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About The times. (Portland, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1912)
Voi. II. No 14, PO RTLAND , OREGON, JU LY 20, 1912 COMMISSION PLAN HIBERNIANS ELECTION DATE IS TURN DOWN AGAIN ADVANCED SOCIALIST Delay OccMioned by Fact That Rejtet 0rsdenUall ot Delaware N o Meeting of Charter Board JDdeg!lte Healey Under In. Has Been C a lle d -A n d t. vest,gallon, tonum Must W ait. ! 6 Tw o Striking Figures at The Baltimore Convention WAGE INCREASE TO RUIN RAILROADS OPEN SHOP ON THE PACIFIC OUTLINED BY WALTER RISK SECRETARY TACOMA ASSN. There has been considerable tnined a sort o f indifference, and correspondence between a certain were optimistic in believing that large manufacturing concern each comunity would be able to about to locate on the Coast and cope with any difficulty that might the allied Employers’ ’ Associa arise. tions. the point o f contention be “ But following that outrage the ing the insertion in the building employers o f labor and those in contracts of a strict “ Union La terested in labor conditions, bor clause.” throughout the Pacific Coast, real It is needleess to say that a vig ized fo r the first time that some orous protest to any such clause thing more than individual effort was made by the employers. i was necessary if independent The letter sent to this concern workmen were to have protection by Secretary W alter Risk, o f the in their rights as citizens, and es i Builder’s and Employers’ Asso cape tin' death-dealing onslaught, ciation. of Tacoma, is so strong directed by unscrupulous leaders and comprehensive that we pub and lay-members of Organized La lish it not only with pleasure, but bor ! “ The arrest o f the McNamara as a splendid exposition o f the real attitude o f the employers of Brothers and their subsequent the Pacific Coast as regards the dramatic confessions are now mat question o f “ Open Shop” and as ters o f Pacific Coast history, a true statement o f the conditions which o f themselves need no fur ther comment. Disclosures werq which prevail. That is, that the Pacific Coast is made, however, during the pro “ Open Shop” and proposes to re cedure o f the ease, which proved conclusively that for cold-blooded main so. “ Dear Sir: 1 have you letter o f and deliberately calculated crimi March 25th, which is an answer nality. the dynamiting outrages to my ‘ night lettergram ” relative committed on the Pacific Coast to the construction o f your plant. and throughout the country had Replying, l beg to state fo r your no parallel. Even to this day, I information that tin* Federation doubt very much if anything like of Employers’ Associations o f the a majority o f the employers o f Pacific Coast is an association hav this country realize and under ing for its component parts the stand what the ultimate aim and object o f the dynamiting cam following named organizations: “ Founders and Employers As paign was. or what it would fin sociation o f Los Angeles. I). P. N. ally have lead up to had not the Little, president. Los Angeles. Cal. strong arm o f the law laid hold “ The Citizens’ Alliance of San on some of the leaders, who after Francisco, \ \ \ , L. Gerstle, pres confessing their part o f the crimes were sent to prison. ident. San Francisco, Cal. “ First o f all. it was a move “ The Employers Association of A S T Is east nnd west Is west,” but In spite o f Kipling tbe twain do ment conceived and directed by Oregon. Geo. <'. Mason, president. meet occasionally at American natlonul conventions. The accom some of the prominent leaders of panying Illustration presents an example. The dark man In light Portland. Ore. “ United Metal Trades of the ( trganized Labor, o f which John J. clothes at the left is Manuel L. Quezon, delegate from the Philippine Islands to the Democratic convention The tall, rawboned veteran at the I Pacific Coast. II. T. Clarke, pres McNamara was one. (Others are now under Federal indictment at right Is Colonel 15111 Fairman o f Punxsutawney, Pa., who was a delegate to ident. Portland. Ore. the Baltimore convention, as he has been to conventions o f bis party for the “ Builders and Employers Asso Indianapolis.) According to state last seventy years. Both o f the delegates were objects of Interest to their ciation of Tacoma, Charles Rich ments made by both the .McNa fellow delegates and to spectators—the one because o f his age and the other maras and ntliers during the trial by reason o f bis foreign appearance. The representation o f the Philippines In ardson. president. Tacoma, Wash. proceedings in Los Angeles those “ Employers Association of the convention was due to an error In the call under which the delegates were leaders were engaged in a cam summoned. Dp to this convention "Imperialism” has not been recognized to Washington, Geo. James, pres paign calculated to utterly destroy the extent o f admitting Filipino delegates. Senor Quezon Is a Nationalist and ident. Seattle, Wash. Is resident commissioner In Washington for the Islands. “ Employers and Manufactur anyone and everyone standing in ers Association of Snohomish Co.. opposition tu Organized Labor J. Bruce Gibson, president, Ever and its “ Closed S h o p " policy. “ To say that all members of ett. Wash. “ Employers Association of Van Organized Labor were in accord couver. It. ( R. T. Cope, pres with such an monstrous campaign would be untruthful and unjust. ident, Vancouver, It. < “ The above-named nrganiza- But to say that a very large part i tions arc in turn composed of the of the rank and file were forced I employing interests of the cities into a show of sympathy with the | o f the Pacific Coast, and territory .McNamaras and bitterly Con | tributary thereto. It is the prim- demned all public officials iden I ary aim ami purpose of these or tified In any way with their arrest ganizations and of the Federation and trial, and in response to calls to secure for the individual all from high otlieials of Organized rights guaranteed to him under Labor gave generous financial sup their murderous I the Constitution o f the United port to save | States, and to protect him ill uc- necks, is only staling the truth. “ The .McNamaras were known I cordance therewith. To secure for employers and employes the to be guilty from the very first. j freedom of individual contract in Their one hope for e s c a p e was the matter of employment, irre Humgli a dastardly attempt on the spective of whether or not an em- part of their ehief eolllisel til bribe j plover or an employe is a member members o f the trial jury. But of any organization. Further 1 when that damnable pint was dis- [more, the associations aim and envereil (bey were overeome with strive at all times til avert or pre eonfusion and tilled with dismay, lor there remained no other eonrse vent industrial disturbances, to open but to make eonfessinu and harmonize differenees between em ployers and employee with justice throw themselves at the feet of the to all eoneemed and to assist in i court and beg for mercy. This the full enforcement of tile laws | they did, under the very law Though the revised draft of the CHICAGO.— Because he is a commission plan charter proposed Socialist and worked actively as for Portland has been complete such in the last campaign, the An three weeks, no meeting o f the | cient Order o f Hibernians rejected charter board has been called to the credentials o f Edward Nor consider its provisions. Meanwhile ton, a Wilmington, Delà., delegate the time set fo r calling the special to its convention here. commission plan election has been The convention also proposes to advanced until it now seems that consider charges against President it w ill conflict with the presiden Ilealy o f the Hibernians in Dela tial general election in November. ware, and it is declared that if When the first movement for com Ilealy is found to be an active mission plan government o f Port Socialist, he w ill be asked to re land was inaugurated it was ex sign from the order. Yesterday pected that the special election the Hibernians attended high pon would be held last November. tifical mass. An embarassing feature o f the Delegates from Oregon attend delay is the fact that hope o f hav ing the national biennial conven ing the public auditorium com tion at Chicago o f the Ancient Or plete in time for the second der o f Hibernians are John Fer W o rld ’s Christian Citizenship con rell and John O ’Mara, both o f ference has been given up. This Portland. In the women’s auxilary fo r the reason that the additional convention, Oregon is represented $200.01X1 bond issue which the au by Miss Marie Chambers, Mrs. T. ditorium commission says it must S. Hogan. Mrs. W. A. Fivers, Miss have before it can do anything in Sophia Wilson, Mrs. E. II. Deery the way of securing a site for con and Miss Katherine Madigan. structing the building was to be At the meeting Monday evening submitted to the people at, the o f the local order telegrams of time of the special election. Bonds congratulations were sent the an to tlie amount o f $600,000 were nual convention. These telegrams voted by the people at the last were signed by E. II. Deery, state election. This, the commission an president o f the A. O. H „ and nounces. w ill only be enough for C. G. Murphy, division president. the building and w ill not cover the Reports received by local members site. The Market block, which be of the order show the convention longs to the city, has been re is proving one o f the best ever jected because it is only 200 by held, attendance is largerThan last 200 year, and all locals show progress. G. P. Johnson, chairman o f the Commercial club executive com mittee. told Dr. Henry Collin Min ton. president o f the National Re form association, when Dr. Min ton was in Portland last week that the club executive committee of which he is chairman, and which Worthington Tells Arbitrators has led the preparations for the Firemen Also Demand In great 101J conference, had no crease of $20,000,000. hope that the auditorium would he built, and Dr. Minton an swered : NEW7* YO R K .— That many rail “ I greatly regret this fact. One roads would face bankruptcy if all o f the reasons the world confer the pending demands o f various ence was assigned to Portland classes of employes for increased was because o f the representation wages should be granted was as that the auditorium would be serted by B. A. Worthington when christened by the conference. We he resumed argument in behalf have done our part in the matter of 50 eastern railroads before the o f advertising the great meeting in arbitration committee which is de every language and among the ciding the wage dispute between people o f every nation. W e regret the railroads and the locomotive the delay, but we will rely on the engineers. He said that While only pledge o f the Portland people that the demands of the engineers are some building suitable fo r such a directly before the committee, the meeting will be provided.” tiremen have tiled an application It is likely that the Gipsy Smith fo r an increase which, if granted, auditorium, which is 200 by 200 would cost the railroads $20,(XX),- and has a post every lti feet, will (XX) a year. He added that shop be kept in condtion for the meet men and other classes of employes ing. also expect advances similar to Those who are interested in the whatever the engineers obtain. proposal to institute commission plan government in Portland are anxious that there shall be no fur M IN IS T E R A T T A C K S C A F E S ther delay in putting the draft be A N D G R ILLS. fore the people and then, after it has been thoroughly studied, sub In his three minutes ‘ ‘ current mitted to popular vote at a special topic” talk preceding his sermon election. at the Centenary M. E. church last W M . M M U R R A Y GOES H OM E. night. Rev. Delmar II. Trimble took occasion to sav a good word A fter an absence o f 30 years, for the Elk visitors to the conven William McMurray, general pas tion. Hi* also attacked the rath senger agent o f the O.-W. R. & N., skellers and grills o f the city, la is returning to his native home in menting that “ extraordinary li Ireland, to visit his parents, each cense” had been indulged in in o f whom has passed 85 years. such places during the convention He is accompanied by Mrs. Mc week. Murray and their little daughter. In closing he said: "T h e day They expect to be gone from is dawning when cafes and grills Portland about two months. will cease to violate the spirit o f Mr. McMurray returned to our laws. The serving of the sem Portland last week, after an ab blance of a lunch as an excuse for sence o f nearly a month, during liquor sales, or the sale of liquor which time he attended the meet without even the semblance o f a ing of passenger representatives lunch", as was the case last week, A G E A N T R Y 1» In the «Ir this mimrner Representation* of Incidents nt o f all the Ilarriman lines in New and especially the serving o f li local blRtorleal Interest through the medium» of tableaux, fiance« anil York. He was here for the Elks’ quor to women under such circum the like, which have for a number of year* been popular In England convention and no sooner had he stances; the serving o f liquor to and thla country, are more In vogue than ever before One of the concluded his work in that connec minors, both girls anil boys; the earfieet of thla senson’s pageanta wa* mat preaented at <'rofon-on Hudson for tion than he started fo r New serving of liquor to those intoxi the benefit o f the local health league Many of the descendante of the early York, where he will leave late cated; the keeping open beyond I "itch eettlere took part tn costume» and with setting* historically accurate 'Uuetratton ehow» the miller's ten children as they troop out of the old this week for Queenstown. His the stipulated hours— will cease. ii.. cat their breakfast In the open elr. Not only were the cœtiime» of the father and mother live in County The public of Portland says to co i. . -rin d, but the songs sung during the two day* of the repreaentatlon Down, on the same farm where grills, cafes and liquor license Were i ,. -e 1n word* »ad muele familiar to the Dutch «oreetor* of meny of the the Portland man spent his boy restaurants: “ Toe the mark or preneui day dwellefh In the Flndeon vtlley. w e ’ll put you out o f business.” hood days. . Price 5 Cents E Part of the Dutch Pageant Given at Croton-on-Hudson itHurs ¿9 P (C o n t i n t t P f l on I’ago 2.) of the land. “ Therefore, you can readily see P O R T LA N D LA U D E D IN TH E that as an organization of employ “ LONDON TIM E S ' ers wi* are not opposed to Organ ' ized Labor as a principle. To the I Dregon ¡uni Portland reeoi ve contrary, we believe in organiza | prominont montimi in thè speeial lion and uphold labor in its right railway numlier of thè “ London I to organize, and willingly grant Times’ ’, dateli .lune 28, whieh luis to organizerd labor every right just beoti reeeivoiI bv file ehainbor and privilege that we. as individ o f eommeree Oregon, savs thè unis, claim or ask for and expect “ Times,” is leader in present and to enjoy under the law. No more. prospettivo lleveloplnellt lllnollg nn less! thè States of thè west. The fact “ Assuming tluit your company tluit oeeau vessels easilv reaoli thè is nut altogether familiar with la- splendili harbnr of Portland via i bur conditions on the Pacific tbe Columbia riter is eoiiiinented Giiast. I beg to state that the em- on. The prodtietiou of wheat in | ploying interests made no attempt basterò Oregon and thè inereasc i at concerted action until after the of Carni lands of 205.8 per et. and dynamite outrage at Los Angels, land per aere inereasc of 2117 per whieh ns you are no doubt aware, eeiit are noted, as is thè great resulted in the death o f twenty- production ami supply o f liimber, one men. I do not wish to be nn - frillt and fisti. Ilio Rose Festival derstood as meaning that there is mentioned as mie o f thè distine- I were no labor troubles previous to tive liestas o f thè natimi and Port I that time. The contrary is a fact. land is eharacferized as thè , however, the employers bad main- “ Great City.”