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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-05

The Dairymen's League may not be a
trust, as District Attorney Swami alleges.
1t may not have made resolution to raise
PRICES in violation Of the state antitrust
act Its members may not have refused to
serve dealers who would not agree to the
proposed increase of prices. They may not
even control 90 per cent of the milk sup
ply for this city, as was claimed for them
soon after the organization was formed.
But before all these charges against it can
be disproved satisfactorily to the milk con-
sumers of this city explanation will have
to be made why raises in price are to be
enforced in the face of an increasing sur
plus of milk, due to lessened demand.
According to a recent issue of THE
Milk Reporter" market receipts for Aug
ust of this year showed a gain equal TO
1,45O cans of milk day. "A serious sur
plus has developed" says this report, "due
to a greatly lessened demand. This sur
plus has been worked into all available by
products consistent with prices paid to pro-
Cucers. A very unusual stock of cream
has accumulated" This was due, the re-
Port argued, in part to the increased prices
but largely to ''the conservation doctrines
1t threatened ian unfortunate blow to the
dairy industry at this time" unless the idea
Of substituting milk for other foods could
be pressed successfully.
While this surplus was being accumu-
lated and the dairymen were maturing
their plans for further increased prices
TO take effect October |, despite the less
ened demand. mothers in this city, accord
Ing to Health Commissioner Emerson,
were forced to buy milk of lower grade
than usual. "To this practice" he wrote to
Mayor Mitchell, "the Department of Health
properly attributes the notable increase in
the number of deaths from diarrh9al
diseases in children under one year" This
is a phase of the situation which the presi-
dent of the Dairymen's League is said TO
have told protestant he chad not taken
into consideration" when the prices then
existing were fixed. But the people of this
consideration. The Mayor, representing
them, has properly taken it into consiiera-
ton in appointing his admirably-selected
commission to inquire into the mill sit
uation.
No layman can tell whether the farm
ers are using regulation trust methods to
extort improper prices, whether the dis
tributers are making too much money,
whether milk has hitherto been too low in
price for the preservation of the dairy
industry. The various official inquiries
now in progress ought TO put the facts on
the record. Certainly, something is seri
ously wrong with the situation when in
fants die though a milk surplus exists in
spite of the making of all possible "by-
products consistent with prices paid to
producers"
Somebody is profteering. If it is the
farmers, they should receive the same
treatment they would demand for a Wall
Street profiteer whose extortion amounted
tC child murder. If it is the distributors,
II is high time for state or municipal
entry into the milk business. There has
been much talk about milk prices hereto
fore. 1t is time for s,me official ac-
ton now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-05

ent. and neutrals must now suffer along
with belligerents until that crime is ex-
plated.
A Joint or "identic" embargo on the
northern neutrals would be further step
toward victory and peace. The Entente
powers ought to take it. They have IN
their hands a weapon which Germany
fears even more than the drumfire of the
battlefield. Let that weapon he used IN
the cause of justice and civilization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-05
An Italian Patriot


To the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR Will you not in your fine newspaper
make a notice of the brave death Of Maciste,
c very fine patriot who died for Italy and
all of her brave allies?
We expect to see some talk of him in a
newspaper that does print whole page of
italian notices, but we were yesterday disap-
rointed. Maciste acted in the picture play OF
"Cabiria,' very fine. ITALIA.
NeY York. Oct /. 1e1z.
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
PUBLIC WORK
May Be HALTED
mcAdoo Urges That Government
Occupy Entire Investment
Field.

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j., Oct. H.
In an address before the American
Bankers association Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo called upon all state
and municipal authorities to discon-
tinue all unnecessary public works
and improvements until the end of
the war. to the end that the federal
government might occupy exclusively,
if need be, the entire investment field
OF the United States.
"Private enterprise he said,
SHOULD be governed by the same prin-
ciple. I do not mean to have you
infer that this is definite suggestion
that an immediate attempt be made
upon any organized scale to discour-
age unnecessary capital expenditures;
but 1 do wish to urge that you, the
bankers of America, make a deep
study Of this question so that if the
time comes when it is desirable to take
action, you will be prepared to CO.
operate quickly with The government
I'm the absence OF state action it is
possible, however. for the bankers of
the country to discourage, to a very
great extent, unnecessary or unwise
investment of capital. in private and
public enterprises during the period
Of this war"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
OPPOSITE IS
RELIC 0FPAST
Paper Says It Is No Longer
Profitable to Fight
UnioniSm.

FORT SMITH, Ark, Oct. little
time to fight labor unions has
passed." is the advice the Times Rec
ord gives to employers in this city.
There was time" continues this
paper, when it might have been
profitable, from an employment stand,
to do so, but not now. The CONNER
cial world has accepted unionism and
there is no use kicking against a stone
wall There is just one thing to do
and that is to adjust to the new con-
ditions. He is wise business man
who shapes his business to the new
inventions and improvements. in bust
ness.
''An employer who fights organic
ing is fighting against his time,
against the trend of events. Unions
sometimes do wrong things but unions
are right because collective bargain
ing is right. But the point we desire
to emphasize is that they have come
to stay and must be used as a part of
our commercial life. There is no use
in taking any other stand. In indi-
vidual cases this paper has no con-
Germ but it does desire to. impress
upon the employer the advantages of
making the union a part of his bust
ness and having it work for develop
ment of the business
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
FOOD PLEDGE WEEK WILL
BE OBSERVED OCT, 21.27

Every organization in the United
States will be- conferred on the signing
Of the food pledge during Food Pledge
week, beginning Oct. 81. The
churches. the lodges, the schools, the
farmers and the business men are
working to secure 100 per cent en-
rollment of the 100000 families in
this country This work is being ham
died by states. each of which has a
Federal food administrator, and at
this time the administrators in 10
states have set themselves quota of
100000 families to be signed up
during that week. Organized work.
ers in every part Of the country will
be enlisted in this great war purpose,
and they will not be found wanting.
For organized workers everywhere
have clearly seen the main issues in
volved in winning the war. and have
put themselves loyalty behind each
one as it arose. This food pledge is
one Of the main issues, and Food
Pledge week is being observed as the
best means Of carrying it out When
the pledges are counted and the re-
suits known, the quota to be credited
to the organized workers of the
United States should be among the
most impressive furnished by any Of
the many bodies cooperating.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
S0C|AL|SM0R
TAMMANY WILL
Be THE ISSUE
-Four -Cornered Mayora|ity Fight
viii Occur in New York
On Nov. 6,

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-A Tammany
or Socialist mayor for New York
which? .. .. 49,
the election Nov 6 as the result of a
primary in which fraud and trickery
played a big part. and which has re-
suited in four-cornered race.
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, the
fusion candidate elected in 1914 with
non-partisan administration, faces
the probability of defeat because of
the nomination against him of Will
liam NJ. Bennett, a Republican. Sixty
to 20 per cent of Mitchers support in
1914 came from Republican sources.
He opposed Tammany then and won.
But in the Republican primary Just
held. William NJ. Bennett, a Manhat-
tan Republican, decided to run against
him. The Fusion committee failed to
take Bennett seriously.
When the ballots were counted
Mitchell apparently had won by a
small margin. Bennett demanded
recount. The results were surprising.
Hundreds of ballots marked for Ben
nett had had the penciled TX" rubbed
out and the '"' inserted before Mitch
els name. Before the count was COM
plete Mitchell conceded the nomination
to Bennett, but announced his inten-
ton of running independently.
The Tammany nominee is Judge
John F. Hylan of Brooklyn. William
Randolph Hearst is supporting Hylan.
and with the Republican split between
Mitchell and Bennett, the Tammany
organization vote is likely to put
Hylan over"
But another factor enters. This
year, for the first time, the Socialists
have a chance to put a mayor into
office.
Peace Will Be Issue.
This is true, partly because of the
mixed situation and the three candi-
dates in the field against the Social
list, and partly because the campaign
is going to be fought on the issue of
the war.
There has been some attempt to
talk about municipal ownership
(Which Tammany has endorsedO, and
to which Mitchell leans; and there is
more or less desultory campaigning
about the "Garyized public schools
Judge HElan, 100, IS DONG MS pest
to appear excited about his charge
that "the foundations are running
the city"
But Mitchell has staked his whole
campaign on a demand that the peo-
pie endorse his straight-out American
ism. and his loyal support of the ad-
ministration in the war
And Morris Hillquit, Socialist candi-
date, has accepted the Mitchell chal-
lenge, and the whole Socialist cam
paign tusns on opposition to conscrip-
ton, and on demands for peace.
The New York World has conceded
Hillquit vote of at least $4,000 and
225,00O would sweep the Socialists
into power in every branch of the
city administration. A large section
of New York's population of foreign
parentage is Socialist
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
LIBERTY BONDS
GOOD INVESTMENT
Loan of Money to Govern.
ment Will Support Fight
ing Men.

The United States is the richest,
strongest country iR the world, and it
is not asking anybody, not even it's
own citizens to give it money.
It wants to borrow your money. It
will pay it back with good interest.
There does not exist in the entire
world, a security so safe as United
States government bonds.
For thirty-eight years. the United
States has never issued bond at a
higher interest rate than 4 per cent
The last issue above 4 per cent was
in 1879
There is only one thing in the world
better than actual gold or gold GER
tificates and that is the United States
government bond.
If you have the gold or the paper
money hidden away, it brings you in
nothing.
If you have per cent bonds run
ming twenty-five years, the interest
you will get in that time will be equal
to the full amount of the bonds. And
you still have the bonds that the gov
eminent will pay off at full face value
in gold.
No state, city, county or even the
government itself can tax you on
these bonds unless you own more
than $1,000 worth.
But if you. own bonds, and you
! need money, you do not have to wait
rs years. Any bank will buy them
from you or loan on them virtually to
! the full amount. The interest cou-
pons that are attached to the bonds
can be taken off as the interest peri
odically becomes due, and any bank,
or the postmaster in any town will
pay them in cash.
The Second Liberty Loan of 1917 is
a great investment.
Even if a man looks at it merely as
business proposition, it is one of
the best things in the world today
But when you consider that by loan
ing your money to the government at
this time, you are doing service of
loyalty and putting yourself on rec
ord as a patriot, it offers to every
man, woman or child who wants to
enroll as a patriot, the opportunity Of
lifetime.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
BILL RESTORES
PR0TECT|0NT0
L0NCSH0REMEN
Con- resS Passes Measure Ex-
tending Workmen's State
Compensation Laws.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-Congress
has restored to longshoremen and
other workers in and about vessels
1t the docks the protection Of state
workmen's compensation laws by the
passage of the bill in the house
shortly before final adjournment. The
Dill passed the senate Oct. 2.
This bill provides an urgently
needed adjustment which will do
much to assist in the effective prose-
cution Of the war work Of the gov
eminent" is the comment of Secre-
tary John s. Andrews of the Ameri-
can Association for Labor Legislation.
when the divided opinion Of the
United States supreme court in the
Jensen case deprived these workers
OF the benefits of workmen's compen-
sAtion and ascribed their injury cases
to maritime liability jurisdiction. the
men and their families were placed
In distressing situation. Much suf-
fering resulted when they were thus
denied just and certain accident in
IDENTITIES which they formerly en-
Joyed in common with other workers.
The men Who load and unload vessels
are at this time peculiarly indispens-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
No Commissions Paid to
Liberty Bond Statesmen

There seems to be an impress
sion that the men working for
the successful floating of Liberty
bonds arc receiving large reim-
bursements for time and labor.
Such Is not the case, and to dis
rotary Of the Duluth executive
committee has issued the follow
ing statement:
ITO the Public:
So many conflicting rumOrs
have arisen regarding the pay
and banks for securing subscrip-
tons to the second Liberty loan
that 1T seems desirable to make a
positive statement that will con-
trad1ct these rumOrs. No one per-
son or institution in the city of
Duluth or in any part of the
penny of commission for the sale
Of any Liberty bonds. The work
upon the part of individuals,
banks or other institutions is
given absolutely gratis, entirely
voluntary. upon their part and
patriotic motives.
In the maintenance of the Lib
erty Loan Headquarters at Duluth
practically everything used is do
mated by local concerns and in
dlv1duals. StenOgfaphefs are the
only paid help. Any expenses
NECESSARILY incurred during this
month by this committee also are
paid by donations from public
spirited men. Any rumors to the
contrary arc absolutely unfounded
or maliclously circulated and it
is time that the public knew, 50
that reports OF this kind may be
stopped.
every truly yours,
''R. l.. GRIGGS,
"Sccretary.
''Liberty Loan Com. of Duluth"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13

able to the country and to the allies
in the successful conduct of shipping.
In preparing the bill upon official re-
quest it was aimed to open the way
for comprehensive application of
state compensation laws to industrial
accidents in marine employment. A
large army of workers are benefited"
Among those interested in the
prompt passage of this bill as an
emergency measure were Grant Ham,
ilton of the American Federation of
Labor; John Mitchell. chairman Of
the New York Industrial commits
sions; and Commissioner Royal
Meeker Of the United States Bureau
of Labor Statistics
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
FOOD CONTROL
SHOWS RESULTS
Although No Startling Reduc-
lions, Prices Have Been Ma.
teria||y Stabilized.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-six
weeks Of food administration have
shown definite results. The house.
wife buying her supplies is likely to
judge food control by such details as
the price of bread, flour, meat sugar.
ETC., and some complaint is heard be-
cause no startling reductions in prices
have been seen. But prices have
been stabilized and prevented from
further skyrocketing, which is one of
the first objects in food control under
war conditions. Business men of the
country. cooperating with the Food
Administration, have arranged to
operate under licenses, eliminate
speculation in foodstuffs, handle the
principal food staples at reasonable
margins of profit. and prevent over
charging, even when the supply is far
below the demand.
War brings food problems of kind
unknown in peace. The fighting
world. neglecting production, soon
gets hungry. There is not enough
food to go round. Prices advance
not only because food is scarce. but
because money is disturbed. and has
less purchasing power.
There are only two ways in which
the world can adjust itself to the
food problem in war. One is by ad-
vancing wages as prices rise, a meth
cd which not only causes industrial
warfare, suffering and injustice, but
bears hard upon millions of workers
who cannot increase their incomes
the clerks and profession men and
unorganized workers generally. The
other way to make adjustment is by
organizing the machinery for handling
food, stabilizing prices as far as poss-
ible. and if necessary, stepping in to
arbitrarily control supplies.
Profiting by the experience of Eu-
rope, the United States has adopted
the course Of organizing it's food sup
ply-not letting it run wild-and
much Of the work Of the food ad-
ministration during the past few
weeks has been conferred upon con-
troll machinery. Results will now be
seen by the housewife when she goes
to buy necessities. Prices will not rise
unreasonably. and in many cases may
be expected to fall.
What happens to a country at war
when food is left to control itself is
shown in the present plight of Russia,
where nothing was done. and the in
dustrial disturbance and suffering
led to a revolution bordering on an
archy. What may be accomplished
by arbitrary control is seen in Ger
many. which now has the most acute
food problem and yet is maintaining
her efficiency by iron regulations. It
is planned to attain German efficiency
by democratic methods, organizing our
food supply, not from the top down,
as is done under autocracy. but from
the bottom up, which is democracy's
way.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
LIBERTY BONDS ARE
GOOD INVESTMENT


Thousands Of Nlinnesota boys
hnve invested their lives in the
fight for Liberty.
Will yeu. invest yeur dollars:
Then buy q Liberty Bond.
The MeA In khaki are fighting
our fiEht-the fight Of those who
The least We can 10 In to stand
back Of them.
Money neans: munitions and
food.
A lack Of either one means mis-
cry I'm the trenches, half-hearted
fighting and a sickenlng rout on
bloody battlefields.
AMeFiea's Second Liberty Loan
msst be subscribed. There 10 NO
middle COURSE
No sacrifice IL asked. A Liberty
Rond t. the safest Investment IN
the world. The Un1ted States
GoveFn0ent guarantees -. It. Its
tneOme from interest II not sub
3eet to taxation. -. ss a 49, ".
Duy Z Bond the installnent
Dlan, 1 net for eash. Any hank
will ten zen How to subscribe.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
SUGGEST GREAT FALLS METHOD
OF HANDLING LABOR PR0BL EMS

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. H.
Presenting a concrete plan for ma
tional arbitration board, modelled on
the Great Falls method of handling
labor 2roblems, the Great Falls labor
unions and the employers have sent
to President Wilson, the secretary of
commerce and labor, and Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, a request to es-
tablish national arbitration board
and handle all labor problems through
it during the period of the war.
They assert that their experience
has demonstrated if the plan is given
a trial there will be no abandonment
of it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
u. S. is BIGGEST
BUYER OF FOOD
Daily Board Bill Of Soldiers
amounts to $780,.
900 a Day.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 11.-"war
has made Uncle Sam the biggest
buyer of food in this country and the
board bill for his soldiers will be
100000 a day." said Charles L. Pack,
president of the national emergency
food garden commission.
I'VE are to have 100000 men
under arms shortly, according to the
best reports. At 40 cents day it will
be seen what that means. True, these
men ate before becoming soldiers,
and they doubtless ate more than 40
cents worth daily, which Uncle Sam
figures is the cost per man. But you
must remember that these men have
suddenly become non-producers and
they must be fed.
II am told that the reserve stock
of foodstuffs at each camp is 1925.
900, and there are 80 camps in the
country today. That means that food
valued at $4.125.O00 is taken out of
the regular channels of trade"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
MUST AND WILL MEET ALLIES
FOOD NEEDS, SAYS PLEA FOR ECONOMY

years famous student of history
future
by famine fighting
ening 10 be its arber
The Scotland.
Our fghtins they
OF these
eore the war much less than the consumed The
ference largely
Now this difference greater than and at the time
pies
nov come from America Therefore allies depend
as depended BEFORE
Ing the suffering, and dying-in
We them the food they
But only part
OF everyone OF We must stimulate
our food handling eliminate all the
beef
and reduce consumption where it is excessive.
Of
Ann But this accomplishment from
personal
that end want all the
fees a our noamhorhin
pledge and 49, A'p
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTER T1ON
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
PRINTING PRESSMEN
START LABOR AGENCY

PRESsMEN'S HOME, Tenn, Oct.
11.-A labor employment service de-
partment has been started by the In
ternational Printing Pressmen and
Assistants union. 1t will be conduct
ed without cost to employer and en-
ployed. and is intended, according to
the announcement, Ito make the in
dustry more prosperous"
Through this agency" it is stated,
1--WE shall strive to keep our mem.
bers busy, assist them in securing de-
sirable positions and supply compe-
tent workmen to the employer no
matter where his business is To-
Gated"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13

THE THRIFTY DUTCH.

The thrift of the Dutch has brought
to Holland a fame of wealth that is
richly deserved. Yet in spite of the
wealth, taken as whole, the Neither
lands do not contain many great for
tunes as fortunes are gagged in the
United States. A feature of Dutch
business is the number of small es-
Establishments or the great corpora
tions in which shares are held by
many people. Much of the money
which the country lends abroad is the
savings of the masses
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-13
WANT MORE; LOCKED OUT.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. H.
When the Florida Cigarmaking COM
pany discovered its employees were ar
ranging for an increased wage de-
mand. these employees were locked
out: This concern pays from So to
81 a thousand less than it's COMPETE
tors. -