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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-11-05
THE BALLOT LABOR's WEAPON


Labor's success in the political cam
paign which has just ended is not to
be measured by the number of friends
it has rewarded or the number of
enemies it has punished. 1t is COM
paratively unimportant whether the
incoming administration is reaction
ary or progressive. 1t is equally un-
important whether the new Congress
is privilege-controlled or devoted to
the public interest. The determlna-
ton of issues that were advanced for
consideration and the selection of
candidates, at best, are transltory.
What has been done can be undone,
and will be undone if it is disaapoint-
ing in its consequence.
The real gain, as far as labor is
concerned, is that it has finally rec
ognized what workers in other ma
tions long ago recognized, namely,
that it's problems are political as we'll
as economic. The encouraging thing
is that the workers realize that the
solution of many, if not all, of their
problems is at the ballot box. And
with this new knowledge will come
a clearer consciousness of the wonder
full potentialities that inhere in col
lective voting.
1t cannot be denied that labor made
many and serious errors in its first
real effort to gain political emanci-
patton. Much effort was wasted.
There was lacking that solidarity
that is essential to effective political
action. But solidarity comes only
with enlightened self-interest, and
that also has been lacking. The
workers generally knew that the time
had come for them to forget party
labels and vote for man and measures
that gave the larger promise of de-
votion to the national well-being.
But they did not know how best to
attain their ideal of better state.
Many of them were bewildered by a
multitude of counsellors. Some were
misled by unwise leaders. Here and
there rivalry engendered bitterness
that reacted disadvantageously. But
all these matters are of triaing i'm
portance in comparison with the
major premise that labor was sincere
ly actuated and tried to throw off
the calling bonds that hold it in sub
lection.
The one thing that counts is that
labor did try in it's own behalf. 1t
made the first real nationwide effort
to impress it's will upon politics. 1t
won some notable victories. 1t sus-
tanned some disastrous defeats. 1t
will profit by these experiences.
1t will not repeat its errors, but it
will enlarge and improve tried and
proven methods.
Labor is finding itself politically.
1t has been bartered and traded until
millions of workers had despaired of
political emancipation. They have
seen victories turned to defeat, they
have been subjected to SO many be-
trayals, by friends as we'll as enemies,
that many of them had attained a
state of passivity and inertia that
seriously interfered with the progress
of the recent political venture,
Labor has suffered much, but it has
learned much, which is mutual and
should be profitable. 1t realized,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-11-05

The Leader for your job printing.
When through hand this paper to
your neighbor.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-11-05

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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-01
FINE WORK NOT RECOGNIZED
Literary World Was Slow to Discover
a Masterpiece in Translation of :.
Omar Khayyaim.

The appearance in the auction room
Of one of the most remarkable col
lections Of editions Of Omar Khayyam
naturally recalls the early history Of
the famous Rubaiyat, that might 50
easily have missed finding its remark
able position in the world Of books.
When Fitzgerald translated the Per
sian poet, Bernard Quaritch probably
had deep regrets that he had elected
to publish it. Il
One may believe that it was with
no feeling OF. pride as a publisher that
he marked down the first edition and
left it for somebody to discover in his
"two-penny box'' where economical
book buyers hunted for bargains. II,
coming out Of the "two-penny boz" it
had missed attracting the notice OF
such. connoisseurs Of the written word
as Rossetti and Swinburne, the Rubai-
vat would very likely have continued
placidly on Its way to oblivion.
No other book ever started from 9
CIV o-penny box on a journey in the
world Of letters that eventually In
Guided so many Of such varied edi.
tons; yet 1t may be questioned wheth-
er 1t was not the phraseology OF the
translator rather than the thought OF
the poet that really started It and
kept It going.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-01
Y. W. C. A. STUDENTS
TEACHING IN CHINA
Physical Training School Main
tanned in Shanghai.

The vast majority Of Chinese men
remember their mothers as cripples.
Many girl wanders into mission
school WHO has not had her own feet
bound, but has never seen a woman
of her own class who could walk, and,
therefore, she walks Ia most ungain-
~ fashion scarcely conscious Of her
natural feet.
The Chinese Medical Association
an Association composed only Of Chi
nese physicians mostly graduates from
American and English institutions
have asked the entire educated commu-
nifty Of the country to cooperate IN
better health for the children OF Chi
ma. All the Mission Boards operating
in China felt that one Of the greatest
contributions the Young Wome ems
Christian Association could offer to
the health Of China would be to es-
tabIish a normal school for the train
ing of physical directors
Accordingly, in Shanghai. which is
the greatest port in China, the nation
al committee established such school
in 1914. The school has won favor
with all educationtsts, both missionary
and government. There have already
been nine graduates from this school.
Miss Wing Mel ,Chun, a graduate Of
the Wellesley School Of Physical Edu-
cation, has. been dean 8of the school.
Graduates Of the school are scattered
from Canton to Picking, teaching with
conspicuous success in twelve mission
and government schools.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-01

champion" Perhaps we should here
explain that chapter sos was house
bill, companion to the johnson bill in
the senate and was substituted for it.,
so it became practically the Johnson
bill.
How does the "rotten" record Of the
senator from Mile Laos compare with
this, and what is their in the session
laws to account for his activities!
According to the senate journal, p.
1867, Hamer introduced twenty four
bills. Three of these were referred
to the committe on finance and further
action was embodied in the committee
bill chapter 1853 laws, 1919. In some
instances several bills relate to the
same subject, and were Incorporated
into the final bill. This is true of
bill, chapter 463 laws, 1919. In some
department of agriculture, created at
the last regular session, and the gaso-
line and oil bills. Two bills failed in
the senate, and two that passed in the
senate failed in the house. There were
six house bills substituted for Hamer
bills, most of them having been en-
,gineered through the house by our
Serline.
Out Of these twenty-four bills and
one which Mr.. Serline requested the
writer to look after In the senate, we
have the following chapters in the 1919
laws, viz: Nos 81, 1914, 316, ALP, Alt,
421, 1876, 497, 500, $40, 521, and resolu-
ton 10 on pages 764-5. Besides this,
at Mr.. Johnson's request, Hamer Sc
cured the final vote on H. F. 623, which
is now chapter 478 in the session laws.
On the other hand the record gives
Senator Johnson credit for only two.
Can you beat it? Can "the champions
of the organized farmers" disprove the
record by debate?
Fourth 'The one big fly" Well,
that looks like another case of the man
who could see the mote in his neigh
boris eye, but there was beam in his
own eye which caused defective vision.
Yours very truly,
Richard Hamer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-01
Staggering Bill Of Costs.

Il Fl tt5 (. =
Strikes, like wars, are expensive.
The country is just beginning to rea-
lie the cost in dollars and cents Of
the recent coal strike, short though it
was. It's staggering.
Exact figures are difficult if not inn
possible to compile, but an effort at
estimating the financial loss has been
made by w. D. Mckinney, secretary
of the Southern Ohio coal exchange.
Mr.. Mckinney figures that the miners
are out in wages as a result Of their
strike not less than 100000, 900; the
railroad loss he places at $4,000, 900;
while the cost to the mine operators
he sets down at $26,O00,000.
Unqucstionably the greatest loss Of
all was suffered by the public in the
slowing. up or stopping of industry
all over the land because of curtailed
transportation facilities and rationed
fuel supply. This injury only can be
guessed at, but it must have been very
greet. Nor has all the damage yet
been done. At the beginning of the
strike, we are told by Mrs. Mckinney,
there was a shortage Of bituminous
coal amounting to 40,0o0,000 tons and
this was increased by approximately
LOCO, 900 tons day while the mines
were shut down. AS result many
industries during the rest Of the win
ter will sbe unable to get all the fuel
they need.
There is a lesson in these figures.
Some way must be found to prevent
strikes in key industries, either by
legislation or by arbitration in which
the public, as the party whose interest
is greatest, shall have the deciding
voice-St. Paul Dispatch.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-01
The Teacher Shortage.

The fact that so many teachers
have been transient workers has tend
ed to depress wages in teaching. For
many young women teaching has been
a stop-gap occupation between school
and marriage. The consequent de-
preston Of wages from this use of
teaching has, in turn led thousands of
young women to seek occupations in
other fields.
From this situation there follows an
acute shortage Of teachers, especially
in the rural schools. The national
educational association reports that a
million children in the United States
are out Of school because teachers cam
not be found. for them. And at least
sixty thousand teachers are reported
unable to meet the meager standards
of the lowest grade teachers certif-
cate.
A recent bulletin of the United
States bureau Of education says that
one-haf Of the rural school teachers in
typical middle western state arc only
twenty years old or younger. And yet
to them is committed the education of
nearly sixty per cent of the next gem
Grafton of American citizens.
But there is evidence that this situa7
ton has reached the climax. Teaching
is no longer field for transient
workers only, but it has become a
profession with prof ssional ideals and
standards. The gap between gradua-
tion and marriage, formerly filled by
teaching, is as easily filled today by a
score of other occupations.
Girls in towns and cities today find
lucrative and attractive opportunities
in business and industry that once
they found only in teaching. These
new fields open to women, by reducing
the supply of transient teachers, will
tend to PROFESSIONALISM education and
to raise the wage Of teaching to accord
with its Importance and dignity. Min
neapolis Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-01
Tried to Make America the Goat.

Tried to Make America the Goat.
A merry circle Of disclaimers and
accusations has followed the action of
the United States senate in withhold
ing ratification of the peace treaty.
Most interesting, and least acceptable,
to the average American have been
certain rather self-righteous criticisms
which have come from across the
water. European public men and
newspapers have permitted themselves
a surprising latitude in telling the
American government what it should
have done. The smugness and phar-
isaism of some of the articles and in
terviews cabled to this country would
have been considered offensive were
they not so amusing.
This air of superiority assumed by
our European neighbors toward Amer
lea with respect to our disposition of
the peace treaty prompts a few peril
nent words. The peace treaty was not
accepted because intriguing statesmen
of Europe SO shaped the doeAment to
serve their own ends that it would
have stultified America to write her
name at the bottom Of it.. Patriotic
senators of both political parties have
considered it necessary to attach to the
treaty series of reservations safe
guarding Americas rights and ideals.
The treaty was killed in Paris and
not in Washington. Europe, by the
treaty, subtly tried to make America
the "goat." Now, to its amazement
and confusion, it finds that America is
still an eagle-free, strong and far
visioned.-New York Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-01

Or Tomo lnouye 81 TOKYO, Japan, 4
delegate to the .six-week international
Conference Of Women Physicians
called by the Y. w. c. A.
particularly interested in tile public
health and recreatiOnal plans Of her
city for some time and is medical
inspector for girls in the public schools
of Tokyo, as also in several private
schools in the city. There are ap-
proximately 500 women physicians in
japan now, she says, and 400 women
medical Students. DR.. Inouye was the
only delegate from Japan to the 7. w.
G. A. International Conference Of Wo-
men Physicians, in session during Sep
TENDER and October.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-01
An Appreciation.

The patrons on route l, out Of
Princeton, very literally remembered
their mail carrier, John Bishop, this
Christmas, and he wishes. by this
means to voice his heartfelt thanks
and appreciation. The spirit which
prompted the generosity is a token
Of loyalty as well as of help to their
carrier, who is serving them his fif-
teenth year. Headed by P. NJ. Abra-
hanson and A. ]. Davis, who collected
and delivered oats, those named be-
low each gave sack aggregating
about 80 bushels:
P. M. Abrahamson, A. j. Davis, Ed.
Anderson, A. Elsner, Renback Bros,
VIM. Johnson, T. w. Thompson, Emil
Zimple, Lee Shirley, H. Sager, A.
Nickola, r. Dagenais, A. Abraham
son, j. H. Grow, s. Johnson, A. E.
Grow, E. S. Johnson, K. Kenely, John
p. Johnson, Albert DeJarlais, P. j.
Nelson, Albert Wilhelm, Gust Falk.
strom, Louis Robideau, Mrs. Marie
Gilbertson, O. G. Erickson, H. C. Stay
Ed: Saxon, Andrew Larson, P. Poor;
tinga, Alfred Abrahamson, O.. w
Bracken, Ed. George, H. Brinkman
Gust Erickson, VIM. Bowerman, Mel.
Robideau, Z. D. Larson.
There were numerous other gifts al
money, provisions, ETC., by other pa
irons, making in all a magnificent
Christmas present.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-01
Our Soldiers Graves in France.

Who of us has not thought of those
graves in France? The graves Of our
dead? Who could portray the sad
ness Of the task of bringing back the
forms they hold? One can almost see
the lonely ships with their pathetic
freight sailing the silent seas at night.
One Of our honored vice-presidents,
Miss Georgiana Kendall of New York,
wrote recently to the New York Her
aid letter touching the subject which
we reproduce here. It's appeal to all
whose blessed dead now sleep in
France could not be more beautiful or
tender.
ITO the Editor Of the Herald:
1t would be a regrettable mistake
to bring back our soldiers from France
from the spot which their presence
honors and sanctifes as their blest
resting place.
FLANDERS fields
Where peoples blow
Between the crosses,
/. Row on row
That mark our place.
would not mean very much if that
consecrated soil were despoiled Of the
|presence Of the heroic dead who sleep
there.
'Requiscat in pace! Let them rest
there as an emblem of victory and of
| an everlasting peace between those
distant countries and our own.
| Rird' :,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-01
Biddy's Reasoning.

Mistress afraid my poor, dar.
ling, little Topsy will never recover.
Do you know, Bridget, think the
kindest thing would be to haye her
chloroformed and put out Of her mis-
cry. ,ss. "a a.
Bridget wouldn't do that, mum.
Sure. she might get better, after all,
an then ye'd be sorry ye had her kill
ed. Boston Evening Transcript.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-01
JAPANESE DOCTOR is Y. w. c. 4.
OFFICIAL.

Or. Tonic 1nouye Of Tokyo, Japan,
treasurer Of the National Committee Of
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation In Japan Or. Inouye has been
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-04-02
SOUTHWESTERN RY. co.
TO CHANGE CURRENT

1t is understood that contemplat-
ed change in electric current from a
Bicycle to a 60-cycle basis will be-
come effective in those towns now be-
ing served by the Southwestern where
the lower cycle system obtains. This
change, which will occur within the
next few weeks, it is understood,
will affect the towns of Medina, Sc
vile, Creston, Sterling, Rittman and
others.
According to authorities, the
change to 60-cycle system, which is
the standard, will eliminate the
flicker now apparent in our lights.
The disagreeable feature of the
change will be the throwing out of
all motors now operating and the in
stalling of new ones capable of car
rying the 60-cycle current. Medina
possesses about ten of these motors.
The towns served by the South
western enjoying reasonable rate,
the schedule being 5 cents per XIV. for
power and 10 cents per XIV. for lights.
A commercial rate of 10, &c and &C
is granted local users.
C. M. England, local manager,
could not be reached as we went to
press but it is believed that the
change will be made as planned, ow-
ing to the inability Of the present
system to carry the load.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-04-02
WORK ON NEW ADDITION
AT THE HI. M. FOUNDRY

About forty more men will be need
ed by the Henry Miller Foundry Co.,
in this city within very short time
due to the enlarging of the plant and
the installing of another department
tin plant-used in the manufact-
uring of furnaces, castings and pip
ings This move will necessitate the
erection Of new building, one cost
ing in the neighborhood of $4,000 and
on which work was started this week.
1t will reach completion in about six
weeks, says E. L. Young, the plant
manager, and will measure 200x500
feet being composed of concrete and
steel.
The company is now manufacturing
enormous quantities of parts for
Fordson tractors, giving employment
to 1876 skilled workers. Their present
payroll of $25, 900 monthly will be
considerably augmented by the new
addition. Ia
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-04-02

zog is erecting a double house and
Owen Crofoot has let contracts for a
fine residence Of brick veneer. The
foundation for the new F. w. Eckert
home on West Washington street is
being laid this week.
Several cottages are going up at
Chippewa Lake, the material being
furnished by the local lumber firm,
which has also the contract for sup
plying material for the two-story
farm house of Clayton Wiles to be
built southwest of town. Fred Rooms,
is erecting large barn on his place
one mile south of town.
There is a decided scarcity of resi-
dences in this city, condition which
will be improved as rapidly as pos
sible. With the constantly-increas-
ing population due to the locating of
new enterprises and the enlarging of
those already operating, the demand
for houses becomes very apparent.
notwithstanding the fact that mater
ials are scarce and of high price, the
dire necessity for more ample hous-
ing quarters renders imperative in
stant building action in this city.
Other towns have been postponing the
erecting Of new houses until such
time as prices were lower and labor
more plentiful but they now realize
that nothing can be gained by waiting
and are now going ahead with their
building programs.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-04-02
GOV. cox SCORES
TREATY OPPONENTS
Says Germans Furnished Ad-
vanced Copy to Senators, and
to Whom But Germany's
Friends?
TELLS A FEW SECRETS
CONDEMNING SENATORS

Speaking in Chicago last Thursday
before the Iroquois club, a large DEM
ocratic organization Of Illinois, on the
subject Of Good Faith in Government,
Governor James M. Cox charged the
defeat Of the peace treaty to sena-
torial partisan conspiracy. This is
the first expression from high DEM
ocratic source since the treaty failed
in the senate, and is Of unusual inter-
yest, coming as it does from one of the
leading candidates for the Democrat
ic nomination for Presidency.
tsThe senate is that part of the law
making branch which ratifies or re-
jects treaties" said Mr.. Cox and upon
that body will descend either condem-
nation or approval because its respon-
sibility cannot easily be denied for the
state Of affairs world wide.
"The constitution provides that the
president shall submit treaty made
with a foreign power to the Senate.
This could not have been done by him
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-04-02

until he had returned to America.
Before he landed, a coterie of Sena-
tors had procured the document from
German hands and published it in
America. That single circumstance
tells the unprejudiced person that
those who prevented the formulating
of peace began their warfare against
the League of Nations without patri-
otic impulse. 'Public interest will
come back to this subject again once
the definite result of senatorial con-
spiracy is apparent, and l have the
faith also that public opinion will rem
der its verdict in words that will not
be misunderstood"
The charge has several times been
made that the opponents of the treaty
were prot German in desire and pur-
pose, and if this were not true why
should the German government inter-
est itself in providing copy of the
treaty, ahead of time, to it's friends"
in the United States?
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-04-02
WILL BUILD UNIT
AND EMPLOY GIRLS
Call Issued By Medina Mfr. Co.
For Skilled Machinists and
Diemakers-Need About 200
People.
DAILY CAPACITY WISHED
1000 AUTO SPOT LIGHTS

The newly-organized machine COM
pany of this city under the name of
the Medina Manufacturing Co., which
is now devoting it's entire time to
turning out Fordson tractor fly
wheels, which are being shipped to
Jackson, Mich, and other points, at
the rate of 300 daily, is enlarging it's
corporation and plant, as announced
in our last issue, and will soon COM
mence the production of automobile
spot lights.
The company will produce these at
the rate of nearly 1000 daily and ex-
poets to provide employment for d
great number of men IN addition to
the more than fifty workers now en-
|ployed. To this end the company is
now sending out call for skilled ma
chinists, diemakers and others famil-
lar with that line Of work. Probab-
ly 200 such could find employment in
the new department.
j. =. Thatcher, secretary of the
company, states that it is the inten-
tion of the company to erect special
assembling room adjoining the fac
+ory proper where the spot lights will
be assembled. This department will
be equipped with rest and recreation
rooms and will give employment to
girls as well as men.
A vast selling organization has been
perfected which will materially assist
in the sale Of the company's product.
AS previously announced, the company
is selling considerable stock in the
new but assured venture and, as the
managers express it, for the sake of
the community, first opportunity will
be offered local residents. The offic-
ers and personnel of the company are
assurances of solid progressive or
ganization.