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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
Uncle Sans Advice
Ignored by Post Office

Washington-The government fre
Guently advises private employees
how to establish industrial reforms,
but in the case Of the post Office
Uncle Sam does not practice what
he breaches, said Thos. F. Flaherty,
secretary-treasurer of the National
Federation of Post Office Clerks.
"The government makes no at
tempt to modernize its postal labor
policies" said this trade unionist.
We find in the postal service all the
evils that cause industrial unrest lin
private industry; namely, groups, in
sanitary working environment, speed
up systems and no recognized avenue
of approach to those in authority.
at takes years to train expert
mail distributors. When any number
of these postal workers leave the
service, as they are now doing, it is
reflected in slowing up Of the mails
and the large number of missent
letters and papers. The public is
heavily penalized by being forced to
use telegraph and special delivery
facilities for mail matter that should
go by the usual channels. Unless
the present exodus of postal workers
is stopped the service efficiency will
suffer for many years to come. Which
means thta the public will be asked
to pay for service and get in return
only the present demoralized make
shift
"The National Federation OF Post
Office Clerks has adopted the slogan,
Save the postal service, and is now
engaged in a nationwide publicity
campaign to acquaint the American
people with facts concerning the
threatened collapse of the nations
postal facilities"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
LabOr'S Political Activities

There is no gainsaying the fact
that professional politicians in Wash
ington are much worried over labor's
national non-partisan political pro-
gram. This is shown in the changed
attitude of Congress in restoring
the $240 bonus of federal employees
after it had been stricken out of the
appropriation bill in the House Mem
bers of the senate and house have
been crowding each other in asserting
that they never intended that the
federal employees should be deprived
of this much needed addition to their
pre-war wages. Then the senate
passed the civil service retirement
bill for the benefit of government
employees, which has been buffeted
about in congress during the past ten
years.
Senator Myers of Montana who is
always opposed to labor, declared on
the floor of the senate the other day
that "unless there should be a most
marvellous, almost miraculous
awakening of the people, l predict
that the siXty-seventh congress, which
will come into existence in less than a
year, will contain at least 200 mem
bers who will be in entire accord with
the demands of organized labor, and
that in the sixty-eighth congress,
which will come into existence in less
than three years, there will be at
least 400 members who will be in
accord with all of the demands of
organized labor" Perhaps the sem
ator is better prophet than he is a
representative of his constituents.
Returns from the municipal cleo
tions in the middle west show that
labor is united for political action.
In the Michigan primaries labor sup
ported Hiram Johnson for president
ial preference and to the great sur
prise and shock of the reactionaries
rolled up an immense majority
against the candidate of special
privilege who was backed by millions
of Wall Street money. In Wisconsin
Senator LaFollette has again won
support of the people in his fight
against predatory interests and will
control the delegation of that state
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
Want Cheap Labor
STAUNCH "AMERICANS" FORGET
FORMER CLAIMS
Want Literacy Test Abolished But
Declare Citizenship Should Not
Be Easy of Attainment

Washington-Large employing in
terests are forgetting their cry that
"illiterate foreigners are a menace
to America" They find that this in
terferes with their cheap labor policy.
The "Americanism" of some of
these employers was most intense
Immediately after the armistice and
they refused to employ any illiterate.
In some cases they would only en-
ploy American citizens or those who
had declared their intention of be-
coming citizens.
These Americans" are again
"hard-headed business men" and
throughout the land is heard the crv
that this country needs immigrants.
In the southwest organized labor is
protesting against the wholesale adj
mission of Mexicans who are replacing
thousands of citizens, especially in
Texas.
At a meeting of the inter-racial
council in New York recently, de-
mand was made for the abolition of
the immigration illiteracy test. Tie
council is headed by Coleman dupont
and included more than $50 indus
trial concerns. A committee was ap-
pointed to urge congress to repeal
the literacy test section of the im-
migration law. While favoring all
bars being thrown down for cheap
labor the council declared thai
citizenship should not be easy of
attainment"
Summed up, these employers favor
continuance of old policies that
flooded American industry with H.
llterate immigrants, but would make
it harder for them to secure the right
to vote.
So it is no longer fashionable 20
attack the illiterate foreigner. His
vote is not needed, but his labor
power, bought cheaply, is.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30

In one very important particular
at least the profteers Of the United
States now regard the war as being
over. Having cleaned up unnumber-
ed millions Of dollars by taking adj
vantage of the nations emergency,
the army of new millionaires and
near-millionaires is determined that
the plain people shall be compelled
to pay the thirty odd billions of debt
that has been incurred
The ways and means committee of
the House of Representative has
adopted resolution to the effect that
large sums of money required by the
government to meet it's current obli-
cations shall be raised by a tax on
sales. This is to be a tax on the
bellies and the backs Of producers.
1t is intended to relieve the men who
have become wealthy as a result of
the war from any responsibility for
paying any of the cost of the war.
This tax will be paid by those who
are least able to pay it. The worker,
with his inadequate income, will be
compelled to pay almost as much as
will Mr.. Rockefeller, since the food
and clothing requirements of the poor
are as great as are those Of the rich.
This is but another evidence of the
reactionary tendency Of congress and
its loyalty to privilege. 1t is in
different to human rights and con-
cerned only that money shall be safe
guarded and coddled
There are billions of war-made
profits that can be taxed without in
justice to the people. There are bill
lions that could be taken without
financial embarrassment to those
compelled to pay it.
Privilege demands that taxation
shall be removed from. excess profits
that the profiteer shall be protected
in his gains. 1t demands that work
ers who have been mercilessly ex-
plotted shall now be burdened by the
government with the cost of the war
"a cost many billions in excess of
what it should have been because the
profiteers, cost-plus contractors and
plain, ordinary thieves, robbed and
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
EXPANSION OF THE EIGHT
HOUR DAY,

The eight-hour day is sweeping
over the world. In America it has
been won by labor through collective
bargaining. Eight hours of work.
eight hours of leisure, and eight
hours of sleep has become the stand
ard of labor.
Europe is fast standardizing the
eight-hour day by legislation.
One of the first laws passed by the
new government in Germany was a
law establishing the eight-hour day
for all industrial workers. The law
was adjusted to farm labor so that
in four months of the year the aver
age hours should not exceed eight per
day, While in ten months ten hours,
and in four months eleven hours were
permitted. In some mining districts
the hours of labor have been reduced
to seven and one-half.
Legislation has fixed eight hours as
a days work in Spain, Portugal and
Denmark. Forty-five hours per week
is proposed by legislation in Holland,
while Italy has adopted the eight
hour day in important industries.
France has adopted general
eight-hour law. 1t has been extend
ed to mining. In Belgium where
twelve and even fourteen hours was
a days work before the war, the
eight-hour day is being introduced,
while Switzerland has amended its
laws to make forty-eight hours
week the maximum in all industrial
establishments.
Labor the world over is winning
leisure. Wage gains may be eaten
up by the advancing cost of living.
But the eight-hour day is a per-
manent gain. 1t cannot be taken
away by profiteers, tax gatherers,
politicians or courts.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
RAILROADS CONSPIRE WITH
BRITISH SHIPPERS

1t is charged by organizations
which are interested in the develop
ment of South Atlantic and Gulf
ports that American railway man
ayers are in conspiracy with British
shipping interests to injure a large
section of the country which under
federal control Of the railroads had
been treated fairly.
The British steamship lines, it is
charged, do not relish the diversion
of traffic from northern and Canadian
seaports to southern trade routes,
and have joined in with the railroad
executives in demanding that rates
established for southern ports be can
celled. 1t is about the boldest bit of
effrontery that has been witnessed
for long time.
While agitating for cancellation
Of export rates to South Atlantic
ports the railroads and British ship
pers advocate a continuance of SIM
liar rates to Halifax, British port
which is served by their lines. They
ask that export freight from the mid
die west be hauled to Halifax at
practically the same rate as to New
York, although Halifax is obviously
much farther from the middle west
than from the South Atlantic or Gulf
ports.
The demand for the breaking up of
our merchant marine is part of
this conspiracy. The shipping trust
does not welcome this competition.
They seek a return to pre-war con-
ditions, when British interests pra-
tically dominated the ports of this
nation.
If they succeed in securing can
collation. of southern export rates and
the destruction of our merchant
marine, the combine will be in fine
position to exploit the American
shipper at will. Heretofore the rail
roads have got all that they sought.
If they are not successful in their
latest venture, it will be the first
check they have sustained since they
launched campaign to drain the fed
eral treasury and place the public
completely at their mercy.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30

in the Republican national convention.
The money interests fought La Fol-
lette in an effort to get political con-
troll of the state, but were unsuccess-
full because the labor vote stood by
La Toilette. Labor remembered his
gallant fight against the railroad bill
in the senate.
Recent municipal elections in Iowa
and other states diclose that when
united and voting together the work
ers can control city elections. Union
labor men We're elected mayors of
five Iowa cities, Clinton, Burlington,
Waterloo, Davenport and Sioux City,
together with numerous councilmen
in these and other cities.
In Iowa the triple alliance of
farmers, American Federation of
Labor organizations and railroad
brotherhoods, have united to defeat
Senator A. B. Cummins for reelection
at the Republican Primaries in June.
Colonel S. w. Brookhard, a prominent
farmer, has been selected to make the
race against Senator Cummins. Col.
Brookhard headed delegation of
farmers and laboring men from Iowa
who went to Washington last January
tC protest against the passage of the
Cummins-Esch bill, and is given credit
for the defeat of an anti-strike resolu-
tion on the floor of the state conven-
ton of Iowa Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, which the leaders of that organ
ization had expected to pass by an
overwhelming majority. The Colonel
has long been a warm supporter of
Senator Cummins, but broke with him
over his attitude on railroad legisla-
ton. Senator Cummins has become
much alarmed and hurried home in
an attempt to restore his badly
damaged political political fences.
Indications are now that the alliance
of farmers and labor, working
shoulder to shoulder, will not only
defeat Senator Cummins but return
q number of men to represent the
people in the next House of Rep
resnetatives.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
COAL DEALERS WORNED

Chicago-Black Diamond, devoted
to the coal interests, warns coal
dealers and mine owners that it is
risky business to "kite" prices i'm
mediately after coal has been released
from government control.
This publication urges coal men to
be careful and declares that if goug-
ing is not stopped "and stopped at
once, the industry may expect a re-
turn of government control in its
most drastic FORM"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
Clerks Bonus Restored

Washington-The $3.50 bonus for
government employees was restored
when the house of representatives ac-
cepted the conference report, which
included this recommendation When
the bonus was originally before the
house it wa stricken out on a point
of order by Congressman Blanton,
the ever vigilant-when wage in
creases are involved
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
Clerks Get Contract

Chicago - Several hundred retail
clerks, members of Retail Clerks
union No. 1876, have secured a new
agreement, dating back to April /.
The minimum weekly wage will $40
and $3.50. Rates for apprentices
will be $25 week for the second six
months. $50 for the second year and
the union rate thereafter. The agree
ment calls for the six-day week and
at least weeks vacation every year
with pay.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
MINERS WANT EQUALITY

Birmingham, Ala-Organized coal
miners in this state have rejected a
company "union" plan that was
fixed up by a group of coal owners.
The coal miners were not consulted
when the concoction was cooked up,
and they intimated that the coal
owners should practice some of the
democracy they talked about during
the war.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
COOpers Protect Member

Hill City, MINI. - Nearly 200
coopers employed by the National
Woodenware company have won a
strike against the victimization of the
president of their union. The official
was discharged, the manager said,
because he was regarded as radical
agitator." The men were out over a
week and during that time but three
strikers returned to work.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
LEADER OFFICE OPEN SATUR.
DAY EVENINGS

In order to accommodate many of
our subscribers who are unable to call
during the day, the office of the New
ark Leader will be open on Saturday
evenings from 7:30 to $3.50 O'Clock
urtil further notice. Drop in and get
acquainted.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
Paper Mill Men Gain

New York-General wage increases
were agreed to by paper manufac-
turers at a meeting in this city with
representatives of workers employed
in this industry.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
Wire Men Raise Wages

Detroit, Electrical workers
employed by the local electric light
company and the municipality have
established a minimum rate of $768
day for journeymen and $55 week
for foremen.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
Street Car Men Gain

Edmonton, Alberta, Can. - Wage
increases, a nine-hour day and time
and one-half after 9A hours work
has been secured by local motormen
and conductors. Other employees are
included in the wage advance.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
Oil Field Workers Gain

Houston, Texas-At a meeting of
oil operators in this city it was agreed
to establish the eight-hour day and
raise wages for oil field workers as
per cent.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
Cooks and Walters Unite

Cooks and Walters Unite
Cincinnati-Secretary Joe Sullivan
of the Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployes' International Alliance, reports
that during the last month cooks and
walters have organized in Cham
paign, ILL.,; Rochester, Mimi; Hagers-
town, Md; Kansas City, Kan; DAN
vile and Richmond, Va; Minden, La;
Calipatria, Cal, and Hardin, Mont.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
Painters Winning

Springfield, Ill.-Striking painters
are returning to work. Contractors
are accepting the new rate of 81 an
hour.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
Printers Raise Wages

Kansas City, Mo.-The Typograph
ical union has raised wages of it's
newspaper members 81 a day
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
Sign Writers Advance

New York-SignWriters' union No.
230 has advanced wages to $40 day
for journeymen and $3.50 for assist
ants.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
WAGE INCREASES
Gains in Wages Made by Organized
Labor Throughout the Nation
Iron Workers Gain

Detroit, Mich.-The new wage scale
of Iron Workers union No. 25 pro-
vides for S1.25 an hour.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
LABOR'S PROGRESS
advances Made and Better Conditions
Secured All Over the Country

Laundry Workers Unite
Tucson, Ariz.-Laundry workers in
this city have organized and affiliated
with the bona fide trade union move
ment.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30

Savings Societies are increasing
daily. Only the thrifty thrive.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30

The best boost you can give the
Leader is to patronize It's advertisers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-05-14
THREE COUNTIES ARRANGE
FOR REAL HEALTH WORK

Three counties, Santa Fe, McKin-
ley and Bernslillo, have taken ad-
vantage of the offer and PROPOSE
tion secured by the State Health
Department, by which funds from
without the state are to be provided
for the payment of full time health
officer for every county which
makes the levy for the expenses Of
such a department under the new
law passed at the recent special ses-
sion.
This is one OF the most effective
accomplishments of the State Health
department, which believes that
many other counties will now take
advantage OF the liberal offer. Cha
YES and San Miguel are already con-
sidering similar act on.
The Santa Fe Woman's Club held
a meeting in library hall Tuesday af-
ternoon. The program was in charge
Of the Civic and Welfare depart
mcu' Judge Reed Holloman addres
sed the assembly on The Finances
OF Santa Fe: How the money IS d.
yided and spent" At the conclusion
of the meeting tea was served by the
Woman's club the Woman's Board
of Trade and the Fifteen club in
honor OF Mrs X. +. Donohoo. pre-
sident OF the Federated Clubs OF New
McNico, who recently came here
from Tucuncari to reside.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-05-14
LUXURY BUYING SHOWS NO
SIGNS OF DECREASING

Luxury buying in New York is
now going on at the rate of 81 ,200,-
10000 a year judged by the amount
of luxury taxes-aggregating $l0,-
S00000 a month-which are being
collected by William H. Edwards,
United States collector of internal
revenue for Manhattan. In February
according to the collector, the gov
ernment received from his office 81,
100000 more in luxury taxes than
was paid in any previous month in
the history of the department. The
month of April probably will exceed
them all The receipts he says, have
been mounting higher and higher
for six months.
what some people cali the orgy
of spending has not exhausted ITSELF"
said Mr.. Edwards today, but my
men in their talks with merchants
and others who pay the great bulk
Of the taxes believe that a period OF
retrenchment is close at hand"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-05-14
LOCAL BASE BALL TEAM
SECURES NEW PITCHER

The management of the Santa Fe
baseball team has secured the SER
vices of Pete Leyva, of FL Paso.
Leyva was one of the winning pit
chers of the Army league IN FL
Paso last season. 1t is expected that
he will report in time to do the twirl-
ing for the game the Santa Fe team
will play against the Grays in Al
buquerque Sunday. Fletcher Catron,
who had been selected by the man
agement to play third base and serve
as captain of the team has posi-
lively decided that he can not play
baseball this season. He was a
member of the Chicago university
team that made the trip to the
Orient several years ago, and his
pescnce in the lineup would have
strengthened the team greatly.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-05-14
HAVE BOUGHT TEN CAR
LOADS OF COTTONSEED

New Mexico is going wild over co
ttcn. County agent \. Z. Smith hs>
checked up on sales OF Carlsbad pro-
iect cotton seed this spring, and
finds that nearly twenty counties
have purcha sed it in varying lots
from tiny samples to carloads. Ter
car loads OF cotton seed have beer
sold away from the Project. Dor
Ana and Luna counties being two
districts which have taken II hy the
car The price ran from eight to ter
cents.
Roosevelt. De Baca. Rernalilio. "
lencia, Socorro. Dona Ana. Luna
Chaves. Lea and other countries
were mentioned off hand BY COUNTY
agent Smith. who also said tha. the
Farmers Bureau had engineered the
er, ction of four stand gin al Alto
ka. which will cost IN the ueighbor
hood of twenty thousand dollars
which vii care for the three thou
sand acres OF cotton planted in the
Ariesia district. Five hundred acres
viii also be laid down at Hope anf
Cottonwood. and two hundred and
fifty al Lakewood The ginning of
the Lakewood cotton wfl be diyid-
I'd between Carlsbad and Atoka. az
the distance between the two plants
l. not OF material difference. TIA
o Hope and Cottonwood va of
course 60 to the Atoka gin.
Practically all Of the cotton seed
sold outside OF Carlsbad IS of the
long staple variety The buyers real
ize that this IS the variety TO plant
in New Mexico fields Dening n
planning the erection Of a gin g.
care for the coming seasons pick
ing-Carisbad Argus