The Sunday Oregonian., November 07, 1920, Section One, Page 4, Image 4

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GOVERNMENT MINERS
GET WAGE INCREASE
Coal Diggers in Alaska Win
Fight for Higher Pay.
RAILROAD MEN RESTIVE
Demand Would Be Made on Uncle
Sam by All Crews If They Did
Xot Suspend tor Winter.
BT THOMB3 B. DRAYTON.
SEWARD. Alaska, Oct. 22. The de
mand for an increase of $1.50 a day
in wages by the miners employed ir
the government coal mine at Chica
loon has been granted upon the ad
vice of Secretary of Labor Wilson.
Merchants are boosting prices corre
spondingly and tn ordinary- citizens
of the district are taking up other
notches in their belts to accommodate
the shrinking waistbands induced by
the necessity of more- rigouors self
denial. Meanwhile the railroad workers,
from section men to conductors, are
in an' awful stew about the situation.
They, are Itching to put over a gouge
themselves, but having received a
substantial increase In wages Just a
short time ago they are vastly un
decided whether to make a strike for
more money at this particular time.
That recent increase might be urged
by the government as an excuse for
denying another one now.
Pnh" Skaald Be Contlnar4.
On the other hand. If the demand
be deferred for a few weeks the moral
effect of the concession to the coal
miners might be lost. A number of
them feel and say that while they
have the government going, the push
should be continued. But despite all
the buzz of bluff and bluster it is
most likely the railroad workers will
. decide finally not to take a chance
on a turn-down, for they fully realize
that any present attempt to pry more
money out of Uncle Sam must take
the form of an ultimatum. If such
an ultimatum should be contemptu
ously ignored by.' the' government,
then the railroaders must go through
to a finish or. be thoroughly dis
credited. Winter is now upon us, and the
government, like the rest of us,
needs and must have coal. The coal
miners chose their time wisely. But
the railroad situation is different.
If the railroad closes down nobody
will be injured particularly except
ing the railroad workers themselves.
The scant population living in the
railroad district uses the railroad
only in emergencies, anyway, be
cause of the prohibitive rates, and
could, and would, easily turn to dog
sleds for transportation. Then, too,
the vast army of engineers, engineers
in charge, resident engineers, office
engineers, consulting engineers, con
struction engineers, maintenance en
gineers, and all the other brands of
infinite nomenclatural designation,
including the Immense force of "ex
pert clerical" employes, would not be
affected. Their salaries would go on
Just the same. Not so with the work
ers, who are paid by the hour.
Besides, the status of the work on
the government railroad is such that
a strike might not be unwelcome to
those In charge of the Job. The big
concrete abutment bu'lt on the Su
sritna river this suunner in prepara
. tion for the bridge builders gave way
the other day and, of course, cannot
be rebuilt until the return of warm
weather next June.
Abitmnt .CrvHfclea Pieces.
The abutment Just naturally crum
bled to pieces without warning, and
. involved the loss of an immense Jag
of public money. - Naturally, there
will be a lot of explaining and at
tempts to pass the buck, particularly
- as the government had Just been
forced to pay a forfeit of 100,000 in
cash to the private bridge-building
company for the failure of the rail
road builders to have that abutment
ready for them by August 1.
Then, too, the same bridge-building
contractors have material -for - yet
other bridges scattered All along the
the road, because the taacks are not
down to move it to its Intended des
tination. In one case 40 odd miles of
track is yet to be laid before the
bridge people can get In. ' It's highly
probable somebody Is paying- for their
time, too, but that's merely supposi
tion. '
RED CROSS NEEDS MONEY
WAR TASK STILL- UNFINISHED,
SAYS CHAtRMAJf.
Widespread Distress and Sickness
Found Tbroochont Europe and
' Calls for Help Continue.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. "The Red
Cross comes to its fourth rollcall
with its war task still unfinished."
aid Dr. Livingston Famand, chair
man of the central committee, in a
statement today urging enrollment in
the relief society during the fort
night beginning on - Armistice day.
November 11.
"Never were the world and national
needs so pressing and the correspond
: ing opportunities for service so
great." declared Dr. Farrand. "It is
only too evident that the world h;
not been able even to approach re
establishment after the war. Wide
spread distress and sickness stare us
in the face in Europe and the Red
' Cross is carrying on to the extent of
its resources In an attempt to answer
the call to help. How permanent and
far-reaching that answer shall be de
rends upon the minds and the con
science of the American people.
- "At home the wounded and sick sol
drers and sailors in hospitals and
elsewhere are .still numbered by the
thousands. The Red Cross cannot
demobilize its' forces ' 'organized to
stand by those who gave their best
for their country and extend what aid
and comfort may be' possible. ".
"An attempt .to build .up .the health
of the country, which is the outstand-
ing feature of the peace programme
of the Red Cross, .is. taxing - the en
ergies of the organization.. .Demands
for visiting nurses come from every
corner of the United States and every
effort is being made to supply that
need, the- filling of which Is vital.
Th organization of health enters is
opening up a new conception of com
munity welfare everywhere.
"Home service Is still a necessary
fraction of the Red Cross, for there
are thousands of families of soldiers
and sailors which are still in need of
friendly counsel and relief. . The Red
Cross is organizing- and standardising
' its capacity for disaster relief, so that
there shall be In constant readiness
a trained organisation ready upon a
moment's notice to carry Its work of
mercy anywhere. .-.
"So--throughout the entire land the
Fied Cross is striving; to. salvage the
spirit of co-operation arouaed by the
war and to turn It to the public good. !
To this end it neeas the service ana
co-operation or every man woman I
and child in the country." i
The fourth rollcall will begin gen- '
erally throughout the country next
Thursday, the second anniversary or
the signing of the armistice, and con
tinue wherever necessary, to Thanks
giving: day, November 25. An inno
vation in this rollcall will be a mem
bership certificate presented to every
payer of dues,' whether the dues be 1
for annual membership or $100 for
patron membership, as well as a 1921
membership button and window mem
bership flag. .
. S'ext Sunday, November 14, has been
set apart for Red Cross exercises in
the churches, pastors throughout the
country having arranged special pro
grammes for that day.
GERMAN LABOR ATTACKED
Workmen Alleged Demoralized by
Post-Revolution Condition.
BERLIN. Nov. 6. A Brunswick
jurist. Judge Kuleman, who for ten
years was associated with union la
bor 'as leg-al advisor, charges that
German labor has been demoralized
by post-revolution conditions, and
that it Is now attempting in Us "class
egoism" to set up an oligarchy under
which existence for the non-laboring
classes would be intolerable. The
description "free workman," he de
clares, has come to mean a man who
has no respect for law or' order, but
who, in fact, believes he is a law
unto himself, owing allegiance neither
to the state nor to his own organiza
tion. Labor leaders, particularly, are
charged by Judge Kuleman, in an ar
ticle in the Jurists' Gazette, with
failure to appreciate the value of
keeping faith, and the Jurist asserts
that agreements between capital and
labor no longer have any binding
influence on labor. He believes "the
tendency to make sudden demands
which employers appear incapable of
granting is deplorable" and reacts to
the great detriment of labor.
"As soon as the workman is dis
satisfied about anything he makes
the threat of a general strike," the
writer continue. "Consideration of
the question whether the difference
could be arbitrated or whether the
employer is to blame is bluntly de
clined." He believes the workman has so
misused new-found authority and
possibilities that on the whole he
is worse off than he was before the
revolution. He suggests that the
situation may eventually develop
anarchical conditions under which
life would not be tolerable.
W. C. T. U. WANTS $62,500
Multnomah County's Share of State
Fund Is Set.
Announcement that the people of
Multnomah county will be asked to
contribute $62,500 of the $125,000 cam
paign fund for the Oregon Women's
Christian Temperance union farm
home was made yesterday by John
E. Wheeler, state chairman of the
campaign committee. This counv,
according to the quota fixed, will be
asked to furnish a half of the desired
fund.
The drive will start November 15
and will continue for one week. Mr.
Wheeler said. The money will be
used in establishing a farm home In
Benton county for dependent and or
phan children.
The quotas for other counties of
the state have been fixed as follows:
Baker, $3500: Benton, $1500; Clack
amas. $2900; Columbia. $1250; Coos,
$4400; Crook, $950; Deschutes, $1500;
Douglas, $1900; Gilliam, $1450; Grant,
$660; Harney, $950; Hood .River, $700;
Jackson. $2850; Jefferson, . $250;
Klamath, $1600; Josephine, $900; Lake,
$1400; Lane. $4850; Lincoln, $250; Linn,
$2650; Malheur, $1650; Marion. $6750;
Morrow, $1850; Polk, $1700; Sherman,
$1300; Tillamook. $950; Umatilla,
$7500; Union. $3000; Wallowa, $1600;
Wasco, $5100; Washington, ' $2400;
Wheeler. . $475; Yamhill. $2850; Clat
sop, $3800; Curry, $350.
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T OF BLOCKADE
IS ISSUE OF LEAGUE
Geneva Assembly to Pave
Way to Use Weapon.
AMERICA IS INTERESTED
Article XVI of Covenant Is Section
of Treaty Under Which Special
Board Will Function.
, NEW YORK, Nov. 6. One of the
Important questions to be considered
by the assembly of the league of na
tions at its first meeting, beginning
November 15, at Geneva, will be the
preparations required to enable the
league to use, if necessity arises, the
weapon of international economic and
financial blockade contemplated in
article 16 of the covenant.
A memorandum by Sir Eric Drum -mond,
the secretary-general, now be
ing distributed to the members of the
league, and received here by the
League to Enforce Peace, shows that
this question will come before the as
sembly on the recommendation of the
league council, in the form of a pro
posal to appoint a body to be knswn
as the international blockade com
mission. The "ecreary-general sug
gests that this commission consist of
representatives nominated by the
countries entitled to permanent mem
bership in the council, with the addi
tion of representatives of four other
members of the league selected by
the assembly for the purpose of
studying the problem and settling the
general plan of action, the organiza
tion of the more permanent machin
ery required and the principles on
which it should work.
United States Affected.
This question is of peculiar interest
to the United States, because one of
the first problems such a commission
would consider promises to be the
method of rendering a blockade ef
fective against states which are not
members of the league. In a report
adopted by the council of the league
at the San Sebastian meeting m Au
gust, M. Tittoni. the Italian repre
sentatlve, stated:
"It should be clear that the states
members of the league of nations who
declare the blockade . have the right
to render It effective against all
states, including those wbo are not
members of the league, but they have
not the right to , force the states who
do !not form part of the league to
declare the blockade themselves."
Article 16 provides that, should any
member of the league resort to war
in disregard to its covenant, all the
other members shall "undertake im
mediately to subject it to the sev
erance of all trade or financial rel-a
tlons, and the prevention of all finan
cial, commercial or personal inter
course
cove
tio
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that the members shall mutually sup
port one another in the financial and
economic measures taken undr this
article.
Blockade Declared Duty.
"The use of this weapon," says the,
secretary-general, "is in certain cir
cumstances a specific duty Imposed
by article 16. This duty cannot be
effectively carried out without great
loss of time and efficiency, unless
there has been considerable previous
preparation before the time at which
action to required.
-- "Situations mrght well arise in
which the knowledge that the weapon
is ready for use would have a very
salutary effect. , Many people think
that the league is founded more upon
good Intentions than upon a cool consideration-
of the stern realities of
International trouble. It Is. therefore-.
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bers of the league as a whole are de
termined, if necessity arises, to en
force their will by effective action on
any particular country which in the
circumstances contemplated by the
covenant defies the general verdict of
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Economic Pressure Obligatory.
The memorandum calls attention to
one import-ant difference between the
two forms of pressure, economic and
military, which the league may use,
aa follows:
"Where a member of the league re
sorts to war in disregard of specified
covenants, all other members of the:
league are by the covenant itself spe
cifically obliged to apply the econom
ic weapon. They are not similarly
obliged to use their military or naval
forces. In the latter case, article 16
only provides that it shall be the duty
of the council in such oases to rec
ommend to the several governments
concerned what effective military or
naval forces they shall severally con
tribute." The secretary-general is of the
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templates thau so far as possible,
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nomic pressure shall be decentralized.
i. e., a primary responsibility reets
upon each government to take action
'so far as its own nationals and own
national machinery are concerned, ar
rangements beimg made by each of
them separately and not by a single
International au-thorify."
At the same time, he concludes that
a central co-ordinating authority will
be required if the weapon of economic
pressure is to be efficiently used .
DEAN OUTLINES OBJECTS
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HIGH ENTRANCE REQUISITES
DECLARED OREGOX XEED.
C. V. Dyment Tells, Progress Hoped
for in Xext Seven Years of
University's Work.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene, Nov. S. (Special.) Plans for
the university's progress for the next
seven years were outlined by Colin
V. Dyment, dean of the college of
literature, - science and arts, in a
paper, "The University, 1913 to 1927,"
read before the faculty colloquiun.
An increase of the entrance re
quirements, greater continuity be
tween high school and college work.
abolishment of the elective system,
establishment of the honor system,
encouragement of research work
among the students and a fostering of
intellectual curiosity, were recom
mended by Dean Dyment.
Due to the fact that Oregon ac
credits many more high schools than
other 'states, the entrance require
ments are not what they should be,
he said, and lack of continuity be
tween high schools and the univer
sity is very noticeable. Many stu
dents enroll In courses that cover the
same work they previously have
work. Dean Dyment recommended
measures to remove this weakness.-
He expressed belief In gen
eral prescribed courses, rather
than the elective system under
which students sometimes take a
variety of courses which ultimately
lead to a degree, but which prepare
them for nothing In particular. Also
he discouraged non-scholastic activi
ties which strangle the intellectual
curiosity of the student-".
"The student should, form his own
opinion of things,, rather than be too
willing to' take another person's opin
ion," he said. "Research work should
be specially encouraged so that the
student woulH not be content to ab
sorb only that knowledge which he
obtains during the class hour."
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HOOD RIVER PROBE
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POST CARDS SENT VOTERS
Opponent of II. L. Hasbrouck Is
Charged Willi Backing of Large
Corporation Interests.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Nov. 6. (Spe
cial.) A grand Jury Investigation
may be a sequel to pre-election ac
tivities of supporters of H. L. Has
brouck, republican nominee for county
judge, who was given the election
Tuesday.
'Postcards, imputing that J. O. Han-
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num. Mr. Hasbrouck's' independent
opponent, was the candidate of large
corporation interests were mailed to
electors a few oayo before the elec
tion. The cards bore the following:
"To voters of Hood River county:
"Are ou going to permit the big
corporations to run this county?
Why is it that the local agent of the
Oregon-Washington Railway and
Navigation company and manager of
the Mount Hood Railroad company,
are active boosters of the Hannum
campaign for county judge?
.Bills Are Questioned.
"Why is it that all the bills for
advertising, printing and other ex
penses connected with the aforesaid
campaign are being paid by Charley
Early, of the Oregon Lumber com
pany? . "Why is it that for the last two
weeks It hu.3 been common talk in
the Dee district that the farmers
were solidly for Hasbrouck. but that
the employes of the Oregon Lumber
company were slated to cast their
votes for Hannum?
"What object h.s Early and the
other big corporate interests in at
tempting to elect the Judge of this
county? Don't take any chances but
cast your vote for H. L. Hasbrouck
and an efficient, clean, moral and
untainted administration."
Committee Denies Authority,
While the postal card was signed
by the county republican central
committee, the following members of
the organization have met and
adopted a resolution declaring the
issuance of the postals without their
authority:
A. Canfield, R. C. Glanvill, R. D.
Smith, George C. Gladden and F. H.
BlaKg.
While county officials decline any
statements as to what procedure will
be taken, an investigation is being
made to determine the authorship of
the postals and citizens-have declared
their intention of seeing the matter
sifted.
Immediately following the distri
bution of the postal cards, J. D. Fred
ericy. Hood River Oregon-Washington
Railway and Navigation agent: J. W.
West, local manager of the Mount
Hood Railroad company, and C. A.
Bell, hotelman. Issued a handbill de
claring the statement of the cards
untruthful.
Albany School Budget Adopted.
ALBANY, Or., Nov. 6. (Special.)
The sum of $118,135 will be spent
during the coming year for the main
tenance of the Albany public schools,
according to a budget which the
school board has adopted. The re
ceipts from the common school fund
and other regular sources of income
will be only $59,329. so it will be
necessary to raise $5S,S06 by special
taxation.
Centralia Debaters Victorious.
CENTRALIA, Wash., .Nov. 6. (Spe
cial.) The Centralia high school de-
bating -team, composed of Howarq
Costigan. Sallyjo Walker and-HugH)
Weir, last night defeated the Ray
mond team before a crowd that al-l
most filled the high school audltor-l
ium. The Raymond debaters werj
Albert Johnson. Genevieve Olson and!
Donald Osborn. They argued the af-l
firmative side of the question of com-l
pulsory arbitration of labor dis
putes.
The judges of the debate were W
A. Reynolds, judge of the Lewis coun
ty superior court; Prosecuting Attor
ney Herman' Allen and J. A. Wrigha
of Chehalis.
Reds Buy Hargrave.
The Cincinnati club gave $10.00'
and "a catcher" to St. Paul for Bub
bles Hargrave. Nick Allen was th'
catcher Garry Herrmann intended t
dispose of in the deal, but Mike Kell:
said nothing doing, so the Reds wil
have to secure another backstop am
turn him over to the Saints. Allei
says he is done with baseball any
way.
Chchalis Debaters Win.
CHEIIALIS, Wash.. Nov. 6. (Spe
cial.) Chehalis defeated Olympic
here last night in the high school de
bate. Ernest Ross. Sarah Overmeye
and David O'Connor represented Che
halis. while Fred Convery Jr...Doro
thy Wallace and Wilson Tyler repre
sented Olympia. Compulsory arbitra
tion wes the subject.
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