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The labor world., 1920-05-29
V0LUN1 1EER ARMY
PLAN FREEDOMS
BEST GUARANTEE


WASHINGTON, May 27:-1n the
senate Mr.. Gronna called attention
to the announcement that Great
Britain has abandoned compulsory
military service and has returned to
the purely voluntary system.
Senator Gronna expressed the hope
that the American congress will
take the same step which the en-
pire of Great Britain has taken.
1T is needless for me to call the
ate tention Of the senate" he said, Ito
the fact that there is not one single
government on the face Of the earth
today that has withstood military
autocracy. Greece had it. Persia had
it. Germany had it. Before Ger
many, Sweden had it. They were
all, If not. reduced to a small ma
tion, destroyed. The military gov
ernment~ OF Germany has been en-
tirely destroyed.
"Mr. President, we are procee ding
In this country, as understand it,
intending to place everything under
the army, to educate the farmer. to
educate everyone in the industries
under the war department. We have
an agricultural department, and yet
it is well" understood now that al
ready we are trying to place the
farmers of the country under mill
tary autocracy.'
Senator Gronna's statement was
based on, q recent speech made by
the British king in w11ich 11o safd
mo more valuable. proof OF our
peaceful strength and the soundness
of our national life and character
copld be given to the world than the
fact that we have abandoned the
principle of. military service, to which
We were forced to resort in the hard
times of%the war, and: have returned
to- th0tpurufH voluntary syHtem." !"
The labor world., 1920-05-29
NON -UNI0N| | SHOP /
IS NOT. POPULAR
Spokane ''0pen Shoppers" Fail
to Break Morale eof upstand
Ing Western Unions.

SPOKANE, May 27.-To use fig
ure Of speech memberssof the EN-
ployers' association havefa bad head
ache as result Of their extensive
anti-trade union campaign in this
city. !:.:* -
The bosses started ,xout to estab-
lish the non-unton. shop, which they
exafed t.the: American plan" The
workers showed they eTa GOOD Amer.
leans by2standingz tosntherY and they
now present this, !. 900 per cent bat
ting: average:
Stationary eA04neers enforced their
SCALE. transfer employers abandoned
their non-union shop demand and
signed with the Teamsters' union,
every. construction job in tho, city Is
union, bakers secured new contract
and the culinary crafts lost but one
small house when they, established
new rates on May 1.
mo. unions are on strike" says
the Spokane Labor World. "The bot
tiers will be granted their increase.
The butchers are making splendid
progress in the signing Of their con-
tract, and all in all the movement
is in fine shape, Notwithstanding that
the attempt to establish the non-union
shop cost the Employers association
a lot Of money for advertisements
that were untruthful and malicious"
The labor world., 1920-05-29
BY FRANK MORRISON.
American Federation of

The union shop is democracy in
industry. The right of employees to
bargain collectively, to have voice
in working conditions, is recognized.
In the non-union shop this de-
mocracy is unknown. Paternalism
and autocracy is the rule. The en-
ployer is absolute. He is the sole
judge of working conditions He sets
hours and wages and tells, his en-
ployes they may accept same or quit
their employment. If the worker
quits, and suffering to his wife and
children result, the employer calls
this freedom of contract"
This employer dislikes the term
"non-union" shop, so he refers to his
plant as open" shop. The term is
misleading and is intended to de-
ceive. The inconsistency of the So
called 'open": shop employer is
shown when he says he makes no
distinction between union and nom
union employees and then fills his
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G0MPERS CHARGES CONGRESS IS NC0MPE TEkT
TRADE BOARD EXPOSES
,PRQEIs' MIR PROFITS

WASHINGTON, May s47-In a
[specia1 report by the fed4al trade
lcounrnission it is stated TIT in the
first three years Of the syilr profits
Of the big meat psgckers loubled,
|trebled and quadrupled.',
1t is shown thas III average an
nual profits Of the ssblg five"
packers-Armour, Swift,> Wilson,
Cudahy and Morris-wnte $780,
SOC, 900 from 1912 to 1914. These
Iprofits jumped to an average OF
I$1o2, ,OOO, 900 during 1915 to. 1917.
The packers persistent claim
that their profits amount to ."only
z or cents per dollar on sales -
Is not based, the; commission de-
lclares, on accepted methods Of de-
ltermining costs.
crate on investment, not rate
on sales, furnishes the correct
method whereby the reasonable
ness of profits may be obtained -
Isays the report. -.
'"The whole accounting system
Iof the packers must be revised be-
fore dependable figures can be
found showing costs and profits by
specific products, or even for. the
business as WhOle.'
The labor world., 1920-05-29
STRIKE LAWS
ANCIENT SCHEME: !:
<ssr'H' s ~ 1t
British Laws COO Years Agp
4 We're Like That Recently !:
Passed by:kansas.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Officers
Of the A.; F. of L. are compiling some
Of the numberless "can't-strike'
laws passed centuries ago.
Defenders of the Kansas "can't-
strike" law refer to it as a. new thing,
and Governor Allen Of that state Is
hailed as the modern Solomon, but
in the light of history these claims
are unworthy Of consideration.
Nearly 600 years ago English labor
laws were identical with the present
Kansas act. The English law en-
powered the lords court to set
wages and punish strikers. The
Kansas act gives this power to a
modern lords court of three men.
appointed by the governor.
Under the English law the lord
had the first claim to, the labor OF
his serfs; those who declined to owork
for him were sent to jail.
Lords of the manor Gland owners)
who paid more than the customary
wage were fined treble damages, and
artifices (craftsmen) were subject to
the same penalty. Any excess OF
wages above the customary rate could
be seized for the kings use. The law
not only regulated wages, but also
food prices, and it was declared that
flood must be sold at reasonable
prices" imprisonment was the pen.
atty against any laborer who quit
his employment before the agreed
time, and aims to any able-bodied
10 x,,n,o forh{16on
. Every student Of history knows the
result Of this legislation under King
Edward in 1877.
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LABOR is NOT SLOWING
DOWN, SAYS CREDIT MAN

NEW YORK, May 27.-Charges
that labor is slowing down, and
that it is inefficient are untrue,
according to DR.. John Whyte, who
conducted u research for the ma
tional association of credit men.
A QUESTIONABLE was sent to
manufacturers and 160 replied.
The replies contradict the 'inef-
ficiency charge that is parroted
by every advocate OF strike
legislation, every. profiteer and
every trade union opponent.
The labor world., 1920-05-29
RAILROAD LABOR
SOUNDS WARNING
Acting President Shea Of Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Fire:
men Demands Action.

CHICAGO, May 27.-1mmediate
consideration must be given railroad
employees demand for wage increases
to meet exactions Of profiteers, said
Timothy Shea, acting president of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen,
before the railroad labor board.
The railroad workers must have
relief, and they must be given re-
lief at once" said the brotherhood
executive, who declared that crisis
impends. Il am making no threats" :"
he said, "but simply stating facts.
"One great trouble with the Amer
lean people is that they never be-
lieve that anything disagreeable is
going to happen. They wouldn't be-
lieve that we were going to get into
the world war until we were in it
up to our ears. More recently they
refused to believe that there would
be steel strike or a coal strike until
those industrial disorders were upon
US. Now, apparently, they refuse to
believe that the railroad situation is
absolutely critical. The steel. strike
cost the country half a billion. dol
lars at g. comparative estimate, and
the coal strike half as much more.
Both could have been averted. The
lesson in the present situation is OBJ
vious.".
Mr.. Shea said that comparison
of earnings for eight hours of labor
showed locomotive firemen ranked
seventy in the list of the
various occupations and industries for
which authoritative data are avail
able. Only nine occupations have a
lower scale than the firemen, he said.
TRANSFERS WANT MORE.
BUTTE, Mont, May 27.-Teamsters
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STREET CAR MEN STRIKE.

PEORIA, ILL.,, May 27.-Refusal Of
the local street car company to in
crease wages, of platform. men re-
suited in a. complete tieup Of that
system, The men ask that rates Of
Al, "A and Al cents an hour be in
creased to so, SO and IS cents.
The labor world., 1920-05-29
UNIONS PROTECT TRADE.

FARGU, N. d., May 27.-ln arbi-
trating a wage dispute between the
Carpenters union and contractors,
Judge A. r. Cole ruled that the Car
penters' union should be given the
first preference by the contractors in
the employment of men. The ar
bitrator said that this would be -
matter Of fair protection to the car
penter's trade" Judge Cole raised
rates to 90 cents an hour.
The labor world., 1920-05-29
LABOR EDITORS TO MEFT,

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The sew
enth annual convention Of the Inter-
national Labor Press Of America will
be held in Montreal beginning June
s. Matthew Wall is president of this
organization of bonad fide labor
editors, and r. E. Woodmansee, editor
Of the. Illinois Tradesman, Spring.
field, Ill, is secretary-treasurer.
The labor world., 1920-05-29

sage dealing with the high cost OF
living and made several recommen-
dations to congress, but, since that
time no action has been taken. on Z
single recommendation. =. -. :
President Urges Relief. -
The president asked for the extern,
the date s 81 lbs latiiftftfons MI sf 81 81 tSs
scope ofs:the act to include fuel, food
and clothing; an amendment to pro-
vide penalties for profiteerinE; the
enactment Of a law limiting tho time
goods may be held in storagt and
marking the cost price on the goods
at the time they we're st0ed; re-
quiring that all goods be marked
with the price at which they left the
hands of the producer; to license and
regulate corporations doing an inter
state business to prevent prodtelr-
ing, and the enactment. Of a law to
control security issues to prevent
speculation. B.:
Seven measures were suggested: by
the president but congress gave no
heed. He sent another message In
concentrations and still congrss re-
mained passive. During this time
prices continued to soar and labor
was forced to ask for higher wages
to meet the new demands on their
pay checks. =. -
Declare Big Dividends.
Mr.: Gompers at this point gives
out a statement Of the net profits
Of a number Of the big corporations
of the country: These show increases
in 1919 over 1918 running from Z
minimum Of "a per cent to 1547 per
cent. He analysed carefully and
thoroughly the financial report Of the
American Woolen company, which en-
joyed a net income in 1918 over 1914
of 316 per cent, and a net increase
in common stock earnings of bs1 per
cent. < H.
Another phase of business activ-
ity about which the public has lit
tie or no knowledge" continues Mr..
Gompers, which at, least has some
bearing on the initiation Of living
costs Is that of the speculative
broker. In Chicago the other day Z
speculator purchased on a quick sale
a large not of webbing. The deal
was no sooner closed when he sold
it at a. profit Of $50, 900 without see
ing the webbing or knowing what
it was. >.
Neither Toll Nor Spin.
"A carload Of live chickens was
shipped to Chicago from Omaha.
Eventually the same carload Of
chickens, dressed, was returned to
Omah ha and sold in the Omaha re-,
tail market. During the round trip
the chickens passed through. IL.
hands, all of which levied toll Of
profit. - r e -. +.
"A New York broker bought 4
warehouse receipt for several thpu-,
sand yards Of silk. Within few
days he sold the same receipt at Z
profit said to have been. SO, ,000.< He
didn't see: the silk and din't touch It.
He had no knowledge Of its condi-
ton or color. He added nething to
its quality and performed no service
in getting it from producer; to con.
sumner. He bought { piece of paper
and solda.it. - s.FSs,s
@ Freebooting u Prevalent. Z.
AcAAdpS lA1ie ue"eA -AAss.< ooOAA oSOs. =
time in American history when this
kind Of freebooting was conducted On
SO large a scale as at present.
IF congress had seen fit to res
spond to the wishes OF the president
and enact some Of the Legislation
suggested by him; it would have; been
possible to curb. at least to some ex-
tent. this. unlicensed ,plundering g
ITjRN no MKT PAGl 3,
The labor world., 1920-05-29

: RATIFY AUSTRIAN TREATY.
=: PARIS, May 26.-The chamber OF
deputies this afternoon ratified the
treaty Of st. German with Austria.
The labor world., 1920-05-29

TRANSFERS WANT MORE.
BUTTE, Mont, May 27.-Teamsters
in this city are asking that wages be
advanced 81 a day.
The labor world., 1920-05-29

Mn MERcHANr-lIassit occurred to
YOU that this paper goes into, the
homes of the best paid workingmen
in Duluth and surrounding territory?
| 1t is carefully perused by every adult
member Of the household. There is
no better advertising medium any
where.
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SISTER MARY'S KITCHEN
Copyright, 1920. by the N. E. A.

There are so many different kinds
OF brushes nowadays, that IL one is
trying to economic in equipment by
purchasing only the most necessary
and many-sided labor savers, one is
rather at sea as to what to choose.
A brush that means lot to me Is
one for wiping down walls. This ia a
big, fluffy piece of lambs wool on a
long handle. The wool comes off ano
spreads out flat so it is very easy to
wash and Away tufts out to It's natur-
al state of softness so there is no dan
ger of marring the wall paper.
Constant attention to the walls will
mean a big saving in cleaning and
papering bills. But rag tied over a
Groom has been known to do more
harm than good.
Menu for Tomorrow.
BREAKFAST-orange juice, bacon,
eggless mullins, coffee.
LUNCHEoN-Parsnip cakes, CHINA
mon, toast, tea.
DINNER-Chicken fricasse, mashed
potato, winter beets, celery, bread and
butter. cranberry frappe, sponge cake
and coffee.
My Own Recipes.
The extra time spent in squeezing
oranges for Juice more than repays
one. The cheaper oranges with seeds
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she SAID, il they talked things over al
lunch. Then one day William Stone
approached Leslie, whom he had
scarcely spoken to before, with the
result that that day Leslie had lunch
at William Stones club. They were
gone tow hours, and they had said
much in that time. When they parted
at the, door Of the office of Stone &
Stone, William Stone slapped the
younger man on his back.
After that Stone wore smile that
was in strong contrast to the look OF
gloom that had been. his for the days
previous.
The next day he asked Sarah Pei
ham to stay after and talk to him. He
had made this request before whep
there was pressing business. And as
Sarah lived near the office and had
no home ties, she was not inconven-
fenced.
But the business interview did not
begin like the other business inter-
views. Its queer place to say what
I'm going to say" he began, standing
in front OF the window in Sarah's Of
flee and looking intently at her. But
1t Is something can't keep to myself
any longer. Sarah Pelham, 1 want
to marry you. I love you-and its the
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kind of love that wants to keep you
all to myself. It's torture having you
here in an office, going about to other
offices. Sarah Pelham you do love
me little, don't you?"
Sarah Pelhsm had perhaps OWNED
that William Stone loved her, but
she was completely taken by surprise
by this spirit of lf-confidence.
Eyes, think do" she confessed
but how did you-how did you
know? didn't want you to guess It SC
easily. That's why l tried to make
you think l didn't"
you succeeded perfectly" assured
William. Fact is, thought there was
something between you and young
Brown-that's what made me so jeal-
out from the first 1t was torture. !
couldn't bring myself to ask you, so |
took him to lunch and got my nerve
UP to ask him. And the young scamp's
been engaged all the time. Fine fel.
low. I said more than I intended to-
he seemed to guess how I felt abou,
you. And was thinking, Sarah Pei
ham, that it's been good idea break
ing in a man like that, because now
you and l can marry without doing
much harm to Stone & Stone. Young
Brown can work right into your job"
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Cold in Head and
Catarrh Promptly
Relieved
End a Cold Over Night By Using a
Simple Treatment Easy and
Pleasant 70 Use

That famous physician, DR..
Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y, known
for years by all Of us, issues the
statement that the surest way to
quickly relieve q cold in the head
or eatarrh, is by using a solution
made by mixing water with a
compound discovered BY a DIR.
Sage many years ago, and we are
pleased to know that we can now
make it right in our own home. at
a triAing expense.
Shifting and shutting, hawking
and expectorating, are not only
annoying, but disgusting both to
ourselves and to those around us.
What's more, it is dangerous. On
the other hand, is there anything
more pleasant than tehaye a clear
head and throat? When we can
breathe--the passage t1king in
plenty of good fresh air-how
invigorating it is, we feel well.
Every one Of us can do this by
simply mixing a small bottle of
DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy to a
pint of water that has been boiled.
You have the water and any drug
gist can furnish you the old-fash,
ioned and reliable DIR Sage's
Catarrh Remedy, Makeup a pint
OF this LIQUID at home at once.
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Going Mad In This Room would

"Chrysl-Why-why did you follow
that old woman?" asked, forgetting
for the moment the sad fact that my
lovely stster-in-law was dumb. .4NcW
you're prisoner-with mel" Chrys
received this startling news with the
unconcern OF a three year-old. ! did
not explain that we were prisoners "a
a. room which had been eon.riYed 10
drive its occupants crazy, bur l TOLD
her OF the two American ranchers who
were Prisoners in the dungeon below
US. One was an old friend OF Rob's
the other was young physician. i
explained. This fact Seemed to in
terest her-to please her-for some
reason l could not surmise.
She helped me tear the divan COW
ers into strips. We knotted the
lengths securely. She was as absorb
ed as kindergarten youngster when
rolled back the rug and looped the
rope about the legs of the couch. Then
she listened grarely to the rev
words exchanged with. the ranchers
"Dr. Jordan Spence" introduced
himself as soon as he had lifted his
long lean shape from the depths OF
his dark prison. Then he introduced
his companion who had followed with
great agility.
Gene Archer" he said. "1'm sure
you've heard your husband speak OF
him."
Gene Archer!" l exclaimed "Bob
always promised me that you would
visit us sometime.
We've come to stay to dinner.
remarked Archer gayly. That's why
we brought up our provisions. We
take 1t for granted that it's Dutch
treat" in this, place" VI
Under the condition, I guess you'll
stay much longer than to dinner, Mr..
Archer. You're an engineer. You're
going to stay until you get us out OF
here. j hope. And unless you want
your guards to follow you, you'd bet
ter find some way OF swinging that
tagging back into its place."
To the engineer that proved an ab-
sorbing problem. The big stone had
wheeled out of position by a little
pressure upon certain corner, he
asserted. He balance the pressure up
on an opposite corner, and its action
was reversed. 1t was an ancient de-
vice and not at all mysterious. He
only hoped that his iailers didn't nm
derstand the trick. They were com
mon outlaws and new to the hacienda
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CONFESSIONS OF A BRIDE
ee l=ar Worse imam pYina.
(copyright, 1920. by the N. E. -

- HS'SS 9NSAi LJMSs
Haying filled up the hole in the
pavement, and pushed back the rug
and arranged the furniture, Gene
archer resumed his professional re-
searches.
How can you tell Just where you
came into this box?' he asked after he
stalked around the edge OF the room,
You can't-just by looking" ans
wered.. But you find out-this way. "
| led him to one side of the room,
then to another. On the third trial /
found my little bent hairpin on its
twig above the unyielding door.
Clever" murmured the engineer.
4 guess you wouldn't have lost your
mind Mrs. Lorimer, even IL you had
been left alone in this crazy place for
weeks on end" remarked the doctor.
Since we can't get out, wonder II
you have any plans for making over
this apartment into hotel%
Why do you think we will have to
do that?"
because the provisions your cap
tor has left behind her amount to
enough to last US a week." he answer
ed.
We grouped ourselves around the
basket Donna Camilla had placed
near the middle of the room. regard
ed the size Of 1t with dismay. "Eyi-
IDENTIFY she isn't planning to come
back for days." gasped. "She ~.
itended-not to come back-until she
vas sure Chrys and l were stark
mad.
PUT it out of your mind, Don't
think about it again, Mrs. Lorimer,"
said the doctor. Tell US, please, how
best to divide this room into separ-
ate sleeping spaces"
You boys can go back to your cells
can't you? And come up for your
meals. That's obvious, isn't dtT said
\.
Spence and Archer shook their
heads in unison and raised their
voices in chorus:
I'VE can not!"
why nct?"
Because the bandits told us this
morning to write to our relatives.
They planned to take US away to-
night said Archer.
And shoot u.s." added Spence.
Gentlemen, hope you will accept
our hospitality, for tonight, at least
l murmured.
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are usually sweeter and just as Juicy
as the big, expensive, naval oranges
or course, il halves Of the fruit are
served, 1t Is almost necessary to use
the larger oranges but for Juice the
small ones are just as good.
EGGLESS MUFFINS.
cup coarse bran.
l cup flour. n
| teasroonful baking powder.
1-2 teaspoon salt.
l 1-2 tablespoons molasses.
Ia cups milk (sweet)
Mix in the order given. Turn into
we'll creased gem pans and bake 20
minutes in hot oven.
CHICKEN FRICASSE.
fowl.
8 tablespoons flour.
Salt and pepper.
Trimgles Of toast.
Cut up chicken as for frying. Put
in kettle and cover with boiling wa
ter. Simmer about hours, adding
salt when about half done When ten.
tender remove from water, roll in flour
and fry in bacon fat. Reduce the
Chicken stoc kto about 3 cupfu,s and
strain. Mix flour in the bacon fat
left in the pan from frying the chick
en-. Slowly add stock. Season with
salt and pepper and cook minutes,
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stirring constantly. Arrange chicken
on pieces of toast placed on hot plat
ter and pour over the gravy.
CRANBERRY FRAPPE.
l quart cranberries.
l cup sugar.
2 lemons.
Ia teaspoon soda.
Parboil berries IN soda water. Drain
and put on to cook in boiling water
to cover. Cook until tender and strain
through a cloth. Make a syrup OF
the sugar and cupfuls of water. Add
lemon juice and Q cupfuls of cranberry
juice. Cool and turn into freezer.
Freeze to a mushy consistency. use
equal parts Of salt and ice for freezing
frappe.
Why do we seek an article marked
hand made" yet shy at one. that's
homemade?
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vival meetings in the Baptist church
will be as follows:
Sunday, January II O:45 a. M,
IAN Hour Of Crisis; 2:30 p. NJ, "The
Devil in the Dance and the Movies;
1880 p. M, 1.-THE objectionable SIM.
Evening themes-Monday, "a Crazy
Man in Graveyard; Tuesday "Why
l Believe In Purgatory"; Wednesday,
"a Trip Through FOOLS Paradise;
Thursday, "The Majesty of Name;
Friday, sold at Auction to the Devil"
Afternoon themes = Tuesday, "The
River of Blessing; Wednesday,
Three Voices from Heaven; Thurs
day, "The Fruit of the Spirit; Fri
day, 1.-THE Pathway of Power.
Last Sunday, Jan. 1S-Morning,
How the Lilies Crow; afternoon,