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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
Educating UniOnists

New ork, Oct. 1.-The educa tional
movement of the International La
dies Garment Workers union is
creating widespread interest among
the members of that organization.
The schools will be maintained in
various sections and will be under
the control of committees represent
ing affiliated locals.
Practically every branch of study,
from the sciences down to the Eng
fish language, will be taught.
In the last issue of Justice, Off
cial magazine of this international
union, it is declared that the i'm
portance attached to this educational
movement may be seen from the
fact that at our last convention
twice the sum of last year has been
designated for this purpose.
What is the purpose of our in
ternational educational work? Is
it to make professors out of the
workers? Certainly not. Is it, per
maps, to supply the bit of education
that the workers missed when they
were young? To certain extent, yes.
But it is far from being the primary
object. After ALL that little educa-
ton Is not Of such importance as to
be worth all the trouble and energy.
The prime object of the international
work is, or at least should be, the
preparation of it's large membership
for more responsible role in life
than was the case heretofore"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
Appeal to UnOrganized

Denver, Oct. I'm its appeal to
the unorganized workers of this city
the labor defense league says:
"If you do not belong to an or
ganization you have no power.
"Join the union and you will have
the moral and financial support of
millions of organized workers.
eff you are alone, you are at the
mercy of the employer, but if you
join the union that organization will
protect your interests.
"That is the reason why the en-
ployers, the chamber of commerce,
and all other big business organiza-
tons want the non-union shop, which
they have grossly misnamed the
American plan.
"They find the unions too strong
to deal with, but it is a dead cinch
to deal with employees who do not
belong to any organization. Big
business and manufacturers obtain
everything through organiged effort,
and the unorganized, underpaid en-
ployes are their victims. All profit
teering of business and manufacture
ing interests prevail through organ
ization, and unorganized men and wo-
men suffer because they are hel p-
less.
"Do you know that every union
man in Colorado contributes 81 each
week to support their union broth
ers-the striking street car men?
"Who will support you non-union
men and women, should you ask your
employer for living wage?
Join the union and you will have
the answer"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
Geo. F. Watkins,
FLIP. Candidate for
Co. Supt. of Schools

Everett, Oct. 12.-Snohomish Coun-
ty has selected G. F. Watkins, Ev-
erett, r. 1, as the candidate for
the Farmer-Labor Ticket and the
campaign committee wishes the. vot-
ers of Snohomish County to become
acquainted with Mr.. Watkins.
Mr.. Watkins has taught in the
state of Washington seven years,
three years of that time in Pierce
county and the rest of the time
in Snohomish County. Mr.. Watkins
is a graduate of the Bellingham Nor
NAL School and holds a life certi-
ficate issued by that school which
entities him to teach any place in
this state. In addition to his Nor
NAL work, G.. F. Watkins has stu
died and completed fouryear course
in art, that is painting, and he has
taken special work in the University
of Washington.
Mr.. Watkins has been a taxpayer
in this county for over six years.
Mr.. Watkins was born in Genda
Springs, Kansas, and grew up on a
farm in Oklahoma where he lived
during the early years of his school
life. He spent two years, in the
schools of Nebraska and secured the
rest of his schooling in the state of
Washington.
If elected to the position of county
superintendent of schools Mr.. Wat
kins will abide by the laws of this
state and will do all in his power
to put into effect the Farmer-Labor
Party platform and especially will
he, to the best of his ability, do all
he can to carry out the program of
Legislation and especially the section
that reads, Better support for
schools, especially rural schools,
more democratic control and man
agement of the public schools; with
freedom of expression for teachers,
and the impartial and accurate teach
ing of civics, economies, history,
especially industrial and social his
tory.
Mr.. Watkins is urging all who vote
for him to do as William Bouck and
c. j. France are urging their sup
porters to do, "Vote the Farmer
Labor Party Ticket STRAIGHT"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
Why We Need a Change

For the week ending Saturday,
April "a, the United States senate
was in session, a total of 81 hours
and 20 minutes. The Congressional
Record shows more than 100000
words were put in by the august
seignors during that time.
Nothing for the benefit of the
people accomplished
For the same week the House of
Representatives was in session 25
hours and II minutes. With nearly
half the members absent, those pres
ent spoke 272,OOO words into the
Record. The house took a whole day
holiday on Saturday.
Passed railroad deficiency" bill for
the benefit of private interests.
Nothing done for the people.
Ask your senators and congress
men about the waste of time and
words when they come back home.
Remember, they are demanding
that you be on the job producing all
the time, "a full days work for a
full days pay"
Interesting, isn't it?-Labor.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15

The sweep of nonpartisanship
among workers terrifies reaction. a
worker who studies, who thinks, who
acts as his judgment dictates, can
not be handled.
Reaction cannot conceive of work
ers who think. This kind of a work
err has no place in reactions scheme
Of things.
To privilege, a worker should be
physical free-eXcept in strike times
but he must always be an intel
lcctual bondsman, an obedient mental
who permits "superiors' to do his
thinking.
The worker who studies, who
thinks, who becomes acquainted with
the records of candidates, and who
casts an independent ballot, is be
You'd the control Of reaction. And
in their helpless rage these enemies
of democracy snarl: "Gompers is try
ing to deliver the labor vote"
4 thinking citizenry is dangerous
to roactlonary rule.
But labor will not be denied
America must be thoroughly Amer
icanized. The ideals of liberty, demo
cracy and freedom must become facts.
The spirit of freedom cannot be de-
5roycd by the wolf cries of reac-
ton.
Smoke CHALLENGE 1Oc Cigar.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
SOME IMPORTANT FACTS
ABOUT PRODUCTION
IN AMERICA

A public speaker recently pointed
out that while the United States has
only six per cent of the populat ton
of the world and only seven per cent
of land, it produces:
Sixty per cent of the worlds sup
ply of copper.
Forty per cent of the worlds sup
ply of lead.
Fifty per cent of the worlds sup
ply of zinc.
Sixty per cent of the worlds sup
ply of aluminium.
Sixty per cent of the worlds sup
ply of OIL
Seventy-five per cent of the worlds
supply of corn.
Sixty per cent of the worlds sup
ply of cotton.
Forty per cent of the worlds sup
ply of silver.
Fortytwo per cent of the worlds
supply of coal.
Forty per cent of the worlds sup
ply of iron and steel.
Twenty per cent of the worlds
supply of gold.
Eighty-fiye per cent of the worlds
supply of automobiles.
Twenty-Five per cent of the worlds
supply of wheat, and refines 80 per
cent of the copper and operates 40
per cent of the worlds railroads.
While paying its wage workers less
than 70 per cent, or one-fifth, of the
value of the wealth they create.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
Norway Attends
To the Rent Hogs

Waterloo, Ia.-"Norway protects
its people from profiteering land
lords" said Miss Inga Stiansen, who
has just returned from that country.
Housing was so inadequate and
rent profiteering so extraordinary
that the government took the matter
in hand. Under the provisions Of
new law, no one may eject his
tenant no matter how much he hates
him and no one may increase the
rents"
Miss Stianson says that, because
Of the prosperity that come to the
Norwegian people during the war
through speculation in steamship
stocks, the country has enacted a
luxury law that forhids importation
of Injuries, such as silk and satin
goods, feathers, flowers, jewelry,
automobiles and motorcycles. The
Ford, however, is permitted to come
in, as it is not classified in the law
as luxury.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
CarlyOn Bill Neglects 81
Per Cent of State
Roads

BY adroit propaganda the support
ers Of the Carlyou bill have led some
people to be believe that the farmers
and other producers are TO be bene-
fitted by the proposed S42,OOO,OOO
bond issue - S30,OO0,OOO principal,
$4,000 600 interest. An impression
lies in some minds that by voting
for referendum No. l much the
greater part of the state highways
can be paved.
The truth is that the Carlyon plan
only aims at the paving Of less than
per cent of the public roads of
Washington.
For every four miles improved I'M
der the Carlyon plan, 81 miles would
be cut from all participation in the
S3O,000,O00 bond issue. Only very
small minority of the farmers, the
fruitgroWers, the lumbermen and 9TH
er producers would have access to
the Carlyon roads, though their
money would be taken, in the way
of automobile license fees, to pave
the less than per cent Of highways
selected by the sponsors of the bill,
and their property would be covered
by the mortgage given on all prop
erty in the state to guarantee the
payment Of the 930,000,000 bonds
and the $12,000,000 interest.
The Carlyon bill leaves nothing to
uncertainty in that respect. 1t eX-
pressly says, in section 8:
Said bonds shall be in such de-
nominations as may be prescribed by
the state highway board and embody
oil e :
Washington to pay both principal and
interest in gold coin of the United
States of the present standard of
value and fineness. and to levy
sufficient taxes each year to pay the
interest and principal of said bonds
as they become due.
This is a critical time for the state
to put out great bond issue, with
a rigid obligation to pay the interest
and principal in gold. If the hold
ers of the bonds should insist on the
specific performance Of the promise
in the Carlyon bill, where, it may
well be asked, could the state turn
to get the necessary gold coin? If
any citizen thinks that would be an
easy thing to do, let him try to get
a $50 gold piece at a store, office
or bank
Only the sternest necessity could
justify the state in putting out
large bond issue at this time, and
there is not the slightest necessity
for bonding the state to pave the
roads covered by the Carbon bill
referendum No. l. As has been
shown again and again, the state
now has, and will continue to have,
bodybuilding revenues exceeding, in
all probability, the sums that can be
economically expended for the next
ten years, aggrega ting, in fact more
than $16,000,000 a year.
1t would be an act of reckless eX-
travagance and financial folly for
the people to burden their state and
themselves with the S42,000,000 debt
under the Carlyon bill.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
SOUTHERN GOVERNOR
CONDEMNS MOB RULE

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 22-The mob
bing of c. H. Franck, trade union or
ganizer, and his companion when
the two men attempted to hold a
trade union meeting at Sumrall, has
aroused Governor Russell, who has
called upon the officers of that town
to punish the guilty.
In a singing letter the governor
shows that he is an American
through and through, and is against
mobbery regardless of who perpe-
trates it.
Things have come to a pretty
pass in this grand old state" he
writes, "when citizens upon a per-
fectly lawful mission must be in
suited, assaulted and maltreated as
these gentlemen were.
at is piece of gangsterism, thug
gerry and outlawry that will not be
tolerated in this state, and | am
calling upon each of you gentlemen,
as citizens and officials, to make
prompt investigation of this outrage
against these citizens and the laws
of this state and make a report to
me at this office.
"The law of this state must be
enforced and the rights of every cit
izen protected"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
Take No Stock
In Bomb Theory

That the general public as well as
officials in New York City take no
stock in the alleged bomb eXplana-
ton of the Wall street plot is seen
in the general approval given to the
proposal of John R. Shelliday of the
Consumers league that hereafter
the city provide a police escort for
firms carting high explosives through
the streets and that the explosive
companies pay for this precaution.
1t is taken for granted that the Wall
street explosion was due to a collision
between a speeding auto, whose num-
Der has been in the hands of the
police, and a wagon containing high
explosives, the property of the Du
Pont De Nemours company.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
The Eigh-HOur Day

Eight hours work,
Eight hours play,
Eight Dollars a day is ample pay.
Please Mr.. Mill Man
Don't raise my pay,
For l might quit
Most any day.
Then you'd be sorry
You raised my pay.
No | could not work
Your eight hour day.
So take things as they are
And get me a car,
So | can elope
Without Feather or Tar.
This is a carpenter
Right here in town
If things were agreeable,
Could act as your clown,
Providing you don't think
To pull the mill down.
Yours truly,
WILLIE RULICE.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
Carpenters Raise Wage

Louisville, Ky.-After a months
strike organized carpenters won their
demand for higher wages. Former
rates of 81 an hour are now $1.25.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
Plan Thirty Labor
Banks in the n. w.

(By the Federated PresS)
Seattle, Wash.-Barney Donaldson,
expert in cooperative finance, IS
heading a corps of bank stock sales
men who have mapped out the State
Of Washington and plan to open 80
farmer-labor banks at pivotal points.
Donaldson and his staff arrived in
this state from North Dakota few
weeks ago, and already have raised
several hundred thousand dollars.
Banks will be opened at Pasco and
billiard within a few days, with
money subscribed by unionists, rail-
road men and farmers.
Donaldson is here comforting with
the organization raising funds for
the opening of the Producers Ma
tional Bank, which will be capitalized
for $250,000.
The farmer labor banks will be
located in the towns and small cities
and capitalized at $4,000 and up
ward each.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
Best Optical Service
We Make Our Own Glasses
Everett Optical Co.
2S07 COLBY

We have a repair shop in connec-
ton with store and have an expert
repair man in charge of same. We
make speciality of repairing motor
cycles, bicycles, typewriters, cash
registers, guns and revolvers. We also
do lock, safe and key work. Tele
phone and we will call for your "work
and return same when repaired at
Arthur A. Baily's Sporting Goods and
Hardware Store. Both phones rs.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-10-15
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION

Which is our exclusive representative for all
national advertising. No other agency or
source of national advertising will be recog-
nizDd. $50 please address all inquiries for rates
to- NATIONAL LABOR PRESS ASSOCIA-
TON. Inc. hurry Building, Grand Rapids,
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
The Redistribution Records

Any hostility which acceptance of the
OF the Reconsideration
from granting the United Civil Commission nee
authority take the
until such time the appropriations to
findings
Nothing but pennywise and picayune policy
and partially nulymg work which the
pended thousands OF dollars and
months OF intensive effort preparatory Of some kind bv
Congress.
These records contain the
employees By scientific employees grouped each
with individual card designating the of service
pay promotions received efficiency ratings other
senal for final ALLEGATION the basis of efficiency
The value OF these records
kept date and Rccassifcaon Commission legally
ii technically has submitting its report on
March tic du: OF making necessary changes must devoyc
upon others
There dccpscaed opposition Congress adopting tho
report Of the Redistribution which
sdetrae second time Of the Senate resolution transferring
jurisdiction these records To render
method OF stullng the findings OF the Reayng Board
but smacks of desire obstuc willingness discuss
the question upon lis
Transferring the Civil Service Commission does
port 1t does the Committee Appropriations accurate
data when the subject finally considered should
be available for Congress- merely spirit to the
100000 Federal employees intimately concerned in
tho ultimate action the report.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
Budget-Making Responsibility

The plans Federal Budget Commission Bureau have
fruit House the need Committees
conference working They differ seriously
The others may be easily adjusted and
promised
trcning legislative, will conceded by
take it, that these times when the Presidential Office should
be burdcned with and duties II why insist
making the body adjunct of the President and
OF his official who who should be- financial
expert?
Congress place which
alone assign collect and in the last analysis
shape the fiscal policy Its by pre-
cedent and by led the advise
the Treasury Department details of awmakng, shaping the
designation appropriations Can they
this work best budget going
ties already formed? Common would they
Under this paR there is nothing the President
knowing all the facts he needs while escaping
sponsby for gathering them dealing directly
head Treasury President responsible
him. and has disposition thwart him. his
facilities aiding Congress making
a budget Why let him
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
Kansas City Still Wide Open Town;
Liquor Sold Openly; Vice and Crime
Flourish Under Political Protection

know that they had been "on the
job" and active.
In the broad daylight l visited the
domain of the ''other half" motored
through the sections of the city un-
tainted with either commercialized
vice or winked.at law-breaking. A
distinguishing Characteristic OF the
town Is the beauty and extent of its
park and boulevard systems. For
more than a quarter of a century
Kansas City has been engaged in
layirg plans for the Identification
OF the city through the building of
parks and boulevards, and its efforts
have resulted in some eighty miles
OF boulevards. There are more than
1000 acres IF parks, with thirty
separate parks scattered throughout
the city. Forty supervised play
grounds, with more than eighty
tennis courts and twenty baseball
grounds, provide places for recrea-
tion and amusement for all classes.
Thirty-siX per cent of the people
hold title to their homes. The resi-
Dental sections of the city compare
with the finest of the larger and old
er cities. 1t is city of rows and
rows Of beautiful dwellings. each
with Towering gardens in keeping
with the parks and boulevards sur
rounding thom. Kansas City has
sixty-seven natter al and State banks,
fourteen trunkline railroads. a sub
urban trade population OF more
than a half million, 375 church edi-
fees. eleven theaters, many packing
houses and thirty-nine grain eleva-
tors. 1t is soon to have 325,o0o. 900
hotel.
Copyright. 1890. BY Public Ledger Co..
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
FIRES RAZE TIMBER
IN CAROLINE COUNTY

Fredericksburg, Va, May Z. -
Forest fires in Caroline County in
the past few days have spread rap
idly, doing great damage TO grow
ing timberland and in some cases
to barns. II is estimated that one
Of these fires caused at least 'l5o,ooo
damages.
One started on the farm of C. d.
Fry and burned over land Of l.. Cat
lett. destroying a baIn. From there
It spread to John Shackleford's =.
causing $1,000 damage, and from
there to L. 7. Kay's.
Another started on James Robh's
farm. spreading over the Rose Hin
farm, destroying timber. largo
barn belonging to J. Henry Martin
burned. In the CedOn neighborhood.
flames spread over portions 0f farms
belonging to Mrs. J. c. Baselcr, Mrs.
John Clark, Will Blackwell. Cicero
BurrUss, Punch Wright and Moses
Alison.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
EASY STREET.

I've never been on easy street
to see what kind Of folks I'd
meet, but they're no happier.
I wean, than anybody else I've
seen.
For wealth in money, more or less.
cannot alone bring happiness; IL
calls for wealth in mind and heart
to live and play the happy part.
And thus II 10 that each Of US
has happiness in reach Of us-a
blessing that depends
on us, and not our dividends.
The folks on easy street. it's true,
have more OF gold than me and you
but happiness is ours to own, and
can't be bought with gold alone.
IN. A. ,LUFBURRoW.
(Copyrisht, ls2a. by re Mcclure Novs-
psper syndieste.l
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
CLARENDON CHARTER
HEARING NEAR END

Clarendon, Va, May THE Cir
cult Court OF Alexandra County
resumed the hearing on Clarendon's
petition for incorporation. A. Parke
Payne is chairman Of the commit
tee from the Clarendon Citizens
Association seeking a charter, and
former Mayor c. +. Harrison, OF
Leesburg, is the attorney. Those
opposed to Incorporation are repre-
sented by William c. Cloth ana
Harry r. Thomas. OF the local bar.
A decision is expected by the
court this week. The petitioners.
representing a ;arge proportion OF
the citizens and property holders.
claim that with a rapidly growing
population, local self-gevernment is
necessary to handle purely local
matters.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05

variety of semi -official and private
social functions. II is a record In
hustle at the British Embassy and
marks complete break with hoar,
tradition there.
The State Department, In connec.
tion with the Canadian pulpwood
embargo. is studying up the history
of the German potash embargo In
1910. The two controversies have
certain analogous points. In Ger
many, as In Canada, American man
ufacturing interests had acquired
by purchase rights to exploit nat
ural resources. The object In both
cases. was to relieve the Americans
from complete dependence on native
producers. Germany. to defeat that
purpose, enacted laws amounting
to an embargo on export, pleading
Gas Canada does on the present oc'
casion) the necessity to conserve
natural resources. Then. too, a
now, American reprisals were
Bainbridge Colby hopei
that history still further will repeai
itself. and an amicable adjustment
be arrived at.
John w. Davis, American ambas-
sador in London, who has figured so
conspicuously in the Laurette Tay-
lor episode, is an ardent theatre
goer and regular "frst-nighter" In
the British metropolis. which, OF
course. is the greatest show town
on earth with its scores OF first
class playhouses. Theatre crowds
golf and 33rd degree Masonry vie
for first place In Ambassador Davis
list of hobbies. ]. Hartley Man
ners. Laurette Taylor's husband
whose new play. "one Night In
Rome" caused the recent hubbub
himself is an Englishman, being 4
native Londoner.
University of Pennsylvania alum
nj turned out in gala forceorocEI
nj in Washington turned out in gala
force to welcome the Mask and Wig
Club in Don Quixote, ESQ.," nj
Polls theatre. Local critics who
take themselves very seriously and
profess to be the arbiters of the fate
of more plays than ever were made
or unmsde by metropolitan oracles
speak enthusiastically OF the Penn
players. II is the Mask and Wigs
first appearance In Washington
since 1914. The Washington Post
said: There is no question about
the blessings OF peace after seeing
the return of the Philadelphia fun.
makers"
F. w. w.