Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-01-19

Senator King Proposes Restor-
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the head at once is the ugliest look
ing thing about the situation. ~ -,
Is reaction planning tos>protect it.
self by general mob violence and
lynching?
AMOUNT OF UNEMPLOYMENT
Recent official reports put the num-
Der of the unemployed in the United
States at close to 100000 persons.
This figure includes neither count nor
estimate of rural wage-workers now
unable to get work.
+ '".' RAILROAD POLITICS
Efforts of the railroad fnanciers to
make cost padding little more legal
than at present failed temporarily
with the presidents veto of the Edge
bill dealing with railroad supply con.
tracts.
Senator Frelinghuysen Of New Jer.
sey, however, has come to the rescue
with new substitute that will do the
work if it passes.
The railroad chiefs want to be able
to let supply building and repair con.
tracts to themselves as subsidiary
companies and thus make fat profits
on this work. These profits, in turn
would Increase the demands which
the roads could make for highersrates
because congress, in the Cummins.
Esch bill, gave them guarantee OF
per cent on railroad stock.
Another strong motive for wishing
these bogus railroad supply companies
recognized is that when work is
transferred to these companies the
workmen involved would lose such
special protection as is offered under
the present laws.
TO RESTORE ALIEN PROPERTY
A bill is before the senate, advanced
by Senator King Of Utah, providing
for the return of all property taken
from German citizens here during the
war.
According to recent estimate the
government would not have to pay
back more than $7O0,OOO,O0O of the
amount realized from the sale of such
property.
During the war a great deal was
said about German efforts to secure
control Of our business, but the most
careful hunting by government agents
brought to light only about one billion
+dollars' worth, or less than one-hal1
of 1 per cent Of our more than ESQ
billions of national wealth.
1t was in his limelight work as
alien property custodian that Attorney
General Palmer first attracted news
paper attention. He was then ap
pointed attorney general before he
had, as a lawyer, attained the right
TO practice before the supreme court
His autocratic behavior both as
alien property custodian and as at
torney general may have been largely
due to ignorance. Of the laws he was
supposed to enforce.
ADVISES PooRHoUsE
In the December 10 issue Of the
London Daily Herald, which has jus1
reached here, George Lansbury, its
editor and one of the leaders of thu
British Labor party, advises the
starving unemployed to go to the poor
house for food.
AT Christmas" says Lansbury
"only the patient, long-suffering poo]
will be stupid enough to go without
There is no real self-respect in seems
ones loved ones starve or even starv
ing oneself.
II hope and trust, therefore, tina
every unemployed man and woma,
unable to get Christmas dinner a
home and refused outdoor relief, will
Just shut up their rooms for two O.
three days and go into the work-hous,
and partake of the hospitality of tn,
hotel provided by the nation
Unemployment in England is prob
ably not as great as right here in tn,
! United States, but the British work
ers are not taking it so patiently a.
ours do. They seem to believe that /
big business can't run the countr,
SO that all can have work and food
big business should give way to ma
Etionalization. - :.
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ASKS LAW TO CURB L0BBYlS'