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On February 8 tie New York World
rrints an interview . had . with J.
Pierpont Morgan . in Paris by Alex
ander l'!ar, editor of Petit Journal o
Paris.
Mr. Morgan lays down the propo
sition that the time has come when
the great battle between capital and
labor must be fought out. He tells
the French newspaper man that the
.workingman has got to learn that
he cannot control Industry, but must
accept wages that will make honest
and profitable business possible. He
adds that as thousands of men are
now out of work it is better to keep
them in that condition until they
realize that they are powerless to
prevent wage reductions. He is of
the opinion that the present depres
sion is extremely useful ana as a
capitalist, he does not care to see it
relieved at present.
Mr. Morgan also said:
"Strike! They (the workingmen)
have got no jobs now. There are no
stocks on hand, you know. We do
not want to take up work again now.
So what can they do? They will have
to submit, or starve. The question is
tii be settled. They are to learn that
they cannot control Industry."
Well, maybe they will have to make
a choice between starvation and sub
mission. And, again, maybe they will
not, ' If memory is not at fault, that
i. just what the French aristocracy
tl.ought about the French . peasantry
a few decades ago, but it seems that
the aristocracy was mistaken. We
haven't yet been convinced that John
Pierpont Morgan is infallible and
gifted with omnipotence and omnipre
sence. A whole lot of monied aristo
crats in the world's history have
talked just like J. Pierpont Morgan
talked in Paris, and then lived to see
that they were mistaken. Time was
v. hen it took a lot of bloodshed to
convince the monied aristocrats of
their mistake, but it is to be hoped
that in this day of ballot that is
not to be resorted to. Still, there
no telling what may happan. .
These workingmen so sneeringly al
luded to by Mr. Morgan might take a
fool notion into their heads to con
trol the products of their own labor,
ard if they should men like Morgan
might have to hunt for jobs or go
hungry. Stranger things than that
have happened. We have read of a
proud and mighty king who was com
pelled to go out and eat grass, boubt
less Mr. Morgan would thrive on that
diet., However, on second thought,
we opine that a diet of thistles would
suit him better. A niau who talks
lke Morgan talked in Paris is con
siderable of an ass. .
'"Ill fares the land, to hastening ills u
prey,
Where wealth accumulates, and men
decay.
For a bold peasantry the country's-
pride ' .
When once destroyed can never be
supplied."
Mr. Morgan seems forgetful of the,
f.ict ( that every such man as he
might be sunk into the bottom of
the sea together with all their gold,
and the world would go on just as
U" they had never existed. But if
the workingman to whom he so sneer-
lugly alludes were to be .destroyed,
men like Morgan would soon starve
to death and the country would cease
to exist.
Submit or starve? Don't you fool
yourself, Mr. Morgan. That sort of
doctrine bathed France in' a swelter
o!' blood, and out of that flood arose
a republic wretched enough, to be
sure, but it was the doom of the aris
tocracy, that shouted as Morgan
shouts, "Submit or starve!"
Commenting upon Mr. Morgan's
foolish and incendiary utterances the
New York American says:
"This reads like a threat almost
like a note of defiance. Does it not?
Many of us complain of the harsh
and unthinking words of some labor
lt.aders, but let us dwell on these al
ltged sentiments of. Morgan.
" "They have got no jobs now." We
see the awful spectacle of a man of
great power, financially, gloating
over the troubles, and coming possi
ble starvation, of the unemployed. Is
this the right way to promote har-y
nony between the two great classes
capitalists and laboringmeu?
" 'They will have to submit, or they
v ill starve.' ' Here is another stab at
harmony coming from the lips of one
who seems to forget that wealth is
the result of labor, that the welfare
of the nation itself depends upon hap
piness and plenty in the working
man's home, and peace with his em
ployers. Histors- bears witness to
this fact. Look at Rome, for instance.
The destruction of the peasantry and
the recollection of wealth in the
hands of a few certainly contributed
greatly to the downfall of that great
nation of antiquity.
"'They cannot control' industry.'
jMr. Morgan again forgets the great
power exeroised by labor. He for
gets what a potent influence labor
has always been, especially in the
last twenty years, in controlling in
dustry. He should not forget that
the workingman in this country wields
a power greater ; than that of princes,
kings or financiers the power of the
ballot, v How he will us this power
n a great measure depends upon po
itical and social conditions."
Workingmen have been sent to
jail for language like that uttered by
Mr. , Morgan. We are anxious to see
what a lot of newspaper organs will
y concerning his interview. Will
they denounce him for "arraying class
against class?" Will they call him
an "anarchist' and an "agitator?"
Tot on your life. If they refer to it
all they will do it In the most
gingerly way. The vast majority of
them will . remain silent. It is so
much safer to damn a workingman
v.ho utters threats.
THE BOOKBINDERS.
Have Won Out in Good Shape in the
Greater New York Jurisdiction.
National officials of the Bookbind
ers report that the eight-hour day has
been established throughout the
Greater New York jurisdiction, with
the exception of one Manhattan firm
whose binders are now on strike
Steady gains are also being made
throughout the country.
The local union has again come to
the front with a year's subscription
to The Wageworker for each member.
This loyal little bunch is setting a
mighty good example to some of the
larger unions.
Says the Omaha Western Laborer:
"A very successful ball was given on
last Friday night by the striking book
binders of Omaha. There was a very-
large crowd turned cut, regardless of
the stormy night and everybody
seemed to enjoy themselves. Among
those who acted on the reception com
mittee were Brother Jno.' Kilian, presi
dent of . the union; Otto Schlick.
Frank Jacobs and Geo. Fries, --i The
floor committee ' were Ernest Forkel,
Frank Minikus and Gus Cook, and I
must say these gentlemen were right
to the front when it come to enter
taining. Brother Paul Herring took
charge of the check room, and what
time he wasn't busy there he jollied
the dancers along." -
FOUR CRACKSMEN LOOT BANK.
Blow Open Vault at Sulphur Springs,
Ark., and Get $1,200. ' -
Four men blew open the vault of
the Bank of Sulphur Springs, Ark.,
and secured over $1,200 in ashj-be
sides notes and other valuables.. The
citizens were aroused by the explo
sions, but by the time the officers
reached the down-town district the
work of the thieves had- been com
pleted and four men were seen to
mount their horses and ride west
ward, in which direction the moun
tains are filled with many gorges,
and it is believed that the men have
made good their escape. The bank is
wrecked and the vault is totally destroyed.
has passed between President Roose
velt, GifTord Pinchot and western
law-makers, and following suggestions
of J. A, McQuire, editor .of Outdoor
Life, it is likely that an immense
game preserve will be established by
the government on the western con
fines of the Big Horn basin, the exact
location probably being on the Wapiti
fork of the north fork of the Shoshone
river west Of Cody. It will cover 210
square miles just east of Yellowstone
park and is designed primarily to
protect the elk, which are fast dis
appearing from the western mountains.
It is a natural addition to Yellowstone
park, as the. elk of the park make it
tkeir habitat at certain seasons. 1 :
CANAL IS NOW COMPLETED.
Fifty
Mile Irrigation Ditch Finished
In Big Horn Country.
The two large syphons by which
the Big Horn Irrigation company of
Basin, Wyo., carries its water across
Elk and Antelope creeks are com-Fle-ted
at a cost of about $40,-000.
This now completes the entire canal
of this company extending for fifty
miles along the west side of the val
ley of the Big Horn river from above
Worland to the Graytoull river north
of Basin and watering about thirty
thousand acres of fine bench land.
The city of Basin has secured water
rights from this canal for all lots in
the city and the coming summer will
see the town beautiful with lawns,
trees and gardens. j
As a result of correspondence which
BANKERS GO TO PENITENTIARY.
Two Kentucky Men: Sentenced to
Five-Year Terms. '
' 'W B." Smith and James S. Nail of
Henry county, Kentucky,' were sen
:ensed to the penitentiary for a term
of not to exceed five years in circuit
court for conspiracy to defraud the
Elkville, 111., state bank of $5,192.
Nail was president of the Mississippi
Valley Banking company of Grand
Tower, 111., which institution is now
in the hands of a receiver. . ;
It was charged that Smith -came 'to
Jackson county and organified a state
bank at Elkville which had scarcely
been opened when Smith and confed
erates in the south began to flood it
with overdrafts and false : drafts .
Smith installed Nail as president of
the bank. Smith was once president
, of the largest bank in Louisville, Ky.
A line of $2,000 was assessed against
Smith, in addition to the prison sen
tence. ."'' - - : , .... v ... y -.
CRUISER BREAKS THE' RECORD.
An Unusual Number of Hits Per Min
ute By the Maryland, j
A new world's record at target
practice by the j cruiser Maryland at
Magdalena bay is reported by Stewart
Edward White, who has just returned
from there on a collier. The day's
average of the Maryland was eight
and forty-three hundredths (843)' hits
per minute, while steaming in battle
formation at ten knots. - The shots
were fired at a target twelve by twenty-one
feet at 1,700 yards.
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Men's Top Coats that sold for $25.00, $20.00, $18.00, $15.00, $12.50, $10.00
Are Now $12.50, $10, $9, $7.50, $6.25, $5.00
Boys' Overcoats that sold for $15.00, $12.50, $10.00, $8.50, $7.50, $5.00
Are Now $7.50, $6.25, $5.00, $4.25, $3.75, $2.50
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Overcoat in the store.
None reserved.
1-3
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$50 $40 $30 $25 $20 $15 $12.50 $10
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