The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-23

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per pair. but the price OF the shoes had
advanced from IS 20 $40. VI
road labor cost would involve an In
creased freight cha; charge Of only Is sc cents 1sS
pounds for beef cattle. less than two
t beef. 60 y cents On on bale Of q cotton, IL
cents per 100 pounds of copper.
IAN increase In wages Of so per cent
would mean an increase OF 40 cents per
| ton on shipments OF coal. and only 50
| on the expense OF grand plano worth
$500. \ wage increase OF 80 per cent
would hardly be perceptible In It's effect
on prices OF the commodities sold TO
"The public has been urged to be-
levo that 1t is the greed Of the work.
Ing man that ia responsible for the In
life lie. FOR Increased rent and Increased
suffering, when the truth la the greed
| OF the coal barons. the clothing barons,
| the shoe profiteers and foods gamblers
has been and 10 now being camouflaRed
into an attack. on organized labor. 49,.
our Jails should and could be filled
with shylocks Of trade and conspira-
| cies whose crimes have been committed
" the name * the Increased cost Of
pressed down upon the brow Of labor. q
crown OF thorns and cruclfled the
| worklngmen on cross Of gold; placed
| the dollar above the man, and would
now sell our victory in war for oil
Eiiminats the FOOD Gambler.
1--WE have laws against crime OF every
| sort and against criminals of every
| character save the criminal who gam
bles in the necessaries. of life. Life at
its best Is gamble, but those things
that sustain life should never be the
stake of gamblers game. The pinch
| OF want Is now felt by millions Of peo-
| pie in this country. not because OF the
scarcity OF things TO sustain life in
ate prices placed upon them In many
cases by SPECTATORS, who admit that
their transactions add no value to the
N"ft d obvious that II any one can
| Ultimate service In the present. system,
| that he IL not amenable to the law. The
| parasitical gambler, however, does not
| own terminal facilities, acres covered
with cold storage plants, fuel yards,
tribution. He deals IN fictitious or
| imaginary products. When the actual
| products enter into q transaction ne
buys and sells on marginal contracts,
putting up only . small fraction OF the
total value, without any intention o.
| making actual delivery. There 10 no
valid reason for his continued exist,
ence, constituting as he does an actuai
| menace. u
"Eiimination and not regulation y
the proper procedure to apply IN such
: mo bank win loan money with which
| 70 bet on a horse race. Millions OF doll
| lara are borrowed from banks ana wa
gered on. the market IN q convnlsinv,e
ties. Honest business suffers along
| with the consumer from the exploita-
ton OF. the gambler and SPECTATOR. !.
1.-THE cold storage Of millions OF
%rhe manipulation Of the sugar mar
ket. ~w
"The Cummins- Esch bill was me
second crime Of the last congress spon-
scred by Republican United ~ states Tsn Ssn-
loan Representative John J. Esch. Of
'The people are asking, Why did
YOU vote for the Cummins- Esch Dill!
why did you vote to s validate s stocS
sWhy did YOU vote to guarantee the
railroads dividends of Q per cent. wnen
the farmers, the small business men.
the professional men and the workers
generally have no guarantee tna' sney
however hard they work. why GIG
voI vote to deprive laboring men OF
the benefits OF collective bargaining
when you always professed TO pc the
friend OF the workingmanf'
."rhis railroad bill provides for the
| return OF the railroads back TO private
| owners and already under this law
the railroads have received from tne
federal government more than SLsv.
900 900 under the guarantee provisions
OF the Cummins- Esch law.
"The railroads have demanded q tns
, comptroller of the treasury SeVO,VuV,vsV,
TO dover estimated deficits, since ths
government turned the railroads o az.
law among other things provides z,
follows: THE commission Interstate
! commerce. commission) shall. az sooi
AZ practicable after the expiration O.
the guaranty period ascertain ~ t nno csr,
the several amounts necessary to mak'
, good the foregoing guaranty to eact
: Carrier. The secretary Of the treasur!
Is hereby authorized and dlrectet
! thereupon TO draw warrants IN law, = !,
Inc United States, for the amour
I shown In such certificate AZ necessary
/ 10 make good such guaranty. =,
; '.This law has been pronounced .;
the Republican ceno ,ocss ~ dor rrarressIv
) legislation ever enacted by any con
, .Tns result was 20 make railroa,
stocks and bonds sell a. a ., pre nnonI
= Il
] OF the United States for the purpos
. III financing the war. sell ut q discoun
: IN the markets OF the United states.
No consoription cs soldiers.
.There IL pending now IN the con
xress OF the United states pm p rS1,vlu
| originally entitled for compulsory min
9 tarv training ana later denominated
2 | blli for universal military training. TN
: bill Is designed TO. provide sor iat V
standing armies and also 70 provioc ,r ~
=. and also to fight and work In ndus
"There Il just one way 20 end wa
!. and that 10 to bring about internations
0 disarmament. Inc wo, tha msnt,,s AZ
il law abiding community treat tne ma M.
\ who carries gun strapped TO his MI
Il Compulsory military service must :
q abolished in every land and sucn arn ~,
q and order must be organised on Q dem
o ocratic basis. Then. and not I'll thsI
= will there be reason 70 hope that III
: world has seen the end OF wars.
q an the republican primaries previou
: TO the republican convention. II &c
4 " i'1 Ike unitSd states senate that poll
4 tics is not poor mans game.
i at was brought out 81 q. !. nes e,,t,
n mlttse that $500 900 OF the candidate
y preconvention fund had been con
= tributed by one man and more tne'
: HI .O0t). 900 had been contributed, or 40
I yanced by one man and that anothe
y aEpirMnt had contributed more thal
n SS6tl, 900 toward the expenses OF NJ
a own campaisn for the nomineuon' a.
= ernry Digest, that he evidences showe'
y that $40, Doc, 600 had been expended DC
fore the republican convention. ana
addition that large amounts had beei
2 contributed by organizations, commit
~ funds were not reported to the senate
: committee. a., inmate,