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t%:::}%zED TRADES
AsS{Eiz;x<;;;y : IS BUSY
Vote Funds to Aid o. >rators in
Flight at Rex and Lyric
Theaters.
FURNISS SHOWS LITTLE
AND NARROW SPIRIT
Delegates Elected to Attend An
nual Convention of State
Federation.

At the last meeting Of the Feder-
ated Trades assembly several matters
of great Importance. were disposed
Of. The meeting: was the best at
tended in several months Approx
mately SO delegates were present..
Painters Grievance Handled.
The grievance of the painters
union which has been investigated by
a committee of the assembly was re-
ferred back to the union for recon-
sideration. The complaint was that
concerning the employment of non
union painters at the California Wine
House but upon investigation it de-
veloped that the proprietor Of the
house was in no way responsible for
the occurance and therefore could
not be held liable.
Appropriate Fund for Operators.
A fund of $50 was appropriated by
the assembly to the operators union
to aid them in their fight against the
conditions existing at the Rex and
Lyric theaters.
It was reported to the assembly
that tentative proposition had been
offered to Mr.. Furniss for a settle
ment of the difficulty but that in his
IL
rejected. The proposition offered was
that the operators now employed in
the two houses place their applications
with the local and that they be re-
quired to take the operators examina-
ton before an impartial board of ex-
aminers and further that Andrew Mo-
dine at the expiration Of a year again
place his application with the local
and take the required technical ex-
animation. That efforts have honestly
been made by the operators to have
the matter Strengthened up can no
longer be questioned.
Adopt Resolutions.
Resolutions were adopted by the
assembly against the conviction Of
John R.. Lawson and Zancanelli in the
Colorado trouble; A ~resolution = NaAi
also adopted mplimenting Chairman
Frank P. Walsh for the work he has
accomplished in showing the connec-
ton between John D. Rockefeller, jr.,
and the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany during the strike Of the United
Mine Workers of America
Elect Delegates.
Five delegates were elected to the
annual convention of the State FEEDER
alton Of Labor which will open July
1e at Win0na, Minn. The delegates
elected are as follows: Henry Pere-
ault, Peter Schaeffer, Peter Maran-
daw, r. J. Coole and w. J. butcher.
committee was also appointed to
wait upon the manager Of a local
firm whose employees have made them
selves conspicuous In patronizing the
Rex and Lyric theaters.
The next meeting of the assembly
will be June Is.
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GOVERNMENT OWNED RAILWAYS : Il. =. .
WOULD BE GREAT BOON TO LABOR

mot until the people themselves
take over and operate the railroads
will either capital or labor have a
square deal in America"
This is what Amos Pinchot told an
audience which filled the auditorium
of Public School 81, Hester and Essex
streets, in New York. It was the "Bill
Of Rights night, held under the au-
spices of the East Side Forum Of the
East Side Neighborhood association.
Pinchot traced, the power of mo-
nopolies to the control by them of
the transportation facilities, and
urged government ownership of the
railroads as a remedy.
''The main point about government
ownership" said Mr.. Pinchot, lis not
that under it railroads will be better
run than they are now-although,
when we remember now rarely the
directors of our roads have been able
to refrain from the temptation OF
looting' and demoralizing their own
properties, we are justified in believ-
ing that government ownership will
be more efficient than private owner
ship has been.
''The principle thing that govern
ment ownership will do, will be- to
develop industry and produce a. con-
dition where both capital and labor
will have the maximum opportunity
to apply themselves.
''At present, industrial America is
producing at least third less: than
it ought to produce. It is also using
perhaps a third less labor than It
ought to use. Why is this? It is be-
cause our great captains Of indsutry
have found that they can make more
money year in and year out by only
turning out of their mills, mines and
factories as much product as they can
sell to the public "a fancy mono
poly price.
Private Ownership Boosts Prices.
Nov the means by which this re-
striction: of product and kiting Of
prices is accomplished, is largely the,
control over sportation that pri-.
vate ownership Of railroads gives to
the dominating group in each indus
try. Not long ago the Interstate conn
ne cree com mission said that in anv,-
industry, whoever controls the, ave.
.nues of transportation of either the.
raw material Of the finished product.
can determine the price of the pro.-j
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duct for the whole trade in all parts
of the United States and drive COM
petitors out of business, if necessary,
in order to do SO.
This is the crux of the situation.
Through the alliance between our
great industrial producers and our
railroads, the former are not only
able to drive other producers out Of
business, but to keep possible pro-
ducers from getting into business as
We'll. In this way they held down the
volume OF coal, oil, steel, beef: and
other commodities that are sold to
people Of the United States.
How easy this process of restric-
ton has been, which results in a
third less business and employment
than we ought to have Is illustrated
by the history OF the Standard OIL
company. Mr.. Rockefeller went to
the railroads and said, You ship for
me cheaper. than anybody ,else.'
That was the end Of competition;
that was the finish of development in
the oil business, except what Mr.,
Rockefeller was willing to permit.
When pipelines came in, he had the
o. Ae<'Ps O0Ca0o0 VIC oIS1uuaIu OAl COu-
trolled the pipe lines. . 49,. 80
Dictates Entire Trade.
ANY sane child can understand
that, If one man can ship his product
cheaper than other men, the first
man becomes absolute dictator over
the whole trade. For cheaper trans
portation means that the, first man
begins business with an ADVANTAGE.
an economy, difrerential in. his favor
that the others. do not enjoy. And
in a rate-war, such a .ditferential de-
termines the result in advance.
Today, It is not an exaggeration
to say, that no man or company. no
matter how rich, can go into indus
trial production and successfully
'compete with our great exising cor
porattons, unless he has the power
to get the same favors from the rail-
roads as they do. Ask the Argentine
beef packers why they cannot com
pete With the Armours and their
allied associates. Ask the independ-
ent oil, steel, or coal producers why
they arc at q dtsad advantage i with the
great trusts. and why the great trusts
limit tho output and control the price
in America. And in nine cases out of
ten. every one Of them will point to
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STRONGEST UNIONS
ONLY GETT|| AID
IN GREAT BRITAIN
Unorganized Workers In Eng
land Made to Suffer Rise In
Prices.

That the English government Is
raising the wages only of the strongly
organized trades during the war and
is letting the unorganized suffer from
the rise i'll prices is the statement of
Charles Edward Russell in his letter
: from London to The Cleveland Press,
in which he says:
The fact is, the government is be-
coming a great employer at a trou-
blous time in the history of labor.
Already it is walking the slack wire
and Juggling hard to keep its balance
between labor organizations that are
powerful and those that are not.
It lost no time in giving the rail-
road men what they wanted; they are
strongly organized.
Union Turned Down.
But when the postoffice workers,
being but i'll organized, represented
that as the war had greatly increased
their labors and heightened their
hours, they should have the same
war bonus that had been allowed the
railroad men, the government coldly
turned them down.
Recently the government negoti-
ated with the strongly organized min
ers for longer working day. The
miners demurred and pointed to the
, law.
"Oh, we'll have the law amended"
said the government agents, cheer
fully.
IF you do, wen strike," said the
; miners
The law has not been amended,
but the miners are demanding that
the mine owners share with them the
great increase of profits the owners
have raked off from the war, and an
alarmed government is sitting on the
safety valve.
Driven to Enlist.
Other conditions contribute to an
uneasy situation. At the instance of
the government, some employers have
all but driven employees into the
army.
Sometimes the vacancies thus made
have been filled with women-at
lower wages.
end Of 4Aprl it was esti-
mated that more than 100000 'wom-
en- had gone to work in places prev1-
Ously filled by men.
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IMMIGRATION TO
U. S. SHOWS INCREASE

WASHINGTON, June 1s.-Im-
migration to the United States is
on the increase, according to fiji
ures for April, just issued by the
federal department of labor.
During that month 31,765 were
admitted, against 1904 for Feb
ruary and 26,335 for March.
Except Ireland, which in
creased from 452 in March to
1928 in April, southern Europe
furnished the largest gains. Italy.
including Sicily and Sardinia.
Increased from 1857 to 6,032;
Portugal, fro AL to 762.
Japan increased from 65s to
s75. Mexico dropped from 1,164
In March to 223 in April, while
CHINA maintained it's steady
average, 156 arriving cdurine
April.
OF the skilled trades, the car
penters received the greatest
number-436-during April. The
total number Of skilled workers
arrived during the month was
S'95:5 Farm laborers. totaled
1888 and laborers, 1850
me ngures show that Cali
torn1a and the state of Washing
ton are rapidly facing the sama
immigration problems that nov
confront eastern Industrial con.
ters. During April, 1908 immi.
grants were ticketed to Cali
fornia and 1895 to Washington
New York received STA: Massa-
chusetts, 2,473;> PENNSYLVANIA
1926, and Illinois, 1,177.
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WISCONSIN, { 0:|||||| ]. labor !. I . .
NA|V|Ill|NI||sIIOT |: | I i i sOPs
Secretary Morrison Agrees With
Wisconsin Unionist On Merits
r.. ]. 81 Il: opf::Bill:: q
~ ~ t5&z.- ! - = n, ts ~ =. >-~:--
believes AMENDED. BILL :.
SHOULD BE; DEFEATED
= ). ;: j -:
Labor Opponents IN Congress
Tried Similar Methods With !,
> out. Success. !


WASHINGTON, June 1s.-wis-
consiil trade unionists are urging the
state legislature to pass the anti-in-
junction bill introduced jointly by
Assemblymen FIanks-Web cher and SEN
;ator :Bosshard. The : bill has been
amended by the assembly committee
on Judiciary, and IN: a letter to A., ri
of l.. Secretary Morrison, in which
both ellis are explained, Assembly,
man Weber declares the, altered bill
gives hut little projection to labor. -
In his reply, Secretary Morrison
sustains this position. and encourages
the well-knoWn milwaukee unionist to
continue his opposition to the
amended bill.
Secretary Morrison says:
Cannot Accept Compromise.
TN E. question Of this kind we can
not adroitly accept compromises.
Great fundamental principles of lib
erty and justice are involved that are
either right or wrong. Your bill,
No. 81 A, was q step forward, a great
legitimate step, and one that ought
not be denied to the workers of Wis
consin by it's legislature. The SUBJ
stitute offered by the committee
is similar to many measures which
were promptly offered us in congress
by enemies of labor. and which we
cid not hesitate to denounce as poo
injunction bills. In other words,
they legalized the issuance of injunc-
tions during labor. disputes and the
use Of the injunction writ to pre-
vent the exercise of the most nor
NAL. present rights, by the workers
Of our land. We. ,unhesitatingly op-
posed such bats and denounced them
vigorously. We, found it. better to
delay from congress to congress-, and
if necessary, from generation to gen
GRAFTON, in order to secure a meas
ure that would be guaranteed in
stead OF a subterfuge. >;--.-- -,
81. 50: i, Would Spread Elsewhere. a.
: you accept q weak or nischiev--
o1ts,s measure, such ass the committed
substitute, the mischief will not end
in Wisconsin,, but the example will
be used to thrust similar mischiev-
GUS legislation upon the workers in
other states, and I'VE will be COM
PEELED to travel around in innumer-
able circles for geenrations before
that mischief could be undone.
''Your bill would be a genuine step
In advance and upon it you could
add other features without undoing
what has been done. But upon the
proposed substitute you would have
more difficulty in disentanglinE the
mischief than you would have in In
Guiding new constructive features
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MEXICAN capital
AID TORED CROSS
Corporations Seeking. 1nterven-
tion Subscribe Funds for =.
Plasters and Ointment. a.
By United News Writer'S.

BY United News Writer'S. .
NEW YORK. :r,ne :*>.1s-Har. :.
som at h,no ! !, g. t,,..p..z %
,.ls' 49, ,s'1:, '.1V 4eoo 1lo<'s peop4e
gre n.y. elvlnx out In their publicity
a1npalsp. 1ne Greene cananea Cop
pe.,, per, company ana the Phelps Dodge
heavy In = sVtp,;r oonce!n; are
fnnd Tho.e - ts,.,'.t -. ,sa s.s .seo NfoSs
amor,sv 80 = syotstios ,, are
nan,as on.n. ~ -. D.usl e1sa - az com com
HAn,es operaAng ln. Mexico. In 1910
down a satr,ka nf / N1a~icap ,..ss 80
with winchastara nTa ~, nrara 1-,,1es :
It was a 're..acrrs r.anr 20 H,eu. 'arN.
az the na.sanrs - careraa srn :" 's@ooi
~ -. q. Z { = '''''14'
me ne faaeips- s!.sl' lodge company is eag-
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COMMON LABoRERs TO.
: ENJOY REAL VACATION

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, June 1s.
Common laborers" employed by
the city will hereafter enjoy a fifteen
days vacation with pay This rule
now applies to: every department in
the CITY,
The question OF cost was discussed
by the commissioners, but it was final
ly agreed that a 81 man is as much
entitled to vacation as any one else.
The resolution was unanimously:
adopted. = ii:
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President Scott Nearing shows'
Where Toilers Lose Products
=. -: Of Labor.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.T1,a
Relative Merits Of Work and Owner
ship was discussed by Prof, Scott
Nearing, Of the University OF PensyI-s
vania, at the conferences of proEres-
dve Friends, at Longwpod. Prof
Nearing said that. although most peo-
pie had only vague ideas on the SUBJ
1ect., there was In society a deer
desire for truth and justice. They All
felt that every one should have e.
fair opportunity. p . II +
In comparing the present condition.
of the worker with that Of the past!
he recalled. the olds feudal system OF
Europe in which the landlord exactedj
two days labor in each week and al
lowed the tenant to: till for himself
the other four days. "a
- 80 A New Feudalism.
He claimed that 9, new type OF
feudalism was now being stablished,
in which the workers were taxed
more heavily to support the property
owners. As an instance, he cited that.
the railroads Of the: country earn
$20,0OO,O00- a year, $12,O00,0O0 being.
paid for services and IS, S,000, 900 to
the stockholders, :; - 4
workers were laid off and the public
was taxed with higher rates, hut the
stockholders receiyed the same inter
est as before. 80
The Astors in England drew Sc, e
100000 a year from their estates In
America, and when the tenants were,
unable: to raise this sum they were
evicted. :. q
Society was made up of two
groups, the large group who worked
for the community and the compara-E
lively small group who owned the
community. w -..,. ~ 2s.sssss=
Although. the social order owed.
everything to the worker, who was
the mainstay Of our civilization, own
ership was allowed the prior claim.
Our present system was hind ering the
worker and glorifying the owner.
-. The true aim Of democracy should
he to. develop and express the ind1-
viduality Of each. To gain this end
we should. give every encouraaam4nt,
to: the workers. who Yere buliim1 M
the comuna1 life and eyeIy
.agement to the mere parasite who
rendered no: service to the CO.
munity. ~.,-~ & 4 1 sss ssa,l 81
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CARRA|VzA@ STANDS {
For Rc0|MM|QNPEQPl|| IN \ d !'
Increases Factory Wages So fe
Cent in Districts Where
Underpaid. +
'nited News. Writer'S:

BY United News Writer'S.
NEW YORK, June 18.--Repfesenfa41
tives Of the Constitutionalist govern
ment in this city have just received
copies of a decree issued by First
Chief Carranza,, in. Vera Cruz WI whichs
give to the workers in the textile in-s
dustry in Mexico an increase Of 80;
and 40 per cent in wages. The decrees
sets forth that whereas The con-5
siderable raise which articles OF first
necessity have suffered IN all the cittes
of the republic, and especially In in-a
dustrial and manufacturing centers,
have correlatfvely raised the medium
cost Of living Of industrial and manu-.
featuring workmen In such a mAnnera
that they cannot obtain III sufficients
quantities, with the days wages wh1El
they are now awarded the articles
which they require to repair their own
forces and for the wants Of their
families and, that several contractorss
who have received requests from the
workmen employed by them Tor u q
crease in wages have stated that they
would have no Inconvenience in grant
ing same, within reasonable limits tf
the measure was made deextensive TO an
similar factories, therefore, have
been pleased to decree the Following
Article Ian increase Of as per-
cent in the daily wages paid out at
the present time to. workers Ia the
departments and other dependencies
Of spinning mills and weaving fac
tories Of cotton, wool, jute and axave
fiber which are now esta ab1ished in the
republic, Or which may hereafter be-
ablished and an increase Of 40 pes
cent In the payments made In said
factories for needle work or! job work.
ITO be published Tor endorsements.
s4.s .34, s.ssZ39 s} :.z. =3.. Carrauza'
Better proof than this could not M
given that the present revolution In
Mexico carried onsby the C0nsti tuition s
al government Is social aas
political and that organized labo
under the name OF the Case del ohke oS
Mundial knew what twas about wh1
It entered into q contract with IS
First Chief to aid the uonsti itut tJora
cause. The Casa del Obrero lEund
has sent its delegates into every al
under the jurisdiction 81. the Const1 81
tional government and Is now ac4ty5sSs 81
organizing the Mexican vorker1 So
their various Industries With the
he consent and assistance of
Chief Carranza. fss|s SSss
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RE-ELECr OLD OFFICERS OF. E

i. EAST LIVERPOOL, O.; june Is.
All officers Of the Brotherhood OF
Operative Potters have been reelected
by referendum vote. Employment
l IN this industry y reported ass im-
proving. -ss} 4.3s .a.& s.5s s.=t
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Conlpers on Equal Work and Suffrage

committed oaualty o oppor-z
tn for equal work. whether performed by It also stands for
equal rights before the law and that implies equal suffrage the selection of
those who shall administer and the law. ~x:~
SAMUEL GOMPERS,
President An Fdnahon Of Labor
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-19
NEED OWL MAIL SERVICE
Postmaster Praeger Says Collections
After Midnight Will Be Ex-
tended and Continued.

The owl" mail collection from sew
be made permanent, according to an
nouncement today by Postmaster
Praeger. The postmaster says:
"A ten-day trial of the owl mail COL
lection service in the heart of the bust
ness district discloses that LOTT pieces
of mail were collected from the four
boxes at which the trial was made be-
tween 1920 am. and $40 am. The
steady growth of these late collections
satisfies me that this service should be
maintained with a slight modification.
The collections from It'll street and
pennsylvania avenue were negligible,
averaging about three letters a night,
and in the new arrangements the owl
collection from this box will cease
after tonight.
Owing to the heavier mailings be-
tween 14th and 18th streets, two new
boxes will be included in the owl COL
lection in that section, one in front
of 14l3 f street and the other on 18th
street between New York avenue and
u street.
Accordingly, beginning at 1870 am.
Wednesday. the owl collection will
be as follows:
ner 18th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., 1:20 am; letter box in front OF
14l3 street. 1875 am: letter box on
18th street between G street and New
York avenue, 1927 am; letter box
northwest corner 9th and F street, lao
am; letter box southwest corner 14th
and G. streets, 1870 am"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-19
GREEK SHIP TORPEDOED
WHILE IN NORTH SEA

THE HAGUE, via London, April 49,
The naval department announces it has
been informed that the Greek steamer
Ellispontos. which left Ymuiden, Hol-
land. Saturday for Montevideo, Uru-
quay, has been torpedoed In the North
sea. Her crew of twenty-one. with a
Dutch pilot, were rescued by the North
Hinder lightship. They will be brought
to Holland.
LONDON, April 19.-The crew of the
Greek steamer Elispontos. torpedoed
yesterday by submarine five miles west
OF the North Hinder lightship, has ar
rived at Flushing. according to a dis
patch to Reuters Telegram Company
The captain, who was SO badly wounded
and taken to hospital. said his steam
er was torpedoed without warning. The
crew got away safely in boats, however,
and rowed to the lghtship.
The Elispontos. which left Ymuiden,
Holland. Saturday for Montevido, Uru-
quay, was a vessel Of 1882 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-19
SAFETY FIRST BOOKS OUT,
Federation Will Distribute Them to
School Children.

A safety first" book for distribution
to the children of tho public schools
Of this country is being prepared by
the Safety First Federation of America
This will be the first publication of
It's kind and is to be graphically illus
trated in colors, indicating the most
common forms Of accidents to children
and showing how to prevent their re-
occurrence.
A very attractive emblem for the fed
Grafton was approved at a recent meet
ing of the executive committee of the
organization, the design being similar
to the emblem of the Safety First So
ciety Of New York, which Is circular
in form with a color combination Of
green and white. The emblem bears
the command BE Careful" at the ton
and Safety First" in large white let
tiers with green background in the
center. and the title Safety First Fed
GRAFTON of America" at the bottom.
These emblems will be very attractive
and suitable for attaching to the ra-
diator caps OF automobiles. There has
been a big demand from automobile
owners.
1t was decided to hold the safety
first convention in Detroit. Mich, Sep
TENDER 20. FL and 20, 1915. This will be
the first convention to be conducted I'M
der the auspices Of the national fedora
ton. 1t Is also the intention to have
an exhibition Of safety first devices
and appliances In connection With it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-19
PRESENTATION TO FIREMEN.
No. Engine Company to Receive
Tablet and Purse From Citizens.

Commissioner Brownlow tonight will
present to members Of No. 1 engine
company, K street near 18th. northwest,
a bronze tablet and purse of gold, the
gift Of citizens Of that section in recog-
milton of the company having won last
year the Mcfarland trophy for ap-
pearance. promptness and efficiency
Each member Of the company will re-
ceive $35 in gold, while a purse of $50
will be presented to the captain. The
members are F. G. Gibbs. lieutenant;
]. w. Allen, driver; ]. NJ. Wooster, en-
gineer; f. r. Steinman. assistant en-
gineer: r. II. Harrison, assistant driver,
and Privates K. c. Anderson. j. A.
Smith. ]. w. Holmes, j. H. Marti, C. P.
Weitzel and w. w. spangler. Thomas
OConnor is captain of the company.
Clarence r. Wilson Is chairman of the
committee which raised the fund for
presentation to the members. The tab
let bears the following inscription
Presented to No l engine company of
the District of Columbia by residents
of its fire alarm district In recognition
Of having won the competition for
promptness and efficiency in the year
1914"