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MONTANA'S BEST NEWS GATHERER
THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR.
GREAT FALLS, MONTANA SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22, 1921.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
GOVERNMENT MOVES TO BLOCK STRKE
SENATORS FIGHT OVER SURTAX RATES
IN NEW REPUBLICAN REVENUE BILL
G. 0. P. MEMBERSlT
SAYS PENROSE
Republican Leaders
Claim Tax Measure
Will Pass Saturday.
Normal Income Rate
Fixed at 4 Per Cent
With Chances of Cut.
Washington. Oct. 21.— 1 The long
threatened fight over the income surtax
rates to lie written into the new rev
enue law broke Friday in the senate,
but despite a sizeable opposition. Re
publican leaders expressed confidence
that the compromise plan embodying
a maximum rate of 50 per cent would
be adopted, probably before adjourn
ment. Saturday.
Meantime, as a result of the defeat
Thursday of the proposal to exempt
frofn taxation incomes of foreign trad
ers and foreign trade corporations re
reived from sources outside of the
I'nited States, the majjority leaders
sent out. » hurry call to absent Ite
publicn senators to return to Wash
ington. The cf^Jl was in the form of
a letter signed by Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts, chairman of the Repub
lican conference, and Senator Curtis,
uf Kansas, vice chairman and Repub
lican whip.. It said :
19 Members Absent
"We regret to inform you that there
were 10 Republican senators absent
from the senate Thursday, when there
were important amendments to be vot
ed upon. We hope you will arrange
your affairs so as to be in attendance
8t the daily sessions of the senate, as
the amendments ta the revenue bill are
very important and every Republican
should be present so that this measure
mav be acted upon as soon as possi
ble!"
The absence of Republican senators
was commented upon in the senate by
Chairman_ Penrose of the finance com
mittee. in charge of the revenue bill.
"Questions of paramount importance
are being disposed of here while Re
publicans are absent and indifferent,"
he said. "I want to call the attention
of the country to it. It will meet with
comment and condemnation."
While defeated in the first skirmish
over amendments explained as designed
to aid American concerns in competing
with foreign rivals for overseas trade.
Chairmen Penrose said an effort would
be made later to get a provision in the
bill to protect those cncerns. particu
larly those being in business in the
Philippines and in China.
Approve Normal Rate
Only a few senators desiring to dis
cuss the income surtax rates got the
opportunity Friday before the senate
recessed.
Senator McCumber, Republican,
North Dakota, one of the senate man
agers of the revision bill, announced
that, while lie favored the original pro
posal for a maximum surtax rate of 32
Iter cent, he would not offer serious
objections to the compromise agree
nient for a 50 per cent rate. Ile argued
that the lower rate would result in
getting more capital into productive
enterprise and thus hasten the end of
industrial depression.
Before getting to the surtax provi
sion. the senate approved a normal in
come tax rate of 4 per cent. Approval
was given, however, with an under
standing that this section would be
open to amendments reducing the rate
oil incomes below $5,000.
Mrs. Colavito Freed
From Murder Charge
Cleveland, Oct. 21.
guilty was returned
-A verdict of not
Friday night
the trial of Mrs. Lmmn Colavito for
her alleged connection with the death of |
Daniel F. Kaber, a publisher, over two j
years ago. . i
Mrs. ( olavito was tried on an in- •
dictment charging first degre£ murder.
The trial had been in progress sev
eral days.
Mrs. Colavito is the fourth person to
face a jury in this case. The others
were Kaber's widow. Mrs. Eva Cath
erine Kaber, now serving a life sen
tence at Marysville, Ohio, reformatory;
Sal va tore Cala, recently found guilty
on a first, degree charge and sentenced
to life imprisonment in Columbus, and
Marian McArdle, the daughter of Mrs.
Kaber. acquitted.
Wood Denies Report
Issued by Chamber
Manila. Oct. 21.—Governor Gen
eral Leonard AVood announced that he
had sent a cablegram to Seoretary of
War Weeks denying the truth of' the
statements made by the American
Chember of Commerce here in its
campaign to prevent further invest
ment of American capital in the
islands until their political statua as a
territory of the Cnited States is set
tled. The jjovernor general's message
to the secretary of war is as follow«:
"Protection as to safety of invest
ments here is excellent. Conditions
in the islniids are stable. I shall take
oil possible precaution to protect I
legitimate interests in the Philippines."
LENINE RETURNS TO RUSS
POLITICAL ARENA; ADMITS
DEFEAT OF COU M UN ISM
Riga, Oct. 21.—(By the Asso
ciated Press).—After a long rest
In the country, Premier Lenine of
soviet Russia has returned to the
political arena with an open ad
mission of Communism's defeat,
according to an account of a
spcech he made recently before
the congress of political workers
in Moscow, given out by the Rosta
agency, official Bolshevik! news
distributor.
"Our new economic policy in
substance follows frcm the fact
that we have suffered a strong
defeat and have begun to carry
out a strategic retreat," he de
clared. "Before we are defeated
finally let us step back and re
form anew, but on a stronger
basis.
"Everybody sees what a sharp
turn the soviet powers and the
Communist party have taken by
adopting a new economic policy,
which in substance, contain^ more
of the old regime than of our
previous policy. The attitude of
the soviets toward economic ques
tions during the first half of 1918,
when the Brest-Lltovsk peace
treaty gave hope of peaceful con
struction was extraordinarily
cautious. Then the nesassity of
considering the peasants was al
ways pointed out and the role of
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Leaders Called for
Next Week Says Hays.
Labor Officials Are
Authorized to Take
Any Measures Needed.
Chicago, Oct. 21.— (By The Associ
ated Press.)—Completion of the strike
vote in the packing industry taken by
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen was announced here
Friday by C. J. Hayes, president. He
said the pool stood .35.354 yes and
3,41)0 no.
A conference of executive officers
and representatives of allied crafts will
be held here next week, Mr. Hayes
said.
Strike at Ottumwa
A strike of packing house employes
it the John Morrell company plant at
Ottumwa, Iowa, which began this week,
Hayes said, was the most important
strike in the industry since the war.
He reported 1.000 men out.
The strike ballot did not specify n
strike in protest against any one thing,
simply asking the employes to say
whether they authorized their officers
to call a strike at any time they thought
it advisable to protect the interests of
the men. It was pointed out, how
ever, that the Alschuler arbitration
agreement had expired.
This was the second time within a
few months that the members of the
butcher workers' union have voted to
strike.
Packers Not Worried
Last summer plans for a walkout vir
tually were, complete when Secretary
0 f Labor Davis called representatives
n f the packers and of the employes
; n f 0 a joint conferenco at Washington
w here the differences were settled
innicably, the packers agreeing to ex
tend the Alschuler war time agreement,
through which Federal Judge Alschul
er arbitrated packing house Industrial
questions, another six months and the
men accepting a wage cut. The exten
sion of this agreement expired on
September 15.
No formal comment from representa
tives of the packing interests was forth
coming Friday night. The attitude of
little fear of the consequences of the
strike ballot was expressed by a repre
sentative of one of the "big five'' con
cerns. He said that the ballot was not
even representative of the union em
ployes in that, industry, and that the
total of 38,844 votes announced by
Mr. Haves was only a small minority
of all the workers.
BELIEVE ROY GARDNER
ROBBED EXPRESS CO.
Moosejaw, Sask., Oct. 21.—Local
police Friday suspected Roy Gardner,
who recently escaped from McNeil's
Island penitentiary, Washington, as
the man who robbed the express car
oa Canadian Pacific train No. 4 Wed
nesday morning. They point out that
the robbery for which he was sen
tenced in the United States was pulled
off in a similar mamner to that at Lo
field. Alberta, on September 22 last,
when a Canadian national train was
held up.
state capitalism in socialistic con
struction was considered.
"The civil war which broke out
and the desperate position in
which tf»3 republic found itself
compelled us to change directly to
communistic production and dis
tribution. However, a not very
lengthy experience convinced us
that without having gone through
a period of socialistic adjustment
and investigation it was not pos
sible to reach even the lowest steps
of communism.
"There can be no doubt that on
the economic front, in the attempt
to come over to Communism to
ward the spring of 1921, we suf
fered a defeat more serious than
any we had experienced before
This showed our economic policies
failed to have their feet on the
ground and did not create that
raising of productive powers
which was recognized in the part
program as fundamental and
urgent.
"Requisitions in villages and a
direct communistic approach to
construction problems in the cities
retarded the elevation of our pro
ductive powers and were the cause
of a deep economic and political
crisis. We recognized defeat and
retreated, and the retreat is con
tinuing in many places even at
present, amid very unnecessary
disorders."
RADICAL MEET
Seven Paris Policemen
on Guard at Commun
ist Meeting Injured.
Cable Sent to Harding
Asking Pardon for
Two Convicted Italians
Paris, Oct. 21.— (By The Associated
Press. I—Seven policemen were injur
ed Friday night by the explosion of a
bomb thrown into a crowd in Wagram
avenue during a meeting held by the
French communist, party in protest
j against the conviction fur murder in
Massachusetts of the Italians, Sacco
I and Vanzetti. Several of the manifest
| ants also were hurt and six persons
were arrested, charged with disorderly
I conduct.
Meeting Advertised
The meeting had been widely adver
tised as a protest against the American
government, capitalists and the "exe
cution" of Sacco and Vanzetti. The
speakers were bitter in their vitupera
tions of the American government and
expressed execration of American cap
italists.
Ten thousand persons crowded into
Wagram hall, and when the capacity
of the hall was reached there was a
large overflow of bellicose demonstrat
ors outside. It had been announced as
the intention of the leaders of the
demonstration to head the throng on
a march to the American embassy.
There was no attempt to do this, how
ever.
Demonstrations for Sunday at the
American consulates throughout the
French provinces continue to be plan*
ned by communists as a form of pro«
test against the conviction of the
Italians, Sacco and Vanzetti. in Massa
chusetts last summer.
Tt was openly announced Friday that
Nantes communists will hold a manifes
tation before the American consulate
there. Similar displays were announc
ed for Lille, Bordeaux, Marseilles, St.
Nazare. Lyons, and at other places
wherever the American government, is
represented. The demonstrations, which,
according to police information, was set
for Friday afternoon in front of the
American embassy here, did not de
velop.
Ask Pardon for Men
A dispatch has been sent to President
Harding by communists, signed by Ana
tole France, Henri Barbusse, Romain
Rolland, and a woman known as "Sev
erine", who is leading the campaign for
the release of Sacco and Vanzetti,
under conviction for murder in Massa
chusetts. The cablegram says:
"We "implore the president of the
United States to realize that innumer
able hearts throughout the world await
with anguish the pardon of Sacco and
Vanzetti, and hope passionately that
great America will do this, Which all
humanity will applaud."
MRS. CODY DEAD.
Cody, Wyo., Oct. 21.—Mrs. Louisa
Frederici Cody, widow of the late
Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo
Bill) is dead at her home here. She
was 78 ywars old. Heart disease was
said by physicians to have caused her
äeats
Teuton Victories at
First Gave Kaiser a
Vision of World Rule.
Belgium Wrecked in
First Few Days of War
Says French Captain.
By ANDRE TARDIEU
Captain cf the French Army: French High Commis
sioner to America; Clemenceau's Right Hand at
the Conference of Versailles
Copyright. 1921, by The Great Falls TriNine
Copyrighted by the Bobbs-Merrill Company
(Tha armies clash. The Ger
mans cry "Nach Paris." The ill
prepared French go forth with "a
Berlin" upon their lips. How
Germany blocked all efforts at
peace is shown by M. Tardieu.)
CHAPTER VI.
"NACH PARIS"
Finally it is the Bavarian minister
in Berlin who. two weeks before the
declaration of war. reveals on July 18
Germany's diabolical plan in all its
details. The document demonstrates
how an ambition can bring about the
death of millions of men:
_ The step upon which the cabinet of
Vienna has decided at Belgrade and
which will consist of the sending of a
note will be taken on the 25th inst.
The postponemnt of this action to
that date is explained by the wish to
await the departure of M. Poincare
and Viviani front St. Petersburg, in
order to make it more difficult for
the powers of the entente to agree
upon a fount er proposal.
Until then pacific sentiments will be
stimulated at Vienna and to this end
the minister of war and the chief of
the general staff will both be given
leave of absence at the same time.
An effacions action has. on the
other hand, 'been
newspapers and
change.
Acted Skillfully
It is recognized in Berlin that the
Austro-Hungarian government has act
ed skillfully. The only complaint made
is that Count Tiza who was probably
at first opposed to strong methods
has partly disclosed the plan in his
speech to the chamber.
And after summarizing the terms of
the ultimatum to be sent to Serbia,
the Bavarian minister adds:
For the acceptance of these demands
a delay of forty-eight hours will be
granted.
It is clear that Serbia cannot accept
exercised on the
tue stock ex-'
these demands which are incompatible
with her dignity as a sovereign state.
Tlie consequence will therefore be war.
Jn Berlin they are altogether of the
opinion that Austria should take ad
vantage of the favorable moment even
if there is danger of ulterior compli
cations.
They believe that Austria's hour of
destiny has struck and in consequence
to the question presented by the Aus
tro-IIungarian government they re
plied without hesitation that they
agreed upon any action which the lat
ter may decide upon, even if a war
with Russia is to result.
Bismarck, on a like occasion, had
forged the telegram from Ems—child's
play compared to this. Furthermore
it is not the end, and for the carrying
out of the plan we shall see repro
duced the same trickery which marked
its preparathion. France, to avoid
any incident, lias withdrawn its front
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ier forces ten kilometers from the
border. Germany, on the first and
secocid of August, before any declara
tion of war. takes advantage of this
to violate French and Belgian terri
tory as she had already violated the
territory of Luxemburg. To justify
her action she accuses French aviators
of having thrown bombs on the rail
road near Nuremberg. On April 3,
1916, the municipal authorities of that
city, in accord with the district mili
tary authorities, will declare that all
reports published on this subject are
"manifestly false," and three years
later Count Brockdorff-Rantzau. con
fessing the lie in turn, will merely ex
press the regret, that Germany, in
declaring war upon France, "should
have unwittingly made use of informa
tion which it had not had time to ver
ify."
Germans Eager
The armies are in contact. I have
shown France patient and without
fault, Germany, eager for the fray,
prepared to herald the dawn of blood.
All Germany, on August 2, 1014. is
up and ready for the work of death.
The imperial chancellor — mediocre
though he be—has risen without effort
to the level of German tradition to
lay down the principle of "necessity"
and in consequence to assert: "We
were obliged to disregard the justified
protests of Belgium and Luxemburg."
The reichstag's answer? A unanimous
vote of approval! Liebknecht himself
—who will ' repent only later—is at
one with Reventlow. The entire social
deniokratie suddenly discovers on this
nationat occasion that it has a Pa>n
Gerinan soul. Nor does it take pains
to "verify reports." Light-heartedly
it breaks the pledge which its envoy
Muller had brought to the French so
cialists on July 31; it wipes away the
kiss of Judaa which in Brussels on 1
(C«nttau«4 oi Paga ftu.)
LABOR BOARD ORDERS UNIONS
TO DELAY WALKOUT PENDING
RAIL AND LABOR CONFERENCE
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Labor Has Been Given
Right to Strike by U. S.
Supreme Court, Claim.
Roads Have Ignored
Order of Board but
Men Have Obeyed.
Cleveland, Oct. 21.— (By the Associ
ated Press.)—Although the official or
der citing the railroad brotherhood
chiefs and the railroad executives to
appear before the railroad labor board
next Wednesday, for a hearing on
whether the wage reduction of last
July has been or i? being violated, and
to consider the question of rules ami
working conditions, which the unions
contcnd are being violated by the car
riers, had not. been received, local broth
erhood executives said they would re
spond to the citation and "be on hand
for the hearing.
Mr. Lee issued a statement comment
ing upon "demands for congressional
action that would put teeth in the de
cisions of the United Htates labor
board," in which hp said that if thos/ 1
advocating a law with teeth are con
sistent. "let every one of them de
mand a law for the regulation of its
own business that will establish the
same relations between himself and his
employes h • demands for railway em
ployes.
Order Not Fair
Mr. Lee asks "wherein is there just
ification for a demand that proposes to
compel the transportation employes to
work under unsatisfactory conditions
that docs not include every other class
„f employers and employes?" "There
j s a demand for congressional action
that will put teeth in the decisions of
the United States railroad labor board."
said the statement. "But there is no
demand from other business that teeth
lie put into a law to regulate their
right, to bargain with their employes,
Freedom of contract, the right to hire !
and fire, is the platform of every busi- j
ness that unites in the demand for an j
enforceable law regulating those same ,
rights of railways and their employes, j
"The right to strike has been con- I
ceded by what is now the highest legal
authority in the land, namely, the chief
justice of the United States
court. Is it right, then, to
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that are conceded to every other class j
of labor.
"Wherein is there justification for a |
demand that proposes to compel trans-.
portal ion employes to work under un- ,
satisfactory conditions that does pot in
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. "The plain fact of the matter is that
the railway organizations have obeyed
the labor sections of the transporta
tion act: they have literally obeyed
every one of its provisions, and if they
leave the service because of their dis
satisfaction with the award of July 1.
they are not in violation of the law, but
in full accord wtih every one of its
requirements. They have a right to
refuse service that is equal to the rail
way right to refuse to accept the pro
visions of an award.
"That in many instances the railways
have not obeyed the provisions of the
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law cannot be questioned. The attitude
of many of the railroads has been of
agreement with the decisions of the
board when they answered their pur
pose and disagreement when they did
not suit. The railroads have flaunted
the impotency of the board to enforce
its decisions in its face, but there has
been no puhlic demand that the rail
roads be forced to «bey the orders of
the board. Only this week the board
heard reasons from the Pennsylvania
why it did not lurrec with the rulings
of the board. This was but one in
stance where the railroads have used
their own judgment in accepting its
awards. The attitude of the roads at
best has been that of insolent iudiffer
ence. while the organizations have obey
ed the spirit and letter of the law
and if they leave the service it will
not be in violation of the act. * * *"
Sanitation Is Not
Reason for Short
Skirts Say s Garden
New York, Oct. 21.—Mary Garden,
director general of the Chicago Opera
company, returned from Europe Friday
with bobbed hair and a conviction that
American girls might well ignore the
Parisien suggestion that longer skirts
are the mode.
"Why should our girls give up short
skirts?" she asked her interviewers.
"They have the prettiest feet and the
prettiest legs in the world.'
Then Miss Garden told of the new
operas' and singers the Chicago com
pany would introduce, and confirmed
reports that she "had become weary of
Thais and would not appear in that
role. Lina Gavalieri and Margaret
Naroara woultLsing it, she added. Miss
leave f<
week.;
for Chicago next
Strike Situation
Given In Tabloid
Following are Friday's develop
ments in the railroad strike situa
tion:
Chicago—Labor board announces
It has assumed jurisdiction in the
rail crisis, orders workers not to
walk out and cites union chiefs and
railroad heads to appear before it
Octover 28 for a conference which
board members said should avert a
strike. Both sides announce they
will appear for conference.
Maintenance of Way union, with
more than 375,000 members, and
stationary firemen, numbering 25,
000 rail employes, announce over
whelming strike votes and prepare
for a walkout wtih other groups.
Others of the 11 "standard" unions
expect to announee their decisions
Saturday or Sunday.
Heads of roads entering Chicago
discuss plans to combat strike.
Packers begin storing all avail
able meat supplies In preparation
for strike.
Cleveland—W. G. Lee, head of
trainmen's union, in a statement
following labor board citation, asks
by what authority anyone can com
pel a man to work, pointing out
that the United States supreme
court has upheld the right to strike.
Washington—Possibility of Pres
ident Harding exercising wa^ time
pnwers to run roads Tn case of
strike was discussed officially, but
such action not contemplated as
yet.
San Antonio—Trainmen on the
International I Great Northern
prepare to carry out plans for
walk out Saturday despite labor
board's proaounsemeat.
St. Louia—Heads of southwest
ern time aaaaaneed everything le
gally possible wilt be done to oper
ate railroad if there Is a strike.
Hazleton. Pa.—Anthracite mines
pushed at full speed in preparation
for strike.
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Until Labor Board Shows
It Has Failed.
j Washington. Oct. 21.—Use by the
j government of its war powers to avert
i *' 1R threatened nation-wide raliroad
; 8tr 'k°> while suggested in some quar
Iters, will not be exercised, it was as
j sertod late Friday in high administra
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3 he impression was given that the
, administration feels other avenues are
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reached. So indication was given,
however, as- to what course would be
followed or what information the gov
ernment may have had from the labor
board.
It was made plain by high officials
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ers was not necessary, meanwhile de
claring that "this nation is at peace."
Belief was expressed that amicable
mid flpfinitfi .-..viiit... „„„in k., „k.and
and definite results could be obtained
through negotiations rather than by
the use of force such as involved in
the exercise of war powers.
Board Acting Now.
In thft absence of any indication that
the administration was considering
mandatory control of the railroads, the
action of the labor board im citing
union heads and rail chiefs to appear
before it was interpreted here as
showing that the board had received
assurances from Washington that its
supervision of the situation was un
affected by the recent developments.
The board's intention, as understood
here, was to determine whether the
brotherhood chiefs or the railroad
executives, or both, had not in face
already contravened provisions of the
transportation act.
In high administrative circles it was
reiterated Friday that it was "still the
labor board's affair." While the presi
dent had not been advised officially of
the board's action at a late hour, it
was understood that he approved the
move.
Officials Prepared.
Discussion of the use of war powers
by the cabinet was understood to have
been limited, but several pertinent
wacts were developed which gave rise
to the belief that some officials al
ready had worked out a program to
be followed in event a strike should
menace the supply of essentials. It
was learned also that officials who had
suggested such a course to the presi
dent had catalogued men available for
train operation.
Should the situation arise necesitat
ing reversion to these powers, or. other
methods of temporary government
control, the war department would be
come the focal point, it was explained.
The army already has its personnel
listed by occupation and is in a posi
tion to put some men aboard trains
and man ita fleets of soma 30,000
motor trucks.
Entire Authority of Federal Government Placed
Behind Board Which Has Assumed Full Juris
diction in Rail Crisis; Union Head Asks by
What Right Can Anyone Compel Men to Work
Chicago, Oct. 21.—(By The Associated Press.)—The gov
ernment Friday moved to prevent a railroad strike and to
enforce obedience by both unions and roads of decrees of the
United States Railroad Labor board, the board formally an
nouncing that it had assumed full jurisdiction in the rail crisis
and ordering the workers not to strike pending a conference
of union heads and rail chiefs which it called for October 26.
A decision from this conference will not be announced until
after October 30, the scheduled strike date, board members
said, declaring that in this way a walkout would be averted
unless the unions defied the board's orders.
The action was taken following receipt from Washington
of information that every interested branch of the govern
ment would back the board in its attempts to settle the rail
difficulties, members declared.
While both carriers and unions
promptly announced they would com
ply with the order citing them to ap
pear before the board next Wednesday.
W. G. Lee. president of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, one of the
organizations which has. called a strike,
in a statement given out in Cleveland
asked by what authority any one could
compel a man to work and pointed out
that the right to strike had been upheld
by the United States supreme court.
At the same time trainmen of the
International and Great Northern, a
Texas road, nrenared to carrv out their
plans to strike Saturday and the main
tenance of way and the stationarv fire
men's unions, representing 400.000 rail
workers, announced here that tliey
would join the proposed wnlkout Oc
tober 30. These twp groups are part
of the 11 unions numbering three
fourths of the nation's rail employes
which had voted to strike but bad not
issued a strike call.
Stop Open Shop Order.
Besides stepping into the breech be
tween the carriers and the five unions
which have called a strike-—the train
men. the switchmen, the engineers, the
firemen and conductors—the labor
board summarily ordered the Tremont
snd Gulf railroad, a 67 mile line in
Louisiana, to rescind its order installing
an open shop, effective at 6 o'clock
Friday.
If the unions choose to carry through
strike plans which the board asked
them to defer, members of the board
said that the next move would have to
come from Washington, intimating that
Friday's action exhausted their at
tempts to furnish the teeth which the
transportation act. creating the board,
was said by many to lack.
At the same time it was pointed out
that the transportation act gives the
board power
to cito tho interested
parties for alleged violation of its rul
ings. as it did Friday in calling next
Wednesday's conferences, but provides
for no penalties for violations of its
decrees.
In connection with the labor board
order to defer strike action, it was
pointed out the "big five" union chiefs
yesterday informed the board that the
strike could not be postponed, as no
arrangements for such a contingency
had been made, although it could be
settled.
Order a Surprise.
The board's anouncenient came
: one of the most sensational develop
-h«s
j were formally sending out authoriza
jtion for a strike by their members. It
'was issued virtually without warning
at a time when the concensus had
! been that this gorer nmental agency had
met an impasse in its attempts to set
tic the crisis when its conference Thurs
day with union chiefs was adjourned
with the announcement that no results
bad been attained. It was the first in
stance where the board decisively ex
pressed authority which many railroad
and labor men bad maintained it did
not possess, the board's action found
most of the interested leaders too
astounded to comment.
Friday night local railroad presidents
refused to discuss the pronouncement
other than to say it would be complied
with so far as they were concerned.
They declared that they had not violat
ed the board's decision and Hook the
attitude that the citation really was
directed at the unions alone, saying
that carriers were called in simply be
cause it. was necessary to have both
union heads and rail chiefs represented.
Under such conditions, they said, it
would be unethical to comment on the
announcement or to attempt to inter
pret it in any way.
Join "Big Five"
The action of the United Brother
hood of Maintenance of Way employes
and of the International Brotherhood
of Stationary Firemen and Oilers in
announcing that they would join a
walkout, was looked on by labor lead
ers as especially significant, one chief
professing to see in the announcement
a possible healing of any breaks which
might have existed between the 11
standard unions, which had voted for
a strike without calling one, and the
"big five." Leaders of several of these
organisations had announced that they
would attempt to keep their men from
walking out despite " overwhelming
'strike votes, and had expressed hope
that if their attempts were unsuccess
ful, their failure to support the "big
fire" might avert • walkout.
Other union leaders, however, mid
that it was W no meana certain as. yet
known that the meeting"! of the con
ference committee of 100 of th» sis
shop crafts unions, numbering 47C.t*H)
men. have been decidedly stor.Tiy. the
chairmen splitting over what strike
recommendations should be made to
the 1.000 general chairmen <vho will go
into session Saturday or Sunday.
A report submitted to the commit tee
authorizing a strike was sent bacK to
î^ c executive council to be rewritten
it was said, although it could not be
learned whether the new report would
oppose n walkout or simply urge post
ponement of action. Where leaders of
these groups a few days ago admitted
they probably could not head back th»ir
Friday night they appeared r.'ore
POD "dent of keeping them from joining
*
The maintenance of way inen ca.«: a
vote of OS per cent in favor o? a strike,
305.000 men voting to quit work, their
official announced, and their leaders
completed plans for a walkout, declar
ing that it would be in "an orderly and
law-abiding manner." It was announc
ed that the chieftains felt tMaMtlie.y,
were forced to authorize a strike wltii
such an overwhelming vote in favor
of it.
Others Vote for Strike
The stationary firemen made virtual
ly the same announcement, their ^« te
in favor a strike being given out at 02
per cent of the membership.
"Our chairmen voted unanimously to
go along with the other unions." said
Timothy Healey. president of the sta
tionary firemen. "We are strongly
of the opinion that many roads want
n strike and that the,y believe a walk
out will give them an opportunity to
destroy the unions, but the men have
voted and we cannot go against their
wishes.
"We realize that a railroad strik»
now would be bad for business general
'* v ^ sincerely trust that it mo hé
averred in such a way as not to injure
the unions. The president and the gov
ernment of the United States may f-tijl
find a way to prevent the walk>iit and
I think it is in their province to do so."
The telegraphers and the clerks also
held meetings Friday nîçht but they
were largely. °f a preliminary nature
y ,e J a< "tion being expected Satur
" a - v or Sunday.
iTrt IRII/rOTIO ITH RTITII
I u limita I IbA 1 1 Utfl IH
OF
Officers Reported Accidentia
Shot While on Hunting Trip
by Party Guide.
Tacoma, Oct. 21.—A board of offic
ers of the tenth field artillery at Camp
Lewis will Saturday begin to investi
fate the death of Major Francis J.
»tiuigan. 29, shot accidentally after
being mistaken for a deer ia the forest
70 miles from here.
Major Dunigan, who was from Sac
ramento, was a West Point graduate
of 1916, and serred in France with
the 00th division.
Major Dunigan was hunting with
Major Samuel C. Gurney, medical corps,
and Captain J. B. Mattlack, headquan^
crs troop, at Camp Lewis. The offic
ers reported to headauarters of the
Third division that Peter Zabritski,
their guide, fired the fatal «hot.
The men hacf separated last Friday
to beat the woods for a deer, and other
members of the party then mistook
Major Dunigan for their quarry arid
fired. The report states that the bul
let that entered Major Dunigan's thigh
was unquestionably from the guide s
rifle.
Major Gurney gave first aid to the
wounded man and then came a heroic
effort to save his life. He was carried
for 11 miles through almost impenetra
ble woods, then placed on a handcar
on a narrow guage railway and taken
to a train at Kanowen. There an am
bulance took Wm to Camp Lewis.
where he arrived ST hours after being
8hot - . , „ ,
An operation was performed Wednes
day morning and death ensued the same
evening. Tne accident and death were
not announced by army ojffieials at
camp until Tburrfay evening. Tha
fanerai win beheld at the camp chapel
Saturday lid the V >dy »eat to Satrj-