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The labor world., 1919-10-11
WALL Sire GAMBLERS Want
present OF EIGHT BILLIONS
Railroads Have Watered Their Securities By Colossal Sum- Now
Demand Government Recognize Fraudulent Capitalization
y and Place It as Mortgage on Peoples Backs.

WASHINGTON, D. C(special Correspondence 1.-THE railroad
gamblers Wall street demanding that make them
New Years OF eight billion dollars The railroads have
cred eir securities by this colossal They demand that
YOUR GOVERNMENT AND MINE shall recognize these fraudulent
securities bona de and them mortgage the backs Of
and children and chldrens children perpeuiy
This easy money-an't it,
This is the steal that Wall street is trying to
The railroads OF the worth from 900 to
100000 That far than they the But
that what they worth today according the stock quotations
Wal street. The Interstate Commerce Commission has been va
ing railroads under the La Toilette b and from the valuations thus
Tar completed the railroads worth about $2
Claim Roads Are Worth $2oy0000 100000
But the railroads claiming value of They
demanding that shall recognize the fictitious waeed
of
them This the main of the bills introduced into
congress by the railway
In other Words they demand that the workers Of
farmers America the and producers America
shall them interest charges 200 900
If they of the they may demand
paying the railroads rental This
is from $300000000 to 100000 year too much.
Under the Plumb plan would the railroad
for legitimate dollar Of value They would have the railroads
valued by the and bonds to the
the value fixed These bonds would 4 per interest
The labor world., 1919-10-11

England gave their money and their
encouragement.
1t is this particular hero we canon
ize and use as justification for
"heroic" and "uncompromising" pro-
grams.
There is no doubt that John
Browns life and his death had an in
fluence. on his time. They added
enormously to the passionate horror
with which each side regarded the
other. They made more inevitable
the Civil War, and brought that war
nearer by many years. -~
If this is a halo we desire for a
hero, history will place it on John
Browns brow without a doubt.
To be sure, it is utterly foolish to
! discuss what might or might not
have been in the history of the past.
What has been, has been, and it
would be futile folly to question it,
But, if we are to learn anything from
, history, we may wisely study condi-
tions and causes. hoping to see the
| mistakes previously made in order
that similar blunders may be avoided
for the future. -
The great hope is that human wis
dom has so increased that great
wrongs may be righted !: ! in some other
! way than they were through the Civil
War: H>z--z .t i i5: G;y&E s.s.G,i
:: It is quite conceivable that had It
been possible for. all sides to have
The labor world., 1919-10-11
HOW b|C7RuSTS
treat W0RKMEN
WITHOUT UNIONS
Senators Show Little knowledge
Of Labor Methods Of ''0pen
Shop" Concerns.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. D.
Senator Sterling of South Dakota is
taking a kindergarten course in in
dustrial relations, during the senate
committee investigation of the steel
strike.
"What do you mean," he asked
Samuel Gompers, in an irritated tone,
when you say that there has been no
chance for these men to present their
grievances to the company, or to
Judge Gary, chairman of the United
States Steel corporation?"
"Why, SENATOR" he finallLy gasped,
"imagine how much chance one of
these poor devils, not. even speaking
the language we'll, and with nobody
back of him-imagine what chance he
would have to see Judge Gary, the
head of this billion dollar concern, or
even to see any of Judge Gary's rep
resentatives!"
"But why" persisted Sterling,
"don't they present their grievances
through a committee?"
"these men are not even permitted to
get together to discuss their wrongs
and determine which Of them ought
to be taken up first. They are not
permitted to get to the point Of de-
termining their own minds, much less
appoint a committee. There is no
such thing as free assembly and free
discussion for them, in the very towns
where they live''
And Gompers went on to testify to
places, dates and persons involved in
the reign of terror which Judge
)Gary's corporation has maintained In
the steel towns ever since the cam
paign to organize the men began.
At another point in the hearing
John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the
strikers committee, had mentioned
| the combination of "a international
unions affiliated with the American
| Federation of Labor, as being the
final authority which called the
| strike and is responsible for it's sue
! cess.
} What is an International union?''
| inquired the statesman. "Do you
mean that you have unions with
branches in America and Hungary
for instance?"
| FITZPATRICK explained that interna'
[ tional unions in America are those
whise membership may extend across
the borders into Canada and Mexico
The labor world., 1919-10-11
JAP WORKERS ORGANIZE
DESPITE Law AGAINST IT

TOXIC, Japan. - Notwithstanding
the fact that the existence of trade
unions is forbidden under Japanese
law, the workers in practically every
industry in Japan have recently COM
bined to present claims for increased
wages and shorter hours, and almost
universally their claims have been
conceded without any strike result
ing. The increase of wages ranges
from 20 to so per cent, and there
has been a general reduction in the
number Of hours worked. the general
effect being to increase the cost of Ia
Dor to twice and >in some cases thrice
the pre-War level.
The labor world., 1919-10-11
COAL oPERA7 .0RS
And miners MAY
PREVENT VI STRIKE
Buffalo ConteTenee|||Reso!Ves to
Attempt to Negotiate New
Wage Contract.

BUFFALO,, N. Y. Oct. 9.-Satisfac-
tory progress is being made by the
joint wage conference Of the United
Mine Workers of America and the
operators Of the Central Competitive
Field, which is in session here.
After a considerable amount of
jockeying, the conference adopted a
resolution that it would go ahead and
negotiate a new contract in accord
ance with the provisions Of the call
for the joint conference, which was
sent out jointly by John L. Lewis,
acting president of the United Mine
Workers, and Thomas T. Brewster,
chairman Of the executive committee
Of the operators.
Adoption of this rcserutlon elimi-
mated the possibility Of an immediate
breaking up Of the conference, which
some persons had anticipated.
The representatives of the miners
mands which were formulated by the
Cleveland convention, including the
60 per cent increase in wages, the
six-hour work day, the five-day week
and numerous other changes from
the present contract.
Ran Into a Snag.
But the miners ran :into an unex-
pected attitude on the part Of the
operators who insisted that the Wash
ington agreement was still in effect
because the war is not over, and also
that the miners scale committee was
not authorized to negotiate and enter
into a new agreement When this
question was raised in fhe conference,
the representatives Of the miners met
over and that it is now eleven months
since hostilities ceased. They said the
country was making every possible
effort to return to a peace basis and
that it is now practically on that
basis. The army has been demobil-
lied, only 10 per cent of the soldiers
still remaining in the service. They
responsible for the fact that the
United States senate has failed to ra-
tify the peace treaty long ago. In
dustrial and economic conditions, the
miners say, existing at this time re-
quire new contract with new work.
ing conditions and wages.
Have Full Authority.
The miners said also that they had
full authority to negotiate with the
operators and that it was merely a
question Of whether the operators
were willing to deal with them. The
Cleveland convention decided that in
case a new agreement was reached
at the Buffalo joint conference, the
miners representatives should report
it back to a reconvened international
convention at Indianapolis for ratifi-
cation. 1t was this ract rnav caused
the operators to say that the miners
scale committee was without authority
to enter into an agreement. There
is no difference between the situaa
| ton this time and in previous years,
! however, because heretofore the min
ers' representatives have been re-
! quired to report back to policy
committee and in some cases the
| question of ratification Of new
agreement has been submitted to a
| referendum vote of the membership.
The labor world., 1919-10-11

Inc CnafSe upon the people would De
from 100000, 900 to $6O0,OOO,00O a
year.
People Are Warned.
The railroad brotherhood have. as
sailed this Wall street STEAL. And
the Plumb plan would save the work.
ers, the consumers and producers
from 5000, 100000 to billion dollars
year in interest charges alone. 1t
would save it for reduced freight and
passenger charges, for increased
wages, for improving the railway
service, for cutting down the cost of
living.
Organized labor is the only organ
lied force that is fighting this steal.
Organized labor is fighting it for you,
Tor the farmer. for the manufacturer
and for 110,000,000 people.
No people have ever yet voted
themselves into slavery. Yet this is
what the railroad owners are pro-
posing and congress is considering
the proposal without a protest. Had
it not been for the Plumb Plan
league the bill would have been we'll
on the way to passage. AS railroad
attorney put it, ''the Plumb plan has
torpedoed us completely"
Some time there will be an honest
inquiry into railway management, and
when it is undertaken there will be
revelations that will prove that other
than a desire Ito serve the people
animates railway executives who are
appealing to congress to return the
roads to private management.
Railroad Incfficicncy.
In August, 1918, a committee OF
citizens of Altoona, Penn, came to
washington to point out to officials
j. Of the railroad administration that
vast manufacturing plants established
by the Pennsylvania railroad were
available for the production Of mater
ais then badly needed to sustain the
constantly growing demands of Eu-
rope. 1t was represented that while
the nations industries generally were
feVGrishly active in rushing supplies
and equipment, the magnificent shops
of the Pennsylvania. erected at a. cost
Of scores of millions of dollars, were
working but part time with greatly
reduced forces.
The delegation was moved largely
by selfish considerations-it sought tc
secure for the community it repre-
scented some of the prosperity" that
was being distributed by the govern.
ment, through it's various war boards
After giving close attention to the
- TOW o,>fs hv al
spokesmen, the officials who were in
terviewed declared mat the Pennsyl'
vania's shops were antiquated anc
that there was being seriously consid
cred a recommendation that they be
abandoned as manufacturing plant:
and utilized solely for making repair:
% equipment.
Being tolerably familiar with thu
plants in question, Charles M. Kelly
:ressman John M. Rose, of the Nine
-eenth Pennsylvania district, inter
,:swed J. T. Wallis, superintendent
# motive power of the Pennsylvani;
abroad, then in charge of motive
,ower equipment for the railroad ad
ninistration.
"Is it true, Mr.. Wallis. that th'
pennsylvania shops are antiquatet
md may be abandoned so far as nev
York is concerned?" Mr.. Wallis wa
sked.
"It is not true," he replied.
'Why was it necessary, then, for
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The labor world., 1919-10-11
LABOR HEAD REFUSES
TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR

SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. 9. - Will
lam Short, president Of the state fed
Grafton of labor, will not be the candi-
date of the triple alliance for gover-
nor of the state. He declared en-
pbatically that he would not listen to
the opportunities Of labor all over the
state to run for the highest execu-
tive office.
The labor world., 1919-10-11

MR.. MERCHANT-Has it occurred to
A'> you that this paper goes into the
homes Of the best paid workingmen
in Duluth and surrounding territory?
It is carefully perused by every adult
member of the household. There is
no better advertising mf ~. any,
where. + H., -
The labor world., 1919-10-11

NR. MISUNDERSTANDING Is yourl
"' paper. It: publishes matter per-
tanning. to your life and welfare. I'll
wants and needs your support. I'll
cannot exist without it. Your cause
would be weak indeed without Z labor
PAPER to champion it. Become reader|
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TURN TO PAGE THREE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-25
A. N. A. OPENS WITH
A BIG YEAR AHEAD

Stauntnn. VA, Sept 24.--Augusta
Military academy, located at Fort De-
fance. will open this morning WITH q
full attendance Of students from All
parts Of the United tSates and from
many foreign countries as well. About
500 students are enrolled,
The buildings have all been remod-
eled and renovated and indications
point to an excellent years work
Major c. s, Roller will again be IN
charge of athletics and today, even.
practice Will be started In football
with excellent material in evidence.
Major Roller was In active service
with the Red Cross overseas.
Miss Mccormick will again DO IN
charge of the inhrmary.
The faculty consists or Colonel T. j.
Roller, Major G. s, Roller. Jr., COM
mandant. Major II. A, Jacobs. assist
ant commander; Lieutenant w. c, Lock-
hart. detailed from the United states
army: Captain McChesney Yarbrough,
post adjutant; Lieutenants Carter.
sandridge. Fleming, Gallagher. Kawi-
ing and DerrieuS, Lieutenants Sulii-
van. Baker, Martin and Gtlmer are new
members OF the faculty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-25
COMPANY BLAMED
FOR DEATH OF BOY

Woodstock. Sept 22.--The coroner's
inquest looking into the accidental
death OF Everett Estep, the eleven
year-old son of Mrs. VERNE Estep. who
was killed September 10. was con-
cluded today
Justice w b. Allen presided at the
irruest acting an coroner.
The members of the coroner's fury
were w. G, Murdoch, Daniel Licfliter,
Robert II. Fanaler. J. Waiter Bailey,
y J. Gtllock and william M Bender.
The verdict OF the jury follows:
I'VE find. further that tho railway
company was negligent In not having
Waterman at the crossing. upon
which he was killed when the freight
train was moving across said crossing
upon which Everett Estep was killed,
without n Waterman having been
there, was contrary to ordinance of
the town OF Woodstock.
We find that no member OF the
crew in charge CT the freight train
which caused the death of said Everett
Estep was at or near the scene of the
accident, from the evidence in this
case, when said accident occurred re-
suiting In the death of said I1Step, and
We most severely cersure the crew, or
that part of the crew, OF said freight
trnin whose duty II was to have been
at said crossing to protect persons
sgtng the ra,ne.-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-25
POVERTY AND DISEASE
STALK ABOUT IN POLAND

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 24.--The miners
III the great ore districts OF Dom
prowna. Bendzin. Sosn owice, C2en-
stochowa and I<oQz are suffering ter
ibIe hardships from the war and the
Bo!shev!st upheavals In Poland, ac-
cordins Ia reports that have just
reached Moo Levy, virginia chairman
cf tho Jewish War Relief campaign.
7 he mines have been disabled and
shut down by the same economic dis
turbapces that have destroyed tho
great textile indust ries of the country
these reports state, and the resultant
lack OF work has launched the min
ing districts into a veritable reign OF
horror from poverty and disease.
Conditions among the Jews who as
class have been hardest hit by the
! economic stoppage, are described as
| intellectually bad by the Jewish re-
lief workers there.
| Among the poorer classes in the
mining districts. writes Jewish re-
lief worker, at least one-thtrd of the
| children and larger proportion of
| the women are without shoes or
covering of any kind for the feet.
= hey have been In this condition
Throughout the year and the same
Isstuaton appears inevitable again
during the winter which Ia fast ap-
Irroaching.
Hospitals are In a desperate state.
In one such institution at Czen-
stochowa the building was literally
Overlooking with sick due to the I'M
sanitary and abnormal living CON
dnions. Patients were packed tor
|r"thef as closely as possible on the
/ floor, as there were not beds anough
to accommodate them, The patients
Were dressed in torn and wornout
/ rags which had been rnended and re-
! spended Tho only bapdages that
were available FOR dressings were
II side by tearing strips out of the
shirts and clothing that the inmates
could no longer wear. The doctors
working Ia tho operating room were
wearing aprons made by sowing nap
1 kins together
Tho great shortage Of cotton for
t1ndsrw ear has lead TO very unsatis-
factory health conditions The peo-
! le Of the mining towns of Dom
hrowa and Czenstoc hnwa are suffering
I from an uncomfortable epidemic OF
/ typhus due largely TO a lack of proper
underwear. Among the families of
tthe poor miners, exposure without
Sufficient clothing and shoes has
brought on consumption to such a
fatai degree that moee than half the
ifeatffs' ri >soYYfe districts are due IL
this disease"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-25
GOLD BLOOM" IS
FOUND AT GRAHAM

Graham. Sept 24--Digging for
Grahams gold continues and the pro-
motors of the enterprise express
themselves as being entirely satisfied
over the prospects OF a rich find. The
shaft has proceeded to II depth Of
ten feet and it is asserted that the
gold bloom has been found in large
quantities. People continue to visit
the shaft and the foreman In charge
of the work threatens to rope the
premises off in order to prevent WISH
tors and the curious FROM interfering
with the miners in theft work
Gold was discovered some years ago
on Clear Fork, Tazeweil county, dt-
rectly across East River mountain
from where the present prospecting
is in progress, but the bullion did not
prove in paying quantities and the de-
yelopment was finally abandoned al
though none denied the presence OF
gold there.
The present find" is on tho lands
of Mrs. j. X. Burgess. which Join the
corporate limits of Graham and the
shaft iG being put down in lime
stone section about one-half mile west
of the Rluefield Graham fair grounds
and race tracks in the Bluefield Wall
ley and only short distance from
Bluestone river,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-25
DUKE TALKS To
NORMAL FACULTY

Harrisonhurg. Sept 2a.--Hundreds
Of young lady students at the State
Normal school, will begin to arrive
today from their homes and already
the largest attendance in the history
OF tho school Is assured
Yesterday afternoon the first faculty
meeting was held and the new presi-
Dent, Professor Samuel L, Duke, de-
Ivered an address to the tehchers. In
the address Professor Duke paid a.
high tribute to the worth of Professor
Eurrus, who is now president of v.
T. !.
The classification will be Ia charge
cf Professor Henry A. Converse
Glasses will begin on Thursday morn
ing when what in supposed will be
the most successful year in the history
Of the school will have been inaugu-
rated.
The students come from all parts of
the state with tho Valley of Virginia
and Southwest predominating.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-25
HOUSE WARMING At
COMMUNITY HOUSE

Tonight has been set as the time for
hig blouse warming dance MT Full
ton 81 community house. Unity club,
which ts being operatcd under the
auspices Of the War Camp Community
service. Special plans have been made
for the affair in anticipation Of n
crowd of at least 500 people,
The dancing will begin at $40
o'clock. There viii he no cheek"
dancing and nothing even remotely
resem bling the Skinny" A corps
of ehaperons, headed by Mrs. Ida Kline,
VIII attend to that A hand OF 6 fght
pieces VIII play during the evening
Unity club was opened last Tuesday
rt@ht under the direction Of MISS Char
lotte whiting, director of girls work
~ the War Camp Community Service.
and the opening exercises were attend
ed by nearly 500 people Since that
time dances have heen held there
nightly and the average attendance
has been soc, Miss whiting gaid last
night A carnival Is going on in Full
ton and the Destroyer Fairfax il
noored at the city wharf nearby. but
Unity club has drawn Its crowd stead
ny those in charge state =
Five rooms set aside for games have
been fifled each night and roiIar sknt-
ing has been attracting many bovs and
girls So heavy has been tho demand
for skates that more Will have IN be
purchased hi short time
Pooi tables are now being installed
in the Club and the installation of cleo
trio lights in the gymnasium in 81 few
days viii ne the signal for the open
ing games of n basketball hague which,
VIII or formed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-25
REVENUE OFFICERS
CAPTURE SEVEN STILLS

Gate City, Sept. 24.--Deputy Col
lector c. c. Palmer returned Friday
afternoon from Wise county and re-
ports one OF the most successmul
weeks raiding yet made. The officers
engaged. besides Mr.. Palmer were
c. r. Beverly, w. b. Kinbourn, Sam
Hall. the last named being OF the
Baldwin agency.
In one day fvo Stills were cap
tured and destr Dyed, and In another
day two. No ono was found about
any OF the stills but FIRE was under
Some of them. One Of the stills
taken was near Wise where tho fair
was being held.
Moonshintng' seems to he on the
crest OF the wave In Wise county
as wen as other counties
The officers captured three men
who they overhauied In the act of
transporting 'hooze." Watts and
MMnick, Of Wise county. and Nut
ter, OF West Virginia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-25
STORY Of JAPAN At
MEETING TONIGHT

because Of pressing business In New
YORK, Bishop Henry ST George Tuck
er. OF Japan, did not address the
f-a@copaI couvoCation at the Church
OF the Good Shepherd last night. but
will deliver tho address, tonight Mt 3
o'clock
He will speak TO the clcrgyrnen of
The Central convocatton on the prob
ems OF the Far East. In which he has
labored for many years and in which
ne has an intimate knowledge OF ex-
lSttng conditions.
Much OF the discussion Of tho meet
ms. which comes to 81 close tonight
has cenIered around the nationwide
campaign for funds. This subject win
be thoroughly discussed again tonight
by Rev, Thomas Ser1Ines, who Is cx-
ecu'!ve secretary In the conduct OF the
campaign liz the Southern diocese of
Virginia
To further the work among the
churches OF the central couyoc alton,
that body arranged yesterday for q
meeting at every church Ia the or
SANITATION during the month OF Octo-
Clergyman. one layuan and one wo-
man from outside the territory To each
point In the ceavocaJon.
Bishop Beverley h. Tucker aeitv-
cred an address yesterday on the
Christian ministry and speaks again
tonight. There will also be an ad,
dress by Rev. Cleveland Hall. OF Dahe
villa
Rev. Fl. r. Dandridge, rector Of ST.
Pauls church Petersburg, diocesan
secretary for the nation-w1de cam
paiSn, left yesterday for New York,
where he will assist In that work., 1t
III probable that there will be an Elk
change and that worker win be sent
here,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-25
!. N. C. A. PROPOSED
FOR ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria, Va. Sept s4,--Ths
proposition of q city Young Mems
Christian association OF the non
equipment type and tho placing of "a
Y Nj. C. A., secretary to carry on the
full association program with and
through the various agencies that ex-
list In the city al the present time was
presented 10 the civic bureau OF the
Chamber OF Commerce last night. The
affair has the endorsement of the min
isteriai association of the city.
a committee composed Of r. q.
Caster. M. Lee Rippy and several
members OF the ministerial assoela-
ton presented the proposition
At the conclusion Of their addresses
committee, the bureau recommend
ed TO the board Of directors the ap-
potntmen of committee with au
thority to make any necessary ar
rangernents. and Judge J. K M. Nor
ton was appointed IA committee of one
to present the matter to the board OF
directors
James Bayne. chairman Of the com
r1ittee to investigate and ascertain the
most equitable form of assessment
II was decided that the boar6 of d.
civic bureau Monday to hear and
consider this report
James Bayne and J. T. williams,
were appointed committee to in
vestiEate and report on tho commun-
ity service and play ground move
mont.