The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-27

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s There is room for all of them within
C the loyalty fold.
e The truth is that persons of intellf-
o gence, with the exception of fanatics
t 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 victorious conclusion.
Their determination is increasing as
their sons and brothers go 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 is having q lot
of trouble with strikes of organized
labor and only strenuous work and
cleverness on the part of it's mediators
prevent the disastrous tying I'D 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 $15O,OOO,OOO worth of
government contracts for ship build
ing. The federal shipping board of
tered to pay One-half of any wage in
creaSes for companies making not
more than 10 per cent profit on COM
Wandered ships, the ship builders
agreed to consider the mems demands.
ana prospects for ending the strike
were good
In New Orleans and New York sew |!
eral Thousand lOngShOremen went Oh
strike for various reasons, and there
was similar trouble in other localities
Being seriously disturbed over tho
laDor situation, especially in the Pa
cine coast and Rocky mountain re-
glOHS, President Wilson on Thursday
appointed special commission, head
Ell 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 mem
bers of the commission are Col. J. L.
Spangler of PENNSYLVANIA, V. q. Reed
of Colorado, John II. Walker Of Illinois
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:
Ehat no attempts be made by bust
ness to change labor conditions and
that labor make no efforts to force ,
union recognition or changes in stand
ards.
Ihat there be no prOfiteering in 9
business to give rise to labor unrest. o
mat business recommend to the =
government creation of a government :
board representing labor, capital and
Ihe public to settle all major disputes !
ana that the boards decisions be bind -
ng on both Sides
mat Industry call on labor to CO. -
operate in making it plain. there will q
De no strikes or lOckOuts while adjust :.
nents are being made"
Board to Rule Sugar Supply.
Protection and regulation of the ST.
or supply was taken up Thursday and II
N international committee of FIVE was 81
laIhed Tor the distribution of sugar fl
mong the allied and neutral nations Fl
ne same day the beet sugar pro- al
ucers signed an agreement with the
OOd administration to sell to whole A
alers at seaboard refining points for
"a cents pound, maximum. Retail
r1ces usually being from One-half to
nree-fOurths of a cent higher. the A,
rice TO the consumer is expected TO re
ABOUT 8 cents a pound. Thescane Al
lgaf men are expected to take sim ar
ar action. In these matters and in tn
arrangements concerning potatoes. st,
neat and other foodstuffs, Admins oa
ator Hoover is acting with energy 90
Id precision. He says the victor in a
lie war Will be the side that can hold ia,
It longest against starvation. and is. 49,.
'ing ahead On that line.
Inc copper interests have vOlun- VA,
r1ly fixed upon 23h cents a pound.
o. o. New York, as the price of con-
r for the next four months, and this
Is been approved by the way indus 49,.
les board and the president e.
Inc congressional conference COM
ttee on the trading with the enemy 1n'
mas added to it provision for tho ,u 1e
nsOring Of cables and foreign malls 1o'
lis Is the result Of a government in.
showing that Information 'ne
been reaching Germany thron0h cA~
censored cables and letters that an. LOT
rently were of h..,s,..,n Sno1 up sell
ture. pat