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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
1ronworkers Start Fight.

The ironworkers were the first to
display an uncompromising attitude
two months after the strike began.
The American Bridge Company offered
to meet substantially the demands
made when the strike was called. 1t
offered to employ union men on all its
erection work, whether done by it
directly or by subcontract, and to pay
the recognized rate of wages
But the Philadelphia convention of
the union added new demand, which
in substance was that the American
Bridge Company should compel the
National Tube Company to employ
Gnion ironworkerS on the erection of a
tube mill at McKeesport. The strike
was against the American Bridge Com
pany and it was not erecting the tube
mill. The union could have accepted
the settlement that was offered and
won it's original demands.
Later, when the union realized the
mistake that had been made and was
ready to compromise. it was the Amer
lean Bridge Company that assumed the
uncompromising attitude. Its officers
refused to hold further conferences
with the union representatives. The
union had erred and there was no par
don for it. The company had opened
its doors once and invited the union to
step in. When it refused the doors
were forever barred. 1t was then that
the union, to use a metapho tried to
blow the doors open WI .amite.
They are still closed and cd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
STERN MEASURES AT PORTUGAL
Lisbon Government Determined to
Suppress the RoYalist Uprising.
BY Webster.

LISBON, via Paris, August 30.-Par-
lament has adopted resolution stating
that the government, in view of the grave
events in northern Portugal, will employ
most rigorous measures to preserve or
der. Newspapers report that, the pres
ent cause of the disturbances is Capt
Henrique de Paiva Coucero royalist
leader.
Last Friday the Portuguese minister
of the interior, Dr. Silva, announced in
the national council that a monarchial
movement had broken out in northern
Portugal and that the barracks at Gui-
maraes. near Braga, had been attacked
and many persons wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Shops Still Open.

Such gains or losses. however, were
incidental. The principal firms which
declared for the open shop in May.
1906. are still open shop and have been
so continuously.
The union has believed throughout
that it was in a fight for existence.
That in large measure is true. The
open shop policy, as understood and
practiced by the National Erectors'
Association, means the destruction of
the union.
Open shop firms will deny that state
ment and point to the fact that they
are employing union men. They are,
but not as union men. The open shop
erectors do not recognize the right of
their employees to bargain collectively.
The officers of the ironworkers' union
knew what the open shop policy of the
erectors actually meant They knew
if that policy succeeded, the union
would lose to a like extent. That in
creased their determination to fight.
Denied the opportunity of comforting
with representatives of the Erectors'
or ending the struggle on
the basis of mutual agreement. they
resorted to drastic measures. They
found themselves overmatched and,
believing the existence of their organi-
alton was at stake, they hit below
the belt in trying to turn the tide in
their favor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Holds Down Organization.

The tendency of the United States
Steel Corpora ton and it's subsidiary
companies has been to prevent the
spread of organizati ton among the en-
ployes. The tendency of the ironwork-
ers and all other organizations of Ia
Dor is and always has been to extend
their sphere of influence. Therein lies
the main reason for the clash of in
terests in this particular situation.
The officials of the United States
Steel Corporation realized that if the
power of the union was to be curbed
the opportune time had arrived The
demand for the erection of the NC
Keesport tube mill placed the union
in the position of the aggressor. In
refusing to accede to the demand the
company took defensive position.
Later, as the fight grew in intensity,
the American Bridge Company and
some of it's associates in the National
Erectors' Association became the ag-
gressors to the extent of insisting
that firms taking subcontracts from
them should complete them on the
open shop basis. The union, on the
other hand. used its power and infiu-
ence to have contracts taken away
from open shop firms, and frequently
it succeeded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
MINE GOLD OUTPUT HIGHER.
Yield of $2O,653 ,496 Is Increase
Over 1918 of $246,53S

The total yield of mine gold in Cal
ifornia in 1914, as reported by the
United States geological survey, was
s20.653.4s6. an increase of s246,538 over
that of 1913. With the exception of
one year-1Ss3-the mine gold output
of the state in 1914 was higher than it
has been since 1864, fifty years ago.
The value of the entire mine output
of gold silver. copper, lead and zinc
in California in 1914 was $25,710.645,
which is s1,101.s42 less than the value
in 1913. The decrease is mainly due to
the falling off of the production of
copper brought about by the closing
down of certain large properties, soon
after the outbreak of the war Since
the close of the year, however, these
plant, have resumed operations There
was an increase in the output of silver
of 93.460 ounces, and of lead of 1851
pounds, but the output of zinc declined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Epworth League Conference Ends.

ASHEVILLE, N. c., August 80.
With the address of Dr. o. F. Brown
of Vanderbilt University. Nashville,
Tenn. the Epworth League conference
of the Southern Methodist Church,
which has been in session at Lake
Juna luska came to an end Saturday
night The Epworth League meeting
closes the conference season at Lake
Junaluska. Four conferences have been
held and all have been attended by
delegates from various sections of the
earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Open Shop Advantages.

The policy pursued by the ironwork-
ers' organization in the beginning of
the strike in refusing to allow its mem
bers to work on subcontracts taken
by union firms from the American
Bridge Company gave the open shop
employers decided advantage in the
contest. an advantage which the union
was never afterward able to overcome
This policy was rescinded by the ma
tiona1 executive board on the advice
Of President Ryan some eight months
after the strike began, but by that
time the open shop policy had been
firmly established in some localities
Pursuance of This policy on subcon-
tracts led to the open shop war in
New York city and caused the suspen-
sion of the ironworkers from the joint
arbitration board of the building con-
tractors and building trades unions
This weakened the union by placing it
in a position where it did not have the
sympathetic support of other trades
and in corresponding degree it
strengthened the position of the open
shop employers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Les ANGELES TEAM VICTOR.
Wins 1nterclub Military Rifle Shoot,
Scoring 1924 Out of $500.

The Los Angeles team. with a score of
1924 in a possible $500. won the inter-
club military rifle shoot in July. accord
ing to announcement just made by the
National Rifle Association. G. l.. Wot
kyns of Los Angele.~made the highest
individual score-e43. Scores of other
clubs in the competition were:
Phoenix. 2-2Ss: Fort Pitt. 2,cS7: Quin-
npiac of New Haven. $50: Kane. Pa,
a.252: Gisholt. Madison. Wis, 2.25l ;
Seattle. 2,250: Hoosier. Indianapolis,
.,2S7; Nogales. Ariz., ZOOS: Douglas.
Ariz.. e.1SS; st. Paul. 2.175: Bucyrus
Ohio. e,167: Fremont, Ohio. 2.156: Rocky
Mountain. Butte. 2.152; Manhattan. New.
2,116: Salt Sake City. a,0S1: Port Gin
ton. Ohio, 2.066; Albion. Ind. ..O63: ST
augustine. Fla, 2,O15: Stanton. Neb.,
1888: Newark. n. J.. 1893; Garfield,
Utah. 1875: Honolulu. Hawaii. 1.565:
Bladen. Neb.. 1,479, and Engineers,
Cleveland, 1876.
Zaandam, Holland, is to have sugar
factory. AsN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30

Zaandam, Holland, is to have sugar
factory. Ase
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Alumni to Raise Million Endowment

ANN ARBOR, Mich, August 30.-An-
nouncement is made of the appoint
ment of a committee of five prominent
graduates of the University of Mchi-
gan to direct the campaign for raising
100000 among the alumni with
which to erect and endow a home for
the Michigan Student Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Epizootic Quarantine Modified.

Notifications of the foot and mouth
disease quarantine, effective after Au-
gust 80. were ordered yesterday by the
Department of Agriculture. The quar-
antine is entirely removed from Massa-
chusetts. Other territory is affected by
the order in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota and Pennsylvania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30

Company and other large structural
iron firms desire the open shop. They
are much less interested in erection
work than they are in the manufacture
of structural steel in their fabricating
shops. They fear the unionizing of
their shops much more than
they do their erection work,
The structural ironworkers' organ
ization claims jurisdiction over the
men in the fabricating shops and has
made many efforts to organize them,
although such efforts have largely been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Luke Grant Reports on Erect
ors-Bridge Builders Dyna-
mite Experiences.
DECLARES FORCE NEVER
WILL Cement RELATIONS
Gives History of Struggle and
Blames Employers for Putting
Spies in Unions.

CHICAGO, August 30.-The United
States commission on industrial rela-
tons today made public the last of the
reports to be printed at this time. II
is a report by Luke Grant on the con-
troversy between the National Erect
ors' Association and the Internationa1
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers.
The report relates at length the his
tory of the conflict between these
groups of employers and unionists. II
goes into the history of the campaign
of dynamiting conducted by officials OF
the union.
The Los Angeles Times explosion
says Mr.. Grant, did not involve the
International Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, except that
the explosion was perpetrated by one
of the agents who had been made use
of by officials of this union in causing
other explosions.
Mr.. Grants Conclusions.
Mr.. Grants conclusions regarding the
various incidents of the conflict are
stated as follows:
In study of conditions obtaining in
the structural iron industry and the
AcidtiohS ocl"SeH the lTOnWOTkeTS ana
their employers the most striking fact
is that the application of physical
force will neither establish nor main
tain just and fair relations between
employers and employees.
The abuse of power is not always on
the side of the employer. Where un-
ions are in complete control, abuses are
as apt to develop IS where the employ
ers exercise absolute power. In neither
case is the condition conducive to in
dustrial peace.
If an employer issues an order be-
cause he has the power to do so. with
out regard to the wishes of his en-
ployes, the order may be obeyed, but
1t may create great deal of dissatis-
faction. If a union adopts a certain
rule imposing some restriction on the
employer. without his knowledge or
consent, the rule may be enforced, but
1t will arouse the antagonsm of the
employer. If the union representatives
and the employer sat down together
and discussed the matter in the light
of reason they would probably agree
tfhat the issue was not so important
after all.
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Jurisdiction Causes Trouble.

Another policy of the ironworkers'
union which furnishes one of the chief
reasons for the employers desiring to
maintain open shop conditions, is it's
claims of jurisdiction of work. The en-
ployers have always desired to employ
unskilled laborers at lower pay to per
form certain classes of work claimed
by the union for it's members at the
union rate of wages
Employment of unskilled lab Dor at low
wages to do work claimed by skilled
labor at higher wages decreases the
cost of production. Behind the desire
OF the skilled workman in the building
trades to control all the work he can,
even when such work might be satis-
factorily performed by unskilled labor,
lies the question of unemployment
The question of unemployment has a
direct bearing also on the question of
efficiency and restriction of OUTPUT The
slogan today is efficiency and scientific
management If there is not enough
work now to keep the average building
trades workman employed more than
nine months in year in normal times
II is dificult for him to understand why
he should increase his efficiency SO that
he could perform that work in eight
months. To him it looks like reasoning
from the wrong end. SO that the aver
age union man is not wildly enthusiast
tic over efficiency systems. He is not
convinced that he will create new
work by increasing his output.
Benefits Erectors.
The American Bridge Company and
other members of the National Erec-
tors Association have maintained the
open shop because they believe it has
been to their financial interest TO do so
Under the open shop policy they are
free to conduct their operations as
best suits themselves. If they desire to
employ laborers at low rate Of pay
to perform work that under a union
agreement would be done by skilled
men at higher wages. they do so with
out fear of strikes In this way the ag-
Rregate wages of the ironworkers are
reduced. although the nominal rate per
hour for skilled men may be maintain
ed The fight for the open shop is at
tottom fight for increased profits for
ne employers.
There is another important, if less
direct, reason why the American Bridge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
CUTS FOUR MILLIONS
FROM RURAL DELIVERY
Postmaster General Proposes to Give
Better Service for
Less Money.

In order to provide rural delivery of
the mails during the fiscal year begin
ming July ], 1916, Postmaster General
Bur1eson will ask Congress, at the
opening of the next session, for $49,-
100000. This is 100000 less than the
appropriation for the current fiscal
year. continued by resolution from last
year. owing to the failure of the post
Office appropriation bill in final hours
of the last Congress. A statement is
sued today by the Post Office Depart
ment showing how great savings have
while the service has at the same time
been considerably extended is in part
as follows:
"Of the 9,000,0 900 which will be re-
quested, it is estimat ted that $4,000. 900
will operate all the rural routes now
authorized. The additional 100000
will pay for new service to be estab
lished before or during the twelve
months to be covered by the appropria-
ton.
Provides for Extensions.
This reduced appropriation will give
service to all patrons who had rural
delivery at the outset of the present
postal administration; will defray the
expense of operating the 5000 new
routes or extensions of old routes es-
tablished by Mr.. Burleson. and will
meet the increase of pay averaging
500 granted last year by Congress to
certain of the rural carriers.
I'm March. 1913, there were pending
in the Post Office Department approx
mately 5000 petitions for the estab-
lishment or extension of rural mail IA
cilities. Many of these had moldered
in postal files for years. Since March,
1913. the department has received about
5000 additional petitions. Now. except
a few presented within the last ninety
days, not a single petition is pending
before the department.. Those of re-
cent origin are in the hands of in
spectors in the field for report on their
merits.
New service thus far established
takes the United States postal system
within convenient reach of fully two
million additional patrons. Service yet
to be established will reach at least
100000 more.
Economies in the Service.
THE appropriation for rural delivery
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-29
ROBINSON ANGERED;
WHEAT TRADE TALK
AN OLD GIANT TRICK
Brooklyn Dodgers Pilot
Declares Star Fielder
Has Not Been Traded.
McGraw's Old "Rumoro
Trick Again at Work.

Wilbert Robinson is in nasty mood to-
day. and justly So A report from New
York last night stated that zack Wheat
his hard-hitting left fielder, had beer
traded to the Giants for Jack Murray
Dave Robertson and Pol Perritt and that
the men would join their new clubs i'm.
mediately.
Robinson was indignant early this morn
ign, and stated that it was fake OF
the rankest sort and that he could not
imagine where it originated. In the first
place he says he thinks more of Wheat
than the three men McGraw offered, and
in the second that he would not think OF
tying himself up to three such contracts
as Murray, Robertson and Perrtt have
with New York. The latter is tied UP for
two more years through the foolish move
made by the Giants to prevent him from
playing in the Federal League where he
had made a contract in good faith.
Perritt was never pitcher and most
likely never will be of the type to draw
down the salary he is getting for his dis.
regard for a contract, and Manager Nc
Graw is disgusted with his work to date
He probably would be tickled if he could
get rid of Perritt and the two-year, iron.
clad contract.
Robinson intlmated that the yarn was
started in New York to stir up discomfort
1t has been said before that trade talk
has obtained many stars for the Giants
through players becoming dscontented
after rumors were started
Lobert was certainly discontented and
anxious to get to New York, and he was
finally traded to keep peace in the Philly
family. There are many other instances,
In fact. it seems as though the Giants
can land almost anybody they want when
the club is going bad. They have the
money and a strong team in New York
enriches the whole league. That is why
the Giants are always in the running.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-29
ROBINSON is PEEVED AT JOHN MGRAW
TIPS FROM THE RACE TRACKS
AND NOTES ON THE PONIES
Harry Payne Whitneys String off for Loui8vte-Georoe
Widener'8 Likely Bunch of JuUeniles-Great Season
Expected for KentMckN

John II. Young Mr.. Young CARRIED ,,.,.,
him string of fine youngsters from Am
Farm, Pittsfeld, Mass
In the lot of horses which viii ro,,.,.
at Havre de Grace until time for az
opening of the racing season al tbo pa, e,,e
mont track, New York, will be tbo W
cellent string of John o. Talbot
According to the reports from ~.
tucky, the coming season is destlpaS y
be great one for llght-harness bos..vVo 70
The news from Lexington indicates a..
last winters gloomy prediction bv toha
Splan, Harry Burgoyne and other wsr
known horsemen did not prove 70 y.
true. 70
George w. Leavitt, the prominent po.
tonian, who has owned and disoovoraa
more turf champions than any other MAJ
on the track, is now at Lexington ana
predicts a brilliant breeding season. tJs
has with him at Lexington The Nortbas,,
Man. 2:061a. one of the best horses ~
the Bingen clan.
Among the well-known turfner =,
Philadelphia who have visited Havre AZ
Grace recently is Ike Thompson For
more than so years Mr.. Thompson has
been a prominent figure on the turf. ana
is known throughout the country as AN
expert on horses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-29
KLBANE vs.. LEONARD
NEW YORK TONIGHT
Featherweight Champ Has An
other Chance to Win Favor Of
Gotham Fans.

NEW YORK, April 2o.--Johnny Kilbanc
the feathorweight champion of the world,
will box at the Federal A. c., on the
Bowery tonight His opponent will be
Benny Leonard, and the contest will be
of 10 rounds, unless something in the ma
ture of hard hitting brings about an
earlier ending.
In another 1O-round contest Leach Cross,
the ever-popular East Side dentist, Will
engage Packey Honmey, the Italian
lightweight, and this contest, although
not digniied by the presence of cham
pions. bios fair to he none the less in
teresting Cross, with his well-known
hitting ability. and Hommey gamest of
the game and furiously aggressive ought
to make the fur fly.
After an absence of two years or more
Kilhane will make another bid for local
popularity. For some reason or other
the Cleveland lad has never been able to
establish himself with New Nork's box
ing enthusiasts. II may be that his skill
was beyond the ken of many, for in most
cities Kihane is hailed as real cham
pion, which, indeed. he is y master of
defensive tactics and wizard at block
ing punches as they are started, Kilban2
has fought what looked to many like
slow, uninteresting bout. AS a matter of
fact he was doing stylish piece of work.
Against Leonard he will have to be at
his best. He will be conceding a handicap
in weight, and there are few boys here
abouts who can outlook this same Benny
Leonard. Under the tutelage Of Willie
Ritchie he has become even more clever,
and is prlmed to make the effort of his
life tonight
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-29
Poor Economy This

This p player limit was supposed to
be in tie way of economy. Suppose
the Giants break as other star machines
have broken-suppose they slip for good i?
Suppose they infest the bottom all the
year? McGraw can't rebuild, for he
can't release any veterans under their
contracts, and he can't add youngsters,
for he can now carry only p men.
He Will be cornered without having a
chance to fight. There is no move he
can make. And yet some six or seven
National League magnates call this
economy. Where will the economy come
In If the Giants stay in last place and
mdweek crowds drop from 5000 to 1900
while Saturday crowds slump from 25.-
600 to 5000?
The other clubs get their share Of this
kale If the Giant slump continues the
loss viii be as much theirs as Harry
Hempsteads, VINO fought the plan. And
the so-called economy viii cost seven
other clubs about 10000 apiece-net.
Which is not our idea of economy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-29
Tough Situation

McGraw, through no fault of his own,
ia up against the toughest situation that
ever confronted any manager-barring
one or two who became entangled with
the Reds and Browns.
Last June he had a ball club out in
front. The Feds began their raids, and
to protect himself he had to sign his
men to non-release long-term contracts
or lose them. He had no way of know
ing that club that had won three flags
and was still leading was on the verge of
slipping. They don't grow that wise in
human mold. When they know that much
they get to be angels.
Having signed up his men to protect
himself and the league. several of his
stars began to skid and then the N. L.
came in with an edict that only 81 men
could be carried-,which meant that Nc
Graw had to retain at least II members
of his-cast.~with no chance left to start
rebuilding.