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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-08-06
Portland Has
Union Laundry

A. NJ. Griffin of the Mutual Laun-
dry, in Seattle, who recently visited
Portland, gives the following good
news to the Union Record:
portland has also experienced the
blighting effect of the Associated In
dustries, but the blight has not been
so serious as Seattle has had to deal
with" said Griffin. "The unions as
a whole seem in a very healthy con-
dition, and the watchword is ON
ward A new Labor Temple is now
under construction in the heart of
the city, to cost $15O,O00, and the
same is to be completed before the
close of the year. The completion
of this structure will place Portland
at the head of the class in western
Labor Temples.
"Then, not to be outdone by Sc
attic, Portland unions have put a
union owned and operated steam
laundry on the map. This was the
outcome of the laundry strike of
about year ago, which proved a
failure, as is nearly always the
case. Large sums of money have
been spent by the unions of Port
land in the past for the organiza-
ton of the laundry industry, and
all to no avail.
"The Rose City has always been
shining mark for the open shop
in this, as well as various other
industries, but the future bids fair
to spoil this American Plan
Last March the Victory Steam
Laundry opened for business, fl
nanced by the unions of Portland
and vicinity, and today success is
assured this faithful little band of
laundry workers. A great deal of
credit is due to D. E. Nickerson,
president of the Portland Central
Labor Council, in the plan of or
laundry. Nickerson is both well and
favorably known to the labor world
of Portland.
"The Rose City unions should line
up solid behind this faithful crew
who are guiding the Victory since
they are real co-operators. Their
plan of operation is to meet all run
ming expenses of the plant each week
before they take any money. The
balance is then prorated among them
as payroll. They have so far
been able to pay themselves as much
as 80 per cent of the current weeks
payroll. This is a system that can
not be beat. Portland can have a
real laundry union by backing up the
Victory Laundry.
zone of the best lighted and
ventilated work rooms in the city is
provided for the workers. The office
is very ably presided over by Mrs.
D. E. Nickerson, who has had long
years of experience in this depart
ment, and is fully competent"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-08-06

The unions do things. Every hour
of the day they advance inch by inch
and step by step. They have beaten
down opposition. They have compell-
ed judges, clergymen, economists and
educators to revise their views of our
cause and movement.
The union is the best investment
"a worker can make. They are here
to stay and their usefulness will ex-
pand only as fast as our non-union
fellows join with us.
There is no limit to what we can
do by united action
Join with US in this great humaniz-
ing, educational movement that has
proven its worth and stands today
the only force between workers and
degradation.
No other movement on earth can
compare with organized labor in the
practical, directs benefits to the toll
ers.
Let unionists proclaim the faith
that is in them, and let them spread
the gospel of trades unionism to
their unorganized craftsmen.
Grit your teeth and organize, for
you will enjoy only those benefits
that you take.-Square Deal, Jack
son, Mich.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-08-06
The Socialists May
Cooperate With Us

The Union Record of last Satur.
day says;
Socialist party members of the
state may cooperate with the new
State Farmer-Labor Party if a ref
erendum before the Socialist Party
rank and file for cooperation with
other labor political groups is passed
declared Lena Morrow Lewis Friday
The issue is not yet decided, Mrs.
Lewis, organizer for the northwest
district of the Socialist Party, point
ed out, but at any rate the Socialist
Party will not oppose a bona fide
state party.
Advices from the Chicago National
office of the Socialist Party insist
that the names of Debs electors must
be on the state ballot, but declares
that cooperation with the State
Farmer-Labor ticket will be author
lied only if the referendum receives
favorable action.
ANY number of people in the
Triple Alliance are anxious and even
insistent that they be given an OPP
portunity to vote for Eugene V. Debs
this fall and want a chance to work
in his campaign" Mrs. Lewis de
clared. "Debs will be on the ballot
this fall through the action of the
Socialist party, but workers not de-
string to join with the Socialists may
join the Debs clubs which are to be
organized in all cities of the North
west"
These clubs will carry on educa-
tional propaganda for Debs' candi-
dacy and membership will be open
to all workers, according to Mrs.
Lewis. who asks all interested to
communicate with her at the Labor
Temple, Seattle.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-08-06

Who raises your wages? The
union.
Who shortens your hours? The
union.
Who protects you from grinding
bosses? The union.
Who fights for sanitary workshops.
The union.
Who gets behind every piece of
remedial legislation? The union.
Who takes the children out of the
workshops? The union.
Who demands equal pay for the
sexes and who reduces hours for
women? The union.
Who continually forces employers
to protect workers lives? The union.
Who has forced the establishment
of factory inspection? The union.
Who has started the long list of
social advances now being accepted
everywhere? The union.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-08-06

Register Now and avoid the Rush (!
If you are a good citizen you will
vote. To be entitled to vote you
you must register.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-08-06
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM PLANKS
AFFECTING LABOR'S INTERESTS

The American Federation of
Montreal
back o Labor"
President chairman o the committee, said
s
of the platform the Republican
relation abors pan Democratic
nearly the desired declarations human rights than
do the planks n Republican platform.
The delegation the American Federation of Labor which appeared
presented the the American Federation
which
should be made with the proposals the declarations the Dem
locratic party"
In conclusion of the analysis Mr. Gonpe for the committee, ad
"The labor the United
judge between the declarations these parties The
members of the
offices who friendly
humanity who
hostile to these principles
political
the choice the workers the
candidates should would
fail before the
NotTh analysis of the proposals of labor and their
The Journal and will se1ialy
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-08-06


which proposes to make strikes I'M
lawful or to compel the wage earners
to submit their grievances or aspira-
tons to courts or to governmental
agencies is an invasion of the rights
Of the wage earners, and when en-
forced makes for industrial serfdom
or slavery.
We hold that the government
should supply information, assistance
and counsel but that it should not
attempt by the force of it's own pow
er to stifle or to destroy voluntary
relations and policies of mutually
between employers and employees.
We hold that public employees
should not be denied the right of or
ganization, the right of representa-
ton for the rectification of griev-
ances and should not be denied poll
cal rights accorded to all other citi-
ZenS.
Democratic Platform: The nation
depends upon the products of labor;
cessation of production means loss,
and, if long continued, disaster. The
whole people, therefore, have a right
to insist that justice shall be done to
those who work, and in turn that
those whose labor creates the neces-
sites upon which the life of the ma
ton depends must recognize the reel
procal obligation between the work.
ers and the state. They should par
ticipate in the formulation of sound
laws and regulations governing the
conditions under which labor is per-
formed, recognize and obey the laws
formulated and seek their amendment
when necessary, the processes ordi-
narily addressed to the laws and reg
ulations affecting the other relations
of life.
Neither class, however, should at
any time nor in any circumstance
take action that will put in jeopardy
the public welfare. Resort to strikes
and lockouts which endanger the
health or lives of the people is an
unsatisfactory device for determining
disputes; and the Democratic party
pledges itself to contrive, if possible,
and put into effective operation a
fair and comprehensive method of
composing differences of this nature.
In private industrial disputes we are
opposed to compulsory arbitration as
method plausible in theory but a
failure in fact. With respect to gov
eminent service, we hold distinctly
that the rights of the people are par
amount to the right to strike. How
ever, we profess scrupulous regard
for the conditions of public employ
ment and pledge the Democratic
party to instant inquiry into the pay
of government employees and equally
speedy regulations designed to bring
salaries to just and proper level.
Comment: The platform provisions
here set forth are specific in con-
domination of compulsory arbitration
in disputes in privately owned indus
try. There is a vagueness in the bal
ance of the first two paragraphs.
There is uncertainty as to what the
platform means to convey in it's
reference to the obligation of the
workers to the state and the proposal
to find a substitute for the right of
the workers to cease work when ces-
sation of work is said to endanger
the lives or health of the people.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-08-06

Labor's Demands: To promote in
dustrial justice and tranquility and
to insure uninterrupted production
at its highest efficiency, the right OF
the wage earners to organize into
trade unions, to select their own rep
resentatves and to bargain collect
lively must be fully safeguarded.
Democratic Platform: Labor, as
we'll as capital, is entitled to adequate
compensation. Each has the indie
feasible right of organization, of col
lective bargaining and of speaking
through representatives Of their own
selection.
Labor's Demands: We pledge our
party to maintain the federal law en-
acted by congress, securing to the
workers the legal right of voluntary
association, for mutual protection
and welfare, protecting their rights
against unwarrantable issuance of
writs of injunction, either prohibitory
or mandatory, and guaranteeing the
right of trial by jury in alleged con-
tempt cases committed outside the
presence of courts.
Democratic Platform: Labor is
not a commodity; it is human. Those
who labor have rights, and the ma
tional security and safety depend up
on just recognition of those rights
and the conservation of the strength
of the workers and their families in
the interest of sound-hearted and
ound-headed men, women and child
rem.
Comment: While the language of
the platform constitutes an indorse-
ment of the labor provisions of the
Clayton act there is no specific con-
demnation of the abuse of the writ
of injunction in labor disputes. How
ever, failure Of the platform to in
dorse the injunctions secured through
the efforts of Attorney General Pal
mer in the miners case may fairly
be assumed to constitute reputation
of that action.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-08-06
Organize

Try BLUE RIBBON" Cigars, SC
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-08-06

With regard to employees in gov
ernment service it will be noted that
the platform declaration quoted at
this outset of this analysis in re-
spouse to the first of labor's demands
set forth the unqualified right to or
ganization, collective bargaining and
representation. The final paragraph
Of the declaration last quoted, how
ever, implies methods in the settle
ment of disputes in government en-
ployment which cannot be approved
as general statement of govern
ment policy.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-22

En- otros a~naquc!es Sc ha!!hn e1eIH-
plares de lag rocas meHicnnasr lGua!-
mente clasif!cadas: IN collection dc
mater!ales de construction; otra de fosi
les cue Gentlemen mas de 10000 elem
plares: otra de carbonos del pals y una
de meteoritos.
Tiene una magnifica dotaci6n de apa
ratios para el estudio de Ia p~etrografia
V para el lsvantamiento de pianos to-
p~oEraf:ccs. I'm gahinete para el es-
tudiC de resistencia de materiales de
| construction. t~alleres de f~otograffa, de
| laminar rocaS ) lii pequeno taller me
cdniCO.
Esta va muy ~adelantado un trabaJo
de estadfstica minera para Oar 4 conc
Ger ell verdadero valor de In riqueza
minera en- exploitation en- cada region
Y el monte probable de las reserva
de cada uno de los minerales del sub
Suelo. Elsa estadistica tiene Dor OBJ
jcto no solo ensanchar el campo de Ia
industrial minera sino principalmente
lamar Ia atenci6n de nuestros n%aciona-
les 4 fin de- que cXploten esas riquezas
Ell vez de hacc-lo los e~xtranjeros.
Para formar esa eStadiStica los geo
| iogos mineros han recorrido los distri-
tos mineros mas importantes. cstu-
diando Y dando a o los ~criaderos
metalicos va conocidos y los que va
yam descubriendOSe.
Ademds de la RIGA ooiecci6n de mi
n~erales con que cuenta ell Institute,
con cl material almaeenado Sc estdn
fernando nuevaS celecciones ara man
darlas al eXtranjeTo. y n los capitales
de los lIstados para u fines educa-
tivos. Para los muSeos de las escuelas
del DiStrito Federal Sc han enviadO
Va doCe coieCcioneS.
El ano de 1889 Sc public6 por prime
IA vez la carta de Ia Republica Me-
xicana, tornado por el Institute. dan
dose en- ella una idea general del gran
numero de criaderoS existenteS Y de
IL diversidad de ~sustancias que con-
tienen.
Aunque importante eSa carta mine
"a. el Institute tiene en- proyecto otra
mas p~erfecta. la cual Sc formard des-
pues> de haberse hechc un estudio dc
Ia distribution Seogrdfica de minerales
en- el suelo mexicano, seEun los datos
que obtensan las comisiones que los
exploran. Reunidos esos datos Sc ten
dra dentro dc POGO la verdadera car
Ia minera del pats. accompaniment de
su correspondence established.
La collection de f6siles ha servido pa
ra e~stablecer los pisos estratigraficos
mexicanos y relacionarlos con los gran
des horizontes geol6gicos de otros PAL
SEES.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-22
ESTACION
GICA DE TACUBAYA.

En- un pats montanoso V volcanico
como el de Mexico el estudio de Ia
seismologia Y volcanologia es importaE
tlsimo. por 10 Tue p.,o despues de
fundado e. Institute Geol1gico Sc esta-
bleci6 Ia estaci6n de Tacubaya CO.
mo una dependencia del mismo.
Tai ~estaciGn Seismol0giCa honra Yer
daderamente a Mexico. por que cStd
montada conforme Il los Lltimos adelan
toS de Ia ciencia V poSee los apara-
tos mas perfectos en- Ia materia. de
manera que alli' Sc registrar terremotos
que ocurren a dos mil lcGuas de
de clos.
La estaCi6n S~eiSmol6gica de Tacuba
va ocupa una vasta extension = consta
de varioS pabelloneS. GiSladoS unos de
otroS. Y ConStituidoS eSpecialmente, de
manera que no Sc experimental las
trepidacioueS del Suelo causadaS por el
continue rodar de los ~carruajes en- las
! cercanias. a fin de que las observacio-
mes tengan toda Ia precision cientifica
| que Sc requiere.
Tn cuerpo especial de ge6logos COM
p~etenteS tlene q Su cargo el eStudio de
todos los fen6menos SefSmicos que ocu
rren en- Ia RepIblica Mexicana. Fruto
de sus trabajos son los estudios. al
gunos muy ~interesantes, que SO han pu
blicado en- los boletines del Institute.
habiendo merecido alGuno: : homo
res de ser traducidos a otros idiomas
Y publicados en- revistas cientificas a
creditadas IN el mundo saDio.
81 Ia Geologic es II ciencia per-
fecta a Ia fecha, Ia SeiSmoloCia pue-
de decirse que apenas Sc halla Ell e!
periodic del acopio de datos para formu
lar mas tarde suS ~conclusioneS preci-
sas, Y Quiza llegar a Ia provision ma
tematica de los t~errerotos. que son
el aZote de conarcaS enteraS.
Puede decirse. sin que en- este haya
e~xageraci6n patr6tica, que Ia Estacion
| Seismol6gica de TacUbaya st halla a
Ia altura de SITS Similares eXtran-
jeraS Y que colabora con estas ha-
bilmente en- el estudio de los fen6me-
nos seismicos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-22
SEccION DE HIDROLOGIA

Ell un pats de riQufsima flora y de in
mensos bosques, de fertiles ilanuras y
de suelo exhuberante donde en- muchos
lugares sc producer, cast sin ningun
trabajo dos y aun tres coscchas al
ano. ell estudio de las aguas subterra-
meas es de Ia mayor importancia.
FL Institute Geologic tIene n sec
cidn de Hidrologfa que ha publicado
va ~importantes estudios hidrol6gicos
de diversas %regiones de Mexico, Sc
han hecho estudios para construir pre-
sas en- varios lugares, estudiando los
vases. hacienda perfiles geol6gicos y
practicando sondas en- distintas regio-
mes. TambiEn emprendio un estudio a
cerca de los lagos y lagunas mexicanas.
con estudios y observaciones practi-
cas- en- los lugares en- que ha sido po-
sible.
Esa parte de la Geologic que Sc la
ma Hidrologiar es importantisima Ell
Ia. agricultural moderna, porque Sc ocu
"a en- Ell estudio de Ia localizaci6n de po
EOS para Ia irrigation. en- ~cualquiera
de sus formas, y de ID election de
lugares d proposito para la construc-
ci6n de presas.
En- un pafs como Mexico donde en-
muchos lugares las aguas son escasas
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-22
LA 3 DEL lESTi-
TuTO Ma
CIONAl

En- los pr1me-os amos, e! InssItu-
10 u contaba con IN PERSONA IeU"-
edo Sc iimito a recabar un gran aco-
| nio do datos, con los que Sc forIno ID
rimer carta geological de Mexico que
! aumentada Y m~ejorada despues S"Eio
en- 1906 para evantar una carId seo-
,tgica que figure con las de los bsla-
| dos Unidos ' Canada como parte de Ia
carta geological de ID America del Nor
re.
In yez Sc emprendieron studios
nara Ia carta minera de Mexico d I'm
de dar a noe todos los creaaores
a~y;stentes y Ia diversidad de las SUBS
| taocjas minerales que Gentlemen. E.sta
| carta ha servido para estudIaT en- ca
da lucar los minerales TITLES, la geo
| logfa de los districts mineros Y las
| reseryas almacenadas en- cdda d!strllo
4 fin de que los homfres de empreSa
tencan una base fila en- que partr
en- las empresaS mineras que qu.eran
acometer.
Como decfamos antes, el Institute
| Geol6gico Nacional 81 eS POGO conocl-
do en- nuestro pats, en cambio esta ben
acreGitado en- los centres clentlficoS
del mundo entero V es invitado a todos
los Congresses In~ternaCionales de Geo
! rocia. celebrates en- diferentes ciuda-
des del mundo.
TOGO 4 Mexico ser 10 capital elegida
, para celebrar el decimo CongreSo IN
ternacional de Geologic en- ei ano de
1906. Durante las SeSiones del ConSre-
so International de Mexico Sc m
prendieron Crandes eScurSioneS geo!oSl
cas- para que los deleSadoS NlSitaran
los districts mineros mas lmportan-
tes de Mexico, los ~volcanes mas I'M
| p~ortanteS V las r%eEioneS Seol6Eicas
mas intereSantes para Ia ciencla. La
memorial de dicho Congreso eS II o
bra que honra al Institute. a la vez
cue un monumento de Ia Geologic Ma
cional-
FL material geol6gico que ha recoSi
do V estudiado el Intituto en- los treln-
Ia amos que lleya de eXistencia es
abundante y de mucha N~portancia.
Ha cublicado haSta Ia fecha treinta
v cinco boletines, tres tomos llama
dos "~Parergones." que gentlemen Gin
cuenta estud;os de divulgaci6n cientf-
flea V tres tomos de "Anales'
La biblioteca del Institute Sc COM
pone de $4,000 voiumenes, entire los
cuales Sc cuentan algunas obras de
gran nsrito. muchas de las cuales son
va escasas en- ell mundo entero. De-
be decirSe. para honra del institute y
de Ia ciencia meNicana, que la gran
mayoria de las obras de esa bioliote-
ca han side obtenidas en CAME por
las publicaciones del Institute
Por iniciativa del actual director del
Institute g~eol6sico, lngeniero don Leo
poldo SalaZar Sc a sehalado una parti-
da especial en- Ell p~resupuesto del esta-
blecimiento para pagan a competentes
geologoS e~xtranieros, de los que visi-
tan el pals, para que den lecciones So
bre ell terreno Il j6venes meNicanos, Fl
ano pasado 'estuvo en- Mexico Y do
iecciones a vacioS j6venes mexicanos
Il sminente p~etr6grafo americana Mr.
Albert JohanSsen, de la Cniversidad de
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-22
COLLECTION DE
MINERALES

FL Museo del Institute Geol6Gico
posee una collection de mas de 5000
todoS los Estados de Ia RepQblica, ex-
cepci6u hecha de Yucatan V Tabas-
~ejemplares m~inerales. procedentes de
co. refreshments clasificados dichoS
minerales e indicando cada ejemplar
su procedencia. sirvel, de estudio al
mineralogista. de guia al explorador. Y
de information Il industrial. Ademas
cuanta dicho Museo o 5000 ejem-
plares de mineraleS exuranieros.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-22

Existe en- Ia c!udaG dc Mexico una
institution CUE no Is cU1ocida de Il
inmenSa mayoria de los mexicanos,
nj eStimada como sc debiera. pero que
por una compensation juScicie-a -
tenida en- alta eStima en- q extranjero
Nos referimos al Institute Geol6gico
Nacionai.
Ell ser dicho Institute alta nantes
Laci6n de L cultura meNIcana Y ser
IA Geologic ciencia que aau de nom
bre IS desconocida para muchOs. con-
tribrye sin duda a que eSa institution
sea tan poco conocida IN II misma
Republica Mexicana.
La Geologic - una CienCia moderna
Aun no cueHra dos SigoS de ex;Sten-
cia Y no obstante "a Ia conquistado
defiRit!vamente IN lGgar prominente
entire las c~iencias n~aturales. Is IA
Geologic IA historic de Ia TERRA an
ties de n aparici"n del hombre. artes
de IA aparici6n de los animales. antes
dc e aparici6n del primer vegetal. La
mirada del geologic Sc huade. no en- mi
nareS de SiclOS. SiUo en- milioneS de
centuriaS ' aSiSte a u formation del
Clobo terreStre deSde Il momento en-
cue pronunCiado 81 divine fiat lux" Ia
materia c6Smica de donde iha a bro
tar nuestro SiStema solar ent-6 Ell movi
miento. produjo calor y estall6 al fin
en- colossal incerGiC. cuyas llanaradas
a~lcanZahan millareS de leCUaS.
DeSpusS d" preSenciar tantas mara
villas, 81 ce"Iogo sorp-eade e. momen
to en- que IA gran materia solar Sc
lyr-ra,-. 49, ar-.v- L. =. -.
t-ffuSa- en- mul,itud de -~rarnnen;oS de
tamano$ varioS. uno dc los cuales IS
nuestra TERRA.
Como 50 ~. Il Geologic conoce 81
a~bolerSo de nueS;ro planeta. Sabe de
donde procede : como empez5 Il tener
exiStencia propia.
Al deSprer6erSe Ia TERRA del sol era
I'm astro Iumino$o: era IN sol peQue-
no desprendido del gran sol. del gran
padre d. ia luz, Y Eiraba maceStuoSa
en- 81 eSpacio enviando e. saludo de
u luz juveniI ' primaveral a los
iuumerables astros que va ~tapiZaban
"a boveda celeste.
7 el geologic We c6mo Ia TERRA en-
pieza = perder Ca1or por Ia continue
radiacion inJertirmamentaria y al ca
no de milloneS De amos Sc e~Ntingue n
antorcha terrestre Y QUeda IN cuer-
po opaco. pastoSo. ge!atinoso. nj s6liGo
nj rfquido cubierto de nIbes denSas
cue Sc elevan Y con el fro de las atlas
~Tesiones deScienden en- forma de llu-
via. Y aqui Y ALA Sc solidifican por-
clones de Ia corteza terreStre, que prom
to G~eSapareceD = consequence de
pequeTas erUpcioncs. puesto que Ell
fuego, que antes constitute toda Ia
mass terrestre. So ha retirado de Ia
~superficie. pero Sc halla S6lo a unoS
cuantos metros dc IA superficie del sue
10.
Las parties s6lidas de IA corteza te-
rreStre aumentan en- extension y en- pro
fundidad en- ell curse de miliones de g.
nos Y 81 fUego Sc retira mas = mas a
centric de "A terra, como ~derrotado con
QuiStador que de-9lojado de una re-
gi6n en- cue Sc rs detendido palno =
palmo. Sc retira 4 VI lugar inaccessible
desde donde. de vez en- cuando hace
incursiones a sus antiques dominioS
para hacer recordar a los habitanteS
u alguna veZ tuvo ALI Su Senorio
Los terrenos plut6nicoS son los llmiteS
u separan el dominic del tuego in
terror y los de Ia terra. Sobre elloS
Sc asientan las rocas s-edinentarias, fol
nadas por las aguas al depositar er