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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
EeU York Tribune
Washington, Bureau

Washington Bureau
TzHE National Women's Trade
Union League, as such, viii
stay out Of the campaign
inaugurated by the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor to repeal the pro-
hibition amendment which is to 20
into effect July !. AS no resolu-
ton involving the issue of total pro
hibition Of beer and light vines was
even introduced before the recent
national convention Of the league
at Philadelphia, there can be no
official connection with the fgft,
according to Information obtained
this week at the Washington head
quarters Of the league
"a great many leaders Of the
trade union women of this country
are prohibitionists," said Ethel
Smith, executive secretary OF the
National Women's Trade Union
League. eve have about 100000
working women throughout the
country affiliated with US As far
as I know no local branch Of ours
has gone on record favoriag the wet
side of the question The matter
did not even come up for considera-
ton at our Philadelphia meeting
held fortnight ago. The issue is
one that is kept out of the discus
sions of the league as much as pos
sible, for it is such an acutely con.
troversial one.
AS long as there was no action
taken by the league at the conven-
ton it would be impossible to give
any aid to the American Federation
of Labor in its propaganda m favor
of beer and light wines as against
complete prohibition"
1t was said at the League head
quarters that the Chicago Fedora
ton of Labor, which includes in its
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NELCr dONL operators III
New York are con the fence"
in regard to organization. 1t
all depends upon which side develops
leadership first, the telephone COM
panies or the outside trade union Or
ganizers. The operators themselves
are fluid" waiting for some one to
come along and crystalline them.
So far as making any move
themselves is concerned they are
torn between a sense Of loyalty
toward the company and feeling
of doing "the up-to-date thing" by
organizing.
The announcement several weeks
ago that Julia O'Connor, president
of the telephone operators depart
ment of the International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, was
coming to New York to put through
the same movement that she did in
Boston, has fomented the matter.
Miss May Matthews, secretary of
the Boston local, was in New York
two weeks ago to arrange the pre-
liminaries of organization here.
The day following Miss Matthew's
announcement it was given out that
the American Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company would develop
national organization similar TO the
employees association maintained by
the Western Union. One of the Of
ficers of the New York Telephone
Company said that this move had
been under consideration for some
time. 1t was learned last week that
the local telephone company would
probably have plans for the organi-
cation Of its employees some time
this week
The girls themselves are rather
indefinite on the matter. They say,
most of them. that they are too
tired to think about It when their
work for the day is over Eve for
get the exchanges as soon as we
leave the building" said one oper-
ator. "And goodness knows we
don't have time to think when we're
on duty"
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National Woman's Trade Union
VIII Not Oppose
Prohibition

federation the women affiliated with
the Trade Union League, had gone
Oh record IN favor of prohibition.
This is one Of the largest and most
active Of the local branches of the
American Federation of Labor. The
trade union women have an affilia.
ton Of about $4,000 in Washing
ton, many OF them being govern
ment employees brought into the
league through the Federal En-
pioyes' Union. 80.
II feel safe in saying that not
more than handful Of Washington
organized trade women were par
ticipants in the parade held in con-
nection with the wet demonstration
at the Capitol June a." said Mss
Smith.
It was also pointed out that the
Mattresses Union would probably De
IN sympathy with the bartenders'
oISaiilza1-oHs, as the former are
usually affiliated with the latter.
The occupation Of the women who
are mattresses IS regarded by some
Of the women as being subject to
the same adjustments after prohibi-
tion becomes fact as the bar
tenders. Other authorities said that
II such a resolution as that brought
before the American Federation Of
Labor favoring the fight against pro-
hlbiJlon had been presented to the
organized trade union women. sew
eral Of the national executives
would have taken the floor against
the issue. 1t was never even brought
before the resolutions committee.
There exists feeling AMONG
many of the trade union women
here that the men of the unions are
more active in behalf Of the repeal
OF the amendment than the women
care to be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
Women Lawyers in
Official Positions

THE announcement by District
Attorney Swami that he is going
to appoint woman on his staff calls
attention to the two women in
greater New York holding positions
Of this kind. They are Helen Nc
Cormick, in the District Attorneys
office In Kings County, and Julia
Ganey, in the District Attorneys
Office in Bronx County.
Miss Mccormick was appointed by
Judge Harry Z. Lewis in 1917 to
look out for cases involving women
and girls. Contrary to the old tradi-
ton Of woman's inhumanity to
woman, modern men have found that
1T takes woman to help woman.
The need for a woman in the Dis
trict Attorneys Office in Kings
County was felt in the cases where
women and children were involved. :"
said Miss Mccormick. "It was
found that women and children were
often loath to tell men the personal
things upon which often the very
point of the case hangs.
"Certainly the business OF the
New York courts involves as many
women and children as that in
Brooklyn. l congratulate District
Attorney Swami upon his decision
10 put a woman in the place"
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Outside Operators
Prefer independence

Outside the companies, too, there
are thousands Of operators. In the
apartment houses, in business
houses and in hotels there are
swtichboards. Whether these girls
will be included in the organization
or not will be up to the individuals
themselves.
The feeling among these outside
operators is that they do not need
the organization. They are free
and make better pay in most cases
than the girls in the telephone ex-
changes. Moreover, their work is
not so steady nor so hard. Many
Of them came from the telephone
companies, and as far as could be
learned none Of them would go back.
Il think the operators will stick
~ the telephone company said
. one Of these independent operators.
i don't know what else they can
DO. Personally / wouldn't go back
to the company for anything, but #
! was still with them I'd stick by
them.
Ny work here is easier and it
pays better. don't see why I
should Join a union and perhaps 90
Oh a strike because some other firm
isn't square with its girls or because
4 few soreheads don't like the way
they're being treated"
Mr.. Burleson isn't popular with
the telephone operators. They all
know who he is and are surpris-
irgly well up on everything he has
done relative to the wires One thing
they are indignant over is his pur-
ported saying, when some Of the
operators asked for raise, that the
work Of the telephone girls was
mere "child's play"
Both the operators with the com
pany and those who are working in
dependently agree that the work on
the exchange is too hard. Just how
they win get around that phase of
the problem it is difficult to see. Per
laps they will ask for shorter hours
when they are unionized. AS it is
now, the operators with the com
pany work forty-four hours week
with pay for time and a half for
every hour overtime. About once in
four weeks they have to work forty
eight hours and about once in two
months on Sundays. This is be-
cause Of shortage Of workers, they
say, and for this enforced overtime
they also get time and half.
The outcome is on the knees OF
the gods at present, but it may be
transferred to the hands Of Miss
Julia O'Connor at any time.
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Recent Happenings in the World Of Women
Progress in Work of the Woman's
Roosevelt Memorial Association

been necessary to establish an order
Of junior donors, school children
under sixteen, who contribute
twenty-five cents. Any group of
school children sending twenty-five
contributions is to receive
framed portrait of Colonel Roose-
welt, as we'll as the individual bronze
pin given to every donor. The
school authorities warmly approve
the formation of these Roosevelt
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Ready to Jump
When the Leaders Speah

THE girls are ready to jump in
when the leaders say the word" said
another girl, but we have no lead
ers inside yet"
She was an impressive girl, this
operator-erect, good-looking, we'll
dressed and refined. She said that
she had worked for the telephone
company seven years and had
reached the maximum pay, SIT a
week. She started in at s12, and
several years before she went to
work the operators started at IS.
eve are grateful to the COM
pany," she said, grateful for pleas
ant working quarters, rest rooms
and the not lunches that can be
bought in nearly all of the ex-
changes. We work under kind
bosses. And the sick benefit that is
provided is one Of the principal rea-
Sons | stay with the work. Under
the provisions for the sick benefit
we draw full pay for short time if
we are out sick, and we go on draw
ing small amount for whatever
length Of time we are out after that.
But the work is really too hard.
ne are under a constant nervous
strain while on duty. II you can
imagine schoolroom where all the
Children are up shouting and max
ing oil the noise. possible you have
ZONE idea Of what the exchange is
And the confusion never
stops. No matter how a girl feels
sas mas 70 sit in her place with the
lsesiver clamped over her head and
S ~" numbers constantly. She gets
~en minutes relief in the fore
~ a'n and fifteen minutes again in
49, - middle Of the afternoon. The
~. !" nsrve-wracking, and it tells
.ne sir's. Every night when I
sm 10 worn out TINT I
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his adopted country may mean to
him. A free circulating library Of
al Of Theodore Roosevelt's books
and other books on travel, natur.
study and history will be part of the
activities of the house.
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~ELEPHONE operators in
New York are con the fence"
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T~HE National Women's Trade
Union League, as such, viii
- aa,,H.>e ;e<,=
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-15

As. I'm spite OF our own very seri'
Gus situation. Herr Won Waldow
thought we coald still help to lin
itnd extent. could raise no objco'
ton. what then heard appeared
To mo most serious. and must have
made deep impression on the other
gentlemen who had 10 deal with
these matters.
Another matter we discussed was
tho old Austro Polish solution. This
time was more Of listener. TO
my satisfaction the Secretaries or
state won Stcin and Count Won RIO
dern. az we'll - several other gentle
men. opposed 1t on economic grounds.
The protective belt was unimportant
The Ausfro Hungarian nmbnssa'
dor Prince iInhenlohc. for whom !
have otherwise y warm regard. be
came irritatcd At the course OF the
conference. aud reproached mo with
throwing difficulties in the way at
Austria Hungary. I could only point
ont that on this occasion IL was not
but others. who had objected To
the Austro Polish solution. The ques'
ton OF Poland remained in abcy
ance.
The terms of peace with Rumsnis
we're also briefly discussed In this
case also / urged the need for ener
cetic action .t'-'-'
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FOUND TROTSny
TOO AGILE

On January 20 negotiations with
TrotsSy were resumed az Brest.
Now began a most curious aitua
ton, for everything was ordered in
accordance with his ideas
However. the diplomats them.
selves seemed 10 perceive that dis.
cussions with him led to no result.
Secretary Of State Won Kuhlrnann
and Count Czernip proceeded TO In.
terrupt the negotiations and were
back in Berlin on February 4. Dis.
cussion with tho Ukraine was con.
tinued on the principle that IL bound
itEelf TO supply Austria. Hungary and
Germany with large quantities of
grain. IN return for which ~ was To
receive favorable frontier against
Poland IN the disputed area of
Cholm. In addition. Austria Hun.
gary promised to create an ukrain-
ian crownland in Eastern Gallcia.
In order 20 discuss the situation
with Herr Won Kuhlmann and Count
Czernin had also gone 10 Berlin
curly in February. ~ our inter
views on the 4th and 9TH received
from the former a promise that he
would break with Trotky twenty
four hours after signing the peace
with the Ukraine.
From al heard 7 w1s confirmed
in my impression that Bolshevilk
Rueai1 did not really want peace at
all IL had set its hopes on the en-
tHnte and on the gradual spread Of
the revolution in Germany. and did
not believe we would take any
~ ION
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Ilamlin's Wizard Oil q Safe
First Aid Treatment

How often lockjaw and blood poi
soning result from the neglect OF
slight scratch or little cut. liamlin's
Wizard oil is a safe and effective
first aid treatment. II is powerful
aniiseptic and. should be applied i'm
medately 10 wounds OF this kind TO
prevent danger of infection.
II is soothing and healing and
quickly drives ont pain aud inrlam.
nation IN eases OF spiains. bruises.
cuts. burns. bites and stings. Just as
reliable. too. for stiff neck. sore feet
cold sores. canker sores. carache and
toothache.
Get II from druggists for 80 cents
II not satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back.
Ever constipated or have sick head.
ache, Just try Wizard Liver Whips.
pleasant little pink pills, 30 cents.
Guaranteed 1850.
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= AID To
SUPPORT TURKS

The Turks wanted Batum and
i<ars. both OF which had belonged to
the Turkish empire for a very long
= time. For us these wishes were Of
subordinate importance. but IL was
part OF our duty as an ally 10 insist
upon them.
Our purely military demands we're
40 insignificant that they hardly
counted The demobillzati lion was al.
ready making excellent progress: and
W. had not demanded the surrender
Of arms or ships.
We did M. ask for Esthonia or
Livoniz. sltho We would have been
glad to deliver our fellow Germans
and the other Inhabitants from Bot.
shevisrn. This demand was not made.
aitho IL was down for discuAsion and
became a military necessity against
Eoishevism. Peace was not delayed
by our demands. but merely By the
revolutionary aims Of the Boishcvik=.
"a by want OF resolution in our
delegates. as well as BY the attitude
Of Germany and Austria. where the
people. being ignorant 81 the world.
did not understand the inner mean.
Ing Of the Russian revolution.
When on ono occasion General
Hoffsnann adopted more uncompro.
missing attitude In order 20 abbrsvl.
ate the negotiations for military rea-
sons and to restrict Trotsky's propa.
gsnda at the Same time. there WAS a
chorus Of Indignation in large
number OF German and Austro-Hun-
garisn papers. and in all those others
which. like the props ganda OF the
entente. talked lncessapuy Of peace
No.
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mobilization Of the Russian army had

mobilization OF the Russian army had
been ordered.
This. Of course. completed the con-
fusion in the East. We could not
possibly leave matters in this condi.
ton. AT amy moment fresh dangers
might arise while We were fighting
for our lives In the West The mill
tary situation made IL imperative
clearly TO define our future plans.
This was TO be achieved by "A confer
ence AZ Homburg.
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)TTO AUTO
WEDLOCkED

posed the Bolshcvtls. had not yet
recognized that fact AZ that time.
II Is true. the object was sull TO com
bat tho common enemy. the estab-
lished authority. and thus conscious
~ or otherwise to undermine tho
~ the country. When
this object was attained
and these people had themselves he
come tho masters. the spark they
had started had become a dcvouring
fire.
At the discussion in Berlin Count
Czcrnin explained the reaaons which
had led him to agree "a peace with
the Ukraine which was undoubtedly
81 aadvantagcous 20 the dual mon
archy. and might be- expected 20
arouse strong opposition from TO
land For this reason he requested
us TO Keep the political settlement
fftf,Ve, ar lean secret
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BiG STKIkES
~ GERMANY

Their hopes must have been con
rrmcd ny the strikes which broke
out in this connection in Berlin at
the end Of January. 1918. against the
viii Of prominent labor leaders. SO
close. oven then. was the connection
between "A part of our labor move
meut ana the Bolsbeviks
The men At the head OF II. and the
most Influential part OF the Socialist
yress. both Of whom Afterwards o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-15

IL is proposed to erect n wireless
station on the coast of British Co
lumbia with n speaking radius of
5000 miles. which would establish
wireless communication with the
Orient
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f\tOt RACED
THE ENTENTE

There were other reasons which
made me press FOR an early eonclu.
sion Coun, Czsrnin was right when
he spoke Ironically % a spiritual
wrestling match 4" For him. indeed.
AZ Bresf. while the war was rushing
on % its greatest decision. there was
neither time nor place. nor yet a suit
able opponent.
What must tho statesmen OF the
entente think - our need Of peace
u We tanely submitted to this sort
Of treatment by Trotsly and his 10,
sheTtk government. a government
that had not even been recognized
hv any other state They 81 nj their
people could only gain enormously IN
strength and resolution bv witness
ing such spectacle How necessary
must peace he 10 Germany when she
literally ran after such people and
put 40 with open propaEa nda
against her and her army
This was bound 20 be- the effect in
ever neutral and enemy country
How could the entente leaders above
all sncn IKE cienisnceau and LLOYD
George. be afraid Of peace. when We
allowed ourselves 70 he treated thus
By unarned Russian anarchists >
They would cease to feet say anxiety
and come 20 thn conclusion that they
nan no risk from va at an How
ehat would affect the pcace-fceilng
among such enemies there could BE-
no doubt
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east OF the Nistuls river. Austria
insisted that u the iIohensoIlcrns
were to grab the Hattie lands she
should have a prince under her con
troll In Warsaw. Bavaria, SaNony
and Wurtcmberg also demanded
shares In the loot.
Trotslsy took advantage Of these
quarrrls Go delay the negotiations
and meanwhile spread his propa
ganda In Germany. Lud-ndorff. re-
sentinE the activities Of the Bolshc
viii and also desperately anxious TO
prepare for the campaign In France
insisted that a settlement should be
reached.
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In the meantime dan. 8. 1919 the
peace delegations reassemeied AZ
Rrcst. The entente. Of course. had
not come. Many people were some
what curious to see whether the Rus
slams would return. They came
under the leadership Of Trotsky.
They came under eompulsion. The
dissolution OF their army was pro
crossing rapidly. IL was in state OF
utter disorganiEaticn and wanted
peace.
our military position was, there
fore. as favorable as could be
imagined: Il was not oven necessary
for US To act as the entente did to
wards Bulgaria. AustriaHungary
ard Germany. we had merely 20 ea
force our simple demands with clear
ness and decision.
We made extensive concessions to
the principle % self DIFFERENTIATION.
We dropped our contention that the
people OF the occupied countries,
ceEriand and Lithuauia. had already
been permitted TO avail themselves
OF this right. and allowed the inhabi-
tants TO be consulted again. All we
demanded was that this should take
place during our occupation. Trotsky
maintained that we must first OF ali
evaeuate the country and that the
people would exercise their right aft
erwards.
To evacuat~ the country was n
military absnrdity; we needed u for
our existence and had no mind to
deliver II up 90 INSCRIPTIONS bot
shevism. We declined to evaruate IL
on this military ground, quite apart
from the fart that no exercise OF the
right Of INSTRUMENTATION was Pos
sible under the Bol>isvik knout.
on both these questions opinions
arr now probably clearer. and people
tIv perhaps understand the view
general headquarters. n VIC had
cft the country the armed forces Of
the Eoishevflss would long ago have
been in Germany. They were not the
least interested In tho right Of self
determination. all they wanted was
more power They were politicians
who govern BY violence. and assumed
that the territory evacuated By us
would fan into their hands without
further parley. They were. moreover.
80 nationally minded that thcY
looked upon the severance Of Cour-
land. Lithuania and puland--self de.
. termination Notwithstanding a
measure hostile 10 Russia.
Austria Hungary had hy far the
greatest interest IN tho exercise q
the right OF differentiation IN To
land at the expense OF Russia. The
dunl monarchy hoped 70 gain 20
hncad control and economic strength
II I'm Poland
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TR0TSKY HELPED TO-
BREAK DOWN HUNS
SAYS LUDENDORFF

Because Of the differences between
the German army command and the
Bwlin and Austrian governments the
peace PARIS AZ BrestIitovsi,. in tiss
winter Of isis1s. brought great dis.
appointments 10 che Germans. They
were divided in their councils and 80
failed 10 get results
Not only was the Berlin govern.
ment fearful OF angering the radicals
al home. but Il was swayed by the
ambitions Of the various German
states Prussia wanted not only the
Baltic states. but control Of Russian
Poland and defensive zone" 10 the
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AUSTRIA iitD 10
HAVE FOOD

He said the food situation IN Aus
iria-iiungary was so bad. that.
owing 10 the ever decreasing supply
from Rumnnia. they must starve IN.
less they obtained corp from the
Ukraine. The Austrian director Of
supplies. General Iandweir. supple
rncnted this statement with details
about the army. and asked me II ]
could help.
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the military necessity. but his pos.
lion did NOT allow him 90 sitersre
with effect.
ON January IS Trotsky went to
Pcuograd. where the Boisheviks dis.
persod the Constituent Assembly In
that way they showed tho world their
idea % freedom Of the people. But
The Germans would neither -@e nor
learn
Trotsky had sais he would 80 away
only six days he did not rcturp untii
the 1oth
TN January -. NJ nv request. the
field marshal Declared. during q eon.
suitation nj Berlin. that We must
have the eastern situation cleared
up. niil II was II would be n-ce-.
ssrs 10 retain there good div isions
that WIRE ~ for employment In the
west. II the Russians DELAYED mat.
tiers any further we ought TO reopen
hostiiities. This would bring down
the boishsvlk government. and ans
others that might succeed u would
have TO mako pFsane
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my THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS"
By Gen. Eric Won Lurdendorff


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