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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-02

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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
C0MPERS POINTS
OUT DANCERSoF
PRESENT SYSTEM
Declares Civilizations Goal
Should be ID Make Men First
: and Products After.

NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-"Men, not
things, is the true goal Of civiliza-
tion," said President Gompers in an
of mechanical engineers.
"That civilization fails that does
not produce great men and great
women, able to create and to use with
discernment the material things that
serve the spirit. Who can estimate the
worth of human beingd I submit
that the true ethical point Of view
Of production is that the man him.
self is the main product and the ma
terials the by-product. and it is in this
clearer point Of view, it seems to me,
the way lies open for joining the
forces which the labor movement rep
resents and the forces represented by
the activities of your own societies.
"The old feeling Of craftsmanship,
which existed before the industrial
revolution came about, has been
greatly modified because of the per-
fection reached in machine design.
This process, however, has been car
ried entirely too far, for in many
places the man has become q human
connecting link in a machine and
mastered by it instead Of controlling
the machine himself, as he did with
the tools in the old days.
"The result is that today mems
work tends to become mere toll, so it
seems to me that the task that lies
before us is to develop definite kind
Of workin genvironment which will be
attractive and which will inspire
rather than repulse the workman. The
work itself must become a central
concern. This cannot be brought about
unless the man finds the opportunity
for lf-expression in the days work
and a chance to exercise his creative
impulses.
= 1T is the deadly ~monotony Of re-
petitive work that is at the root Of
most Of our troubles and I, therefore,
in the name of the workers, urge upon
You engineers to direct your energies
to the solution of this problem.
Beware that the machines you
make do not become a Frankenstein
and enslave the human race"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
MARRIED WOMEN
WORRY WORKERS
Vocational Board Shows Many:
Million are Employed as: :.
Wage Farmers.

. WASHINGTON; Nov. 18.-'"Those
who hold the belief that wage earning
by married women is not an American
problem overlook the economic forces
and the desire for purposeful activity
which are driving married women. as
we'll as young girls, to gainful en-
ployment, says the federal board for
vocational education
"Over Is per cent of our working
women in 1910 were married; 1874
per cent were widowed or divorced.
Unquestionably large part of the re-
manning 60 per cent who were single,
shared family responsibilities. The
number of married women contribut-
ing to the family income by their la
Dor is increasing and the period of
time which women spend in industry
variously estimated from three. to
seven years. is .lengthening.
'In % miscellaneous factory indus
tries scattered through 27 states, the
federal bureau OF labor statistics
found that in 1909 1874 per cent of the
women workers were married. OF the
women over 20 years of age more
than one-fifth, 22.6 per cent, were
married. OF American white women
in the selected industries, 80 per cent
were married." -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20

Wage readjustment policies are &C.
cupying the attention Of employers
largely at present according to in
formation reaching the conciliation
service Of the department Of labor,
which received information of two
methods, by which the relations of
wages and decreased demand for pro-
ducts are being reconciled, both hav-
ing their origin in Detroit, Mich.
In this connection. interesting re-
ports which cannot be tracked down,
are afloat in Washington, to the ef-
feet that price reductions on a consid-
cradle scale. will go into effect in the
near future, possibly within the pres-
ent month. Whatever foundation
there may be for these reports, it is
now sufficiently clear that g. down.
ward movement of prices is under
way, though it may come slowly. In
any event. the Republican administra-
ton is likely to profit by this move
ment, and its prestige will be corres-
pondingly increased. at least for a
time.
The price reductions, which ilnave
been the effect Of a public refusal any
longer to pay exhorbitant and profit
eering prices, though more likely due
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
SENATORS SERVE
NOTICE ON COAL
BAR0NS TO STOP
Must Quit Gouging Public Or
Con- nqress Will Enact Law
to Control Industry.

NEW YORK. Nov. 18.-If the coal
owners Of this country do not stop
gouging the public. the government
will have to take control. declared
United States Senators Calder and
Edge in a statement issued in this
city, The lawmakers are members of
the senate committee on reconstruct
tion. They give notice that "unless
the coal industry reforms itself and
cuts prices to a reasonable figure by
Dec. 6. a bill will be introduced in the
senate which will provide for the
most stringent regulation of every
branch Of the business"
The senators make the sweeping
charge that ''the coal industry as
whole stands self convicted Of practic-
ing gross extortion on the whole pub
lie of the United States
with 100000 more tons of coal
produced so far in 1920 over the same
period of 1919 there is no reason for
high prices and coal shortage" it is
stated.
''The wrongdoing has been admit
ted by D. R. Wentz, president Of the
National Coal association: by Com
missioner Clyde B. Atchison of the
interstate commerce commission, and
by Daniel Willard of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, representing the rail-
roads,
I'VE are opposed to government
regulation as a policy, but the govern
ment must assume responsibility for
its people. and we will recommend g.
bill for entire control Of the industry
just as far as possible under the con-
stitution unless prices are materially
reduced to the public by Dec. s.
'"The coal industry stands self-con-
victed.
There is a general confession on
the part Of the industry. even though
guilty individuals have not been iden-
titled. The reformation Of these evils
is their own concern primarily. Most
Of the leading coal operators realize
that and are seeking today to clean
UP their business from within. If
they can't solve their own problems,
we>will have to use drastic means to
solve it,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
the factories.

the factories.
The representative of the depart
ment of labor also reported that the
Ford plant is not laying off any men,
that it is turning out more cars than
ever, and that it will not reduce wages.
A plan worked out by tho Detroit
Club of to-Engravers is now the
subject Of negotiations between union
shops in that city and the union ~en1-
ployes. It is q a\condition that the
closed shop shall prevail unless an in
sufficient number OF union employees
are obtainable for the business in
hand. The Detroit Club is seeking to
interest employing photo engravers
throughout the country in ite proposed
solution Of the relation between was1s
and living costs. IL : sss.rst5s s@
The, club has prepared figures show
ing that within the last year it has
increased wages more rapidly than
living costs have advanced. The in
creases, presumably, were made to
cover past increases in living COSTS, as
well as those expected, though that is
not explained. IN any evens, the wage
scale Is now $b1,s5 for day men. and
35s,s5 for night men. weekly. the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20

eastern states, was that they had been
unable to devise any means Of meeting
a 40 per cent advance in freight rates,
and continuing sales. +. o. b. Detroit,
at their usual rate, without cutting
wages. F. L. Kingsmith, vice presi-
dent; B. J. Craig, secretary, and Will
liam Knudson, production manager Of
the Ford plant. when informed Of the
situation, volunteered to give the ex-
ecutives Of the other factories. If they
would come to Detroit. instruction in
affecting economies in production
which would make it possible for
them to overcome the freight in
creases without cutting wages a.
If desired, the Ford company would
take over some Of those plants to
illustrate the way in which they could
be operated profitably. even under
present conditions. the executives were
told. The methods by which the de-
sired results could be obtained were
outlined- d-production could be "in-
creased. overhead cut down, and steel
formerly scrapped used satisfactorily.
The, Ford management agreed TO DEM
onstrate the feasibility Of the plans It
recommended. Il necessary, by running
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20

hours of work being A and AZ respec-
lively.
At present, work has fallen off 1876
per cent in one photo engraving plant
and perhaps 20 per cent in others, Is
is asserted. The employers contend
that hey cannot pay the present wage
scale in the face of this decline in
business unless they charge Is per
cent more for their product. AS a So
luton they are presenting, in an
agreement which the unions are now
considering, and which, If accepted,
will become effective on Jan. 1. 1921,
a proposal that wage rates be based
in the future 90 living cost statistics
as worked out by the bureau of labor
statistics Of the United tates depart
ment Of labor. ..tt5s y.
Z The employers, however. want to
base their standard on the July. 1919.
figures, rather than on the present
wage rates and presumably the unions
will contest this plea vigorously. The
probability. is that the unions would
not oppose q reduction proportionate
TO the reduction in living costs, COM
puted on the basis of the present
wage scale.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20

as much to public inability to pay
those prices as to intelligent reason
ing, are bringing stocks of goods for
which purchasers are not readily
found onto the market, and as a re-
suit production is declining. The low
cred prices are giving employees oc-
casion to urge reduced wages. The two
Detroit plans for meeting this condi-
tion, are, respectively. those of the
Ford plant and those of the Detroit
Club Of Photo-Hngravers,. composed
Of employing photo-engravers.
Recently the department of labor
was informed that number of fac
tories making Ford parts had at
tempted to reduce the pay Of their
employees, following the reduction in
the price of Ford cars. Later 1t was
said that a representative of the de-
partment, latter consultation with the
Ford company officials. had assured
the department that no reduction
would take>place
A full report received, shows that
the complaint Of the parts manufac-
turers, who sold 80 or 80 per cent of
their product to the Ford plant, and
who operated some Is factories in
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
RENT PR0FITEER
IS REAL MENACE
Navy Bureau Of Navigation IN:
.vestigates Housing Problem
in Washington and Reports.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-A probe
Of high rents in the nations capital
by the bureau Of navigation Of the
navy department did not take the
usual course-the probers stated that
the public was being gouged and that
an alleged housing shortage was pro-
paganda to scare people into buying.
The report favors campaign Of
'pitiless publicity which would not
only have the effect of reducing rents,
but would bring considerable discom-
fort to persons socially prominent in
the District Of Columbia who are
among the foremost real estate profit
eers."
The report makes the charge that
there are sufficient vacant houses and
apartments, but they are not available
because the Owners and agents are
purposely holding them empty in
order to force the helpless transients
into buying at peak prices, ranging
from 80 to 100 per cent above the
original building COST"
Attention Is called to the govern
ment's war powers to "seize, appraise
and sublet houses or>apartments at a
fair rental to army and navy officers
and government employees, which pro-
cedure would soon cause real estate
agents to loosen up on houses"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
FOUR LAB0R:MEN
TO APPEAL | CASE
After Two Months in Jail Mime
apo|is uniomsts Appeal to
Supreme Court,

R. D. Cramer, Dan W. Stevens,
Leslie Sinton and Lynn Thompson, the
Minneapolis labor men who chose
unjust fine, have been released on bail
pending an appeal Of their case to
the state supreme court.
They were taken to Jail September
9 and were released November -,
serving three days more than two
months Of their six months. sentence.
Mr.. Cramer. editor Of Eabor Review,
was the last to agree to Join in the
appeal for release. ':
Lynn Thompson, one Of the con-
victed men. was the Socialist candi-
date for congress in the recent cleo
ton and, like Debs, made his. cam
-paign from a prison cell. His attorney
at the trial. Latimer, was a candidate
for Judge of the district court. Both
were defeated.
New attorneys advised the men to
take an appeal, holding that their
martyrdom was not necessary until
the highest court had passed on their
case, and until the validity of the in
junction was finally determined. Such
a course was taken by Gompers, Nit
chell and Morrison in the Buck Stove
and Range case.
Immediately after the election three
of the imprisoned men, Stevens, Sim
ton and Thompson, Joined in an ap-
peal to the supreme court against the
decision Of the lower court and were
promptly released after furnishing
bonds. Cramer stood pat for a time,
but was finally prevailed upon to join
the others in an appeal.
The original order Of the district
judge in Hennepin county against the
Trades and Labor assembly and it's Of
ficers in behalf of the Wonderland
theater and the contempt order under
which the four men were sent to Jail
Will be heard by the supreme court.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
NO 'NORMALCY' FOR LABOR "
SAYS CANADIAN uNIONIST

TORONTO, Ontario, Nov. 1S.-La-
Dor is not going back. declared Tom
Moore, president of the Trades and
Labor Congress of Canada, in an in
terview in local newspaper
Il would remind those employers
who talk Of labor accepting lower
standards" \said the unionist, "that
100000 from labor's ranks have come
back from the world war with terri
tying ideals, ideals for which they
fought and were prepared to die. De-
rend upon it, labor is not, nor should
1t be expected to, going to bear the
brunt of falling prices. The ideals of
these 100000 men have permeated the
ranks of Canadian labor. Those cap
tains Of industry who think labor
slough be the first to suffer are max
ing a. serious mistake
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
lines TIGHTEN IN open SHOP" ...'
CRUSADE AGAINST union LABOR
Big Business Has Come Out In Open with Declaration Of War;
Spokesman at Washington Grow Bold Since Smashing Vc-
tory at Polls; President Lewis Of Miners Gives Warning.

Having the election Bg Business open
with declaration of organized labor
than chairman of the Republican Publicity Association
with headquarters Washington has proclaimed that legislation will
be establish the open shop Bourne ev
speaks the card for his offices Washington
tanned and nancers who also
Protective Tariff League of New York.
Mr. Bourne and his organization going out the
original of the old National Manufacturers Association which
routed by the Mulhall investigation.
The 'Wal Journal legislation will
all
eight years.
Organized labor going lay down the job Of protecting
the interests of wage throughout the nation.
Next Two Years to Be Trying For Labor.
The following article by John L. Lewis president of the United
Mine Workers of America who speaks for nearly 100000 union
which will appear the current issue Of the Miner
evidence spirit solidarity of organized labor America
crushing of the predatory interests and fight
finish if necessary to maintain their rights
good believe that the coming
will be filled with the trying circumstances that have yet
confronted the labor Here there and everywhere evidence
upes every that there directly ahead Of the labor
en problems will ingenuity the best leadership that
be marshaled for the struggle.
country those employers who bitter enemies to
the trade movement banding them
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
OPERATORS and BROKERS FOUND
IN MAD ORGY Of PROFIT
Senate Committee on Reeonsueto9 Exaspeaed By the Greed
Obtaining In Coal Business Declare Senate Will Move for
Naturalization Of Mining Industry When Congress Meets.
By CHARLES M. KELLEY,

When sad conservative Republican senaorCalder and
Edgrecn that they exaserated by the prof.
teerng coal and spectators and would for
the naturalization the mining industry when
December unless meantime the industry itself Of
human PRACTICES they started furry raconary circles that tenn
porariy overshadows all other domestic questions.
There tendency the Of Of those who robbng
people believe these really what they said
their determination do something for long
arasse Whether they bluffng Of slight
consequence. -.
The significance that nheres their that it
the nadequacy securing by that
lection which the public needs and must per to be
averted.
Having admitted muc the logical next step accept
the solution of industrial rigid
aton approxmatng naturalization Of the coal industry
other words these arch defenders of privilege forced by
they control once that after all said and
done the people will be helpless and hopeless just long essential
industries dominated by individuals who have only profit
taking interest in them
nation faced the emergency of winning it
control prices and production Nothing gained by
appeals of the prfeers The secured
great citizens prompt willing and effective
from the coal and Of coal They
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
MANY R. R. ACCIDENTS BUT
DECREASE OVER LAST YEAR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-Last year
9,67S persons were killed and 149,053
were injured on the railroads OF this
country, reports the interstate COM
merce commission. OF the killed 273
were passengers and of the injured
7,456 were passengers. Employees
killed during the year number 2,13S
and 131.018 were injured.
Fewer trespassers on railroads were
killed in 1919 than during any year
of the commissions records, which go
back to 1890. Last year 1853 tres
passers were killed and 2,658 injured.
While the 1919 accidents affected
large numbers, the commission SAYS
the number of killed is smaller than
In any year since 1898 and fewer
were injured than in any year since
1910.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
BUTCHEHS SHORT WEIGHT:
HOW ABOUT TIN DULUTH?

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1s.-City
officials say Philadelphia citizens are
robbed of from $2,500 to $1,000 a day
by the shortweighting OF meats. The
most common method is the slapping
of a piece of meat on the scales and
then grabbing it off the scales before
the weight can be registered. Investi-
cations show that butchers di not de-
pend on dishonest scales, but "robbed
their patrons while they we're look
ing on"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
G0vERINlkffs'4II May REGULATE Coal INDUSTRY
Ants ADOPT new RUSEz
TO GET STATE COCCACKS

COLUMBUS, Ohia, Nov, 1s.-
Small town and country 4 ewspa-
pers are being furnished we3I-writ-
ten and illustrated stories On. the
efficient manner in which / state
constabulary protects shee1 from
tho ravages of dogs. Farmkrs are
assured that If Ohio passes3a con-
stabulary law chicken thievtry and
other robbery will be unknown I'm
agricultural sections.
Trade unionists show that special
interests are playing the familiar
game to secure farmer support for
their pet cossacks, who will be sta
toned in industrial centers, as is
the case in Pennsylvania.
Ohio unionists have defeated
former attempts to fasten the cos
sack system on this state, and the
present propaganda again sproves
that special interest is ever alert.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-11-20
COOP. ARE GROWING.

MARYVILLE, ILL.,, Nov. 1S.-The
last report by the local cooperative
society shows that a dividend or re-
turned saving Of $2,43275 was paid to
members. This is an per cent divi-
dend and is based on the amount of
purchases by each Individual.