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1 THE MORXIXG OEEGOXUy, WEDNESDAY, JULY ; 20, 1910. PRESIDENCY FIGHT ALREADY TO FORE MOYEB RAPS TUFT BANQUET HAXL OP PORTLAND COMMERCIAL CLUB AS IT APPEARED JUST BEFORE HIBERNIANS AS GUESTS ASSEMBLED. Chief of Western Federation Ridicules President. Four Would Enter Race for Head of Hibernians Who Open Convention. s yt - "FATHER OF INJUNCTIONS" . - - - o " ii j... r f .ft . T .-V .. ., n . .,n mi..-. -.4 fe,;S r . .. -.-:s ' : A 3 COLLEGE HEAD CANDIDATE Professor Rohan, of Marquette 'Uni versity, Milwaukee, Wis., May f ' Succeed President Camming as- Chieftain of A. O. II. fCootlmied Trom Tsirst T s. humanity and especially for the people of Ireland. The history of the order was given In brief. Speakers Warmly Received. At Masonic hall the convention was formally called to order at 11 o'clock. Prof. P. H. Sullivan, of Portland, pre sided. "Mayor Joseph Simon, on behalf of the city, welcomed the visitors in a short speech and was followed by ex Benator John M. Qearln. . Both speakers were warmly received. Mayor Simon declared the Irish de scendants and natives of Ireland living In America had always figured promi nently In affairs of church and state. They have been, at all times, the cham pion of personal liberty and considered among the best citizens of the Union in all lines of endeavor. Mr. Oearln spoke In a happy vein and .reiterated Mayor Simon's invitation to enjoy the freedom of the city. After brief responses by President Mathew Cummins, of the Hibernians, and Miss Anna C. Mall a, president of the Women's Auxiliary, the formalities were con cluded and the delegates, began the actual work of the convention. Banquet on Tonight. This evening- at 6 o'clock the visiting Hibernians will be the guests of honor of the Portland members of the order at a banquet at the Armory, corner of Tenth and Davis streets. . The commit tee in charge has left nothing undone towards making the affair a great suc , cess. Dr. Andrew C. Smith will preside as toastmaster and the following will maka addresses: Archbishop Christie, "The Pope"; Mathew Cummings. National president, 'The A. O. H."; James Hennessey Mur phy, "The Spirit of the West"; Pro fessor M. G. Rohan, "Commodore Per ry"; Miss Anna C. Malla, National pres ident, "The Women's Auxiliary"; Mrs. Kllen Ryan Jolly, "The Study of Irish History"; Professor J. c. Monahan, "The Past, Present and Future of Ire land"; T. B. Mlnahan, "The American Flag"; Rev. P. C. Yorke, "Ireland in Literature." A specially drilled chorus of 100 voices, under the direction or Professor Goodrich, will render American and Irish airs and will be accompanied by an -orchestra of 11 pieces. Mrs. Ray Bulllvan will sing "Klllarney" and Frank Hennessey, "My Own United States." During the rendition of the pro gramme the public is invited to occupy the balcony of the Armory. All Hiber nians who have not as yet secured tick ets to the banquet are requested to call early today at the local headquarters, room 417 Oregonlan building. Oregon Campaign Planned. Rev. M. J. Kelley. with a large rep resentation of Hibernians from Hepp ner, Is attending the convention. Rev. Kelley will endeavor to have branches of the order organized in Baker City, Eugene, Marshtleld. Condon and other towns in Oregon. At present the Hepp ner dlvlslon'of 70 members is the only branch of Hibernians in Oregon out side of Portland. In celebration of the 40th anniver sary of its publication, the Catholic Sentinel, devoted to the interests of Catholic institutions of Oregon, has Just appeared as an 80-page Illustrated magazine. A number of articles pre pared by special writers, covering the religious and industrial life of Port land and the state, are published. The publication as a whole is creditable. Walla Walla Folk Arrive. Arriving In a special car to the con ' ventlon city, 20 Walla Walla boosters, wearing small pennants with the Gar den City's motto. "What Walla Walla Wants Is You," were yesterday among the Hibernians who enjoyed the festiv ities of the day. The party Is under the protecting wing, of Councilman Robert Breeze, who represents the Mayor of Walla Walla at the conven tion. Among the .visitors are several Ore gon pioneers and retired capitalists. The party composes the following: Robert Breeze and wife. Mrs. M. Kin ney, Miss Mary Dacres. Miss Elizabeth Martin. Mrs. K. Anderson, Miss Mar garet Upton. Miss Mayme Barry, Miss Doloras Barry, Col. Timothy Barry, Mrs. John P. Kent. Miss Strauss, Pat rick Mooney, Miss Elizabeth Ryan, Pat rick Donavan, Henry Kaufman and James Dacres. Mr. Dacres 1 the owner of Hotel Dacres at Walla Walla, now managed by Art T. Harris, formerly of Portland. VISITORS ENJOYING PORTLAND Eastern Hibernians Like West and What It Has to Offer. Thomas M."McFarland, of Philadelphia, Is one of the delegates who is thorough ly enjoying his visit to Portland. Mr. 11c Farland says the Western country Is full of opportunities and were he a young man he would certainly locate on this Coast, and, of course, Portland would be his choice of all the large cities. D, T. Tuohy, who halls from Blooming ton, 111., believes more Important work will be accomplished at this convention than usual. He says that all of the Illi nois delegation agrees with hira in be lieving that Portland will make one of the leading convention cities of the Union. Dr. W. T. O'Brien is one of the Wis consin delegation who is taking an active Interest in the work of the meeting. Dr. O'Brien resides at Ashland, the business center of one of the lumbering districts of Wisconsin. He Is a Arm believer in the conservation of natural resources and expresses regret that the policy fostered by ex-President Roosevelt had not been put in effect many years sooner. "Un warton wastefulness and forest fires have been among the chief causes of depleting our forests." said he.' Joseph P. Callan. of Milwaukee. Wis says he has often heard of Western hospitality but yesterday he was given his 11 rat opportunity to enjoy it first hand. Portland looks good to him. Rev. M. J. Byrne, ex-National director of the Hibernians, is a typical Hooaier a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, and comes r -J" ' nkJl ft all the way from Lafayette, around which is the State of Indiarfa. Father Byrne's home town Is the gateway to the great corn belt of the Central states, through which place. "Tie says, 93,000,000 carloads of farm products composed mostly of shelled corn pass every year. 'Indiana will be taken overwhelmingly by the Democrats this year," said he. "The defeat of the Republicans will be so decided, in my opinion, that they will scarce know they were in the running. The Democrats are strongly organized and I believe they will control nearly all the Irish votes of the state." James O'Conner, of Des Moines, la., is among the late arrivals to the con vention. Mr. O'Conner is well pleased with the Pacific Coast country. In re gard to affairs In his section he yester day said: . . "Business conditions seem to be very satisfactory in the Middle West, notwith standing the damage the crops have suf fered this season. The Reports of the crop damage, however, were considerably overdrawn and in many localities there will be from 75 to 80 per cent of an output this season. MISS MALI A REPORTS TODAY Auxiliary of A. O. IJ. .Prepares for Busy Session Now. Simultaneous with the work of the Hibernians, the members of the Wo man's Auxiliary spent a portion of yes terday In getting ready for the serl oub to be considered at the sessions today. Among the features of today's programme will be the annual report by Miss Anna C. Malla, National presi dent. In regard to the work of the Auxil iary, no one seems to be taking more Interest than Mrs. Ellen Ryan Jolly, of Pawtucket, R. I., who arrived yester day. Mrs. Jolly is the chairman of the Irish history committee and In that ca pacity has been an ardent supporter of the movement of teaching this subject in the parochial schools. Mrs. Jolly says that this branch would not only tend to broaden the pupils' minds, but would also teach them greater patriot ism. Mrs. Jolly's friends are urging her to become an active candidate for presi dent of the Auxiliary in opposition to Miss Malia, present Incumbent. When seen last night, Mrs. Jolly said that she was not seeking the honor, but If there shall be no alternative she would ac cept "for the sake of God and Ire land." Miss Mary Brennan. one of the New England delegation, is also deeply In terested In the work of the Auxiliary. Miss Brennan is delighted with the West and says the open hospitality has appealed to her particularly. "The peo ple out in this country are certainly both open-hearted and considerate," said she. "There seems to be a fra ternal and neighborly spirit every where. In the absence of caste and snobbishness, you are a worth-while people, and I am extremely happy to be among you;' DOGS AS USELESS BRUTES Writer Would Exterminate or Ban ish Portland Row-vtows. PORTLAND. July 18. (To the Edi tor.) Five and thirty years since. The Oregonlan was the lure that brought me from my far Eastern home to this land of promise and opportunity, and I have erred but little, if at all. in ac cepting It as the gospel of inspiration along all lines that make for the moral and social uplift of humanity, appreciate the editorial in The Oregonian of last Saturday on "The Dog, a Useless Brute." Civilization is only passible through the extermination of this "Oseless Brute," this domesticated wolf, this filthiest of all animal life that cumbers this otherwise fair earth. In Portland a person of refined temperament finds it difficult to move without coming In contact with this adjunct of the wilds, this domesticated wolf, that is thrust before one's notice on streetcars, and In stores, restaurants, etc. This mon ster befouls the fruit and vegetables we eat. and covers us with fleas. Eminent scientists declare that dogs are largely responsible for many of the diseases of children. Dally, the world over, this hideous wolf takes toll of humanity In life, limb and comfort. Its presence in a community depreciates the value of realty. Let us trust that Portland may be purged of this nuis ance, and its vast army of domesti cated wolves be either exterminated, or relegated to the wilds where they rightfully belong. When 'all is said, they are, Indeed, "Useless Brutes." A. J. MARTIN. Jury Blames Fast Train. CASTLE ROCK. Wash., July 19. (Spe cial.) The Coroner's jury to investigate the death of Mrs. S. A. Pyle, the aged woman who was killed by a Shasta Lim ited train Sunday afternoon, brought in the following verdict: "We, the Jury, find by the evidence given that Mrs. Sarah A. Pyle came to her death by being struck by the north-bound Shasta Lim ited, while attempting to cross the track. We also find by the evidence given that the train was going at a rate of about SO miles an hour." Mrs. Pyle's funeral will toke place tomorrow morning from the Methodist Church in this city and will be conducted by Rev. Robert Hart ley, of Coupeville. The mlnerat products of ' the United Btates for 1907 and 1908 were (2,071, 607.V64 aad 1.5S,670.1Sa, respectively. BENEFITFUND NOW TOTALS-SI 772.37 Mysterious Woman in Auto Calls at Hospital Daily to Hear of Patient. FIND FIFTY-bOLLAR CHECK Society Leaders Take Interest In Miss Mahr and There Is Keen ' Rivalry to Sell Largest Xnni bre of Tickets Girls Work. MISS MAHB'S BENEFIT Fl'XD. Total collections for Miss Mahr benefit fund now $1772.37. A box at the Bungalow Theater has been donated for the Miss Mahr benefit fund by Margaret Anglln, who will appear in that theater Monday night. Xhe box, containing six seats, win be sold to the highest bidder. Bids should be sent to the treasurer. Miss Mahr benefit fund, care of The Oregonlan. The "widow's mite" has already appeared in ths donations for Miss Mahr. A woman, who would not give her name, left 30 cents at the Btar Theater for Miss Mahr, saying it was all she had. but hoped it - would assist the unfortunate little actress. Who is the mysterious woman who drives u pto the Good Samaritan Hos pital In her automobile every morning to bring Miss Mahr flowers and pres ents and inquire how the little actress Is getting along? This is a qeustloa Miss Mahr, the nurses and members of the Armstrong Musical Comedy Company are trying to answer. Every morning the visitor tip toes down the hall to Miss Mahrs' room, calls the nurse out. Inquires about the condition of the little actress, leaves a large bouquet of flowers or a present of some kind, and slips away. She has refused to give her name, although Miss Mahr has repeatedly asked the nurse to bring her In and Introduce her. Each time the woman, whom Miss Mahr calls "My Lady Bountiful." declines the invitation, and says: "Not now. Walt a little while longer when Miss Mahr is better." Yesterday the woman sent in a large box containing a box of the finest toilet soap, a bottle of toilet water, two beau tiful books, and tucked -away among the presents, was a check for $50. The check was written in a feminine hand and signed "M. C. Burns," but efforts to locate and identify the writer were as baffling as all other attempts to get acquainted with the liberal, unknown visitor. Ticket-Sellers Enthusiastic. The chorus girls are as enthusiastic as ever about selling tickets.. They have put aside the little spare time they have for pleasure to boom the benefit. Their regular schedule of work is 10 A. M. till 12:S0 P. M. for rehear sal, 2 P. M. till 4:30 p. M. for the mati nee, and 7 P. M. till 10:30 P. M. for the two night shows. Between rehearsals and performances they are required to learn their '"lines" for the next show, but they have been getting up early and going tp bed late in order to study and have all the time between rehearsals and shows to sell tickets. Society women who have will act as patronesses, have also been actively en gaged in selling tickets, and there is already a spirit of rivalry among them, as to who can sell the most. Few have reported their sales and it is believed they are keeping them secret so that their competitors will not know what they are doing. In two hours yesterday morning Mrs. George W. Boschke collected $127.60 in the Wells-Fargo building, selling 60 tickets at $1 each and securing donations that amounted to $77.50. She took along her husband, who hadalready donated $20, Just to show him how easy it was to raise money for sweet charity. Benefit Given in North. The Armstrong Company that is play ing in Vancouver. B. C, will give a bene fit matinee tomorrow afternoon for Miss Mahr, the proceeds of which will be sent to the finance committee in Portland. Johan Poulsen. of the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company, gave a check for $50. - George L. Baker's Company is dis banded, and desiring to contribute to the benefit fund, he handed in s check for $rs. The Oaks Tavern collected $17.50. Emmett Callahan, an attorney of Baker City, yesterday sent $5 to The Oregonlan. His letter eaid "I wish I could make OV ".m ....in. Hin , , r ,. .., trk l"..,.. :.... 1 .... -. ',,''eseeesjssiat,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,...4 George G. Hancock, Sheriff of Wash ington County, sent a donation of $5. Tickets for the benefit performance have now been placed on sale at the seaside resorts on requests of residents of Portland who have gone to the beaches to spend the summer. By error the donations of the em ployes of the I. F. Powers Furniture Company and the employes of .the Equitable Savings & Loan Association were transposed In yesterday's report, the former giving $10 and the latter 17. Miss Olive Ralph, of Newport, sent thethe treasurer a $2 bill, "with wishes for a big success." Positions Offered Miss Mahr. B. S. Josselyn, president of the Port land Railway, Light & Power Company, contributed $26, and. In addition, offers Miss Mahr employment with the com pany, if she desires, upon her recovery. Eilers Music House has offered Miss Mahr a position along commercial lines with the dictaphone concern, if she cares to become an amenuensls. Melvln W. Wlnstock, of the People's Amusement Company, has placed bene fit tickets on sale at the Star Theater. Yesterday evening, after the annaunce ment was made, a woman left 30 cents with Mr. Wlnstock, saying it was all she had, but hoped it would help the fund. Following were the donations and sales of tickets reported last night: previously reported $1047.67 Salem miss fcaah) ... 1.00 Molb-Coddllini A measure to protect the people was butchered by cowardly Congressmen and saved by a brave President to whom honor 1b due for his protection. $300,000.00 was to be appropriated for use by the Dept. of Justice in prosecut ing offenders against the Sherman Anti Trust law. which is Intended to protect men at work, whether they are working with hands, heads, or both. Protect them from "combinations and conspiracies in restraint of trade." That means combinations of men who conspire to prevent other men from earn ing a living. Two or three large oil companies might combine and conspire" to freeze out a small dealer. He has a right to conduct a business and earn a living for his family and should have protection from "combina tions" which "conspire" to ruin him. It also applies to "combinations" of workmen who "conspire" to drive other workmen from work. The great "Labor Trust" has been seized by certain men, who now have control. They force every member to pay fees, which aggregate several hundred thou sands dollars a year. They Intend that no men who refuse to pay fees to them shall work. Whenever Independent men or those who form their own union seek to work, the big trust orders strikes on the Jobs, to force the independent men or inde pendent union men out of work until they join the big trust and pay fees to the leaders. One illustration will suffice: On June 22, 1910, the New York Build ing Trades Council (part of the labor trust) declared a strike of all trades on a 12-story building at Thirty-fifth street and Sixth avenue because of the em ployment of members of an electrical union, not members of the trust. Work on the entire building was stopped. The secretary of the "trust" said that general strikes would be ordered on every building where the "obnoxious electri cians" are employed. These electricians belong to a nnlon formed under the arbitration plan some time ago and kept their jobs. The em ployers afterward contracted, under pres sure, with the big trust and were told to and did order" the Independent union to join the labor trust. The men refused because they did not like the trust methods of coercion, bullying, slug ging and general violence. This is only one Illustration of hun dreds of cases where the trust "con spires in restraint of trade."" That is. by combination they conspire to and do stop work. Interfere with in dustry and prevent men from earning a living unless they pay fees to the trust leaders. There is perhaps never one single day In the year but what the labor trust is engaged somewhere in America, in "restraining trade," preventing men from working and stopping the flow of indus try. No trust In this country breaks the law one-tenth as many times, or takes the bread from men's mouths as fre quently as the labor trust,' No trust has ever "restrained" such volumes of work or stopped the payment of so much money. No trust has maimed and killed so many men or blown up and destroyed so much property and yet the Attorney General has been held back from prose cutions for .some unexplained reason. What does a workingman care about the prosecution of the oil trust when the big labor trust keeps him out of work every now and then. Suppose you write President Taft and ask why the Attorney-Oeneral does not kfJL l!& .t 1 ii George a. Hancock, of Rlllsboro, Or. B S. Josselyn , Johann Poulsen C. H. Buckenmeyer Paul pferdner ; Oeorge L- Baker , Mrs. Grace Brown: 1 ticket sold. 1:; cash donations, $1.40 Emmett Callahan, of Baker City... L. Samuels Mrs. a. L. Hanscome (Rose Coursen Reed) V. E. Tarbcll Unknown woman Tickets sold by Mrs. George Scrggln Harvey 0"Bryan . Cash Father p. J. O'DonnelU Cash Harry Lewis .....4.............. Mrs. Pendleton Oakh Herbert Wallace Clarence Wallace " fash M. J. Htrshon Mrs. TVendling ............. J. M. Bardee .................. A. N. Hyatt "" R. C. Robenow Jmil Pebvet IT!" Ij. Cowing Cash J. Maney " W. L. Bre'rster "" E. H. Boyer . "" Cash W. A. Qradon "II""" Cash Lyric Theater, tickets sold " Lyric Theater, donations Multnomah Abstract Company.... Donation . .................... M. C. Burns ..I'lII"" John Bain ...... ..........I.. Donation . .................", Holly press John p. Sharkey ""' Wildmerinsr. Loewe Co 8.00 25.00 60.00 2.S0 2. SO as-oo 2.40 6.00 30.00 5.00 1.50 .SO 2.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.0c l.Od 1.00 334-60 2.00 6.00 60.00 6.00 .60 6.O0 6.00 2.60 n. ijrviji, jp 10.00 by Coo protect the people against the biggest and most hurtful trust we have. ."5.e authriOes forget there are about 30.000,000 million workers in this country and only about 1,700,000 members of the labor trust and rhat most of them are coerced into membership. How can the authorities answer to the vast army of 28.000.000 free workers, farmers and householders whose affairs are from time to time interfered with and who have to bear the loss of wages and the general heavy loss of stopped industries brought about by the leaders of the labor trust in their manipulation of men seeking to drive them into fee paying slavery? The 88,000.000 workers, not members of the trust, object to being driven from work, or having railroad trains stopped with all the far-reaching losses, or the street cars stopped and men and women prevented from getting to and from work, or factories struck and perhaps destroyed, the weekly payroll stopped and the sustenance of at least part and perhaps all of a community withdrawn. The great Philadelphia streetcar strike was forced by the big labor trust, not on account of wages and hours, but to throw out about 4000 men who had their own union, a peaceable one. These men did not want to pay fees to the trust leaders and be subject to their whims so they formed their own union for self-protection. Thereupon the big trust called a strike, blew up and burned cars, attacked and slaughtered men, kept people from getting to and from work, forced their other slaves to quit work and cost the people of Phila delphia several million dollars and untold suffering and Inconvenience solely for the purpose of "showing" them the power of the labor trust to "force" people to "mind" and force these independent men to Join the trust, "obey" and pay fees to the leaders. That Is a serious state of affairs in this free country and Is enough to awaken every American to the necessity of curb ing such men in their insane race for notoriety, power and fee-gathering. Citizens want industry, commerce and wages to continue without interference from any set of men either employers or employes who seek selfish gain to them selves alone, .without regard to how much all the people outside the trust may be inconvenienced and damaged. The trust leaders, to make stronger their control of members, fight valiantly to be allowed to boycott and conspire to ruin all free citizens either employers or workmen who do not pay fees to the trust leaders. Therefore, when this $300,000 appropria tion bill came up they deluged Congress with demands to exempt combinations of labor from prosecution if they broke the law and, startling as it may seem, over 100 Congressmen voted to so exempt them. In other words, voted to permit one set of men to break the law and dominate the great majority of citizens, while the majority must keep the law and submit to the damage, losses, inso lence and idleness put upon them by the comparatively, small band of trust mem bers. "Why were these Congressmen cow ards?" you ask. Because the trust man agers sent word to their local managers in all parts of the country instructing them to fire in letters and telegrams to Congressmen whenever a bill to give the trust more power is introduced. The great mass of citizens who are to be tyrannized over have no organization to warn them to notify Congressmen of their wishes and so the heavy fire comes from but one side (the labor trust side) and thus Impresses the members of Con Mffes Olave Ralph, of Newport... Charles H. Hinges, of Salem R. A. Thompson George Rubenstein Mrs. C. R. WInslow Evening Telegram, collected Mrs. o. W. Boschke Twohy Bros E. E. Lytle G. J. Majors M. J. Buckley J. F. Hampshire From Oaks Tavern W. C. Dey I. Jacobs Charles R. Hossach ............ .. Ed Klees Morris Nathan Ralph Appleby Dave Sacks : William Nichols A. E. .Johnson .................. A. E- Johnson .................. J. L. Lewis Charles Dutcher W. 8. Lawrence ................ W. J. Larson Cash J. M. yranks ................... 2.00 1.00 10.00 1.00 6.00 by 25.00 25.00 20.00 5.00 2.50 2.50 2.00 2-00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .60 1.00 1.00 .50 Grand total .' $1772lS7 Portland Man Scalded. ASTORIA, Or.. July 19. (Special.) While cooking supper last evening at his camp on Columbia Beach, Herbert S. Forrer, of Portland, accidentally tripped against the stove, knocked over a kettle of boiling water and severely scalded himself from his chin to his waistline, necessitating the attention of a physician. Today he is resting quite easily and no serious results are anticipated. gress with the belief that the whole mass of laboring men are crying for exemp tion from punishment for lawbreaklng. In this particular case the President induced Congress to reconsider the vote and protect the masses from the proposed tyranny. Don't forget the issue. The labor trust leaders called for ex emption from prosecution when they break the law of conspiracy and they thus sought to be free to drive millions of free workmen into idleness. These freemen will not soon forget the effort of their Representatives in Con gress to force them into the irksome slavery of the big labor trust, which seeks to dictate first, monthly fees, then, when and where they can work, for whom, or what wages and how long. That kind of "hand tying" is not relished by the millions of free men or by thousands of "tied" men now forced into membership In order to get Jobs and not be slugged, yet they are ordered on strike from time to time and made to boy cott, picket and act aa lawbreakers at the behest of the leaders fighting to hold power over them. "How can the citizen and free man protect himself?" Write to your Congressman and Sena tor. (Address them at home now). Say "Whenever any measure comes up, pre sented by the labor trust leaders and Intended to give them more power over us. and restrict our liberties, please pro tect us by voting it down; analyze each measure carefully and vote only for laws intended to protect the great ma jority 'of 'your constituents in their free dom, uncontrolled by any set of men, either of capital or labor. It is danger ous to give any combination privilege or power to dictate to other citizens. We will support you If you protect us. but we must put in a Representative who will defend the majority of the people if you refuse." Write him and write him now. Don't ait in silence and permit your liberties to be taken from yeu because the big labor trust, supported by fees, stirs Its local managers to continued activity, while the plain every-day citi zen says nothing, having no organiza tion. Experience in the past has shown that the great big factor known as the "com mon man" may not be so quick as local labor trust leaders to write his Congress man for protection, yet he reads and votes; that is why many a candidate who thought he could help push through trust laws of either capital or labor, seeking gain or control of the average citizen -has met defeat when he comes up for re-election. No one leads the common people, but they are neither fools nor. children and they are at least 90 per cent in the ma jority. Many new and peaceful organiza tions of labor are being established free from the fee-hunting tyranny of the big labor trust. One of these the National Trades and Workers' Association with headquarters at Battle Creek. Mich., recently offered ex-President Roosevelt Its presidency. The association hadn't means enough to pay a suitable salary for his great abil ity and moral worth. I became so strongly impressed with the honesty of purpose and progressive principles of this labor organization that I considered it worth while offering him $100,000 a year if he would accept. This organization takes in many of the best skilled workers In various crafts. They are pledged to no strike, no boycott, picketing, coercion or violence - of any kind. They present their cause peace fully and with dignity. If , settlements cannot be made, the ' In 27 years the Klmberlev diamond mlno. I If "Vot the Father, He Would Like to Be, Declares Labor Leader at Denver Convention Butte Tnion Accused of Plotting. DENVER, July 19. The contest be tween W. E. Bradley and John Powers for the seat in the convention repre senting the Butte union occupied the greater portion of today's session of the Western Federation of Miners. The convention has communicated with the Butte union, which meets In regular session tonight, and has asked it to set tle the question by vote. Final de cision will be made by the credentials committee tomorrow. After disposing of the Butte mat ter temporarily, the delegates settled back to listen to the report of Presi dent Charles P. Moyer. Moyer de voted a considerable portion of his ad dress to the alleged plot of members of the Butte union not affiliated with the Federation. He named R. M. Lind say. Charles Mitchell, John McCullen. Abraham Winwood and John Corbley as the "chief traitors," and declared that but for the Importation of engi neers from the Black Hills the plana of these men might have been suc cessful. Moyer denounced the leaders of the secession movement in unmeas ured terms. Moyer attacked President Taf f atti tude toward labor, calling him the "fa ther or one who would be proud to be called the father of the writ of In junction." He followed with an imagin ary conversation with President Taft as a member of the Steam Shovelers' Union and attempted to show the in consistency of the President's stand re garding the boycott. Among other measures. Moyer's re port recommends the contribution of one day's' pay by all members for a de fense fund; the appointment of a com mittee to aid in securing measures favorable to labor in the constitutions of Arizona and New Mexico and urges compensation laws to provide for widows and orphans of employes killed or maimed while on duty. Moyer's report opposes the law pro viding for a Bureau of Mines as amend ed by the Senate. "Admen" Hear Many Speeches. OMAHA, July 19. The convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America got down to business today. Thirteen addresses, five in the forenoon and eight in the afternoon, were sched uled for today, principal among them being that of Charles W. Fairbanks. Three hundred "ad" writers have en tered into the competition for a spe cial prise, and contributions havn nm irom an parts of the country. , - . ... .0 j 1 mo country. case goes to a carefully selected board of mediation. When the facts are brought out in friendly conference a settlement is reached In a great majority of cases. If not. the facts on both sides are given the local press and thus the citizens of the community become entirely conver sant with the matter and publio opinion steps in. It's hard for either side to stand for a wrong, with the great weight of publio opinion opposed. TJp to the time of the mediation pro ceeding the men keep at work and the) flow of money through the community la continued. If, thereafter, they feel they can do better elsewhere, they have a right to withdraw G per cent of the men each day and go to a Job better liked, but they make no objection to the em ployer putting new men in the places they leave. It seldom comes to that. The practical working of the plan shows the industries go on and the em ployer holds his time-tried men to him on any reasonable terms and they and he are friends, working together; where as, if they settled by the club and force, hate would invariably follow, greatly to the detriment of the Industry and tha men personally. The Trades and Workers' Association is growing rapidly among some of ths best workmen in America It marks a new epoch. Let workmen write the Trades and Workers' Assocla tlon of Battle Creek. Mich., for a con stitution and by-laws and study the new peace movement. Practically all real workers dislike t have their negotiations conducted bj strikes, violence, hate and general dis turbance, but the noisy ones have gained control of the big labor trust and they force the peaceful ones, and by such methods have brought much odium on the name. of labor. A better day Is coming. A day ol peace and steady prosperity for th workers, but It will be delayed by cow ardly Congressmen if they mistakenly vote to put more power In the hands of the trust leaders and make them Immune from- prosecution when they boycott, slug, burn and dynamite, using such means to hold workmen in their powei to extract monthly fees from them and to force the rest of humanity to "obey" them or take the consequences. It If high time the people were protected by the strong arm of the law. Reader, if you want to retain youi freedom talk plainly to your Congress men and legislators. Remember, the high priests of the labor trust are always busy hounding Congressmen to pass new laws to protect them in their attacks on workmen and citizens. Do your duty and compel your Repre sentatives to protect you. If they don'I respond, see you are at the polls and cast a vote for the man who has first agreed to stand by the majority and give "exemption" and special privilege to no tight and snug combination of either labor or capital. Guard your sacred personal liberty actively and at all times, for the Inter ests which would like to harness you ar busy day In and day out. Permit no set of men to gain power to force you to buy only what they order, hire only those men they name, also to order when you can work, where, for whom, at what wages and how long. Fall In watchfulness and you will drift Into humiliating servility from which it will be difficult to free yourself. This is a time when Individual libertj la being attacked. Guard yours as you would your souL There's a Reason. C W. POST. J 0 1