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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND MARCH 27, 1910. 10 APPEAL MADE. FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE Employers Wiil Resist "Closed j Shop" Policy, but Would . Avoid Disturbances. CE NTRAL BANK BUSINESS RUIN IS FEARED Vniont.-sm Has Hcen Severe Blow to .San Franc! seo. It T Declared, and Tlesults Here "Would Xrt Me IMfferent, Is Said. Warning the public of threatened la bor disturbances in this state, the Ore fzon Employers' Association yesterday issued a statement making clear its own position and protesting against expected demands that it holds can not hut lead to a labor war. In its state ment the organization a6ertp it will re fKin to the las any attempt to make 'Portland a cloeU-shop town. The present outlook in Portland, ac cording to the employers, is such as to arouse the apprehension of the gen eral public. The people, it says, are "justified in demanding the preserva tion of present working relations, with such peaceful modifications as cir cumstances warrant." "Closed Slioj" Opposed. The statement dwells at length on .the significance of the "closed shop if or which the labor leaders have an nounced they are gojng to fight. This policy, it is asserted, has brought ruin to many of San Francisco's greatest industries. Capital in the Bay City, it is declared, has put it up to the unions to spread the closed shop to all Pa cific Coast cities. The. employers in sist it would mean disaster here, in view of the Eastern competition that must be met. The employers deny opposing the unions as such. They say they are willing to grant the right to strike or to take any other action They are ready to make their fight, how ever, against the right of individual workmen or" any bod of workmen dictating that otht-rs shall not fill certain positions. Increased was:s, point out the em- plovers, would reach in further ad vance in the cost of living. Should a 15 per cent wage increase be granted, the statement asserts, this increase -would ultimately be, paid by the general consumer These facts are not advanced, it is said, as an argu ment against increasing wages, hut as factors that must be considered when the problem of the cost of living Is discussed. Statement of Employers. The . statement in full follows: It is becoming daily more apparent to those of our citizens who are in close touch -with our industrial Krowth that serious labor disturbances ate threatening The era of pros perity and development which 1h about to rlawn on the State of Oregon. In truth, the juutteringa of discontent, which precede a .storm, have In some instances already as sumed the more serious form arrogant demands and incipient strikes, and will, mi leas prohibitive steps are taken, very shortly le followed by more general developments of industrial strife. Such an outlook on ihe eve of an Impor . mnt progressive period In Portland cannot fail to arouse the apprehension of our tJn trut citizenship whos. comfort and welfare innipnt un.ni the continued co-opera tion of honest labor and capital, and who . are justified in demanding the preservation of present working relations, with such j We solicit your banking and trust business, and offer the advantages, of our central location, new equipment, compre hensive service and safe and conservative management. Check . Accounts opened withou t restriction as to amounts. Savings Ac counts with one dollar and up. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY Corner Sixth and Washington Streets modifications as circumstances peaceful warrant. The strike, lockout and boycott, which follow in the wake of corporate jcreed and the false doctrine of modern trade union ism a expounded by professional agitators cmd non-laboring jawsmiths, are a disgrace to our advanced civilization and have no place in the hearts of the great majority -f our people, who frequently become un wllllnp and sadly abused participants in. a struggle, which Is frequently the result of b. few men's intolerant bigotry. These abuses exist because we allow ourselves to gradual ly drift into a condition of indifferent eatis f act ion, only arousing ourselves from the routine of our colorless existence when some actual danger stirs us to action. Danger Is Here Now. This Sanger is with tis right now . and comes from the announced Intention of the leaders of trade unionism to make Portland what is commonly known as a "union" or closed shop" town. To those who do not know the true significance of these terms. It is only necessary to get authentic data n the present condition of the city of San Francisco, which is recognized as the great est stronghold of trade unionism in the Tinted State. Not that trade unionism is inherently wrong in principle, for many of its precepts are fundamentally right; but as now preached and practiced by the dema gogues who have fastened themselves like Jeeches on, and gain their livelihood at the expense of. the great, good-natured body of American workmen, the workings of modern unionism are rapidly undermining the sa cred principles of American Independence. The unions of ian Francisco, already dominant before Cue destructive earthquake, tound the conditions following that disaster Ideal to bring about a complete mastery of the city's industries by forcing permanent agreements as to hours and pay. which should only have existed during the unusual conditions of demand and supply covering the period of the city's reconstruction. Now that normal commercial condition are again in force, these agreements are Impos ing hardships which mean inevitable ruin to many of the Bay Cltys greatest Industries. la sheer desperation, capital has put it up j To the leaders of labor to cany out their earreement to bring the whole Coast to the same competitive baMs. In the flush of j their local victory, won under the trying clr- cumstances of the city's necessities after 1 the earthquake, labor leaders have set out , to accomplish this result with apparently . im thought of the fact that such an accom plishment W'ould sound the death knell to jminy of the most important Pacific Coast manufacturing Industries, thereby depriving many honest, willing workmen of the op portunity of making a living. These labor loaders in their blind struggle for power, Ither through ignorance or intent, fail to consider the s tat us of Kastern competition !n connection with the Went, which cannot l.e altered, and which offers a far more lerious menace to the Industries of the cities f the Pacific Coast than they can ever offer to each other. Principles Are Set Forth. To combat these false doctrines and pre serve for the State of Oregon a period of Industrial peace, under Just and equitable working relations between capital and labor. Is the task of the Employers" Association of Oregon- Its objects and methods are clearly shown by Its declaration of principles, which are a" follows: "This association is formed to foster and Vrotoct the imi us trial interests of our state, to be ags rossl ve only in maintaining the poml name and promoting t he progress of our community. "To unify the action of its members upon matters where united and concerted action and a determined and fixed policy may seem wise and necessary. "To secure for employers and employes t he freedom of individual contract in the matter of employment. Irrespective of whether or not an employer or employe ts a member of any organization. "To oppose restriction of output, sympa thetic strikes and boycotts, and illegal per secution of individuals, s.11 of which are ;i menace to the Industrial progress of our country and tend to undermining of con stitutional rights. "To prevent any interference with per sons seeking through honest effort to work and earn a living. "To prevent or avert industrial disturb ances, to harmonize, differences between oinployers and employes, .wit h Justice to all concerned, and to assist in the enforcement of th laws of th land." These principles are the guiding Influ ence in t he operations of the association, it does not oppose labor unions as such any more than it opposes associations or organizations of any other character. In fact, up to certain points It believes in and encourages the formation of such bodies. Its members believe in and con cede the right of working-men and others to make requests, or even demands, either as Individuals or as a body, for increase in wage scales or shortening of working hours; it concedes and believes in the right of these men to quit the services of their employers, either as individuals or as a body. for reason or for no reason ; it concedes the right to such men to quit such employ by means of wnat is known as "the strike." But having made requests or demands which have been refused, and having quit their employment through the medium of t he strike .or otherwise, then this association claim, and will maintain its con lent ion, that such Individuals or or ganized body have no rignts whatever In the pucltions formerly held and abandoned by them. Individual Freedom Sought. It also claims, and will maintain, that having abandoned their positions, they nave no shadow of right to seetc to stilt exer cise control over them, either in the way of efforts at hampering the movements of the employer In securing other men to take the vacated places, or In interfering wit h other workmen who are willing to enter upon the employment abandoned. One of the cardinal principles of American cit izenship is that every man snail be per mitted to conduct his affairs xn such man ner as pleases him best, nn long as he does not invade the rights of any other man. Striking workmen, having abandoned their employment, have no rights Jn ,ine prem ises to be invaded, and consequently must not. and will not. so long as this associa tion's efforts can be made of avail, be per mitted to interfere with any other man, be he union or non-union, accepting such employment on such terms as io him are satisfactory. This right is guaranteed Vy our constitution and laws, and must be maintained and safegttarded. This association does not question the right of members of labor unions to refuse to work, ell her individually or collectively, with non-members. It does not question thoi r right to leave their employment be cause of the employment or co-worxers who are not, and who refuse to become, mem bers of their organization, or for any other cause, or for no cause ; but It does ques tion their right, and will resist with all t be ability und power it can command, including the laws of the land, any at tempt to exercise any alleged or self-arrogated right to control, through force or in timidation, the actions of any man who seeks to take up the worlc they have aban donee. This association grants the same right to all men to organize for any lawful purpose that it exact for Its own members. It seek to up hold the right of every man to be a free and un trammeled agent In the conduct of his af fairs, be he prince or pauper. All its effort will be exerted toward securing and maintain ing this right, regardless of where It leads and to what end it eom. It makes this state ment boldly and fearlessly, knowing full well that the great heart of the American people throbs) in unison with its doctrines of freedom. Management Not Discussed. No discussion of the merits and demerits of the management of present-day unionism will be attempted at this time. The relation ship of the ' ' leaders' of the a gl tatlon to the great body of American workiiigmen will sooner or later become known to those whose o mot lone end fears are being preyed Upon, the product of whose labor provides the ease and luxury for those who pose as the champions of the liiborer. In considering the pre.nent burning question of the cause of the high and constantly in creasing cost of living, which is bo much in evidence and which is so volubly prated about by demagogic agitators, let the average work lnginan keep In mind the fact that when the carpenter. brickmason. plasterer, plumber, painter and other kindred tradesmen increase wages 13 per cent by raise of scale, and fur ther increase cost of their pnduct by a re duction of hours of labor, that the landlord who Is erecting the building will surely add the increase to the amount of rent he exacts. When the manufacturer's costs are increased by the sanie methods, the product'of hte fac tory, which is consumed by the general public, workingmen included, is correspondingly In creased. Let it be remembered that all these movements are but contributory causes, and that in the end they all center In the ulti mate consumer. The machinist can certainly, pot with any conscience, demand a shortening of his hours or an increase of his pay with out conceding the same advance to the tailor and shoemaker and every other workman dear down the line. Let it also be remem bered that these increases In wage and short ening of hours (which is but another form of increasing the cost of production) most surely reach the consumer. These statements are not made as being arguments against raising wages or shortening hours of labor, but merely for suggewting ideas that must be kept in mind in studying the problem of increased living cost. .Those who exact for themselves must concede for the other. This organization has no secrets to hide and no apologies to offer. Its membership . now comprises nearly 200 of the largest industrial enterprises of the state and is rapidly Increas ing. Its board of d irectors cheerfully and gratuitously give their time and thought to the problems in hand, only asking for the In telligent co-operation of the people of Oregon. By such co-operation, the city of Portland may become the greatest manufacturing cen ter and therefore the most important city of the Pacific Coast. The goal is certainly worthy of the effort. THIS Spring you will need new housefurnishings. Perhaps it will be a single rug, a chair, or a few pairs of curtains. Perhaps it will be the equipment of a room, or an entire house. In any case we can be of service to you. During the past year we have satisfactorily served thousands of individual buyers. At the same time we have secured the" largest hotel and club contracts ever let in Portland, as well as many of the largest residence contracts. This season our stocks will be still larger and more exclusive, and our workroom and delivery service more nearly perfect. All that careful buying, courteous, intelligent salesmanship and reasonable prices can do to secure your patronage will be done. Moreover, people who buy their furnishings here have the satisfaction of knowing them to be correct and distinctive. They can say " It came from J. G. Mack & Company " without apologies or explanations. New Rugs This season more rugs will be used than ever before. Our present new stock is the largest and best we have ever shown. It is perhaps the most complete in the Northwest. Every grade is represented. Sizes range up to 12x18 feet. Hundreds of the pat terns 'and many, of the weaves cannot be found elsewhere. In cases where even our enor mous stock of ready-made rugs is inadequate, we have the sell ing agency for the leading Eur opean weaver, and can make to order rugf of any size, shape, color or design, and without seams. That is. we can supply exactly the right rug for any room. Prices from $2.00 to $55 -per square yard. ; ;. !. V -fr-W f HZP kJ" In... ' ? mill mm Inirtflni Ml: Bungalow Furnishings (Juaint furniture, made by Stick loy Brothers, is t' . correct furni ture for the bungalow. It is sim , pie yet beautiful in design, and is V'?. tvi.w1 fVm-n the T-oi-v -finest matp.ri- ls by the very best cabine.t-mak- - I ' If firl lift -y y i f aim ia - - " V k,M. kf tV775LJ m& 'Jl inexpensive s. .-rrt I I'.fc Tl t I 1. I 1 JUL Wife al nut-brown. onlfortable, attractive and dur- able to the last degree. It is guar- anteed furniture. We have it for Ithe hall, living-room, dining-rooua and library. Stocks are always large and complete. We also carry the genuine im ported Scotch Craftsman Rugs, not to be seen elsewhere in Portland; r Lanark Rugs, Saxony Rugs, and a bewildering array of drapery and decorated fabrics, especially suit able for the bungalow. Out-of-Town Residence Work Particular people who happen to live out of towh are invited to tak up the matter of fur nishings with our Decorative Department. We send decorators and workmen anywhere. During the past year our operations have extended as far south as Ashland and as far east aa Ogden, Utah. Every advantage is offered to out-of-town patrons selection from large and exclusive stocks. Expert advice in matters of col ors and style, unequalled work room service and reasonable prices. We will send sketches, sam" pies, photographs and estimates through the mail. I FIFTH AND STARK J. G. MACK & CO. FIFTH AND STARK WIFE ALLEGED "SPORT" TRAVELING SALESMAN li SPOXDS TO DIVORCE SUIT. NEW DINING CARS. Of the Northern Pacific between Port land and Tacoma and Seattle are some thing to brag of. Bright by day with light mahogany finish; softly bright for evening dinner and breakfast with concealed electric lights, set into cell ing; tfle floor entrances; heavy car pet: wide windows; plenty of room; finest of meals, served a la carte. READ THIS. Salein. Oregon, Jan. 1. 1910. I have sold Hall's Texas Wonder, of 2928 OHv st. St. IouIf. Mo., for 10 years, and rec ommend it to be the best kidney, blad der and rheumatic remedy I have ever sold. Dr. S. C. Stone, druggist. 60 days' trefttmeut $1.00, by mail, or druggist. C. V. Moody Accuses Mate of Find ing Affinity . Here y and of Wielding Umbrella. C. W. Moody, a traveling salesman who was sued recently for divorce by Nellie G. Moody, who lives at Hotel Afnn.lv filed an answer to his wife' complaint yesterday. He alleges that hl8 wife is "something of a sport," that she i left hie home and came to Portland, com pelling him to sell their household fur- j niture and seek a home with his rela tives. The respondent husband says that upon coming to this city ho found that Mrs. Moody had .become infatuated with George Allen, who also resides at Hotel Moody, that 'she hugged and kissed him in his presence and before others and when remonstrated with she told him she would do as she "d pleased." Moody also alleges that Mrs. Moody struck him with an umbrella and called him opprobrious namM. M'CARTHy' IS SEXT TO .IA1I. Prisoner Admits Making Attack With Knife on Woman Xurse. K. A. McCarthy, a nurse formerly employed at the Crystal Springs Sani tarium, was sentenced to seven months in the County Jail yesterday by Judge Morrow in the Circuit Court for an assault with a dangerous weapon upon Julia M. Parker, nurse at this institu tion. McCarthy pleaded guilty to the charge. Another Indictment pending against him for the forgery of a check for $12.50 upon W. M. Knight is also pending against him in the criminal courts. The assault occurred at the sani tarium on October 20. McCarthy had been arrested .several times before this and haled before the municipal judge, but had promised the Judge that he would straighten up and behave him self. He had been drinking heavily and whs in bad shape physically. The authorities at the sanitarium took charge of McCarthy, believing that they could effect his cure. He had, been examined as to his sanity and found to be oompetent by the County Court after one of his drunken es capades. It was while at the sanitarium as a patient In charge of Miss Parker that McCarthy seized a knife and made a vicious attack upon her. knocking her down and slashing at her with the weapon. Damage Suit Is Concluded. Testimony in the damage suit brought by the administratrix of the estate of Joseph B. Biersdorf against the South ern Pacific Kaiiroaa company ror damages was concluded yesterday before Judge Cleland In the Circuit Court and the argument will be taken up on Mon day morning. The eult lp brought by the wife of Biersdorf who way killed in the terminal yardf. at Fourth street last CHANGE THE VIBRATION It Makes tor Health. A man tried leaving off meat, pota toes, coffee, and etc., and adopted a breakfast of fruit, Grape-Nuts with cream, some crisp toast and a cup of Postum. Hir health began to improve at once, for the reason that a meat eater will reach a place once in a while where hin system seems to become clogged and the machinery doesn't work smoothly. A change of this kind puts aside food of low nutritive value and takes up food and drink of the highest value, already partly digested and capable of being quick 'y changed into good, rich blood and strong tissue. A most valuable feature of Grape Nuts is the natural phosphate of potash grown in the grains from which it Is made. This is the element which trans forms albumen In the'bodv nto the soft f;ray substance which fills brain and nerve centers. A few days" use of Grape-Nuts will give one a degree of nervous strength well worth the trial. Look in pkgs. for the little book. "Th Road to Wellville." "There's a Reason." June. He was injured on June 8 and died on June 20. He and three other men were bringing some material from one of the freight warehouses upon a handcar when they were run into by the Corvallis train which arrives in the city about 6 P. M. PIONEER HUNTER ACTIVE David Robeson, 19 Years Old, En joy Outdoor Sporls. OREGON CITY, Or., March 26. (Spe cial.) David Robeson, one of the early pioneers of Oregon, returned Thursday morning from Euncom, Or., where he had been spending the Winter with his daugh ter, Mrs. W. R. Garret. Mr. Robeson on Wednesday celebrated his 79th birth day and is at present hale and hearty. He expects to spend the Summer on his SO-acre farm, enjoying hunting and fish ing. He has jusit taken out a ilshing license in this city. Mr. Robeson enjoys reading The Ore- V! David Robeson, Pioneer Hunter, 79 Venrn Old, Who Has Just Taken Out Kiabiue I.iornne. gonlan, having been a subscriber for more than 30 j'ears. He was born in Miami County. Ohio, March 23, 1831. When three years of age he went to Fayette County, Indiana, living there until he was 12 years of as", trolng then to Tip- FREE mmmm flfr.&.'4iii!!fr.i 1 6 r.-a rf ja v -ri ftLi-tB-! itiw pecanoe County. Indiana. On March 13, 1853, he started across the plains. In Illinois he was elected the boy hunter and is known far and wide as the boy hunter of the plains. Although Mr. Robeson was 23 years of age, he liadi the appearance of a 16-year-old boy. He tells of many thrilling ex periences while crossing the plains. The train he accompanied arrived at the Fos ter place in September of the same year. When the Civil War broke out he en listed in Company C, Fourteenth Iowa Infantry. In the year 1864 he re-enlistod and became a member of Company M. Seventh Regiment of Iowa Infantry. Af ter the war Mr. Robeson was brought back to this state on a stretcher, having had his hip broken while in active service. Iator he made his home nt Molalla, where he has. one of the finest farms in that section. He l?ft for his old home at Molalla this morning. Story by a I'ortland Aulliov. So far as local literary interest is con cerned, one of the most important con tributions in the April number of the Pacific Monthly is the story "The Auto crat Inviolable," written by Mrs. Eliza beth Lambert Wood, wife of Ir. W. I,. Wood, of this city. - The story concerns itself with a husband-and-wife problem, which is handled with rare skill. Sylvia, a school teacher, marries the captain of the ship Pathfinder, one of her troubles being a 15-year-old former pupil of hers, one Rex, who had run away. The boy is the innocent causa of a grave relaxa tion of ship discipline Insisted on by the young wife, and as the ship- drifts to the Columbia River and her port of destina tion, Portland, Or., the problem arises do the captain and his wife love each other, or !s It only make believe? The manner in which the conclusion is handled, wins admiration. The article on the facilic States vs. Canada, is con servative, . and sums up the American position very satisfactorily. "The Moral Power of the Press" is an eloquent utter ance by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. "How the World's Greatest Mines Were Found,'' by John L.. Cowan, wilj JVM an apprecia tive audience. Verse, storlet, pictures, the April number of this niliiii:(.e will more than please irs many friend. .Suffrage Libraries to Travel. NEW YORK, March 26. Traveling libraries are the latest device for car rying the gospel of woman suffrage to those who sit in darkness. The idea originated, with Professor Miriam Cary Thomas, president of Bryn Mawr, and the Collegiate Equal Suffrage League has undertaken to put it into opera tion, while the National Woman's Suf frage Association Is paying the ex penses. The little trunks, made es pecially, for the purpose, and each holding 25 books, are now being sent out from No. S05 Fifth avenue to col leges In various parts of the country. Each trunk is allowed to remain for 10 days, then it is returnedto head quarters, and another is dispatched In Its place, wliile the first lot is for warded to another destination. NEW DIJNIING CARS. To dine on the now dining-cars ni Northern Pacific on local trains be tween Portland and Seattle and Ta coma is a treat that makes the trir a recreation. Bright and novel interior. Roomy and light, with wide windows and soft light from concealed electric lamps. Employes pleasant and cour teous, and the meals the host, served l Ii oarle. More Customs Vramls I-;.ied. NEW YORK, Mut It .a evidence that Collector Loeb's cruaa.it frr tat ter and more honest conditions at tna New York Customs House Is not wan ing in its activity. It was announced today that two more Importers charged with defrauding the Government In conspiracy with assistant weighers are under arrest here. They are Enrico Prota and his agent, Alfero Soottlno. The specific fraud charged relates to a shipment of macaroni from Italy in 1907. AND OVER $3700 IN OTHER PRIZES. READ PAGE 2, SEC TION 1, THIS PAPER. Cured by the Marvel of the Century, the Obbac System triv, o,.t Hood in t rriShVr" Ubl, InimdieoU. To prove it "HI "! SO Day Treatment Free s.nm.lm.onuirk Cnr.TOirK athum. now. Snd f or THE OBBAC CO.. Rector Bldo., Chlco THIS 1ABELSTAMUS .FOB 54 YEARS I j 1 WHY Stein-Bloch Smart Clothes ? We want to give the full dol lar's worth, soCwe selected STEIN-BLOCH SMART CLOTHES as the most care fully made, most stylish, fairest priced ready-for-service clothes in America. Come in and try on a Spring or Summer Suit or Overcoat. You'll learn in an instant why we're so enthusiastic over Stein-Bloch. 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