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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-04

coRYDo~. Ind. Nov. 4-A
double wedding In which sisters be-
came brides of twins took place here
Elmer o. n~hweinhart and MIss
Josephine Hall and Emery I. Sch
veinhart ana Miss Eilxabesh c. Hal
eere married.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-04
Warn Folks Against
% Bluebird" Campaign

Because II - orsy Duplicating work
that h fully covered BY local crssni-
sasions. seattle business men and
othsrs should not support Tn Blue
bird Campaign for HAppinssa." Or
sanissd b. the Nov York Intsrailisd
Art association. for the relief u
needy American. French and Belgian
children. This warning 10 issued BY
the charities Endorsement bureau.
Chamber Of Commerce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-04

The nghs~ss metal known that ~
mains comparatively unchanged un.
der ordinary conditions IA mag
nsnium.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-04

CrcenviIie. =. C.. claims 10 have
the largest policeman in the world,
while Crystal Springs Miss. put w
the smallest one.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14

governmental changes be made in a
opinion. Editors will be in constant
lawful manner. In short, the United
States criminal code makes no attempt
to gag speech or press in peace times.
And this is what the sedition law ad-
vocates object TO. They want the law
changed 50 that a man will be held
guilty Of sedition if he says or writes
something that the government be-
lieves might induce or cause: another
man to commit an act the court would
hold unlawful.
This theory is called constructive
sedition.''
:; In the seventeenth century the no.
torious Judge Jeffreys of ENGLAND
held that a man was guilty of con-
structives sedition because he had in
his possession private memorandum
written: by himself. The court said
this paper might fall into the hands
Of another man. who might read tho
memorandum. and might be- impelled
to attaek$the king. After q long fight
the English people annulled this at
tempt to regulate opinion.
!: "A sedition.law In peace times means
= continuance Of war times. It Is al an
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14

espionage law under another name. A
man can be arrested for expressing an
doubt as to whether their utterances
on vital question is seditious. Police
spies flourish. Free speech is at the
will of federal Judges and district at
torneys. The postoffice department
may, silence a paper that expresses an
opinion some official says is seditious.
And criticism by an opponent can
easily be construed as seditious.
Under a sedition law any strike
could be declared an attack upon the
government. The, strike officials
could be Jailed, their publications
seized, their treasury confiscated and
their offices raided under the sane
tity of the law.
Under sedition law it would be a.
criminal offense to criticize an injunc-
tion Judge. To attack an order like
Judge Anderson's Injunction against
the miners would be an attack on gov
ernment and an, interference with the
enforcement Of law and suppression
of sedition. - -.
With q sedition law In force, the adj
vocates Of compulsory training, the
defenders Of injunction judges, the
privateers and profiteers who want to
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14

law school. 1--WE should reflect ma
terially.", he said. before we reverse
the policy offa century and confide to
the federal government a power Of
suppressing mere opinions and discus
sions. - T.. ~ ii = =
when vi reflect that such we'll
considered Acts Of legislation as the
18th amendment and the Sherman act
accomplished little that was intended
and much that no one had in mind
at the time. At cannot be said that the
fears Of those who doubt the advisa-
bilityt Of the pending sedition mea-
sures are chimericaE
When those because Of their edu-
cation and social position ought to
know better publicly advocate lawless
vindication of social order. and preach
hanging and shooting Of those whose
social opinions they disapprove, they
are held MP for admiration as cour-
ageous patriots. But such reckless
speech and such high handed abuse
OF power al that now going:on In the
New York legislature are more animi-
cal to American institute ions than the
silly. talk of. ignorant men made sus-
picious Of government by sad experi-
e1ce IN Other 3and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14
ADVOCATES OF SDllI0N LAWS WOULD DESTROY AMERICAN IDEALS

The hurricanes of protest by organ
ized labor and others against the Stir,
uns-Graham~ sedition bill has. caused
the sedition law advocates to shorten
sail. They are now attempting to
sugar-coat this vicious proposal.
Ihe claim that this legislation Is
necessary to protect the government
from being overthrown cause oppon-
ents to ask why federal officials do
not act under existing federal laws.
Section four Of the federal criminal
code provides for the punishment, Of
anyone who would incite or eneaxe> in
rebellion or insurrection against the
authority of the United States or >ita
laws.
Section six makes it unlawful for
two or more persons. to conspire to
overthrow or to destroy by. force the
government, or by force vent hinder
or delay the execution of any federal
statute. -
The federal criminal code gives. the
attorney general ample power to- pro-
ceed against anyone who uses or advo-,
Gates force against the government: i.
But these laws make no provision
to punish q man who criticizes. the
government or who advocates that.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14

"clean up" Mexico and every other
element that favors things as they are
could call on the government to ST:
lence any and every distasteful agi-
tation. = : :
sedition laws in peace times mean
an abandonment of the American:
theory that government is subordinate
to the people. Government Of, by
and for the people, is replaced by the
autocratic theory that government is
superior to the people and must pro-
tect itself from the people. :. Il q
Hysteria similar to the present Sc.
dition laws agitation swept through
the country 130 years ago. An anti
sedition law was passed by congress,
but when the people assumed their
normal mental attitude they destroyed
the political party that was respon-
sib1e for that un-American Legislation
Sinse that time to the present no
attempt has been made to pass 4 se-
,dition law, although several wars have
been waged, including the great civil
war, which was the most stupendous
Of its kind In the worlds history:
One Of the most pronounced oppo-
ments Of the Stirling Graham bill Is
Roscoe Pound. dean Of the Harvard
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14
AMERICAN LABOR TO MAKE WAR
ON ?!!:A!!NDPATTERS congress
American Federation Of [a1s> e~ N Fight Agalst7oykn.
Action Decided on at Conference hed in Washington. Union
Men and Friends Urged to Prepare for Political Contest.

The American Federation Of Labor has declared for political
action It work along nonpartan lines it did the
of 1906 and 1905 Be
Gompers who opened the fire Cannonm when he
election in the state of Maine and brought back
Washington the scalp Of lefed Cannon right hand the
lower house.
Mr. Gompers who went into Cannons district in
Illinois where his record read the and the venerable
statesman retired to life for The progressive
which swept the country 1910 and 1912 the direct
result Of the fight started by the American Federation of Labor
against the reaconay elements that controlled nation and which
stood wall against everything that spelled social and political
Reaction Has Set in Again.
Now reaction has again. Congress has been session since
last and it has turned deaf every species of pro-
greve legislation Torysm in the saddle It did have
Like the Bobons Of France who learned forgot
anything is riding for fall and the American Federation
Labor calls upon the liberal forces throughout the nation join
with labor in making the fight against it.
conference of leading labor held Washington last
week consider the political aspect Of the labor situation
national nonpasan labor committee recommended and
effort will be made mobilize all union workers lovers
liberty throughout the country effort defeat candidates
Indifferent hostile labor and to elect tried and
friends of labor and the people,
Not waiting for the general election in November the campaign
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14
TOM :! MOONEY TO
Get new trial
That Is II District Attorney viii
Proceed Under Standing
Indictments.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12.-Advo.
Gates Of a new trial for Thomas j.
Mooney continue their agitation, al.
though their efforts are not receiving
first-page publicity because Of after
war problems.
On the last day of his term of Of
flee, District Attorney Fickert at
tempted to have the other indictments
against the alleged bomb throwers
dismissed This would make it i'm
possible to secure a. new trial. Judge
Griffin blocked the game by dismiss
ing Indictments against Mrs. Mooney
and Weinberg, who were found not
guilty at their first trlai. The court
retained upon his calendar one indict-
ment against Mooney and Billings,
and now the advocates of a trial for
Mooney are asking the new district
attorney to proceed with trial on
that indictment.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14
PICKED LEADERS D|DNT PUT
,. OK. ON RAIL RETURN Bills
Farm Delegates Brought to Washington Wall Street Finan
ces Bak at Guarantee Refuse to ndose AntiskeCause
But Agree to Return Of Railroads. Meeting Was Failure,

H.. WAsH!NGToA Feb r. Although the newspapers conveyed
me that the organization Of farm leaders
Washington last week had purposes ndorsd the
ummms railway bill and the Associated Press story
TINS memorial issued by the conference
the unpopular measure repudaed This done delph
nevertheless the who said they agriculture
went record opposed the two cardinal principles
the eonerees refused ndoe the guarantee and second
they declined support the anske feature bill guar
anee repudad in the sentence which, by the way
papers appear to have overlooked
1--WE opposed guarantee dividends or
government subsidy, !
Strong Language Against Provisions.
NO language could state clearly the
ference to the guarantee incorporated the
sentence. :
refusal OF the conference support the
the contained the statement that the
work individually collectively for adequate unassa
able.''
member Of the conference who stood high in
in the draft Of the labor part the asked
what the farm leaders believed adequate reasons said
which might regarded by honest tribunal
minded citizens sufficient to to collectively
For instance tyranny the treatment of men, living con
dions attempt arbitrarily reduce campaign
the right of collective bargaining All my udg
ment adequate The conference unaerab opposed
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14
Want i RAILROADS. Ii 4
... . . HELD|.BY'. !! !. B ALTON | / D.
Labor and Former Representa-
tives Request President VIII
son to Keep Them.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia dee-
cation represe nting the A. F. of -
railroad brotherhocds and organized
farmers called at the. white house
and presented to the president,
through his secretary, Mr.. .Tumulty,
a request that the railroads be held
for at least two years, that govern
mental operation may be siven fair
tary Frank Morrison spoke for the
A. F. of L., in the absence of Presi-
dent Go1hpers, who, -;de a previous
engagement to appear before the
presidents industrial commission.
Acting President Jewell. of the rail-
way employees department of the "A.
F. Of L., spoke Of these workers:
Secretary Morrison called attention
to living cost statistic Issued by the
United States bureau Of labor sta
tistics, which show that the cost OF
living is increasing. The trade union
ist made the point that If the roads
are returned now Fl light rates will
have to be increased and living costs
go higher.
A memorial to the president was
handed to his secretary in which a
committee representing trade union
lists, railroad brotherhoods andfarm-
ers say:
Such an increase in freight rates
means an increase in the cost Of liv-;
ing, as estimated by your director
general of railroads, at least ST.
O00,0o0,000 a year. This will be
nothing short of a national calam-
ity."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14
court ENJ0INS: :. !.
METAL STRIKERS !
Holds Peaceful PIeket|ngls Vic.
::Iation of Law VIII /
Ignore Injunction,

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. .12.-Fed-
.eral Judge IN Fleet has issued. an
injunction aga:;st str ing metal
workers picketing the Union Iron
works plant Of t.-e Bethlehem Ship
Building compan::'. The court charged
violence, although the strikers Sattor-
neys asked the company's attorneys
t cite one v:-le t act that the work
ers committed.
TT e company insisted that pilket-
ing is interfering with government
work and that its contract with: the
governmen: will not permit a wage
scale that the strikersdemand., : "a: :,
The strikers told the Jul that. the
company has dsl catedly offered even
a higher rate ifthe men return to
work as indivi; ual. 49,.
The court held that peaceful pick
citing is a violation Of the law. The
strikers have informed the Curt that
his injunction will be as effective in
building ships as was Judge Ander-
sons injunction in mining coal.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14
N-AMER|CAN
UNITY NEEDED
FOR W0RkE
Gompers Issues Call for Big
Convention to Be Held in
Mexico Next July.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The Pan
American Federation of Labor has
issued manifesto to the workers of
all American countries in which at
tention is called to the third Pan
American labor congress to be held
In the City of Mexico, beginning July
IL next.
The document is signed by Samuel
Gompers, c. A. Vargas and James
Lord, president, secretary and trea-
surer, respectively, of the Pan-Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. Workers in
the various American countries are
urged Ito prepare now to be repre-
sented at the congress. The mani
festo says:
Until q short time ago there had
been no means of communication
between the masses Of the peoples of
the American countries. The only
relations existing were those estab-
lished by the financial, commercial
and industrial interests, and, as every
one knows. these interests are not al
ways .actuated by a desire to promote
the welfare Of the people. nor do they
represent the higher and nobler ideals
OF the peoples of the American coun-
tries. These interests are actuated by
three motives, namely: profits, profits
and more profits. In their mad rush
for material aggrandizement they
completely lose sight Of the rights and
interests of humanity.
''since the financial, commercial
and industrial interests Of Pan
America are SO closely allied and are
every day extending their activities
over q wider field opened up by the
conditions. created by the late war,
it r. all the more evident that the
wage eaEners of Pan-America must
unite. for Their. own. :pEotsction, for. f.Sf1 i'll
our present day the Organization of
the wage earners on a purely national
scale will not be adequate for the pro-
.tectioh and promotion Of their in
terests and tor the attainment and
realization of their hopes and aspira-
tons"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14
LABOR WILL NOT
co oNE:::..||NCH| |: !. {. | lei /. TO
|NJURE AMERICA
W. A. Appleton, Secretary. Of
British Trade Unions, Writes
Of Union Loyalty.

Revolutionary. chatter in America
does not impress William A. Ann1e+on.
n,,;+i,. :. ..o.... n-,-t,,.
- 's III iean reoera'ion's''
current issue. the writer is secretary
Of the British General Federation of
Trade Unions and president Of the In
ternational Federation of Trade
Unions. His last visit to this country
was as a delegate to the international
labor conference. established by the
peace treaty. +
In estimating thk future of Amer
lea, says the British trade unionist,
1T is always necessary to take into
consideration tho extra ordinary pow
er of the national ISpirit and the ex.
tent of the iaerfc11ifura1 basis.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14
AVERAGE: family \
|NC0M|E E. MUST Be:
$2,24.:T0L|vE
Requires That Much to Property
Sustain Household Declares
Columbian, Professor. j..

WASHINGTON, Feb. IAN aver
age American family requires $2,244
year to sustain it health and
reasonable comfort. ae ding to Pro-
fessor w: F. Ogburn, 81 the Column
bia university faculty.. -
Professor Ogbur1 was engaged by
the United Mine Workers of America
to prepare an annual budget for an
American family Of five persons. In
their present argument before the
presidents commission to settle the
coal strike the United Mine Workers
are using that budget, which contains
the following items: :"
Food, 1880; additional food of the
husband is engaged in heavy manual
work, 32.7S; clothing, husband.
$146.S1; wife. $130:92; boy, II years,
$77.4o; girl, five years. $66.1s; boy,
two years, $34; clothing, total,
SASS 2e: rent, $216: fuel and light,
$40; miscellaneous, $576.50. 49,
After deducting SIS for savings on
a garden, chickens, etc, and adding
$40 for explosives, blacksmfthing, etc.,
which are necessary out1ays tor the
miner, the net total given above is
arrived at.
A part of the miners argument be-
fore the commission has been pre-
sented by their statistician, ". H.
Bittner. :Bittner called attention to
the fact that If the miner should work
all of the possible 304 working days
in the year at his present rate >of IS.
a day he would receive less than
three -fourths of the amount required
to support his family on a fairly com
Portable basis. 80
And thousands Of the. miners are
not permitted to- work even half time.
The American public does not vet
;rsa1izes that the miners, demand for;
a six-hour day Is an effort to increase,
production by&keepfns :fhs$roal. digtsrs.
employed more uniformly during the
year. The miner complains, that the
owner attempts constantly to confuse
the public by pretending that the
workers want to restrict production,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14
B!!SMARk RULES:
i. .:::..!!W||[||Q|lt'T:Go@AERE! J ! |;
SGaa::;i -
Senator Owen Deeries; Effort to
Resort 10 Prussian Methods
In America.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1T am
opposed to Prrssianiz!ng the United
States, and making this government
the >instrumentalit. of I, rutal. auto
cratic. bureaucratic over" declared
United States Senator Owen in a
speech in the senate against peace
time sedition legislati'
''Liberty,s> s:,:l the speaker, lis
what the world fought TO-, and not
the suppression CT liberty. The stupid
friends Of vested interests, .7ht would
like to use the powers of the govern
ment to put q bayonet through every
one who balks agar st vested inter-
ests, would be pursuing a 4.olicy like
that of chalning down the escape
valve on steam ! Siler by>such pol
icy as passing laws to suppress free
speech and = free i'ress.
II do nots want any bureaucrat in
this government having arbitrary
power to lay rough hand upon a
man who is. expressing his honest
opin:o IN and his belief as to what is
the good thing and the better thing
for his fellow ,ns."
Senator Owen declared that "the
atmosphere Of the United States is
not such as t.. encourage ), bolshe-
vism," and that If any r. an advocates
force or other criminal acts he must
be dealth with under the criminal
code.
The speaker drew :. sharp line be-
twee. the open advoc. y of force
agai--st the koveri..nent and the ex-
pressi >. Of opinion that involved crit
icism of the government; :. !. :.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14

OVERALL B WORKERS / /: /: i 10 ).
SHARE IN MANAGEMENT

Sweet, Orr & Co., manufacturers
of ,overalls, have PUT their plant
at Yonkers, N. ,;Y,5 a-co-opera-
tive management bdeis.- according
to the New York Forld. -''The
idea 1s to ascertain Mworkers can
manage themselves by the stan
.dards by thenaselies es. set, and
should the experie It, prove sue
cessful, it will be Introduced into
the 18 plants of the concern"
"Under the new system the girls
will elect their own f6rewomen, es-
tablish their own minimum stan
dard of production and take over
all matters of shop management"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14
KEYSTONE COMMISSION
.DRAF7S=SAA|TARy BOARD

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ia COM
mittee of the state industrial board
is preparing the first sanitary code
to govern industrial establishments in
this state. Among the things being
considered are sanitary toilets, indi-
vidual towels, recognized sanitary
drinking fountains, rest rooms and
couches for women employees, Dress
ing rooms. soap and scrubbing
brushes. The committee is attempt
ing to establish conditions that will
mean more health and comfort for
men and women employees in factories,
work shops and mercantile establish
ments.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-02-14

ITO the guarantee feature of the Cum
minis bill and also to the anti-strikez
provision.
1.-THE. anti-strtkAe provision is a.blow
at the right Of collective bargaining
and is therefore immoral and inde-
rfelffssffbttee. 1t Is imp possibfe Tor farmers
who want the Capper- Herman bill to
be made part of the law IT the land
to support a provision that denies the
right of collective bargaining to. any
set of employees"
It is true that the conference de-
manded the immediate return of the
railways to private control. The gem
tlemen composing the organization
said they represented many millions
of farmers; in fact. the great majority
of the tillers Of the soil. This conten-
tion, however, is energetically resisted
in any quarters and the names at
tached to the memorial appear to in
dicate that the conferees had exceeded
their authority in announcing to the
world that they were speaking for
the vast masses Of American agricul-
turists.
The conference was called by w. I.
Drummond, who gives his residence
as Oklahoma, but who in reality lives
at Kansas City, where for a number
of years he has served as chairman
Of the board of governors of the In
ternational farm congress. The In
ternational farm congress was organ
lied for the purpose of raising. funds
necessary to put into effect a large
irrigation scheme. 1t is composed of
bankers, promoters, men of large af-
fairs financially generally, but nobody
SO far has been able to point to a
single practical farmer who is Assoc,
ciated with the congress-.
The '"dry farmers" as they were
called when the congress was organ
lied, proposed to acquire large tracts
Of land which they would reclaim and
sell to men of small means who would
do the actual plowing and planting.
The congress is limited in member
ship, but has exceedingly intimate
relations with the big business inter-
ests of the nation. -.
Urbanite Farmers.
Next in order is the American farm
bureau federation. Of which" J. r.
Howard, of Iowa. is president. This
is an eminently respectable organiza-
tion, dominated, not by farmers. but
by urbanites. Mr.. Howard lives In
small town in Iowa. He owns some
farms, but his chief business is the
actual collection of rent roll. Incl
denta1ly 1t might be remarked that
Mr.. Howard is an amicable gentleman
who does not feel particularly at
home in his new position. The reason
for this is that he Is Bryan Demo
crat with a devoted and fond admira-
ton for the great commoner. This
may account for the fact that during
the conference he sat In the rear, sell
dom opening his mouth during the
deliberations.
The American farm bureau fedora
ton Il tied up with the department. Of 1
agriculture and Is loose confedera-
ton Of disjointed county, town and
state organizations each Of which is
dominated by persons whose knowl-s
edge of farming 10 limited to what iss
obtained from the text books. Many
Of the leaders are college. professors
physicians, bankers and lawyers, and
from what records there may be ex-ss
tant It doesn't appear that IN any
community where q farm bureau is
established the real farmers have
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