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THE
ARIZONA REPUBLICAN
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, THIRTIETH YEAR
M M 4 o M
LABOR WOULD
CAPITALISTS
FAVOR OF
Public, Operating Directors and Employes Must Replace
Wall Street as Overseers of Lines Statement Insists
Action Has Long Been Considered Move Is Made
As a Remedy for High Cost of Living Organized
Workmen Explain
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. Organized
labor came out today with the un
equivocal, formal demand that private
.apital be retired among the railroads.
A tri-partite control composed of the
public, the operating management and
he employes is demanded instead.
Addressed to the American public
and signed by the engineers, the tire
men ana the conductors and t lie Amer
ican Federation of Labor, a formal
statement was issued announcing this
proposal which will be carried before
cong-ess Wednesday.
"It marks." said the statement "the
-tep by which organized labor passes
from demands for wage increases to
demands that the system of profits in
induhtry be overhauled."
Move Long Suspected
Thia sentence sums up in a few
words the proposal of which there have
been hints and indications, but which
is now laid before the country for the
first time. Everywhere in official
Washington it is recognized as the i
most serious and far-reaching propo
sition the country will be called on to
face-
Characterizing the proposal as "la
bor's bill." it is put forth as a remedy
fur Ihe high cost of "living, because,
"the railroads are the key industry of
the nation."
.
It demands the "genuine co-opera
tion and partnership based on a real
community of interest and participa
tion in control" of which President
Wilson spoke to congress, and which
the statement says has been ignored
by labr.r and the private owners of the
railroads.
Exit Wall Street
"We ask." it says, "that the railroads
if the United States be vested in the
public: that those actually engaged in
conducting that Industry, not from
Wall street but from the railroads' of
fices and yards and out on the railroad
lines, shall take charge of this service
tor the public" '
Briefly, labor's plan demands:
That private capital be eliminated
from the railroads.
That the private owners receive for
them government bonds "with a fixed
interest return for every honest dollar
that they have invested."
Equal Representation
That the tri-partite control, here
tofore refrred to. be established in cor
porations which shall lease the roads
and in which the public, the operating
nanagements and labor shall be repre
sented equally.
That the public, the operators and
the wage earners Ehare equally all rev
enue in excess of the guarantee to
private capital, by granting to the oper
ators and the employes one-half the
ivings which are expected to be made
by such a perfected organization and to
the public the other half as consumers.
either hy increasing service without I
adding costs or by reducing costs.
"This role originates with labor," I
-ays the statement, "because labor!
happens to have firm organizations j
through which it may become articu- i
late." ;
Trainmen Also Join I
The trainmen are not represented in ;
- the statement because W. G. Lee, pres- j
' ident of the brotherhood was out of j
the city, but it was said t-hat 'hey join i
in it. The statement follows: I
Compulsory Military Training
For Youths Is Recommended In
Tentative War Department Plan
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. War de
partment recommendation for a sys
tem of universal military training of
three months for all eligible youths
in their nineteenth year was presented
by Secretary Baker today to the sen
ate and house military committees for
their guidance in determining the per
manent military policy of the nation.
The proposal is contained in a hill
prepared by the general staff of the
army at the secretary's direction. Sec
retary Baker said that General Persh
ing had not lieen consulted and the
plan was tentative to that extent.
The departments bill calls for a reg
ular army of 21 divisions and neces
sary auxiliary services, with a peace
strength of 510.0'iu enlisted men, and a
war strength of 1,250.000. The reserves
to fill up the divisonis to full strength
would be provided through a modified
form of the service act under which the
national army was raised for the war
with Germany. For training purposes,
only youths in their, nineteenth year
would be called to the colors for a
three months period, to be attached
to regular divisions, for that time. It
is estimated that this would provide an
annual class of 600.000 men to be given
intensive military instruction, stripped
it all vocational or other educational
features.
Kor two years after training th?
youths would be required to submit
certain reports giving their addresses
changes in status as to dependents.
hjsical condition, etc. They would
12 PAGES
HDRAW
FM
TRIPARTITE
"The innuendos in telegraphed dis
patches from Washington appearing
also in the speech of l-Miresentative
Blanton. of Texas, that the railroad
unions are holding up congress and the
government, may as well cease. This
appeal is made to the American peo
ple direct. H invokes the judgment
and commonsenss of public sentiment
of all the pttbli which earns a wage
or a stipend. We recognize that the
only way in which we can exist under
the present system is to demand fur
ther increases in wrges. But we agree
with Representative Blanton that this
affords but temporary relief. It does
not offer a remedy.
Provides Remady
"Labor's bill, on the other hand,
provides a remedy and we ask merely
that its terms be scrutinized. Our full
argument in support of these terms
will be presented on Wednesday be
fore the house committee on interstate
commerce.. In this statement we are
sounding the note of our basic prin
ciple. 'That this role originates with labor
is merely because labor happens to
have firm orgnnizatoins through which
it mnv become articulate. It is not to
benefit labor as labo- alone; it is to
benefit the consuming puhlic. of which
labor at present is the audible part. In
labor's bill, providing that the public
take over the railroads and establish
a tri-partite control between the pub
lic, the railway operating management
and the employes, the labor organiza
tions of America have established this
new policy which envisages their con
dition not only as producers, but also
as consumers.
Want Organic Reforms
"It marks the step b:
which organ- i
ized labor passes from demands for
wage increases to demands that the
system of profits ir industry be over
hauled. Hitherto, during successive
wage negotiations pnd arbitration
awards, we have called for provisional
settlements only, of questions arising
out of differences as to wages, hours
and conditions of lahor. That principle
of 'genuine co-operation and partner
ship based upon a real community of
interests and participation in control'
of which President Wilson has spoken
to congress, has been ignored both by
labor and by the private owners of the
railroads.
"What wage increases have been re
ceived during the past few years re
sulted only in immediately being fol
lowed by more than nronor'ionate in
creases in the cos? of living. Each raise
in wages has turned out to mean only
temporary relief for the afiected work
ers. When the increases have gone
around the circle. labor as producer
loses the advantage of the new wages
through the additional cost it pays as
consumer. Moreover, through com
pounded profits taken on these wage
increases, each cycle becomes an up
ward spiral of costs which the consum
ing publi" vainl" reaches to control.
- Want Representation
"As the major part of the consuming
public, labor is entitled to representa
tion on the directorate of the public
railroads. As a producer of capital it
is entitled to representation on the di
rectorate of the railroads. Capital,
which is the fruit of yesterday's labor.
(Continued on Page Two)
receive $1 for each report submitted.
In the event of war all men in this
status would be 'called to the colors to
fill up the regular divisions and com
pose the first replacement units.
The bill provides for reorganization,
of the regular army in substantially
the same terms as previously recom
mended by Secretary Baker. The mili
tary appropriation bill' also' was under
consideration.
No mention of the tiatoinal guard is
made in the bill, but in his letter to
the committee chairman.. Secretary
liaker said he assumed that the na
tional defense act would be continued
in force, making the guard subject to
federalization for war.
One feature of the universal train
ing plan is complete federalization Of
the registration and induction ; ma
chinery. Local and appeal boards
would -be created' as-during the war,
except that compensation at J10 a day
is provided for board offcials.
Youths in training would receive no
pay, but would receive payment for
all expenses and an allowance of $5
a month for incidentals. No exemp
tions would be granted except to sold
iers, sailors, members of the merchant
marine, public or private, or to those
rrutitally or physically deficient.
To meet the case of those with de
pendents, however, provision is made
for deferring the training period.
The theory on which the bill rests
is thnt an army of 1,250.000 should be
available for rari mobilization at
need.
RAIL
AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, TUESDAY MORNING,
CONTROL OF
SYSTEMS IN
MANAGEMENT
Japan's Decision to Publicly
Announce Intentions- in
China Follow Informal
Diplomatic Talks with U.
S. Nature of Declaration
. Not Forecast
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 Japan's in
tentions in the Chinese province of
Shantung, where she is given control
by the Versailles treaty, soon are to
be set forth in a formal declaration
from the Tokio government, according
to information received today in of
ficial circles.
Although the exact nature of
the I
rfor-lnrjition was not forecast, it was
assumed it would follow the lines of
the repeated statements of Japanese
statesmen that the province eventually
Is to be returned to China. In some
quarters it was believed that '"Japan
might even set a date for the restora
tion and acknowledge publicly the
secret understanding she is said to
have with China. -.
Follows Diplomatic Talks
The reported decision of Japan to
make known its purposes is believed
to he the outgrowth of informal diplo-
matlc conversations between Washing
ton and Tokio regarding the American
government's desire that all facts in
the case be given to the public.
President Wilson has told many sen
ators that a complete exposure of the
case would throw a new light on the
Shantung provision.
News of the expected development
regarding Shantung reached the Cap
itol after the foreign relations com
mittee had opened the way to other
important disclosures by asking Sec
retary Lansing to come before it Wed
nesday to discuss features of the
treaty. It is expected the sessions will
be public and that some of the com
mittee members will want the secre
tary to tell much of the inside story
of how the treaty with the league of
rations covenant was drawn up.
New Angle Presented
With the reassembling of the senate
after the week-end recess there was
much discussion among senator as to
the possible effect of the prohibition
issue on the ratification fight. The
subject became conspicuous through
an interview between a representative
of the liquor Interests and Senator
Hitchcock, democrat. Nebraska, leader
of the pro-treaty forces, at which the
former Is said to have urged that peace
be concluded so President Wilson
could suspend wartime prohibition.
Senator Hitchcock said he told his
caller only a state of peace could be
established bv ratification of the treaty
and remarked that ratification was be
ing opposed by some senators with
whom the "wets" had been Influential.
Ever since President Wilson made
it' clear a month ago that he consid
ered it impossible to declare demobili
zation until peace had been established,
treaty opponents have charged that the
liquor interests were being lined up
to force ratification. Senator Hitch
cock said today, however, that there
had been no effort of that sort and
none was contemplated.
Wants Prohibition Suspended
Mr. Hitchock said the call from the
liquor agent was entirely at the lat
ter's solicitation and that the treaty
had been discussed only after the agent
had asked him to use his Influence
with, the president to have prohibition
suspended. This the senator said he
refused to do.
Although the senate spent most of
its day, discussing the high cost of
living. Senator Sterling, republican.
South Dakota, made a speech announc
ing he could not vote for the treaty
with - reservations and Senator Sher
man, republican, Illinois, criticised
President Wilson for his attitude re
garding Flume.
Arrangements were made to have
the senate adjourn from tomorrow to
Friday so that the committee sessions
at which Secretary Lansing la to
appear may not be interrupted.
DISARM RED GUARDS
VIENNA. Aug. 4. (By the Associ
ated Press). Budapest messages eay
soviet laws have been proclaimed tem
porarily void. The red guards have
been disarmed and protection has been
guaranteed the property and premises
of foreigners.
NEW ARMY MOVES ON BUDAPEST
PARIS. Aug. 4. Advices reached the
peace conference circles today that the
anti-bolshevik government established
in Szeged in which is bourgeoise and
peasant has moved its troops towp-d
Budapest and is now 45 miles from the
Hungarian capital.
TOKIO SOON TO
SET FIRTH ID
SHANTUNG PLAN
Ibv,.
Freight Tieup j
Likely Result -Of
Shop Strike
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
CHICAGO, Aug. 4. A tie-up
soon of freight traffic in the cen
tral west as a result of the strike
of railway shopmen, was the pre
diction tonight of L- W. Hawver,
president of the Chicago council of
the Federated Railway Shopmen's
union, after he had received re
ports from many additional points
telling of the walkout today of
shop employes. He said a total of
250,000 shopmen were now on
strike and that before Wednesday
night 75 per cent of the members
would be out.
"All work in the shops of the
Cnicago and Northwestern lines is
tied up," President Hawver said,
"and they will soon have trouble
hauling the mail. We hope that
officers of our grand lodge are suc
cessful in their negotiations at
Washington, but we will stand firm
on the strike order, until our de
mands have been met"
Republican A. P. Leased Wir
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 4. Re
wards offered for arrest and conviction
of persons guilty of placing a bomb
which yesterday destroyed the home of
Oscar Lawler, formerly assistant
United States attorney general, to
night totaled $11,500. Mr. and Mrs-.
Lawler. who were burned during a fire
which followed the explosion, are still
i in critical conditions, their physician
said.
The city council has under advise
ment a request from Mayor M. P. Sny
der that 'the city add $10,001 to the
rewards already offered.
Dr. T. i Myers, who fs attending
Mr. and Mrs. Lawler, said that neither
was out of danger. He believed, he
said, that both showed slight im
provement since their admission to the
hospital, but felt it was too early to
forecast the termination of either case.
He was hopeful for both, he added.
Mrs. Lawler's burns were less seri
ous than those suffered by her hus
band. The shock of the exploing
bomb, followed by her fainting at
tack when she realized that her little
son was cut off from her by flames,
added to the seriousness of her con
dition, which was only partly relieved
by later assurances that the boy was
unhurt. She also received a fracture
of left clavicle when her husband
dropped her from a second story win
dow. These injurie; and shocks together,-
created a condition that haa
caused her physician much anxiety.
Mr. Lawler was said to be resting
easily today. The physicians were
hopeful that despite fearful burns he
would make a recovery. They said
that if he recovered he would be
scarred but not seriously disfigured
and his eyesight would be unimpaired.
o
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. President
Wilson was told today by B. M. Jewell,
acting president of the railways divi
sion of the American Federation of
Labor, that all railroad employes were
opposed to the proposal made to the
president by Director General Hines
that congress constitute a committee
to pass on questions of wage increases
for. the men. He said this process
would be too slow and because of the
rising cost of living speedy relief was
necessary.
Mr. Jewell was accompanied to the
white house by the heads of the six big 1
railway shop crafts, who pointed out to
the president that thousands of shop
men were now on an unauthorized
strike, and that unless the demands of
these men for wage increases, approxi
mating 25 per cent presented last Jan
uary, were granted promptly the sit
uation would get beyond the control of
the union officials.
" Efforts now are being made by the
union leaders to get the strikers to
regular work, the president was told.
If a strike should become necessary in
order to force the demands :t the shop
men the president was informed union
officials fek it should be conducted
onlv after a, vote by the union mem
ben. Strike ballots will be mailed to 500,
000 shope employes tomorrow, Mr.
Jewell announced. The vote will be
tabulated August 24.
Mr. Jewell declared emphatically
that if congress passed the legislation
proposed by Director General Hines,
"we'll tie the railroads up so tight that
they'll never run." -
Io union men could ever be gotten
to sit on such an investigating body as
contemplated by the director general
and the president, Mr. Jewell added.
President Wilson, the union official
said, listened sympathetically to what
the union officials-hod to say regarding
the situation, and appeared to recog
nize its seriousness, but did not indi-
(Continued on Page Two)
DIG PHI ON
BOMBERS' IADS
RAIL WORKERS
0PPOSEACTI0N
BKCONGRESS
AUGUST 5, 1919
CABINET WILL
EIOLIE PLANS
TO CUT HIGH
LIVING COSTS
Session Today Expected to
Bring Forth Definite Pro
cedure Wilson Takes
Deep Interest in Situation
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, August 4. Recom
mendations to President Wilson as to
how the government should proceed in
its efforts to lower the cost of living
are expected to result from the' second
meeting tomorrow of cabinet members
and other officials called into confer
ence by Attorney General Palmer.
There still was no indication tonight
of how the conference would view the
problem. Director General of Rail
roads Hines, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Leffingwell and Chairman
Colver of the federal trade commis
sion, apppointed a committee to pre
sent suggestions to the conference
have been engaged in an exchange of
memoranda, but it was said authori
tatively that they had reached no de
cision.
Wilson Deeply Interested
That President Wilson was taking a
deep interest in the situation was indi
cated again late today when, without
announcement, he called at the office
of the federal trade commission and
held a lengthy conference with Chair
man Colver and Commissioner Mur
dock. Neither of the two commission
members would discuss the conference
fbut admitted that it dealt with phases
of the living cost problem.'
Attorney General Palmer has sum
moned District Attorney Clyne of Chi
cago fo report on the progress of the
investigations which have -been under
way there. Mr. Clyne's visit was re
garded as significant also because an
early decision is expected by the at
torney general as to whether informa
tion submitted by the federal trade
commission warrants prosecutions
against the big five packing com
panies, : ,Jj9S
High prices and the resulting unrest
expressed in strike threats by hund
reds of thousands of railroad men oc
cupied much of the time of the senate
today. Senators from wheat-growing
states asserted that the government -guaranteed
price of $2.26 a bushel w
not responsible for the high cost ot
bread, declaring that wheat is selling
at terminals at higher figures.
Senator Gronna of North Dakota
said the crop would be nearer 650.000,
000 bushels than the forecast of 1,250,
000,000. Can Punish Profiteers
Several senators declared there was
ample law to punish profiteering. Sen
ator Borah of Idaho, commented that
it would be no task to find the profi
teer, but he would be "as safe the
next four years as the past four." He
urged that speculation be curbed.
Senator Reed deplored efforts to fi
nance and feed Europe.
Chairman Gronna of the senate ag
ricultural committee announced dur
ing the day that his committee would
meet tomorrow to consider the excess
ive living cost problem.
LQCALPEOPlFtOSE
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
GLOBE, August 4. Powell-Garard
& Company of Chicago were the suc
cessful bidders for the $180,000 school
bond issue here today. The Chicago
firm bid par, with accrued interest
from the date of delivery and a prem
ium o $1,857. The . money derived
from the sale of the bonds will be used
for improving the high school build
ing and erecting a new building on the
Hill street site. The additions to the
high school will cost $80,000. and the
new Hill street building will cost
$100,000. . ' . '
Powell-Garard & Company recently
purchased the $140,000 bond issue for
the Miami school district and hold the
$250,000 aewer bond issue of the city
of Globe. Other bonds purchased by
Powell-Garard & Company bring the
holdings of the Chicago firm in Gila
county to almost one million dollars.
McArthur Brothers of Phoenix bid
par and acrued interest and a prem
ium of $940 for the bonds ot the Globe
school district.
SUPPOSED BOMB IS HOAX
FARGO, N. D.. Aug. 4 Police today
examined a supposed bomb mailed last
night to President Wilson by David N.
Johnson, a bookkeeper, and found it to
be a hoax. Johnson today was adjuged
insane by the Cass county board.
NEW GOVERNMENT ACTIVE
BERLIN, Saturday, August 2. The
new Hungarian government, according
to advices today from Budapest is giv
ing its attention first to arranging an
armistice with the Rumanian forces
and to the lifting of the blockade by
the allies. ,......
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NEW PACIFIC FLEET
REACHES FIRST U.S.
PORT DAWN TODAY
Admiral Rodman Pilots Warriors of Sea to First Stopping
Place on Western Coast Twenty-Four Hours Ahead
of Previously Announced ScheduleOfficial Entrance
to San Diego Harbor Will Take Place Thursday
Morning as Planned
(Republican A. P. Leased Wire)
SAN DIEGO, Calif., August 4. The new. Pacific
fleet will become part of the west at dawn when it will
anchor off the Coronado Islands, just outside the San
Diego harbor. Admiral Rodman today notified naval
authorities here of the arrival time which is 24 hours
ahead of any schedule previously announced.
San Diego harbor will not be entered until Thursday
morning, as had been planned. Then Secretary of the
Navy Daniels and an official party will go to the anchor
age of the fleet aboard the destroyer Chauncey to official
ly welcome the vessels and lead them into the harbor.
Hundreds of persons from interior points were arriv
ing here today to witness the arrival of the fleet.
Governor Octaviano Larrazola of New Mexico was in
San Diego to officially welcome the fleet for his state, and
Arizona had a delegation en route, of which three former
governors were members. Governor Stephens ot Califor
nia and his official party were scheduled to arrive Wed
nesday night.
Professor Runs
Amuck;Injuring
-Two Colleagues
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
BERKELEY, . Calif, Aug. 4.
Professor J. H. Hindebrand and
Edmond O'Neill of the chemistry
department of the University of
California were shot and wounded
today by Roger Sprague, who ac
cused them of opposing his appli
cation for appointment as instruc
tor in chemistry. .
Sprague also fired a shot at Mrs.
May Cheney, appointment secre
tary of the university, before he
was overpowered. The bullet
passed through her hair. Prof.
Hildebrand was hit over the right
eye. His injury is serious. Prof.
O'Neill received a less serious scalp
wound.
Sprague was taken to the Berke
ley police station where it was an
nounced that an insanity charge
would be placed against him.
ANOTHER FLORENCE
SiW.HL
Republican A. f. Leased Wire
GLOBE, Aug. 4. George R. Darling,
sentenced to serve two- to five years
at the Florence penitentiary for oh
taming money under false pretenses.
escaped from the prison guards late
Saturday night. Darling broke into a
r lorence garage and stealing an auto
mobile, headed for this, district.
The car was wrecked at Dripping
Springs wash and Darling is supposed
to be making his way through the
mountains on foot. '
Sheriff Shute and a corps of depu
ties are scouring the hills south of this
city in hope, of catching the convict
before he reaches the district. .'
Darling is well known at Miami and
the officers feel that his iriends at the
Concentrator City will aid him if he
once reaches town. .
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dows were to become work that
you would prefer to have axreg
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then you would naturally refer
to i the Republican's Classified
Business Directory.
There too, you will find every
other line represented - by its
leaders for the live concerns
know that advertising is a ser
vice to the public and pays them.
Always Refer to the Republican
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VOL. XXX., NO. 100
That evervone on the coast from Ari-
zona is cordially invited and urged to
register at the headquarters of the
fleet welcoming committee from this
state, at the V. S. Grant hotel in faa
Diego, and to take part in the duties
and pleasures of the committee the
same as though officially named as a,
member, was the message left last
night by Frank R. Stewart as he was
departing for San Diego.
A large delegation of Arizonians is
expected to be present to assist Mr.
Stewart, who has been named as the
representative of Governor Thomas K.
Campbell and chairman of the welcome,
committee from Arizona. Three for
mer governors. Judge Richard K.
Sloan, Judge Joseph H. Kibbey. and.
George W. P. Hunt, are expected to
take part in the festivities. Member
of the committee have been movin?
toward the coast for several days, and
a liberal presentation is probable.
17 NEGROES FACE
MURDER SUITS AS
RACE WAR RESULT
CHICAGO, Aug. 4. Mrs. Emma
Jackson, colored, tonight confessed
to an assistant state's attorney that
she killed Walter Rignatell, a white
youth, during the rioting last Wed
nesday night. She said she fired
the shot from a widow in her home
on the South Side. Her case will
be presented to the grand jury to
morrow. vCHICAGO, Aug. 4. Seventeen ne
groes were charged with rioting an'1
murder in indictments voted today by
a special grand jury investigating race
riots, which for five days last week
held the South Side of Chicago in a
reign of terror.
While city, county and state author
ities combined in seeking causes which
led to the rioting in an endeavor to fix
responsibility. 6,000 troops. 3.000 police
men and l.OOo deputies continued to
patrol the negro quarters.
Tonight officials reported the riot
zone quiet and every effort was hein;;
made to relieve the sufferings of the
negroes who have been marooned in,
the area and who have been unable to
go to their work. A number of soup
kitchens were opened and guards were
furnished for negroes who wished to
return to work.
The police today obtained reports ot
threatening: anonymous letters received
by negro fanvlies living on the edge
of the negro district, In which the
negroes' were warned to move within
two days or their homes would be
burned and bombed and the negroes
killed.
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