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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN
AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL
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THIRTIETH YEAR
14 PAGES
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1919
14 PAGES
VOL XXX., NO. 101
PUH CIS
HSU
FDR CONTROL
OF RAILROADS
Says Laboring Man Has
Reached Point Where His
Activities May Cease :
Blames Diminishing Re
turns for Work
Republican A. P. Leaned Wire
WASHINGTON, August 7 Warning
that the laboring man has reached that
point where his activities may cease
"because he cannot much longer standi
the diminishing return for his work."
was expressed today by Glenn E.
riumb, counsel for railway brother
hoods, in urging enactment by con
gress of a bill drawn by him for public
ownership of railroads.
This gloomy view of conditions was
Eiven by Mr. Plumb near the close of
a five hour appearance on the witness
stand, during which he charged sys
tematic plundering of the transporta
tion highways of the country, and de
nied that he had come forward with
the Plumb plan fflr solving railway
t vils at this time in order to link it up
with the high cost of living, on which
the nation's attention has turned.
Mr. Plumb apparently was cognizant
of the rumors sweeping through the
capital that he had picked an unusual
ly propitious time for presenting his
bill, which organized labor has claimed
will help put down the living cost
through reduction of freight rates and
elimination of private capital from ev
ry transportation in the United States.
Except for the invitation from Chair
man Esch of the house interstate com
merce commission, conducting hear
ings on all plans for railroad control,
the Plumb plan, he said, would not
have seen the light of flay until early
fall.
But it was while speaking through
the country in its behalf, the witness
declared, that he found an overwhelm
ing sentiment for radical change from
the old system of railroad control.
There was no doubt, he said, of great
industrial unrest, due to the mounting
cost of living. Pressed for an explana
tion of his statement that he would not
be surprised to see anything happen,
the witness said this did not mean the
halting of business activities, great
destruction of industry or a cataclysm,
but the feeling in the minds of mil
lions of workers was that something
had to be done quickly in their behalf.
"The feeling of unrest," he declared
with earnestness, "is accentuated by
this ever rising cost of living, and the
Tiecessity of finding some way to meet
it."
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PRICES MUCH DIFFERENT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 Action by
the department of justice under the
Sherman anti-trust act against con
cerns engaged in refining and distrib
uting oil on the Pacific coast which the
alleged to have combined to control
prices and effect monopoly, was asked
in a letter presented by Attorney Gen
eral Palmer today by the Fuel Oil Con
sumers' commission of the Pacific
coast
The letter declares that fuel oil now
Is quoted at $1.85 a barrel in Seattle
while in New Orleans its cost is only
$0 cents a barrel.
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BIG FIRE LOSS
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WTNNEMUCCA, Nev., Aug. 7. The
total loss in the fire here last night was
estimated at $100,000. The Lafayette
hotel where the fire started is a total
loss, while three other buildings in the
same block and the big Hoskins ware
house and coal yard is also a total loss.
A big pile of coal which was unloaded
last week by Hoskins is still burning.
SAY WU&li
FROM I
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. Extermina
tion with, slight exception of all Villista
forces in the state of Chihuahua was
reported in a s'atement issued today
by the Mexican embassy. The state
ment follows:
"Diverse news having been published
lately stating that the bandit Villa has
tinder his orders more than 4000 men
in Chihuahua, the Mexican embassy
requested reliable official information
and it takes pleasure to announce that
the Villasta hordes have been com
pletely dispersed; and that at present
there only exist in Chihuahua small
and insignificant bands engaged in
mcts of banditry, which are being
strongly persecuted by governmental
forces."
A New Awning Will
Brighten Your Home
FEW people realize the dif
ference a new awning
will make in the appear
ance of one's home or place of
business. The classified di
rectory of The Republican
lists several firms who will
be glad to quote you rates on
this work.
Every day you will find many
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Look Over the Classified Busi
ness Directory of
The Republican Every Day
Western States Join Hands
In Welcoming Great Armada
To New Home in the Pacific
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
SAN" DIEGO, Aug. 7 An American
armada the greatest that has ever
turned a propeller blade in the Pacific
came today to make the seas under
the Sierra and Cascade slopes, its
home.
In an inspiring naval parade, Ad
miral Hugh Rodman's newly-created
fleet passed in review of Secretary
Daniels and governors and mayors of
western states and cities aboard the
cruiser Montana, anchored off Cor
onado beach, while thousands lined the
shore to aid in the welcome.
Six miles of war vessels, 31 in num
bersome of which has held guard
with the British in the North Sea
swung past the reviewing ship, firing
from the dreadnaughts salutes of 19
guns in honor of the secretary of the
i navy as they came abeam the Mon
tana. It required one hour for this
vast fleet of dreadnaughts, battleships
of lesser type and 21 sleep and speedy
destroyers to pas the welcoming
party. "
Dreadnaughts Anchor off Beach
The war vessls turned in shore by
the Montana then stood away to the
southward for three miles, came about
and steamed into the northwest mak
ing almost a complete circle and then
the dreadnaughts took up their an
chorages off the beach while the bat
tleships and destroyers came into the
bay.
Secretary Daniels, turning from the
bridge of the Montana after the last
destroyer had passed, said:
Dream Come True
"This is realization of a dream I
kept constantly in view for six years,
since I first came to the Pacific coast
shortly after induction into office to
study naval conditions here. I con
ceived of an American fleet that was
truly an American fleet, equally at
home and in equal strength on both
coasts. This organization into two
powerful fleets is an epoch-making
even in naval history and presages the
day when the whole fleet now com
posed of more than 1.000.000, ft00 4ons,
with 5,000.000,000 more tons building,
mill make the magnitude of this re
view seem small in comparison."
After the review Secretary Daniels,
in company with Governor Stephens of
California. Gov. Octaviano Larrazola
of New Mexico, with a personal rep
resentative of the governor of Arizona
together wrfh the mayor of San Diego
and Admirals J. L. Jeyne. Josiah Mi-.
Kean and Charles- Parks and promin
ent west coast men aboard the New
Mexico where speeches of welcome
were made to Admiral Rodman and his
fleet officers.
Arizonians Play Efig Part
Special to The Republican
SAN DIEGO, Cal., August 7. Ari
zona delegates today extended the
state's official welcome to the magnifi
cent Pacific fleet which reached its
first "home waters" port during the
OEM RETIREMENT
OF
Vote in Favor of General
Strike Unless Officers Are
Removed Today More
Than 100,000 Affected
Republican A. P. Leased Wire .
CHICAGO, Aug. 7. Representatives
of 42 union locals of stockyards em
ployes voted tonight for a general
strike tomorrow unless militia, police
men and deputy sheriffs are withdrawn
from the yards. More than 100,000
persons are employed in the stock
yards. A strike was virtually begun today
when hundreds of white men quit their
work after about 3,000 of the 15.000
negro workers returned to work under
troop prpoptection following virtual
exile of more than a week due to the
race riots.
Union men declared their objections
based on the presence of the guards,
and that while hey held no prejudice
against the negroes' color, the ma
jority of the negroes were non-union.
While union men said about 5,000 men
had walked out, packing company of
ficials placed the number at about 650.
Previous to the strike vote of the
locals' representatives of the stock
yards labor council held a conference
with Feneral Judge Alshuler, federal
arbitrator in stockyard controversies.
While the grand jury continued to
hear evidence on the riot cases and
voted indictments against 26 more
negroes, making a total of 54 negroes
indicted thus far, there was little evi
dence of race feeling in the riot zones.
Two Mexicans were injured in the
stockyards neighborhood, both sup
posedly mistaken for negroes.
One negro who was beaten during
the rioting died today, making a total
of 36 dead.
Awnings
AWNING AND CAMPING
SEASON now on. We make
everything known that will fool
the rajn and sun. Phoenix Tent
& Awning Co., corner First and
Monroe Sts. Phone 1411. tf
STOCKYARD WORKERS PRnprniimfiY
MILITARY
GUARD
day, after spending the night off the
Coronado Islands. Tonight, festivities
in San Diego are in full swing, and,
apparently, the city and its scores of
outside delegates are just getting the
welcome celebration well started.
The official welcome to the fleet and
its review took place outside the har
bor, two destroyers, the Chauncey and
Anthoney, carrying Secretary Daniels
and his party, local officials, and rep
resentatives of the western states, out
to the great armada as it lay in forma
tion. Abroad the Chauncey, which
carried the secretary of the navy and
his official party, were six Arizonians,
who welcomed the fleet on behalf of
Governor Campbell. They were Frank
R. Stewart, Colonel E. Power Conway,
W. J. Murphy, Judge Hawkins, Frank
Mans, and Judge Armstrong.
Pay State Signal Honor
The second destroyer, the Anthony,
carried fifty other representatives of
Arizona and the press. In allowing so
many Arizona delegates to attend the
review a signal honor and special
courtesy was extended by to the state
by the city of San Diego and the navy
department.
This noon, Mrs. Daniels was ban
queted at the Hotel Grant by the ladies
of San Diego, Arizona being represent
ed by Mrs. F. H. Redewill. One of the
greatest features of the day, the great
formal banquet given in honor of Sec
retary Daniels, Admiral Hugh Rodman,
commander of the fleet, and 20 fleet of
ficers, and representatives of the west
ern states' governors, was held this
evening at the Hotel Del Coronado.
Guests of honor at the formal banquet
included Frank R. Stewart, W. J. Mur
phy, Judge Hawkins, Frank Mans.
Webb Griffin and Dr. F. H. Redewill of
Arizona.
The ladies were given a separate
dinner tonight by Mr. Wilde of San
Diego at the same hotel. After the two
banquets there was a grand ball in the
beautiful auditorium of the Del Coro
nado, which was also attended by sev
eral Arizona delegates.
Among the 50 Arizonians who wit
nessed the welcome and review of the
fleet this morning from the destroyer
Anthony were the following:
Arizona's Representatives
Dwight B. Heard, L. C. Elliott, J. M.
Creighton, Thomas Armstrong, Jacob
S. Carricker, Fred Webber, Frank
Parker, W. J. Murphy, A. Rich Volk.
R. M. Gates, Dr. F. H. Redewill, Z
Causey, C. F. Spader, B. F. Green, L. L
Oilman, John P. Orme. C. H. Sehult
Clay F. Leonard. Monte Mansfield, PhD
McRae, H. M. Hugg, W. E. Simpson
C. M. Wright. Joe Monihan, C. D
Dorris. Rev. W. S. Buchanan, E. S
Gaddis, J. B. Cook, A. E. Stelzer, W. W.
Ross and son, Bruce D. Beaton, Harry
Clark, J. M. McCulloch, Frank Luke,
Judge Albert M. Sames, R. A. Gray and
Webb Griffin.
At a combined Rotary and Ad club
banquet yesterday Arizona representa
tives who gave addresses were Frank
R. Stewart. Judge Hawkins and Dr. F,
n. teaewui. . . . , ,
U.S. F
WASHINGTON, Aug- 7 The per
manent military policy recommended
by the war department, involving, un
der revised estimates; a standing peace
army of 576,000 and universal military
training for youths of 19 years of age,
would cost the country $900,000,000 an
nually. General Peyton C. March, chief
of staff, today told the senate military
sub-committee, considering army legis
lation. General March will appear again to
morrow. Secretary Baker will present
his views to the committee next week
and General Pershing and' other ex
perts later.
Of the $900,000,000 which the pro
gram would cost, General March said
$798,660,000 would be required for the
upkeep of the proposed standing army
while three months' intensive training
for 19-year-old youths would cost $94,
066,500 annually. He estimated the per
capita cost for this training at $144.75.
The chief of staff asserted that the
present time was most appropriate for
inauguration of a system of military
training inasmuch as military camps
were in readiness over the country and
also the necessary equipment. He said
that when universal military training
first was considered by a committee of
the general staff, nine months train
ing was recommended but this later
was reduced to seven. In the belief
that a form of training should be
adopted which would create the least
disturbance to the body politic, the
training period, upon his recommenda
tion, he said, was reduced finally to
three months.
General March said that youths sub
ject to military training under the bill
would not be subject to service in case
of a declaration of war without further
legislation by congress. He also said
it was proposed to provide three dis
tinct training periods of three months
each in order not to disturb industrial
and educational conditions any more
than necessary.
The war department bill, General
March said, contemplates 21 divisions
of regulars. Three of these divisions
or about 18,000 men would be stationed
in outlying possessions while 18 divi
sions or about 372,000 would be used in
camps throughout the country for the
purpose of training men under the uni
versal military service plan.
MAKING CLOSING ARGUMENT
MOUNT CLEMENS, Aug. 7. Alfred
G. Lucking, representing Henry Ford
and Wymouth Kirkland representing
the Chicago Daily Tribune, made their
closing arguments today in Mr. Ford's
$1,000,000 libel suit against the Chi
cago newspaper. Other lawyers will
follow until next Tuesday evening. The
case probably will go to the Jury next
Wednesday morning.
SENDS ULTIMATUM
LONDON, Aug. 7. A dspaitch from
Vienna by way of Copenhagen to the
Exchange Telegraph company says
that the United States has sent an ul
timatum demanding withdrawal of the
severe armistice terms presented to
Hungary on pain of a cessation of the
shipment of food to Rumania.
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SHOPMEN RETURN TO WORK
-ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 7. The first
break in the strike of the railroad
shopmen of the southeast came today
when i employes of the Norfolk &
Western at Norfolk, Va, voted to re
turn to -work tomorrow.
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WILL
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PRESIDENT Wilt
H G. OF L
Will Confine Talk to Laying
Before Congress Measures
That Should Be Enacted
to Bring Relief Will Not
Recommend Law Limit
ing Margin of Profit
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. President
Wilson tonight put the finishing
touches on his high cost of living ad
dress to congress and prepared to de
liver it in joint session tomorrow at 4
o'clock.
One possibility loomed up to threat
en the president's plans. It was that
the leaders might not be able to round
up a quorum in the house and that
some member, insisting on parliamen
tary rule by raising the point, might
forestall the joint sessoin of house and
senate.
Representative Blanton. democrat
of Texas served notice on Republican
Leader Mondell that he, for one, would
insist on'a legal quorum.
Order Members Back
Republican and democratic leaders
both, accordingly, made the telegraph
wires hot tonight with messages or
dering absentees back in time for to
morrow afternoon.
The address will be confined to lay
ing before congress what measures, in
the opinion of the president and of the
sub-committee appointed by Attorney
General Palmer, should be enacted at
once to bring relief to the public from
the existing high prices. All of the
elements that have helped create the
condition the country finds itself in
today, in view of these men, will be
dealt with. These include, it was
learned authoritatively, labor prob
lems and strikes resulting from them,
and production which would be inter
fered with by strikes.
Will Include Railroad Problem
To this extent, the matter of railroad
wages should be included in the ad
dress, but a solution of the entire rail
road problem will not be suggested
beyond the suggestion already made to
congress by the president In his letter
to the chairmen of the senate and
house interstate commerce commit
tees. No recommendation will be made for
a licensing system of producers, manu
facturers or dealers.
No recommendation will be made for
a law limiting the margin of profit on
commodities.
No concrete law clearly defining
hoarding and profiteering 'will be
asked, although recommendations will
be made for law 5 designed to bolster
up the existing laws under which the
attorney general expects to reach price
gougers and hoarders.
Ask Extension of Food Control
The president will ask for an exten
sion of the Lever food control act to
make it applicable as a peace time
measure and to include all commodi
ties such as shoes, clothing and life
necessaries as well as food.
This much as to the contents of the
address wj; learned after President
Wilson had called into conference late
today members of the cabinet and the
Palmer sub-committee and revised it
to meet their suggestions.
It is consdeired probable by offi
cials that the president also will sug
gest the necessity for throwing the
"full light of publicity" on the ques
tion of costs, with a view to enabling
the public to protect itself against
extortion. This idea may even go so
far as to include marking the cost of
manufacture on the article.
United States Attorney Charles F.
Clyne of Chicago disclosed that the
government would ask indictments
against the big meat packers when the
federal grand jury meets at Chicago
three weeks hence.
The department of justice today re
ceived reports from many district at
tornys that they were proceeding with
investigations m ther tierritory.
A delegation of postoffice and pos
tal employes headed by Frank Morri
son, secretary of the American Fed
eration of Labor, left a letter at the
White House asking him to recom
mend that congress grant wage in
creases for employes averaging 5 per
cent.
Another contribution to the investi
gation into high prices was a report
today by the federal trade commsision
showing that stocks of food in storage
were higher by 20 per cent last. June
than they were a year ago, with prices
of all foods showing an increase.
BANK MESSENGER
ADMITS ROBBERY
I7 A C A "CD A KV 1 TO"
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Aug. 7. Thir
ty-six thousand dollars belonging to
the Alamo National bank of San An
tonio, which H. J. Brown, bank mes
senger, reported today as having been
stolen from him, was recovered late
this afternoon by detectives and Brown
and A. J. Clements are being held for
grand jury action. Brown, according
to the police, confessed that the rob
bery was a "frame up" by Clements
and himself.
The money, wrapped in newspapers,
was found by detectives this evening
and they say they were guided by
Clements to a house where it was
hidden.
TO RESTRAIN DRY ENFORCEMENT
NEW YORK, Aug. 7. An injunction
against the enforcement of wartime
prohibition was asked today in a suit
filed in- the federal district court by
the firm of Sea ten a, Lawson and Per
elli, owners of vineyards and wineries
in the state of California, against
United States District Attorney Fran
cis Caffey and William H. Edwards,
collector of internal revenue.
SCANLON WAIVES EXTRADITION
GLOBE. Aug. 7. Sheriff Barrier of
Tonopah, Nevada, departed for Phoenix
this evening with Mickey Scanlon,
wanted in Nevada on a felony charge.
Frank Duffey who was arrested at the
same time Scanlon was taken into
custody was released yesterday after
noon. Scanlon waived extradition pro
ceedings. He refused to make any
statement before leaving the cits.
Actors Strike
New Yorkers Go
Theater Hungry
NEW YORK, Aug. 7. Thirteen
of New York's leading theaters
were closed tonight by an actors'
strike, called an hour before the
curtains were to go up, by the
Actors' Equity association.
More than 15,000 theater atten
dants "were disappointed.
The following theaters were af
fected: Broadhurst, Forty-fourth
Street, Booth, Shubert, Gaiety,
Astor, Princess, Republic, Lyric,
Selwyn, Cohan and Harris, Play
house and Knickerbocker.
The strike followed close on the
heels of rejection by the Produc
ing Managers'' Protective Associa
tion of an ultimatum demanding
action by 7 o'clock on demands
which had been submitted several
days ago.
These demands included recog
nition of the Actors 'Equity asso
ciation, which recently was affili
ated with the American Federation
of Labor; extra compensation for
performances in excess of eight a
week, and -continuation of the
standard of "equity" form of con
tract in use since 1917.
Officials of the Managers' asso
ciation Hiave announced that they
are "ready for a fight-"
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F
Senators Will Insist That
Other Powers Accept Any
Compromises Made by U.
S. before Entering League
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, A. 7. A deter
mination to stand against any reserva
tions to the peace treaty which do not
specifically require acceptance by the
other powers before the United States
enters the league of nations was voiced
in senate debate today by republican
leaders.
Senator Lodge, chairman of the for
eign relations committee, declared that
while in general practice a reservation
might become valid if unobjected to
by the other parties to the treaty, he
hoped there would be a definite decla
ration by the senate that to make the
treaty binding the other powers must
accept the reservations made by this
government. The suggestion was sec
onded by Senator Brandegee, republi
can, Connecticut, and later Senator
Borah, republican, Idaho, declared that
"to a certain . number" the opponents
of unreserved ratification would insist
upon Such a course.
A proposal by Senator Pittman. dem
ocrat, Nevada, that reservations be
emboded in a separate resolution and
not made physically a part of the rati
fication was opposed by the opposition
leaders as absolutely futile.
The senate adopted a resolution by
Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana,
asking the judiciary committee wheth
er there were any constitutional ob
stacles to the ratification of the special
treaty. Some senators have argued
that because it obligates the United
States to help repel any unprovoked
attack by Germany on France, the
treaty curtails the constitutional pow
er of congress to decide when the na
tion shall go to war.
Senator Kellogg declared it was
clearly established that treaties could
be made obligating the United States
to make war under certain circum
stances. His discussion, however, was
directed rather toward the obligations
assumed under the league covenant.
There was much informal discussion
among senators over the president's
statement regarding Shantung. Some
of the most bitter opponents of the
treaty declared the information given
by the president was not sufficient to
dispel suspicion of Japan's intentions
in the Chinese province, but other sen
ators reserved their judgment.
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iTNER IS
E SAY POLICE
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
BOULDER, Colo, Aug. 7. George
Spencer is dead at Spring gulch, near
Ward, Colo., and Arthur Taggart is in
jail here, the confessed slayer of the
52-year-old prospector in one of the
most peculiar murders ever brought to
the attention of local sheriffs orticers,
Taggart walked into the sheriff's of
fice last night and told Deputy wu
liam Stretcher, "I killed a man at Ward
and have come to give myself up." He
said the man's name was Spencer. In
quiry at Ward brought the statement
from Mrs. Luella Uibbons, ward post
mistress, that George Spencer un
doubtedly was the man Taggart meant
and she had seen him in town last
night
Taggart was locked up as insane, but
Ward officers continued tneir investi
gation today and found Spencer's body
in his cabin near the Giles mine, 300
yards from Taggart's cabin. Spencer'
head had been split open with an ax.
Taggart said he committed the mur
der early yesterday morning and
walked the p, miles from Ward to sur
render.
"I have either had a dream or I have
killed someone," he said when informed
early today that Spencer was seen last
night alive. He has not been informed
that Spencer's body has been found
Sheriffs officers say Taggart is de
mented and that the confessed slayer
Insists spirits haunted the mining re
gion .where the two men had their
cabins.
Taggart lived in Denver at 1032
Fourteenth street until two months ago
Spencer has been prospecting in th
vicinity of Ward for 20 years. -
Sheriff Robert Euler and Coroner
Leslie Kelso have gone to Ward to in
vestigata.
OTHER COUNTRIES 0
LEAGUE MUST RAT FY
T
PROSPECTOR
SLAYS
AGED
INSAN
STRIKE OF
SEND FOOD
AVERS WILSON IN LETTER
Appeals to Striking Rail Shop Workers to Return to Work
Immediately Says Director Genera Hines Cannot
Consider Wage Increase Demands so Long as Men
Refuse to Recognize Authority of Their Unions
Government Ready to Deal Fairly
Republican A. P. Leased Wire -
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. President
Wilson notified Director General
Hines tonight that he was authorized
to take up the demands of railroad
shop emplpoyes for higher wages and
decide them on their merits.
The president said that the letter
sent him by Senator Cummins, chair-
man of the committee on interstate J
commerce "had set me free to deal as i
I think best with the difficult ques
tion of the wages of certain classes of
the railroad employes, but added:
Men Create Chief Obstacle
The chief obstacle to a decision has
been created by the men themselves.
They have gone out on a strike and
repudiated the authority of their of
ficers at the very moment when they
were urging action in regard to their
interests. .
The president's decision was an
nounced tonight from the White House
in the form of a letter sent by him to
Mr. Hines. Tbe president said that
until the employes return to work
and again recognize the authority of
their organization, the whole matter
must be at a standstill."
The President's Letter
The president's letter follows:
"My Dear Director General:
I am just in receipt of the letter
from Senator Albert B. Cummins,
chairman of the senate committee on
interstate commerce, which set me free
to deal as I think best with the diffi
cult question of the wages of certain
classes of railway employes, and I take
advantage of the occasion to write you
this letter in order that 1 may both in
the public interest and in the interests
of the railroad employes themselves
make the present situation as clear
and definite as possible.
"I thought it my duty to lay the
question in its present pressing form
before the committee of the senate.
because I thought I should not act upon
this matter within the brief mtercal
of government control remaining, with
out their acquiescence and approval.
Senator Cummins letter, which speaks
the unanimous judgment of the com
mittee, leaves me free and indeed im
poses upon me the duty to act.
- Sayt Delay Unavoidable
The question of the wages of the
railroad shopmen was submitted, you
will remember, to the board of railroad
wages and working conditions of the
railroad administration last February,
but- was not reported upon by the
boad until the sixteenth of July. The
delay was . unavoidable because the
boad was continuously engaged in
dealing with several wage matters af
fecting classes of emplpoyes who had
board until the sixteenth of July. The
The board having now appraised us of
this inability, at any rate, for the time
being, to agree upon recommendation,
it is clearly our duty to proceed with
the matter in the hope of disposing
of it. '
To Consider Wage Increase
You are therefore authorized to say
to the railroad shop employes that the
question of wages they have raised
will be taken up and considered on its
merits by the director general in con
ference with their duly accredited
representatives. I hope that you will
make it clear to the men concerned
that the railroad administration can
not deal with problems of this sort or
with any problems affecting the men,
except through the duly chosen inter
est of the regularly constituted organi
zation and their authorized commit
tees. .
"Matters of so various a nature and
affecting so many men can not be
dealt with except in this way. Only
action which brings the authority of
the authorized representatives of the
organization into question or discredits
it must interfere with if not prevent
action altogether. The chief obstacle
to a decision has been created by the
men themselves. They have gone out
on strike and repudiated the authority i
of their officers at the very moment
when they were urging action in re
gard to the various interests.
Conference Set for July 28
"You will remember that a confer
ence between yourself and the author
ized representatives of the men was
arranged at the instance of these repre- I
sentatives for July 28, to discuss the
wage question and the question of a
national agreement, but before this
conference took place or could take
place, local bodies of railway shopmen
took action looking toward a strike on
the first of August As a result of
this action, various strikes actually
took place before there was an oppor
tunity to act in a satisfactory or con
clusive way with respect to the wages.
In the presence of these strikes and
the repudiation of the authority of the
representatives of the organization
concerned, there can be no considera
tion of the matter in controversy. Until
the employes return to work and again
recognize the authority of their own
organization, the whole matter must be
at a standstill.
Accepted Existing Conditions
f- "When federal control of the rail
roads began, the railroad administra
tion accepted existing agreements be
tween the shopmen's organization and
the railroad companies and by, agree
ment machinery was created for hand
ling the grievances of the shopmen's
organization of all the railways,
whether they had heretofore had the
benefits of definite agreements or not.
There can be no question, therefore, of
the readiness of the government to deal
in a spirit of fairness and by regular
methods with any matters the men
may bring to their attention.
"Concerted and very careful con
sideration is being given by the entire
government to the question of reducing
the high cost of living. I need hardly
point out how intimately and directly
this matter affects every individual in
the nation, and if transportation is in
terrupted, it will be impossible to solve
it. This is a time when every employe
of the railroads should help to make
the processes of transportation more
easy and economical rather than less,
and employes .who are on strikes are
deliberately delaying a settlement of
their wage problems and of their
standard of living. They should
promptly return to work, and I hope
that ion will urea ujopn. tneir rejpre-.
SHOPMEN WILL
PRICES HIGHER
sentatives the immediate necesstiy for
their doing so.
"Cordially and sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON."
Hines Acts Quickly
Director General Hines notified the
unions immediately that the railroad
administration was ready to take the
question "as soon -s the employes re
turn to work,' in a letter to B. M.
Jewell, acting president of the railway
employes department of the America!
Federation of Labor, Mr. Hines said:
"I enclose a letter which I have just
received from the president relative to
the wage matter. It is obvious that It
is of the highest importance not only
in the interest of the public but in
the interest of the employes themselves
that they shall immediately return to
work. The situation having been clari
fied by the definite understanding that
congress does not wish to take action
in the premises, the railroad admin
istration stands ready to take up the
wage question on its merits with the
duly accredited international officers
and their authorized committee as soon
as the employes return to work."
The effect of the president's decision,
it was believed, would be to put a sud
den end to sporadic strikes throughout
the country, denounced as illegal by
union officials, but involving perhaps
80,000 men. It was tagen for granted
also that the menace of a general strike
to compel higher wasres to meet in
creased living costs likewise was re
moved by the president's action.
If Director General Hines orders an
increase in wages, since the railroarf
administration now is operating at a
loss, either in advance in rates or a
congressional appropriation will be
necessary to provide the money. The
14 principal railroad unions in a joint
communication to the director general
have suggested the latter.
There was no indication tonig'.it as
to how Mr. Hines would proceed to the
settlement of the wage demands. In
view of the wage board's previous con
sideration of the question, it was be
lieved that a new tribunal would hp
constituted for the purpose, with equal
representation of labor, the railroads
and tbe-public.
KIDNAPING WITNESS
ADMITS TQ RADICAL
DOUGLAS. Ariz., Aug. 7 William
Curnow, an avowed I. W. W., occupied
the witness stand in the local justice
court for several hours today as a wit
ness for the state during the prelim
inary hearing of Harry Anderson, shift
boss at the Czar Copper mine in the
Warren district, one of the 250 Douglas
and Bisbee men charged with kidnap
ping for participation in the Bisbee de
portations two years ago.
Curnow, whose testimony consisted
mainly in eulogies of the I. W. W., de
nunciation of the militia and predic
tions of the wonderful conditions that
would prevail when the 'one big union"
secured control of the industries of the
nation, characterized all war as "mur
der" and said he thought "industrial
sabotage" or "striking on the job" was
"a pretty good thing" and that he be
lieved a laboring man should do just
as little work as possible on a job
to "get by." -
Cumow said labor and capital had
nothing in common, as he saw it, and
predicted that some day the workers
would gradually take possession of a!l
industry and that the employers would
be forced to lose all interest in the
industries of the nation. r-. -
Three other hearings in the deporta
tion cases were completed today in ad
dition to that of Anderson; those: of
Ernest Hughes, Sr.: John Southerland
and Al Kremer. mine foremen of the
Vi arren mining district. -
During cross examination. Curnow
said that although he did not like to
admit it he had been a member of the
state militia for 11 months, leaving the
service eight days after war was de
clared with Germany when members
of the first Arizona infantry were
given their choice of signing the "dual
oath" or leaving the service. Hi
period of service with the militia, said
Curnow was in his opinion, something
"discreditable."
Questioned as to whether or not he
would enfl any man who went overseas
to fight for the United States a mur
derer, the witness replied: "No, hardly
that" but insisted that war was noth
ing but murder.
Curnow said he had not been a mem
ber of the L W. W. at the time that
organization called the strike of cop
per miners in the Warren district in
1917, but that his sympathies were with
the strikers.
Asked why he had not continued to
work in the mines In spite of the I.
W. W Curnow said: "I would enlist
in the army before I would 'scab'."
Insult to Labor
The attitude of Berald Sherman.
mine superintendent for the Phelps
Dodge Interests at Bisbee. In refusing
to deal with the I. W. W. during the
Bisbee trouble was characterized by
Curnow as "an insult to labor' The
witness said he had at one time been
a member of the American Federation
of Labor but now was a member "in
good standing" in the T. W. W.
Testimony against the defendants in
today's hearings differed but little in
each case. Witnesses for the stat
testified to having seen each of the
defendants armed, talking cr associat
ing with other armed citizens on the
da of the deportations. No testimonv
indicating that violence had been used
was given against any of the defend
ants. As usual, the defense introduced
no witnesses.
The hearings of three more Bisbee
men. Oscar Wager. Bun-ell Slaughter
and Chris Marshall, will be held (
morrow morning.
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