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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-11-19
How to Overcome cowardice.

A coward at heart, with su-
preme effort of the will, can over
come cowardice by nipping 1t in the
bud. When fear begins to sap his
resolution, strength and determine
tion' ne must quickly substitute an.
otner emotion. He can allay his
rear, or at least control it. until
ne can get firm grip upon him.
SELF. He should summon his pride.
de should face the danger and try
20 force himself to remain calm. II
ne turns his back to the enemy his
fears are magnified; If he faces the
enemy, though he be very much
afraid, the danger doesn't seem half
as great. And as he faces the en-.
envy little flower of confidence
blooms within his heart. With each
enduring moment his courage more
and more supplants his fear, unit
the latter is crowded into the back
ground.-Physical Culture.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-11-19
THE. GREEsNSBOROS

several pairs of footwear were found
with the result that M. F. Belknap,
Will Bedell and Harley and Elmer
Hill were arrested and taken to New
port. Mr.. Belznap is a farmer with
| a large family to support. The goods
were found in his house. Will Hedell
works for him and is an old offender,
having served several terms in prison
| for burglary Elmer Hill is young
man of IL or 10, who recently married
Mr.. Belknap's daughter. The officers
have made another search since the
arrest and have found quite lot OF
supplies in the barn on the Belknap
place.
GREENSBORO BEND
Miss Rose Spring is working for
Mrs. Mary Barber.
E. W. Billiard and Clyde Smith
are making cedar oil.
Mrs. Pope has come to spend the
| winter with her son, j. III. Pope.
Mrs. Winn of Passumpsic is spend
ing a few days with Mrs. Mary
Weed.
Mrs. Alvina Ransom is spending a
few days with her niece, Mrs. Julia
Russell.
Mrs. Nancy Crosier of Glover has
been sewing for Mrs. Mabel Morse
for a few days.
Carl Rushford shoveled 371S tons
of coal here in the coal shed Friday
and did it all alone.
George Piper has been spending a
few days with his aunt, Mrs. Lola
King, of West Burke.
Chauncey Skinner and son of St.
Johnsbury were in the place on bust
ness the first of the week.
Mrs. Carl Rushford and children
are spending a few weeks with
friends in New Hampshire.
Mrs. Annie Montgomery and Mrs.
Jane Hutchins of East Hardwick
were here Tuesday to attend the
meeting of the Relief Corps.
GREENSBORO-North Neighborhood
John Hunt cut his wrist quite Sc
verely one day last week.
Mrs. Daniel Speir was on the sick
list and confined to her bed last week.
Roy Atherton was given a party
TludN eNGulilS al SllS hOiIlC VI lAAS
parents.
Mrs. Martha Bates left the first of
the week to visit relatives in differ
ent parts of the state.
Mrs. Chas. Simmons of Stowe Wis
tied her sisters, Mrs. Kaiser and
Mrs. Miller, last week.
/ Miss Mildred Fairbanks has recov-
orod from boT illness and returned
/ to her teaching in Greensboro Bend
/ Hubert Fairbanks of Enosburg set
| monuments for the Gebbie's, Nor
ward Drown, Tim Silver and Simpson
& ellis lots in the village cemetery
! last week.
Mrs Emma Mckinley and SON.
Dorman, came from Lowell, Mass.
the first of the week to accompany
Mrs. McKinley's mother home with
them for the winter
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-11-19
e THE
4 IKITCHEN
zCABINE 7 -

decentralization with its allied
thoughts and emotions has been
productive of a far greater loss in
initiative, in will-power. and of a
far greater degree of lowered vi
tally, both mental and physical,
than any of us have perhaps real
ized.-RaIph Waldo Urine
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-11-19

hand. With tomato soup
and croutOns for a be-
ginning follow up with
OK Tongue and Spin
ach.-The canned tongue
may be used as well as
the canned spinach. Heat
the cooked tongue and
Mace ON q MATTER. nnnfIu
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-11-19

Consider the centipede.

Considcr the Centipede.
II Is q mistake to suppose that all
ceh'ipedes have hundred legs. The
name Is misleading. The most common
variety usually have "a, but there are
o o species with as many as 100 or
zoo legs. Aoo W
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-11-19
DISHES FOR QUICK LUNCHEON

a choice may be made from these
dishes. depending upOn the foods at
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
French Federation
TRADE UNIONS LIMIT POWER
OF EMPLOYERS
AutOcracy and Absolutism of French
Employers Checked by Action of
the Recent Federation of
Labor Convention

Lyon, France - Collective bargain
ing checks the absolutism and autoc-
racy of the employer and is the first
step of the workers toward democracy
in industry declared the convention
of the French federation of labor in
its emphatic rejection of cleft wing"
plan to ignore collective agree
ments.
every manifestation of the work.
ing class leads to collective bargain
ing" declared the convention. at
is mistake to regard collective bar
gaining as a mere joint action of the
workers. Collective contracts, whether
they are limited to a single establish
ment or include an entire labor or
ganization, possess a high value.
They limit the authority of the en-
ployer. They establish new industrial
relations upon a basis which encour-
ages effort without deadening energy.
"Although the collective contract
may not Immediately secure the
recognition of all of labor's de-
mands, it does. diminish the employ
ers' absolutism by introducing into
their establishments an organization
not subject to employer control and
whose object is the emancipation of
the workers-the trade union"
In declaring for industrial nation
alization, under the control of the
producers and consumers, of the
"major functions of modern society,""
the convention declared:
Recognizing the incapacity of
political organisms and the con-
stituent impotency Of governmental
power over industry, it is not our in
tention either to augment the attrib-
utes of the state or reinforce them,
nor to have recourse to a system
which subjects basic industries to
political management, with its ire
sponsibility and it's inherent waste
and its reduction of productive forces
to sort Of fiscal monopoly. The
known deplorable results of the past,
and which continue to manifest them
selves even now, are a sufficient con-
demnation of this system.
"By naturalization we understand
the management of national property
by the interested parties themselves
= producers and consumers, associ-
ated."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Speaks Out Plain
STEEL STRIKE ISSUE CLEARLY
PRESENTED
Actions of Judge Gary Designated as
"Blind, Brutal and Arrogant" by
Matthew WOll, Editor of the
Photo Engraver

Chicago = Matthew Woll, vice
president of the A. F. of L., and editor
of the American Photo Engraver,
presents the one issue involved in the
steel strike in the last issue of that
magazine. He says:
"Blind, brutal and arrogant self
fshness has never been more damn
ingly indicted than by the eXhibi-
tion of Judge Gary, his associates and
followers in the utter and wanton
disregard of the rights and interests
of the steel workers of America. The
issue in the nationwide strike now in
progress is clear and definite and
cannot be perverted into a contest
of personalities, however assiduously
the bourgeoise class may apply itself
to this task.
"What the steel workers desire in
this contest is the complete recogni-
tion and full observance Of their right
to organize, their right to bargain
collectively for the sale of their serv-
ices and to be accorded an impelling
voice in determining the conditions
under which they shall labor. That is
the issue-nothing more and nothing
less.
"Of course, Judge Gary and his
cohorts have cleverly endeavored to
becloud the issue by the injection of
personal attacks on some of the
leaders of the striking steel workers,
hoping thereby to confuse the general
public and weaken the confidence of
the strikers in their leaders. AS
workers, We are not concerned with
the economic views which may have
been entertained by William z. Foster
number of years past. We know
that this strike has been authorized
and is being conducted jointly by "a
international unions affiliated with
the A. F. of L. AS long as William
Z. Foster will carry out the instruc-
tons and policies Of these organiza-
tions, so long will he be retained in
his present position.
Neither will the workers be swerv-
cd from their determined purpose to
cstabl sh their rights as free men on
the Industrial field by the cry of boil
shevis.n and sovietism. To the con-
trary, there is no set of men in
America today that is doing more to
promote bolshevism, sovietism and
anarchism than is Judge Gary and
men of his type"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Federal Pension Law
is Good Business

MISUNDERSTANDING the ques-
tion from the standpoint of business
and efficiency, R. H. Alcorn, a mem
ber of the Machinists' union, showed
that the proposed civil service retire
ment law would save the government
millions of dollars. The unionist is
chairman of the joint conference on
retirement.
At a meeting of the conference he
quoted the bureau of efficiency as au-
thority for the statement that the
positions of 6,400 employees now quail
fled for retirement could be filled by
2,200 young men, and that the retire
ment would mean the saving of the
average salary of $1,138 a year for
the 1920 retired whom no one would
succeed. This saving would total $4,-
$4,000 for the first year and a pro-
portionate saving for II years there
after, since during the first II years
the employees would practically be
paying Lne enIlfe annuity pension.
During the first IL years, at
least" he said, "the government will
not be paying cent on the retire
ment pension. A higher standard of
efficiency may be made, with the
humanitarian retirement of the3super-
annuated employees and the induction
of more active employees" The
speaker said the United States pen
sion office, which is a well organized
machine for handling such business
as the payment of the retirement
pensions, is now being faced with
dwindling business since the civil war
pensions become fewer every year,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Steel----A Testing Ground For All Who Profess
to Love Democracy

The great steel strike is on. One
of the big battles tor industrial de-
mocracy is in progress.
This fight was not of labor's MAX
ing Labor tried to the utmost the
peaceful ways Of negotiation.
The rebuff at the hands of steel
was stern and cold. Autocracy smiled
down in serene contempt and said,
"Begonew
These are the things the workers
in the steel mills are fighting for:
Right of collective bargaining.
Reinstatement of men discharged
for union activities.
An eight-hour day.
One days rest in seven.
Abolition of the twenty-four hour
shift.
Increase in wages sufficient to
guarantee American standards of
living.
Standard scale of wages in all
trades and classification of workers.
Double pay for all overtime, holi
day and Sunday work.
Check-off system of collecting union
dues and assessments.
Principle of seniority to apply in
maintenance, reduction and increase
of working forces.
Abolition of company unions.
Abolition of physical examination
of applicants for employment.
Every. thoughtful American ought
to study these demands.
The list includes nothing that every
American does not cherish for him
self. 1t is tabulation of simple and
fundamental rights.
These things are being demanded
by the steel workers in order that
there may be in the steel industry
something of freedom and light and
happiness.
These things are being demanded
because they are now denied.
The steel industry has been a brutal
dictatorship. 1t must be no longer
a dictatorship. Every American who
understands what America is and
what America means has a stake in
the fight of the steel workers.
When the steel workers win, one
more throne will have been kicked
into the discard. One more dictator
ship will be undone.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Helpless Workers
An Industrial Evil

Washington - The labor group in
presidents industrial conference pres
ented a declaration for the arbitration
of the steel strike. The plan was re-
jected by the committee Of Is, COM
posed of an equal number of repre-
sentatives OF. labor, the employers
and the public. This threw the sub
ject into the conference, where it was
being discussed the latter part of the
week. The opponents of arbitration
have taken advantage of the senti-
ment created against the steel strik-
ers, who are charged with everything
that will tend to have the people
overlook the workers grievances.
DR.. Elliott of Harvard university led
that portion of the public group
which opposed arbitration. The reso-
lutions follow:
"Whereas the nation wide strike
now in progress in the steel industry
of America affects not only the men
and women directly concerned, but
tends to disturb the relations between
employers and workers throughout
our industrial life, and
"Whereas this conference is called
for the purpose of stabilizing indus
tries and bringing into being a better
relation between employers and en-
ployes, and
Whereas organized labor wishes to
manifest its sincere and fair desire
to prove helpful in Immediately ad-
justing this pending grave industrial
conflict; ~herefore, be it
"Resolved That each group COM
prising this conference select two of
it's number and these six so selected
to constitute a committee to which
shall be referred existing differences
between the workers and employers
in the steel industry for adjudication
and settlement"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Favor Arbitration
of Big Steel Strike

New York-The charge made by
steel interests that collective bar
gaining leads to the so-called "closed"
shop, and that this lessons produc-
tion, was answered by Rev. DR.. Ryan,
Of the Catholic university, Washing
ton, in a speech in this city. For ar
gument, he assumed this was true,
and asked if this is worse evil than
to leave the workers at the mercy of
their employers.
The speaker defended the unions
right to insist on collective bargain
ing, and he recorded a sharp dissent
from Judge Gary's views as expressed
before the senate investigating COM
mittee. The steel officials refusal to
arbitrate "moral principles" was de-
clared to be Clearly indefensible."
Judge Gary strives to evade the
criticism that he refuses to employees
the right to organize by saying that
they may join unions if they like, but
that he will not deal with their or
ganization," said the speaker. "This
is fippant and cruel. He knows very
we'll that a union which is not per-
mitted to bargain with employers is
about as effective and useful for la
Dor as a sewing circle or tea party.
Recognition of the right of co.,
lective bargaining and more produc-
tion are two things that are essential
to better industrial relations. Other
things that are needed are the par
ticipation of labor in industrial man.
agement and a share in the surplus
profits. Both Of these latter sug
gestions will tend to increased pro-
duction and until these ends are at
tanned labor will commit industrial
suicide if it gives up the policy of
collective bargaining through the
unions"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Drivers Raise Wages

Detroit, Mich. - Organized truck
drivers employed by the United Fuel
and Food Supply company asked the
management if the rumor was true
that they were to be discharged. They
were told to "get their time" And
then the unexpected happened when a
score of non-union drivers asked for
their "time," also. When the delivery
system was completely tied up, the
management raised wages 81 a day
and now every driver is union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
FiIipinOS Protest
Against SIdnder

Washington-A Philippine commits
sion, which is in the city in the in
terest of independence for the Fill
pinos, has protested to Secretary Of
War Baker against "the mass of in
sulting and false statements about the
Filipinos, made in articles and editor
ials published in this country"
The Filipinos protest against such
terms as "stunted and inferior mon
grel people" "barbarians," wild"
"murderers," "ninety-per-cent litter
ates," and other arguments" that
have a familiar sound to the organ
lied workers.
Secretary of War Baker, who is the
highest executive official directly in
charge of the administration Of the
Filipinos, is informed that the Fill
pino commission has "purposely with
held the republication of many Amer
lean articles in the Philippines in
order not to create the ill-feeling
which would naturally result from
reading them"
The war secretary expressed his re-
grets over this condition and init
mated that the Filipinos are not the
only ones who have kick comm be-
cause of misrepresentation. The sec
retary included portion of Gov. Gen.
Smiths message to the Philippine
legislature in 1909:
"The American who dedicates his
energies to ill-timed and incorporate
abuse of the Filipinos is sowing the
seeds of ill-will from which he can
expect nothing other than rich crop
of racial prejudice"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
NEWARK, OHIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER "a,
Positions of Organized Labor and Employers Before
the Presidents Industrial Conference
WHAT LABOR FAVORS

Right to organize, to bargain col
lectively and be represented by those
whom the workers select. The same
right is accorded employers.
Free speech, press and assemblage,
with responsibility for utterances and
actions.
Limit the hours of labor to eight
hours. One day rest in seven, pref
erably Sunday. Saturday half holi-
day to be encouraged.
Overtime should be dicouraged, but
when absolutely necessary should be
paid for at no less than time and
One-half.
Right of all wage earners to a liv-
ing wage which "shall insure the
workers and their families to live in
health and comfort in accordance
with the concepts and standards of
American life"
Women should receive the same
pay as men for equal work per-
formed.
Women should not be permitted to
do work disproportionate to their
strength or which tends to impair
their potential motherhood.
To assure continuously improved
industrial relations between employer
and employed a method should be pro-
vided for the systematic review of
industrial relations and conditions by
those directly concerned in each in
dustry.
TO this end national conference
board should be established between
the organized workers and associated
employers in each industry.
The federal government, through
its department of labor, should en-
courage and promote the formation
Of these national conference boards,
which would counsel and advise with
the government in all industrial mat
ters where needful legislation is re-
quired.
Prohibit immigration for period
of at least two years after peace
shall have been declared.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Cannery Workers Win

Everett, Wash. - After a three
weeks strike cannery workers en-
ployed by the Everett Fruit Products
company have received wage in
creases and improved working condi-
tions. The support accorded these
girls was general throughout the
trade union movement of the north
west, because of a good publicity
campaign regarding working condi-
tions.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
WHAT EMPLOYERS FAVOR
Efficiency in production.

Each individual establishment
rather than the industry as a whole
should, as far as practicable, be con-
sidered the unit Of production and of
mutual interest on the part of en-
ployer and employed. "By experiment
tation and adaptation" plans should
be worked out for the cooperation of
employer and employed.
(This means that each plant would
negotiate with its workers without
regard to other plants and union
would be split into shop units)
Conditions of labor should be as
safe and as satisfactory to the work
ers Gas the nature of the business
reasonably permits"
Wages should provide living stan
dard and be based on the workers
productive efforts, his value and the
length of his service.
A study of bonus payments, profit
sharing and stock ownership is rec
commended.
Women should be paid the same
wage as men when they do work
equal to men.
Hours of labor should be consistent
with the health of the worker. Over
time should be avoided and one day
rest in seven is favored. (No mention
of eight-hour day.
Each establishment should provide
means to settle disputes with its en-
ployes. The management must not
be interfered with in the exercise of
its Essential function of judgment
and direction" (No provision is made
for arbitration.)
Trade unions should be incorporated
and held responsible for its actions
and that Of its agents.
The "open" shop. Right to strike
in private industry. Opposition to
strike in public utilities, to the SYM
pathetic strike and the boycott.
Vocational education.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24

Something big and vital to Ameri-
canism is at stake in this fight.
Something too big to be lost by de-
fault.
1t is no credit to the masters of
steel that these rights must be fought
for. But if they must be fought for
and they must-then let the fight
be a real fight and a winning fight.
Count every lover Of democracy with
the steel workers-and he who loves
not democracy will prove his apostasy
by standing with the barons on the
hilltop!
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Asbestos Workers Meet

Detroit, Mich.-At the convention
of the International Association of
Heat and Frost Insulators and AS
bestos Workers officers reported that
the membership has increased during
the past year and substantial wage
increases and working conditions have
been secured.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Asbestos Workers Unite

New Brunswick, N. ]. = With a
membership of 900 the asbestos work.
ers in one plant near here have form
ed the largest union in this section.
The men attempted to win a strike
when they were unorganized and have
concluded to come under the banner
of the A. F. of l.. Prediction is made
that the unions membership will
jump to 1900.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24

In view of powerful agitation in
this country and in England for the
naturalization of coal mines, the
following provision of the German
Constitution Cart. 155, p. ~ is of
interest: "All mineral treasures and
economically useful forces of nature
are under the control of the State.
Private rights are to be turned over
to the State through legislation"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Mayor Puts Wages Up

Jersey City, N. J.-Acting as arbi-
traitor in the dispute between the At
lantic and Pacific Tea company and
its organized checkers and leaders,
Mayor Hague decided that wages
should be advanced 81 week and
hours reduced from 5312 hours a week
to 5212 hours. The award dates back
to Sept. l.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Metal Miners Gain

Virginia, City, New. - Metal mine
operators of this county have signed
a union-shop agreement with affli
ates of the International Union of
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. A
flat rate of $5 for an eight-hour day
will be paid underground workers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Living Wage Comes First

Seattle-In letter to managers of
department stores in this city, the
Retail Clerks union, which has
started an organizing campaign
among these employees, says:
"Merit should be rewarded, but any
business that does not pay a living
wage to those who make that bus
ines possible, has no right to exist in
a civilized community"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24

whether the League of Nations
goes through or not as it is" said
Dudley Field Malone at a Labor meet
ing in New York, 81 am not alarmed
as to the future; for Europe will have
a new set of governments all the way
through before long, and they will
attend to any deficiencies there are
in the Treaty as it is today"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-10-24
Builders Want Increase

Fresno, Gala general wage in
crease of 81 a day is the demand of
several organized building crafts in
in this city. The laborers are also
associated in this movement and they
are asking for 5O-cent increase.