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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
CHILD LABOR
FRIENDS CARELESS
WITH TRUTH

Washington, April i6.-The claim
that the federal child labor amend.
ment gives congress exclusive power
over child labor is IAN amazing as
sertion," declares Rev. John A. Ryan,
ID. d., writing In the Journal OF the
National Education Association. The
assertion Is contained IN a pamphlet
written by james Emery, attorney for
the National association Of manutae.
turefs.
"Anyone who takes the trouble 10
read the proposed amendment wlli
find a direct contradiction Of tins
charge in the language of the second
section" DR.. Ryan said.
at Is there expressly stated that
the power Of the several states over
child labor remains unimpaired except
to give effect 70 congressional enact
ments. The only power taken from
the states BY the proposed amendment
is that Of maintaining less adequate
laws than those which might be
passed By congress. State laws whlen
agree with the federal statutes, or
which set up higher standards, VIII
continue to have force and validity.
Industrial conditions are sufficient
~ similar throughout the country. to
Justify a uniform and universal mini
mum Of legislative standards. Chll-
dren in all parts Of the country are
sufficiently alike to need a uniform
minimum protection. No one will serl-
ously contend that the standards set
up in the two federal laws. which were
declared unconstitutional, gave too
much protection 10 the children Of any
gtatqn
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
Steamship Sails Oceans
To Extract BrOmine
From waite +

Bv International Labor News Service
New York City, April l6.-To over
come a world shortage Of bromine'
which threatens to hit both industry
and science, the steamshi" Elhyl,
equipped as a complete chemical plant
will, il was announced in New York,
sail April IS TO search the seas FOR
this raw material, called essential 70
medicine, 10 motion pictures, 70 photo-.
gfaphy, and to the ethyl huid oil
motor fuel.
Refitted as a factory for recovering
bromine from sea water, the Ethyi'
formerly the Lake Harminia of the
United States Shipping Board, Will
clear from Wilmington, Del, on whal
is probably the stranRest voyage ever
undertaken By a vessel Of commerce.
She will call at no port, and, roaming
the ocean, will extract her cargo from
its waters.
Chemical experts who are members
of the American Chemical Society
estimate that 100 gallons Of sea
water contain one ound Of bromine.
Hence, II is the Ethyl's mission TO re-
move this seven one-thOusandths Of
one per cent Of brOmine in the sea
water, with which it is planned to re-
fill the worlds bromine storehOuses
emptied by the rapid development oi
ethyl gasoline in automobile opera
ton.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
CITY VOTES ON
{. Uni. AVE.
BOND ISSUE

As TIE Review goes u press The
city Is voting on = bend issue for
Sl&.soo With which 30 Niden and i'm.
prov, University avenue between Oak
apd Malua, streets east u the llliuo
Central tracks,
The plan had lis origin in the gen
era improvement 81 TIC Illinois Cen.
iral station site,
Efforts Weie made 10 obtain the
necessary ground hN purchase ami
avoid litigation, but ewing 10 the
price asked by the owners the city
commissioners refused 10 act until
condemnation proceedings We're eem-
pleted.
With the preliminary arrangements
made the city council pasesd an o.
dinanee providing fer bond issue
election on April l6
II the attitude Of the voters Is
favorable the work OF widening the
street will proceed at once.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
NON RESIDENT
WORKhEN GIVEN
EMPLOYMENT

Contractors who oppose the en-
nleyment Of Union Nofkmen ate i'm
porting non-union men from neighhof-
ing towns % the construction of
numerous residences in the Twin
Cities thus saefiheing he wage earn-
sr who spends his money with local
concerns.
To say that Organized Labor VII
lock with indifference upon such a
program is to put It mildly. On the
contrary there is general resentment
among the men wbo ale forced -
stand idle While grocery bills pile up,
and families 20 without proper
clothing.
To the Union man it appears un-
accountable THAI such contractors are
endorsed By Twin City merchants who
denend largely upon the Union work
men Cor their trade, while the money
that Is paid NOS union wotkmen gces
to other neighboring cities anu vii
lageS. II the Twin City merchants
know What PATRONAGE buffers their
bread they will take some defnhe
action 10 unpo ularize the contractor
who sacrifices his city fer the sake of
saving a few cents.
These merchants should know that
skilled Union men as we'll as laborefs
cannot continue 10 reside in a city
where bills accumulate while the work
that should come 10 them is pareeled
out on a low wage scale 10 outside
laborers.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
BUREAU RULE
AIDS CONTROL
BY MINORITY

Chicago, April 16.-rhe increase of
bureaucracy in government is destroy
ing the capacity of citizens TO meet
the duties and obligations OF citizen
shiu, declared Senator Borah of Idaho
in a speech in this city.
This growth of bureaucracy was re-
ferred to by the speaker as "the re-
morseless urge of GENERALIZATION" that
will eventually make government by
the few possible.
at is often charged" Senator Borah
said, that there is conspiracy some
where in this country, we'll organized
and subtly active, to bring this gov
ernment more and more under the
control of the few, under the domina-
ton of great wealth. Whether such a
purpose consciously exists or not, we
do know that such is the natural
trend of all popular governments.
But if any such scheme does exist,
with what Satanic giee the consplra-
tors must witness the willingness OF
the people TO centraiize All power as
the capital and place the whole ma
chinery of government in the hands OF
a few. How easy becomes their task
when with local self-government de-
stroyed and the states reduced to mere
geographical expressions, the relns OF
power are, by our cowardly surrender,
placed in the hands of a few hundred
men. Let it not be forgotten that local
self-government is the citizens elta-
del of political power. Dislodgedi
from this, he becomes a political
tramp, the helpless victim of arbl-
trary rule"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
TEAPOT DOME
LESSEES ESCAPE
ON FINE POINT

Washington. April l6.--chief Jus.
tice Mccoy of the District of colum.
bia supreme court has qunshed the oil
indictments against former Secretary
of the Interior Fall. Edward J.. Doh.
eny and son and Harry l.. Sinclair.
The indictments charged bribery and
conspiracy TO deffaud the govern.
ment In connection with the leasing
Of Teapot Dome and Elk Hills naval
oil reserves.
The indictments were nollied on n
fine technical question. The court
held that when the senate took the
oil eases out Of the hands Of the de-
partment of justice and required the
appointment of special counsel by
President Coolidge, the attorney gen
efal and assistants lost their right to
be IN the grand jury room.
Wen the grand jury was consider.
ing the indictments a special assistant
10 the attorney general was In the
room. Justice Mccoy said that this
violated the secrecy Of the grand
jury.
While the government announces
that the decision will be appealed, Il
L. believed that the statute of limita.
ton will operate In most Of the
charges, and that this ends the Grim
inal cases against the oil men. Fed
eral Judge Kennedy Of Cheyenne Is
still considering the evidence sub.
mtted TO him IN the governments
civil suit to annul the oil leases.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
TACOMA UNIONS
WILL CONTEST
PICKET DECISION

Tacoma, Wash, April 16.-The
local central labor council has called
on other central bodies in this state
to join in a campaign against the re-
cent -picketing decision by the
Washington supreme court.
The executive council Of the A. r.
of l.. will be asked to take such steps
as are necessary to secure Washifg-
ton workers the rights accorded them
under the Clayton act.
The decision was made In the case
of a Seattle theatre. A court in that
citv refused to enjoin picketing, but
this was reversed by the state su-
preme court, which held that picket
ing is unlawful.
The United States supreme court
has upheld the principle of plcketln,g,
though ruling that courts have tne
right to designate the number OF PICK
cts a union may assign.
In the case of American steel touh-
dries versus Tri-City central trades
council. decided in 1921, the supreme
court said that the limiting OF one
picket at each factory gate rs not
laid down as a rigid rule, but only as
one which should apply in tins case
under the circumstances disclosed py
fhe evidence and which may be vaflea
in other cases" :.-;-.s
The court said that the unionists
should be allowed missionaries 10
secure converts to their cause.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
Bishop Denounces Old Parties
For Failure to End Child Labor

you Republicans. that Boss Cox, who
had an office over a notorious saloon
al Cincinnati. controlled Ohio politics
for 30 years. Remember the Repub.
lican gang thas stole s6.0O0.000 In
Pennsylvania.
But the Democratic Party can not
boast. Il in a cowardly manner strad
died the child labor question in It's
platform because II did not want to
lose the support Of the South. The
Democratic Parry never has had the
courage 10 repudiate Tammany Hall
Nov, if with such associations In
the two big parties you are still loyal
members Of them you ought TO be as
fair 10 the ehurcn and realize that In
spite Of certain persons who fail 10
live up to the church ideals member
ship in the church Is one of the obli-
cations Of a man who believes the
church is such an institution that he
wouldn't want 10 live i'm a country
where there is no church"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
UR Bfk1 SCHOOL
ELECTION DR. vs.
HkiIf VOTE

Ofbana's school election resulted IN
an unqualified endorsement OF the
school huard's policy last Saturday
When more than l,Se0 vU,eN hesieged
the court house 10 cast their ballots.
As a frsult ef the election the board
was accorded the power 10 purchase
site for new school building a
block east of the Forestry on Iowa
street
Judge Il. c. Freeman was reelected
president Of the school board without
opposition. Though few scattering
votes were written IN tot a. I. haf.
ROWS, editor Of the Urhana Daily
Courier.
Mr., Sue Heater and Df. h, A.
Hindman were elected 10 membership
on the school hoard.
In Champaign little interest was
taken In the election. Dr. W, l.,
GRAY Was reelected pfesideui and
Mrs. Nellie hnnehs 10 membership on
tho school board.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17

NON-UNlON WORK
ERS JOIN MIN
ERS' STRIKE

Charleston, ". Va, April L.
Thousands of unorganiAcd miners lh
this state joined In the Observance OF
John Mitchell day, under the auspices
of the United Mine Workers OF
America.
President Green Of the A. +. of L.
spoke TO meetings al MofgantoNn
and ClafksbufR that we've marked by
large delegations of non union miners.
At Cannelton another meeting of
record size was addressed by Pfesl.
dent Easton of the state federation of
labor, and district officials OF the mine
workers.
John Mitchell day commentaries
the establishment of the miners eight.
hour day. but on this occasion IL
served to inaugurate the campaign 10
unionize West Virginia. This move.
ment will be carried into guard'eons
tfolled Logan and Mcdowell counties.
The anti-union operators are ap-
pealing 10 their employees TO ignore
the union. In advertisements pub
lished In the Fairmont press, they say :
you can work IN safety. The peos
pie Of the valley stand behind you Ia
your efforts to make an honest living.
You can depend on the state police
and county and city authorities, who
are actively enforcing the law
To this advertisement the union re
plies:
"You can strike In safety. The gov
ernor, the county authorities. the
state police. and all well.thnking, IN.
iollipent and respectable citizens OF
northern West Virginia viii protect
the miners, their wives and little ehll-
dren against the thugs and gun men
imported into West Virginia by anti
union coal operators to intimidate,
assault, coeree, browbeat and murder
our people.'
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
w. VA. PRISON
RECEIVES AIRING
IN LEGISLATURE

Charleston, W. Va, April TO-
State penitentiary inmates arc eN-
plotted under the contract system and
their lives are in constant danger be
cause of unsanitary conditions and
unsafe buildings, declared DIR. ROBIN
son a member of the West Virginia
house of delegates.
In explaining the unbelievable con
a:tieaa thai essiss y ses sfsse pen
Delegate Robinson, who was a mem
Der of the Legislature prison probe
said that the place was a fire trap,
and that il has but one exit ON each
floor. He insisted that little com
mon sense" would have averted the
strike of convicts last October, which
was caused by increasing the stint ol
inmates on contract labor. But ~
prisoners refused to do the extra
task. The lack of common sense was
shown by prison authorities when they
locked up every man in that depart
ment and placed him on bread ana
water. Later the prisoners were
turned out in the yard together, ana
then they organized the strike that
cost the state Sl5,00O.
DR.. Robinson told his colleagues
that conditions at the pen were rotten
to the core, and that the l,5OO pages
of typewriter evidence gathered by
the investigating committee sustains
that charge. -
'erhe prison authorities had ad-
vance warning that the legislative IN.
vestigating commission was coming
he said "They had ample time to
clean up, but if they cleaned up be.
fore we arrived, | don't know what
the conditions were before they took
this action"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17

By International Labor New 9ets'ee'
Chicago. April lG.-Tbe Republican
and Democratic parties we're sea'a'
ipgly arraigned for their failure 70
ratify the Child Labor Amendment 9i
Risb3, % Edwin II. Hughes Of the Chi'
cago area Of he Methodist Epi-co'
pal Church. ,yaa
rrsacbed at the dedication Of the new
ss7 800 Methodist Episcopal chnfen
az iake Forest. H., and was in an, an.
gwer to criticisms that are common H.
directed against che church as an M
'".TSe"i .Tbe platform Of the RePubIIica@l, :,
PARTY In ths last national election, =. j..
aid Bishop Hughes, proclaimed una, INA,
The nnrpoge Of the earty was to sefse -
tbe he people. Yet it broke one Of rs s
rl'9 most sacred planks when il failed He'd 20
mot nrotect the childhood Of the nation
from exploitation. Then don% forget
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
TWO UNIONS STRIKE
IN INDIANAPOLIS AS
AGREEMENT LAPSES
By International Labor News Service.

By International Labor News Service.
indianapolis, Ind, April 16.--De-
spite early assurances that there
would be no wage controversies in the
building trades here, union asbestos,
workers and the bridge and structural
iron workers have failed to reach an
agreement with employers and are on
The contract with the two unions
expired at midnight April /, as did
contracts between employers and EN-
ployes of several other unions. After
several days' negotiations prior to the
expiration of the scale, Harrison wal.
ter, chairman of the wage scale com
mittee of the Contractors Ass9ela-
ton. said no agreement had been
reached. Eleven other building trace
crafts completed their negotiations
with the contractors. The scale pro
vides the same wage as was paid last
year.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
Federation Bank
Plans TO Celebrate
Second Anniversary

By international Labor News Service.
Washington, D. C., April lG-"D1vi-
dend checks for the second quarter
sinee The stock Of the Federation
Rank of New York was pa on a .
nar cent dividend basis are being dis,
tributed. Total resources at the eii
of March were s9,100. .000," Presi-
dent Peter J. Brady announces.
Arrangements are being maze 70
celebrate the banks second ahniFet-
ssrv in Manhattan Opera House on
Nav 18th with a birthday party.
The pTipeipal speakers viii be Gov
arnar -,g smith and William Green, pre- +.
dent Of the American Federation oi
Labor.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
CONVENTION COM.
To MEET SUNDAY
FOR CONFERENCE

The Convention committee Of the
Twin City Federation of Labor. which
is IN charge Of arrangements fol She
convention TO be held here next Sep
iember, will meet next Sunday after
noon az Labor Hail.
Plans of the committee have car
ried forward rapidly during the past
few weeks. 1t is noW the purpose ot
the committee 10 arrive a a close
estimate Of the cost Of putting On the
and 10 plan methods Of
raising the fund.
A full attendance is expected next
Sunday.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
BUSINESS WELFARE
DEPENDENT ON
HIG III w A G. L 5
BY international Labor News Service

By International Labor News Service.
indianapolis. Ind. April l6.--ln a
statement by james NJ. Lynch, presi-
dent of the International Typographi-
cal Union, he declared that the rela-
tionship between capital and labor
was approaching a new status. lie
declared that the welfare Of the ac-
tive business men Of the country de
pends on a higher standard Of living
and that the time was not far distant
when proposals for an attack on the
institution of trade unionism would
not be well received in any branch Of
trade on industry.
"The reason is easily found" Pfesi-
dent Lynch pointed out. Take the
case Of the automobile industry; the
saturation point in that trade, suppos-
ing present trade conditions continue,
Is not far distan. The capacity Of
American auto plants will be more
than a million cars In excess Of the re-
placement. A a plain result In arth-
metic, the figures indicate ruin for
many great plants. The possibilities
Of foreign markets, for many obvious
reasons. are Of little importance.
Hope Tor the INDUSTRY lutuIe hes iH
the likelihood of continued improve
ment in wages and agricultural com
pensation. In this situation the auto
mobile manufacturer who contributes
to funds for campaigns against labor
unions is plainly blind"
President Lynch declared the auto
mobile maker stands 10 profit i'm
mensely through increased incomes Of
the masses. The sum he might save
through a low wage scale in his own
plant is tri1ing compared with the
amount he might garner through gen
orally increased wages throughout
the land. Money in the common
mans pocket means a market Tor
American products President Lynch
declared.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
BIG ADVERTISERS
MENACE PRESS
EDITOR DECLARES

New York, April 16.-Carl {. Ma
gee, editor of the Albuquerque IN.
M State-rribune told luncheon
gathering at the Advertising club
that as result OF his experience in
journalism he believed freedom OF the
press is menaeed by the threats of
modern business to withhold adver-
Using from papers which print news
mfavorable to their interest,
In his address to the Advertising
club the editor declared that the idea
of the iieedom Of the press Is fun
damental part of Amerlcanism.
There is,' i've continued, - mod
ern trend on the part Of those in a
position TO dominate business to say,
We will eNerci 4 influence over the
press through the business We con-
troll.
MANY times IN my editorial career
| have had advertising men announce
their decision to Withdraw advertising
from my papers because some of the
news | printed Iidni sell pants.'
"lIudl saeartis &sssals Mexiee labsrcd
under a most abhorent form Of tyran-
ny based on the political power of the
Judges. Members of one party were
invariably sent to jail If there was
a shadow Of evidence against them;
members of the other party went
free. We must get courts out Of
politics and send the judges back 10
the cloistra calm of their judicial
chambers.
IN the past, newspapers we've
licensed by government and men went
to prison 10 establish the freedom Of
the press that was published secretly
in cellars and garrets.
I'VE must maintain this liberty
free from judges and business dom
ination If we are to pass on the herit-
age
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
BUILDERS THREATS
FAIL TO MOVE
STRIk T. X ;
BY international Labor News Service

BY international Labor News Service
Washington, d. G. April ID
Threats Of local construction bosses
to import building trades woikmen To
take the places Of employees striking
for increased wages appears TO be the
frs, hurdle the employers have failed
10 get over.
Instead Of establishing schools to
train Nofkmen. as they promised 10
do, OF to bring in nou.union wefkmen
from other cities, the builders are ads
seitising in local papers fof workers,
while one large contractor and several
smaller ones have closed agreements
with local painters.
The Central Labor Union, as o re-.
sult Of news stories 20 the effect that
local financial Institutions viii back
the builders to the extent of refusing
10 lend money 10 construction hfms
who grant increases, has sent letters
10 all banks in the city asking the
extent of their participation in the
conspiracy. One bank-=the Mt Vet.
non Savings, controlled by the Inter.
national Association of Machinists-s
fatty denied any connection with the
employers combine. Others adopt an
evasive position, while the majority
have not yet had time 10 reply.
The purpose of the central body Il
not only to verify the truth OF the
claims of the Operative Builders As
soeiation, but 10 ascertain TO what eN.
tent the hnanelers are aligned with
employers of building labor, aud what
steps the bankers are willing to adopt
IN thr sfsor 10 keep .dnwn wages. I
Is believed 10 be the duty Of labor u
find out where banks stand, because
il is not good business 10 deposit
money with banks and then have those
institutions strangle organized labor
with It's own money.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
PORTO RICO
UNIONS ACETATE
FOR LABEL

Washington, April 16.-Porto Rico
trade upjonists are awake to the sig
nificance Of the union label. In a let
ter to John J. Manning, secretary
Treasurer Of the Union Label Trades
department, 4. r. Of L., Jamie p.
George Of Vieques, Porto Rico, re-
quests that union manufacturers and
merchants send slides OF films Of their
goods, which will be advertised with
out cost in union HEADQUARTERS.
The letter states that "Oyer 1000
persons attended exhibitions on Sat
urday and Sunday evenings"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17
How Hostile Public :,
Opinion Is Nodded

With the exception of workers the
riobt to organize is never linked WITH
violations of law.
Judge Huggins' statement line is the
~ method of clever pleadefS
who associate violence and trade s ua-
ionism %ili in the popular mind while pro =
ie.'li fe@Eine n. T. to pose as champions Of a
principle. :. j.,
ORGANIZATION by the workers IS d
-r;ncinIe that must stand apart from
pIli.eiP PIN Pm,estions. Violation Of law IS
covered by police statutes.
Logically, Judge Huggins putt NM n
self in this ridiculous atutooe.L l.s.L os
believe in the right Of free speefal s';nlat7 -
long as people use 1t without N'o'a'
ing the law
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-17

In an address to the Worcester
tNaSs.) branch of the National asso-
ctation of manufacturers, Judge Hug
gins of the Kansas industrial court Is
quoted as saying:
Il do not condemn labor unions
as such, and | believe they have
a right to organize for protection
and defense as long as they do so
without violating the law
Note how labor unions and viola
ton of the law" are impressed on the
public mind?
Business men are never told they
may organize "as long as they do 90
without violating the law" Business
men would rightfully resent tins I'M
putatiOn that their purpose Is othef
khan lawful.