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New-York tribune., 1916-07-29
Report Brings Relief.

II was almost with a sense OF relief
that they received the report last night
that the Bremen had been towed into
Halifax, a prize OF war. IL was with
disappointment that they read the later
official denial.
This denial, however, is not credited
by either the officers OF the submarine
or representatives OF the Eastern For
warding Company, American represen-
tatives Of the submarines owners. II
is looked upon as a ruse 10 entice the
Deutschland TO unknown perils, with
out actual knowledge of the Bremen's
fate.
It's like this" said a man who en-
joys the confidence of Captain Paul
Koenig. Anybody can see the effects
OF the terrific strain under which the
master Of the Deutschland and his men
lsbored on their trip over here.
Every move they made against the
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4 SWEPT OVER DAM
AS CANOE IS SPLIT

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SEES CHANCE
OF HOME RULE

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There is nothing, however, in the
incidents Of the fight to justify any
argument against the necessity for bat
tie cruisers. When for any reason they
are deliberately put against battleships
they must expect to suffer in proper
tion to the relatively small number Of
their guns and the relative lightness
of their armor. IL is the same with
all other types Of vessels.
Beyond the demonstration Of the
unexpected resistance Of battle cruisers.
the incidents Of the action in question
have po bearing upon the arguments
advanced in my haering as TO the i'm l.
mediate necessity of the addition of
battle cruisers TO the United States
Navy In its present condition, that the
battleship must constitute the main
strength Of naval force admits of no
doubt. But, as ! attempted TO shoy BY
my testimony, an adequate force of
battle cruisers is necessary In order
that the battleships may be used
against an enemy with their maximum
powder. This is particularly true OF
the situation that would confront US in
case OF the necessity OF repelling the
attack OF an enemy feet against our
coast"
Where British Excel.
In his letter TO Representative Oliver
sending copy OF the report, Captain
Sims said:
Great Britain's control Of tha sss
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19

harborS.
Fourth. An eight-hour provision
applicable to civilians engaged in the
manufacture of ordnance and powder
for the Government.
Fifth. An eight-hour provision for
post-office clerks and carriers.
Sixth. An eight-hour provision
as to the mining of all coal to be used
by the Navy.
These laws passed Congress, with
practically the unanimous Democratic
vote and with large Republican
vote. They firmly establish the JUS
tice of the eight hour day and sus-
tain President Wilson's assertion that
the eight hour day is not subject to
arbitration; it is an accepted fact.
Mr.. Hughes statement that he
would not advocate the repeal of the
Adamson law shows his concession to
public opinion and makes the hula
baloo he has raised over the issue ar
rant nonsense and simply the mouth
ings of chronic scold.
Mr.. Hughes asserts there should
have been an investigation before the
bill was passed so that Congressman
could have been informed as to
whether the men were entitled to a
raise in wages. AS the Government
statistics show the net earnings of the
railroads for the last year to have
been $l,l76,0O0,OO0 which was greater
by $300,000,000 than in the preceding
year. AS the railroad managers
claim the increase in wages due to
the Adamson law recognizing the
eiqht hour dav XUoufd only he G60
100000 it would seem that Congress
had sufficient facts before it to justi-
fly raise in wages if that were the
sole effect of the bill as claimed by
Mr.. Hughes and his understudies, es-
pecially in view of the known increase
in the cost of living.
The Adamson law is the entering
wedge that means the universal adop-
ton of the eight hour day-the de-
mand which organized labor has made
for years. 1t is up to the labor unions
to stand by the Administration that
! has stood by them.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19

to put vestibules on their street-cars
during the winter months.
He vetoed a bill providing for a
raise in wages of axe men and labor
ers employed on State highway and
canal construction work, tie raise
being from 81 day to SOS a month.
He vetoed bill which, if passed,
would have given women school
teachers of New York City equal pay
with men for equal work.
In addition to the acts recounted.
Justice Hughes was on the United
States Supreme bench in 1914 when
the final decision in the Danbury Hat
ters case was rendered against labor,
Some time prior to this decision, the
Standard Oil Company was before the
United States Supreme court charged
with the violation of the same law
that the Danbury Hatters were
charged with violating. In the Stand
ard Oil case the United States Su-
preme court read into the Sherman
Antitrust law the Rule of Reason -
Undoubtedly, Justice Hughes was fa-
miliar with the action of the court
in the Standard Oil case, because it
produced profound sensation
throughout the country but when the
Danbury Hatters case was before the
Supreme court and Mr.. Hughes a
member of that court he did, not raise
his voice in a dissenting opinion; no,
not even make an attempt to invoke
the Rule to Reason" in their case.
With all these evidences before us.
it is not difficult to determine as to
what Governor Hughes, Justice
Hughes, and Candidate Hughes would
do if clothed with the authority
which goes with the mantle of the
chief executive of this nation.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
Great Labor Attorney Is for Wilson

No man holds the confidence and
affection of the workers in greater
measure than Clarence S. Darrow, the
Chicago lawyer and writer who is
we'll known in Boise and who has Of
ten championed their cause in the
courts. Mr.. Darrow has just given to
The Newspaper Enterprise Associa-
tion the following statement of why
the farmers and wage earners of
America should support Mr. Wilson:
(By Clarence S. Darrow)
President Wilson has shown
broad and deep sympathy for his fell
low man. He is human. He talks
less of the markets than of men.
Trade and industry are not his first
concern. With Hughes, we hear about
the tariff, about business, about the
strict rules of law, about an inunda-
ton of foreign goods. In short,
about money and his desire to save
the country by beng elected Presi-
dent.
Few men in high places have ever
been moved by such sympathies as
Wilson, and at the same time had
the wide vision, historical knowledge
anu BOOu JuuBHiCut ~ kuOW what
could be accomplished.
If Hughes is to be elected, there
should be some reason for present
dissatisfaction and some hope in a
change. Shall Mr. Wilson's foreign
policy be changed? If so, how? II
is dishonest for Mr.. Hughes of Mr.
Roosevelt to criticise Wilson's policy
without showing what they would do
They dare not announce a policy oi
their own different from the one that
Mr. Wilson has followed with rare pa
tience, fine judgment and self control
Would Mr.. Roosevelt use his big
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19

Los Angeles-J. s. Terrence. Los
Angeles. Capitalist, heavy investor in
Mexico. founder and owner of the
city of Terrence, California, in
statement approving President Will
sons Mexican policy. says:
President Wilson's Mexican policy
is absolutely the right one | am
intimately familiar with the Mexican
question. and can speak with a per-
sonal knowledge of the situation. The
Company in which I am interested
owns the Palomas Ranch in the state
of Chihuahua. Mexico We purchas-
ed the land at forty cents an acre,
when lands of the same character on
the American side of the border were
selling for from four to ten dollars
an acre.
"The members of our Company full
ly realized at the time of the purchase
of these lands that the reason we
were able to buy these lands at those
low prices was the unsettled
nolitical conditions in the Republic Of
Mexico. We knew all the uncer-
tainties that existed. and took
our chances. ! want to say &c
you that o5 per cent of the invest.
ments az foreign capital in Mexico are
made on this identical basis Inves-
tors are able to buy at very low prices
because of the hazardous condition:
existing there.
ITO my mind. it is an identical cast
with the man loaning his money a
Is and 209o interest When he get:
that kind of interest, the loan is un.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
Another Blunder by Mr.. Hughes

Candidate Hughes has placed his
opposition to the Adamson law en-
tirely in the realm of the academic
just to show his opposition, in fact,
to the demand of the labor unions for
an eight hour day AT Sioux City in
answer to question as to whether
he would advocate the repeal of the
law, if elected, he replied, with a
Smart Aleck sentence. You cannot
repeal a surrender" In other words,
Mr.. Hughes admits the law has come
to stay, which shows his opposition
TO be inspired by mere cussedness.
If the law were wrong in principle it
could and should be repealed, even
though Mr.. Hughes merely sneers-at
the manner of it's enactment. The
law passed the House of Representa-
can Congressman in its favor as
against SO opposed. If there was any
surrender surely these Republican
Congressman are among those who
hoisted the white flag. Among the
20 we're the two Idaho Congressman
Smith and McCracken. And yet
in addition to the Republican Presi-
dental candidate denouncing the law,
our own Senator Borah also chirps up
in opposition, when the facts are that
the bill would have passed the lower
house by Republican votes, if not a
single Democrat had voted.
Within the six years which the
Democrats have controlled the House
and the three years which they have
controlled the Senate the following
eight hour laws have been passed, in
addition to the Adamson law:
First. The eight-hour law, apply
ing to work done for the Government
as we'll as work done by the Govern
ment.
Second An eight-hour law, apply
ing to female employees in the Dis
trict of Columbia, over which Con-
gress has jurisdiction.
Third The dredge workers eight
hour bill, applying to men employed
on dredging work in our rivers and
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19

doubtedly risky. and he is taking a
great chance.
Our ranch in Mexico has been
raided by Mexican bandits a number
of times. The losses we have suffer-
ed from these raids have been be-
tween hundred and fifty and two
hundred thousand dollars in toto. Buf
inasmuch as the price of beef cattle
has advanced from S2z head TO SIS
head, we have made several times
as much money as we have lost thru
these depredations.
"The Palonas Ranch has more
than paid Tor Itself. even under these
circumstances, during the last three
to five years.
Il can see no reason or excuse for
American investors. after they have
gone into Mexico and made invest
ments. with the full knowledge of the
unsettled political conditions in that
country, to ask. or to expect. the
/ United States TO spend several mill
! lion of dollars. and sacrifice a great
many American lives. to protect their
investments. Phey knew the condi-
tions when they went into Mexico,
and took their chances. They should
abide by the result without asking
American citizens to sacrifice their
lives and property to help them real
ize on their investments.
81 am strongly in favor of the re-
election of President Wilson. and am
confident the people will not be mis-
led by false statements ON the Mexi-
can situation"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
THE SHYLOCK GARB
Candidate Hughes Stands for Wealth Owner
Against Wealth Producer
(By Grant Hamiton)

On the recent tour of Candidate
Hughes through the West he empha-
sized his position in regard to the
Adamson Eight Hour law, and in
fact, on every other piece of legis-
lation secured by labor through Con-
gress during the last four years. In
his Milwaukee speech. as reported by
the Chicago Daily Tribune's special
correspondent, he said, speaking of
the legislation passed by the last two
Congresses:
The whole legislative accomplish
ment must be wiped offsthe books for
the good of the country"
This statement, compared with his
former attitude on labor questions,
dovetails very nicely. While Cover
nor of New York he forced law
through, taking away from the State
legislative the supervising power over
the management of State railroads
and located it in a commission. to
which he appointed fat-salaried law
yers.
He vetoed bill providing for full
train crew on freight trains of more
than twenty cars.
He vetoed bill to compel the sur
face railways of Kings and Queens
counties to pAovide vestibules on their
cars in the winter months for the pro-
lection of employees and passengers.
He vetoed bill prohibiting the
employment of non-residents Of the
State as armed strike-breakers, by
railroads and other corporations.
He vetoed the Wagner Assembly
bill to establish a hve-cent fare to
Coney Island, the breathing place OF
New York's poor.
He also vetoed bill to compel the
street railway con1Dauies in Prooklvn
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
Wilson Mexican Rancher Tells of Conditions

stick on Germany, or England. oy
M exico. or all of these at once?
Those who are to furnish the blood
and treasure ought to know Has the
with letter, or even the
of a ship, been grave enough
to make lis plunge deliberately into
the red maelstrom? Do our men and
women believe they should furnish the
life and treasure for this mad car
mage?
Ali who want war are against Viii
SON. War on whom and how much ?
With u. S. Steel stock third higher
than in all its history, with this COM
pany earning more than fifty per cent
on the common stock for the current
year, shall we give them more?
Are we to take a greater tribute
from the consumer for the Steel Trust
and other trusts, whose stocks are
now soaring at the mere hope OF
Hughes and wild carnival of greed?
Do we want more tariff on steel? Do
we want more on woolen goods? Do
we want more on sugar? If we dc
not want more on these, on what
Pray, what do we want? Does the
working man or the farmer want a
higher tariff? In this carnival are
they to be the shearers. or the sheep
If we are to be inundated with
goods after the war, | want to be
present-at the inundation, for I car
use the goods. But why should we
in our strength and greatness, Dor.
row trouble over the competition o
our afflicted fellow men? Wage,
will be higher in Europe than ever af
ter the war. Wages are regulated b,
the law of supply and demand. II
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
RAILROAD SHOP MEN GAIN

Dubois. Pa.-Over 1000 Buffalo,
Rochester & Pittsburgh railroad shop
men organized, but were almost inn
mediately forced to strike because of
discrimination After a two-days' sus-
pension of work. the management
agreed that all men would be reinstat-
ed in their former positions and that
there would be no Determinations and
that there would be no discrimination
because of union affiliation. Wages
were increased Is per cent for day
workers and 10 per cent for piece
workers. Improved shop conditions
were also agreed to- The shop men
of the same road at Salamanca. n. Y,
and Punxsutawney. Pa. were then or
ganized These workers were Sue
cessful in securing the same agree
ment as at Dubois.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
Attention!

A political film entitled "A Reunited
Party" is to be shown over Idaho, begin
ming today, under the auspices Of the
Hughes Alliance The big interests are
becoming alarmed and are spending their
money like water. Will the people fall
for this, or will it go to the junk heap with
the Womens' Million Dollar Speciala
Workers--union men, do not lose sight
of the fact that one of the most notorious
'scabs" in the state is at the head Of the
Hughes Alliance and his name is Jimmy
Gipson.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
cam $50 per WEEK

Canton, O.-Negotiations covering
several weeks by Canton Typographi-
cal Union, have resulted in substan-
tial wage increase for all members OF
the union. All printers working un-
der the jurisdiction Of the union will
receive ST. so per week more than here
tofore. Original demands called for
a fat rate of $2400 per week for all
newspaper and job men. Under the
new agreement, which took effect Oc-
tober ] and continues for one year
newspaper men receive $3.50 pei
week and job men $2l50
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
EIGHT HOURS IN sHIpYARD

Portland. Ore.-An eiRht-hour day
for employees of the Northwest Steel
company. Portland's shipbuilding
plant, was announced Oct. Il by ].
r. Bowles. President of the concern.
The eighf-hour day carries with II no
cut in pay, the men receiving the
same wages they now get for nine
hours. The change goes into effect
on October TO-
The plant employees $50 men at
present and in six weeks will have
| 500 men at work.
s'I want to say the steel industry IS
not the only one in which this change
is TO enter With our manufacture
ing plants upon an even basis with
to adopt it"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
IrNIoNs RECOGNIZED

Astoria. Ore.-Contractors in this
c;tv have signed an agreement with
the unions Of carpenters, painters,
Numbers and electricians. The car
ppenters' rates viii be S4 per day for
eight hours and the scale OF the other
locals are recognized.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
sss WORKERS KILLED IN 1915

Sacramento-The state industrial
accident commission reports that 533
California workers were killed in 1915.
The number Of permanent injured
total ,264 and the temporary injured,
65,74l. OF the latter number there
were 1924 cases Of injury that lasted
Is days or over.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
5000 coMPENsATEp

Harrisburg, Pa.-Nearly $4,000
awards for compensation have been
made in the nine months that the
state compensation law has been in
existence. The total number of
awards that became effective without
contest on either side was 34,o50, and
the referees decided 1900 additional
cases. Only III appeals were made
10 the board from decisions OF the
referees. while the number Of cases
taken TO the courts was an even doz-
en-.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
ROAD MUST REVEAL SECRETS

ROAD MUST REVEAL SECRETS
Washington-Justice Stafford of the
District of Columbia supreme court
has ordered the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad to answer questions Of
the interstate commerce commission
REGARDING its political contributions.
The court held the commission has
the right to know about such contri-
buttons not because Of their political
nature but because they effect ques-
tions Of the reasonableness of rates
and important questions OF railroad
accounting.
The railroad believed in old COM
modore Vanderbilt's theory regard
ing the public and insisted that its po-
litical activity was of no concern to
the commission.
When workers employed by this
railroad asks for better conditions il
makes the usual claim that it is "ths
trustees Of the public's money anS
lcannot expend same without direc
mandate Of the people"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19
REGULAR MEETING TRADES
COUNCIL,

There was large attendance at the
regular meeting of the Boise Trades
Council last evening and an enthu-
siastic meeting was held. Several new
delegates we're present.
A communication from Grant Ham
iiton, legislative committeeman of the
American Federation of Labor was
read. urging organized labor to stand
by President Wilson's administration.
A letter from the Baltimore Fedora
tion of Labor saying that High Art"
brand of clothing. manufactured by
Strouse & Bros. is on the unfair list,
was also read and filed.
After the meeting the legislative
committee got together and further
outlined their program.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-19

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25

L. Langhammer and F. c. Callahan;
Second district. G. Abberton, P.
J. Flynn, J. J. Burnes, w. H. Daily,
and J. M. Cummings; Third district
Michael j. Lee, P. Mccarthy, Arthur
Daily, H. Rohlman and John Ryan;
Fourth district-James Mclaughlin,
john Nevins, William Mulligan, A.
Reichert and J. G. Donohue; Fifth
district-F'. w. Hall, Daniel Smith, S.
G. Osborne, J. w. Northrop and Mich
aeI Cone; Sixth district-John Clam
petit, James Dooley, William Zepp, Ed
ward Harvey and Jacob Haux; Sew
enth district-James Sheridan, P. H.
Skidmore, Jr., Edward Madden, Chas.
Schmid and Edward F'inlan; Eighth
district-Thomas Flynn, Albert Wake
man, Jr., M. J. Keyes, Charles J.
Eiche1 and George T. Kelly; Ninth dis
trict-Sidney w. Challenger, F. J.
Brill, Lawrence J. Gill, Hugh F. Red
dy, and Andrew J. Hackett; Tenth
Observation-Disclosures S. Schneider, Michael
w. Heating, E. B. Lockwood, Denis
Mulvihil1 and John McPadden; E1ev-
enth district-John H. Regain, Chris
topher Bitter, jeremiah Harrington,
M. Stein and D. McPadden; Twelfth
district-James Brophy, Frank Grae-
Their, Henry Pitt, William Rogan and
Peter Campana.
Town Chairman John p. Pinkerman
has called the Town and City Conven-
ton to be held at o'clock on the
evening of Saturday, March %, in the
Wheeler building, at 44O Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
INCREASE Of JAP INDUSTRIES
= IN CHINA PLANNED TO OFFSET
THREATENED CUSTOMS RAISES
Would Produce In Big Country Same Amount of Goods
That Would Normally Be Exported There From Nip
pon-Cost of Making Toys Is Jumping Because of
War.

Toxic, March 25.-The removal of
some of Japan's Industries to China
is being recommended by Minoru Okla,
Chief of Bureau at the Ministry of
Commerce. The suggestion is offered
as a practical means of aVoidingN the
disadvantageous effect of a possible in
crease in Chinese import duties, and
is received with interest here because
Japan at this time is using every eff
fort to increase her markets in China.
Mr.. Oka's idea, is that Japanese fac
tories should produce in China the
amount of goods that would be nor
maIly exported to that country from
Japan. That is the best way, in his
opinion, for Japanese business men to
prepare for the eventuaIity of an in
crease of Chinese customs.
The Japan Foreign Trade Asso-
citation is making a special study of
conditions in China with a view to
extension of trade relations there. Mr..
Okla believes that the best locality
for setting up of Japanese factories
would be the Yang-tse valley as the
population there is the largest, labor
the cheapest, raw materials the most
abundant and the supply of coal con-
venient. In Central China generally
he recommends the organization of
such industries as spinning, weaving,
dour-IniI1ing, leather works, glass and
soap-making, printing, building mate
rails, iron works, matchmaking, ship
building, machinery, breweries, and
aerated waters. These Industries, he
points out, have already been well de-
veIoped in Japan and it should be
comparatively easy to send to China
engineers and skilled laborers. He
thinks it important, however, that the
enterprises should be as much as pos
sib1e joint japanese and Chinese con-
Germs. Such an arrangement would
be mutually beneficial and would en-
nance the cordia1ity between the two
nations.
Although Japan's commercial and
industrial development since the be-
ginning of the war has been all that
could be desired, Mr.. Oka/ expre sses
his belief that after the war is over
there will again be a strong CONNER
cial competition among the world
powers and he fears that Japan is not
yet in a condition which would permit
her to cope successfully with the COM
petition. He remarks that onek of the
serious industrial questions of the pres