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Page Ten LENOIR NEWS-TOPIC, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1919 LENOIR, N. C. 6 M H . M M B B M H M M N ;' h . M M 8 M M . M U CAPITAL AND LABOR MUST BE EQUAL FOOTING Matthew Poll, vice-president of the American Federation of Labor, has replied to a series of questions sub mitted to labor by Chairman Hays of the Republican national commit tee. To make the future of labor more effectively usable for the welfare of the country, labor and capital, Wolf declared, must be placed on an equal footing by making all corporation charters provide that the holders might not deny employes the right to organize,, bargain collectively through "representatives of their own choos ing," or to determine for themselves the conditions and relations of their service. Without this check on cor porate powers, he said, "the domes tic conflict now raging cannot and will not be permanent ended." Discussing plans to settle or mini mize industrial unrest, Mr. Woll de clared "artbitrary exercise of unwar ranted and unconstitutional author ity by our courts" could not allay it, adding that "to avoid building up a judicial aristocracy" the word of the Supreme Court, State or Federal, should not be final on the constitu tionality of an act. He proposed re enactment of the measure. "Government by injunction should be prohibited, th erights and liberties and freedom should be fully safe guarded for all time to come," he said. Congress, he declared, should "speedily approve the covenant of the league of nations, including the labor provisions contains in this re markable document which holds the hope for future, peace of the world in its keeping instead of filibustering and fiddling away like Nero while Rome was afire." Measures to prohibit child labor, total immigration exclusions for two years, a government employe's min imum wage act and retirement, a Federal employment service, elimi nation of convict labor competition, soldiers' land legislation. State loans to home-builders and repeal of all taxes on necessities, were advocated. Mr. Woll denounced the pending bill for railroad control offered by Senator Cummin Republican, of Iowa, as "the most un-American piece of legislation ever proposed by anyone," and suggested that the rail roads be not returned to private op eration for two years to permit the people meanwhile to say what should be done with them. Under no circumstances, he con tinued, should any commission or other agency be authorized to fix wages or hours, and while the Fed eral compensation law has done good it should be amended as to its rates to keep pace with the cost of living. Women should receive equal treat ment and pay with men, but should be given tasks only proportionate to their strength and potential mother hood, the letter stated. Discussing accident and unemploy ment insurance, Mr. Woll declared the true solution was to strike at un employment itself by a "systematic elimination of many of the season able industrial undertakings." The United Mine Workers, he said, in asking for a five-day week were "in reality asking for a greater period of work rather than a greater period of idleness, " Universal observance of the eight-hour day would tend, he said, to adjust conditions of unem ployment in many industries. If these matters were adequately dealt with, he added, workers could lay by sav ings to care for their families in ' times of stress or idleness. I Answering if labor desired to "par- ' ticipate in the control and manage- ment of industry, and share in prof its and losses," Mr. Woll said profit- I j sharing as thus far proposed was "a 1 shame and a fraud" and a "cloak for 1 excess profits." The suggestion as to sharing profits and losses ""bor ders on the absurd, said Wall, who j added : "If workers are to share in the losses, then let us establish shop Soviets and let the worker also man age and operate the entire indus-1 tries. American labor demands only a voice and control in such industrial matters and management as affect their interests as workers and which are determined largely by their con tracts of employment. THE OVERSEAS CAP Until we recently happened on the information we have met no one who appeared to know why the overseas cap was the sort of thing it was. To look at that peaked bit of flannel, that apparently gives no protection from sun or weather; a tiling with such shape as it has apparently in the wrong place; ah elusive, slipping thing, without form and void, one would imagine that a madman de signed it. And yet, when you know the real use of the cap, you discover that it is the only sort of a rig that would answer the purpose. Primarily, this cap was meant to wear undeh the tin hat the helmet. It was a sort of pad, especially thick fore and aft, to buttress the skull, from the shock the helmet suffered when shrapnel or direct blows pound ed it. Seen in the proper perspective the overseas cap is a most sensible bit of gear and admirably suited to its real purpose. That seems to be the chief differ ence between modern uniforms and those of a few years ago. Until this war soldiers' gear was ornate, tailor ed fancies, with the dress parade ieda carried into the field outfit. Gradually we have been getting away from that. We started way back when the Boers picked off the Eng lish officers because of their gold lace and bright swords and fancy uni forms. Gradually we disguised the fighting men, toned down their uni forms to match the dust and the dead grass and the far horizon. We abolished the scarlets and the bright blues and the dark colors, just as before we abolished the bearskin shakos, the rows of brass buttons and the flaring insignia of rank. The navy uniforms have suffered slight change, and the gob is rigged about as the jack tar with Perry was. But the uniform of the field forces of th enavy. the marines, has been changed to the khaki. Not all the camouflage was on the big guns and the transports, by any means. THE NATION'S FINEST THING . (Philadelphia Record) When President Wilson urged, a year ago, that Congress appropriate $100,000,000 to provide food to save Europe from starvation he was bit terly opposed by Lodge, Reed and others of that ilk. Nevertheless Con gress, then under Democratic con trol, made the appropriation. Now it appears from Mr. Hoover's prelimi nary accounting that only $11,250, 000 of this amount was expended in free charity, and that the remainder will ultimately be returned to the United States treasury, being secured by notes of the governments of the countries to which the food was sent It is an impressive demonstration of the terrible needs of Poland that $62,200,000 was expended in feeding its people, millions of whom must otherwise have perished. Next to giving the decisive blow that won the war for the allies, this country never did a finer thing than in keep ing the populations of the newly born nations from starving while thev struggled to their feet. It is a thousand pities that this splendid record has been dimmed by the par tisan conduct of the Senate in its handling of the peace treaty. CHARGE PACKING HOUSES ARE VIOLATING ANTI-TRUST LAW Formal complaints have been is sued by the Federal trade commis sion charging the five Chicago pack ers with violatisns of the Clayton anti-trust act throueh the alleeed purchase and control of 31 corpora tions handling food and other sop plies. Concerns which the packers are accused of absorbbing include meat packers, fruit canners, dealers in eggs and poultry, and dealers in and manufacturers of butter, cheese, oleomargaine, condensed milk and like products, and condiments.Win like products, catsup and condi ments and leather tanners. FOREIGN EXCHANGE REACHES LOWER LEVELS Foreign exchange, or remittances to England, France, Italy and Ger manv have reached new points of de preciation. Demand sterling declined to $3.80, against the pre-war rate of $4.85, or considerably more than a dollar to the pound. Francs, or bills on Paris, normally worth 5. 18 Mi to the dollar, fell to 11.00, and Italian lire, whic hsold on a par itv with francs before the war, drop ped to 13.00 1-10 to the dollar. Marks sold at 1 cents, against the pre-war quotation of 23 1-10 cents. "She says she prefers to do her shopping by telephone." "Why so?" "Says she can't bear to see how lit tle she is getting for the. money." "Were you very sick with the flu, Rastus?" "Sick? Sick? Man, Ah was so sick mos' ebery night Ah look in dat er casualty list for mah name." The British government is planning to build the world's largest dirigible baloon, 1,100 feet long, with a lifting power of 200 tons and a cruising ra dius of 16,000 miles. s s 16th Series of the 1 b ASSOCIATION Will Open m B S a M H M This Association began business in July, 1912, and since that time has had a most unusual growth, which has been due to the liberal pat ronage given it. In this Association the small borrower receives the same consideration as the large, for the main reason that this Associa tion's organization was for the upbuilding of our town and community and to enable the citizenship to own their homes. MONEY TO LEND AT ALL TIMES to the shareholders, so if you intend to build or repair in the spring take r shares in the next series and file 'your application 1 1 II M II W. J. LENOIR, President E. F. ALLEN, Sec. and Treas. PRACTICAL Ghrisfmas W.F THE MOST USEFUL KIND FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY OR FRIEND Watches Match Cases Bracelet Watches Fountain Pens Clocks Pocket Books Lavalieres Ladies' Handbags Jewel Boxes Sweaters Tie Pins Handkerchiefs Soft Collar Pins Neck Ties Lodge Emblems . Shirts Cuff Links Gloves Tie Clasps Hats Watch Chains Caps Razors Suit Cases Shaving Sets Pocket Knives Toilet Sets Hosiery Manicure Sets Knit Goods Traveling Cases All-Leather Shoes Card Cases Umbrellas French Harps Suspenders Banjos Balloons Guitars . . j Oranges Irish Harps Briar Pipes Candies Cigarette Cases Flash Lights enfs MANY OTHER USEFUL GIFTS AT Wakefield's :stmas AND GROCEKIE Next Thursday is Christmas. Just one week left to complete Santa's list. Have you purchased your Apples, Bananas, Cocoanuts and Can dy? A friend and customer was in our store the other day and com mented on the completeness and variety of our candy line everything from Molasses Kisses to the finest Chocolates at the lowest prices. South Carolina Pecans Cocoanuts, "Nigger Toes" and other kinds of Nuts Your Christmas Dinner Our Groceries and Fresh Meats will add to the completeness of your table for Christmas Dinner :.. 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