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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20
WANT SED|TION LAW
TO CONTROL INTENT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-At.
torney General Palmer told the
house judiciary committee that the
Sterling Graham sedition bill was
too drastic. although he favored
Legislation that would control
revolutionary intent"
The attorney generals testimony
indicated that there is no funda-
mental difference between him and
advocates of the SterIing-Graham
bills. He seems to favor a mo1asses
Icorered sedition law, which would
be afterward enlarged by federal
! JUDGES and district attorneys. The
/ STERLING Graham bill does not dis
suise its purpose to make federal
Judges and district sttorneys mind
readers and controllers of press and
speech.
Opponents of sedition legislation
show that the federal Legislation
gives officials annie power to pro
Itect the government against those
who preach violence, IF a man ad-
lvocates force against the govern
ment or its laws, he commits
terminal act, If he conipres or
lplots for the same purpose he can
be punished under existing statutes
Sedftion law advocates agree thst
present laws can punish these overt
Iacts. but they want to reach ''revo-
llutionary intent" The question
then arises? what is revolutionary
intent?" The sedftionites reply
'that the court shall decide each
. particular case. And herein is the
/ real difference between the sedftfon-
ties and their opponents,
If a sedition law was in force
during the coal and steel strikes
practically any federal jury would
respond 10 the frenzy that the
public was lashed into and hold
that the intent of these strikes
was to destroy the government
Under a sedition law when trade
Iuuionists urge the election of fed
eral judges this could he hold as
evidence of revolutionary intent"
as the initial move to undermine
/ our system of government.
IF a man held unorthodox views
on the money question. on the land
question, on domestic or foreign
governmental policies or on injune-
ltion judges these could be construed
as revolutionary" on the ground
that the man was really aiming at
weakening respect for governments
as a preliminary to openly advocat-
ling its overthrow.
1t is agreed that the Sterling
Graham bill will not pass tha
house in its present form and its
hackers are discussing the Davey
sedition bill. written by Attorney
General Palmer and introduced by
Congressman Davey of Ohio.
If this bill passes II will ac-
complish everything desired by the
most ardent sedition law advocate.
Il empowers courts to ascertain the
mental attitude of a man and then
punish him.
Cunoka has g. a.rs- ~IIATT rN.r,r,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20
BENEFIT ASSN OF
R. R. EMPLOYEES
HAVE SOCIAL

The Benefit Association of Rail
way Employees gave a fine social
last Saturday night. st. Valentines
Day. at the Labor Temple. \ fine
dance and supper were features Of
the occasion. and a get-together Of
about onc-hundred members and
their families made the entertain
ment very enjoyable.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20
THE OLD ORDER
CHANCETH NOT

(By Amos Pinchot, Member of
the Executive Committee, Com
mittee of Forty-Eight)
! spent last week in Washington,
There I met a friend and We made
the rounds. We visited the House
and Senate. We talked with various
leaders; we stopped in at newspaper
offices where we were acquainted.
We heard the latest gossip of the
departments. And we got pretty
close and comprehensive view of
the old party leaders at work.
To me it was interesting, this
return after so much had taken
place. And it was sad, very sad
indeed, to come back to scenes and
atmosphere so familiar before the
war, and find it all so everlastingly
unchanged.
No, nothing could change the
party politicians. The whole
world has changed. The waves of
deluge have swept over. But
they remain unshaken, though
shrunk.
In Europe, the brass eternal of
foreign governments has yielded to
the rage of disillusioned peoples.
But our old party politicians see
nothing, know nothing, care moth
ing. They are dead on their feet.
They do not believe the American
public is different from before the
war. They believe it is no more in
earnest about democracy than they
are themselves. They think we
are still thinking about party lines,
personalities and the old wonder
working phrases that never made
good.
Personally l think the old party
leaders are wrong; foOling them
selves; picking false, empty issues.
believe that over half the intelli-
gent people in America don't care
a copper whether humbugging Re
publicans or humbugging Democrats
win at the polls. The war has
taught them to measure life in hui
man suffering and human happi-
ness. They don't want oratory,
they don't want palaver. They
want someone to tell them what
definite measures, what laws pass
ed by the Congress and written on
the statute books will improve con-
ditions. They want men in office
and party that is honestly inter
ested in helping the average family
to live more healthy, comfortable,
happy life, with plenty of work, less
anxiety for the future-in fact, the
kind of life anyone would expect
in a rich, highly developed country
like ours.
The mighty Republican Party
will do nothing. That is has en-
trusted the making of its pre-
liminary platform to Messrs. Pen
rose, Murray, Crane and Herbert
Parsons, etc, is the measure of its
social conscience. The Democratic
Party is foundering on the rocks of
its autocracy, insincerity and shall
low appraisal of the situation. Gen
eral Wood, the chief shouter of the
former, says it's no time for politi-
cal economic issues Law and or
der is the beginning and end of the
philosophy of this excellent soldier,
which is natural enough in a man
more at home with bayonet than
brain and innocent as Adam of
economic or political knowledge.
Palmer, for the moment lead-mule
of Democracy, believes that unrest
can be smashed by indictments and
the policy of the full Jail. lie
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20
THE HAMMER WILL
SOON Be KNOCKING
RIGHT IN EVERETT
New York, Feb. 16.

New York, Feb. 16.
Everett Daily Herald:
The new interests here have de
cided to join me in the contemplate
ed developments at Everett and an
nouncement will be made this week
that the new directorate of our
company will include Col. Cecil A.
Greenfield OF London, chairman of
the board; Alexander r. Peacock
of New York and Pittsburgh as ad-
ministrating director; also Horace
NJ. Kilborn of New York as finan-
cial director; also Robert II. Wager
Of New York and Sir Donald Mann
of Toronto, Canada, directors.
NJ. G. THOMLE.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20
SHIPBUILDING At STANDSTILL
UNDER NOM UNION CONDITIONS

ON view Of the construction
placed by the Federal Courts on a
wartime statute. it seems fruitless
for any defendant. however inno-
cent, to resist an application on be-
half of a shipbuilding concern for
an injunction in labor dispute.
"No matter how pure the inten-
tion of the labor leaders. no mat
ter how circumspect their conduct,
or how vigorous their efforts on
behalf of order. these efforts seem
to be ignored by certain courts.
"Shipbuilding concerns are en-
gagged at enormous profits, and in
many cases by aid of wholesale
frauds, in building ships on private
contracts as well as for the Ship
ping Board The courts support
the theory that a private shipbuild.
ing plant is war utility and labor
ing men are enioined from even
approaching the plant or address
ing the employees
The war ceased over fourteen
months ago, yet patriotic statute.
intended for a wholly different pur-
pose, is thus utilized by private
employers to throttle the actions
and choke the speech of American
workingmen.'
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20

Because they ARE unable TO live
upon the salary now paid, 100
teachers of the Elgin CnlJ public
schools filed petition with the
board of education. asking for an
increase of 5000 year. Unless the
request is granted most of the sign
ers will seek other occupations.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20
Triple Alliance Convention.

Delegates Allison, Breslin, John
ston, Howarth and Kristwick ia
vored the council with short but in
structive reports of the doings of
the Triple Alliance State Conven-
tion in Seattle, in session from Sat
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20
Urges Time for Alliance Talks

Delegate Breslin, County Or
ganizer for the Triple Alliance,
urged delegates to act as self ap-
pointed committeeman to induce
their respective locals to set aside
time for the discussion of Triple AL
lance subjects at each meeting He
expressed his appreciation OF the
fact that several unions had al
ready done this. In two years, he
said, if you don't control the next
you won't be able to get
TO the ballot box. He said the Sno-
demonstrate to the rest of the state
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20
Per Capita Dues Reduced.

The resolution introduced by the
Timberworkers, reducing per capita
dues of affiliated locals from 1Oc
to SC, was read the third time and
passed
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20

How large should a society De
That depends upon the size of the
town and the business to be carried
on There should be at least loo
members with $1,000 capital. 1t
is better to have 200 members with
minimum of 10000 capital
stock should be issued in $40 shares
of if the shares are for a larger sum
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20

q /
ers will not return to work under
non-unfon conditions production i'm
the shipyards of san Francisco and
the other bay cities, is virtually at
staudstill, according to officials
of the Bay Cities Metal Trades
Council Although the employers
are making loud claims that they
have sufficient mechanics, ninety
per cent of the men now working
in the yards are incompetent, say
the Council officials.
"Thero are scyentv-fivo unskiIled
TO every skilled worker empIoved
in the shipvards," said r. w. Bur
ton. President of the Bay Cities
Metal Trades Council. "Since the
opening of the wards on November
81 practically no new work has
been done. The men have been
used to clean up about the yards
and to do the rougher kinds Of re-
pairing But this work has been
finished and from now on the yards
VIII run at a dead loss's
/ Evidence IN show tho evtont of
the shortage Of skilled workers
was advanced nv Rurton Accord
ing to him the Union Construction
Comnanv of Oakland nrior 70 tho
lockout omn1ovod 35o qanps of
workers After an extensive advor-
tising camnaien tbrouqbopt tho
United States and Canada. this
yard up to the present time has
been able to muster only between
/ GO and 20 gangs. Burton said
these gangs are so lacking in skill
that more than one-third of the riv-
cts driven each dav have to he
burnt out the next dav.
In tho Rov pira cbinrord r,o-o
than siv+,- nov con. os 49, -
drivor nar. - ~ ,,.nu. -.
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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20

There has been a continuously
accentuated movement in favor of
unionism in Belgium, which has re-
suited in an unprecedented mem
bership. The textile industry,
which is almost completely organ
lied, reports a large increase in
membership-from 1858 to 90
402. or 49S per cent.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20

that it can carry its own county.
The council adjourned to mex
Wednesday, 1880 p. m.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20

Smoke Ghas. Sheets CHALLENGE
l0c Cigar.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-02-20

Try BLUE RIBBON" Cigars, sc,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-01
DeKlb,

Elex Housh is loading two cars
of corn this week.
and brother, Carl, were Van Vert
callers Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Beers is on the sick
list at this writing.
Miss Ruth Wilson called on Mrs.
Mary Wilson and children Sunday
Miss Eta Kanode spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Claud
Wilke and son, frankie.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Wilson and
Miss Ruth were business callers in
Van Vert Saturday.
Those who spent Christmas with
Mr. and Mrs. George South and
family were Mr. and Mrs. iona
Housh and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley South and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Housh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Wilkie and son, frankie.
Those who spent Christmas with
Ed Beers, were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Beers, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Miller and
son, Andrew, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson spent
Christmas with Mrs. Wilson's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Fry.
Miss Ruth Wilson and brother,
Delbert, spent Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. Charley Wilson and family.
Miss Nora Johnson spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Wilson and family.
Earl Anderson was a Grand River
caller Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-01
StringtoY.
Wishing you all a Happy

Wishing you all Happy New
Year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Galway and sons
visited at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. BOlon keshlear, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Daniels
and baby, Rex, took Christmas din
ner with Mr.. Daniels parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Daniels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bartlett were
visiting relatives near Davis City
Mis- Ruth Lee returned home
Saturday from Garden Grove, where
she has been visiting relatives.
Ray Welch is visiting a few days
iat the Arthur Doolittle home
I. Mr. and Mrs. Will Fox and family
and Mrs. Sarah Henderson and Roy
and Mary Perry visited friends in
Davis City Thursday.
Mrs. Nellie Robson has been
Visiting few days at the Will Lee
home
Clifton Daniels, of Des Moines.
who is visiting his father at Davis
City. took dinner with his brother,
C. 7. Daniels last Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Doolittle
and son. Johnny, spent Christmas
with his brother, Clarence Doolittle.
and family.
Mrs. Fmery THOMPSON was a
Davis City caller Wednesday
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-01
Maple Grove.

Those who spent Christmas al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Par
sons were, Mrs. Parsons mother
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Fesler and sons
Charley, orville, Dwight and daugh;
Gretchen, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w,
Miller and daughter, Frances, Mrs
Stella Rauch and daughter, Jaunita
Mr.. Lloyd Vinegar and Mr.. Frank
Green. They all had fine dinner
and good time.
They are having several weeks
vacation at the Diamond school.
Miss Mary Fesler is staying with
her sister, Mrs. Tom Parson, of
Leon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Fesler and
sons Charley and Dwight, and
daughter, Gretchen and Mrs. Stella
ROUGH and daughter, Jaunita, were
Grand River callers Saturday
Jack Alexander was Grand
River caller Thursday night.
Miss Pearl Fesler came home
after visiting her sister, Mrs. Tom
Parson.
Miss Margaret Frost was at
Grand River last week to have
dental work done.
Esther Jones, who is attending
school at Cedar Falls is spending
her Christmas vacation with her
mother, Mrs. Scott Jones.
Mrs. Tom Parsons and family
called on her mother, Mrs. ]. G.
Fesler, Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-01
Welcome Ridge.

Those that were Lamont callers
| Monday were w. B. Stanley, L. N.
Stephens and son, Loren.
Several from here went to the
Christmas tree at Bloomington
chapel Wednesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. George McHarness
and son, George Jr. visited at the
home of James Stephens Thursday
Chas. Mclaughlin was seen in
these parts Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Mills and
family visited Thursday at the
home of Mrs. Lindsey. of Davis
City and was accompanied home by
her mother, Mrs Lindsey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Cash and
children were seen in these parts
Saturday.
James Woodmansee called al
George Wodmansee's Sunday.
Those who called at the James
Stephens home Sunday were. Mr..
and Mrs. Adds Payton and children
and Happy Mclaughlin y
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Deemer and
children called at Chas. Mills Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oren. Stanley and
children We're seen in these parts
Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-01
Pleasant Ridge.

son, spent Thursday with Mrs.
Lavina Immersion and son:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cullen and
son, and Mr.. and Mrs. James Ewing,
William Allen, of Grand River:
Clyde Hopkins and Miss Edith
Nunyon gave their friends quite q
surprise the past week by slipping
Oway and getting married.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Munyon are
the happy parents Of q. fine son, who
Some With p them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Vanderpoo!.
Of BeacOnsfield, spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. Rebecca VaDder-
pool and son Clate.
Emmett Greenland, one of our
turned home Christmas eye gy!;,. ,,on+
with Mrs. Wits aunt, Mrs. Sarah
MI. and Mrs. Harrison Acton, of
Westerville, spent Saturday night
md Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. David
Acton, of near 'Kellerton.
Saturday and Sunday is Rev.
Hickman's time at Pleasant Valley
hand for your Master.
H. L. Brammer and family, John
Taylor and family and grandma
Brammer took dinner Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wycoff and
grandma Wycoff, Of Grand River.
Miss Genevieye Poland, Who is
teaching at Keckuk: came Mednes-
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.. Poland.
Miss Amy Brammer, who is teach
ing at Westerville went last Satur-
day to Macon, Mo-, to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Marion Brammer. Her neice,
Miss Cecil Dunn, of Westerville, ac-
companied her.
care for the new baby at Joseph
Munyon's at Grand River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hendrick-
son, of near Osceola, came the past
week to visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Elias Herdrickson.
Ivan Crees and Miss Letha Foster:
Of Westerville, were married last
Mr.. and Mrs. George Poland sr.
sDent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Palmer, of Tennessee.
Mrs. Nora Arnold and son and
daughter, of Wyoming. were visit
ing Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
Arthur Evans.
Mrs. S. M. Poland spent Wednes-
day with her daughter, Mrs. Ira
Forter,s Westerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Poland and
Mrs. Leahy and three sons spent
Thursday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Poland Jr.
! Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Vanderpool and
daughter spent Christmas eve at
Palestine church. They report they
had nice time, good exercises and
taken on surprise when Santa made
Spent Christmas Day visiting at Van
Vert with their many friends.
B. Comstock, of Nebraska, came
to visit with his mother, Mrs.
Anderson Burchett and also his sis
tiers, Mrs. George Grimm and Mrs.
H. E. Greeley, of Grand River.
Mrs. Alvira Trobridge and child,
rem called on her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. William Allen, of Grand River,
Saturday.
Harry Mcconnell, of Bert, Iowa,
came the past week to visit with his
mother, Mrs Benton Ladd, of Grand
River and other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Pence and two
sons spent Christmas with MIR. and
Mrs. DR.. Ross Carr, of Grand River.
Those who spent Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. ira roster,
of Westerville were, Mr.. and Mrs. s.
N. Foland, Mrs. Charles Poland and
daughter.
writing in our neighhorhood.
80 .-sat...A S>-~~. go nA~np -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-01

Kidney weakness. bladder trou-
bles and digestive disorders are all
within the curative power of
Prickly Ash Bitters. AS a tonic for
the kidneys and urinary organs it
has proved its valre. Price $125
ner bottle. =. Bell, Special
Agent lss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-01

Bad DIGESTION robs the body OF
the nourishment it needs to main
tain health and strength. To
restore tone in the digestive ORGANS
there is no better remedy
than Prickly Ask Bitters. It is the
remedy that men use for purifying
the stomach. liver and bowels.
Frice S125 per bottle. L. E. Bell.
Special Agent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-01-01

A beautiful thought is like good
CONT rings true everyWhere.-
Oscar C. Williams.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-07-29

Marion, O.-(Special)- G.
Harding was officially notified here of
his nomination as the Republican can
didate for the presidency. His speech
of acceptance is, in part, as follows:
Chairman Lodge, members of Notifi-
cation Committee, members of National
Committee, ladies and gentlemen The
message which you have formally con-
veyed brings to me a realization of
responsibility which is not undereSti-
mated. 1t is a supreme task to inter-
pref the covenant of a great political
party the activities of which ire so
woven into the history of this repub-
lie, and a very sacred and solemn
undertaking to utter the faith and as
pirations of the many millions who
adhere to that party. The party plat
form has charted the way, vet, some
how, We have come to expect that in
depreciation which voices the faith of
nominees who must assume specific
tasks.
Let me be understood clearly from
the very beginning. l believe in party
sponsorship in government. l believe