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ADVOCATES OF -
,'.THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY ' 2. 1910.
Committee Appointed by East
Side Streetcar - Convention
, Studying Best Way to Cre
ate Such a' Body.
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" On. of the first problems to be con
aldered by the advocates of a public
service., commission for the. regulation
' of street railway end other publics serv
Ice corporations li the method of constl-
- tutlnff such, a commission, and whether
It should be brought into existence un
der a general state law. With state wida
power, or under the laws of the city of
Portland.- " .-'' - -,..?
City Attorney' Kavaneugh' ears -that
so far aa he baa been able to learn auch
commission,, With ,xne or two excep
tlons, leave been brought Into existence
in eastern cities by general atate law,
He ia not prepared td express a positive
"-opinion as to what method should be
; followed here, -and e has sent for cop
lea of eastern legislation on the subject
so thatJie may make a study of the sub-.
s Ject and be prepared to render a aefi
r nlte -opinion a to the procedure,,'
tndecided aa to Torn. .
Aside from the legal phase 0
matter, those who are promotln
commission movement ' are yet uncer
tain aa to tha moat desirable form of
' commission, and have not made up tbelr
,. mindr,as to-what territory It should
. cover, and what Its powers ahould be,
, These are questions that will have to
" be worked out In part at leaet, before
i any legislation la attempted, and toe so
" lutlon of these problems la the first
' trying" test to which tha . committee
" named by the east side mass meeting
last .week must apply Itself., -. ...
Foremost )n fame among the public
.utility commission acts is that enacted
in New. York atate under the leadership
r of Governor Hughes. Tbla ' law, con--ferring
powers upon a commission for
the regulation Of street railway, electric
light and ga companies, will be closely
scanned In the next. few weeks with a
View to tha adoption of ita chief feat
urea In the law of Oregon.
Ben Rlesland. "chairman of the com-
mlttee named by the east side maas
meeting, Js of the opinion that tha law
' will have to be secured 1n the end by
.'. tha Initiative, but aaya opinion is divid
ed as to legality and practicability of a
. state Jaw, or of confining the movement
:-vto tha city. Soma believe that It would
be beat to place Jhe power In the bands
of the state railroad commission. ;; , ,
Must Be Pally Advised. '.''"
"Thlls a matter that . must be
weighed carefully," said Mr. Rlesland
"We want to be fully ad vised before we
act. The best legal talent la arrayed
against u in tha employ of the street
c railway, and one thing for the commit
tee to consider" will be to proyld-4taelf
- - with-, jounaalvf ully abJ to cope ..with the
otMt Bide." -' ' ? y -Judge
M, G. Munlr, from an examine-
"k, tlon he has made of the New fork law,
thinks It an admirable legislative ef
" fort. He believes that the powers do
aired can be conferred 6n the state rail
' -road commission. In Oregon with the
best resulta, and thereby do -away with
the objection of lncreaaed expense. ' i
. "The Only difficulty that I can see In
applying the New York law here" ha
said, "Is the question aa to what Juris
diction the atate could be given over tha
city, absolute eontrol being given to the
city within Its limits by the city char-
tor. . But in a recent dorlfdon by Justice
King of .the supreme court In tho por
of Coos Hay case, it is held that the
ttata cannot permanently relinquish Its
police powers" or any portioh of them,
because in so doing the state might thus
surrender Its sovereignty by piecemeal.
' . State would Have Bight,
'"And so It seems that while the city
council has full power to act within the
territory of the municipality, and could
grant, the full relief demanded, the state
would have concurrent right to estab
lish auch a commission aa contemplated.
That could be done either through the
legislature, where It may be strong op
position would be manifested, or through
the referendum by the people." ,
Judge Munly expressed the . opinion
that when the matter is fully presented
to tha city council and Ita duty made
plain, , the council will act. He aatd he
did not believe , that the 'council under
stood that It possessed the necessary
power until recently so advised by the
city attorney; and that when Ita power
and duty are explained action can be
obtained from that source. " ".'. - '
If It be found that adequate resulta
can be obtained by a commission consti
tuted by the city, and that a commis
sion ao established would be legal, It
would not be necessary. to wait for the
city election of 1811, but a apecial elec
tion could be called If the cpuncll in the
meantime failed to act." City Attorney
Kavanaugh will In the hear future make
an exhaustive examination of the prece
dents in other cities and states and re
port upon the legality of a commission
created by tha city, without resorting to
a general State law. -., ,' V .
WORLD OVER HAYE
THESAI LESSON
Entire Protestant World United te,ntU
in ElfOrtS tO TeaCh Bible tO ehted by"tbe International ablation!
Ish committee should prepare- a cycle
of lessons from mi to 1917, wjth the
1913 lessons worked out In detail and
the ones from 113 t l17,lnoluslva, in
broad outline. The course for the 1910
lessons waa approved befora 'that date,
and the American committee was asked
to w.ork out the details of the 1911 lea-
ni V. :' .
t . feaesoas yriU Be Graded, s
The 1907 conference of the "British
and American sections of International
lesson wrltera will result In tha lessons
of the next few years being g'raded. On
both sides of the Atlantic It was found
that" there waa a demand for graded
lessons, and resolutions were adopted
that end, but It la not prob
theae will be Introduced be-
1911 Tho American aectlon la
Begin Today.
BOER FIGHTER "FALLS'V '
TO BROKEN PORCELAIN
' 'rnllliQr' press LJ Wire.y 1
Toklo. Jan. 1. Throughout his ',vhlt
t. Japan, I Lord Kitchener was treated
llko a royal prince. It la wall known
that Lord Kitchener's hobby is the col
lection of Chinese porcelain. The sou
venir which he Is taking with' htm from
Japan and . values beat la said to be
a place' of old Chinese porcelain. - .
Eariy in the morning on the day fol
lowing his arrival In Toklo, Lord Kitch
ener, accompanied by a Japanese mili
tary officer, paid a visit to the Ikeda
company, a fine arta shop of Klnxa, He
waa much delighted with' the porcelain
on view there, some of which was very
rare.; ,.-', r --. :
There was one old, small Chinese dish
which especially chanmed the ex-commander
in chief.' Taking it in his hand
and gaslng at it with admiration, he
asked the manager of the firm to sell
it to htm, saying that the dish was what
he had been looking for for years, that
he had been unable to obtain anything
like It In China, and that a piece of the
same description was in the 'possession
of Mr. Morgan, of New Tork, who Cad
pald .i2t00 for lt.V' -....--:- v "ft
The manager replied that he could
not. part with the dish, for he also
valued It far beyond a reasonable price,
and he added that It was broken and
was pieced together. Lord Kitchener
left the house that day without being
able to make a bargain. - ;
He then went to the grand military
maneuvers, but the thought of the dish
would . not leave his mind. No sooner
had he returned ta Toklo fromUtsu
nomlya, therefore, than he sent Tor the
manager of the ' fine arte shop. Lord
Kitchener stated agafn his unconquer
able desire for the dish. The manager
was at last-prevailed upon to part with
it, and sold It to Lord. Kitchener for 120.
Few Ameiicana at Bayreuth. ' -
(Publisberi' Prets Leaaed, Wlre.1 '
Bayreuth, Jan. 1. From some recent
ly published figures It would aeem that
American visitors to Bayreuth are not
nearly, so numerous as is commonly
supposed. -For "that matter, one learns
that the English Wagner lovers who
make It thelr- Mecca -have very greatly
diminished In numbers. At each of six
performances at the lost festival the ab
tendance numbered 11 ftnd waa com
posed of 1620 Germans and Austrtans,
and 82 English, 4 French, 14 Russians,
31 Americans, and 88 others.
j, t ii at l'l iana cgnmii 01 J w iron ineinurrji, wny
Cnlldren OI tile NatlOnS hold their position foralx years, or for
one of the cycles or Sunday school Dible
study. Three of them are .from Can
ada and" twelve from. the United States,
Twelve are'minlsters and three are lay
men, and they are proportionately iU
' Dr Frederic 3. Haakin. lvlded among the leading Protestant
Wiahinrtnn jn t..Tntv id ana ooa churckee - which use the ,. international
Runiliiv uhmil j achnlra Kdn nor I lessons. . - ,
year, of ; Bible study. . They will all jjioio . must oe , covereo. in a.x
study the same lesson, no matter what with .1(8 lessons. There must be
language they apeak or to what de- temperance lesson every quarter and
nomination they belong. The atory, of number of olher special lessons. Af-
how the whole Protestant world has ter the committee has gone over the
become united through Its efforts to lewons for a given year they are sent
teach, the Bible to the children of the t the publishers and lesson writers of
nations constitutes one of the most In- the - world, who are asked for sugges-
l.n.lln. '.hantera n? rkltrtr.il. hlatnrv J tlonS and Criticisms looking tO a reVlS
and reminds one of the savins- that "a ion..,. Wken the committee meets the en-
little child , shall lead them." ' Here n year these suggestions and ertt-
the lion of religious controverey doee Iclsms are examined carefully. ; In the
Indeed lie down with- the lamb f preparation, of the lessone for 1908
unity, and sectarian strife II forgot- there wera about 1JI suggestions, and
ten In Interdenominational cooperation, they resulted In tha change or modlft-
- .--ki-. . cation of 81 themea. 8J Golden texts, 82
. - OoaveaMoa at Waehtatoa. j , lwou Mlgnmentu hJn committal
' The Interest ,ln.. this year's Bib) verses, and the substitution of six lee
study will be heightened by the fact aona for six that were eliminated. ,
that before the year has run half its . -: ;
of Washington a great triennial con- The Home Department of. Sunday
clave of all the Sunday school inter- school work-Is of Americsn origin, the
eets of the world. From the ends of creatloa of Dr.W.:A. Duncen of New
the 'eartlt will come those who have Tork state, whd established It In 18JL
reports to make of things accomplished As only 80 per eent of church members
and of things to be underUken. -. More attend the regular Sunday school ser-
than 8000 delegates, representing the vices the Home Department has a great
Sunday school workers of the whole field. 1 This phase of Sunday school
world, will , transact the business of work has grown with great rapidity,
the meeting and carry back I to the Atlanta haa a police home department
countries from whence they come the and Louisville one for trolley employes,
inspirations they gather and .the les- With all the great, good thaj Is done
sons the learn. The occasion, will be through the agency of the Sunday
tha meeting of the - sixth triennial school, which Is really the recruiting
meeting of the World's Sunday School station of the church, It seems strange
assoclatlon. It will he the second time that eoclealaata could have failed to
that this great convention of conse- gauge Its possibilities to sucji an extent
crated Christian .workers -has met on as to try to kill the .movement, even
American eoil, the other. occaalon being after It had numbered a half , million
the meeting at St Louis 1ft 8i. in roiiowere unoer i oanner.. rv .i -1898
It met at. London. Its next meet- less than a hundred years since no less
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F
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SOAO
$1,
4 5. 0.0
Imports of Raw Materials Lead
.With $525,000,00O-rEx-ports
of Cotton Show Big In
v crease for Closing Year.- -
lng was,at Jerusalem and Ita last one
at Rome in 1107- ;-:
Will Se Beal Welcome.'
What ; feelings the delegates must
a religious autnonty tnan tue rcn
blsbop of Canterbury, convoked a council
of bishopa to consider ways and means
to put an end to Sunday schools.
The first Bunaay scnooi, unaer io-
Washington, Jan. 1. The foreign com
merce of the United States In the year
io .win exceed In value that of any
earlier year with a single exception.
The Imports will be larger than In any
previous year, while' the; exports iwlll
fall, slightly below those of 1.908 and
' The above is an estimate of the year's
trade baaed on official figures, for 11
months as presented by the bureau of
statistics of the department of commerce
and labor. . Assuming that the twelfth
month. December, will show figures of
Imports and exports approximately equal
to those of the Immediately preceding
month, November, the Imports will ag
gregate about $1,478,000,000 end the ex
porta about 11.780,000,000. of which ap
proximately, 128,000,000 consists of for
eign merchandise exported, and. the re
mainder, l,72S,000,000 domestic prod
CtS. ,,i .-.(,.:' . r.
: Imports ; Set . JTew Xaoord. . -
Imports free of duty . will be larger
than In any earlier year" In the history
Of our commerce and will aggregate ap
proximately' 1700.000,000, against a little
over 8800.000.000 In 1908 and 8884,000.-
890 In 1997, the high record year prior
to 1909. . Dutiable Imports will amount
to about $780,000,000. and will be larger
than any preceding year, except possibly
In 1907, when the total was 8787.000.000.
This estimated total of $1.47,5.000,000 oi
Imports In the year exceeds by over $50,
00.000 the - highest ' Import- record of
any earlier year, that of J90T, .
Of this $1,478,000,000 of Imports, about
$528,000,000 Is raw material for use In
manufacturing and $280,000,000 partially
vlcea. But It was not "many years be
have had when they stood In the Co- ert Balkes, had paid teachers who re
llseum and praised Ood by 'permission c.jve m. shilling a. day. for their ser
of Roman autnoriues iir m very
place where once those who believed aa
they believe were thrown- tnto the
arena to be devoured by wild beasts.
When they, meet In Washington in
May there will be no Calvary. Mount
of Traneflguration or Holy Sepulohre
to which to make pilgrimages; nor will
there be a Coliseum, or. Catacombs, or
tomb of the Apostle of the OenUles,
but thera will be a welcome 'from a
nation which has- more Christian people
than any other country on earth. ' t
Already the preparations for this
great' gathering of workers are well tin
der. way., The etart wasvmade by the
World's" Sunday School , Visitation, a
great missionary tour of the world by
fore the Idea of paid teachers, waa elim
inated, and with it the: general objec
tion that the Sunday school tended to
secularise the Sabbaths It was . long
after the beginning of the Sunday school
that any comprehensive system of Bi
ble study, was outlined. , ; , .
Tomorrow American coast defense.
manufactured material for further ue
In manufacturing; making the total vat
ue of manufacturers' materials imported
nearly $800,000,000, or .more ithun half
the entire Imports' of the-year. . -
Saw Materials Lead.
As nearly as can now.be estimated,
the Imports of the year, classified ac
cording to their- prospective uses -will
be; Kaw materials for use In manufac
turing, $525,000,000; partially . manufac
tured materials for further use In man-
ufacturing, $260,000,000; manufactures
ready for ' consumption,. $340,000,000;
foodstuffs partly or , wholly; manufac
tured, $175,000,000; and miscellaneous
products, about $10,000,000. In each of
these classes except finished manufac
tures the. total of the year la larger
than .that of any earlier year, while In
finished manufactures the record falls
about $40,000,000 below that of 1907,
when the total', value of finished man
ufactures Imported was $380,000,000. , '
1 ': -'.;''. large Cotton Exports, ;
' The large increase In' Imports Occurs
chiefly, as already indicated, in man
ufacturers' materials. On the export
side, cotton shows. In the 11 months end
ing with November, an increase rrom
2288.000.000 . in 1908 to $408,000,000 In
1909: while ' breadstuffs show a drop
from 9170.000.000 to $116,000,000; meat
and dairy products, a fall from $145,000,-
000 -to, $121.000,000; , cattle, nogs, ana
sheep, a decrease from $22,000,000 to
$14,000,000; and mineral oils, a 'drop
from $87,000,000 to $92,000,000.
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RURCHASEDFOR
. PACIFIC COS.
Steam Yacht Aquilo Passes
if; nto H ands ; of ' Western
; Yachtsmen-TTo Be Brought
Around Cape Horn.
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OUTBREAK THREATENS v
.TROUBLOUS THIBET
(Publiiliers' Pries Leased Wire.) V '
Delhi, Jan. l.-Freeh trouble has
arisen in Thibet . The Dalai Lama is
reported to be doing his utmost to pre
vent the introduction of the reforms
which the two Chinese residents hAve
been Instructed to carry out. The im
perial representatives at Lhassa are said
to have Informed the government that
the pontiff 'has allowed himself to be
made "the tool of Russia," and that It
is futile to expect his assistance or
cooperation In the conversion of Thibet
Into a Chinese province. With a view
Of countering the Dalai: Lama's Influ
ence, they suggested that' some marks
of Imperial favor should be conferred on
his co-pontiff, the Panahen Lama. Ac
cording to the Chinese reports, the adop
tion of this proposal has produced some
result, since it has set the two rulers
quarreling as to their respective powers.
A serious outbreak is threatened by . the
Dalai Lama's followers. .-,
Eugene.'Man Weds Albany Girl.
. (Special Citpatch to TM Journal,
Albany. Or.. Jan.' 1. Miss Pearl La
Porte of this city arid Lawrence 8- Hun
ter of Eugene were united In marriage
today at the home of Mrs. Geppert on
East Second street.' The groom. Is a
contractor and builder .of Eugene. , The
bride Is a prominent young woman of
Albany. . . - .-; ,,' ' " '
"' 'special Dbpttch to The Jgnroal.l
San Francisco. Jan. 1. San Francl o
harbor is to be the home port of one of
the finest steam yachts In American
waters, the Aquilo, which, was recently
purchased by Herbert K. Law of thi'Sj
city and James. H. . Moore of .Seattlt;..
and which will leave New Tork shortly
on Its, trip around the Horn for the Pa
cific coast. It will be tho largest steam'
yacht tc Identify itself with -a local
club, and will fly the private signal of
Herbert E. .Law. i ;';-' ';;. ''' " . '""
Law and Moore, a short time ago, ac
quired ste-l Interests .stretching fimn
Puget sound to San Diego, and on n of.
the main , purposes of the yacht 'will be
to cover this broad territory, and thouglv
San Francisco will he the, home port,
much of Its time will be spent at other
Pacific coast points, k It was purchased
from William P. Eno:of, New York., U
The Aquilo carries a crew of 15,ani
Its salary roll amounts to $10,000 a.
year. It was built almost regardless
of cost, and Ita furnishings afo hand
some In the extreme. ; .'
It Is 153 feet over "all. 125 feet
Inches load water line. 20 feet beam. 9
feet 3 Inches draft, measures 176 tons
gross and 103 net tonnage, according to
the United States laws. It la built of
steel, lighted U throughout with elec
tricity and heated by steam. It carries
a triple expansion Lawler engine of u0
horsepower, the diameter of the cylin
der being 10 by 17 Inches, with' an IS
stroke.. Its speed Is l a ted at 14. knots,
and It consumes four tons of coal a day.
The Aquilo Is flush decked and has four
cabins aft for the owners , and .two
double and two single for the crew. The.j
dining saloon is situated forward, and is,
connected with a smoking room. -
Law Is well known In yachting circlf s
on the Pacific coast, having been elect
ed commodore of the Pacific Tacht club
In 1897. For two yeare his sloop yacbt
Sappho was the flagship of the 'club,
and when, he "sold it his intentions were
to replace it with a more commodious
craft. . - . : . , -
Oora'tl . Weep- Ad
Trine , Ice IHIoiuis2o"
Some . people swell up .on "emotion."
h,..,. frM ahiuilute -nntruth.
T... am trinXr nt tho leaders ot the
devout workers, who paid their own I Labor Trust to twist facts and make the
expenses ana travetea io me remoter
nations to strengmeir tnose mere en
gaged in the work, and to lead them
to nress on to greater and better
aih.,er!!!i!n.ti Sftln ho Wt cur court.. ...king .sympathy 'by
who went on
will attend the Washington convention
'sympathetic ones" "weep at the ice
house." (That's part of tne taie jurtner
on.) . . ...
Oompers et al sneer at, spit upon ana
sfv our courts, seeking .sympathy by
own expenses, rracticauy au ' -no fali,iy telling the people the courts
una biwm. """(.. tvin- a itunrlra them of Tree
1n May.,,. ,-' , ,, , ,
Sunday school Uxposltton.
Men can speak freely, and pidnt'.oprnj
Ions freely In this country and no court
Pain
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FEAR
.Of THE
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One of the most Interesting f eaturea I will object, but they cannot be allowed
of the convention will be an exposition j to print matter aa pars i a ansuau
devoted to Sunday scnooi wora,. xnere i eoaspuaay to injure ana rum omer cu
win h -thousands of Interesting ex-1 -ns. .
hibtta of the ways that are used to Gompers and his trust- associates
cultivate the spirit of giving and to I .rt out to ruin the Bucks Stove Co..
stimulate the spirit Jof self-denfal, and j drive its hundreds of workmen out of
all the other things wnicn neip to ieaa uork and destroy the value or tne piani
thf Child into a ruuer - unaersuinauig wltliout regard - to the fact tnat narp
of the fundamentals of true piety and I ..rnei money of men who worked, had
. , . uMlH. T. m.lTl Via aw .nMi .l. . . . . .
uorinwn -. " i been mvestea mere.
tlon absolutely devoid of commercial-
Ism, a mere labor of love on the part
At' the Home convention all kinds f
Sunday school literature ana music ;
were shown. There were no less than
10 different -classes of exhibits. , One
of the most Interesting of alt the ex
hlblts was a little "do without if bag;
The conspirators were told by the
courts to stop these vicioue -trust
methods, (efforts to break the firm that
won't come under trust rule), Dut in
stead of stopping they "dare" the courts
to punish them and. demand., new laws
to protect them In such destructive and
tyrannous acts as they may desire to do.
The reason oompers ana m
rS!. band p.rWedln trying to ruin the
r ouiiui " -- Bucks Stove WorKSwas Decause ui
only i for ZJ"" sove company Inalated on the right to
boui J0AZP2Vl Mavba if wa-iv kP some old employes at work when
ren d?with?i J1' de union" ordered them discharged and
. . . . . i. v w - ..Iima of da cans put in,
Z?ii l Now let us reverse the condition, and
It Inculcates, ha. been . a
great support of the work In England.
2eemarkaM tory. .-.-,'- ,-;
The development of the world Sun
day School Is a remarkable story of re
ligious activity. First an. organisation
of a- few schools, then state-wide, then
have a look. '
Suppose the company had ordered
the union to dismiss certain men from
their union and, the demand being re
fused, should Institute a boycott against
that union, poblish its name In an "un
fair list." Instruct other manufacturers
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national, then ' international, and then aJI over the United States not to buy
world-wide, - until now thlrty-eeven tn ubor of that union, have commltteea
countries and fifty-three, denominations CfcIl a stores and threaten to hoycott if
are united by. the great Me, of common the merchants sold anything made by
Bible atydy. .The moyement tonri union. Pltcket the factorlee where
this world-wide cooperation has proved mmbar, work and slug them on Uie
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SUCCes.IUt pecauiKJ i hid uooiiu w v tTnma blow
definite program dt atudy in which all 1"
could unite. '- The ; American Sunday
School ? union wa. the first Important
expression of the larger desire for co
operation. The Jlew - Tork V Sunday
Sohool union first expressed tne aesire
for national cooperation ' in 1320. The
American union has been, one of the
greatest of all the forces at work for
the upbuilding of tne Sunday scnooi in
the United States. The nrst nations
Sunday, school convention was held in
New York in 1833, although there had
been several Interstate conventions be'
! fore that time.
Jn 187$ the national convention
broadened. Into an international .meet
lng. With Canada participating, and
here was begun the work of preparing
the world's Bible study in the shape of
the International . Sunday School les
sons, r The convention which adopted
L.e international lesson idea ' was held
at Indianapolis, ana it is saia inai
raucK feeling entered Into -the debate
on the aubject. , . ...
. Xteasoas prepared ST Taart Age.
; ,The first International lessons were
prepared by a . commltfee of twe.ve,
five .-ministers , and . five laymen from
the United States, and one minister and
one layman from Canada. It was to
formulate a seven-year Bible"' study
course. Since tken there have been
some ' changes In the formation of the
committee, and some In its workv but
on the whole its task today is not es
sentially different from- what' ltwas
37 years ago. i
. The lessons vwhtch are to be studied
this year were 'not produced in. - haste.
Even now. .while .the; Sunday ..school
scholar Is studying the first lesson for
mo. "those for"J9l2 are belnlr prepared.
and tnose-for subseqtfentr yeafs are be
ing mapped ouC by the great commit
tees .upon whose shoulders fell the
duty of guiding the world's thought 1
Bible study. Even as far back as 1907,
at the meeting t the British and. the
ArnVrlcTin sections of the international
committee, it was decided that the Brit-
up their -nouses ana
wreck the works, and even murder a
few members of the boycotted union , to
ieefn them they mast obey tne oraers
of "organised CapltslT-i ' '
It would certainly be fair for the com
pany to do these things if lawful for
the Labor Trust to ao mem.
In such a case, under our. law. the
boycotted union could . apply, to our
court, and the courts would order the
company to cease boycotting and trylng
to ruin these union men. suppose tnere
uson the company should sneer at the
court and In open defiance continue the
unlawful acts in a persistent, carefully
laid out plan, purposely Intended to ruin
the union and force its members Into
poverty. What a howl would go - up
from the union : demanding . that the
courts protect them and punish their
law-breaking oppressors. Then they
would' praise the courts and go on earn
ing a . living protected. 'from ; rum end
happy In the knowledge that the peo
pie's courts could defend them. ; ; v
How couia any or us receive protec
tion from law-breakers unless the eou'ta1
have power to. and do punish such men?
The oourt is plaeed ia position where
it saust do one thlag or tne otusrpaa
tsh mek who persist ts defylnT ls peaee
onUrS or ge at of aerrloe, let aaaschy
reigs aaA the more powerful destroy the
weaker., V,r':;5 ,-. ;-- -v;!;.' .,-..
Peaceable cltlsen. suataln the courts
a. their derenaerav wnereas tnieves,
forgers, burglars, crooks of all kinds
and violent .member's of labor unions,
hate them and threaten violence If their
members are pUnlshed for breaking the
law. -'They want the, courts to let thera
go free and at Hhe same time demand
punishment for oth .men "outside
Je union" when they break the law.
i notice tne above rererence la to
violent" members of labor unions. The!
treat majority -of the "unheard" union
men are peaeeable, upright cftlsena. The
nclsy, violent ones get Into office and
the leaders of the great Labor Trust
know how to rnas this kind of men.-in
labor conventions and thus carry out the
leaders' - spnemes, frequently.: abhorrent
to 'the rank and file; so It waa at "the
late Toronto convention.
Tho paid delegates would applaud and
"resolute", as Oompers wanted, but
now , and then some of the real work
Injrmea insist on being heard, some
times at the 'risk of their lives.
Delegate Egan is reported to have said
at the Toronto conventions
"If the-, officers of the federation
would only adhere to ihe law' we would
think a lot more of them." ,
The Grand Council of the Provincial
Worklngmen's Ass'n of Canada has de
clared In favor of severing all eonneo
tlon with , unions In the U. B., saying
any union, having Its seat, of , Gov't
In America, and pretending to be Inter
national In its scope, must fight Indus
trial battles according to American
methods. Said methods have conse
quences which are abhorrent to the law
abiding people of Canada Involving hun
ger, misery, riot, bloodshed ana rauraer,
all Of which might be terme a result
of-the practical war now In progress In
ur fair orovlnce and directed by for
eign emissaries of. the United Miners of
America."
That is. on honest Canadian view of
our Infamous "Labor Trust.
A few days ago the dally papers
printed the following; .
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, D.fC, Nov. - 10. Char
acterising the attitude of Samuel
Oompers, John Mitchell and Frank Mor
rison of the American. Federation or
Labor ln the : contempt proceedings Itl
tha courts, of the District of Columbia,
In connection with the Bucks' Stove and
Range company, as "a willful, premedi
tated vtolatton of the law,". Simon
Burns, general master workman of the
general assembly. Knights of Labor, has
voiced a severe condemnation of these
three .leaders. ..Mr. Burns expressed his
confidence In courts In general and In
Chose Of the District of Columbia in
partieulaf.
APPROVED BT DELEOATE8." : "
This rebuke by Burns was In his an
nual report to the general asaembly'of
his organisation. He received the hearty
approval of the delegates who heard It
read at their annual meeting in this city.
There is no trust or combination of
capital in the world," said Mr. Burns,
"that violates laws oftener than do the
trust labor organisations, which resort
to more dishonest, unfair and dishonor
able methods toward their competitors
than any trust or combinations in the
country." --
Mr. Burns said the action of "these
so-called leaders' would be harmful for
years to come whenever attempts were
made to obtain labor legislation.
: "The Labor Digest," a reputable work-
lngman's paper., says, as part ot an
article entitled The beginning of the
end of Gomperlsm, many organisations
becoming tired of the rule-or-ruin poll'
cies -which-have been enforced by the
presioeni oi m a. r . or u. a
"That he has maintained his leader
ship for so long a time In the face of
nis ..tuDDom clinging io policies wnicn
the more thoughtful of the worklngmen
have seen for years must be abandoned.
haa been. ott account partly of the sen
timental feeling on the part of the or
ganisations that he ought not to be de
posed, and the unwillingness -of the men
who were mentioned ror the place, to
accept'- a, nomination In opposition ' to
him; ' Jn 'addition to this, there .Is no
denying the shrewdness of the leader of
the A, T. of L., and his political -sa
gacity, 'which has enabled him to keep
a, firm grip on the machinery of the
organisation and to "have . his faithful
henchmen In the positions 'where they
Could do him the most good, whenever !
thetry services; might be needed. ;
"Further than this, he haa never
failed, at the last conventions, to have
some sensation to' spriag oa the conven
tion at the psyohologioai oment, which
wold p'ace him la the light of a martyr
to she oaase of aaJomtsm, and excite a
wave of sympathetic- enthuslasm'for
him, which would carry the delegates1 off t lesson which they have been forced to
their, feat,. and result In his re-election.
J 'That his long leadership, and this ap
parent impossibility to fill his place has
gone to his head, and made him imagine
that he Is much greater a man than he
really Is. Is undoubted! ' the case, and
accounts ror the Uctlcs he has adopted
in dealing- with - questions before con
gress, where he has unnecessarily antog
enised men to whom organised labor
must took ror reoognitlon of their de
mands, and where labor measures are
often opposed on account of. this very
antagonism, which would otherwise re
ceive support. .
"There ls' ho doubt but what e-rtfanlsed
labor la this eoontry would be much
stronger with a leader who waa more
in touch with conditions as they actu
ally.f xlst, and who would bring to the
front tha new policies which organised
labor must adopt if it expects to even
maintain its present standing, .to say
notnmg of making future progress."
- We quote portions of another article,
a reprint, from th same labor paper:
'Organised labor, through its leaders,
must recognise the mistakes of the past
if they expect to perpetuate their or
ganizations or to develop thl movement
which they head. No movement, no or
ganisation, no nation can develop beyond
the intellects wijich guide these organ
isations, and if the leaders are domi
nated by a selfish motive the organisa
tion will become tinged with a spirit of
selfishness, which has never appealed to
mankind In any walk of life at any time
since history' began.
It can be aaid in extenuation of cer
tain leaders of organised labor that the
precarious position which they occupy
as leaders has had a tendency to-cause
them to lose sight or, the object behind
the organisation. The natural Instinct
In man for power and position Is in no
small measure responsible for the mis
takes, of the leaders, not necessarily In
labor unions, alone, but in every branch
of society. This desire for power and
leadership and personal aggrandisement
causes men who have been, earnest and
sincere in, their efforts In the start to
deteriorate Into" mere pdllttclans whose
every act and utterance Is ttag.d with
the desire to oater to the baser passions
of tha working majority In the societies
or organisations and this is undoubtedly
true when applied to the present leaders
of the Federation. We mention the Fed
eration of Labor . particularly In this
article because that Organisation is the
oaly organisation of labor which has yet
found itself in direct opposition to the
laws of the land. There are other-organisations
of labor whose leaders have
made mistakes, but they have always
kept themselves and their organisation
within tha bounds ofthe law and re
spected the rights of every other man, .in
considering the rights of themselves and
their constituency; whereas, the motto
ef the rederatloa la just the reverse,
and unless the leaders conform then
selves and their organisation in accord'
anc. with the laws of the land, the lead
ers and the organisation Itself must be
disintegrated knd pas. into history,, for
In 'America the common sense In man
kind Is developed to a greater extent
than in any other nation on' the earth,
and the people, who are-the court of last
reeort In this country, wilt never allow
any system to develop; In thia-country
which noes not. meet' with the approval
of the majority of the citlsens of the
country; fK-v."''-
This must have forced. Itself upon the
leaders of the Federation by this thne.
If-tlt has not, the leadera must be elim
inated. The organisation which, they
head has done many meritorious things
in times past and the people are always
ready and willing to acknowledge the
benefits which tbelr efforts have
brought to their constituency .a a whole,
but a, the, present .time .labor organisa
tions in general, and the Federation of
Labor in particular, stand before the bar
Of publlo opinion, having been convicted
Of self ishness and disposition to rule
all the people of the country ia the in
terest of the" few. The people, are pa-
tientand awaiting .-to see if the object,
give to these leaders is going to be rec
ognised., and If thev are ruin to con
form themselves and their future work
and actlona in accordance thereto.'
Let the people remember that com-'
ment. ''The Federation -of Labor In par
ticular stands before 'the -bar of public
opinion, having been ' convicted of self-'
Jshness and a disposition to rule all tli
people of the country in the Interest of
the few." t
: The great 90 per cent of Americans do.
not take kbidIyo the acta of tyrannv
by these trust leaders openly demanding
that sil people bow down to the rules of
the Labor Trust and we are treated l
the humiliating . spectacle of our Con
gress and even the Chief Executive en
tertaining; these convicted law-breakers
and listening with consideration to their
Insolent demands . that the very laws b
changed to allow them to safely cam-
on their plan of gaining control over tho
affairs of the people, , , v ; ,. i
The sturdy-workers of ; America hav is
come - to- know the truth about theH
"martyrs sacrificing themselves in the.
noble cause of labor," but it's only the
hysterical ' ones who swell up and' cry
over the aforesaid : "heroes,".-reminding
one of the two romantic elderly maiits
who, weeping copiously, were discovered
by the old Janitor at Mt. Vernon.
"What la It alls you .ladies"
Taking ' the handkerchief from ohm
swollen red eye, between sobs she sal J :
"Why we: have so--long, revered the
memory of George Washington that wr
feel It a privilege to come here and
weep at his tomb." ,, , . '. '
.Tas'm,' yas'mt.yo. shore has a. de-siio
to, express yo' sympathy but yo' : ar
overflowln' at de wrong spot, , yo' is
weepln' at de ice iidtlse,"
" Don't get maudlin aoout lawbreakers
who must be punished If the very exist
ence of our people is to be maintained. ,
' If you have- any surplus sympathy it
can be extended-to-the honest workers
who continue to earn food when threat
ened and are frequently, hurt and some
times killed before the courts ean. In
tervene to protect them
. Now the LaboriTrust leaders demand
of Congress that the Courts be stripped
of power to Issue Injunctions to pre,!!l
them from' assaulting or perhaps inqtr i
dering men who dare earn a living when
ordered by the Labor Trust to quit
work. -' '- 'AK:-, '.- -' .
.Don't "weep at the Ice ..I louse'-, and
don't nermit any set-of , law-breakers .tn
bully our courts; If your volte and vofj
can prevent. Be sure and wrlto your
Representatives and Senators li Con
gress asking them hot to vole for any
measure to prevent the courts from pro
tecting homes, property and persons
from attack by paid agcuts of this great;
Labor Trust. '
tLet every reader write, and write pow.
"X Don't sit. silent and . allow the or
ganised an'd paid men off this Krent tn;-f
to force Congress to bellev0 thy m-nr-sent
the great . masses-of the Amerio-.tu ..
people. . Say your say and let your -representatives
in Congress Know that, jo t
do not want to b governed under nm
laws .which, would empower "tiiw Lubi.r.
Trust leaders with legal rig': V ta t ii
you- when to work. where t Fop wIwhh '
At what price! .What to. buy! V :, U
not to buyt' Whom to- vmn fr! ji.
much you'shall pay per month In (' ' s ,
the Labor. Trust! etc- etc., fir.
This power Is now. bing demand i
the passage of laws in Connie!. ' -
your Senators and.Repreent-uHv j ,hu ,,4
ly that your don't want them to vo r
nv mMiir that wilt allow knv r f '
men either representlnjf Capital
bor t goverfi, -and dWlnte to the t
people, who prefer to bti tT""'fr
come, work or not,-and tte fi.r
they please. v
! fiverr. - 'man's MN-H i wti? i
when .the leaders .of. th.
Truwt or 'any other trust oiii'm !
shod over peiide and t!.-. ( ,
to prtveajl ur. courta ttmn
protvctloti. ,
"Therti'a.e fteaWfi." ' ---C.
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