davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The labor world., 1922-10-28

labor, less stringent immigration and
"teeth" in the transportation act
thanks to the vigilance Of farm and
labor organizations.
Not a single constructive measure
was enacted into law by this congress
There have been sufficient friends of
the public interest in congress to pre-
vent enactment into law Of the most
vicious measures, but not enough Of
them to take command and enact con.
structive measures.
This congress has been the friend
of the rich and mighty and the enemy
Of the weak and poor. The reaction
aries that controlled it removed the
excess profits. tax and reduced the
surtaxes for the rich friends. They
used the soldiers bonus bill as a foot
ball and passed q measure that they
knew the President would, veto.
They will if they are returned to
power,;-and they may in any event
during the short 2session,-pass ship
subsidy bill, a. compulsory labor law
the Kellogg bill limiting the police
power Of states, grant further sub
sides to the, railroads and weaken
our immigration laws. !
Congress has flown the flag of the
profiteers, Of the exploiters, Of the
buccaneers. It has flouted the in
terests Of the working people, Of the
farmers, of the army of small salaried
men and women who are 50 largely
and so pitifully without means o1
protecting their own interests.
If the people Of this and other con,
gressional districts are alive to thu
situation that exists at Washington
this congress will not be the next
congress. There must be change
before it is too late. Men like Sena
tor Kellogg and Congressman Larsor
Of Minnesota, both reactionaries
must be defeated and senator an6
congressman elected in their steai
who stand for progress and humanity
as against reaction and privilege.
It is not a question Of parties. II
is one of principles. Reaction is il
the saddle. 1T must be overthrown
It will be overthrown if every voter
heeds the bugle call to duty on elec
tion day.
The labor world., 1922-10-28

of the danger of its operations or
blindly determined to risk strife And
conflict If profits could be made. 1t
was foolhardy to attempt to operate
a non-union mine in the very heart Of
the miners' union in view of existing
conditions"
Forty-two persons. were indicted
for murder, So for conspiracy to
commit murder and others for lesser
offenses, as the result of,sconduct
which, according to the Grand Jury,
the company was willing to risk, elf
profits could be made"
The labor world., 1922-10-28
eff PROFITS COULD BE MADE


The report of the Grand Jury
which Investigated the murders at
Herrin, ILL.,, contains some paragraphs
which have received but little at
tention in the daily press of the
country. In view Of the fact that
the prosecution at Herrin is being
financed by the organized employers
Of Illinois, it is doubly significant to
find in the report Of the Grand Jury
the definite statement that the con-
duct Of the Southern, Illinois Coal
company constituted ga challenge
which was "certain to be accepted -
After recounting the resentment 70
the operation Of the mine by steam
shovels, the report of the Grand Jury
says: g. -.
''The coal company. aggravated
this resentment by employing armed
guards and closing for the public use
certain established highways travers
ing the mine property and treating as
tresspassers citizens attempting to use
the accustomed highway. The flaunt
ing Of arms in community devoted
almost exclusively to mining was con
ducive to strife, il; was challenge
and certain to be accepted, and fol
four or five days preceding the
tragedy it was known to the. authori
ties that a conflict was inevitable. +.
AS if to emphasize the thought con
tanned in the above paragraph tn,
Grand Jury, just before the conclu
sion Of its report, made the following
additional statement: t:z t/
it.The Grand Jury, while not deny
ing the right Of private property an,
Its lawful uses, cannot help but fee
that the Southern Illinois Coal com
pany, Of which y. J. Lester is presi
i dent '1s'l while, perhaps, within It's 5lega
| rights, was either woe fully i iignQran
The labor world., 1922-10-28
STAR CHAMBER coIRT CONE BUTPRIncRlE LIVES
in Illinois. It was my privilege SO
time ago to address the state .6t
stitutional convention upon the =.

in Illinois. It was my privilege So 1.
time ago to address the State .6.sss
stitutional convention upon the s..
5ect Of injunctions. After I hadsp4
sented my case I was subjected f
many questions by some of, the lee
ing corporation attorneys. who va
also delegates. One OF them, sec.
ing to demolish whatever good cd.
I may have built. up, finally ask
me this question:: IF you ownedZ
little home which represented almG
4 lifetime's savings, and il that ho1s
contained many little articles
great sentimental value which cot
not be replaced, 'such as yos1
mother's wedding ring, or the cloth
or little shoes Of some child ths
had come to bless your h me forx
short while. and had then be-
called to the Great Beyond, and &
was known as a desperate characts
and I had threatened to burn dow
your home and cause you irrepas
able damage, and a beneficief
court Of equity would issue. an il
junction restraining me from burr
ing down your home, would you r
fuse. to accept suchSan injunctioa
would you decline to accept the PR
lection it,. afforded?"
While endeavored to frame n.
reply, he kept insisting upon =
answer, yes or no. But I insiste
that before giving: him the direE
answer. yes or no, that must undeSs
stand what he had in mind as II
volved in the question. I finaI
said to him; taking the case exs.s**h
as you have stated, and provide
that my home was burned down, b
that you were perfectly fnnocen
would you be willing to waive yop
right to. trial by jury. because 7
the fact that an. injupction had bee
issued restraining you from burni1ss.
down my home? He did not repls
He could not reply: The reply tons
question would have effectively az
stroyed the sophistical' reasoning u
which the injunction issued in cor
nectfon with an industrial dispu5
automatically denied those enjoines
from the right of a trial by jury,
The labor world., 1922-10-28
INCONSISTENCY OF BANKERS.

Railroad officials have been ener-
getic in denying the charge that their
efforts to combat the organized rail;
road shop workers were il pursuance
Of the policy laid down by financial
interests. In view Of the. protesta-
tions made by certain spokesmen for
the reactionary element in railroad
management, the declarations Of the
recent convention of the American
Bankers association in New York are
of interest. II
In the first place, the bankers de-
clared themselves "sopposed to the
continued attempts to establish
further governmental commissions,
which tend more and more to hamper
industrial and commercial develop
ment Of the country.' The bankers
wish the ,discantinuance, however,
only Of such commissions. as may
seem to interfere with, business.
On the question Of labor the bank
ers adopted the following declara-
tion:
"We. are glad to note an end Of the
recent strikes in fundamental indus
tries as we hope that the period Of
peace in industrial life will be used
for the purpose Of careful investiga-
tions to serve as basis for a per-
manent method of adjustment of the
questions arising between employer
and worker.
cit is our belief that in those in
dustries whose continued operation
is essential to the well,being Of the
whole people, organized strikes should
be regarded as against the welfare Of
the state. We make a sharp distinc-
tion between the right Of the worker
to leave his employment and the at
tempts made by intimidation to com
pei employees to leave their post, who
otherwise would be willing to work.
Thus. it is clear that while the
bankers wish an unrestricted field
for business operation, they demand
restrictions on labor which are en-
tirely in line with the policy as
sumed by the reactionary section Of
railroad management. For labor tht
bankers want "careful, investiga
tions" which will, Of course, neces
state disappointment Of commissions
Al a logical next step they want i
declared that "Organized strikes
are 'tagainst the welfare Of tn,
state.'' Obviously if strikes such a
the bankers i. have in mind ar,
s against the welfare Of the state I
the state will be. expected to enac
laws forbidding such strikes.
No one expected the bankers to as
sumo any other attitude, and it s
worth recording that this il the atti
tude they assumed, particularly j
| view OF the protestations and declar
ations made BY railroad officials an,
by other big business executive:
whose Industrial policies labor has re
peatedly declared are but the echo 5
the commands Of great business il
terests, whose primary object IS th
making sof profit.
The labor world., 1922-10-28

*
Don't be too sure the customer
not interested in certain line,
goods, and don't act as if ye
thought that. You might be mistake
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-04
.REFUMOIMG BlLL I.
GOES TO HARDING.
House Wastes No Time But
Approves Senate Amend
ments.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 3.-(By
the Associated Prcss.)-Congress fin
ally cleared the way today for the
opening Of negotiations looking TO tho
refunding OF tho eleven billion foreign
debt. The house, by an overwhelming
majority. agreed to tho senate amend
ments to the rcfunding bill and tho
measure was sent to the president.
Afr. Harding Is expected to approve It
as he did not press his objections TO
tho senate changes after ho had d!s-
cussed them today first with Chair
man Fordncy. OF tho housc ways and
means committee and later with Sec
retary Mellon, who is to head the COM
mission OF five authorized to conduct
tho negotiations with the debtor ma
tions. Appointment of the other four
commissioners by tho executive Is
looked for within a short time. 1t. was
made known today at tho White House
that President Harding planned to
name two members Of tho cabinet and
= member each OF the senate and house.
Among thoSe gossip connects with
the appointments are Secretaries
Hoover and Weeks. Senator Watson of
Indiana. and Representative Long
worth, Ohio. While plans for conduct
Ing the negotiations with the debtor
nations. havo not yet been formulated,
It was said today in informed quarters
that they proDaDly would pc conuuctcu
both In this country and abroad. There
has been some discussion of q general
conference Of representatives of the
United States and tho principal allied
powers to discuss the whole subject OF
the war debts OF those nations.
Those favoring this plan have argued
that It was not to be expected that tho
dehtr .>.N,'he United States could be
refunded without reference to the debts
owed among the allied powers them
selves
Great Britain advanced to it's domln-
ions aud allies including France and
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-04

ROME, Italy, Feb. 3.-Giy Tho Asso-
ciatcd Press. s.)-Within the walls OF the
vatican baloting is proceeding for the
election OF a successor to Pope Ben,-
dict XIV.
Todays balloting failed OF result. The
cardinals were engaged for several
hours during tho morning In an en-
dcavor to select an occupant for tho
papal throne but shortly after noon "A
thick volume OF sulphur-hued Fmokc
indicated that no decision had been
reached. The deliberations in the aft
ernoou apparently were somewhat
shorter as the great clock of st. Peters
registered 5..5 o'clock when the chin
ncy emitted feeble cloud OF black
smoke, telling urtoly to the vast as
scmblagc in St.-Peters square that tho
momcntous question was stu unde-
cded. The illness OF three OF tho
cardinals within tho vatican makes Il
necessary for tho ballot takers to leave
the Sistinc chapel with due ceremony
and repair to the apartments OF the
invalids. one OF the reasons. the
smoke announcements are so late Is
that tho ballots of the three iuvalids
must be takcn In their rooms,
Several hours before the convcuing
of the conclavc in the afternoon thou
sands gathered in tho historic square in
front of the vatican. many OF them
coming from distant points. By 4
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-04
FRIDAYS BALL0TINC FAILS TO
ELECT BENEDICTS SUCCESSOR

O'Clock fully ten thousand persons had
taken up positions of vantage on the
stops of st. Peters or along tho cob
hlod pavement or on balconies and
roofs Of ncighboring houses.
In the vast concoursc We're many
Americans some of whom had journey
Cd from remote points in Italy to wit
ness the memorable ceremony. A num-
bcr of them were equipped with tcle-
scopes which they turned on the ALL
important smok.stack. A Russian
refugee. former member of Wrangcls
army, set IN a huge long distance
artillery range finder and charged
spectators n small sum for an inspec-
tior OF the chimney. Photographers are
everywhere. Hut most conspicuous Of
all were German theological STUDENT
IN robes of flaming rcd.
Hundreds OF dcvout Italians. intent
upon being tho first to receive the
h.ncdiction of the new pope. brought
baskets of food and jugs of wine. some
OF them even blankets. prepared if
necessary FOR "A long vigil. one member
OF the church. over SO years old. who
prded himself on having received tho
blessing of the last three ropcs. came
all the way from Naples. equipped
with cot. blankets and food. and spent
the night under the collonaded wings
of st. Peters. Upon the steps OF st
Peters were numerous American and
foreign artists with their cascls.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-04
RATE REDUCTIONS
IMPOSSIBLE NOW
Secretary Hoover Tells Busi-
ness Men Railroads Can't
Cut For Year

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. g.
General freight rate reductions are i'm
possible ut this time because Of the
Impoverished state of the railroad sys-
TENS Of this country Secretary OF Com
-mcrce Hoover testified today before
the Interstate commerce commission
investigating transportation rate
levels. Until rates come down and
railroad expenditures for new con-
struction and betterments Climb UP
Mr.. Hoover declared. the economic
machine will move slowly" He added.
however that in his opinion. railway
operating costs in which connection he
mentioned wage scales, must come
down and railroad credit must be bet
tered before rates can be safely re-
duccd.
Most of tho existing economic de-
preston is duo to tho spread" be-
tween the prices received by pro-
duccrs OF raw materials and tho prices
paid out by consumers for finished
goods. Mr.. Hoover declared.
Railroad rates. like wages. on their
present basis. increase this gap. he
asserted, giving this increased spread
as the explanation OF the low pur-
chasing power OF the farm population.
Expressing his belief that an oppor-
tunity to cut rates would be had in
about q year. Mr.. Hoover. who was
called as "a witness by tho United
States Chamber OF Commerce. said II
would be economic crime II rate
schedules were not revised to give
basic raw materials much cheaper
transportation as compared with fin
ishcd and high grade materials.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-04
GERMANS REB"kE
STRIKING RAIL men

BERLIN. Feb. 3.-(By the Associ-
atcd Press)-A sharp rebukc to the
striking railwaymen for the manner in
which they effected the strike in the
face of pending wage negotiations with
the government is contained In q joint
proclamation issued tonight by repre-
sentativcs of the General Federation
of Labor Uniors and independent or
gauizations. 1t sets forth the catas-
trophhic cffor.s OF the strike upon the
internal situation in Germany coming
as 1t does on the eve OF the Genoa con-
ference. Demand is made that the
strikers return to work Immediately
whereupon the resolution says tho
wage parlcys will be resumed promptly
and the au,i-strikc ordinances promul-
gated by President Ebert will be re-
vokcd
state by the chief labor organizations.
leaves tho rail men without practical
or moral support as the proclamation
also dsapproves OF any sympathetic
strike in other quarters on their be
half. An extension Of the railway
strike to take IN the mon employed in
the rcpnir shops now brings the num-
bcr OF strikers to approximately So
600 in Berlin and 20O. 900 thruout the
country Mediation by tho general
manufacturers union is contcmpla ted.
The union is holding conferences With
prominent industrial magna'cs and
with chancellor Wirth but the result
of these discussions has not been.madc
Lppysn
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-04
ARBUCKlE JURY
COULDN'T AGREE
Is Discarged-Third Trial Of
Film Comedian to Come
Up Soon

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 5.-The
jury In the second trial OF n man
slaughter charge against Roscoe e.
(F'atty) Arbucklo decided at the con-
clusion OF a H-hour session that 1t
could not agree and was discharged
today with the final ballot standing
ten for conviction and two for ac-
quittal.
Tho case was placed on tho calendar
for next Monday to be set for its trial.
Both prosecution and defense an
nounced that they would favor such
trial SO sure was the defense OF its
position 1t had submitted its case
without final argument. This had an
effect opposite from tho ono. intended
according to Nate Friedman ono of
the Jurors In the formal statement.
I'VE thought that when the defense
had declined to argue 1t had thrown
up its hands," he said. THE weakness
OF its case was apparent from tho be-
ginning. Tho first ten ballots stood
nino to three for conviction and there
after until the fourteenth and final
ballot. It was ten to two.
Arbucklc appeared to be somewhat
downcast by tho verdict. Members of
His family were so visibly perturbed
that IL was some moments before they
greeted him or his attorneys after the
result was known.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-04
Still Explodes;
3 Babies Hurt

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. g.
Three small children were scalded In
an explosion of still late today and
are in serious condition, while police
are searching for their. parents. and
tho occupants of the house here whero
the injured children were found.
Physicians said the children had only
slight chance for recovery.
Neighbors declared according to
police that a dozen men and women
ran out of the place after tho cxplo-
sion. Tho house was said to be occu-
pied by John Wagner and his wife.
They could not be found.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-04
0FFlCERE
WARNED BY BLACKHANDERS

Black hnnd" letters have been re-
ceivcd in tho past by Officers OF tho
city hut officer Og1c of the liquor
prohibition squad. received his first
BLACK hand" letter yesterday when
typewriter note of threatening nature
and with tho symbolicsl black hand
drawn upon tho sheet was received in
Fridays mail. The letter reads as fol-
lows.
"officer Ogle. City Ha1l.-Unless
YOU cease your work as a member of
the bootleg squad. your friends will
some day find your head forty feet
from your body
Officer Ogle treated tho matter
lightly aud believed it to be a prank
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-04
TO DISCUSS MEANS
OF GIVING BONUS
Harding and Republican
Leaders to Confer On
Subject.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. g.
Ways and means OF financing the SOL
d!crs bonus will be discussed at con-
ference between President Harding and
Republican leaders Of the house and
senate early next week, 1t was stated
today at the white House. 1t is under
stood that the various suggestions ad-
vanccd would be canvassed with a view
to determining upon a definite pro-
gram. decision as to methods Of
raising the ncceEary revenue, reached
in agreement between tho sdministra-
tion and congressional leaders would
solve tho most difficult problem be-
fore tho house committee charged with
drafting tho adjusted compensation and
would be expected to remove what
otherwise might prove subjects of
serious disagreement between the
house and senate.
Members OF the ways and means
committee said today that the bill to
be reported to the house, probably
within two weeks would provide for be-
ginning tho cash payments to the form
or service men on January /. 1923. They
said this would give time in which to
raise the revenue and to pass upon the
applications for the cash bonus.
Rc-enactment OF tho excess profits
tax az u method OF financing the bonus
was urged before the ways and mea Iii,
committee today by representatives
Woodruff of Michigan, and Brown OF
Wisconsin,. both Republicans. They
said this was a Just tax which would
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-04
HARDING talks
ON ECONOMY
IN lGOVEIR||NlIE||lN'T vi
Expects a Surplus IN De
cember Instead Of a
Treasury Deficit

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 3.-Pre-
siding today at the second business
meeting of the government President
Harding announced that instead of the
deficit in governmental finances fore
cast in December there were now pros
poets OF n surplus of receipts over ex.
penditures at the end of next June.
Tho president further announced 1t had
been possible to reduce the govern
ments expenditures. from scale based
on - 900 100000 a year to a scAie Of $3,-
94,Oo0.0o0 and declared that even In
it's formative period. the budget system
has justified our must confident ex-
pectations."
More than 1000 officials from all
the departments and establishments of
the government met with the presi-
dent and received the report os the
various co-ordinating efforts
transmitted by director Dawes OF the
budget bureau whom the president de-
scribcd as tho genius who made pos
sible the cut in expenditures"
High officials VINO sat with the pres
idcnt at, the meeting included Vice.
President Coolidge, Secretaries Mellon.
DENLY and Wallace, General Pershing.
Admiral Coontz. Under Secretary
Fletcher OF the state department and
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt OF the
navy.
Both tho president and General
Dawes who made the only other ad-
dress OF the meeting announced a di-
rect saving OF $32, ,oO0. 900 and indirect
savings OF moro than $1cx 900 900 ac-
complished In less than six months
thru the operation or the co-ordinating
agencies of the budget bureau.
Mr.. Harding further declared the
efforts of the government toward eco
nomy had been reflected among the
people at large.
Director Dawes. described the for
nation OF the co-ordinating boards As
tho installation OF routine business
methods into the government and a.
tho only effort made In $50 year, to
curb tho "riotous and disgracoful ex-
travagance OF business tnAn ran with
out q head. each man tryipe to get
what he could get for his own Depart
mont.
The co-operation, eS the xnsmbses Of
the cabinet and their subordinatee to
tho efforts OF the co-ordinators, on
the whole. Mr.. DaWsa sail, had been
remarkable. There had been some OBJ
atruction to proposed economic meth
DDS. no said. by pin heads'' among
tho officials who. jealous Of their pre-
rogatives had swelled up and pushed
out their decorations"
Mr.. Dawes estimated there had been
lack OF cooperation In only two per
cent Of the cases handled.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-04
FORMER BUTLER OF
TAYLOR IS SOUGHT

LOS ANGELES. Calf. Feb. a.
Efforts to locate Edward +. Sands for
mcr butler for William d. Taylor.
film director. slain yesterday, remains
tho important angle in the tragedy
late today. Detectives who had inter-
viewed moro than n score OF persons
intimately acquainted with Mr.. Taylor
declared IL was "of the utmost impor-
tancc that Sands be found"
AT hast two persons have said they
saw Sands In Los Angeles within the
past week. Another stated Taylor
had declared he saw the missing but
Ter within n few days of the tragedy.
Tho police expressed interest in
whether Sands had actually been here
and IL not why such statements were
made concerning him. Sands had
been sought for several months on n
complaint of forgery made by Taylor.
The director charged that tho butler
had disappeared after forging his
name to n check and that money and
tther Naluables disappeared at the
same time. The police today adhered
TO tho theory that Taylor was slain
Continued on Page Two.)