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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26

BY International Labor News Service,
Seattle, Wash, Oct. 17.-Organized
labor hating is on the blink in this
big city of the northwest.
Associated Industries, the organiza-
ton of anti-trade union employers,
formed when general strike bogies
were thick in the air, is getting back
to earth.
Associated Industries was founded
on the fear generated by hokum
about the general strike. Great plans
weer laid on that basis and fairly
strnog organization worked up. Lots
of people went into the thing just be-
cause trained agents were able to
scare them with DOGGY talk.
Ii was all duck soup for the anti
labor propagandasts for a while. Then
Seattle and the whole state began TO
get a better view. They found that
the world didn't fall down and that
the sun even rose and set just as it
used to.
It's a hard job keeping up a fear
of something that doesn't materialiZe
and that never even really existed.
SO Associated Industries began to slip
and slide. Today it just peters along,
with only the bitter-enders holding the
fort. There's no steam in the old
labor hating boiler any more.
President William H. Short of the
Washington State Federation of La
Dor says that the feeling of friendli-
ness between employers and trade
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
GOMPERS ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF A. +.
OF L. FOR 42nd TIME

Portland, Ore, Oct. 20.-For tn,
forty-second time Samuel Gomper.
was elected President of the American
Federation of Labor at the close of it.
foNy-third convention. All officer.
were elected by unanimous vote, a.
were the delegates to the British
Trade Union Congress and the Cana
dian Trades and Labor Assembly.
Aside from President Gompers
officers are:
James Duncan, first vice sident
Joseph F. Vanentine, second vice.
president; Frank Duffy, third vice,
PRESIDENT; William Green, fourth vice.
president; T. A. Rickert, fifth vice.
president; Jacob Fischer, sixth vice.
president; Matthew VOL. seventh
president; Martin F. Ryan, eighth
vice. president; Daniel j. Tobin. treas.
urer. and Frank Morrison, secretary
Peter j. Brady and Edward J.
Gainor were elected delegates to the
British Trade Union Congress.
W. w. Britton was elected dele
gate to the Canadian Trades and La
Dor Assembly.
Ell Paso, Texas, won the 1924 con-
vention by a vote of 1858 against
1854 for Detroit.
The Mexican Federation of Labor
will hold its convention across the
river from III Paso while the A. +. of
l.. convention is In session.
The convention was marked
throughout by its unity of purpose
and of thought.
Outsiders and the intelligentsia,
President Gompers said in his closing
address. may help where possible,
but "where they attempt to dominate
they must be swept aside i'm order
that we may go on"
Commenting on the work of the
convention President Gompers ex-
pressed most profound satisfaction.
"The work performed by the con-
vention of the American Federation of
Labor Just closed ought to bring
satisfaction to every forward looking
American" he said.
"Our convention performed con-
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
Associate Industries
On The TOboggan
As Strike Bogie Dies

unions in Seattle and throughout the
state was never as good as today.
There is cooperation and a general
desire to pull together, work to-
gether and build together. The re-
dictionary employer and the np-roar-
ing red are both just about ready TO
flop into blue funk. Business for
both Is on the toboggan.
Union organization in Seattle Is
strong, negotiation and joint agree
ments are the rule and the result Is
a condition of stability and prosperity
that just about ranks heads even with
any other place in the country. The
overwhelming bulk of union member
ship in Seattle is heart and soul with
the policies and principles of the
American Federation of Labor and
this is not the least of the factors re-
Sponsible for the present condition OF
increasing soundness and wholesome
ness.
A fact of much importance to those
interested in revolutions is the fact
that some forty per cent of the homes
in Seattle are owned by those who
occupy them. Fat chance for revo.
luton in place like this" said one
business agent.
Extremists on both sides are in q
bad way in Seattle. Sound practices
are indicated and those who keep
the score on such things can chalk ur
another home run for American de-
mocracy.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
ONE OF CITY'S
FIRST UNION MEN
STILL LIVING

Horatio G. Banes, 1851 NORTH
Walnut street, one of the first men to
organize Labor Union in Cham.
paign county, celebrated his ninetietf
birthday anniversary Wednesday. A
few members of his family gathered
in his home Wednesday evening at ar
informal dinner.
Mr. Banes, owing to his advanced
age, forgets the date when the first
union was organized, but says it was
"a long time ago." 1--WE didn't last
long," said Mr. Banes, in speaking OF
his experience. '"rhere were too many
things to contend with, and we had
trouble staying together. But we did
the best we could under the circum-
stances" Mr.. Banes has not been
actively engaged at his craft as q
carpenter for many years, but he is
still loyal believer in the cause for
which Union Labor stands.
He worked on the Doane House in
1858 and on the station erected in
1898 which was recently moved from
its original site to make way for the
new station between Main and Uni
versity avenue. He has declared that
he will apply for work on the new
station in order to be able to say that
he has helped build three railroad
stations for the Illinois Central. A
foreman on the construction work of
the new station has promised to grant
Mr.. Banes' request, and few weeks
will probably find him with a pick
and shovel somewhere around the
depot.
Mr. Banes lives with his only sur.
yiving daughter. OF family of five
children only one is living.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26

struetive service in behalf Of our
whole citizenship, in behalf Of bet
ter America, in behalf Of the demo
cratic ideals for which cur country
stands, and in behalf OF more en-
lightened. more prosperous citizen
ship.
We shall all 20 on with our work.
carving out the directions and the
spirit Of the convention. This gath
ering was but an episode in never
ending work. Achievement always
lies ahead.
IF something has been contributed
in the direction of a better under
standing of our movement, pofgfess
has been made. The measure Of cur
common understanding in America Is
the measure of our progress.
1.-THE trade union movement Is a
great, humanitarian movement, striE-
ing to make each day better than the
day before for all Of the masses Of
our people. 1t seeks to serve. Il
seeks 10 perfect and preserve the in
stitutions of democracy and through
them to 20 on to better things. This
convention has contributed toward
that great end"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
RELIANCE COMPANY JOINS
FREE MANUFACTURERS IN
PLAN TO END EXPLOITATION

gated the plan and is willing to sur
render its hold on the prison contract
field for the good of the state gov
ernments involved.
Agency Giving Cooperation
"The Government Service Agency
is cooperating with all governments
and practically all the big organiza-
tons of business in the whole field Of
the purchase and distribution of com
modities used by federal, state. coun-
ty, and municipal governments, its
major planks being centralized pur-
chase and Standardization Of com
modities. IL has a fundamental in
terest in the solution of the prison
labor problem of the various states.
The Government Service Agency is
a non-profit making organization, in
corporated in New York State"
The cooperation of representatives
Of organized labor, especially that of
Organizer Hugh Fayne of New York,
formerly Chairman of the War Labor
Section of the War Industries Board
has been a decided factor in the VIC
tory scored against the contract pris-
on labor system.
In a letter made public today,
Maurice Shulze, vice-president of the
Reliance Manufacturing Company
said:
ave believe that the plan of the
Associates for Government Service,
Inc. offers a practical means for re-
placing the contract system, and we
again pledge our fullest cooperation
towards the working out of a per-
manent method whereby the state.
iself, may employ its prisoners, and
use their production to serve its own
needs"
%. :. With the welfare not only
of our industry, but also the better
ment of community conditions as our
mutual aim, we want to fight with
you against all unethical practices of
any kind which may have developed,
and to serve the public always to the
best advantage of worker. consumer,
and employer"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26

By International Labor News Service.
Washington, d. C., Oct .20.-The
contract convict labor trust" has sur
rendered.
The expose of the prison contract
graft by the international Labor News
Service, and the pressure on our State
governments by the National Com
mittee on Prisons and Prison Labor,
and officers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor for the introduction of
a better system of prison labor has
combined TO bring about this result.
The Reliance Manufacturing Com
pany, of Chicago, which holds prison
contracts in at least seven states has
announced in full page advertise
ments in the Daily News Record and
the Journal of Commerce that it "has
agreed not to accept any further con-
tracts from governments"
This victory in the fight against the
exploitation of prisoners by private
manufacturers, is in a sense greater
than the victories thus far scored in
the arena of State Legislatures, be-
cause the Reliance Company has
Joined forces with the free manufac-
turers, who in this case are employers
of union labor, and with the Asso-
ciates for Government Service, Inc.
in a constructive prison labor pro-
gram.
To Assist in Campaign.
Ii will assist the Emergency Drive
Committee of the International As
ISOLATION of Garment Manufacturers
in its campaign to assist State and
city governments in creating indus
tries to produce commodities for the
States own needs instead of for sale
upon the open market. The Reliance
Company has agreed not to accept any
further contracts from governments
during the working out of this plan.
After years of hard work directed
against the evils of the prison labor
SYSTEM" says DIR. E. Stage Within,
Executive Director of the National
Committee on Prisons and Prison
Labor, Eve decided we were not iusti-
fled in attacking an admittedly vicious
system unles swe were prepared to
substitute something better.
THE better system has been
evolved in cooperation with the Gov
eminent Service Agency and is based
on the principle that prisons should
produce commodities exclusively for
the needs of government and not for
competitive markets. The Reliance
Manufacturing Company has investi-
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
L. {. L. OF L. FILLS
VACANCIES IN
OFFICERS STAFF

w. L. Deifinbaugh and Glen Shep-
herd We're elected as trustees. and
Cecil Mcclure, guard, at the regular
meeting of the Twin City Federation
Of Labor held Wednesday night, to
ill vacancies. Communications read
at the meeting carried the information
that the Whitehead Badge Co. and the
Wisconsin Food Products Co. have
recently become unfair to organized
labor. The latter company are manu-
facturers of the Euline chocolate bar.
the Sehlitz tonic and Sehlitz, "the
/ beer that made Milwaukee famous. .
The Miller Brewery Co. Of Mjlwau.
/ kee, are now fair.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
EXPULSION OF VIM.
f. dunno IMPOR-
TANT TO A. +. OF L.
by Matthew Vol,
Vice President American Federation
of Labor.

of Labor.
Portland, Ore, Oct. 2O.ZIt is in
ternationally important to get the
expulsion of William f. Dunno from
the American Federation of Labor
convention in its proper light. 1t was
not merely "Bill'' Dunno that was
sent out-and today delegates are
thinking more about it than yester-
day--it was something much more inn
portant than an individual. What
went out was:
/. The Philosophy of despair--the
teaching that only misery lies ahead.
z. Destruction of constructive
trade unionism-smaSh the unions
from within or without.
B. Revolution, with a prelude of
revolutionary teaching, disorganiza-
ton and sabotage.
a. Death of democracy and the es-
Establishment of the dictatorship of the
proletariat.
Dunno made the issues in his own
speech. He made communism anC
revolution the issues. Everything
else was submerged. Everything else
became of minor character.
Dunno declared for communism, no
only as form of government, bu
he declared for the establishment OF
it by revolutionary means instead Of
constitutional means.
After you've tried all your con
stitutional means and still your people
are starving, what next?n he asked
He answered, "the revolution"
The American Federation Of Laboi
looks upon this as a treacherous anC
false philosophy with which there il
no compromies.
The whole thing is based on an out
rageous social and economic lie
Conditions improve. Society make!
progress. Humanity continually re
moves itself farther from starvation
and misery.
The Russian peasant spends his lifC
wailihg, "woe is me-" We do not
And we have proved that our wa,
wins.
The American Federation of Labol
threw Dunno out OF its convention a!
protection of de Nocracy, as a guar
antee to society, as a symbol of
faith. Ii was not merely "Bill Dunno
In a blue shirt that walked out. /
was the whole ruinous doctrine Of de
spair, destruction and revolution tina
was thrown out, It was this section
of the body polite getting rid Of
poison.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26

ing materials and in the overhead
and profit of the speculative builder
means an increase to the purchaser
of thfee-fourths of | per cent.
Those behind the propaganda to
decrease present wages in the build
ing trade lay emphasis on the state
ment that in Detroit and other cities,
unnamed carpenters are receiving
$l4 daily, or $1.75 an hour.
According to the reports of the
department of labor the union scale
for carpenters, $1.25 an hour, is
higher in st. Louis than in any other
city in the United States. The union
scales reported to the department of
labor in some other cities are: Bal
timore, 70 cents; Boston, $1.05; Gin
cinnati, 81; Cleveland, $1.25; Des
Mones, 81; Erie, so cents; Grand
Rapids, 50 cents; Lima, go cents, and
New Haven, 60 cents.
"Bricklayers are paid highest
wages in Houston, Tex, and Balti-
more, in each of which cities the I'M
ion rate is $11 per day. Bricklayers
in some other cities receive per hour
the following wages: Columbus,
Sl.3712; Des Moines, $1.25; Atlanta,
81; Duluth, $1.10; Greensboro, $1.25;
Lima, $1.25; Los Angeles, $40 a day;
and Richmond, Ind, LAO an hour.
prices of building materials are
far out of line with all other commo-
dities. In May building materials
averaged 1902 per cent above 1918, as
compared with an increase of So per
cent over 1913 in wholesale prices for
all other commodities taken together.
Farm products alone now average but
80 per cent over 1913; food, Al per
cent; metal, So per cent; furniture,
81 per cent; and fuel, 80 per cent.
prices of building materials out
distanced the cost of living soon after
the war period was entered, accord
ing to the department of labor.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
HIGH RENTS DUE TO prof.
TEERING IN BUILDING Ma
TERIALS, FIGURES SHOW

BY International Labor News Service
Washington, DsC., Oct. 20.-High
rents are due to profiteering in the
cost of building materials.
This is the conclusion derived from
a study of Government figures, made
by Ralph +. Couch, statistician. In
an authoritative article, Mr.. Couch
smashes the argument that high rents
are largely due to high wages.
Warning that rents, already at the
highest level in history, will go even
higher If profiteerine in the building
industry continues, is given by Mr..
Couch, who goes on to say:
Figures gathered by United States
government departments show that
the high cost of building materials
and not high wages is the larger fac
tor in building costs,
Here is how high rents affect the
general price structure:
"They stimulate demands for higher
wages, which causes higher prices for
all commodities. Furthermore, they
enter permanently into living costs.
few years and then turns downward.
hentS stay up, ana their effect Is
spread over generations.
'Out of each dollar that the home
owner pays for his house built this
summer the workers will receive 25
cents, according to the information
of DR.. John nj. Cries, chief of the
division of housing of the department
of commerce. The other rs cents is
divided among manufacturers of
building materials, contractors, spec
ulative builders and statesmen as
profit and overhead.
"When the labor cost on any given
job is increased l per cent, the cost
of the house or building should be
increased but one-fourth of ] per
cent. On the other hand a per
cent increase in the price of build
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
BAERFACTS--
By J. NJ. BAER. The Congressman Cartoonist
international Labor News Service)
IT PAYS.

Il pas 70 deal fairly with organized aoor The st.st 49,
"saekhoder' Of the American Writing Paper Company -
think so - .e1'r
The American Writing Paper Company went into ts.. .
recently. the fer failure Of IL p
strike among the stationary engineers freme1
recently settled after months period pending arbitration f
e1't
II this concern had Of its supply Of v-rirg
figure pay might have saved ss ea 10
had Of its white and writer fst;.
striking unions, stating that the company would deal
Representatives unionshen might have avoi5
its troubles.
II the stockholders had paid much in increased wages - ~
now will pay in lawyers feeshe company would probably s
escaped 4 feeeiyership.
If the American Writing Paper Company did not knosg ..
things ii has learned perhaps by that pays to pay
with organized labor.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
Special Notice to Emigranis.

Being overwhelmed with applica.
lions from those who wish to emil
CRATE to the United States from italy.
the Office of the Commissioner Cen
eral of Emigration has issued special
notices to applicants admonishing
them not to present pleas for personal
! consideration in the way Of favors
ADDING that the quota assignment,
And all other regulations will bt
strictly observed.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26

Germany is in a state of turmoil.
Food riots are of frequent occurrence
in Berlin's densely populated sections
where the population is without meat
or potatoes.
In all instances those responsible
for the disorder are said to be the
unemployed men, many of whom were
accompanied in their raids on food
shops by their wives. When the DO,
lice attempted to protect the food
stores they were attacked.
Hunger is strong argument. 1t
disregards all weapons and is utterly
fearless of all danger. Drive men to
desperation by hunger and they are
no more responsible than a pack of
wolves. Treat them uniustly and
they retaliate with injustice.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
COMMENT AND CRITI
CISM ABOUT THINGS
DOING IN THE WORLD

DIR. John A. Ryan deserves the
thanks of organized labor and of
progressive people generally for his
sharp attack on the decision of the
United States Supreme Court declaf-
ing the District Of Columbia minimum
wage law unconstitutional.
DIR. Ryan, who is noted eeono-
mist and professor of political science
at the Catholic University, Washing
ton, d. c., doesn't mince words in
eondemning the decision. He asserts
that the decision is "deplorable," and
says there are no provisions in the
United States Constitution which
clearly and Enthusiastically conflict
with the provisions of the minimum
wage law"
Then DR., Ryan proceeds to show
what the policy Of the Supreme Court
really means. He says;
"The individual liberty which the
majority of the Supreme Court would
vindicate against arbitrary restraint
is in reality the liberty of a few
powerful and cunning individuals to
Cypress large numbers of their fell
lows.
IL Is the llDefty OF the strong TO
violate the natural rights of the
weak.
ut is the liberty. that is always
dear to the thug, the burglar, the
sneak thief, the crooked gambler, and
every other snti-social maefactof
who feels capable of vanquishing or
outwitting his fellow man in an un-
regulated competitive struggle"
Strong words, but true. Would
that there were more men like DR..
Ryan in our higher educational insti-
tutions!
A noiseless street car is being test
ed in st. Paul and Minneapolis. Noise
less street cars are doubtless a step
in advance, but the country would be
even more appreciative of noiseless
,nl,t,a;,nc
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
UNION TO CONSIDER
A BIG NATIONAL
LINOTYPE SCHOOL

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 17.--Plans
for the establishment of a national
linotype school are under considera-
ton by officials of the International
Typographical Union, it has been an
nouneed at headquarters of the union
here. The program includes merg-
ing of several trade schools now re-
ceiving financial support from the in
ternational organization.
\ current shortage of type-setting
machine operators has inspired union
officials to encourage an extensive
training, program, according to
Charles 7. Howard, acting president.
The linotype school, conducted by
the union at Baltimore, Md, has
turned out fifty graduates in one
term" said Mr.. Howard. AT Nash
vile, Tenn, a school operated in the
Labor Temple is growing very rapid
ly. The New York school has been
in existence for some time and has
served very useful purpose. A new
school is being opened in st. Louis
Mo-, and others will be opened as
rapidly as conditions permit. Later
it is intended to combine the group
in a national school. Members of
local unions are acting as instructors
in the schools now. Each school must
have several costly linotypes for in
tsruclion in operation, repair and fol
practise"
Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE
number of printers receiving strike
benefits in the struggle of the Inter.
national Typographical Union for the
i4-hour week decreased in the month
Of August from 5000 to 2,l0S ac.
cording to the monthly report pre-.
pared at headquarters of the union
here. In the twenty-eight months OF
the strikes duration the union has
collected S15,Sl0,503S in strike dues
and has expended S14,673, $685..
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
Bricklayer Apprentices

In order to overcome the existing
shortage of bricklayers, the New
south Wales Board of Trade has pro-
plaed system of apprenticeship for
adults as well as youths.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26

Labor Exodus Causes Wage Increases
Substantial increases in wages are
noted. it is said. as a result of the
large exodus Of Canadian labor to the
United States, which is being felt in
all Industries and trades.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26
Fishermen End Strife

Workers in the German d.eirg 3.
dustry. previously repoffea n. ''' VA, "a.
on strike, have returned To NH ''it
As result Of the strike. many fsn q
lies, il is said. have leaJafI %, an \.
without fish, and the outlook fl, ~ NJ, I-
recuperation Of the German f.bi '"s
industry is not bright. '-'''ls
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-10-26

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The Holly chieftain., 1923-04-05
WILDWOOD MUSINGS

John Mall of North Hartman was
caller at the Shelton home Fri
lay afternoon.
Miss Viola Homland spent last
week in Lamar with her sister. Mrs
Bruce Goodwin.
: Mrs. Ernest Nelson and Myota
Shelton were Hartman visitors last
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Index called at the
shelton home Monday afternoon
Ernest Robinson is able to be up
again after beig bed.fast for six
weeks.
Mrs. John Irwin called the
Nelson home Monday morning.
Oman SehOonover now living
near Coolidge spent Saturday and
Sunday at the Irwin home.
Mrs. E. G. Manning was a busi-
ness visitor In Hartman Tuesday.
: John Irwin and son. marked on