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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1919)
"4 flirywiifl-,T6f i ' fPF ! 'WJJ w cbjf ' nfflMiKraar jiwlw mm THE ONTARIO ARGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1919 Stat Cou CitJ on mo lav on "! (1 tlH dr ov pi nt HU IL M m Ul 0( 01 tl N jl TheOnturio Argus O. K. AIKEN. Editor and Publisher Published Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, and ontored at tho Ontnrlo post offlco for distribution as 2nd class mnttor. SUUSCRIPTIONS, .... Ono Year ll.GO W1IV .NOT? Tho biggest problem boforo tho Amorlcan pcoplo today Is not tho Longuo of Nations, or tho Oernmn pea co treaty. It Is not tho forma tion of a gigantic corporation to care for tho floating of foreign tonus so that tho sufforng tuitions of Europe may flnnnco their reconstruction operations. Tho groat overshnddowlng prob lem t li tit tho genius of tho Amorlcnn pcoplo must solvo Is that of sav ing hero In America. How ciiii that bo doijn? Tlint Is tho burning question. It enn not bo clono thru mutual dlstruKt of cnpltal and labor agree ments nro not mndo Mint way. It can not bo dono thru Industrial strife. Tlint leads to further dis trust breeds hntrod nnd destroys proporty. It can not bo dono by tho domlnl Hon of olthcr fnclor in tho dlirputo. It can bo dono by co-oporutlon basod on mutual trust In specific ngroomontH mutually arrived nt upon as fnlr a basis n men con draw thorn. That scorns n Klmplo progrnm, but It In not, so It sooms In thoso days of blckorlngs and conferences whore ono Kldo or tho other wnnts to rule or ruin. It Is most nppnrent that nelthor labor nor onpltnl trusts tho other. Toward tho publln thoy nro each as miming tho familiar nttltudo of "tho public bo dimmed." It Is high time that tho public let each of thoso sots of imlorrnt become nwnro of the fact that It lm mnda dlfforcnt tir rnngoments and will not bo damned by elthor of thorn. Tho public must malo capital nnd Inbor ngreo or If Hint can not bo dono nt lenst mnko thorn obsorvo tbolr mutunl contrncts. Tlmt's tho rub. Tho contrncts botwocn capital nnd Inbor nro uunltornblo contrncts. Thoy nro binding on capital only mo It KCOiiiB to tho public, tho tho wrltor known tlint capltnl too has boon guilty of brooking labor ugroomontM. To accomplish this tho ngroomonts between oporntorit of various Indus trie nnd tholr mon or women work tint should bo mndo n matter of pub Ho record nnd tho public should bo mndo a parly tu thoeo ngromcntH with Hiiltnblo machlnory employed to boo tlint tho contract Is llvod up to by uuoh of thorn. Thoro must bo con noctod thorowlth sovpro ponnltloH for tho vlnlatlon of contmctH nnd those Pennine must bo mndo to npply to labor oh woll ns lo capltnl. Tho labor loader who signs such n contract uhould bo ns responsible for Its fulfilment ns tho employer, tin til that Is dono thoro Is llttlo use to talk nrbltrutlon. Tho miner wants to llvo In com fort by working only 30 hours per wcok, 1CC0 hours por year. Ho wants to out nnd enjoy tho products of ranchers who work from huh to sun ovory dny In tho year. That Is flno Isn't It for tho minor hut how about tho farmer? Ilnnnw your Hod Cross Member ship. No dollar will ovor do grontor tiorvleo. If someone done not stop this rock ing tho boat, It wilt do tho United Rtutas llttlo good to bo tho greatest producing nation tho greatest bnuk Ing nation, tho groatost Industrial nation In the world. Wo do not tee tho ndvnntngoa of being the greatest striking nation In tho unlvorso. T1IK SLAV I N AMI-HUCA What good docs It do to kcop foreigners from voting nt political elections If they nro to bo given tho right to voto In labor unions, which nppcar to bo tho most potent political power In tho land to dny, before whom polltlcnns cower, nnd who np parontly would coerco tho great American peoplo to bow boforo them 7 If tho onomlcs of American liberty In labor unions nnd thoro nro thou sands such can by their votes die tato tho policies of those great or ganizations It Is Hmo to sco that thoso votes aro American votes nnd not thoso of Austrian Slavs, Russian Slavs or tho hetrogcnlous collection of Southern Europeans who domln nto, for oxnmplo such nations n tho Unltod Mlno Workors of America. John T. White, formor president of tho Unltod Mlno Workers told tho wrltor flvo years ngo that 70 per cent of tho Coal miners of America were Slavs. Ho nddod tlint n majority of tho common labor of tho rnllroads was Slavic, that this was also turo of tho stool Industry. In other words tho basic Industries of America aro built upon Slavic labor. As yot tho Slav in America, es pecially In tho coal Holds, do oh not npproclnto American citlzonshlp his Idoal and this Ideas of government nro not thoso of tho Anglo-Saxon psopto from which frco Amorlcn rprtinr. Long musrulcd In his homo land tho Slav comon hero nnd mis micro liberty for license It Is not nltogothor his fault. America linn mndo no, or at best but u fcoblo at torapt to teach him. Ho has been Ignor od as n foreigner nnd treated ton often with contempt .Instead of uympnthlc guidance Tho Slnvs who hnvo como to America woro to a largo degree brot hero for Industrial exploitation. Thoy hnvo been herded into conl camps and Industrial centers whoro living conditions hnvo been such ns to breed distrust, dlagunt nnd dmun gouoryln thulr ranks. Doing un educated thoy blindly follow tholr loaders. Mcny of thorn cannot rend or wrlto even tholr natlvo tongues. Thoy nro thus tho Idoal material for tho Hannel-moutliod socialist agitat or who abounds In such regions'. This Is oaslly accounted for from tho fact Hint tho Slav In his natlvo land was not a miner, ho was not nn Industrial workman, but was n farm er or n Hhoppnrd. Tho congested llfo of tho city under tho gonorally prevailing conditions Irked him nud ho oaslly bocomes dlsHntlnfloil. Ainorca will novor koIvo its In dustrial problom until It makes of thoso Slavs, Amorlcnns, imbued with tho Ideals of tho found or s of this nntlon. To that end ovory agency of government, every offort of liberty loving Amorlcnna who cherish tho dealro that this nntlon shall not sink Into chaos such ns Itussla has ox- porloncod, must bo marshalled the fray. MOM: OP THIS WOULD 1IKLP On Monday Governor Cox of Ohio suspended Mnyor l'oormnn of Can ton from his position because ho failed to do his duty and keep his oath of office to enforo tho lnws of, tho Stnto nnd protect llfo and pro porty from tho rioting strikers there That Governor Cox nctcd In this matter Is subject for congratulation. If thoro wcro more Governors who hnd tho nervo to remove dcrollct minor officials thoro would bo a more healthful respect for law nnd order In this lnnd of ours. You will hnvo to hand It to Miles Polndoxtor, ho Is not trying to pussy foot his wny Into tho I'resldcntnl nomination. Wo hnvo never rated Miles highly, but our admiration for him grows ns his Btntcmont Is rend. This bold Lochlnvnr who comes from tho West to win tho Whlto Ilottso may glvo courage to othor aspirants to stand forth and show tholr colors. Miles Polndoxtor apparently cares not for tho actions of a Itepubttcan convention ho would wrlto his own platform. In tho mean tlmo It might bo ndvlsnblo for Miles to get ready to subscrlbo to tho Republican plat form, If that Is tho party ho would roprcsont. Mnybo Secretary Lnno Is right nnd nil this strlko talk Is merely hysteria. If so tho sooner wo get over it tho hotter. Professional Cards Ut. W. O. HOWE DENTIST Tel. 117 Ontnrlo, Ore. EDITH TliOULKV-llOWMNU INSTHUCTOH Veice: Italian Mothod Plnnot Loschotlzky Mothod Phono ItiHW ONTAItlO, OHI'.GO.V for LESLIE J. AKEH ATTORNBY-AT-LAW Income Tux Advltor Poitofflco lliilMIng, Ontnrlo, Oregon RANSFER, DAOaAOB AND EX. PRESS JOHN LANDINQ1IAN DR. A. R.ROBERTS Dentist Hetweon Ontnrlo Phuriimcy nml Depot. Phono 52 Just n llttlo bard luck kopt the Ontnrlo High School from complete ly humbling tho haughty crew from Nam pa Inst Friday. Hut It wan Bomo bnttlo tho boys but up nud they should not fool down honrted. It takes n gumo crow to sttuid nnd fight uudor tholr goal posts for forty-five mlnntorf. No ono knows that bottor than thoso who hnvo played that groat old gamo of foot ball, Ontario Is proud of its team, and tho team dosorvoH that prldo. The boys hnvo no reason to foot down heartod, wo should say not. Just think of tho fun of playing in such n game It is worth tho effort. Wliou tho mothers of tho land road about tho minora asking for a six hour day fo,r flvo days por wook thoy must get envious. And it Is no wonder. Whnt would thoso minors have dono If tholr mothers had ask ed for such n schedule? Yes what would thoy do NOW If their wives went on a strike for Hint condition of labor? tiii: men cross call Ono of tho organizations which the war gnvo occasion for gront growth nnd usofuluoss was tho Amorlcnn Itcd Cross, It Is truo that It was not n war born Institution, Hint (s not u product of tho Into war, but It was thru this great strugglo that tho Institution grow to popularity and strongth. Tho American Itod Cross Justltlod Itsolf thru Its service That Is tho only message that any organization nood glvo to merit tho approval of tho Amorlcan peoplo. Whllo most of the agencies of re nor which resiutoa from tho war hnvo served tholr purpose nnd now rotlro from tho stngo of public act tivlty with the rowards duo thorn, tho Hod Cross must go on. The rollof of warriors Is but ono of Its act ivities. It Is a blessed agency of peace ns woll ns of wur. Tho -lied Cross lnyn Its honllng hands wherovor sorrow and dlsaMor eomlnglo. It is tho first nld to In Juicd communities. No man knows whoro its sorvlco will bo needed uext. Tho perfection of organization In rollof which tho lied Cross attained should bo continued for tho bonoflt of futuro sufforors, for thru this ngonoy wo will nlwnyti know that what is given for relief will bo ubly administered. And then tho war work of tho Red Cross requires that ult Its bills bo paid nnd Its war work property clos ed, Tho Amorlcan peoplo have had their hand at tho plow far two years or moro. They nro proud of our stato'ti record, n record In which Mainour county, nnd ovo-" com munity In tho county has an envi able share Not tho least of that prldo comes from the work of tho country's Hod Cross Chapters and auxiliaries. 'That record will ro main unsullied, for in the Third An- nual 1rtll ..fill IfillimiM .,..... ...Ill .MI .. VMI .,IIUUI VUVl.lt "!! I stand forth nlid bo counted, as in tho . past n iuu por cent American community. DRS. WEESE & FORTNER OFFICE IIOUHS: to 12 and 2 to 5. Offlco ovor First National Baulc. Telephono No. 33 J. Ontario, Ore. SAVE TROUBLE Ranchors who have machinery must keep them In repair. WE FIX gasoline engines irrigating pumps autom01iilks All kinds Machinery We specialize on Pumps and Gasoline Engines. Our Prices Are Right. MARSDEN MACHINE SHOP P. E. 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