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The labor world., 1922-12-23

the reason OF the facts:s would
prefer to shield a servant Of priv
ilege such as Daugherty and con-
denim a champion Of the people like
Keller. II we mistake not the Herald
will eat its own words by the time
the st. Paul congressman gets
through with the present attorney
general.
The most 4. serious charges Mr..
Keller presented against Daugherty
have not been heard by the commit
tee. Chairman Volstead seems to be
content to magnify the importance
Of the lesser counts which, taken
alone, do not constitute impeachable
offenses. The Judiciary committee
consists largely OF lame duck con-
gressmen, all friendly and partial to
Mr.. epaugherty and bitter against
members Of the Keller habit Of po-
litical thought.
Every hearing revealed a determ-
ination on the part Of the commit
tee to rush, proceedings through in
short order. No matter how good a
case may be made against the at
torney general the temper of the
committed indicated to Mr.. Keller
apd his advisers that a "white-
wash" for Daugherty would be re-
ported out to the House during the
present session when the overwhelm-
ing Republican majority, made up
Of nearly. 400 "lame ducks can be
expected to block an impeachment
trial of the attorney general.
Samuel, Untermyer became dis
gusted with the brazen attitude Of
the committee, threw up his hands
and left Washington. Jackson H.
Ralston, attorney for Mr.. Keller,
was quick to observe the patent bias
Of the committee, and the demeanor
of several of it's members who will
be ex-congressmen after March 4
next, and lie advised his client to
| ignore the hearings at this time. So
far as the prosecution is concerned
| the charges against Daugherty will
not be pressed until the new con-
gress convenes. Only three of the a
! counts against the attorney general
have been heard. They pertained to
the Burns appointment, failure to
enforce the safety appliance act and
the injunction against the shopmen.
| When Mr.. Daugherty's accusers
are given a free opportunity to pre-
sent their full case to an unloaded
committee, such administration pa
pers as the Duluth Herald, we pre-
dict, will be kept busy apologizing
for Mr.. Daugherty instead Of defend
ing him as they are now doing. And
when that time comes it will be in
teresting to watch the acrobatic
stunts performed by the evening
paper :- 49,.
The labor world., 1922-12-23
SLUMP IN TAB RECEIPTS.

The treasury reports that this
years taxes are $4os,205,414 less
than last year. Among the decreases
income and profits taxes lead. Those
items brought only $29,434,464 in
October. The same month last year
they brought $42,25o,297.
This tax receipt slump can be
traced in large measure to the repeal
of the excess profits tax and the
lowering of the higher ratings Of the
income tax.
Recently it was announced in Wall
street that within 80 days Al cor
porations divided $1,119, 100000 in
cash and stock dividends.
The present unparalleled distribu-
ton of cash and stock dividends in
dicate the prosperity fofa the COM
parative few.
While the excess profits tax has
been repealed the income tax law
authorizes the secretary of the treas
ury to levy a rs per cent tax on the
annual profits of corporation
which permits it's profits to accu-
mulate beyond the reasonable needs
of the business" The secretary of
the treasury has levied on none of
these profits, which are being hastily
distributed mostly as stock dividends
before the new congress can place
a tax on huge undivided surpluses.
These stock dividends are the best
proof Of inordinate profits, and since
they have been legalized by the
United States supreme court they
are. the avenue by which privilege
escapes taxation. Stock dividends
also mean that the public is com
PEELED to pay excessive profits that
will provide new capital instead OF
stockholders, who should contribute
this capital.
The labor world., 1922-12-23

striction and laws to protect the
weak from the avarice of the strong.
He aligned himself in politics with
men and groups that shared his
views.
On top of all this John Owens
built a character that made him be-
loved and respected wherever his
name was known. Ever kind, courte-
Gus and considerate, he won his way
into the hearts Of others. He radiat-
ed cheer and optimism from a coun-
tenance that always bore smile,
and he passed to the Great Beyond
just as he had blazed the trails in
the wilderness. with fortitude and
confidence.
Yes, indeed, Duluth and Northern
Minnesota have suffered a severe
loss in the death Of such a dreamer
and builder as was honest. faithful
and hopeflls ahn owens: p
The labor world., 1922-12-23
new COPS ARE WINNING
BY. J. M. BAER.
The Ex-Cozlgressman Cartoonist.

The Ex-COngressman CartoOnist.
Recently a. federal agent got on
track of a bootlegger on the Balti-
more Washington pike. The boot
logger had a. big, powerful car, but
Iahe dry agents motorcycle could
make pretty good time too. Gradual
ly he crept up on the bootlegger's s
big car, and the outcome of the race
seemed to be certain.
The sbootlegger, however, was an
Inventive genius. He pulled a little
lever and his engine emitted a screen
of thick; black smoke that poured
out in pillows in front Of the motor
cycle cop. The smoke. screen proved
effective. The federal agent couldn't
see through it, and he didn't dare
risk running into houses and fence
posts by going it blind. The boot
logger got away.
For a good many years the gov
ernme entail: limousine has been in
coptrol 81, A% gang that. has been joy
riding without much regard to the
national or popular welfare. Once
in a while: the gang would be threat
ened; a political motorcycle cop, a
progressive, would speed up on the
governmental, Limousine, in which
the Wall. street boys We're having
their joy ride,and momentarilythrow
a scare into5 them. But they had the.
machine equipped, with a little leQr
too. The Wall street boys would pull
that lever, and a smoke screen of
"Bolshevism! Socialism, and. any
thing else that might make trouble
for the. progressive would settle
down over his patts
Last month. however, a whole
flock Of motorcycle cops took up.
the pursuit OF thetcar of privilege,
and the smoke screen didn't stop
them. They haven't got control of
the car yet, but they're worrying its
occupants; No smoke-screen is going
to avail Wall street this time. The
motorcyclists are hahging on. and
they're going to hang On until the
joy-riders surrender or run the ma
chine into the ditch. + A.
Sometimes it looks as though the
joy-riders intended to ditch the ma
chine. and of course the ~trogressives
don't want that: to happen. AN little
more effort, q little more hsI1 and
the joy-riders will be captured.s Then
the machine will be put into the con-
troll Of people who WILL run 1t
properly. .s:st,s #$4s 7; ::
The labor world., 1922-12-23
SHIP SUBSIDY TRICK.

Friends Of the ship subsidy bill
agreed to amendments in the house
which strikes from the bill provi-
si6ns for, paying a subsidy to the
Standard oil company, and other cor
porations which own their own yes
sels. Now it is charged that this was
a. trick to: get the bill through: as
these companies will receive the
subsidy by the simple expedient Of
forming ship-operating companies
that will 'buy'' these ships. The
capitalists that own these industrial
corporations will organize these
dummy corporations. to buy the
tankers Of the oil company, and the
vessels Of the steel trust and the
United Fruit company. These So
called Independent companies will
then get the business Of the oil trust,
the steel trust and the fruit trust.
They will pay. the usual ocean rates
and receive the subsidy from the
The labor world., 1922-12-23
UNCLE PETERS STORY Of slNTA CLAUS

! heavily and pompously, down tho
room, she had said: "I Mr.. Atlas.
who holds up the world" So one OF
them stood on tiptoe, threw back
her head and threw out her arnln
and said I'm Uncle Santa Claus,
who holds up the world. We'll
done!' cried Uncle Peter; "Uats
just it!' ~, -, .s< -.
There wasn't any disappointment
you get all that you wanted - asked
Uncle Peter. "Yes." said Mary.
Were you at all disappointed?'
mo" said Mary. When Mary said
Goodness her mother said. t'You
shouldn't say goodness Mary
"Gracious!''' said Mary. But Mary
was too excited to have a care for
her expressions. In describing the
situation afterwards she said: Il was
in a perfect stupor of excitement
Uncle Peter had present, too.
After all the rest had been made
happy Agnes brought out parcel,
and when Uncle Peter opened it
there were too big books that told
over again the story of all that
America had stood for and accom-
plished. This made him very glad
indeed, and he asked them to write
his name on the fly leaf and to say
that it was from his Young Ameri-
cans. Then the Christmas party end
ed with a verse Of our national an
them, heartily sung and followed by
| all the other verses, with hurrah
for Uncle Sam instead Of an amen.
The labor world., 1922-12-23
READ THEM AND An Weep .

Contrary to what Senator Jones
thinks, the farmers, of the country
pretty unanimously, so far ais can be
determined from their letters, their
speeches, their newspapers and their
organizations, think that the51ship
subsidy will be Of very little benefit
to them, Of. very great benefit to
another very limited class and a
source of vast waste of public
money. .:> ~.
But. Of course Senator Jones and
a lot of others do not think. theafar-
mers know anything about such q
large and important matter. They
are to feed the; pigs' and let Mr..
I4asker, an advertising expert, tell
| them via Senator Jones, who has
just confessed he knows little about
shipping or the results Of this bill,
just how little the farmers do know
and how much the ship subsidy will
benefit them.
That is. Mr.. Jones would have the
farmer, infants sit still while the ship
doctor holds their noses and pours
the castor oil down their throats
because it.. is good. for Them"
Strangely enough this attitude Of
mind toward the intelligence of the
farmers does not convince the far
mers at all, either that they are in
fants in mind, intelligence or busi-
ness or political, ability. Senator
Jones is getting. into fMr. Lasker's
class as blundering leader Of his
cause.-T. c. Atkeson, Of The Ma
tional Grange.
The man who assists in robbinE
the government in time of war is
worse than an enemy, and is, in fact,
a traitor, because he stabs his own
country m the back Rep. Mcswain
(Dem.) S.. g. -
President Harding has again NOM
mated Pierce Butler for the Supreme
Court, and his nomination is again
before the senate for confirmation
What public service has Pierce
Butler rendered? What is his real
character? Whom has he served ?
Whom will he serve?
| Why was Pierce Butler selected
to be q justice Of that court which
haslbeeome the most autocratic pow
er in the world--a power that can
nullffy an act Of. congress; a power
whose decisions no other authority
can overthrow w?-WashiRgton Her.
aid.
The labor world., 1922-12-23
RECENT COAL STRIKE
CAUSED BY employees

Coal owners broke an agree
ment with their employees. and
forced the nationwide strike last
spring.
Th1s statement was made by
Secretary Of Labor Davis in. a
speech In Los Angeles, and is at
variance with the policy of public
officials who remained silent ON
the facts or joined with the c>al,
owners in misrepresenting; COIL
miners during the strike. !"
Now, three months after, The
strike has ended, Secretary Of
Labor Davis says:
The government tried in everv
way to have the coal Operators
keep their agreements with the
Miners union.
'There were $4,000, 900 tohst OF
coal on hand when, the strike was
called. The operators made a cut,
In wages ranging from 20 to 40
per cent and posted notices to
that effect.
"The men knew that If they ac-
cepted the cut they would not
have any more work, and tho em-
ployers knew that the men
wouldn't accept the cut, but they
wanted to clear out of the way the
supply of fuel they had on nand::'
"A set of the employers were
determined in their stand and
there was no way for the govern
ment officials to reach them, and
the only thing to do was to watt"
The labor world., 1922-12-23
THE STUFF THAT COUNTS
The test of a man is the fight he

The test of a man is the fight he
makes,
The grit that he daily shows.
The way he stands on his feet and
Fate's numerous bumps and blows.
A Coward can smile where there's
naught to fear,
When nothing his progress bars,
But it takes a man to stand up and
While some other fellow stars. =
It isn't the victory after all,
But the fight that q brother
makes.
The man who. driven against, the
wall. >. @<s:
Still stands up erect and takes (
The blows of fate with his head held
high, -. ".
Bleeding, and bruised, and pale,
Is the man who'll win in the bye
and bye, * =. -.
: For he isn't afraid to fail.
It's the bumps you get. and the jolts
you get, 49,. z--..;.
+ And the shocks that your courage
stands, * -,
The hours Of sorrow and vain regret,
The prize that escapes your hands
That test your mettle and prove your
- WORTH;
It isn't, the blows you deal.
R11t the blows. Won, take on the good
old ear . =
That shows if your stuff is real.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you can never tell how close you
!" Are. ~ 7: ii
1t may be near when it seems far;
So stick to- the fight when you re
hardest hit. "a
It's when things seem worst that you
mustn't quit. @ ~.
-. ..~...Tz# Anonymous.
The labor world., 1922-12-23
CHRISTMAS 1922
by CHRISTOPHER G. HAZARD

BY CHRISTOPHER G. HAZARD
Upon deserted battlefields
Where shot and shell all buried lie,
Where war no more its weapons
!. = 5wields
And men no longer meet to die;
On lonely seas where battleships
Were wont to wander to and fro,
To darken day with sad eclipse
And turn an oceans tears to woe:
The Christmas angels from the sky
Look down with joy at last to see
The answer: to their ancient cry,
The echo. *of'their minstrelsy.
For men and nations meet to pray,
They talk of peace. nor that alone,
They put the tools of war away
And set good will upon a. throne!
The labor world., 1922-12-23
CHRISTMAS.

Christmas Is here and the world
owes and frolics. 1t is a different
lay, with a different spirit, from
my other festival of the calendar.
20 other day unites so much Of the
human and fundamental with so
much of the poetic and beautiful.
What is the great difference?
What is the real spirit of Christmas :?
"This day shall change all griefs
Ind quarrels into love-"
SO Shakespeare says, and there
We have it. 1t is the day when the
white flag is lifted above the whole
world. 1t is the universal peace day
the day of kindliness, Of friend
ship, of love.
Originally it was a pagan festival.
A celebration at the winter solstice
Is as old as men, and the original
spirit Of it yas one Of rejoicing be-
cause Of the return Of the sun.
When the early Christians select
ed this season for the celebration
Of the birth of Christ, they added a
holy significance to the day Of gift
giving and merrymaking.
Today Christmas stands for all
that is best in human nature. 1t
brings good gifts to the cradle, joy
to childhood, reverence to mother
hood, happiness to the home and
brotherhood to all mankind.
Christmas, 1922, offers as its SUI
preme gift a fuller realization of the
vision Of brotherhood than the world
from accomplished. But wise men
have seen the star in the east and
are travelling toward it. There is a
widening Of freedom, a breaking
down of old barriers, a leveling up
of all classes, an increase of average
comfort and a growing tenderness OF
the Individual. These are HE. gold
and frankincense and myrrf. of to-
day.
He fust be a hard man, indeed,
who lets the Christmas sun rise on
his wrath. The early bells in the
frosty morning, the warm yellow
glow Of candles in the windows, the
lighted tree, the laden board, the
holly over the fireplace and the mis-
tletoe over the door-all these bring
hallowed memories and a spirit OF
peace on EARTH good will to men,
The labor world., 1922-12-23

TEL us story, Uncle Peter"
saids the children, as they climbed
over their kindly relative one Christ
mas ever. "A story!' repeated Uncle
Peter, affecting surprise, but willing
to draw upon his inexhaustible stock;
well, have you ever heard Of Uncle
Santa, Claus!" exclaimed Jack. ss"No,
DON'T" said Uncle Peter; II mean
the old man with the plug hat, the
blue swallowtail coat. the striped
breeches: the old man with eyes
like stars and a smile that never
comes off excepting when somebody
Is treading on somebody else; the
old man with the striped flag, whose
headquarters is up in Alaska; the
biggest Santa Claus there is.'' :.".All
right, then." answered the children,
tell US about him."
"Well.'' said, Uncle Peter, "he has
his hands full just now and is doing
all he can to fill the hands of others.
The air is so noisy with wireless
cries and clanors, there are so many
hands reaching out over the seas,
that he is almost distracted. Ever
since he got back from the great
war he has been repairing its dam
age and renewing the prosperity that
it spoiled. And long before that he
was in the Christmas business. He
surprised China by refusing to ac-
| cept the great sum of the Boxer in
demnity. He let the Cubans have
Cuba when he had made, them free,
and many thought that he had, q
right to take that fair island fol
himself. He is working hard at his
task Of making America truly Amer
ican. SOBER Industrious, enlight-
ened, prosperous, happy, Christmasy
nation"
''I'n> glad I'm one OF his American
children" said Agnes, when Uncle
Peter, had concluded; with which
sentiment all the rest agreed.
A little cloud Of doubt had ariser
on the Christmas sky, however, a!
Uncle Peter had spoken of Uncle
Santa's lavishness in far countries
Edith voiced it when she wanted tt
know If it would be Of any use TO,
them to expect anything that Christ
mas, whether or not they were t
hang up their stockings. You'll pu
your foot in it if you do" sale
George. mo, she WON'T" said Uncl,
Peter; II have had a special deliv
cry letter from Uncle Santa, sayin,
that he has had his eye on this hous'
i for the last twelve month, and tha
this will be one Of his stopping
places because from it so much O.
service for others has been goinl
out. He says that you are his gard
eners, and that you have planted 81
many seeds Of kindness that a lot O!
beautiful things win be sure to come
up. That Is always the way, he says
in fact. it is the way in which HI
got rich hiself::"
This was a very pleasant assur
ance for the children. 1t made then
think of a happy, mistake that on.
of them had made when they wer,
having war gardens all over tn,
! town: A certain Mr.. Rose had beer
appointed by the mayor as inspec
tor Of gardens for the whole place
and one day Betty pointed him out
to friend with Whom, she was
walking. There goes Mr. Rose,'' she
said; "he's an expecter Of gardens!'
| When the children had been re.
minded of Mr.. Rose they also re-
membered what Betty had done al
their last Christmas party; stalking
The labor world., 1922-12-23
JOHN OWENS.

The city OF Duluth, the county OF
st. Louis and the state of Minnesota
suffered q severe loss when John
Owens passed away on Sunday last.
He was among the pioneers of
Northern Minnesota trail blazers.
His vision ever carried him in ad-
vance of the throng. 1t was as wide
as it was unstinted in it's perception.
That's what made him a builder as
we'll as a dreamer.
John Owens had a vision many
years ago of the Northern Minnesota
in which we now live, with its fer
tile farms. numerous schools, un-
equalled roads, unrivalled play
grounds, diversified industries and
rugged people. He set about to play
an important part in the building Of
civilization that would transform
wilderness into an empire. He,
with his own hands, cleared forests,
hewed wood, built houses, rooted
stufps, plowed land, titled soil,
made roads, organized townships and
villages, and at the same time rear
ed fine. outstanding family.
The virgin country in which he
began Such labor is now fertile and
productive. 1t is dotted with homes,
farms and schools. It's the haven Of
Industrious and prosperous people,
mostly Immigrants, who are secure
in their ''life, liberty and pursuit Of
happiness" That's the sort of Amer
icanism of which any man may be
proud. And that's the sort Of ,citi-
zen we've lost in John Owens.
His political philosophy was in
keeping with his social thinking. He
visioned the present in the long ago
past. He saw it coming. He saw the
most valuable tracts of the public
domain passing into the hands Of the
rich and powerful. He saw privilege
building its trenches, and greed ana
avarice seeking shelter behind them.
He observed the rising trend in the
price Of raw lands resulting from a
species Of land monopoly. He saw
the gap betyeen prices and wages
gradually widening. They were los
ing their equilibrium because Of the
greed Of monopoly on one end of the
economic scale-the price-fixing end,
and unfair competition on the other
the workers end, by which lower
standards Of living became the basis
for wage scales to be met by Ameri-
can workers.
John Owens reasoned these things
out for himself. He recognized the
NECESSITY for legislation that would
curb the growing power of priv
ilege, If not destroy it altogether
He stood for basic change in the
taxing system to penalize land spec.
ulation and to encourage develop.
ment. He advocated 4inauaigratten. 70.
The labor world., 1922-12-23
'KELLER'S UNTENABLE
POSITION. !"

The administration newspapers
were quick to condemn Congressman
Oscar E. Keller Of Minnesota for re-
buking the judiciary committee of
the house of representatives, the
committee of which Congressman
Volstead is chairman, when it be-
came apparent that "white-wash"
was framed for Attorney General
Daugherty in the impeachment Of
that official made by Mr.. Keller.
The Duluth Herald holds Mr.. Kel-
ler's position to be untenable and
declares when "the investigation had
fairly started,'' Mr.. Keller threw up
his case, challenged the integrity
of the court, and refused to have
anything more to do with it,
''Now the committee has sum-
moned him to appear and tell, under
oath, what he knows about Attor-
ney General Daugherty; and he is
refusing and defying the committee"
complains the Herald.
It then participates in the "white-
wash for Mr.. Daugherty by, scoring
Mr.. Keller with this bit of admoni-
ton:
IF that sort of thing can be tol-
Grated. any irresponsible member Of
congress can make any kind Of
charges against any government Of
ficial, from the president down, and
when he has impugned the character
and motives Of that official, he can
refuse to help in finding and report
ing the facts. The injustice of this
It is refusing that official his day
in court. 1t will not do, and the house
judiciary committee will be justified
in using the sternest measures
against the man who made these
charges and refuses to let them be
examined and true verdict for or
against the accused official re-
turned"
That makes good reading for the
friends TO the administration, but
the Herald isn't fooling the people
who are not being influenced by the
newspapers. They have other means
of getting information. The Herald
knows why Mr.. Keller has with
drawn from the judiciary commit
( tee, but it will not give its readers
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