Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1919 — Page 3

|ATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1919

Mder this xnatter In a vigorous way has produced bitterness and jealousies and antagonisms, the food of radicalism. The only to keep men from agitating against grievances is "to remove the grievances. An unwilllngnen even to discuss these matters produces only dissatisfaction and gives oomfort to the extreme elements in our country, which endeavor to stir up disturbances in order to provoke governments to embark upon a course of retaliation and repression. The seed of revolution Is repression. The remedy for these things must not be negative in character. It must be constructive. It must comprehend the general Interest. The real antidote for the unrest which manifests itself is not suppression but a deep consideration of the wrongs that jieset, Air na tional life and the application of a remedy. Capital and Labor. Congress already has shown its willingness to deal as the standard In every held of labor. It has sought to find a way to prevent child labor. It has served the whole country by leading the way in developing the means •f preserving and safeguarding lives and health In dangerous industries. It must now help in the difficult task of finding a method that will bring about a genuine democratization of Industry, based upon, the Tull recognition of the right of those who work, In whatever rank, to participate in some organic way in every decision which directly affects their welfare. It Is with this purpose In mind that I called a conference to meet In Washington on December 1 to consider these problems in all their broad aspects, with the Idea of bringing about a better understanding between these two interests. ’ The great unrest throughout the world, out of which has emerged a demand for an immediate consldera!tion of the difficulties between capital and labor, bids us put our own house in order. Frankly, there can be no permanent and lasting settlements between capital and labor which do not recognize the fundamental concepts for which labor has been struggling through the years. The whole world gave Its recognition and indorsement to these fundamental purposes in the League of Nations. The statesmen gathered at Ver,sallies recognized the fact that world stability could not be had by reverting to industrial standards and conditions against which the average workman of the world had revolted. It is, therefore, the task of the statesmen f of this new day* of change and readjustment to recognize world conditions and to seek to bring about through legislation conditions that will mean the ending of age-long antagonisms between capital and labor and that ■will hopefully lead to the building up of a jgemradeshlp which will result not only In greater contentment among the mass of workmen but also bring about a greater production and a greater t prosperity to business itself. Justice in Labors Demands. To analyze the particulars in the demands of labor is to admit the Justice of their complaint in many matters that lie at their basis. The worknjan demands an adequate wage, sufficient to permit him to live in comfort, unhampered by the fear of poverty and want in his old age. He 'demands the right to live and the right 'to work amidst sanitary surroundings, both in home and In workshop, surroundings that develop and do not retard his own health and well-being, mnd the right to provide for his childrens wants in the matter of health and education. In other words, it is his desire to make the conditions of *his life and the lives of those dear to Ifam tolerable and easy to bear. The establishment of the principles ; regarding labor laid down tn the covenant of the League of Nations offers us the way to industrial peace and । conciliation. No other road lies open !to us. Not to pursue this one is longer to incite enmities, bitterness And antagonisms, which, in the end, only lead to industrial and social disaster. The unwilling workman is not a 'profitable servant whose sindustrial life is hedged about by hard land unjust conditions, which he did jnot create and over which he has no control," lacks that fine spirit of enIthuslasm and volunteer effort which I are necessary ingredients of a great jproduclng entity. Let us be frank about this solemn j matter. The evidences of* world-wide unrest which manifest ahemselves in violence throughout the world bid us pause and consider 'the means to be found to stop the spread of this conitagious thing before it saps the very Ivitality of the nation Itself. Do we I gain strength by withholding the (remedy? Is it not the business of i statesmen to treat these manifestations of unrest which meet us on (every hand as evidences of an economic disorder and to apply construcjtive remedies wherever necessary, being sure that In the appllcaalon of the remedy we touch not the vital tissues of our industrial and economic lUfe? There can be no recession of the itide of unrest until constructive instrumentalities are set up to stem that tide. Governments must recognize the ) right of men collectively to bargain for humane objects that have at their base the mutual protection and welof those engaged in all indus- * Labor must not be longer treated as £>»a commodity. It must be regarded as the activity of human beings, possessed of deep < yearnings and desires. The business I man gives his best thought to the reI pair and replenishment of his mar I chinery, so that its usefulness will

not be impaired and its powef to produce may always be at* Ito height and kept In full vjgor and motion. No less regard ought to be paid to the human machine, which, after all, propels 7 the machinery of the world and is the great dynamic force that lies back of all Industry and progress. Old Standards Unthinkable. Return to the old standards of wago and Industry in employment is unthinkable. The terrible tragedy of war which has Just ended and which has brought the world to the verge of chaos and disaster would be tn vaiif if there should ensue a return to the conditions of the past Europe Itself, whence has come the unrest which now holds the world at bay. Is an example of standpatism in these vital human matters which America might well accept an example, not to be followed, but studiously to be avoided. Europe made labor the differential, and the price of it all” Is enmity and antagonism and prostrated industry. The right of labor to live in j?eaee and comfort must be recognized by governments, and America should be the first to lay the foundation stones upon which industrial peace shall be built Labor not only Is entitled* to an adequate wage, ’but capital should receive a reasonable return upon its investment and is entitled to ■ protection at the hands of the government in every emergency. No government worthy of the name can “play” these elements against each other, for there is a mutuality of Interest between them which the government must seek to express and to safeguard at all cost. The right of individuals to strike is inviolate and ought not to be interfered with by any process of government, but there is a predominant right, and that is the right of the government to protect all of its people and to assert its power and majesty against the challenge of any class. Defends Rights of People. The government, when It asserts that right, seeks not to antagonize a class, but simply to defend the right of the whole pqpple as against the irreparable harm and injury that might be done by the attempt of any class to usurp a power that only government Itself has a right to exercise as a protection to all.

In the matter of International disputes which have led to war, stateS- j men have sought to set up as a rem- . edy arbitration for war. Does this I not point the way for the settlement of industrial disputes by the establishment of a tribunal, fair and just alike to all, which will settle industrial disputes which In the past have led to war and disaster? America, witnessing the evil consequences which have followed out of kuch disputes between the contending forces, must not admit Itself Impotent to deal with these matters by means of peaceful. processes. Surely there must be svme' method of bringing together in a council of peace and amity these two great interests, put of which will come a happier day of peace and co-operation, a day that will make for more comfort and happiness In living and more tolerable conditions among all classes of men. Certainly human intelligence can devise some acceptable tribunal for adjusting the differences between capital and labor. Hour of Test and Trial. This is the hour of test and trial for America. By her pfowess and strength and the indomitable courage of her soldiers she demonstrated her power to vindicate on foreign battlefields her conception of liberty and Justice. Let not her influence as a mediator between capital and labor be weakened and her own failure to settle matters of purely domestic concern be proclaimed to the world. There are those In this country who threaten direct action to force their will upon a majority. Russia today, with Its blood and terror, Is a painful object lesson of the power of minorities. It makes little difference what minority it is; whether capital or labor, or any other class; no sort of privilege will ever be permitted to dominate this country. We are a partnership or nothing that Is worth while. We are a democracy, where the majority are the masters, or all the hopes and purposes of the men who founded this government have been defeated and forgotten. In America there is but one way by Which great reforms can be accomplished and the relief sought by classes obtained, and that Is through the orderly processes of representative government. Those who would propose any other method of reform are enemies of this country. America will not be daunted by threats nor lose her composure or calmness in these distressing times. We can afford, in the midst of this day of passion and unrest, to be self-contained and sure. The instrument bf all reforiri in America Is the straight road of Justice to all classes and conditions of men. Men have but to follow thlk road to realize the full fruition of their objects and purposes.. Let those beware who would take the shorter road of disorder and revolution. The right road is the road of justice and orderly process.

Start Health Crusade.

That the children of the world shall be “physically fit” Is the Ideal of the modern health crusade of the Junior Red Cross and Anti-Tuberculosis association. In one small Ohio town T,OOO toothbrushes are at work on teeth that had never been cared for until It was made one ©f the “chores” of the crusaders.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

U. S. ABANDONS SUGAR CONTROL

Attorney General Palmer Announces Discontinuance of Attempts to Govern Trade. PUTS BLAME ON CONGRESS Says Legislative Department, Although Requested to Do So, Failed to Extend Ufa of the Sugar Equalization Board. Washington, Dec. 5. —Abandonment of governmental attempts to control the distribution and sale of sugar was announced by Attorney General Palmer. After the sugar equalization board is dissolved December 81, the government will confine its efforts to prosecution of profiteering in sugar, Mr. Palmer said. Abandon Importation Plana This was said io mean the end of the program for bringing In fresh supplies of sugar from Cuban and other sources. Apparently little use can be made of the new authority conferred upon Mr. Palmer by the president, who designated him as food administrator. “A conference has been held between representatives of the sugar equalization board and department of Justice officials in which the sugar situation was reviewed,” Mr. Palmer said. “The department has neither the power nor the facilities with which to control the purchase or distribution of sugar. The only governmental body having this power is the sugar equalization board, and Its control terminates December 81.

Congress Falls to Act. "The congress, although requested to do so, has failed to extend the life of the board. The department of justice will confine Its efforts in the future to the enforcement of the provisions of the Lever control act by prosecuting all Instances of sales of sugar for an unjust or unreasonable | profit. । “The early termination of the sugar equalization board will make It impossible to set any definite price on sugar in the future of control its distribution. “Every sale will be treated on its own merits, and all cases where the district attorney has evidence indicating an unfair profit or withholding of sugar from the normal channels of i consumption or any discrimination in price to the manufacturer er to the Jobber supplying the domestic consum- ' er will be proceeded against under the Lever act.” Prices May Rise Sky High. Determination of the of Justice to abandon Its program was i said to give full leeway for a rise In sugar prices. While federal agents will continue to watch closely for profiteering officials said prosecutions necessarily would be limited to punishment of dealers whose transactions are within the United States, as the government would have no control over the prices at which sugar comes into the country.

CRIPPLES’ PLEA TO MINERS

Wounded Yanka at Fort Sheridan Hospital Ask for Coal. Springfield, DI., Dec. s.—Miners of the Sangamon County Mining company were implored to return to work In a telegram received from patients at United States General hospital No. 28 at Fort Sheridan. 4 *We fought for you in France. Are you going to fight for us now, or let us freeze?” asked the soldiers, who are convalescing from wounds received in battle. • The company mines southeast of Springfield are carrying government contracts for fuel to be furnished for the hospital and unless coal is forthcoming In a few days much suffering among the patients will result, according to the telegram sent to John McLachlan, president of the miners’ local.

NEGRO MINE GUARDS BARRED

Would Involve Conflict and Confusion, Says Oklahoma Governor. Oklahoma City, Okla., Dec. 5. —Gov. J. B. A. Robertson canceled his request for troops to protect mine properties when he learned that two companies of negro infantrymen were to be sent to the state from Columbus, N. M. In a message to Maj. Gen. Joseph Dickman, commander of the southern division of the army at San Antonio, Tex., Gov. Robertson declared these troops would only “Involve us in unnecessary conflict and confusion,” and .formally withdrew his request. Gov. Robertson characterized the intended sending of negro troops into Oklahoma as a “needless waste of time and expense.”

YANKEES READY TO GET OUT

U. 8. Concerns in Mexico Prepared to Move Employees Over Border. El Paso, Tex., Dec. 5. —Certain American concerns operating in Mexico ordered their border representatives to prepare for getting their American employees out of Mexico. In some cases the definite instructions were given for Immediate withdrawal of American employees from Mexico.

Xmas Suggestions By “The Clothier and Furnisher” I ’ Silk, Kid or Suede Gloves; Silk, Silk* Fibre or Madras Shirts Wool Flannel Shirts; Silk, Lilse or Wool Hose; Silk or Silk Knit Ties; Gold Knife and Chain; Gold Cuff Buttons; Gold or Silver Collar Pins; Collar Bags; Silver Buckle Belts; Smoking Jackets; Bath Robes; Silk or Silk Knit Mufflers; Traveling Bags; Steamer Trunks; Plain or Initial Linen Handkerchiefs Gold Collar Button and Cuff Button Sets of all kinds; Bradley Sweater Coats or Slip Overs in allcotors; Ivory or Standard Garters. Practically anything that you can think of in the line of gifts. DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP ■■■■MM———

STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hoosierdom Reported by Wire. TO PROBE MINE EXPLOSION State Inspectors to Investigate Cause of Explosion at Bogle Six Men Were Killed and Three Injured. Clinton, Dec. s.—An investigation of the explosion at Bogle mine No. 8, where six men were killed and three injured, will 'be made by state mine inspectors to determine the cause of the blast. The dead are: John Stark of Terre Haute, clerical man; Herbert Campbell of Clinton, office man; Joe Robertson of Clinton, S. G. Stephens of Terre Haute, civil engineer; Charles Watson, assistnnt mine boss; John Yogsren of Terre Haute, room boss. The injured are: William Wable of Terre Haute, assistant electrician ; Louis Price of Clinton, mine boss; Scotty of Clinton, mine boss. The explosion was caused from a “windy' 4 shot, placed by one of the men, who were all In the mine, attempting to get coal for the boilers. All the men caught in the explosion were company men. The mine was not badly damaged, and/it will take only a few days to have it In shape for work "again, should the miners return to work. The Injured men and the bodies of the dead were all brought to this city after being recovered, the dead being taken to the different morgues and the injured to their homes.

Auto License Plates Ready Dec. 26. Indianapolis, Dec. 5. —Deliveries of 1920 automobile license plates will not be made until December 26, It was announced by Howard D. McClelland, assistant deputy secretary of state. By that time between 15,000 and 20,000 applications for plates Will be filed he said. Although the new plates are ready for distribution the department will not start mailing them until after the Christmas rush, because of a request by post office officials. The 1920 plates have a buff background and olive-green numbers. A distinctive plate has been prepared for trucks and delivery cars. On these plates the Word “truck” is stamped perpendicularly on the left side. Application blanks have been distributed to all notaries public, automobile dealers and garages in the state and may be filed at any time with the state department. The total receipts for automobile licenses this year now amount to $1,558,000. In an opinion submitted to William A. Roach, secretary of state, by Ele Stanbury, attorney general, it was held that the 1919 act providing that license fees shall be turned over -to the state highway commission, did not rqpeal the provisions of an act of

19TB which permitted deduction from the fees to pay the expenses of the automobile registration department.

$125 Job Goes Begging. Wabash, Dec. 5.—A job paying $125 every 30 days, which calls for very little work Is going bogging In Grunt county. Will Alber, census supervisor for this district, has been trying to get an assistant to take care of Grant and Blackford counties for the past month, but can find no one who wants the position. He has asked several Marion men to take the office regardless of their politics, but they have all declined. The work, according to Mr. Alber would last for almost a year. Census enumerators for this district are expected to be named this week. Names Muncie Prosecutor. Indianapolis, Dec. 5. —Governor Goodrich Issued a commission to Clarence E. Benadum of Muncie to succeed Horace G. Murphy as prosecutor of Delaware county. The governor Issued the commission immediately after receiving the resignation of Mur phy, who was convicted In federal court In the Muncie fraud case and will depart Monday to begin a twoyear sentence in the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga. Illegal Practice Charged. Indianapolis, Dec. s.—The state board of medical registration and ex amination has filed affidavits against tfo Indiana physicians, alleging that they are practicing medicine without a state license. The men foamed in the charges are B. C. Hendricks, chiropractor, Kendallville, and Dr. A. J. Newman, Gary. Indianapolis to Hear Carols. Indianapolis, Dec. 5.—-Groups of singers will visit residences in tn dlun ‘ apolis Christmas eve and sing old-time carols. Ten or fifteen singers will comprise each group, according to the present plan. A campaign is under way to get enough singers to make it possible that every community be visited.

Notice to Raisers of Live Stock BEING done with the farm work, v?e are now ready buy your FAT HOGS and Cattle. Will also buy your Canner Cows, Bulls, and Big Jaw Cattle; also Shoats. Always ready to pay the highest market price. Call 955-F or 902-K when you have anything in this line to sell. Write or see us Lonergan Bros, R. R.-2, Rensselaer Ship from, Surrey, Rensselaer, Parr er Gifford every weekl

TO FRIENDS OF DEMOCRAT Instruct your attorney* to bring all legal notices In which you are Interested and will hare the paying to do, to The Democrat, and thereby save money and do us a favor -that will be duly appreciated., All notices of apportionment—of admlnist-ator, executor or guardian: survey, sale of real estate, ditch or road petitions, notices of non-residence, etc., the client* themselves control, and your attorneys will take them to the paper you desire, for publication, if you so direct them; while, if you fail to do co, they will give them where it celts their pfeasuro must and where you may least expect or desire It So, please bear this in mind when you have any of these notices to have No bettor job work produced In thia section of Indiana than that turned out by The Democrat

INSURE IN Farmers Ml Inion teocioli Of Benton, Jasper and White Oountiea, Insurance In Force December 81, 1918 88,879.094 The average yearly rate for the 24 year* this Company has been In existence has been but 24 cents on the SIOO Insurance, o r $2.40 per SI,OOO. State Mutual Windstorm insurance written U connection. MARION I. ADAMS Rensselaer; 8. A. Brusnahan, Part, and J. P. Ryan (Gillam tp.) Medaryville, R. F. D.; Wn. B. Meyers, Wheatfield; V. M. Peer, Kntman, are agent* of this Company awl will be pleased to give you any further Information. Stephen Avnlcy, Rensselaer, Is the adjuster for Jasper county.

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