Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05


June 10th. At that time all of the rail-
road lines under the control of the gov
eminent VIII increase their rates twenty
five per cent. Tourists and season tick
cts will be discontinued. In some special
instances the increase in rates will
amount to an increase of sixty per-
cent. Such an increase win be made be-
tween the cities of New York and Nash
vile, for instance. With the same ac-
ton by the British government the aver
age increase amounted to fifty per cent.
It was thought that such an increase
would tend to curtail the travel of civil
ians but the result has been that the
travel has been much heavier.
Railroad employees who have come
under the general scheme for higher
wages and who have not considered
their rates as having been high enough
have protested to the government by
means of strikes. This has been the
first time that any of the government
employees have taken this means to en-
force their wishes. Director General
MeAdoo stated that there would be no
tolerance of such action and that the
government was in a position to carry
out its policies, which he stated, had been
all concerned. At the present moment
the Railroad Wage Board is considered
the claims of the men and win render
decision in the near future
No liquor is allowed to be sent into
the war zone by the French Government,
More and more the nations are realizing
that the visor of the present conflict re-
quires all the powers that can be mus
tered to his command and anything that
win tend to weaken those powers viii
be excluded. Already Gen. Pershng has
issued a very strict order concerning
the use Of liquor by the American troops.
The child labor law of 1915 has been
declared unconstitutional by the United
States Supreme Court. Justice day IN
rendering the opinion Tin which there
were four dissenting opinlons) stated
that "over interstate transportation or
it's Incidents, the regulatory power Of
congress is ample, but the production OF
articles, intended for interstate COM
nnerce is a matter of local regulation
The dissenting opinions held that the
act did not NEEDLE with anything be-
longing to the states but that in this
case the sending of the products out OF
the state made their regulation by con-
gresS entirely juStiftable. This decision
has drawn the line which congress may
mont overstep in her attempt to regulate
interstate commerce. Many decisions
lately have given congress the right nm
directly to control certain industries
which might readily be supposed to be of
a state nature. This decision plainly
sets forth the principle that local art
interstate commerce is not matter OF
federal but of state legislation
HOSPITALS on the French From have
to continue their policy of ruthless dis
regard of all established humane poll
eies. The United States is planning to
send unarmed and unconvOyed a Hos
pital ship, the comfort, to France in the
near future. The ship win engage in
hospital work between Rance and our
shores. Germany win be notified OF the
time and course of the intended voyage
and win be expected to recognize the
provisions of international agreement
covering ships Of this nature. win she
change her policy and come to recognize
these humane rights?
The employees of the Western Union
Telegraph Company have resolved to
the decision of the war labor board. Mr..
taft and Mr.. Walsh the respective
heads of capital and labor on this board.
recently rendered a decision with regard
to labor troubles The employees abided
by the verdict but claim that the COM
-pany has not done so. The important
item to note in this connection is the
fact that the effectiveness of the War
Labor Board and of all such boards lies
in the Willingness of tho employers and
employees to accept as final the resulting
decision with regard to differences; If
one or the other refuses to abide by the
decision n strike is the only means of the
employees gaining their pointer enforc-
ing the decision of the board.
The transport President Lincoln bound
on her return trip to our shores was
sunk by submarine this past week
with a resulting loss of tWenty-six lives.
Germany is making great effort with
her submarines to endeavor to make
them effective-but she is fast loosing
hope and her recent attacks have been
made with a desperation which is en-
couraging to the allies
A call for two hundred thousand
draftees win be made in June. None of
them will be sennt to Camp Hancock.
German propaganda is found all over
the world. We noted it markedly a few
weeks ago in Ireland. That was checked
and the Sim Feiners to the number OF
sixty nine, were incarcerated I this
country evidence had been found of
similar activity among the negroes. And
now we have plain evidence that Ger
many is most active in Mexico. All of
these serve only however, to enforce the
seriousness of the entire situation upon
US and to make us more alert for all Ger
man propaganda.
The treaty Of Brest-Litovsk between
Russian and Germany has 5000 and is
being broken by Germany German
br11f in E7iplo &c