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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18
PEOPLES
RECONSTRUCTION
LEAGUE

The organization of the Peoples
Reconstruction League, a nonpar-
tisan union of farmers and labor
organizations, and representing also
the general public, to carry out a
program of economic justice which
the league asserts will save Amer
lean workers with hand and brain six
billion dollars year, was announced
today by the league from it's offices
in the Bliss building, Washington,
D. C.
The following officers of the
league have been selected to date:
Hon. Herbert F. Baker, president
Farmers National Council, presi-
dent; William H. Johnston, presi-
dent International Association of
Machinists and Mrs. Florence Kel-
ley, presidents; Jackson H. Raj
ston, treasurer; George P. Hamp-
ton, managing director Farmers
National Council, general manager:
Benjamin G. Marsh, secretary Farm
ers' National Council, executive
secretary. Among the members of
the executive committee, in addition
to the officers are: Warren S.
Stone, grand chief Brotherhood Lo-
connective Engineers; William Bouck,
master Washington State Grange;
X. W. Fl. Stone, president North
Carolina Farmers Union; Arthur
LIE Sueur, and L. E. Sheppard, pres
ident Order of Railway Conductors
of America.
The program of the league in
cludes the prompt restoration of the
railroads to unified government op-
Grafton so that freight rates may
be reduced to those in force when
the railroads were returned under
the Cummins-Esch law; legislation
to control the packers; paying off
the cost of war and current govern
ment expenses by taxing privilege
instead of poverty; strict control of
natural resources; and changes in
our credit and banking system which
will make our credit system the serv-
ant instead of the master of the
people. The program also declares
against universal compulsory mill
tary training.
A minimum budget of $4,000 a
year is needed for the leagues
work and this is to be raised by
the organizations endorsing the
program, and by general contribu-
tions.
Contributions may be sent to Mr..
Jackson H. Ralston, treasurer, room
81 Bliss Building, Washington, D. C.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18

is unlawful. Transporting COM
merce is made to include employ
ment by express companies, or on
docks, wharves, switches, railroad
tracks, congresses, depots, freight
depots, pipelines, or approaches or
appurtenances to or incident to or
used in connection with handling
commerce by common carriers. Any
one who in conversation or other
wise with a person engaged in trans
porting commerce, or with any men,
Der of his family, at work or at
home, attempts to cause him to de-
sist from work through fear of vio-
lence is deemed guilty of intimida-
ton and is heavily penalized. Ne
braska adopted constitutional
amendment authorizing the estab-
lishment of an industrial court and
South Dakota enacted a Cancellation
law.
Employment Service
A state employment service was
created by South Dakota. Georgia
regulated emigrant employment
agencies.
Administration
Congress established a women's
bureau in the department of labor
and increased the appropriation for
Investigating the conditions of wo-
men in industry from $4,000 to $751;
900. Rhode Island created the office
Of deputy factory inspector.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18
KING GEORGE is
NOT AT ALL LIKE
OUR KING LOUIS

King Gerge of Great Britain and
Ireland and emperor of India diff
fers very much from King Louis of
Washington. George is not so aris-
tocratic nor powerful as Louis, not
so ambitious, and does not exercise
control over his Legislature as does
Louis. In convoking his parliament
(leeislature) last Tuesday King
George, among other things, coun-
seled economy in government eX-
penditures and pleaded for more
thorough cooperation between cap
ital and labor. He announced that
the government would attempt to
cope with unemployment through
unemployment insurance.
George touched on the Irish, In
dian and prohibition questions.
King George has to make a
speech when he opens his legisla-
ture, but King Louis is not both
cred with such things as that. When
Louis legislature meets he sends
them note telling them what to
do and that is all there is to it. His
faithful jaw-smiths do the rest.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18

workers, instead of acting on the
defensive against the whirl of OPP
position last year, are now conduct
ing an offensive battle.
"In his message to the lawmak-
ers, Governor Allen 'sensed' the
coming storm against his industrial
court, which has been most gener-
Gus to corporations that demanded
rate increases. The governor now
favors new commission to handle
corporations, and this, he says, will
give his industrial court more time
to handle the labor cases. This
means an added cost of from 100000
to 100000 a year to taxpayers and
some of the legislators are reach
ing for their tomahawks.
THE governor has officially de-
clared that 1T would be a disaster
to a great cause if his law were
allowed to drift into disuse.' The
House of Representatives has called
on the judges of the Allen court to
give an account of their doings,
and thinking men agree that the
governors dream is over"
The above, except the parenthesis,
was clipped from the American Fed
erationist News Letter.
Our own King Louis has better
trained dogs, and while a lot of
them are snarling, none of them
will bite the hand of the king, and
when their political lives are ended
they will go to the political garbage
dump. But the king may say, they
were good dogs"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18
THE PRESS AND THE NEWS

Several months ago the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists
went to the rescue of a machine
ing oppressed by the bankers be-
cause it insisted upon maintaining
amicable relations with organized
labor. A mortgage that was held
by a banker was about to be fore
closed against the machine works
when the machinists stepped in and
bought it. Recently, to check GER
tain attacks that were coming from
bankers, the machinists We're COM
PEELED to foreclose on their mort
gage and bought in the plant. Now
they own the plant as we'll as the
unpaid portion of the mortgage.
They have provided capital and have
increased the plant facilities and ex-
pect to go forward with a prosper
Gus undertaking, in which capital
and labor shall share equally.
When the press reported this ex-
pertinent the salient facts were dis
torted and the public gained an er-
roneous idea of what was being
done by the machinists. 1t was
stated lnaI the 'NOf1Olk lOea, as
it had come to be known, had ended
in failure by the freclosing of credi-
tors. The purpose sought was the
depreciation of the workers ability
&c undertake management in their
own behalf.
The creditor was the Machinists'
union, and the foreclosure was made
by it. The plant has been bought
in and will in future be operated
with the capital of the workers.
The handling of the news of the
Norfolk idea" is typical of the
treatment given other matters that
affect the interests of the workers.
Not all papers are dishonest, but
many of them are, and they are
cheating their readers in the most
reckless manner. 1t is surprising
hat the reading public has not be-
before this realized what is being
done to them by the kept" newspa-
pers. The wells of information are
poisoned at their source, and the
public is required to form its judg-
ments upon an erroneous statement
of facts. That is one reason why
the workers suffer many injustices
when they are compelled to face is
sues with grasping employers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18
RIGHTS JUDICIALLY
PURLOINED

The Supreme Court in rendering
its decision in the case of the Du-
pick Printing Press Co. versus the
International Association of Machin-
lists has joined the weight of its
authority and power with the anti
union shop movement, the movement
to undermine and destroy the only
organizations which the working
people have for their protection.
The decision of the majority JUS
tees fully warrants the statement
attributed by the press to Justice
Brandeis in the minority dissenting
opinion, that the whole movement
of thirty years to place workers and
employers on basis of equality be-
fore the law has been nullified.
1t is thoroughly in accord with
the most ardent wishes of predatory
greed and should be highly satisfac-
tory to those who eXalt profits and
deny the aspirations of humanity.
1t is blow at the movement for
human freedom and progress.
1t will be noticed that the court
has said that the machinists have
gone beyond the normal and natural
functions of labor union, but has
said nothing as to what are those
normal and natural functions, or
rights. We can not admit that the
court has a right to define those
rights, but we must contend that in
the absence of such a definition it
had no right to lay judgment against
the union for the exercise of rights
not heretofore denied.
The labor movement itself long
ago made clear to the world its
aims and purposes and stated what
were its rights; this statement of
rights being based entirely upon the
American constitution, back of which
are the great victories for liberty
gained for civilization in the strug-
gle against the oppression of
thrones and barons.
Under a strained decision the Su-
preme Court held in the Danbury
Hatters' case that the Sherman anti
trust law applied. 1t was the la
Dor provisions of the Clayton act
which sought to undo the unexpect-
ed and unwarranted Interpretation
of the Sherman law The Clayton
act, declaring that the labor of a
human being is not a commodity or
article of commerce, was enacted to
prevent just such decision as has
now been rendered by a majority of
the Supreme Court justices. The
purpose Of the Clayton act was to
make impossible a continuance of
the curtailment of liberties by a re-
dictionary court. By power that it
has usurped the court has taken the
meaning out of an act of the Con-
gress, and in that process it has
gone so far as to abrogate provis-
ions intended purposely to limit the
scope Of the courts action in the
curtailment of human freedom.
We can only add that the protests
Of minorities Of one day have fire.
quently been the decisions of ma
iorities Of the next day.-American
Federationist.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18
KENNEDY is RIGHT

John c. Kennedy, secretary of
the Farmer-Labor party of this
state, in a speech at Centralia last
Saturday on "The Road to Industrial
Democracy" said
The press is the most important
factor on the road to industrial de-
mocracy. Without your press, your
truthful press, you have no way of
extending your education program
Organized business does not over
look this phase of the situation, and
in every city, every town, and every
hamlet they have their subservient
muthpiece. They maintain their
press for the dissemination of the
lies with which they delude their
dupes and keep themselves in power. "
The greatest trouble with labor
in its fight for commercial democ-
racy is that it has too many mouth
pieces which are never heard out
side the small groups of men and
women who hear them That is, the
people who hear them believe as
they do but keep it to themselves
The thing to do is to let people
who are followers Of plutocratic
doctrines hear "the other side"
The way to do it is to patronize
labor and other progressive papers
that give "the other side"
But what they do is to give their
dollars to papers representing the
plutocracy and their nickels to
papers that are trying to tell them
the truth about themselves and
their enemies.
If labor would give % per cent
of the money it now gives to the
kept" press to labor and other lib
eral papers it would soon be able
to convince the public that the
workers have as many inalienable
rights as any other class of citizens
If the plutocrats were to support
their press no better than progress
sive papers are supported we would
all soon find that real freedom of
the press had been restored.
The true mission of the press is
to uphold right and condemn wrong,
eschew falsehood and print nothing
but truth. That is what we need,
and that is what will give US what
we want.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18
Direct Action
Is Favored By
Big Business

Up to few weeks ago big bust
ness insisted that the labor pro.
visions of the Cummins- Esch law
We're the last word in craftsmanship
Justice to the railroad employees was
the glad refrain, and the public
joined in shouts of joy, for tour
leading citizens" spoke.
Now big business has been block
ed IN an attempt to smash these
labor provisions, which have beer
in operation less than a year.
When big business found the law
lnterfered with arbitrary wage re.
auctions railroad managers were or.
deIed to scrap it by rushing the
railway labor board off its feet.
We are on the verge of bank.
ruptcy!" they shrieked.
But the favorite device-scarinp
the people-has failed.
The proposal is so crude, so lack.
ing in the methods of an artistic
Captain Kidd, that no one, outside
OF office boys for big business, has
been found who is courageous
enough to defend it.
The law provides regular and or.
derl y. methods to change wages OF
working conditions, but big business
favored direct action-they demand.
ed that the law be set aside anc
they be given a free hand.
And these direct actionists are re.
sponsible for the law that they
would now ignore because it does
not suit their purpose.
No propaganda ever equalled that
conducted by the railroads and al.
lied interests for the Cummins-Escl
law, for 't-strike" laws and fol
higher freight and passenger rates
They succeeded in two instances
but labor defeated their plan tc
make strikes criminal. The present
railway labor board-two represen.
tatives of employees, railroads and
the publlc-Was agreed to.
The sincerity of the railroads is
now shown in their attempt to de-
feat the purpose and the spirit OF
the law.
NO group of employers ever made
such sudden about face. or So
quickly ignored a public oninion
Shey created. Neither did the de-
lenders OF such group so quickly
huiIie brass-throated notes that
were pitched in defense of "can't-
strike" legislation and higher rates
II 1t were necessary to prove the
need for solidarity among railroad
employees, reaction again presents
The evidence.-American Federation.
ist News Letter.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18
ALIENS sun IS SETTING

Governor Allen and his can't
strike law have passed the peak
Of popularity and are now headed
toward the down grade.
AT the last session of the legis-
lature the governor was monarch
Of all he surveyed, with the press
Of the nation and moving pictures
acclaiming him the man who has
solved the labor problem
Labor steadied itself to receive
the shock. The workers have seen
these freak statesmen appear and
disappear, and Allen is proving no
exception to the rule
He opens the new year with a
legislature of different mold, "a
different breed of dogs, as it were)
than the previous one and the
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18

The Federated Press is charging
its scope of newspaper service. This
is good. Now if the Federated
Press will send out nothing but
truthful news it has a bright and
useful future before it. Keep moth
ing from the people-they are the
best judges as to whether they
should know what is going on in
the world. When they know they
will make all things right. Just
now the politicians and newspapers
are throwing mud at Federal Judge
Lands for telling the truth and hav-
ING, a touch" of humanity in his
makeup
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18
Four StereOtypers
Locked Out of Times

Four members of the Seattle
Times stereotypers for refusing to
sign an agreement declaring the in
ternational arbitration boards award
and agreement terminated were
locked out, that agreement has not
reached the date of expiration and
the stereotypers insist that the
Times keep its contract. This will
probably result in trouble.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18
Smoke OLYMPIC CLUB 1Oc cigar.

We have repair shop in connee-
ton with store and have an expert
repair man in charge of same. We
make specially of repairing motor
cycles, bicycles, typewriters, cash
registers, guns and revolvers. We also
do lock, safe and key work. Tele-
phone and we will call for your "work
and return same when repaired at
Arthur A. Baily's Sporting Goods and
Hardware Store. Both phones rs.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18
GIRL WITH A RECORD

Flttsburgh, Feb. 7.-Yvonne Web
er, II, has established a record in
the public schools here. She grad
nated from public school as class
.aiedlctorian yesterday. She speaks
Ionr languages and teaches physical
culture and dancing in the high
school class.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18

For refusing to violate confidence,
for insisting upon remaining honest,
they have prosecuted and are now
prosecuting Judge Ben Lindsey of
Denver. May the devil take his
prosecutors and slanderers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18

CANCERS-External cancers re-
moved and permanently cured with
out the knife, under positive guar
antee. Bank and professional ref
erence on inquiry. information and
examina ton free. Write today.
Washington Cancer Institute, Inc.
Box 427, Centralia, Wash.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18

The union label, card and button
assure better living conditions for
the children.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18

Smoke BLUE RIBBON Sd Cigar.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18

Smoke CHALLENGE Zoe Cigar.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-18
GAINS
FOR 1920 in
LEGISLATION

Annual Summary BY Labor Law AS
ISOLATION Shows Continued Exten-
sion of Safety and Health Meas
ures.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
SLUSH FUND IS A MYTH
TO POLICEMAN ON STAND
One Who DreU 81 500 From,
Bank Makes Explanation.

David Hirshfield. Commissioner of
Accounts. resumed his inquiry yesterday
into the alleged $4,000 patrolmen's
slush fund to corrupt a civil service
examination for sergeantcies. Several
witnesses testified. but none professed
knowledge of or connection with such a
fund. Mr.. Hirshfield reminded the
patrolmen again that their standings in
the department might be implicated by
their alleged participation in the fund.
but they stuck to their statements.
Patrolman Ebert H. Pagan of Motor
cycle Squad No. ! caused a stir when
he admitted that on August 8. three
days before the competitive civil service
examinations. he drew from a savings
bank $500. He said. however. that as
his vacation began on August Z he In
tended to buy an automobile He had
spent only S400 of this sum, he said, and
had the remainder hidden at home. An
attache Of the Commissioner office
went with him to his home, 246o
Tiebout avenue, The Bronx, and re-
turned with Fagan's bank book and
S1,100, which, he testified, had been
found in the policemans house.
The bank book showed that the
money had been deposited late in 1920.
Pagan testified that the principal repre-
sented his share of his fathers estate.
The hearing was adjourned TO next
Thursday.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07

Mrs. Franklin II. Leeds at Rest Court,
Stony Brook, l.. T., IN June, 1918, and
remained in their employ until a week
after the birth of Jay Ward Leeds. who
Mrs. Stillman charges is the son of her
husband. The baby was born Septem-
ber II. 1918. Miss Farney identified a
photograph of Mr.. Stillman as that of
Mr.. Leeds"
"Mr. Leeds at jays Birth.
"SIr Leeds" she said, was present
when Jay was born. He paced nervous
ly up and down the floor. 1t was testi-
fed. and when informed he was the
father OF healthy boy" expressed
concern for the condition of his wife"
Mabel Young Thorpe. a negro. living
at 2251 Seventh avenue New York city
swore she was employed by Mrs. Leeds
at IS East Sixty-fifth street as maid
for three weeks during December, 1917.
She quoted Mrs. Leeds as saying one
day: Let Mr.. Stillman in" She said
she went to the front door and admit
ted man whom she recognized in the
photograph handed to her for identi-
fication.
The witness said Mrs. Leeds called
the visitor Jimmie" and that they
seemed very affectionate.
Mr.. Mack and Mr.. Brennan said they
dill not see what good it would do to have
Referee Gleason go to Canada. as he
would not have the power to compel
answers to questions. Attorneys for Mr..
Stillman urged him to go to rule on the
admissibility of testimony. but 1t finallv
was agreed that Mr.. Gleason would not
accompany the lawyers to Montreal
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
SIS. 1000 COUNSEL FEE
FOR MRS. GOULD STAYED
Former Husband Will Appeal
From Court Order.

Payment of the $4,000 counsel fee
awarded in the Supreme Court last week
to Mrs. Edith Kelly Gould, formerly the
wife of Frank ]. Gould, to enable her to
prosecute an appeal from a decision Of
the court disInissing suit brought by
her for divorce was ordered stayed yes
terday pending an appeal which Mr..
Gould intends to take from lie order
directing him to pay 1t.
Mrs. Gould brought her action for
divorce in this country after a French
court had already given her husband a
decree of divorce, and her action was
dismissed upon the finding that the
French court had jurisdiction. In her
suit she contended that Mr.. Gould was
not a resident of France when he got
his decree. When her action was dis
missed she appealed from the order Of
dismissal and made an application for
counsel fee of $4,000 with which to
prosecute the appeal. Justice Guy
awarded her the $4,000. payment of
which has now been stayed.
The New York herald., 1921-12-07
WARRANT Is ISSUED
FOR CHAS. W. MORSE
Continued from First Page.

closely guarded that they could not
imagine how it was done.
The statement issued to District At
torney Gordon by counsel for Morse fol-
lows:
Now that Mr.. Charles W. Morse
is on the ocean en- route to America /
am authorized by his sons to say that
befoSe leaving this country he rendered
TO every Government agency which had
any concern with the investigation. and
without reservation of immunity, offered
all information. data and records at his
command for such use as the Govern
ment might see At to make of them.
Therefore in view of the fact that
1t has been announced in the public press
that indictment of Mr.. Morse will be
sought from the Grand Jury. Mr.. Morse
and his sons say they will appear before
you, or any authorized representative of
the Department of Justice or before the
Grand Jury itself, and tender all in
formation, verbal or written, which any
of them possess, waving in so doing all
question Of immunity.
These gentlemen feel that as civil
litigation is now pending touching the
amounts due from the Government to
the different shipbuilding companies in
terested. following the institution OF
which litigation the recent suggestion OF
criminal prosecution was announced by
the Government, that certainly. for n
square deal, Mr.. Morse should have the
chance to physically land in America and
be enabled thereby to defend himself
before an ex parte indictment is OBJ
tanned.
"They also feel that unless It was
the fair intent of the Government to ac-
cord Mr.. Morse this privilege, 1t is diff
ficult to account for the necessity or
propriety of the peremptory order for
his return, as an indictment with equal
facility could have been procured in his
absence and then he would have been
enabled to exercise his right Of giving
bail for his appearance at trial and the
object Of his trip, to wit. to see his
physician in Rome and obtain few
weeks treatment would not have been
denied him.
I'm the event presentment Of indict-
ment is made whlle he is upon the high
seas, Mr.. Morse's sons authorize me to
say that. knowing he Is innocent OF
any criminal act or intent, Mr.. Charles
W. Morse will voluntarily come at once
to Washington. will furnish appropriate
bail and prepare the presentation Of his
defence. Very truly yours.
(Signed) WILTON j. LAMBERT"