Portland labor press., March 21, 1912, Page 5, Image 5

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PORTLAND LABOR PRESS
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P r r a e a s s s
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influences of some kind than that cor-S LEGISLATIVE NEW S PROM THE N A ­ ing less than $3,000 per annum, as well
rupt private jnfluenceK 8houid be at work
TIONAL CAPITAL.
as employes of the Isthmian Canal and
-
s s s * . «»« him.
Panama Railway and Steamship line, shall
Report* Against Taylor System.
¡2 Mud..°,‘ T rX ' o J U . JTw' £ ™ '. XSTri. President Taft was once on the bench
be compensated at stated rates for injury
w S7“r . ^ “ ‘,^ i hin,8elf an<1 rendered quite satisfactory! Washington—Congressman W. B. Wil­ or death while in such employment. The |
wnong
Tr»<te. c«iuo»ii; m k Noian r»i«ron»»tiu« ' service to m onopolistic interests, especial son, labor’s able champion in the House i secretary of commerce and labor is given
Wll« Connell.
Front Coooell:
D. Forte,
-
>
f
Trades
'Board O.
“meete
f ir s t " a representing
n Z tS ird' X o d B a r / e s w e .1 r /' •
ly to railroads during labor troubles, of Representatives, and chairman of the the right to determine whether or not the
the Laker Frees a fftre . Laker Tempi», at « ». a .
Popular demand was in no position to House labor committee, has just presented complaint for pension is entitled to com­
W m . A. M arshall, Managing Kdlto-. l i f t less ik lrd floor sway him.
Does he think he would have to the House an unfavorable report pensation. The measure has been referred
Labor Tem ple. 270H A lder street. Portland
decided differently had he been subject to against the Taylor and other systems of to the judiciary committee.
the recall? There were other interests shop management. The report of the com-
Hobsrriptlon. ( I In a*eaace per pear; te «
Referred to Labor Committee.
M a t per week.
| than those of the public to be served, mittee is unanimous and will be of ines-
The
bill, H. R. 21094, to create a com­
Such appointments ns a governorship of timable value to the working people of our
■otered at tke poatodflee at Portland, Oreceo. as
mission
on industrial relations, on motion
end class m all m attar.
island possessions, cabinet positions, pros- country. Under the guidance of Chair-
of
Mr.
Hughes,
of New Jersey, was taken
pective supreme court vacancies and other man Wilson a thorough and comprehen-
O ffic ia l pobllcatleo for the C entral Labor Con___
ell ___
t t i coveted honors were- in the hands, not of sive study of efficiency systems was made, from the committee, on rules and referred
Portland and T lc ln ltr and tha Oregon S tate Faderatlee of
to the committee on labor by unanimous
the people, but of those whom powerful The report handles the subject in a vig- consent.
D r u g g is ts , F o u r th & W a s h in g to n
private interests could easily reach. Pres- orous manner, going to the root of the
i ident Taft surely does not want any one to subject, one portion of which is hereby
Thunday, March 21, 1912
Phone«. Nein 3196
believe that these interests swayed him. reproduced, its philosophy Seing unassail-
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Does he claim to be of stronger fiber than able: “ There is a margin between the
his former colleagues on the bench! If work performed by the loafer and the
A tto r n e y a t L a w
so, then he must admit that there is urgent maximum task for a man, and in that mar­
l i Cham bor o f
need of some control, other than that of gin lies a proper d ay ’s work. What con­ a s i Commorco
Portland, Oregon
B u ildin g
private interests, over them. If not, then stitutes a reasonable d ay ’s work can only
If you need a man to do work of -4 there is no escape from inferences con­ be determined by practical experience and
any kind, send word to the Shop -4 cerning him that need not be expressed.
intelligent observation. It cannot be
Federation, Room 500 Labor Tem- -f
wholly determined by a stop watch or any
Sixth and W ashington
pie, fifth floor, 270*^ Alder street.
-4
other time-measuring instrument used
SINGLE TAX A T GRANGE.
only for a brief period of time. By the
■4
-4 4 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ » » »
A ll Products Marked
Wednesday afternoon the Pomona stopwatch you may be able to determine
(county) Grange met at Evening Star the time in which a piece of work can be
hall on the Section Line road to consider done, but you do not thereby alone deter­
THE PATHW AY.
the question of single tax. The affirma­ mine the length of time in which it ought
tive was presented first by W. S. U ’Ren, to be done. The time study of the opera­
(Nine Lane-Finch.)
Ju st she and I together.
followed by H. G. Starkweather for the tions of any machine can be made with a
Always hand in hand,
negative. N. G. Heddin assisted on the reasonable degree of accuracy, because all
Down life’s luckless pathway.
affirmative and E. J. Palmer on the nega­ of the elements can be taken into consid- j
tive.
eration in making the computation. A ma- j
That leads to Nameless Land.
The large hall was crowded, and at the chine is an inanimate thing—it has no life,
It has been steep and stony,
close of the tw'o hours in debate Mr. no brain, no sentiment, and no place in the
Seldom smooth and "ool,
U ’Ren was kept on the floor fo r oversan social order. With a workman it is dif­
Where we could stop by the wayside
hour answering questions. The presenta­ ferent. He is a living, moving, sentient,
To drink from a crystal pool.
tion of the purely fiscal side of the mat­ social being; he is entitled to all the rights,
ter was dwelt on. but the moral side was privileges, opportunities and respectful
But we have dragged along;
also presented. The audience was clear­ consideration given to other men. He
Managed it somehow,
ly prejudiced against the new measure would be less than a man if he did not
And now w e’ve reached the summit,
proposed, but the result of the afternoon’s resent the introduction of any system
And started over the brow.
meeting was certainly beneficial to the ad- which deals with him in the same way as
a beast of burden or an inanimate ma­
I vancement of the single tax.
Don’t look so awful invitin’,
chine. In making a time study of the op­
But down w e’ve got to go
erations of a workmen, all of the elements
OPPOSED TO WORKING PEOPLE.
Lotus Bar, 127 Sixth.
Until we reach the bottom;
cannot be taken into consideration and
For it is written so.
Hofbrau Bar, 128 Sixth.
The anti-suffrage women who appeared consequently the computation cannot be
before the Ohio constitutional convention made with mathematical accuracy. There
Louvre Bar, Fourth and Alder.
Ju st she and I together,
explained that they were in favor of “ lim­ is no work that can be performed or that
Always hand in hand,
is
performed,
that
is
not
preceded
by
a
ited suffrage.” In answer to questions
A-helpin’ each other over the rocks,
they explained that the suffrage should mental process on the part of the work­ Perkins Hotel Bar, Fifth and Washington.
On the road to Nameless Land.
not be granted to “ working people of man. The more skill needed in the work,
Northern Bar, Geo. Schultz, Prop., Fifth and
foreign extraction.” The working people the greater the mental process which pre­ Washington.
The Socialists are going to tackle the and their friends were intensely disgusted, cedes the expression of it. So far as your
land question through the initiative, so it and thus it was that the committees rec­ committee has been able to learn, there is
is reported. Go to it, boys! No matter ommended equal suffrage. Tlw* lah-de- no method known to scientific manage­
if you do attempt to drive the thick end of dah woman who opposed equal suffrage ment by w’hich a time study can be made
One of the papers for the Employers* Asso­
the wedge in first, the log will be split in is always sniftering when in the presence of the mental process preceding the phys­ ciation advertises these “open” shop bars as
time.
of “ working people,” foreign and other­ ical act. The elements of the mental pro­ life-savers.
wise, although many of them are but one cess not being susceptible of determina­ For whom?
The men who gather the advertising, generation removed from the emigrant tion by a stopwatch time study, the study
not the men who gather the news, run th e ! abjp
of itself must consequently be inaccurate
For the open shop crowd, of course.
O ffic e P h o n « M a in 6Q 35
big daily. And the big advertisers are
and the workmen are justified in objecting
Now
union
men
have
no
excuse
to
patron­
the special privileged corporations. That
to such a time study being used as a basis
H a r r y Y a n c k w ic h
KICKS FROM BOTH SIDES.
z
I
is why there is so much sawdust and so
upon which to compute their d ay ’s work ize unfair bars.
A tto r n e y > a t * L a * 4
little mill feed in the dope of the big daily.
There are union bars within a few steps of
It is silly to try to couple up the I. W. and compensation when in their judgment
every
unfair
bar.
4 3 6 W o r c a a la r B u ild in g
W. with organized labor. These gentle­ injustice is done them thereby.”
There should be something done to re­ men of the I. W. W. curse the labor unions
T h i r d a n d O a k St«.
Loophole
in
Immigration
Bill.
strain the public authorities from allow­ with a vehemence only equaled by the
P O R T L A N D , OREGON
Senate Bill No. 3175, entitled “ To reg
ing extras on contracts. The extras are Employers’ Association gentry. Their
Union bars display this Union Card.
often more than the original contract, es­ language is a little more lurid and more ulate the immigration of aliens and the
M. J . P a r k is o n
J a h n A . J a f fa r r
pecially as regards profits and “ squeeze” publicly expressed, but the sentiments are residence of aliens in the United States,”
J e f f r e y a n d P a r k is o n
all down the line. Cut it out with an as strongly worded as the speaker knows provides a loophole ..hereby Chinese can
|artnden latmidaul taf». »America
enter this country without let or hin
LAW YERS
edict from the people.
how. According to the ideas of many op­ drance. The American Federation of La­
H am a T a la .h o n a A 4 0 0 1
of labor unions, any critics of bor submitted the bill to its attorneys for
5 0 4 - 5 L » b « r T « n « la B u ild in g
There is such a thing as going too far ponents
F o u r th a n d A ld a r I tr a a ti
conditions
as
they
are
is
a
labor
union
an
opinion
as
to
its
meaning
and
in
reply
with the short ballot. It is too long now, man. According to others of the I. W.
P o r tla n d , O r eg o n
the
attorneys
in
substance
state,
“
That
if
but there is no need of shortening it until W. stripe a man with a union card is an
there is none. In Boston a mayor elected “ aristocrat of labor” and of no earthly the pending bill becomes operative in its
for eight years and can only be recalled good to anybody but the capitalistic class. present form the right of Chinese to come
to this country will be absolutely unre­
on a two years’ notice. Why not eighty
stricted.” Upon receiving this opinion
H o fs te a te r’s Studio and get one high grtule
Bartenders wear thia button.
years on a ten years’ notice! That would
I o
Enlargem ent from w ith jo u r dosen Cabinets or one
ALL TH REE!
objection was filed with the immigration
? Irid iu m for frttm lng, free w ith your dosen p-«t
be a short ballot, all right.
C* 5 . ¿0 ™
o,,r h ,fh * rHde photographs $«.00. f 7
committee of the Senate, protesting
“”d
(a b ln e ta finished In Septa, Buff, et<*.
You
* £ • • ? L P er do* ' n’ w<*
moke Cabinets for $2 00, $3 Off
Organized labor in .Oregon is bewil­ against the provisions contained in the bill
and $4 00 per dosen.
Postals and F ire lig h t postals >1 W>
The trades union movement is a pro­ dered by its friends running for U. S. Sen­
per dosen.
C all and see samples and get prices before
going elsewhere.
test against unlimited commercial greed ator. Bourne, the champion of the initia­ which would permit the indiscriminate im­
migration
of
Chinese.
and avarice ; it is a barrier against the un­ tive and statement No. 1, whose millions
HOFSTEATER STUDIO
Against Eight-H our Day.
restricted exploitation of the mother and of speeches largely helped to win Arkan­
1 « H T h ird 81., B et. Morrlaon and Y am h ill.
child, for the benefit of the few and to the sas, Colorado, Arizona and Missouri for
A number of firms and corporations
detriment of the many. It is a barrier the rule of the people; Selling, who has which furnish the government with va­
against grinding poverty, long hours of always played fair with organized labor rious kinds of supplies, which would
» »
toil and starvation wages; it is a barrier in his building enterprises and in other eventually come under the operation of
against the degradation of the wage ways; Lane, whose course has always been the eight-hour law, have appeared before
S w a 5 iln x m u V t o aDu?n/h ^ U h .? iCkna.ined <Lu r prlntery "T h ® Union Label Shop." W e are
1 p
the. la?el on ttl1 w o rk we do. In fact, we put the label on more in
eaerner to a state of servitude.
straightforward and square, and as mayor the Senate labor committee, protesting
shoubln t w t S o e s ^ ’t8 th«T°Tn|0 U ri8hx P. thaD any other Prln tln * Plant ln the city. Why
an unhesitating supporter of free speech. against the passage of the eight-hour law.
Why 2houldV ed not r i™ h ™ « . ^ a ® 1 St?“ d for everVthing that is of the best? Th n
ABSOLUTE JUSTICE.
Would that all three of them could be The bill now before the Senate commit­
why should we not give honor to whom honor is due. In some shops they make their
th « ra “k i i r asnwerfeel tgh « i°n when t he, CU8tomer ask! for the label,
this shop we do
tee passed the House some weeks ago.
th ere!
th,. asking, as wei feel that we are the favored parties. Our work is above the standard
President Taft declares that with the
The gist of the argument presented by
and our prices are right. Give "The Union Label Shop" a trial.
recall in operation “ the disposition of
these firms was that it would be extreme­
FIGHTING SW EATSHOP GOODS.
weak judges would be to follow popular
ly difficult tor the government to get bids
R A L P H C. C L Y D E P R IN T IN G C O M P A N Y
demand rather than the demand of ab­
Washington—The Consumers’ League if the eight-hour day was inaugurated.
N ifty Printing for Classy People
solute justice.”
268 Madison Street, between T hird and Fourth.
recently held its second exhibition of This view has already proven to be fal­
Main 5558.
It requires an exceeding amount of sweatshop goods in order that the people lacious.
blindness to assume in good faith that of Washington may become familiar with
Revises Estimates.
judges who are not swayed by popular de­ the conditions under which these articles
Secretary Meyer appeared before the
mand are swayed by the demand of abso­ are manufactured. One of the conspic­ naval affairs committee of the House and 1
lute justice. If they are it is difficult to uous articles on exhibition was1 a willow admitted that some of the figures in the
see what becomes of the claim that judges plume of immense proportion, the regular construction estimate submitted a year ;
are in duty bound to follow the law as charge of a milliner being about $25. The ago on battleships were incorrect, and re -!
they find it. Just as often as not the law knots in this plume numbered 3,078 and quested to witiidraw the estimate. This
They are Sold the World Over
as they find it, is the exact opposite of the tenement lot who tied the knots was request came after a contirurtion of ex-
absolute justice.
paid 78 cents for its labor. Many other amination into the report o f civilian ex-1
A judge who can be swayed by fear of similar pieces of work were shown.
perts, who declared the navy yards could
public opinion can be swayed by more ob­
------------------------
i be more economically operated by skilled i
jectionable influences if public opinion
M USICIANS TO ERECT TEMPLE.
constructors than by line officers.
should be as powerless as Mr. Taft wants
Joplin, Mo.—The Missouri Trades
_ .
To Value Railroads.
it to be. Weak judges can be swayed by
Black Velvet
Tans, Lace,
’ hairman Adamson, of the House eom-
bribes or other appeals to their selfish in­ Unionist, published at Joplin, Mo., is au-
1
terests. It would be much better that fear thority for the statement that the Music- mert‘.p committee, has introduced a bill
Button
of public opinion be the controlling in­ ians’ Union of th a | city has decided to ’ providing for the valuation of all the com-1
Black Suede
dans’ temple to cost $25,000. i’non carriers of the United States by th e 1
fluence over a judge sure to be subject to erect a musicians’
Sites 2 to 9,
¡Interstate Commerce Commission, to dis-1
Patent
Leather
j cover the original investment and its i
to A
j growth. If the bill passes, holding com-!
panics and every modern industrial o r-,
I* t h e O n l y L i f e I n s u r a n c e
/
1
ganization would be investigated.
C o m p a n y E x c lu s iv e ly O r e g o n
Pension for Injured Clerks.
ha« It« t n t lr e o p e r a tin g p la n t In O regon . m ak e« a ll o f It« In v e s t­
m en t« In O regon sa c u r ltle a o n ly , ha« an u n m a tch ed record o f l u c ­
I
A
bill
providing for the pensioning of
re««, 1« <row In« g r e a te r day by day. and r ec eiv e « p r e fe r e n c e from
a ll d isc r im in a tin g bu yer« o f life In su ra n ce In O regon.
civil service employes who are injured in
1"* —M« ro r V lr e g o m S* a n n a s H C om
o O ffice, C o rb ett
B u ild in g.
line of service has been introduced by 1
Cash Store
No Charge Accounts
orner f i f t h »nd M orrlsoa. P o rtla n d
Congressman
Howland, of Ohio. The
A U MILLS
L. SAMUEL
C L A R E N C E S. SA M U EL
146 Seventh Street
Between Alder and Morrison
measure provides that all employes mak-
Unfair
Unfair
Unfair
Woodard,
Clarke & Co.
Arthur C. Raven
N ic k ’s P l a c e
5c
Straight t » - »
Whiskey <_z C
T .B . Wilcox
Building
A
Drink
Portland
« S treet
Flouring Mills
Equal to Any Whiskey
215 F ir s t
U N FA IR
BARS
Read the Bakers’
story of the Royal
B akery contro­
v ersy printed in
another column
and to be printed
in in sta llm en ts
weekly.
Cot Oot This Ad
“ The UnionLabel Shop” -O u r “ Nick-Name
WALK-OVER LADIES SHOES
$3.50
$4.00
$5.00
O rcgonlifc
WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP
P re sid e n t
G en eral M anager
A s s is ta n t M an ager