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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1907)
SUNDAY, April 31, 1807. 2 THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. THE MORNING ASTORIAN ItUblilbed 7J. Published Daily Except Mondty by IU J. S. DELLIHGE8 v-OMPAHY, SOBSCKHTIOH RATES. By mil, pw yew ,.T.M By carrier, per month.. 10 WEEKLY ASTOS1AH. I mil, per yar, in advance. .11.00 Xntared u on(l-laM rotr Jolt M, W, t the poatofflt at Antoiia. or- 125:' tWAntoi far thai iMtwg tot Tn M oia pwUrcmuxtoMtUMr testOaao or pttw of ttirw jmjt b sud by pocul card or youth Wiboa. Any tmuUrtty a V iwrj houkl be 'nawiktaly roportsd (o Um TELEP&Offl MATS Ml OfltaJsl lpr of Clatsop oounty and the CUf of Astoria, 0 WEATHER. Oregon, Washington, Idaho Fair. THE GOMPERS DOCTRINE. For years It has been the aim of President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, to unify the great trades of the country and bring all their elemental strength to bear in one organic craft, in order that the in terests of one department of a trade might be made the interest of all the rest and serve the common end of Im provement and progress; and he is but now beginning to realize on his fine inspiration. His plan has always had the merit of dignity and If it had been adopted years ago, might have saved millions to the crafts and the businesses of the country, through a wiser and more effective direction of the strike principle. Gompers, himself, is opposed to pal try strikes, and has always striven against them, as immaterial and with out lasting effect, and altogether lack, lng the virtue of impressiveness. He is devoted to the Mignlty of labor". and has always maintained that attl tude when he was permitted to sway his followers. He believes in a clean cut cause of action and a weighty and orderly demonstration of adherence to that cause; deprecating always the cheap and tawdry means and ends that have prevailed so long and so disastrously. His conception of the Federation which he was instrumental in organ izing, and which he still dominates, was of this sort; and he has worked hard and long to make labor respect Itself and take its proper place tn the genera scheme of human effort; but like all labor leaders he has had to contend with the blatherskite, the tough, the ignoramus, to whom char' acter, solidarity, scope and Intelligent . action were as "sounding brass" when cast against the chance for a rough house demonstration, or a red-flag parade and its concomitants. His present successful scheme to amalgamate the metal workers of the country into one great body under wise and conservative leadership, will, we hope, bring to light the real essence of his original plan and mark a new era in the cause of both labor and capital. Once the vital source of au. thority is so placed that it cannot be used by every mutinous whipper snapper with a badge on down the line somewhere, the style and course of strikes will change so radically as to force respect and attention and pub lic sympathy. There are plenty of labor leaders who will stand by him In this task for It is the cardinal hope of all men charged with the custody of the trades and trades-people, to so dignify the objects and personnel as to establish for all time, their right to due, popular consideration In all their engagements, the denial of which, to date, has been wrought by little ness and crass Ignorance. In this, as in all human contests, brains are paramount, and labor must recognize the dominance of them; relegate the ruffian and the fool to the rearest rank of Its columns and put forward the best balanced men it possesses, at all times and places, to assist in the --lofty purposes of such men as Gompers and Mitchell and others of that calibre, before and controll its own destinies. tlnuous and active circulation all the dormant area. It makes no differ ence who builds them and carries them on; that Is a matter for commer clttl adjudication, and personal ven ture and Inveatlment. Astoria needs the Impetus of many more mllos of such agencies end there will never be a more propitious hour for the fore gathering of the franchises than till. It Is up to the common cmmcll tu see that the people are properly safe guarded In the utterance of these vnl. liable prlvlletre: that done, the hold era of the privileges should be eneouv aged, in every conceivable way, to forge ahead with the plants and !!' and trust to the certain development that will ensue to cover the Initial cost: for the fundamental error oi calculating that an electric line must have a territory to build Into and cllentelle waiting to patronise it, has been exploded far too long to have any wetKht In argument nowadays: it Is the railway line that builds the ter ritory and flourishes from It; the line Is the pioneer and the people it draws with It and to It are pioneers only In the sense that they are the first beneficiaries of the road and usually Its best friends. Whosoever 1 to build Astoria's new lines Is immaterial to us, so long as they are bull Jed and the suburbs do veloped: those who wait too long on th venture are liable to regret their short slghtedness and unavailing deprecate their tardiness. For such departure Is Impending and the soon er It is taken hold of the sooner will all Astoria respond to the spirit and bolster the enterprise. We need a belullne along the bay from Tongue Point to the mouth of Young's River; and a crest line on the hills from Coxcomb to Smith's Point, and what of cross section lines may be run to meet the demands as they unfold. Opening of SprjnfKnof EDITORIAL SALAD. A new law in New Hampshire for. bids free passes to members of the legislature and state officers, but pro vides for a transportation contract by which tickets are bought by the state and Issued to public officers as a mat ter of right The octopus in the gran ite hills has been stirred up to some purpose. --the distinctive part of dress, in all ages anTnatlonsXThat is why gentlemen have always been so particular about their hats. .Whether you spendjheWinter in Newark, Paris or Cairo you will find the' ..,"- KNOX HAT quietly asserting its supremacy irTgoodtasteW high. quality,-a quality affixed. as. the. price. All the New Shapes All the New Colors Felt or Straw HERMAN WISE Sole Agent for Astoria MUNICIPAL ARTERIE8. Electric street car lines are the mod ern municipal arteries that serve the system with the blood of energetic expansion; that reach out and vi vify the extremities and utter bound. arles of the city and bring into con-1 Russia declines to agree to the pro posal of an American syndicate t build a tunnel under Bering strait, so as to give a continuous land pas sage from America to Asia and Eu rope. This measure can wait until freight congestion at home is re lleved. In the city of Dalny, turned over by the Russlons who built It to Japan, a census shows a population of 22,000, all Japanese or Chinese except 23. The open door Is not working there practically to any extent. Instead of burning so much mid night electricity in an effort to make graphophones cheaper Wizard Edison could enhance his fame by inventing an attachment that would render the price prohibitive. Many legislators in Missouri go softly on the subject of taxing dogs, and they are usually the same who tinker at a game law until it protects nothing but reckless pot-hunters and Illicit dealers. The soldiers are all In unanimity for peace, but as we go to press the dele gates to the conference were still vain ly trying to persuade some of the preachers to stop their war talk and get Into line. Seven hundre d members of the Wiener Naennergesang Verein are coming from Vienna to sing at Presl. dent Roosevelt perves him right! Serves him quite right! The semi-mysterious discussion con (cernlng the Diedrichs affair In the PhiliDDlnes should be held over for somebody's memoirs. We all know what Dewey did and that he did It welL If ex-Congressman Hearst and ex- Congressman Bryan can't settle It among themselves, they might leave it to that celebrated denaturlzed (Demo crat, John Temple Graves. A Yale professor has been lecturing on "The Hnirr k.iss in Ancient mum. This form of salute is little known, but sounds as if it might not be free from microbes. A scientist says the full moon is 12 times as bright as when at the quar ter. It might have been guessed from the Inflation once proposed by moon. shine financiers. Science has christened the green wheat bug "toxopetra granlum," and the shooting bug will hereafter be known as "dementia Americana." , Nineteen women -have been elected to the Finnish Parliament. The Czar thought he had Finland in subjection, but found he was mistaken. smoothly, disturbed only at short In tervals by the chug of a new battle ship hitting the water. Nearly all of us. Including Thaw's lawyers, see where we could have made improvement in the case. The Thaw Jury was not quite talked to death. It escaped with disability. Qreg'on ife The Foliry-lIoMerV Company Purely Oregon and Absolutely Mutual to Policyholders Illinois will build the ship canal be tween Chicago and ft. Louis if Uncle! Sam is backward about It. A Woman Tells How to Rsliev Rheu matic Pains, I have been a great sufferer from the dreadful disease, rheumatism, for number of years. I have tried many medicines but never got much relief from any of them until two years' ago, when I bought a bottle of Chamber lain's Pain Balm. I found relief be fore I had used all of one bottle, but kept on applying It and soon felt like a different woman. Through my advice many of my friends have tried it and can tell you how wonderfully It has worked. Mrs Sarah A. Cole, 140 S. New St., Dover, Del. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is a liniment The relief from pain which It affords Is alone worth many times the cost It makes rest and sleep possible. For sale by I 'rank Hart and all leading druggists. Built on a Common Foundation Sense r-S-n Hits the of the in j Question fGift the Heart The peace convention goes along No matter whai the occasion, Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen will fit its gift problem. It's always appropriate always appreciated useful for a long time. (Styles and Prices.) E.A.Hig'g'ins Co Muslo, Books, Stationery Keep the Money in Oregon The very best Life Insurance for an Oregonian The Astoria Hardware Co. Is now ready for your orders. Graton and Knight Belting. Corbin Build ers' Hardware. Geneseo Ready Roofing. General. Hardware, etc. 113 12th St. 1 1 "-Sxv' l II CliJi. L ii r r vf mm v (.; i a ,'v i imzm m II- X. , J pyie aim gets ifomtcrfc colic every ume mcrea anoiner house painted with Paffonte unMPaint Patten's Sun-TWf Paint wnlwl. at. I terva and tmJ(r. T sr) niMla ot bmt vunomia ana purm on. Titer wiinmna ub ltd ruin, best end sold iwlvs M lo f M IihI Uitd mtiiun, Hfiul fur bonk snd eolor esrd free) to P4TTUM 1'AJM Lake HUM I. Mliwtuk. Vt t V i! tan Wall Panur And Paint CA. Sole Agents. STEEL . EWART ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS In Business for Business and Tour Satisfaction. ' Ve make tit our aim to do first' class work at reasonable' prices. 222 Twelfth Street. 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