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The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
WELFARE OF RACE RESTS ON
FREEDOM OF ITS MEMBERS
(By The Federated Press)

Washington. - Ten women lawyers,
commissioned TO the task by the Ma
tionaI Woman's party, are working in
the library of the, United States SUI
preme court, making the first compre-
hensive report on the legal position Of
women in the United States. The re-
suits Of their study will be presented
to the national conference of the Or
ganization next November ,as basis
for formulating program to remove
legal and economic handicaps from the
women of this country.
Alice Paul. former national chair
man. who has just graduated from e
law college after taking the three-year
course in one year, suggests that wo-
men have a right to challenge every
present-day assumption on the part OF
the men as to how women should be
safeguarded or restrained in the indus
trial field.
She takes the position that instead
OF laws, such as those in Ohio, which
forbid women to shine shoes, operate
taxicabs, and so forth, the community
should enact and enforce legislation
making all of these. trades safe and de-
cent, through police measures on the
one hand and industrial improvement,
on the other. It's one more instance
in which women have been exploited
as a class, for the economic benefit o.
men, as class, but under the man.
made assumption that their exploita
ton is for the good of the race
The good Of the race, Miss Paul de.
clares, rests primarily upon the free.
dom Of its members to develop theil
own lives unexpected by other mem.
bers Of the race. Homes should b.
built on mutual idealism rather thar
upon the defeat of women in the breac
winning competiton-a defeat prepar;
ed by discriminatory laws.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
RAIL STRIKERS CLEAN
SICK FARMERS CROFS

Childress, Texas. ~ When the ma
tion-wide strike Of railway shopmen be
gan, the boys on the Fort Worth and
Denver shops kept right on working
Not in the shops. however. They are
working in the fields of sick farmers
who have been unable to look after
their own crops. The fields of four
local planters have been cleaned in
this manner.
The entire force-consisting of zoo
workers has gone to the country on
each occasion. Armed with hoes, they
proceeded to kill acres of weeds which
have threatened to ruin crops.
A few days ago, they went to the
farm of Claude Tucker, five miles west
Of Childress. and chopped eighty
acres Of cotton in four hours.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
TREACHERY is CAUSE
OF IRISH CIVIL WAR
(By The Federated Press)

Washington. = Charging that the
civil war in Ireland is due to betrayal
by Michael Collins Of his signed agree
ment with canon de Valera, whereby
the question of accepting the Free
State was to be deferred until fair
election on the basis of full adult suf-
frage could be had on that one issue,
the national executive. American Assn.
for the Recognition of the Irish Re
public, made public here a declaration
that it will continue to support the
Irish republic until the Irish people, in
free and fair election, has chosen an
other form Of government.
James E. Murray. national president
of the association, in this announce
ment, makes the point that the cleo.
ton held June l6 had nothing to dc
with acceptance or rejection of the
Free State treaty.
Unless and until the republic is dis
established this association will contin-
lie to aid by all lawful means within
its power that republic and those seek
ing to support it, whether as against
England Or as against Irish tools o.
England" Murray says.
"The establishment of the so-called
Irish Free State is inimicaI to the pro-
per interests of this country in that the
so-called Free State is required to sur
render to England the principal Irish
ports for use CD in the event Of wal
between England and any European
nation. as naval bases from which tc
prevent, as England did during the late
war, our lawful commerce with neutra
countries; and ~ in the event of wal
between this country and England, a;
bases for operations, not only againsl
our commerce but against our fleet:
and our coasts"
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
CONSTITUTIONAL
GUARANTEES SCRAPPED
(By The Federated Press)

Casper. Wyo. Thomas Sullivan,
organizer for the Oil Workers Indus
trial union, has been sent to the county
jail here on a vagrancy charge. When
he read 10 the magistrate the law which
guarantees the right Of every man to
a jury trial. the court said: Sixty days
for contempt Of court!"
Sullivan had been out in the Nat
roma county oil fields organizing, and
returned to his room here to find a
policeman inside. and his effects
strewn upon the floor. The policeman
had no search warrant; he didn't neec
one, He said; He had right to break
into anybody $ house.
There was warrant for Sullivan al
the police station. the officer said;
but that proved untrue In court he
pleaded not guilty 10 yagrancy, declar
ing he hadn't missed days work since
November. 'sYour job isn't a usefu
one. said City Attorney R. M. Boeke
Sullivan was put into solitary con
finement and has been held incommun
icado.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
HARDING DIsGRACEs AMERICA
By The Federated Press)

Detroit. Declaring that to, delay
a proclamation Of general amnesty
would be permanent stain on the
nations name,' and calling attention
to the great lawlessness which to-day
characterizes official departments Of
the government" the Dearborn hide
pendent. Henry Ford's weekly maya
zine, for July IS, has for its leading ed
itoral a strong and direct appeal for
the freedom Of political prisoners in
this country.
The editorial says in part:
THE facts are that the majority
Of these men are Americans. supposed
" possessing the guarantees of Amer
lean citizenship, and that in very many
cases their arrest had nothing to dc
with the war at all, not even with the
passions incident to war. but were vic
tins of plan, proceeding under COW
er of the war excitement, to terrorize
certain labor movements.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
SOLIDARITY is WORLDS HOPE

Mexico City.-The National League
of Teachers. with members in every
state and municipality in Mexico, has
joined the Mexican Confederation Of
Labor This action resulted from the
inability of the teachers to enforce de-.
mands against school authorities in
various parts Of the republic.
In the city of Torreon the teachers
recently went on strike because the mu-
nicipal government was in arrears in
their wages. They claimed it was UNI
fair to expect teachers to continue
work without pay The striking teach
ers were discharged, In the state Of
,Sinaloa and at Guadalajara the teach
ers' league has been making Intellectual
efforts to have discharged members re-
instated.
In the agreement effected two days
ago between representatives Of work.
ers and teachers the latter agreed to
lend moral and pecuniary assistance to
strikes of the workers while the former
agreed TO back demands of the teach
ers with direct action. The teachers
are not obligated to declare sympa-
thetic strikes.
The alliance between the workers
and the teachers is an important step
IN the process of freeing education
from capitalistic control; as we'll as
evldence of rapidIy-growing con-
sciousness in Mexico Of the common
interests of all workers.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
THE WORKERS, PARADISE
(BN The Federated Press1

Melbourne. Australia. DR.. sgd
ney Strong, Seattle, Wash, claims that
Australia is the workers paradise.
Nowhere IN the world he says.
is there to be found better industrial
and social legislation. Australia is the
first well-regulated and industrial ma
ton Of the earth.
Addressing gathering Of workers at
Melbourne he said: 'SThe eight-hour
day in Australia is a blessing compared
with the conditions of America. Great
Britain, Japan, China, Or Germany.
The distribution Of wealth is more
equitable. Thee is no peasant class
here. The factory legislation, old-age
pensions, motherhood endowment, and
SO on are examples Of perfect social
and industrial environment.
The tendency everywhere is for a
reduction of wages. | say emphatical-
ly that before your wages are reduced
you must see to it that rent, bread, and
other necessities Of life are reduced.
Cheap labor means cheap business and
a cheap country.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
SHALL PLUTOCRATIC MURDER
Frs GO UNFINISHED FOR CRIME
(By The Federated Press)

Herrin. III. Three union miners
are now dead in consequence Of the
bloodshed here June 2 and y, which
followed the killing by company men
Of Two strikers. Guy Hudgins, a mem
Der Of the union, died Of his wounds
July l3. Sheriff Thaxton has prom
ised to assist Atty. Gen. Brundage in
tracing those responsible for the out
break. The coroner's jury has already
fastened the greater part of the blame
on the Southern Illinois Coal Co. and
William ]. Lester, its president. Crane
jury inquiries will await further evil
dence, Brundage says.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
SUCCESSFUL MUNICH
PAL OWNERSHIP
fBx The Federated Pressl

Detroit. indications are that the
municipal ownership policy Of the city
administration here will next result in
the purchase and operation by the To-
cal government Of the Detroit City Gas
Co., the only source Of supply in its
field. Detroit is now operating its own
street railway system at profit with
Scent fares.
The gas company's franchise will
expire October |. 1928. After that
date It plans, according to recent
boastful national advertising, to obtain
permission to raise its rates by chang
ing from the jurisdiction Of the city
government TO the jurisdiction Of the
more leniept Michigan public utilities
commission. This advertising occasion
ed conferences at the city hall in the
last few days on buying the company s
property and good will.
John G. Lodge, acting mayor during
1.-The illness Of James Couzens. announc-
ed plans are being prepared for an
appraisal Of the company's property
for a purchase proposal to the people
Of Detroit at the polls and for presen-
tation of petitions to amend the city
charter and the home rule act Of the
state constitution to permit the city &c
bond itself on public utility issues in
excess of 2 percent Of its assessed val
uation, estimated at $2,000,000,000
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
THE REAL REASON
FOR LINC0LN'S IMMORTALITY

Chicago. In a public address in
Leon Mandel assembly hall Of the I'm
iversity Of Chicago, Prof. William E.
Dodd, history department, talked on
Lincoln and the recently expressed
southery charges that the emancipato-
was responsible for the Civil war.
Some southerners," Prof. Dobb
said. particularly the Daughters Of
the Confederacy, insist to-day as did
the leaders Of the South 90 years ago,
that Abraham Lincoln was responsible
for the Civil war and all liz horrovs.
Nov. there may be fallacy in the
assertion Of the ideal Of equality. But
that is the fundamental fact in the De
claration of independence. The exist
ence of the American nation is due 10
the belief in that ideal.
Nov, the South departed from that
ideal. Its philosophers sought to prove
that every man is either inferior to OF
superior to some one else. They Stun
bled about in the great Wilderness OF
science searching for the law of the
survival Of the fittest and the subordin-
alton Of the unfit, the negro, to ever
lasting servitude. And science sup.
ported their claim. History told them
they were right. Religion preached
their doctrine Literature was full d
evidence Of the gospel Of inequality
The evidence was overwhelming.
"They accepted the evidence. The
evidence is ever Overwhelmingly in f..
vor of the realist. But man is guided
by faith, not facts.
Lincoln aItho not Christian msdt
faith the lamp to his footsteps. TIL,
ideal America was to be KS America
He chung to the unreplity Of the grea
tradition, aware Fhat there was NOR,
in that unreaity than there was trutl
in the southern reality. That holdin'
on to the tbines unseen, to the dream
Of impracficol men, to the dogmas o
Thomas Jefferson, rather than the Ger
tainties Of Alexander Hamilton. is whs
gave Lincoln his place in 1861. tia
has elevated him to the unapproach
able elevation that he now occupies.
The South and the dominant politi
cal party Of 1860 believed in imper
ialism, the idea that American propert,
interests were supreme. They riskec
their all upon that contention.
Lincoln denied their contention. t.
him the Iaborer was worthy Of his hire
The United States had no commission
to domineer other countries, no mat
ter how small. To him the very ricE
man in any country was a problem. H,
would not only block the great soufE
lin its course. He would restore thu
government to its ancient ideal. Tha
and nothing. else is the reason Of Lin
icoln's Immortality"
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
TAFT UNDESERVING
OF CONFIDENCE
(By The Federated Press)

Washington. On pages 1906 to
1909 of the Congressional Record for
July II appears the text Of Sen. La
Follette's story of how William How
ard Taft broke his solemn pledges,
TO the voters and then personally to
La Toilette, as to the Payne-Aldrich
tariff grab.
In brief, the story is this: Taft
spoke in Wisconsin in the 1908 cam
paign, declaring over and over again
that the tariff must be revised down
ward. When Congress met, he asked
that it revise the tariff, but omitted the
downward. Then he sent his agents
to reflect Cannon as speaker. in order
that Cannon might select ways and
means committee which would report
a higher tariff measure. This accom-
plished, the house passed the Payne
bill. which violated Taft's campaign
pledges. La Toilette received Taft's
promise to veto the bill. Instead. Taft
signed it when the senate had made
900 increases in the house rates.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
"A PROFESSIONAL
TROUBLE-MAKER
lBy The Federated Pressl

Mexico City. Bruce BieIaski, for
mer chief Of the y. S. secret service,
whose capture BY alleged bandits caus-
ed furore among American newspa-
pers, has been subpoened for compile
ity ii his own capture
Questioned BY The Federated Press
correspondent as to whether Bielask
actually captured himself. Gen. Gales
chief Of the cabinet, replied: The au.
thorities Of the state Of MoreIos have
the evidence. The court will determine
whether he is guilty. <
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
RIGHT Living Wins

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The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
ORGANIZED LABOR FOR
LIBERTY OF INDIA
(By The Federated sress)

The American Federation Of Labor
in its And annual convention. held il
Cincinnati, Endorsed the cause of free.
dom Of the people Of India by unani
mously resolving that:
The A. F. of L. hereby expresse,
sympathy for the just struggles and as.
pirations Of the people of India.
The resolution was passed after two
special hearings on India before the ex-
ecutive committee, presided over By
Samuel Gompers. The British anc
Canadian fraternal delegates to the
convention participated in the discus.
sion.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
LOCOMOTIVES MUST BE
in GOOD CONDITION
(By The Federated Press)

Washington. With the railroad
strike sweeping the country like Wild
fire, the interstate commerce commits
sion finds itself under entreaty from
railroad corporations to violate the To-
comotiye inspection law, with which no
other authority than congress can Ie-
gally interfere. Under that law, the
shopmen are bound to win their strike
within few weeks. since it requires
that locomotives, unless in good condi-
ton, must not be used.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
ROB WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS
(BY The Federated Pressl

Seattle. Unfair meat markets here
are using only the cheapest grades Of
meat and underweighing son their
scales, according TO meat cutters Off
Gals. The practice is common in I'M
fair meat shops. it is said.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY

Al FREE EARTH The Abolition Of
Privilege through Workers Money. No other
paper goes tso thoroughly into this subject as
does THE EQUTTisT.
Saws The secretary Of The Llano Publica-
tons: We like your paper very nauchi we are
heartily IN sympathy with its policy. and we
wish there were more like It.
Published weekly; $l-00 3 yeari Sl.5U
outside The United States.
THE EQUITIST
watts. Los Angeles Co. Calf.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
PLUT0cRATIC PERSECUTION
DESTROYED DEBS' HEALTH
by The Federated Press)

Chicago. ~ The report that Eugene
". Debs is taking treatment in the
Lindlahr sanitarium is confirmed by
Mrs. Maude Ball, a close friend. I'M
prisonment in Atlanta penitentiary un-
der the espionage act has affected his
heart.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
LOYAL LEADERS REELECTED
(Bv The Federated Pressl

San Francisco. The Rank and
File Federation Of Workers has re-
elected R. E. Currie financial secy.,
and elected Tom Phillips recording Sc
cretary. and AZ. Kelsey treasurer. The
federation functions without presi-
dent
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
KU KLUX KHAN DIS
GRACED AND DISBANDED
(Bv The Federaled Press

Taft. Calf. - The Ku KIux Khan
Of this town, responsible for many out.
RACES in the Kern oil fields, has formal,
" disbanded.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29

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The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
The Fret Stock-Raising
Colony
OF ERET, STATE LINE, MISS.
is A COOPERATIVE
ORGANIZATION

Preparing for Agriculture. Horticul-
lure, Manufacturing, Stock-Ralslng'
Merchandising. operation Of restaur..
ants, hotels. libraries and places Of
amusement. And on Loans of $l.OO
81 more, we will pay 5 pei cent per
annum. Interest payable semi-annu-
alIy. Object: For securing livestock
and machinery for the employment OF
Labor. All transactions between MEM
mers conducted by the Labor Exchange
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The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29

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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-15
Bookloyers Arouse
 Ire of French Women

PARIS, Nov. 1J.-As tbe women of Paris recently have been beating the men in competitions for places as librarians, discussion has arisen over women's attitude towards books
 Writers in general seem to agree that woman is the ayOwed enemy of books This view, which will seem strange to Americans. is ac- cepted by the French as a fact not necessary to discuss. They ssek only 10 show why. and how greatly woman is hostile to books.
 One of the principal. publishers is quoted as saying that.in the re- tail trade women constitute only one per cent of buyers in France Others dilate upon the difficulty their men friends have in keeping a library of fiue books and in adding to the collection. Mems love of books, and women's dislike of them. are cited as having caused the breakup Of many homes. M de Bersacourt, author and booklover, holds it to be the duty of bi- bliophile to remain bachelor. He cites the cases of men who have to buy book secretly to avoid out breaks of wrath from their spouses, and others who keep books hidden.
 One Parisian booklovers. says M de BersaucOurt, smuggles home pur- chases under his coat or in his pocket. meanwhile. disarming his wife by holding out cake or candy to her. at. the front doQr.,in order to gain time to slip the volume on to th6s shelf- -unnoticed..
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-15
LORD READING PLEASED WITH
 PROPAGATION
Viceroy of India, in Opening Parliament, Speaks Most
 Optimistically

SELMA, India. Nov. 15.-In open
 n2 the autumn session of the Indian Legislature here this month, Lord Reading, Niceroy of India, spoke gratifyingly of the pacification of the Mohammendan elements and the establishment of cordial relations with border powers. He also em- phasized the need for financial re trenchment. and spoke enthusiastically of the future of the Reforms.
 Referring to the Mob ammedan question of the Khilafat. Lord Read ing said:
 Tn the domain of external affairs, the subject uppermost in our minds is the proposed revision of the treaty of Sesres. can now add little 10 the statement l made at Pcshawar in April last. save to assure you that every stage in the developments is followed by my government With a keen and watchful interest. and whatever action we can with pro- prie;y adopt to lay before the Brit ish government the reasonable as pirations of the Moslems Of India regarding these developments We take
 Tt is gratifying to observe that the activities Of my government have not been without effect upon the Moslem population of India, who have already acknowledged and ap- preciated that my government has done it's utmost to impress the In dian Mohammedan view upon His Majesty's government
 At this moment negotiations are proceeding with the object of arriv- ing at a solution of this difficult and delicate problem, and it is therefore undesirable for me to dis cuss the situation. l will only re- mind you that, as already stated by His Majesty's government, the rep resontations will be fully considered and due weight will be attached to them by His Majesty's government in so far as these are compatible with justice, their obligations to their Allies and the adequate safe guarding of minorities. It is most earnestly to be hoped that these eff forts of His Majestys government and it's Allies will shortly result in the complete restoration of peace to the Near East.
 The Viceroy's words aroused fre- quent expressions of approval from various parts of the assembled houses.