anaheim-gazette 1919-06-19

LARGE QUESTION CONFRONTING CONGRESS REPUBLICANS IN BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE FORMULATING LEGISLATION ON SUBJECT Closer Relationship Between Capital and Labor is Desired.—Members Favor Department of Labor With a Cabinet Official at Head. Expression of benevolent views with respect to the relations of capital and labor and the welfare of each is an easy task but to enact practical legislation which touches the spot is something quite different. If there is to be such legislation, it will have to be shaped by the responsible committees of the two houses and enacted by Congress and to do this with wise thought for the future, for social, economic and industrial effects,—is something that calls for deep and serious study and close attention both to the broad aspects of proposed measures and intelligent scrutiny of specific details. Indications are growing, however, that the new Congress will enact a series of measures which will advance the interests of the workers in this country and promote the great cause of mutually helpful relationships be education and labor committee is giving attention. Another is the bill by Kenyon to extend federal aid in vocational training and rehabilitation to those injured in industry. This bill is based on the broad proposition that society itself is benefitted by helping the injured to help themselves. Then there is the series of bills presented already or to be presented by Senator Kenyon dealing with housing; providing for an industrial relations commission; providing for a national labor exchange which would improve on the employment service; land settlement and several others. The land settlement bill, which will be wrought into a law in this Congress, does not, however, belong in the education and labor committee. The public lands committees of the two houses have jurisdiction of it and the House committee had already heard arguments in favor of it by Leader Mondell and others. The House labor committee within a reasonable time will seek to map out a worth while program. Representative Nolan of California, long one of the foremost members of the labor committee, said Monday he was giving consideration to proposed legislation and hoped to mature his plans definitely before the session was much further advanced. While there are many difficulties in the way of enacting laws which shall treat comprehensively of the nation's labor situation, it is nevertheless a fact that such measures are going to have more attention in this Congress than ever before. Not without significance is the fact that one of America's greatest corporations, employing not far from a hundred thousand people, has in the MUZZLE PRESCRIBED "Comeback" in Houses Soft Pedal on Ta. Representative Kochsetts, "Honey Fight of the House and Body again, is like zied. Though a Mugerald does not sit it is not good for his party to speak about the high cost specially when in White House. Much less is it up on the house speaking, and she one's voice. Yet the Boston man but almost daily. The other day, attention of the fact that with the highest pressing every there was a move with regard to held by the army, the story about having 100,000,000 50,000,000 pounds stock—which was the market in this fact that the pet tremely high price which is to be charged the armies quantities of other it no longer need public ought to chase. He demanded officials "in charge reaus," be kicked. All the while. this with wise thought for the future, for social, economic and industrial effects, is something that calls for deep and serious study and close attention both to the broad aspects of proposed measures and intelligent scrutiny of specific details. Indications are growing, however, that the new Congress will enact a series of measures which will advance the interests of the workers in this country and promote the great cause of mutually helpful relationships between employer and employee. How much will be done in the extra session and how much will have to be left over for the regular session next winter is something which as yet cannot be foretold definitely. In the two committees of Congress which are charged with attention to labor matters, the House committee on labor, headed by Representative J. M. C. Smith of Michigan and the Senate committee on education and labor, headed by Senator Kenyon of Iowa, consideration, as yet largely informal, is already being given to labor questions. The Senate committee on education and labor might well have been divided into two committees, so large are the issues affecting both education and labor which are looming up before this Congress. But in any event it has not been divided and this is by no means entirely unfortunate because a great many thinking people who to-day are giving attention to subjects which affect the relations of labor and capital, are likewise giving attention to educational subjects. An instance of this is found in the fact that the leaders of the American Federation of Labor are among the most enthusiastic backers of the idea of a Department of Education, a new executive department headed by a Cabinet member to be known as a Secretary of Education. In the House, there is a separate committee on education, of which Representative Fess of Ohio, an able and experienced educator, is the head, and a distinct committee on labor. It would be remarkable, considering past differences of some elements of labor and capital, of employee and employer, if representatives of labor and capital should sit down together with men in Congress and agree on legislative measures which in the long run would operate to the advantage of both the wage-carner and the employer. While this has not yet come to pass, While there are many difficulties in the way of enacting laws which shall treat comprehensively of the nation's labor situation, it is nevertheless a fact that such measures are going to have more attention in this Congress than ever before. Not without significance is the fact that one of America's greatest corporations, employing not far from a hundred thousand people, has in the last few days sent word through a representative to the education and labor committee of the Senate that it desires to see a number of forward-looking labor bills written into the law. This is the General Electric Company. Great churches, without regard to differences of creed, are subscribing to the idea that laws must be enacted based on up-to-date conceptions of the relations of labor and capital. As to America being seized in the grip of Bolshevism, something many fear, it is quite clear that it will not be unless Americans take departure of their ordinary stock of sound common sense. Between Bolshevism, however, and enlightened advancement toward improved conditions for the average man and woman, for the average home, there is a wide difference. Such advancement, as an increasing body of men in both branches of Congress see it, is both worthy and desirable in itself and a preventative of the extremism which has sunk Russia into chaos. It is increasingly clear that Congress is more and more disposed to take up with proposed laws bearing thereon in a new spirit, in a spirit more appreciative than its predecessors. BEANS AND BARLEY MOVING The monthly report of the Grain Trade Association of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce on the remaining supplies of California, shows some starling and pleasing changes for the California growers. Improvement is particularly noticeable in beans. Supplies of beans remaining in Call Board warehouses now are the lowest for any time this year. Total supplies on June 1 are placed at 275,981 sacks, as compared with 428,984 sacks on January 1. While this amount represents only a portion of the state's supply, its decrease or increase, however, is an exceptionally good guide for the entire state. stock—which was the market in this fact that the price tremendously high priced which is to be charged the arm quantities of other it no longer need public ought to chase. He demands officials "in charge reaus," be kicked. All the while of Boston was fire on perfectly officials. Black looks for Fitzgerald from House. But that was Since then, he out in many spills cost of living subject comes gerald cuts loose blast against them. Also, he sees look that under and other legs through the walls possible for and the present act had it in its steps against it and give relief administration ers. And pre has been let profiteering hail now and then t It is painful that are in stock He talks much still reading paign book of lican officials high cost of life His lambast iteers who have ruptured course ficialdom will welcome in as "Jim" Reed of the Monroe canism. It would be remarkable, considering past differences of some elements of labor and capital, of employee and employer, if representatives of labor and capital should sit down together with men in Congress and agree on legislative measures which in the long run would operate to the advantage of both the wage-earner and the employer. While this has not yet come to pass, there are things in the wind which indicate it may. To have it eventually would be in the line of progress, in accord with the idea which is taking hold in many quarters that the true way to adjust differences between the individual who employs and the individual who is employed is through frank inquiry and conciliation rather than by fighting. Under the auspices of the Senate committee on education and labor, one or more conferences will be held in a short time between leading representatives of great employing concerns and leading men in the field of labor. Senator Kenyon, as chairman of the education and labor committee, is already taking steps to bring about such conferences. "I have introduced certain measures of interest to labor and bearing on the relations of labor and capital" said Senator Kenyon. "I hope that we may take these up in conferences at which both labor and capital will be represented. It seems to me to be entirely feasible for employer and employee to sit down in a room with men in Congress, thresh things over, and reach an agreement which will be helpful and beneficial all around." The eight-hour day bill, introduced by Senator Moses of New Hampshire, is one of the first bills to which the improvement is particularly noticeable in beans. Supplies of beans remaining in Call Board warehouses now are the lowest for any time this year. Total supplies on June 1 are placed at 275,981 sacks, as compared with 428,984 sacks on January 1. While this amount represents only a portion of the state's supply, its decrease or increase, however, is an exceptionally good guide for the entire state. Another very pleasing change in the bean situation is the heavier shipments for the month of May, which amounted to 143,430 sacks, as compared with an average of 70,000 sacks for the past few months. These shipments represent stocks brought into San Francisco by jobbers for resale east and to other parts of the country and give a good idea of the vast increase in the demand during the past few weeks. Practically all of the lima beans held by the bean pool in Southern California have been disposed of. Figures on the remaining supply of 1918 barley also present an interesting change. Total holdings at Port Costa are placed at 22,778 tons, as compared with 32,769 tons on May 1, and 34,150 tons on January 1. In the Stockton district only 2401 tons remain in the Call Board warehouses, as compared with 7733 tons on May 1, and 18,914 tons on January 1. New feed barley of the 1919 crop has started to arrive and is quoted nominally on the San Francisco market at $2.45 to $2.50 per cental. Old feed is held around $2.55 to $2.60 and the shipping grade is quotable at $2.65 to $2.70 at Port Costa. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. ANAHEIM GAZETTE MUZZLE PRESCRIBED FOR "HONEY FITZ" "Comeback" in House Falls to Put Soft Pedal on Cost of Living Talk. Representative Fitzgerald of Massachusetts, "Honey Fitz," former member of the House and now back in that body again, is likely soon to be muzzled. Though a Democrat, Mr. Fitzgerald does not seem to know that it is not good form for a member of his party to speak above a whisper about the high cost of living, and especially when in the shadow of the White House. Much less is it good form to get up on the housetops, figuratively speaking, and shout at the top of one's voice. Yet this is just what the Boston man is doing, not once but almost daily. The other day, he arose and called attention of the House to the fact that with the high cost of living oppressing every family in the land, there was a most peculiar situation with regard to excess food supplies held by the army. He then related the story about the War Department having 100,000,000 cans of beef and 50,000,000 pounds of bacon—surplus stock—which was kept from going on the market in this country, despite the fact that the people are paying extremely high prices for meat, and which is to be sold abroad. He also charged the army had on hand great quantities of other food supplies which it no longer needed and which the public ought to be entitled to purchase. He demanded that some of the officials "in charge of these food bureaus," be kicked out. All the while the former mayor a wholesome decorum has replaced the loud talk and boisterous conduct which formerly prevailed at the polls. Often men accompany their wives to the polls and it is not unusual to see a young matron wheel a baby carriage to the polling place and leave it in a shady place outside while she goes in to vote. I do not remember ever having seen a woman "worker" about the polls soliciting votes, though I have occasionally seen women modestly passing out tickets or printed matter for some cause in which they were interested, usually of an improving and reformatory character. "So far as candidates and nominees for office are concerned, I believe that they are called upon to do a little more work than formerly. Women take their duties as voters seriously, and in order to hear what candidates have to say for themselves and the cause they represent they arrange "neighborhood meetings" in private houses, where the women gather from a given neighborhood, with a sprinkling of men. These meetings often have quite a festal and social air, with illumination of the grounds and Japanese lanterns hanging from trees and shrubbery. It tests a candidate's nerve to attend and address a half dozen such meetings of feminine audiences in an evening, with perhaps a meeting or two in purely masculine surroundings "down town." It is not to be supposed that the women who attend these meetings are of the severe-faced and blue stockinged kind, usually associated in the uninformed mind with the idea of women interested in politics. On the contrary, they are usually the best of women, wholesome and sweet-minded matrons and young no speedy fall in prices is likely, and are shaping their policies in accordance with this belief. While some gradual declines may take place in raw materials and foodstuffs, those commodities in which labor forms the chief element of cost will hardly decline while the present level of wages is maintained, and there is no condition of unemployment sufficient to warrant expectation that wages will fall. There is, in fact, complaint in some quarters of a labor shortage, particularly on the farms. THE BOMB-THROWERS When a perpetrator of a bombing outrage is discovered, he is almost invariably found: to be a foreigner. Americans do not use bombs. Recognition of this fact tends to bitter denunciation of immigrants in general and a demand for greater immigrant The fact is best corroborated from the in-depth analysis of the market in this country, despite the fact that the people are paying extremely high prices for meat, and which is to be sold abroad. He also charged the army had on hand great quantities of other food supplies which it no longer needed and which the public ought to be entitled to purchase. He demanded that some of the officials "in charge of these food bureaus," be kicked out. All the while the former mayor of Boston was keeping up a drum fire on perfectly good administration officials. Black looks fell to the lot of Mr. Fitzgerald from his own side of the House. But that was only the beginning. Since then, he has been breaking out in many spots against the high cost of living. No phases of the subject comes up but what Mr. Fitzgerald cuts loose with a withering blast against the food profiteers. Mr. Fitzgerald seems entirely to overlook that his party years ago got into power in part through roseate promises to reduce the cost of living. Also, he seems entirely to overlook that under the food control act and other legislation, as well as through the war powers which it is possible for an executive to assume, the present administration has long had it in its hands to take drastic steps against profiteering in foods and give relief to the public. No administration ever had such powers. And profiteering in foodstuffs has been let alone, just as other profiteering has been let alone, with now and then a spasmodic exception. It is painful to think of the things that are in store for "Honey Fitz." He talks much like a man who was still reading the Democratic campaign book of 1912, wherein Republican officials were blamed for the high cost of living. His lambasting of the food profiteers who have run their uninterrupted course under Democratic officialdom will presently make him welcome in White House quarters as "Jim" Reed and other defenders of the Monroe Doctrine and Americanism. WOMEN CONSIDER DUTIES OF THE FRANCHISE Representative Osborne Tells How Suffrage Works in State of dozen such meetings or reminisce audiences in an evening, with perhaps a meeting or two in purely masculine surroundings "down town." It is not to be supposed that the women who attend these meetings are of the severe-faced and blue stockinged kind, usually associated in the uninformed mind with the idea of women interested in politics. On the contrary, they are usually the best of women, wholesome and sweet-minded matrons and young ladies, forming the most attentive and appreciative audiences that a public man could address. "Usually candidates have committees of women to co-operate and assist the regular committees of men. Most of the women members do not take an active part, but permit their names to be used on committees for candidates whom they believe to be specially worthy. This is not always so. Some women take an active and effective part in the campaigns. "It is a great mistake to suppose that woman suffrage has the effect of depriving womanhood of any of its charms. It brings out many mental qualities in some that might otherwise not have been developed; it brings a decisively human and humane quality into practical politics, and it is an act of elemental justice to one-half the citizenship of the United States." CROP SITUATION While the absence of sufficient rainfall in some sections has dimmed the prospects for grain and hay, the agricultural outlook is, on the whole, quite satisfying. The United States Department of Agriculture, in its May 1st report, gives the conditions of California wheat at 85 per cent of the ten-year average, with an estimate of 10 per cent abandoned acreage due to dry weather. On the other hand, the prospects for fruits and vegetables are excellent. It is estimated by the United States experts that the country as a whole will this year produce 32,719,000 bushels of peaches, of which California's share will be 15,676,000, or four million bushels more than this state produced last year. Approximately 88 per cent of the California crop is canned or dried, and as the canners are making contracts at $80 a ton for the green fruit, more than double the normal price, good profits to growers are assured. INCOME TAX RULING The opinion of the Internal Revenue Bureau, as set out in the income tax regulations, as to the effect that conisit is, in fact, complaint in some quarters of a labor shortage, particularly on the farms. THE BOMB-THROWERS When a perpetrator of a bombing outrage is discovered, he is almost invariably found, to be a foreigner. Americans do not use bombs. Recognition of this fact tends to bitter denunciation of immigrants in general and a demand for greater immigrant restriction. Unquestionably there ought to be more care in the admittance of allens; but there is danger of judging immigrants in general with undue severity. Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of Labor calls attention to some facts, which, though unpleasant, have an important bearing on the situation. He reminds the public that the hordes of immigrants pouring into the United States in the last decade or two did not come entirely of their own initiative. They were lured to America largely by the efforts of steamship companies interested only in the passage money, with the connivance of great corporate employers of labor. "Many of these immigrants were herded in large cities or other industrial centers. They were encouraged to use their own language and to petulate the traditions of their mother country. "What can Americanism mean to those people? They do not even understand our language. To them America means a petty boss and low wages. They know nothing of our theory of government. This country is now reaping the result of its immigration policy—or lack of policy—during all these years." He suggests that the remedy for bomb-throwing is real Americanism, which must be "more than a shibboteth." It must mean "education, opportunity and social justice for all." One of the first lessons to be taught is respect for law, and it is to be hoped that the perpetrators of the recent bomb outrages will be soon arrested and punished in the way they deserve. WOMEN CONSIDER DUTIES OF THE FRANCHISE Representative Osborne Tells How Suffrage Works in State of California. How woman suffrage works in actual practice was told by Representative Osborne of California. Captain Osborne referred especially to what had been the experience in his own home city of Los Angeles. "It was the idea of many of the opponents of woman suffrage," said Representative Osborne, "that one of its results would be a general demoralization of women, especially those who might take an active part in politics; that it would coarsen them, and a class of women would develop that would take the place on the feminine side of the ward politicians and "heelers" and hangers-on around the polls of our large cities. Such anticipations have entirely failed of realization. There are no women "hangers-on" around the polls on election days. The political duties of women are performed in much the same womanly way as they perform other duties. Out of deference to women the polling places are usually more comfortably and attractively located than before; that is, not in livery stables, uncomfortable tents, and so forth. Usually about half the election officers are women, with the result that is estimated by the United States experts that the country as a whole will this year produce 32,719,000 bushels of peaches, of which California's share will be 15,676,000, or four million bushels more than this state produced last year. Approximately 88 per cent of the California crop is canned or dried, and as the canners are making contracts at $80 a ton for the green fruit, more than double the normal price, good profits to growers are assured. For apricots, growers are being offered $100 a ton, which is the equivalent of better than 25 cents a pound for the dried product. Canneries are running on asparagus and pears, and soon will begin packing cherries and apricots. The citrus fruit industry is in flourishing condition. Shipments of oranges and lemons to eastern markets to May 11th were 27,938 cars, as compared with 14,316 cars to the same date last year. The value of all fruits, nuts and olives produced in California in 1918 was estimated by the State Horticultural Commissioner at $150,320,000, and there is every indication this figure will be much exceeded in 1919. Business conditions throughout California are generally good. Both wholesale and retail establishments are doing an excellent business, with improvement shown in the matter of collections. 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