THE? OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND,SUNDAYvMORNING SEPTEMBER : 10?1916.
brine about a settlement by concilia
tion, it prepare its report and sends
It to the government. If. however,
they are unable to effect any settle
ment, then the board preparep a re
port, which ts rtven to the Dubllc. and
tie public knows what th trouble Is
about, and what. In the opinion of
men who have "been appointed to look
Into It, appears the right and the fair
thing to do. .
"Now, as to the workings of the act
and its, effect. It has been on the
statutes . for over five and a half
years six years in March, 1918, next
so .that the experiment has run long
enough to enable us to see whether
there to any virtue In the measure.
The Torea of Publicity.
"During that time, from the official
records, there have been altogether
132 applications for boards under the
act. Forty of these had to do with
coal mining, fifty-three with rail
ways, ten with street railways, three
with longshoremen, and the remainder
with telegraphers, teamsters, etc. Ac
cording to the statistical records,
strikes were averted In all but fif
teen instances.
"The distinction between the Cana
dian act and compulsory arbitration is
that "under compulsory arbitration you
compel the parties, under pains and
penalties, to accept the findings of a
board and abide by them. Under the
Canadian act the compulsion is con
fined to the matter of Investigation.
Tou restrain the parties from striking
or locking out until the Investigation
has taken place."
Referring to the publicity feature of
the Canadian investigation laws, Mr.
King described it as being "in some
respects more effective as a means of
remedy than penalty.
"Penalty," he added, "is a last re
sort, but a more effective means of
bringing about a remedy to a situa
tion is to frame it up. If you can, in
such a fashion that the light of public
opinion rrtay be brought to bear upon
It. It Is a curious thing that while
men, as individuals, may be mean and
contemptible, still collectively and in a
group and in the light of day they
cannot afford to let their action ap
pear In that light." '
If in the course of a hearing before
a Canadian board the questions at
issue are settled, the settlement is
ratified by the board and made bind
ing on all parties concerned.
South America Is
Afraid of 'Trusts'
Vhmy Are Interested la the Subject and
Tteliere Xadlvldaal Effort America's
Best Way la Trade Extension.
Buenos Aires, Sept. . (U. P.)
South Americans are deeply interested
in the suggestion, referred to in dis
patches from Washington and New
York, that the Sherman law ought not
to be enforced against North Ameri
can business houses seeking trade on
the southern continent.
South America is exceedingly fear
ful of trusts and especially of North
American trusts. The people base their
ideas on translations they have read
from newspapers in the United States.
They believe, literally, the very strong
est things they have read concerning
the trust evil. It is doubtful if the
still uninvaded corner of Belgium
would regard a German incursion with
any more pleasurable anticipations
than South Americans feel at tUe hint
that the North American trusts may
get a gTip on them. :4
This apprehension of trusts, in fact,
is a considerable obstacle In the way
of American trades progress her.
Consequently this latest suggestion
has not been well received. '. -'
South American business men ".who
think closer pan-American trade re
lations would be a good thing express
the opinion that the field is so wide
open, while the war lasts, that trust,
methods are unnecessary at present.
Their vjew is that North American
firms would do better to gain a foot-',
hold by Individual effort, before the
European struggle is over, resorting
to combinations later If they are com
pelled to. w'
HIGH IN POSTAL SERVICE
y.w,w.i.fc.....v,.,iM.rr. I announcea mrougn one 01 tne govern
ment organs, given to the press, and
sent broadcast throughout the land.
1 WEAK NEIGHBOR
In His Dealings With Mexico
Wilson Has Been Moved for
Higher Considerations
and that report sets out what. In the
opinion of the boatf, is the real trou
ble a Issue and what. In Its opinion,
ought to be done in Justice to prevent
a strike or lockout.
"There the function of the govern
ment ends. There is nothing In the
act which compels the acceptance of
this particular award. It Is not com
pulsory arbitration. It Is simply
compulsory investigation. There is
no restraint upon the parties. Once
, they have had this Inquiry in the
i matter of whether a strike or lockout
j shall take place, they may do Just as
j they please about it. but the act has
this feature about it. that if the public
Food Speculators Denounced.
MUST CLEAN OWN HOUSE
Petrograd. Sept. 9. (I. N. 8.) ' ,
Many papers throughout Russia have
united in the demand that the govern
ment at last do something to curb and
punish the food speculators who are
making life miserable for the masses.
Strong Oorarnmrot WU1 Coma Only
Wben Mexico Herself Can Set
Her Affair Itt Order.
ib auDjectea to the inconvenience of
the cessation of operation In mines,
upon railways, or any of the utilities.
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PRESIDEN
RESISTS
PRESSURE
WAR
Washington. Sept. 9. President
Wilson's faith In democracy, and the
unselfishness of the United States In
International deal: nun have been so
strikingly expressed In hi Mexican
policy that they may be said to con
stitute the greatest contribution which
the country has made In many years
to the progressive thought of man
kind. 'Two considerations have animated
the president In the formulation of
his Mexican policy and have compelled
his adherence In It throughout his
administration, namely:
The rlrm oonvlcltlon that all na
tions, both the weak and the powerful.
have the Inviolable rlRht to control
their interim! at fair.
The belief, established upon the
history of the world, that Mexico will
never become a peaceful aryl law-abld-
Irig neighbor of the imited States
yirt she has been permitted to
meut of her troubles without outside
interference.
The Wilson Mexican policy Is in
tune with the new statesmanship
which will regulate the international
affairs of the world when the lessons
of the European war have been learned
and applied. One of the safeguards
which civilization Is sure to set up
gainst a recurrence of such a war
as is now being waged. Is an instru
mentality to protect the sovereign
rights of weak nations.
Xtatin America Xtooked On.
All Latin America looked on intent
ly as the United States dealt with
Mexico. Suspliclon, which had been
engendered by the long years of mis
understanding and distrust, preceding
Mr. Wilson's administration, made the
Mexican policy in the eyes of our
neighbors a real test of the sincerity
of the friendly protestations the
United States was making to all the
governments of America. The more
fortunate republics of fentral and
Pouth America clearly were of the
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Ji 2 ggml .
John C. Koons, recently nominated by the president as first assist
ant postmaster general to succeed Daniel C. Roper. Koons en
tered the postal service 20 years ago as a railway mail clerk at a
salary of $1000 a year. His rise to his present position has been
a series of promotions made in both Republican and Democratic
administrations. He is a native of Carroll county, Maryland.
ment. Villa's conspiracy to provoke
Intervention had fallen short of its
goal, but he had brought about a situ
ation wherein it was evident that the
conviction that they could expect no i l nnea riaies coma noi reiy uy..
arranza a soiaiers, wno weio xtw .
better treatment for themselves in
less fortunate circumstances than the
Vnlted States would mete, out to
Mexico.
It is Impossible to grasp the vital
significance of President Wilson's
portcy without a broad knowledge of
conditions which had prevailed in
Mexico before President Wilson was
inaugurated. The Mexican problem in
its present form had existed ever
since our frontier was extended to the
Ttlo clrande. There had been peaceful
periods. In which for the most part
order had been maintained and Inter
national obligations fulfilled, but In
termittently there had arisen provoca
tive circumstances similar In charac
ter to those with which President
Wilson has had to deal. The peace
ami order which was thus capable of
being Interrupted was a superimposed
peace and order, and not the normal ex
pression of the contentment of a self
regulated people. When the people
maintained the peace It was because
thy were forced to do so, and not
because Justice reigned ln the. land.
A Larger. Consideration.
Thus It was that the history of
Mexico, like the history of every as
piring people, pressed upon President
Wilson's consideration the truth that
no. permanent good relations could
exist between this great northern re
public and the- one immediately vsouth
of us until she had been left free to
put her house in order, however pain
ful that process might be and what
ever the demands It might make upon
the forbearance of the United States.
It should be remembered that al
ways in the president's mind there had
been reservations as to the extent of
the sacrifices which t.he I'nited States
government could make in order to
avoid armed clashes with one of the
offending Mexican factions. The pur
pose behind the Vera expedition
was much the same a& ftiat In the
president's mind later when he ordered
General Persbinc to lead an expedi
tionary force into northern Mexico to
break up the Villista faction which
was behind the Columbus raid. In
both cases, the president felt himself
eminently Justified in utilizing the
power of the United States In crush
ing the faction of Mexicans who were
deliberately and with sinister designs
engaged in. the commission of lntoler- ,
able wrongs against the Vnlted States, i
The American forces were not sent
Into' Vera Crux to compel a salute to '
the American flag. The purpose of f
the expedition was to break the wan-
leg power .OI ina uiviaiur nuci maiiu iw
bflng his bloody reign to an end, since
in no other way would normal Inter
national relations be restored. . .
Villa, hopeless of making headway
against Carranza as things stood,
adopted Huerta's policy of attempting
to provoke American Intervention. He
hoped by arousing their national pride
to rally to his standard many of
Carranza'a soldiers and to present
himself to the ignorant Mexican peo
ple in the guise of their would-be
savior from a foreign invader. The
bandit leader went about his work
with deadly earnestness. January 12.
1916 he caused the murder of 17
American citizens near Piedras Ne
gras, Mexico. March 9, he personally
led a raiding band across the border
and attacked the town of Columbus,
New Mexico, which was guarded by a
detachment of American cavalry.
The Pursuit of Villa.
, The conscience of the American peo
ple demanded that the perpetrators of
this outrage be given swift punish-
number along the international boun
dary, to suppress the ' brigands of
northern Mexico. The president dealt
with this situation in the same firm
manner in which he had dealt with
tyuerta's offenses against American
sovereignty. lie ordered an adeiuate
armed force, under General Pershing,
to pursue Villa into Mexico and
to crush or disperse his lawless
bands. ...
Pressure for War.
There was a powerful pressure for
war a terrible war by a well-armed
powerful nation against an unarmed,
bankrupt people, exhausted by five
years of civil strife, but who etUl re
tained enough of patriotic feeling to
unify them against an invader. It
was the old, old question whether the
United States should impose a peace
on Mexico; whether, for the saike of
tho interests of a few of its citizens,
it should permanently suppress
Mexico's upreachlng toward freedom
and self-government.
President Wilson contemplating this
prospect, said: "No. There will be no
glory in such a war." The president
thought of war in Europe, of the clear
prospect for a pan-American under
standing with all our neighbors, the
Latin-Americans, and of its message
of peace to Europe by an agreement
not to intervene in and exploit the
little nations of the world. . . .
CANADIAN LAW VERY
SUCCESSFUL
OF
WORK
AVERTING
STRKES
Dominion Statute Provides
for Boards of Inquiry to
Investigate Disputes, i
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r HOTEL V
CTEOflflTl;
SAN FRANCISCO
Oeanr Street, lust elf Union Square
European Pian $1.50 a day op
Bceakftt 1 60e Lunch 60c Dinner It. 00
Most Famous Meals in lite Unites State
Hew steel and concrete structure. Center
of theater, cafe and rstail districts.
Oacsrllnes transferring all over city.
Take MaoiclDad cr una Mr ti
Motor Bus: meats trains and steamers
Elopement Plan Is
. Spoiled by the Son
Boy Had Unpacked Mother's Grips and
Delay in Getting Started Gives the
Chance to Sheriff.
Danville, 111., Sept. 9. Because the
son became aware of their plans to
elope and unpacked his mother's grips
and substituted old rags and gunny
sacks for her clothing, William "Win
iskl and Mrs. Mary Nicholson, both
of Steelton, are in the county Jail here.
The couple were arrested by the sher
iff Just as they were about to board
a train for Pennsylvania. The delay
in getting suitable clothing caused the
couple to be detained long enough for
the sheriff to overtalte tnem. .
Many Odd Bequests
Of Hotel Managers
Contained in Record
St Vew York. Sept. 9. (I. N. S.)
Copeland Townsend. owner of -Jfr
the Hotel Majestic and former
at manager of the Palmer house in
$ Chicago, has kept a curious rec-
ord of unusual requests made
by his euests. Here are a few )
4t cases:
ijt A woman in mourning who
4 refused to ride on the elevators
& with .ny one else save the
operator. '
A man who wanted the same
thing for lunch every day in the
year and who wanted it on the
table at 2 o'clock whether he
was there or not. w
A woman who wanted all par- .
in eels delivered under a wax seal
placed there by the hotel.
A southerner who always in-
slsted on having seven blankets
ijt on his bed. Six would not suf-
fice. .
A man with a family of two
boys and a girl who insisted on t
4fc his children having the freedom
of the men's writing room for
an hour every afternoon. He
aid not nave his request
granted. ijt
4t A woman who demanded to
taste every article of food be-
t fore it was fed to her poodle
dog.
A Spaniard who was afflicted
4t with insomnia and always
1ft wanted a regular bed and one
t made on the floor so he could
alternate between the two.
Hi A stage star who had a bell- $
boy bring her a bouquet - of
t flowers each evening at dinner jt
which she had purchased her-
sen and which bore the name
of a fictitious male admirer.
(From the New York Time.)
If Canada, and not the United States,
faced the possibility of a nation-wide
railroad strike, the Canadian govern
ment would be in a position, under the
laws of that country, to compel the
submission of the dispute to a legally
constituted board of inquiry.
President Eliot of Harvard has styled
the Canadian compulsory Investigation
act "the best piece of legislation ever
adopted to promote industrial peace."
Because of the recent strike crisis
in this country, the Canadian laws are
of peculiar Interest. The law is called
in Canada "The Canadian Industrial
Disputes Investigation Act," and was
first enacted by the dominion parlia
ment in 1907 and amended in 1910.
The law applies to employes "in
any mining property, agency of trans
portation or communication, public
service utility, whether operated by
eteam, electricity, or other motive
power, steamships, telegraph and tel
ephone lines, etc., and is made appli
cable to questions in dispute involv
ing wages, hours of work, conditions
of employment, and, in fact, every pos
sible question that might be a matter
ol controversy and lead to a strike is
taken into consideration.
Ex-Labor Minister Explains Law.
The Canadian labor laws were the
subject of an address delivered in New
York city in December, 1912, by W. L.
Mackenzie King, former Canadian Min
ister of labor. The address was deliv
ered at a meeting of the Railway Busi
ness association.
After referring to the various indus
tries to which the act was applicable.
Mr. King discussed the obligatory in
vestigation feature of the law.
"The provisions of the act," he said.
"are very simple. The act provides
that where a strike or lockout is
threatened In any one of these indus
tries, before such a strike or lockout
can legally take place the parties must
refer their differences to a board for
settlement. The act provides the ma
chinery by which they make this refer
ence. Each party, the party about to
strike or the party about to lockout.
must serve a notice lnrorming the gov
ernment mai unless a Doard is ap
pointed a strike or lockout will take
place; that they have exhausted al!
possible means of arriving at a settle
ment Detween themselves, and that
they ask the government to appoint a
board.
ine nonce servea on tne govern
ment contains a statement of the dif
ferences and a copy of that statement
is required by tne act to be sent to
the other party to the dispute. Then
the minister of labor calls upon each
of the parties to the dispute to name
a member for the board. The men
who are applying, or the company
that Is applying, in the first instance
are called upon to name a member,
.and the two chosen In this way meet
together and are given an opportunity
to agree upon a chairman.
"ii tney are ,unaoie to agree upon
a chairman within a specified time
'then the minister of labor himself
appoints a chairman, or if either
party fails to name a member of a
board themselves, the minister of
labor appoints some one to act in
the place of, the party not making
the appointment.
rowers of the Board,
"This board, when it is appointed,
has almost the powers of a, court. It
nay compel the production of docu
ments; it may subpena witnesses; it
may take evidence under oath; but its
duty is primarily that of a concilia
tion board in the first instance; and
a board of mediation, and only sec
ondarily that of a court.
"Once the parties have been brought 1
before the board in this fashion, if the I
board, through its good offices, can
WE GAB
SONS
The House
Furnishers
Ufr Have Moved to Corner Second and Morrison Streets
A hearty welcome awaits you at the new location; many pieces of furniture must be closed out at great reduction in prices to make
'room for the Fall samples. We retain our old store at First and Washington as a stock room and Exchange Department. We
shall make special effort to sell every customer something nex t week to get them acquainted with our new place of business.
Room-Size Rugs
Specially Priced
Bagdad Wiltons, 9x12 $38.50
Wool Wiltons, 9x12 $35.60
Sultan Axminsters, 9x12. .,. .$24.85
Extra Axminsters, 9x12 $33.00
Wilton Velvets, 9x12 ..$33.00
Wool Velvets, 9x 1 2 $19.80
Firth Brussels, 9x12 ' $17.50
Scotch Kidderminsters, 9x12 $13.50
Wool Art Squares, 9x12 $ 9.50
Union Art Squares, 9x12 $ 6.00
Smaller and Large Sizes Proportionately.
Gadsbys' Special Three-Room Outfit
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ALL COMPLETE, AS SHOWN, FOR
On the Easiest Kind of Terms the Gad.by Kind. Other Outfits a Cheep a $60
$87.50
We Start Our Fall Campaign With These
Great Underselling Specials in Furniture
$10 Kitchen Cabinet
$4.95
We are going right after your patronage this season and we have marked out for ourselves a campaign of under
selling that will bring the biggest business in our history. These great underpricing specials go on sale Monday.
Gaze on This List:
LIVING-ROOM SPECIALS
$3 5. 00 Suites, consisting of sofa, arm chair and rocker, solid oak
spring seats, upholstered in leatherette $25.00
535.00 Morris Chairs, oak, automatic, upholstered in genuine leather,
priced at $17.50
25.00 Morris Chair, oak, automatic, upholstered in leatherette,
priced special at , $12.50
$18.00 Morris Chair, adjustable back, loose cushions, Competition
Sale price, special $9.00
$18.00 Overstuffed Rockers, large, upholstered in leatherette, Com
petition Sale price $9.50
4.00 Rockers, high-back T, bolted arms $2.00
$15.00 Library Tables, tops 24x38, fumed oak, with bookshelves on
end and lower shelves $8.75
$10.00 Round Pedestal Table, 24 inches in diameter, Colonial design,
solid oak, at $5.00
$7.50 Round Center Table, quartered oak, 24x24 tops, Competition
Sale price : $3.56
$18.00 Couches, mission design, portable spring cushions, in brown
Spanish leatherette, waxed oak frame $9.00
$7.00 Library Tables, solid oak, Early English finish, size 3 6x20.
inches. Competition Sale price $3.50
$45.00 Bookcases, double door, Colonial design, waxed or fumed oaic,
65 inches high, 44 inches wide, four shelves $22.50
$25.00 Combination Bookcase and Desk $15.00
$12.00 small Ladies' Desks in waxed oak .$7.50
$25.00 Home Desks in birdseye maple, mahogany or oak, Competi
tion Sale price $12.50
$7.50 Denim Flat Couches $5.50
$18.00 Couches, oak frames, spring edges, covered in heavy green
velour, Competition Sale price $9.60
$60.00 Parlor Suite, three pieces, upholstered in genuine leather, sofa
armchair and rocker, mahogany-finished frames, Competition
Sale price , $35.00
$125.00 Club Suite, very massive, Circassian walnut frames, Colonial,
divan, rocker andirmchair $79.50
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This Solid
Oak Exten
sion Table
Extends 6 Feet
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$20.00 Mission Rockers, mahogany-finished frames, upholstered
backs and seats $7.75
$90.00 Davenette mahogany, beautifully carved frame, upholstered
in silk plush $31.00
$2.50 Dining-room Chairs, strictly up to date, square stock, solid
oak, waxed or fumed $1.75
$4.50 Dining Chairs, solid oak, Colonial, full-leather seat, waxed or
fumed, priced at $2.90
$2.00 Dining Chairs, turned stock, brace arm, long continuous back
posts, priced at $1.25
$12.00 Dining Tables, solid oak, tops 45 Inches, extend 6 feet $6.75
$20.00 Dining Tables, square top, 45-inch, extend 10 feet, rounl
legs, 5-inch diameter $12.50
$18.00 Dining Tables, solid oak, pedestal base, claw feet, 45-inch,
6 feet extension $9.00
$25.00 Sideboards, oak $12.50
$18.00 Sideboards, oak, drawers lined for silver, plate mirror in
back, 45 inches wide, 72 inches high $9.00
$20.00 Side Tables, oak $9.50
$25.00 Buffets, solid oak, top 42x18 inches, plate mirror, one drawer
lined for silver, large and small linen drawers and cabinet. Com
petition Sale price $19.50
$200.00 Mahogany Dining Suite, Sheraton design, buffet, chini
closet, table, 8 feet; $ chairs, leather $125.00
$4 5.00 Mahogany China Closet, round front $27.50
$3 5.00 China Closet, oak, mirrors, top and top shelf, round-front
glass, Competition Sale price $17.50
$25.00 China Closet, oak, round front, no mirrors $12.50
$50.00 Mahogany Dining Table, 48-inch top, 8 feet extension, ped
estal base, Colonial $38.50
BEDROOM SPECIALS
$5.00 Iron Beds, enameled V $3.50
$7.00 Iron Beds, enameled $4.50
138.00 Four Poster, quartered oak $15.00
$28.00 Napoleon Mahogany Veneer Bed $14.00
$40.00 Dressers, mahogany, large mirror, 30x45 inches ...$25.00
$27.50 Princess Dressers, polished quarter-sawed oak, mirror 18x16
inches, priced special at $17.50
$17.00 Princess Dresser in Pacific oak finish, mirror 18x30 inches,
priced special at $9.50
$22.00 Princess Dresser, birdseye maple, 18x30 mirror ....$12.50
$12.00 Dresser, Pacific oak, mirror 18x20 inches $6.7t5
$12.00 Washstands, solid oak, with mirror $6.00
$9.00 Toilet Washstands in Pacific oak, with mirror, 10x14. .$4.50
$25 Chiffoniers, quarter-sawed oak, period style "Adams," . .$14.50
$25 Chiffoniers, birdseye maple, swell fronts, oval or square French
mirrors, priced at .-$12.50
$12.00 Rattan Rockers, large $4.0
$6.50 Rockers, small cane seat, specially for bedrooms, in all finishe -.
classy styles, highest quality $3.50
KITCHEN
$10.00 Kitchen Cabinets $4.95
$15.00 Oak Kitchen Cabinet $7.50
$2 5.00 Kitchen Cabinet, both lattice doors and all the newest features,
metal work table, etc $12.50
75c Kitchen Chairs j-55c
$1.00 -Kitchen Chairs 75c
140.00 Steel Ranges, six holes $29.70
$1.75 Kitchen Tables .-..$1.25
$3.50 Breakfast Tables , $2.50
EASY PAYMENTS TO SUIT YOU
Oregon made, strong and aubntantlal,
iwo riour bine, two drawera,
kneading board, china cabinet
$4.95
MAJESTIC
RANGES
1 hrl?
Majestic Range, with s;aa attachment.
Thn gas attachment can be used on
either end of range. To those of our
customers who have the Majentlo
Range we can furnish the gaa attach
ment separately. We have been agents
for Majestic Ranges since tho Lewis
and Clark Fair. It Is the finest, most
economical range in the world.
Use Our
Exchange
Department
If you have furniture that doesn't suit
want something more up to date and
better phone us and we'll send a com
petent man to see it and arrange to
take as part payment on that klndyou
want. We'll make you a liberal allow
ance for your goods and we'll sell you
new furniture at low prices. Have fur
niture you'll be proud, of.
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