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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28
CONTRACT PRISON LABOR
hit In OKLAHOMA; OTHER
STATES WAR ON SYSTEM

b.. Iafernational Labor News Service.
sbington, ID. C.-The Governor
okIsboma mas terminated the shirt
.szsrf at the Oklahoma State pris-
mis- victory over system of
....s. and exploitation of human be-
--.. i the first since the eneroach-
.Ie.. Of contract convict labor upon
H. free labor market became serious
a fae months ago and both manu>ae-
-lffs' organizations and labor organ
.IttIans Joined hands to fight a COM
r6H economic evil.
Thsy were joined by the National
Committee on Prisons and Prison
.bsr and other social agencies who
I've apposed 10 the contract system
If convict labor as social evil. Poll
,i.i5Hs are fast learning that they
s,s an the wrong track in assoeiating
themselves with the prison eontrae-
Tie unfair competition of prison
Labor is most serious TO garment
r,qanfaeturers at present because of
tie concentration of prison labor in
garment manufacture. Ironically
enough production of prison contrac-
ian. is particularly heavy in work
.6jrts which are bought by workmen
0bo are ignorant or are misinformed
about the source of the product.
TIE union label does not appear on
shirts manufactured in prisons.
4 strenuous fight is being
waged against further encroach-
ment upon free American insti-
tutions by the slave system of the
prison contractors.
In Utah the Manufacturers Asso-
citation is bringing legal action to pre-
vent the state from turning its prison
labor over to the Reliance Manufac-
turing Company. This is the big con-
tract convict labor trust whose busi-
ness has expanded so rapidly under
unfair competitive methods that free
manufacturers have been driven out
of business. The manufacturers are
corresponding with the American
Federation Of Laborabout methods of
carrying on the fight.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28

autOcratlC aS It's predecessors Is shown
BY this statement in the first issue Of
lis official journal tThe Labor Herald,
March, 1929:
One Of tie la,es. sud greatest achieve.
nents uf working class thinking, due chiefly
IL the experiences iu Russia Is cleal oude'.
standing Of he Fundamental proposition thai
the fate Of al labor organisations et every
country depends primarily unoa thC activities
Of a minute minority scattered Df}tghaut the
great organized mas,es el sluggish WORKERS
These live spirits are The natural head Of
The working class She driving fofee ot the labof
movement They sIe lie ,n'Y eHes VIM really
understand whai he laaoI stiegsle means and
who have practical plans for is prosecution
Note the impudence and superior
ity of these revomtionists. who say that
only they understand the labor move
ment, and that they are the natural
head of the working class"
What would happen to a trade
union executive if he assumed this
autocratic pose?
There can be no compromise be-
tween trade unionists and revolution
lists who would play cat and mouse with
the organized workers.
Trade unionists do not believe it is
a Fundamental proposition" that they
should be led into n revolution by
minute minority" of Give spirits who
have been scattered throughout the
great organized masses of sluggish
workers.
The organized workers can see no
difference between a working class au-
tocrat and Garyism.
The organized worker will trust no
one with his liberty. He makes no
choice between the industrial autocrat
and the revolutionist who tells him: 81
am the natural head Of the working
class"
He will federate his unions as fast
rs the collective intelligence of himself
and associates will permit, but no "mi-
mute minority of Give spirits" will
lead him into their madman's upheaval.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28

Providence. x. 1.-The red tape
and departmental regulations under
which government workers are en-
ployed waa shown at the convention
Of the National Association of Letter
Carriers when resolution to improve
the condition. Of substitute letter car
riers was being debated.
One Of the delegates, LueieH u. Bos.
worth of Orange, Mass. told the con
Yention he was substitute for 10
years and "A regular carrier for six.
Under present regulations he said he
WAS not considered as having served
20 years, and therefore was Ineligible
for retirement benefits, though he had
worked for the postal department for
a quarter Of century,
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28

aetcH Ne have heen enabled % So.
operate in many eudeasefs for the
mutual hccHhs II our peoples. The
etlielal action ef eur government Is
the haal and satisfying seal upan the
friendship thar eur respective peoples
have never ceased to feel We look
forward With Nau % neW opnefiunl-
ties u mutual service and helpful
ness in the cause Of human freedom,
Justice and democracy
SAMUEL SoMrERS.
president.
American Federation Of Labor"
The secretary of the Mexican Fed.
Grafton Of Labor sent . President
Gompefs message y follows
Mexico CITY, September 1. t9ss.
Samuel Nompers, President,
American Federation Of Labor,
Washington. d. G,
"ln view nf McNieois recognition
hy the United States government
have the honor to extend eengIaiula-
lions In behalf af the organized work.
ers uf Mexico for the intelligent and
successful negotiations Of representa-
tives Of both governments. aud 10 eN.
prVss our recognition Of The efforts
which You and your colleagues had
been making for long time 10 the
same end.
"ffaternails,
"EnuARnO MoNEnA,
"General Secretary Of the Mexican
Federation Of Labor
In addition President 6ompsrs sent
telegrams of congratulations To Sec,
retarN Of State Hughes and to pIesis
dent ohfegon Of Mexico.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28

The leading newspaper ii Idaho is
conducting a powerful agitation 10
dnve the contractors out Of that state.
The Garment Workers of Houston.
Texas, have started a campaign To
prevent the Reliance Company Of Chi
eago from securing a contract for the
manufacture of clothing in the Texas
State penitentiary. The Reliance
Company is using full pages Of adver-
tlslng IN the newspapers TO introduce
the Big lank' >workshir.t They
say thlsi Is Americas biggest name
in workshirts." They list 252 town.
In South Texas where this shirt can
be bought and eighty-siN stores in
Houston alone where this shirt is
carried.
As rapidly as possible the Alloea-
ton Committee of the National Com
mittee on Prisons and Prison Labor
is comforting with the different state
governments TO introduce an eeonom-
ically sound system of employing
prisoners that will forever eliminate
the vicious contract system.
The Governor of Virginia, where
the contract system is slated to go as
soon as other employment can be ar.
ranged for the prisoners. has ap-
pointed Leroy Hodges, Deputy GOV
ernor of Virginia, and Mr.. Boyd,
president of the Prison Board and
Central Purchasing Officer Of the
state, to represent Virginia on this
ALLEGATION Committee to meet as soon
as possible.
The Governor of Colorado has
written the National Committee on
Prisons and Prison Labor for recon-
mendations on how to employ prison
ers and distribute their products
without using the prison contractors.
He also is interested in the work of
the Allocation Committee and how it
proposes to allocate idustries among
different states so that the prisoners
may be employed and so that their
product may not be sold on the open
market in competition with free labor
and free industry.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28
Oppose Price li,sst.

Madison. Wia."Not one cent Of
the increase In wages granted miners
should be pasaed on to the consum-
.er," declared Governor Blaine Of this
state In letter TO Governor Pinchot
Of Pennsylvania.
The Wisconsin governor was reply.
ing to request Of Governor Pinehot
that state executives net to prevent
coal price RouginR.
Governor Blaine has directed the
Wisconsin railroad commission and
the state department Of markets 60
act within their powers IN an effort
to prevent any unlusiiiied nriee In
crease for anthracite. Broad reRula-
tory powers are provided IN the state
Marketing law.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28
Paper Makers Stick.

Albany, n Y.--The strike Of or
ganized paper makers against the ln-
ternational paper company II now in
its third year.
That the company feels the effect
Of this remarkable solidaritv against
low wages Is shown by its appeals TO
individual unionists. The company
has been forced to sDeed 40 their
strikebreakers, and this gentry i.
leaving In large numbers.
The strike has been marked b.
many labor injunctions, but these
have failed to break the strike.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28

New York-The Wall Street Jour
nal prints this telegram from Youngs-
town, Ohio.
despite adjustment Of 12-hour
day by steel industry there continues
an ample supply of workmen. Some
departments report more men avail
able than are needed
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28
BAERFACTS---
BY ]. NJ. BAER, The Congressman -Cartoonist.
international Labor News SefrIee)
Big Biz Started Something

The fact privilege government officials boards and
special interests again confirmed by
statement Of the United Mine Workers Of America
The Union attacks the l. s. Coal Commits
strikes reading very much IKE we'll
prepared the nonnon btumnous coal operators
Those operators the statement said should imne-
vote Of thanks to the COM
mission report which asserted clearly attempts TO place
upon the Workers Of America the blame Tor what nap
pensi in these non-unioH fields.
why did commission asked declare the nog,unon
the law the Constitution TO
s force and coercion to from voluntarily asserting
their rights to affiliate with labor unont
The commission very well that the only reason that the
oanzed miner of Virginia been organized long
Is that private armed guards there for the purpose
of seeing 10 il that do get opportunity to Join the
union
Il seems hat commissions other government bodies write
Not until the workers and
farmers unite politically and together demand proportional repen
Courts oil boards ana D'h se
and federa-can they expect TO obtain square deal
Big Business originated bloc idea An aroused and en-
people going 10 hnsh II. hE pVsieae "i "a "
started il!
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28

Scranton, Pa.-By q vote that was
practically unanimous anthracite mine
workers Of the three districts have
ratified the new wage agreement ma
gotiated by President Lewis and asso-
ciates. The miners executive, Vice
President Murray and other speakers
explained the new agreement.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28

Washington Preliminary figures
issued by the United States bureau Of
labor statistics Indicate small change
in employment during August as com
pared with July The decrease was
but one-ffth Of / per cent. The
total amount paid in wage increased
segen-tenths per cent.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28
Resist Lower Rates.

,.. Ne" 1ork.-Anthracite roads will
dse stun opposition to Governor Pin
t-''' ~ s proposal that freight rates for
s-. s'-s commodity be lowered. The man.
-ssIs -..!.., have appointed a SQUAD of high
iced ICED lawyers to appear before the
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
MUST RECOGNIZE UNIONS
FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE

= Oshkosh, Wis, Sept. 27-"We :.
!. can not have industrial peace or ,
!. national prosperity until the Z.
y employers of labor frankly +.
!. recognize the workers right 10 Z.
!. organize and freely choose his :,
!. representatives in the same way ,
!. that he chooses his representa- .,
= tives in government, said Rev. Z.
!. +. j. Haas, Ph.D., of St. Francis =,
= seminary, Milwaukee, in La :
!. Dor day speech in this city. Z.
= The speaker declared that col :
\. lectiye bargaining is both natur- :,
!. al and necessary. ut is natural ;
!. because it is in the nature Of ;
!. human beings that those who Z.
!. have coumon aims and likes :
= and aspirations should unite 10 ;
:. advance their common inter >
- ests," he said. .
!. Collective bargaining is nee >
=. essary because the individual .
= wage contract is very often no 4.
:. contract at all. 1t Is frequently .
:. invalid and unjust because it /.
..- lacks the free consent Of the .
=. worker. When a laborer accepts .
=. any wage that is offered him be- :
:. cause his family needs food or .
- clothing or medicine, he Is the =
!. victim Of force. Moreover, the .
- worker who is obliged to bar .
= gain individually often accepts a :
:. rate Of pay less than the going =
=. market rates simply because he =
=. does not know what the market .
=. rates are"
!.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28
Strike For Sanitation.

New York.-Sanitary material 10
work with is one of the demands Of
500 striking upholsterers in this city.
Other demands include the union shop,
the 44-hour week and a living wage.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28
MeSorley Elected.

Cedar Rapids. Iowa.-President Me-
Sorley was reelected by the conven-
ton of the international Lathers'
union, held in this city.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28
Musicians Gain.

Rochester, N. Y.-Organized musi-
clans in this city have raised wages
s. a week
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28

The Soviet Government, however,
did not lose any opportunity to take
credit If it could, for the food we
distributed. On one occasion hun
dreds Of hungry children had been
brought together into "A schoolroom
for a demonstration in connection
with the Government anti-religious
crusade.
A Soviet official asked the children
If they were hungry and when they
replied that they were, he said:
Pray 10 God for food" They prayed
and in a short time the official said;
Have you no food yet ?" OF course
the children answered mo" Pray
again; pray harder" said the official,
aud in little while again asked if
foo dhad come, and again the chill
dren answered NO" Then, said the
official, pray to the Soviet Govern
ment for food" While the famished
little ones were doing so. curtains
were pulled back from a stage at the
end of the room, revealing the store
oil American foodstuffs. The answer
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28
S0vIETS NOT BACKWARD
IN CLAIMING CREDIT FOR
AMERICAN RELIEF WORK

Extracts from article in New York
Times Of Aug. 5, 1928, by Major
Philip Mathews, U. S. A. tretired),
who spent two and a half years in
Russia with the American Relief Ad-
ministration.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28

autoeratic rs its predecessors is shown
BY this statement in the first issue of
It's official journal THE Labor Herald,
March. 1921:
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-15
L You Need Z Medicine
You Should Have the besi

Have you ever stopped to reason why
II is that so many products that are eI.
teniively advertised, all at once drop out
Of sight and are soon forgotten, The
reason ia plain-the article did not fulfill
the promises Of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to q medicine
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, a. like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited to those who are in need Of it.
A prominent druggist says, take for
example DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, q
preparation l have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many Of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has 70 large 4
sale"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony Of Thousands who have
used the preparation, the success Of DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact,
20 many people claim, that il ful6lls al.
most every wish in overcoming kidney.
liver and bladder ailments, corrects uri.
nary troubles and neutralixes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
You may receive q sample bottle Of
Swamp Root by parcel post. Address Dr..
Kilmer 4 Co., Finghamton, N. Y, and
enclose ten cents; also mention this paper.
Large and medium size bottles for sale at
all drug stores Advertisement.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-15
Woman RsIons Over Island.

A lost Pacific island whose several
natives are ruled by q white woman
has been discovered by an English sur.
vey ship, according to a report from
San Francisco. The woman, widow
Of an Australian, went to the island
In the fur South Pacific, which IL called
Bardoa, years ago. in the hope that
missionary work would serve to as.
suage grief over the loss Of her husband.
and now she is recognized as the high
prlestess and supreme ruler Of the Is.
land. The only other white inhablt.
ants Of the island, according to the re.
port. are an English author. his wife,
and an Irish servant woman.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-15
Strictly Business.

Henry" said his employer, sternly,
you did not expect me back again this
morningi"
mo, air." said Henry.
Il suppose you are aware that when
I came In l caught you kissing the
typiatT" And his employer glared at
him angrily.
"Yes, SIR" replied Henry. without
blushing, but II you remember, sir,
you told me to be sure and do all your
work while you were away."-Stray
Stories.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-15
Channels Gives Little Leather,

The chamois, which disports Itself
on the mountains, has nothing to do
with the bulk Of the chamois leather
which we all known. The latter Is
really the lining Of sheepskins, which
is stripped Of and treated by special
process to render 1t soft and pliable.
Only a very small proportion Of this
leather Is obtained from the chamols.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-15
WASHINGTON

Secretary Of the Interior Work per.
formed one Of his first official acts
when lie took over historic piece of
ground In the states OF Utah and Colo.
rado, set aside in Il proclamation is
sued by President Harding on March
2, TO he preserved for posterity. This
ground has been designed ms a nation.
al monument and the Indian word
"Ilovcnweep," meaning deserted val.
ley Is the name that has been given
1t.
The country now faces the unaccus,
toned prospect Of nine months with
out session OF Congress. The Sixty.
seventh Congress has passed into his,
tory.
A law and half day for 62l days
was the record OF the Sixty.seventh
Congress, Frank ". Mondell of Wyo-
ming, retiring Republican House lead
er said in statement inserted in the
Congressional record.
The federal farm loan board, at the
conclusion Of Il three-day conference
with the federal land bank presidents,
gave assurance that farmers Of the
country will have the benefit of the
government financial aid, authorized
In the recently enacted rural credits
legislation, by the time the spring
planting begins.
Gov. Thomas W. Hardwick an.
nounced at Atlanta, Ga, that he would
accept an appointment as special as
slstant United States attorney general
at the expiration Of his term us COVER
nor OF Georgia. Governor Hardwick's
term US chief executive Of Georgia will
expire on the fourth Wednesday In
June, when lie will be succeeded by
Clifford NJ. Walker, who was elected
in the general election last fall.
City detectives have been detailed to
investigate fire which did damage
estimated at several thousand dollars
in an annex to the government print.
ing office. Firemcn reported that
they found separate fires burning
simultaneously on two floors and were
unable to discover the cause.
ClaudIus II. Huston, assistant secre-
.ary of commerce. has resi- gned to be-
come president OF the World Com
merce Corporation, new oil company
in process Of organization, which will
operate In South and Central America.
ttis salary will be 100000 year,
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-15
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
EIoN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DolNGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN

Organization Of the Brotherhood Ma
tlonal Bank Of Spokane is expected to
be completed soon.
Fulcan's pipe was out again and
Lassen peak, after sp0uting smoke and
steam for more than two hours has
resumed the same peaceful exterior 1t
has borne for many months.
The House OF the Arizona Legisla-
ture at Phoenix, by vote Of 81 to ~,
with two members absent, defeated Il
resolution calling for the unqualified
ratification Of the Colorado river com
pact.
\ charge Of first degree murder has
been filed In Vancouver. Wash,
against George Edward Whitfield, in
an attempt to establish his alleged
connection with the murder of l-year,
old Anna Nosko while the child was
on her way home from school.
Three members of the California
Legislature and one former member
were among those held up by five
masked bandits and robbed of several
thousand dollars In cash and Jewelry at
the Dreamland Cafe, road house
twenty-four miles from Sacramento.
The cigarette law which In recent
weeks has made Utah famous has been
80 amended by the State Legislature
as to make the measure entirely out OF
the freak class. Under the law as
amended, the sale Of cigarettes and
the other forms of consumable tObac.
co Is authorized under a license sys,
ten. But the advertising Of cigarettes
Is prohibited and the advertising OF
other forms Of tobacco Is authorized
only In newspapers.
Discussion and possible revision OF
the Colorado river compact will be the
object Of conference Of the League OF
the Southwest to be held ut Santa Bar.
bara for five days early in May, 1t Is
announced by the Santa Barbara
VI
ence Is expected to be attended by
more than 1000 delegates, the COVER,
nors OF California, Colorado, Arizona,
New Mexico, Nevada and Utah, Secre,
tary Of Commerce Hoover and other
cabinet officials.
Eluding revenue cutters which for
days have been patrolling the heads,
and dry agents who have been watch,
Ing the coast line, u twO-masted auxll,
larry schooner from Vancouver slipped
into San Francisco bay and succeeded
in landing a rich rum cargo of 1,OOU
cases Of imported whisky, valued at
100000. A fleet Of auto trucks were
waiting at Lugana cove as the scho0n.
er slipped in the Golden Gate and
hove 10 close by the army transport
docks
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-15
The CutIeura Toilet Trio.

"S ~Sss 'S'Ss ssSs
Having cleared your skin keep It clear
BY making Cutlcura your everyday
toilet preparations Tie Soap to cleanse
and purify. the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
Without them.-Advertisement.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-15
A Friend No LONGER,

Brown (showing friend hlt carl
I don't say she's much to look at, but
you should see the way she takes &
hill.
Friend fcallousfy)-Up or down?
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-15
Period,

"They say her house Is furnished
with period furniture" commented
Hank Ippank.
"Sort of early Pullman effect" 70
sp0nded Herb Blurb.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

Photography OF this sort truly de-
serves place among the fine arts.
x
THE American Museums Associa-
L. tion holds it's annual meeting this
week at Charleston, S. c. Delegates
representing the several museums of
the country will meet here in Wash
ington on the afternoon of April 8
and proceed by train to Charleston,
arriving early on Wednesday morn
ing. Delightful entertainment is
promised in addition to the interest
ing papers to be presented at the
regular sessions to be held in the
Charleston Museum This meeting
will be concluded by a house party
on the South Santee river Saturday
and Sunday
The president of the American AS
sociation of Museums is Frederick
Allen v hitting, director of the Cleve-
land Museum of Art. But the Asso-
citation is planning to establish per-
;nanent headquarters in Washington,
and has been Hospitality offered ac-
comodations by our National Mu-
scum.
X x
A T the same time that the Museums
Association is meeting in Charles
ton the College Art Association of
America will be meeting in Boston, at
the Museum of Fine Arts and at the