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The labor world., 1921-10-15

brought down to reasonable prices
will there be any extensive building
in the lazre centers. T-.:..-..
F.: mo one group or sight terra cot
ta manufacturer in the so-called CEN
trail or western territory would have
dared to come into New York or any
part of the eastern territory. They
were not satisfied with a division of
territory. but felt that to more COM
pletely control their price-fixing
scheme and the sitting Of competi-
tion, they had to- divide the business
and great pains were taken by all
the other to see that none Of them
exceeded its respective percentages.
That there were no mere techni-
cal violations, and that these men
knew they were violating the law. is
apparent from the fact that the
scheme were hatched behind barred
doors rat secret weekly meeting at
which no secretary or outsider was
ever permitted to enter and OF which
no minutes or records OF any kind
were kept. 81 IS {.
80 find that with the possible ex-
ception sof rare and isolated instances
not saingle MANI acturer had IN
ersa 81 kiln e pacity Tho took
b, b M Is 81 MP ssvse
q F ~
The labor world., 1921-10-15
BAbCoCk'S Plan
BEST FOR LABOR
His Proposal to Utilize Federal
Road Grant to Provide Jobs :
for Idle Meets Approval.

ST. PAUL. Oct. 13.-Charles NJ.
Babcock, state highway commits,
sioner, presented to the Washington
conference on unemployment the only
really practical plan for the relief of
unemployment given to the confer
ence, J. ID. Williams, state industrial
Williams returned from Washington
Monday.
At the same time Mr.. Williams said
he doubted whether the: conference
would recommend Mr.. Babcock's pro-
gram. The president and Herbert c..
Hoover, secretary of commerce., have
indicated that the conference Is to at
tempt to solve, the problem without
the aid of federal appropriations and
Mr.. Babcock's program plans for a
federal appropriation. The Babcock
plan, however, TO continue state road
work through the winter and thus
employ many mon who would other
wise be out Of work, was enthusiast
tically Endorsed by the committee on
municipal unemployment, of which
Mr.. Babcock Is member, Mr.. VIII
liams said. Ida c. Tarhell, famous
author and member of the committee,
said 1t: was the best thing she had seen
at the conference. ,.. =. - =.
Highway commissioners Of all
states Are remaining; In astfsngton TO
consid er plans presented by Mr.. Bab-
cock and others and will undoubtedly
urge, when the conference reconvenes
onOct. 10, that federal appropriations
be advanced for state road work.
There was feeling on the part Of
the commissioners and delegates that
If the government could not provide
the money in any other way it should
be taken out of army and navy ap-
propriations.
The labor world., 1921-10-15

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Gum-
shoe battalions of Americas interna-
tional business group are marshaled
in the nations capital to urge the pas
sage of a new tax system, patterned
after imperialistic Europe.
The plan provides that where an
American corporation does 80 per
cent Of its business in foreign lands
it is exempt from the payment of in
come, corporation or other taxes.
The scheme is part of the. new
revenue bill. which has passed the
house, but has struck several rocks
in the senate, where it was scheG-
uled to slip through with as little
publicity as possible.
The revenue bill repeats the ex-
cess profits tax, but big business is
not satisfied with this plan and has
arranged to escape taxes entirely.
encourages-Americ big business
to exploit the cheapest labor in the
world. while being protected by the
American army and navy, without
cost to these financial. adventucers.
" High tariff advocates are support
ing the scheme, and this may pos
lsib1y account for sidetracking ttheir
demands for 4.'protection to American
sg 81
If the tax e1emp ion IFS passed. dig
business can expleft he ,tnillids of
The labor world., 1921-10-15
ST.PAUl
BROKERS BUMPED:
BY C00PERAT0RS
Remarkable Growth Of Live
stock Society Despite Vicious
Opposition Of MiddIemen.

The rapid growth of cooperative
livestock marketing by farmers and
cattlemen threatens to exterminate
the commission agents and specula-
tors who have long battened off the
producers by controlling the big ter
minal markets.
The pioneers in this field Of COOP
erative marketing of grain, first
started competition with the middle
men and spectators on the South
St. Paul livestock exchange in Octo-
ber of 1916.
Despite vicious opposition, this
farmers company has grown in
five years from the smallest to the
second largest commission firm in th;.
st. Paul yards, and now has branch
on the Chicago Livestock Exchange,
] which has Increased its business 50eS
over that Of last year, although the
average increase of business at the
Chicago yards is but 1.5%.
Six weeks ago the Central Coopera-
tive Commission Association, backed
b. a Minnesota farmers organization.
also began business at the ST. Paul
yards, and is already handling 1910
of all livestock received in that mar
ket.
In Other States Also.
During the past week the Commit
tee of Fifteen, representing the far
mers of Illinois, Iowa and several
other midwestern states, has opened
offices at the National Stock Yards,
East st. Louis, Illinois.
These cooperative sales agencies at
the terminal markets are supported
by approximately $50 farmers CO.
operative shipping associations scat
tered throughout the West.
Last year these associations shipped
$4,000 cars of live stock, with an av-
erage saving of 35 cents per hundred
pounds above the price received by
the non-cooperative producers.
Cooperative marketing means that
they will not only ship together, but
that they will sell together, and elm
mate the expensive services of the
commission agent and the market
speculator.
At the beginning of the year there
were "a commission and 81 specu-
lators firms at the South St. Paul
stock yards; with about 100 private
commission. firms and 500 spectators
on the Chicago market. Since that
time several of these firms have
failed. They are all losing business
to the cooperative farmers COM
panies", andthey will continue to lose
it. They belong to a wasteful and
discredited marketing system. which
cannot compete with cooperative or
ganizations whose purpose is service
rather than profit
The labor world., 1921-10-15
NO SHE ELTER FOR
OUTSIDE E:CARME:N
Minnesota Railroads Get |njunc.
tIon in Federal Court to Stop
Law Enforcement.

ST. PAUL Oct. 13.--A temporary
injunction was served on the state
railroad and werehouse commission
Tuesday from Judge. Wilbur F. Booth
in federal district court to prevent the
commission from putting into effect
the 1921 law which compels railroads
to erect shelters for car repairmen.
The commission was ordered to ap-
pear Oct. and show cause why the
injunction should not be made per-
manent. It was granted to the Chi
cago & Northwestern, and the Chi
caso, ST.. Paul, Minneapolis &, Omaha
railroads. !. - .,..s 5 ~.
!. The law compels the erection Of
shelter with suitable sanitary provi-
sion wherever six repairmen are en-
ployed working on cars In the yards.
The structures we're to be completed
Sept. 4, ~ 922. The northwestern rai1-
road IS. says In It's appeal for the injunc-
ton they would cost L aalone at least
81 900. q 90. that tie Us - just ma
arbitrar, and stllat 4 asnounts con
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Will
AID M|L|TAR|STS

PRINCETON, N. J., Oct. 13.-In
opening the school year DR.. Hibben
president of Princeton university, said
there is hope in the disarmament con-
ference if the conscience of America
is awakened.
He indicated. that what he term
ed cynical pessisism" will wreck the
conference and aid militarists.
''The conference is. big with pos
sibilities both for the present and fu-
ture,'' he said. And its decisions
largely depend upon whether Amer
lea takes a decided and insistent stand
for reduction Of armament and is will
ing to lead the way.
1T is obvious, that with the rap
idly increasing competition of arm
aments, there will be bred a natural
suspicion among NATIONS. secret diplo-
macy. the spirit Of arrogancy, national
self-sufficiency and unfriendliness OF
attitude in International RELATIONSHIP
leading inevitably to war;
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Wants TO SCRAP
every war SHIP
Rear Admiral BoW|es Of i. 5.
Navy Argues for Disarmament
on Account Of High Cost.

SPR1NGFIELD, MASS, Oct. 13.-
Let it be agreed that all battleships.
all fighting ships of any type over
$4,000 tons displacement, all guns
over siX-inch calibre and all submar-
ines be at once scrappel and for the
future forbidden.'
This statement Was rot mad, oy
lson1e "dreamer". It's author is Rear
Admiral Francis r. Bcwics, fcr,ner
chief constructor Of the Uni:ea States
navy, who writes long plea and arg
ument for disarmament in the Spring
field Republican,.
One reason for this policy. says the
naval official, is the vast increase in
the cost of modern war:
The further. and permanent rca-
son." he says, "is that complete prep
aration for war undoubtedly makes
wars more frequent and peace less
secure. militarists to the contrary.
notwithstanding. It is: desirable to
limit ornaments for the same reason
that men are forbidden to carry con-
cealed. weapons.
abandon the battleships!" Fl,
Admiral Bowles estimates that his
plan would result in decreasing naval
expenditure Is to 80 per cent. He
says coast defenses could then easily
become effective against cruisers and
destroyers of which navies would then
: consist. -. H.
The labor world., 1921-10-15
EASTERN BANKER
TAKES OVER n, D.
BIG BOND ISSUE
State Bank. Sells $4,O0o,OO0 in
Bonds and Arranges for New
Line Of Credit.

The Bank Of North Dakota has not
only sold nearly $4,ooo,ooo of state
bonds in the face of opposition of the
big financial interests, but the bank
has opened up two additional lines of
credit in the east where it may bor-
row money, if needed, and has estab-
lished an agency through which it is
expected several million dollars worth
Of real estate bonds will be sold to
provide cheap real estate loans for
the farmers Of North Dakota.
F. w. Cathro, director general of
the bank. summed up the results of
the bond campaign which has been in
progress for months and which cul-
minated in the sale of 100000 worth
Of bonds to a Toledo, Ohio, bond house,
established for so years. About $2,-
100000 of bonds has been sold through
the banks own agencies in ~ states.
People Are Convinced.
1--WE went down east and sold North
Dakota bonds," said Mr.. Cathro, I'm
the face Of unfair and false propagan-
da which has been spread over the
country about the state. We con-
VAAANS~ ASoPOA1SAOA0 pCOpAo Ii1oL I11C
stories about North Dakota and the
Non-partisan league were untrue and
that North Dakota bonds were as
good as any state bonds on the mar
ket."
The immediate great benefit Of the
sale of bonds will be to permit the
Bank Of North Dakota. to resume
making farm loans. The farm loan
department will be opened up as soon
as the machinery can be put in mo-
ton, Mr.. Cathro said.
Under the law the industrial COM
miEsion may issue up to $10,oO0,oOO of
farm loan bonds. The present issue
which has been sold is $3,O00,O00. In
addition $1,000,00O of mill and eleva-
tor bonds have been sold, so that the
mill and elevator association will be
able to liquidate it's debts to the Bank
of North Dakota and the great ter
lninal mill and elevator at Grand
Forks can be completed.
I'VE are closing our own New York
and Chicago Offices said Mr.. Cathro,
'and in the future persons desiring
to purchase North Dakota bonds may
buy them from Splitter. Rorick E. Co.
They will act as agents in the sale of
future bond issues
The deal for sale Of bonds was con-
summated about two weeks ago but
announcement was held up until GER
tain arrangements were completed by
the bond house and substantial cash
payment was made on the bonds The
bonds are sold at SIX per cent at par,
and will be sold at 1O1 and ACQUIRED
intrest by the eastern firm. The sale
Of the bonds at this figure permits the
Bank of North Dakota to make long
time 6 per cent loans.
This is the greatest piece of news
North Dakota has received in long
time," said Representative Frank A.
Vogel Of Coleharbor ut will enable
the Bank Of North Dakota to make
loans to many farmers who face fore
closure proceedings because of ad-
verse crop conditions"
The labor world., 1921-10-15
SEATTLE MINERS .
BLOCK EVICTION

SEATTLE, Oct. 13.-Superior Court
Judge Hall has blocked the attempt
of the Pacific Coast Coal company
houses. The company is the largest
concern Of it's kind in the state. It's
employees, together with other miners,
have been forced on strike against a
wage cut, despite an award by a gov
ernment commission that does not ex
pire until next April.
Judge Hall ruled that the eviction
notices were not legally prepared.
The court ordered that bonds put up
by the Miners union be returned.
The company will have to start all
over again in it's eviction campaign,
and this will consume several weeks.
Trade unionists declare that the en-
rloyers' violation of the government
award will not be forgotten.
There Is a rational standard OF
living above or below which no one
may live long in perfect health.
The labor world., 1921-10-15
PART played BY
RAILROAD LABOR
IN WINNING war
". G. McAdoo Attests TO 10y
atty Of Men; How They Saved
Nation Many Billions.

W. G. AIcAdoo, former secretary of
the treasury and director general Of
transportation during the war, arises
to protest against the charge that
railroad workers were slackers dur
ing the war. They were the last to
receive increases in wages and they
enjoyed peak war wages but eight
months.
"When General Pershing cab'ed
in the fall Of 1918 that, unless he
plenty of them, the lilies could not
MANS" says Mr.. McAdoo, II avised
him, through the war industries
board at Washington that he could
have the entire output of American
locomotive builders, # needed, and
that the railroads would be run with
the locomotives on hand.
They Made Good.
"In order to make this promise
had to come in for reparirs. am glad
necessary to call on American engin-
eers to keep American locomotives on
the rails and American shopmen to
put the locom olives back on the rails
with all possible speed when they
had to comeinforrepa:rs. I am glad
to say that both the engineers and the
firemen and the shopmen die the job
I called upon them to do, and that
Pershing got the locomotives he
needed.
This is tribute to the efficiency
and loyalty Of the engineers and the
firemen and the shopmen whose
W.T. II ~ lSo tho lNr0ro NJ iHroa
do the war work at the highest point
of efficiency, and 1t was because they
did it that Americas doughboys did
their job with such efficiency and dis
patch on the fields of France.
1T is striking fact that the great
war ended one year earlier than the
best military judgement of the Tins
expected. The most optimistic MILL
tary experts thought the war could
not be concluded before the fall of
1919. At the time tt armistice was
signed, November II, 1918, the United
States Treasury was paying. out every.
day an average of $6O,O0o,000, or al
the rate of $4,000, 200, 900 per an.
mum.
Ended War Quickly.
1T was because America threw her
organized strength into the balance
with such irresistible power in such
short space of time that the wac
ended a year sooner than expected,
saving not only millions Of human
lives and untold suffering, but also
at least $21,900,o00.0o0 OF American
money.
"The railroad employees of the
United States played a great and cred
liable part in this wonderful victory.
The American railroads were an es-
sential part of the war machine and,
if railroad employees had been in
efficient, these results could not have
been achieved.
when I recall the false charges
some railroad officials and partisan
politicians have made against rail-
road labor during Federal control,
the patriotism and devotion of these
railroad engineers, firemen and shop
men shine refreshingly by compari-
son.
II am glad to say this as matter
of justice to as fine body Of men as
ever served their country in time of
peril"
The labor world., 1921-10-15
SOUTH UMTES TO make
LIGHT FOR DISARMAMENT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Meridian,
Miss, trade unionists have the rec
ord for, securing 100 per cent cooper
alton with other groups of citizens,
according to those in charge of Armis-
tice day demonstrations at A. F. Of l.:
headquarters.
The southern unionists announce
that the following organizations have
agreed to participate in the Armis-
tice day parade and mass meeting.
Board Of Trade, Rotary Stub, Ex-
change club. 7. M. C. A., Y. w. C A..
Kinks. DAUGHTERS. Civic league, Sal
walton Army, American Legion, city
schools, Ministerial association, Red
Cross and the Boy Scouts The mayor
Of the city has also agreed to parti-
cipate.
The labor world., 1921-10-15
CUT RAIL. RATES
make LABOR PAY
R0PACANDA CRY
Big Business Launches. New
Campaign Aimed at Railway
Employees Earnings.

Bitter assaults upon organizations
Of railway workers are coming sim
ultaneously from different sections Of
the country, indicating that some
central power is back Of the move
ment. The. fact that the Railway
Labor Board is coupled with the
workers unions in this new campaign
of villification gives basis for a sus-
picion that the Association Of Rail-
way Executives knows more Of it
than its officers are willing to admit.
The National Industrial Traffic
League is quoted as the author of
resolutions now being distributed by
various Chambers Of Commerce de-
mandtng the abolition of the Railroad
Labor Board and the aprogation Of
the national railroad wage agree
ments, to be followed by whole.
sale reduction Of railroad mems pay
and corresponding cuts in freight
rates.
On previous occasions the traffic
league has sought to intervene in
disputes between workers and car
riers, and there is little doubt that it
is a creature of and is supported by
the Association Of Railway Execu-
tives. Its statement is considered a
forerunner Of general wage cutting
by the carriers.
Workers to Bear Whole Burden.
The resolutions Of the league have
been received by the Interstate Com
merce Commission and other public
agencies. They demand "that the
carriers should Immediately proceed
to readjust both wages and rates SO
that such reductions may take effect
at once"
At a meeting of manufacturers. at
Chicago, 1000 delegates vera
brought to their feet cheering when
a speaker made a stirring plea for
Of the railroad brotherhoods and have
a "showdown" once and for all on the
entire transportation situation" ac-
cording to press reports. .:
The speaker, A:.C Davis, an official
of the Gurney Ball Bearing CO., of
: Jam n. II 7 :, y demanded that
there be heavy wage cuts and the alb
rogation of working agreements.
'They never were agreements at all"
he said. They were American Fed
Grafton of Labor ultimatums-the
price they demanded in times of our
nations emergency for continuing
their plain duty or tie us up in the
strike"
Davis, Of course. was deliberately
lying about the agreements. but his
fellow manufacturers were so pleased
with him that they gave him tire
mendous ovation"
The propaganda sheets Of the rail-
roads are carrying pages of "argu-
ment'' tending to show that rates can
not be reduced without a correspond
ing cut in wages. Having compelled
the worker to sacrifice in the interest
Of the security holder, the program
is now to make him bear the whole
burden OF reconstruction.
The labor world., 1921-10-15
RAILROAD El Pes'
SHdn sTEAD GAINS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Morc
than so per cent of the 2OS class 1
railroads of this country will give
a return of S per cent of their val
uation during August, reports the
interstate commerce commission.
This is a near approach, in times Of
depression to the guarantee provid-
cd in the C0mmins-Esch act.
1t is expected that full reports
will show an operating income of
5000, 100000 for August. To earn
the 9 per cent return, for which the
interstate commerce commission
raised rates a year ago, the income
must be $1O4, 100000.
1T is stated that the railroads
have cut expenses 44.2 per cent over
the corresponding month last year.
Despite these figures, the rail-
roads are crying for lower wages,
but no suggestion is made that their
interest guarantee be decreased.
The labor world., 1921-10-15
PENNSY COMPANY Union"
CONSENTS. TO WAGE CUTS

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13.-The
Mutual Beneficial association Of the
Pennsylvania railroad system has
promised Vice President Atterbury Of
that corporation thtat they will &p-
point committees for the purpose, of
explaining to all employees the ne
cessity for wage reductions.
The associoation is naturally look
ed upon with friendly eye by the
railroad officials. In an address to
the association Mr.. Atterbury. said
that if wages were not cut govern
ment ownership would follow.
And then see what will happen"
shrieked Mr.. Atterbury. Look It
the low wages paid government
clerk Do you want to be like htra 2"
The labor world., 1921-10-15
HOLDS: POWDER COMPANIES
DON'T Make MONEY IN WAR.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.--Writing
in the Nations Business, Pierre S. Du-
Pont, of the DUPONT Powder COM
pany. Wilmington, Del, declares that
powder firms do not make money on
wars.
This statement, however, does not
tally with reports by the Poors and
Moody's Industrials on profits made
by the DuPonts from 1914 to 1918.
In 1914, clear profits totaled
s., ,769,132; in 1915, $57,840,758; in
1915. $S2,107,6s3; in 1917, $49,24S,-
$50. and in 1918, $43.0ss,075.
The company, the Industrials say,
paid no dividensd on common stock
in 1914. In 1915 they paid II per
cetn; 1916, 100 per cent: 1917. 81 per
cent, and in 1918. 26 per cent.
The labor world., 1921-10-15
PORTLAND UNIONS send
WARNING TO UNEMPLOYED

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA. J. Ber-
res, secretary treasurer of the metal
trades department., A. +. of L., has
notified affiliates of unemployment
conditions in Portland, Ore. where
an exposition will be held in 1925.
Reports from that city state that
under the impression that employ
ment is plentiful. The Portland
unionists say no one will be employ
ed on exposition work for at least a
year, "and even then there are ample
workmen to supply the demand tor
considerable time thereafter
The labor world., 1921-10-15
Brave OFFICIAL /.
+ BLAMES CuNMEN.
West Virginla's Attorney Gen.
eraI Tells Senate Committee
Cause Of LaW|essnesj.

CHARLESTON, w. VA. Oct. Is
Mine guards and thugs are employed
by West Virginia coal owners in defi-
ance Of law, and this is the main
reason for turmoil in southern West
Virginia, said Attorney General Eng,
land testifyin8 before the senate in-s
vestigating committee.
Mr.. England is the one state of
ficia1 brave enough to tell the trut..
and show he does not wear the coal
owners collar. He is a resident o.
Logan county, where the thug system
of government is 100 per cent perfect.
He emphatically stated that he,
knew it to be fact that deputies"
were employed in his county to keep:
miners from organizing unions, and
that he knew there was no law.
against the men organizing. IS.
He further stated that while. the
law specifically prohibited tho ems
.ployment OF mine guards and depu-s
ties. this law was ignored in the coiln-
ties controlled by the system. lIl
The labor world., 1921-10-15
! MEMPHIS PRINTERS WIN.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct, .:13.-Print-
ers have won their 44-hourfweek and
closed up local strike Headquarters.
This movement was pa of Il s.natio ions
wide strike, started last Maj, to- force
emp lovers to abid asssf4 ass .,a,lrI week
The labor world., 1921-10-15

The difference between freedom and
slavery, is simply one Of alternatives.
The labor world., 1921-10-15
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