Feudal Lumber Barons Target Union Tactics at Weed
The Timber Workers' Union accuses R A Long and the Long Bell Company of anti union practices at Weed Cal including a plant council that cut wages and controlled grievances. The town shows company domination with post office hotel and local governance aligned with the mill interests.
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Seattle
R. A. Long
Long-Bell Lumber Company
Timber Workers’ Union
Timber Workers
Weed
Cal
Plant Council
Marty W. Call
International Union of Timber Workers
Imilla
United States Post Office
Nation rides nonpartisan wave to end privilege in election
The piece recounts a sweeping 1922 election shift, noting the Senate’s loss of privilege control, rise of nonpartisanship, and labor support through votes. It argues sustained public agitation defeats industrial oligarchs, press distortions, and social wrongs, urging continued pursuit of social justice.
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People
Thomas Jefferson
Whig Party
United States Senate
Senate
House of Lords
Congress
Organized Labor
Zation
Daugherty
Minnesota
Siater Kellogg
Dr. Shipstead
Labor
Law on Sea Holds Federal Jurisdiction Extended
The United States Supreme Court upheld federal criminal jurisdiction over offenses by American citizens on the high seas in the Bowman case. Bowman, chief engineer on the Dio, faced conspiracy to defraud charges tied to fuel oil purchases in Brazil, with the ruling implying possible enforcement beyond the three-mile limit.
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Washington
United States
United States Supreme Court
Raymond H. Bowman
Bowman
Dio
Brazil
Supreme Court
Tucker's Last Chance on Ship Subsidy Bill
The House faces a make or break deadline as the ship subsidy bill must pass before March 4 with an extra session called from November 20. Opponents warn haste signals a doomed measure, while supporters push for a merchant marine plan amid a charged political climate.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Peddled Same Old Dope in Railroad Dispute Debate
A New York meeting shows an “im partial committee” favored by Janes A. Emery of the National Association of Manufacturers. Emery argues the same old railroad labor board theory with sugar coating, dismissing hopes for improved understanding or broader bargaining.
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New York
Janes A. Emery
Nationa Association of Manufacturers
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Keller
Volstead
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