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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-29
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-29
TODAY IN WASHINGTON
. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Senate considers Italian debt
settlement.
Miscellaneous bills are before
the senate and hocse.
Senate and house agriculture
committees discuss farm relief.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
GREEN FAVORS STUDY
CLASSES FOR Child
LABOR REGULATION

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-In a
letter to city central bodies, Presi-
dent Green suggests the formation Of
speakers classes to train workers to
explain the need for federation regu-
lation Of child labor.
He says there has been a general
relaxation in the control of child
labor since the child labor amend
ment was temporarily blocked. Presi-
dent Green win furnish literature and
detailed information to meet the prob
lens Of each locality.
"The need Of educating public opin-
ion on the subject Of child labor is
made increasingly evident by recent
Investigations" he said. "The 1920
census showed that yer 100000
children between 10 and IS years Of
age were employed in industry and
agriculture, and studies since then
have shown that in Jersey City, last
year, 1000 children were doing sweat
shop labor in their homes. Most of
these children were under IA years
old, and many Of them and 7, and
even 5 years.
''The oyster and shrimp canneries
Of the south depend on young child
rem. They are more active than their
elders and can be hired for very
small wage. In every one of the 81
c-nneries visited violations of the law
were found, even in states which had
relatively high child labor standards.
Scores Of cases like these could be
cited"
President Green urges the various
city central bodies to act on his sug-
gestion, that a public opinion may be
developed The first essential is to
reach the local unions, and to train
members to present the information.
"The need in this matter can not
be too strongly emphasized" con-
cluded the a.. F. Of L. executive.
The problem is lebor's problem, the
children are our children and we must
depend upon our local unions to pro-
tect them from exploitation"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
LABOR TO OBSERVE
LABOR DAY At FAIR


J. NJ. Phillips, Aberdeen attorney
candidate for the Republican nominal
ton for state representative, win be
the principal speaker at the annual
Labor Day celebration to be held at
the Grays Harbor county fair, Mon
day, September 6, under the auspices
of the Aberdeen Central Labor council.
W. A. Sherwood. former city attorney
Of Everett and avowed foe Of Gov
ernor Roland H. Hartley, also is ex-
pected to talk.
NJ. G. Dethlefsen has been appointed
chairman Of the general committee in
charge Of arrangements for the cele-
bration, and IS being assisted BY
Maude King, Adria johnson, W. L.
Braclinreed, Charles Olsen and VIII
liam Mead. These workers are at
present interviewing county mer-
chants for union-made products. to be
exhibited in the Labor building during
the fair.
Thanks to the efforts Of carpenters,
plumbers, painters and electricians,
the Labor building this year win be
twice as large as last year, and will
be in conformance with the general
architectural lines Of other buildings
at the fair. It has been moved from
its former somewhat isolated location
to a new position nearer the center of
activity. Sheet metal workers have
donated metal for large sign to be
placed on top Of the structure.
Organized labor from all parts Of
the county viii join with Aberdeen
workers in taking part in the celebra-
ton. The speaking program will start
at p. M, and special stand win be
erected near the Labor building.
Officials Of the fair have arranged an
excellent racing card for Labor Day,
and many entertainment features, in
cludding dancing both afternoon and
evening, have been provided.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
WASHINGTON GARDENERS
BEAT Commission MEN

Near the city Of Walla Walla,
Washington, a group Of 100 vegetable
gardeners complained because the
commission men "got all the gravy"
from the sale of their produce after
they had toiled early and late to grow
it. One bright farmer suggested that
they try cooperation as a means of
stopping this graft and securing a
fair return for their labor. These
farmers put up $25 each, formed the
Walla Walla Gardners' Association,
and started to deal directly with the
market.
Today these Washington coopera-
tors are doing business half mil
lion dollars a year, own their own
railroad spur warehouse, and cold
storage plant, and have a good bank
balance behind them. They market
everything they grow, from onions
to asparagus, comparatively, and in adj
dition purchase their food and farm
supplies through the same cooperative
organization. The achievement of
these farmers is all the more note
worthy because they were all men Of
small means with little farms of from
5 to 20 acres, and were practically all
Of Italian origin.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
REDS ATTACK LABOR
INSURANCE COMPANY

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 25.--
No better assurance Of the American,
constructive character Of The Union
Labor Life Insurance Company and
its value as a part Of the bona fide
trade union movement has yet been
given than is contained in lengthy
attack on the company by the inter
national communist propaganda ma
chine through it's organ published in
Berlin and circulated throughout the
world as the keynote to red propa-
gandists everywhere.
This organ, called international
Press Correspondence, contains in its
current issue more than a page de-
voted to attacking trade union life
insurance in general and. The Union
Labor Life Insurance in particular.
The officers and directors of this
company are named and branded as
sSbureaucrats" and "reactionaries"
by the minions Of communism operat-
ing under the direction of the red
internationals with headquarters in
Moscow.
1--WE (the communists) must have
the foundation Of new trade union
capitalist institutions" says this at
tack; "and we must fight against the
extension Of those now existing We
must demand the severance Of these
organizations, such as labor banks.
insurance companies, investment COM
panies. etc, completely from the trade
union movement" That is the key
note Of communist action and con-
stitute the orders of the red enemies
Of labor solidarity and progress in
America.
Dealing with The Union Labor Life
Insurance Company the attack says:
@Such schemes as The Union Labor
Life Insurance Company lead to
greater intensification ,of every
phase Of class collaboration between
the bureaucrats and the employers
by directly linking up the bureau
Gratis, through their millions Of dollars
invested with many capitaiistic en-
terprises, most Of them violently
hostile to even the simplest forms Of
primitive trade unionism. If it is
not checked, trade union capitalism
viii paralyze the labor movement"
This attack is strictly in line with
typical communist methods, but its
launching can but serve to accelerate
the progress Of The Union Labor Life
Insurance Company. The red pro
gram is for the destruction Of Ameri-
can trade unionism, hostile to all Of
its policies and in favor Of the dieta-
torship Of the proletariat. Trade
union leaders here regard the Mos
COW attack, via Berlin, as part Of
the general communist warfare which
win be met BY greater activity among
trade unionists in behalf Of their own
institutions and their own policies.
The Union Labor Life Insurance
Company can but benefit from the
action Of the red dictatorship.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
AND THEY SAY IT
CANNOT BE DONE

Torono. Canada, and Washington,
d. c., are two cities of approximately
the same size-half a million inhabi-
tants each. The Canadian town is
slightly the larger, but the difference
is not more than five per cent.
In Toronto, the people own their
electric light and power system. The
city buys current from the publicly
owned Hydro the Hydroelectric
Commission of the province of On
tario-and retails current to its citi-
zens.
In Washington, private corpora
tion owns the electric light and power
system, with public utility commsi-
sion sitting on the job, trying to make
the incorporated monopoly be good.
The experience Of these two cities
ought to illustrate in some degree the
respective merits of public and pri-
vate ownership of public utilities.
Users of electric current in Toronto
paid an average price throughout the
year 1925 Of 1.762 cents per kilowatt
hour; that being the standard unit Of
measurement.
Users Of electric current in Wash
ington during the first five months Of
1926 paid an average of 40 cents per
lxilowatt hour. The rates in 1925
were the same, but the exact figures
are not available.
Private ownership, therefore, is
costing the consumer about two and
quarter times as much as public
ownership.
Private ownership costs in another
way. In Washington the total rev.
enue of the electric monopoly is about
Sc, SOC, 900 per year.
In Toronto, the total revenue of the
publicly owned electric plant was $S,-
$4,000 last year.
In other words, while selling cur
rent at less than half the Washington
price, Toronto spent one-third more
on electricity than Washington did;
and this though the two cities are
substantially the same in size.
This can only mean that Toronto
uses vastly more electricity than
Washington--and the use Of cleo
tricity, according to Herbert Hoover
and good many other students Of
the problem, is pretty good measure
Of uhateeial civilization.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
ELECTRICAL MEN
DISCUSS POWER
MONOPOLY IN us.

KATONAH, N. Y.-The Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers in the person of its presi-
dent, James P. Noonan, last night
served notice on the power interests
Of the country that it would be in
every election in every state of the
Union next fall to oppose the election
Of candidates pledged to the private
exploitation of federal power sites.
Addressing delegates from six
eastern states attending the Giant
Power Institute at Brookwood Labor
College, President Noonan said that
organization plans have already been
made to use the force Of the union,
numbering $4,000 members, in every
state of the Union in coming con-
gressional elections. He revealed that
the union he represents had been
active in opposing the assignment Of
Muscle Shoals to the Electric Bond
and Share Company, favored appli-
cant, which he denominated the
mother of the power monopoly not
only in the United States but in South
America and Europe.
He asserted that the union was now
active in Colorado and California pro-
tecting public interests, and was pre-
pared to spend union funds for such
purposes. He pledges a fight to the
finish to the point of driving out Of
the union corrupt union officials who
took favors from the power interests
in return for support of a private
power program.
He denounced the Electric Bond
and Share Company for attempting
to fasten upon the American people
monopoly like that now held by
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, declaring that the
financial interests controlling both
the present and impending monopo-
lies were closely associated.
"These companies" he said "have
elected as a part of their national
policy to tfeat labor as raw materials
are treated, Ia warning ppon bona fide
trade unions and establishing COM
pany unions, and / call upon the en-
tire labor movement to resist to the
last ditch this policy that will fasten
upon America a worse social system
than feudalistic serfdom."
Dramatic emphasis was given to
his fighting speech by the presence
at the conference of Representatives
of the General Electric Company.
financial head of the Electric Bond
and Share Company.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
ITALIAN DESPOT WRECKS
COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

Mussblini, the wild man Of Europe,
has turned his fury fro nnbrutaI at
tacks on the labor unions Of unhappy
italy to destruction Of the nations
great cooperative movement. The
international Cooperative Alliance has
Just made its report on the plight Of
the Italian cooperative societies, which
scathingly indicates the Fascist tyr
ant for the criminal violence practised
by his Black Shirts on the defense-
less and non-poIitical cooperatives.
After careful Investigation Of the
facts, the international Cooperative
Alliance reports that the National
Cooperative League Of italy, with its
5000 cooperative Societies scattered
throughout the kingdom" " sis today in
ruins, its goods confiscated, many
hundreds of its societies destroyed,
others transformed into private trad
ing concerns to save themselves from
the legalized robbery and destruction
which are the natural expression Of
the Fascist regime"
Not content with destroying and
plundering these cooperative societ-
les, Mussolini has organized fascist
onet, seizing the property Of the legi-
cooperatives" at the point Of the bay
innate cooperatives for this purpose.
The dictator has also organized a
Fascist cooperative union," the main
purpose of which is evidently to sup
ply him with political funds.
Mussolini is repaying the support
given him by the big Italian profit
GERS and open-shoppers by crushing
the one remaining safeguard Of the
Italian worlxingmen against exploita-
tion--their cooperative societies. The
hatred of the Fascist ruffians for
anything helpful to the labor move
ment is indicated by the attack Of
a Fascist in the city Of Milan upon a
party Of English cooperators return
ing from a pleasure tour of the Ital-
ian lake district organized by the
British Cooperative Union. For pur-
poses Of mutual recognition the party
wore small red badges, which made
the fascists "see red" so excitedly
that the party was threatened with
violence unless the badges were inn
mediately removed.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
TEXTILE STRIKERS JOIN
RANKS OF A. F. OF [
BY CYRIL BRIGGS

PASSAIC, N. j., Aug. 25.-The
big textile strike today enters its
thirty-second week.
For thirty weeks (seven months)
the 10000 textile strikers Of Pas
sale and vicinity have carried on"
heroically. For thirty long weeks
we have defied the starvation often
sive Of the textile barons. For
thirty long weeks organized labor has
stood firmly and Loyalty by US in our
struggle for a living wage and the
right to collective bargaining.
From the beginning of the strike,
the leadership has stood for admis-
sion into the main stream Of organ
lied American labor, represented by
the American Federation Of Labor.
And last week, this aim was realized
by the decision Of the United Tex
tile Workers, the A. F. of L. organ
ization IN the textile industry, TO ad-
NIT these heroic strikers into the
A. F. of L.
This thirty-first week finds strike
relief in a very critical state. AS
you are aware, relief has been the
backbone of the strike. Without eff
ficient relief the heroism of the strik-
ers would have been of no avail
against the starvation offensive di-
rected at them and their children by
the textile bosses. The labor press
has done splendid service in keeping
before its readers the plight of these
strikers and the urgent needs Of re-
lief. And the labor press must now
save the day. The strain on the re-
lief machinery in this, the thirty
first week, is tremendous.
Help must be forthcoming at once
if we are not to lose the victory
that is now literally within our grasp.
We are, therefore, urging upon You
the absolute necessity Of giving news
release from the relief department
all the space you possibly can. We
also urge to write an occasional
editorial on the need Of support for
strike ra,nf We are confident that
the Labor Press will give - its full
support IN this most important and
strategic struggle.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
SILENCE IS ILLEGAL
SAYS EQUITY JUDGE

TRENTON, N. j., Aug. 21.-The
injunction Judge dies slowly in this
state.
The 1926 legislature legalized
peaceful picketing to take effect
July 5. The statute was in effect
since that time but Vice Chancellor
Berry sets it aside. The court delves
into poetry and the mental sciences
rather than law, to defend his act
and holds that even silence can con-
stitute an illegal act. The law was
intended TO permit individual work
ers, standing at a designated dis
tance from each other, to acquaint
other workersof conditions in a struck
plant. This alarms the vice cham
cellor, who paints a picture Of the
terror one worker can bring to
crowd Of employees.
Restraining of the mind is just
as potent as threat Of physical vio-
lence," the chancellor said. "a
single sentinel, constantly parading
in front of a place femployment
for any extended length Of time may
be just as effective in striking ter
ror to the souls of employees, bound
there by their duty, as was the
swinging pendulum in Poe's famous
story, "The Pit and the Pendulum"
to the victim in its ultimate path.
In fact, silence is sometimes more
striking and, aggressive than the
loud mouthings Of the mob"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
COUNCIL NOTES

Declaring that he has always been
friendly howard organized labor, and
that he voted for candidates favored
by labor when he was running ranch
near Montesano, Fred Rosmond, can
didate for the Republican nomination
as county treasurer, addressed the
Aberdeen Central Labor council last
Friday night.
Mr.. Rosmond declared that he has
had actual experience in the county
treasurer's office, and if elected,
stated that he will give the citizens
of the county an administration
marked by the utmost in business
efficiency. He rveiewed his work
while county auditor, and pointed to
his record as public official and as
100 per cent American citizen as
reasons why he should be supportd.
It was announced at the meeting
that occupants Of the Cauthorn build
ing, Heron and X streets, have not
been placed on the unfair list because
the building had been painted by nom
union painters. It also,was announced
that the Pacific Coast Press was not
supported by organized labor of this
state, and all delegates were eau
toned against subscribing for it.
William Mead reported that car
pentry work on the Labor building at
the county fair has been completed,
and stated that organized labor will
have a representative display of
union products during the fair.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
DEFENDER LEAGUE
HOLDS C0UNTYMEET
At COUNTY SEAT

Three candidates for Republican
nomination addressed q mass meeting
Of 400 persons held at Montesano
Monday night under the auspices Of
the Home Defenders and Constitn-
tional league. Representatives from
every community in the county were
present, and it was voted to conduct
IN advertising campaign in behalf Of
candidates endorsed by the league.
J. M. Phillips, candidate for nomi-
nation as representative from this
district, delivered an address in favor
Of prohibition, declaring that senti-
ment Of the nation Is overwhelmingly
against return to the alcoholic days
Of 10 years ago. A. NJ. Wade, candi-
date for Republican nomination as
prosecuting attorney, pledged himself
to enforce the law to the limit. and
to be unsparing in his prosecution Of
'bootleggers."
N. NJ Mackeys candidate for nomi-
nation as sheriff, promised to enforce
all laws, particularly those pertaining
to prohibition, II elected.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
GRAVS HARBOR FAIR
TO OPEN THURSDAY

With q wealth Of exhibits in all
departments, and with number of
new features added this year, the
Grays Harbor County fair is all
ready for its sixteenth annual OPEN
ing at Elma next week. The OPEN
ing day is Thursday, September 2,
the closing Monday. September 9Th,
Labor Day, when organized labor
Of Grays Harbor county viii have
charge Of the program.
IN a district such as Grays Har-
Dor, where dairying is the leading
agricultural activity, great interest
naturally centers in the Livestock
department, and notably in the entries
OF dairy cattle. OF these there is
ample assurance of Urge entries,
both of local and outside cattle.
There will be five full dairy herds
Of pure bred stock, at least, the
Jerseys of Parker Askew, John Tay-
lor and John Martin, the Guernseys
Of Olsan brothers and Holsteins of
Jack Kooy. In addition many small
ler entries have been received of
those breeds and Of Ayreshires. Of
beef cattle there probably win be
no local entries, but there will be
some fine exhibits from outside.
The sheep and swine department
also will have big and interesting
exhibits, and the poultry department
as we'll. Displays Of fruits, veget-
ables, grains and grasses and varied
forage crops are to be Of high order
and the bee department will be up
to previous high standards.
In the fine arts building tthe
women's departments, textile, arts,
floral, canned foods and culinary,
will be on a bigger scale even than
former years, as will the baby clinic,
always an interesting feature.
The best horse racing card in the
history of the Grays Harbor County
Fair is assured, with some 80 entries
for the four days program, number
of fine California trotters and pac-
ers being entered this year for the
first time. Carnival attractions are
to be many, and clean as well as un-
usually interesting.
Reduced railway fares and auto.
stage fares are in effect for the five
days of the fair from the Grays
Harbor towns to Elma, and the Elma
jitneys have reduced the 25 cent fare
to the grounds to 10 cents this year.
Special fair days are: September
2, childrens' day; September 3, East
end Towns: Oakville, Porter, Malone,
McCleary, the Sound cities, and Cen
tralia, Chehalis, Raymond, South
Bend, Shelton and Tenino; Septem-
Der 4, North and South Beach towns:
September 5, Aberdeen, Hoquiam and
Montesano; September 8, Labor Day.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-08-27
PUBLIC is MIsLED
BY aMAHOGANY. TERN

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The Fed
eral Trade Commissions recent pro-
hibition Of the words philippine ma
hoganys on inferior wood is worry
ing furniture dealers and lumber
manufacturers. Their fears are
calmed by Gilbert H. Montague, one
Of their attorneys, who assures them
that what is now necessary is to coin
some trade name 20 designate the sub
stitute, as manufacturers of artificial
silk were compelled to adopt the word
''rayon" to distinguish their product
from genuine silk
The Federal Trade Commission
found that customers believed they
were buying q mahogany from the
Philippines, and were unaware that
so-called philippine mahogany" was
not genuine.