The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-04-08

the missing footwear. The transient
was taken to Belle PLANES lookup for
the night and given hearing the fol-
lowing morning in Shakopee.
Mr.. Yetka's department. Without in
quiring from his superior who might
be his choice, the Commissioner filled
the position. The first retaliatory
measure popped up few days ago when
bill was introduced to segregate the
State Fire Marshall's office from the
Insurance Commissioners office. His
excellency's supporters are using every
effort to see that the bill is passed.
Shutdown strikes was the subject of
no little discussion in the Senate on
Thursday, coming up on minority re-
port for indefinite postponement. The
bill would ban such strikes in Mime
sofa. Friends of organized labor OPP
posed the bill. Sen. Ruotsinoja, farmer,
was one of the supporters of the bill
and chided the Senate for changing
front, so to speak. The Senator some
weeks ago introduced resolution men,
orializing Pres. Roosevelt to halt sit
down strikes. Feeling such resolu-
ton would be improper it was voted
down, only the Senator voting for his
resolution. But the farmer knows how
to settle such strikes as witness this
little article on advice to Sit Downers'
which is going the rounds:
Advice to Sit DOwners
well, not even Republican can
truthfully say that things are dull.
Now, take this sit down thing. It's
certainly interesting, and its imported
imported from France.
1T has a funny effect on people. If
you are a worker sit downer, you
laugh. If you are an employer of sit
downers, you wiring your hands, and
maybe you cry.
Some men, big strong men, do cry
under stress of great emotion. All en-
ployers have problems. They seem I'M
disturbed with problems which do not
directly concern them.
I'm some ways we Americans are as
good as the Orientals when it comes
to initiating. Suppose other lines of
workers copy the sit down system.
Let's suppose just two widely separate
lines:
Suppose the tellers in big city bank
should say some fine morning, at
opening time, to the assistant to the
ninth vice president: We want a pay in
crease of $3.50 and like decrease in
hours, and we want your answer now
forthwith and pronto!
$50 the official says: No! scared like
o. K. says the workers, We have the
cages so let's see you get any money
out So with that condition it amt no
bank no longer. Bankers will take a
lot of abuse, but they won't fist fight
"Now then let's talk about business
I am a farmer. No danger of trouble
here, I am ready to harvest my crop
Supposing the grain is ready to be
cut. 1 cut it, or lose it. But suppose
my farm hand, setting on the binder
picking his teeth says, $1,000 month
more, or I don't start out.
well, another fight, more or less
don't mean much to a farmer, so he
says quiet like, you're through, one OF
my kids will ride the binder.
mot this one, says the farm hand
I'm striking, and sit on this binder
till you give in. Well, that makes the
thing personal. Mr.. Farmer doesn't
call up Franklin, nor yet Ma Perkins
not even the sheriff. nor the constable
An agriculturalist might, but not far
mer No the farmer just picks up 9
neck yoke. Well, that settles the
strike
"Funy thing about farmer. Those
who don't know farmers think all far
mers are dumb. We are all dumb about
some things. But when farmer know!
a thing he knows he knows it. A far
mer knows more about property right!
than lawyers, or even law teachers. Ht
knows he can have a mortgage or
everything on the farm, but so long a!
taxes and interest are paid it's hisn
I sure do like the working man, so Tn
telling 'em this for their own good; q
ahead with your imported sit dowr
thing, but for gosh sake, don't try it or
the farmer, cause when he puts dowr
the neck yoke, he will give you ths
taught"
Independent theatre owners of thu
state won their first fight in theil
battle to destroy the monopoly held b.
Paramount-Pub corporation, whel
their bill for the enforcement of pro
ducers and distributors from the theatr,
business was recommended to pass b.
the committee on General Legislation
Though late in the session proponent
are hopeful of its passage and the in
dependent theatre operator can hell
the bill along by writing or wiring thei
Senator or Representative.
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