Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
Labor Paper
Is Repudiated

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Isfiee of publication to Salem, Ore
gon, and that he win discontinue
publication OF the Metal Trades
worker and the Building Trades
worker and issue a paper under
Ithe title OF the Pacific Coast Labor
News, with the objeetihg of solictt-
ing advertising from all points on
the coast, under the claim that the
paper is representative of all Sec
tions of labor in all cities of the
coast. This eport has it that A. VI.
MeAdoo of Salem is to be the edi-
tor of the paper. McAdoo recently
began publication of the Salem La-
Dor Leader, but discontinued pub
lication after one number was is
sued.
Started at Long Beach.
"Vanderhoff began his coast ac-
tivities at Long Beach, California,
but abandoned that field after
few weeks to come to Portland and
begin publication of the Metal
Trades Worker. The paper was
published from this city about five
months, and was moved to San
Francisco where publication was
resumed after being suspended for
a few weeks. Next Nanderhoff
began. publication OF the Building
Trades Worker, which the Califor-
MIA Building Trades council resent
ed as being an intrusion, as the
council is publishing its own Off
cial organ,
"The opposition to Vanderhoff,
which appears TO have arisen at
each Pacific coast city where he
has operated, seems to be prompts
ed largely BY the belief among un-
ionists that his chief object in pub
fishing labor papers is to secure
the prestige of organized labor jim
soliciting advertising.
I'm Portland the charge is made
that the paper published here did
not conform to the policies which
the RANK and file We're led to be-
lieve would be adopted, The own
lership of the paper was also a dis
appointment to many.
Rcpudiated at Frisco.
''P. II. Mccarthy of San Fran
cisco, president of the State Build
ing Trades council, some time ago
issued the following warning:
1T has been reported to this
office that a certain individual by
the name of Vanderhoff is solicit
| ing advertisements and subscrip-
tions for a publication which he
calls the Pacific Coast Building
Trades WORKER We desire to ad-
wise you and the public generally
that this publication is issued WIS
out the authorization OF the State
Building Trades council and is not
connected with this council in any
manner whatsoever, We request
you to give this information the
widest publicity possible
.'The paper was launched by
Vanderhoff' in Portland about the
| first of last January with a great
.blare of trumpets and. rosy prom
ises of how the sheet would almost
lusher in the millennium of labor.
The local Metal Trades council gave
its indorsement to the paper which,
according to its sponsors, would be
extremely progressive-if not radi-
cal. 1t was announced that a large
tprinfing plant would be installed
! and that the sheet would be pub
lished daily in. a very short time
The promoters held out the hope
that the downtrodden Of the north
west Portland in particular
.would have a daily organ which
would be independent and fear-
less.
Advertising Scheme.
Numerous complaints were
made as it appeared to the work
ers that the paper was primarily
an advertising scheme conducted
for the profit Of Nanderhoff.
oAbodt the time the publication
1 Of the paper was begun in PORTLAND
the advertising solicitors also Sc
cured announcements from bust
ness firms to be placed on large
framed card which was 10 be nuns
In union halls. The advertisers arr
designated as friends Of labor ant
the card also purDorts TO be AZ
I argument for the good influence o
the labor press, the term labo
press being used in a general sens
to mean an labor publications tn
name Of the official organ Of labo
In Portland being the oregon Labo
Press. it was easy for advertiser
} to confuse the terms and 10 bu
the advertising with the belief tha
, they were patronling the Orego
Labor Press, which paper Ia
{ come 10 be recognized as a pape
Of standing, with circulate
which makes the purchase OF ad
e vertlslng space by business peopi
! a good Investment