Life — June 22, 1916 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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“The Authors’ Strike “YJHO is that poor man, marching back and forth beside that news- stand with those ridiculous signs fas- tened to him, front and back?” “Poor man, indeed! Why, that's the celebrated author of the week’s best-seller, He is a member of the Authors’ League of America, affiliated with the Federation of Labor. They are now on strike against the Amer- ican Publishers’ Association to enforce their demand for shorter novels and larger royalties. It is the duty of this author to picket the news-stands.” “And what do those horrid signs say?” Buy no Books of Skinflint & Co., Publishers Unfair to Union Labor Broke contract with Authors’ Union by printing Scab Inkslinger’s rotten story “High Life in Arizona” Read no novels not bearing the Union Label “What a splendid idea! 1 never did like Mr. Inkslinger’s novels, anyway. There is no spice in them.” “T should say not. Why, this last novel hasn't a divorce or married in- fidelity in it from beginning to end. You know it is an iron-clad rule of the Authors’ Union that no novelist shall find a publisher unless he preaches free-love and socialism in all his novels. No one but Skinflint would have thought of publishing such a story as Inkslinger’s last, in any case; but when the walking delegates called on Skinflint and reminded him of the union rules, he refused absolutely to abide by them, declared he believed in such outlawed doctrines as the right of ed He Ay A aes REST AT LAST ALSO AT FIRST, AND ALL THE WAY BETWEEN property and the sanctity of the mar- riage vow, and wouldn't be dictated to by the labor unions anyway.” “How perfectly ridiculous! But the authors will win the strike, won't they?” “ Certainly.” Important Announcement HE American Academy of Faddists and Fanatics was started yester- day afternoon amid the most intense enthusiasm. “We expect very soon to outrival the American Academy of Arts and Letters,” said the president. The following resolution was pre- sented and unanimously passed by a prominent member: Whercas, The Law of Supply and Demand has long been a menace to human society, therefore be it Resolved, That this baneful law be hereafter abolished, A letter from Mr. Bryan was read expressing his regret that the Presi- dential situation prevented his being present, but he promised to come later. Among prominent members present were Dr, C. G. Pease of the Non- Smokers’ League, Mrs. Bossevain. Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, Mrs, Carrie Chapman Catt, Lieutenant Hobson, the Alabama Osculator, and many others. The Secretary of the Society, when seen at a late hour last night, sai “Ideals are supreme The old concep- tion that law and order are necessary is going by. After an ideal is felt it should be passionately realized as soon as possible. Whenever we sce anything we want, we must get it. Everybody in this great Democracy is entitled to Life, Liberty and the pur- suit of his own impulses,” Under Way 'HE papers say Charles W. Morse has bought a big shipyard at Noank, Connecticut, and is going to start building an American merchant marine at once. Charles is a go-ahead person. Start him on the right track, and fence it in on both sides so he can’t get off of it, and great results are possible from his energy. We may yet be glad he didn’t die in prison, English Bug. 1 pox" see wity THEY COMPLAIN. ABOUT OUR AIR DEFENSES. WHY, THIS MORNING WE'VE ALREADY CAI TURED A ZEPPELIN, TWO AEROPLANES AND A TAUBE. comicbooks.com