Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 7, 1920, Page 6

BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER mmrmmummt THEE BEMIDJI FIONIER PUBLISKING CO. @. E: CARSON, Pres. E. H. DENU, Sec, and Mgr. G. W. HARNWELL, Editor Telephone 98— Egtared at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn,, as second- dn: matter under Act of Congress ‘of March 3, 1879. No attention paid to anonymous contributions. ter’s me must be known to the editor, but not mecess 'll;‘ t:r pubm:a.tlonl.l u(‘::)mn‘:flmcitggnll. ‘::r the it reaci s O than p-Lrrd Pzgme:::hm‘:v.eek to insure publication in the eurrent issue. & Week ... Three Months ... THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published Thursday and sent postage paid to any addreas, , in advance, $3.00. mmmmmmu IF IT BE TRUE. If it be true, and we are informed that it is, that the employees were employed at the opening of the cutting season by the local mills with the understanding that they would work according to plans of operation laid down by the company’s man- agement, which was a ten-hour shift; "And if it be true that the men joined the union with the assurance that no walk out would take . place this season, and we have been informed that in some cases at least this is a fact; And if it be true that the workers were given the impression that local conditions would be handled by the local body and not directed from the outside; And if they were satisfied with the wage scale . and gave the employers so to understand; And if it be true that conditions in Bemidji have always been better than elsewhere, and we are advised that they are; =¥ And if it be true that men in Virginia, Duluth, Eau Claire, Minneapolis and other cities in the tri-state district have remained on the job in spite of the order to walk out, issued from the outside, thereby signifying their intention to handle their local situation themselves; o And if it be true that such is the desire of the Jocal workers union, namely, to handle the Bemidji situation without interference from the outside; And if it be true that the majority of local work- ers prefer to return to work at the salaries offered and under the conditions which the companies must operate; And if it be true that the companies have ac- cepted business for months in advance on the basis of operating ten-hour shifts, and would stand a great loss, should they be compelled to change the basis of operation; And if it be true that the companies will rec- ognize the individual employee or a committee rep- resenting the employees (by that we mean union and non-union employees) and discuss the situation with them; . _ And if it be true that they prefer to show no preference to men with union cards, but that they desire to give employment to both, or either union or non-union men; And if it be true that the companies will operate the mills and factories as soon as they secure a force large enough to begin; E THEN— ‘We ask the question, “Would not every family in Bemidji be happier if the old whistles were again heard three times a day and the buzzing of the saws renew their song announcing that Busy, Bustling Bemidji is again “hitting the high spo 7 in the industrial world?” Answering this in the affirmative, it is our sug- gestion that the timber workers of Bemidji, an in- telligent bunch of good fellows, who have a high' reputation in this line of work, prevail upon the district or national union to permit them to handle the local situation themselves, as apparently is the case in Virginia and other -cities now operating. Our men know the conditions here best and we be- lieve are fully able to look after things here, which will prove to mutual advantage to the workers, the operators, the business men and the citizens. .Granting that eight hours a day should be the ultimate aim of each man’s wage earning time, which will probably be best brought about by na- tional legislation in order that all industries put the same into effect at the same time, thereby placing all competitive plants on equal footing, the fact that contracts made by local companies several months ahead for their product on a pro- duction basis of ten hours should be considered. For this reason, if for no other, we believe that the local timber workers should be permitted to handle the local situation themselves. i puaes OFFICIAL SYMPATHY FOR “REDS.” So eager was Assistant Secretary of Labor Post to protect his friends, the radicals, that he has been known to send for the papers in deportation cases at the rate of 100 a day in order that he might cancel the warrants. This is but one of the many charges that have been brought against Post in the course of the investigation of his conduct being conducted by the house of representatives. And still he sits at his desk, undisturbed by his superiors, the president and the secretary. of Labor, thwartipg the course of justice and contributing substantially to the cause of the reds. 0 PLAY BALL. 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Say it yourself: “They win.” know that it will not only furnish the citizens and visitors the best of amusement during the summer ' but that it will also be a fine advertisement for the city. fi PRESS COMMENTS—THATS ALL (By EXCEANGE EDITOR) That Babcock road idea, Amendment No. 1, will add several dollars an acre to every farm in Min- nesota, to say nothing of the enjoyment and pleasure of all who own cars, as well as the friends of the owners of cars. We are personally interested in our friends who own autos.—Stillwater Gazette. Pl ST What this country wants and needs is an ad- ministration that is shorter on rhetoric and glitter- ing generalities of language and longer on effective action.—Poughkeepie (N. Y.) Eagle News. T I e Among the vast number of government employes in Washington there are many thousands for whom there is no work at all. This was openly charged in congress and is probably true and if true, it is a scandal.—Wheeling Intelligencer. : o— Virginia has started a modest boom for Senator Glass of Virginia, for president. Whether it will ever reach San Francisco intact is a question, no matter how carefully it is packed.——nocl;n'ofstei (N. Y.) Democrat Chronicle. GRS We see by the papers that Secretary of State Colby is reorganizing the department. He shouldn’t tire himself out. It’s not much use to reorganize for nine and a half months.—South Bend (Ind.) Tribune. One of the really comical things of the presi- dential campaign is the “open mind” of the Old Guard. It flies shut if a progressive idea comes within a mile of it.—Ex. P I s e Not until fourteen Mexican states secede from Carranza rule will there be the right number of points against the Mexico City outfit.—Minneapolis (Minn.) 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