i - ( THR OREGON STATES IAN: srXPAT, JCXY It, 1020. a LABOR NEWS TI1E PHILOSOPHY OP DISCOX- text.: (By S.'E. F.) There are few people of the labor world, and still fewer of the, -elect? who gloat Ter the humor or polg nancj of Wtructlte criticism who would not resent the apellation "agi tator." And perhaps lew there are of either class who see In these Yry potent means of appealing to the passions or prejudices of the people the "philosophy of discontent." It Is no ue of as Idealizing others, and still more futile would be the same methods In their application to ourselres less excusable for, after all, introspection la within mental scope of erery one of us. The phil osophy of discontent is the Chler tactic of politician (eowardly as it Is), hence the timeliness of Its discussion. The difference in the thinker's scheme of using discontent and that of the haphazard, loose, methods of those who think they think is chiefly in the arrangement of the means of agitation their ends are the tame. The- Socialist' recognizes a the fact (uncomplimentary as may be to his class) that in the present state of arerage, intelligence men are most qulck!y If not most efficiently moved, through either their preju dices or their passions." He also re alizes, and this assumption is backed by all history to date, that where either of these primal characteristics is appealed to as an initiatory Im petus, the "mob spirit" in men, the stampeding one in lower animals, In variably breeds leaders. Of course, recognizing that leaders become necessary under given circumstances, the "born leader" lends his best ef forts' to creating that condition, egro ''mud slinging" - becomes, "the phil osophy of discontent." , We have in the platforms of all three of the great political parties the finest illustrations of "the phil osophy of discontent , The differ ences between the degrees of the ap peals to our baser proclivities Is as the comparison of an adjective. The places of the two greater parties will be "positive" or "comparative," according to' the creed of the person considering them, but there will be ' a two-thirds majority in assigning to. Socialism the "superlative" de gree of destructiveness. In fact, the Socialist admits that his propaganda las destructive, but under the assump tion that all the evil (Including prof iteering) from which we suffer and 'complain, is of, for, and by one or both or the older parties, he philoso . ptlzes that these must be destroyed before his more narrow "class psy chology" can take root. The writer doesn't like Socialism, . for aay one of a thousand. reasons, any better than, he does "the philoso- - phy. of discontent", of either of the older parties to iniquity. The chief reason Is, however, that, he; believes In ' individual responsibility, direct taxation and pain as a corrective rather than? "twWght-fieep" meth- . ods in sociology. He don't believe - In the ''longest way around" when cross-lots offers no greater impedi ments. He don't believe in making an impersonal institution (govern- . tnent) do hie dirty workjj"in pass ing the buck" of personal responsi bility. He don't believe in "leaders.' labor, political, or social, except as a penalty for Ignorance and laziness, and all this because he believes in democracy to the full extent of Its practicability. ; "No one will be able to prove to the most casual minded voter, and no honest person will try, to defend the ' older ' parties from the charge, that their somewhat smelly efforts are chiefly In direction of "fooling all the people all the time" at least effort ' not devoted ' to philandering with organised labor into a belief ' that thev era eed hive hfeen eat?. onistlcally intended as regards "big business ' and lesser profiteers. ; If they do, the following quotation from a- United States supreme court decision - should serve to disabuse It , them: "There-are eighteen thousand times ss much law and decision lor property and property right as there , are laws -and decisions for humanity and human right." "What is the answer,' :you ask? "We must play the game, you re- ' -mark? "or we can't change the rules. VI and have no right to kick.! Correct. Vote lor ttienj (or per ' haps better, women) of the right public moral structure ' and mental attitudes, rather than. for measures that are created by leaders, perhaps. as placebos for your ills, real or im aginative. Laws don't exist (as labor has found out to Its sorrow) without men of the proper view- . point to invoke and prosecute tfcenh 60, alter all, it is the "image of God" to whom we must look, rather than lnstltutlona bullded , by the 'philosophy of discontent" which haYe their roots grounded In either claa Interest" or "personal privil ege.' :., ' 'J v Remember that thV "peaceful revolution" of the penny radical or h Mttlehium of th dollar consetrv ative, opposing forces of "leaders," cannot be brought about withjout constructive- action; and such Is ot the child of sociologic flatulency as portrayed by political leaders wis consider and condole with "the cat tle for "three weeks before efee tlon" forthe purpose of more easily leading them to the shambles and raising themselves to positions ; of preferment and power. Dut "play the game" on the basis that "the disease must be eradicated from jits vehicle, or the vehicle will be eradicated br the disease." AN ALARMIM2 ATTITUDE. - ., . . - ... In connection with "the philosophy of discontent," so largely used by cur 'leaders," what can be the ef fect of the ; application of the gov ernment'! propaganda during "the war for democracy?" 1 Consider these topics. Deportations of workers from Bls bee and Jerome (Ariz.) regardless of affiliation. The application of injunctions to labor leaders sworn to follow the msndate of the rank and file. Arrest and detention of suspects. despite the writ of habeas corpus, and prosecutions (as in Portland) for availing themselves of the pro visions of free speech. Refusal, as In the Iron industry, of employers of labor to deal with duly chosen representatives of unions men they "cannot get" in the course of industrial events. The Kansas labor law as applied to men and the elision of the right of eminent domain, in consideration of necessities and utilities. What do you think of It; Ameri cans? What will be the result of adherance to these policies?' STOLEN FROM EXCHANGES. Wall street may be deaf to the demands of the farmers of the west, but It csn slways hear agood crop report. We ought to expect It to hurt a little. Being bled white by profiteers is a good deal like painless tooth pulling that Is, painless to the op erator. No one will accuse the Wall Street Journal of Socialism or exaggera tion of farm losses; hence we might assume that the stock speculators' favorite paper is on the safe side of the truth when It says. In its issue of June If, that "price on farm pro ducts are today only 65 per cent more thanXn 1114, but on the goods which the farmer must buy from the city there has been an average Increase of 185 per cent over the same period. At that, Nero's fiddling while Rome was burning would be less objectionable than the political horn blowing under similar circumstances today. v "OA.VT STHIKK S FAIL IX AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE . Australia Ant strike legislation, compulsory arbi tration in various forms, and wages by law have tailed to fulfill" their' widely heralded purpope in Austral la and the government has called a conference of employera and - em ployes throughout the common wealth. The call states that an ef fort will be made to arrive at a bet ter understanding between the two parties, and that the solution of the question Is mainly In their' hands. Illinois Tradesman. . These Firms fSelieve in "Live and Let Live". .They Deoervo Labor9? Patronage THE UNIVERSAL CAR Sales and Service 20 No. High St. ; Good-Year Tires and Tubes ACCESSORIES, Insist on Genuine Ford Parts Fordson ; FARM TRACTORS Front and State Streets Dad's Pool Hall Soft Drink Parlor WORKMEN'S HEADQUARTERS Basement Masonic Building Corner of High and State Streets Our Permanent Policy We operate all our stores on a well defined plan thai assures the people in every community where we are located Better Service and Lower Prices. To accomplish our. aim we have eliminated many of the expenses that the average one-store-merchant encounters. In Buying We .Buy for Cash. We. Buy Principally from manufacturers. We Eliminate Middlemen's Profits almost entirely. We Buy only. Dependable Merchandise. ' We Buy in Vast Quantities. We Buy at Lowest Prices. In Selling We Sell at Small Profit We Sell for Cash Only. We Sell at One Price to Everybody. J. C. PENNEY CO. A NATION-WIDE INSTITUTION Store No. 132 , Children's Wash Dresses Unusually Attractive In Style and Prlca Cute UtUe dresses for children, 2 to C and the more girlish ones for the older girls 10 to 14 years, modeled from fast color fabrics of qual ity that will stand frequent tubbing. MEN'S STORE 41f State Street There Is No Substitute for Butter Buttercup Butter MADE IN SALEM CAPITAL CITY CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY Our Ideal The Best Only ; DIRECTORY OF SALELI TRADE UNIONS Name of UaJoa. ' . - :- t t i f 1 ffgrcs store ffcfisvta4&& State Street ca'r : , - -: . . ' - Dr. O.L. Scott 111. Xi c r III"-- :V: .'J . - r ' -'- .s-...,. - A .... , Chiropfactoi H: I . Hours, I 30 to 212 Jt Phones 10 to 12 and 2 U. S. N Bank 1 Wflc??7 10 ' I r BuUdlng J Residence 8 28B PENTRAL mp UIGAR STORE S$ " REMEDIES , CIGARS-rTOBACCOsX Fo. QUICK RESULTS SOFT. DRINKS PD?E3 " T' ALL LATEST MAGAZINES 5 ! r ' ARE HERE . We specialise on the best I 4 v Toilet Articles and Requisites I PHONE 748 II KANE & SHAW; Crown Drug Co. . , , I 332 State Street , 1 Proprietors ' 1 Telephone 367 SALEM. OREGON DR. C H. SCHENK (phone ses ' Phone 1182 Drugless Physician and Chiropractor Derby Building ' ' ' z Corner Court snd High Streets ' ' , SALEM. OREGON .- ' . i - -: : 1. : " : 1 III I . . mm . ' I I Weatherly Wfet Glder " Any Quantity ICE CREMll ; s It's Good for Tou ' , r - Made from Select Oregon Apples - Manufactured in Salem by BUTTERCUP ICE CREAM COMMERCIAL CIDER CO. WORKS . II I , I B10 North Commercial street I MEALS AT Al ii TTntTna ; -r - 11"- - .i- ,, - m Our Method- Co-operation Go-Operate With This Store IT WILL PROVE TO OTJS MUTUAL BENETTT ! ' We Buy Only for Cash" Sell for Cash Only y You eliminate those heavy expenses of" , the credit stores. The largest and most complete stock always on hand. Grocer ies, Dry Goods, Shoes, Suits, Underwear, etc. always for less People's Gash Store ; SALEM ;i he unijr btraight. Graduate m Salem. A Chiroprac tor removes, the cause of Disease and Does Not Use Electricity, Vibrator or Baths. Do not say Impossible. ..1;' Inrestigate Kame of Secretary. Address of Secretary. American Federetioa of Labor Frank Morrison Oreron 8tate Ftderatlon of Labor O. R. Jlartwlg- 8a.lem Trades and Lebor Couacll ........... J. N. Oaaiard .. Electrical workers I J. SimeraJ .. Uetal Workers ........ C. O. Roberta . Carpenter John NIckelsea Painters J. K. Oanlard . Truckmen R. L. stoTer ... Pressmen ...... J. E. Heenan .. 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