Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-23
FULTz FIRES HOT SHOT
JOHNSON WOULD PREJUDICE
PLAYERS IN PUBLIC'S EYES
Adds Tint Actors Belong to Federation
CT labor. aud DcNOlf Hopper Never
Takes Chorus Girls salary.

cri"'sa Of %sSis ii /" ruiys rTs,,asn, OF Of
b bn. ha tS nna.rrS Er.i',mitH 1mc
ing out some very iucorrcc; and r;ii-
cul"uS statements in connection with
the proposed strike OF ma jor and MINOR
LEAGUE players. Fultz particularly re
S"nt$ an interview accredited I" Ban
Johnson. boss OF the American League.
III which 1t is iniinatcd an "t'ili"tion
with the American Federation OF labor
would usher in "a scale "f manual labor
warped statements have been made
with ono object; the purpose Of in
hucncinS unsigned players VIII" h;,I"
picdrc'l themselves I" remain outside
the fold till The common issue has been
Won
said tultz to-day have been cirru-
lated IN the public press, during the
fi'iati"n by I'll" ball players with the
American Federation ri Labor woul'i
hay" up"n the baseball business. Mr..
IohuSon is reported TO have said IT
would mean a wage scale.
I'm making such 81 statement Mr..
Johnson shows ignorance OF union
methods. u" also states that II the
ball players want I" unioniz" that -
viii tho innruat"S and cuforcc " seal"
Whcr" W:,c" scales exist they HAY" l'"cu
brought about by tho employee aud not
10y tn" employers. lie also f"rg"':'
that baseball owners uuiouiH"d long
ago. and no" have one oc tho strong
est ORGANIZATIONS in the country.
Would i, not hc logical TO nght nr"
"'rh"sc statements" rultx con'iin-
ncd. ar" mad" simply TO rrcJmdir" me
nayors IN ino " ,; Of ne pmhir , ""n
Any Sucli move by the pinyc-S w"ulh
not have the slightest effect ur"n sa'a-
rios. Til" men would continUC to lar
gain iudi;idually SO far rs th"i" Sala =
rios are concerned.
~ AN evidence that this is fact.
Ia lit.' 0I n
experiences of the Whit" Rats :,nd til"
Actors Equity Association. which con-
formers and al the Legitimate actor
ia Amcrica. Both of ihcs" "rGaniza :
lions ~" affiliated with tho ,Am"rican
Federation Of Labor. W" hay" not
heard of bcWolf Hopper W"rkirE for
:, chorus girls salary nor wng" seal:
or at many vacant seats in the Ihea,tcr.
eft iS Also matter "f publ" rec
ord concluded Fultz. that tho :,I-
th"rs' organ, which has a membership
of many high-toncd WRITERS in the
country. was seriously CONSIDERING at
tilia'irr with III" federation aud failed
40 take tho step only because f"w
Of til" radical members opposed tho
step very violently"
Ran Johnson HAS declared that tho
settlement Of the threatened strike
rested with tho club owners aud pros
idcn;s Of tho two major ieacucN. Tic
National Commission. I've said. would
take ahsuntci! 10 part in tho con
troNcrSN.
'ThlS STRIKE prcpH cn'Iha Sald .'ohh-
son. lis clear 10 tn" base ball world.
1t is simply mcv" on til" part "f
- few players and President Ful,z of
TIA" baseball Players Fraternity. To
maintain high salaries that We paid
during III" Federal League tight"
~" added that tho majority of
American League players would re
mort in tho event "t AN actual strike.
Nearly lon, he said. have already
signed. u" ais" declared that II" had
received letter from Manager t;vf-
nth. Of the Washington Senator'S. adj
viSinr him that his men arc signing.
despite III" ~ippoSiiior that Washing :
ton was stronghold Of tho fraternity
in tho American League.
NJ ''irciunati August HERMANN is
sued til" following statement:
My attention has jus; been called
Ia hullctin No. > sent OF, hv David
l.. l'ultz. president of the Ha Scbal II
Tiaycrs' Fraternity, 10 members there.
OF
I'm tho first paragraph in referring
10 requests recently made by tho fra
t"rnity to tho national board OF The
National Association, he states that tho
requests hav" been tabled withou; con-
%idcrati"n This statement. on his
is fYluS.'