The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 5, 1921, Page 6

The Se eet of etty, tte tn the state of $4.60 for ¢ months, ~ It has been made to happen, very largely by the workingman himself, by organized effort. ~ It is a mere guess, of course, exactly what the American workman's status would today if there were no labor unions and never had been any. But it is an abso- certainty that his share of the wealth his labor creates would be a great deal leas it is. And, it is equally certain that the industrial progress which has been made in this try during the last 50 years, a progress unparalleled in any other country, would been less rapid without labor unionism. For, whatever may be said to the contrary by those who, either for sincere or selfish oppose the labor organization principle, organization and efficiency of labor gone hand in hand. If it were possible, over night, to wipe out unionism, as a small but active and noisy ity of employers would like to do, the employers would suffer as greatly as the tingmen, for the effect om-industry would be disastrous. > But of course unionism is not going to be wiped out either over night or gradually. ; agitation for the “open shop,” which is the camouflage under which those who wipe it out are operating, may make some headway, because of the abnormal in- situation. But it cannot be permanently successful and it is a pretty safe that it will be discontinued as an organized effort with the return of nor- conditions. ‘The idea of collective bargaining, which Is the fundamental principle of unionism, is only possible way to maintain that equilibrium in industry which is vital to its iclent operation. Its benefits to employer and employe alike so much outweigh the ty irritations it causes that its continuation and growth are assured. | ‘That the employers of broadest vision recognize this and realize that the best inter- of all concerned require greater co-operation between employer and employe is one Mf the best signs of the times as it affects the future of American industry. © Organized labor wields great power. On occasion it has abused it, just as has capital, “Bat the whole tendency of American unionism is in the direction of the acceptance of hecfull responsibility, which those who have power owe to society. ‘The thousands of organized Seattle workers who today are celebrating Labor Day id consecrate themselves anew to the cause of unionism, not only because of what means to them and their families, but also because of what unionism, when in the proper spirit, means to the nation. i Fy i | i rt it $6 ¢ ett lH: ! i : ' : f if! hit iftz EUR itt tt itil gthirsgee i Fpey bie eft f | il i: j L if | ity at FFF ii gE iH 37) ih | i j ? ; if Ly Many a bride opening the ahe canned this summer will get an awful jor, The mystery is, how can con- gress tell whether tt ts on @ vaca- Half\a loaf ts better than being tion or not? out of a fod. pe Home brewers are getting bottied up for the winter, ? or D Book HUMAN WEALTH BY BERTON BRALEY ‘Wealth—what ts it? Houses and lands? But houses are built by human hands; And lands are barren—or rank wijn weeds, Uniess man tills them to meet his needs; And gold is useless, save when it buys “What labor fashions, what men devise. This is the wealth that the world will use— Human intellect, human thews, Without which all of our gear and gain Is Grose and tinsel, is wholly vain, Many bootleggers go to jail for their convictions. Property, property! Let us hold Due respect for our lands and gold. But first comes wealth of the human kind— Lord, how long shall our eyes be blind To the truth that wealth which we count in Men Is treasure building itself again? The hands that fashion, the brains that plan, Are making @ world more fit for Man, Labor marchee—with heads held high The ranks go splendidly, marching by; Labor marches—whose strength and skill Bulld the bridges and erect the mill, Frame the tower and burrow deep Down in the earth where the blind moles creep; Labor marches—a wealth of men Who shall make over the world again; Into the Future, out of the Past, Labor shall march to its own at la (Copyright, 1921, Sea: Try This on Your Wise Friend There is a number which is just as short of 16 as its triple is above 16. What is it? Answer to Saturday's, 12. | \ THE SEATTLE STAR Help Edit The Star to Suit Yourself If you wish to voice a public grievance, if you know Piece of news that the have observed a reporters have overlooked, deed that you think good be recorded, if you feel a little editorial bub- bling up irresistibly in your system—write the editor ‘tt short; there are many other 4etters press- for publication. Be fair and tolerant in your t. Avoid bitter personalities. Stick to the t. on one side of the typewrite the letter. plainly. If pos- your name and Palen If you do not wish them printed, say so 8 pen name or departmen: Editor The Btar; Permit me to say @ few words on the subject of smoking. ‘The argument which 60 many con that it “soothes want to, whether they wish to be thelr natural selves or to be con stantly under the influence of alco- hol, nicotine or any other narcotic or opiate. But I find in about all probleme, initials. t; edit it, jtuns or throat trouble, yet the smell and fumes of tobacco smoke cause violent coughing: another woman suffers extreme nausea; another sick headache; a man about who had never smoked, was obliged to con- tract Ahe habit th self-defense, being shut In nights with a crowd of mam who smoked and was unable te en- dure it otherwise. (I wonder if this ia why some women smoke.) It fe the abuse of things which u rights of others epidom coneid-| end ered, I am personally acquainted with the following cases: an in good health, who never had Editor The Star: About three years ago at Collins playfield there was a good baseball ground. Now if you should go up there you will find our ball ground tern up and made into s tennis court. Not one white man or woman plays on theese courte, but Ji there day and night. fot realise that most want to play with their When they Know they can't they don't come, At Lincotn, Woodland, Walla Walla and other parks, they have ball grounds and tennis courts. At these fields mentioned above, you One wom. | that hardly ever find a Jap playing, but at Collins they come from all parts of the city with automobiles, ete. Dear Mr. Eéitor, try to find out why the heads of the parks did this. The only paper I read is The Star, for it's the only people's paper in the city, * A. G, There is no way to prevent the | againat unrestricted Japanese immi eration here. R. E. Chapman, ev: perintendent of parks, hae declared that he intends to change the tennis court at Collins into a baseball dia mond or handball court in the near future.—-Editor, i at the Docks Editor The Star: I note the complaint of a visiter who had been refused permission ¢ une the dock on arrival of boat Pier D. I know of no company eo fla grantly inconsiderate to ite patrons in this reepect as the Alaska Pacific Steamship Company at Pier No. 2. Thie te the third season a friend hae spent in Alaska, and in apite of weveral attempts to do so, I have never been successful in waving him edieu from the wharf or greet- ing him on arrival. “ Ag & ample of the way Seattle touriste are used, note the follow. : Laat September, on arrival of the Victoria frem Nome, I was told by their dock managers, to whom I) Be 1 took my station in the alley with others to await developments. Here the time of arrival of the Vie- toria was chalked on the board. No, fi Healt H g il i wig! siti s § * The Shopper’s Viewpoin' Editor The Star: 1 have just finished reading the n “Educate Shoppers.” by 1. M. Andrews, and am going to repty from the standpoint of « shopper. “My 1 assist you, madame?” “No, And now to get down to the paychology # the situation. A shop- per will hum an air, or assume the attitude of ignoring the saleswom- the saleswoman's about getting a better else, or criticize jepartment—why? Just to shut out tha¢ little hurt which she feels because the sales woman gives her the feeling that it's a Gistasteful task to show things if she is “just looking.” Now to deal with the next type— the woman who doesn't know what . It certainly takes tact to handle @ person of that kind. Bat there are many women who have #0 little to apend on clothes, and they need so many things, that they to get the psychology of ation, she would out and in the aptrit fulness show that si When «a woman has very little money to spend on clothes, she real- ly does eo little buying that she can. not keep up with the styles and die- likes the idea of just eternally look- Ing In the shops. Now take the mine who selects « 44aize when she weare a sise 14. If one could always have faith tn the sincerity of a saleswoman, one wouldn't question them when they told one that a certain garment was their style. But #0 often a sales. woman will tell you that anything on earth looks well on you just to make aeale. If a saleawoman would start in by giving one their hon fon #0 as to win oni the start, one would THE LION AND LAMB : BY DR, WILLIAM E. BARTON COMMISSION of foresters and lumbermen haa lately-been mak- ing an inapec- tion of the tim ber resources of the country. A forester isa man who advo- cates the plant ing of trees, and the saving of cut-over areas from fire and spoliation, A lumberman is, or used to be, a man who cuts down trees, leta the fire take ite course, and moves his mill out of the stumps to some other section which he treats in like man. ner. bs I learned from these men tHat the lumbermen and the foresters are Joining forces, and planning to work toward a common end. The lion and the lamb are going to lie down to- wether. The editor of « lumberman's journal said to me: “We have come to recognise that the private ownership of timber de lays upon the man who owns them an obligation not only to harvest the lumber, but to perpetu: ate the growth of the timber.” He said more, and I liked to hear it. He talked like a preacher. 80 do all men when they are in earnest. 1 catch this same note in Rotary clubs, in Lions clubs, in Kiwanis cluba, In chambers of commerce, It is @ note that never sounded so clear in the business world before, It is the note that expresses the obliga tions that go with privilega, It 1 the fine, strong recognition of th principle that noblesse oblige. There are ther obligations than those which the law can compel. There are obligations inherent in the apirit of nobility, Tt fe the recognition of that prin- ciple, as I gather, which has made the men who market lumber and the men who plead for Ge conserva- tion of our forests not enemies but friends. They must have felt ali along thae the future of their work lay in @ common plan. but now there appears @ new recognition of the I am wondering how long !¢ ts go ing to take us to realise that a like principle underlies all busi: I believe men recognise that t as they never did before. If I am right about this, then those men are wo- fully mistaken who declare that the ‘world ia getting worse. On this Labor Day, I wonder how long {t will take Labor and Capital to realise that in the long run their interests are common interests, and that the fare of the country ie to be promoted, not by the ruin of either at the hands of the other, but by the recognition of their common seed and their common obliga- Readers Are Ponder they would say, But « shopper will try on ¢ ouit and at fire glance will aay, “That looks well’ Gn compart eon with the o1@ one she te wearing t promably doce), the ealeewom: an says, “Yea, that’s your style.” Then on second thought it dawns on | the shopper that it isn't becoming and she says e0, and the saleewom- an agrees with her again. New, right there the shopper loses all con. fidence im the saleswomap and doean't believe anything more she nays. Now take the bright ta’ young woman, who knows wha e wants, bue wents to try on several garmehts and perhaps wants to bring someone else with her to bh A ealesroman in 9 store has the afvantage of knowing «!) the new wtyles, a2 ebe has the opportunity of seeing the hundreds ef suite dresses and coats that come into her depart- iH lh! geet £ Heal i prt g8 5 f i qs if ! i i Es j i Py | | a3 33 | i j i j i a e 4 3 s 7 a7.8 ie ii i i H it 34 Mt f adlaz : i li ii ; i i g [ } g | i | if “t fi E i é I il i i i i Ht AH Fi [ i if il i 3 sé i 2 qe i 44 F i gze i: ef i r 72 i i | i oF Lr i tad off "4 i Hi ne one labore but our wives, 1 looked ft up apd thea I knew, that back in teen eighty.twe, the i = Es HL let | E H Za *. rt ie il uy off r} + ii] i if i! | | ; i } i i cine li l- g ! g i f it 5 | | ! B 8 i r ! | i $3 3 i i | ? ! 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