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TITE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, APRIL 2, 1910. 7 WAGE REGULATION URGED BY EDUCATOR Pay of Railroad Men Held to Be Matter of Concern for Entire Public. LABOR WARS DEPRECATED Situation in Wliicli Any Group of Slen, Employers or Employes, Can Dictate to Country Is Declared Intolerable. j BY CHARLES Ft. VAN HUSK. President of the University of Wisconsin. Until within a few years the holders of railroad bonds and stock regarded, the railroads as exclusively their pri vate property, with which they were free to do substantially as they pleased. The roads were operated precisely in the same spirit as Industrial enter prises. The controlling idea was to jrive the largest return to the owners of the stocks. It is. of course, true that many railroad managers realized that they had certain public respon sibilities, but the latter were often re garded as secondary considerations. Under this old regime, in which the railroad operators scarcely recognized the fact that the railroads were public utilities, railway labor controversies were usually conducted like those of the great industrial corporations. Each side made the best bargain that was practicable. Balance of Power With Men. The balance of power in the control of wages, which was first with the railroads, has now passed to organized railway labor. The railroad operators, under the control of National and state commissions and under the control of public opinion, are weaker than strongly organised unions. The latter, without any control through commis sions, are of course also affected by public opinion, but not so directly. A railroad strike can no longer be considered as a matter which primarily affects the railroad operators and em ployes. It does affect them and af fects them seriously; but the public is far more deeply concerned. Indeed, the interests of the public so far ex ceed those of the parties to a con troversy a3 to render the former para mount. To this paramount interest, both the railroad operators and em ployes should submit. It is, therefore. Imperative that some other way be found to settle differences between railroads and their employes than by Etrikes. If this position be sound and the railroad operators accept it, they are manifestly helpless when labor or ganizations ask for higher wages and threaten that if their requests are not granted they will proceed to strike. Situation la Intolerable. From the viewpoint of the public It Is an intolerable situation when any jjroup of men, whether employes or em ployers, whether large or small, have the power to decide that the whole 'country shall undergo great loss of life, unspeakable suffering and loss of prop erty beyond the power of description, through the stoppage of a necessary jmblic- service. This, however. Is the ibituation which confronts us as a Na tion. It certainly is sufficiently grave to justify giving most serious consid eration to the solution of the prob lem of determining what shall be the obligations of all of those upon whom devolves the continuous operation of our public utilities and particularly the railroads. Already there is a growing realiza tion that labor difficulties upon rail roads should not be settled by war. The first great step toward the settle ment of railway disputes in some other way than by strikes was made when the Erdman act was passed in June, 1898, having been actively supported by the railway brotherhoods. For- the public utilities, however, there are not only two parties to the controversy the railroads and the em ployes but a third, the public. As already mentioned, the railroads, one of the parties to the controversy, are subject to National and state commis sions, which commissions are entrusted with the special duty of protecting the public interests. Advance rates cannot be made without the consent of the proper commissions. The railroads are not only subject to the commissions in rates, but are subject to them in re gard to maintaining adequate service. The employes of the railroads are not subject to control through' commis sions, although in common with all or ganizations they are influenced by pub lic opinion. Wage Commissions Are Remedy The above-mentioned disparity of status suggests the creation of National and state wage commissions or labor commission, which should exercise functions regarding labor engaged at work- in public utilities analogous to those7 now exercised with regard to capital by the public service commis sions already In existence. If such commissions as are suggested should be created, they must be pro vided with expert and statistical aid 1o enable them to undertake elaborate investigations of the facts bearing upon the economic condition of rail way employes. When such commis sions have been in existence for sev eral years, they will have in their pos wssion the necessary facts upon whicn to make awards in individual cases; or. at all events, they will have the machinery and equipment necessary for gathering the facts promptly and interpreting them accurately. There is no reason why such a commission could not proceed in the case of a la bor difference with the same prompt ness that existing commissions exercise In the matter of railway rates. Above all, the wage commissions pro posed would represent the public. They would " work in co-operation with the Interstate Commerce Commission and thus secure to railway employes just wages; and this without regard to "whether the employes are fully or ganized. Under the existing situation, well-organized railway labor, illustrat ed by engineers, firemen, conductors, trainmen, etc., receive consideration from railroads not accorded to the classes of labor that are not bo well organized. It does not follow from the above that advances in pay to organized la bor have been too irequent or too large, hut merely that the question of an advance for a given class of labor en gaged in work upon the public utilities should not depend upon organization, but upon justice. In the last analysis the only solu tion unless we are to rely soley upon the restraining power of public opinion is to qualify the principle of free contract in the railroad service. A strike in the Army or Navy is mutiny and universally punished as such. The same principle is applied to seamen because of the public necessity in volved. A strike among postal clerks as among the teachers of our public schools, would be unthinkable. Rabbit Hats Delayed. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. April 1. A. strike anions the Philadelphia hatters has indefinitely postponed the experiment which was to be made, at the request of Representa tive Sinnott, to determine whether or not the fur of Eastern Oregon jack rabbits is suitable for the manufacture of felt hats. Some time ago Mr. Sinnott sent to the City of Brotherly Love a large box of jackrabblt skins, forwarded to him by s.ome of his constituents in East ern Oregon, and a hat, made from the fur, was promised him as soon as the factory could test it and determine its suitability. For weeks Mr. Sinnott heard noth ing and recently he Inquired the cause for the delay, for he not only wants to know as soon as possible whether jackrabbit fur has a value for felt manufacturing purposes, but he also wants to give his new hat a fair try out before the straw-hat season opens. The Washington climate is not one where felt hats, either soft or derbies, can be worn with comfort during the Summer months. Mr. Sinnott has been assured that when the strike is over the expert ments will go forward and he will be advised promptly of the results. 3 CHURCHES TO BUILD FOtRTH DENOMINATION AX COR- VALIS CLEARS OFF 16,000 DEBT. Baptists Will Spend 910,000 and Con- srresratlonallsts 12,000 on New Bntldtngrs; Christians, $6000. CORVALLIS, Or., April 1. (Special.) Two churches of Corvallis this Spring have purchased property on which to erect new churches and a third church has authorized a $6000 ad dition. A fourth church has raised $16,000. clearing' the organization of all indebtedness, not only on the church building built six years ago, but on street assessments The congregations that have an nounced their intentions of building new edifices are the Baptists and Con gregationalists. The Baptists have recently sold their old property and purchased 100x100 feet. With the money obtained as purchase price of the old church property and $5000 as sistance given by the parent church board, the local denomination will erect a $12,000 building. ihe Congregationalists are moving nearer to the center of the residence population. Plans call for the erection of a church to cost approximately $15. 000. with a seating capacity of 750. Twelve thousand dollars of the money is on hand. The Christian church, at a meetiner of the congregation March 27, author ized the expenditure of $6000 to enlarge the seating capacity to 900. Six years ago the Presbyterians erected a brick church costing $25,000 and Installed a pipe organ, the expense of which was not calculated at the time the church building was con tracted. A debt of $16,000 was In curred. A gift of $10,000 on condition that the members subscribe the other buuu, led to the debt being paid off. LIND IS NOT SATISFIED CONFERENCE HELD WITH A IT Oil - KEY ON LAND BILL. Bill to Grant Saddle and Humbug Mountains to State of Oregon for I'ark Wins Favorable Report. OREGONIAN NEWS BURR ATT Wash ington, April 1. John Lind, President Wilson's friend, seemingly is not satis fied with the action of the House pub lic lands committee in striking out of tne uregon & California land grant bill all reference to pending executory contracts, including his own. The bill, as agreed on by the com mittee, was sent to the Attorney-General yesterday for further suggestion. Within two hours after the bill reached the department Lind held a long con ference with S. W. Williams, the Gov ernment attorney, who has represented the Attorney-General while this bill has been under consideration. The Attorney-General will not report, on the bill until next week. After his con ference Mr. Lind left for Minnesota. Representative Sinnott was today au thorized by the public lands committee to report - favorably Representative Hawley's bill granting Saddle and Hum bug Mountains, south of Astoria, with surrounding lands, to the State of Ore gon for park purposes. POWER SUIT TO GO OVER ONLY SIX SUPREME COURT JUS TICES ABLE TO SIT. Decision Expected to Go to Vitals of Federal Rights to Control In Public Land States. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, April 1. The Attorney-General on Monday will move in the Supreme Court that argument on the Utah Pow er Company case and allied cases be postponed until the next term of court because at present there are only six Judges able to sit during the argument. There is one vacancy; Justice Day is ill and will not return to the bench this term, and Justice McReynolds, having acted in this case as Attorney-General, is disqualified. This case goes to the vitals of the right of the Federal Government to control arbitrarily water-power devel opment within the public land states. and which is designed to bring forth a ruling which will define the limitation of the powers of the Federal Government, It is the most important water-power suit before the Supreme Court. The Department of Justice was careful to day to explain the ground on which it will ask postponement. CLATSOP CRUSHER CLOSES County May Receive Larger Machine and Resume in Two Weeks. ASTORIA. Or.. April 1.' fSDecial.l The county rock-crushing plant at tongue Point has been closed down as a result of the frame of the crusher breaking. The court is considering the purchase of a large crusher that has been used for a few weeks and if this is done the plant can resume opera tions within a couple of weeks. In the meantime all the employes of the plant witn the exception or six convicts, have Deen discharged. The prisoners are employed In break ing rock, but it is understood that four of them will be released when the parole board meets next week. Iiewls Land Sale Set for May 2. CENTRALIA, Wash., April 1. (Spe cial.) The next state land sale will be held at the Lewis County Courthouse on May 2. Timber on a 160-acre tract near Independence, appraised at $10 378, will be sold, in addition to five tracts of land. Two of these tracts are located near Onulaska two near Winlock and the third 23 miles east of this city. LAIIO-GRAIIT BILL OFFERED 111 HOUSE Full Text of Measure as Finally - Agreed On by Committee Is Presented. AMENDMENTS ARE MADE All Reference to Executory Contracts Omitted Counties Get 30 Per Cent for Roads, State 20 for Scliool Fund. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 1. The final draft of the Oregon & California land grant bill has been prepared and introduced in the House. Many amendments were made in full committee, after the sub committee had concluded consideration of the measure. One feature of the bill as it now stands is the complete elimi nation of sections 7 and 8 of the original measure, including all reference to executory contracts. The division of moneys derived from the sale of lands and timber is as stated heretofore 30 per cent to the counties in which the lands are situated, for roads and bridges, 20 per cent to the state for its school fund. 40 per cent to the Federal reclamation fund and 10 per cent to the general fund of the United States Treasury. The full text of the bill as intro duced is: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as sembled. That the title to so much of the lands granted by the act of July 25. 1866, entitled 'An act granting lands to aid in the construction of a rail road and telegraph line from the Cen tral Pacific Railroad, in California, to Portland, In Oregon,' as amended by the acts of 1868 and 1869, for which patents have been Issued by the United States and for which the grantee is en titled to receive patents under said grant, and to so much of the lands granted by the act of May 4, 1870, en titled 'An act granting lands to aid in the construction of a railroad and tele graph line from Portland to Astoria and McMinnville, In the state of Ore gon, for which patents have been is sued by the United JStates and for which the grantee is entitled to receive patents under said grant, as had not been sold by the Oregon & California Railroad Company prior to July 1. 1913, be and the same is hereby, revested in the United States: Provided. That the right of way to the extent of 100 feet in width on each side of said rail road and all lands in actual use bv said railroad company on December 9, 1915, for depots, sidetracks, woodyards and standing grounds, shall be treated as sold lands: Provided further. That lands under contract of sale by said rail road company for which deeds of con veyance had not been executed by said railroad company prior to December 9, 1915, shall be deemed unsold lands and the title to the same Is hereby re vested in the United States. Three Classes Provided For. "Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior, in co-operation with the Sec retary of Agriculture, or otherwise, is hereby authorized and directed, after due examination in the field, to classify said lands by the smallest legal sub divisions thereof into three classes as follows: "Class one Powersite lands, which shall include only such lands as are chiefly valuable for waterpower sites, which lands shall be subject to with drawal and such use and disposition as has been or may be provided by law. for other public lans of like character. "Class two Timber lands, which shall include lands bearing a growth of timber not less than 300,000 feet board measure gn each 40-acre subdivision. "Class three Agricultural lands, which shall include all lands not falling within either of the two other classes. "Provided, That any of said lands, however classified, may be reclassified, if, because of a change of con dition or other reasons, such action is required to denote prop erly the true character and class of such lands: Provide, further. That all the general laws of the United States now existing or hereafter enacted relating to the granting of rights of way over, or permits for the use of public lands, shall be applicable to all lands, title to which is revested in the United States under 'the provisions of this act and provided further. That the provisions of this section shall not apply to the lands referred to in the last proviso to section one. Prospecting Is Permitted. "Sec. 3. That the classification pro vided for by the preceding section shall not operate to exclude from explora tion, entry and disposition, under the mineral land laws of the United States any of said lands, except power sites, which are chiefly valuable for the mineral deposits contained therein and the general mineral laws are hereby ex tended to all of said lands (except power sites): Provided, That any per son entering mineral lands of class two shall not acquire title to the timber thereon, which shall be sold as herein after provided in section 4, but he shall have the right to use so much of the timber thereon as may be neces sary in the development and opera tion of his mine until such time as such timber is sold by the United States. "Sec. 4. That non"-mineral lands of class two shall not be disposed of un til the Secretary of the Interior has determined and announced that the merchantable timber thereon has been removed, and thereupon said lands shall fall into class three and be dis posed of in the, manner hereinafter pro vided for the disposal of lands of that class. "The timber on lands of class two shall be sold by the Secretary of the Interior, in co-operation with the Sec retary of Agriculture, or otherwise, for cash to citizens of the United States, associations of such citizens, and corpo rations organized under the laws of the United States, or any state, terri tory or district thereof, at such times, in such quantities and under such plan of public competitive bidding as in the Judgement of the Secretary of the In terior may produce the best results; provided, that said Secretary shall have the right to reject any bid where he has reason to believe that the price of fered is inadequate, and may reoffer the timber until a satisfactory bid is received. Timber Patent to Be Separate. "Persons purchasing under the pro visions of this section shall be given patents conveying to them the timber and expressly reserving the land to the United States. The timber thus pur chased may be cut and removed by the purchaser, his heirs or assigns, within such period as may be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, which period shall be designated in the patent; all rights under said patent shall cease and terminate at the expiration of said period; provided, that in the event the timber is removed prior to the expira tion of said period, the Secretary of the Interior shall make due announcement thereof, whereupon all rights under the patent shall cease. "The tiles of timber herein provided Ten Good Reasons Why You Should Buy Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes 1. Most popular styles in America 2. Strictly all-wool fabrics 3. Nobody's hard to fit 4. All seams sewed with silk 5. Finest tailor workmen in the country 6. High quality of "inside" materials 7. Unequaled variety of weaves and patterns 8. Largest importers of foreign weaves 9. Everything is carefully shrunk in cold water 10. 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Fifty cents per acre shall be paid at the time of the original entry is al lowed and $2 per acre when final proof is made. The provisions of section 2301 of revised statute shall not apply to any entry hereunder. No patent shall issue until the entryman has resided on and cultivated the land for a period of five years, proof of which shall be made at any time within seven years from date of entry. Good Faith to Be Determined. "The area cultivated shall be such as to satisfy the Secretary of the Interior that the entry is made in good faith for the purpose of settlement, and not for speculation; provided, .that the pay ment of $2.60 per acre shall not be re quired from homestead entrymen upon lands in class two when the same shall become subject to entry as agricultural lands in class three; provided further, that during the period fixed by the Secretary of the Interior for the sub mission of applications to make entry under this section any person duly qualified to enter such lands who has resided thereon to the same extent and in the same manner required under the homestead laws, since the first day of December, 1913, and who has Improved the land and devoted some portion thereof to agricultural use, and who shall have maintained his residence to th3 date of such application, shall have the preferred right to enter the quar ter section upon which he was so re siding where such quarter section does not contain more than 1.250,000 feet, board measure, of timber, and where the quarter section contains more than the said quantity of timber such per son may enter the 40-acre tract or lot or lots containing approximately 40 acres upon which his Improvements or the great part thereof are situated; provided further, that a prior exercise of a homestead right by any such per son shall not be a bar to the exercise of such preference rights; and provided further, that all of the following de scribed lands, the title to which may become revested in the United States by operation of this act, to-wit: Town ship 1 south, range 5 east, sections 23 and 35; township 1 south, range 6 east, sections 3, 5, 7, 9, 17, 19. 29. 31 and 33; township 2 south, range 5 east, sections 1 and 3; township 2 south, range 6 east, sections 1, 3, 5, 7. 9 and 11; town ship 2 south, range 7 east, section 7; township ? south, range 3 east, section 15; township 4 south, range 4 east, sec tions 11 and 13; township 4 south, range 5 east, sections 19 and 29, and township 12 south, range 7 west, sections 15, 21. 23, 27, 33 and 35, Willamette meridian and base, state of Oregon, shall be withheld from entry or other disposi tion for a period of two years after the approval thereof. Official Commission Fixed. "Sec. 6. That persons who purchase timber on lands of class two shall be required to pay a commission of one fifth of 1 per centum of the purchase price paid, to be divided equally be tween the register and receiver, with in the maximum compensation allowed them by law; and the register and re ceiver shall receive no other compen sation whatever for services rendered In connection with the sales of timber under the provisions of section 4 of this act. "Section 7. That the Attorney-General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to in stitute and prosecute any and all suits in equity and actions at law against the Oregon & California Railroad Com pany and any other proper party which he may deem appropriate, to have de termined the amount of moneys which have been received by the said railroad company or its predecessors from or on account of any of said granted lands, whether sold or unsold, patented or unpatented, and which should be charged against it as a part of the 'full value' secured to the grantees un der said granting acts as heretofore in terpreted by the Supreme Court. In making this determination the court shall take into consideration and give due and proper legal effect to all re ceipts of money from sales of land or timber, forfeited contracts, rent, timber depreciations, and interest on contracts, or from any other source relating to said lands; also to the value of timber taken from said lands and used by said grantees or their successor or suc cessors. In the aforementioned suit or suits the court shall also determine on .the application of the Attorney-General the amount of the taxes on said lands paid by the United States as provided in this act and which should in law have been paid by the said Oregon & California Railroad Company, and the amount thus determined shall be treated as money received by said rail road company. "Section 8. That the title to all money arising out of said grant lands and now on deposit to await the final outcome of said suit commenced by the United States in pursuance of said joint resolutions of 1908, is hereby vested in the United States, and the United States is subrogated to all the rights and remedies of the obligee or obligees and especially of Louis L. Sharp as commis sioner, under any contract for the pur chase of timber on the grant lands. Taxes Shall Be Paid. "Section 9. That the taxes accrued and now unpaid on the lands revested in the United States whether situated In the state of Oregon or of Washing ton, shall be paid by the Treasurer of the United States, upon the order of the Secretary of the Interior, as soon as may be after the approval of this act. and a sum sufficient to make such payment is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other wise appropriated. "Section 10. That all moneys from or on account of said lands and timber under the provisions of this act shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States in a special fund to be designated 'The Oregon & California Land-Grant Fund,' which fund shall be disposed of in the following manner: The Secretary of the Interior shall as certain as soon as may be the exact number of acres of said lands, sold or unsold, patented to the Oregon & Cali fornia Railroad Company, or its pred ecessors, and the number of acres of unpatented lands which said railroad company is entitled to receive under the terms of said grants, and the value of said lands at $2.50 per acre. From the sum thus ascertained he shall de duct the amount already received by the said railroad company and its predecessors in interest on account of said lands as determined under section 7 of this act, and a sum equal to the balance thus resulting shall be paid as herein provided to the said railroad company, its successors or assigns, and to those having liens on the land, as their respective interests may appear. The amount due Hen holders shall be evidenced either by the consent. In writing, of the railroad company or by a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction in a suit to which the rail road company and the lien holders are parties. All payments shall be made from time to time, as the fund accumu lates, by the Treasurer of the United States upon the order of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, however. That, if, upon the expiration of ten years from the approval of this act, the proceeds derived from the sale of lands and timber are not sufficient to pay tho full amount which the Raid railroad company, its successors or assigns are entitled to receive, the balance due shall be paid from the general funds in the Treasury of the United States and an appropriation shall be made therefor. After the said railroad, com pany, its successors or assigns, and the lien holders shall have been paid the amount to which they are entitled, as provided herein, an amount equal to that paid for accumulated taxes, as provided in section 9 hereof, shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the United States. Division of Proceeds Made. A separate account shall be kept in the General Land Office of the sales of land and timber within each county in which any of said lands are situated, and after deducting from the amount of the proceeds arising from such sales in each county a sum equal to that ap plied to pay the accrued taxes in that county and a sum equal to $2.50 per acre for each acre of such land therein, title to which is revested in the United States under this act, 30 per cent of the remainder shall be paid to the Treasurer of the county for the con struction of roads, highways, and bridges; 20 per cent shall be paid to the state In which the county is located for the establishment and support of common schools: 40 per cent shall be paid into, reserved and appropriated as a part of the fund created by the act of Congress approved June 17, 1902, known as the reclamation act; and the balance remaining in said Oregon & California land-grant fund shall be come part of the general fund in the Treasury of the United States. The payments heroin authorized shall be made to the Treasurers of the "states and counties respectively, by the Treasurer of the United States, upon the order of the Secretary of the In terior, as soon as may be after the close of each fiscal year during which the moneys were received. "Section 11. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to perform any and all acts and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for the purposes of carrying the provisions of this act into full force and effect; and any per son, applicant, purchaser, entryman or witness who shall swear falsely in any affidavit or proceeding required here under, or under the regulations issued by the Secretary or the Interior, shall be guilty of perjury and liable to the penalties prescribed therefor. "Section 12. 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