Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-28

industrial unon:sm to prevent alb
sorpticn of the labor organization
by tn" |. W. W. was recommended
by the Tacoma Central Labor Coun-
ell yesterday. Reports from Semitic,
Wash, labor circles that union men
are Joining the ranks of the |. ". ".
on an average Of between tWcaty
five and 100 day caused the mat
ter to he made special order Of
business at the next meeting Of the
council. G. r. Barrett, secretary OF
the Metal Trades Union, in a tcle-
gram sent to metal workers rcpzc-
scntativcs at Washington Wednesday
warned that the ". W. would soon
have control of til. labor situation
at Tacoma unless something in the
shape OF satisfactory conditions IS
forthcoming.
Aided by stiff breeze, blaze
that originated in the cificc of tie
Harris Shop, 12l2 + street north
west, Washington. last nigh. sp"cad
through the building damaging Il
stock Of cloaks, hats, ladies suits
and othcr garments TO the extent Of
$4,000. Only part Of the damage
was covered by insurance. The or
igin CT the fire is unknown.
Ply vote of 3S.l to &C. the ma
tiCnal convention Of the Modern
Woodmen Of America at Chicago
yesterday adopted rate schedules
three and four, calling for an IN
crease Of 81 - per cent on prem
iums. The recommendation Of the
head camrmcn calling for fiat in
crease Of 30 per cent was amended
To include = rate Of 80 per cent for
new members above IS years old.
It was said tn increase will add
Sligo .O0U a mCnth to the orders
insurance fund. Enormovs losses
due to the influenza epidemic we've
given as the reason for the 30 per
cent ircrcasc in rates CT insurance
voted Wednesday fer the more than
l,O0C,0CQ members of the Wooamcn.
The arShip section Of the British
royal nj: force announced Yesterday
that the two airships recently!
launched, R-33 and R-3i, will Hot
participate in any transatlantic
competitor. Int will demonstrate
that they can cross the ocean. The
airships. it was said. probably will
not start before May. One Of them
will cross Scotland 10 Ncwfound-
land, where it will drop passenger
in parachute, if the weather is
good. returning to Scotland without
stopping IF the weather is unf2v-
orablc, the craft will continue TO
The United States. The other ships
will fly by the southern route,
touching Africa ard landing in Flor
ida.
A startling confession that the
workers Of the world will be ruined
by Bolshcvism if they follow it.
has been made by Premier L2nin"
Of the Russian Bolshcvik govern
mcnr. according to al interview
printed in the Westminster Gazette
Ct London. Lenina declared that
he cares nothing for Russia as Rus
STA, but that his sole consideration
is internaticnaism. The present
generations cannot benefit b. the
destruction and ruin wrought by
Bo!shcviSm, the principal exponent
Of that creed admitted, but the
people some generations ahead
will reap the reward.
Korea is reported in q caJ!egram
to Dr.. Syngman Rhcc, Korean Ma
tiCnal Association delegate to the
peace conference, now in Philad@l-
phia. 10 be under martial law, Com
plcte independence is demanded
from Japan. Eleven thousand are
reported to be under arrest and
others are said to have been tortu-
red and massacrcd. Japanese sold
icrs are firing on the Koreans.