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Farmers Form a Co-operative Mar
keting Association Which Will
Help Consumer*
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.—The or
ganization of the foodstuff producers
of California into co-operative mar
keting associations, which has been
effected in the last year or "so by
State Market Director Harris Wein
stock, is to be carried one step fur
ther by the formation of a state
federation of these associations.
The matter has been worked out
in this way: The co-operative mar
keting associations were formed on
the basis of the eiop produced; that
is, the organizations formed were,
for example, the Prune and Apricot
Growers, Poultry Producers of Cen
tral California, California Almond
Growers Exchange, California Asso
ciated Olive Growers, California
Peach Growers, California Associated
Raisin Company, and the Milk Pro
ducers of Central California.
These and similar organizations
now are- to be brought together in a
statewide organization known as the
State Federation of Farmers Co-op
erative Marketing Associations, the
purpose of which will be, among oth
er things, to practice collective buy
ing of supplies used by all producers
for productive or distributive pur
poses; to get through joint effort
financial markets at the world's
lowest interest rates; and to reduce
further the waste in the cost of dis
tribution.
It will also be the purpose of the
federation to develop foreign mar
kets by the maintenance of foreign
sales organizations, as well as an
all-the-year-round sales organization
to operate throughout the American
market; to secure favorable legisla
tion and tariff changes; and to use
joint endeavor in transportation, ad
vertising, " demonstrating and other
activities common to producers and
producers' organizations.
The plan underlying the method of
organization, has some unique fea
tures in that it provides at once
elements of ♦JasticHy and cohesion, I
makes it easy for individual mar
keting assocations to enter or leave
the federation, and does not impose
upon the individual association the
financial burden of maintaining any
activities in which it is not directly
interested.
"The organization can be financed
for about $10,000 a year," said Mr.
Forbes, "which is quite remarkable
in consideration of the fact that as
we regard it, the federation will be
able to increase the sale of Califor
nia products to the extent of $100,
--000,000 a year. There will be a
central executive council, maintained
by an assessment of one-thirtieth of
1 per cent of the gross business of
the individual associations, and out
of this will be formed various exe
cutive bodies that will handle the
different phases of the federation's
activities, such as banking, foreign
markets, domestic markets, advertis
ing, legislation, transportation, etc."
The formation of the individual
co-operative marketing associations
was severely attacked on the ground
that they were in reality food trusts,
but the State Market Director has
maintained that they were in the in
terest of the consumer as well as
the producer, because of the econo
mies in distribution that they brought
about. In this connection the pro
motors of the new federation say
that it is also in the interest of
the consumer because of its poten
tial power still further to eliminate
waste in the cost of distribution, as
well as to still further reduce spec
ulation in foodstuffs.
HILLQUIT POLLS HUGE
STRAW VOTE IN OLD
PARTY STRONGHOLD
A straw vote taken in the lower
section of the Bronx, surrounding
149 th street and Willis avenue, a
district that always has been con
sidered one of the strongest Demo
cratic sections of the Bronx, resulted
as follows:
Hylan, 260; Hillquit, 221; Mitchel,
93; Bennett, SI.
For some time this district has
been considered one of the safest for
the old parties in the city. It al
ways has been largely Democratic
and in addition, absolutely "Socialist
proof."
The result of the straw vote,
with Hillquit running a strong sec
ond to the Democratic nominee, is
considered as significant of the
enormous strides that the party of !
the working class is milking in this \
campaign.
RUSTLK A BUB OR TWO FOR
TIIK NKWS.
Efje #o=opemttbe iSete
In Things Essential, fINITY In .Things Doubtful, LIBERTY In All Thing!, FRATERNITY
CANADIANS 1101.1) VV 27
LUMBERJACKS FOR DRAFT
ST. JOHN, N. It. Twenty seven
lumberjacks, bound from Yarmouth,
N. S., for Jackson Me., are detained
in this city. Canadian immigration
Agent J. W. Lantalum declined to
allow them to leave the country, as
virtually nil of them ate fit for inili
tnry duty. They will return to
Nova Scotia today.
The men were engaged in Yar
mouth by a Maine company with the
consent of the United States gov
ernment. The majority of the men
have worked in Maine in previous
years.
HOOVER SETTLES
PEOPLE'S HASH
Food Administrator Hoover perpe
trated his greatest joke since be
coming food controller.
He mobilized the HO,<MN retail
merchants in n campaign to reduce
the cost of living by solemnly pledg
ing themsolves to stop profiteering,
and then con sty rate their business
and their own vast abilities to the
task of palming off on the working
masses cheap an.l bulky substitutes
for the meat and wheat foods which
the workers mu4 .have in order to
reproduce from day to day the la
bor power.
The retailers pledged Food Con
troller Hoover that they would push
the sale of such choice nutritious
substances as p: unes, cornmeal, oat
meal, rice, hominy, peas, barley, as
wholesome substitutes for wheat and
white flour products and vegetables.
The retailers also agreed to cut
out more than one delivery a day,
thus making Ike workers' wives
walk to the grocery between times.
The retailer patriots tied a string
to their profits abstention pledge
They have got to live even in these
days of storm and stress, and they
can't of course live without profits.
So, as a reward for working off
these delectable commodities on the
people, they will limit themselves,
so they have told Hoover, to a
"reasonable living profit."
Farther along in their pledge they
describe this "reasonable living pro
fit" as a "profit not greater than
prevails in normal times."
Thus does Hoover mobilize the
food profiteers and pirates to pro
tect the long-suffering public from
the self-same food profiteers and
pirates.
GAINS 530 PER CENT
MADE IN ONE YEAR
BUFFALO. — Campaigning on a
platform of "Peace and Democracy,"
the Socialist candidates for mayor
and commissioner at yesterday's
primary election polled a vote 530
per cent greater than that received
by the Socialist candidates last year.
The vote in 1916 was 2,700.
Franklin P. Briil, the Socialist
candidate for mayor, although ap
parently defeated, ran a close third
to Mayor Fuhrman, Democrat, and
George S. Buck, Republican. The
two latter thus become nominees at
the November election.
The vote for the three leading
candidates stood:
Fuhrman, 18,414; Bueh, 14,095,
and Brill, 14,341.
These are unofficial figures, and
are subject to change at the of
ficial count.
An error of 1000 votes in favor of
the Socialist candidate already has
been discovered. A recount will
be demanded.
The evening papers concede the
election in November of at least sev
en Socialist members of the county
board of supervisors and three mem
bers of the New York state Legisla
ture.
ONE PER CENT BETTER
THAN ANNOUNCED
Four per cent is the divident that
will be paid by The Everett Co
operative Society on the amount of
money spent by members during the
ten weeks ending, September 30.
Two per cent will be paid to non
members The three per cent that
was announced in this paper last
week was the amount set aside for
dividends.
Next Tuesday, October 30, will be
"Dividend Day." On that day all
dividends will be paid out and pass
books given to all members. Be
sure to call and get your money.
The board of directors suggest
that you leave your dividends on the
books so as to give the Society that
much more working capital. Mem
bers of various Rochdale Societies
have hundreds and in some cases
thousands of dollars to their credit
<ni the books that have been accu
malatod by dividends on purchase!
Use the advertising slips.
EVERETT, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY. OCT. 26, 1917.
T .R. AM) PLUTKS
LAUDED KAISER
Socialintn KemimlM Dig Crowd That
V. S. Capitals In and Kditorn
I'ihoiii .11,1.1 PriiHNianism
BOSTON.—Before mi audience of
2,000, assembled on Boston common
to ratify the Socialist state candi
dates, John McCarty, candidate for
governor; James O'Neal, candidate
for state secretary, and Joseph Mur
phy, candidate for state treasurer,
all branded the capitalist system
as responsible for the war, con
demned the "patriots" for their
Kaiserism, and accused both the
Democratic and Republican parties
of playing battledore and shuttlecock
with the workers.
Oneal took up in detail the cap
italist reception accorded Prince
Henry of Prussia some years ago.
"Two Socialists in the Massachu
setts state Legislature," said he,
"were the only people who publicly
protested against this government
entertaining the representative of
an autocracy." He read a news
item from I lie Hostoft Traveler, dated
February 2(1, 1902, to verify his
statement. The item follows:
Socialist Denounced Monarchies
"The House of Representatives
was thrown into a furore of excite
ment such as has not been experi
enced in recent years when Repre
sentative Cary of Haverhill attacked
monarchies and denounced a state
reception to Prince Henry.
"The trouble came when a reso
lution was introduced at the open
ing of the afternoon session extend
ing the freedom of the House to the
prince.
"I believe from what I have gath
ered in my youth and in my older
age that this republic is a living
protest against monarchy," said
Carey. Monarchy is wrong and is
a crime against humanity. I will
not condone the wrong, and I shall
not consent to the recognition of the
crime.
" 'Our forefathers marched in
serried ranks to their graves in a
fight against monarchy. Therefore,
their children should not presume to
do honor to a representative of a
monarchy which tomorrow may be
at our throats."
" 'It is an insult,' thundered Carey,
to the thousands who died to strike
off the shackles of a monarchy for
this commonwealth to stop in its
business to do him honor. To any
man representing the people of a
monarchy I say "Welcome," but to a
representative of a monarch I say,
"There is the door, go; I hate all
kings." "
How Harvard and big business
united to pay honors to the prince,
Oneal decribed by reading the head
lines of the front page of the Bos
ton Herald of March 7, 1902. The
headlines were followed by a big
photograph showing President Eliot
conferring the degree of L. L. D. on
Prince Henry.
Referring sarcastically to the cap
italist press of the country and its
accusing those who wish a speedy
and just peace of pro-Germanism,
Oneal read a cable sent by 1,000
newspaper men to the German em
peror at this time. The message
follows:
"To the German Emperor—The
editors of the daily newspapers of
the United States, 1,000 in num
ber at a banquet in honor of your
illustrtious brother, send you cordial
greetings and all good wishes for a
long and prosperous reign. We hail
the presence of Prince Henry in this
country as an omen of ever closer
ties of unity, and heartily recipro
cate all of the splendid and repeated
overtures of friendship you have
been graciously pleased to extend.
MELVILLE E. STONE.
Oneal then turned the tables on
Teddy Roosevelt, greatly to the de
light of the big audience. He read
a newspaper account of T. R.s visit
to Prince Henry's yacht:
"Prior to the luncheon a golden
bracelet, in which is set a small pic
ture of the Kaiser, was presented to
Miss Roosevelt by Prince Henry.
The bracelet was studded with dia
monds and other precious stones. It
was the emperor's gift to the young
woman.
"The prince, addressing the presi
dent, said:
" 'Mr. Roosevelt, you are here on
board as a guest of his majesty the
German emperor, and I really be
lieve that it is the first time a
president of the United States of
America has ever been on board of
one of his majesty's ships. Please
God, may it not be the last time.
"The president arose directly to an
swer, saying:
"'1 wish to express my hearty
thanks for the kind words your
royal highness lias expressed in my
behalf, and 1 wish you to under
stand that it is no empty compli-
NOT GUILTY
Sin i. ill.i Party Position on War
Upheld By Federal Jury al
Grand Rapid,.
(Hy J. liOuia Fngdahl)
(Special Correspondence)
CHICAGO, 111.4— W« are out of the
shadow of doubt. The position of
the Socialist Party on the war is
within the law.
That is the meaning of the verdict
of "Not Guilty!" returned by a fed
oral jury at Grand Rapids, Mich.,
in favor of Adolph Germer, National
Secretary of the Socialist Party, and
ten other defendants.
For four months the gathering
clouds of uncertainty have been
growing darker »nd darker. The
very evident plans of the national ad
ministlatin to declare the Socialist
Party, with its 100,000 members and
one million voters, an outlaw organ
ization, seemed to gather headway.
It was in June that a blow was
struck directly at the National So
cialist Pnrty, at Its Emergency St.
Louis Socialist Convention, at the
distribution of its literature, by the
return of an imliotment in the fed
eral courts of Michigan at Grand
Rapids against National Secretary
Germer, of Chicago, and ten local
Socialists and non,-Socialists, charg
ing them, through the distribution of
literature, with having conspired to
defeat the purposes of the conscrip
tion act and to discourage registra
tion and volunteering.
Now comes a federal jury of 12
men, picked from the ordinary walks
of life, for the mqst part farmers,
and declares that the Socialist "Wat-
Proclamation" and the leaflet "The
Price We Pay" are not "treasonable"
and not- seditious," and that it is
not a conspiracy against the gov
ernment for Socialist and non-So
cialists to distribute this literature.
During the trial copies of The
American Socialist, containing a
front page display of the party's
"War Proclamation" and advertise
ments of the proclamation leaflet
and "The Price We Pay" were flaunt
ed in the faces of the jurors, parad
ed before them so they would never
forget, and the verdict come back,
"Not Guilty." -i^
It cannot be too strongly em
phasized that the indictments were
originally secured'as the result of a
well planned anti-Socialist campaign
conducted by the daily press of
Grand Rapids, during which the gov
ernment prosecutor came in for his
share of cudgeling for not respond
ing quickly enough and doing his
share to carry out the carefully con
ceived and diabolical program.
The verdict was a heavy wallop in
the face for every organ of reaction
that sets itself up as the mouth
piece of the established order and
the spokesman for things as they
claim they should be.
That verdict left in its wake a
crowd of sickly, plutocracy-inspired
editors in Grand Rapids, Mich., who
could not possibly have felt worse
if the Socialists had carried the city
overwhelmingly in a duel contest.
The Associated Press carried the
sad news in as few words as possible
to every sheet in the land, and these
all promptly buried -what the masses
of the people were waiting to learn,
either in the back pages or in the
waste basket.
THE PRESIDENT ON PEACE
(From the Democratic Campaign
Committee.)
How can Americans differ about
the safety of America? I, for my
part, am ambitious that America
should do a greater and more diffi
cult thing than the great nations
on the other side of the water have
done. In all the belligerent coun
tries men without distinction of
party have drawn together to ac
complish a successful prosecution of
the war. Is it not a more difficult
and a more desirable thing that all
Americans should put partisan pre
possessions aside and draw together
for the successful prosecution of
peace? I covet that distinction for
America; and I believe that America
is going to enjoy that distinction.
ment that your royal highness has
already won a genuine place in our
affections and good will.
"'I highly appreciate that his
majesty, the German emperor, has
sent you to the American pepole, and
I thank you personally; and what is,
of course, of much higher import
ance, you have taken a step which
naturally must bring closer togeth
er the two great nations whose
friendship means so much for the
future welfare of the entire world.
" 'To express finally a personal
wish of my own is to say that I
look forward with great pleasure to
the day on which I shall be your
guaat in your quality as admiral of
one of your battleships' (cheers for
the prince)."
N. Y. POLICE
CLUB MOTHERS
18,000 School Children (In Strike
Against Long Hours and
Militarism
The strike which started last week
in New York among the school
children has spread like wild-fire. In
the high schools it. takes the form
of ■ protest against military drill;
in the grade schools the long school
day, brought in by the Gary system
in the object of attack. In some
sections of the city economic fea
tures are prominent.
Fifteen thousand children from
ii do/.en schools accompanied by
a large crowd of mothers, while
marching down Pitkin avenue
carrying signs voicing their pro
test against the Gary system as
put in practice, were scattered by
the reserves from five stations, with
Capt. Issac Frank at the head.
Mrs. Yetta Ray, of 335 Bedford
street, Brooklyn, was knocked sense
less by a policeman's club, and Dr.
Burke, of St. Mary* hospital, who
took her away in nn ambulance said
she may not live. Another woman
was knocked unconscious, but friends
carried her away.
Mothers Attack RMCTves
Mmidened by the brutality of the
police, the swarms of children*, led
by the mothers, attacked the re
serves and injured four policemen so
badly that they reported sick and
went home. At the 65th precinct
station Patrolmen Ainet, Heinz,
Ward and Springer were sent home
to recover from their bruises. Heinz's
leg was found to have been broken
below the knee.
Later in the afternoon the chil
dren attacked the various school
buildings with stones and broke
many windows. Teachers were
pelted with missiles when they ap
peared, and many of them tele
phoned home for their fathers to
take them through the crowds.
Many of them said that the chil
dren had a just grievance, and de
clared that, as teachers, they felt
indignant, also, since under the new
rules they had to work nearly two
hours longer each day without any
recompense for it.
The revolutionary spirit of the
children was remarkable. The re
volt began with considerable prepar
ation and without disorder. At
8:30 o'clock in the morning the chil
dren massed themselves around pub
lic school 165, on the outskirts of
Brownsville, George Bergen, 14 years
old and Abraham Klutch, also 14,
addressed them, and they decided to
march to the other schools. They
soon had most of the boys and
girls out from the other schools.
Held Open-Air Meeting
The children then met on a lot
near the site of the proposed Browns
ville and East New York Jewish hos
pital, at Church avenue and East
92d street and held a meeting. They
were addressed by the two boy lead
ers from public school 103 and
George Cooperman, 13 years of age,
a pupil of this school. Accompanied
by their mothers, they marched to
Pitkin avenue where the police await
ed them. Three patrol wagons full
of children were taken away. This
maddened the mothers, and they at
tacked the police like furies. The
children were released after five
minutes' detention in the 165 th pre
cinct station.
Mitchel Picture Torn Down
At public school 125 the stoops
of the annex were torn down and
the bricks went crashing through the
school windows. A picture of Mayor
Mitchel wu.s torn down from a store
window nearby and trampled under
by hundreds of ihildi ren's feet until
it was destroyed .
The doors of the school were
locked on the inside to keep in the
pupils not on strike," and resentful
mothers, clamoring outside, were
frantic for the safety of their little
ones.
In Williamsburg, at P. S. 50, ev
ery window was taken out by vol
leys of bricks showered upon them
during the night by boys. The pu
pils went on strike in the early
afternoon and held a meeting on the
Williain.Muiig bridge plaza, under the
statue of George Washington.
It was in this neighborhood that
the automobilies containing the Wil-
Hamaburf quota of drafted men was
beseigeil by furious mothers who
■an their boys leaving for tamps
several weeks ago.
The children attempted to hold a
meeting in Independence hall, on Pit
kin avenue, Brownsville, In the after
noon after they had obtained rent f«
th« hall by public subscription, but
the police itoppad it.
In the Bronx, yesterday, the strike
against the Gary system spread to
public school 42, Claremont park
way and Washington avenue. On
the previous evening some of the
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IIOLDKKK DKI'OKTEI)
BY VHiILANTKS
According to The Public, the 1,200
striking Bisbee miners who were
deported had already agreed to re
turn to work if the government
would take charge of the operation
of the mines. Furthermore, "four
hundred and thirty-two of the de
ported men are married. As many
more had registered for the draft;
4(!8 were citizens, 205 had bought
Liberty bonds, 235 were property
owners, and 520 were contributors
to the Red Cross."
MAY SEIZE BOYS
OF 18 FOR ARMY
WASHINGTON.—Support of the
war department for the amendments
to the draft act proposed by Rep
resentative Julius Kahn of Califor
nia, father of the present law, was
indicated today. This support ap
plies, however, only to certain pro
visions of the amendments.
Representative Kahn proposes to
make the draft apply to men from
18 to 40, instead of 21 to 31, as at
present. Secretary of War Baker
disapproved the proposition of ap
plying conscription to the older men,
but declared himself in favor of mak
ing it apply to youths between 18
and 21.
The ideal age limits for eligibles,
he declared, would be 19 to 2(i, but
it is impossible to make the
amendments retroactive, so the law
will continue to apply to men up to
the age of 31. Efforts will be
made at the coming session of Con
gress to make youths of 18, 19 and
20, a swell as those who have at
tained the age of 21 since the June
5 registration, eligible to draft.
"I have believed all along that
boys of 19 at least should be sub
ject to draft," said Secretary Baker
today. "At that age they are
physically developed enough to make
good soldiers, and they have not
assumed any of those responsibili
ties which make the drafting of old
er men a disturbance economically
throughout the nation."
With these proposals already un
der way to extend the operation of
the draft act, the war department
was proceeding rapidly today in the
direction of a second draft of the
inclement already selected.
VAST INCREASE IN
N. Y. EVICTIONS
As against the 715 disposses no
tices issued in the second municipal
district in the month of July there
were 880 issued in the month of
August.
For 531 dispossessions issued in
the 7th municipal district for Au
gust there were 643 issued in Sep
tember.
What do these facts and figures
indicate ?
When John J. Dietz, clerk of the
7th district, was asked whether the
jump could be ascribed to the raise
in rents, he answered:
"That has been one of the causes."
Another has been the war. Sol
diers leaving for the camps have
compelled families to readjust their
whole lives. A lull in the families'
finances occurred, then the families
were compelled to move to smaller
quarters. Fifteen hundred evictions
in one month in two districts out
of the 61 in New York does not
speak well for the richest city in
the world.
ARGENTINE RAILROAD
STRIKERS WIN VICTORY
BUENOS AIRES. — The railroad
strike, which threatened to involve
every union in Argentina, has been
settled.
The strikers have won the victory.
The railroad officials tonight con
ceded all points to the men.
striking pupils were out soapboxing
against the Gary plan, and as a re
sult the pupils in school 42 be
came affected. This is one of the
largest schools in the city, having
ovor 3,700 pupils on the rolls.
What Striking C hildren of New York
Object To
Two hours extra a day for no ben
efit.
Lunch hour at different times,
.vhen mother is not ready for them.
Marching with heavy school books
from the top of the school to the
basement seven times a day.
What High School Boys of New York
Object To
Two hours extra a day for no
benefit.
School to interfere with holding a
i job.
Military drill
What School T.achers of New York
Object To
Extra work, extra Mapoa tiility,
for M benefit.
Number 353.
KILLQUiT HAILED
AS PEOPLE S ONE
SURE CHAMPION
William Itayurd Hale, Wilson's Biog
rapher, Joining Socialist Party,
Lauds City Ticket
William Bayard Hale, long-time
friend and official biographer of
President Wilson, and editorial as
sistant to Wilson in compiling "The
New Freedom," has applied for
membership in the Socialist party,
and will vote for Morris Hillquit and
the rest of the city ticket.
In his preface to "The New Free
dom" President Wilson says: "I (Hd
not write this book at all. It is the
result of the editorial literary skill
of William Bayard Hale, who has
put together here in their light se
quence the more suggestive portions
of my campaign speeches."
Kale's pregenitors were among the
early English colonists. He has
long been a prominent member of
the Sons of the American Revolu
tion. He has been a lecturer at
Oxford university.
Hale issued this statement:
"I know no way in which ft citi
zen of New York who tieasurers its
sacred tracfi^oni of lilies ty an<)
who desiies to make our land again
'safe for demociaey' can do his bit
more effectively than by voting for
Morris HilKjuit for mayor. Both the
old parties have become subservient,
body and soul, to the overweening
assumptions of the capitalistic
classes.
"A vote for the Socialist ticket in
New York on November (i will serve
notice on the group which is today
assuming to administer our affairs;
that the people of the United Stato3
are citizens, not subjects; that free
dom of opinion, of speerh and of the
press for whirh our forefathers
fought still is to us a precious heri
tage, and that the sound common
sense of loyal patriots will not en-"
dure a delirious persecution of free
men such as had not been ventured
upon by any chesty oligarchy, poli
tical or religious, since Uie days of
the witchcraft delusion.
"The . indignation of old-time
Americans over these measures is
unspeakable. The silent vote that
will be thrown for the Socialist can
didates in November will astonish
those temporarily in office. Some
of us, of old American stock, are
not concerned that our votes be si
lent. I, for one, am willing to shout
mine through the biggest megaphone
I can handle.
"Mr. Hillquit is, at the moment,
the most striking figure in Ameri
can politics, representative of op
position to the capitalistic system
which has engulfed our beloved land
in war.
"Every vote for the Socialist ticket
in New York this November will
ring the bell which registers the
demand of Americans for faithful
ness to our ancient ideals; will has
ten the dawn of the peace which all
the world desires, and will ring
out a joyful peal of hope for the
splendid American boys who are
about to be thrown into the mad
cauldron of European politics."
INVESTIGATION
IS POSTPONED
WASHINGTON.—Further investi
gation into the accuracy of state
ments made by Senator La FolleUe
in his St. Paul speech will be post
poned until November 2(>, when hear
ings will be held, Chairman Pomer
ene of the investigating committee
announced today. At that time the
committee plans to call witnesses, in
cluding ex-Secretary Bryan, who will
be asked if he endeavored to have
the president prevent the Lusitania
from sailing, U the Wisconsin sen
ator alleged. The committee lias
sent a letter to Mr. Bryan asking
him to make a statement regarding
the Lusitania matter. No raply
has yet been received.
SCHOOL HOYS STRIKE
AGAINST MIMT\KI»M
NEW YORK.—Between 500 and
600 students of-De Witt Clinton and
Commerce high schools ■truck
against the system of compulsory
military service now demanded of
them, and against an extra hour
which has lately been added to their
curriculum.
"Down with the Welsh-Slater sys
tem"—which established military
training in the schools—and "abolish
j long hours!" were the battle cries of
the strikers, most of whom were un
der It; years of age.
Three of the number am»*ted,
however, were above the age limit,
and these were promptly hustled to
the Vnl Side court on charges of
disorderly conduct. The others were
taken to the children's court as ju
venile ,||MI,,: V