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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-09
BIG PROFITS CONTINUE;
ALL RECORDS BROKEN

NEW YORK, May 8.-Recent fl
nancial reports indicate the tremen-
dous profits made by corporations that
plead poverty in their campaign for
tax reductions.
AT the close of last year 81 indus
trial corporations alone had inven-
tories of $944.Ooi 1896, and combined
cash and investment securities of
PoO9 ,O65, ,293. The cash equalled more
than SO per cent of Inventories.
Stripped of its financial lingo, this
means that lnese 81 corporations had
raw material and finisAed products
valued at $944,OS 1896, and for every
dollars worth of this material they
had 80 cents in cash or its equivalent.
The value of these inventories in
creased S133, ,000,vv. over the previous
year Never before has such a con-
diuon existed.
Only recently the secretary Of the
treasury stated that more thanS2,-
$4,000 in stock dividends were
issued in 1922. This means that in
creased values and profits in excess of
normal, amounting to more than $2,-
Szo 100000 was put back in the bust
ness and stock issued against it.
Railroads are reporting record earn
ings last year During that period
the railroad managers cracked their
throats in protest against what they
termed "strangling of railroads by
government" The same policy is be-
ing used now by those who want taxes
on wealth reduced
Senator Jones of New Mexico has
stated that the actuary of the treas
ury told him that for the year 1923
profits of corporations will probably
amount to more than $S,5OO,OOO 900,
if not as much as $4,000, 900 ,000,."
Tis profit is s4,vv,000,000 more than
in 1921, and is more than one-third
the total amount oof all Liberty bonds
bought by the people.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-09
U. S. MILITARY POLICY IN
WEST INDIES CONDEMNED

The senator, / know, condemns,
as I condemn, thep olicy of our
government in retaining control
over Haiti and San Domingo,
and Of sending troops into those
states for the purpose of taking
control of the government.
The senator condemns, as
condemn, the policy of our gov
ernment in forcing loans upon
the people of Haiti, loans made
by the banks of New York, and
of course, when they are made
under the eognizance and direc-
tion of the state department it
is felt that the army and navy
of this republic will back the
loans. Such conduct, to me, is
reprehensible.
We ought to withdraw the ma
rines from Haiti. We should not
lend the support of the military
arm of our government to aid the
bankers of the United States to
collect their loans in weak or in
strong countries.-( Statement on
floor Of senate, April 26, by Mr..
King.)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-09
ORIENTALS
BEFORE AMERICANS

WASHINGTON, May 9.-In Manila,
Unitel States shipping commissioner
sioner gives employment to American
seamen only after all available Fill
pinos have been placed, according to
H. ]. Everitt, who has forwarded an
affidavit to this effect from San Fran
cisco to President Furuseth of the
International Seamen's union
Everit states that he shipped on
the American steamer Hanover at
New Orleans for trip to the Philip
pine islands and back to the United
States. He missed his ship at ore of
the far-east ports and paid hts way
10 Manila to reach the saip, but the
Hanover had departed for the Emitted
States. The interesting part of
Rveritt's affidavit follows:
Il thereupon applied to the regular
United States shipping commissioner
who supplies ell men for vessels 60
ing to the States and elswhere with
men (seamen) for chance on board
some American vessel in order To get
back to my native country, ana he
said that he would not ship any Amer
lean seamen on any American ship
until all the Filipinos had been
shipped out or provided with Jobs.
Myself and 20 other American sea-
men were then forced to apply to the
governor-general OF the Philippine is
lands, and we were sent as destitute
seamen on the United States trans
rort, s. S. Thomas, on the Gath Of
March. 1924, arriving at San Francis
CO, CAL, on April 21, 1924"
The Manila policy is identical with
that announced by the United States
shipping board in 1921, when locked
out seamen asked the board 20 give
first preference to American seamen
and second preference to those sea
men who have declared their inetn-
ton Of becoming American citizens.
The shipping board refused TO
pledge itself to give preference to
American seamen. The private yes
sci owners joined with the shipping
board in refusing this pledge.
The men who have taken this
astounding position continue their
peas 70" ali American merchant ma
rine, while the governments vessels
and those privately owned are manned
by Chinese and other orientals.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-09
SOVIET PERSECUTES
LABOR AS MOSCOW
FACES NEW REVOLT
REPORTS FROM RUSSIA TELL
OF PERSECUTION OF
WAGE FARMERS
Soviet Opponents Fall Victims Of
Dreaded Che-Cha

WASHINGTON, D. c., May g.
The Soviet newspapers continue to be
filled with accounts of the persecu-
tion Of wage earners by the dreaded
Che-Ka, now known as G. P. U.--in
other words, the Soviets' system of
secret police, exile, imprisonment and
execution-by which they get rid of
all opponents of the Bolshevist dicta-
torship.
A foreign correspondent, writing to
the New York Times, has recently
analyzed this persecution in its new
est anti-labor phase. Soviet news
papers on file in this country amply
prove his statement. According to
this thoroughly substantiated report
the state of persecution in Soviet
Russia is now as follows:
"The perpetual industrial crisis
caused widespread unemployment and
discomfort among the workers of ma
tionalized enterprises, one of the prin-
cipal complaints being non-payment
of wages. Sometimes payment was
delayed several months. particularly
in the Don basin; Simbirsk and the
Urals. The Government made heroic
attempts to pay the arrears of wages,
but was only partially successful, and
now the proletariat which It Is osten-
sibly defending. Is really its chief
anxiety.
Discomfort Steadily Grows
Notwithstanding continual arrests
and banishments Of restive wlarksrs
sdnder plausible pretexts, the spiflt 81
disaffeetion is steadily increasing
The Government foments strikes
among workers in private undertak-
ings, and the press advertises these
strikes widely, the idea being to draw
q contrast and convince the state
employed workers that hey are bet
Continued on Page Six)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-09
AMERICA LEADS WORLD
IN MINING DISASTERS

WASHINGTON, May 9.-One-half of
the deaths and accidents in coal mines
can be avoided, according to w. w.
Adams, statistician, in a report to the
bureau of mines.
1t is generally known, the report
states, that more mine workers in
this country are killed by accidents in
proportion to the number of men
working than in any of the leading
European countries, though fewer men
are killed in the United States in pro-
portion to the quantity of coal mined.
More supervisory employees are
needed, particularly to prevent acct
dents due to haulage equipment ana
to fall of coal and roof This might
cause an initial increase in coal prices,
Mr.. Adams says. The prevention of
Unnecessary accidents would, how
ever, soon more than compensate for
the increased pay roll expense of
supervision, so that the selling price
of coal at the tipple could be restored
to its previous level, If, indeed, 1t
proved necessary to increase 1t in the
beginning.
The report states that mining con-
ditions are more favorable to a high
average output per man in the United
States than in the European countries.
The coal beds in this country are
at comparatively shallow depths, and
the seams are much thicker than in
Europe. The European seams are
worked on the longwall system and as
the coal is completely exhausted, It is
necessary to use waste or rock filling
to prevent subsistence of the surface.
This dead" work lowers the average
tonnage per employe for each mine
as a whole.
In the United States, where mines
are worked by the ''room-and- pillar
method, and where one-third of the
coal remains underground, a larger
proportion of men are employed at
the face in actual mining operations.
thus making possible higher average
tonnage per man for each man. Con-
tributing also to a higher tonnage per
man is the use Of larger cars, made
possible by the thick and level coal
beds. and also the more extensive use
of machinery in mining operations IN
this country.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-09

tOfsieis Organ Of the Aber-
seR Central Labor Council
~Hoquiam Trades and Labor
Council and the Washington
State Federation Of Labor.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., May o.
Clothing prices have dropped 25 per
cent in the last year and since 1920
when they reached their highest point
they have dropped 81 per cent, ac-
cording to comparative study just
completed by the Department of La
Dor. The figures repesent an aver
age fo the country as a whole.
At this time last year, clothing
prices still were 101 per cent above
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-09

The Merchants whose ad-
vertisements appear in our
columns are wide-awake,
progressive business men,
entitled to your support.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-09
SENATORS APPEAL FOR
AID FOR CHILDREN

"Until America has homes that
make for decency, health and
happiness she may expect out
bursts of rebellion and threats
to overthrow the Government.
We insist on a minimum common
school education for our children.
We must now insist on a mini
mum Of decent housing. Repre-
sentative William c. Hammer of
North Carolina in Speaking on
Housing Bill.
So far as / am concerned,
whenever a baby cries l do not
care in what language it cries, I
want to help it if l have the op-
portunity." - Senator Royal S.
Copeland of New York, in De-
Tending Appropriation Funds to
Help Destitute Women and Chill
dren of Germany.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-09
EoRM woMEN RRANcHEs

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May AT the
convention of the Association of Iron,
steel and Tin Workers it was voted
to charter a women's auxiliary. Mem
bership Is restricted to mothers, wives
daughters and sisters of members in
good standing. The auxiliary shall
have full autonomy over itself and
Sail annually pay to the association
IL cents per capita. No other charge
snail be levied by the association.
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the 1918 level, according to the de-
partment. In 1920 they were 173 per
cent above 1918. At present they are
76 per cent above 1913.
The price of clothing started a
rapid ascent in 1916 when it was 20
per cent higher than it had been in
1913. In 1917 the price jumped to
49 per cent, in 1918 to los per cent
and in 1919 to 142 per cent. The
peak of 173 per cent came in the fol-
lowing year.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-09
COMMUNIST MASK Off;
WOULD Direct STRIKE

TORONTO, Ontario. May s.-Com-
munists of Canada have dropped their
mask, and viii no longer be known as
tie Workers Party Of Canada. This
title win be replaced by the new
name-Communist Party. This action
was taken at their annual convention,
held in this city
Ine secretary of the communist IN
ternatiOnal. Moscow, requests officials
of che party to "communicate with us
more regularly, so that we can follow
the activities Of the party more
closely"
Moscow also informs their Canadian
comrades that the recent strike of
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-09
ST. PAUL CONVENTION
WILDE CONTROLLED
BY RUSSIAN SOVIET
JUNE MEETING COMMITTED To
COMMUNIST PROGRAM
IN ADVANCE
Formation of "Class" Party to Be
Dominant Idea Foster
PrOclaims

WASHINGTON, D. c., May g.
Communist plans to dominate the st.
Paul June II convention to form a
"class" political party are continu-
ously set forth in the Communist or
gans, particularly the Daily Worker
and Fosters Labor Herald.
The reds point out clearly what
seems to have escaped certain we'll
meaning persons who have been
duped into the st. Paul affair. That
is that the st. Paul convention is COM
mitted IN ADVANCE to certain lines
of conduct determined upon by the
Communists. All who do not fall in
line with the schemings of the red
revolutionists ae called '1abor trait
ors" by this precious outfit of Moscow
satellites who work with equal impair
tiality with the red general staff in
Moscow, private detective agencies
and reactionary politicians in the
United States.
Fosters Organ Explains Communist
Proposals
Fosters Labor Herald (which
should be called the Communist Her
ald) explains in its May issue the
Communist proposals. Boasting that
the st. Paul convention is to be a
gathering of "the rank and file"
(which it is not) this Moscow organ
goes on to say:
"It is committed in advance to the
program Of putting up independent
farmer-labor candidates in the coming
election regardless of the decisions
OF either the Republican or Demo-
cratic parties. The bodies which con-
stituted the preliminary conferences
Continued on Page Sikh
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PRINTERS RAISE WAGES.

EUGENE, Ore, May 9.-7Newspaper 9.
printers have secured three-year con-
tract that calls for wage increase of
- cents a day for the first half Of the
period and an additional rs cents the
last half.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-09
MoNTEsANo cAFE oReANIzEp

The Culinary Workers have organ-'
lied the Montesano Cafe OF that city
this past week. This adds another
step in the progress OF the organizal
tion work being carried on in this
hustling little city.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-11
FL REUMATISMO
PERDIO SUS TERRORES

Es una verdad indiscutibIe que ell
reumatismo tiene su origen en- ell es-
tado aIteiadode la sangfe. causado
por Ia acGmu!AcioI de acidos que
POGO a POGO visn destruyendo la vi
taiiIad de los glp5uioS rojos, tan
neceslrios para Ct funcionamiento
normal del siatenaa herNioso. Tratar
de com.1I,Jr Ell I.unl4t4smo con Ia
ai''lclc,3a lie rcmc.ios eXternos po-
dfia resaltar ca an aiiYio pasajero,
peTo efcctigam nntc no seria mas que
pfoioagar los s;ilimicntos.
Es, pues, preelSo trabajar por dem
tro, regencrando Y enriQn eciendo Ia
sangre, y para c1to 70 hay como las
PfEtloras Rosa ils Uoi Or. Williams.
Elias, por.su acciS}l dirccta sobre la
Eangre, desaloiaIan los eiemeLtoS
yenenoSoS.
I'll Sr. Salvador Velasco, ilustrado
pGofesorde Mii>ica, con rcSidencia
en- la % de S. Miguel No. SO, Ciudad
de Mexico. describe asi un case de
reumatiSmo cronico dc que fue VIC
TINA: ''iace aigdn tempo, cuando
presto mis- servicioS 4 la Banda Esta-
do Mayor de la Secrct&rla de Guerra
Y Marina, experiments fuertes dolo.
res en- mis- piernas. Consulte muchoS
de,los mejores mGGicos y tome in
numerableS medicinas sin obtener
ning1n benefcio. Cuando resolyf
tomar las Pildoras Rosadas del DIR.
Williams, despUts de los dos pri-
neros frascos, note que los ri1ones
me doIian, cada voz que me sentaba
o ponfa de pie, pero POGO POGO
aquelIos dolores fueron desapare-
ciendo, Al cabo de treinta dias T.sis
dolores fueron cada vez menos fuer-
tes, y despues Gle medic af1o me VI
compietamente lihre de ellos.''
Tn lihrito gratis, Intermediates
de la Sangre," Sc le mandara 81 10
pide, expresando Ell tituIo. Il The DR..
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
N. Y, z. L. A.
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. HPuNTES
a. DEL A:N0MENT0
S OR Pill A r

Orlada por autentico brillo de ra-
diantes virtudes cristianas, imposibles
! de ocultar en- la mas delicada modes
tia: rodeada, circundada del sincere v
desinteresado cariiio de propios y ex-
trafios: despues de trabajar en- bene-
licio de pobres enfermos en- Puerto
Rico durante cuarenta amos, ha descen
dido a la tumba en- ell ASILO de DA-
MAS de Ponce, inundada de gloria in
inaccessible, la Hija de la Carload SOR
Pillar quien dluante muchos ahos
fue Superiora alma creadora del
moderno Asiio, transformado con su
cooperation en- elegante sanatorio.
Cansada de la jornada del canine,
despues de declinar la direction del
mismo, en- ell deicioso rinc6n de SUI
hogar regular esperaba la final llama
da del Amado.
Dice S. Vicente de Pail en- su Re-
ggla que las Hijas de la Carload "ten-
dram por monasterio las casas de log
enfermos, por zelda un cuarto de al
quiler, por capilla la iglesia parro-
quail, por claustro LAS Gales de la ciu
dad las salas de los hospitales, por
clausura la obediencia. por rejas ell
tenor de Dios por velo La santa obe
diencia cuyo bello topico simboh-
"a Ell mas intense apostolado que re-
gistra la Historic y que jamAs ha con
segUido superar nj igualar amor huma
no nj esfuerzo filantr6pico.
Con perfecto ajuste esas maxi
mas, Sor Pillar entendio Y practice la
inspirada ensefianza del aragones fun
dador, y cu6ntase que su caridad fue
tan delicada que despues de agotar
sus ordinarios recursos EN- limosnas,
pedia los ahorros de sus hermanas pa
RI los amados necesitados.
| Era probervial su paciencia eviden-
te en- medic los sufrinrentos de 81
trabajada vida impedida por agudl
dclencia
Unia sus numerosas virtudes la ca
riflosa tolerancia de Cristo: la mas
querida de mis- hermanas era Hija dc
Ia Carload en- Madrid: mi hernia ,ita
alma delicada que siempre suspira-
ba por mi ventura-que hace dos amos
ha fallecido y cuya superiora, tam.
bi6n fellecida, era amiga de Sor Pi-
lar, enviabame sus carinosas misivas
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HIIY SALE Ell ZR-S HACIA LOS
2 EsTADos UNIDoS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., oct. 10 (ca-
BILE frances) -Se ha anunclado oficial-
mente, que 81 las condolences del item
po, 10 permiten, ell ZEPPELIN monstruo
zR-3, que ha sido construido expresa-
mente para la marina americana en- es-
ia ciudad, saldra manana sabado ha-
cia los Estdos Un:dos.
Las autoridades postales tiensn la
intenci6n de enviar bordo del yep
pelin, varios sacos de correspondence
ra Norte Sur America, para ell Ca
NADIA. FL zR-3 pasara al traves del
tcrritorio frances, pero evitara hasta
donde lie sea possible, pasar sobre las
ciudades. Reina un gran entusiasmo,
para presenciar la partida del gigan-
tesco dirigible, que atravesara los ma
res, hasta llegar al campo de aviacion
Lakehurst, en- ell estado de New Jer-
sey. u
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Ell remedio esta a la mano
Lea mi obra gratis

MI bro Promotion la Salud
Mental lie dira coniste el STRONGFOhTISM9
No iene envame
estampis franqueo, rcmr6
guSo Iii eenpar gratis de mi
sehaa padetimentos
Ecba adad nombre direction eompletos.a
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La Comisi0n Hipiea....
Continuation de la Ira. pag

nuestro juicio es PARCIAL, constitu-
va una impertinencia. NueStra Co 'po-
racion ha entendido hasta ahora eli
tiende todav1a Y seguira entendierdo
mientras no Sc lie demuestre 10 contra
rio, que tenemos perfecto derecho a
criticar cuando creamoS que las mis-
mas son erroneas, no solo las actuacio-
nes del Jurado sin6 hasta las mismas
actuaciones de ustedes cuando clio
sea necesario. toda vez que nuestro
ipicio ustedes no son mas que unos
funcionarios p1blicos como otros cual-
Guiera, cuyas actuaciones estan suje--
tas la critica Y no podemos pensar
seamos dueilos de caballos nos impo-
sibilite a ejercer los derechos que te-
nemos como ciudadanos.
Tai parece de La carta de ustedH3
que nosotros somos unos elnpleadoS de
ustedes que estamos en- la obligation
de acatar religiosamente vuestras ac-
traciones aunque elias sean erroneas
y nos perjudiquen no solo material
sino moralmente.
Hab5amos notado siempre que para
forntllar cargos I'm empleado de esa
Comision era precise atravesar an
+, tes por mil inconvenientes, v debido
a ESQ, en- muchas ocasiones no 10 hi
cimos contra ciertes funcionarios, CO.
mo no 10 haremos va tampoco contra
el mencionado Jurado porque- adivina-
n os claralnente cual la de ser la solu
ci6n que ha de darSeA a ellos. pero en-
vista de la facilidad con que esa Co.
mission aprueba y. ratifica las actuacio-
nes Gle los oficiales hipicos. imponiendo
castiges que en- realidad son ma decla
raci6n de culpabihdad de dehtos fea
tpenados por nuestras leyes, Y que pa
rece ser Ell criterio de esa Comisi6n.
segtn alguno de, sns mienlbros que men
cionarenos 81, Sc hace precise, ell que
todo duefio Gle caballos es culpab1e
n1ientras no demuestre su inocenci:
Y en- vista tambien de la manera CO.
mo esa Comisi6n acoge las protestcs
contra los ofciales hipicos, tendremos
que declarar publicamente que no cree
mos en- la justicia de esa Comisi6n Y
apelaremos a la opinion publica para
cue ella de su veredicto en- este ca
so
Nuestra carta de fecha seis de los
corrientes aparecera publicada en- Ell
peri6dico Ell HIPICo que vera la luz
pIblica Ell ell dia de manana, y la con
testaci6n, de ustedes coniuntamente
con esta carta sera publicada por uno
de los diarios dejamos que el pibli-
co juzgue 81 es una impertinencia o
no.
& Atentamente,
4 JOCKEY CLUB DE PTO. RICO
/ Por e. CASTRO.
Presidente.
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por su condRcto, sor Pillar, ccn Ia
dul- ura del verdadero amor cristia-
no, me llamaba para entregarmel1s y
me hablaba de las 'penosas cuavas
&c La vida, ssncilla, credlua lon
dadosa, desde su pgrnto de vista, con
la uncion de un ap5stol..
Todo en- ella respiraba caridad cris
tiana.
Los vanos detractores de la fe re.i-
giosa y del hurnilde apostolado de las
Hijas de la Carload, en- la abnegada
vida de sor Pillar hallaran elocuente
refutaci6n de sus inconscientes inven-
twas. Sc que no todas las rengiosas
son como ella, pero ella fue ell v.vien-
te verbo de la perfection religiosa,
que siguiendo sahias instruccioncs Y
Ell llamamiento de la gracia todas pue
zen alcanzarla.
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VIR IL ID A u

NO hay attribute sgnfique nto felcdad del hombe
como la TRIDAD. Tn hombre sin vrildad escomhro
ano merccor dc lstma no de toda pena Y embargo,
cantOs clos hu6rmos poder SEXUAL impotentes
mlndO