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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
ON OUR COURTS
and THEIR POWER

exalted character as our Supreme
Court justices are assumed % be can
be depended upon 10 keep within the
true intent and meaning Of the con.
stitution. To that answer, they are
only men, human; errant, selfish, Ike
the rest Of US. The argument II thas
which has always been urged In de-
Tense of benevolent despotism. They
are no more bound 10 respect the con-
stitution than are the members Of
Congress who pass the law and the
President who signs IL. All are alike
solemnly sworn 10 support the consti-
tuition Why should this court have
power to override the legislature and
executive branches Of the govern
ment2 Nowhere does the constitu-
tion give them such power and, as
has been shown, the convention which
framed the constitution repeatedly re-
jected the proposition 10 give them
such power In any form.
A paramount judiciary" was alb
horrent 20 the makers Of the constitu-
ton. The restraint they imposed on
Congressional action was the vets
Of the President and the requirement
ef two-thirds vote to override his
veto.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
FIGHT FOR LONG
LIFE WAGED BY
UNION PAINTERS

New York k.-"Voeational disease
should be referred TO as a social
crime and not as a disease" said
Municipal Judge Pankan at mass
meeting called by union painters who
are engaged In campaign for longer
life.
AILMENTS that result from peculiar
tiles of the work done, II they can be
prevented, are ehargeable to society,"
said Judge Pankan.
"What are vocational Diseases
They may be divided into two catego-
ries: one the disease from the mate
ials used in the employment, the 9th
er the result of the environment or
condition under which the work is
performed.
"The first cause effects the other
and vice versa. The materials used
in the painters art contain in~re-
dents that attack the human body.
In the painting trade il Is not uncom.
mon for men who have not reached
the vigor Of manhood TO be suffering
from the disease Of the aged.
More than 30 per cent Of the work.
ers under the age Of %, some not
more than 25 years old, are suffering
from hardening of the arteries. Dis.
integration at the age Of 25l What
a commentary upon the life Of the
paintefl
"sixteen years before his next door
neighbor lays down his life, that Of
the painter is sacrificed. In fighting
for the 40-hour week the painter Is
fighting for his right TO live. Every
added hour of labor means more leao
in his system and a shortening OF bis
life"
The campaign Of the painters is at
tracing attention because they have
enlisted science to aid them in Their
fight for health.
These painters are maintaining
health bureau. fully equipped viii
scientific apparatus and manned bl
skilled doctors. who are educating
these workers on the dangers In thei
calling, and how to combat these con
ditions.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
ONE BIG UNION
REVEALS ITSELF
IN TRUE C0L0RS

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The
alleged revolutionary" movement
known as the one big union has linal-
IL been unmarked.
The "fevolutianisla" have been lea-
Ing members 80 fast new moves are
necessary. so these former defiant
spirits, who have so eff declared for
an npheayal of society, and caused
timid folks to quake, now ask the
legislature 10 make Il Illegal TO dis.
erlminate against them or 20 demand
that only trade union members be- EN-.
ployed.
Labor members In the legislature
refused to Introduce the bill. and the
"fevolutionlsta' were told anti.uni0n
corporations always support saen
measures.
Trade unianisis say the one big
unlonitcs have been slipping 40 fast
their measure IL, Ia reality. a notihca-
ton TO anti-unlon employers that
they have an ally.
The one big unionltaa, OF course,
olfer the usual nlibl when reaction
land fevnluslpn ARE discovered toNeih-
er.
The one big union was organized in
Calgary, In June. 1919. IL demanded
mass action and scorned contracts,
agreements or even peaceful relations
with employers.
Like all movements Of this char
aeier. II masked as an industrial
union. but In reality IL was q political
revolutionary movement. Now Il pura
and news for Legislative protection.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
TUESDAY GREAT
DAY FOR FUTURE
OF CHAMPAIGN

Next Tuesday. voters of Champaign
viii vote In an election that will
mean a lot 20 the future welfare Of
the city. Ii viii be an election to
eliminate all candidates for commits
sloners but eight. and from these
eight the four commissioners will be
chosen At an election 10 be held in
April. There being but two candi-
dates for mayor and only one for
Justice Of the peace, the election
next Tuesday will not have any effect
upon these Two offices.
lne llst OF candidates for conmis-
sloners includes business men, retired
farmers, men of no occupation, and
Two union men. Ii behooves local
voters to study this list carefully.
Select men wno stand for progress.
anu 20 20 the polls and vote for them.
This Is a public duty no man or wom-
an should neglect to perform. BE
sure you are right, then 20 ahead
Is an old saying that applies very
appropriately In this eoctlon.
OF organized labor's candidates, We
believe them To be men fully quail.
fled for the office they seek. They
are Of the progressive element, and
no doubt would administer their
duties TO the best interests of all con.
cerned.
Voters are allowed two hours by
law in which to cast their ballot, so
there is no excuse for neglecting to
do 30.
Here is list of the candidates for
the various offices. Look them over.
Pick out the progressives, discard the
reaetinnarins.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
.ONE-MAN SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT
IN UNITED STATES
Rr IOHN r. FoRp.

Justice, New York State Supreme
Court.
That the men who are clothed with
the power Of Supreme Court justices
have their own peculiar views Of life
and its problems goes without say
ing. That they are influenced by those
views in passing upon questions be.
clouded by fundamental differences
of thought in economic and sociology
is equally true.
of a select fe~ Is the view Of ma
jority of the people, yet they are per
mitted 10 decide those great questions
freighted with veal or woe 10 the mil
lions and establish their views n the
law Of the landsin place of an act of
Congress. Their decisions become the
law and in effect part of the con-
stitution itself and may not be
changed except through the difficult
and protracted process of amendment
to that instrument. Yet that is the
sort of government we are living un.
der today government where the
will of one man. as In the income tax
case, Is substituted for the will of the
people. II took sixteen weary years
of persistent effort TO amend the con.
stitution to accord with the view Of
that one man aIid 10 enact the present
income tax law.
And even that has been emaseulat-
ed by the Supreme Court in its late
decision that stock dividends are not
taxable as income. As consequence
all the big corporations have to do
now to evade paying the income tax
is to withhold The payment of divi-
dends or reduce them TO a nominal
figure, permit their earnings TO ac-
cumulate as surplus and then distrib-
ute those profts in the form of stock
dividends. The newspapers keep Us
informed Of how this unfortunate de-
cision works In practice. They report
daily the endless stream of stock
dividends ranging from 100 to 900
per cent of the capital stock which
are being declared by corporations all
over the country.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
KANSAS SAVES $500, 900
BY PRINTING TEXTBOOKS;
BEATS PUBLISHERS TRUST

By international Labor News Service.
Washington, ID. C.--Last year Kan.
sas saved 100000 to the people Of
the state through printing some Of
the text books for the schools. After
nine years Of publishing the big pub
fishing houses have ceased 10 fight
state printing Of text books. Kansas
has made it work.
Estates which are not surfeited with
political grafters, can well afford to
undertake state publication Of the
school texts" wrote a Kansas man
70 a member Of the. Oklahoma legis-
lature, adding, however, there are
few where politics Is so bad that state
publication would be Just another
opening for graft"
Students now buy books at 9S
cents that formerly sold for Sl.32.
On the other hand the state is proud
Of its plant, the printers do a good
job and get a real days wages.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
AMERICAS DRUG MENACE
FILTERS IN THROUGH NON
UNION ORIENTAL SEAMEn
NARCOTICS sauGGIFp VOL ATOMS or
skAMENS PROVISION

Washington u. contemplated
iaFoeste II
10
anenss
thus Tar have they pointed The through which
volume Of narcotic drugs that the United States brought IA by
through
times with the eonnisanee Of ships officers
Naturally
Cling fraternity are aooanon and employed because they can be
poScd a lower than white
Conditions under which drug mnsgng exists pehe only buse
lafeette enforced u1rlenR
non backed by thorough eegen into The sahe on the part q the
than other single ihng to stop The illicit importation Of heefemang
the United States.
Steamship companies which employ Oriental and which BY the
arent the
largely responsible for its nnnfoeenn reality the main factors
N the United
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
THE "WHY" OF UNIONS
Necessity Brought Them Necessity Keeps Them

ihe trade union movement is as
sohd as a rock of adamant. 1t is not
me product of any one mans brain.
II was not thought out in advance. 1t
Is neither copyrighted nor patented. 1t
grew out of necessity.
The condition of the working
masses IN the early days had become
weu nigh intolerable. They had
monthly payments for wages and
usually found themselves at the end
u the month in debt to the foreman
or superintendent of the firm for
which they worked. The work day
was limited by nature. The workers
commenced at sunrise and worked
sueii darkness interviewed. The COM
tIg Oh artificial light only added to
aelr burdens. Instead of being a
.oeilort It was used to compel them
Hork longer hours and the days
Gork then was limited to human en-
Sufanee. Exhaustion closed the work
ss wages were correspondingly
,,..1 .t11Ving under the adverse conditions
WIZ Si'n tneir frightful burden, the work
Ts Is hrst formed crude shop unions.
rHese = embryo efforts grew into unions
- ne workers in the other factories
- She town and then extended to
zee hnes and finally into national
anu International unions.
me necessity which caused the
ioncepuon and birth of the union
- Just as pressing today as it was
sn' sneh' and that very necessity will
Keep the trade union movement
alive. iHO' eine"s
a. a an former industrial depressions
;aH u periods of unemployment the un-
bsr. haEe lost In membership but they
ave ave always come back. Starting at
m:r, ma s'yen point if the general move
CON-, ne mad 100000 members at the
Tpvr,als.illiieheeement of an industrial de-
Sj;eSs!9n VI !2 it might drop to 400 900 but
inr..s4hle mn, ne return of prosperity it would
006 ateiy rebound and 90 to 70O,-
WV or SOC. 900 and so on.
" ne industrial depression and
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09

But who the deuce is this man Cos
tello?
Costello. according to the Journal of
Commerce, worked for the Associated
Ptess for seven years, did newspaper
v.ork in Chicago and other midwest
nlaces for many years and finally in
he latter part of 1919 entered active
iv into the labor movement, and
tounded the Federated Press" He
was executive head of that institution
for something less than three years.
II appears that Costello's qualifi-
cations for writing about labor were
gained during his three years .ac.
tiyity in the labor movement as chief
boium of the Federated Press, which
is not in the labor movement.
1t is still pertinent to inquire, who
the deuce is this man Costello!
Is he the man, who as head of the
Federated Press, month after month
sent out alleged news reports hostile
TO the American Labor Movement!
Is he the man who went to Berlin
10 represent the Federated Press and
who ballyhooed about the beauties OF
bolshevism. from that Teutonic point
Of vantage?
Is he the man also who from Berlin
announced that he had 1t all fixed up
with Lenine's officials so that America
could 'learn the truth" about Russia?
Is he the man who was arrested in
England and deported to the United
States?
Is he the man who went to the
Montreal convention to address labor
editors, promising them that the Fed
Grated Press, then being organized,
would be friendly to the A. F. of L.,
would be with it and could be relied
upon?
Is he the man who tried to sell
that gold brick at Montreal?
Is this the man who, having eaten
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
by JOHN X. FORD,
Justice, New York state Suprem'

By JOHN II, lDhbt
Justice, New York state Supreme
Scarcely had the child labor Law
taken effect when an inferior Federal
Judge In North Carolina declared II
unconstitutional. An appeal was
taken and the case was finally decided
In 1918 by the Supreme Court which
confirmed the uncongtitutionality Of
This great humane enactment. The
court decided five to four, Justice
Holmes writing a strong dissenting
opinion which was coneurred IN bt
justices McKenna, Brandels and
Clarke. (Hammer V. Dagenhaft, Z4I
U. S., 25i.)
Thus again the vote Of one man
thwarted the popular Will AMI pre-
sumed 10 declare and fix the pubic
policy Of the country upon this fnnda-
mental question Of safeguarding. the
health and morality Of the nations
childhood.
Again the forces Of righteousness
TOOK up the work. A new bill was
framed which in the highest expert
opinion oyercame the objections 10
the validity Of the former measure
IL passed the Congress anu INC Atei
dent signed IT, Ii In turn was de-
clared unconstitutional on the author
itv OF the Dagenhart case. BAILEY Y.
George, decided May ID, 1922 Ihis
time Chief Justice Taft wrote the pre-
vsiling opinion. He speaks with the
voice Of a sovereign when he de.
clares:
at Is the high duty and func-
ton Of this court in cases regu-
larly brought to is bar to decline
10 recognize or enforce seeming
laws Of Congress, dealing with
subjects not entrusted 70 Con
yrese, but left or committed BY
/ tbe supreme law of the land 70
the control of the states. We
cannot avoid the duty. even
though it requires US TO refuse to
give effect 70 legislation designed
10 promote the highest good"
Where, / ask, is the seat Of sover
eign power in this government undei
/ that doctrine Is it not in these nm
men appointed by the President 10
4 life Who constitute the suprem
\ Court?
II may be said that men Of sueI
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09

period or unemployment now drawing
to close it is true that the general
trade union movement has lost some
members. This is regrettable but
frightens no one familiar with past
history. /.
With returning steady employment
the movement, as it has IN the past,
will go forward with leaps and bounds
until it extends far above the NUMBER
it had at the commencement OF TINS
dull period. This process viii keep
on repeating itself until practically
all working men and women are en-
rolled under the banners OF their re-
spective unions.
At one time there were less than
$4,000 members in what IS now the
American Federation of Labor. At
the commencement of the last depres-
sion there were between 5,OOO,OO ana
5000 900 organized workers in tsls
country. At the time the next period
of stagnation sets in there VIII De
10 900 900 or 100000 or more or
ganized workers. Demonstrated facts
prove all of this.
Increased membership brings with
it new problems and gfeatef fespVL-
sibility. This responsibility must De
met and the new problems solved
Our success will be measured oy our
ability to meet the issue and the re-
sponsibility. Of the result there Is no
fear. and no misgivings and no
doubts.
The facts prove that there is no
room for Encouragement or appre-
hension. .- A.
No power on earth can destroy, the
trade union movement. The WORKERS IKE,
themselves cannot destroy IL. me
will keen il alive and constantly grow
ing. Legislation and oppression can
not destroy this mighty force for i'm
provement, and the time is coming
when no one possessed of his ngnt
senses will really want to see II oe-
stroyed.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
STATISTICS SHOW
UPWARD TREND
OF INDUSTRY

tsy International Labor News Service.
EMPLOY MtNr--sA map Of tile
employment situation in the United
States looks like leopard skin.
Dark spots indicating unemployed
alternate with light streaks where
some industries can't get enough men
20 till orders. Adjustments viii come
slowly and according to operation OF
many influences. i.aoor released from
farms has been absorbed TO lafge
degree In the East, but interference
af weather with lumber and other
industries has resulted In unemploy.
ment evils on Pacific coast. A sur
plus of 10000 wofkmen reported
from Los Angeles alone.
WAGES@~The upward movement
IN wages manifested since April,
1923, continues. There are no jumps
like those of the war period. but the
gradual increase In wages that should
be part Of sound and normal indus.
trial development will probably con-
tinue for some time.
COST OF LiyING--The cost oi
living Ii dQafu going ufN After drop.
ping almost steadily from July, 1920
until March, 1929, Il llueiuated for u
year at the low mark. Some com.
modities are still finding lower price
levels, but others, especially farm
products, are rising. Out Of do4
commodities analysed, ITO increased
slightly Ia price, if0 decreased, and
l6i manifested no change. In the
last thirty days the cost of living to
the householder has gone up ! per
cent.
PRODUCTION The largest out.
put since the boom period of 1870
Is reported for January by the Cen.
sus Bureau In cotton goods, pig iron,
steel ingots, locomotives, zinc, bl.
luminous coal, and flooring. This
production Is not piling up AZ sur
plus, either. but indications are Il Is
quickly going into consumption.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
COOPERATION.

Your store and my store
How we plan and say:
"When we swell our membership,
Won't we make it pay2
I've a plan for every man
And the women, too,
If they work and no one shirk
We can put it through.
Now this plan ! have in mind
Isn't such task;
For there are lots of laboring men
If we'll only ask
Them to sign the register,
And their money give,
For their own support and good
So we all can live.
We have application forms
Plenty, and some to spare.
Every member take one
That is only fair.
And help to swell the membership;
Make ii good and strong.
Lend a little effort
To boost the work along.
And when our workers
See our plan is right,
They will all be anxious
To help us make the fight.
Then. your store and my store
win be the best in town,
When We get the union men
To put their names all down.
So let's all pull together
And never, never stop
Till our plan has been completed
And we've gone "over the top"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
LADIES OF MOOSE
HEART LEGION
TO GIVE PLAY

The play "How The Story Grew,
will be given by the ladies of Moose
heart Legion at Moose Home, 10
Taylor street, tonight. The remain
der of the evening, after the play,
will be spent in dancing and a general
good time for the legion and is under
the direction of a committee con-
posed of Mesdames H. r. Mcdonald
A. D. Jolly, Chas. Baldridge and
Frank King.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09

the bread of Moscow, now eats the
bread of Wall Street?
Is this man known in trade union
ranks Has he standing there 4?
Men who know practically every man
OF standing and integrity from coast
to coast say they never heard of Cos
tello.
Is this new Journal of Commerce
star known among newspaper men
In the New York Newspaper Club
and the Washington Press Club,
where men congregate from the four
corners of the world, they know him
not. 1--WE bite; what's the joke ?n
they reply when asked "who the deuce
is Costello? ?" They echo, well, who
is he?"
Whoever he is, Costello is going
to tell the readers of the Chicago
Journal of Commerce and such other
papers as may buy the articles. all
about amalgamation, all about the
terrible failure of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, all about its fear
some reaction of policy, all about the
dodo bird and all about how radical
ism is coming hell bent down the
road to shake up the labor movement
and pour it out of a new mold, all
dressed up in new clothes, la Cos
tello
The Chicago Journal of Commerce
advertises that this man Costello
presents "a brand new viewpoint for
thinking business men,"
Somewhere along a trail of medic
Gritty through the Associated Press
Big Business papers, Federated Press
and Chicago Journal of Commerce
there ought to be somebody who
could tell US who the deuce Costello
is, but until that individual turns
loose his tidings we can merely go on
with the tiresome interrogation, Who
the deuce is Costello?
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
CO-OPERATORS
MEET; LADIES
PRESENT PLAY

The increasing attendance at the
fifteenth quarterly meeting of the
Twin City Cooperative Society. held
Wednesday night, is evidence that
members are taking a more active In
terest in the society than had been
manifest for some time. More than
a hundred co-operators and mem-
bers of their families were present.
The meeting was called to order by
Vice President Meneley.
Report of the auditor showed pro-
gress, with good balance on the
right side of the ledger.
c. h. Healy was elected president
to fill the unexpired term of former
President Moore. S. B. Lohman, A.
ID. Jolly and Charles Schauger were
elected directors. E. c. Smith was
chosen as auditor, and John Wheaton
was reelected as treasurer.
A committee was appointed to ar
range a joint picnic with Villa Grove
and Danville co-operators societies
to be held in the early summer, prob
ably at Crystal Lake park.
Preceding the meeting, those pres
ent enjoyed cafeteria supper, ar
idISCu ps liit
tee.
A five-scene playlet, "How the
Story Crew." was presented by the
Cooperative Dramatic Company,
composed of Mesdames S. ID. Walkup,
Terry Morrison, H. Bruno, Chas.
Schauger, d. c. Younglove, A. ID.
Jolly, c. S. Mayhem. The humorous
way in which an affair of small i'm
portance grew into an appalling
tragedy kept the audience in an up
roar for hand an hour.
Vice President Dan meneley recited
a "piece" he learned as a school boy,
entitled "Sam Jones' Battle" II
was of a humorous strain, and left
the impression that the reciter must
have been one of the leading artists
of the literary society during his
school days.
An Appropriate poem written by Mrs.
|. r. Martin was recited by that lady.
1t follows:
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
Would Stop Immigration.

Cleveland.-At a meeting of educa-
tors in this city National Comman-
der Owsley of the American legion
declared that immigration should be
stopped in this country that those now
here may be assimilated.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09

1t is reported that one of our most
exemplary citizens was arrested the
other day, charged with stealing a
Ford tire. But he was released when
he explained that he had casually
picked the thing up on the street,
thinking it was a rubber band.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
WHO THE DEUCE IS
COSTELLO? WRIGHT
WANTS TO KNOW
By CHESTER NJ. WRIGHT

Who the deuce is Z. ]. Costelog
The Chicago Journal Commerce devoa hater worship
of eNenplfed by
Val Street, playing Costello star writer on Labor
Tbjs three by
These offered for sale to all and
of follows: in
cpers Political "on Big Unen da Wins Acceptance
"Radical Is Unions"
qualified to
nes indicate well qualified; qualified he ought
known and of som consequence
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-09
conlrlbnlinn 10 Grafi.

Monopoly control Of the anthracite
industry forces the consumer TO pay
for every ton Of coal used at least
S3.61 more than fair price, the
United Mine Workers Of America
declares IN "A statement filed with the
United States Coal Commission.