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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04

the one hand AID the condemnation OF
the country o. the other, supposlng
that they were determined to block the
Presidents programme.
As a matter of fact, however, some
OF the Republicans would have been
daring enough to try filibuster even
under the circumstances. Then Sen
ator Penrose got busy. He had little
quiet talk with the reactionary as we'll
a.; the Progressive Republicans. Sen,
ators Gallinger. Curtis, Brandegee and
others agreed that they would not tlli-
buster. The word spread around, and
thereby an arrangement was effected SC
that every Republican could have MS
say, put himself clear on the record,
vote against the bill and still allow II
&C. pass.
II was Just about that time Friday
afternoon that the brotherhood chiefs
began TO feel cocksure of their ground.
A. has been said, they had friends or
both sides and in both he Ises OF Con-
gress-personal friends, not profess
sional friends, such as the railroads
had-and their friends worked hard for
the union cause. Some OF those who
spoke most severely against the meas
ure and voted against il gave the
heartiest aid TO the unions in the way
of easing the ways for the bill to reach
a vote in the Senate by 6 o'clock las
night.
Union Chiefs Reticent.
One who knows the four brother
hood chiefs from personal acquaintance
with them during the last few months
wouldn't have known to-day that they
had won a halo of glory from their
400. 900 brotherhood members. Not one
of them could be induced TO say word
in the way of gloating Garretson
first comment to-day was that he was
in a reaction, keeping quiet. stone.
who has not said much anyhow, sald
less than ever, and W. q. Lee was
packing up to go home. Garretson is
going 10 settle a few bills and then
look for a big sailing ship that VIII
take him far away from railroads
and railroad men on a four months
cruise around Cape Horn. Before the
four men separate circular message
will be sent out to all the brother
hood members explaining just what
has been done for them.
"In thirty days. said Mr.. Garret-
son to-day. people will have forgot
ten the charge that Congress was
forced to act and simply remember that
the strike was averted. As matter oil
fact. YOU know that we didn't go to
Congress or ask any one else TO go TO
Congress for US. We were hailed 10
Congress just as the railroads were
"As for the strike. Would 1t have
occurred? lie; me tell you that lost
all hope Of stopping 1t when the rail
road presidents turned down President
Wilson's plan until | heard on Friday
afternoon that there would not be any
filibustering in the Senate. Then feI'
pretty sure the strike would not De
necessary"
Little difficulty is expected by the
brotherhoods in the adjustment of the
roads and men to the new schedule
In months time the four chiefs be-
lieve whatever friction that may de-
velop will have been obviated.
PERSONALLY" said Mr.. Garretson' !
would be willing to go down and meet
the managers committee in the morn
ING or any other time and give my
assistance to them IN working out an
adjustment
What about the future" he was
asked.
WELL he replied, whatever the po'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
WOMAN DIVES TO SAVE GIRL
Hears Screams and Makes Rescue In
the Delaware River.

Trenton, n. j., Sept. 3.-Mrs. Sadie
Carr. Of Brookville, near here, leaped
into the Delaware River late this after
mann and saved Miss Jeanette Paul
nineteen wears old, Of 1853 Passaic
street. a stenographer. from drowning.
Miss Paul went swimming in the Della
ware River this afternoon with two
friends. She became excited when she
GOT TOO far from shore. She and her
companions called for help.
Mrs. Carr, who lives near by. heard
the screams OF the young woman and
,nsbcd from the house. She plunged
ma the river. clad in street clothes,
and bore the girl to the shore,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
Union Heads Certain
Hedley Will Not Grant
Their Demands.
MAYOR MAY FIRST
GET CHANCE TO ACT
Fitzgerald's Approval of
Order Would Tie Up
marlborough.

The international officers having
voted their approval Of strike on the
Interborough and associated lines in
New York, the formal order to quit
work now awaits only the approval OF
William B. Fitzgerald. In him the
power to call the men out has been
vested 1t is possible that this order
may issue tomorrow, but more likely,
no matter what action the INTERIOR
ough officials may take regarding indi-
vidual contracts, which are objected to
by the men, strike will not be called.
Approval of the strike order was
given by the executive committee Of
the national body before John j.
Thorpe, international vicepresident
and the acting head of the Amalga-
mated Association in the absence in
Europe of President William d. Ma
hon, departed for Harrisburg, Penn,
late Saturday night.
Say Hedley Will Be Firm.
Union leaders do not expect
Frank Hedley. general manager of the
marlborough, whom the men hold re-
sponsible for the present crisis, to
WELD to the demand that he cancel the
Objectionable contracts. On the con-
trary. they believe he will stand pat
and refer the men to the directors of
the company.
If the radicals among the men have
their way this will be the signal for
the strike order. But II is understood
that there was tacit understanding
between the Mayor and the leaders OF
the men that there would be no strike
called without first notifying him. and
that, if possible, they would not again
cut in on his vacation, which he told
them would not expire until Septem'
Der 8. Under this agreement, Fltzger-
aid is expected to appeal direct to MT
/ Mitchell and wait a reasonable time
for results.
It is declared. however. that this
1 line Of action cannot be followed II
/ the Interborough by some overt act -
+ such as the discharge Of a consider
able number OF men urthei imam
| the mass of its employees. In such an
I event even Fitzgerald is doubtful OF
1 his power to hold the workers in line
and of the wisdom of attempting to
/ do so.
Put Up Limit for Hedley.
"There is a limit to all things ne
said yesterday. land it is certain nat
/ there is a limit beyond which Hedley
will not be allowed to GO
Reports reached union headquarterS
! Yesterday that the lnterborough MAD
made arrangements with big strike
breaking agency for men, ana that II
had been assured, now that the pros
pect OF a general railroad strike had
passed. that the agency would turn
over to it an army of men recruited
for the steam roads. Most of them
are now in or near Chicago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04

with Senator Newlands, Senator Will
Jams. Secretary Baker, Joseph W. tolk'
counsel of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. and Mr.. Collier. The rail
road trouble was discussed only IN
general way.
Both the President and Senator New
lands are particularly anxious that
bin be passed for an Investigation oil
industrial disputes on railroads before
strikes or lockouts are allowed. ana
also that the Interstate Commerce
Commission De increased from seven
"a nine members. These questions
very probably will be taken up IN De
cember.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
Queen Mary Likely to Honor
The Duchess of Roxburghe
American Woman Men
toned as Probable
Mistress of Robes.


London, Sept. st is reported in
the royal encourage that the Duchess
Of RoVN' rghe, who before her marriage
was Miss May Ogden Goelet, has been
offered the position of Mistress Of
the Robes to Queen Mary, vacated by
the Duchess of Devonshire, consequent
on the appointment of the duke to the
Governor Generalship of Canada.
The rules of the court require that
the Mistress of the Robes should not
be Of lower rank than a duchess, and
this rule considerably limits the num-
Der Of ladies to whom the premier po-
sition in Queen Mary's household could
be offered
OF the duchesses, the two who stand
most highly in the regard of Queen
Mary are the Duchess of Portland and
the Duchess of Roxburghe. The Ouch
ess of Portland is Mistress of the
Robes TO Queen Alexandra; otherwise
it is more than possible that the posi-
ton would have been offered to her.
- NNAiNoS VI iNOADAi Slif y
with Queen Mary is not of very long
standing. Her grace was, of course.
received at court after her marriage,
and afterward, with her husband, was
the guest on several occasions of the
late King Edward VII and Queen Alex
andra
II was in 1913 that the Duchess Of
Roxburghe first became the guest of
Queen Mary and King George at a
small party at Windsor Castle, and
subsequently the duchess stayed with
their majesties at Balmoral.
During the tango craze in 1913 the
Duchess of Roxburghe was one OF the
ladies who declined to attend any
gatherings where the tango was danced,
and IT was generally reported that her
grace's action in this matter was
prompted by the Queens expressed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04

Germany last June demanded that
the Swiss government permit the ex-
portation Of cotton and foodstuffs col
iected by German agents, stating that
il the demand was not complied with
Germany would prohibit the exporta-
ton of coal and iron, essential for
Swiss industry.
Switzerland asked for time and sent
a delegate to Paris to confer with the
representatives Of the Entente Allies.
In August the German and Swiss dele
gates resumed negotiations and it then
became known that Germany had with
drawn her threat to hold up shipments
of coal and iron.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04

litica effect may be, let me tell you
that the eight-hour day is here to stay
and will be here after you and | are
in our graves"
How long peace shall reign as re-
suit of the bill apparently is depen-
dent upon developments in the pro-
posed move TO test the constitutlonallty
of the act. Should the railroads take
no action, but await the beginning OF
an investigation of the workings of the
eight-hour day by the special commits
sion for which the measure provides,
the brotherhoods will remain inactive.
The employees leaders declare, however,
that should the law be held unconsti-
tutional and the railroads attempt to
restore the ten-hour day a strike will
follow promptly.
No Brotherhood Comment.
Brotherhood heads in a circular let
ter 10 their members to-day made no
comment on the measure as passed.
They merely pointed out that 1t would
not become effective until next Janu-
arg l, and that many things might oc-
cur between now and then which would
change materially any suggestions or
comment they might make.
/. developed to-day that the brother
hoods before being summoned 10
Washington by President Wilson three
weeks ago had agreed to call strike
effective August 20. The orders then
drafted were used when the strike
finally was set for Labor Day. After
having been printed in preparation for
the proposed strike on August 20 they
were locked in a vault in New York.
Decision week ago last Saturday to
order a strike the following day, when
the majority of the committee Of $40
were leaving for their homes, was fol-
lowed by a hasty trip 10 New York by
two representatives Of the brother
hoods. The strike date, September 4.
wGs filled in with a rubber stamp. but
the original date of the call, August II,
was not changed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
PRESIDENT SIGNS
EIGHT-HOUR BILL
Continued from page !

thing unusual about it. in fact, was
that il took four pens TO scratch the
Presidents name and that 1t was
signed in a private car. The four pens
were used, one for each syllable OF
President Wilson's name, in order that
the presidents of the four brother
hoods. Garretson, Warren 5. Stone, W.
G.. Lee and W. s. Carter, might get
one apiece. ,
TIE President and Mrs. Wilson had
lust finished breakfast when MI
Forster arrived with the official docu-
ment. No other officials OF the gov
eminent came. Il was over IN Few
minutes. Then Mr.. and Mrs. wilson
took a short motor ride before the
special committee representing the
Lincoln Park Association began to as
semble at the station to accompany
the President to Hodgenvillc.
Some doubt had been raised IN the
capital as TO the validity Of the Presi-
dents signature affixed to bill on
Sunday. Mr.. Garretson's reply TO that
fear was that he had never found sun
dav a worse day than any other. Au-
thorities we're examined, however, and
the consensus seemed TO be that the
date or day on which bill is signed
is immaterial TO its validity. The Con-
stitution allows the President ten days
exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays
TO consider an enactment OF Congress,
but is silent about the validity OF a
Sunday signature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
Bow browns Playing Tag.

An unidentified boy about eleven
years old was drowned in the East
River of Seventy-ffth Street last night
when he toppled from the pierhead into
the water while playing tag with sew
eral other boys.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
RESCUED
BY SHACKLET0N
Continued from page !

10 think their commanders frail boat
had been swamped or crushed. No
word could reach them that rescue
parties were on the way.
The first relief expedition set out
under Captain Thoms in whaler on
Nav 26. even before Shackleton had
reached the Falkland Islands. The bit
fer weather which had wrecked the
original expedition and sent the sea =
migrating northward in vast herds
still prevailed. Battered by tremen-
dous seas and racked by ice, Captain
Thoms considered himself lucky to get
his sturdy vessel back into port.
Shackleton Takes Charge.
Slackleton himself took charge Of the
next and succeeding attempts. His per-
sistency won him the loan of steam
trawler from the Uruguayan govern
ment. With its sides and decks heavily
reinforced. the vessel set out on June
IS. Ice and gales had diminished not
a whit, but under the compulslon OF
the one man in all that land who knew
the real necessity the trawler drove
on and succeeded in reaching point
within twenty miles Of Elephant IS
land. No further progress could be
made. Hea ing, grinding ice noes lor-
bade sledges and threatened the de-
struction Of the vessel if she fingered
On July IL the Yelcho, the steam YES
sci which finally effected the rescue,
steamed out Of Punta Arenas towing
the 7O-ton schooner Emma. Two hun
bred and forty miles TO the south the
Yelcho, badly damaged by the ice, cast
of tn, hawser ar the Emma kept on.
The Emma got within 100 miles OF Ele-
phant Island and had to give up.
Still Shackleton believed that the
marooned men survived. On his re-
lief trips he had noticed an abundance
of seals and penguin5 far to the south.
Although more than seventeen weeks
had elapsed since he left his com,
panions on Elephant Island, he set
forth again in the Yelcho on August 20.
Despite the war, the British govern
nent found time TO remember the
twenty-five Englishmen whose house
was an ice cave on dcsolatc and un-
visited island On August II the Ad-
miralty sent out the relief ship DIS
covery from Plymouth Sound. She has
not been reported since.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
SWISS AND GERMANS AGREE
Dispute Involved Importation OF Food
Into Empire.

Paris. Sept. 3.-An agreement has
been reached by Switzerland and Ger
many in the DISPUTED exchange OF com
modities, says the Havas correspondent
at Bernc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
Never Favored Workers
Until He Entered Politics,
Representatives Say.
PREFERRED CHINESE
TO SOUTH EUROPEANS
Dubbed Poles and Ita,iaps
Coarse Crew.
Record Different
From Tho rrilune Bures<.l

Washington, Sept. 3.-The labor rec
ords of President Wilson and Governor
Hughes are compared, TO the disadvan-
tage of the President. in a statement
from the National Republican Congress
sional Committee to-day. Both Mr..
Wilson's spoken and written utterances
are quoted TO show that his interest
in labor dates from his entrance into
politics.
Speaking of The threatened strike
just settled by Congressional action.
the statement points out that "the dis
pute had been brewing for many
months, but the President waited until
little more than sixty days before
the national election TO summon the
brotherhood heads and the railroad
heads to Washington"
Wilson's Record Impugncd.
The statement continues:
Labor unions are justified in look
ing askance at the President in view
of his spoken and written utterances
regarding labor.
an Mr.. Wilson's History Of the
American People he says: The Chi
nese were more to be desired as work
men, If not as citizens, than most OF
the coarse crew that came crowdlng in
every year at the Eastern ports
"The coarse crew the President de-
scribed as 'crowdng in included the
millions of foreign born of every ma
tionality who are now loyal citizens of
the United States.
I'm the same hook the President
said: And now there came multitudes
of men of the lowest class from the
south of italy. ana men of meaner sort
cut Of Hungary ana Poland. men out
of the ranks where there was neither
skill nor energy nor any initiative OF
quick intelligence.
what do American citizens of Ger
man, Italian. Hungarian, Polish, or any
European ancestry, think of that?
Scored Workingmen.
"On June 3. 1909. in an address to
the graduating class of Princeton UNI
versity. President Wilson expressed his
remarkable views on labor in the fol-
lowing words: You know what the
usual STANDARD of the employe is in our
day. II is to give as little as he may
for his wages
A. iluueI IN the W dlhoii hDtNi -
New York, March rs. 1907. DR.. Wood
row Wilson spoke as follows: we
speak 100 exclusively OF the capltalistlc
class. There is another as formidable
an enemy to equality OF freedom OF
opportunity as it is, and that is the
class formed by the labor organizations
and leaders of the country
Contrast the labor record of Presi.
dent Wilson with the labor record OF
Governor Hughes.
Governor Hughes has never written
or spoken a single word inimicsl 70
labor. On the contrary. he was the
greatest friend Of labor that ever occu'
pied the Governors chair at Albany.
Legislative records at Albany show
that during his two terms as Governor
of New York he signed fifty-six labor
laws.
I'm New York State during 1872 years
only 1862 labor laws were passed. one
third of these were signed during
Hughes's two terms as Governor
with these records known IT Will be
easy for organized labor to select us
candidate in the November election
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04

men representing the roads termi-
mating here, confirming the mo
strike" order issued in Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
To Sign Bill Again.

Authorities hold that the critical
date is the date the signed document
is entered in the records; that the
President could sign it to-day and date
il tomorrow. But in order TO o6vlate
any question on the subject the Presi
dent has assured the brotherhood lead
crs that he will sign the bill again
when he returns on Tuesday. That
seems 10 satisfy everybody concerned
especially as no one now is worrying
about whether the 5:l5 will run as
usual tomorrow.
The information that Senator PEN
rose had acted to prevent a Senate
fIibuster was news TO Washington to-
day. The Senate voted on the elght-
hour law as on strictly party basis
excepting the vote of Senator La OF
lette and Democratic Senator'S Clark
and Hardwick. What happened was
this: On a strict party vote the meas
ure was sure TO pass because the
Democrats have a majority OF sixteen
in the Senate and the detection Oh a
few could readily be afforded. what
everv one feared was that somebody
and il takes only one man to do 1t.
might talk the bill TO the point OF
death before II could be revived IN
time TO avert the strike.
To flibuster on such nm emergency
measure would have been risky thing
for reactionary Republican Senator'S To
inv. even though they would. IN one
sense be putting the Administration
and It's supporters IN mole me
brotherhood leaders had almost ~
many friends on the Republican SIDE
M on the other, but the Republlcahs
Ind their party ideals to consider on
Evening star., 1916-04-06
Police and Firemen's Pensions.

The Commissioners in approving the
Cary bill to establish the police and
fremen's pension fund upon a stable
basis note that the present system is
inadequate and ineffective. There is no
escaping tho conclusion. For several
years past this fund-or rather the two
separate funds maintained for the two
departments-hasb been in deficit, owing
70 the insufieiency of the revenues de-
rived from the various sources that con-
sribute to it. Since 1911 the deficit has
aggregated $6s,41o.s7. The benefciaries
Of the fund have lost this amount. The
District and Congress are responsible
for it, but there is no plan for it's re
imbursement to the pensioners Any
adjustment, correcting the defects of
the present system, should include the
payment Of arrears.
Under the proposed plan IL per cent
Of the pay Of each member of the two
forces will be deducted for pension pur-
poses, and the balance needed to meet
the requirements will be paid wholly
out of the District revenues. This is
a feature that requires more justifica-
tion than appears on the surface. Why
should the Districts own revenues bear
Evening star., 1916-04-06

American imagination. Certainly wher-
ever that idea prevails here it is based
upon the hypothesis of sweeping Ger
man victory in Europe.
Perhaps the most significant passage
! of the chancellor's remarks was that in
| which he compared the military situa-
tion of today with that which obtained
| about a year ago when he was at the
front with the emperor. During the
twelve months between these particular
| visits of the chancellor to the fighting
line certain changes have taken place,
noted by the emperor himself The
Russians have given ground from the
Carpathians to far into their own in
terror. The British and French have
withdrawn from the Gallipoli peninsula.
Bulgaria has joined the central powers,
while Greece and Rumania remain neu-
trail. Instead of being as a year ago on
the defensive in Champagne Germany is
on the aggressive at Verdun.
These changes. viewed thus. are I'M
doubtedly significant. But there are
certain other elements which the chan
cellor failed to include in his review of
the alterations brought forth by year.
The Russians. while yielding much
ground on their own western front, have
undertaken a powerful offensive around
the eastern end of the Black sea into
Asia Minor and through Persia, and are
today more definitely menacing Con-
stantinople and the Dardanelles than
were the English and French on Gallip-
oil year ago. The withdrawal from
the Gallipoii peninsula has been fol
lowed by large establishment by the
allies at Saloniki, constituting a threat
against the Teutonic communications
through Turkey. In France the Ger
man offensive, succeeding the defensive
of the Champagne campaign of 1915, has
up to date been more defeat than
victory, involving terrific losses with
out compensating military gains. Viewed
thus the chancellor's year of war events
does not show as marked an advantage
as in the terms in which he stated the
situation to the reichstag.