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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Teamsters Raise Wages

Rock Island, Ill.-Through arbitra-
tion ice wagon drivers have raised
wages So and $4 week.
Peoria, Ill.-Practically every en-
ploying teamster in this city has
signed the new agreement of the
Teamsters' union.
Jackson, Mich. A one-years'
scale secured by the Teamsters union
provides for an eight-hour day and
wage rates that range from $21.60 to
$26 a week.
Memphis, Tenn.-A strike Of milk
drivers in this city has ended and the
dispute will be referred to arbitra-
ton. The drivers are assured that
unionists will not be victimized.
Boston-Over 500 members of the
Meat Cutters union suspended work
to aid market teamsters who are on
strike to shorten the work day. They
ask that the hours be from a. m. to
p. m. on Saturdays and from 6 a.
m. to p. m. the other days in the
week.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
German Trade Unions
Get Joint Agreement

Berlin, Germany-German employ
ers have capitulated before trade
unionism, says the Bulletin, official
magazine of the International Union
of Wood Workers. 1t is declared that
the unions took advantage Of the
revolution to secure gains that would
not have been possible few weeks
before. The Bulletin says:
"The agreement of November Is,
1918, is signed by the representatives
of the various trade unions and all
the principle employers federations.
1t is, therefore, valid for the whole
German industry. The agreement
acknowledges the trade unions as the
legal representatives Of the workers
and excludes the so-called 'yellows'
unions. The men discharged from
the army are entitled to return to
their former places and the labor eX-
change employment bureau) is regu-
lated by joint board.
"Working conditions are fixed by
collective agreements and concilia-
ton boards are provided to settle
disputes. Of especial interest is the
following clause:
"The maximum of the regular
working hours for all shops is fixed
at eipht hourS A reduction of wages
must not take place on account of
this reduction of hours.
"This agreement received very
soon an important extension through
the establishment of the Joint board
of the industrial and trade employers
and employees of Germany whose
rules were fixed on December a, 1918.
The object of this board is to jointly
solve all economic and social ques-
tions connected with Germany's in
dustry and trade, as we'll as all legis-
lative and administrative matter con-
cerning the same. 1t is a co-opera-
ton of all employers and workers
and the local organiza-
tions of both branches form the base.
They are concentrated as craft
groups and extend over the entire
country with a joint executive COM
mittee of employers and employees at
the head"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Mexican War Spirit is
Opposed by Workers

New York - Anti-Mexican jingoes
in this country were denounced at the
second annual convention of the Pan
American Federation Of Labor, which
includes the trade union movements
of the North American continent.
The convention unanimously passed
this resolution, introduced by Presi-
dent Morones of the Mexican Fedora
ton of Labor:
Whereas, The campaign that for
some time has been carried on by
certain elements to provoke an armed
conflict between the United States and
Mexico has reached alarming pro-
portions;
"Resolved, That this congress is
against such campaign being con-
tinued, and that the officers of the
Pam American Federation of Labor
be instructed to make their best eff
forts and use all the powers at their
command to have the Differences be-
tween the United States and Mexico
settled in a peaceful way, as the
working people in Mexico will CO.
operate to that end"
President Gompers presided at the
sessions of the convention, and was
unanimously reelected PRESIDENT:
In a newspaper interview, prior to
his departure for Amsterdam to at
tend meeting of international trade
unionists, he said:
"To my mind it would be the grav-
est wrong which could be inflicted on
the people of the United States, as
we'll as the people of Mexico, if the
jingo spirit which is now in the course
of manufacture would drive us into
anything like armed conflict with
Mexico.
"The president and his associates
have negotiated treaty of peace and
in it established the covenant of the
league of nations, one of whose high
est purposes is the settlement of in
ternational disputes by peaceful
means and for the prevention of war.
We cannot consistently advocate such
high principles in our dealings with
the European nations as provided in
the covenant and then rush into arm
ed conflict with Mexico"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Organic Changes Urged

Chicago-The executive boards of
the Illinois state federation of labor
and the labor parties of this city and
state have issued an address in which
is included a program for the forth
coming constitutional convention in
this state. The first proposition pro-
vides that where $4,000 electors petit
ton for change in the state constl-
tuition, same shall be placed on the
ballot at the next regular election.
During the past 80 years the people
have been successful only twice in Sc
curing constitutional changes.
The address states that cit is a
grotesque spectacle presented by a
people, sovereign in theory, whose
hands are bound and whose will is
paralyzed by the letter of document
which the living generation had no
hand in making. The dead hand
should be lifted. The living should
rule themselves. We cannot expect
to prevent the spread of anarchy if
we lock the door against constitution
al progress"
Other suggested changes include
trial by jury in injunction cases, no
laws to be invalidated without a
unanimous court, home rule for
cities, taxation of swollen fortunes,
democracy in industry, old age pen
sions, home and farm loans and COM
pensation to soldiers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25

couldn't get it from the warehouses
to the seaports. With miles of front
line trenches waiting for American
soldiers, troop trains were taking
weeks to make trips which should
have been completed in hours. Mum
itions piled up on factory sidings.
The railroads had failed.
Overnight our industrial life had
changed. With every energy already
invested one hundred per cent. in war
production, we needed to add to our
burdens the task Of operating a trans
portation system which had failed in
its owners hands.
Our mushroom railroad adminstra-
tion, developed in day to surprising
efficiency, when compared with the
wreckage of private operation, had
nevertheless to depend upon the CO.
operation Of railroad men whose
private interests in the roads made
it to their advantage to discredit as
much as possible any form of govern
ment ownership or management Now
the private interests falsely point to
the financial results of such a condi-
tion for proof of the impossibility of
success of any other system than
private ownership and private control
Granting that railroad rebuilding
has been eXpens vet was expensive
exactly in proportion to the degree
of neglect obtaining under private
ownership and control The public
was compelled to assume, off-hand,
this rebuilding and share of control
because private ownership could not
provide the service so imperatively
needed. The question OF expense then
was not an issue; the war had to be
won despite the cost. And the war
was won. Food and munitions went
to the seaports; troops were carried
to training camps on time, and on
time from training camps to trans
ports.
Advertisements in New York news
papers have announced "a fund OF
more than a million dollars already
raised to secure the return of the
railroads to private ownership" Or
ganized labor of America also makes
an announcement: Over 100000
American citizens already in the fight
to secure public ownership of rail
roads for public good.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
LABOR LAUNCHES GREAT
EST FIGHT
Railroad Problem Untes All Unions in Demand
For Public Ownership and Demo-
cratic Control

Washington - American labor his
tory includes no undertaking COM
parable, in size or intensity, with the
campaign for public ownership of
railroads now under way. The great
est previous labor contest originated
as did the present public ownership
program, in the ranks of the organ
lied railway employees. That was the
fight of railroad labor for just work
ing conditions and for labor's right
to share in the democracy of the ma
tion, which eliminated in the passage
by Congress Of the 8-hour law.
1t is natural that the campaign for
public ownership and democracy in
operation of the railroads should
originate with the railroad brother
hoods. No other group of workers
has been in a position to discount by
personal knowledge the value Of the
reasons advanced by private inter
ests for return to private owner
ship and operation.
Now, added to the forces of the
railroad employees is the power of all
the workers Of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor.
1t is natural that through organ
lied labor the issue should be brought
into the minds Of all the American
people, and the response of labor
union memberships to the initial
moves in the campaign gives promise
of tremendous personal and mass ac-
tion during the coming months.
The Plumb Plan League is the ma
chine which labor has set up to carry
on its fight for justice in the settle
ment of the railroad problem With
Samuel Gompers acting as honorary
president, its officers include many of
the most influential leaders of ma
tional and international organiza-
tionS.
The man who bases his argument
Tor private ownership and operation
of railroads on the ground that eve
tried government ownership during
the war and found it a fiat failure"
does not take the facts into account.
Remember the time when the rail
roads failed the nation in its greatest
crisis?
With all Europe calling for food,
and the country's granaries bulging
with food for Europe, the railroads
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Porto Rico Strike Ends

San Juan, Porto Rico = The big
cigar makers strike, involving sew
eral thousand employees of the Porto
Rico American Tobacco Company
has been compromised. The strike
lasted six months. The cigarmakers
were paid benefits by the Cigar
Makers International Union of
America, with headquarters in Chi
cage. A committee representing the
Porto Rico legislature assisted in
securing a satisfactory settlement,
which includes wage increases.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Street Car Men Win Out

Newark, N. J.-Declaring that he
was tired of the continued dissatis-
faction of his employees, President
McCarter of the Public Service Rail-
wax company has signed two-years
agreement with the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees of America. All
employees not members of this union
must join. The nine-hour day, with
1O-hours' pay is secured and wages
are raised 5 cents an hour to date
back to May /. Overtime will be
paid for and between so and 65 per
cent of the runs will be straight runs.
This agreement marks the end of
a 16-years' contest with the company,
which is one of the most powerful in
the country and controls practically
all of the street railway systems in
this state.
A strike a year ago was the first
united action of these employees. The
company then organized private
union" and began a discriminating
policy against the unionists. Several
decisions by the national war labor
board were unsatisfactory to the men
and at the last conference President
McCarter told the employees that
while he had opposed the union in
the past che had formed a different
opinion lately" and agreed to recog-
milton,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
TIMBER WORKERS GAIN

Seattle The International Union
of Timber Workers is enforcing it's
new scale of $5 day in lumber
camps and $3.50 in saw mills, al
though meeting with opposition be-
cause of a lower scale adopted by the
loyal legion of loggers and lumber
men. This company union" was
formed during the war and it's men,
bership includes employers repre-
sentatives who have set wage rate
that is 80 cents day lower than
the bona fide unionists.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Will Hog 1t All
"BIG FIVE" WILL DOMINATE
FOOD SUPPLY
Food Sharks Control Public Utility
Corporations and 762 Companies
Handling Eight Hundred
Commodities

Washington = In a report to the
president the federal trade commits
sion gives warning that the "big
five" packers are headed toward the
complete domination of the nations
food supply, and of the by-products
industries linked herewith. The big
five" are Swift, Armour, Wilson,
Morris and Cudahy.
"An approaching packer domina-
ton of all important foods IN this
country and an international con-
troll of meat products with foreign
companies seems a certainty unless
fundamental action is taken to pre-
vent it," says the report, which de-
clares that the history of the pack
ers' growth is interviewer with IL
legal combinations, rebates and un-
disclosed control of corporations.
The packers control jointly or sep
arately 762 companies, which pro-
duce or deal in some IT'S commldl-
ties. These commodities not only
include food products, but range
from the leather industry to banjo
strings, curled hair, pepsin, ferti-
lizer soap and glue.
A vast and intricate system OF
distribution includes control of prl-
vate refrigerator cars and cold stor-
age houses that permits Of the
handling on a large scale of poultry,
eggs, cheese, butter, rice, breakfast
foods, canned vegetables, soda
fountain supplies and other lines. In
some instances the packers are in
terested in companies contracting
for the disposal of garbage in large
cities.
1t is shown that the packers have
control of or interest in public util-
ity corporations in Sioux City, Kan
sas City, South st. Paul, Chicago,
Fort Worth, Portland, Oregon; Hill
City, Mimi; South st. Joseph, Mo-;
and South San Francisco.
Control of grain and elevator COM
panies, tea-importing companies, fruit
companies, cattle loan companies and
stock yard companies are other in
terests that attract these packers.
The report offers no hope to those
who would boycott the packers by
using meat substitutes, as it is shown
that the packers are now invading
that field. Swift is the largest single
butter distributor in the country and
that corporation owns creameries IN
IT states. The "big five" jointly
handle half of the country's poultry,
eggs and cheese and are entering the
fish canning field. Armour is declared
to be "the greatest rice merchant in
the world"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
War Chest Rebate

The Is per cent rebate to be returned August
first to those who have paid their War Chest sub
scriptionS lin full" applies only to those who have
paid the twelve monthly instaIIments or in other
words the 100 per cent full face of their original
subscriptions, 1t does not apply to those who
have paid for nine months only to March 31St, be-
ing threefourhS or Is per cent of the face of their
original subscriptions.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Street Car Men Gain

Cincinnati-Ther Street Car Mems
union has secured a new agreement
which raises rates of three-months'
platform men to As cents an hour;
one year, 48 cents; over one year, SO
cents, and other employees will be paid
from 81 to 40 cents.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Cooks and Walters Unite

Wheeling, w. Va.-Cooks and wait
ers have united in an effort to secure
a living wage and improve working
conditions. Mattresses and soft drink
dispensers are associated with this
movement.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Secure 44-HOur Week

Atlanta-The building trades coun-
Gil has signed a 44-hour agreement
with large contractors in this city.
Wage increases are included.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Electricians Grow

Springfield, III. Officers of the
Brotherhood iof Electrical Workers
say that this organization is now the
fourth in numerical size affiliated
with the A. F. of L. Five years ago
it was nineteenth in size.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Win Eight-HOur Day

Cleveland = After a three-weeks'
strike stove mounters employed by
the New Process Stove company
secured the eight-hour day and wage
increases that equal rates paid by
other stove concerns.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Form Store Union

Paris, France-Employes of one of
the big department stores in this city
have organized a section of the Re-
tail Clerks union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Teachers Pay Raised

Chicago-A board of education
committee has voted that teachers be
paid a $1,000 minimum wage. This
will advance all primary teachers
from $775 a year. If the board ap-
proves the recommendation the teach
ers will be paid the new scale dating
back from the first of the year.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
LABOR'S PROGRESS
advances Made and Better Conditions
Secured All Over the Country
Federal Employees Unite

Washington = Officers of the Ma
tional Federation of Federal EN-
ployes report that new locals have
been formed in Dover and Wharton,
N. j., and Boise, Idaho.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
Seamen'S Strike
SHIP OWNERS ACTIONS CAUSE
BIG WALK OUT
All Offers Made by Seamen Rejected
by Ship Owners and the Trouble
Now Extends Clear Down
the Atlantic Coast

New York-Ship owners have re-
Jected every effort of seamen's Of
ficials to adjust grievances of deep
sea marine workers and now the in
evitable strike extends clear down the
Atlantic coast with practically all
shipping tied up. The United States
shipping board, which is the largest
ship operator, is also involved.
The strike affects sailors, fremen,
oilers and water tenders and marine
cooks and stewards. Representative
of these employees have endeavored
to secure the promise of the Atlantic
Steamship company to give prefer
ence in employment to American citi-
zens first and then a preference to
union men, Other demands include
an eight-hour day and a 20 per cent
wage increase. The United States
shipping board has offered to raise
wages SO a month with an eight
hour day in port, but this has been
rejected. The American Steamship
company has offered to give Ameri-
cans the preference, but rejects the
second preference - trade unionists.
The strikers expose this tricky offer
by showing that the ship owners who
are leading the fight against them
are employing men who cannot speak
English and the Americans will not
sail with them. The strikers declare
that these ship owners are not now
employing Americans and have not
done so during the war.
The eight-hour system demanded
by the strikers provides for four
hours on duty while at sea and eight
hours off duty except in bad weather
or entering or leaving port.
The strike includes several lines
that have formerly resisted every eff
fort to unionize them. These workers
joined with the unionists and for the
first time there is complete unity of
action among seamen and other ship
operators along the Atlantic coast.
Philadelphia A local paper says
ship owners at this port will ask the
government to use it's naval force to
break the strike of seamen. Trade
unionists say this verifes their pre-
dictiOn made when they were at
tempting to avoid a strike-that the
owners wanted a strike and would
ask the government to assist in de-
stroying the unions.
The newspaper prints this untruth
on the workers, which is usual in
strike times:
"They (the strikers) demand a
CLOSED shop policy and an agree
ment that the American merchant
marine be controlled entirely by union
rules"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-07-25
WAGE INCREASES
Gains in Wages Made by Organized
Labor Throughout the Nation
Plumbers Raise Wages

Edmonton, Alberta, Can.-Organ-
lied plumbers and steam filters have
raised wages 5 cents an hour until
September 1, when rates will be ad-
vanced another cents an hour until
April 80, 1920, when the agreement
ends.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-22
Germans Send Ten Subs
to Allies from Hamburg

Basel, March 21.-(Havas.)-Te
German submarines, which are to be
delivered to the entente powers,
have left Hamburg, according to a
dispatch received here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-22

Women everywhere tell their friends how
through the use Of Mothers Friend, the
wonderful penetrating external application
they avoided suffering and distress before
evolution.
Mothers Friend is q remedy which
spreads its influence upon the cords, nerves
and ligaments involved. rendering them
plant to readily yield to natures demand
for expansion. The nerves, cords, tendons
and ligaments expand without that pecu-
liar wrenching strain. and nervousness
nausea and unrestful sensations are nat
urally avoided when the nerves and mus
cles are relieved and thus are not tort and
drawn.
By regular use the lower abdominal re-
gion expands with ease when baby is born.
the hours are less at the crisis, and pain
and danger is naturally less.
You can obtain Mothers Friend from
any drug store: 1t has been used by wom-
en- for over half a century, and is just as
standard as anything you can think Of.
Write the Bradfield Regulator Company,
Dept: H. Lamar Building, Atlanta. Georgia.
Tor their Motherhood book. and get bottle
Of Mothers Friend today, and thus fortify
yourself against pain and discomfort.-Adv
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-22
BOLD DAYLIGHT
BURGLARS WORK
IN APARTMENTS
jeweIry and Clothing Valued
at $1,000 Taken from
Apartment Dwelling on
PoppIeton Avenue.

Daylight burglars broke the lock
on the front door Of the apartments
Of Mrs. c. E. Bedwell, 3205 Popple-
ton avenue, and after thoroughly
rsnsacking the rooms, escaped with
jewellery and clothing valued at
nearly $1,000.
Mrs. Bedwell was shopping at
the time and says she left her apart
ments securely locked.
Much of Mrs. Bedwell's jewelry
was valued for its associations.
Some of the rings had been handed
down in 1her family as heirlooms.
Steal Fur Coat. a
Among the loot was mink fur
coat valued at $3.50.
Police have received numerous
reports in the past month of prowl-
ing jobs similar to the Bedwell
burglary.
While DR.. G. w. Todd, Omaha
dentist, los South Fifty-seventh
street, was away from home burg
lars gained entrance through rear
window and stole a child's bank
containing about IS in nickels and
dimes. The house was ransacked.
Use Padded Brick.
Burglars with a padded brick
shattered the window of the Ne
braska Seed company, 1913 Howard
sHeet. Police have not yet re-
rkivcd report from the proprietors
d the missing property.
/ While he slept, M. Resnick. lll3
North Twenty-fourth street had his
trousers stolen from a chair by his
bedside. The trousers contained 81
md a gold watch. The burglar
gained entrance by raising rear
window.
William Hostetter, zoos North
Twenty-second street, reported that
robbers had visited his home Thurs
day night and taken>a purse with
~ in it.