The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-27


honestly made, without prejudice Or distortion Of
4 the truth, they should do much good. M Il
VI The first pictures which it. is planned to make
will tell the stories Of various trades union organ
d nations their origins and the benefits they have
brought to their members. Then there will be news
pictures, with views Of homes and working condi-5
tons If there are strikes, the news pictures will
cover every phase Of the strike from the homes OF
the strikes to experiences 3on the picket lire.
Then there will be pictures 81 labor conditions
abroad, showing the working people 81 China Japan,
4 India and other lands Of Asia and Europe in their
houses at their work. Here, in the pictures made
in the United States labor uprisings will be dealt
with in an effort to show the public u side it is
not always well informed on either beforeor during
a labor dispute # Isl 3S Il 81
Still another feature Of the Labor Film Services
work will be- the screen presentation Of certain
great labor dramas such as Hauptman's THE Weav-
ers," zolas Travail and some Of the plays Of
Shaw. 5s5t# $5 4%s 4#Sasssgs .$
There is danger in this scheme, as in any such
big propaganda attempt Of being one.sded il pres
entatiorl Of facts and SO Of rousng bitter antagon
isrns or Of alternating public interest. the labor
films can steer clear Of such difficulties, however,
they should certainly prove Of genuine interest and
instruction to the public, NJ I %# $zz gss. .
every newspaper man has daily evidence 81 the
shortage of paper and the ever climbing cost, and
yet he is compelled every morning to spend consid-
cradle time sorting out his mail and consgning lot
Of it to the waste basket, much of it sent by gov
eminent bureaus, of value, but which gives hum
dreds Of clerks employment good salaries, clogs
up the mails, and handicaps its already stretched
service, besides spelling lots Of perfectly good
paper, which is needed for better use. Conserva-4
ton and economy should start right in Washington
The administration is extravagant and wilfully
wasteful. The sum Of its poor business manage
ment is costing the people of this country more
than a million dollars year."-St. Cloud Joufnal-
Press. f$Sff i Y S525S%s J s I'm &
y, You said something Brother. +, 7; t ss s5
Democrats in PEBBLES, Ohio, aege that 4 hen
belonging to the Justice Of the peace has laid an
egg bearing the distinct letters, cox Now the
question is whether that egg will hatch: xz-,s ss
Three presidential candidates out of five are Ohio
men, and they say in Ohio that the chances Of that
state providing the next president are even better
than that E '%$%%, "t''r : = $7@%%, 7%S Z
The things most talked about are least under
stood. Who for example, can give a satisfactory
definition of aAmericanism?" "><<*': 81 q .|S
Newell mind the railroads and the postofice az i
both in far worse shape il Russia than they are here
There's going to be a scarcity of canned stuA \
next winter unless every woman cans all she can
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News travels fast, these days. Pretty soon Cox,
too, will know thatShe's been nominated. @ES i!
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Now that railroad wages are raised, let's hope
the freight blockade will be raised too = =s3S
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