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
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e
im
m
ense
c
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rp
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tio
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,
th
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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
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OPEN
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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<
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S
ta
te
-
th
a
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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
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in
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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
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to
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»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
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w
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now
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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
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an
in
te
re
s
ts
.
as
a
c
li­
CONVENTIONS.
when this m e a su re is discussed.
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lie now h as.
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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 ­
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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
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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
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