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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10
ACTING TO PURGE MINERS UNION
OF SECRET FOES; Lewis GUSTS
RED" CHIEFS OF DISTRICT rs

tween yourself and your evil genius
McLachlan and your revolutionary
masters in Moscow. | can recall the
sentiments which you enunciated at a
comparatively recent meeting of the
International Executive Board at In
dianapolis, when, with the cold fe-
rocity of a five-year-old defying its
mother, you announced you were a
believer in revolution by force.
mo doubt the present strike in
Nova Scotia corresponds with your
idea of a revolution against the Brit
ish Government and in pursuance
thereof.
an consideration of these strange
facts, the international union feels
warranted in intervening for the pro-
lection of its membership and to pre-
vent the discharge of its properly as
sumed obligations.
"You may as we'll know now as at
any time in the future that the
United Mine Workers is not a politi-
cal institution and cannot be used to
promote the fallacious whims of any
political fanatic who seeks to strike
down the established institutions of
his Government.
Hits "Papier- Mache" Reds.
Neither can it be used to sustain
officers or perverted business morals
or individuals suffering from mental
alteration such as yourself and the
aggregation of papier-mache revolu-
tionists who are associated with YOU"
The Nova Scotia coal strike was a
sympathetic move in support of the
steel mill strikers of the British En-
pire Steel Corporation, Ltd. The
company had a wage agreement with
the United Mine Workers applying to
ito coal mines. When the steel work
ers struck, 5000 miners walked out
in protest against the sending of a
military force to the steel mills. Liv-
ingstone was arrested on charge of
spreading false reports" and l 400
more miners went out.
President Lewis advised Living
stone that the strike was illegal and
in violation of agreements and di-
rected that work be resumed at once,
The District Board refused to call off
the strike and a few days later Silly
Barrett Of Glaze Bay, international
representative, was sent to the dis
trict. Barrett has now been desig-
mated as provisional president of the
district and has been given full power
to reorganize the territory and gel
the men back tc work
President Lewis has twice before
revoked district charters. The first
time was in 1919, when the charter
of District Is, embracing the North.
western Canadian fields was revoked
because of the campaign waged b,
its officers for the zone big union
idea. Similar action was taker
against District IA, in the Kansas
coal fields in 1921, for participation
in an unauthorized strike under the
leadership of Alexander Howatt. In
both cases the districts were reor.
ganized by provisional officers named
| by Lewis.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10
AMSTERDAM QUESTIONS RED
SINCERITY WHILE MOSCOW
CONTINUES BORING WITHIN

held June % in Moscow. The sub
Jet Of the discussion was What shall
be the form of organization Of the
opposition within the trade unions Of
the Amsterdam international ?"
The press service apparently takes
the view that the question just quoted
was a strange subject for discussion
by an organization that has repeat
edly emphasized the necessity for a
united front" on the part Of organ
lied labor the world over. 1t says
that although the program had been
decided on some time before the
meeting, an addition was made of
the question, which the "Pravda,"
Soviet organ, explained" was "nec-
essary on account of the dissatisfac-
ton expressed by minorities on the
side of the Red international with
the inadequate form of organization"
After pointing out that there is
much talk in Russia at present about
the collapse of the Amsterdam In
ternationa" and telling of Soviet at
tacks on the Amsterdam organization,
the press service concludes its com
ment on the subject with the follow
ing scathing statement:
"Their (the Red leadersD object
was to make political CAPT
tai of the incident and to show that
all the world is at their feet. Moth
ing was heard about the interests of
the workers; the really important
thing was that the Amsterdam In
ternational should collapse, and that
all Europe should hasten to range it
self behind the standard Of the Red
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10
PROPER SAFEGUARDS
KNOCK OUT ACCIDENT
MENACE OF BUILDING
By international Labor News Service.

By international Labor News Service.
Washington. D. C.-Accidents in
building construction due TO work
men falling and being struck b. fall
ing objects can be largely reduced
or almost eliminated.
This is pointed out by the Oregon
State Labor Bureau, the Oregon In
dustrial Accident Commission and the
Oregon and Columbia River Division
Of the National Safety Council. These
three bodies, in joint statement. de-
clare that the great danger to work
men from falling and Of being hit by
falling objects Is shown by a study Of
experience in Oregon for all occupa-
tons covering period of three years.
Falls of wofkmen were responsible
for 14.69 per cent of all accidents and
caused one-eighth, or 1909 per cent
Of all actual and potential days lost
in all occupations. There were only
two other major divisions of causes
that showed a higher percentage of
frequency of occurrence.
Falling objects caused 8.95 per cent
of all accidents and 1910 per cent Of
all days lost. In one year there were
Boo accidents caused by falls of men
from scaffolds and staging, an aver
age Of more than one accident from
this cause for each work day of the
year. In this same year, there were
also los accidents caused by objects
falling from scaffolds and staging.
How most of these accidents could
have been prevented is emphasized by
pictures and description showing the
construction and safeguarding of seat
folds on a large building in Portland.
The outriggers which support the
scafolds, instead of being held at the
end by bags of sand and other inse-
cure devices are held down to the roof
of the building by timber thoroughly
braced and bolted.
The platforms on which the men
work are fenced in with strong net
ting to prevent any material from
falling on the workers or on pedes-
TRANS below. The platform is raised
by series of small winches.
"If the accident hazard was given
consideration in all cases as it has
been on this building; fatalities due
to this cause would be materially
lessened," says the report.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10
LEOPARD SHIFTS
HIS FRECkLES IN
DAUGHERTY'S CASE
BY Harrison George.

THE right of the worker to organ
ize into trade unions is as fundamen-
tai in America as the right to vote
and as well supported in law. Any
attempt to infringe that right is lille
gal"
Who do you suppose said that?
None other than Harry NJ. Daugherty,
Attorney General of the United
States, while passing through Chica-
90 enroute to the Pacific coast, where
he is to direct prosecution against
building material sdealers who refuse
to sell to contractors that employ
union labor,
Aside from the fact that it looks
more like a case of defending the
contractors than the principle Of un-
ionism, this attempt of Daugherty to
pose as a friend of labor" follows
his Nilkerson injunction too closely
TO appear to the average working
man as anything but a good jOke-a
Joke which reflects the hypocrisy of
the head Of the Department Of alleged
Justice"
Looking upon the antie of Daugh-
erty with a cold hshy eye of suspicion.
the worker sees the recent election
Of the farmer labor candidate in
Minnesota as the reason why admins
tratlon reaction now changes its spots
and appears before US as demure
coy and innocent as a forty year
two hundred pound madame of {
bawdy house when made up as LITTLE
Eva.
1t was 'legal' for the shopmen t,
organize, so it appears, but when the,
struck for a pittance of wages
Daugherty, this same unspeakahl,
peddler of pardons, said thar h
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10

BY international Labor News Service.
Washington, ID. c., July 3l.-Ac-
ton of President Lewis of the United
Mine Workers in reyoking the charter
of District 26 of Nova Scotia, Canada,
is hailed as a demonstration that
Lewis is fully determined to purge
the mine workers union of its secret
enemies" against whom the miners
executive council recently issued a
stern warning.
President Lewis did not mince
words in dealing with the situation in
Nova Scotia, where an unauthorized
strike of miners has been in progress.
He declared that the United Mine
Workers is not a political institution
and "cannot be used to promote the
fallacious whims of any political fan
attic who seeks to strike down the es-
tablished institutions of his Govern
ment." He charged that the intent of
the strike was revolutionary and de-
clared that it cannot be countenanced
by the United Mine Workers.
District President Daniel Living
stone was summarily removed from
office, as were the district vice. resi-
dent, the secretary-treasurer and a
member Of the international eXeeu-
tive board. In long telegram to
Livingstone, President Lewis said: ..
Not only did this strike interfere
with the production of coal in mines
working under agreement with the
United Mine Workers, but it resulted
in the withdrawal of enginemen,
pumpme nand other maintenance men
with resulting jeopardy to property
interests"
Referring to a telegram received
from Livingston, Lewis said that the
Nova Scotia President attempted ito
justify the unwarranted abrogation of
contract provisions by specious argu-
ment."
Denounces "Mad Adventure"
Continuing, President Lewis's tele-
gram said:
II am not unmindful that it is prob
ably a fruitless task to attempt to
reason with you in the midst of your
mad adventure, yet in your sane mo-
ments you must recognize that the
course you have been and are now
pursuing violates every tenet of youl
organization. 1t ruthlessly tramples
upon every rule of conduct of oul
union and constitutes departure
from its every tradition. Your de
liberate breach of the existing con
tract between the operators and min
ers of Nova Scotia is indefensiblt
and morally reprehensible. Your as
sault upon the laws and institutions
of your Provincial and Dominion Gov
ernments cannot be eountenanced b!
the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica."
"The official statement of the Dis
trict Executive Board that the strik,
was for political purposes is illumin
ating and gives additional proof, i
such was needed, of your true intent
have in mind that you are a self
proclaimed revolutionist. am ia
miliar with the constant intrigue be
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10

would "use the power of the govern
ment" to aid the open shop drive
and he did! 1t was legal for union
men of the shop crafts to use the
mails, the telephone and telegraph,
to walk the streets. to assemble and
talk together, but when they struck
Daugherty called ON a servile Judge
to deny those rights and such an or
der has been made permanent"
while Daugherty only last week stat
ed, with all the conceit of King
Canute, That "There will never be an.
other big railroad strike"
No, Mr.. Daugherty; we cannot be.
lieve you. The splotches on your hide
go clear through to your black heart
As long as the 100000 shopmen of
this country lie PROSTATE in defeat,
with their unions shattered and their
families scattered and starving, as
long as you persist in holding politi-
cal prisoners in Leavenworth, no pose
of friendship OF even of impartiality
can blot out the fact that you are 4
bloody-fanged beast of the jungle.
trained and anxious to throttle labor
in the interests of big business.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10
Enjoin Garment Workers.

Baltlmore.-Garment workers on
strike in this city have been handed
the usual labor injunction. These un-
ionists are affiliated with the Inter
national Ladies Garment Workers
union. They want the union shop
and the establishment of living con-
ditions to replace the present haphaz-
ard work system.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10

>, Trenton, N. J.-Colonel Lewis T.
Bryant, New Jersey state commits
sioner OF labor. died suddenly in this
city. The deceased official was a tar.
get Tor politicians, who would Gust
nm Tor party purposes, but through
merit the. commissioner survived var
ious administrations.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10
Unemployment in Austria.

Unemployment continues to de-
crease slowly in Vienna and other in
dustrial eenters of Austria. The
number of persons drawing the gov
eminent unemployment dole dropped,
in Vienna, from 1880 in February,
1923, to 70,075 in May, 1923, while
the total of this class in Austria fell
from 17S,147 to 122,353 during the
same period.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10
Steel Strike.

Approximately 2,7O0 men walked
out of the plant of the Dominion
Steel Corporation of Sydney. Nova
Scotia, on June %, leaving the works
IN a state of idleness. Refusal of
the directors to grant an increase in
wages and TO recognize the CHECK
OFT" system were given as causes of
the walk-out.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10
Home Building in New Zealand

According TO a recent statement of
the Prime Minister, there is prob
ability of fund approximating 81
100000 being raised by the govern
ment for the aid of persons desiring
to build homes. Under the proposed
plan, it is said that the government
may advance IS per cent of the cost
price of the homes which applicants
seek to have erected.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10

On June 18th, 1923, the wholly un-
employed on the live registers totalled
approximately 10000, which was
an increase Of 1888 over the proceed
ing week. Wages of the railway and
transport workers have been reduced
by two shillings a week on account
of the decrease in the cost of living.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10

Sacramento, Cal.-After a long
fight the legislature has placed fee
charging labor agencies under state
control. The movement was backed
by organized labor and progressive
citizens In every other walk of life.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10
InemnloYmeni.

Unemployment in Switzerland is
showing a steady improvement, the
May, 1928, total of unemployed per-
sons being 30,22S, or 5,2S4 less than
the April, 1928, total, and 40,s72 un-
der May, 1922.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10
Unemployment in Sweden

There were $4,000 unemployed per-
sons in Sweden on May /, 1923, as
compared with $4,000 on April 1, and
$4,000 on March /, 1928, of whom
metal and machiIE wcRkers formed
the largest trade proportion.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-10
COMMUNISTS LAUD
workers" PARTY

!. New York.-That the alleged I.
]. workers" party in the United .
!. States is communist group, .
! but lacks the nerve to so declare /.
]. itself, is again proven by this .
]. message in the Worker, which .
!. is published in this city b" the L.
!. central executive committee of .
]. workers party: .
! ''The workers party has .
i received the following COM .
I. munication from Gregory .
i Zinoviev, chairman of the &.
j executive committee of the 4.
!. communist international: .
ITO the workers party .
]. of America and all its lang .
]. uage federations: Dear .
!. Comrades: 1t is with great .
+ pleasure that the commun- g..
]. list international has learned .
!. of the progress that the /.
i workers party has made in /.
I. the past few months. We .
i are truly gratified at the =.
! militant spirit that has L.
!. manifested itself in the par .
+ ty since the second conven- .
+ ton in December, 1922. .
!. The unity of spirit, the de- .
]. termination to work and .
]. the general tactics to be ap- .
! piled, augur that, in the .
!. near future, the workers .
+ party will mature to one of .
i the truly communist mass .
J parties of the world" .
I. London, England.-By a card .
+ vote of 2,SS0,000 to 100000 .
!. votes, the British labor par .
!. ty has again rejected the atrili- .
!. alton of the communists. .
Observation-Disclosures.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-13
SHORT MEN

Jack Johnson, the przefghter estifes in legal hear
ing New York that he is Railways afraid of smaller man.
Johnson says big worries him. but that small
men are dangerous than big because they
cunning
"They around your legs quicker, lamens Jack.
Boxing fans elaborate this into discussion of the
relative Importance of weight and punch compared with leg
work. and speed in general.
All of us apply the idea to everyday lfe-the OF
quick decision and swift action beating the of big
standing, much influence and great power.
Most of us, if had to face Jack Johnson in fight
would rather be eight feet tall and tip the scales at 25O
pounds, instead of the small man who annoys him.
Nevertheless Jacks views should increase the sefconf
dence of the gentlemen who have to stand tptoes in
crowd to the grdemonsraor in the drug store window
The secondary Importance of size strength has been
recognized by the philosophers since before Socrates
] Napoleon, "the little Corporal" short
And know how elephant is terrified by mouse
Size and strength secondary to speed and brain
And of all human forces brain power is the mighest.
Charles Darwin of the most powerful men that
lived physical weakng, spending all but few hours
a day in bed during his most creative period
child of Is could have knocked Darwin through the
ropes. He couldn't carry pail of water block without
colapsng Yet Darwin exerted greater power than all
the prize fighters that ever lived
Foolish young men, vanity Boosting, Feel my muscle
will realize later life that what really counts is BRAIN not
Drawn.
The truly wise will develop both brain and Drawn.
Together they make unbeatable team.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-13
FAIRLY SWIFT JUSTICE

Execution of Mrs. Edith Thomp-
son and Frederick Bywaters in
London for murder, in spite Of the
petition Of more than 100000 per-
sons that Bywaters be spared,
makes it useful to compare the
murder rates of the United States
and England The homicide rate
of England and Wales was 85-10O
per 100000 inhabitants each year
fer the ten-year period, 1904 to
1913, the latest available figures
In the same time the average an
nual rate in the United States was
591, more than six times as great.
The rate in England and Wales is
higher than in Japan. Jamaica, the
province OF Ontario, Norway, Den
mark or Scotland, the last named
country having the lowest in the
world, 34"100.
The only countries having 4
higher rate, at latest accounts.
than the United States were Hun
gary, 7.S4, and Cuba, $50. Since
then the United States has in
creased its homicide ratio greatly.
reaching 9.3 in 1921. more than
any ether country in the world. as
so far reported. Italy is unjustly
blamed for having many murders,
but its rate was only ST. when the
United States had attained 5.91
eight years ago.
England's maudlin sentimental
lists made a great cutlery against
the hanging Of the man in the
Thompson case, but gave little at
tention to the woman. From the
character of the protests made,
there was no question of the guilt
of both, each of them implicated
the other, directly or indirectly.
1t is interesting to note that the
murder was committed October 4,
1922, and the execution followed in
three months and five days, al
though much evidence had to be
collected, the trial was sensational
and appeals were made to the
higher court and to the Home Of
flee for pardon. The English may
be twitted as slow in some ways,
but their justice is reasonably
speedy.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-13
SUPREME COURT
FROM WARD COUNTY


f. R. Sinkler, plaintiff and re-
spondent,
Curly Sinkler, defendant and APP
pellant.
SYLLABUS:
1. The defendant secured a decree
of divorce against the plaintiff in
the district court of Ward county,
March 20, 1917, upon the ground 81
desertion; was given the custody of
the three minor children, and under
written agreement settling their
property rights and the amount Of
alimony to be paid defendant,
(Which agreement was approved by
the court and made part of the de-
cree) she was allowed $500 as per-
manent alimony, $3.50 as counsel
fees and 1925 per month during her
lifetime, said monthly paymets not
to be Increased or diminished at
any time by any court upon the ap-
plication of either party, and that
in case of default Of payment of any
of said sums the agreement to be
construed by the court assa confess
sion of the judgment on the plain
tiffs part, and the court authorized
to enter judgment for any INSTALL
ment unpaid, upon the ex parte appli-
cation, of the defendant.
In January, 1922, the plaintiff be-
ing in arrears in his payments of al
imony, the defendant secured from
the district court Of Ward county an
order upon the plaintiff to show
cause as to why he should not be
adjudged guilty of contempt of court.
The plaintiff answered ard prayed
that contempt proceedings be dism;s-
sed; that the original decree he
modified and that he be allowed TO
pay the defendant $1,000 in lieu OF
the $225 per month agreed nro-, and
that the payment Of. this fixed sum
spread over 4 period Of years, ba 5:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-13
FIFTY.DOLLAR BILLS

Commenting on counterfeit fifty
dollar bills, now said to be in cir
culation, a highly-paid editorial
promoter of discomfort in this
country, who seeks to discourage
the masses of the people in the in
terest of socialistic heresies, says:
Fifty millions of Americans
need not worry about the
counterfeits. They never had,
never will have, fifty dollars
at one time"
Could anything more mischiev-
Gus be given wide publicity among
people who read every day sensa-
tional, colored news, and editorials
which constantly impress upon
them the idea that they are VIC
tins of a vicious government and
of repacious and predatory bust
ness?
Suppose this editor, instead OF
declaring in effect that not one
half of the American people will
ever have as much as fifty dollars
had said this:
Every American boy, every
American girl, in employment,
may, in few weeks, by saving
and thrift, possess genuine
$50 bill. Every American man
who works and saves may have
not only one $50 bill, but many
of them. This is the land OF
opportunity. This is the one
country where industry and
thrift bring the greatest re-
wards to all who practice self
denial; where the poor family
of Today becomes the rich
family of Tomorrow if it saves
and is industrious"
That is the exact truth, proved
by the lives Of hundreds of thou
sands. But nothing Of that sort
comes from the source now under
criticism. To it all prosperity is
built on fraud and oppression, and
wealth is never honestly earned
1t teaches, not that comfort must
be earned, but that government
should provide ito the indolen1
and extravaganza. equally with the
industrious and thrifty-a wicked
doctrine contrary to all human ex'
perience since history began
Chicagos Journal Of Commerce.