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About The Scio tribune and Santiam news, consolidated. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1917-1919 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1917)
* • ■*/ - « od» -f > THE SCIO TRIBUNE b-lu,o,^ tt*^ 'u°no,,u IIIU wviv a membership socially and , to protect ■ them against unfair or unjust treat ment by Itnplaycr». lhe central purpogr of the I. W W. is to dis- T. L. pocxiaa. gorros ani » par >r ru>t labor anndHiuM by creating unrest and dissatisfaction among Entered at the pmtofllcr at Scio. lhe workers, foment strikes and < »regon as second class matter. destroy property Io order to force employers to eome to their terms. They are a very small minority who resort to force to coerce the majority. Hence, their declared purpose makes them it menace to organ*«cd government. INVITO rVkXY THI’MIMkT BT fore it is Imperitive that congress system, faulty as it is. our roads have been growing gradually better acts quickly in tins matter. It is not < xp<-ct«-d that congrca* for several years and what is true will enact a perfret emergency food of Linn fount), is true of other law at this time. It will be added counties M well. too or taken from as cuoditious de mand To attempt to cover food, Pay Your Doj Tai dothing. boots and shoe*, etc., tn this one bill, as some magresamm * I now have lhe neeeaary tags, re are trying to du. is tn greatly or re ceipts. etc . to exchange for the tard the bill. This is what the food cash dog license required to be paid speculator wants. It is what the to the state in my district. Call at C«e rm an kaisrr wants and is what once and settle the same th><sr who oppose the war want J. N. WEDDLE. Some of our congressmen are dig Conslatde Disi. No. H. ging their political graves be cause It is very evident that the punish ment meted out by society to such of their action on this measure. Display advertising, per inch . I6e malcontents has no terror for the The American people are not In the Diapiay advertising. long time, see I. W W. Only a punishment suffi humor th stand political pettifog manager. ciently severe to inspire terror in ging just now. They are intensely Extended marriage or death notice* the heart« of these men who would in earnest tn the prosecution of the t»cr line 3e accomplish their purpose by inspir- ( war and thev demand prompt, mg Special rates cm long time display ing terror to the lawabiding citisrn. orous action on the part of their advertising. will avail in controlling this enemy cungrees. They demand that their Congressmen shall be patriots, not to organized government. There is no doubt but what the shyster politicians. OBEY THE LAW When eongn-cs enacted lhe |3.000, state and counties must prepare 000.000 war bond measure and the places where this daw of people can Nearly al! the publie ills from bonds were placed before the |>eo- be confined and made to earn, at which the people suffer, are caused ple. the money was raised in a week least, the expense of their care. If from dna-liedience to law. Officials the state had proper lime and when lhe Red Cross asked for 1100- may not enforce the law as they should, or laws may be illadviaed cement grinding plants established, OOtl.tMKl, the sum was greatly over- rock subscribed in another week. This and unpopular, yet whatever they ss Multnomah county has is the temper of the American pro breaking plants, then « fitting may I m * thev should be obeyed. pie now. Thev are mteeely patriot- punishment could lie imposed, be At the present time the attention ic. They demand that congressmen cause labor in any fotm is a terror of the entire country is directed to shall be of like temper. If congress to the average 1. W. W the activities of the so-called Indus will follow the lead of President Society is now burdened with the trial Workers of the Wprld. Why? Because these people are violating i support of her wayward boys ami Wilson, it will not go wrong far or propose to violate law. They are i ‘ girls, of the deaf and dumb, of the The country has faith in the presi making the mistake of thinking thev feeble minded, of her criminals at dent and confidence in his judg They believe he is a patriot can do the things or say lhe things the penitentiary, of the sta’e col- ment ic American in the most complete leges, etc. and it is too much to in time of war. which they are ac sense of the term. As a war prcai- customed to say or do in time of further burden taxpa>ers with the 1. W. W. dent they will rank him with Lin- penes A« a matter of fact, the support in idleness of the Society cannot coin. general public is learning just what trouble makers, afford to permit them at liberty, th»* fundamental teaching of I. W. because of their sabltoiage procJivi- OREGON ROADS Wism is. We are finding out that tiea. It is simply a condition that 1. W. Wism is practical anarchy. They are a class of people, that is must be met and met with a stern Oregon roads. while not the best to aav the officials, who won’t work ness which will reach the deaired in the world, are usually commend and who direct their energies to result. By so doing the people will ed by auto tourists who pass over prevent others from working. More- not be forced to take the law into them. They say they find the roads over, them* same leaders or officials, their own hands, as did the San better than they expected, which it is awn-rted, arc in direst pay of Franciscans in 1H54. evidence« that Oregon roads have I><cal advertising, per line r the German government been traduced before the auto pub The Tribune will not undertake A PROCRASTINATING CONGRESS lic. Advocates of |>aved highway* to say that this accusation is true or are partly to blame for this. The) not. though 1!. 8. secret service The United States congress in its attempted to make Oregon roads men *ay it is true. dilatory tactics in delaying action appear to bad in order to carry the We know that these same I. W. on the Food Control bill, is a dlsap- bonding measure that a false idea W. people are interfering with em pointment to a vast majority of lhe was conveyed. Now some of them ployed labor, are seeking delay or American people and is. indirectly, have concluded that Oregon roads to impede the gathering of crops playing the hand of the German are not so l>ad after all. and are making threats to destroy kaiser. Political advantage and lhe In Lina county the road* are gen* property, bum wheat fields, trains pushing selfish interests of one-ide- erally fairly good, last winter ami of cars. etc. Whether they do this ad people is the cause. Just hoa the late wet spring was destructive or not, is yet to be proven. Yet the many congressmen secretly sympa- > to roads Usually farmers do some destruction of property by fire, thize with Germanv is not known. r<>ad work in March and bulk of it counted with their threats, lay them Yet they are retaniing a vigorous; in April or May or whenever crops open to suspicion. prosecution of the war Whether | are in. Again in late fall the roads What shall we do with people of they intend to, directly or indirectly, are prepared for winter travel. Un their character? It may lie impos aid the German cause or not. they der ordinary conditions this plan sible to prove their direct agency in are doing so ami lhe people know It, maintains the roads in fair form. the destruction of property but. at Now the Food Control hill is sure Of course this method has proven the same time, it is necessary t» to become a law in the end. The exiwnsive snd jwople are hardly place them in a condition, wherein delay is coating the American people satisfied with the results. A new they are free fr<>m the accusation j millions of dollars daily, because of plan will be taken on next year. In time of war it may he necessary to deprive innocent men of their liberty. The public must be pro- tected at all hauarda. The I. W. W. pt«»|>ie are a menace to a republican form of government. They refuse to sulxnit to the will of the majority. They refuse to obey law except they are overeom* by force. What »hall we du with law breakers of this character? A large majority of 1. W. W.s care nothing for a prison sentence. Indeed they seem to regard a jail sentence as a place wherein they are relieved from the responsibility of rustling for grub. Like the professional hobo, thev srr a leech upon the public. Thev. apparently, wish to make themselves such a nuisance that society, in self defense is driven to place them in confine ment where they are supported at public expense. The 1. W. W. organization is in no sense to be considered as a labor union. The labor untoa is an orga- nixatioa wbeea central por*eea ia te the excessive profits the food specu- from which we hope to get more lator exacts. These same specula satisfactory results. But however tors are bringing every influence to good the plan, we must maintain a Iw-ar they can on congress, to delay man or men, whose sole business it the enforcment of . food ----------------------- . _ control, un- _.. | j will be to make repairs to a road til the great bulk of the present crop before it is worn to tatters and then has been marketed. The exhorbitant j have to be rebuilt at great expense. profits they have lieen making on Any kind of road can be maintained wheat and other cereals, on potatoes in fair condition, if given attention and meats products during the past at the proper lime. Truly in this yea*, is most pleasing to the average matter "a stitch in time saves nine.“ speculator. When flour made of, Even a paved road or street will get American raised uheal and meats out of repair unless the fixer is on made from American cattle, sheep hand when needed and hogs, are wild in the English Parmer« know the value of good markets at 30 to 40 per cent, less roads as well as anybody, to them ! than thev are sold to the American consumers, there is something radi cally wrong and unjust. Agents are a necessity in the eco nomy of marketing crops The pro ducer cannot sell direct to the con sumer except locally and in limited quantities. The food handler is a necessity and he ia entitled to a fair margin of profit for his trouble. But he should not be permitted to vabtiM naw air at will. There- i •it who use the roads nt all seasons, the value is great. Probably the fairest ami best method of maintaining a road system. would be by a vehicle tax. 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