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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Miners to Work With R. R. Men
Convention at Cleveland Endorses Plumb Plan and
Provides Machinery for Cooperation

The United Mine Workers Conven-
ton held at Cleveland, September 13,
unanimously endorsed the Plumb Plan
naturalization and democracy in the
control of the railroads and pledges
the support of the miners organiza-
tion to secure its enactment.
Glenn E. Plumb, completing two
weeks tour through the Middle West,
where he had been received by enthu-
siastic audiences in the large indus
trial centers, had just addressed the
convention, explaining at length the
Plumb Plan as affecting the railroads,
and the possibility Of its application
to mining and other basic industries.
His speech was ordered printed and
distributed directly to all local unions
of the United Mine Workers.
At the close of his address, $500
delegates gave him a demonstration
lasting five minutes. When Chairman
Lewis, vice president Of the United
Mine Workers, had succeeded in OBJ
tanning silence, the resolution ad-
vocating the Plumb Plan was i'm
mediately brought forward. A stand
ing vote was taken and every man on
the floor of the convention leaped to
his feet.
"The ayes seems to have it," said
Chairman Lewis, dryly.
Later in the day a resolution was
introduced which bids fair to be his
toric in the annals of American labor.
This resolution invited the railroad
brotherhoods to join with the United
Mine Workers in an alliance for ac-
ton looking towards the nationaliza-
ton of both the mining and railroad
industries, this relation to be later
extended into an economic alliance
with labor organizations in the other
basic industries.
Assurances had been given that the
railway organizations which last year
showed themselves averse to the idea
of a conference for cooperation with
the miners, were now ready to act
with them. The text Of this historic
resolution reads as Follows:
"Resolved, that this convention in
struct the resident officers and the
International Executive Board to en-
deavor to bring about a conference
with the railway workers organiza-
tions for the purpose of formulating
an alliance whereby the organized
workers in these two great basic in
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Government Ownership

Washington-George P. Hampton,
managing director of the Farmers
National council, has issued state
ment, in which he pointed out the
economic dangers which the council
sees looming up ahead unless they
be recognized. In his statement Mr..
Hampton said:
"It is most unfortunate that some
farm leaders have seized upon the
present situation to attack labor as
responsible for the high cost of living.
The great economic causes of the
high cost of living must be eliminated
to improve the economic condition of
both farm and city labor. We must
have government ownership of the
natural resources with democratic op-
GRAFTON, the products to be sold at
cost.
"The American farmer has been
mulcted under private ownership of
the railroads and of shipping. Neither
railroad freight rates nor ocean
freight rates can be reduced if the
railroads are returned to private
owners and we sell the ships built
with our money under the plans being
considered by congress today"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
A NEW DAY DAWNS

Thinking men discern clearly the
difference between criminally minded
men and men, who stand for causes.
Men who have vision, cannot be re-
pressed by threats of fears. They
will dare even to the death.
These men have been called vision
aries and dreamers. So, too, was
Christ. He was called a pestilent
fellow, one who turned the whole
world upside down. He was an agi-
tator, and a leader, and hereto, and
seditious person. He earned the
opposition of the money lenders and
the state. They crucifed him. Still
he was right and the prosecutors were
wrong.
His cause was not crucifed. 1t
could not be. Nor is it at this hour.
The issue Christ faced is here today.
Men cannot stop the movement for
reform. All they can do is to assist
it or oppose it. Each decides this for
himself These men have made the
choice.
For five years men have given limb
and life for the cause of emancipa-
ton. While they did this, other mil
lions of men and women worked and
starved and sacrificed that liberty
and justice and freedom might be
saved. Finally, this desire for right
eousness and justice and freedom has
become-a world passion. 1t will never
be stopped until injustice has been
overthrow the world over
While these have sacrificed others
have profteered. They have batten-
ed in blood. Their vulgar opulence
and arrogance stink in the nostrils of
the men, who have sacrificed all.
They have heaped up riches, and ad-
ded interest to principal. They have
declared fabulous dividends, until the
whole public mind rebels.
Then they arrogantly pirate of
women and children" and claw and
order," and call upon the government
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26

to imprison the protestors, while they,
the profteers, make still more mil
lions.
Their day has nearly ended. They
are "Ichabod." They have played
Judas. The bag and the swag have
enslaved them. In the hour of crisis
they forget right and justice and
truth, and depend upon wrong and
injustice and deception.
The morning dawns. Righteous
ness will be enthroned. Truth will
prevail. Justice will be established.
In the dawning light men have not
seen the issue clearly, but as the
mists dissolve these issues stand re-
vealed, and men and women are tax
ing sides.
The workers have chosen the path
Of brotherhood though is means sacri-
fees. They have chosen the side of
final victory, the establishment of a
cooperative commonwealth.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Why Such Low Pay
For the Professors?

New York-One of the Harvard
graduates, says the New York World,
who are now in Cambridge planning
its campaign for an endowment fund
of $11,OOO,O00 for the university,
asked President Lowell why Harvard
faculties of former days had more
eminent members than now, and was
thus enlightened: "There are lots of
good fish in the sea still, and plenty
of good fish here, but they don't get
enough to eat" And with regard to
this question of sustenance, posters
displayed in the college yard showing
figures of a professor and a motor
man bear the inscription: GA motor
man gets 60 cents an hour, a pro-
fessor 18. Which is worth more,
gentlemen, minding the train or train
ing the mind?"
That is a question which is bother
ing other people besides college presi-
dents. In its broad application it is
the present problem of all "intellec-
tuals" in its bearing on their future
place in the economic scheme. The
ratio of the motorman wages to the
professors causes a good deal Of Sc
rious thinking on the part of young
men just leaving college to make
their way in the world.
At one time professor was a mag
net which drew the best minds of the
country to the college. But does the
hope Of the post compensate nova
days for the financial sacrifices?
Industry offers a greater prize.
High thinking with plain living has
generally gone out of fashion. The
trouble is that even the most gen
erous college endowments conceivable
cannot provide the "fishes" with as
much to eat as they can find in the
open sea.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
DOES he MEAN IT?
CURE FOR RADICALISM SHOWN
BY PRESIDENT
While Wrong Still Exists Agitation
Against Wrong Should Continue
Too Few Hands Control the
COuntry's Business

Helena, Mont.-The best way to
silence protestors against wrong IS
to right that wrong, was the senti-
ment expressed by President Wilson
is a speech in this city.
The president offered little en-
couragement to the man who prides
himself on a conservatism that is
blind to orderly progress, and he
said he did not intend to ask men to
cease agitating against wrong while
wrong existed, but he did ask that
these agitators and radicals apply
methods provided by the laws of the
country to adjust grievances against
which they protest.
"There is only one way to meet
radicaIism," he said, "and that is to
deprive it of food, and whenever
there is anything wrong there is
abundant food for radicalism.
"The only way to keep men from
agitating against grievances is to re-
move IIe grievances anu DIS IOuS DIS
things are wrong l do not intend to
beg that they stop agitating. | in
tend to beg that they will agitate in
an orderly fashion; l intend to beg
that they will use the orderly methods
of counsel.
"Otherwise we will have chaos;
but as long as there is something to
correct, say, God speed to the men
who are trying to correct it. That is
the only way to meet radicalism.
Radicalism means cutting up by the
roots. Well, remove the noxious
growth and there will be no cutting
up by the roots. Then there will be
the wholesome fruitage of an honest
life from one end of this country to
the other"
Many persons, he went on, were
convinced that the control Of business
of the country was in too few hands.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26

dustries may act jointly on all mat
ters Of mutual interest such as the
democratic administration of these
industries with the workers having
equal representation in the manage
ment, under a system of nationaliza-
ton, and on all other matters where
the interest of the workers in these
industries may be advanced by joint
action; and be it further
"Resolved, that in the conference
above suggested consideration be
given to further alliances between Or
ganizations of labor in the basic in
dustries with view to strengthening
the economic power of labor in the
fight that is now being waged and
which is destined to continue until
the working people of America have
been granted that measure of indus
trial democracy to which they are so
justly entitled"
The preamble recites that the world
vide unrest IS not the creation of Boil
shevists OF anarchists, but in the
main the justifable revolt of work.
ers against evil and well-nigh intoIer-
able conditions. 1t calls attention to
the economic power welded by the
British Triple Alliance Of miners,
railwaymen, and transport workers,
which, it declares, is able to paralyze
the industrial life of Britain and is
using its strength to eradicate evil
conditions of employment in the in
dustries which it represents, and
argues that any similar effort in the
United States must be nationwide in
it's scope.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
How Plumb Strikes Them

If anybody of that great crowd
which went to Powers Theater last
night to hear Glenn E. Plumb explain
the so-called Plumb Plan for the con-
troll and operation of railroads, ex-
pected to see a red shirted, loud
mouthed, ranting, roaring agitator,
he went away startled and surprised.
If any Bolshevist went there look
ing for comfort, he came away sadly
disappointed. Glenn E. Plumb is not
bolshevistic, is not an agitator, is not
breeder Of unrest. He is first, a
scholarly gentleman, next a deep
thinker, fair-minded man of clear
brain, quiet but forceful speaker
and man with an idea.-Grand
Rapids Herald.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Labor Unions Join
Hands With CO-Ops

New York-The Tribune's London
correspondent sends the following
story, dealing with the cooperative
movement in Great Britain, from
which is taken those excerpts:
"The great trade union movement
in Britain, with it's 100000 men,
bers, has decided to join forces with
the Union of British Cooperative
societies with a membership of about
100000, in order to dominate pro-
duction, consumption and distribution
in Britain.
"This amalgamation will represent
the greatest business combination in
history. 1t will dwarf, in power if
not in funds, the gigantic Federation
of British industries, with it's capital
of $2O,OOO,OOO,OOO.
"The new combination is organized
to fight such organizations as the
British Federation. In it's interna-
tional aspect the combined trade
union and cooperative movements
will be the greatest enemy of big
business interests throughout the
world.
"In Britain alone the combined
unions would include nearly three
quarters of the inhabitants. If the
organizers have their way it will be
invincible in the industrial field.
at is estimated that after allow
ing for overlapping of membership
the combined movements control T.
100000 adult members. Close on
100000 families would support the
trust and each of these families would
include on the average two adults
and three children.
"a joint advisory council of CO.
operators and trade unions has been
constituted to draw up plan of cam
paign for the new organization"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
IS LLOYD SINCERE?
GOLD WORLD MUST END" SAYS
LLOYD GEORGE
All Should Assist in Building Up the
New Where Labor Shall Have It's
Just Reward and Incidence
Shall Suffer Want

London, England = Premier Lloyd
George has issued a message to the
people of Great Britain in the Future,
throughout the country. The premier
says:
millions of gallant young men
have fought for the new world.
Hundreds of thousands died to estab-
lish it. If we fail to honor the prom
ise given them we dishonor ourselves.
"What does the new world mean? :?
What was the old world like? 1t was
a world where toll Of myriads of hon
est workers, mem and women, pur-
chased nothing better than squalor,
penury, anxiety, wretchedness; a
world SCARED by slums, disgraced
by sweating, where unemployment,
through the vicissitudes Of industry,
brought despair TO multitudes of hum
BILE homes. A world where, side, by
side with want, there was waste of
forethought, partly through entrench-
ed selfshness.
"If we renew the lease of that
world, we shall betray the heroic
dead. We shall be guilty of the basest
perfidy that ever blackened a peoples
fame. Nay, We shall store up retribu-
ton for ourselves and our children.
"The old world must and will come
to an end No effort can shore it up
much longer. If there be any who
feel inclined to maintain it, let them
beware lest it fall upon them and
overwhelm them and their households
in ruin.
at should be the sublime duty Of
all, without thought of partisanship,
to help in the building up Of the new
world, where labor shall have it's just
reward and Incidence alone shall suf-
fer want"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
COlOred Men Organize

Ada, Okla.-The organization of en-
ployers recently formed for the pur-
pose of intimidating and preventing
the formation of new unions in this
city has not been very successful in
its efforts. Despite it's announced an
tagonism, the colored laborers have
formed federal labor union and ap-
piled to the A. F. of L. for charter,
and propose, with the assistance OF
the other unions, to hereafter fix a
price on their labor and have the
benefits of a collective bargain, which
has heretofore been denied them.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Printers Get Raise

Cleveland, Ohio-The new increase
Of Sc week is in effect in all job Of
fees, being total gain of $14 week
in 18 months. 1t is also announced
that the Press had inaugurated a
policy Of giving all members Of the
chapel vacation of one week on pay
each year.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Wages Advanced

Fort Worth, Texas-The men en-
ployed in the street cleaning depart
ment of the city, all members of the
union, received an increase of $1.80
per week. This is the third advance
in eighteen months, being a raise of
$3.50 per day and makes the mini
mum 1920.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
New Switchmen's Union

Buffalo, N. " President S. E.
Heberling of the Switchmen's union
reports the formation of the following
unions during the past month: Joseph
Smith lodge No. 239, Ogden, Utah;
Rainbow lodge No. 24O, Dealhart,
Texas; Port Huron lodge No. PAL,
Port Huron, Mich; Tucson Desert
lodge No. 242, Tucson, Ariz.; Yose-
mite lodge No. 243, Fresno, Cal.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Embalmers' Union

Houston, Texas-Houston has pro-
duced something new in the line Of
unions. 1t is claimed that the I'm
dertakers' and Embalmers' union No.
1886, chartered by the American
Federation of Labor, is the first OF
its kind in existence.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
THE "CARD MAN"

One of the big drawbacks to the
labor movement is the "card man"
who never attends the meeting of his
union and does not read the labor
paper. He is about as much use to
the movement as a peace commission
at cat fight.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Demands Conceded

Stockton, Cal.-The Draymen's as
sociation yielded when the 700 MEM
bers of Teamsters' union No. 70 ana
the 300 newly organized warehouse
men showed determination to en-
force the demands they had made for
increased wages. The new rates give
the teamsters and truck drivers from
$3.50 to 81 a day.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Substantial Increase

Cleveland, Ohio-Union stage, en-
ployes secured a substantial increase
in wages, ranging from $5 to $3.50
week, which will raise the minimum
of $25 and $50 a week to $50 and
$3.50. Extra men, who received So
for each performance, will be paid
$3.50 for each show.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Strike Settled

Stafford Springs, Conn. = The
strikers at the Warren Woolen COM
pany's plants have returned to work
The terms of the settlement were 6
per cent increase in wages and a
weekly bonus of $500.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
One-Day Strike Won

Portland, Ore.-Journeymen Tailors
union went on strike on Wednesday
to enforce new wage rate. Thurs
day all the merchant tailors and
clothing merchants came to terms.
The new conditions call for the aboli-
tion of the piece work system, max
imum for journeymen of $40 and a
44-hour week.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Improve Conditions

Bremerton, w sh. - Retail Clerks
union No. 381 has secured a new
agreement with the merchants which
calls for union store; stores open
from 9 a. m. until 6 p. M. male en-
ployes to receive no less than $22.5O
and females NO less than $18 per
week.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
One-Day Strike

GAINESVILLE, Ohio-The Journeymen
Tailors' union won it's strike in just
"a hours. Hours are reduced from
nine to eight and wages increased
from 20 per cent up, and piece work
abolished. Tailors, pressers and
operators will hereafter receive $28
per week.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
BARRIERS Win Increase

Jersey City, N. 1.-THE strike of
the union BARRIERS has terminated by
employers agreeing to a $25 mini
mum, reduction of hours and so per
cent bonus on all over $40 weekly
from each chair.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Painters Get Advance

Grand Rapids, Mich. = The union
painters becoming dissatisfied with
the wages they were receiving pre-
pared a new scale which called for
IS cents an hour, which was accepted
after a few preliminaries.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Wage Advances

Portland, Ore.-Electrical Workers
union No. 43 and the Plumbers union
have advanced wages, effective i'm
mediately The plumbers scale is SO
for eight hours and the electrical
workers SO for the same number of
hours.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Will Arbitrate

Columbus, Ohio - The electricians
and street car employees of the Rail
Light company have returned to
work. Each union has agreed to sub
nit its grievance to an arbitration
board.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Fire Fighters Unite

San Diego, Cal. - Fire Fighters
union No. 145 has been formed and
includes all men from captains down.
making it a 100 per cent union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
JeweIry Workers Unite

Omaha, Nebr.-A union of jewelry
workers has been formed with a
charter from the international Jew
elry Workers. union, which includes
so per cent of eligigble workers in the
city.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
Given 10 Per Cent Raise

Dayton, O.-The Theatrical Stage
employees and the musicians were
given a 10 per cent increase by the
theatrical managers of the city, be-
ginning September L.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
LABOR'S PROGRESS
advances Made and Better Conditions
Secured All Over the Country
81 An Hour; 5-Day Week

New York-The District council Of
the Brotherhood of Painters, Decora-
tors and Paperhangers has won it's
fight for the 5-day week and 81 an
hour.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
81 A DaY For Painters

Stockton, Cal.-The new scale of
the Painters union which calls for 81
a day went into effect without a
hitch.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26
WAGE INCREASES
Gains in Wages Made by Organized
Labor Throughout the Nation
Won in Five DaYS

Salt Lake, Utah-After a five-day
strike members of Printing Press
mems union No. 148 won an increase
in wages ranging from SO to So per
week.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-09-26

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-26
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
,Pt,sangr Says Ether Jag and Police
Say Bay Rum and Court
Saws "Tcn Dollars"

t'I was under the Influence OF
ether" was the statement Made by
a prisoner giving the name of Ed
NIaloney, a non resident. when ar
raignCd at the night session of the
police court bast night by SERGEANT
Scott and Policeman Grover, to an
swer a charge of being drunk. The
prisoner added that he had just had
a tocth extracted in Washington on
and had not entirely recovered frSm
its effects was taken in custody in
that city on the same charge. but
the Judge believing his statement
was true promptly acquitted him.
Sergeant Scott intcrposcd and told
the court that he was suffering
from the effects cf a bay rum jag
and Justice Thompson imposed a
fine of SO. In default of the pay
ment of the fine he will spend the
next thirty days in Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-26
s!OT TWICE. HE RUNS 4 MILE

Cane Charles. Va, Aug. 26.-Thos.
Savage, about 30 years old. vas
shot and seriously wounded !atc
Sunday night by man SAID to De
named Moore. The shooting occur
red near the tracks of the New
York. Pennsylvania and Norfolk
Railroad, about one mile from Mel
ia. One bullet entered the To-
men, the second shot taking effect
in his back. ,u
After receiving the wounds he ran
a m;le and fell exhausted from loss
OF t!o5G in front CT the block tower
at Mc:fa. His body was discovered
by y. F. Mason, the telegraph OPP
crater at the station. Df. Lofl2nd
was summoned and had the man re-
moved to the Salisbury Hospital. II
IS said he will die. Because of the
mans condition a statement con
cerning the affair could not be. OBJ
tained. ,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-26
WORK MEN OPPOSE DEMAND
Resolution Favor Restriction Food
Export; Would Sell Hoardcd
SuDDlieS.

Atlantic City, n. j., Aug. 26.-An-
rouncemcnt was made Sunday of
tie adoption of resolutions by repre-
santativcs Of the wtorkmen of the
Jarious plants of the Midva!e Stec!
md Ordnance Company. operating
inder collective bargaining plan,
declaring that "pcrsistent and un-
easing demand of workmcn employ
ed in all classes and kinds Of indus
tries for a shorter days work and an
increased wage in order to meet the
present high cost of living is uneco-
nomic and unwise and should not be
encouraged"
The resolutions further declare
that private monopolies should be
controlled, profits restricted to a rae
that shall be fair to consumer, that
unnecessary exports of food and
clothing be restricted and that al!
stores of boarded supplies be uncov-
cred and placed in the open market.