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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11
BRt1sA OLD CAPITAL MAY AGAIN SHELTER SULTAN

pile their counters high with shimmering rolls Of
every shade. For silk is Brusa's chief industry;
mulberry trees cover the valley fiat.
On past the bazaars the streets are frequently
shaded by the arbor and vines of coffee house.
The real articles these-not the degenerate
kind that tourists stand before in the capital and
describe in diaries. That bearded Turk, putting
his narghile as he waits for his turn at backgam-
mon, is not made TO order; he is touch of the
fast disappearing past.
Near the eastern end Of the town stands the
Yeshi Jam the Green Mosque, the most costly
and beautiful purely Turkish building in exist
ence Delicatey carved arabesques and inscrip-
tons in white marble adorn the facade, and en-
trance is gained by a carved wooden door. The
interior is covered TO a height of ten feet with
richly colored tiles with green prevailing and a
few floral designs.
But after all, the baths the cty's best
asset. Justnan's bath is no longer standing, the
one to which the Empress Theodore is said to
have come in 525 with suite Of four thousand
persons-more migration than society event.
Best of ALL one can enjoy the pools Of natural
steaming water and can escape pummeng from
the towe-swingng brigands request. The
sulphur baths resemble those near Vienna and
Zurich, while the iron waters equal those of
Gasten in strength.
The ascent Of Olympus is decidedly more than
an afternoons jaunt It's 1000 feet must be ira
versed by a rough bride path, and finally foot,
and make full days climb. Flowers in profusion
on the second plateau give way 10 barren rocks
as one ascends, and finally the summit is reached
amid the fearful glare of the sun on unbroken
snow stretches
The view from the summit is unequalled Near
ly at ones feet, it seems, lie Stambul, the Bos
porus and the Black Sea- Off to the left stretches
the Marmora till it empties through the billy
Dardanelles into the Egean, and south Of the
straits lies the plain Of Troy which rises gradu-
ally to merge with Mount Ida's range. On the
south and east spread the vast plains Of Mysia
and Bithynia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

vxS 0 THE TURK the springs Of Brusa have al
ways had the attraction that Saratoga once
held for the New Yorker. A few Kilometres
south of the Marmora, an easy days journey from
Constantinople, the city still hourishes
earliest Ottoman capital and, perhaps, the latest
Unspojled by the tramways and electric lights
that are intruding on old Stambul, this city, with
its superb site and splendid baths, has preserved
the true Oriental atmosphere. 1t is cross-sectloh
cf the real Turkey. 1t has not been tourist
broken, and until one finds that brazen TOMB
keeper who furtivcly sells Kutaya ware over the
very grave Of Sultan Osman he feels it almost
profane to show the familiar red guidebook IN
public.
To the average mind the mention Of Asia Minor
brings faint reaction of drab waste, punctu-
ateo by Biblical shepherd boys and cities ruined
because of their wickedness. Picture, them
snow capped Alpine peak, with red-tiled Oriental
CITY sprawling along its lower slopes, overlooking
q fertile valley as fair as the Vale Of Cashmere,
and Won have Brusa--the city with mosque and
q walk for every day Of the year, as the natives
say.
The tourney from Constantinople is as easy as
. Trim from New York to Saratoga steamer
leaves the Galata quay every day, the fare being
from 30 TO 40 pasters depending on the immedi-
ate condition Of the collectors spleen, and on off
dave the craft consists of hardly more than
whistle. n "capitane," no visible class Of any de-
rominaton and peculiar odor.
After six-hour sail across the Marmora, the
steamer leaves one at the woe begone port OF Mu-
dania. whose only attraction is the first train out
for Brusa The narrow gauge road winds up the
valley Of the Nilufcr leisurely as that stream
eous down il. Olive groves and mulberry trees
o,er the rolling hills and the glistening Marmora
einks lower and lower, until final turn hides 1t
from sight.
After a two-hour strain the locomotive finally
t,lts from sheer fatigue at the station Of Brusa,
where few sleepy arabajis wait in their carriages
for some stray hadU seeking the healing waters
The city clings tenacously to the lower slopes OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

"the beginning" He did not say war; It was
understood. 1t lived and breathed and radi-
ated from the whole ship like the clear SHIN
rnering of heat above an iron plate, and yet
the day was Easter, it was sweet and cool and
we smiled and joked between the sudden re-
ferences to death and danger
AS we talked there was quick stiffening IN
the men around us. Lieutenant Scheurlen
said, THE captain, he comes!" and looking up
! saw, walking swiftly toward us, the erect,
dominating figure of the man who has sunk
fifteen ships on the high seas. He held the
admiral's card in his hand and welcomed him
and the commander with earnest apologies for
the slight delay in his appearance. To my
surprise, he remembered me, and again there
was the click Of heels, and then the warm
strength of his hand and the smiling eyes. We
had met for a moment at the launching of the
Pennsylvania, and we recalled, with laugh,
that I had asked him why he did not come
to the lunch given at Old Point by the New
port News shipbuilding people to Secretary
Daniels, the Pennsylvania visitors and officers
Of the army and navy His reply had been be
cause your people give me so many orders,
think l stay on my ship!
At the forward end of the promenade deck
we stopped and, leaning over the rail, where
had often idly stood FIVE years before TO watch
the steerage passengers lounge through the
day. he pointed out to me how the ships sides
had been cut away down to the deck, to star
board and port, for gun mounts There were
four 35-inch guns, two on either side, and
rugged in front of each was strip OF canvas.
He called my attention to this feature, saying;
That is for my children, so they do not fall
overheard! carry, you know, three hundred
and eighty prisoners and there are women and
children. It is not place for women and chill
dren, on a warship. I am not used to it,
and with swift smile, II hope 1 never do it
again"
Then he sobered and described to me how
the prisoners were kept, the men in one place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

western theatres OF war picked out with flags,
and in this room the gun crews slept, ready
at moments notice to jump to their stations!
The captain said they would sometimes waken
him carly in the morning playing on the grand
pianol
"War de luxep the admiral muttered.
lust forward Of the lounge are the captains
quarters He has three cabins, bath on the
port side, sleeping room in the middle and sit
ting room to starboard. Here we sat talking
for half an hour, the admiral and the COM
mander on the transom and the captain and l
in chairs on opposite sides of small table. He
leaned forward and punctuated his words with
thumps of his fist on the knitted table cover.
Once he plucked it and said: This is my re-
membrance from the William P. Frye. The
captains wife, she made it, but not for mel
The commander murmured: at comes high, at
two hundred and twenty-eight thousand dol
lars" and in the general laugh we forgot 10
think of the ruthlessness that sent an Ameri-
can ship to the bottom.
He told US, then, swiftly, Of his career in the
navy At sixteen, to the naval school, at thir-
ty-six in command OF his first ship, gunboat
on the Asiatic at forty the war, and the COM
ing to him OF opportunity. AS he spoke OF
this part of his life, we were very silent. He
turned instinctively to me, for to my eager
imagination his description of the taking over
of the Eite Friedrich was very blaze Of &C
tive efficiency and thrilling excitement Let
me tell it in his words as nearly as possible.
He speaks with marked accent, but seldom
makes a mistake, though using distinctvely
foreign construction.
81 have command OF gunboat at Using
Tau, at the beginning" Again that telling
omission of the word war" 1 cannot describe
how much part OF the conflict it made him
and his ship, nor all that the unsad word i'm
plies, its duties, its responsibilities, its death
and destruction. "Just before, we know
something is going to happen and we wait
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11
Visitor ON the informed Vessel Found Atmosphere
Of Calm Succeeding the Stormy War Days Which
Are Ended for the German Cruiser.

with difficulty to act The Eitel is at this time
in Shanghai ready to sail. She had on board
her cargo and passengers and mail. They
even start to leave when word comes by wire
less to make Tsing-Tau at once! In three
hours all passengers and mail are ashore"
And cargo" I asked The admiral and COM
mander without looking at me- intent on every
word the captain spoke, said in chorus, mo,
mol They kept their cargo" But the gallant
captain smiled at me and went on: mo, we
keep the cargo for Tsing-Tau. They have
need Of it. When the ship comes into port
we are ready for her Quickly the cargo is
put on shore, and working night and day we
transfer to her the crews of the two gunboats,
the Tiger and Luchs. Also we put on her six
teen guns, load with coal, take on supplies for
a long cruise and in three days we leave. Il
is not easy to put in those guns. The deck
must come up and many things be done"
THE ADMIRAL SAYS THAT THE CAP
TAIN DID VERY WELL.
"You did we'll, sir; very we'll, sir" the ad-
miral said, and his voice trembled little, for
no man can hear unmoved the story of fight
against time, the accomplishing Of the impos-
sible, the simple unadorned statement of a
man unafraid to die. OF the voyage around
the Horn he told us little. Some day II will
be read if the shadow of the enemy's hand is
lifted and these splendid fellows ever see the
fatherland again.
Then he showed US his "souvenirs'-a life
preserver from British ship, a chronometer
from a Russian, igurehead painted white
from the French boat Pierre Lott, ships bell
marked Isabel Brown from another Russian.
l wondered how and where the Russian ship
got that bell and who Isabel Brown might be
and touched it with remembering fingers for
her sake and prayed she might be dead and
gone for war is cruel thing and men go out
and life goes on and waiting is worse than
dying. who write know! There was not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11
PINK LADIES AND CUPIDS WHOSE
SMILES ARE UNDATED BY WAR.

AS we turned to mount the stairs to the
deck above, l was almost shocked to see the
same mural painting on the landing. Two
smiling ladies in pink draperies standing up
and one smiling lady in pink draperies sitting
down in a bright green field against hectic
sky! And in the lounge room above there
were the same cupids holding punches OF baby
blue ribbon in each corner Of the ceiling, while
on the walls were maps OF the eastern and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

and the women in another how they were
allowed, for recreation and air, to use the cargo
deck forward, and the forecastle deck Tor
good times" where two more 2.5-inch guns are
mounted. only when we sight ship must
they 60 down under matches, so they do not
see the operations. All, that is not nice, this
having women and children with me, when l
think, perhaps, we get shot in US. 1t is not
good for the heart!'
I watched him keenly as he talked. He
leaned quite near me and through all his snil-
ingness 1 caught strained look in his eyes
and a tenseness in his whole figure, as of one
waiting with mistaken determination 70 take
his chance bravely Several times as we
stood and talked, men came to deliver
messages to him. His quick, incisive words,
very few but clear, made their dismissal
almost immediate and bespoke the man OF in
slant decision. BY this time we had made the
circuit of the promenade deck and went inside
to see the ward room. In my days of peace
full sailing it was called the saloon, and
laughed, as memory brought me the picture OF
a very fat, seasick man, escaping from those
very doors in the nick OF time! There were
flowers, masses of them, sent to the officers as
Easter greetings, on the table, and in the CEN
tire was a huge bouquet made in honor OF the
Kaser's birthday. They were yet at sea when
the anniversary came so the flowers were
carved laborously from potatoes, carrots and
beets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

-1GHTEEN thousand miles of water lie
IL between Hong Kong and Newport
News. Two million lives lie between
the peace that was and the war that
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-09-23

er of his ityranniOal ruler. But his in
dustrial relations determine every day
what he and his family shall eat,
what they shall wear, how many: hour
of his life he shall labor and in what
surroundings. Under certain condi-
lions where his Individual. or corpor-
ate employer owns or controls the
community in which he lives, the
education of his children, the charac-
ter and prices of his food, clothing
and house, his own actions, speech
and opinions, and in some cases even
his religion, are controlled and deter
mined. insofar as the iterests of the
employer make it desirable for him
to exercise such control. Such condi-
lions are established and maintained
not only through the dictation Of all
working conditions of employment by
the employer, but by his usurpation
or control of the functions and ma
chinery of political government in
such communities.
The report summarizes the causes
of industrial unrest as follows:
Unjust distribution of wealth and
income.
Unemployment and denial OF oppor-
tunity to earn living.
Denial of justice in the creation, IN
the adjudication and in the admins
tration of law.
Denial of the right and opportunity
to form effective organizations.
1t is shown that A afmilies possess
aggregate incomes totaling at least
$50, OOO, 900 per year, while between
onefourth and onethird of male work
ers in factories and mines, IL years
Of age and over, earn less than $40
per week and only about one-tenth
earn more than $40 per week.
| To check these swollen, unearned
fortunes, it is recommended that con
gress pass an inheritance tax law and
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-09-23
Federal PIubers Of Industrial Unrest Complete Report
Opinion. Of Chairman Walsh and Labor Colleagues Hare 7e"

OiConnell, Lennon and Garretson. 1t
declares the cru xof the whole ques'
ton of industrial relations is: Shall
the workers, for the protection OF
their interests, be organized and rep
resented collectively by thir chosen
delegates, even as the stockholders
are represented by their directors and
by the various grades of executive
officials and bosses"
In its plea for wider extension OF
democracy in industry, this report
says:
"The ordinary man, whether EN-
ployer or worker, has relatively little
contact with the government. If he
and his family are well fed, well
housed and well clothed, and if he
can pay for the education of his chill
dren, he can exist even under an au'
tocratic monarchy with little concern
until some critical situation develops
in with his own liberty is interfered
with or until he is deprived Of life
or property by. the overwhelming pow
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-09-23

Washington D. c., sept. Is, 1915.
To All Affiliated Unions, Greeting
You are hereby ntifed that, ii pur.
suance OF the Constitution 81 the
American Federation Of Labor the
Tnirtyfifth Annual Convention Of the
American Federation OF Labor WIN be
held at Eagles Hall, San Francisco,
Cal, beginning 10 o'clock Monday
morning. November 8, 1916, and viii
continue in session from day 10 day
until the business Of the Convention
has been completed.
Representation
Representation in the Convention
will be on the following basis: From
National or International Unions. for
less than 1000 members, one dele.
gate; 1000 or more, two delegates:
5000 or more, three delegates; IL, 900
or more, four delegates a2 900 or more
five delegates; GA, 900 or more, six
delegates; 5000 or more, seven dele
gates, and SO on; and from Central
Bodies and State declarations, and
from local trade unions not having a
National or International Union, and
from Federal Labor Unions, one dele
gate.
Organizations to be entitled to rep
resentation must have obtained a GER
tiicate of .afiliation (charter), at least
one month prior to the Convention,
and no person will be recognized as a
delegate who is not a member in good
standing of the organization he is
elected to represent.
Only bona+fide wage workers, who
are not members Of, or eligible to
membership in other trade unions, are
eligible as delegates from Federal
Labor unions.
Delegates must be selected at least
two weeks previous to the Convention,
and their names forwarded to the Sec
Rotary of the American Federation of
Labor Immediately after their election.
Delegates are not entitled to seats
in the Convention unless the tax Of
their organization has been paid in
full to September 80, 1915.
1t is, of course, entirely unnecessary
here to enumerate the important sub
jects with which our forthcoming Con-
vention will concern itself, but the re-
minder is not at all amiss that every
effort must be made to broaden the
field and means for the organization
of the yet unorganized workers, to
strive to bring about more e1fectually
than ever better day in the lives and
homes of the toilers, to defend and
maintain by every honorable means in
our power the right to organize for
our common defense and advancement
for the exercise OF our normal and
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-09-23

| that all funds OF deceased over $1,000.
600 revert to the goysrnment; IN
support of this action. the YeparB kA3a
f"These heirs, owners only by
tue of the accident of birth, control
the liyelihoods and have the power to
dictate the happiness of more human
beings than populated England in the
middle ages. Their principalities. it
is true. are scattered and. through the
medium Of stock ownership, shared in
part with others; but they are none
the less real. In fact, such scattered,
invisible industrial municipalities are
a greater menace to the welfare of the
nation than would be equal power
consolidated into numerous petty king
doms in different parts Of the country.
They might then be visualized and
guarded against-now their influence
| invisibly permeates and controls every.
phase of life and industry.
"The families of these industrial
princes are already well established
and are knit together not only by
commercial alliances, but by net
work of intermarriages, which assure
harmonious action whenever their
common interest is threatened"
1t is declared that the unemploy-
ment situation will not be "appreci-
ably relieved" until great advances
have been made in removing the two
prime causes-unjust distribution Of
wealth and monopolization of land
and natural resources.
Under the head Denial of Justice"
the numerous charges of workers are
supported. and the report declares:
9TH establishment of property
rights aud personal rights on the
same level can levae only constant
and ever growing menace to our popu
lar institutions. With the acceptance
of such an ideal our democracy is
doomed to ultimate destruction. Per
sonal rights must be recognized as
supreme and of unalterable ascend
ency over property rights. Rel1ef
from these grave evils cannot be Sc
cured by petty reforms. The action
must b drastic and directed at the
roots from which these evils spring.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-09-23
Convention Cali OF The American Federation OF Labor

J
l.parties thereto have not themselves
previously held conference and at
tempted to adjust the same.
Railroad Rates.
Application was made for q reduced
railroad rats-cn account Of our Con
vention1l, and in answer to same, we
were advised of the special excursion
fares to the Pacific Coast in connec-
lstion with the Exposition that obtain
for 1915, these being the best rates
that could be granted.
Hotel Rates.
Hotel Suffer, Cor. Kearny & Suffer
Sts.-56 rooms without bath, single,
$1.50 per day; double, $500 per day;
Z rooms without bath, single, $500 per
day. double, $3.50 per day; Sc rooms
| with bath single, $500 per day. double
$500 per day; 96 rooms with bath,
single, $3.50 per day; double, $3.50 per
day; 81 rooms with bath, single, $500
per day; double, $500 per day.
Hotel Krgonaut, 4th st near Market,
81. 90 to $500 per day for each person,
European plan.
Hotel Lankershim, Fifth St. near
Market, single, $500 per day, up;
double, $1J50 per day up; single, with
bath, $3.50 pc rday up; double, with
bath $500 per day up, European plan,
Reservations in ANY of the above
hotels may be made by addressing Mr..
John A. OAConnell, Secretary ~of the
San Francisco Labor Council, Labor
Temple, Sixteenth and Capp streets,
San Francisco.
Headquarters of Executive Council
! will be Hotel Suffer.
Delegates should notify John A.
OConnell, in advance, of the time of
their arrival in San Francisco, and
over which road they will travel.
If. there be any further information
regarding the Convention, or arrange
ments TO the convenience Of the dele
gates, 1t will be communicated in late
circular or throguh the American Fed
erationist.
Fraternally yours,
Samuel Gompers, Pres.
Frank Morrison, Secretary.
American Federation of Labor
James Duncan, First Vice President,
James OConnell, Second Vice Pres.
d. A. Hayes, Third Vice President.
Jos. F. Valentine, Fourth Vice Pres
John R Alpine, Fifth Vice President.
H. B. Perham, Sixth Vice President.
Frank Duffy, Seventh Vice President
William Green, Eighth Vice President.
John B. Lennon, Treasurer.
Secretaries will please read this call
at first meeting of their organization.
Labor and erform press please copy. Il
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-09-23

constitutional activities to protect and
promote the rights and interests of the
workers; and to assert at any risk the
freedom OF speech and Of the press
and the equal rights before the law OF
every worker with every other citizen:
the tremendous conflict now being
waged in Europe and its possible con.
sequences and results. notsonly upon
the people of European countries but
upon the people Of America, as well
as on the whole civilized world, must
Of necessity receive the deepest solf
citous consideration of the: working
people Of Amreieas How and what
further action ran De taken by the
American labor moEee1nnt TO help
bring about an early peace among the
warning nations of Europef how that
peace can be secured with the estab:
lishment and maintenance Of justice,
freedom, and brotherhood the world
over. These andpther great questions
of equal Importance will, Of necessity,
occupy the attention of the San Fran
cisco Convention, - 4. r.. III
Therefore. the Importance, of our
movement, the duty of the hour and
for the future demand that every or:
ganization entitled ito representation
shall send it's fullsquota Of delegates to
the San Francisco Convention, Novem.
Der 8, 1915.
Do not allow favoritism to influence
you in selecting your delegates. Be
fully represented.
Be represented by your ablest, best
most experienced and faithful mem
bers.
Credentials.
Credentials in duplicate are forward
ed to all affiliated unions. The original
credential must be given to the dele
gate elect and the duplicate forwarded
to the American Federation of Labor
office, S011809 G Street Northwest,
Washington, D. C.
The Committee on Credentials will
meet at the headquarters Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor six days
previous to the opening of the Con-
vention. and win report Immediately
: =
upon the opening thereof at San Fran
cisco; hece secretaries will observe
the necessity of mailing the duplicate
credentials OF their respective dele
gates at the earliest possibl moment
to Washington, D. G.
Grievances.
Under the law uno grievance can be
considered by the Convention which
has been decided by a previous Con-
yention, except upon the recommends
ton of the Executive Council, nor will
any grievance be considered where the