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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06


Statistics, when properly interpreted do not support
the popular belief that strikes responsible for great
losses In earnings to the output of in
dustry.
Statistics show that strikes most FREQUENT and
most prolonged in the seasonal irregular OCCUPATIONS
Attention has been called to the probability that this may
be in part due to the fact that ordinary penalty for
striking namely loss of earnings is effective in indus
tries where wokmen normally idle about onethird Of
the time Strikes in such occupations probably due also
to the difficulty of getting and keeping wage rates suff
centy above the rates in regular trades and indus
tries to enable the aborer to maintain decent standard
OF living throughout the Whatever the reason or the
cause the remedy to stabilize reguarze the employ
ment.
Finally strikes merely symptoms of more funda-
mental Embellishments inustices and economic disturb
ances which produce unrest discomfort and bitterness
among the everncreasng number of industrial workers
Supressng strikes will not social unrest but will
probably increase it. Strikes always regrettable but
not always reprehensibe Until the social millennium is
attained they will continue to and will be sometimes
necessary both direct defense against Injustice and
oppression and the only of compelling the public to
give its attention to hidden evils in industrial relations
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
NINE WORKERS ARE
!. STILL HOLDING OUT
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Fifteenth Month of Strike in Somer-
set County of Pennsylvania
Will Continue. g.

The fifteenth month of the United
Mine Workers strike in Somerset
county, Pennsylvania, finds the union
holding its own against the Somerset
Coal Operators association. The
same is true of the Windbur section
of this district. Both strikes were
called by the policy committee of the
miners union at the beginning of
the national coal strike April 1, last
year.
Row after row of company houses
made vacant at the beginning of the
strike by the wholesale eviction of
miners in West Virginia style, stand
with boarded windows in silent testi-
mony of the effectiveness of the
strike. On nearby hillsides and patch
es of land not owned by the coal COM
panies the former occupants of these
houses live in tents and barracks.
Summer has alleviated the suffering
and life goes on its way, after fash
ion.SThere is picket duty every morn
ing, strike meetings in the afternoon,
the garden and chickens to attend,
labor books to read and discuss
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
DELEGATES LEAVE
FOR BELuNGHAN

About fifteen Grays Harbor repre-
sentaives of local unions will attend
the convention of the Washington
State Federation of Labor, which con-
venes in Bellingham at ten o'clock
Monday morning. Most Of them win
leave here either Saturday or Sunday
with the exception of Mr.. Brackinreed
who is fourth vice president of the
state organization, and a member of
the executive board which is schedul-
ed to meet in Bellingham Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Brackinreed will leave
here Friday evening.
Mrs. King, secretary Of the Culinary
Workers and delegate from that union
will drive up and will take a number
Of representatives in her car.
The following delegates have been
elected and will attend: Culinary
Workers, Mrs. King and Joe Zan;
Carpenters, Gibson, Garfield and
Alexander of the Aberdeen local and
James Slack of the Hoquiam local /;
Bakers, Wrye; Teamsters, Dethlefson;
Electricians, Brackinreed; Aberdeen
Central Labor Council, Mrs. Johnson
and Winberg. A number of other
laborites have also announced their
intention of attending, including the
editor of the Labor Press. The con-
vention expects to be in session for
three days.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
MAY BRINGS SALES
OF 171,3O6 FORDS
Production Only Limiting Factory to
Deliveries, So Great Is the Demand

DETROIT, July 5.-Sales of Ford
cars and trucks in the United States
for the month of May totaled III, 1905,
according to a report just issued by
the Ford Motor company.
The May sales we're more than $500
greater than those of April, due to in
creased output
Production has been the only limit
ing factor in the sales of Ford cars
and trucks since January, for at all
times orders on hand have been in
excess of the manufacturing capacity
of the company, great as 1t is.
The high production schedule which
has been in effect the last few months
however permitted May to show a
gain of 44,243 retail deliveries over
the corresponding month last year
and it marks the fourteenth consecu-
tive month in which sales have gone
over 100000.
May deliveries bring the total of
Ford sales in this country up to 7S2,-
$50 cars and trucks for the five
months from January l to June /, an
increase of 322,OO5 over the same
months a year ago, and presenting a
record breaking sales figure.
Under the constantly growing de-
mand. Ford sales for the present year
will pass the million mark in July. a
figure which would already have been
attained had it been possible for the
company to bring production up to the
orders.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
DILL WILL ADDRESS
CONVENTION MONDAY
(state Federation Bulletin.l }

Definite arrangements have been
completed for the address of United
States Senator C. C. Dill before the
coming convention of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor which convenes in
the Labor temple at Bellingham on
the morning of July 9. Senator Dill
will address the convention immedi-
ately on its reconvening Monday aft
ernoon. The session will be thrown
open to members of organized labor
and their friends to hear the address.
The state commander of the Amer
lean Legion will address, as the prin-
cipal speaker, the public meeting ar
ranged for Wednesday evening In
Liberty hall, and together with the
state adjutant of the Legion will adj
dress the delegates in the convention
during the day on Wednesday.
Fraternal delegates from the Ore
gon State Federation of Labor, the
State Grange, the Washington Edu-
cational association, and the Ameri-
can Legion will be among the prinei-
pal fraternal delegates at the conven-
ton. Judging from credentials al
ready received at Federation head
quarters the convention will be well
attended by representative delegates
of the labor movement of the state,
and a very successful convention is
anticipated.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
GOMPERS ADVISES
FARMER TO SOLVE
HIS OWN PROBLEM

CHICAGO, July 5.-"If farmers
can devise no sounder method than
legislative cure-alls to maintain their
proper place in the economic scheme
of things, they rae doomed to disap-
pointment," declared President Com
pers of the American Federation of
Labor at the national wheat confer
ence in this city.
The conference was called by gov
ernors and other public men "to help
the farmer"
II see no reason why the farmers
need to expect hope from anything
that does not also offer hope for la
bor, and labor long since abandoned
any dream" said the A. F. of L. ex-
ecutive.
"This conference, called by those
whose present trend of thought at
least is toward political remedies,
must turn it's feet toward paths that
lead into the economic structure it
self if it wishes to work real benefit
and point to lasting and sound meth
DDS.
81 have heard much about the al
legged and disproportionate income of
industrial wage earners and farmers.
Some of them have pointed out that
one of the things greatly to be desir-
ed is an increased market for wheat.
They propose to pattern after indus
try and teach the people to eat more
wheat. Let me remind you that you
will not induce people to eat more
wheat if you threaten the income out
of which they buy wheat.
Must Organize.
"There are all manner and varieties
of evangelists shouting from the
house tops, demanding miraculous
works from politicians, and the poor
politicians are being driven to desper-
alton. l am perfectly willing that
Continued on Page Six.)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
MINERS EXECUTIVE
BOARD WARNSLABOR

The executive board of the United
Mine Workers of America has issued
a warning to members, and to the
trade union movement generally,
against a band of self-styled indus
trial crusaders who have classified
themselves under the high sounding
title of the Progressive Information
al Committee of the United Mine
Workers Of America"
"At a recent conference held in
Pittsburgh, Pa, assembled under call
from this aggregation, appeared Will
liam 2. Foster, the moving spirit and
counsellor of the Trade Union Edu-
cational League known and recog-
nized as an adjunct of the communist
party of America" continues the
statement.
The executive board declares that
many individuals in this conference
"are without trade union standing;
they seem to derive their energy
from the same general source, and
are apparently actuated by similar
motives"
The executive board reviews the
various efforts of this element to es-
tablish dual organizations to the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America, and
having for their purpose, first, the
control and later the destruction of
our trade union organization, COM
mitted as it is to the principle of col
lective bargaining and the perpeuity
of established governmental institu-
tions.
"In every instance, however, the
Mine Workers have emerged from
the conflict with an enhanced pres
tige and greater loyalty among it's
members"
The statement closes with remind
ing officers and members of the pen
atty for aiding dual movements.
Charges should be filed against
such members and trials legally held
in conformity with the provisions of
the international constitution govern
ing such Matters" it is stated.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
STRIKES AND INDUSTRY
By c. W. DoTEN

In Waste in Industry by the Hoover Committee on Em
of Waste in Industry.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
HOQUIAM LAUNDRIES
ARE NOT ORGANIZED

The Hoqulam Trades and Labor
council has made a number OF at
tempts to organize the employees work
ing in the laundfies OF Hoquiam in
the past six months. The Aberdeen
Central Labor Council recently also
tried to unionize them but without
success. The two councils have dis
cussed the matter Jointly and have
decided to notify all members of or
ganized labor and the public that these
laundries are competing with the
laundries in Aberdeen which employ
members of the Laundry Workers
union, whose union label appears on
the laundry lists. Members of or
ganized labor and friends Of labor are
asked to patronize the laundries in
Aberdeen that have the label. There
are no laundries located in Hoquiam
at this time that have the label Re
member this when sending out laun-
dry. Any assistance given the Laun-
dry Workers will be greatly appre-
ciated by them.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
SMALL MINDS ARE
NATIONAL MENACE

Los ANGELES, July 2.-The most
serious menace to the nation today, in
the opinion of William g. McAdoo, is
intolerance, disregard of the funda-
mentals of the constitution, attempts
to throttle free speech and free
press and a stirring up of religious
hatreds.
Democracy is the most serious of
all human institutions" he said at
is also the most difficult, for 1t repre-
sents in its true purpose the rule oil
the people against the rule of the in
dividual, since the people in a democ-
racy are the source of power in gov
ernment. The difficulty in securing
an expression of the popular will bas.
ed upon knowledge and understanding
of the facts makes it harder to main
tain democratic institutions than to
achieve them. Our own history proves
this.
"There has been a letting down OF
the higher and nobler things develop
ed during the war and an increase in
the spirit of cynical materialism
which is alarming This has made it.
self manifest in disregard of the fun
damentals of the constitution.
"The people of the country need
more individual education in the prop
er appreciation of the tolerant and
just spirit in which our government
was conceived and which is embodied
in the constitution"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
LABOR WANTS VOICE
IN CONDITIONS ONLY

PHILADELPHIA, July 5.-Labor
does not want commercial dictator
ship nor is there any widespread de-
sire to control industry, said B. See
bolm Rowntree of York, England
who is lecturing at the Friends sum
mer school at Haverford college. Mr.
Rowntree operates a chocolate-cocoa
company in England and employees
several thousand organized workers
and speaks from experience.
There is a mistaken impression
current about labor, namely, that la
Dor wants the control of industry
he said. Except for a small radical
element that is not true.
"The thing that labor chiefly wants
and is destined to have, is a voice in
determining the conditions under
which 1t shall work, and the recogni.
tion that it is a cooperating factor
in industry rather than a servant.
Contrary to a general suppostion
labor as a whole does not want to re-
ceive the benefits of insurance." said
Mr.. Rowntree in speaking of unem-
ployment insurance. "The 1,8OO,0OO
men out of work in Great Britain
. want work badly, even if they are re-
ceiving help.
1t has been argued that with such
insurance there would be tendency
to lie down on the job and go with
out work. But / have not found that
true. Coincident with the paying Of
the insurance benefits, government
employment agencies are trying to
find jobs. When they get one that is
fit to the man applying for benefits
it is offered. If he refuses 1t, he gets
no benefits. That sort Of thing car
be controlled But the fact is that the
men want work"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06

Official Organ Of the Aber-
deem Central Labor Council,
Hoquiam Trades and Labor
Council and the Washington
State Federation Of Labor.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
dangerous experiment, that, for the
coal operators.

dangerous experiment, that, for the
coal operators.
IInOrganized Stick.
Somerset county has never been or
ganized, although extensive mining
has been done here for twenty years.
About 5000 non-union miners re-
sponded to the strike call and Joined
the union fifteen months ago. Some
of them have since broken away and
are working with the imported strike
breakers. Many have migrated to
union fields. Three thousand remain,
living in tents, and carry on the fight.
All mines involved in the present
strike are operating with strike
breakers, but with production down
to 30 per cent of normal.
The strike is under the jurisdiction
of District No. 2, headed by John
Brophy. Both strikes are being fl
nanced by the district organization
through an assessment levied on it's
AZ, 900 members in the contract fields
after the Cleveland set
tlement.
When the Fayette county coke re-
gion strike was called off by the In
terna tional Union last January, the
membership decided by a referendum
vote to continue the strike in this
district. This position was reaffirm-
ed at special district convention
held a short time ago.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
POWERFUL COUNSEL
RETAINED BY LABOR

SPRINGFIELD, nl.-Judge Alton b
Parker former Democratic candidate
for president. and Charles E. Hughes
now secretary of state, who was min
ers' counsel in the first trial, have
been retained as counsel for the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America for the
second trial of the Coronado case al
Fort Smith, Ark, Sept. 9, according
to President Lewis of the Mine Work
ers' organization.
The coal operators got $600,0 dam
ages against the miners union in the
first trial, but the supreme court re-
manded the case for re-tria1.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
Splash PROGRAM IS
BEST EVER STAGED
ON GRAVS HARBOR
All Visitors Report Having Good Time
During Independence Day ceIebra-
ton at Hoquiam.

With thousands of people lining the
streets of Hoquiam from Heermans
Field on Eighth street to the bridge
and the full length Of street, Ho-
quiam inaugurated the Independence
Day celebration with a great parade
Wednesday morning. The parade.
about fifteen blocks in length, consist
ing of marchers and floats passed
down the streets at exactly 10 o'clock,
the time set for it, beneath fluttering
flags, pennants, streamers and red,
white and blue bunting, with which
the city was gayly decorated.
J. c. Cook, marshal Of the day, led
the parade, followed by detail Of uni
formed police Mayor H. B. Fisher of
Hoquiam and Mayor Bailey of Aber-
deem were next in line, immediately
followed by Congressman Albert john
son, General Chairman of the Splash
Committee o. C. Gingrich and e. B.
Fish, speaker of the day.
The Wetzel band led the military
division headed by Captain Frank
Partridge of the 4s9th company Coast
Artillery, followed by the crews of
the destroyers Paul Hamilton and
Reno, who were guests of honor of
the city. Five trucks of the Hoquiam
and Aberdeen fire departments were
also in line. led by Chief Crawford
of Hoquiam.
Many beautiful floats were in the
parade. The ]. C. Penney Co., and the
float of the Grays Harbor Homes cor.
poration were awarded first prize. The
]. c. Penney float represented a map
of the United States and was gener-
ously applauded. The Grays Harbor
Homes float represented miniature
home.
Afternoon Sports.
After the parade the Wetze1 band
rendered a concert followed by the
patriotic program at the Elks Home
CContinued on Page Sikh
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
ADOPT nav METHODS.

The Pressed Steel Car company has
joined with railroads in urging stock
holders to oppose hostile legisla-
ton" by the next congress. The
policy of urging stockholders to write
senators and congressman has now
became quite common.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-06
AReIrRATE WAGE SCALE

Organized street car men and the
elevated companies of Chicago have
agreed to arbitrate wage differences
Mayor Dever acted as mediator in
bringing the contending parties to-
gether
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-03-22
HARDING AND THE LEAGUE.
washington Post)


The advocates of American mem
bership in the league of nations
there are such persons-are doing
poor service to world peace when they
seize upon the proposal regarding the
permanent court of international jus
tice as evidence that the present ad-
ministratiOn is cOvertly seeking an
opportunity to join the league of ma
tiOns. Nothing could be further from
the intention of President Harding, as
Is shown by his own statements
made before election and as recently
as last week If anything has been
r ade clear it is that the league Of
nations as framed at Paris is abhor-
rent to Mr. Harding's sense of Ameri-
canism His kind of Americanism
makes it impossible that he should
contemplate American participation in
the league of nations, and still less
that he should attempt to bring about
participation. The position which
President Harding has taken toward
the world court is not novel. He &c
cupies the identical position now that
he occupied as a candidate for presi
dent. His speeches during the cam
paign of 1920 referred to the project
ed international court, which was then
under consideration by the leading
Iurists of the world He favored the
,reation of a world court of justice, SO
as to command the earn
,st support of the United States. He
pointed out that the United States
,ould not be expected to agree be-
orchard to submit any question to
he court. The true course to pursue |
lie said, was to join in setting up a
curt which could adjudicate disputes
,etween nations. supported by the !
,ublic opinion of the world and not |
" bayonets. The gradual evolution |
# such court. he believed, would |
Command the support of world public /
pinion as the United States supreme /
curt has earned the support of the
american opinion. The supreme court.
e said. had never called for force to
xecute its DEGREES. which were eff
ective by the mere force of public
pinion.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-03-22

reasonably be expected? In the last
state convention about the only di-
rect primary delegates present came
from Ada county, where II was open
Is admitted that full delegation for
the direct primary was only secured
by applying the rawest kind of rule
or ruin tactics Yet they were shown
every courtesy and given the fullest
opportunity to get their views before
the convention. No candidate nomin-
ated was questioned as to his belief
about the primary and it is generally
believed that one and perhaps two of
the nominees favor the primary With
these facts in mind some thirty thou
sands of old fashioned Abraham Lin
coin republicans are in no mood to be
told they are to be trampled upon in
the next state convention and if those
who propose to do the trampling have
any thought that such methods will
carry them to success. they better
think it over and revise their plans
Only by all republicans working to-
gether. forgetting minor issues. can
there be hope of success.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-03-22
IDAHO MAN ASSISTANT SEcRE
TARY OF INTERIOR.

The appointment of Ex-Governor d.
w Davis to the position of special
assistant secretary of the interior is
highly gratifying to the people of Ida
no which has been his home for a
quarter of century and where he
has been actively identified with the
development of the resources of the
state. The position taken by Mr.
Davis is a new one created by Secre~
tary Work upon becoming head Of the
interior department AS explained by
q Washington correspondent, the Ida
no man. will be the fright bower" of
the secretary and his close adviser in
dealing with big questions affecting
the west. as well as being intrusted
with important administrative pow
ers
MIR. Davis has served two terms as
governor of Idaho. In that capacity
he was called into numerous confer
ences with governors of other western
states for the purpose of dealing with
questions affecting the west and I'M
der the jurisdiction of the interior de-
partment He was instrumental in
the Western States Recla-
nation association. of which he was
president two terms, and he has had
wide experience in dealing with many
problems in connection with the pub
lie lands, mineral and timber re
sources of the western states. AS
hese are mtaters with which the in
erior department has to deal, it is ex-
,ected that Mr. Davis will be able tc
ender most efficient service by pre-
enting the western view point and
hus influencing the department in it's
olicy toward these questions of vital
interest to the west {
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-03-22
REPUBLICANS AND PRIMARY.
(Nampa Leader- Herald

A prominent direct primary repub-
lican was heard to remark the other
day that the direct primary republic
cans are already organizing the state
to control the next republican state
convention and that they expect to
succeed. If they do, he added, they
viii make an entirely new ticket
shutting off every old-hne republican.
The Leader Herald does not know
how much truth there may have been
in the gentieman's remarks, but it
does know that If he were telling the
truth he might as we'll have said the
direct primary republicans are al
ready organizing to defeat the repub-
lican party two years hence. The
old-line republicans believe in the
cardinal principles of the party and
win suffer much before they will vote
some other ticket. If the people are
let alone and of their own volition
send majority of delegates to the
favorable to a primary the
old-line republicans will bow grace
fully to the will of the majority
However if they work machine pol
itics. pack county conventions and so
succeed in controlling the state con-
vention and then steam roller that
as threatened. what could