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Would Train Colored Officers

20 the Editor OF THE TINES:
As very much has been said. and
is being said, relative to universal
military training. a splendid idea
which this country should not be slow
in grasping. I beg the indulgence OF
your valuable columns to make the
suggestion that a branch of the West
Point Academy be established at
Howard University for the training
OF young colored men. who. too. will
ever be ready to defend the honor Of
this glorious republic in time OF
reed
make this suggestion because
cossred boys are not generally ad-
Jritfed 40 West Point Academy. and
hecsnss. the great world war found
tssss eeUntry. as was stated by the
n.-n who know. unprepared for war.
wars are things which happen, and
are likely to happen at any time
And the last war should be q great
The Washington times., 1919-10-20
Comedy of the Printers Strike
By Frederic j. Haskin

mittee of the employers in Chi
cago, and agreed that the forty
four-hour week was to be post
poned until 1921.
Additional Demand.
When the news of this meeting
reached New York it was like a
bomb thrown into the ranks of the
printing trades. Mass meetings
were held; speeches for the forty
four-hour week were made to
groups of men during the noon
hour; the International was de-
nounced, and finally it became
known that in addition to the for
ty-four-hour week the printers
would also demand $14 a week in
crease in wages.
Naturally, the employers were
aware of these proceedings. They
scented a strike, so instead of
waiting for it to come they de-
cided to meet it. In the third
week in September, shortly be-
fore the War Labor Board con-
tract expired, they began getting
rid of the chief agitators in
their plants by the simple meth
cd of firing them. When the
mems unions protested, the en-
ployers informed them that they
could no longer do business with
them, because they were not
members of the International
union. The unions retaliated by
calling out all of their men.
Meantime, the officials of the
International Typographical Un-
ion arrived in New York and be-
gan forming new unions under
its direction to take the place of
the men who were fired. But
the members of the new unions
had to be recruited largely from
the old ones, so that the Interna-
tional found it's task extremely
difficult. Even so, it might have
succeeded, had it not been for
the mutiny which occurred In the
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Messengers Salaries

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
While serving as a witness at the
recent hearing of the Nolan bill be-
fore very few members of the Sen
ate committee, j heard the Senator
from Delaware state that during
visits to the War Department he had
noticed able-bodied men serving as
messengers smoking, reading and
loafing in general; and that IL such
men were to profit by the Nolan bill
he would serve notice that he was
going to vote against it
May ] ask the Senator from Della
ware just how he would define the
duties OF messenger? If they have
time to loaf, as he claims they do, is
il not rather the fault of the man
higher up" the man Of the larger
salary, for permitting such conditions
TO exist? Because the man higher
up" fails to perform his duties, is the
Senator to put himself on record as
opposing the passage of the Nolan
bill, which affects over 100000 Gov
ernment employees. faithful and de-
serving as the most of them are.
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IL such a condition exists. is it not
owing rather to administration
abuses, one of the evils of politics,
than to any fault of the messengers
themselves?
is IL not disgrace. may I ask the
senator, that the United States should
expect to employ faithful. indus
trious Americans and then refuse 10
pay them a salary which. at best. 10
only very poor substitute for q liv-
ing wager should not the Senate
pass the bill. then weed out the un-
deserving individuals rather than not
pass the bill at all:
Surely IL one examines the Con
gressional Record and sees the long
daily list OF absent members in our
Congress he would be psrdoned for
wondering IL the tender consciences
OF some few Senators would prevent
them from passing bill TO Increase
their own salaries, IL such bill were
to be introduced. because In their
midst slackers were to be found.
AcAvoY.
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Let spend few minutes today in the realization of
how slowly the world progresses how infinitely snail like
the growth of and how nearly to the times of 1919
was who breathed his last about four hundred
before the beginning of the Christian
In considering this topic far removed from the peace
treaty the fvecen carfare and the rent problem shall
End to conclude that the boe of Boshevm about
which much has been written and much prophe
He'd, instead Of being ISM is doctrine old and
decrep that is wonder that there enough life left
IN it for the resurrection which has recently enjoyed
You will be interested to know that Arstophanes who
lived and died two thousand years before Columbus
to America wrote accurate and detailed description of
the doctrines of Lenne and his followers and put words
descriptive of their beliefs into his comedy The Ecce
sidzusae.
Aristophanes sort of Greek Bernard Shaw. he
told what unpaatable truths in entertaining plays
sugar coated fact with fun.
Even you never read of his plays you are ac-
quanted with of the most famous products of his
genius for Yales most famous college yell is but slight
distortion of the chorus in Frogs play written at the
height of his career.
The play in which Bolshevsm is discussed is a satire
on the general demorazation of public life in Athens
The women, disguised men, seize the Greek House of
Parliament indulge in session devoted discussion
OF public affairs which results in the adoption of new
communstic constitution.
The dialogue preceding the final action was as follows
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ranks of the International-the
feature which has made this
strike different from any other
that has ever occurred in New
York.
Could Not Desert.
One Of the unions, known here
as the "Big Six" consisting of
hundreds of typesetters, was a
part of the international.
"The Big Six can't desert un.
less We let them," declared
member of the International,
"and with all the compositors at
work we can easily fill the other
places"
This was absolutely true. The
Big Six could not desert, because
it had important contracts with
the International-mortuary and
other benefits on which the union
had been paying assessments for
years and could not afford to lose
But the individual members of the
union had no intention of setting
type for presses manned by nom
union men, so they said. So, while
retaining their membership in the
Big Six, they formed another or
ganization known as. the 50-44
Club $3.50 wages for a 44-hour
week being the terms the men are
fighting for) which decreed a
walk-out. AS members of the Big
Six they could not strike, but as
members of the 50-44 Club this is
what they did:
On the morning of October 1
the typesetters walked into the
printing plants at the usual hour.
But they did not stay very long.
Gong up to the superintendent,
each man demanded, as it 5O-44?'
Nothing doing" was the reply.
well, I'm going on a vaca-
tlon, then declared the typeset-
ter, and left the shop.
Amusing Situation.
NOW here is the amusing part
of it: The employers immedi-
ately notified Big Six of the
action of its members, which
was contrary to the orders of
the International Union. Big
Six professed to be indignant.
A meeting of its members was
called, and the very same men
who walked out of the printing
plants that morning ordered them
selves back that afternoon
But the same evening, as men,
bers of the 50-44 Club, they decided
to remain out, thus disobeying
their own orders.
So, while technically not on
strike, the typesetters, as individu-
als, are working in the closest
cooperation with the other unions
in maintaining one. While tacit-
ly obeying the orders of their local
union, they are carefully disobey-
ing them. With the exception of a
few small plants which have capit-
ulated to the demands of the
strikers the printshops OF New
York are closed.
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lesson to the United States of Amer
lea We were like the five foolish
virgins, whose lamps had gone out
and they were not prepared to meet
the bridegroom-and. hence, the door
was closed against their entering
into the great feast. Every male of
fighting age in the United States of
America. regardless of race or color,
should. be ready TO do his bit in de-
Tense of this country IL ever that
time comes again. And this thing Of
training soldiers and making officers
while you wait" as was the case
with colored officers during the last
war, isn't a very wise course TO pur-
sue.
Let US be ready, Let's keep our
lamps trimmed and burning, Let's
keep our powder dry. So give us,
then, West Point Academy. at
Howard University for the training
Of young colored men.
J. c. CUNNINGHAM.
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Eo'TeE!4F oz 44E PAGE WASHINGTON TINES os4os Geza
Eight Rides for Fifty Cents In Washing
ton-Eleven Rides for the Same
Money In Cleveland
By EARL GOODWIN.

w
Sooner or later will have progressive street rail-
way pohcy IN Washington which will the community
IN the broades sense, and with that ultimate Developments
VIII come fares of FIVE CENTS Or LESS.
they have fve-cent fares in Philadelphia and have
raised wages on them They have system in Cleveland
under which fares fucuae with the costs of running the
road and even at this moment they selling eleven cke
for nifty cents For nine years Cleveland has run the c
lines under franchise by which the cy council control
operation allowing the company six per cent on its nve
ment-its REAL investment e
When new service is needed by the growth of the city
the company compelled to install it. On the other hand
if the service shows deficit the company NAV ask for a
traitors to determine whether the service shall continue
The Cleveland city council fixes the operating and main
conditions and may be changed from to time if the
council sees fit.
The operating allowances are made on basis Of oper.
ton by the mile The present cents
Tor each car me with sixty per cent additional allowed for
trailers.
In addition, allowance the basis is made for
maintenance, depreciation and renewals The present rate
for this fund averages nine cents a car mile.
The franchise provides that money accommodating in this
fund.- when not needed for maintenance depreciation or
renewals be used by the company apply its float
ing debt or to be invested in the company's bonds
All differences between the city and company are
arbit1ated.
The rate of fare is determined by a governor fund
called the nerest fund.- When this fund falls 100000
below par higher rate becomes effective; when it goes
100000 above par the rate is lowered.
From 1910 to 1916 the rate of fare was three cent
sometimes WITH sometimes without penny charge for
transfers.
In the summer of 1916 costs began to The fare
first rose to tickets for quarter with free transfers.
then with penny transfers to four cents to FIVE cents
The present rate of fare eleven tickets for fifty cents
with penny charge for transfer Second transfers are
free In every case and charges for transfers controlled
by the ductuaton of the interest fund The company
not charge more than cent for transfer and in some
cases this charge is obviated.
The men now get fftythree cents hour for the first
three months, tyeght cents hour for next nine
months, and sixty cents an hour thereafter
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The
Haskin Letter

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-You
IN know, of course, that there
will be no issues next month
of most magazines unless thou
sands of striking compositors,
pressmen and other employees of
the printing plants here can be
induced to return to their work
within the next few days; or un-
less publishers can ship their
material and have it printed in
other cities.
At the time this article is written
there is not much hope that there
will be November literature at all.
The printing employers and the
printing employees are at a dead
/. lock, while several of the largest
publishers are stoically preparing
to lose millions of dollars. A few
have shipped their equipment to
Chicago, which they may make
their permanent headquarters, if
they like it; but they make no
promises or threats.
In the first place, be it under
stood that the pfinaing of the
numerous books and magazines
that pass through your hands every
year is not done by the people
who publish them. but by many
job printing establishments, some
$50 OF which are affected by the
present rebellion. The publishers,
in this case, are an interested but
helpless third party. Perhaps that
accounts for the fact that, while
losing tremendous sums of money
through the holdup of their pubi-
cations, many Of them view the
whole dispute with amazing impair
TALLY.
Some Nerve!
Nothing is safe with all this
Bolsheviki propaganda going
about" declared the business man
ager OF a large trade magazine
which will not go to press this
month. "On the other hand, l
suppose the working people find
it hard to keep up with the high
cost of living The nerve OF 1t
though-to disregard the orders of
their own unions,"
The New York printing trades
have been showing evidence Of dis
content for some time, so that the
walk-out of thousands of type
settlers, press-feeders and press
men on October l did not come as
a bolt out Of the blue to their en-
ployers. The employers were
ready for them-or thought they
were. But as it turned out they
were not at all prepared for what
actually happened.
The first threats OF strike were
heard last year, when the various
local printing unions demanded
certain reforms In their working
conditions on the penalty of shut
ting of the greatest print shops in
America. At that time the nation
was at war, and printing was ex-
tremely important. Any interfer-
ence with it meant the checking of
valuable war propaganda So thD
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tain her former husbands name IL she
cares to do so. Sometimes a woman takes
her family name and combines II with her
husbands name. EuCh Mrs. Sarah Jones'
Smith.
C.-hre aliens, who claimed exemption
from military service on the ground OF
non citizenship, subject to deportation?
NJ. II.
A--The Bureau Of immigration says that
an allen would not be deported for this
alone.
Q.-what is the best way to clean cor
duroy? c. RT
A-SponGe with gasoline or benzinc. and
then ekl ose to the air TO get rid of the
odor Of the chemical.
The Bureau cannot giUe ddUice on
legal, medical, and financial matters.
II does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles, nor 10 undertake exhaust
ive research on any subject.
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HEARD AND SEEN

Speaking of the spelling of travel
ling" on the Union Station inscrip-
ton, PHILIP WALKER writes
There Is a story that the
original inscriptions on the City
Post-Office were written by the
President of Harvard, and were
very much revised by the present
President of the United States.
If so, your correspondent is
guilty OF near-treason. Ask JIM
WETMORE. the Acting Supervi-
sing Architect
WILLIAM STIEFEL thinks there
is worse bridge than the Penn
sylvania Avenue Rick-Rack across
the Anacostia River. "Take a ride
across the Aqueduct Bridge" he
advises.
And to make it more interesting,
wait until one of those big auto
trucks from Fort Myer goes across,
and then follow behind it Prepare
yourself first by padding your head
or better still, put the top down.
"Still, it will only be a matter of
time when we will be going across
the new Key Bridge"
Musical Note.
CUNO RUDOLPH went to hear
Nine Schumann-Heink last Friday
and sat up on the platform.
SERVITOR wants to know about
the Minimum Wage Board. 1t is es-
tablished with an office in the Dis
trict Building, and has jurisdiction
over the wages to minors and to
women in private employment; NOT
in Government employment
| Special Dispatch to The Heard and
Seen Column.
ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 1S.-Three
prominent Washingtonians here have
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organized the Down and Out ciuA
Jr.
JOHN l. WEAVER, prominent 1,
Washington Real Estate and Coal
circles has been elected Chief Grind
Groaner.
GEORGE o'OoNNoR, High Keeper
Of the Pill Box.
ED. LoTHRoP holds Office a.
Pulse Counter.
CONSERVATION was rife upon the
Board Walk recently when CHARLIE
SEMMES and DAN CALLAHAN
tried to join the lodge and were re-
lected as being entirely too healthy.
At a recent memorial celebration
or whatever IL was At HyattsvfIle
the program announced that the
Marine Band would play Roc
Avages."
Let's Let.
For the love Of Pete let's let the
Handsome Drug Clerk topic rest
while, unless all the nominees
wish to take a poll Of their dis
tricts and see who can come out
as winner in the race. It's Rotten
old unless somebody expects 70
make or get something out Of IL.
Most any old Rube can find some
one to nominate him as being
handsome or pleasant or both, and
there's just as MANY handsome and
pleasant men in all other lines of
business as in the drug stores, end
/ think more in some lines.
Let's name someone who has
been a benefactor to some INDECENT
person or friendless orphan. Would
not that be more helpful!
]. S. GEORGE.
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P-I tell you that we are all to
share alike and have everything in
common, instead Of one being rich
and another poor, and one having
hurdreds Of acres and another not
enough to make him a grave, and
one houseful of servants and an
other not even paltry footboy. /
am going to introduce communism
and universal equality.
Blow communism
P-Thats just what / was going
to tell you First of all, every
body's money and land and any
thing else he may possess will be
made common property. Then we
shall maintain you all out of the
common stock, with due regard to
economy and thrift.
B.-But how about those who
have no land, but only money that
they can hide?
Pit viii all go to the public
purse. To keep anything back
viii be perjury.
B.--Periury! Well, if you come
TO that, it was by perjury it was
all acquired.
P.-And then, money won't be
the least use to anyone.
B.-Why not?
P-Because nobody will be poor.
Everybody will have everything he
wants-bread, salt, fish, barley
cake, clothes, wine, garlands,
chick peas. So what will be the
good of keeping anything back?
Answer that, if you can?
B.-lsn't it just the people who
have all these things that are the
greatest thieves?
Pho doubt, under the old
laws But now, when everything
will be in common what will be the
good of keeping anything back?
B.-But what about the clothes?
How are they to be provided?
P-What you have now will do
to begin with, and afterward we
shall make them for you our
selves.
B.-Just one thing more! Sup
posing a man were to lose his suit
IN the courts, where are the dam
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You would scarcely believe that that picture of
Athens in 393 B. c.
You would think it might have come over the cables
from Russia yesterday.
Which shows you how slowly progress and how
little danger there s after ALL in doctrine which has been
struggling for existence for two thousand years
without ever getting substantial footing.
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ages to come from? 1t would not
be fair to take the public funds.
P.-But there won't be any law
suits at all!
B.-That will mean ruin to a
good many peoplel
Bystander-Just my idea!
'P-Why should there be any,
B.-Why? For reasons enough,
heavens knows! For instance, a
man might repudiate his debts.
Pin that case, where did the
man who lent the money get it.
from? Clearly, since everything
IS In common, he must have stolen
it!
B.-So he must! An excellent
idea! But now tell me this. When
fellows come to blows over their
cups, where are the damages to
come from?
Prom the rations! A man
won't be in such a hurry to make
a row when his belly has to pay
for it.
Bone thing morel Will there
be no more thieves?
P-Why should anyone steal
what is his own?
B.-And won't one be robbed Of
ones cloak at night?
P.-Not if you sleep at home!
B.-Nor yet il one sleeps out, as
one used to do?
Pho, for there will be enough
and to spare for all. And even il
thief does try to strip a man he
will give up his cloak Of his own
accord. What would be the good
of fighting? He has only to 20
and get another, and better, from
the public stores.
B.-And will there be no more
gambling?
P.-What will there be to play
for?
B.-And how about house ac-
commodations
P.-That will be the same for
all. tell you / am going to turn
the whole city into one huge
house, and break down all the par
titions, so that everyone may have
free access to everyone else.
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BOlsheyism in 393 B. C..

Not Much Need of Fearing Doctrine That in Two Thou
sand Years Has Not Gained Substantial Footing
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Musical Note.
CUNO RUDOLPH went to hear
Nine. Schumann-Heink last Friday
and sat up on the platform.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-09-19
No 1O994
ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION
TO SELL, LANDS

TO SELL LANDS
State of Minnesota, County of Hen
nepin. Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Guardianship
of Marjorie G. Chase and Preston D.
Chase, minors.
On receiving and filing the petition
of Winfield O. Chase Guardian of abo-
We named Wards, praying that license
be to him granted to sell the
real estate therein described belong
ing to said Wards and it appearing, by
said petition, to the Court, that it
is necessary for the maintenance and
education of said Wards and that it
would be for the benefit of said Wards
to sell said real estate:
1t is therefore Ordered, That all
persons interested in the estate Of said
Wards appear before said Probate
Court at a Special term thereof to be
held on Monday, the 18th day of Oc-
tober, 1919, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, at the Court House, in said
County, then and there to show cause
(if any there beg why license should
not be granted to said Guardian to
sell said real estate according to the
prayer of said petition.
And 1T is FurCher Ordered, lnat
notice of such hearing be given to all
persons interested, by publishing this
order once in each week for three suc-
cessive weeks prior to said day Of
hearing lin the Echo de l'Ouest a news
paper printed and published in said
County.
| Dated at Minneapolis, this 18th day
of September, 1919.
JOHN A. DAHL,
Judge Of the Probate Court
D. G.. Gorham, Court House. 1913
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-09-19
UN BEAU GESTE

Manchester, N.-H.-La puissante
compagnie de fabrication de damage,
connue sous lie nom de l"American
Wooden Company, par son president,
M. VIM M. Wood, Went d%'adopter un
plan qui resoudra lie probleme du 10
cement de ses employees ct celia, tout
: ~l'avantace de ces derniers. La COM
pagnie, au moyen dune association
uui sera connue sous lie non de "Ho-
mestead Association, s'engage a as
sister ses employees a Sc construire
eux-memes une maison ct a en- deve-
mir proprietaire. La compagnie four
nit Targent pour construlre ct Fem
ploye pale la maison par versements
egaux au prix du loyer quill p%aierait.
Une partie DIES placements diminue lie
principal emprunte de la compagnie,
l'autre va pour payer les %interets, les
imp0ts ct les autres depenses inciden-
ties.
La compagaie pretera $1,000, $4,000
pourvu que lie proprietaire pale au
moins cinq pour cent de la valeur all
moment du cnotrat.
La compagnie pretera $1,000, $4,000,
$4,000, $4,000 ct $4,000 ct les verse
ments mensuels varient de $1,000 a
$4,000.
Cette innovation de l"American
Woolen" dams l'irteret de ses en-
ployes, est Pun Ges plus beaux gestes
qui aient jamais etc fats par lie ca
pital organise. Les employees Sc trou-
vent ainsi a cevenir proprietaires
dune maison comfortable, sans a bien
dire sen apercevoir, puisquils patent
settlement lie montant quils seraient
forces de payer par mois pour loyer.
La compagnie pale ct les livre a ses
employees sans faire aucun profit. Ellie
ne demande que Az p. c. dinteret sur
T'argent qu'elle a fourni.