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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Labor Shortage Cry
In West is Not True

Observation-Disclosures the unem-
ployment situation is not as severe
as last Winter, there are large num-
Der of idle men here in Washington
and throughout the west" said w.
M. Short, president of the Washing
ton state federation of labor, in a
letter to President Gompers.
The western unionist reports on a
campaign started by the strike-bound
Great Northern railroad to interest
fasteners to go west. Secretary OF
State Hinkle is assisting this move
,ment and has forwarded to Washing
ton citizens cards to send to relatives
in the east asking them to come west.
President Short writes that the eff
forts of Mr.. Hinkle can be neutral
lied, because Washington citizens
are acquainted with conditions.
"But if any Misrepresentation are
being made through the public press
in the east" he says, "thev should
be counteracted, as there are large
numbers of idle men here in Wash
ington and throughout the west and
no jobs of any kind are available
Although the unemployment situation
is not as severe as it was last winter,
there are no jobs other than for
strikebreaking purposes, available on
the railroads."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
COAL PROBLEM
MINE WORKERS OFFER TENTA.
TIVE PLAN
Not Government Ownership, But
Operation of the Mines by Joint
Commission Directed by a
Cabinet Official

New York-A tentative plan to
nationalize the coal mines of this
country, as worked out by the nation
alization research committee of the
United Mine Workers of America,
was made public by c. ]. Golden,
president of district No. 8, United
Mine Workers, at meeting in this
city.
The plan is no government owner
ship as popularly understood, but
provides for the operation OF the
mines by a joint commission. The
total cost of taking over the mines
is placed at $4,500,000,00O. This is
based on estimates by coal owners and
the government.
The properties and fixing of prices
would be under control of a federal
interstate commission OF mines. dl-
rected by a cabinet official to be
known as secretary of mines. The
commission would be appointed part
ly by professional and industrial asso-
Citations, and partly by the president
1t would include fact finding, scientific
determination of costs, price flxlng
and similar duties.
The mines would be operated by a
national mining council, composed OF
three groups, representing the finan-
cial. technical and administrative
heads of the industry; the miners and
coal consumers. Members of the coun-
Gil would be appointed by the federal
commission of mines from nOmina-
tions made by the groups represented.
Wages would be considered a first
charge on the industry, that an Amer
lean living standard is assured. The
preamble of the proposal presents
this Justification:
"The coal industry has been so dis
organized and mismanaged that the
situation in recent years has ap-
proached what big business and stand
pat senators describe as a 'catas-
trophe.' Intelligent men, with the
welfare of the industry at heart,
agree that the game is up'-the came
of speculative profits, over-produc-
ton, shortages, sky-high prices, un-
employment, gunmen, spies, the muir
der of miners, sullen, desperate
public. Unless unification and order
enter the industry, there will be a
blow-up somewhere, followed by dras-
tic, angry and frenzied legislation.
"The American kingdom of coal is
today in as chaotic and explosive a
condition as the states of Europe. No
single constructive suggestion has
come from the operators. No leading
idea has come from the public. The
public is feeling intensely, but is not
vet thinking wisely.
"The operators have a fresh ex-
nlahation for the annual crisis as
often as it rolls around. One year it
is car shortage, another year high
wages. then the war, then government
interference. Of thought-out plan
remedy, they have none."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
N. Y. C0SSACkS
AN ACTIVE MOVE TO ABOLISH
THE WHOLE GANG
National and State FederatiOns of La
Dor Will Meet in Effort to Stamp
Out This Blot on Liberty

New York-The American Fedora
ton of Labor, in conjunction with the
New York State Federation of Labor,
has begun campaign to- abolish the
New York state constabulary. Both
the national and the state labor bodies
are training their biggest guns on
the "cossack" organization which
throughout it's existence has been
used as strikebreaking, union-crush-
ing, head-smashing instrument at the
behest of employers.
A good deal more than the issue of
state cossacks or no state cossackb is
involved in the fight the trade union
organizations have undertaken in this
state. The outcome will make plain
Just how strong organized labor is IN
New York and how effective or in
effective the A. F. of l.. "reward your
friends defeat your enemies" polio
has been here.
The union labor vote both in New
York city and New York state, inso-
far as the leaders could control it,
was delivered to Governor-elect Smith
and for the most part to Democratic
candidates. "Non-partisan political
strength of the unions was eXerted to
help elect Smith and the Democratic
state ticket, in return for certain
promises and half-nromises-includ-
ing some good jobs.
The drive against the constabulary
is being opened by the A. F. Of l..
through an appeal which is being sent
to all central bodies and affiliated
unions in the state to cooperate and
to furnish evidence against the cos
sacks, and by the state federation
through a committee which is pre-
~aring data to submit to Governor
Smith.
at would seem," says a statement
issued by the state federation, that
when Governor Miller created two
extra troops, his pretext was that
more game wardens We're needed. II
also became evident that prepara-
tions were made to handle all of the
game that might develop with the
various shop crafts strikes, street
railway and other industrial struggles
"If the ordinary peace officer at
tempted to enforce the law with the
methods used by the state constab-
ulary, there would Immediately be OPP
position and antagonism to the law,
These men are trained like men going
into battle instead of preserving the
peace. Their tactics, as proved by af-
fidavts, are to ride down in fury
of beast and rider upon some unsus-
pecting citizen or striker and beat him
into submission-particularly where
there is a strike that involves workers
who do not speak or understand Eng
lish."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
More COunterfeiting
In Bootleg Business


Washington-The bootleg liquor bus
mess has brought about a tremendous
increase in the counterfeiting busi-
ness, according to the testimony of
w. II. Moran, Chief of the United
Secret Service, before the House
Committee on Appropriations. Ac7
cording to Mr.. Moran, the bootlegger
is engaged in defrauding both the per-
son from whom he purchases his sup
plies and the persons to whom he
sells counterfeit liquor. The only bit
of poetic justice in these transactions
is the fact that those who get the
counterfeit liquor have no legitimate
kick coming. The knowledge of this
fact prevents the government getting
any great amount of evidence.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Labor's Program in
General Assembly

Columbus-Labor will ask the gen
eral assembly for a number of i'm
portant legislative acts, probably the
one of greatest import being an
amendment to the workmen's compen-
sation law giving to injured wage
earners maximum award of 500 per
week instead of SIS.
In addition, it is said the oper-
alton of the vocational disease Sec
ton of the compensation act has
proven a farce, but $4,000 having been
paid to victims since the law was
passed.
Old age pensions and opposition to
the state constabulary law will also
occupy prominent place on labor's
program.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Labor Shortage Cry
Has Selfish Motive

Washington-The agitation for
let-down of immigration bars cannot
conceal these facts: :,
The census bureau of the United
States is quoted in the public press
(Dec. 427) that common labor is OBJ
tainable in large volume in many
parts of the United States at the rate
of $3.50 for a 10-hour day."
No northern European country has
taken advantage of the per cent i'm
migration law. The quotas OF Eng
land, Ireland, Scotland, France Ger,
many, Belgium, Holland, Norway ana
Sweden are all untitled. Immigrants
from these countries are not coming
to the <United States.
Southern Europe and the Balkan
countries, where the illiterate imml-
grants come from, and which supplies
the cheapest white labor in the world,
have their quotas filled. No more can
come from these countries unless the
per cent law is changed.
To tap this supply of cheap labor
is the purpose of those who cry ia
bor shortage" ;.
Corporations in the United States
can find plenty of labor in their own
country if they will pay living wage
They do not want to pay a living
wage. They are not interested in at
tracing the immigration of northern
It is also significant that these
cheap labor advocates only favor the
i;teracy test being abolished or weak
ened. They are not interested in the
immigrants Americaization or edu-
cation. What these employers want
is cheap labor. They do not care
whether that labor becomes natural
lied. -. :,
Lack of nerve is the only thing that
stops these cheap wage advocates
from urging the importation of
coolies.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
LABOR'S AIM

Labor organizations have had to
fight for their existence, for the
rights of American free men. They
have seen employers break contracts,
thew have had to resist drastic wage
reductions, they have been confronted
with innumerable oppositions. Min
ers, printers, granite cutters, quarry
workers, textile workers, packing
house workers-these are but some
of the organizations of labor with
which organizations of employ Ts
wantonly have broken their pledged
word, their written agreement. 1t
would be impossible to estimate, the
amount of propaganda that has been
put forth by various anti-unlon Or
ganizations throughout the country.
AS to the effect that this tremen--
dous attack has had on the organized
workers, if we are to omit the period
of severe unemployment reaching. its
peak in the winter of 1922, it is a
matter of fact and of record that the
efforts of the unionists for organiza-
ton have been stimulated, the para
mount need of organization has been
made clear to them, there has been
driven home to them the truth that
their salvation depends upon their
own economic strength and their own
intelligence. The defense has cost
the workers great effort, but men
worthy of the name do not regret the
cost of a battle for freedom. Some
of the organizations of labor are still
under fire, but, in the main and view
ing the situation in it's national aspect,
the battalions of reaction have been
brought to halt, their drive has lost
its momentum. The membership OF
the organizations of the workers is
increasing constantly.
Having witnessed the mightiest on
slaught of reaction through which
our nation ever passed and, at the
same time, the most brilliant and
effective resistance ever offered by Ia
Dor in defense of rights and stand
ards and principles, it is the sincere
hope of labor's leaders that the time
is near when full attention may be
given to constructive, cooperative
effort.
Labor's innermost thoughts is di-
rected to the attainment of cordial
relations with employers, improve
ment of the processes of production,
perfection of service, elevation of the
standards of life. For labor to emerge
successfully from the contest against
autocratic domination into which it
was plunged by the deliberate plan
ming of powerful combination is to
enter upon a period Of development
and progress such as never has been
known.-Butler County Press.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Rail Road Probe is
Ordered by Board

Washington-The interstate COM
merce commission will probe the rail-
road equipment of this country, and
has called on railroad managers for
reports. This indicates that the rail-
roads have reached the peak of their
union smashing pOlicv that has
wrecked their equipment.
The policy of these railroads is il
lustrated by the Southern Pacific rail
roads last report that nearly one
half a million dollars was cut from
maintenance-of-way expenses to meet
dividends and the extra expense of
strikebreakers.
Senator Johnson of California has
proposed an amendment to the Cum
Minis Esch law which would empower
the interstate commerce commission
to first pass on the equipment of rail-
roads before they are permitted to
pay dividends.
Recently William H. Johnston, pres
ident of the International Association
of Machinists, petitioned the inter-
state commerce commission to con-
duct an investigation of the railroads
along the line the commission now an
nounces. The trade unionist reminded
the commission that the shortage of
cars and good-order equipment is the
greatest in the history of American
railroading.
The petition states that 36.8 per
cent of all locomotives on the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
road "are chronically out of service
in need of repairs, while on the Penn
sylvania the percentage is 42.2. And
the records indicate that conditions
are getting worse"
Attention is called to Secretary of
Commerce Hoover's statement in his
annual report "that the losses to
American industry from the present
failure of railroad equipment are now
equal to the entire cost of govern
ment."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Govt. Supplies For Employees

Washington-All employees of the
government will be permitted to buy
provisions from the army and navy
commissaries, if a bill presented by
Senator Smith w. Brookhart, Iowa,
becomes a law. Iowa's new farmer
senator is a tireless enemy of the high
cost of living, and he can't see why
civil servants of Uncle Sam should
be denied economic privileges which
are provided to army and navy men.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Many Fatalities in Labor Ranks

Seattle-Nearly 100000 persons
hurt and 3468 killed is the toll of in
dustry in this state Of Washington
for the past 10 years. These figures
submitted to the governor in the la
Dor department. annual report, show
that % men are killed each month in
camps, factories and on the docks.
The states loss in the world war was
877 killed with a total casualty list
of 3070.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Wage Increase For Job Pressmen

New York-Book and Job printing
pressmen in New York have won a
S6 weekly wage increase in negotia-
tions which have been concluded be-
teween the employers organization
and Printing Pressmen's union No. 81.
The new scale will provide $50 min
imum, and becomes effective the first
week in January, to run at least a
year.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Ants Raise Wages

Cohoes, N. Y.-A 10 per cent wage
increase is announced by anti-un:on
knitting mills in this district, and is
Intended to Offset agitation by the
United Textile Workers of America
for restoration of wage cuts the
past two years.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
RuiIdinp Trades Want Old Wages

st. Louis-About 1000 additional
building tradesmen have asked the
building trades council to indorse
their demand for return to the old
wage scales that were in effect be-
fore reductions were accepted last
spring. The average increase sought
is Is per cent. There are at present
14,325 men employed in the st. Louis
building trades.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Attack on Child Labor

Washington-Senator Walsh of
Montana proposes a constitutional
which would debar from
interstate commerce the products of
child labor. The Keating child labor
law had this provision, but it was de-
clared unconstitutional by the United
States supreme court.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Coop. Cigar Factory a Success

st. Louis - The Commonwealth
Cigar Co., a cooperative factory
owned and operated by union cigar
makers, has made remarkable pro-
gress.. This company was the out
growth of an "open shop" war on the
cigarmakers' union by the large
manufacturers. A year ago the CO.
operative factory employed 10 cigar
makers; there are now "a workmen
employed.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Telegraphers May Strike

st. Louisa strike of telegraphers
on the railroads affected by the recent
decision of the U. S. railroad board,
which lonped off about $1,5OO,OOO.
year from the pay of 1900 tele-
graphers, is not improbable.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Railroad Dividends Fail

Minneapolis-The anti-union Great
Northern railroad has brought w e to
it's stockholders because dividends
are not forthcoming. The roads
locked-out shop men suggest that
they be put to work that the public
be served and dividends be issued.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Painters Secure Increase

Cincinnati Organized painters
have advanced their wages 5 cents
an hour until May %, when they will
receive an additional 712 cents. On
August 23 their pay will be advanced
5 cents. This means an increase
from 8712 cents to $1.05 in less than
seven months.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Proposed Sales Tax Defeated

Tacoma, Wash.-Organized farm
ers defeated the proposed state sales
tax before the State Tax Limit league
here recently and obtained endorse
ment Of the income tax. New taxa
ton methods are being sought to re-
lieve small property owners Of their
disproportionate burden of taxation.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Another COOPERATIVE Bank

Spokane, Wash. After many
months of preparation representatives
of the railroad brotherhoods of Spo-
kane have filed with the u. S. compt-
roller of currencv an application for
a charter for the Brotherhood Co.
operative National Bank of Spokane.
The new labor cooperative bank is
capitalized at 100000, with surplus
of $4,000.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Poor Wages For Rubber Workers

Washington-The workers share
in the rubber industry is less than
$50 a week, according to the census
bureau. In it's report on rubber tires
and tubes and other rubber goods 1t
is stated that in 1921 wage earners
to the number of 1886 were paid a
total of $97,067,000 in wages. This
is an average of $19.40 week.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
Why Coal is High

New York-The Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western coal company has
declared a 40 per cent stock dividend
and increased it's capitalization from
$4,000,000 to more than S16,00O,O0O.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
What Labor Is Doing
Wage Increases and Progress MADE
Throughout the Country
Printers Get Increase

Lawrence, Mass. Newspaper
printers here now receive S43 a week
for day work and SAG for night, an
increase of SIS over the old scale.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
General Labor Notes
Short Items Gathered For Beneht Of
Hasty Readers
Tax on Church Collections

Mexico City-The Mexican govern
ment has placed tax of 25 per cent
on all church donations and collec-
tons.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12

To avoid strikes and other diff
culties, demand the union label on all
purchases. This is an easy, simple
way to strengthen the unions.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12
MR.. NORWEGIAN:

The Leader is your paper. It
publishes matter pertaining to your
life and welfare. 1t wants your
support. Your cause would be weak
without labor paper to champion
it. Support The Leader.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-12

Has it ever occurred to you that
The Leader goes into the homes
of the best paid workmen of New
ark and Licking county? 1t is
carefully read by every adult men,
ber of the household.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-12-05
WANT SOME JUSTICE FOR RICH
AND POOR V|OLATORS OF Law

struments were the aliases adopted
ostensibly, to prevent justice for
prominent citizens" to take the same
form it had assumed in the case of
a poor ditch digger.
The final charpter in Valparaiso's
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" case was
to be written Wednesday, November
%, when Crumpacker, alias Gordon
Morgan" Pierce, Alias George Doe"
and Cooley, allies Harry Smith,
were to be tried before Justice Loud
erbeck and this city was to learn
whether there are different laws for
the rich and the poor.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-12-05
AN OPEN CHALLENGE

The favorite weapon of the news
papers spreading propaganda to in
jure and destroy the Ku Klux Khan i:
to publish front page articles with
scarce heads reading usually, Hooded
Horrors" Masked Outrages," "Hood-
ed Khan Commits Crimes" etc., all
of which you have read so many times
it needs no repetition. This is spread
ing poison for those who do not look
beneath the surface, to eat. 1t is the
method employed by the cause that
desires to destroy something that
bars them from possession of a CO.
veted object: This wave of propa-
ganda has been steadily increasing in
the past few months, by press,
which we have repeatedly stated was
subsidized. Starting with the Mer
Rouge incident in Louisiana, which at
this late day, they have been COMPEL
ed to admit was the greatest fiasco
of the age. The Psychologists just a
few weeks ago stated under their sig
nature that it would have been i'm
possible for the bodies, used to estab-
lish proof of purported and I'M
proved murder, to have remained in
the waters of Lake La Fourche, forty
eight hours, and been in the condition
as presented to them. Yet the Com
mercial Appeal informed you that it
was the bodies and asserted they had
been in the waters four months.
We hereby issue the following chal-
lenger to Mr.. Mooney, the Catholic
who edits the supposedly protestant
Commercial Appeal, or to any Priest
or Prelate in Memphis or Tennessee
or any layman, who will come out in
the open and not hide behind dirty,
filthy unsigned letters, that for every
outrage, atrocity, or act contrary to
law, proved of unproven, charged
against the Khan or Klansmen, we
agreeing to publish the list, we will
submit proven charges against men,
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-12-05

bers of the Knights of Columbus
We further agree that we will moi
consult Fox's Book Of Martyrs, Glib.
bons Rome, ~Guizot's France, or to
bring in the Massacre of st. Bathoie.
NEW, the history of the Waldenes
the tens of thousand burned alive, the
reign of Woolsey, in fact, to publish
a list of modern, strictly modern facts
similar to the murder of Rev. Black
who was fouly shot to death in his
room in hotel at Marshall, Texas
by members of the Knights of Colum.
bus without cause or provocation. X
We further defy Editor Mooney or
any Priest, Prelate, or layman to in
troduce proof wherein action in, a
court law, instigated against the
Khan as a body, where It has ever been
convicted, and scores of these case:
have been tried in courts, in many In
stances totally prejudiced, Cleveland
Ohio, as exhibit A. " -'
Do not attempt to hide behind the
buncombe that your editorial dignit!
would not permit you to enter such 9
contest. Now come on MIR. Mooney
you claim to be an authority on rails
ing Eaters, coon dogs, in fact, an en-,
cyclopedia of knowledge ancient anc
modern. If you ignore it we hereby
brand your propaganda, as Catholic
inspired, we brand you as in opposi-
ton to the Khan, to be hypocrite
We brand your news as false concern
ing this matter and we state positive
ly that you do not reflect, as an edi-
tor, the sentiments of your readers.
You do not treat fairly the protest
ants, the fraternal bodies, that are
being fought viciously by the Catho-
tic hierarchy which is vainly attempt
ing to destroy not only the Klan, but
the public schools, prohibition, Mason
ry, professionalism, American ideals.
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