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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-31

in May was nearly waist high on the
Kentucky Experiment Station farm.
July 1. it was a small area. but was
grown on rich land.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-31
Few Seek To Be Jailer

Reports now from the Capital
are to the effect that the state
legislature may consolidate the
office of county jailer with that of
the sheriff, since prohibition is
one year old, and there are many
empty jails In the country. 1t is a
known fact that some of those
who looked upon the office of jail
er are seeking other places. since
the Office of jailer is no longer a
paying one-all of which speaks
we'll for prohibition.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-31

Cattle And Sheep Men Clash
Salt Lake City, Utah, July Sc
John BonneH, a sheep herder, was
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-31

WANTED-To rent 2 or rooms, fur
nished for light housekeeping b, c.
Hicks. of Hampton & Burks Co.. at
Glyndon Hoiei 1873 I'd
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-31

Gilbert lawyer of marked ability and has owned and
operated farm for 5 years. HE Is FEARLESS IN HIS
STAND FOR THE DRY CAUSE and the principles of Democ
racy His record public well private life will bear the
closest scrutiny HE DOES NOT CONCEAL HIS VIEWS OR
HIDE HIS OPINIONS and you know where he stands every
public question Since Gov Cox has said that the liquor ques
ton presidential ISSUE but must be settled in the Con-
gressonal election Gilbert than the strongest
for the Democrats to nominate and pit against King
Swope the Republican candidate November. Go to the
polls August 9TH and cast your vote for Gilbert and you
will vote for your next Congressman.
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
UNITY NECESSARY TO
GET BACK TO NORMAL

The business. men Of the United
States, Of Great Britain, France and
several Of the larger European coun-
tries that were neutral during the war
have issued simultaneously to their
respective governments an appeal
against the constant initiation of cur
rency and the necessity for joint ac-
ton by all peoples of the world to
assist in establishing normal condi-
tons.
1.-THE world at present is dark" it
is stated. mo greater task is before
us now than to devise means by
which some measure Of hopefulness
will re-enter the minds of the masses.
The re-establishment of a willingness
to work and to save, of incentives to
the highest individual effort and Of
opportunities for every one to enjoy
a reasonable share TO the fruit of his
exertions must be the aim toward
which the best minds in all countries
should cooperate. Only If we recog-
nize that the time has now come
when all countries must help one an
other can we hope to bring about an
atmosphere in which we can look for
ward to the restoration of normal
conditions and to the end of our pres
ent evils. >
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
MILLIONS OF ACRES
GIVEN TO RAILROADS

In a speech in the senate on land
grants to railroads, Mr.. Chamberlain
OF Oregon, presented a list of these
grants, starting in 1850. and which are
now. estimated at over 15O,OOO,0O0
acres.
To indicate how some railroads
have violated the terms of these
grants, the senator referred to the
Oregon g. California and the Califor-
MIA & Oregon grants, where millions
of acres were given for the construc-
ton Of a road from Portland. Ore, to
San Francisco.
THE company" said Senator: Cham
berlsin, violated expressly the terms
of the grant In these cases. They
were limited to sell in quantities of
$50 acres OF land to actual settlers
at $3.50 per acre. They held those
lands back from cultivation and set
tle1nent for many years. and when
they went up in price they sold larger
quantities than 100 acres to other than
actual settlers. and in addition to that
sold for prices per acre far in excess
Of the amount specified in the grant
ITSELF
|. 1.-THE railroad companies, under the
management of Mr.. Hartman, finally,
as these timber lands commenced to
soar skyward in value, continued to
hold these lands from any settlement
and cultivation, in violation of the
terms Of the grant, with the result
that proceedings were instituted in the
legislature of Oregon and by the peo-
pie of Oregon to have the grants for
feited, and later suit was COM
menced in the federal court of Oregon
to forfeit the grants. The supreme
court OF the United States, while they
did not forfeit the grant in terms, in
effect authorized legislative action
which might forfeit the grant, reserv-
ing only to the railroad companies the
price of $2.50 per acre; and congress
Gid, in 1908 or 1909, enact laws which
forfeited the grants. and the lands are
now restored to the people of the
country and are being sold under rules
and regulations provided by the secre-
tary Of the interior under the act Of
congress-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
new ZEALAND LOWERS
DEATH RATE OF BABIES

In New Zealand infant mortality
has been lowered from ~ to ~ per
cent by the work of the New Zealand
Society for the Health of Women and
Children. Thorough and sane, in It's
metho DDS, this organization has earned
praise in all parts Of the world, in
Guiding America.
The society has its nurses working
in all the large towns of New Zealand,
and Its clinics where mothers and ba-
bies visit at specified hours, and from
which nurses are sent out to the
homes. This service is free; to all
mothers desiring 1.-THE society be-
Ing subsidized by the New Zealand
government to the extent Of IS for
every five up to $500, for every nurse
employed. It is also aided in other
ways by the government.
The life-saving campaign is carried
on in other ways also. Pamphlets,
books, reports and leaflets are issued
by the society and distributed to all
parts of the world. In magazines,
through the press. and by means. OF
exhibitions, lectures and dem nstra-
tons, it carries on its work Of educa-
ton with true aim Of bringing down
infant mortality to the low rate Of
per cent by 1882 fa 5.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
WORDS OF WISDOM.

William B. Colver, member of the
Federal Trade Commission, in an ad-
dress in New York before the Ma
tional Wholesale Dry Goods Asso-
citation, gave some reasons for i'm
mediate ratification of the peace
treaty which it will be we'll for SEN
ators to peruse. Said Mr.. Colver:
''The business of the nation Is SUI
>fering by reason of unsettled condi-
tons and it will continue to suffer
more and more severely. When bus
iness suffers, everybody suffers. The
international situation has a direct
bearing upon the business situation
of every concern in the United
States. 1t reflects directly upon
/ every wage Garner and every farmer
as we'll as upon every merchant and
every manufacturer.
4 1--WE find ourselves in a technical
state of war. Our foreign relations
are disturbed and our foreign COM
4 merce disrupted. 1t has been more
sthan year since the war was ended
land a treaty of peace has not yet
1been ratified. The solemn ratifca-
}tion of a treaty OF peace would sub
sstitute fixed and known condition
for the present condition of uncer-
gtainty.
From a business standpoint, it
Seems to me that the essence of the
league of Nations plan is the abol-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
BOLSHEVISNI HAS NOT CHANGED.

Bolshevism yesterday and today
are the same. Bolshevism has
sprouted no wings by virtue of the
new agreement. Nor is the new
agreement the result Of any wing
sprouting process in Russia.
Bolshevism must be measured and
Judged as a form of government, or
as a form Of social organization. 1t
must stand or fall on principle.
Bolshevism which the world found
detestable yesterday remains detest-
able today. Bolshevism which the
democratic world rejected yesterday
as autocratic and anti-democratic
must be rejected today for the same
reasons.
We must keep that issue straight.
Once the world goes wrong on that
issue and It is all off. AS we'll as
submit it to German autocracy and
have done with it. The outer garb
of autocracy matters not: it's what's
inside that counts.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
Right 10 Organize Is Finally
Conceded 10 W0rkmen of japan

strikes for better working condi-
tons ana higher wages arc not con-
Tined to America and Europe. Japan
has mad her share Of labor revolts
against industrial bondage, and the
Japanese laboring man has met with
considerable success in his endeavor
to obtain for himself satisfactory fac
tory regulations.
An Industrial survey OF japan re-
Gently made by the Interchurch World
Movement discloses the fact that be-
tween the years 1914 and 1913 there
were 1.0s7 strikes by Japanese work.
men for improved working conditions,
so per cent OF which were successful.
The industrial situation in the coun-
try has, radically changed during the
last quarter Of a century. Statistics
gathered in the survey show that there
are at present 200 times as n1anv fac
tories in Japan as there were SO years
ago. More than $4,000 industrial
plants are now operating and the
number OF employees exceeds 2,Ooo.-
900.
Several labor unions have been
formed within the past few years. The
first organization Of Japanese work.
ingmen to be recognized us a BODY
that must be recko1aed with, was the
Yuai-Kai Labor Union of Kansia,
which was organized at Osaka on
April S, 1913. Members OF this union
include workingmen from the cities
of Kobe. Osaka and Kyota, and com
prise about one-fourth OF the labor
ing population OF Japan. Such a
large proportion has uptonized that ii
is expected that the remaining indus
trial workers OF the empire will seon
join forces, and the whole country will
be- influenced by tho organization. The
following regulations govern the ad,
ministrati0n of tho organization. The
president and vice president must be
manual laborers, but the chief COM
mittee OF the union is composed OF
brain workers and manual workers
in equal proportion. Following the
custom of western labor organizations
monthly newspaper, 1.-THE Labor
News" disseminates labor propaganda
and affords the workingman a mod
ium OF expression. The paper has al
present a circulation Of more than
10000.
The American labor situation has
been commented upon in the Japan
csc press, and labor legislation in
western countries has been carefully
noted, not only by the oriental work
ingman but by government officials
as well. Indications point to early
legislation in Japan will eliminate the
causes Of dissatisfaction among the
labOrers
At present there are very few laws
regulating working conditions in
Japan, according. to the Interchurch
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
LITTLE GLORY OUT OF
STEEL STRIKE FOR GARY

Despite any claim that Judge Gary
may make, the return Of the steel
strikers to the mills is anything but
an admission Of defeat" writes Editor
sharrenberg Of the Seamen's Journal.
''Nothing is ever settled until it is
settled right. Labor's age-long strug-
gle for fundamental rlghts-for the
right to organize and for collective
bargaining, will never. cease until COM
plete success has been achieved" says
the labor editor. ''Mr. Gary, and those
for whom he speaks, might as we'll
attempt to stop the growth of all veg
citation on earth as to try and preven:
workingn1en from organizing and al
filiating themselves with such unions
as arc deemed best to serve their re-
spective interests.
when future historians look back
upon present-day contests for the in
PRODUCTION Of some form OF democracy
In industry they Will make short shift
Of the alleged captains Of industry
who refuse to recognize that organi-
ration among the toilers cannot be
arbitrarily suppressed a..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
SPROUTS NO WINGS.

Some day we shall know the whole
story about the new agreement gov
ern1ng trade with Bolshevik Russia.
for call it whatever you will, that is
what the agreement means.
Bolshevik Russia is to yet certain
commodities, and she is to ship out
certain commodities.
But, leaving aside the merits of
the question as it relates to the new
trade agreement. there is one phase
Of the question that does merit at
tentlon and upon which there must
be no mistake.
Upon the insistence of Premier
Clemenceau OF France a paragraph
was added to the allied declaration
opening trade stipulating that there
Is no change in tho political relation
OF the world to Bolshevik Russia.
1t is important to remember clear
ly that the world does not recognize
the Eenine government.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
INCLUDE $$.PATRlOTS
INCORPORATION PLAN

Why not include dollar, patriots in
the government, deportation scheme,
is the suggestion OF Editor Frey Of the
International Molders' journal.
would it not also be advisable"
writes the labor editor, Ito deport
some OF those wealthy malefactors
mon who hold that they are entitled
to enjoy rights and privileges in
America which they prevent their en-
ployes from enjoying; men who have
used the sacred language Of patriot
ism and the nations glorious flag as
cloak behind which to take adj
vantage of the nations necessities
during war time to profiteer upon the
government and the people; mon who,
with their arbitrary and autocratic
methods, their abuse Of power, their
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31

contempt for the institutions. of our
country when these interfered with
their greedy plans. created conditions
which made the workers hearts burn
with Indignation and prepared their
minds for the fatal policies of revo-
;lutionary agitators? ., -.-.~- -.
True patriotism is an unlimited
devotion to our country's welfare.
True patriots will be active in a cam
paign against all those who endanger
the nations welfare, whether they be
revolutionists Or the more dangerous
Of the two, the men responsible for
those unjust conditions which are the
cause of revolutionary movements
GAS true patriots we must go be-
yond the effect and search for the
cause. 1t is the cause which is the
grave danger, the conditions which
must be removed
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
ishment of secret treaties and in

ishment of secret treaties and in
trigues.
Secret treaties usually carry with
them preferential trade arrange
ments, great or small. II the League
of Nations did nothing more than to
put an end to secret treaties and
secret trade arrangements, and il the
ratification of the treaty did nothing
more than to substitute stability tor
instability in our relation to our
enemy, our allies and neutral ma
tons. American business would have
cause to rejoice and to go forward
with confidence and courage to meet
the problems which it must meet and
which are quite as difficult as were
the problems of war.
''These things are too important
and too vital to successful business
and commerce and to the daily life
of the American people to be usea
as chips in game of politics. They
are not partisan questions They
are national questions.
For having said these words of
wisdom we may pass lightly over
some OF the other remarks which
Mr.. Colver made in his New York
address, wherein he attempted to out
line what ought to be done about
wages and profits. In those remarks
his wisdom was less acute than when
he remained strictly within his more
particular field. About peace Mr.
Colver said what is commonly re-
ferred to rs IAN earful." May sena.
torial ears be turned in the general
direction of his remarks. And may
there be peace!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
SOLDIERS FOR DEMOCRACY.

There are now more than four
million members of the American
Federation of Labor.
This is the largest organization
for the protection and promotion of
democracy in America.
Nothing else approaches it.
1t is the most valuable organixa-
ton American democracy possesses.
There are in America those who
would like to cripple or outlaw this
great defender of the democratic
faith.
They are the industrial monarch
lists of America. They want reaction.
Here are four millions-and more
skilled in the practice of democ-
racy. heirs to the faith in democracy,
builders of the works of democracy,
preachers of the gospel of democracy
unshakeable, valiant and true.
Anything that intends to put a
crimp in democracy will have to get
past that army of more than four
millions.
Here are men whose whole hope in
life is. in democracy. They have
come up from the ground in democ-
racy. Without democracy they have
nothing, only despair.
Whatever threatens democracy: has
got to get past this organized fighting
army Of more than four millions. If
you know some Bolshevik hothead
who: is raving his young life away in
maudlin representation, just go
and tip him off to this state of A.
fairs. 1t may cool him off a bit and
save him from further wasting his
breath.
Tell him about these more than
four millions whose faith is, in de-
mocracy and whose passion is for the
perfection of it. And then tell the
poor boob to shut up and go get a
job.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31

survey. Employment OF women and
children is In special need OF GOV
ernmental control. The only factory
law OF this nature, which became ef-I
fective in 1919 provides that children
under IL shall not be employed and
children under 5 and women shall
not work more than IL hours day.
Two holidays a month must be Kiven
to this group of workers and provision
is made for brief recesses during the
day. The unfortunate part of this law
however. is that it is not adequately
enforced. A proviso states that ad-
ministrative authorities or a compe-
tent minister of state may, when cir
cumstances demand, exempt factories
from the operation of it. Since the
enforcement rests with the inclination
been made toward improving condi-
tons for women and children.
Half a million women and children
arc affected by this legislation, as
an average of 100000 girls comes to
the industrial centers every year., to
work in the factories. The long hours.
unsanitary working conditions, small
wages. and unfavorable living quar-:
ters all tend to undermine the health
of these girls, the majority of whom
come from rural districts.
Investigations as to living condi-
tons of the workers, showed them
to be deplorable. In Toxic, Sc per
cent Of LOO families, are living in
single rooms, averaging nine feet
square. The high cost of living has
hit Japan as well as western countries,
and with little increas in wages, the
people have had difficulty in making
both ends meet. Reports complied by
the 1nterchurch workers. disclose the
appalling fact, that in the past two
!, years, the cost of living has increased
ESQ per cent. One Japanese laborer,
, interviewed, received a. salary of so
yen a month (about $32.). out of
which he was obliged to support a
family. 1t cost him 70 yen or $&3 for
food alone
The only way of solving the prob
lem appears to be the unionization Of
the working class. The results at
tanned thus far through united effort
have been so successful that, in the
opinion of the investigators. 1t will
not be long before the public health,
moral, and educational life of the
country. will be improved as we'll as
factory conditions. Legislation tend
ing to better the moral and physical
life of the people is near at hand in
Japan. The governing class realize
the weight which organized labor can
to mest the workingnan's.d demand be-
fore he has an opportunity to force
All issue.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
NO sEDIT1oN BILL NEEDED.

Samuel Gompers. in = public state
ment, has analysed the Graham and
Sterling sedition bills. He finds that
they are not only bad bills, but they
are vicious bills.
Whatever of legitimate object is
sought in these bills is already
achieved in the penal code as it
stands.
Reports from Washington indicate
that the proposed legislation is so
raw and so crude that it is likely
to be dropped right where it is
Better it it we're to turn out that
way.
But take no chances. Study these
measures and register your own opin-
ion with your senator and your con-
gresham.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31
AN ITEM IN THE PROF1TEERING
ACCOUNT.

Just little side line kind Of an
item in the profiteering account came
to light a few days ago during a
meetings of the Purchasing Agents
Association of New York.
William B. Colver, member of the
Federal Trade Commission, was ad-
dressing these assembled buyers Of
goods and he told them something
about corrupt practices in the COM
mercial world. These practices are
called commercial bribery" Here's
some of the gist of the story, quoted
from Colver:
Let me tell you what | mean by
commercial bribery. Some of the
people who commented on our work
said that we were trying to prevent
man from giving his customer a
cigar, or before the first of last July
buying him drink or taking him to
4 theater. That is not it at all.
For instance, there is one concern
In Chicago, and l won't mention its
name, whose president has. an &C.
count Of $4,000 year for perfumery.
That is the way it goes through the
books. He said it was for Christmas
presents but couldn't explain exactly
why he spent about a twelfth of his
perfumery' money In February. That
was too much to get by on even on
the theory of doing Christmas shop
ping early. OF course, it wasn't per-
fumery at all.
There was another concern where
We found that the secret commissions
given to the employees OF customers
and customers of competitors
. : amounted in two years to something
: like $1,400,000, and the customers,
Of course, paid it all; and the GUS
toners pay for that 'perfumery' I
mentioned, all of it, and then he
passes it on to his customers and
finally you and or some other ulti-
mate consumer pays for this per-
fumery,' but we don't know it and
i we don't even smell it,
! When labor proposes methods of
] directness and reasonableness in
J making the world of production and
distribution a more efficient world,
business men are likely to give little
heed to what is proposed. But one
thing certain is that the things labor
proposes all tend to make harder the
kind of corruption and abuse here
pointed to.
When single firm spends more
than million dollars in bribery it is
time to examine the methods by
which we conduct the business of
furnishing commodities to those who
need them.
Also, as somewhat struggling
and hesitant after-thought, would it
do any harm to know the names of
some of these pirate outfits?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31

One of the Michigan congressman
has introduced bill appropriating a
million dollars for an asylum for the
feeble-minded in the District of Co.
lumb(a. IT the Michigan voters let
Newberry get away with the senator
ship on the ground that the govern
ment has no right to interfere with
local elections they will deserve a
bigger asylum than that.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31

Senator Sherman rose in the SEN
ate the other day to object to the
Rouge River bill on the ground that
it was bill for the benefit Of one
Henry Ford. Well, we'll, it would
seem as if, after spending hair a
million dollars to keep Henry out of
the senate. Newberry and his Repub-
lican confreres ought to be willing
to give him little consolation prize
that wouldn't cost them anything.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31

Hiram johnson says he believes
''the farmer and the toiler have the
same privileges as the banker and
the capitalist" Rights, yes, but priv
ileges?. Well, it will be glad tidings
of great joy to the farmer and toiler.
1t will also be news.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-31

The union label is a constant re-
minder of the common interest and
common duty Of all trade unionists
in and toward each other, and a GER
tain guide in the discharge Of that
duty. - - Ia. ,,,.:s ~. &@1<It;..% !