Judge — March 6, 1920 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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March 6, 3 Caster Now ll get the deuce! has been hi d nibbled a hole in every onc A Sobbing Need HERE. are, among our seething midst, many parti-colored vegrants who should gather to themselves a union organizer ind strike-prodder. You may not agree with this statement, but if you will but read on per haps your opinion may emulate the weather vane on our church when the fat pastor comes to shear the flock. If some people would organize und strike, it would be of great benefit to hu manity and many other people Pake for instance the Workers of The Ham mer, with the subsidiary branches Satell « the Rocking Chair and Sewing Cirek ettes. They have no real leader, ne regul: who can make ‘em sit and be heir ef tre long and tireless; there sre noe rules to say when to lay off These folks ought to get together and form little locals in cach neighborhood. And they really need shorter hours. Why, some of these faithful gossip-mongers work sixteen. hours day, and never dare ask for a vacation. It isn't right. They ought to strike. Then there are the Gadabouts, those hard working folk who put in so many hours remain ing away from home. ‘Their work is not only difficult, but they have to travel about so much Surely these industrious persons ought to orgsn Dean by RB. Poin “How many shots did I take to hole ou “TP dunn 8s; 1 ain't any vood at ‘rithmetic.” Our Many-Tongued Ancestors Born of the diverse nations of the earth, Americans appreciate, now more | than ever before, the necessity for na- tional unity; one flag, one purpose, one | form of patriotic understanding. | Avconfusion of tongues makes for a confusion of ideas and principles. | Everything which goes toward the up- building and maintenance of a one | ° | language people makes for national | strength and national progress. Itis in such service that the Bell Tel- | ephone has played so vital a part. Its wires reach every corner of the country, making intimate, personal speech be- constant occurrence. But the telephone is no interpreter. If its far reaching wires are to be ef- fective, those who use them must speak the same language. The tele- phone best serves those who have become one with us in speech. tween all kinds of people a matter of i Yet uniformity of language is not|| enough from those who would gain the greatest good from the telephone, neither is financial support enough; for complete service makes essential | true co-operation on the part of every, subscriber. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One System One Policy ize and start a strike while the striking is good. while it is yet possible to do so without perma nently upsetting the digestion Another class of downtrodden individuals who are totally devoid of anything savoring of unity are those persons who tell us of schemes where we can double our money They work at all hours and every hour. Apparently they never dare to rest on their oars and let the tide catch up with them. Let’s give them a union. Among other peoples we wish would unionize and strike out for home and mother are the Musical Comedy Tune Whistlers of the World. the Amateur Saxophone Teasers, the Inde 29 | | | Universal Service pendent Order of Women Who Talk Baby Talk » Dogs, the Indigent Lounge Lizards, the Lawn Mower Borrowers Unafiiliated Legion and many others, So long as we must have strikes with our Is, why not have some that will benefit that great body of the Sucker World, so ably and fre- quently cartooned as a small man with a large head, wearing cye ic., the man who has only two hands and two feet which he likes to stand on alone. He is a patient soul but like many patient souls, he can buck like a bronco and sting like a sprig of forked light ning when the time comes. comicbooks.com