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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Seek Spy Trail Through
Arrest of 8 in Chicago

Chicago. May 2s.-Eight prisoners,
three Of them women. are held incom-
nunicado to-day by Federal authori-
ties in the hope that they will reveal
information concerning German spies
who are believed TO have been in the
riotous crowd when they were arrested
and which was broken up by the police
Yesterday afternoon in Grant Park.
Hold for secret investigation" was
the instruction OF Hinton G. Clabaugh
TO the police station before the prison
trs arrived.
David l.. Lyman, Russian. who is
accused of having cursed the President
N the prelude TO a speech which was
Interrupted by the police, was held at
the Central Detail Station.
I'VE have information that the
Grant Park meeting was infested by
German SPIES" said an attache of Cla-
oaugh's Office. at is our intention 10
iry TO determine their identity from
the persons under arrest. None OF
them will be arraigned in court until
We have given them opportunity to
give US full information concerning
government enemies"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Fitzgerald Tells of
Desire for Harmony
From The Tribune Bureau1

Washington, May 28.-Denial that
the Shipping Board and General Goeth-
ais were at loggerheads was made by
Mr. Fitzgerald, chairman of the APP
preparations Committee, to-day, in ex-
planning his committees changes in
the delegation of power. Mr.. Fitzger-
aid was particular to say that General
Goethals and the board were both sat
isfied with the change from the Sem
ate language, which authorized the
President to empower the general man.
ager of the shipping corporation, to
the House committees language, which
authorizes the President TO delegate
the power to whomever he may select.
Mr.. Fitzgerald defended the speech
of General Goethals in New York.
"In view of the desire for harmony
broke in Representative Miller, of
Minnesota, "does the gentleman think
the following, which appeared in the
morning press as part of an interview
given by Mr.. Denman, will conduce or
tend toward harmony? ! read: We
believe that the committees of Con-
gress and not a public dinner with the
head of the Steel Trust, are the places
for the discussion of the matters OF
policy with regard to shipbuildlng.'
81 do not wish to be understood as
speaking by authority for all the per-
sons concerned. | do, however, wish
to make this statement, that apparent
ly controversy, which is unfortu-
nate. has been broached in the news
papers between Mr.. Denman, of the
Shipping Board. and General Goethals
and | think much OF the misunder-
standing that has been believed to
exist as the result of these state
ments can be readily cleared up if any
one will appreciate that the statement
which General Goethals is quoted as
having made, and which is inaccurate
in some respects, was made before a
gathering Of men engaged in the steel
I'D -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29

tive in all factories. According to the
estimate of a leading manufacturer. the
output of these factories has suffered
an average decrease of 40 per cent
since the revolution. He explained that
all these concerns were confronted
with an imminent shortage Of raw ma
terials and with bankruptcy.
Not only have the prices of products
not met the advance in wages, but pay
ment has been so slow that industry is
in urgent need OF working capital. The
manufacturers find it difficult to bor-
row money, as the banks naturally are
not eager to extend credit to factories
which are in control of temporary
workmen's committees. As result
some of the factories, according to this
informant, will be compelled to close
within a month.
DO Not Dare to Close
An ironical feature of the difficulties
confronting the employers is the fact
that. though suffering serious loss,
they do not dare to close the estab
lishments, owing to threats of bodily
and material vengeance. The power Of
the workmen's committees so far has
superseded the authority of the own
ers. No man in factory can be dis
missed without the consent of the
committees. There is no way of en-
forcing discipline, said one manufact-
urer, and idleness is prevalent.
President Kutler of the Union of
! Trade and Industry, attended a recent
conference of the Council of Ministers
and laid before il figures showing that
the demands of the workmen of the
Don and Ural districts far exceeded
the profits which any concern could
hope TO realize, and that the factories
could operate under present conditions
for only limited time. The Socialist
ministers. who were present, declared
that the only possibility they saw Of
settling the question was winding up
the war first OF all.
NJ. Kutler said that in eighteen metal
establishments in the Don district,
with a capitalization of l95,000.000 ru-
bles and annual profits of $4,000 900
rubles, the workmen had demanded
an increase Of 240,000,000 rubles. The
owners had agreed 10 $4,000, 900. but
the workmen refused TO accept this.
In some of the works. according to
the statement of representative Of
the union, the owners decided to cede
all the profits to the workmen. but
even this did not meet their exorbitant
demands.
The demands in the Southern Rus
sian factories aggregate s00,000,000 ru-
bles. If these demands are met iron
and coal would have to rise to un-
heard of prices. In the Urals the In
crease in wages demanded reaches 3O.-
OOO, 900 rubles, while the annual busi-
ness does not exceed 200,000,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Two Months of Talk
Leaves Ship Problem
Still in a Tangle
By G. w. Gilbert

Washington, May 2s.-After two
months Of vacillation between wood
and steel ships the Shipping Board and
its head shipbuilder turn to fighting
each other instead of building ships.
wooden heads" is what General Goe-
thals implies that his superiors are,
saying that in all his experience he has
found all boards "long. narrow and
wooden" while Mr.. Denmsn retorts
with not quite 10 successful a sneer
against the general.
Such a public alteration would prob
sblv mean the retirement or removal OF
one or the other sltercant under ordi-
nary circumstances. but it may not in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Anti-Draft Virginians
Signed Oath; Planned Raid

Roanoke, Va, May 28.-William V.
Mccoy and j. W. Phipps, mountaineers
of this section, are held in jail here
while Federal agents are gathering
evidence TO show that they were at
tempting to organize mountsineers to
resist the army draft
Evidence gathered by the Federal
agents is that the two men gathered
about three hundred followers, who
signed an oath and made plans to
attack revenue agents and land owners,
blow up a bank and a railway bridge
and divide che spoils of their raid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Russia in Labor Crisis
Faces Ruin, Says Minister
Industries Unable to Meet Demands of Workmen Must
Close Soon, Asserts Shingarof- Coalition Cabinet
Has No Remedy-Peace Only Solution, Socialists Say

Petrograd, May 2s.-The industrial
crisis in Russia is SO acute that, accord
ing to a recent utterance of the Min
ister of Finance, NJ. Shingaroff, only a
miracle can save the country from eco
nomic ruin. The demands Of the work
men were so enormous. he declared,
that it seemed impossible to keep the
industrial wheels &C ing for any great
length Of time.
The Socialist ministers at recent
ministrial council said that the only
possibility they saw of settling the dif-
fculty was to bring the war to a close.
Neither the coalition Cabinet nor the
newly appointed commission to regu-
late the difficulties between capital and
labor has yet found way to settle the
industrial crisis. The commission is
composed of the ministers of Finance,
Trade and Industry and Labor, but
since there is a wide divergence OF
views between the Minister of Finance
and the new Socialistic Minister Of La
Dor, it seems probable that this COM
mission will be confronted with the
same difficulties that attended previous
efforts at reconciliation.
Factories Soon May Close
An investigation Of the factory con-
ditions in Petrograd leads to the alarm
;ng but inevitable conclusion that unI
less the government soon mas means
of adjusting the present difhcuities
mos, of the industrial enterprises work
ING for national defence will be COM
neIled TO close within few months
The outstanding features Of the labor
situation are as follows:
An investigation shows that virtually
the same difficulties prevail in all the
big factories in Petrograd, and apparent
ly authenticated reports from Moscow,
Don River and Ural districts indicate
general Discrimination. In many OF
tho factories the demands by the work
men for increased wages are actually
greater than the entire profits OF the
| factories under the best conditions of
production.
The workmen. through their commit
tees. are in virtual command of the
factories. and all business has TO be
submitted TO them for approval. Wages
in a majority Of the factories have al
ready been increased from 100 to l5O
per cent, but there has yet been no off,
set by an advance in prices Of the out
put.
Directors Asked To BE Arrested
In one of the works in Petrograd the
workmen recently demanded the imme-
diate payment Of 100000 rubles-
normally S6,500.0 0.000-to cover an in
crease Of Is kopecks an hour for each
workman since the beginning of the
war. The directors of the organiza-
ton Immediately asked 10 be placed un-
der voluntary arrest as protection
| against the threats Of the workmen,
which, as usual, accompanied the de-
mands.
The directors were for two days
housed in the Ministry Of Justice. The
government finally Informed the direc-
TORS that the matter would be consid-
cred. and. with the demand of the work
men held temporarily in allegiance, the
directors returned TO the factory.
An cight-hour day has become ehee-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Fear Resistance to
Registration in Georgia

Atlanta. May 2s.--Deelaring that
there are rumors that there will be for
eible resistance 10 the execution Of the
registration law in some parts Of Geor-
gis. United States District Attorney
Hooper Alexander to-day asserted that
he had rather convict the man who
advises young Georgians against regis
trstion than the men who take this
advice.
II is generally believed in Georgia
ths. the man at whom statements made
BY Alexander and by the District At
'orney Of the Southern District Of Geor-
xia are aimed is Thomas L. Watson, ed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Detroit Plot Nipped
In Bud; Eight Arrested

Detroit. May 28.--A plot to interfere
with the operation Of conscription reg
istration in Detroit on June was
nipped by the police with the arrest OF
eight men, all members Of socialist
organization. Six were caught with
anti-draft circulars urging men not to
register. They are all charged with
distributing seditious literature in an
anti-draft campaign.
The men under arrest are Nathan l..
Welch, editor of "The Michigan Social
ist"; Herman Aberly, Max Wagman,
Philip Thavis, Arnold Fuhrer, Saul NJ.
Parker and Thomas II. Mains, all Of
Detroit, and Paul Nicholson, OF New
York. who claimed to be the Detroit
organizer of the anti-conscription
movement.
More arrests are expected to follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Seattle City Employe
Charged with Sedition

Seattle, Wash, May 2s. - United
States Secret Service operatives to-day
arrested Hulet Wells, city employee
former president OF the Seattle Central
Labor Council, on charge of sedltious
conspiracy, growing out of the alleged
distribution by Wells and others OF 1T
erature advocating resistance by force
of the governments selective draft
rlar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
-Conscription
Posters Put Up in Lynn

Lynn, Mass, May 2s.-The police be-
gan search to-day for the persons who
distributed a number of anti-conscrip-
tion posters throughout the business
district last night. The Objectionable
literature. which was pasted on win
dows and nailed 10 billboards and cleo
tric light poles, contained such phrases
as Don't register. Organize meetings
and resist conscription."
The posters were signed THE Work
ers" and dated Portland, Me-, May,
1ot7u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Bombs on American
Ship Injure Three

Havana. May 2s.-An explosion oe-
Cured to-day in the hold Of the Ameri'
can steamship Lsckswanna when its
cargo of coal was being unloaded at a
dock in the harbor. None Of the crew
a'ss injured. nor was the vessel dam
aged by the explosion. The fire which
followed was extinguished quickly.
Two Cuban and one Spanish workmen
ucrc injured, the Cubans seriously.
Captain Johnson said he believed
bombs placed in the hold of the vessel
by spies in Norfolk were responsible
for the expression.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
New $4,000, 900 Tax
Levied on Belgians
With Latest Burden, $1N, ,00O,.
600 Is Amount Demanded
by the Germans

Hsvre, May 29.-The German Gov
ernor General Of Belgium, Baron Won
Falkenhausen. has imposed q supple
mentary war tax Of 100000 on the
Belgisns. The provincial councils have
been summoned to meet on June 2 to
decide on the method OF raising this
amount.
With the new tax the sum Of
money altogether exacted from the Bel.
gians amounts to si54,oO0. 900. The in.
creased cost Of the upkeep Of the troops
occupying the territory is given by the
Germans as the reason for this extra
levy. which they declare cannot be con-
sidered a, final.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Brumbaugh for Suffrage

Harrisburg. Penn. May 2s.-Gov-
ernor Brumbaugh tonight sent mes
sage to the Legislature urging the pas
sage of the Joint resolution proposing
constitutional amendment giving
women the right to vote fof President.
An amendment proposing equal suf-
frsge was defeated at the statewide
election in November. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Polish Army to Fight
InFrance for Freedom
Flag Of Ancient Kingdom VIII
Fly Over Force with
the Allies

Paris. May 27 (delsyed).-The
"Temps" announces that the organira-
tion of a Polish army in France is we'll
under way. Poles living in all Allied
countries are to be brought together
TO fight under the Polish flag for the re-
establishment of their ancient king
dom. The "Temps" adds that the prof.
ect /, on the point Of being realized.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Agreement Made to Con
tract for Both Steel and
Wooden Vessels
Canal Builder To
Be Given Free Rein
Board to Operate Fleet, but
Won't Interfere in
Construction
fBy The Associated Pressl

lBy The Associated Press
Washington, May 2S.-Differences
between Chairman Denman of the
Shipping Board and Major General
Goethals. manager of the boards
emergency fleet corporation. over the
boards wooden shipbuilding campaign
have been cleared away. it was stated
to-day, and the corporation will proceed
with construction of both steel and
wooden ships.
General Goethals, back from New
York, where Friday night in a speech
he characterized the plan to build 1000
wooden ships as hopeless. announced
to-day that the feet corporation had let
contracts for twenty-four more wooden
ships and for six steel barges.
Will Have Free Rein
1t was said authoritstively that Gen.
eral Goethals would be given a free
rein in the shipbuilding programme
and that there would be no interfer-
ence from the board. Shipbuilding will
be put entirely in his hands, and the
board will exercise its other functions
as prescribed in the law creating it.
Operation Of the fleet, therefore, will
be in the hands of the board.
The Emergency Fleet Corporation. OF
which General Goethals is general
manager, is the s5OO0O,OOO organiza-
tinp tt,h,rk -
enterprise for the purpose of ship con-
struction. The government holds all
the stock. The incorporation supplied
cution Of contracts.
Chairman Denman has disclaimed re-
sponsibility for the statement that the
board could build / 900 wooden ships in
eighteen months. That assertion, it is
said, was made by one of the engineers
who proposed the wooden shipbuilding
programme, and never was denied by
the board because the board did not
care to give any comfort to the Ger
mans.
Contracts for Both Kinds
General Goethals has accepted pro-
posals by the United States Steel Cor
poration and the Lackawanna Steel
Company to turn out by fabrication
processes 100000 tons of steel ship
ping in eighteen months, and will let
contracts for wooden vessels as fast as
wooden builders come forward with
facilities for building them.
The House to-day, following report
of its Appropriation Committee. sent
to conference the ship construction sec
| tion of the emergency appropriation
bill. The amount. s750,000,000. is not
changed. but the House as yet does not
agreed with the Senate on the pro-
vision to authorize the President to
direct the general manager of the fleet
corporation. General Goethals, to carry
cut the provisions of the measure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Slackers in Secret Order

Among the men 50 far indicted, after
the presentation Cf evidence by the
Secret Service force, several were mem
bers of an organization formed in Texas
several months ago for the ostensible
purpose of promoting cooperative buy
ng. The members were required to
take a secret oath. After the passage
Of the draft law a strong German in
fuence in Texas succeeded in inducing
the organization 10 turn its efforts TO
lighting conscription. Rifles were OBJ
isined.
The Department of Justice is not
only utilizing its agencies throughout
he country for strict enforcement of
the army law, but is enlisting the
policing facilities Of the states and
cities. and is appealing TO the many
patriotic and commercial organizations
which have been cooperating with it
sinee the declaration of war in guard
ing against acts inimical TO the general
Welfare.
The department hopes that stringent
treatment of the first offenders against
military registration will prevent fur
;her trouble
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
II s. Orders Severe Meas
ures Against Persons
Fighting Registration
slackers, Armed,
Join Secret Order
Work of German Spies
Seen in Outcropping
of Sedition
from TIE Tribune Bureaul

Washington. May 2s.-More than a
,.,,s Of arrests have been made and
"a. indictments already have been re-
,,r,d by Federal grand juries for at
.,r,,s 10 hinder registration under
se draft bill.
IN. Department or Justice is prepsr-
=, tonight to deal promptly and rig
,,ousy with the first organized efforts
"a resist selective conseription. Re
,or.s OF a small riot in Chicago, fol-
wing which eight prisoners-three OF
hem women-were taken, Of distribu-
"a, Of seditious literature in Detroit
and The arrest there of eight Social
s,s: OF an arrest in Seattle and an IN
,us,igstion in Topeka, followed to-
|,irbt the news of the organization IN
n, mountain districts of Virginia OF
a, armed company 500 strong, the pur-
,,se Of which was to resist registra-
Ton.
The DEPARTMENT of Justice secret
sryice force is convinced that much OF
es snti-drsft trouble which so far has
yyesled itself is the result Of the &C
avities Of German spies. They are
making every effort to get from the
prisoners information which will lead
70 the arrest of the secret enemy
agents.
To Use Stern Measures
Attorney General Gregory tonight
nid:
s-hese arrests should be accepted by
As country generally as warning
against interfering with the enforce
men. Of the provisions of the new army
law; they merely demonstrate what
,hs Department of Justice purposes to
do in every case where attempts are
made to hinder or discourage registra-
ton
There have been rev reported in
stances Of threats TO interfere with the
execution of this law. Wherever they
come 10 the attention of the officials OF
the department arrests will be made and
the offenders will be arraigned before
United States commissioners for COM
ntment to await indictment by grand
juries.
There are indications that attempts
will be made in one or two OF the
Central Western cities to make regis
:ratjon ineffective. The department is
prepared to care for such emergencies.
rs agents will be instructed to see that
iegistration officers perform their
duties properly sni that they are not
nterfered with"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29

itor of "The Jeaersonian.' Watson has
been a bitter foe of registration, and IN
a recent issue advised his readers TO
test the law in the courts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
100, 0,000Americans Soon
To Be Serving in France,
England Announces
Brazil's Chamber
Votes 1876 to ;
For War Measure
German Declaration of Hostil
tiles Expected to Follow New
Step Supporting U. S.

Rio de Janeiro, May 28.-The
Brazilian Chamber passed to-day
the first reading Of the government
measure revoking Brazils neutral
ity in the war between Germany
and the United States. The vote
was 1856 to 3.
The leaders declared that they
would vote for the bill because
they felt confident that Parliament
would also revoke the country's
declaration Of neutrality in regard
to the Allies, and thereby permit
Brazil to take sides with the En-
tente. This brought forth en-
thusiastic applause.
"A Noticia" says that in Ger
man circles it is asserted that Ger
many will declare war on Brazil
within two or three days.
Under this bill President Braz
is authorized to take the necessary
steps to make the measure effec-
tive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29

Santiago, Chile, May 28.-Chile
will support Brazil in adopting
vigorous measures against Ger
many, says the "Diario Illustrado."
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1917-10-10
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