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Evening star., 1921-08-08
Peace for Mexico.

Some former Carranzistas-militar
men on the Mexican scale-have
pledged themselves not to attempt
anything of an armed nature against
the Obregon government. This seems
to be wise decision, for two reasons.
A rebellion of any size or conse-
uucnce would call for money and
munitions. Where would the rebels get
either? Not in this country. No money
for such a purpose could be obtained
in the United States, and no gun
running from this side the Rio Grande
would be possible. The Obregon gov
ernment, even without the recognition
of this government, would hold all the
cards against its. enemies.
The second reason is that Mexico
Is pretty we'll 'fed, up for the present
on fighting. So is the outside world.
The people, generally speaking, want
a rest. In Mexico. as the result of
fighting, everything has been in dis
order for more than ten years. In the
outside world, as the result of fight
ing. everything has been in disorder
for seven years. Why should not all
peoples desire and secure a rest?
1t is no great compliment to say of
President Obregon that he seems to
be the best qualified man for his office
of all who have filled it since Diaz' S
day. He is more practical than Ma
dero, more respectable than Huerta,
broader minded and better disposed
than Carranza. Why then should not
the Mexico people give him a full
chance to show his quality?
Evening star., 1921-08-08
SHOOTING STARS.
, BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
IndOnitable Will.

To be successful, some folks say,
Is to pursue selfish way
Regardless of resentment sore
Which may arise as you explore
The world that you may have with
The things which nourish you OF
please. ,-
Let others roar in discomfort
And lash themselves as they resent
Your purpose to persist until
OF what you choose you've had youl
fill.
If this be reminder true
Of how to live and what to do,
All men are failures more or less
But the mosquitoes a success
Evening star., 1921-08-08
A Veteran at Play.

The latest news about NJ. C.emen-
ceau describes him as taking his ease
at Vichy. and without program as
to public affairs.
He is not writing a book about the
Paris peace conference. When he left
office it was predicted he would en-
ploy himself in this way. He had
abundant material for an interesting
volume. He was an author of reputa-
ton. Why should he not add to his
reputation by giving the world some
of the inside" of meeting at which
he had played So important a part?
AS yet he has shoXD no sign of TAX
ing up his pen. w.
His name does not figure in the
speculation about the French delega-
ton to the disarmament conference
which is to meet in this town in No
vember. If he is entertaining such
an aspiration he has not mentioned it
If his friends are for him they have
not mentioned it.
This vigorous octogenarian has seen
and done much in the public life Of
of popularity and unpopularity, now
numbering all the people among his
admirers and supporters. and now
according to his own confession. with
scarcely a friend among them all.
| Is he through? Has he resigned
himself to history. and left that his
! tory to others to write? 1t might not
| be safe to mark him off. He is a man
Of surprises. and may in some manner
and to some degree come back.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
The White House Job.

Capitol Hill keeps in close touch
with the President. When he returns
from an outing something of legis.
lative character awaits him and is put
up to him. Now it is the tariff. Now
it is tax revision. Now it is the rail-
road problem. And so on.
One may see from this not only how
up-to-date the President must be as
respects the legislative card, but how
wide must be his information on all
the pressing public questions. 1t re-
Evening star., 1921-08-08

One of the advantages of holding
conferences in Washington, D. c., is
the opportunity to show the world that
the desperadoes and comedians of the
motion pictures are not the dominant
types of American civilization.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

So thoroughly are the secrets OF
craftsmanship guarded by the Ameri-
can press that nobody presumes to in
auire the precise scores of the most
distinguished golf games.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

The next on the list of holidays is
Labor dav. The |. w. W. should of.
ficially resent the inference that labor
has anything to do with repose Or
iollification.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

Another remarkable fact concerning
Henry Ford is that he has attained ex.
traordinary success without being
popularly referred to as wizard of
some kind or another.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

There seems to be no good reason
why the United States government
should not demand a rake-off from the
automobile. Everybody else does.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
Concentrating Wealth.

Every profiteer ought to be in the
penitentiary!" exclaimed the violent
citizen"
What are you trying to do?" in
quired the landlord; 'boost the peni-
tentiaries and ruin the hotels?'' N
Evening star., 1921-08-08

1T is principle of government that
no king should be permitted to be.
come conversationally familiar with
his public.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

Sovietism has suffered at the hands
of the political magician who under
takes to transform a soap box into a
money chest.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

Caruso sent all his wealth to Italy.
No tariff can be devised to establish
music on a commercial basis as Il
home industry.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

The great modern study is scientific
economy. 1t is perhaps the more inter
esting because it cannot be classified
as a fad or a theory.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

The United States Treasury calls
attention to the fact that while statis-
tics are seldom entertaining they arc
often highly interesting and important.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

The only evidence of government in
Russia at times is the announcement
OF revolution. which implies that
there is something sufficiently substan-
tial to be overturned.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
Problems,

The library is big and grand,
With volumes in array
Which aim to help you understand
The questions of the day.
And yet in poetry or prose
Nowhere you find a book
Which information will disclose
On how to keep a cook.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

Limitation of armament will be pre-
ceded by efforts toward limitation OF
preliminary debate.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
Caution Required.

do you think man in your posi-
ton ought to study political economy?''
YES" replied Senator Sorghum,
but he mustn't be too conspicuous
about it. If some of my constituents
were to catch me with a ponderous
and erudite volume in my hands they
would go home and say I was wasting
my time and the government money"
Evening star., 1921-08-08

Germany has awakened to the pleas
ant discovery that after all country
does not need lese majestic in its bust
Evening star., 1921-08-08
AppreciatiOn.

Americans must be fond Of music;
because they pay for it so literally
"I am not sure" rejoined Miss
Cayenne. whether that means that
Americans are fond of music or mu.
sicians are fond of money"
Evening star., 1921-08-08

Jud Tunkins says mebbe it's a mis-
take to work boy so hard that he
gets an idea that it would be nice to
grow up and do nothing but loaf.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-18
Who Pays The Bills?

Columbus, Ohio-"Who pays the
bills for cossack law agitation ?"
This question was asked at hear
ing before a state legislative COM
mittee that is considering legislation
that would establish the cossack sys-
tenn in this state. The question was
not answered. At the hearing CO.'S
sack advocates presented representa-
tives from Michigan, Pennsylvania
and New York, where the system
operates.
Trade union opposition was pre-
sented by several well-known organ
lied workers including John P. Frey,
editor International Molders' Journal;
Percy Tetlow, statistician, United
Mine Workers of America; James H.
Maurer, president Pennsylvania state
federation of labor, and David Will
liams, secretary-treasurer Pennsyl-
vania district, international Associa-
tion of Machinists. The two latter
unionists told how the cossacks WORK
in their state during strike times.
Secretary Treasurer Donnelly of the
state federation of labor informed
the legislative committee that the ex-
penses of the Pennsylvania unionists
were paid by the Ohio organized
workers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-18
Output Is Reduced
BASIC INDUSTRIES CHARGE TOP
PRICES
Close Down Mills and Mines in Order
to Realize ExOrbitant Profits
on Decreased Production

Washington - Profteering steel,
iron and coal industries are singled
out for especial criticism by John
Shelton Williams, comptroller of cur
rency, in his annual report.
"By closing down mills and mines
the output of steel and iron, follow
ing the armistice, was reduced ap-
proximately one-fourth for the pur-
pose of enabling manufacturers and
operators to obtain, because of the
insistent and peremptory demand for
coal and iron, the exorbitant profits
realized during the war instead of the
more moderate profits which they
would have to accept if the maximum
output had been maintained" said
Mr.. Williams.
"While the profits of steel manu-
facturers and coal operators were
swollen, the country became poorer
from lack of production, brought
about by the unnecessary closing down
of mills and mines and the incidental
idleness of labor. AS steel and iron
are so largely at the very foundation
of industrial activity and business
development, it is essential that the
prices of these fundamental products
should come down to, fair, just and
normal basis if we are again to at
tain the prosperity for which we
hope"
The official repeats his charge,
made last summer, that small group
of New York bankers set interest
rates for call money, raising and
lowering them at their pleasure. In
answer to the claim that banks should
charge a high rate because of the
risk involved, Mr.. Williams said:
eff the security for these loans was
so precarious as to Justify such rates
of interest, no bank had the right to
risk it on the money of depositors.
If the security was good the rates
were cruelty extortionate exactions
from the necessities of the borrowers,
demoralizing in business, destructive
of values, hindrances to prosperity
and dangerous to public peace and
welfare"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-18
Kansas lawmakers
RidiCule Gov. Allen

Topeka, Kan.-The claim that Gov
ernor Allen has a different Legislature
on his hands from the one that passed
the "can't-strike" law seems to be
sustained.
The governor wants the industrial
court separated from control of pub
lie utilities. A new commission will
cost between 100000 and 100000 a
year, and while the plan is favored
by the Allen machine because of new
jobs and Opportunities" it does not
appeal to those whose taxes will be
increased.
During one of the debates the gov
ernor's war record was ridiculed.
"Henry Allen was over in France
exercising an easy job" said the law
maker
Representative Piper made this ref
enceer to the governors claim that
the industrial court is his bill:
"His bill Why, Henry Allen couldn't
have thought out the first paragraph
of it."
The governor and Judge Higgins
chairman of the "cant-strike" court
have split and charges and counter
charges are being made. The chair
man says the governor has been play
ing politics, and insists that if the
court is behind in its work it is be-
cause of propaganda" done under
the direction of the governor. The
members of the court are divided
among themselves, and charges Of
politics are freely made.
These great and unselfsh states
men, enmeshed in ward politics anc
a scramble for power, present spec
tacle to simple-minded folk who heal
them talk about according even
handed justice on the industrial field
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-18
The "Open Shop Movement
By Charles H. Kelley

The "open shop" movement did not,
like Topsy, "just grow" 1t is not an
accidental or incidental economic
phenomena. 1t is too we'll organized
to permit of any such conclusion. 1t
is too we'll financed, too we'll propa-
gandized, entirely too brutal in it's
conception and execution, not to have
a stirling point and tremendous driv-
ing force behind it.
The chief exponent of the "open
shop" the twelve-hour day, espionage,
invasion of fundamental rights and
industrial peonage is the United
States Steel Corporation. The Inter
church World Commission has given
some interesting information concern
ing the treatment it accorded its
workers. Judge Gary, spokesman for
the "open shop" group, is an office
boy for the banking house Of J. P.
Morgan & Co.
The Bethlehem Steel Company is
another advocate Of the "open shop"
An investigation being conducted at
New York developed the information
that this company refuses to sell its
product to contractors who employ
union labor. 1t is spending a great
deal Of money in its efforts to keep
it's workers in economic slavery. The
Bethlehem Company is instrument
ality Of Morgan & Co.
Twenty-nine railroads are giving
the workers a great deal of trouble.
They lead in the assaults upon craft
organizations and are endeavoring to
force reductions Of wages. These
twenty-nine railroads are Morgan
roads.
Leading spokesman for the rail
road "open-shoppers" is General w
w. Atterbury, Of the Pennsylvania
This corporation is dominated by the
House of Morgan and Atterbury is
messenger boy for Wall Street.
West Virginia and Alabama Goa
fields have resisted with blood anC
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-18

The news dispatches from overseas
allege that England and France eX-
pect the United States ITO support
them in their decision that Germany
shall pay an indemnity of about sixty
billions. Z
If the statesmen of these two ma
tions have formulated program
which depends upon the soundness of
an assumption that the United States
will support them in any project that
will destroy Germany as a purshaser
of goods that we have to sell and as
producer of goods we want to buy,
then these alleged statesmen are
reckoning without their host.
The American people will not un-
derwlite any indemnity-coll lScting
schemes against Germany because
we are under not the slightest moral
obligation to do so, and because it is,
moreover, very much against our in
terestNto do SO.
The absence Of moral obligation in
the matter is dear. We went to war
with Germany to vindicate our rights
on. the sea and make the world safe
from any danger which might
threaten it from the Germany mill
tary and junker class and their
| Kaiser.
We solemnly proclaimed that we
did not war against the German peo-
pie, that we did not hold them re-
sponsible for the acts of their mas
ters, and that we sought to make
them free in our great crusade to
make the world safe for democracy
France and England, always pretend
ing that their objects were defensive
and democratic, said "Amen."
Finally the German people took us
at our word that We made no wal
upon them, overthrew their Govern
ment, set up a republic more demo
cratic than our own-and sued fol-
peace upon the basis of the fourteen
points which were the fourteen items
, of the specifications of our war OBJ
jects.
We called upon our associates to
say whether or not they would ac-
cept peace upon the fourteen points
They agreed to do so and the armis-
tice was signed upon the understand
ing that the permanent peace was to
be negotiated upon the fourteen
points.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-18
More Mooney Perjury

New York-John Mcdonald, one of
the star witnesses for the state in the
prosecution of Tom Mooney, in San
Francisco, has confessed that he COM
mitted perjury. Mcdonald says that
he was drilled by Prosecuting Attor-
ney Fickert and promised a portion
of the $4,000 reward, but was
"double crossed"
This confession is but one Of many
exposes that this trial was a "frame
up" Oxman, principal witness, has
been proven guilty of perjury, the
testimony of two women has been dis
credited, and Draper Hand, connected
with the bomb squad of the police
department at the time of the bomb
explosion, has made statements that
support these confessions.
Mooney and Billings are now serv-
ing life sentences. Attempts have
been made to secure new trials, but
the courts hold that the record of the
trials show no. irregularity. AS the
perjuries were exposed after the
record was closed, the matter is now
in the hands of Governor Stephens,
who can issue pardons and the men
can be Immediately rearrested and
tried on other indictments.
To date the governor has refused
to act.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-18
Wages Not Too High
BOASTED PRICE CUTS AMOUNT
TO NOTHING
Infinitesimal Reduction in Living
Costs Does Not Justify Reduc-
tiOn of Wage Scale

Boston-The claim by anti-union
publicity forces that living costs justl-
fly wage reductions is compared with
the governments figures on price re-
ductions by Editor Baine of the Shoe
Workers Journal. He calls attention
to the report of the United States
bureau of labor statistics, which shows
that for the month of October Is to
November Is, 1920, there was de-
crease in the cost of food products
ranging, in different localities, from
one-half of l per cent to 3 per cent.
The general average is about l per
cent. For a seven-year period, 22
leading articles of food, which were
rated at 100 in 1913, are now rated
at 1913, or present advance OF 80
per cent over the prices of 1913.
"But food is only one of our living
costs. Wage earnels are under the
burden of high rents, high cost OF
coal, wood and lighting, and trans
portation of persons and goods is at
cost higher than ever before, with
no prospect of reduction.
"If any reduction in the wages OF
shoe workers is ever to be considered
as worthy of discussion, it should
only be when by lowering of the
total cost of living, the purchasing
power of the advanced wages is
greater than it was before the war.
In computing this purchasing power
those items on living cost that are
not being reduced must always be
figured.
"At the present rate of progress
in reducing the cost of living it might
well be more than five years before
shoe workers at the present wage rate
would be as we'll off as they were in
1913.
Moreover, the wage earners think
they are entitled to more than the
husks of industry. They feel entitled
to a progressive betterment of THEN
material condition in life. We think
employers could better concern them
selves with an effort at remedying
the conditions under which extortior
and profteering of the rankest sort
are being practiced upon the whole
people"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-18
The German Indemnity Proposal

That our President joined with
France and England in dishonoring
their agreement after Germany, rely
ing upon their faith, had rendered
herself helpless at the armistice,
raises no obligations on our part. m
The American people never ratified
the Presidents reputation of the
armistice terms in the treaty of Ver-
sailles, and they never will.
The Senate refused to ratify the
Versailles treaty and the American
people confirmed the Senate's action
and condemned the League of Ma
tions by the largest majority ever
given against an issue in our history,
- We have accomplished the objects
for which we went to war. The Ger
man sea power is destroyed. DEM
ocracy is established in Germany ard
will not be overthrown except by the
folly of our late associates in the war.
The settlements of the war made
by our late associates and treacher-
ously forced on Germany we nave al
ready by a tremendous popular vote
refused to approve. We shall make
our own peace with Germany.
| Our interest to see Germany rise
out of her ashes is also clear. AS
members of the great human family
and Christians we do not want to see
a race of sixty millions condemned
to economic, if not political slavery
and to the still worse slavery of
/ despair.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-18

fire all attempts to organize the
miners. What amounts to a state OF
civil war now exists in these states.
These fields are owned or controlled
by the House Of Morgan.
1t has been charged, and not sue
cessfully denied, that the House of
Morgan is in conspiracy with other
financial and industrial groups to de-
stroy the American merchant marine
in the interest of a foreign govern
ment. The House of Morgan is fiscal
representative of the British govern
ment. 1t is British in it's sympathies
as we'll as it's activities. With the
Chambers of Commerce, the railroads
and the shipping trust it has under
taken to drive the American flag
from the seas. 1t is pledged not to do
anything that would injure British
shipping or British trade.
To destroy American industrial
supremacy is in line with the attempt
to thwart our efforts to build up a
merchant marine. 1t is not an un-
reasonable assumption that the
"open shop" movement is part and
parcel of the conspiracy to promote
British interests at the expense OF
the American people.
The situation is so menacing that
it merits watching. 1t is time that
the public recognized the "open shop
campaign for what it really is-ar
assault upon the nation primarily
and but incidentally an attack upor
the workers. They simply happen tt
be victims of the Vaccinations of the
international bankers. g
When public opinion is informed
and aroused to what has been done anC
what is being attempted, there vii
be an outcry that must stay the hanC
of powerful bankers who are disloya
to every national interest. Thi!
country cannot endure if it tolerates
within its confines men who are read!
and willing to betray us into the
hands of enemies.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-18
English UniOniSt on
Wages and Prices

London, England -" Labor is the
human side of industry and must be
considered in the terms of men and
women and children" said ]. r.
Clynes, trade unionist and member of
parliament, in discussing wages and
prices in a local newspaper. Clynes
was British food controller during a
portion of the world war.
"Sacrifce cannot be carried far by
the families Of wage earners," he
said. "Life standards must be main
tained.
"Prices were raised very sooh after
the war began, and long prior to any
demand for increased wages. Indeed,
that demand arose only because the
pressure was too great for the work
ers to bear.
"But many factors have increased
prices in addition to such higher
wages as the workers may have OBJ
tanned. In many industries and busi-
nesses profits have been increased in
greater degree than wages, and adj
vantage has been taken of the arti-
fetal conditions in which trade had to
be conducted during the war to in
crease enormously the value of a
number of business and interests.
GAS prices went up without the in
f1uence Of higher wages, what guar
antee is there that prices would be
reduced if wages were reduced? 1t
would be difficult to convince the
workers that wage reductions, if
agreed to, will ensure a substantial
reduction in the cost of living"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-18
BIG BIZ. NOT ALARMED

New York-A Wall street publica-
tion voices the views of big business
when it calls on brokers not to be-
come excited over differences between
railroad managers and railroad shop
employees, even though those differ
ences would lead to a strike.
Attention is diverted" says this
publication, "from the most salient
factor of the situation, which is that
statutory laws guarantee stipulated
return on property values"