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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13

, AS the Chief Executive was
concluding his address the ele-
vator was halted on the level of
the House floor to await his ar.
rival en- route back to the White
House.
Up stepped Representative
Marion A. Zioncheck, Democrat
of Washington, the young men,
Der of the House who recently
came into prominence by reason
Of his attempts to operate an
apartment house switchboard.
Secret Service men grabbed Mr..
Zioncheck, pointed out that the
elevator was being kept at that
place for the use of the PreSi-
dent.
Zioncheck strenuously objected,
and insisted that as a member Of
Congress he should be permitted
to use the elevator.
For a time the Secret Service
men were adamant and then re-
Tented.
Mr.. Zioncheck was whisked to
his destination and the elevator
returned to pick up the President.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13
Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson

'Seep for a score Of years. And
invariably depart from any meet
ing with this lady completely
gummed up with self-pity and re-
sentiment.
But for why? repeat-In neither
hate nor fear men. In fact, I
like 'em. Have the happiest mem.
cries Of them and not one real
grudge against them. Moreover.
I have a real contempt for this
particular woman and her ideas.
YET I AM AS UNABLE TO RE-
SYST THE POISON IN HER CON.
VERSATTON AS I WOUND BE
TO RESIST SMALLPOX CON-
TAGION.
ON GUARD
The famous scientist, DR.. Alexis
Carrel, puts it powerfully IN
his new book. MAN THE UN'
KNOWN" "HygienistS," says he
should be asked why they seq
regate people i'll with infections
and not those who propagate In
tellectual and moral maladies."
People who propagate moral
maladies"-you could name q
dozen Of them. There's that
woman who always makes you
sorry for yourself and the
man who always leaves you in q
temper. And the Wise Guy, with
the knowing sheer and superior
laugh, who sets you doubling the
things you've believed in, chung
to, all your life.
Twisted, toxic natures-beware
Of them! Avoid them-refuse to
listen to them or associate with
them, no matter how near or
dear they may be. Though 1t be
your own sister or brother, father
or mother, keep your guards UP
against such q disposition.
Copyright, 1885 by
King Features SyndiCatOs 1ne0
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13

Germany tried that after the war, as
America knows.
The people of America will not tolerate
any such insanity with the example of Ger
many still fresh in their memory.
PAY THE BONUS OUT OF FUNDS
now AVAILABLE.
Billions of dollars MORE than are needed
to pay the bonus ARE now available.
These billions are being used or will be
used, under the guise of relief and public
works projects, as the greatest slush fund
in history-if one-tenth of the charges made
regarding them are true.
Certainly the American people have the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13
THEY MAKE HISTORY

4nEx MAAE hAS4ON4
A statue Of Mrs. Emeline Pank.
hurst stands in Victoria Palace
Gardens adjoining the House Of
Lords. Today as Mrs. Pank-
bursts daughter passes by, she
does so as none other than the
Hon. ChriStabel Pankhurst, Dame
of the British Empire. For the
King and Emperor in his gracious
ness has bestowed on Miss Christ
abel that honor, which is equiv
alent to knighthood, in reward
for her public and social serv
ices"
Turn back the pages 80 years to
the days when ChriStabel was %,
q pretty round-faced girl, for all
the outrageous style Of the pre-war
era. The laughter in her eyes
has turned to the fire Of fanat-
iciSm as she marches through the
London streets at the head Of q
band Of militant women. They
are Going on Deputation to the
Prlme Minister.
Across London Bridge they
march to the Parliament at West
minister. The police meet them
and the Inspector, much in the
same manner as Major Pitcairn at
Lexington, adjureS them in the
name of the Crown: "Disperse We
rebels!"
That is the signal for the riot
In an instant the fine feathers
of the best milliners in London
are trampled in the dust. Police
uniforms are torn and the
windows of the Government
buildings are shattered by rocks.
Christabel Pankhurst is led
away to the dock. She pleads
her case to the jury. The Judge
compliments her on her advocacy
and sends her off to prison.
Christabel Pankhurst refuses to
eat and the hunger strike is in
augurated as the last refuge Of q
political prisoner.
Here we have the sequence of
events which won for women the
right to vote in England and,
incidentally, in the United
States, as we'll as winning a
marble statue to Emeline Pank-
hurst in Victoria Gardens and
the honors of the Crown for Miss
ChriStabel.
Five hundred women, old "Suf-
fragetteS" who went to Jail for
the cause were at the unwilling
of the Pankhurst memorial a few
years ago. Stanley Baldwin was
the Prime Minister, the standard
bearer Of the Tories who had
fought to the bitter end against
the ballot for women. He made
the principal address and the
police band furnished the music.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13

Suppose you met a leper. A
smallpox patient or sufferer from
bubonic plague. Or inadvertently
hired a typhoid carrier" What
would you do?
Foolish question No. 1,924,673.
You'd run, of course. No one
could tempt you, no sum could
hire you to stay with such q peril.
II value my life too much to
run risks like that" you'd cry.
Yet daily you associate with
people who are far more danger
GUS than any plague victim and
whose menace is as obvious as the
fever victims flush or the leper's
rotted flesh.
Meaning these mean or moody
creatures whose lives are poisoned
with their own cuSSedneSS and
whose faint is as contagious as
any disease germ. The chronic
Glooms and professional Grouches
and GossipS.
CONTAGIOUS
kI1OW, 4OL CAo4AAPAC, o SC4 GdL4
woman who's a Man Halter. She
entered marriage believing that
she'd be Done Dirt and wasn't
disappointed. Now divorced, she
spends her days in an ndleSs
broadcast on uhe VilenesS Of
Males. Now do not hate males.
1 consider Man Hating one Of
our SillieSt Indoor Sports and
haven't a Smitch of patience with
these females who are always
looking for a Dirty Deal. then yell
their heads off when they find
it. What did they expect?
Yet despite all this, I cannot
be five minutes with this woman
without becoming infected by her
fury and suspicion. Forthwith |
begin to see evil in Mans most
innocent acts. and to become
smoked up over trivial encounters
with various lads whom I haven't
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13

VI VIC James +. van Lahut
Dutchman."
He has l.ade on an average OF
six speeches a day in that time.
BY rail, plane, boat and bus.
Van Zandt has traverSed the
United States in his efforts to
secure support for the bonus
which was adopted in the House
by the vote of 356 to SO.
There will be no rest for Van
Zandt or other leaders of vet
eranS' organizations until the
measure is finally enacted.
Then may come "the breathing
SPELL"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13

able NOT BY BABY BONDS" OR
"BOOBY" BONDS OR PRINTING PRESS
MONEY.
Raw Deal squandermania already has
flooded the nation with bonds of all de-
scriptions and denominations.
Banks are choked with them; additional
burden of bonded Indebtedness under which
the nation is now staggering.
And equally dangerous to sound national
finance is the "stage money" which some in
flationists in Congress propose.
Once start the printing press and they
will never stop until the nation is plunged
into complete financial chaos.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13

fe Ell well re-
warded for his
efforts in the
last three years
in the interest
Of the veterans.
Since he be-
c a m e CO m
inander Of the
Veterans Of For
eign Wars three
years ago. Van
Zandt has trav-
eled on an aver
sge of 100000
miles a year to
fulfill his title
H. NTIUy;N~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13
FEW PROTESTS

Strange as it may seem in view
Of the overwhelming Importance
Of the AAA decision, there has not
been the expected flood OF COM
ment on it arriving at the Capitol.
Even members of the House
from districts having large rural
populations report that they
have had few communications on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13
BY John Snure, Jr.

page of theories repeated many
times on other occasions.
Under the privilege of Thanking
speeches appearing in the Record,
however, they deemed it an oppor-
tune moment to talk.
The vast majority of the
speeches favored adoption Of the
bonus bill calling for payment of
adjusted compensation certifi-
Gates.
One man who spoke against
the measure was Representative
Hatton W. Summers CD Of Texas
the much-reSpected chairman Of
the House Judiciary Committee.
When Judge Summers arose to
speak his colleagues applauded.
AS he spoke against the bill it
became apparent that there was
some change in sentiment.
When he concluded. Summers
remarked: e..
II appreciate the applause /
received in the beginning.
I'm glad 1 got it them"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13
WINS ARGUMENTS

When the President went to
the Capitol to make his address
to the Congress recently. the
usual practice of having one of
the elevators ready for his instant
use was followed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13
NO REST YET

With the overwhelming adop-
ton of the bonus by the House
out of the way, James E. Van
Zandt, youthful commander Of
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars may
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13
MODERNIZED

Representative Charles L. Gif-
ford (R0 Of Massachusetts, comes
from a district stepped in histori-
cal significance.
Also Mr.. Clifford taught school
and should know something Of
those expressions made by famous
men of history and preserved for
poSterity.
So, it was while speaking CT the
Townsend plan recently. he said:
"There is an old motto which
rang in my ears when q boy.
GGive me liberty or give me
DEATH It seems to be now,
Give me liberty or give me
death-but, anyhow. gimme
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13
IN THE RECORD

When the bonus bill was up for
consideration In the House it az
forded many members opportunity
to fill the Record with page after
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13
Ideals and Practice

Fiftythree years ago this week the Civil Service act
was written into law
The enactment was heralded as great forward step
toward efficiency and continuity in government.
And it was such step.
Through its operation the act began building I'D a
group of trained workers WIOse jobs in the Govern
n1ent serUtce depended on their ability to perform
the tasks assigned them rather than the priUate
services they had rendered to politicians.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INTERRUPTIONS TO
THIS BUILDING PROCESS SINCE THE SPOILs SYS-
TEN WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN BANIsHED.
Some politicians have hated to merit placed above
political preferment the guide to appointments and
promotions in the Government service
They believe that Government jobs the natural pef
of the political victor.
Unless they can control the jobs they don't how
they can preserve themselves in power.
And they are probably correct in that Uielv be-
cause their contributions to constructive govern
n,ent are nH-ther only claim on the DOter is that
they gaze their henchnlen soft berths.
IN THE LAST FEW YEARS THE IDEAL OF THE
CIVIL SERVICE ACT HAS BEEN SACRIFICED TO
THE POLITICIAN AND TO SPEED.
Great bureaus of Government have been established
with the politicians plainly stating in the acts establish
ing them that merit shall have nothing to do with ap-
pointments
Despite this, however the Government has been for
tunate in the type of men and women who have won
the jobs
ONCE ENTERED IN THE GOVERNMENT SERV-
ICE THEY HAVE STRIVEN NIGHTLY TO MAIN
TAIN THE EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE SET
THEM BY THE OLD LINE CIVIL SERVICE AP
POINTEE.
This, however, cannot be held to justify the con-
tinued disregard of the principles of the CiUu
Service act.
Because we have been lucky-and it has been pure
luck-n the general type of Government employe ap-
pointed during the recent crisis cannot depend our
luck to hold.
There is also involved in the present situation the ee
men of unarness to those who have been given appoint
ments in the Government agencies recently established
These appontees have been led to believe that their
Jobs will hold out indefinitely that they were entering
upon period of stabilized employment.
Woefully some of these are learning that their
tenure caprcious than their appointments
MANY OF THEM HAVE MADE SACRIFICES TO
GO TO WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND NO
PROPER PROVISION IS MADE TO PROTECT THEM
AGAINST THE DESTRUCTION OF UNNECESSARY
OR UNDEsERVED OR ILLEGALLY CONSTITUTED
AGENCIES.
With these conditions prevailing it is not surprising
that the observance of Civil Service Week sponsored
by the American Federation of Government Employees
Is attracting national attention and ensting the support
Of dozens Of important organizations
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13
MONDAY. JANUARY l3. 1896

THE WASHINGTON TIMES published
n Northwest G
Warfd Publisher
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-13
OLD FAVORITES
-GeOr0e Ethere0e
A Song

4 Song George Etherege
Ye happy SWANS, whose hearts are free
From Loves imperial chain,
Take warning and be taught by me,
To avoid the enchanting pain;
Fatal the wolves to trembling flocks,
Fierce winds to blossoms prove,
TO careless seamen, hidden rocks,
To human quiet, love.
Fly the fair SEX if bliss you price
The snakes beneath the flower:
Who gazed beauteous eyes,
That tasted quiet more7
How faithless is the lovers joy!
How constant is their care
The kind with falsehood to destroy,
The cruel, with despair.
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(Reuders vited to send to the editor their sugges
tons of old fGvortes among the poems for reprinting in
this spacs)
Montana labor news., 1936-11-19
Ruling by Pooling

Pay-envelope propaganda is a good example
of the borderline over which economic autocra-
cy infringes on political democracy.
Slavery and feudalism are supposed to be
things of the past. But there are still many
employers who cannot get used to the idea that
when they hire a workers labor-power they do
not buy him body, mind and soul.
The yellow dog contract has been outlawed
by Congress. Under it a man was required to
sign away his civil birthright to union organiza-
ton in return for a job. But the breed of the
yellow dog still lives in the lies and threats
which some employers include in their pay
envelopes.
When a foreman says to a worker, It'll be
better for you if you don't join the union" the
worker doesn't have to be a mindreader to
know the boss is threatening his livelihood.
And pay-envelope propaganda is hardly a de-
gree more subtle. Coming right along with a
Montana labor news., 1936-11-19
Orchestra Leader Ask No More
War Music

New York-Richard Himber, whose world
famous orchestra is the leading attraction at
the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New York City, urged
all other orchestra leaders in the country this
week October 19) to pledge themselves not
to play any martial music" in order to further
the cause of international peace and to prevent
the recurrence of another great international
war;
Warning of the power of music to arouse
war-like emotions, he compared martial airs to
the beat of tom-toms, which jungle chieftains
use to call their men to war.
"Emotionally, man is blood-brother to the
savage in the jungle" he said. HE is still
stimulated by music precisely as his ancestors
Music can inspire noble sentiments in man.
Similarly, music can arouse the worst instincts
Of which civilized man is capable. One need
be neither a psychologist nor a musician to have
witnessed and understood how a simple peace
loving citizen can, at least momentarily, be
aroused to a frenzy by the savage rhythm of a
military air."
Himber is 20 years old, one of the nations
youngest orchestra leaders, and is heard every
Monday night by radio fans on the Studebaker
Champions program. His statement was issued
through the National Council for Prevention of
War, Washington, [. c.
National Council for Prevention of War.
Montana labor news., 1936-11-19

mans wages, its unspoken message Is clear:
"This is what the boss wants you to thini and
do. He pays your wages and can withhold
them"
The lying propaganda against the social Sc
curity act with which anti-labor corporations
stuffed their employees pay envelopes in a last
minute effort to secure election of their man,
Landon, is on a par with the whole propaganda
campaign carried on by the same companies
against union organization in the steel and other
industries.
The aim is to fool rather than to convince.
These employers know that their arguments
against social insurance will not stand up in any
fair debate, any more than will their anti-union
arguments. They know further that American
citizens have a right to vote by secret ballot,
uninspected by their employers. They know
that a man has a right to join a union, whether
his boss likes it or not.
Furthermore, they know that by exercising
their union and political rights American work
ing people have the power to knock the props
out from under industrial autocracy.
So our 1886 autocrats rely on a judicious MIX
ture of intimidation and persuasion-on ruling
by fooling. The idea is to play on a workers
national fear of loss of his job and to cajole
him into voting and acting against his own
interests.
But labor's recent industrial and political adj
vances prove once more that American working
people are neither towards nor fools. In fact,
it looks as if it's the would-be foolers who are
going to get fooled!
Montana labor news., 1936-11-19

Some days ago the people of the land elected
a President. High excitement gripped Ameri-
cas- millions for a day while the outcome was
in doubt. Then came the landslide, and now
we are all going on our way, almost as if
nothing had ever happened.
Before the 1896 election becomes just some
thing to put in history books, it might be we'll
to call to mind the support given by organized
labor to the Roosevelt Administration. Labor
saw a better chance to benefit itself under the
Democratic wing than under the Republican.
Mr.. Roosevelt had pushed a social security pro-
gram, protected collective bargaining, advo-
Gated and did something about a more abund
ant life" These moves appealed to labor.
The Democratic Party had the wisdom, more
over, to offer a consistent program for preserv-
ing peace. And labor did not ignore that.
If there is one thing that all workers are
united on it is opposition to war. Indeed, the
whole country wants peace, but labor especially
does. War would wreck unions, would destroy
the right to organize, would end labor's right
to speak its mind freely and without fear. Why?
Because a war these days cannot be fought
without dictatorship, and labor cannot exist in
an atmosphere of governmental RECOMMENDATION.
The President took pains early in the cam
paign to state his hatred of war. The Demo-
cratic platform backed that up with specific
peace proposals that included stronger neutral
ity legislation, taxing the profits out of war,
more trade agreements, defenses only against
aggression, and the peaceful settlement Of in
ternational disputes.
Labor's growing desire for peace, appealed
to by such a program, contributed no little to
the overwhelming victory of the Democratic
Party on November 3.
Montana labor news., 1936-11-19

thereof, and the odors of the willows
that dip therein, and the white
clouds that float high over giant
trees. And | leave the children the
long, long days to be merry in, in a
thousand ways, and the night and
the train of the Milky Way to Won
der at, but subject, nevertheless, to
the rights hereinafter given to
lovers.
Item: | devote to boys, jointly, all
the useful idle fields and commons
where ball may be played, all pleas
ant waters where n may swim, all
snow-clad hills where one may coast,
and all streams and ponds where one
may fish, or where, when grim win
ter comes, may skate, to hold
the same for the period of their boy
hood. And all meadows, with the
clover blossoms and butterflies
thereof; the woods with their beau
ty; the squirrels and the birds and
the echoes and strange noises, and
all distant places, which may be Wis
tied together with the adventures
there found. And I give to said boys
each his own place at the fireside at
night, with all pictures that may be
seen in the burning wood, to enjoy
without let or hindrance or without
any encumbrance or care.
Item: To lovers, l devise their
imaginary world, which whatever
they may need, as the stars of the
sky, the red roses by the wall, the
bloom of the hawthorn, the sweet
strains of music, and aught else they
may desire to figure to each other
the lastingness and beauty of their
love.
Item: To young men jointly I be-
queth all the ~boisterous, inspiring
sports of rivalry, and l give to them
the disdain of weakness, and I'M
daunted confidence in their own
strength. l leave to them the power
to make lasting friendships and of
possessing companions, and to them,
exclusively, l give all merry songs
and choruses to sing with lusty
voices.
Item: And to those who are no
longer children or youths, or lovers,
l leave memory; and bequeath to
Montana labor news., 1936-11-19
WOMEN HELP west
COAST STRIKE MOVE

SAN FRANCISCO. (MNS). - A
''woman's touch" is needed in a
great maritime strike as much as it
is in a successful home, so believe
more than a thousand wives and
sweethearts of International Long
shoremen in this region. who have
swung into action to bring the drive
for better work and living conditions
for $4,000 men to a victorious con-
clusion.
l. L. A.. Auxiliary No. 3, born in
the midst of the 1884 strike, is the
organization solidly behind the men
with committees handling strike, re-
lief, publicity, membership, sick and
social matters hard at work.
They have assumed responsibility
for relief of strikers with many
women volunteering their homes for
men without regular h%abitation.
Direct contact with hundreds of
women not allied in the shipping
industry is being made by the Auxil-
larry as it tells the story for the men
and enlists support.
Winning public opinion to their
side is n of the greatest tasks they
can perform, Auxiliary members de-
clare.
By this whole-hearted movement,
the women are not only aiding
themselves and their families, but
the entire working populace, their
sponsors agree.
Montana labor news., 1936-11-19

Mind your own business; in time
you'll have your own business to
mind.
Montana labor news., 1936-11-19

Better late than never" is not
half SO good as Better never late"