Oregon labor press., December 30, 1916, Image 6

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O REGO N LABOR PRESS
'«res Show Unions’ Growth
S tu d e n ts of th e h is to ry an d g ro w th
of A m erican tr a d e u n io n s a re g re a tly
ly indicaped. a c c o rd in g to a w rite r in
th • Q u a rte rly J o u r n a l o f E co n o .,lies,
by th e fact th a t th e U n ite d S ta te s
G o v e rn m e n t h as n e v e r felt ca lle d
upon to co llec t s ta tis tic s of tr a d e
u n i o n m e m b ersh ip . T h e n a tio n a l
b o a rd o f tr a d e in E n g lan d , th e G e r­
m an la b o r d e p a rtm e n t, a n d
th e
F re n c h m in istry o f la b o r all m ake
re g u la r re p o r ts em b ra cin g c o m p lete
s ta tis tic s on th e m e m b e rsh ip an d
lies w ith th e F ed ral G o v ern m e n t.
In such s ta tistic s a s a re available a r e
in clu d ed , hi m any cases, th e Ca-
n ad ian m em bers of th e u n io n s, fo r
th e y a re m em b ers o f th e u n io n s th a t
ex ist m ainly in th e U n ite d S ta te s,
an d se p a ra te fig u re s on th e ir m em ­
b e rsh ip a re n o t k e p t by all unions.
F o r co n v e n ie n ce , th e p erio d b e­
tw een 1897 an d 1914 w as selected to
show th e g ro w th of v ario u s unions.
All so u rces of in fo rm a tio n w ere ex-
h a u s te d an d in ev e ry case th e m ost
a u th o rita tiv e set o f fig u re s w ..s
o r itie s of L o n d o n to re q u ire
“S P E C IA L P R IV IL E G E .”
ior«,h«r with tbe Report of In« Committee
th e h a ir of all p o o r ch ild re n to be
, . r*",,d‘’n»>J
and Vie« Preaiden,
M itchell r Address, etc.
cut sh o rt in o r d e r tc rid th e m of
R a ilro ad T ra in m a n , o ffic ia l
- ,F » » r0PX- 25 cent«; doaen, * 2 .0 0 ; 100.
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91 o O0.
verm in .
In a classic p a ssa g e , Mr. m a g az in e o i th e B ro th e rh o o d
£.A,iIZED l A B 0R ; ITS STBUOOLBS-
C h e ste rto n p o in ts out th a t th e tr u e K ailro a d T ra in m e n , th ro w s th is side ’ °H ITS
ENEMIES. AND FOOL FRIENDS
B.v SAM UEL OOMPERS
rem
. . . edy w ould be to give th e little h g llt *»» a r b itra tio n of ra ilro a d dis-
COPF. 5 cent«; dozen, 50 rent«, 100,
. ,ld 3 ,e is u r‘’d '’.o th e r, an d th e re -
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
,<>rt
g ‘VC
fat,1<r ■ living w age
"A sp ecial p riv ile g e g ra n te d to
C onsisting of an Invaaligation and Re
Pori by . Competent Special C om m ill.«
an d freed o m fro m th e e x to rtio n s
ra ilro a d co m p an ie s by th e p re se n t
Report« of O fficer.
and
C o m m u ter.,
of th e la n d lo rd .
F e d e ra l a r b itr a tio n law , k n o w n as
Action of A. F. of I,. C onvention; the At
Utude
of
Organized
Labor
and
O ther,
R a th e r th a n th a t one h air on
th e »he -\e w la n d s act. is th a t o f ad m iu is-
toward the Problem; a O lo.iary of Defini
lieail of th e s tre e t
u r c h i n be »‘‘r ">K an y a w a rd rea ch ed in an
Enactm ent' L ,bur * B fl* ,or Congreaatonal
to u c h ed ," co n clu d es Mr C h e ste rto n , a r b ..r a tio n . F o r in stan c e, a ra ilro a d
. , ! ’*r„ c°Py.
rent«; dozen, * 2 .0 0 ; 100,
<15 O’).
we shall have a rev o lu tio n .
an d its em p lo y es may subm it t o THE “ PHILOSOPHY OF
THE LABOR
MOVEMENT."
*' alw ay s ea sy to e x p e rim e n t a r b itra tio n u n d e r th e F e d e ra l la«« a
Ry oeoroe e
M
cneill
toffetber I
*h‘ Po o r an d hum ble am i de- “ " " p lic a te d
w age
d isp u te.
Tin-
UEL GOMI’ERS** L‘ bOr
' by SAM
t n s e lis s , r a th e r th a n to a tta c k th«- aw a rd m ay be in te n d e d to b en efit
5 cent»; dozen. 50 rent»; 100
so u rce o f th e p ro b lem , w hen th a t t h e em p lo y es, hut im m ed iately , an d no * compulsory ABBITBATION
M ,nrte h es
stro n g ly in tre n c h e d a lm o st in v a riab ly , th e railroad o ffic-
**F SAMUEL oompers
Pr,v ,' t’g es en jo y ed by th e few at th e ials on th a t ro a d in te r p re t th e a w a rd ' ttvo.
5 Cen" : <U”n’ 80
100
t o m ean a w.ige re d u c tio n in ste a d C
‘ X*K nse °* »*»? m any.
0
N
WOBKBag,
By IDA M VAN ETTEN.
o f a w ag e in c re ase , a n d th u s rail­
Per copy. 5 cenia ; doren ! 50 re n t.; 100,
a c tiv ity ot la b o r o rg a n iz a tio n s . In used. A to ta l of 207 u n io n s re p o rte d .
th e U n ite d S ta te s th e A m eric an F e d -j v a ry in g in m e m b ersh ip in 1915 fro m
e la tio n of L ab o r has k ep t a c co u n t of 339.000 in th e U n ite d M ine W o rk e rs
its ow n a ffa irs , but th e re is p r a c - ' to few er th a n 1.000 in th e S aw -
tic a lly no w ay o f fin d in g o u t ab o u t ' s m ith s’ U nion. In th e fo llo w in g list
SOCIALIST DISCUSSES HIGH
th e m e m b e rsh ip of u n io n s not a ffili- th e n u m b e r of m e m b ers in 18*17 l o l -
road e m p lo y e s h a v e b e e n e d u c a t e d
COST OF LIVING
to look upon a r b itra tio n as a g ro ss
a te d w ith th e F e d e ra tio n . T h e F ed- low s th e nam e, an d th e n com es th e
in ju stice.
e ra tio n fig u re s a lso fail to give an m e m b e rsh ip in 1914, th e la rg e r u n io n s ,
a c c u ra te idea of th e g ro w th of tr a d e - o n l y b ein g n a m e d : W e s te rn F e d e ra -
1 ° th e E d ito r : A P o rtla n d d aily
. „ o.
“S° long as o . p e ra -----
tin „ g --------
o ffic ers
u n io n s in th e U n ite d S ta te s b ec au se tio n of M in ers, 8,000 to 36,900; U n ite d a " ,r 'OUsly g en eral- —s on th e “W h o »he ra ilro a d s a re p e rm itte d to i n te r ­
th e y fail to m e n tio n th e m e m b e rsh ip M ine W o rk e rs, 9,700 to 339,000; anti W h a t” u f tile high y u t of living Pr «» 'h e la n g u ag e of an a w a rd to
in a ffilia te d u n io n s u n til th e se u n io n s B ric k la y e rs an d M aso n s, ?3,3(XI to w ith o u t co m in g t > an y d e fin ite co n - su »' th em selv es, co m pelling th e e m -
com e in to th e F e d e ra tio n . F o r in- 82.500; B ridge an d Iron W o tk e rs , * h is to n as to w hat does it." T o th e ploy,«. to accept such in te rp re ta tio n ,
sta n ce , th e W e s te rn F e d e ra tio n o f no n e to 13,200; C a rp e n te rs, 28,200 to " a *-1 A ,'r kiug co n su m e r it has he- w ith th e
full k n o w led g e th a t th e
M in e rs w as o rg a n iz e d in 1892, b u t ¡212.200; E le c tric a l W o rk e rs, 1,700 to l " " 11 m o re th a n in te rro g a tin g g e n - b o ard of a r b itra tio n did not in te n d
<* n o t a ffilia te w ith th e A m eric an 80.800; P a in te rs , 5,000 to 74,400; Hrtd- e ra b tie s , an d d em an d s a so lu tio n . »*» la n g u ag e to be d is to rte d
th e
F d e ra tio n o f L a b o r u n til 1911. T he c a rrie rs , none to 25.600, P la s te re rs , T h e re a d e rs o f th e L ab o r P re ss m ay em p lo y es a re ju stifie d in re fu sin g
be
'
'
F e d e ra tio n fig u re s show th is in c re a se 2,000 to 18,(XX); P lu m b ers, 4,0(X) to " l " ,,< ri' s ,ed in an an a ly sis given by a r b itra tio n .
in a single y ea r, and a re th e re fo r e j 29,700; B o ilerm a k ers, 1.100 to 16,700; * S oc' al,!>t ° " 'h e w ho, th e w h at, an d
" 'a n y o u im ag in e o n e o f th e
in e x a c t.
M a ch in ists, 14,0tX) to 75,400; M olders, ,
re n u ‘<ly- B riefly sta te d , fo r a n - p a rtie s to a suit at law b ein g p er-
O n c sta te , N ew Y ork, h as trie d to : 12,000 to 50.000; R ailw ay C arm en , “ j " ? ’ ‘ "J»
is t h ‘‘ sp e c u la to r m itte d to in te r p re t th e c o u r t’s deci
co llec t s ta tis tic s on all u n io n s in th e 11,300 to 28,700; T e x tile W o rk e rs, 2,700
..W na,„ ,ls th e m c an s by sio " •«> 'h e e x te n t of co m p ellin g th e
U n ite d S ta te s, b u t u n til 1910 little to 18,000; G arm e n t W o rk e rs. 4.000 to Wf . i,"* d ° CS
“ fa,sc m cd iu n ’ o th , r P »O y to th e suit to accep t
e ffo rt w as m ade to re c o rd th e 60,700; B oot an d S h o e W o rk e rs , ° tq CXC a n g ^’
. _
such in te r p re ta tio n ?
g ro w th o f u n a ffilia te d u n io n s. S in ce j 12,500 to 38,100; L o co m o tiv e F.ngi- . ‘. . ° * ’a r t ° high h v in g p ric e s can he
“ E x p erie n ce has ta u g h t th e em -
th e n , h o w ev e r, th is p a r t o f th e w o rk I n eers. 30.300 to 73,800; L o co m o tiv e
,h c “ h to r ia l’s su g g e sted plo.ves th a t it re q u ire s m any m nths,
has been e x te n d e d to e m b ra c e m a n y 1 F ire m e n , 24,300 to 86,800: R a ilro ad
/ • ° Uf
^1<a^ • h o lid ay s, new an d o fte n y e a rs, to secu re th e en -
in d e p e n d e n t unions.
B ut
th e N ew T ra in m e n , 25.400 to 126.11X); S tre e t ' r
,tK S ' , n s- a c c e s s o r*es> su p e rflu - fo rc ein e n t of an aw a rd as in te n d e d
Y ork s ta te s ta tis tic s a r e
fa r fro m an d E le c tric R ailw ay E m ployes, 2,- ' I ls ’Mto,)
<a'>
e p a rtm e n ts , in sp ec- by th e a r b itr a to r s .”
reliab le . T h is in d iffe re n c e to an 800 to 54,500; P rin tin g P re ssm e n ,
5*’
a " y o t u r em p lo y m en t o f
—
« » ■ -------
im p o rta n t p h a se of th e econom ic 5,000 to 19,300; T y p o g ra p h ic a l, 28,100
° F t , d t ta t;- " o m o re th a n its
life of A m eric a h as led to a g re a t to 58.500; B rew ery W o rk e rs. 10,000 . y 1.'1, * nt , * r '"
,o r tb c serv -
deal of co n fu sio n . A u th o ritie s h av e to 67.600; M usicians. 4,600 to 60,000; ■ ' rcn < < rs- -
* cst‘ th in g s m ay
m e r e « ,. , . x „ un<Ur , h i,
ta k e n to m a k in g e s tim a te s w hich, L e tte r C a rrie rs, 11,100 to 32.200, an d ;
„ rrf.
l -
of the N stlonal ___
«nJ International Unions
a f te r b ein g q u o te d a few tim es, a re B a rb ers, 2^(X> to .34,300. T b e com - i ’
a " ‘8 s>s te ,n - bllt th e y
0/ Amertrs, by P. J. ________
McGuire.
called a c c u ra te s ta tis tic s . T h is h a s I p le te s ta tis tic s show th a t ac co rd in g .Q ?
° I^ic t r< a , '° " to th e high
*° een‘* : d o ,en - 75 cents;
ca u se d th e u n io n s som e tro u b le , an d to th e b est in fo rm a tio n av a ila b le ..„ „ „ „ t, , ? " ?
<> n K as thcre ' s philosophy OF TRADE UNIONS,
t
i j .
.
en o u g h p ro d u ce d fo r o u r I viniz ac-
By DYER D. LUM.
h as led to an e rro n e o u s b elief in th e re w ere in 1897 444.MX) m em b ers
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The Fact, .. Theory,
and I the Argument.
____ry. ___
lies w ith th e A m eric an F e d e ra tio n of and in 1914 th e re w ere 2.674.4ÍX)
a sc ien tific basis e n tire ly o u tsid e of
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( By J o h n P. W h ite , P re s id e n t U n ite d
M ine W o r k e rs of A m erica, sp e a k in g
b e fo re th e C o n fe re n c e on S ocial In -
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w h e th e r of -m p lo y c s in in d u s try or
o f any o th e r class of c itiz e n s in-
v eives’ an i n t e r S e n c e w ith Hu p " -
te p e r ­
sonal life o f th e in d iv id u al so se rio u s
th a t it should he u n d e rta k e n only on
th e a s s u ra n c e th a t th e public w el­
fa re d em an d s it an d th a t th e re su lts
a re w o rth th e sa crifice of th a t |M-r-
so n a l sa n c tity w hich o u r in s titu tio n s
h av e th ro w n a b o u t th e individual.
Its Inauguration, Enforcement, and In
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j s o " C°p7' 8 cen,’ : do” n’ 50 eenU: I0°-
l b a ' w ho
It m a tte rs n o t w h e th e r TH p ÉOONOMiC AND SOCIAL IMPOR-
i If P ro fe ss o r H oxie an d o th e r econ- »he th in g s c ritic ise d he useful o r
MENTE ° F THE e i o h t h o d b MOVE
By GEO. GUNTON.
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*4 Ofi COpy' 5 cen**: dozen. 50 rents; 100,
p ro b lem s a re c o rre c t, as I believe laY *he b lam e of p re se n t co n d itio n s
»'-esc th in g s we m u st p ro v e th e re ' " W O O T T O " w o B K 1? ^ ?
th e y arc, th e n we m ust regard ,h e
WHERE HE PLEASES?
e n tra n c e o f a n u m b e r of p h y sically ,s a sc a rc ity of co m m o d ities cau sed
By FRANK K. POSTER.
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en cy to w a rd m o re sp eed an d g r e a te r >c x ,r a ‘se rv ic e h u t th ro u g h lack of
Reasons for the' Faith Th»t Is
f
il,’ a ”
As m o d ern in d u strie s a re o rg a n -
ized to d a y , th e re je c tio n o f u n fit
m en m eans, not th e p ro te c tio n of
th o se w ho a re accep ted , hut license
to in c re a se th e s tra in upon th em
so th a t e v e n tu a lly th ey , too, o r th e ir
d e sc e n d a n ts, will he ad d ed to th e
class of th e u n fit. In th is resp ect
th e fa te of th e p h y sic ally fit is like
th a t of th e flo w er of E u ro p e an m an-
hood, m aim ed anti s la u g h te re d on
th e b a ttle fie ld .
»r-s
1*1
to r r e sp o n d in g ly
.
r e d u c in g
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Or
gy SAM UEL OOMPERS
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By JOHN 8W IN -O N . with “ Economic
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L th e
stu b b o r n o m
[ «JUDGE, LOOK AT T H A T F E L L O W s ]
» F A C E - ALWAYS c h u c k f u l l o r
o r d in a r y t o b a c c o , s e k h is
I SOM E OF HIS F R IE N D S WOULD
| T t t L H IM A B O U T W -B C U T .
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W O U L D A P P R E C IA T I
h o u r s REPORT o r PROCEEDINGS A, F. OF L.
CONVENTIONS.
c re a te un-
l,OS5'h le o n ly th ro u g h a false m oney im p ly " to'^h*"* court*" f o r ° t w i»l
s»an<hir<l o f in trin s ic w o rth th a t does '" “ "detl in sn id eotn pin rn t' '?o-wi't^r For
n ” »i r c Pr r s v n t. M oney o r ex ch an g e <-aet|Co ^ y " 'u 'f o r ' n J r o f ’ tb"'t "Jr'
p ro fit, th c w ee d in g out o f m en not '
,H' found ta k in g th e best of c a r e 'h e eo n su m ed by r e tirin g it from cir-
cul.ition. M oney, th e re fo re , to serve
p h y sic ally p erfec t by p h y sical e x a m - , ” f them selv es.
¡n a tio n m eans o n h th a t th o se w ho
•» »’ c e rta in ly p u ttin g th e c a rt th e people anti not th e sp e cu la to rs.
p ass th e te st wib bi su b je c te d to j b efo re th e h o rse to d em an d th e anti p ro d u cts m ust be eq u al at all
g r e a te r s tra in th a n p rev io u sly . T he 1 w eed in g o ut of all save th e pi • si- t im e s , a n d h a v e n o in t r in s ic v a lu e .
la tc P ro fe s s o r H oxie of C h ica g o ¡c a l|y p e rfe c t, w h ile at th e sam e tim e ! A la b o r c h e e k is s u e d b y t h e g o v -
U n iv ersity , a f te r c o n d u c tin g a t h o r - l " ’1' p erm it low w ages anti p o v e rty to e m in e n t fo r g o v e r n m e n t s t o r e d p ro d
o u gh in v e s tig a tio n o f sc ien tific m a n - , c o n » '"« e »" m ak e p h y sic al fitn e ss llC’ s. wo,,l<l s,' r ' e a ' p u r p o s e s f o r
a g e m e n t. e x p re sse d th e opinion th a t ‘h ffic u lt o r im possible to ac h ie v e
b u y in g an d selling.
G o v ern m ent
e n t m an-
an
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.
a g e m e n t. n ot b o y c o t t in g , is t h e w a v
th e g r e a te s t d a n g e r now th r e a te n in g
1 should like the
eom pu.sor'v . d ^ i e M ^ - x a X t b m M
a"
c
th e A m eric an w age e a r n e r i s '
STO e
^ cun pa>n,ent of which nnld r n n r t ff .w
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M wiua ■ DIS WHO 01 Ola k
or tobacco —he fan t even <ettin< sstislsction. W -B C U T ie rte* to-
L"CCb \ fu,, of • • , " f»c‘ lon- «
«**■>, ie WfJ/aXsa, and it auto out ao
m uch c h ew in g end apitting.
Made b , WEYMAK BRUTON COMP AMT. SO Dafae
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LABEL; ITS HISTORY AND
W e have an idle, as fa r as useful
AIMS.
Prize
Essays,
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WALTER
MAC
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HEM m Î n OP H
•■><» CHAS. Ü.
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w ag es as a p e rm a n e n t in s titu tio n .
'" a s s of w o rk e rs as d en sely ig n o ra n t
O f co u rse, in som e o c c u p a tio n s, an d h op eless w ard s, o v er w hom th e y
EDITOBIALS
OF
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ch a n g e) to m eet th e e x p lo itin g price WHATDOES LABOR WANT?
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, By SAMUEL OOMPERS; together with
<>f la l»or. we p ro ceed to d im in-
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by GEORGE E MrNEILL.
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Per copy, 5 cen ts; dozen, 50 cents 100,
T his, in m y ju d g m e n t, is a n o th e r
Y o f sa y in g th a t th e sta te , not th e
eTn|i*-yer, sho u ld u n d e rta k e such e x ­
a m in a tio n . assu m in g alw a y s th a t
public policy d em an d s com pulsory-
T h ey will scrap th e w hole hum an
e x a m in a tio n a t all. 1 am n o t p r e ­
rac
e if th e y keep o n,” said A n d rew
p are d to adm it even th is. O ur w ell-
F u ru s e th in re fe rrin g to th e in-
to -d o class m a n ag e to m a in ta in a ______
,
fa irly high s ta n d a rd of h e a lth , an d c re a se in efftc.en cy devtces, so-
REASONS FOB CHINESE EX
it has becom e a u n iv e rsa l cu sto m called. W e a re in g r e a t d a n g e r of co n su m p tio n . T h e pinch is felt by SOME
CLUSION.
e n tire ly th e h um an
Published
December,
1901
by
am o n g w e ll-to -d o people to co n su lt losing
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the
American Federation of Labor, being
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th e d o c to r a n d th e d e n tist on f r e ­ n tn d u stry , an d w .th ,« th e fre
J-eniprehensne review of the whole quea
dom of th e individual
T h is is n ot t icte p roduced.
q u e n t occasions.
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C o m pulsory physical ex a m in a tio n on ly in h u m an and in to le ra b le from
T h is d iffe re n c e in co st p rice of
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s c ie n tist, it is a sh o rt cut to rem edy- j
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809 G Street Northwest, W ashington, D. C.
in g a c o n d itio n w hich is due to th e | V.C" to rs an d "»‘’ch an ics. n o t to m en- ju st now b ein g sh ip p ed to w ar zt
m es WHY WE UNITE
fac t th a t w-ages a re to o low- to p e r ­ I tion sta te sm e n an d even so ld iers, fo r gold th a t is fillin g th e c o ffers of
»1 So' copy’ 2 cen'*- ‘»"Zen 20 cents; 100
J h a v e been m en w ho could n ev er th e rich.
m it w ag e e a rn e rs , as a class, to
B U C K 'S STOVE AND BANGE COMPANY
It all reso lv e s its e lf a ro u n d th e
sp a re th c m e an s fo r d o in g w h at I h ave p assed th e rigid p h y sical te s ts
pb X bdinos .’011
C0NTEMPT
o th e rw is e th e y w ould v o lu n ta rily do, : m posed hv som e of o u r m odern am o u n t ta k e n fo r p ro fit bv cap ain s
A Com pilstion of the Reports of the
î s w" Co” % il
»’resident Oompers
an d w ith o u t p ro m p . tin g _ fro m a n y . ¡ '" d u s tr ta l c o rp o ra tio n s w hose m an- of in d u strie s an d sp e cu la to rs. T h ere
i- J h " .Toron' ° Convention of the American
a n y th o r ity —th a t is, to c o n su lt t h e | a.g e rs h av e g o n e m ad o v er "effi- is in c re asin g ly less la b o r e ffo rt en-
rPuerntion or Labor, November 8-20, 1909
p h y sician as fre q u e n tly as n ec essary . ; ‘ " '" ‘'Y
M an y a y o u n g m an, w h o te rin g in to p ro d u ctio n as we scien-
SUM M O NS.
If w e a re to assu m e th a t in s u ffi-I ” " g
' a te r in v e n t a device w hich tific a lly p ro g re ss. O ne b ushel of 117 T H E C IB C U IT C O U B T O r T H E
ST A T E OF OBEOON FO B M ULT
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HOMAH COUNTY,
h e lp le ssn e ss a tte n d a n t on low w ages, " " t,S ,ry ’ WO,I,<I he re je c te d and dis- h e r o f p o u n d s of flour, likew ise
a*?*s”C«U Plu ” W h oilr,0 '!!?«'
a re to rem a in w ith us alw a y s, th e n <o" r a 8 e • p ro b a b ly tu rn e d asid e from loaves o f b re a d anil th e la b o r e ffo rt ToW(:, *’o * W h , ’. u Sutton, defendant's,
we could p ro ce ed w ith a p ro g ra m " 131 s,1ould have been Ins life to p ro d u ce it is n ot in c re ase d o r
‘he alwve naine,i"d. fendants: " ,ieeler'
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by rem edial m e a su re s of th is so rt 11 he a d m in iste re d by th e sta te .
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