Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-11
POLITICIANS TRY
To FIGURE WHAT
LABOR DEMANDS
MEAN To FUTURE
People Of New York City Are
Weary of Discussion of
Treaty and Want Senate to
Act Without Further Delay,
RELIEF FROM EXCESSIVE
TAXES is CALLED FOR
Greatest Demand for News
papers Ever Known and
Circulation Is Soon to Be
larger Than in War Period.
tsrsclA. eossssronosnes TO MORNING JouenALl

ESPECIAL coRREsPoNpENcE TO MORNING JOURNAL
New York, Aug. 10.-Satisfied that
organized labor is now ready to try
to force itself into leadership in all
American affairs, scores of politicians
from every section of the country arb
today starting to confer with financial
leaders here as to the prospects Of
the new demand by union railway
workers for full government owner
ship of the railroads Though tho big
men from both Washington and Wall
street have for some time been pre-
pared for considerable diCtation from
the voice of labor, they are admitting
privately that they never expected as
bold a bid at national domination as
that just made for future ownership
of the reads. With England's expert
ence in mind. many of the most eX
perenCed men of affairs here are say
ing, without reservation, that they
look for a grip on government direC-
ton by labor in the future. stronger
than that ever exercised by capital in
all the past.
Treaty Talk Tires.
That almost every human being
within the limits of this metropolis
is thoroughly sick and tired about the
treaty of Paris is assured, according
to everybody here who has talked to
the public of all classes concerning
this. If the treaty was ratified with
out any change tomorrow, most of the
people of this town would care little
and soon forget it, the political scouts
and newspaper men who have been
sounding sentiment declare. Irre-
spective of the merits of this treaty
proposition, the political party that
can first stop talking about 1T and get
busy on the cost of living will win the
interest and support of the American
people, most of the veteran politicians
assert,
Tax Trials.
Beyond calling upon their repre-
sentatives in the legislature to break
down the hish costs of living, cid up,
., Ia, aioSdH ssf4u c,Gehing trusts. Il. .
men and women of this city are pre-
pairing to make mighty demand for
some relief from the taxes that now
bear down to the point of bank
ruptcy. Instead of proposing such
scheme as that for state water power,
to add billions to the bills that tax
payers must foot, the legislators will
be warned to cut out all added eX-
travaganCes and cut down the present
excessive cost of government the tax
paying public is demanding. Before
the voters are finished at the pri-
mary polls it is promised that many
a candidate will learn very forcibly of
this renewed insistence on economy
by the constituents who have to stand
the strain of wildcat state finance.
Reaching Readers.
With the circulations of the news
papers here growing by leaps and
bounds, the most expert publishers
are just beginning to prophesy that
in the immediate future the reading
of newspapers will reach its highest
extent in this country. Never before
in the history of this town have all
classes of the population read daily
papers as generally ana steadily as
they are doing now, it is asserted,
while there seems to be little limit to
the interest in news and feature mat
ter that leads most men and women
to buy more than one paper a day.
Just as the appetite for the movies has
been Whetted by the war. 1t seems
certain that a great growth in news
paper reading is bound to take place.
Dextrous Driving.
BY his stern ruling against chauf-
feur who had one hand on the wheel
and one hand about the girl, a Jersey
justice has just scattered consterna-
ton over automobile circles here.
Traffic cops can now arrest the deX-
trous driver who whirls by in half
hug, while most of the pleasure joy
riding on the front seat viii vanish,
at this judicial dictum. By those who
have always preferred to do their
courting and their driving separately,
however, the new rule seems to be
warmly welcomed.