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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
REGARD HIRSCHbERG
AS MAN FOR MAYOR
DEFENDS UPON BOARD.
Commissioner Probably VIII Prefer
To Remain rs Administrator If Vote
f. Against AbolItiou--Neyer Vet
Defeated For Once

r. was learned last night from close
friends Of Commissioner John Hlrsch-
berg that he would be a candidate for
mayor at the next election, two years
her ce,
Commissioner Tirschserg has rot
verified the report, and NAV regard the
announcement as premature. but all
who discussed the matter said they
had rea>on to believe he Is a receptive
candidate
There has scarcely been a political
campaign within the past fifteen wears
In which Commissioner Htrschhcrg
has not cut something Of figure.
From the time, when a boy he ran"
for the legislature. as a page. he has
been ambitious to appear in the lime
Tight OF public life,
His great fight for common council
from Jefferson ward a number ofyears
iego. when ne had the gang against
him. and was looked upon as fresh
voungster" and an interloper, and
when he won against all the obstacles
cf organization and dtsorgarization as
we'll IS remembered well. From that
ncriod his career has been marked
with an upward tendency. He can
retire from public life AT this ent
wH1 the record of an indicated man
WREN ever Il became the privilege of
the public TO cast it's vote for him.
| He has had every sort Of opposition
and he has always won out.
! And now hts friends are framing nm
something even better for him. II
the administrative board is abolished.
as many believe II wit II Is quite
certain that insofar as the mayorality
is concerned, It VIII be Parks Is
within" with Mr.. Hlrschnerg.
/ While II has not been intimated pub
lfcly that such may he the case, II is
possible that this report NAV be veri-
fie6 at the meeting OF the East End
Citizens association at Chin horazo
school, next Thursday night No bet
ter and no more fitting place could he
picked for around that nelshhorhood
ard In that section John HirschherS
used to engage in rock battles wit IN
| the Church Hill rats" leading his
fsshting contingent from aroond the
bottom ana around Scalehouse corner
and "Birdinam" II would be useless
10 say that his gang won all the bat
ties
Commissioner Hirschberg has not
admitted that the administrative board
Is going out of commission. however,
and the activity OF his admirers in
building up his mayoralty campaign,
may, after all, be without good cause
for II is almost az certain as ANYTHING
can be. that Mr.. Hlrschberg will not
run for the mayoralty, unless the ad-
administrative board really is abolished
| He has frequently stated that he
has some ideas In his head for the
good of his native city, ard he wants
to nromulgate them BY the route ~
the administrative board One OF
these things ia the esta hiish ment by
the city of an up-to-dste hospital. one
E far ahead or any city hospital in the
country, and another is the Develop
tinent OF the city health department.
| NHis friends maintain that as mayor
he may be able to further these
schemes. but he believes that he may
be able to do more a. a member or
the board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
MAPP BILL TO COME
BEFORE HOUSE TODAY
Set for Special Order nj Noon. Vote
to Pc Taken at Close Of Debate
ON Amendments
FIGHT OVER UNIVERSITY
Friends of Proposal Admitting Women
Make Two Crayailing Efforts IN
Get acknowledges Stick TO g.
Cent Levy.

On this last day Of the session OF
the general assembly Of 1918. the
Mapp prohibition bin will come be-
fore the house of delegates at Il
noon, to be debated until voted upon.
This was decided upon by the
house yesterday when II made the
bill the special order for that hour.
Whether or not the last stand has
been made for the hin for the ad-
mission of women TO the university
depends upon the decision of It's pro-
ponents 10 be arrived at today.
Twice yesterday the house refused
to give the bill hearing on its
merits. To fix ar hour for cousid-
Grafton OF the bill requires two
thirds vote, and this the proponents
could not muster at the afternoon
session.
At the night session they did not
even have a ma jority. many friends
OF the BILL being absent Neverthe-
less there was an exceedingly spirited
debate when the matter WAS taken
up the second time. The debate de-
veloped much feeling and some bit
terness. lSnfairn ess, fack of good
faith. and intent to defeat the meas
ire bv subterfuge was charged. Ref
ererce was made TO a. ca blegram from
France quoting 200 alumni as OPP
posed to the bill. and the charge
was made that some OF the names
referred 10 in the cabieeram were in
rea litv In favor Of much more .ad-
vanced measures for the admission Of
women.
The house refused to concur in the
change in the direct tax levy made
bv the senate in its bin tevying i o
cents. for roads, and 3 each for
schools and for tuberculosis. and ad-
hered 10 It's original plan for 8 max
lmum levy Of s cents, and that for
schools. The bill was so amended. It
now goes back to the senate. which
must either concur or ask for con
ference.
The house took up senate bin isI as
moved by Davis, Of Norfolk county.
for tho relief OF owners Of property
taken by the national government Tor
war purposes. The bill relieves the
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
COMPENSATION MEASURE
NOW GOES To GOVERNOR
Both Houses Stand Firmly for COM
mission to Make Law Effective, In
Face OF Executives Objections.
DELEGATES HOLD NO DERATE
senators Discuss Question Earnestly
and Adopt Report of Conference
Committee by Vote OF 10 to II.
Carries Appropriation of $4,000.

The workmen's compensation bill
as amended in conference was passed
~ both the house and senate yes-
tefday, and the measure now goes TO
me governor, who must either recant
In part on his prediction utterances
as TO the creation OF new Offices. or
veto the bill
As agreed to by the conferees tina
bill retains the provision for a sala
Fied commission Of three members
and exenpts employers with Iese
than eleven persons on the payroll.
The salaried ccmission Is the point
or objection raised against the meas
ure by Governor Davis. and upon
which he expressed his views to GER
tain senator's while the bin was nend-
ing before the senate The conferees
were Senators Goo'rick, Walker and
Trtnkle and Delegates Price, Wills
and Slant.
There WAS no debate in the house
on the question of adopting the CON
ferees' report.
Immediately on the sonata eonver-
'ne IN the afternoon. Senator Cool
rick presented the report OF the con
ferecs to that body
Senator STROBE offered the report
~ the conferees on the subject OF the
industrial commission. He rA~er ted
the publication OF a letter from Mr.
AIchaeis, OF Roanoke, chairman Of
the compensation commission. crf,9
cizins the senate for Welding to the
governor. He had voted his own
views and was not Influenced nv any
alleged threat from the Office Of the
governor.
Senator Rison, OF Pittssylvania.
took precisely the sa me view and said
the time had come when no more
Offices should he created.
senator Goolrick defended the re-
port, saving that he WIS not certa =
when the bill was under consldera-
ton what were the views Of the
commission and supporters Of the bill
IN the wholly new proposition plac-
ing the administration or The ACT
with the heads OF existing depart
ments Since the measure had gone
to the house he had come to the
conclusion that all were opposed to
the views OF the governor in that
resrect. as contained IN the bin.
The senate roll call on the report
OF the conference committee resulted
rs follows:
Aye~--senatorS Addison. Rorham,
Cannon, Conrad. Dorhett. Drewrv,
Goodlor Goolrick Gravatt, Gum,
Holt Lacy. Mathews. Royal. Trukle,
Walker. Wendenberg and West-1s
Noes--Sena tors Brown. Davis.
Downing Early, Gavle. Hening. Jeff
frevs Keith, Risop. Strobe and Webb
---1
Tho measure carries On appropria-
tion OF $4,000 C. year and fixes the
salary Of the commissioners at SIS, 800
each
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
AMERICAN TROOPS
fREPARE TO MEET
ONSLAUGHT OF FOE
Army Faces Coming Ordeal
With Confidence and Gen.
March Appears Satisfied
With Fighting Machine
WAR NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Northern iights'' heip German
airplancs In raid on London. Fiey.
en- killed. forty-six injured, six
ourscd under wreclnSe, Two of
eight planes penetrate outer de.
lenses. Raid was 102nd on Brit
ishCapital.
Finland reported turning into
absolute vasSaI state under Ger.
man rule. Kaiser's fifth son.
frince Oscar, said To- he slated 10
become king of Finland Re-
tention OF Aiaud Islauds rnerace
to Sweden.
Kaiser foreshadows @fuai hat
tie" In West. Dual drive agains,
Italy and France looked for. Ger
man guns batter British lines.
Lord Cecil, British blockade min
lister, I'm favor of Japanese inter-
Yendon In Siberia Yatican,s
organ says it would be false
move
Commons votes 81 600 600 rsy,t.
tsh war credit. Total NOW s34.-
$40, 000, 900.
Spanish cabinet resigns again.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
Rlanne snies for prcss Fyrn

Portland. Me. March Sin the be-
lief that German spies or sympathizers
are responsible for the 100000 fire
I'm which the Portland Daily Press
plant was destroyed last night, gov
eminent officials today began invest :
cation. Since the mysterious Are nine
months ago, Senator Frederick Hale
and associate publishers have received
many threatening letters because of
articles appearing In the paper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
Cock Fight RAID Nets s4co,

HicksNIIIeAe y. y, March S,--Four
hundred and twenty dollars all In $40
hank notes reposed upon the desk OF
Justice OF the Peace Joseph Steinert
today after long list OF men paid
up" for being caught in raid on a
cock night early last Sunday morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
Days Savings $4,000. 600.

Washington. March s.--Tha war
savings campaign reached it's first So
100000 day, the treasury report
showed today. The sales for the pre-
oeding two days were 100000 and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
Munition workers Walk Out.

WATERFOWL, ". Y. March S.--Con-
struotion work on munition plants
here was paralyzed today as result
of n walkcut of unionl carpenters.
electricians, iron workers and steam
fttsrs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
Spanish cabinet resign. again.
One American Routs T-I,lrtv

77-.N"H H7-NNH1 ANFFUFS lItIENT.
Win the American Army In
France, March s.--An American
private with n Norwegian name.
acting as a sentry In the front line
trenches, routed single handed n
German patrol OF thirty men, ktu-
ing the leader, a PRussian SER
GeAnL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

Commons votes ga, 600. 900 Brit
tsh war credit. Total no,yy s34.-
2{0 600 G1f9
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

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The Twin City star., 1918-06-15

ture the Imagination. But
the heroic labors Of men
who keep open the tele-
graph and telephone lines
which make cooperation
lof infantry and artillery
possible are almost un-
known outside the serv-
ice, save, for instance,
when .one reads of q
medal bestowed on a line
Irepairman for magnifi-
cent disregard of danger.
For their losses and their
honors are alike great.
They 60 over the top
with the troops, smoking
their pipes, coOlly string
Ing lines behind the ad-
vancing first line so that
the gun crews may be
kept informed Of the ad-
vance or told to concen-
trate their fire on a par
ticularly obnoxious ma
chine gun, says a writer
in the New York Sun
magazine section. They
The Twin City star., 1918-06-15

CANDIDATE for REPRESENTATIVE
31st Legislative District
Comprising 5th and 9Th Wards
Loyalty Residence
Candidate :. 1915 Third Ave. s
Political Advertisement for which
$500 is to be paid.
A DESIRABLE FLAT.
A desirable fiat, good location, all
modern, conveniently located neal
car lire. pply Jno. 8. Wright, Main
postoffice.
Call N. w. Orchid 19-W.
ADVERTISE IN THE STAB
The Twin City star., 1918-06-15

Socialist candidate for reelection to
the council from the 9Th ward, is a
native son of the 9Th ward. Mr.. Bastis
Is a member Of the Bookbinders'
Union. He has initiated and support
ed a remarkably large number of Ia
Dor and progressive measures during
his term in the council.
He is friendly to the Negro voters
and was interested In their employ
ment as laborers in the street and
sewer departments.
Two light housekeeping rooms for
rent. near business district, on car
line. Comfortably furnished. Also
ono single room for $500 per week.
Cail Drexel 1867.
Wanted-Subscribers to Pay.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-15

miliar to the people at home. On the ground
Icharging infantrymen and roaring cannon cap
The Twin City star., 1918-06-15

ted-Subscribets to Pay.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-15
Daring American Line
men. Fresh from Civil
Life, Maintain Commun-
ications Under Fire !: :

HE two great means of, commu-
nication on the modern battle
field, the means by which gen
eral headquarters keeps in
touch with every sector of the
line and by which the perfect
coordination of all branches
Of the service is possible are
the airplane and electricity.
The romantic appeal Of the
aviation service, the stirring
stories of high adventure that
have come out Of the war have
made the work Of the birdmen,
the superseders Of cavalry as
the eyes of the commander, ia
Dle at home. On the ground
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16

unionists. The Labor party, how
ever, is not a bona fide political
party, but sort of non-partisan
league, backing it's candidates un-
der any party symbol wherever it
sees the chance Of success.
But within the Labor party there
is a socialist organization, the In
dependent Labor party, with an in
fuence wholly disproportionate to
its numbers. 1t boasts no more
than 10000 members, but it's lead
ers often dominate the deliberation
Of the Labor party. Two of its
most influential leaders, Ramsay
Mcdonald and Philip Snowden, have
made enormous Roadway in the
propaganda Of their ideas during
the war, and did much to make pos
sible the adoption of the Labor
War Aims" 1t should be remem-
bered, however, that the Indepen-
dent Labor party was not itself re-
sponsible for these aims, being, in
fact, not represented as such at the
Inter Allied Conference. The
Gains" were the work of the more
conservative Labor party, dominat-
ed by Sidney Webb, a Fabian So
cialist, who has never worked with
his hands except to push a pen.
There is also another group,
still more conservative, but largely
overlapping the Labor party. This
is the Trades Union Congress-, COM
posed Of more than a million men,
bers, whose representatives were
recently in this country speaking
against the Inter-Allied Labor
Aims. The congress represents the
pure trade union movement, tenn
porarily averse to aggressive polit-
ical action, and very strongly averse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16

The statement Of M. Longuet,
grandson Of Karl Marx and one of
the leaders Of the French Socialist
party, to Chester M. Wright, assist
ant secretary of the mission, will
serve almost as we'll for England as
for France.
M Longuet said: president
Wilson'S war aims must be achieved
and there must be no cessation Of
the fighting until then. ! agree that
we are one in purpose and goal. We
(the American and French labor
groups) differ only on the question
of means. German militarism must
be crushed. But by what method?
That is our only point of difference,
Nobody among us wants a German
peace. Even the pacifists among us
would agree to continue the war
rather than accept peace of Brest-
Litovsk."
The members Of the mission take
pains to point out that the differ
ence between the labor groups is not
one of desiring German defeat or
German victory. The situation is
complex, and the mission has made
every effort to clear up misunder-
standings. In the interest Of bet
ter understanding between the peo-
Piles it is we'll that the light should
be turned on. Briefly, this is what
the mission found in regard to Brit
ish labor's war aims.
There are perhaps three million
trade unionists (including many Of
the women who have gone to work
since the outbreak Of the wary =.
These have political expression in
the British Labor party, represent
ing fully two and a half million
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16
Sacred Conversation
in a New Democracy

in a New Democracy
There is still that little chat with
the king to tell about.
But unfortunately one who ehats
with king is not at liberty to re-
/ tail the conversation. One is told
before approaching the royal pres
ence that every word his majesty
says in conversation is sacred.
So be it. But the ROYAL converse
ton deeply impressed Mr.. Frey, who
is hard headed moulder by trade
and not accustomed to fall for any
nonsense from his superiors.
The kings physical presence"
said Mr.. Frey, sis not particularly
impressive. But once he begins to
converse the deep tone of his voice
and the light that CLOVIS on his fea-
lures reveal notable magnetism
and strong conviction He at once
charms and impresses his hearer.
! was astonished at the wide range
of his knowledge, and in particular
at his intimate acquaintance with
trade union problems, both in Eng
land and abroad"
When one listens to the friendly.
Unconditional comment of these men
and women concerning kings ona
is sure they have not lost the conn
mon touch. In fact, it was to pro-
mote the common touch between
the conservative labor groups hera
and abroad that they ventured
/ across the seas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16

to being dominated by political
leaders from the outside.
theoretically the Labor party is
only the Trades Union Congress in
its political aspect. But actually
the two represent very different
types of leadership. The policies
of the congress originate in the
local union. Those of the party
originate in the brain of the poll
ticians. The eyes of the one are
turned to the shop; those Of the
other to the House of Parliament.
The Socialist leaders of the Labor
party owe their first allegiance to
the international Socialist move
ment. From this they take their pol
icies. Thus international social
ism tends to override the local de-
mands of the British trade unions.
It is because Of this dominance
from the outside, the mission be-
lieves, that the Labor party was
led to agree to the "War Aims
document, with it's demand for g
conference with the Germans.
But this is not all. The Labo,
party has recently placed the poll
tician on a still higher throne. II
has reorganized as a bona fide po-
litical party, admitting "brair
workers" into it's membership, ane
thus still further tending to alien
ate its policies from those of the
pure trade union. 1t has ceased
merely defending it's interests.
1t now seeks aggressively to. rur
the whole United Kingdom.
In France the situation is similar
but not so complex. The labor
confederation Confederation &c
nerale du Travail) and the French
Socialist party are practically the
industrial and political aspects, re-
spectively, Of the same body Of
workingmen.
And among French labor the de-
mand for a conference with the
Germans seems to be overwhelm
ing. 1t is not question Of "Gov
eminent Socialists" and "anti-G Gov
eminent Socialists" These group.
within the political party offer or
many matters, but they are in gen
eral agreement on the desirability
of the conference.
In England, labor opinion is by
no means so unanimous. It is true
that the Gains" were carried BY
a substantial majority, but there
is much dissension as to the char
acter of the proposed conference
A strong minority holds that i
should be binding-that the dele
gates should be empowered tt
pledge their constituents to tn.
programme agreed to with the Ger
mans.
The majority, including Hender
son, regard the conference only
as conversation" All demand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16

petty annoyances to the tragedies
with calm that is almost phleg-
matte. Most Englishmen are lucky
to have sugar one meal day. They
may go days without butter or even
substitute. Often the father Of
family will 60 without meat in
order that the children may have
all the meat ration. The peasants
Of France go on with their daily
toll just behind the firing line with
the most amazing indifference, as
though nothing were happening. In
the cities the people do not crowd
around the bulletin boards or be-
siege the newsboys, even in the
most critical days. They quietly
get their papers and go home. Air
raids do not alter their quiet cour-
age in the slightest.
"The casual observer might be
tempted to believe the mood one of
wearied Indifference. But he is
soon enlightened. One incident
brought the enlightenment to me
most vividly. was in a London
railway station. A Scotch High
lander stood on the platform saying
goodby to his wife and child just
before entraining for the front.
/ There was not sign of feeling on
their faces.
"'Well, we'd better say goodby,'
he remarked at last"
eyes, she replied. Kiss the
baby
He kissed his child. The man
and woman shook hands. Then
without another word he boarded
the train and she walked away with
the child. l watched her. She came
to a train shed, behind which she
could watch the departing train
without being seen. And for the
next few minutes I saw on her face
such agony as / have never seen
before.
Labor, the mission found, carries
on in the same logged way. Labor
has, indeed, certain opinions Of it's
own, and some of them may be ex-
tremely dangerous, as the mission
believes. But labor is not welching
when it comes to the necessary bust
ness of the war. Workingmen may
clamor for a conference with the
Germans, but they would die before
they would permit Belgium to re-
main German property. Newspaper
reports may have sometimes repre-
sented this factor of British labor
as cowardly, pacifist or pro-German.
But the pacifsts who would make a
German peace are almost negligible
in numbers, however much noise
they may make. And outside of
them, the mission found, labor is
united on the prosecution of the war
until German miitarism is defeated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16
British Opposition to
Conference Growing

The mission found much opposi-
ton to the conference scheme in
England. While it does not assert
that the majority Of the rank and
lille is opposed, it believes the op-
position is constantly increasing.
Particularly is this opposition clus-
terlng around the pure trade union
lists Of the Trade Union Congress,
and it is in such centre of influ-
ence and behind such leaders as
Havelock Wilson of the Seamen's
Union that the American Fedora
ton leaders hope to stimulate the
triumphant opposition to the con-
ference idea and the Socialist DOM
nation.
There is a final factor in the sit
uation, Mr.. Frey reports, which will
help to explain much, and especial
ly the enormous respect in which
President Wilson is held among
the rank and file in England.
"Many persons" he said, "sus-
pect that behind the announced
war aims of the European Allies
there lie secret imperialistic agree
ments. And labor universally is
not willing to give one man for I'M
perialistic programmes. This sus-
picion has been an effective emo
tional force in determining the at
titude Of labor.
"Many persons said to me: If our
government had stated it's war
aims as clearly as President Wilson
has stated those of the United
States, it would relieve our fears
that in addition to the aims as stat
ed there are also imperialistic pro-
grammes that might prolong the
war for the purpose of imperialistic
gains"
In short, though every other polit-
zeal reputation were besmirched
that of President Wilson, in the
eyes Of European democrats, re-
mains above suspicion. And Mr..
Gompers, as right hand man to the
President, carries with him an al
most official prestige in Europe
This explains why Henderson was
so eager to obtain Mr. Gompers's
consent to the Labor Aims" and