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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
Pressmen Confer

Pressmen's Home, Tenn, Oct. 30.
The twenty eighth convention of
the International Printing Pressmen
and Assistants union was the larg-
est and most harmonious ever held
by that organization. Practically
every state of the United States
and PROVENCE of Canada was rep
resented.
The board of directors was au-
thorized to cooperate with, the A.
f. of L. in establishing joint fund
of all international organizations to
oppose the non-union shop policy of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States. Other legislation en-
acted was:
Increased death benefit to $500
and strike benefits to $11. Increased
salaries of all officials approximate
ly 120 per cent. Approved A. F. of
L. non-partisan political policy. In
dorsed policies and administration
of President Berry with but one dis
senting vote. Increased per capita
tax Of assistant pressmen to $1.75 a
month and pressmen to $1.9O a
month.
The reports indicate the financial
assets of the union, including it's
properties and cash on hand, are
more than $2,000,0 900
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
Coal Lands UnwOrked
Monopoly in Control

Altoona, Pa, Oct. 30.-This city
is close to rich coal deposits, but
one-half of the people are without
coal and one-half of the remainder
are without a sufficient supply for
the winter, says the Altoona Times
Tribune. This newspaper surveyed
nearby coal fields and arrived at
these conclusions:
Mineral rights are monopolized.
Operating concerns are greedy.
Coal brokers must get their pound
of flesh
Transportation is too expensive.
"In Somerset county," says the
Times Tribune, "there are rich de-
posits, and mine openings, almost
without number, but control of prac-
tically all the coal is vested in a
few large companies.
thousands of acres of the coal
lands held by these great corpora
tions are unworked and unless some
governmental or providential inter
ference comes, will probably not be
worked for generations to come.
Because Of the sweeping pur-
chases by the great corporations,
there have been very few reserva-
tions by the original land owners
and consequently Independent COM
panies have little or no chance to
step in to open mines for the SER
vice of the local consumers. Rail
way sidings are unobtainable, be-
cause grants have already been
made to the great corporations and
wagon mines do not pay we'll un-
less located near a great consuming
community, because the cost by de-
livery by truck is so great, due to
the cost of gas and oil, and the in
ability to get cars for wagon mine
loading except under certain almost
prohibitive restrictions"
The Times Tribune quotes small
operators and independent holders
of coal rights as declaring that the
only solution to cheaper coal, with
out reducing miners wages, "is for
the government to so control the
workings and output of the oil and
minerals of the country as to make
the minimum of cost for the maxi
mum of service, with the entire and
absolute elimination of all middle
men in coal operation. To all this
there must be added good roads at
public expense, leading to and from
the mines"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
WOman's Legislative
Federation Meeting

The Woman's Legislative Fedora
ton of Snohomish County will hold
it's regular November meeting in the
Commercial club rooms, Everett, on
Saturday afternoon, November g.,
at 2:30.
The Honorable Lin H. Hadley,
congressman from this district, will
be the speaker. He will speak on
the Maternal Insurance bill, known
as the Sheppard -Towner bill; The
Smith -Towner bill, providing for a
Secretary of Education in the cabi-
net; the budget bill, and the bill
which is intended to correct the in
justices of loss of citizenship for a
woman who marries an alien.
Any man or woman interested in
hearing these bills discussed is in
vited to attend.
MARIE LOUISE WEINBERG,
Secretary
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
REPUBLICANS
SWEEP COUNTRY
Win Most Everywhere in the
United States and Part of
Missouri.

There is little left to say of
Tuesdays election at this time
than that the Republican party
has swept the nation with
heavy majOrities.
The Republicans likewise car
ried the state and county, with
the Farmer-LabOr Party Sec
Ond and the Democrats third.
Considering the short time
the Farmer-LabOr Party has
been organized its accomplish
ments in this election may be
considered remarkable, and if
the party keeps up its organ
ization it will be winner two
years hence.
No time for vain regrets
now, men and women. Pre-
pare to win in 1922.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
Short Hours Are Best

Philadelphia, Oct. 30.-A man can
produce more for his employer in an
eight-hour day than on a 12-hour
schedule, earn as much money, do
better work, be more cheerful, and
have more time for recreation.
These views, which sound like a
trade union declaration, were ex-
pressed by Robert B. Wolf, vice
president of the American society
of mechanical engineers, in speech
in this city.
Mr.. Wolf presented his conclusions
on the basis of a 16-year record of
results attained by substituting the
eight-hour day for the 12-hour sys-
tenn, particularly in the pulp indus
try, beginning in 1904 with the Feni-
more mill of the Union bag and
paper company.
In changing to three shifts the
workers were paid the same rates
for eight hours they had been get
ting for IL, and in return they had
increased not only their total out
put, but it's uniform quality, said
Mr.. Wolf,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
(By Charles M. Kelley

The average citizen of ordinary
intelligence realizes in a vague, in
definite manner, perhaps, that Wall
Street exercises some tremendous
and malefic control of the finances
and through them the trade and
commerce of the nation. 1t has
also been charged, by men of more
or less reliability, that Wall Street
is and has been doing things that
were not good for the rest of US.
For instance, it has been said that
the high living cost is traceable to
manipulation of money by COM
paratively few bankers. 1t has also
been stated that the recent pres
sure exerted against the farmers
has been applied by the same group
of financiers. In fact, about all the
evils that afflict our people are be-
in that narrow street in the lower
end of Manhattan.
1t is highly important, therefore,
that some official confirmation or
refutation of these grave doubts
and misgiving be had, that the pub
lie may have a clearer appreciation
of the situation. The average news
paper is more interested in exploit
ing salacious scandals or in abus-
ing the workers than in elicidating
matters that strike deep at the
well-being of the nation and they
have given little if any informa-
tion concerning the ramifications of
Wall Street. We can expect little
improvement from that quarter un-
til there is radical change of pub
lie opinion.
Fortunately, however, the public
been seeking and it comes from the
high and unquestioned authority that
inheres in the judicial statement of
the Comptroller of the Federal
Treasury. John Shelton Williams
has rendered some genuinely bene-
ficial service, but none more so than
his exposures of what in effect
amounts to conspiracy on the part
of Wall Street bankers to monopo-
lize the money of the nation for the
purposes of speculation and against
the welfare of legitimate business
and the people generally.
Mr.. Williams has been studying
the returns of national banks, and
he discovers that they have been
loaning money at interest rates run
ming as high as 80 per cent. At
exorbitant rates they loaned just
about as much money as exists in
the nation. In other words, they
have frozen solid our available
financial resources and thereby
jeopardized many institutions and
may easily have brought us to the
very brink of terrific financial
panic, with it's attending disaster
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
THE BANKERS LECTURE WORKERS
WHILE THE TRUSTS CLOSE MILLS

the price of coal is prohibitive, with
bankers lecturing workers on the
need for greater production.
"The governments record of eX-
ports of manufactured goods does
not sustain the bankers. Let them
insist that the law Of supply and
demand for which they profess such
high regard be permitted to oper-
ate. Let them call upon the trusts
and combines to stop fixing prices
and to stop closing mills and shops
to maintain these prices.
"Our banker friends may fool
themselves, but they are fooling no
one else"
The bankers found themselves con-
fronted by an awkward situation be-
cause of the charge by Comptroller
Of the Currency Williams that New
York bankers were borrowing money
from the government at AZ and 6
per cent and loaning it for as high
as Is, 20, 25 and 30 per cent. The
bankers convention adopted the
usual method of those who are
Caught with the goods" by raising
the "stop thief" cry. In resolu-
tons passed, the federal official was
not directly referred to, but the
bankers deplored any move that
would weaken the peoples faith IN
the bankers.
Comptroller Williams appears to
have a chip on his shoulder, and
to date the bankers are not willing
to knock it off The bankers. ac-
cording to the comptroller, have
made millions Of dollars profit, and
their rates mean grip on the ma
tons commerce.
The comptroller answered the
bankers attack by the statement
that rhetoric and eloquence is not
a reply to facts that are sustained
by sworn affidavits
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
Roads Must Toe Mark

Washington, Oct. 30.-Government
officials uphold Comptroller of the
Treasury Warwick's ruling that the
railroads can not have their guaran-
ty, assured under the Cummins- -Esch
bill, peddled out piece meal Under
the law the government guarantees
expenses of the roads for the first
six months of the operation of the
act. 1t is stated that the deficit
will be 100000, which must be
paid by the government.
The roads expected to take their
time preparing a final statement of
expenditures from March to Sep
tember and asked the comptroller
for advances "on account" The
official refused. He told them to
present their settlements and he
would pay. Under the law this
decision is final. The president has
declined to act although representa-
tives of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States appealed The
railroads will now put an extra
force of accountants to work.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05

jury"
With the courts ready to inter
fere and the proper law to bring the
workers before them, the railroads
are confronted with the national
agreement. They cannot ride rough
shod over it without arousing ad-
verse public sentiment So they
propose coming to Congress and
have it enact a law that will be
written by clever railroad lawyers
and the subjugation Of the workers
will be complete.
1t is indeed rather surprising that
the workers themselves are indif-
ferent to what is being cooked up
for them If they could realize just
what the railroads contemplate they
would be up in arms against a de-
liberate and unwarranted invasion
of their rights.
Congress was responsive to rail
road bidding when it demanded a
bill with subsidies and guarantees,
and it will be equally responsive
when it is requested to forge shack
les for the legs of the workers.
The transportation bill does that for
them. But they still possess some
freedom that is resented by railroad
presidents and managers and Con-
gress will be told to take from them
the little they still possess. That is
the issue in this campaign. The
railroads are the advance guard of
Predatory Business. They are MAX
ing the fight for Wall Street.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05

Washington, Oct 30-With mills
and factories closing down and op-
Grating on short time all over the
country, the American bankers As
sociation, at its annual convention
in this city, called on labor to pro
duce more" that prices may be re
duced.
The insolence of these money
lenders brought spirited replies from
President Gompers and Secretary
Morrison of the A. f. Of L. Presi-
dent Gompers declared that a sur
vey of the activities of the bank
ers would shock the nation. Secre-
tary Morrison called attention to the
shutting down of the mills and
asked if the bankers believed they
could fool any one but themselves.
"The outlook" said President
Gompers, would be more encourag-
ing if the money powers in control
of production were not themselves
engaged in subtle efforts to restrict
poduction for the purpose Of main
tanning famine prices.
"The time has come for a careful
survey of the activities Of bankers
and others intrusted with the proc
esses Of production and distribution
of the worlds needs. The workers
are confident that an impartial
analysis of the present business
practices will so shock our people
that those responding to an inordi-
nate desire for gold will be COM
PEELED to relieve the suffering Of
the people"
Secretary Morrison said:
LET the bankers tell their story
Of the need for greater production
to the thousands Of workers whl
have been laid off Let them tell
the coal miners to work harder.
THE miners are smashing all pro
dnction recnrdS. and vet we find
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
Anti-UniOnists Quit

Worcester, Mass, Oct. 30.-The
17-months' strike of iron molders
against the Reed-Prentice and the
Whitcomb- -Blaisdell companies has
brought about the designations of
the general managers of the two
concerns. These gentlemen are
prominent in national anti-trade
union associations and a year and
one-half ago gaily announced that
heir shops would be operated on
the non-union shop basis.
The iron molders replied: "Go to
it, but we won't work for you" 1t
is whispered that the companies
have lost nearly half a million dol
lars. Much of this money was used
to import srtikebreakers and thugs.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
SOME GALL!

And now comes the City Park
Board and asks the City Commits
sion to take enough of the $4,000
bond issue, foolishly voted by the
people, to lift debt of $4,000 on
the park site purchased (and seeded
DOWN at Silver Lake. Not salts
fled with having started a park six
miles outside the city, the city is
now asked to pay the debts incur
red by it. Let those people who
can afford to enjoy a far-away
park pay that debt.
The city of Everett has no money
to spend on luxuries for the rich.
The town now needs some things
that come nearer to being necessi-
ties than far-away pleasure parks.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
Abolish Piece Work

Portland, Ore, Oct. 3O.-Journey-
men tailors in this city have abol-
ished piece work and their strike
movement that started in Septem-
Der, last year, has been declared off.
Tailors along the Pacific Coast made
a general attack on the piece work
system at that time, and they have
been uniformly successful. They are
now being paid stated wage, with
regular hours, in shops provided by
the employers.
Formerly they took their work
home, were employed unlimited
hours, and were assisted by other
members of the family. This has
been abolished by the union, de-
spite opposition of employers who
talk of free and independent la
Dor.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
What Is Public's Limit?

Atlantic City, N. j., Oct. 80
Our tremendous war debt, which will
be heritage for future generations,
will prevent prices dropping to the
prewar level, said w. H. Booth, a
New York financier, in speech in
this city.
Another factor, said the speaker,
will be public opinion, responding TO
the law of supply and demand.
In other words. a dominant factor
is: how much will the public stand
If they refused to be gouged, prices
will drop.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
Judge Orders Strike

New York. Oct. 80. - Federal
Judge Mayer has ordered the re
ceiver for the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company to strike several lines
of this system because they are
losing money.
The court has supplemented this
strike order on a public utility by
issuing an injunction restraining the
public service commission from GO
ing into any other court than his
in its efforts to compel resump-
ton
Newspapers shrek until they are
black in the face when workers
employed in a public utility strike
for living conditions, but Judge
Mayors action is meekly referred
to as unusual by these fire-alarm
editors.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
$51,OOO,OOO TO EUROPE

Washington, Oct. 9O.-The Ameri.
can Red Cross expended $51 100000
in relieving suffering Europe dur
ing the year ending June 80, accord
ing to a preliminary report by that
organization The details will ap-
pear in the Forthcoming annual re
port Relief is now confined to Po-
land, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania,
West Russia, South Russia, the Bal
tic states. Vienna, Budapest and Con-
stantinople.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
THE CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL
Wednesday, November 3, 1920.
Council was called to order by
President Michel

Wednesday, November 3, 1920.
Council was called to order by
President Michel.
The Red Cross
A letter was +, lived from the
Everett Chapter Cf the Red Cross,
calling attention to the Fourth An
nual Roll Call and asking the moral
support of the Council. The Coun-
ell gave it's endorsement.
Buy Union Brooms
The following communication was
received from the International
Broom and Whisk Makers Union
and ordered turned over to the
Labor Journal.
70 Organized Labor, Greeting:
For a great many years the In
ternational Broom and Whisk Max
ers' Union has put forth every eff
fort to abolish the manufacture of
brooms in penal and reformatory in
stitutions, to the end that the man
ufacturer employing free labor may
be able to pay living wage to his
workers and the journeyman broom
maker to support his family and
educate his children.
The desire of unfair prison con-
tractors to exploit convict labor at
the expense of the taxpayer and
to the detriment of the free worker
has blocked our efforts in many To-
calities, and the states of Kentucky,
Missouri and West Virginia are aid
ing these prison contractors in their
schemes to enrich themselves at the
expense of the free worker and the
fair manufacturer.
In some instances these prison
brooms are placed on the market at
lower price than they can be man.
ufactured for, the prison contractor,
jobber and in some instances the
retailer securing immense profits
and demanding the market price for
these prison brooms, thereby de-
frauding the consumer. BY per-
sistent demand for the union label
of the |. B. & w. M. U you can aid
us in this fight against unfair COM
petition. If you purchase broom
that does not bear the union label
it is likely prison made broom.
Protect yourself and aid the broom
makers by a persistent demand for
the union label Refer this to your
label committee and ask your dealer
to handle brooms bearing the union
label-fastened under the wire at
the finish of the broom.
Thanking you in advance for any
aid that you may give, | am,
Yours fraternally,
WILL r. BOYER,
Secretary Treasurer l. B. & W.M.U.
Look for the label when buying
a broom, and ask your dealer to
show it to you.
Workers College
The Workers College Committee
reported that small attendance made
it hard to finance the college. The
Council was asked to give the COM
mittee credentials, empowering it to
visit affiliated unions and solicit aid
to finance the next course of ten
lectures. The credentials were given.
Reports of Unions
The Lathers announced that they
would have quite a number of men
on their membership roll in the
near future. These men are coming
to work on the large buildings now
in course of construction.
The Laundry Workers reported
one initiation.
The Talors had a good meeting.
A committee consisting of Mes
danes Thompson and Ferrell and F.
Meyer was appointed to visit the
meeting of the Women's Legislative
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05

Organized carpenters of Oklahoma
City. won their demand that wares
be increased from So a day to $40.
Anti-union employers growled about
the demand, but the expected fight
did not materialize.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05

A committee consisting of Mes
DANES Thompson and Ferrell and F.
Meyer was appointed to visit the
meeting of the Women's Legislative
Federation of Snohomish County
next Saturday afternoon at 2:3O in
the Commercial Club rooms.
After general discussion of num-
Der of topics the Council adjourned.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05
Smoke OLYMPIC 1Ot Cigar.

Sioux City, Iowa Co-operators
have opened their second store.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-05

Smoke CHALLENGE 1Oe Cigar.
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Smoke BLUE RIBBON Sc Cigar.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-05
SCHEDULE IS.
RE-ARRANCED
Jamestown College Will Not
Play Here Three Home
/ Games on List

The rearranged schedule Of the
University of North Dakota football
eleven was announced this morning
BY Coach Paul j. Davis Considerable
dihculty has been found in arranging
the schedule this veal on account of
the uncertainty Of the date for the
Homecoming day. jamestown was
scheduled to play here out word was
received from them cancelling the
date.
The schedule asst now stands is one
Of the best for several seasons as
three good home games are listed.
Fargo college will play here Saturday,
South Dakota State q week from Sat
urday and Hamline on the 23rd of
the month, Homecoming day. Little
Is known of the strength of any. of
h teams, but the Flickertail eleven
is in fine shape this year and will give
each Of them a hard battle. A num-
Der of the "U'' players are confident
OF the outcome of. Saturdays battle.
h schedule as rearranged is:
October 9-Fargo college here.
October 16-South Dakota State
here.
October 23-Hamline here.
October 30-Aggies at Fargo.
November IS. D. u. at Vermillion.
November 20-Marquette at Mil
waukee.
Officials for Saturdays game were
announced this morning by Coach
Davis. Chaser of Fargo will referee
the game and Tierny will umpire.
Giese Of Crookston will act as head
1inesman.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-05
EAST SIDE BRIEFS

William Wolf Of New Folden, MINI.
has rented his farm and win reside
in this city for the coming winter.
Mrs. Grover Taylor win leave to-
morrow for Perely, Mimi, where she
plans to make her home
|. A dance will be given this even
ing by the Royal N%eighbors at Giles
hall, hours will be $3.50 to IL o'clock.
MI. and Mrs james Chalmers are
the parents Of a baby boy born Sun
day night.
Mrs. Oleana Eggen will entertain
the ladies' aid of the Grand Martas
church this afternoon at her home,
seven and M half miles north of
the city.
Mira F. R. Thomas Of the Corliss
flats. who has been ill for several days,
Is reported recovering.
A meeting Of the Republican Wom-
ems club of this city will be held
Thursday night at the city hall. This
meeting will be open to both men
and women of the city.
Miss Athena Handy, who has been
a guest at the home of MI. and Mrs.
c. O.. Peterson, 6e2 Dover avenue, left
today noon for her home in Henning,
Mimi. Miss Handy was accompanied
by Master Douglas Peterson, who will
visit his grandmother in hat city.