
states. Realizing that determined
fight would probably follow a refusal
to grant the demand, the manufacture
crs posted notices, which were widely
circulated by the daily press, that
they had voluntarily granted an in
crease equaling that asked by the
United Textile Workers.-The Tex
tile Worker
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
FAV0RS RE-EDuCAT|0N
FOR INJURED WORKERS

After a four-years' investigat ton of
serious permanent injuries to 700
workers, the California State Indust-
a report showing the necessity for
the re-education of workers who SUI
fer these injuries.
The report says the typical gen
eral average" Of these workers is 37.S
years of age. He has had the equi-
valent of four and one-hale years of
common school education. He is In
telligent, ambitious anti capable of
learning. He has two dependents,
besides himself who look to him for
support. He has a permanent dis
ability rating of "a Il per cent, or 139
compensation weeks, during which he
draws a compensation of $685. a
week under the state compensa ton
laws. He has lost one year from en-
ployment. His present wage is $16.6U
a week, against $22, previous to his
injury. He feels that his position is
uncertain and that the hazard of
employment for him increases daily.
He owns an equity of S1S4 in a
house. The period Of his compensa-
ton will soon expire. He will then
be dependent for support upon a
wage Of about G5 per cent of that en-
joyed by his fellow workers who have
no injuries. and he will be burdened
with increasing hazard of employment
as the years go by.
The mills Of our industries'' con-
tinues the report ''have ground off
his arms Or hands. Or legs or feet,
or: put out his eyes. The solution is
not pension. He does not ask that
The offer of a pension would be 2
moral crime. He asks simply new
industrial chance through industrial
re-education. TO this he is entitled
by his Industrial necessity. To this he
is entitled by our industtial prosperity
achieved in part, at his expense. To
this he is entitled by the very human
ity Of the age
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
| UN|0h!STS LOCKED OUT;
SYMPATH|zERS MARKED

CHARLOTTE, n. c., June 12-All
members of the United Textile Work
ers employed in the mills Of the Chad
wick-Hoskins Manufacturing company
have been locked out. Every persons
who has been known to express SYM
pathy with the union is included in
this Prussian order. A strike is also
featuring company. Gun men are paid
Sc day to terrorize workers whose
only offense is that they joined a iabo:
union. The unionists charge that the
local press will not publish the facts.
these cases.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
GIRL WHO BROUGHT
BURlES0N TO time

Spending five busy days in Seattle.
Miss Julia O'Conner of Boston, pres
ident of the telephone operators de-
partment Of the International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers., last
week started a campaign for tn. re-
organization Of the Seattle telephone
girls union, which once had virtually
100 per cent of the 900 switchboard
girls of the city, but which suffered
various reverses during the war, part
ly on account of the unfriendly atti-
tude toward organized labor of A. S.
Burleson, postmaster general and ex-
officio wire controller for the United
States governmc
Miss O'Conner told organized labor
in Seattle that she was not on the
coast for coastwide strike of the
switchboard girls, but to build up a
militant organiza ton in every city and
town that would enable 10000 girls to
obtain without strike. except as a
last resort, the wag> increases and
the better1nents in working conditions
they have asked in vain of the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company
and Wire Controller Burleson in the
states of Washington, Oregon, Calf
ornia and Nevada. Miss O'Connor,
who is only 2S years old. but born
leader, received a warm welcome in
Seattle.
Miss O'Conner led the successful
strike of the New England telephone
operators and defeated Car Burlesor
most decisively and told Seattle union.
lists that 100 per cent organization Of
the Seattle girls would put the entire
northwest into line for reorganization
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
NO 0SH0RT CUT ROAD
To INDUSTRIAL PEACE

There is no easy" way to solve in
dustrial and social problems, declared
President Gompers, replying to a
Washington Cd. c. newspaper which
has revived the plan to hold ma
tional conference to meet in that city
and discuss these questions.
The newspaper asked President
Gompers' views on the proposal, and
the trade unionist replied:
"a conference of the character in
dicated may be helpful in bringing
men to better realization of each
others point Of view and the claims
| which the workers make upon society
as a more adequate reward for serv-
| ice performed.
IF, however, there is in the project
the thought that set of basic prin-
ciples for guidance in solution Of Ia
Dor problems and assurance Of indus
trial peace can be adopted, it will
utterly fail. There is no royal road
to a final solution of the labor prob
lem,' nor can industrial peace be
secured by a set of resolutions.
| II have endeavored to do my share
| to help solve the problems of the day
and of the time, and to bring about
as nearly an approach to industrial
! peace as perhaps any other man in
our country, but to entertain the idea
that the labor problem can be solved
or permanent industrial peace at
tanned is following a will-o -tne-wisp.
IAN intelligent, rational discomfort
for a better time and better condi-
tons Of life and work is the har-
binger Of progress and a better day.
It is the ignorant, irrational unrest
which must be understood and edu-
Gated and brought within the COM
mon activities of all our people in
order to open the path to our greater
PROGRESS and orr higher civilization -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
DETROIT MACH|k|STS
OUT FOR 44-H0UR week

DETROIT, Mich, Nearly 1000 ma
chinists employed by the Studebaker
discrimination against union. men
forced the issue. The men are de-
handing a 44hour week. with Satur-
day half holiday. wage increases of Is
cents an hour, time and half for ov-
ertime and double time for late night
work and holidays. and reinstatement
of discharged unionists. An equal
number Of men are still OIL strike a.
the Tin1kin plant. Both companies
refused to meet union representatives.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
TELL EN- THEY'RE ALL GOOD.

The financial faker who is selling
worthless stocks never knocks the
offerings of another. Tell 'em
they're all good" are his instructions
to his agents. "We'll get ours along
with the rest But ii you believe
them you'll get yours along with the
rest (of the dupes).
One of the favorite inducements
of the dishonest promoter Is to de-
tail the profits and success of some
legitimate concern in the same line
of industry as his fraud. He will
tell you his offering is sure to make
fortunes equally great. If such
enormous profits are sure to result.
why does not he take them himself
instead of asking stock subscriptions
Of IS, SO, $40 and larger sums from
widows and orphans?
You can be sure he is not running
any charitable institution for your
benefit but he is good to himself with
your money.
He will advertise that his stock
will advance 800 per cent next week.
Why does he let you in cheap when
he could wait until next week and
make 800 per cent himself?
He will try and induce you to trade
your Liberty Bonds and War Savings
Stamps for his rotten stocks because,
he knows the bonds and stamps are
the best securities in the world and
because he is perfectly willing to get
something for nothing.
If you buy War Savings Stamps
every time you cash your pay check,
you will not make 800 per cent
promised paper profit, but you will
have a mighty comfortable sum OF
real money.
You cannot beat the trickster's
game but you can make him sick ny
refusing to play it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
STATE INSURANCE PAYS,
SAYS OREGON WORKERS

PORTLAND, Ore. June 12.-Since
the state Workmen's compensation
law became effective in 1914, the in
dustrial accident commission has re-
ceived from all sources $6,0O7,081
which it has disbursed in the course of
business at an administrative expense
of only 6.17 per cent the balance
being available for the payments of
claims of workmen injured in Oregon
industry. During the year 1918 there
were 1928 workmen injured in in
dustry in the state, 1872 of the acci-
dents being fatal.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14

progress instead of reaction, Of civic
development instead Of monstroua
and massive military burdens.
We demand this safeguard. imper-
feet though it may be. We dealaad
it for the war we have fought. We
demand it in the name OF human
freedom and progress. We demand
it in the name of humanity. We
have an abiding faith in the ability
of humanity to 60 forward If the
militaristic and reactionary intrigu-
ers of the past will get out of the
way. And we have a conviction that
they will either get out of the way,
or be compelled to get out Of the
way.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
THE BOMB CHALLENGE!

TIE BOMB C;dAkIENGE!
Just this word to the insane bomb
plotters:
Their violence is a direct challenge
to organized society in this demo-
cratic republic.
Democracy will not be overthrow
by any such methods.
We reason things out here in
America and we decide issues by the
recording of our collective Judgment.
We shall continue to decide mat
tiers by that process.
Those who resort to the bomb are
in the wrong place.
The challenge of violence must
and will be met and dealt with ac-
cording to the laws of the land.
The destroyers say they act in the
name Of liberty.
The whole tendency of such action
in a free country is to compel
the majority to adopt restrictive
measures.
Because of that the bomb outrages
are doubly criminal.
We must be careful that reaction
does not result from the work Of
insane dynamiters.
But the republic must protect it.
self and it's institutions against ter
rorist methods. America will not be
destroyed by terrorism.
This, we are confident, will be the
Judgment Of every trade unionist
democracy and progress.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
"EFFICIENCY" ONCE MORE.

According to some Of the naton's
leading employers it is a simple
truth" that the way to permanently
increase wages is to increase 1.-The
product per man"
Indications are not lacking that
this doctrine may be taken up and
made the rallying cry Of employers
az successor to the "reduce wages"
slogan that it was sought to intro
duce upon the signing Of the arm
istice.
That there is need Of higher wages
in a great many branches of industry
does not admit of contradiction.
That there is need of the highest
degree of productivity in every part
Of the world is sound fact.
That greater productivity per man
will raise wages is not SO evident.
Not by any such simple process as
the speeding up of factory wheels
is the great problem Of industry to
be solved. Thoughtless employers
who may honestly believe salvation
is to be found merely by turning the
wheels more rapidly should be dis
illusioned before they go too far in
chasing this latest rainbow, which
really is very old rainbow Of very
dubious colors.
The increase prodUction' cry
takes fresh color just now. however
from the fact that world supplies
are depleted and production is
needed to care for the material wants
of the world.
None knows better than the ave-
rage employer that the business OF
speeding up has been tried time after
time, with one general result This
result has been lower pay per unit
Of work for the worker and higher
profit per unit for the employer.
The employer has figured on the
idea that about SO much day was
enough for the workman and the
more work he could do in day the
greater the profit. And where wage:
have been advanced under intensi
fed production methods they have
not been advanced in proportion tt
the increase in production. Their
have been temporary exceptions, o
course, where for a short period ;
proportionately higher wage woult
be paid, but the let-down has com,
sooner or later.
Various devices have been trie(
by employers to induce a higher rate
Of production. The pace-fxer ha
been resorted to until the deception
is too we'll known to be effective t,
any great degree. Various "effici
ency" syst TENS have had their day i,
the shor and they, too, have come tt
be generally understood as wrong il
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
PLAY THE BIG LEAGUE GAME.

PLAY THE BIG LEAGUE GAME.
The reactionaries everywhere are
opening their big chorus against the
League Of Nations. They don't want
it. They won't have it if they can
help it.
What they want is not made clear.
Perhaps they don't care to say right
out in public what they want. But
if they don't have the. League of
Nations there is no doubt about
what they will have They'll have
! the old-time, WORKOUT game of
, nation against nation, each armfng
against all and each playing the good
| old game of intrigue and secret dip
lomacy to the limit, as of yore.
! The common people of America
thought that game was consigned to
the discard when we entered the
great war
If the people have their way the
game will be ended.
The League of Nations scheme as
it stands isn't perfect. Nobody be-
| lieVes it is so. But it is the best
thing In sight and it is elastic enough
to be changed from time to time to
fit new conditions
1t offers the world the one and
only chance of lasting peace, of CO.
operation instead of distrust, OF
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
MIR. BURLESON TAKE NOTICE.

WINDSOR. Sanada, June 12.-Dou-
bic pay for work on holidays and
working week Of a. hours has been
granted Windsor mail carriers by the
postoffice department. The men will
be given half day off each week.
The new order becomes effective i'm
mediately.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
WON THEIR DEMANDS.

NEWARK, Ohio, June 12.-After
negotiating with officials OF the Simp-
son foundry for two weeks without
results Molders union No. 2o5 called
a strike. The dispute terminated by
the strikers winning all points for
which they commended. Wages here
after will be $6 a day with back pay
from Act. J.. at which time the old
scale expired,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
RESULT OF UNITY.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., June -.
Unity of action by Painters Decora-
tors aid Paper Hangers union No. S43
resulted in securing the signatures Of
all the employing painters in this dis
trict to a new scale which calls for Sc
a day and eight hours, every painter
in the district being a member of the
union.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14
GET 100000 BACK PAY.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 12.-As n
result Of decision of the railway ad-
justment board No. 2, the carmen OF
the Nashville Chattanooga and St.
Louis railroad receive over $4,000
back pay. Each man gets from 500
to $780,
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
MASS ME- ETINC WILL PRECEDE
 CONVE N I |O \

mass meeting Friday night will precede the convention in Phoenix on Saturday at which the state or ganization of the new patriotic order, the United Americans" will be formed, according to a telegram re- ceived yesterday by Ben Franken- berg of this city from H. A. Diehl, chairman of the organization com mittee in the state capital.
 The telegram to MT. Frankenberg is as follows:
 Ben Frankenberg, Bisbee, Ariz.
 Convention of United Americans in Phoenix Saturday to form state organization We want your attend ance at a mass meeting Friday night and at the convention, bringing q representative delegation from vari- ous sections and from industrial and political groups for an unofficial campaign. We are depending on you as loyal and public-spirited citizen to aid.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
UNITED AMERICANS,

"H., A. Diehl, Chairman.
 Judge John w. Hogan is head of the local branch of the United Amer jeans, recently formed. At the last meeting of the local organization A delegates to the state convention were named. IT. addition, it is hoped to launch a thorough campaign for members in every district in the state, so. that the entire loyal citizen " Of Arizona may be affiliated under the United Americans to take de termined stand for Americanism as opposed to I. w Wism, EOlshevism, and other menaces to the flag.
 At a mass meeting preceding the formal state organization of the United Americans, it is hoped to have hundreds of citizens present from all parts of Arizona, as an eX- pression of whole-hearted endorse ment of the movement.