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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
2
A collection of satirical notices and quick takes on diverse topics from Tolstoy’s reincarnation to New Jersey mosquitoes, a Pittsburg stogic trust, and a suicide tied to marital separation. It surveys public figures, jokes about royalty, finance, and weather, with sharp city pastiche and light scorn.
Secretary Wilaan told the Indianapolis miners that sustaining all strikers in the anthracite region could cost $500,000 weekly. An assessment of $1 per week from soft coal miners would cover half, with the rest from outside sources. The piece contrasts miner self sacrifice with employer funding used to influence politics and tariff policy, denouncing tariff protection as a tool of vast monopolies and calling for action against trusts without harming tariff protections.
Representatives of principal potteries met in Chicago to discuss forming an association to control output and prices. They aim to compete among themselves and cut prices despite the Dingley tariff, revealing a shift from protectionist talk to a push for limited competition and higher costs for consumers.
In the past two years a rising group of anarchists rejects the idea that corporate wealth and privileges are inviolable. They argue the state may regulate or revoke corporate power when abuses occur.Henry Clews weighs in, challenging old business orthodoxies and signaling a calmer debate on reform.
A memo notes a heated push around a bill allegedly prepared by Congressman TAlthefield of Malina. Moody comments arrive amid trumpet-blowing chatter linked to President Roosevelt’s involvement.
The piece argues Congress shows unity among protected interests as Republican leaders rally to aid infant industries and beet sugar, calling Franklin’s warning a motto for greed. It contends the Cuban reciprocity issue reveals an uncontrollable artificial monster created by the party and its allies.
The writer argues that American meat eaters care little who swindles them whether a single lawful firm or a group of six colluding firms fixes prices. He contends the public seeks freedom from extortion, and blames the Republican party for failing to provide it under current control.
A harsh critique denounces tariff policy and business greed, blaming protectionism for diminished profits. The author attacks Oxnard and allied workers for blocking U S actions toward Cuba, condemning the whole system and urging an end to the rotten practice.
The piece warns of reckoning for the Republican party as voters see betrayal by trust-aligned leaders. It says the majority Congress has earned alarm by blindly following the trusts and anticipates a costly settlement with the people. The language frames the party as treacherous and unreformable.
A 19th century Republican stance argues against using national funds to cover deficits from expositions in Buffalo and Charleston. It contends the party should oppose state and county fairs receiving special privileges, and rejects monopolies on public spoils, urging end to preferential treatment for imagined favored enterprises.
Mr. Schwab declares the Mammoth steel trust dominates the industry and aims to force higher prices. He supports strengthening popular demand for limiting steel price increases via a protective tariff.
The text argues Republicans raised the Dingley tariff to enable relief via reciprocity but failed to reduce it through reciprocity or other means. It questions whether Republicans control themselves or are controlled by tariff subsidized interests.
The piece argues little separation between Canada and the United States, noting protections offered to those who rob the American government in Canada and to those who rob the American people in the United States, naming the beef and steel trusts as examples.
On the Erie near Buffalo conductor F. B. Mosher aided a dying mother traveling to Chicago. A baby girl was born aboard, clothed from passengers' robes, named Nora Camellia Cisco Judson Mahoney. The grateful husband discovered two Mahoneys aboard, then learned both were his wife.
Fragmented humorous column recounts a Scotch butler’s frank manners with a guest, plus a naval officer’s Philadelphia wife tale about Montevideo women and their facial moles, noting cultural differences and playful social observation.
Fragments of a bluesy lament echo a plea for labor and purpose. The voice rouses for work across hills and lands, asking for strength to reap and build, questioning the world’s change while seeking meaning in toil and duty.
A historical writer contrasts farm self sufficiency with modern division of labor. He notes households once made most goods and calls the shift toward specialization beneficial but warns against overdoing diversification. Cheap transport and factories drive this change, enabling large populations to consume factory and farm products.
A New York Court of Appeals ruling upholds a labor union’s right to call its members out on strike from non union shops. The decision rests on employer liability if a union member is injured. Maryland introduces compulsory industrial insurance, aiming to cover such injuries and more. A Massachusetts labor bulletin cites nearly 2.98 million workers with 2,900 maimed or lame, and 1,600 injured with 52 killed in 1900.
In Denver a building trades strike drives contractors to break up the Building Trades council. The Amalgamated Woodworkers voted against a strike but were expelled as not a building trade. The council claims Woodworkers erred, while mill men seek settlement as contractors push for a finish in a brewing dispute.
Chicago commercial telegraphers with no prior union are being organized by the Chicago Federation of Labor. All preliminary work is finished as the drive proceeds openly to unionize along new lines, ending decades of secret efforts and fears of losing jobs to employers.
A historical critique of building trades unions outside New York notes business agents act as strict rulers. They issue weekly reports and follow instructions closely. Rebels risk replacement as the Manhattan agent controls policy, stifling independent thought among members. The piece warns of an imminent eruption against this dictatorship.
Metal polishers and platers in Cleveland plan a camp near the city to support a nine hour workday strike. Workers will receive tents and equipment, with many ready to join. National leader B J Lynch backs the cooperative camp, funded by strike pay and local union support of $2 weekly.
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