Friday, April 7, 1922.
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"JIM" STEWART WANTS TO'
BE POLK-BENTON SENATOR
AND THp PUBLIC PAYS
As to whether there is justification for the labor up
heaval in the mining industry is largely a matter of view
point. If you were a miner you would no doubt sanction
it as heartily as the miners are doing. While on the other
hand if you were an owner, you would be able to see
nothing but wrong in the attitude of the miners. Being
neither, you are supposed to pay the expense, for which
perhaps you should be privileged to do a little harmless
spouting.
The great mass of coal miners is uneducated, trained to
do but one thing in an environment which does not lead
to better citizenship. The undertaking is hazardous and
working conditions at the best are far from inviting. The
only incentive is the pay received.
The mine owners are not interested in the welfare of
their employes other than what they can get out of them.
There is no use of camouflaging there is no bond of
sympathy between employer and employe in the coal in
dustry We are referring to the general rather than the
individual case. The purpose of the coal owner is to get
his product on the market as cheaply as possible, and it is
the mission of the miner to get as much for his services as
possible. It is a cold-blooded business proposition.
The mine owner in a general sense has the whip hand.
While operations are at a standstill he has a certain
amount of overhead expense, but this can be met by a
slight increase in price when operations are resumed.
The miner, during the strike period, exists by contribu
tions from his mine organization and other labor organi
zations. The average miner accumulates no money to tide
him over the strikes or other contingencies.
Organized labor contends that only by striking can it
improve its condition. It claims that it is the principle
wThich is at stake and that the cost in money is a matter of
minor consideration. Labor goes on the theory that the
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greatest neniaue it can iianu uuwii iu pusiaiiv i& mi-i
provement in working conditions, and that to attain this
is willing to endure much hardship and suffering.
If it were a fight in which only the direct contestants
were interested it would attract but passing notice. Un
fortunately, coal is so universally used that a curtailment !
"Jim" Stewart of Corvallis la a
candidate for the republican nomina
tion for senator from the Benton
Polk district. Stewart is a familiar
figure in legislative circles, serving
three terms as representative from
the Gilliam-Sherman-Wheoler dis
trict, 1915-1917-1919
Behind the discussion which tho
sale of "Tho Blue Boy" has precipi
tated in England runs a current of
philosophy which assures us that tho
entente is still inUyt It transpires
only now that there is ill-feeling In
certain quarters because the buyers
of English treasures have recently
been Americans. But Britishers are
also reminded that they, too, once
had their day, when they filled (heir
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INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
In 1919 he moved to Corvallis for galleries with the works of old mas-
the educational advantages for his
children.
lie came to be recognised as one
of the leaders of the house, fighting
his battles with the canniness of the
Scot, and because of his square shoot
ing habits it got to be that when
he arose in his place with the advice,
"It's a rotten bill, boys; let's kill it,
that particular measure usually had
hard sledding on final passage.
Stewart was a farmer, stock raiser
and latterly a newspaper editor in
Eastern Oregon. He supported those
measures which were for the benefit
of the farmers of the state during
his service in the house. He took a
leading part in the enactment of the
workmen's compensation act; was a
strong supporter of the bone dry leg
islation; rendered- efficient aid to the
soldier's educational bill when it was
in trouble in the house; was one ot
the original good roads advocates;
was the author of the 4 percent road
bonding amendment, and an insistent
contender that the highway work
should be financed from automobile
license and gasoline tax receipts.
Stewart insists that part of the
state tax should be terne by money,
incomes and all those forms of wealth
which now escape. He has been a
consistent supporter of the education
al institutions and the schools of the
state, was a member of the school
board at Fossil for nearly 20 years.
He also served on the Wheeler county
fair board until he moved to Corvallis.
He will have as an opponent in the
primaries E. P. Belknap of Monroe, a
member of the house during the 1921
session.
! M'NARY STARTS PROBE
OF MANCHURIAN WALNUT
Senator Charles L. McNary has
informed the Oregon Growers' Coop
erative association that the senate
sub-committee has adopted his reso
lution providing for an appropriation
in the supply affects the entire country, and a complete with which to investigate the Manchu-
pp9?atinTi nf onal minintr fnr anv ereat leneth of time !r,an walnut industry, mis wm ai-
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would paralyze the industries of the nation.
And the strife has been going on for years. If the heart
and hand and head of the youngsters in the coal mining
regions could be simultaneously trained, there would be
fewer strikes and better conditions, but to accomplish the
full measure of success it would likewise be necessary to
administer the same serum to the kiddies of the mine
owners.
AND WHERE WAS THE EXECUTIVE MOSES
The Salem Capital Journal is contending that the re
sponsibility for doubling the recompense of the adjutant
general by the 1921 session of the legislature rests solely
upon the shoulders of George A. White. That is, White
caused the old law to be repealed, and another law enact
ed which increased the salary of adjutant general from
$1800 to $3600 a year and likewise made the adjutant
general custodianwith a remuneration of $1200 per
annum.
The Enterprise is holding no brief for White. In jus
tice, however, why should the Journal attempt to make
him the goat? The responsibility for the increase is
chargeable to the legislature and the governor. One of
the important purposes of the governor is to keep the
legislature in check in unwise legislation. What was
Olcott doing along about this time? If we remember cor
rectly, Olcott's salary was only increased 50 per cent.
i low an expert to be detailed to Man
) churia to obtain data on the whole in
dustry of that country.
The problem of the importation of
the Manchurian walnut is becoming
critical. Nearly 7,000,000 pounds of
Manchurian walnuts were imported
to San Francisco during December
and January with an average valua
tion of 814 cents per pound.
Senator McNary has been cooper'
ating with the Oregon Growers' to
reduce the walnut importation whicn
is a serious menace to our home industry.
Money value of art
Mrs. Margot Asquith, after lecturing for three months
in this country, has "discovered" that we are not such a
bad lot after all. When she came here in February she
, believed that she had nothing in sympathy with us. She
has profited wonderfully by her visit here and has come
to the conclusion that were we to join with Great Britain
the control of the world would be a simple matter. The
things which seemed to impress her the most were the
generosity of the people and their vitality. Upon her ar
rival here she poked considerable fun at prohibition., but
before her departure was willing to admit it had some
meritorious provisions.
It seems to be quite generally conceded that Senator
Patterson is going to be a very material factor in the
gubernatorial argument. Some of the Portland political
dopsters have it figured out that Olcott is holding the pole
at the present but they are apparently basing their
opinions largely on Portland conditions. ' Senator Patter
son, however, will receive a fairly representative vote in
Portland and in other parts of the state there is sufficient
Patterson sentiment to make him a veiy f ormidable candidate.
Ralph Williams of Portland, a former Polk county man,
is seeking re-election as republican national committee
man from Oregon. Mr. Williams has been so efficient in
his duties that it is not probable that he will have any
opposition. ,
London, morosely commenting on
the fact that its famous Gainsbor
ough painting, "The Blue Boy,"
drew treat crowds to view it onlv
adjutant after the fact of its sale at an enor.
mous price had been made known,
wonders at the mental slant of those
who now appreciate this work of
art and bemoan its departure to
America but who would never have
had the curiosity to go and look at
it until, as it were, a price ticket had
been attached to it. But as a matter
of fact there is in all probability no
particular cause for pessimism in
the turn which events have thus
taken. Certain kinds of art, like cer
tain kinds of music, remain caviare
to the general public except that we
believe the field of culture is widen
ing, that more people than formerly
appraise the finer things at their
true value, that increased opportin
ity to experience the advantages
of culture has on the whole resulted
in a more understanding and appre
ciative public in this regard.
That widespread interest should
be aroused in new quarters in a
painting by the announcement that
it had fetched a momentous price is
not, however, a reason for wonder,
at least by anyone who understand.?
that to the man preoccupied with
th problem of making a living the
money measuring-stick is practically
inescapable, though it does not al
ways symbolize a mind closed to all
aspirations for the beautifu. Then
too, it is a question whether the an
nounced value of the painting was
not a mere incident of the wide
spread publicity that it received.
Thousands would never have heard
of "The Blue Boy" if the incident in
question had not occurred, but there
are other thousands who ought not
to plume themselves on that account.
If truth were known not a few who
now talk like wiseacres about Gains
borough would have been stumped
a month ago if they had been asked
to give the merest outline of his
work.
ters of other lands. Nor, for mni
matter, were Americans first to
make the advances which British
galleries accepted. The London Tele
graph recalls that the exodus of pic
tures from England began some
thirty years ago, when Germany and
not America was the aggressor, and
no protest was made then.
It is in fact doubtful whether bar
riers to the sale of art works are
greatly desired by the people of
European countries. It is significant
that the attitude of Europe towsrd
the formerly detested "commercial
ism" of Americans is changing. To
those who would raise the cry that
the latter are affected by the arro
gance of wealth, the Telegraph
makes a final and convincing reply
which in substance is that those who
make their own possessions the sub
ject of commerce have forfeited the
right to accuse the buyer of com
mercialism, especially when the for
mer "go out more than half way to
meet the invader in thoir eagerness
to spread their treasures at his feet."
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