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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Mexican PlOtterS
Exposed BY Labor

Miami. Ariz., June 15.-Trade un-
ionists in this vicinity have issued a
warning against a group of MeXicans
who are attempting of foment re,
belion against President Gales and
the Mexican government.
The reactionaries, it is stated, are
backing de la Huerta, who has been
repudiated by the Mexican people
The plotters are using Phoenix as the
base of their operations.
"The Mexican people" the trade
unionists declare, ARE the ones 20
settle their affairs in their own way
consistent with the Observance OF
rights of nationals of other countries
residing in Mexico or having interests
there, where these rights are not IN
conflict with the legitimate aspira-
tions of the Mexican people.
"As the present government mas
proved its desire to work Tor the pess
interests of ALL we assure them oil
our hearty support and cooperation
when necessary to attain these ends
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Jailed for PeOnage;
Judge uph0lds Law

Pensacola. Fla, June l5.--Chatles
Land, Calhoun county turpentlne OPP
orator, was sentenced to one year ~
the Atlanta penitentiary by Federal
Judge Sheppard fof peouage. The ac'
eused is one of several persons, In
cluding county officials, who are
charged with the same oifehse. The
officials arrested negroes who escaped
from the tufpentine camp. In sen.
fencing Land, the court said that AL
evidence tends TO show that peonage
IS praeticed in this state" -.
"There may be some pfoyocatioh,,
he said, "to seek out and bring back
to work man who quits his job whlle
owing you money. There Is marked
inhibition in the law, however, against
a man being brought back against MS
will To work out n debt This law
was nor made particularly to protect
the negro, for all classes are Included
in lis protection. and ! know in some
sections white persons are IN sore
need of its aid"
In citing peonage cases that have
come under his observation, the eoui'
said:
"Some states have attempted to
make laws seeking to Offset the peon-
age statutes, but peonage and slavery
have been abolished forever, and II -
idle for any state to attempt 10 Haunt
a desire to return to old conditions
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Federal Mine Board
Refutes Wage Claim

New York, June l5.-Ellis SeaHes
editor Of the United Mine Workers
journal. quoted the United State coal
eommi ion 10 answer Walter GORDON
Merritt claim that coal miners re
cejye the highest pay IN the Unite9
State, outside Of the building m
dustry." II.
Gordon is professional union balt'
ar. He was attorney against the Dan.
hurry hatters in the famous Loe"e
case. and he Is now attempting, 70
create a hostile public opinion agalhs'
the miners. --..,oa h,
The coal commission was erea'eo %
congress. and It's members we're ap.
pointed by the president. Ihey spenI'
one wear and 100000 studying TINS
i"aIS, ..TSaI commission" said Editor
eearles. reported that in the yeaI
1921 the year Of the inquiry W'
ayeyage annual earnings Of all mel
emnloyed in the soft coal INDUSTRY
amounted 20 approximately 81 '4Vo
al the anthracite workers earned .sd az
average Of approximately Sl'ogo
since that time anthracite mine "oia "a,
eys have received an increase cf y
Der cent. and yet, even with TINS IN w
crease. they earn an average o. 'ea.
than $50 month";
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Too Many Mortgages
May Bring Disaster

Cleveland, June i5.--EXcessive val
uation of buildings for mortgage pun
poses threaten financial disaster TO the
holders of these mortgages and alsa
threaten the financial security of the
nation, said Lee Thompson Smith
president of the national association
of building owners and managers, al
their convention in this city.
Loans are being made," President
Smith said, 'fn excess of proper per
centage of the sound value of the
properties and in excess of the entire
cost of the land and building
President Smiths statement is IN
line with report made last year by
q United States senate committee
which showed that three, four and iive
mortgages are placed ON Washington
office buildings and apartments. To
secure interest on these mortgages,
rents are Increased to prohbitlve
figure. In their defense the specula-
tors blame "high wages"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Active UniOnism
Urged by Official

Detrot, Mich, June 15.-Address-
! ing an enthusiastic meeting Of trade
nnionigts in this city, A. +. Of l.. Vice
President Vol declared that the time
Is now for workers 10 strengthen
the trade unions. The meeting was
called TO launch this citys greatest
organizing campaign. Mr.. Vol re
ferred 10 the wave Of anti-unionism
that swept the nation following the
close of the world war. This placed
the unions in a defensive attitude
I'VE have withstood the greatest .op-
position that could be brought against
u.s." he said.
A. F. Of L. Organizer Collins IS
Assisting local unionists Each union
will have a committee Of three 70
direct activities. These will confer
weekly with the general organizing
committee
1t is planned to visit every trade
union. Every individual member vii
be urged TO interest the eunorganized'
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Survey of Poor Shows
81 Per Cent Defective

New York, June IA health sur
vey shows that "a per cent Of the
members of families coming under
the care of the New York association
for improving condition OF the poor
are physically defective in some re-
spect. The survey covers 62 families
of 373 individuals selected at random
as typical. ,,,
Forty-two per cent of the children
and SO per cent of the adults were
found to be undernourished and sui
fering from one or more of the dis
eases which result from insufficient
nutrition.
Ninety-five per cent Of the adults
and ~ per cent of the children were
found in need of dental treatment
Respiratory defects, chiefly adenolds
and tonsils. were found in 62 per cent
of the children. Defective eyesight
,.3s found in 80 per cent of the adults
and q per cent of the children.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19

President. American Federation OF
Labor.
State child labor laws must be sup
plemented by Federal legislation Il
child lite Is to be protected. Pennsyl-
vania has a COED child labor law. bu.
the children of Pennsylvania are
shipped cut of the State with their
parents Tor temporary employment n
the cranberry bogS and farms OF New
Jersey. These are Italian children
the victims of a padrone System-bul
they are also the future citizens OF
our country.
The padrane collects from the farm.
er TO whom he furnishes labor ana
collects from the Italian farmer fol
whose families he secures employ
ment. In the spring the migration ai
these Italian families begins ami
parents and children LABOR in the open
until early winter. The day's work
usually begins at Seven-thiTly in tae
morning and lasts until tive-lhirty IN
the evening.
Crqbely picking is hard, dirty
wet work, compelling the workers not
inffequently to go TO their knees IN
mire. What an environment 10 stamy
itself upon the plastic mind Of youth.
Housing and sanitary conditions are
incredibly brutal. There is no oppof.
tunity for privacy or cleanliness
Were there a Federal child labor Law
it would no longer be profitable to
carry Pennsylvania children away
from schools and put them ut hare
labor unler +bp jurisdiction of another
State where child life is less pro
tected.
As am enlightened, civilized nation
we are promoting child health an.
ADVOCATING equal opportunity for al
children. The cornerstone In thai
development is child labor prohibition
No more important domestic policy
awaits action by our nation thar
ratification of the child labor amend
mont
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
|. 5. Official Would
Smash Constitution

IN an address on law enforcement
.oelofe the Georgia state bar associa-
Hnon, United States District Attorney
nuekner Of New York favored trial of
petty offenders in federal courts
jury
A few years ago this statement
would arouse a storm of protest.
lie changed sentiment can be
raced to usurpation by labor in
Junction Judges who deny rights that
yle New York district attorney would
ueay to others.
Inc constitution guarantees that an
a1saseo shall be accorded a trial by
!-ty' shall be informed of the nature
anu cause of the accusation and shall
confronted with the witnesses
before him.
.iaese guarantees have been abol-
~ ,saea by injunction judges. They
me yaeir own law and then demand
~'as ther victims prove these one
M, a, avs have not been violated.
ms overthrow of government by
"a" Is SO generally accepted that no
Hg,ests are heard when a federal
cc.. ssLe. attorney, sworn to uphold the
ySggil.ss.,l.,luon, publicly favors its an
d. me organized workers point to
"''ssgty to sustain their claim that
ss at pefs seize power, and extend
fss9it whenever a people fail to de-
END tnier rights.
,.e ne Buckner suggestion is a his
va. m and logical extension of the
*'anAy now applied to workers.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Railroad Official
Makes Best Labor Talk

Denver. June "a railroad official
made the best labor speech Edward
keating ever heard, according 10 the
former congressman and present edi-
tor Of Labor. Mr. Heating is visiting
in this city. He was rendered a testi'
monial dinner by friends, and In dis.
eussing the labor movement, said.
"rhe best labor speech | ever knew
about was made by an official of the
New York Central. That road had
just settled with It's engine employees,
but it WAS fighting a similar settle
ment with its clerks. The official was
asked why.
"'rhe enRinemen can tie Us up. We
had To settle with them he said
"rhere Is your answer concluded
MIR. Heating. Industrial peace VIII
come when you have the power tr
bring about bargaining instead of in
viting attack, ... z...
81 am getting more and more 10 Sc,
that the solution Of all our difficulties
is In that old slogan, 100 per cent OF
ganization' When We are organized
all else will he added unto US"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19

The decision rendered by Circuit
Judges Aschulen Evans aud Page
dlstegards all teehniealities and hatly
holds that the evidenee wholly failed
TO prove the crime charged.
Prosecution negun Four Years Ago
This was the famous prosecution
started about four years ago against
II officers of the Carpenters union
SIX leading contractors and about II
manufacturers of mlllwotk in Chicago
charging conspiracy IN restraint oi
trade because Of the provision In the
carpenters working agreement TO The
effect that union carpenters We're pfe'
hthited from installing non union
made trim,
The case was originally tried before
a jury In the court of District judge
Adam {. Clife, who assessed fines AZ
Rregating about 100000 against thos,
convicted. Some Of the defendants
paid their hnes, but all of the oarpen
ters' officers aud seyefal manuiactuf
efs and contractors refused TO pa.
their fines and took an appeal.
Hope Thompson. attorney for th'
union, presented 50 alleged errors o
the trial court The Circuit Court o
Aopeals, however, gave consideration
TO but on error and based It's he
yersal on that alone.
No Proof shown OF Alleged CRIME
In handing down its decision, tn
court said, in part;
The Indictment charged defendant
with combining OF eonsplIlng to PIT
vent manufacturing plants locate
outside of the city of Chicago and !
other states than Illinois from sellin
and delivering their building materia
in and shipping the same to said cit
Of Chicago. The indictment thu
drawn charged an interference with
an obstruction 10, or "a prevention oil
shipments in interstate commerce.
"rhe proof, however disclose,
merely an agreement between defend
ants whereby union defendants wen
not TO work upon non-union mad'
millwork.
"Non-union made goods were mad'
In Illinois as well as outside of Ill
nois. Union made mllwork was als'
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Actors Back Salary
Collected BY Equity

New York, June 15.-The Actors
Eouity association collected more than
800 600 due actors for back salaries
the last year, according to state
ment made at Equity's annual meet
ing. IL
feated and a resolution was adopted
nroviding for more militant attitude
r. obtain for Equity members IN the
movies the benefit Of a standard con
t,act The Equities are affiliated with
the A. F. of l. Their roster m
clndes John Emerson. George Alsiss,
Ffbel Barrymore, Robert Strange,
peggy Wood ana other leading actors
and actresses.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Three Cents for
Two Weeks Toll

By international Labor News Service.
indianapolis, Ind, June l6.--Work-
ing two weeks in the mine as a non
union workman and receiving 3 gents
for the toll was not TO the liking OF
Edward Dunegan Of ReynoldsYille,
W. Va, employed by the Hudson Coal
Company, so ne quit his job and
joined the ranks Of the striking union
men.
Dunegan received a check from the
company for his two weeks work,
after the usual deductions had been
made. for the three cents. He re-
turned the check TO the company with
a letter setting out that perhaps the
company needed the money worse than
he did, so he was quite willing 10
contribute il 20 tie company Golfers.
u take untold pleasure" he wrote,
"in freely, gladly and Internationally
loaninR you my last cash balance, my
sole remaining financial acquisition,
which is the last pay check received
by me from your pay Office, drawn
on the Clarksburg Trust Company,
and enclosed herein
Dunegan wrote that he hoped the
company would accept the donation
10 help staye off any threatened
bankruptcy" that might be lowering
over il.
The Hudson Company has been
operatiug as non-union mine for
osme time, but according to the men
employed the scale Of wages IS too
low for the employees to make even
decent living.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Low-Wage Aliens
Debarred by Japs

New York, June 15.-Cables from
Toxic announce that the japanese
governmen" has decided to prohibit
the immigration of Chinese labofers
into Japan" -,
II is stated that large numbers, OF
Chinese are working in Japan at low
wages and that these, together with
a neoually large number Of Koreans,
make the unemployment situation
serious. tt.
Japan's protection of the living
standards of its workers is identical
10 the position taken in the United
states by advocates of japanese I'M
migration for which they are CON
demned by the jingoes Of both eoun-
tries.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
500. 100000 Cost of
Paying for \. Y.
Industrial Accidents

By International Labor News Service
Albany, June la.-Huw vast IA.
gn1Wn the relief eINen hY industry
aed lie state 10 these injured in aee.
dents and the families lf workers Whu
sacrificed their lives in production is
seen from the annual bin up 90 last
iuue prepared for James 4 Hamil
ten, State Industrial Commissioner
The total money eest OF the years
accidents VAS $4,000 900, hu, most al
ne cost is due Go the huge expense
involved in litigation and charges Of
casualty Insurance companies Nh0
stand between the employers and their
injured Workmep and hght the State
agents tooth and uall for every penny
the workers are entitled Ia under the
law setting The damages Tor the loss
II lie. ot limb and Of health,
An analysis prepared for Commits.
Sioucf Hamilton shows that in a year
final awards FOR compensation wert
madc in 72,0S3 cases. including l,lOg
fatalities - total permanent disa-
hili,A cases, la.526 permanent partial
disabilities and d6.326 temporary dis
ablemeuts
That Is the register of workers
dividends In the progressive State Of
New York tor the year 1921. Speak
ing of the vast sum 1t ceS,, Commits
sioner Hamilton said.
Notwithstanding the steady IN
crease in the cost of workmeu's com.
peuSation, society al large has moth.
my to worry about over the cost Il
assumes. because in the total Of lis
cost Of living it is relatively a small
Item
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Production Exceeds
Peoples Buying Power

New York, June l5.-While sur
face thinkers insist that trade unions
limit production" students of indus
try declare that the nations produe-
ing capacity is far in excess of Its
buving power.
This point was again brought out IN
the latest weekly market letters issued
by Hayden, Stone & Co., and Moody S
this city. In referring to the general
business situation, the former said:
"Plant capacity is so much In excess
of average consumption that 1t cannot
be expected that this will be fully
employed except for yerv limited pc
fiods."
In its comment on the excess OF
idle capital in large banks, the Moody
letter said:
This plethora of capital is due not
to any extreme dullness of trade, but
to the fact that producing capacity IS
so well up to requirements that there
is a dearth of opportunity for employ
inp funds in additional capacity. The
difficulty is to find something to pro-
duce."
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Chemical Industry
Deadly to Workers

New York, June 15.-Protection TO
workers in the chemical industry Is
urged By the American chemical 90
ciety. The death rate is about two
and one-half times that for the non
industrial group.
Benzol poisoning is called very
real industrial hazard" Silver nitrate,
il Is stated, has replaced mercury a.
a danger in mirror manufacture.
A survey Z bleaching powder FAC
tories in thu state show that this
industry has gone back to the old
process which was introduced in this
country in 1879, and which brought
legislation in England.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Millions Are Made
On Railroad Merger

Washington, June IA tale that
recalled the days of high finance"
was frankly told by o. p. Van Swer-
ingen before the interstate commerce
commission in defense of the Nickle
Plate railroad merger. Minority stock
holders of the Chesapeake d Ohio
railroad are objecting to the merger.
The witness said he and his brother
started eight years ago with $5OO,0OO.
By "pyramiding" their holdings they
secured several railroads and now
have a profit of $16,S12,S09. In all
instances they made relatively small
initia payments, issued long-term
notes for the remainder and deposited
stock they had acquired as collateral
on these notes.
They were backed by the Chase ma
tional bank of New York city, which
loaned them $l,000,000 when they
organized the Nickel Plate securities
company in 1916.
1t was shown that new Neckel Plate
stock was issued to holders of stock
in the individual railroads. As re-
suit of this transaction a debt OF S2l =
100000 was paid off and the brotners
retained control of the merger.
The witness made no attempt t.
conceal or excuse his transactions, out
insisted that the merger has resulted
IL efficiency.
The rpads secured are the New
York, Chicago & st. Louis (Nlekel
Plate), the Teiedo, st. Louis q West
ern (Clover Leaf and the Lake Ene
& Western. These together Wit. ne
Chesapeake 4 Ohio, Hooking Valley,
Erie and Pere Marquette are in.end,
ed to constitute the future Nickel
Plate system.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
1000 Cubic Feet of
Gas Is Per Capita
Consumption In l. 5.

II the gas manufactured in America
eaeb wear was divided, on a Com
muoIsllc basis, in equal rations to
every man, woman and child In the
nation. each person would get, during
lg25 approximately 1000 cubic feet
of the handy fuel.
This four thousand cubic feet of gas,
if used by each individual, for the one
single purpose would:
Provide everybody with l,lO0 gal
Ions Of boiling water, or it would
Bake 200 one-pound loaves of bread
in home oven, or it would
Do the work of eight hens in hatch
ing eggs, or it would
Roast enough coffee to last a person
drinking two cups a day, for $50
years, or it would
Roast enough cocoa beans to pre-
pare 100000 cups of chocolate, on
Il g0ud--
Barbecue enough ham to make
llOOO sandwiches, or it would
Cook 1920 meals in u restaurant.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19

produced outside of lllionis, as we'll as
IN the state. In other wenis, demand
Tor mlllwork in Chicago could be sup.
piled from all parts of the United
States, Local manufacturers and
those situated Ia Illinois, bat outside
Of Chicago, could supply the miilMork
as we'll as the factories Of Wisconsin.
Michigan aud other States. II was a
matter of choice whether these fac.
tores employed non-union or union
labor
indietmem Not Sustained
'l'he agreement which the defend
ants entered into merely dealt with
millNofk which was the product of
non union labor II mattered not
where the mllwnik was produced,
whether in OF outside of Illinois, II II
bore the union label. The restriction
was not against the shipment Of mills
work into Illinois, II was against
nonsunion made millWork produced Ia
OF out of Illinois,
We find no evidence which would
support finding that the agreement
embodied In Section ! of Article :
was not the real agreement OF the
parties. Wherefore, We conclude There
II "A fatal variance aud the evidences
does not sustain the Indictment
This decision followed closely on
the heels of similar decision by Su.
perior Judge Oscar Ilehel diaaolNing
the Injunction obtained by the notori-
ous non union printing firm of X, K,
| Donnelloy q Sons Co, against Chi
cage Typographical Union No. 10 be.
cause of provision In the laws Of
the union prohibiting lis members
from handling struck work.
Two Cnurts Uphold Unions
A State court of Illinois and the
| United States Circuit Court Of Ap.
peas have laid down the principle that
members of trade unions may legally
refuse To handle the products of non
union labor. whether produced inside
or outside Of the State.
The Federal Government considered
the carpenters case of such great i'm
portane that the Department Of jus
tive sent three Of its ablesl sherman
antitrust law experts 10 Chicago 10
assist the district attorney.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
Tax Publicity Favored.

Washington, June 15.-The tax pub
licitv law has been Strengthened Dy
the United States supreme courts De
eision upholding that act, senators IN
This citv declare. These lawmakers
saw there is not the slightest danger
of the law being repealed.
Senators Borah, Couzens and NOT,
ris are agreed that tax publicity VIII
continue. Senator King, member II, OF
the finance committee, said: Inc
states have tax publicity and It Is
silly to argue that the same thing
should not apply to the federal gov
ernment."
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-06-19
VICTOR OLAhDtR EX-
PECTED At COAvEh-
TIOh COM. MEETING

A the regular naeeting OF the Con.
Veotian Committee. Sunday afternoon
June l4th. important business was
transacted. The different committees
we're strengthened and the members
present, although small In numbcr
showed an inclination t. 10 through
with the work regardless.
The next meeting Of the committee
will be Sunday afternoon, June 2N;h
1925. at $50 o'clock. Let's all be
there.
1t is expected that Victor olander
Secretary Treasurer of the Illinois
STATE Federation Of Labor will be ai
this meeting to advise with the Gen
eral Committee.