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PORTLAND LABOR PRESS Land and Loan Law Will Reduce Taxation And Enforce Economy By Charles Hiram Chapman 1 erty w ould pay n o ta x to th e s ta te an d y et pay re n t to th e o w n e r T he re n t w ould of course he co m p u ted on th e h o u se alo n e a p a rt from th e land. A nd it is in d u b ita b ly c e r ta in th a t a h o u se an d lot could n ev e r he m ade to pay m o re ta x th a n an ad jo in in g \a c a n t lot. W ith fac ts such as th is s ta rin g us in th e face, is it n ot in c re d ib le th a t an y su b u rb a n h o u se h o ld e r sh o u ld o p p o se th e am en d m en t ? T h e situ a tio n of th e o w n er of land in th e b u sin ess c e n te r of th e city is .. : so en v iab le. U n d o u b ted ly his tax w ould he in c r e a s 'd , in som e ca se s very h eav ily in c re ase d , since th e s ta te w ould ta k e th e e n tir e g ro u n d re n t w hich is o fte n a huge sum. But th is w ould not a ffec t b u sin ess at all. It is no m o re b u rd en so m e to pay g ro u n d re n t to th e s ta te th a n to a p riv a te la n d lord. P re tty n ea r th e w hole of L ondon an d la rg e p a r ts of New Y ork, to say n o th in g of P o rtla n d , are b u ilt on re n te d g ro u n d . T he A sto rs. for exam ple. neve* sell th e ir g ro u n d re n ts, th o u g h m any fine b u ild in g - sta n d on th e ir lan d e re c te d by k*nants. T h e a m e n d m e n t w ould h e a r h ard on city la n d lo rd s in th e b ii-in i — « c e n te r, b ut for c o m p e n sa tio n it would lig h ten th e b u rd en s of th o se w ho ow n b u ild in g s since th e ir p ro p e rty w ould be ex em p t from tax . T he C o rtla n d A sso c iatio n of B uilding O w n ers an d M a n ag e rs o u g h t titer- ore to fav o r th e a m e n d m en t to a nan. And th e y w ould fa v o r it it t»i<y could fo rg et th e ir ‘ illy panic long en o u g h to stu d y it. T h e g rea t po in t to re m e m b e r is th a t th e am en d m en t w ould red u ce ta x e s for alm ost ev e ry b o d y in th e sta te . If tile sta te 's incom e w ere less th a n it is now. e x p e n se s m u st be cu t dow n. T his w ould he sad or th e p o litician s, an d g r a f te r s , h ut I see no reaso n why th e fa rm e rs o r th e city h o u se h o ld ers sh o u ld w o rry o s e r it. T he am en d m e n t m ig h t well h av e been nam ed “an am en d m e n t to red u ce f ix a tio n an d en fo rce e c o n o n n in th e s ta te a d m in is tra tio n ." P » p three 'g re e n ' a n d w reckles* m o to rm e n LABOR LITERATURE an d c o n d u c to rs. If such h o m icid al a c ts iiad been p e r p e tra te d by th e The fallow ing llteratare will ba in n r iad strik e rs , th e re co u ld he no q u estio n on ly whan draft, rhaek. eip resa m ocey order ar poatuffica money order eeeor'.'&niea ap th a t th e y a n d th e ir le a d e rs w ould plication FRANK MORRISON. h av e b een in d ic te d fo r m a n sla u g h te r. Socretare American Federation of Labor »01 But th e p o w e rfu l c o rp o ra tio n in te r »0# t Street Northweel, W eahington. I). C. e s ts th a t assu m e to ow n o r c o n tro l o r TRADE UNIOHS. th e p ro ce sses of law an d o rd e r HISTORY By WM TRANT. M A : with a »ketch of tne National and International Union» «cent to be c o m p letely im m u n e from o f America, by P J. McGuire an y p u n ish m e n t fo r th e ir ac ts. T hey Per copy. 10 cent»: d oien . 75 cent»: 1 0 0 . *5 .do. even h a . e th e au d a city to th r e a te n P H IL O SO f PHT Or TRADE UNIONS to use th e c o u rts a n d th e p r o s e c u t By DYER D LVM. copy, 10 cenia: d o iea . * 1 .0 0 . too. ing m a c h in e ry to in d ic t an d a r r e s t *9 Per 00. la b o r le a d e rs w ho a re exercidjng th e THE RIGHT BOOR The Fact, Thror • and the Argument. law ful rig h t of c o lle c tiv e a c tio n for By GEOROE E McNEILL. self d efen se. Per ropy. 5 renta: d o ien , SO renta: 10(1 *4.00. "A m o n g th e union o rg a n iz a tio n s ■ THE EIOHT-HOUB WORKDAY. th a t h av e been th e q u ic k est to com e II» Inauguration. Enforcem ent, ar., In riuence» By SAMVEL GOMPERS to th e su p p o rt of th e S tre e t R a il Per copy. 5 renta; doien. 50 renta; 100. *4.00. way m en a re th e D ock W o r k e r- an d ECONOMIC AND »OCIAD n r r o B - L o n g sh o rem e n . It w as c o n c e rn in g THE HTHOUK MOVE TANCE O r THE EIGHT HOt K ENT. th e se w o rk e rs th a t tile p re se n t Jo h n Ily GEO OVNTOX. P ie re p o n t M o rg an , w ho now has Per ropy. 5 e m it : d o les, 50 renta: 100, *4.00. th e c o n tro llin g in te r e s t in th e S tre e t HAS THE NOH-UNIONI8T A MORAL R ailw ay C o rp o ra tio n s, m ade his RIOHT TO WORK HOW. WHKM AND WHERE HE ELBA8KS7 fam o u s s ta te m e n t sh o w in g th e c o m Ry FRANK K FOSTER Per ropy. 5 renta: doten. 50 renta; 100, p le te in d iffe re n c e o f such fin a n c ie rs »4.00. to th e rig h ts o f w o rk e rs. W h e n TRADE UNION EPIGRAM*. Soma Keaaona for the Faith That la q u e stio n e d by F ra n k P. W alsh , ot W ith!* V» By W alter macarthvr th e U n ited S ta te s C o m m issio n on Per ropy. 5 renta; dotan. 50 renta; 100. »< oo lu d u - tr ia l R e la tio n s. w h e th e r he WHAT DOES LABOR WANT? By SAMVEL GOMPERS; together with th o u g h t th a t te n d o lla rs a w eek w as I “ The Phitoaophy of the Labor M orem ant," en o u g h fo r a dock w o rk e r. M r. ; by GEORGE E McNEILL. Per ropy. 5 renta: dotan, 6 0 canta; 100. M o rg an rep lied , 'I f th a t is all h e , I »4.00. ca n g et an d lie ta k e s it. I g u ess it OROANIEED LABOR; ITS STEUOOLBS; ITS BNFMTES. AND POOL FRIENDS. is e n o u g h .’ By f e i ’ M L GOMPERS. Ter co“ 5 rente; dotan. 5 0 renta; 100. “ I his in d u stria l c o n tro v e rs y h ere 84.00 CK'8 SrC F E AND RANOB COMPANY in New Y o rk is still p en d in g , in RCC INJUNCTION SUIT AND CONTEMPT fact as O rg a n iz e r F itz g e ra ld has FKOCEXDINGS. A Compilation of (Be Kepo Ute -aid . it is ju s t b eg in n in g , so fa r as Executive Council and Preaiaent Gompera its fin al an d sig n ific an t p h a se s a re ' to the Toronto Convention of the American Federation of Labor. November 8 *0. 1909. co n c ern ed , hut th e u tlim a te issu e can j together with the Report of the Committee h ard ly be in q u estio n . T h e g re a t j on President'a Rep t, and Vice Preatdenl M itchell's Address, etc. m ass of th e people of New Y ork are ' Par copy, 25 ren ts; doien, * 2 .0 0 ; 100. , *15.00. in sy m p a th y w ith th e strik e rs. INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION. p erm it m e io m ake som e p a rt nt th a t a rtfu l fictio n by w hich ...,.nts in T h e L ab o r P re ss upon it is hoped to d efe at th e am en d m en t. resolution»" in w hich M r. C. P e rh a p s it m ay he d efe ate d at the i C Chapman h as so k in d ly to ld th e com ing electio n , but 1 fea r Mr. u t' er, how to v o te upon th e P eo- I C hapm an deludes h im self w ith a vain I.and and L oan law ? I fo u n d im a g in a tio n w hen lie th in k s th a t th e i y r Chapm an's re so lu tio n s very di- p ro m o te rs of th e am en d m e n t "m ay T hey should ra n k high in lie b ro u g h t to realize th e fu tility of .m p o rary fictio n fo r th e bold- en c u m b e rin g th e b allo t" w ith it h ere and ingenuity o f tjie ir ¡ m e n - a fte r. M en an d w om en w ho i (li,n. ■ P erh ap s it w ould he ra sh la b o rin g to enact a g re a t an d h them a w o rk of a r t, hut no- ficial p rin cip le in to law a i i i ut , „¡» can deny th a t th e y a re ex- likely to "rea liz e th e futility of ,rrmrh a rtfu l, as o n e m ight cx- th e ir e x e rtio n s a f te r a single d efeat, ,„.ct when he rem e m b ers th a t th e y 'n o r a f te r m any fo r th a t m a tte r. ... , from th e sp o k e sm an of Big T hey a re apt to keep rig h t on un til Ru, i t ’ i ss h ere in P o rtla n d , an d a re th ey win, as th e y alw ay s do u lti 3,1, in Mil to th e farm er» . It is m ately. , , if the sh e p h erd w ere to m ake Now. 1 w an t to d e m o n s tra te th a t a moral ad d re ss to his flock ju st th is am en d m e n t w ould red u ce ta x e s C r u sh T h e U n io n s I,- rc he begins to sh e a r them . for everybody except th e o w n er of It seems to m e th a t I have read lo ts in th e busin ess c e n te r of th e ,,■, r, nonsense ab o u t th e L and a city. A nd th e ta sk is easy. So far (C o m m ittee on In d u stria l R elatio n s.I p o rta tio n . except as p ro fe ssio n a l Loan hill th a n 1 e v e r saw p rin te d as wild land in th e c o u n try is c o n "T h e stre e t railw ay men of New s trik e b re a k e rs could keep it in c r ip on any o th e r su b ject. O ne idiotic cern ed . it w ould pay no ta x u nder \ o rk City a re now ha ing th e g r e a t pled service, w as a p p ro v e d in s ta n tly sajiiig about it is th a t "it w ould th is law except its a c tu a l re n ta l est fig h t for tra d e s u n io n ism an d by th e Labor F e d e ra tio n s of n atio n , «.irk an econom ic re v o lu tio n ." A n value, w hich is alm o st alw ay s very in d u stria l freed o m th a t th is y e a r of s ta te ami city. W h en th e M o rg an other is th a t it w ould put ev ery b o d y sm all and o fte n n o th in g at all. W hen a r ro g a n tly refu sed to Limler th e "o b lig atio n of p ay in g th e a co m m u n ity grew up aro u n d such g re a t v ic to ries an d tra d e s u n io n ism in t e r e s t ' has p ro d u ced th ro u g h o u t th e n atio n . a r b itr a te at th e call of th e Public full rental value of th e ir hom es an d land it m ight acq u ire re n ta l value. \Y. B F itz g e ra ld . N atio n al O rg a n iz e r S erv ice t om m ission. all th e .ra d e s lii-ils in to th e public tre a s u r y .” T he T h a t is. som ebody inighi he w illing for th e A m alg am ated A sso c iatio n of allied in any w av w ith th e tra n s - wav latte r rem a rk is w o rse th a n m ere to pay re n t fo r th e raw land. In ; S tre e t an d E le ctric E m ployes, hack ed p o rta tio n business of X e w Y o rt. idiocy. how ever. It is b a re fa c e d tnis- th a t case it w ould pay a ta x equal 'b y th e A m erican F e d e ra tio n ot d ec la re d th e ir p u rp o se to sta n d w ith Irrprcsentation fo r th e a m en d m e n t to tile re n t, hut not a p en n y m ore l abor, and especially by th e o r g a n th e ir b ro th e rs of th e A m alg am ated . expressly ex e m p ts "h o m es" from ta x And if th e o w n er put im p ro v e m en ts ized la b o r m ovem ent of Great**» Back of th is im m ed iate d e m o n s tr a ation and th ro w s all ta x e s on “lan d .” of any so rt on it. th e re n t for tlu | Con»i»ting of an Inveetigntinn nnd Re New Y ork, has com e to a clinch tio n of L ab o r's p o w er an d rig h t w as port by a Competent Special C om m ittee: Mr Chapm an is esto p p ed front re- im p ro v e m en ts w ould be his own. WORTH KNOWING. Reports of O fficers and C om m ittees: w ith th e In te rh o ro u g h and Allied th e explicit w arn in g , th a t th e w hole pliing th a t by th e w o rd “ho m es” ev ery la st ce n t o f it. T he p o in t is Action of A. F. of L. C onvention: the A t S tre e t R ailw ays C om panies, h ack ed tra d e s union m ovem ent of New titude of Orgnnited Labor and Others he meant "la n d ,” fo r he used th e th a t th e ta x on raw land in th e Toward the Problem: a Olosasry of Dafini N ever allow o p en e d fru its o r v eg e hv th e M o rg an and a sso cia te d fi A o rk . em b racin g nearly on e m illion lions, etc.: Labor's B ill for Congressional tin, term s in e v id en t c o n tra s t. H is c o u n try could nev er ex ceed th e . Enactment. n an cial i n te r e s ts '' says a re p o rt to w o rk e r- would refu se by all m eans tal,It to sta n d in 'J h e tin can. Repression is a n ea t little piece of a c tu a l re n t th e o w n er could get for copy, 25 cents: doien. * 2 .0 0 ; 10o. X t- tir allow fresh m eat to rem a in I »15 Per 00 th e C o m m ittee on In d u stria l R e at th e ir com m and to p erm it th e that " a rtfu ln e s s ” w hich is o c c a it w ith o u t im p ro v e m en ts In o th e r latio n s. by D a m e B arto n , m em b er of THE 'PH ILO SO PHT OF THE LABOR in p ap er, fo r it a b s o rb s th e juices. s tre e t railw ay m en to he bullied MOVEMENT." sionally so useful w hen th e sim ple- w ords th e re n t of th e raw land N ev er s tir a n y th in g in tin if a v o id By GEORGE E. M cNEILL: together th e co m m ittee, w h o h a- in v e stig a te d hack in to in d u stria l slav ery . minded fa rm e rs a re to he fooled. with “ What Do«a Labor W a n t!" by SAM w ould alw ay s ta k e ca re of th e tax es. th e s trik e situ atio n . able. o r at le ast use a ’.vooden spoon. VEL GOMPERS. "T h e im m ense c o rp o ra tio n , th e But for th e w o rst piece of n o n A nd if th e land y ielded no re n t Per ropy. 5 cen ts; doien, 5 0 ren ts; 100, O ra n g e pee, and lem on peel m ay "F ro m W all S tre e t ha g one fo rth In te rh o ro u g h . th a t h a - p re c ip ita te d »4.00. sense in M r. C h a p m a n 's re -o lu tio n s no ta x e s w ould he assessed . be used fo r fla v o rin g sau ces and NO COMEUL90ST ARBITRATION. u n io n isin in th e strik e in New Y ork l ily and put th e o rd e r th a t tra d e he can n ot he held resp o n sib le, B y S A M V E L G O M PE R S. As to im proved farm s th ey w ould th e City of New Y ork -te w e d fru it. T hey can be d ried and Per copy, 5 cen ts; doien. 5 0 cen ts: 100. and in th e five m illion people to in co n v en ien ce -inee it is not o rig in a l w ith him »4.00. k ep t in a g lass co v e red ja r u n til pas u.n y th e ta x assessed upon n atio n m ust he cru sh e d ' th e re p o rt an d exp en se, an d in d a n g e r o f fatal OPEN SHOP EDITORIALS Hr has b o rro w e d it fro m o th e r g re a t ad jo in in g raw land w ith o u t any im used. By S amvel gompehs co n tin u es. "T his is a n a tio n a l d ecree accid en t, ha- th e m e an e st re c o rd for light-. w ho have discu ssed th is ques- p ro v em e n ts w h ate v er. And th is t. Per copy. 6 cents: doien. 50 rente; 100. W h en fry in g egg- place a co v er »4 00. of th e in c o rp o ra te d m oney p o w er of fin an c ial c o rru p tio n and im p o sitio n • m I w ill q u o te th e se n te n c e of could n ev e r exceed w tiat such raw o v er tlie fry in g pan. T h is cooks th e WHAT LABOR COULD DO. T in ev id en ces a re upon tin public, w hich feeds it o f B v JO H N SW IN T O N , with “ Economic w hich I am s p e a k in g ': "It w ould land, w ith o u t fences, c le a rin g s or th e n atio n . eg g eve ¡■(Rv anil w ith o u t tu rn in g , C o n feren ce« .“ by W IL L IA M SA L T E R , make all farm o w n e rs and hom e buildings, w ould ren t for. In ninety 'm u ltip ly in g th a t all th e fo rces in an y public service c o rp o ra tio n in th e 1».-ached egg- should be done th e and a letter of H on. AM OS J . C U M M IN G S lh< U n ited S ta te - th a t are lined Per repy, 5 r e n ts ; doien. 50 rents; 100. T h e public HP w hole U nited S tate s. o u 'ers m e re te n a n ts of th e sta te , nine eases out of a h u n d red th is 84.00. sam e w ay. in th e b a n k in g h e a d q u a rte rs of in v e stig a tio n m ade th i- y e a r bv a THE SAFETY OF THE rUTURB LIBS IN possessed of em p ty title s and b u r w ould he a »treat deal less (ax th an A pple p a rin g s an d co re s should ORGANIZED LABOR. New S d rk have d raw n to g e th e r, or L eg islativ i U o m m ittei of tin- S ta te dened w ith th e o b lig a tio n of paying th e ta n n e r now pays. By HENRY I>. LLOYD, of Chicago (In He w ould are d raw in g to g e th e r fo r an in d u s be stew ed to a pulp an d th en English or German.) of New York, p ro v ed th a t th e I n te r tin lull re n ta l value of th e ir hom es Per ccpy, S rent»: d ,ie n , 50 cent»; 100. not escape ta x a tio n a lto g e th e r, hut tria l w ar on th e w o rk e rs, w ho are stra in e d . T h is w ill m ak e a jelly h o ro u g h had g h e n aw ay m illion- of »4.00. ' I lands in to th e public tre a s u ry ." in th e g re a t m a jo rity of in stan c es w hich sp re a d on ap p le ta r t will UNIVBR8AL EDUCATION s ic k in g tile o p p o rtu n itie s of p r o s d o lla rs "f tin p u b lic - m oney in The a sse rtio n th a t th e a m en d m e n t By Senator HENRY W. BLAIR. g reatly im p ro v e it. It can also be he w ould com e p retty n e a r it. co m p erity to free th em selv es from in Per copy. 6 cen ts; doien. So cent». 100. form of b o n u ses to o ffic ia l- (som e »mild m ak e all la m ' o w n e rs "m ere p are d w ith his p re se n t b u rd en *4.00. used for fla v o rin g ta p ic o a pudding. d u stria l s e n itu d i. of w hom a rt now c a u sin g th is CONDITION OF WOMEN WORKERS. lenants o f th e S ta te ” h as been As to unim p ro v ed lots in th e out If p o tte d ch e ese g e ts cru m b ly or By ID A M VAN E T T E N . "T he ch a lle n g e w as th ro w n dow n strik e !, an d in all th e o th e r devious found th e m ost e ffe c tu a l b u g ab o o s k irts of th e city th e sam e ru b Per copy, 5 cen ts: doien. 50 cent«; 100 d r y in th e pot. mix in to it a ta b le- »4 00. w ay - k now n to im m oral b usiness. Io L ab o r h ere by th e In te rh o ro u g h v i l l i w hich to frig h te n th e farm ers sp o n n fu . of bo ilin g a ie r an d have REPORT Or PROCEEDINGS A. T. OF L. w ould apply. T h e tax upon th em T h e rec o rd of public inqub p roved atfd th e M o rg an in te re s ts . as a c li CONVENTIONS. when this m e a su re is discussed. th e -pooii Jiot b efo re m e asu rin g th e could not exceed w hat th e y w ould Per copy, 25 cent»: doien. »3.0 0 : to o . . A soon as they see it they turn a c tu a lly re n t for. And if they could max to th e d ec la ra tio n of w ar on th a t th e In te rh o ro u g h had put o ver w ate r. *20.00. M ix th o ro u g h ly an d th e Bound in half leather, per volume. *2 00 pale and begin to quake. And yet not be re n te d th e y w ould pay no iiru an ized lab o r in C a lifo rn ia, to th e a c o n tra c t on (lit city w hich secured ch e ese w ill be fre sh e n e d an d im Bound in silk cloth (1831 to 1 9 0 9 ). per to it a g u a ra n te e of as good b u s i set. *17.00. I in c re a -in g e f f o rt- of th e - t e d tru s t it is nothing but a bugaboo and a pro v ed . tax. T his m u st he u n d e rsto o d as a THE^UNION LABEL; ITS HISTORY AND very foolish one at th a t T he “m ere g e n e ra l ru le to w hich th e re w ould Ito h eat dow n th e o rg a n iz a tio n of ness in an y year, a- th e c o rp o ra tio n O ne liiediu u la y e r ca k e w ill serve had had in th e past y ea rs of its • JLri' e bv WALTER MAI u " p t v title ” w hich th e land o w n er he ex c ep tio n s, as foe exam ple, w hen th e w o rk e rs in th e P itts b u rg h d is 2D p erso n s. • > ARTHUR, P. H 8H E V L IN and CHAS. D HEMMING. v h m . ir. file inquiry show ed th a t »mild h av e w ere th is am en d m en t a lot w as te m p o ra rily w ith o u t a tric t. in \ o u n g sto w n and in th e ex iste n ce. O ne g allo n of ice cream will serve Per copy. 5 centa; doien. 80 ren ts: 100 M in n e so ta M esaha R ange. It cam e th e public b u sin ess of rap id tra n s it 20 persons. ¡opted w ould give him th e ab so te n a n t. *4.00 B ut. a d m ittin g all e x c e p in a city of six m il,ion people had in resp o n se to th e e ffo rt- of th e lute p o ssession of his land, ju st as or A 10-pound tu rk e y , o r 12 p o u n d s of ^ thb ^ sp ^ Z ™ T° tio n s, it is still tru e th a t m any A sso ciatio n of M a n u been su b o rd in a te d to th e p riv ate Issued by the American Federation of lie now h as. H e w ould tra n sm it v acan t lo ts in th e su b u rb s w ould N atio n al ch ick en , w ith 15 s ta lk s of celery , Labor. g reed of p ro fit ta k e r-, w ho had it to his h e irs, assig n s and so on. yield no re n t and th e re fo re pay nt, fa c tu re rs to b rea k up tra d e s union Per copy. 6 ren ts; doaen, 5 Orenta; to o will m ake salad fo r 50 p erso n s. 84.00. p ractically no risk in just ;,s he does now . He w ould buy ta x es. If th is is not th e m e an in g ism. and finally it w as th ro w n dow n assum ed at (I sell it. ju st as he does now . H e of th e law . w h at does it m ean ? in d e s p e ra te re sis ta n c e to th e g reat d ev e lo p in g tr a n s p o r ta tio n an d sto o d ' I'.ild m a in ta in a c tio n s fo r tre sp a ss W e m ust rem e m b er toil th a t d w ell-' v icto ry lo r th e tig h t-h o u r day. won only to m ak e p ro fits. “ ITte w ag e- paid to th e men in •’•i his land, ju st as he does now . H e lin g s w ith th e ir lo ts in th e su b u rb s hv th e fo u r R ailroad B ro th e rh o o d s. "T h e fight on th e stree t railw ay th is service a re less in th e g reat would hold his lan d by a w a rra n ty w ould pay no m ore ta x th a n a d jo in deed and n o t by a lease from th e ing v acan t lot« since th e im p ro v e em ployes an d th e A m alg am a te d was m a jo rity of c a se - th a n e v e n im forced by th e In te rh o ro u g h . and its p a r tia l au th o rity declare« is n e c e s -ta te. just as he holds it now. m e n t' could not he assessed . So it And his incom e fro m th e land •m ight v ery w ell h ap p en , an d no c o n tro lle d New Y ork R ailw ays C o m sary for d ecen t living in th e m e tro p T ile h o u rs of service v io late would he g r e a te r th a n now because doubt w ould h app en , th a t such p ro p - pany. a f te r th o se c o rp o ra tio n s had olis tre a c h e ro u sly lead its em p lo y es and every ru le of good social econom y, lax w ould he less. I will d e m o n --------------r th e A m alg am ated to believe th a t of h e a lth an d o f p erso n a l w elfare. strate th is po in t in a m inute, hut I Of course you are. Then you should be a reader of the its h o stility to th em had ended. T h ey W h e n th e m en. su b jected to th o se FIREWORKS SPECTACLE GREAT wish first to in sist ujion so m e th in g COMING. vio lated , b o th legally an d m orally, co m p letely in h u m an co n d itio n s, rise. As th e law sta n d s, if a land th e c o n tra c tu a l pledge th a t had been so u g h t th e rig h t th a t stre e t railw ay "»ner does n o t pay his ta x th e H o rlh in d ers a re b eco m in g excited given, th a t th ey could go ab o u t w o rk er* in o th e r citie s of th is 'tate seizes his land an d sells it. Aor is th a t all. N ot hv an y m eans. ov er th e sp e c ta c u la r fire w o rk s e x th e ir legal and m o ral rig h t of o r g a n c o u n try have sought anil acq u ired , With th e lan d th e s ta te sells th e h ib itio n th a t i« to he given h ere izatio n w ith o u t h in d ra n c e or in te r tile In te rh o ro u g h b ro u g h t th e lash improvements to o . It ta k e s e v e ry S a tu rd a y , an d S un d ay n ig h ts at th e ference. Im posing dB th e good faith dow n upon th em w ith a fero city Through it* «olunins you ran keep in close touch with the At th a t tim e it is of th e A m alg am ated an d its lead ers, o n ly eq u al to th e g reed w ith w hich thing and leav es th e lan d ow n er b aseb all p ark . activities o ( tne.organized labor movement of the »tate and r 'thing. T h a t is th e w ay th e law proposed to show actual repro th e o fficials an d in te rlo c k e d d ire c to it has from th e b eg in n in g of its there s soinetaing doing all the time that i» of interest to Minds now. B ut u n d e r th e am end- d u ctio n s of som e re c e n t ev e n ts such ra te s of th e se c o rp o ra tio n s se cretly e x iste n c e ro b b ed th e people. It im you, whether you are a union man, non-union man, employer ' rut. if it is ad o p ted , th e sta te will as th e e ru p tio n o f M t. L assen an d im posed upon th e ir em ployes a fake m e d iately d em an d ed ‘police p r o te c or capitalist. take e v e ry th in g w hen th e ta x th e b u rn in g of th e ste am sh ip C o n ‘serv ice c o n tra c t.’ w hich v io lated tio n .’ th o u g h th e only violence even If you believe in progress, then you oelieve in the prin- delinquent. It will ta k e n o th in g g ress, a f te r she had lan d ed h er 400 b oth th e sp irit and le tte r of th e ir th r e a te n e d w as th e violence w hich ciples for which this paper stand», and you should be a fo rm e r pledge. W h en c o n fro n te d th e c o rp o ra tio n itself in flic ted or 'f t the b are, “ra w ,” lan d leaving people at Coos» Bay. ¿.abeeriber w ith th is fra u d u len t m a ste r an d P o rtla n d e rs are know n as th e th re a te n e d by th e e n ip lo y m e r’ of *" the d elin q u en t o w n e r th e full due of his im p ro v e m en ts. A nd we m ost e n th u sia stic "m ovie fan s" in serv an t c o n tra c t, th e o ffic ia l- of th e s trik e b re a k e rs, w hich h a \e just been 'fist rem em ber th a t th e m e an in g of •he N o rth w e st, an d it is said th a t railw ay s c o rp o ra tio n s cooly said th a t d escrib ed as 'th e low est form of The subscription price la T h o u san d s of men, tteprovements is very b ro ad . It in th e fire w o rk s re p ro d u c tio n s of th e se th e y w ould a g re e to n o th in g , ex cep t , an im al life.' an e n te rta in m e n t to have th e frau d te s te d in a co u rt m any of th e m th e m ost vicious in th e $1.00 PER T E A R cludes c lea rin g s. fen ces. d rain s, ev e n ts fttrn isi orchards, b u ild in g s and a 1 b e t te r th a t far o u tc la s se s th e o rd in a ry m o v of law. k n o w in g th a t to esta b lish c o u n try , w ere b ro u g h t in by a th e fra u d in a legal tria l w ould re- n o to rio u s strik e -b re a k in g agency. ments. W e re th e land to he sold ing p ictu re. Fill out the coupon below and mail it today M ore th a n 100 people a re used as ! qu ire tw o o r th re e y ears, in each S ev eral h u n d re d of th e m ost d ecen t '"r taxes th e full value of all th ese of th e se s trik e b re a k e rs th e m se lv es ¡Tovem ents w ould he com puted c h a r a c te r im p e rso n a to rs in p r e s e n t , of m any h u n d re d s of cases. "T h e tilin g w as a p alp ab le tric k stru c k from th e ir h u m ilita tin g aud reserv ed to th e o w n er. M r. in g th e fire w o rk s sp ectacle, w hile 'cazie and o th e r o p p o n e n ts of th e se v eral th o u sa n d d o lla rs a re to he to d riv e s e lf-re sp e c tin g m en in to em p lo y m en t. The rig h t of th e ' 'idtnent say th is could not be ex p en d ed in b u ild in g th e p ro d u c rev o lt, an d w hen th e rev o lt had em ployes to p icket th e c a rs an d ' Oregon Labor Press, com e, a d v a n ta g e w as th e n ta k e n shops o f th e s tre e t railw a y s w as 'icair |)U, th e y a re m is ta k e n . T he tions. 302 Oregonian Building, T he show is being given by a co m of th e ir ow n fraud, to issue th e den ied as an in c id en t to a tric k of I '* 'r v same th in g is do n e w h en e v er Portland. Oregon tl: S ta’e of W a sh in g to n re -le ts its pany o rg an iz ed by F. C. H arley , of d efian ce to tra d e s u n ionism , not b u ild in g w ire cag es aro u n d th e fro n t Pleaae enter my name aa a subscriber to the Labor Press. ,(T "o| lands, w hich h ap p e n s once A sto ria, and will he ta k e n to th e only in th e tr a n s p o r ta tio n b u sin ess an d re a r ends o f th e ca rs, for no in live y ea rs, w ith o u t th e slig h te st L ast a» an a d v e rtise m e n t of N o rth o f New Y ork City, but in all fields o th e r p u rp o se th a n to deceive th e | Name ................... ,w. ............................................................. ^ 'l ic u l t y . w est scenery. In th is re la tio n M u lt of o rg an iz ed labor. g e n e ra l public in to th e b elief th a t "T h e o rg an iz ed la b o r m ovem ent of th e men ru n n in g th e c a rs w ere in •■' we see th a t u n d e r th e am end- nom ah F alls on th e C olum bia R iver irt- t the o w n er of land w ould have H igh,cay will he rep ro d u ce d in living New Y ork C ity has resp o n d ed to d a n g e r of violence from th e s trik e r- (Street and Number! " d deal m ore s u b s ta n tia l o w n er- fire, to g e th e r w ith a n u m b e r of h is llte ch a lle n g e in a w ay th a t a ssu re s an d th e ir sy m p a th 'z e rs. "T h e in ju ry to th e public p re p e 'l th an he h as now . F a r fro n t to ric a l scent-'. O n th e tr ip E ast ii \ v icto ry fo r th e trad e « u n io n m ove City ................................................................................... a “m ere te n a n t." he w ould be is p la n n ed to p re se n t fire -p ic tu re s Intent o f th e U n ite d S ta te s. A p ara d e tr a te d by th e S tre e t R ailw ay C o r '«■d th e in d e fe asib le title to all of som e of th e m arv elo u s sc -nic of th e men w ho stru ck at th e call p o ra tio n s has included th e killing State ............................................................................. im provem ents he had m ade o r p o in ts w hich to u ris ts o u g h t to see. 1 of O rg a n iz e r F itz g e ra ld , show ed a p o f fo u r p assen g e rs, and th e serious U«e Poetofflce Money Order. E xpresi Money Order ot Check M c E lro y 's ban d one of th e finest p ro x im a tely te n th o u sa n d m en in in ju ry of 103 o th e r p a sse n g e rs. T hese •lit w hile his title to th e b a re T h e - trik e o rd er, w hich th u s fa ta l ac cid en ts w ere due to th e would be ex a ctly th e sam e as m usical o rg a n ip a tio n s in P o rtla n d l i t i i A n y th in g th a t in te re s te d Will fu rn ish a c o n c e rt d u rin g the co m p letely p a ra ly z e d th e New Y ork ett i-li^vnient by th e c o rp o ra tio n - of jp ete nt Ira ilw a v - an d In tc r b o r o u e h ’« tra n s - tm strik e -b re a k e rs may say to th e c o n tra ry is j p e r f o r m a n c e e a c h e v e n in g . an d W ill > ’ ” A re You in te r e s te d in Economic Questions? Oregon Labor Press