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The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
STATE INSURANCE CHEAPEST.

Albany, N. Y.-The New York State
Industrial Commission, in charge of the
workmen's compensation insurance, COM
pares the reports of 26 casualty COM
panles with the state fund.
The private concerns, in 1915, paid AZ
cents on every dollar of premium for
management expenses, while the state
fund paid little over 10 cents 1t cost
the private concerns an average of S5
cents to pay one dollar in losses, while
the state fund used but 81 cents to get
dollar of compensation TO the claimant.
These figures, the commission says, will
be lower when the state fund is in OPP
Grafton as long as the private compan-
les. 1t is shown that one of the COM
panies during 1915, the first year it was
in operation, paid $4.6s in expenses to
distribute one dollar in loss payments
Summing up briefly the results of
this comparison" concludes the commits
sion 1--WE find that on the basis of the
ratio of management expenses to prem
oum receipts, the cost of operation is
four times as great for the stock COM
panies as for the state fund; on the
basis of the ratio of management ex-
penses to loss payments, the cost of op-
Grafton for the former is nearly three
times as great as for the latter"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
COREMAKERS' NEW RULES.

Boston, MaSs.-Thc state board of la
Dor and industries has ruled that women
corcmakers may not lift more than 25
pounds. They are not to be permitted
to lift core exceeding one cubical foot
in total content, nor shall they be per
mitted to work on any core whose cubic
al content is more than two feet, nor
whose weight exceeds 60 pounds An
other provision allows the board, in its
discretion, to require suitable partitions
to be erected if the rooms where the
women work adjoins core ovens.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
ENFORCED INSURANCE
WOULD BREAK STRIKES

Albany, N. Y.-State Senator Mills
proposal for compulsory insurance for
workers, which is supported by the
American Society for Labor Legislation,
can be used to break strikes and to es-
tablish blacklist system, say officers of
the State federation of labor
The unionists call attention to this sec
tion of the bill:
When contributions cease on account
of unemployment not due to sickness,
the right to benefits under this chapter
shall continue for one week, if the in
sured person shall have paid contribu-
tions during four weeks Immediately
preceding unemployment; and for an
additional four weeks of paid up mem
bership during the 2G weeks Immediately
preceding unemployment
This means that if workers strike for
more than six weeks without continuing
their payments they will lose their insur-
ance rights and all the money they have
paid
The section that provides for a record
OF all workers would be most effective
blacklist weapon in the hands of en-
ployers who desired information regard
ing applicants for work
The bill provides that workers receiv-
ing more than 500 a month shall not be
insured. Trade unionists insist that if
employers pay living wage there will
be no necessity for compulsory insur-
ance with all the evils Of state interfcr-
ence with workers private affairs.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17

of surprises. On the bill will also b,
Clarence Wilbur, who was the star OF
Funny Folks" when it appeared here
some seasons ago. Wilbur is as humor-
Gus as he ever was and in regular
night of the road" makeup gives pic
ture of "Trampology" that is full of
happiness and delight.
Still other delights on the bill include
Green and Parker, the "Blue Ribbon"
comedy pair; McGreevy and Doyle, pre-
senting "A Railroad Sandwich" and two
reels of comedy movies
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
PAINTERS INCREASE WAGES.

Tiffn, Ohio-The Painters union has
raised wages from 30 cents an hour to
30 1-3 cents.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
FISHERMEN STRIKE.

Boston, Mass.-N Nearly 400 fishermen,
members of the Fishermen's union, al
hliatcd to the A. +. of L., suspended
work to enforce better conditions. The
men ask the owners to furnish all fish
ing gear and to replace same from the
gross receipts, and not out of the mems
share alone. Eliminating the charge of
10 per cent for the use of fishing lines is
also asked
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
MACHINISTs GET EIGHT HOURS.

Newark, N. 1.-The Sawyer Tool COM
pany has signed a unon-shop cight-hour
agreement with Machinists union No.
$40. The company attempted to enforce
the 55-hour week and a 10 per cent re-
duction but its employees suspended work
for over a month.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
II. II. REVENUES INCREASE.

San Francisco-Southern Pacific rail-
road earnings for JANUARY totaled $14,-
235, ,7O4, an increase of S4,397,73 over
the same month last year, according to
statement issued by the management,
which says the company begins the new
year with a better earning capacity than
year ago when it broke all records.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
WOMEN MACHINISTS STRIKE.

Derby, Conn-Women employed at a
munitions plant struck for eight hours
instead Of 10, time and one-half for
overtime and double time for Sundays
and holidays They have since been en-
rolled as members of the Machinists
union
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
But Washington Fails to
Act Where Unprepared-
ness Would Be No
Hindrance
u. S. Must Clear Sea
For Its Own Troops
Closing of North Sea and
Straits of Otranto
Strongly Urged 90.
By c. w. Gilbert

Washington, May 27.-Men here whe
are dissatisfied with the insignincans
role this country plays in the war now.
and must play for many long months
keep asking this one question. Why
doesn't the United States undertake at
once some task in connection with the
war that is worthy Of it as the greatsss
and richest power in the worldi
There are big things this country
might 40 which require no military or
raval preparation. This country II
better qualified to do them than any OF
the contestants already involved. Men
in the Administration see them. But
the inertia of mere preparation 30 pos
sesses everybody that immediate action
seems impossible.
There is the submarine problem. II
calls for no preparedness. No pre-
paredness stretching over . term OF
years, such as war on land and on The
surface Of the sea requires, 10 possible.
as no one could foresee the Develop
ment of underwater warfare long
enough ahead to get ready on any such
elaborate scale. We are practically on
an even footing with the other powers
that are fighting the submarine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Submarine Is
Our Problem

Moreover, the submarine 10 eur preb.
lem. The U-boat is aimed at Us. A
military man here said the other day
that the underwater raider had made
war between hemispheres impossible;
cnly powers contiguous to each other
on the same stretch Of land could fght
in the future. IL this is SO, this hemi-
sphere will never fight Germany.
With regard to the submarine, al
though it is peculiarly our problem, Al
though it may make US impotent In the
war into which we have entered, the
country has no policy. II Is doing
things, but utterly uncoordinated and
inadequate things. 1t is sending few
Gestroyers 70 cooperate with the Allies
II has inventors at work. II is build.
ing ships to replace those sunk. But
with the steadily increasing radius OF
U-boats, larger and larger surfacs Of
the sea has to be patrolled BY destroy
crs and chasers, and the hope Is vain
of ever covering it so thickly that sub
mersibles will not be able to come 10
the surface. Invention affords only
remote chance. We can only build mer-
chant ships half as fast Is Germany
can sink them,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Allied Air Squadron
Raids Enemy Posts
On Belgian Coast
French Bomb Lines Near Laon
Thirty Aeros Shot
Down

London, May 2s.-Evidently as a re-
ply to the German air attack on Dover
and Folkestone Friday. in which sew
enty-six persons were killed and ia
wounded. an Allied air squadron. COM
posed Of British, French and Belgian
machines, last night bombed the Ger
man defences at Heyst. Blancken-
berghe and Zeebrugge, according to q
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
from Amsterdam. Many explosions
were observed.
These three towns are all on the
Belgian coast north Of Bruges, which
is said to be the headquarters in the
West for the German air service. Zee
brugge is the main Channel submarine
base, and airdromes are believed TO
Thus the Allied raid would be pre-
ventive as we'll as retaliatory.
The French also last night carried
out extensive air raids. hotilla Of
fiers dropping $500 kilos OF explo-
sives on German military establish
ments near Laon and on the aviation
grounds at Colmar and Sissonne.
Fierce fires were seen to break out in
the wake Of the bombs.
Over the fighting lines, too. the fiers
have been more active. Berlin reports
that fifteen Allied airmen were brought
down on Friday. Lieutenant Voss win
ming his thirtieth air victory. The
British record the destruction Of three
German machines on the Arras battle
field fand the driving down Of eight
more. Paris says that French pilots
demolished four German machines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Dinner with Steel Trust Head
No Place for Discus
sion, He Says
Stands by Wooden
Freighter Scheme
Has Deep Faith" That
American Invention Will
Kill U-Boat

Washington, May 27.-Replying to.
day to Major General Goethals's dec.
laration that the Shipping Boards
wooden ship programme. intrusted tc
the general, is hopeless. Chairman
Denman of the board issued state
ment declaring that with the most sue.
cessful steel building campaign posi-
BILE there still would be need for q
thousand wooden ships.
Referring directly to General
Goethals's speech at a dinner in New
York Friday night. Mr. Denman said:
1--WE believe that the committees OF
Congress, and not public dinner with
the head of the steel trust. are the
places for the discussion Of matters OF
policy with regard to shipbuilding.
"The Shipping Board has but one
purpose in its activities in Washington
at the present time," said Mr.. Denman
THAT is to use it's utmost endeavors
and powers to defeat the submarine
campaign of the German Empire. No
person, nor any interested group OF
capitalists, can draw any one of US into
a controversy with General Goethais
nor do we think the general Is seek
ing it. Ill,
"If all the ships that can be built
within the next eighteen months are
built. there still would be need for a
thousand wooden ships to make good
the deficit in our merchant tonnage
though the German rate of destruction
is reduced to half that established IN
the month Of April.
"I do not know whether thousand
wooden ships can be built in eighteen
months. There was a hope expressed
that we could, and / have carefully
avoided denying the possibility OF
realization Of this hope. Ny reason
for not denying it is because 40 mol
care to have our German enemies IT
Berlin receive that amount OF com,
fort. I can state, think, that General
Goethals is of the same point OF view
with regard to the Germans. Every
attempt to make it appear that there
is disruption between General Goethais
and the board is adding to German as
surance."
Mr.. Denman expressed appreciation
OF the ready response Of Congress 70
the boards request for three-quarters
of a billion dollars and its plea foi
dictatorial powers for the President
in shipping affairs.
OF General Goethals's statement
that the Treasury has made no effort
to sell s50,OOO,O0O worth OF Panama
Canal bonds to provide funds for the
boards work, he said:
Every request we have made to the
Treasury for money has met quick
response. 1t was not necessary to sell
Panama Canal bonds to obtain money
and General Goethals must have been
under some misapprehension in regard
TO this matter. I have deep faith that
the resources of the American and
Allied naval officers and inventors VII
destroy the submarine. Until that
time we must keep the Allies fed and
munitioned with fleets constantly
diminished by the torpedo.
at is not going to help the war tc
spread stories of disharmony among
the various organs Of the government
here in Washington"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
rs, 900 in Madrid
Cheer Entente and
u. S. Entry Into Wa

Madrid. May 27.-The long expected
gathering of the elements in Madrid
favorable to the Entente Allies was
held this morning at the Plaza de
lures. There was great enthusiasm on
the part Of the people. who were esti-
mated to number $4,000.
Conspicuous among the decorations
of the great bull ring were the names
of thirty-six torpedoed Spanish 'ves-
sells in huge letters. The speakers in
cluded all the leaders of the Progress
sive party in Spain.
Miguel Unamuno, former rector OF
Salamanca University. cause thunder
Gus applause when he declared that the
liberal objects Of the Allies in the war
were demonstrated by the entrance into
it of the great American democracy"
The meeting concluded after the
adoption Of a resolution asking the
Premier to make public q declaration
of Spain's sympathy with the Allies.
Some disturbances were caused by Ger
manophiles as the crowd was disband-
ing. A man in the crowd fired at
Alexandra Lerroux, Republican Deputy,
without hitting him. The police ar
rested several demonstrants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
u. S. Must Go
After the U-Boat

Since there 10 no accepted solution
of the submarine problem, il 10 usees-
sary to do all these things and some
thing more. II is necessary to 60 after
the U-bost in every possible way, with
all the country's might. if It is ever 70
take a worthy part in the war.
The plan which originated In Amer
lea to close the north end Of the North
Sea and the Straits Of Otrsnts With
devices similar to those with which
the British have closed The Eugllsh
Channel is still being strongly sdvo-
Gated here. 1t has grown in favor.
Washington accepts the idea that the
fight against the U-boat must be az
gressive in the future, instead Of pure
ly defensive.
You hear a good deal Of talk about
going TO the bases Of the submarine
and surrounding them; of closing the
passage between Denmark and Norway
with nets and mines. which is impos-
sble because it is too near the German
naval base. Members of the British
mission went home in favor Of barring
the northern exit Of the North Sea- Yet
nobody is pushing the plan. Every one
tere is in favor OF IT. but it does not
get beyond the phase Of mere discus.
sion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Austrian Ruler to Wage War
.........sIn In Parliament on Autocracy
Emperor Will Attempt Reconcile Nationalist Factions
at Session This Week; Premier MARITIME and
Buran Expected to Fall from Power

Copenhagen, May 27.-The Austrian
parliament's meeting this week signi-
fies a shift from the dictatorship
whereby the country has been ruled
during the war to form of constitu-
tional government.
The young Emperor in this, as in the
electoral reform crisis in Hungary,
seems determined to make an attempt
at rule with the consent of the gov
erned, in place of the autocratic sys-
TEN symbolized in the names Of Count
Tisza and Baron Burian.
1t is an open question, however,
whether these indications Of his good
will and his personal appeals for har-
monious cooperation will be enough to
reconcile the warring nationalist fac
tons and unite the Poles, Germans, Bo-
hemians, Serbs and others in a major
ity sufficient for productive work in the
Reichsrat
Just as the crisis in the turbulent
Hungarian political life is proving most
difficult to settle, the convocation of the
Austrian parliament embarrssses the
military and judicial authorities. who
have sienced Objectionable politicians
in the past by keeping them in Jail for
months during the war without bring
ing them TO trial.
The radical Czech member OF the
Reischrat, Klosatsch, has been impris-
oned for almost three years on an ac-
cussticn Of completely in the greater
Serb propaganda, without and definite
charges being brought. The Socialist
caucus in the Reichsrat has taken up
this case, and has demanded that klo-
satch be released and allowed 10 attend
the coming session. The authorities
have promised to submit an indictment
by tomorrow.
The position of the Austrian Pre-
mier, Count Clam MARITIME, is also
shaky, according to q Vienna dispatch
to the Hamburg "Fremdenblstt," and it
is expected that during the coming ses-
sion he will follow Count Tisza into re-
tirement, and that the present Minister
of Education, Baron Won Hussarek, will
be named as his successor.
There has been no clearing as yet Of
the Hungarian crisis. Count Tisza, as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Germans Kill Two
Women as Spies for
Carrying Letters
Make Mother Witness Daugh-
ter's Execution Before Put
ting Her to Death

Geneva. May 27.-Details Of the ex-
ecution of two women as spies by the
Germans are printed to-day by LA
Suisse" The Germans, says the news
paper. recently arrested two women,
Nm. Pfeister and her daughter, aged
twenty-five, on the Swiss-Alsatian
frontier.
they had smuggled letters. , without
knowing their contents, from Aisstian
families to relatives in Switzerland.
This was done simply as friendly act
.nd without political or malicious pur-
pose. the prisoners contended.
Both women, says ia Suisse were
shot at Mulhsusen. Inc mother was
horr;ded witness of the execution Of
her daughter before her turn came.
The newspaper adds that 1t has re-
LIVED confirmation Of the execution
Of the women. from their relatives
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Berlin Planning
To Deport More
Belgian Women
Pledge Made to Pope That
Slavery Would Cease Is
Proved False Promise

Havre, May 27.-Further deportation
of women from Belgium by the Ger
mans is indicated by the fact that a
census is now being taken OF women
and young girls as we'll as men.
The Belgian authorities to-day made
public a copy of an order served by the
Germans on the city of Mons. as show
ing bad faith by the Germans. in their
announcement that deportations had
been stopped at the request OF the
The order, which is dated April IS.
requires the people Of Mons to furnish
600 young men at a German Savsiry
Sav. equipped with clothing. shoes and
nroyi.ions. The city is notified that It
must pay 300 marks for every man not
furnished.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Baron Burian to Resign,
BUDAPEST Paper Reports

London, May 28.-The news IS car
ried in Continental dispatches that
Baron Burian, Austro- Hungarian Min
lister of Finance, intends to resign,
which emphasizes the growing strain
on the relations between Austria and
Germany. The Austrian censor has
permitted the "Pester Hirlip' of Buda-
pest to make such an announcement
which in itself is significant of the
Emperor's attitude.
The great blow to Prussian domina-
ton in the Dual Monarchy came with
the fall of Count TisZa as Hungarian
Premier, through whom the Germans
maintained their military and economic
control of Austria and Hungary. 1t
was announced that he had resigned be-
cause he opposed the projected fran
chise reforms, but that is only a way
of expressing that he failed to enlist
the support Of Emperor Charles, who
has become more and more openly a
peace proponent. The Empress Zita Is
actively working for peace.
That Germany is alarmed by the turn
of affairs is shown by the fact that
Home Secretary Helfferich, Foreign
Minister Zimmerman and other OFF,
cials are going to Vienna for confer
ence. while the German government is
trying to silence the Pan-German
shouters. whose views are Ill received
in Austria just now.
1t is believed that the real purpose
of Count Czernin's coming visit to
German Headquarters is for the pur-
pose of preventing further separation
between the two powers. Count Won
Reyentlow says in the "Tageszeitung":
"From information received from we'll
informed source it is more likely that
Count Czernin is going to headquar-
ters in an endeavor 10 press his peace
scheme. From the same source | have
learned that Count Czernin demanded
immediate peace on the Scheidemann
Socialist terms of no annexation, 20
indemnities.' Germans must protest
against the efforts Of the Austro-Hun-
garian minister to apply TO Germany
his programme, which involves endless
renunciations."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28

brokers' dependency over his inability
TO enter the army might prompt him
to attempt TO end his life, one Of the
attendants kept close watch over him
in the Lake Placid Club.
After a night Of restlessness, Mr..
Scheftel asked the nurse for a hand
kerchief. No sooner mad she left the
room than she heard two revolver
shots. She entered the room in time
TO see him collapse. There we're two
bullet wounds in his head. Where he
obtained the weapon is a mystery.
Scheftel was forty-fivc years old.
The surgeons at the camp had pro-
nounced him physically unfit for mill
tary service. He collapsed and con-
tracted pneumonia. Before leaving
Plattsburg he offered his automobile
for war service and asked to be per-
mitted to drive il