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New-York tribune., 1918-11-22
Time TO Consider Coolie
Labor if 1t Fails, He
Declares
Against Repeal Now
Insists Good Wages Should
Place American Marine
Foremost in World
Tribune Washinoton B7x,.eou

lr15une washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Chairman
Edward H. Hurley, in a statement made
public with his consent here to-day,
urged practical test under normal
conditions of the La Toilette seamen's
act before this much debated law is
modified or repealed.
zone Of the chief obstacles supposed
to hamper US in the operation of our
new ships" said Mr.. Hurley, "is the
La Toilette law, also known as the sea-
mems act. I think it we'll to give my
viewpoint on this much debated law.
ut is unfortunate that sea wages
have occupied so much of their thought
in connection with merchant ships.
The La Toilette act is high wage law
and has, therefore, been burning ques-
ton. 1t seems inevitable that all dis
cussions of American shipping must
begin with a debate about coolie and
bowl of rice, and in many cases never
get any further. Read shipping testi-
mony before Congress, and this prob
lem of wages dominates. Talk with
shipping men and you will find that it
is ever present in their thoughts.
Future To Be Test
"Now, it may be that they are right
that in the future, after we have made
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22
Says Three American
Units Saved France

BOSTON, Nov. 21.-A graphic story
of the achievements Of the 2eth (Ncw
England) Division in the war was told
at a gathering Of educators and others
at the State House to-day by Fred C.
Walcott, an assistant to Food Admin
istrator Herbert C. Hoover. Mr.. Wal
colt, who recently returned from Eu-
rope, was q speaker at food conser-
vation meeting.
''Thexe are three numbers on the lips
Of every boy and girl in France" he
said.
''They are the 1st, End and 2eth.
Those three divisions saved France.
They saved the world"
Regarding the food situation in Eu-
rope, Mr.. Walcott characterized Ger
many as a "big bully" trying to play
upon our sympathies to get more food
than the country needs
There was never more dispicable
nowardice than Germany is showing
now on this food situation" he said.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22
Secretary of War. Munches
Doughnut During Speech
at Camp Dix
Is Proud of Soldiers
Salvation Army's Military Ho-
tel at Cantonment Is
Opened

CAMP DIX, Nov. 21.-Asserting that
the greatest inheritance the United
States would gain from the world war
would be the reflection upon it's future
government of the simple virtues that
the men Of its armies have absorbed
in the training camps and at the front,
Secretary of War Baker, in a speech
at the opening of the 100000 Saliva
ton Army military hotel here to-day,
army to fight to retain for his country
and himself these high standards.
Many regarded the speech as a farwell
address to the disbanding armies, de-
mobilization of which began here to-
day.
"Of the two million American SOL
diers abroad my strongest impression
is that they not only fight like heroes,
but live like gentlemen" he said in
praising work of welfare organizations.
"I'm proud of what they've done in
battle; I've seen them 60 singing along
the roads right up to the front, and
ing spirit, like American schoolboys in
a football game.
But I'm not one bit less proud of
the scenes I have witnessed all over
France of soldiers in American uni
forms, helping the aged and infirm
women of France gather their crops or
do the common chores or striving to do
something to bring smiles to the faces
of fatherless war orphans"
The Secretary Of War began his
speech munching a Salvation Army
doughnut. 1t was the first of the thou
sands of doughnuts which lassies later
n OF to-
presented to Mr.. Baker by Colonel Will
lam MacIntyre, chairman of the meet
ing and Salvation Army commander in
New York, as a reminder Of his visit
to the trenches.
"I'm not so much concerned with
what the United States or any other
nation gets out ef it," the Secretary
said to the soldiers. "but with what
you get out of it. OF course, what the
United States gets cut of it is, in the
are the United States. The biggest
thing that has come to you is the
aggregate growth of character and
manhood, and this character and man
hood are to be reflected through you
upon the government in the next gen.
Grafton"
Secretary Baker told the Camp Dix
soldiers that although they had not
been called into service at the front
he wanted each one Of them, as they
grew older. never to allow himself
to think otherwise than that he was
part Of the great and victorious army.
Let none of the lustre wear off this
honor" he said.
General Pcyton C. March, chief of the
General Staff, who accompanied the
Secretary of War, confirmed earlier ru-
mors of the future of Camp Dix by
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22
German Socialists
Share Allies Fear
OF BoIsheuik Rule

LONDON, Nov. 27--The present
Ge1nn Socialis1- government looks
upon Bnlshevikisn with the great
ss apprehension, fully sharing the
Allies desi1e to prevent this move
mEnt from making further hsad-
wy The grentest problem of the
peace cunfersnre viii be the measures
necessarily to deal with the Russian
EtntiDn. Mcst probably no move
VII be taken pending the decision of
The Paare Congress-
LGnine Offers Grain
At fhs prcsen.. time the Germans
hve aGreed no. to admit the Boil
sasyik special commissioner, but
greatly fear that the refusal viii slim
rhta the German Bplshevik Spartarus
ruur. Leninn is exploiting this sit
uEtim by Offering tho German govern
nn grain, which it iB logically
srnlpellad To refuse. The Gsrmnn Bpl-
ihsyiE are using thiB refusnl to cnusr
csturbsnreB among the hungry pupu-
iare. Most of the BolBhevik activity
comes from Lenine, Tchitcherin and
kadek. Trotzky has been retired to
ias background II iB Radek whom
Inc Bolshcviki desire to send TO Ger
nHny, because the present Bolshevik
Administrator, Jofe, is considered to be
Unequal 10 the task of converting
Gamauy alone.
Radek is a PoLiHh Jew and rs de-
Eribed US being a hrlIfinut but dR1l-
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22

gerous man. Recent arr;,o,s e.
Russia who are acquainted WHY
neh'he say that he is remarkable
man whom the Allies must not NM
aerestlmate. He is deep thinker and
1arseeing politician. An instance
gwen OF Lenine's ability is that de-
spite the great opposition Of manv
including Trotsky, he insisted on SIGN.
ing the Brest-Litovsk peace.
1t can now be said from tho po,sho
vik point OF view that his policy seems
10 have been vindicated It is nm
hkely that the Allies will decide on
ehe reduction of the Russian Bo|she.
WIKI by mere force of arms, for that
would be an immense task involv;n.
millions and many lives.
According to reports that have heer
received the Red Army is steadily
growing, for Lenine has adopted an
ingenious plan OF dividing the popula-
tion INTO groups for food distribution
IRe Red army and the hard manual
'ao0rers for the Bolshevik government
get the pick Of the food, then come
the lighter laborers for the Bolahe-
WIKI and afterward the mere support
ers OF the government. The anti-Bol-
shevlkl get only what remains after
all the other classes have been sup
piled.
Lenine is now said to have COM
pletely recovered from the wound in
nlcted at such pointblank range that
the bullet passed through his body,
Killing q woman standino hahind
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22
French Senators Oppose
Favored Nations Clause

PARIS, Nov. 21.-The Parliamentary
Commerce Committee to-day heard q
preliminary outline by Senator Jules
Siegfried of the general principles of
the future economic programme of
France.
The committee adopted unanimously
most favored nations clause in the mat
ter of tariffs should not be included in
future commercial conventions.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22
Men and Nurses Overseas
To Sing on Thanks9ivinp Dav

Soldiers and sailors in France will
take part in the "Victory Sing" in
which this country will indulge on
Thanksgiving Day.
The boys over there are being drilled
by song leaders of the Y. M. C. A., and
will be led in their singing by 900 Red
Cross nurses now on their way over.
These nurses spent several strenu-
previous to sailing, and practised under
the direction of Lieutenant Erwin W.
Read
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22

trenches in long troop trains
some of them the very boys who
left homes in this city to fight for
Uncle Saml
Other Americans marching
through French villages, while
fathcrless French children wave
them on to victory!
u. S. artillery laundering out
"America's Answcr" in the only
kind of language that hun can
understand!
These are just few of the many
stirring scenes the y. S. Signal
Corps has film d for you
Americans who have to stay at
home.
"America's Answer" brings the
war home to you in a way that
nothing else can. No man or wo-
man, however patriotic, can see
"Amcrica's Answer" and not be
better citizen for it'll
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22
93,5S2 Tons Are Lost
Admiralty Issues Shipping Re-
port for October

LONDON, Nov 2o.-Merchant ship
ping losses in October due to enemy
action and marine risks, as announced
by the Admiralty to-day, follow:
British, S3,952 tons.
Allied, including British and neu-
trail, S3,5S2
Sailings from United Kingdom ports,
7,594,476.
The approximate shipping losses
were sent out Wednesday under Lon
don date.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22

in private and government yards, pro-
visions for cancellation of contracts
made for emergency war needs, to-
gether with report of ship deliveries
and disposition of vessels and of con-
tracts and deliveries for material for
fabricated ships.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22

Perhaps you don't know
@,at you want Why not
cali and find out? No trouble
70 show goods and our sales
men are trained not to urge
sales. No embarrassment if
you want to look a little
surther.
AS a good business suit,
We W suggest Forefathers'
aoth. Conservative. Not
0alnary. Durable.
for your outer garment,
"uid anything be more
PRACTICAL than a handsome
'alr'~eather overcoat, rain
roofeda A s"Scotch Mist. "
The "Midijan1a' is a
salaina that has no buttons
nckle the ribs. The upper
i mildly blouse instead of
ne usual jacket.
Aes4'sersa vyad<moyk.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
p,ss ,a"sy Broadway
h 81 THE at 34th 81.
s.ssseway Corncrs~ Fifth Ava
11sn at 41st 81.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22
Clemenceau and Foch Made
Members Of French Academy

PARIS. Nov. 21.-Premier Clemen-
ceau and Marshal Foch to-day We're
unanimously elected members of the
French Academy. viz
They succeed Academicians who died
recently. 0N
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22

practlcal efforts to operate American
:hlps with American crews, paid Amer
'caA wages and living under American
standards, we shall need cheaper labor
10 mold our own in competition.
ages are by no means the only
lactor IN management. If you have
an up-to~date plant and run it at high
elnclency, with q scientific cost system,
ana can create q large, steady volume
OF business through intelligent sales
work and good service to your custom
ers, wages may be an entirely second
ATy matter-indeed, by utilizing these
other elements OF good management.
you may be able to increase wages. So
my polcy thus far might be stated as
follows:
'First-Build the ships and win the
war.
"Second-Make our merchant marine
as good an American machine as pos
slble, and truly American in operation
ana living standards.
Wants Public Backing
"Third-Put the support of an in
telligent American public behind our
merchant marine
"Fourth-then if we cannot keep
t.ese ships on the ocean without the
coolie and his bowl of rice it will be
time to go to Congress and ask for
help.
The LaFollette act has not yet been
tested, by reason Of abnormal condi-
tIons in ocean transportation caused bv
the war. Most arguments advanced
against it, as we'll as for it, are now
theoretical. and we need the light of
practical experience to guide us in
changes if they are necessary. l am
even q little prejudied in favor of that
law, because it raises human standards
IN the ocean transportation industry.
personally believe good human stand
ards are not only desirable. but also
that they actually work better than
poor human Standards"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-A resoln-
tion authorizing the erection of a
statue to Marshal Foch in Washington
and approprating 100000 for the Dur
pose was introduced in the House to-
day by Representative Sinnott. of
OREGON.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-22

"Now, it may be that they are right
that in the future, after we have made
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
WOMEN'S DEATHS SPUR
.GRADE-CROSSING FIGHT
Agitation Renewed When a
Train Kills Miss Esberick
and Mrs. Bye

Deaths Of Miss Elizabeth X. Esherick,
of Langhorne. and Mrs Raymond P.
Bye, of Narberth, in an automobile ac-
cident at woodbourne station, on the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway, yes
terday. has revived agitation in that sec
ton for the removal of grade crossings
and erection Of bridges over the tracks.
The woodbourne crossing is only one
mile from a grade crossing at Glen Lake.
where several persons have been killed
in the last year.
Miss Esherick was killed instantly.
Mrs Bye was unconscious when help
arrived and was taken to the Jewish
Hospital. She died just as she was be-
ing admitted.
Mrs. Bye was the wife of Raymond
p. BYE, a professor of economics at the
University CT Pennsylvania. They had
been married about a year Before her
marriage, Mrs. Bye was Miss Jane
Twining, and taught in the Narherth
public school. Miss Esherick was the
daughter of the late Joseph Esherick Jr.
One train had just passed and the
crossing gates were open when the tive
women yesterday afternoon drove theil
automobile across the tracks. Another
train, closely following the first, crashed
into the automobile. Both women were
hurled a great distance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

The statue of General George Wash
ington is having a hard time to get any
standing in Camden.
. In fact, the monument Is having
more difficult task at present than its
original had when he faced the Hessians
further up in New Jersey some few years
ago
Literally speaking, the statue can't get
itself together. 1t was to be unveiled
yesterday with appropriate ceremony at
the opening of the convention or the
Patriotic Order Sons of America, but II
arrived in Camden several hours too late
on account of traffic conditions.
1t was calculated that the statue could
be unveiled last night about 9 o'clock.
Again it was called of, as the ropes and
other equipment were not In place. Gov
ernor Edge, who was to have made a
speech concerning the statue, couldn't
walt for It to get on its feet. He made
the speech in advance and then went
home.
The committee, which worked heroic
ally, despite the overwhelming Jinx.
finally announced that the statue would
be unveiled this morning at o'clock.
But 1t appears that the derricks were
not consulted regarding this arrange
ment. One of them, Ghich had, been
holding a small base stone In place all
night, got tired about o'clock this
morning and snapped under the strain,
after complaining for some time.
AS this derrick played an important
part it was necessary to send to Phila-
delphia for parts to make repairs. 1t
was then announced that the statue
would be unveiled at o'clock this aft
ernoon, but it was not assembled at
that time and the latest announcement
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
"a WOUNDED MEN
FROM FRONT HERE
Soldiers in Hospital Car
Cheered at Broad Street
Station
TWO STOP OFF IN CITY

Twenty-four American soldiers, ma
jority of whom suffered wounds in the
early spring drives against the Germans.
passed through this city today on their
way to the base hospital at Lakewood
n. ].
Two other soldiers. who have recov-
cred from wounds, stopped over here
on their way to Camp Dix. where they
will serve as instructors. They have
been incapacitated for trench work, but.
as they are experts in the handling of
grenades, bayonets and automatic rifles.
II is figured they can render good SER
vice as instructors. They are Sergeant
William w. Blackmer and Sergeant
Howard c. Whiteherse. who, as men,
bers of the 125th Infantry, took part in
the early spring fighting.
Get warm Reception
The soldiers en- route to Lakewood ar
rived early today from a southern port.
and were given a warm reception by
scores of men and women who passed
their hospital car as 1t was being at
tached to the Lakewood train at Broad
Street Station. A few of the wounded
men were seated by the windows and
returned the salutes.
An officer attached to the medical
corps said that the men were wounded
during the early fighting, and that while
they are on the road to recovery it was
doubtful whether any of them would re-
turned to the trenches.
1t is likely that when discharged from
Lakewood they will be assigned as in
structors In the National Army canton
ments.
Sergeants Whitehersc and Blackmen
are former members of the Michigan Ma
tional Guard and saw service on the
Mexican border.
They spent several hours in the city
and paid warm tribute to the American
Red Cross. Sergean Whiteherse was
gassed in June, but has recovered suf-
ficent strength 10 teach rockies how to
use an automatic rifle.
Twenty-one Days in Trenches
Sergeant Blackmer said his first ex-
perience in the trenches covered twenty
one days. He added
This was due to the fact that there
were not enough reserves behind the
lines to relieve us. We were relieved
by a division of American Slavs. The
American Slavs are naturalized Ameri-
cans, principally Poles, but wear the
uniform of French Pioneers. After
three days, the Slav division was relieved
by the arrival in force of American
troops.
Now our boys stay in the trenches
for not more than five or ten days. This
Is made possible by the large number of
reserve troops at the disposal of the
Allies"
Sergeant Whiteherse proudly exhibited
the photograph of his five-month-o old
baby, Dorothy, whom he has never seen.
He says he has two desires in life
one to see his baby, the other to be the
Kaiser's executioner
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
CARUSO WEEDS SECRETLY
''Happiest Man in World" Says
Famous Tenor

New York, Aug Il.
Enrico Caruso, the Metropolitan Opera
tenor. yesterday afternoon married Miss
Dorothy Park Benjamin. daughter of
Park Benjamin, New York city lawyer.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Oliver p. Barnhll at the Marble
Collegiate Church.
From the time the tenor and his BRIDE
elect went into the license bureau in the
Municipal Building. shortly after 3
O'Clock in the afternoon. until after
the ceremony secrecy was maintained.
To the license clerk Caruso gave his
age as forty-five. Miss Benjamin said
she was twenty-five. Caruso gave his
occupation as an artist, and said he Is
the son of Macelline Caruso and Annie
Balbini He confided to the clerk that
he intended to wed within an hour"
Both Caruso and Miss Benjamin said
they were single and neither had been
married previously
II am the happiest man in the world.
I cannot say--I could not even sing
my happiness" said Caruso today. II
have married the sweetest, most charm
ing girl that ever lived"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
URGES STATE PLAN
FOR SOLDIER VOTE
Clinton Rogers Woodruff Sug-
gests Governor Appoint Com
mission to Go to France

Clinton Rogers Woodruff. former regis
tration commissioner. suggested today that
Governor Brumbaugh appoint commits
sion to arrange for taking the vote Of
Pennsylvania soldiers in France at the
November election.
Rhode Island. Connecticut and Illinois.
Mr.. Woodruff pointed out. have appoint
ed commissions which already have in
vestigated and reported on the matter of
taking the soldier vote for their respec-
tive States. Pennsylvania SO far has
made no move.
A commission of from three to five
members, composed of experienced men
"above reproaeh," Mr.. Woodruff thinks,
should be appointed by the Governor to
confer with the Federal authorities and
investigate the matter thoroughly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
REACH AGREEMENT
AT MOVIE HEARING
Conditions Complained of
Thing of Past, Says STAN
ley Corporation

With the submitting Of a tentative
statement of facts in the case Of few
independent moving-picture exhibitors
against the Stanley Booking Corporation,
the hearings in the subject in dispute
came to an abrupt ending today before
Special Examiner W. T. Roberts in the
Federal Building.
r. r. Kane and George McCorkle
Washington who appeared for the Fed
eral Commission, and Morris Wolf, rep
resentng the Stanley Booking Corpora
ton, informed the examiner an agree
ment satisfactory to both sides had been
reached and that therefore it was un-
necessary to continue the taking of tes-
timony.
Jules f. Mastbaum, president of the
Stanley Booking Corporation. this af-
ternoon made the following statement:
THE evidence heard as far as the suit
proceeded disclosed that the complaint
ants all had reference to condltions
which have not existed for long time,
and had no bearing upon the present
method of business as conducted ny 'he
Stanley Booking Corporation.
For this reason the case was OF no
rroctical Importance, and rather than
continue what would have been a most
nrotected hearing, a statement of facts
was agreed upon between the Commits
sion and this corporation on the basis OF
which we anticipate the commission VIII
make an order directing this corporation
not to discriminate unduly against the
new picture houses in this vicinity
which are not its clients.
"Such an order will be entirely satis-
factory to US for we have not, as evil
denced by the recent conduct of our
business, been interested in anything ex-
cent the prosperity Of our clients. This
fact was firmly established by the evil
dence and 1t was also evident that the
Stanley Booking Corporation has not
done any more than what its objects
are-yiz: to enable those exhibitors
affiliated with it to secure first run of
the best photoplays and other film fea-
lures, and in general to aid them, in
every way to place their resorts before
the public in such manner that they
would gain the confidence and .esteepl
of motion picture lovers, and also to
help them in every legitimate manner
to maintain that"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
ORDNANCE men PLAN SPEED
Manufacturers Arrange Ways TO
Quicken Delivery of Supplies

Ordnance manufacturers in the Phila-
delphia district held their first meeting
today in the auditorium of the Manu-
facturers' Club to outline their needs
for tools. materials, machinery and other
materials essential to the conduct Of
their war work
Similar meetings will be held every
Wednesday from II a. m. to l p. IN. The
meetings are held under the auspices of
the Philadelphia district of the United
States Army Ordnance Department,
which has organized the Philadelphia
District Ordnance Manufacturers Ex-
change.
One of the big questions to be solved
is that of getting materials and tools
for local ordnance makers from nearby
sources. Through the exchange plan 1t
is hoped to save time, transportion and
expense, and at the same time establish
a closer relationship between contractor
and subcontractor which will speed up
ordnance manufacture.