Middletown transcript., 1917-09-29

There is room for all of them within
the loyalty fold.
The truth is that persons of intelli-
gence, with the exception Of fanatics
and intentional traitors, are fast realiz-
ing that this war on Germany is be-
ing made by the people Of the United
States and that they intend to see 1t
through to q victorious conclusion.
Their determination is increasing as
their sons and brothers 60 into the
training camps, and when the casual
ty lists begin to come from the other
side, it will be irresistible.
Many Labor Troubles.
Despite the undoubted patriotism
and energetic efforts Of President Com
perS of the American Federation OF
Labor, the government il having lot
of trouble with strikes of organized
labor and only strenuous work and
cleverneSs ON the part of its mediatOrS
prevent the disastrous tying up Of in
dustries whose continued operation is
necessary to successful carrying on of
the war. The latest important in
stance of this began last Monday when
some $4,000 iron workers at San Fran
cisco struck for higher wages and
stopped work on $150.00O,000 worth Of
government contracts for ship build
ing. The federal shipping board Of
fered to pay one-half of any wage in
creases for companies making not
more than 10 per cent profit on COM
mandeered ships, the ship builders
agreed to consider the mems demands.
and prospects for ending the strike
were good.
In New Orleans and New York sew
eral thousand longshOremen went on
strike for various reasons, and there
was similar trouble in other localities.
Being seriously disturbed over the
labor situation, especially in the Pa
cific coast and Rocky mountain re-
giOns, President Wilson on Thursday
appointed a special commission, head
| ed by Secretary of Labor Wilson, to
| visit the states where these difficulties
| exist and endeavOr to bring about
working arrangements for the period
| of the war at least. The other men,
bers of the commission are Col. ]. L.
| Spangler of Pennsylvania, V. 2. Reed
of Colorado, John H. Walker of Illinois
and E. P. Marsh of Washington.
The war convention of American
business men in session at Atlantic
City was lectured rather sharply by
Secretary of Labor Wilson, and there
upon adopted resolutions as follows:
THAT no attempts be made by buSi-
ness to change labor conditions and
that labor make no efforts to force
union recognition or changes in stand
ards.
That there be no profteering in
business to give rise to labor unrest.
THAT business recommend to the
government creation of a government
board representing labor, capital and
the public to settle all major disputes
and that the boards decisions be bind
ing on both sides.
THAT industry call on labor to CO.
operate in making it plain there will
be no strikes OF fockouts while adjust
ments are being made"
Board to Rule Sugar Supply.
Protection and regulation of the su-
gar supply was taken up Thursday and
an international committee of five was
named for the distribution of sugar
among the allied and neutral nations.
The same day the beet sugar pro-
ducers signed an agreement with the
food administration to sell to whole
salers at seaboard refining points for
~ cents a pound, maximum. Retail
prices usually being from One-half to
three-fourths of cent higher, the
price to the consumer is expected to
be about cents a pound. The cane
sugar men are expected to take SIM
liar action. In these matters and in
arrangements concerning potatoes,
wheat and other fOodstuffS, Admins
traitor Hoover is acting with energy
and precision. He says the victor In
the war will be the side that can hold
out longest against starvation, and is
going ahead on that line.
The copper interests have volun-
tarfly fixed upon 231a cents pound,
f. O. b. New York, as the price of cop
per for the next four months, and this
has been approved by the war indus
tries board and the president.
The congressional conference COM
mittee on the trading with the enemy
bill has added to it Il provision for the
censOring of cables and foreign mails.
This is the result of a government in
vestigation showing that information
has been reaching Germany through
uncensored cables and letters that ap-
parently were of harmless business
nature.