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An airship Sight is described In W ke. Probably there" are plenty <of cud* £n drops in tones. < The automobile holdup man has ar­ rived. The airship holdup man evi­ dently is not far away. A Chicago bachelor has died, leav*- • teg two widows. "What does the CM* ,*» cago married man 'eave? • A century Pence nothing tmt a •trike in factories of the aeroplane ; trust will interrupt traffic, maybe. " Autoists are competing for the : high-speed record. Too bad they're - ttot as ambitious after safety records. Pity the poor farmer! His output during 1&09 was worth only $8,760^ 000.000, a gain of $869,000,000 over 1908. 5 ]•$$$. The discovery that chemistry can convert sage brush into valuable prod- vets is In line wlth^the progress of 'tike age. . - Debutantes must not imagine they 'E •:®bve cornered the world's happiness, - Irnt let all rejoice that they have laid i£ a good winter supply. ' •'Va.; '• ' 1 :i1' 4" * A man there was who aat fl£ • guest at a dinner. Then he tried to «t>oil the dinner by figuring out a po» t> a|ble motive for the dinner. ;;»? 4 scientist declares that the most fcertect engine ever devised is the human body. Still, perfect though It May be, it often jumps the track. Another date has been set for the forld's end. But these dates are geQr. lirally postponed on account of the freather. So ordinary business plans can be continued. - * v , ' 1 ______________ ^ Citizens of the United States who ||ehave themselves will always be pro­ tected. Those who do not have no «ause to complain when they get just f hat is coming to them. f The Kansas publisher who offers^ a prize of $400 for the iMpt offer-' lags in prose and poetry on the sub­ ject of 'Father," will get "When father Ca*vea the Duck,*' of course. W0T G0ING TO WAIT FOR THE RiVER TO FLOW BY n 1 TO DfVK IN 'AND BREAST THE CURRENT, 6EN. WEWERADIVIHE HEALER POPULIST PRESIDENTIAL CANDI­ DATE WILL HEAD MOVEMENT. I* Convinced That the Sick May Be Through Prayer 'and. Faith. i MONROE DOCTRINE MENACED f Millions-of dollars are being raised lb China tor a great university at JBLongkong, but whether or not ar- ̂ rangements are under way for a foot- f\,i , »tiall team it. w».uc,m|lI»- /' tonned..,.'-^* % .3. y ti The aeroplane is making height as as Bpee^ an<j distance records, l^atham has risen 1,345 feet, Pauihan 1,181. After all. a mishap at audi al­ titudes would be no more serious than. Bt 300 feet A London dress reformer haa an- UBced the principle that women ouid dress according to their tem- jperanifliit and moods. Does she want them to spend aii their time m one dressing rooms? Des Moines, la.--Firmly con­ vinced that the Saviour's promise to heal the sick through prayer and faith is for literal interpretation, Gen. J^mes B. Weaver, presidential candi­ date on the Greenback and Populist tickets >% at different times, has con­ sented to head a movement for a na­ tional convention of Divihe Healers to meet in Des Moines some time next spring. • • Gen. Weaver has been giving a series of lectures on divine healing at a local church and the meetings have commenced to attract wide attentipn. He claims that his own health haa been restored through prayer ' and that he has Been so much benefit; to others through the same source that he proposes to devote the- remainder of his days to the cause. . The general who has campaigned every state and pefhaps nearly every congressional district in the nation, regrets that his eyes were not opened sooner to the truth. *. T PEACE TERMS ARE REJECTED Gen. Estrada Rejects Proposals Of­ fered by President Madrlz for r ;j Suspension Hostilities. Washington.--Gen. jSstrada, revolu­ tionary leader in -Nicaragua, will not accept the extraordinary terms pro; posed by Madrlz, new president, as] a basis for peace. A telegram from Blueflelds'Tuesdky said that Madriz proposed to Estrada December 22 a suspension of hostile Ities pending the arrival Qf a com mi U tee which he was sending to Estradaj to discuss an amicable and equitably, settlement. In his telegram Madriz fe'T j. A New Jersey scientist says that the (Ordinary housefly costs the country ^/ct'.illHons of dollars and ought to be ex- • terminated. But all the brave talk of >'• .,fcow this is going to be accomplished !';lc carefully postponed until after Qy -v#;- r Evidently Halley's eomet is gettlai# : . Bearer the earth. The observatory at ; Umith College, Northampton, Mass., f feports having seen the comet through f^ev ja three-inch telescope the other day. f v^Fhat famous periodical visitor seems keep close to its schedule time. C¥: ^ -,j The news that 48,000 eggs were 1 Seized on the Fall River line pier at ^•^ew York by officers of the depart­ ment of agriculture, who booked them tor destruction, will appal many houses '." y fttrives until they learn that the eggs %ere ancient hen-fruit in a liquid : $tate and destined for use In bakeries. iThen the housewives will be appalled to think of what pastry can be made to hide. A liquid egg sold in angel's food brings a higher price than the I that is warm from the nest. efforts for peace. / „ Gen. Estrada, tti Ms feply, expressed his willingness to meet the Madriz commissioners, but said the revolu­ tionary party would not recognize the action of the legislative assembly in placing power in the hands of Madriz. He denied emphatically the assem biy's right te deal with the eiectiou of president. He said that he saw in Madrlz the usurper of the rtibts of the Nicaraguan people. MORSE EN ROUTE TO PRISON LesV«s Under Guard for Atlanta- Tries to Appear Cheerful, But Emotion Overcome* Him. ' V I. These titled and Indebted foreign- ^ ers find it an extremely easy matter c- ̂ f i?'1-' to fall in love with an American for- ' ,/;,tune. After the marriage their treat- " | ̂nent of the bride suggests that to ><. them the girl is a necessary evil. -V?-:* is * A city official in New York has re^ Ipiested his salary reduced, as he de­ clares he is getting too much. Such instances, which occasionally occur, raise a question in the minds of the thoughtful whether the millennium is if; Really approaching or whether insan­ ity is on the increase. A judge of the supreme court of Hew Yorlr has come out as a cham­ pion of the long-suffering mother-in- law. Now to condemn that victim of juacient wit is to commit contempt «f court. ?y « i« ; The meanest man is a Gotham Wndy merchant against whom a suit * i * $or breach of promise was decided. ^ -L' (The rejected fair one won her case, ¥%ut the faithless swain immediately completely bas jnflding woman. iVkit York.--With a supreme effort tor be cheerful, but with emotion occa slonally getting the better of him, Charles W. Morse left New York^J,, guarded by three Upited States mar­ shals, to begip serving a 15-years' sen tence in the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., imposed upon him for violation of the national bankiag laws. . Before leaving the Tojfibs Morse re­ ceived his wife and two sons and then the newspaper men. He was too much affected to say anything, but he hand ed out a carefully prepared statement of comment on his case. . The state ment is bitten • 5 "I am going to Atlanta ID begin penal servitude under the most bFutal sentence ever pronounced against a citizen in a civilized country," is his opening sentence. . "> ' • I.I . ' - • \ t. Roy Lampherc Is Dead. r'? Michigan City, Ind.--Ray Lamp- Mexico Rebels Against Dominance^#! • United States as Guardian of > All Americas. •+ Washington.--A crisis In Central and South AmU^can affairs not con­ templated by the United States, gov­ ernment has grown out of the mcara- guan war. i The Importance of the situation was realized thoroughly at the state de? partment Thursday and Secretary Knox will consult with the presidentt on the latter's return from New York as to the best way of meeting it. The new situation involves not only the rebellion of Mexico against the dominance of the United States as the guardian of all the Americans, but it also threatens the Monroe doctrine," in that European embassies and lega­ tions in Washington sympathize with Mexico. Senor Creel, former ambassador to Washington, was sent here as a spe­ cial envoy in the Nicaraguan affair. In spite of the statement of the state department that it would hold Zelaya personally responsible for murder Se­ nor Creel succeeded in getting Zelaya out of Nicaragua into Mexico, from which country Zelaya is giving ae* fiance to the United States. Senor Creel has Issued statements^ saying that everything was peaceful between the United States and Mex­ ico. The United States government learned that Mexico will insist that Madriz* be recognized as president of Nicaragua. ;• The United States will regard the recognition of Madriz by .any other government as an act of international discourtesy. Mexico, however, expectf that such recognitions will be madeL TO PENSION CHERRY P.an^of Red Cross Awaits Only Sanst ton of Mine Workers and | Legislature. begged Estrada not to obstruct his. Chicago.-Milntalning that there exists no physical 'suffering or want at Cherry, 111., and declaring that the real pinch among bereft families will come next spring, Ernest P. Bickf nell, national director of the Red Cross, announced that he would call a con­ ference of foreign consuls in Chicago a» a preliminary step to a unal dis­ bursement of funds to the widows of tcin: disaster victims. He announced also that his organi­ zation had officially adopted a perma­ nent relief plan for pensioning the de­ pendent women, which now awaits the offlciai sanction of the Ullnpis branch of the United Mine Workers of Ameri­ ca ami *he state legislature.. Letter In the Rivet Keg. There have been romances and ro­ mances, but the latest undoubtedly is the romance of a keg of steel rivets The outcome of this is being eagerly awaited by 160 men employed at the plant of an iron company Mt Oom shohocken. The keg arrived at the plant yester­ day. When the head was off the workman was surprised to see on top of the commonplace rivets an en­ velope addressed In a pretty, girlish hand, "To the one who opens this keg." Thct Ironworker called a comrade or , two and they opened the note and read, written on a dainty bit of pa­ per, a few sentences which asked the finder to communicate with the writer. A girl's name was signed at the bot­ tom, above aa address la a Massachu­ setts town. The finder of the note told others about it and they {p turn spread the news until nearly every one at the plant heard it. One hundred and fifty men wrote to the fair correspondent last night, some sending letters and others picture postcards.--Philadel­ phia Public Ledger. Increased Price of Elk Teeth. ^Daring the last five years the valtte of elk teeth has more than trebled," said a western traveler at the Fred­ eric, according to the St. Paul Dis­ patch. "In 1904 you could get any num­ ber of fine specimens in Idaho, Mon­ tana, Washington ahd bordering states for |2.60 apiece. Now you will pay from |7.50 to $10, and they are hard to get for even that The Apache,, Sioux, Comanche and Chippewa Indi­ ans used to have dozens of them in their possession and traded them for trinkets. But the redskin got wise to their value, and you can buy them from a regular dealer cheaper now than from the Indian. The passing |Of the elk and the great demand made by the members of the Elk lodge for teeth for emblems have boosted the price." The traveler recited an incident of an Oklahoman Who bought a robe cov­ ered with elk teeth from a Wichita Indian for $100. He cut off the teeth and cleaned up $2,200 on the deal. Happiness In marriage would be more prevalent ifha man would handle his wife as tenderly and carefully as he does an old brtar pipe. Bey's Lusky Find. A remarkable book find by a poor Jewish youth in Whitechapel, London, Sngland, is reported, which argues an eye for books aigd a business intelli­ gence of a high Order. He bought for a cent from A barrow in Mile End Road a copy of Goethe's poems, en­ riched with Thackeray's signature and crest and a number of his thumb-nail sketches scattered throughout the book. The covers were in bad condi­ tion, but the pages were clean. The youth had the shrewdness to make the most of his find himself, and after many negotiations he has now sold the volume for about $100. French Taxea. * According to statistics of tttes, while there were 94,123 billiard tables In France in 1892, in 1906 there were only 89,230, whereas if the game were holding Us own the number should have increased as the children grew to billiard playing age. The decadence of the game, which has had famous votaries, is ascribed to the success of outdoor sports, and especially to the Intense and widespread interest now taken in motoring.--Vogue. \ A Lesson In Economy. ^I notice you always fling the driver your purse when we take a convey­ ance," said the heroine of the his­ torical novel. « "I do," admitted the hero of the ume. . . "How do you expect to support a wife? Give him the exact legal fare hereafter." -- Louisville Courier-Jour- .MM- *. , j --iww' • f N©viccJ|iff; 014 Lawyer (to young partner)-- Did you draw up old Moneybag's will? Young Partner--Yes, sir; and so tight that all the relatives in the world cannot break It. Old Lawyer (with some disgust)-- The next time there is a will to be drawn up, I'll do It myself!"--New York Sun. And Mother Officiates. ifiddie--Do you have morning pray­ ers at your house? Freddie--We have some kind of a service when father geCs in. Occasionally we meet people who spend half their time telling what they are going to do and the other half explaining ^hv they didn't do it. I Golfer to Honored. ! It was agreed at a committee meet fng held in St. Andrews to erect a bronze panel representing the head and shoulders in life size of the late Tom Morris. The panel will be placed in the west gable of the royal and an­ cient clubhouse. The balance of the memorial fund after paying the ex­ penses for this erection will be used to endow a bed in St. Andrew's Cot­ tage hospital to .be kituwu as the Tcm Morris bed and upon which gotf pro­ fessionals and caddies are to have first claim.--Pali Matt Gazette.^^ Woman Would Be Legislator. 1 Miss Gina Kr^g, of Christiania, has been nominated by the radical party of Norway for deputy in the parlia­ mentary elections now pending, Miss Krog visited the. United States last spring on her way to the Interna-, tional Council of Women in Toronto. She delivered several lectures to suf­ frage societies in New York and spoke to the Norwegian women in Brooklyn. She is said to have had tnore to do with obtaining the ballot for the wom­ en of Norway than any other individ­ ual, man or woman. 1 "* Knowledge Enough'. ~ ' 'Act the moment of their fall Adam and Eve, being innocent,- were used to doing things in an unconscious man­ ner. That is to say; they didn't Fletcher^ ite. - With the result that they failed of getting the full effect of the apple--» all the protelds and carbohydrates. However, in thier blind, blundering way, they attained to eaough knowl odge of good and evil to mace them terrible bores to themselves forever after, and to all their descendants like­ wise unto the present genef*Uoa.-<- Puck. - Baker#; aware thai matoes m the has the its stimulal sities; w keep Ion bread The brea W \ . j :T.Jr: ,u^> • >mato Bread, not perltt^:-"f!S®|B*ny • p to a certain to* lie used with advantage facture of a bread that lavor of the fruit, with and nourishing propen- I besides, the bread will id moister than ordinary W has the characteristic jmato. All that Is re­ quired Is tha the tomato mash, after being submijpd to a sterilizing tem­ perature, ahold be carefully screened through a stye and then of the mixtile. His Business. "You see that man across the street? "Well, you can always get cnt rates from him for his work." "What is it?" "Trimming trees and hedges."--Bal­ timore American. Where Pepys Won Tame. "Who was this fellow Pepys, and what is his claim to fame?" "His claim to fame is well founded, my friend. He's the man who kept a diary for more than a year." i New Chair in Rome University*, g§f A chair In Qristian archaeology haa '-H- been establish d in the University of ^ Rome by diredon of the minister of |g? education, and Prof. Marucci has been Bp appointed as It first occupant. "Mar- pf ucci, whose enry into the faculty has ||fc created much excitement in church |||s circles, is kn<fri as the best Informed |y archaeologist c the Vatican," says Figaro, "and tie Only surviving pupil ; of Rossi, who nade. the catacomb# a |p< life study." \' • J||v . : Interesthg .Information.. . H In an intervew published ifi Kielev Neueste Nachrichten, Grossad- miral von Ko»t|r says many Interest- Ing things abrJt his visit to New York, among titan the following: *^In the absence of President Taft, who was away on,« trip to the Mexican frontier, the |;|ace of honor was ^ taken by the (fee-president of. the M* United States, 'Secretary Sherman of New York." jk u-4. Graphiic Variations."" 11 "Civilization," femarked the cannl* bat king, "promotes some strange ideas." | fe "To whom d# Jim especiflAiy tefwt* Inquired the, in Is ionary. ; "Among you he ultimate con­ sumer is regan d with sympathy. Here he is con si sred/^ery lucky,", Miatakes Will Happen; Lady (to her jsister, a There--I cookediU meal for thn first time to-day and i jmade a mess of it er mind; it's aoth* "Wall, dear, n« Ing. I lost my Irst patient. <-**< i lit In others, think C||! If you see a ft' of two of your and do cot add a third «np bv v#i; hasty ludgment Don't Weep^At fTiie Ice CHARITIES GET MfUIONS here, convicted of arson in the Gun- ness case, died here in prison Thurs­ day. His death was due to consump­ tion. He died without making any statement as to his guilt or innocence. Alton Shopmen Get I nervate. Bloomington, Ili.--The Chicago tc, Alton Thursday granted the demands of the blacksmiths and helpers in the shops of that system, allowing an in­ crease of two cents ̂ an hour and im- uroved working conditions. p«ary Invited to Antwerp - Washington.--An invitation to ad­ dress the Royal Geographical society of Antwerp, Belgium, was received by Commander R. E. Peary Wednesday.' The invitation is to speak upon Peary's discovery of the north pole. Chicago Grocer Leaves $2,500,000 foe Charitable, Educational and Re- "j,,'" |rgfotis IHstltUtrohk. * " ' """ j • ; 'Chicago.--Between $2,000,000 and $2,600,000 was left to religious, edu­ cational and charitable institutions by the late Thomas Murdoch, president of Reid, Murdoch & Co., wholesale- grocers. The will, which was filed in the, pro­ bate court Thursday, disposes of an estate which is estimated at approxi­ mately from $3,500,000 to $4,000,000. Mr. Murdoch, who was a bachelor, left $900,000 to the widow and chil­ dren of James Murdoch, a brother, and $400,000 to John Murdoch, an­ other brother. •rAV*. Chlvlngton Is Chosen President. Chicago.--Thomas M. Chivington of Louisville was Wednesday elected president of the American Baseball association to Biu^ri Joseph D. O'Brien, who the head of tttt circuit forjt, 3 0 » PPanaJ' and by wiceUfc f # Wcinan Victim of Attack* >• Cincinnati.--Murder was disclosed when the mutilated body of Miss Anna Lloyd, an estimable business woman, was found Saturday in a ravine near the Cincinnati stockyards. The crime was committed soon after dark, but was not discovered until morning, when boys crossing the ravine came upon the body of the unfortunate wom­ an hidden among some weeds. An examination by physicians showed that she bad been attacked and killed by a blow over the head that crashed 5** »kuU- : ' Finds Children's Bs<ics. Indianapolis, Ind.--In the village of Santaclaus, two children were burned to death Thursday. Their mother found them with their clothing ablase in a room where she had left them playing an hour earlier. * Light by Wireless Wave. v New York.--A wireless electric flight run by current shipped from the pro­ ducing plant over ether waves will supplant ail the present methods of lighting within twenty years, accord/ to am* Jem* r „ peopl«sv^^up«tt"enHJtklO,' brewed from absolute untruth. It's an old trick of the leaders of the Labor Trust to twist facts and make the "sympathetic ones" "weep at the Ice house." (That's part of the tale further on.) Gompers ef aJ sneer at, spit upon and defy our courts, seeking sympathy by falsely telling the people the courts were trying to deprive them of free speech and free press. , Men can speak freely and print opin­ ions freely in this country and no court will object, but they cannot be allowed to print matter as psrt of a criminal conspiracy to Injure and ruin other citizens. Gompers and his trust associates started out to ruin the Bucks Stove Co., drive its hundreds of workmen out of work and destroy the value of the plant without regard to the ;fact that hard earned money of men who worked, had been invested there. The conspirators were told by the courts to stop these vicious "trust" methods, (efforts to break the firm that won't come under trust rule), but instead of stopping they "dare" the courts to punish them and demand new laws to protect them In such de­ structive and tyrannical acts as they may desire to do. • * The reason Gompers and his band persisted in try­ ing to ruin the Bucks Stove Works was because the stove company insist­ ed on the right to keep some old em­ ployees at work when "de union'" or­ dered them discharged "and some "de gang" put on. Now let us reverse the conditions and 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, publish its name in an "unfair list," instruct other man­ ufacturers all over the United States not to buy the labor of that union, have committees call at stores and threaten to boycott if the merchants sold anything made by that union. Picket the factories where members work and slug them on the way home, blow up their houses and wreck the works, and even murder a few mem­ bers of the boycotted union to teach tuem they must obey the orders of "organized Capital?" " It would certainly be fair for the company to do these things if lawful for the Labor Trust to do them. In such a case^ under our laws the boycotted union could apply to our courts and the courts would order the company to cease boycotting and trying to ruin these union men. Sup­ pose thereupon the company should sneer at the court and in open defiance continue the unlawful acts in a per­ sistent, carefully laid out plan, pur­ posely intended to ruin the union and force its members into poverty What a howl would go up from the union demanding that the courts pro­ tect them and punish their law-break- ing oppressors. Then they would praise the courts and go on earning a living protected from ruin and happy in the knowledge that the people's courts could defend them. How could any of us receive protec­ tion from law-breakers unless the courts have power to, and do punish such men? The court Is placed In position where It must do ons thing or the other-- punish men who persist in defying its peace orders or go out of service, let anarchy reign, and the more powerful destroy the weaker. Peaceful citizens sustain the courts as their defenders, whereas thieves, forgers, burglars, crooks of all kinds and violent members of labor unions, hate them and threaten violence If their members are punished for break­ ing the law. They want the courts to let them go free and at the same time demand punishment for other men "out­ side de union" when they break the law. • • * Notice the above refer­ ence to "violent" members of labor unions. The great majority of the **un heard" union men are peaceable, nprlght 6ias«*. Tbl> noisy, violent ones get into office and the leaders of the great Labor Trust know how to mass this kind of men, in labor con­ ventions and thus carry out the lead­ ers' schemes, frequently abhorrent to the rank and file: so it was at the late Torqnto convention. The paid delegates would applaud and "resolute" as Gompers wanted, but now and then some of the real work- ingmen insist on being heard, some­ times at the risk of their lives. Delegate Egan is reported to have said at the Toronto convention: "If the officers of the federation would only adhere to the law we would think a lot more of them." The Grand Council of the Provincial Workingmen's Ass'n of Canada has declared in favor of severing all con­ nections with unions in the U. S., say­ ing "any union having its seat of Gov't in America, and pretending to be international in its scope, must fight industrial battles according to Ameri­ can methods. Said methods have con­ sequences which are abhorrent to the law-abiding people of Canada involving hunger, misery, riot, bloodshed and murder, all of which might be termed as a result of the practical war now in progress in our fair provinces and directed by foreign emissaries of the United Miners of America." That is an honest Canadian v Vic#' of our infamous "Labor Trust." A few days ago the daily papers printed the following: (By the Associated Press.)) . Washington,- D. C., Nov. 10.--Char­ acterizing the attitude of Samuel Gom­ pers, John Mitchell and Frank Mor­ rison of the American Federation of Labor in the contempt proceedings In the courts of the District of Columbia, in connection with the Bucks' Stove and range company, as "a willful, pre­ meditated violation 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 t ex­ pressed his confidence in courts in gen­ eral and in those of the District of Columbia in particular. APPROVEO BY DELEGATES. This rebuke by Burns was in his an­ nual report to the general assembly of his organization. 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 organizations, which resort to me re dishonest, unfair and dishon­ orable methods toward their competi­ tors than any trust or combinations in the country." Mr. Burns aaid the action of "these so-called leaders" would be harmful lor years to come whenever attempts were made to obtain labor legislation. "The Labor Digest," a reputable workingman'B paper, says, as part of an article entitled "The beginning of the end of Gompersism, many organ­ izations becoming tired of the rule-or- ruin policies which have be4n en­ forced by the president of the A. F. of L." "That he has maintained his leader­ ship for so long a time in the face of his stubborn clinging to policies which the more thoughtful workingmen have seen for years must be abandoned, has been on account partly of the senti­ mental feeling on the part of the or­ ganizations that he ought not to be de­ posed, and the unwillingness of the men who were mentioned for the place, to accept a nomination in opposition to him. In addition to this, there is no denying the shrewdness of the leader of the A. F. of L., and his political sa­ gacity, which has enabled him to keep a firm grip on the machinery of the or-/ ganization, and to have his faithful henchmen in the positions where they could do him the most good whenever their services might be needed. "Further than this, he has never failed, at the last conventions, to have %ome sensation to spring on the con e - v , ;r, - > a w*v» of sympathetic enthusi­ asm for him, which would earry the Relegates off their feet, and result in his re-election. "That his long leadership, and this apparent impossibility to fill his place has gone to his head, and made him lpiagine that he Is much greater a man than he really is, is undoubtedly the case, and accounts for the tactics he has adopted in dealing with questions before congress, where he has unneces­ sarily antagonized men to whom or­ ganized labor must look for recogni­ tion of their demands, and where labor measures are often opposed on account of this very antagonism, which would otherwise receive support. "There is no doubt but what organ­ ized labor in this country would be much stronger with a leader who was more in touch with conditions as they actually exist, and who would bring to the front the new policies which organ­ ized labor must adopt if it expects to even maintain its present standing, to say nothing of making future progress." We quote portions of another article, a reprint, from the same labor paper: "Organized labor, through its lead­ ers, must recognize the mistakes of the past if they expect to perpetuate their organizations or to develop the move­ ment which they bead. No movement, np organization, no nation can develop bteyond the intellects which guide these organizations, and if the leaders are dominated by a selfish motive the organization 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 he said in extenuation of cer­ tain leaders of organized labor that the precarious position which they oc­ cupy as leaders has had a tendency to cause them to lose sight of the object behind the organization. The natural instinct in man for power and position is in no small measure responsible for the mistakes of the leaders, not neces­ sarily In labor unions alone, but in every branch of society. This desire for power and leadership and personal aggrandizement causes men who have been earnest and sincere in their ef­ forts in the start to deteriorate Into mere politicians whose every act and utterance is tinged with the desire to cater to the baser passions of the working majority in the societies or organizations and this is undoubtedly true when applied to tue present lead­ ers of the Federation of Labor. We mention the Federation of Labor par­ ticularly in this article, bccause that organization is the only organization of labor which has yet found Itself in direct opposition to the laws of the land. There are other organizations of labor whose leaders have made mis­ takes, but they have always kept them­ selves and their organizations within the bounds of the law and respected the rights of every other man in con­ sidering the rights of themselves and their constituency; whereas, the motto of the Federation Is just the reverse, and unless the leaders conform them­ selves and their organization in accord­ ance with the laws- of the land, the leaders and the organization itself must be disintegrated and pass into history, for in America the common sense of mankind is developed to a greater extent than in any other nation on the earth, and the people, who are the court of last resort in this country, will never allow any system to develop in this country which does not meet with the approval of the majority of the citizens of the country. "This must have forced itself upon the leaders of the Federation by this time. If it has not, the leaders must be eliminated. The organization which they head has done m*ny meritorious things In times past and the people are always ready and willing tp acknowl­ edge the benefits which their efforts have brought to their constituency as a whoje, but at the present time labor organizations in general, and the Fed­ eration of Labor in particular, stand before the bar of public opinion, hav­ ing been convicted of selfishness and a vention at the psychological moment, i disposition to rule all the people of which would place him in the light of j the country In the interest of the f«w. a martyr to the cause of unionism, and i The people arc patient and awaiting to I : v "j. -ivf - r. .ee if the obi have been for© ers is going to are going to their future cordance ther Let the peo ment, "The Fe ticular stands opinion havin, fishness and leseca whiclit&e? o give to these lead- cognized and if they rm themselves and and actions in a» The great 9(3 do not take ) tyranny of the; demanding that the rules of th are treated to cle of our Cong Executive enter law-breakers an 'lite*! remember that com- tion of Labor in par- ore the bar of public en convicted of set- sposition to rule all the people of ^ J country in the inter est of the lev, . er cent of Americans dly to the acts ol trust 4eaders openly 11 people bow down to . Labor Trust and we »' e humiliating specta* ss and even the Chie? '• lining these convicted £ -- listening with consid ' eration to theirlinsolent demands that the very laws be changed to allow them to safelyjcarry on their plan ol gaining contrftlover the affairs of t&e people. jl i The sturdyivforkers of America have come to kna*r the truth about these "martyrs sacificing themselves in the noble cause pf labor" but it's only the hysterical otes who swell up and cry over the afotesaid "heroes," reminding one of the fro romantic elderly- maids who, weepi|g copiously, were discov­ ered by the old janitor at Mt. Vernon. "What is it ails you ladies?" ; .Taking tie handkerchief from one I swollen req eye, between sobs she said: Jf "Why vki have eo long revered the W- memory &i George Washington'that we feel itfa privilege to come here and weep at lis tomb.' "Yas'n^yas'm, yo' shore has a desire to exprois j-o' sympathy but yo' are overflowia' at de wrong spot, ytf is weepin* at de ice house." Dcn't pet maudlin about law-break­ ers who must be punished if the very existence of our people is to be main­ tained. If you have any surplus sympathy II can be extended to the honest workers who continue to earn food when threat- f ~ ehed and are frequently hurt and sometimes killed before the courts can Intervene to protect them. Now the Labor Trust leaders de­ mand of Congress that the courts be stripped of power to issue injunctions to prevent them from assaulting or per­ haps murdering men who dare earn? •' a livinf when ordered by the Labor j, $.'? Trust to quit work. aS? Don't "weep at the Ice House" and < don't permit any set of law-breakers tfj to bully, our courts, if your voice and v vote can prevent. Be sure and write W' your Representatives and Senators insvf1 Congress asking them not to vote for k&fe/t any measure to prevent the courts from protecting homes, property and ;t persons from attack by paid agents ol j. r, this great Labor Trust. Let every reader write, and write now. Don't sit silent and allow the organ­ ized and paid men of this great trusl to force Congress ta believe they rep^ resent the great masses of the Amer lean people. Say your say and let your representatives in Congress know that you do not want to be governed under new laws which would empower ^ the Labor Trust leaders with legal *: „ right to tell you when to work, Where I i ; For whom! At what price! What tec buy! What not to buy! Whom to vote for! How much you shall pa,v per month In fees to the Labor Trust! etc., etc., etc. This power is now being demanded "• by the passage of laws In Congress. ? Tell your Senators and Represents- i, tives plainly that you don't want then* | to vote for any measure that will allotr | any set of men either representing | Capital or Labor to govern and die- J tate to the common people, who prefer | to be free to go and come, work or | not ,and vote for whom they please, i Every man's liberty will disappear when the leaders of the great Labor Trust or any other tru^ can ride rough shod over people and mass their forces to prevent our courts from affording protection. r ""There's a Reason." C. W. POSJ, Battle Greek, lUfifc. iiMMa I