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i?.*(sr 0f fcufrtpe U?clf would r>* dls
ttirricd
This sutluirify sniil furthfi:
"Thc powers, sreing Hip coat -,f s
Tcftissl, !iiirtu*'fttfo*iiibly w)(1 ???'*H<' i".
Itaty'a demand. RofttSftl i <?? fjflfji
wwiild deriy *tt?* fl^ht ef MJMtijai
ittiMtiOA* I'luma Wflng ?f( U*li?r> ?kf
d*?ira?W* nf UMlrtrt Willi llflij,, hnl "',
WtfWid H1P?n thftt fl'^ Ktir**ppfc?t J)i*w**r*
*t* willing {.<> r^iva the w??, Ti*flt **
itnihioksbjp"
An (taliNii HiUhority, speakin* ?.t Ih*
? >t Kiunio, *a)di
?rw santariaa Hums h?? l??'?>n *n
snternstioiiBl fnothull, to?t>a>d from nn*
swasrohlp ??> .inoiiier. n?i ona anowi
to.whoin this property ?#f ??-\e?at
si|uarc kilometar* bMonga* i*tu*t we do
know that in spite of all harlerniir
M h*s always asplred lo bc a pim ol
the Italian kingdom, Of its dlvvree
population, 65 per cent are Italian, and
? plebiscite would quicklv decide the
national determination ot the ^tty."
Transport of Troom
To Poland Considered
By Suprerf "> -*?7
TARIS, March 21. Thc Supremti
Council of the peace conference ?t its
meeting to-day considered the gvneral
aspeet of the Polish question jind tho
'ransportation of General * IlaPor's
troops to Poland, according io an of?
ficial statement issued to-night,
A draft of clauses regarding tho
frredom of transit t^ be inserted in tho
t reaty of peace waa considered to-day by
the Commission on the International Re
gime of Ports, Waterways nnd Rail
svays. Thc clauses were presented by
the British delegation. The meeting,
held at the Ministry of "Public Works,
adjourned at 1 p. m.
The conference commission on inter?
national labor legislatio* considered
the final draft of the labor clauses to
be included in the treaty. The com?
mission held two mectings, tho thit
ticth and thirty-first, under the chair?
manship of Samuel Gompers.
Wilson Thanka Gompers
Mr. Gompers, who is going to Lon?
don next Wednesday for a conference
with the Parliamentary committee of
thc British trados unions, was rtceived
lato to-day by President Wilson, who
expressed his nppreciation of the work
of Mr. Gompcrs's commission.
Mr. Gompers's departuro from Paris
marks thc virtual conclusion of th*3
Labor Commission's work.
Discussions on various proposals wtill
continue, but these are only on smch
points as almost beyond doubt will be
recommended for inclusion in thc pe?ce
treaty.
Thc rcprcsentativea of tho neotral
states concluded their examinaticrfn of
thc linal articles of thc league ctf na?
tions covenant this afternoon. Lord
Robert Cccil, the chairman, lhanlredthe
delcgates for the drafts submitted by !
them. which, he said, had irreatiy facil- i
itatcd the work of thc confereruce.
The official statement scttijig forth i
thc procccdings of yesterdny'Vi session I
said:
"llepresentatives of thc noutral states ,
were r#ceived informally this (Thurs?
day i afternoon nt 3 o'clock at thc Hotel
de Crillon by a small committee of the
Commission on the League of Nations,
eoniposod of Lford Robert Cccil, chair?
man; M. Leon Rourgeois, Colonel
House, M. Hymans, M. Vcnizelos and M.
Veshltch.
"Thc ilriift of thc covenant, as Tead
at thc plcnary session of February 14,1
???!) made thc basis of the discussion. I
Thc lirst tiflccn articles were examinedj
in order nnd a number of the different
noutral States . [Worfln mlsslng.]
League !>lsrUti*ion To-tlay
"A further meeting will bo held to?
morrow at '.', o'clock nt thc Hotel de
< nlloii, when it is hopod that the ex
tmlnation of tho rcmnitilng nrticles will
be concludad.
"On Saturday morning the Lengue of
Nations CornrniBBlun will begin tha con
ilderatlon of thc suggefti<d amend
n: ||! "
Society of Nations
Recotutruction ls Not
Delaying Peace Draft
' Ntw York Tribune
rVashington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 2I.~-Prep.ira
tion of the flnal draft of tho covimunt |
of the league of nations is not de-I
laying the completion of tho first
'reaty of peace, it was learned authori- i
tatively to-day. Ueciaration was made '
iu the most authoritative quarteis that
agreement upon the text of the league
ponstitution was easier than upon any
of the real problems which are, in fact,
causing the delay. England, Italy and
the United States are in practical ac- I
cord on the terms of the league
charter, and it is not conceived that
France will place obstacles in the way
of complete agreement.
? The questions which are not yet !
settled and which are causing the prin
cipal difficulty were outlined as fol- j
lows:
(1) Erection of a Rhine republic. de
lired by France as a barrier agajist
Germany. It has not yet been decided
to create thc proposed new state, and
should France win this fight the boun
daries of the republic would still have
to be detined.
(2) Delimitatiofi of Germany's bound
ary on the Alsace-Lorralne front,
France claiming the Sarre Basin and
other rectifications of her frontier
Which would vastly improve her in?
dustrial situations;
3 i Determination of the Polish-Ger
man and Danis<h-German frontiers;
i 1) Decision upon the proposed union j
of German Austria vnh Germany, op
posed by France and Switzerland, by
tho latter because of the new dange'r
the cxtension of Germany's frontier'
would create for Switzerland, and by
1'rance because of the access of power,
which would come to Germany by
reason of her increased population'
ann territories;
o) Solution of the Ukrainc-Gerrnan
boundary;
<6> Kstablishment of the amount of
rtamages to be paid by Germany to the
*??>-?. tho accepted principle being
inat t?ermany shall bo made to pay to
the utmost of her ability and capacity
but there being a t(|tal lack of agree
^ jup01!,.fact' th? 0??-8tton is re
garded as the most difflcult of all that
fILn0WrPrei?l,ln'i" u")0n the peace con
"erence for decision
(i'"tA',,!it,t pcacp- ?* was atated, onlv
e'f?mv X W" t0 be incl?<lcd of the
not he S-r*?-- Thc -rst Pcace woul<*
Kt.t??fin.tive, except for Germany,
ceruh?rl.a" the. Allief- wil1 r<'8"?. K
*onSn* t?f! ' C"Uin te*-"torics be
ofDrunUhm^rl,R,ly' but th? "-aximum
m8nv will LnV?. be meted out to Ger?
many will be defined in the treaty.
Wihon and Peace
Envoys Expected to
Return by May 15
.SpecMU Cable Srrviec
PARIS, March 21.~American official
drcles express the faith that by May
6 BCLL-ANS
Hot water
r^lPJSur? Relief
BIJ-L-ANS
mafroR inoigestion
Ii Inry ?tll ne Rresidefit. Wilson and
all hi* iissistfint* pv Katt* for the
I '"red gfafttft, They havf ? moriopolv
o* thit eemaanm, r?? Ltcnefo, r?*
in?inncc, flfn tiOW estafclflhiflfl n com
^W?U What bfl* ),,.,.? done ,-.in,e
**"** *1,Mf* rtf Feht-wary. whr>H tha
* ?i,?-?H ?? T-ri suddenly re*ao?ii??<l tha
'?vl1"t,1f MffWu-y of ,,V?r? Wilh Get
?**??? fMt?1 wb?l Mill )H t? fcj done,
. u i '*"* '',,''ii' fl'*1'*' ,H? *Vl?fJ?dt l??t
ih? dtHwLifi; on nf thVwIHtsr* terma
roi 8#rm?nyi but eonatoer thair vhiti*
slmoei d?sti??yfd by lh<* ?m*tidm*flt
i" - [diaaj th?4 iu* Inttr AUtad $em
mission chsrged with ovoeoelng Gc?
ui'in>'i disarnmment hc withdmwn aa
gOOfl aa th.? peme .leuscf? olhej then
fiiiHUeie! iii-q carrifd out. They say
Ih* tSVatMmonk not only doce away
wfth th-> tiuiispeneable collective iur
v<>Umnc<s but also presuppoees thc
diRappoarancc of the unity of oom
mnnd i? other words, there will be
no hiternntional police force in the
Rhen'eh lands to prevent the Germans
from tftkilig up arms again.
Ffontler* Still lTnfixed
On the debit side of the council's
account. they put thc fact that thc Ger?
man frtmtters are still und?termtn<?d\
Thus -'Tho F.cho de Paris'' remarksi
"NVRher the frontioc of Denmark
nor Frane* and the Rhenfsh statf on
thc left bank of thc Rhine have yet
b?<m diseuesed. We ??ven doubt.
wfcother the subjects have been fully
itieatfx" Rt those morning diBciinslon*
<n whteh the chief soothsay<?rs smU
mtrly face each other. Yesterday, the
council took-up the Gcrman-PtdUh Rm
i. { , ?Hc'aJ commission, headed hy
Jnlpa Umhon, nubmllted a plan ap
ni-nwd, U you please, by Rrilish Rnd
AmoHetja experts, nnd the whole thing
was ro/em.d back to the commission i
Cant the various governments follow
tho eoncinslona of their experta. or
?t l?xat ehange their oxportn If they
havo no confldonce In thom?'*
Woicld Delay League Isaue
Aoolhar Uem on the debit side is I
the complete lack of plans for tho war !
jmUmnity yrhich prompts the "Scho
do. Pariart to say;
*JS?*t?\, 0,"dt,J* tho ,,Gbit et?<?- !
raem. Don t decoive yourself. Find-'
*ng thero was too little work to do,
Mr. Wilson now insista that the com- I
hl a?AAhV}ul\,o{ tho ,eft?uo ?f n?tion*
be addod to tho convention, that it hc
urVZVP' Hl9 tlomeatle Pol'CV makes
H necessary.
"Some say thc prineiples only need
bo writton in, but that is not our opin?
ion. Only tho cloarest nnd most ex
plicit document has any chance of
finding favor with thc American Sen- I
nnT~v?nd. thlS 0XP!'cit document can?
not be drawn up without taking into '
account nll concroto questions, wh ich '
tho general and final peaco treaty
must decide." ly
iofV^0th-3, Prench Btatemeiit does
iot take into account tho immen = o
problem of Russia, without theTolu
on ot which peace is impossible. All :
hmgs considered, there is small
vondler that tho "Echo de Paris" asks
vheie some people find the impudence
n,?h afro.that,in a certain oaleolable
lumber ot weeks, even days, tho task
vill be completed.
Borah and Wadsworth
Find Wide Demand
For League Changes
New York Tribune
washington Bureau i
WASHINGTON, March 21.?The rc- j
tlH'" of several opposition Senator? i
who have been on speaking tours, dls-'
CUosing the league of nntions, notablv
?Senators BorAh and WfldflWOrth, has'?
emphasized the necessitv for a radical '
?imendment of the con'stitution, even
in the opinion of some strong ndrnini
strntion Senators.
.Senator Borah, who went fts f'ar Weat
as Clevcland, a? far East n? Boston.
(tnd who apoke in Albnny and Rochenter
ni N'ew York. deeliin-d that hc found
the people everywhere most kcenly in
cereated ln tho yueatlon and engei to
iienr lt diacuaaed, li<< said meetlngg
we,e ralflod with groater etmo than
fUirlng any r.pcaking trip ho haa nvcn
mndo In morc thun -wenly w.urn of no- '
lltlcal "xperlence.
Sonator Wadsworth, who spokc nl)
through New York State, declared that
ha iindH that tho people aro awakerilna
to Just what tho lenguo moani that
the flrat blush cf enthuaiaem for any-!
thing which Kcems to promiso peace is '??
wearing off, and they nre rcalr/.injr the
objeetloni to the proposal.
Even Advocates DinHatlsiied
Ev< n people who are for the league
idea, Senator Borah declared, do not i
cppitve any plun to have the United
Slates send its troop3 to any foreign
country to aid in restoring order.
"They are for the league because
they have been told that it means '
peace," said Senator Borah, "but they !
are not for any of tho burdens which
the league would necessarily impose pn
the American people."
"My correspondence on the league of ,
nations has been most interesting in
its various phases," said Senator Mi>
dill McCormick, of Illinois, one of the !
signatorics of the Lodge resolution. '
"The first letters that came to my
office were frffm various women's clubs
over Illinois. Many of them were. i
practically alike. They consisted!
simply of letters from seeretaries of j
thc clubs, inclosing resolutions asking i
Congress to stand behind Wilson and '
to approve a league of nations. One
glance at them was sufficicnt to indi
cate they were the result of some con
certcd action or propaganda.
"But since the President's visit
since Senators Knox and Lodge and
Reed spoke in the Senate, and since
Senators Ohamberlain, King and other ;
Uemocrats have come out in opposi- '
tion to the covenant, an drawn by the
British War Council and sponsored by ,
Mr. Wilson, the people of Illinois have
sensed the real issue. To-day my mail
ie ten to one opposed to the Paris
covenant in its present shape. And
if the form letters are nccepted, it is
almost unanimously against it.
Chile Does Not Want
League to Decide
DUpute With Peru;
New York Tribune
Waxhinaton Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 21..Opposi-i
tion by Chile to the tenth article of
the proposed covenant of the league of '
nations, it was learned to-day, is based '
upon the guarantees containcd in that
article that "the high contracting par- !
ties undertakc to rfespect and preserve
as against cxtornal aggression the ter- j
ritorial integrity" of all states mem
bers of the league.
Chile, it was statcd in an authorita- '
tiye quarter, would have nothing to do
with thc'American proposal some years ,
ago of pan-American policy, which was '
auggested by President Wilson, and I
whica would have guaranteed to all
American repuhlics respect for and
preservation of their own territories
against aggression.
Under the league of nations cove?
nant as presently drawn, it waa de?
clared, the Tacna and Arica disputc be
twren Chile and Peru could be submit
ted for detcrmination to one of the in- ;
atitution* proponed to be set up bv the
league.
Puderewski in Appeal
For Strong Poland to
Curh Germany9s Aim
WARSAW, March 18,-Germany is
not yet beaten in tho East, and If her
nims in that part of Europe aro to be
fruetrated and th*7? is to bc p'<?^
there must be a strong Poland, Ignacc
Foch on Anniversary of German Drive
S.__ **'
ays h aith, Not Genins, Stopped Enemy
NEWS OF A YEAR AGO
BERLIN, March 83, 1918.?To-night's official statement reads:
The first stage of the great battle in France is ended. We have iron th,
cngagements of Monchy, Cdmbrai, Sl. Quentin and La Fere.
A considerabl'e part of thc English army is beateiu
pARIS March L>1. Marsbal Poch Was reminded to-day that March 21 was the anniv.rsary of the^T
It mdftt leave the mind of h , d'tolt 1' ^ and by * Study ?f concrete examples.
tzsr.?h? *s^"*-?s-s--5 ws: -rs,: m a ^
^^^^rir^^s ^-iTaj:^-rfifar?.!r-?--- -
Jai. Paderewskl, the Premier of Po- i
land, declared to-day.
"The importanco to thc peace of Eu
ropo of n strong nnd united Poland
cannot be exaggsrated," Premier l'a
deruwski said, ."Gormany made war
not for honor and ideals, but for mnr
kcls nnd 1'i.w material. Thc war has
not yet been won. Germany |s rendv
to acknowledge herself beaten In the
West, but nqt in the East,
"Thc same men who organ i/.ed the
i-rcscnt waj count on reorganijdng
Kussia in their own interests. If (,hev
do so they will have an endless sun'
piy oi htbor nnd raw material, With
these relnforcomonta Germany would
Inovltably stftmn ??.,. dominion on th
whole world. Thini', 0f the "iToel "n
ti.r- ?,,t.-,,,nn i,-,!., of Amerlcn'H hhihlv
paid labor If aermimy trulned and <\
roctad tne choop labor of |{u*?ia .,.-1
ciiinn, No one cou|(| ,,?,,,?,,? (|
such oheap production
. ''What gtandsjr, Uermnny'fl wnw In
not France or ifogland, w.i, nPo MO
far off, Germany |i ,,i n,,. ffftiog ,)f
dlsorganlzed Russia, and onco le
hc- combino with Lhc Bolsheviki ..,.,1
reorgan./e Russia, a B|,o wM, ,,,," .
thc i,Msurc ,o do,., po,..??,, ;,,;.
vvill dommnto the world. A strong Po?
land alone can block thii plan "
hn^r^tt' pBdo?>Bkl has sent to II,,
ii?ifjr5?over- director general of Al?
lied relief a mossage of thanks for the
food sent Poland, which M r. Hoover
had informed him was "the eifi of '
tho American people.''
Swiss Press Is Urging
Plchiscitc on Leacue
BBRNE, March 21.?(By Thc Asso
c.ated Press)._Sever.l of tho Swiss
newspapers are urging that a plchiscitc
be taken On SwitzerTand's entry into
the league of nations
The jou-rnals express thc fenr that !
fnWdangereUdtrahty W?Uld -entu^ally^
German Anslria Wants
Indepcndent Peace Voice
LONDON, March 21.-German Aus
tria, according to advices received here, I
quoting Rcrlin newspapers, has ex
pressed a desiro for indepcndent rep
resentation nt thc peace conference
It desires also, thc reports from'
Vienna add, that the question of its
union with Germany bc postponed until
the conclusion of thc conference.
Disorder in All Countries Over
Peace Delay, Says Lloyd George
]>ARI,S, March 81.?"Tho flrat reault to be obtaincd is peace, and
the quickegt peace possible," said David Lloyd George, tho
Bntish Premler, in a atatemcht printed ln to-day's issue of "Tho
Kxcelsior."
??All internal cvents in every country. Allied or enemy," con
^1 t ,e I renncr. "aro dependent uprfh that peace, which wo ex
I. .nd de,,re to ,'on,e at the eartfeafpowlble momont. Pendlng
m""'" ".-I Jftduatry are kept ln a kind of stagnation, which can
<""> ongender ulaordora,
,,..^ll^T'/'VT '" Vnnu' UnleM ?"?othlng unexpoctod
? . . ,1 tho tex of the peace pnllmlnarloi ia doflnltoly drafted
and ready for gubmlailon to tho German delegation, not, let me iay,
for dl?cuB?lon, but ilmply for aignoturo."
German Newspaper Urgen
I'rop^gamla in Ameriea
New J'orfc Tribune
Foreign Presa Hurcau
ln tho course of a denunciation of
thc plan for using tho German mer?
chant marine. i'or feeding Germany and
the rest of Europe thc "Hamburger
Xachrichtcn" urges thc preparation'of
a new German propaganda campaign in
America. The paper says:
"We ought no longer, with unscem
ly subniissiveness, to tolcrnto this
wrong which crics to Heaven. Thc ;
propaganda service, which during the
War was never nblc to work in the right
way for Germany. ought to bc rcsumed
m an accentuatcd form. Above all wo
should cry nloud again and again to all
tho pcoplcs on earth that now, after
almost three months of armistice, Eng?
land is still every day exposing thou?
sands of German children and women
to death by starvntion, because she
still forbids free importation.
"Especially in North America we
could begin a stronger aggressive
propaganda for Germany, for there in
spite of thc warlike developments 'we
still have friends. ln America there is
still a proper apprcciation of thc im
portance of thc German people as a
CUltural and economic factor. We ought
to use our wlreloss stations ruthlessly
000ftU?0 thoy are still the only means
at our disposal to give oxpresslon to
our indignatioii."
Auatralia in $50,000
Offer for Sea I light
MELBQURNE, Auatralia, March 21
- Mie government of tho common
tROnon r?' d1l ?-?nouncee a prize of
|50,000 for the first successful flight
from Great Britain to Auatralia by
Australian aviators.
Italy Loaned $75,000,000
WASHINGTON, March IM, An addi
tional credit of $75,000,000 was given
Italy to-day by thc Treasufy Depart
m,cnnt' ^.ng.ng thc Italian loans un to
?M96,TOO0O0 and the total of c red its
to all Allied nations to $8,932,410,660.
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BritishUiiions
Showing Spirit
Of (^ompromise
HfiittM'i mt<l KuihiH'ii Agree
to CofttMiiu* Ncgotiation*
ainl Remain at Work Till
0
a Decision ln Reached
Another Meeting To-day
Conference To Be Held
With Goveriimcitt Offi?
cials in Dowfiing Street
By Arthur S. Draper
A'cic Yoi-k Tribune
Knropeun Bureau
(Copgrrlfllt. I01P, Ne-.r Vorh TrtbUUO tuc.)
LONDON, March 21.- The industrial
outlook in Great Britain brightened
considerably to-night. Neither tho
minors nor the railwaymen at this
evening's conferences showed them
selves uncompromisingly for a strike
and both decided to attempt further
negotiations.
( At the miners' meeting it was re
j solved to continue Work from day to
day until Wednesday1: next, while the
leaders neKotiate. Later the miners met
jointly with the other members of the
: triplo alliance -the railwaymen and
transpirt workers.
After full eonsideration of the rail
| waymen's reection of the government's
i last offer, it was decided to appoint
I a subcommitlee to open further nego
I tiatlons with the goverrunent cojointly
I with the railway leaders. J. 11. Thomas.
! leader of tho railwaymen, said to-night
i that this decision has been communi
I cated to the government and that a
meeting has been arranged in Downing
j Street for to-morrow morning.
The last 24 hours have been almost
| as n'erve-racking to the government
i and labor leaders as any similar period
| during tho war.
? anxiously the decision of the alliance.
The stock exchange was permeated
, by a quiet almost like that of
; St. Paul's and stefiing exchange
dropped steadily. There is a
i marked pause in the industrial life
or Britain. It is a bloodless revolu
1 tion through which Great Britain is
passing and momentous changes are
i being brought about.
The industria't conference committee,
appointed several weeks ago, has com?
pleted ita report, recommending the
cight-hour day in all* industrics. Na
tionalization of the mines is forecast
m thc report of tlie Sankey commit?
tee. Concessioh in wages and unbe
lyievably liberal hours of work have
also been granted, and still thc situa?
tion |s unsettied. T.i iliustrate. it is
only necessary to record thc fact that
some scctions of thc workers have nc
cepted as a thrcat the government nn
"ouncement that all precnutions have
been taken to tnkc care of thc threat
cncil striko and the pnrade of 10000
guards through London to-morrow |n
considered as a Wflrnlng,
The big leaders have' appeaie<j f?r
moderatlon, i-dvinin* accopunco -f the
conceaalona, argulng that, though thev
ropresent a eompromlao, they rcprc
?tnt at the-gflmo time a big' victory
wliiH. would be follow,.,) %oo! By
,/!!' ,l1" "","??? hond, i. itrong olement
'* '!'?' '?"??? desire n alrikn immediately,
;;;_/;;;;-;;? t<ii.;r.v,,,,,,,,,,. to grant all
Th'' govcr,,m?nt |,m the aupport of
.'" i?'?'??'? "?'?I lha public, both oi' which
feel that fair nnd Hbcral eonceaaJons
hnvf been made,
.>liiNMii?-|iiiN(>tts May Oivc
ItM Soldicrs $100 Bonus
BOSTON, March 21. A bill provid- '
ing for thc payment of a bonus of $100
to every enlisted man and non-commis
atoned offlcer who served in the war
against Germany was reported in The
House to-day by the Committee on Re
construction. ite j
The measure provides for a bon.l i* I
aue oi $20,000,000, running for a period
of ten years. This is to be fmancH
through an increa.se ... tbe MI tax
Civilian taxpayers are requirel under" '
the terms of the bill to pay a poll ta?
ot $4, instead of $2, and the state treas '
urer is d.rected to draw upon each
city and town for the full amount of
l ?u0H f,ax "'lotment, regardless ?f
whether the taxes have been collected! i
The
Harbor Strike
New York, March 22nd
lo Uur Lustomers:
I OUf have suflfered so much inconvenience and loss
in consequence of the present harbor strike that an
explanation of our position seems due you. The
details of the controversy are probably sumciently
familiar to you to render any extended statement of
them unnecessary.
After the demands of our men had been agitated
for some six weeks, President Wilson, early in Jan?
uary, cabled the National War Labor Board to fo.
tervene and said:
"I am sure that the War and Navy Departments, the
Shipping Board and the Railroad Administration'and
any other Government agencies intercstcd in the eon
troVersy will use all the power which they possess to make
your findings efTective."
In response to this direction, the War and Navy
Departments, the Shipping Board and the Railroad
Administration submitted to the jurisdiction of the
National Wax Labor Board and agreed to be bound by
its award. The Board thereupon proceeded to try
the case and some 2100 pages of testimony were
taken. The dehberations of the Board resulted in
the so-called Macy Award.
The private boat owners were prepared and offered
to adopt and abide by the Macy Award. The several
departments of the U. S. Government which were
committed to that 'award proceeded at once, and
without any attempt at explanation or justification
of their course, to set it at naught. The solemn
promise of the President of the United-States that the
arbitration of the National War Labor Board would
be upheld still remains unfulfilled.
Our Principles
We are holding our ground, single handed and
alone, for the maintenance of these principles:
FIRST: Touphold thecontention thatan arbitra?
tion award is not a mere .scrap of paper, to be lightly
thrown asidc for political or other purposes.
SECOND J To maintain port charges at such a
ievel that the supremacy of New York will not be
destroyed by thediversion of her commerce elscwhero
THIRD: To cstablHi with our employcrs a per
mancnt board, with erjtial representation to employer
and cmployce, to do away with future controvmica
of similar character.
Our Unily
At the outftot of this controversy, 2^ concern*,
owning or operating practically all of the privately
hckl marine harbor equipment in thih port, detcr
mined to iTKist to the uttcrmost the demand for a
fictitious eight-hour day a demand declared im
practicable in the operation of harbor equipment by
Umpire Macy and by the National War Labor Board.
Since the Govcrnment's surrender to the demands of
thc strikers, four of our former associates, controHing
less than 1% of the privately owned floating equip?
ment in this harbor, have acceded to the union
demands. The remaining 229 concerns, owning
more than 99%, are determined to resist to the end.
Our Plan
Repeated overtures have been made to our meru
We have offered them an immediate and substantial
wage increase. We have offered to make such read?
justment of their hours of service and working con?
ditions as the commerce of the port would permit.
We have irivited them to join with us in the creation
of a joint board, on a fifty-fifty basis, to settle all
present and future disputes.^ Individually the men
acknowledge the fairness of these proposals and state
that they desire to accept them, but that their union
leaders will not permit them to do so. We have now
waited for more than two weeks for our men to see the
light of reason and to abandon incompetent leader?
ship. The commerce of the port cannot wait longer
upon their decision. From this time forward our
efforts will bc fully co-ordinated in manning .and
operating the largest possible number of vessels. At
the outset, our efforts will be directed primarily at
the movement of coal and foodstuffs. They will be
expanded as rapidly as conditions will permit, in
order that other urgent business demands may be
met. We are confident that the scope and efficiency
of the service will increase from day to day.
Our Reward
A fight forprinciple is usually costly and thankless.
We would have been glad to avoid it if that had been
possible. Now that we are committed to it, it is
gratifying to feel that our course has commanded
your commendation and approval. In these trying
days we are heartened by the ringing words on this
situation addressed to Washington by your Mer
chants' Association:
"By whomevcr sa,nctioncd, such condonement of th?
violation of an arbirrator'3 award is reprehensible; it ia
dOubly harmful when sanctioned by Governmental au
thority, for it ia then tantamount to notice that the
Government will not enforce t hc obligationsof good faith,
but on the contrary will reward the delinquents bv
conceding their demand. It is obvious that such a posi?
tion, taken by the highest Governmental orhcials, must
have a far reaching and exceedingly harmful erTect."
New York Boat Owners