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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
Conference Will Begin To-
morrow, Regardless of
Whether Brotherhoods
Send Delegates or Not
Compromise Idea Fails
Naming of Jewell as Rep
resentative of Public
Does Not Placate Unions

WASHINGTON, Oct d. 49, Arrange
ments for opening Monday the indus
trial and labor conference called bv
President Wilson, virtually were COM
p!ete tonight, with only the question
OF whether the railroad unions would
send delegates unsettled.
With the transportation workers un-
represented, many officials think the
value of the conference reduced be-
cause Of the tremendous part PLAYED
by the rail men in the economic life of
the country. There is no question.
however, but that the deliberations
Will begin Monday afternoon in the
Hall of Nations at the Pan-American
Union Building, as planned.
Timothy Shea, of the fremen's
brotherhood, the only executive of the
four big brotherhoods now in Wash
ington, said the railroad unions we're
acting together and no decision had
been reached as to whether-they would
send delegates. He was in telegraphic
communication with other union exec
utives.
1t was intimated that there was
serious doubt as to the railroad unions
participating in the conference. because
their suggested change in the repre-
sentation Of organized labor had not
been accepted.
The compromise proposal submitted
by the railroad administration, after
conference with President Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor and
Secretary of Labor Wilson, would give
the four big brothe acknowledgements
tremen, conductors and brakemen-
one representative each in the confer
ence, leaving the other railroad unions
which are affiliated with the fedora
tlon to be represented by the fourteen
men named by the federation In adj
dition. B. M. Jewell, acting president
OF the railway employees department
of the federation, has been appointed
a representative of the public in an
endeavor to meet the opposition of the
unions which he represents, but ap-
parently the result achieved was not
harmony, but only surprise that or
gained labor should have been given
still another delegate, credited to the
public representation.
Mr.. Jewell said to-day he had not vet
received the invitation of the Depurt-
ment Of Labor, but that in any event
he could not accept it without the ap-
prevail of the unions affiliated with his
department.
A presiding officer of the conference,
in the absence of President Wilson,
whose illness will prevent him from
attending, still is to be chosen. All
the arrangements have been in the
hands Of Secretary Wilson, but because
of his close connection with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor there have
been suggestions that some other Cab
met officer should open the delibera-
tions, to avoid any appearance of labor
domination of the gathering.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
Old Horse Car Runs
AT Albany W lille
PLANES Whiz Over
Relic of Bygone Days Still
Does Good Business Over
Mile and Quarter Line
Through Lumber District

"Whoa!" an airplane whizzed over
Albany. The driver of horse car in
the lumber district clambered down
from the front platform of the ancient
piece of rolling stock, peeled his eye
skyward and looked at his horse. "That
Teller up there has got it all over us"
he remarked to the animal.
The old horse tilted it's head, put one
ear back, lacked the other forward, to
catch the hum of the disappearing
plane and at the same time listen to
what the driver had to say and, in
lumber district horse language, re
I plied "Why shouldn't he have it all
over us? He has 400 horsepower at
tached TO his sky car while we have
only ono and whip.
The driver let out "thasso,"
climbed upon the PLATFORM chirped
through his teeth to the horse and the
old relic car of tho tifties ground its
way up the line, and stranger IN
"For the love of Mike, here comes
horse carl" And he was right.
To get one look at the horse car is
to want to ride on it. "What's the
fare 2" the conductor was asked
"Six cents. This is regular road"
he replied.
The fare was paid and the ride be-
gun, Tor no one was in a hurry, SO Wndt
was the use of walking?
There was another passenger on the
car. The road disappeared from view
in one place. "Where does the road
go here?" the conductor was asked.
"Undcr water" he said. "Little low
place in the track, that's all" The
old horse glanced around to see if the
car was still following and waded in.
Here the riding was better than walk
ing.
Midway the length of the line the
was looking. The conductor looked
around. Hes gone,' he said How
far do you want to go?" "Anywhere,"
he was told Guess I'll turn around
then" said the conductor. The horse
was taken from the front to the rear,
after which operation the front
end was transformed to the rear end
ing the car around. The impressive
thing about the operation of turning
around was that the horse, as soon as
the car stopped, did it's own turning.
Can we get transfers to another
line here 7" the horse driver conductor
was asked. "Certainly," he said, and
produced two cardboards similar to
Manhattan Bridge tickets.
Having sufficiently paved the way,
tHo uTlFcI was asked IL pHoLokIuPH
of the outfit might be taken. "The
company won't care, will it7" Being
assured the company had never OBJ
jected to the taking Of photographs
Of its rolling stock, sthc staff photog
rapher "took the pictures"
The horse car makes trips every day
through Albany's lumber district. 1t is
owned and operated by the United
Traction Company and. according to
the driver OF the horse and conductor
Of tho car, carries mtny passengers
daily.
sort of metropolitan feeling creeps
over one az the car rumbles on, just
az If taking trip crosstown in New
York, except there is no crossing Of
Sixth avenues or Fifth avenues as in
the horse car days in New York.
There may be another horse car in /
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
Army's Work Behind Lines
Is Shown on Movie Screen

Motion pictures illustrating how the
huge army tasks behind the fighting
lines'in France we're accomplished will
be shown in Manhattan and Brooklyn
this week The first exhibition will be
given tonight at Public School No. 101
Lexington Avenue and 111th Street. The
second exhibition will be at the Bed
ford Avenue branch of the Y. NJ. C. A.
in Brooklyn.
Many of the pictures were taken from
airplanes and show the First Division
inaction. Lieutenant Colonel Ernest X.
Coulter, historical officer of, the Quar-
termaster Corps, under whose direction
the pictures we're taken, will lecture
during the exhibitions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
Executive Committee of
''Big Six to Recommend
Action at Meeting To-
day. on the Strike Issue
More Out on SSVacations''
Leaders Insist Walk-Out to
Aid Freshmen Does NOT
Violate Their Contracts

More than $50 additional compositors
In twelve job printing plants affccte !
by the lockout of pressmen. feeders
and paper handlers walked out yester-
day and joined the ranks of 900 men,
bers Of Typographical Union No. g.
big 6"Cwho quit their posts during
the week. The compositors who quit
yesterday said they were going "on 3
vacation"
The continued walkout of COMPOST
tors, in defiance of the stand taken by
the International Typographical Union
against the attempt to force the en-
ployers to grant the forty four hour
week before May /, 1921, has made the
compostors and Big G." for the
moment, the centre of the issue in the
controversy in the printing trades. The
outcome of this issue may be Indicate
this afternoon, when general member
ship meeting of Big 6" will convene
IN New Star Casino. 10th Street and
Park Avenue. The meeting promises to
be turbulent, in view of differences that
are known to exist between radical and
conservative factions of the union, the
former insisting that all compositors
quit at once.
Executive Opposes "Vacatiors"
1t was announced at the office of
big 6" yesterday that the conserva-
tives will have on their side to-day
President Leon H. Rouse and the ex-
ecutive committee of Big g." The
committee met last night and decided
to recommend to the meeting that all
compositors who have quit heir posts
be ordered back work TO await the
result of the negotiations now in prog
ress between "Big 6" and the Printers
League looking toward conclusion of a
new agreement to take the place of
the one which expired October l.
To-day's meeting also will consider
the renewal of proposals of the Print.
ers' League for a new contract. The
proposals are for Sc increase in wages,
Introduction of the forty-four hour
week by May l, 1921, underwriting of
all contracts by the international Typo
graphical Union and acceptance by
big s" of arbitration contracts over
tapping contracts governing wages and
working conditions. The latter previ-
sion the employers insist on in order
to protect themselves against sstrikes
In intervals between expiration of old
agreements and conclusion of new ones.
1t was made clear at the office of the
Printers League in the Flatiron Build
ing yesterday that should "Big 6" fail
to order the striking competitors back
to work the league would take up the
matter with the international.
S. Oppenheim, chairman of the pub
hcity committee of "Big g." said:
"Ihe claim OF the Printers League
that Big g. was acting in defiance of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
5000 OFF for Europe
On Three Big Liners
All Saloon Accommodations on
Vessels Taken and the
Storage Crowded

Inc transatlantic liners bound for
europe left this port yesterday with
nearly 5000 passengers. All of the
saloon accommodations on the three
vessels were filled and the steerace
accommodations taxed to CAPACITY.
The Royal George for Plymouth and
southampton was held an hour over her
sa'ilng time, the delay being caused bv
'he weighing of all continental bag
gage. AS the French railroads will
carry only sixty-seven pounds of lup-
gage tree the excess baggage had to
be recorded by the steamship company
Among the saloon passengers was
Douglas Alexander, president of the
Ginger manufacturing Company He
was accompanied by other officers of
~. company, with whom he Will visit
ohe company's Offices in ENGLAND and
on the Continent.
On the Lapland, bound for Cher
bourg and Southampton. were Charles
>. Wlnans, United States Consul Cen
eral IN London; H.eH. Topakvan. Per
sian Consul General in New York; the
fev. John Steele, who is to conduct a
temperance lecture tour in Great
britaln and ireland; Lincoln R. Wagon
nails, theatrical manager. and Colonel
DAVID Carnegie, of the British Ministry
of Shipping
The Pesaro, for Genoa and Naples
carried 81 first, APO second and i, 05C
thlrd-class passengers.
The Powhattan from Brest arrived
yesterday with 1,342 officers and men
or the American Expeditionary Forces
and l2-year-old Belgian stowaway
VINO Will be deportcd. Among the
clVi'lah passengers on board was Lyle
Alverson, OF Chicago, clerk of the
reace conference, and c. w. Hare, O.
the War Department
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

'tne international in Offering to under
write contracts with the so-called Sc
cesslonlst unions is absurd. We know
the laws of the international. We
nave not violated them and we do not
intend to. We have done all we could,
ana we Will continue to do all we can
20 get the secessionist unions and the
International together. We want to
nnr'ng peace in the printing trades of
New 1ork as soon as possible"
.n Later the publicity committee of
the allegation that "Big 6" was an or
ganlzation Of radicals, defending the
secessionlst unions and attacking the
omcers of the international for their
stand in the conflict.
The plants where compositors quilt
yesterday were:
Topographic Service Company, al
Madison Avenue; E. M. Diamant, 405
Lexington Avenue; A. II. Kellogg, 141
East Twenty-ffth Street; the Scribner
Press, 81 West Forty-thrd Street;
the Schilling Press, 1877 East Twenty
fifth Street; L. Middleditch & Co., 65
Duane Street; E. e. Vreeland Company.
344 West Thirty-eighth Street; Edgard
Printing and Stationery Company, GO
West Thirty-ninth Street; Home Talk
Publishing Company. 462 Third Avenue,
Brooklyn; Burr Paintings Company. IS
Jacob Street; Schlueter Printing Com
pany, 1876 East Twenty fourth Street,
and NJ. B. Brown Printing and Binding
Company, 81 Chambers Street.
More than 1000 pressmen, members
of Pressmen's Union No 81 and Frank
lin Union No. %, two of the outlaw
Hall, East Eleventh Street, near Third
Avenue, yesterday. Bernard J. Nolan,
president of Pressmcn's Union No. 81,
ided. The meeting was called
primarily to discuss the general situa-
ton and keep up the pressmen's
morale. 1t was decided to appoint u
committee to investigate whether or
not any foreman In the locked-out
shops are remaining at work. Most
of the foremen are members of the
pressmen's unions and, according to
the regulations of the union, must
join the men in any strikes or lock
outs.
conference between committee
representing the Printers League and
representatives. of several locals of the
Bookblnders' Union took place at the
Hotel Pennsylvania. The bookbnders
previously have accepted arbitration in
drawing up new contract with the
employers. Yesterday the employers
obligated themselves not to discharge
any bookbinders, despite the present
lack Of work, before submitting cases
of contemplated discharge to COM
mittee of the Printers League. No
tice to this effect was sent out yes
terday to all employers, signed by
Charles Francis, president of the Print
ers' League, and William Green, chair
man of the labor committee of the
Printers League and chairman of the
committee of five who represented the
employers at the conference. There
are about $500 members in the book
binders locals.
There will be a general meeting of
the members Of the Printers League
next Tuesday to consider whatever &C
ton may be taken at the general men,
bcrship meeting of "Big 6" this after
noon.
A general meeting Of locked out
pressmen will take place tomorrow
night in Beethoven Hall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

piece rate basis, will be prohibited. I'M
der the terms of the demands, from
ironing more than 400 shirts week,
tor which they are to receive $40.
Union leaders and employers agree
that the small hand laundry with
which the customer deals directly will
be hit hardest by this strike. In hum
dreds of these places throughout tho
city the laundry owner depends for his
washing and starching upon the steam
laundries. The ironing is then done
in the store. Recently the steam laun-
dries were forced to grant an increase
in wages to their employees. AS a re-
dryman increased. If the workers win
their strike it is predicted the prices
charged the public will have to be
raised to 25 cents shirt and cents
collar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
operation in the United States. II
there is, nobody seems to know where

operation in the United States. II
there is, nobody seems to know where
it is.
The sole person in charge of the car
on its daily grind is Tim Murphy, of
168 Sheridan Avenue, Albany. He has
been with the traction company twenty
one years and for eighteen years has
been in his present official capacity Of
driver, conductor, motorman, rear end
man, wielder Of the whip and general
superintendent of one and one-quarter
OF a mile OF horse car tracks that be-
gin at North Ferry Street and end at
A. 5. Kibbee's lumber yards.
Murphy seems satisfied with his Job
and takes great interest in his road -
lie says business is expected to pick
up for the car on account of the in
creased activities at the Albany Per-
1orated Wrapping Paper Company
pant, the government engineers Of
nee, the Rathbone, Sard Company and
seems to fill the bill in every par
ticular r
The animal that draws the car is a
good-natured horse that answers to the
name of Tom. He has been on this
earth about fifteen summers and as
many winters, and knows the lumber
district and his job from A to z. He
is an affectionate animal, has good
head, is not banged up to any great
extent forward or behind and is sure
footed. There are two other horses
used on the car, the three working in
shifts: Tom posed for picture and
looked slant headed at the camera, as
II 1T were filled with oats.
The trip through the lumber district
on the horse car is educational. Tho
big lumber slips on one side, the river
on the other, while the horse drawn
vehicle gives opportunity for study in
itself, and the best of the whole bust
ness is there is no sign of it's being
discontinued.
The car was built by the Jones Car
Works, of Watervliet, about ffty-fve
wears ago. Watervliet was then West
Troy. The vehicle has seating ca
pacity of about twenty and has carried
all sorts of folk, from dock sinner fish
ermen to milionaires.
The car is in good condition to-day.
is kept clean and is not bad riding
car.-Albany Knickerbocker Press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
1000 Laundry Workers
To Strike Tomorrow

Seven thousand laundry workers are
scheduled to strike tomorrow morn
ing. At meeting last night in Har-
lem Casino the members of the New
York locals of the Laundry Workers
international unanimously voted to
stay out of their laundries until their
demands are granted.
Both steam and hand laundries will
be affected The workers demand a
forty-four-hour week, recognition of
the union, wage increases Of 40 per
cent for the men and 25 per cent fer
the women and a closed shop. Shirt
ironers, who have been working on q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
Recalled Mexican
Envoy Will Act as
Foreign Minister
Bonillas Takes Up New Du.
ties After a Conference
With Carranza; He May
Await Return of Fletcher

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 4.-Ygnacio
Bonillas, Mexican Ambassador to the
United States. who left Washington re-
Gently, will temporarily take charge of
the foreign office here Senior Bonillas
went from Washington to Cuato Glen
egas to inform President Carranza re-
garding the protests formulated by the
Mexican embassy at Washington
against incidents which have occurred
along the frontier
1t was learned tonight from official
sources that Alfonso Siller, recently
called from Brazil, where he had been
acting as minister. has been accredited
to the American State Department at
Washington, as Mexican charge daft
laires. According to the same sources
Senior Slller is already in the United
States. He has served as visiting Of
flclal to the Mexican legation, and en-
bassies both in Europe and the United
States.
Ambassador Bonillas. summoned
home by President Carranza for a con-
terence, left Washington on September
70. He proceeded to Cuatro Cienegas
where Carranza is staying during the
treatment of Mrs. Carranza in a hos
pital there
According to Washington dispatches
the view was expressed in some quar-.
ters that Ambassador Bonillas woulC
not return to Washington until Henry
I. Fletcher, the American ambassador
to Mexico, returned to the Mexican cap
ital. Ambassador Fletcher has been or
special duty at the State Department
for several months.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-14
What Is to Become of the Republican Party
(W w. Jermane, Washington Correspondent, in Se
 tJe

(W. w. Jermane, Washington Correspondent in Se-
 attle Tmes)
 The American people at last being touched with the feeling that has been swaying the people of Flu rope MT. Wilson has them in his public ad- preted the voceess yearnngs of their hearts, has high ideals.
 In time the opposition that has been focused in the Senate, for the most part will an apologetic attitude, and then disappear Meanwhile what is to become of the Republican party?
 Let me repeat here the substance of what I said in recent dispatches to The Times With the League of Nations making headway, will be nom mated for President next year, either side, who has opposed it, in the Senate elsewhere Both ties must nominate not only who have supported the league but who have done openly and above board
 If Mir. Wilson is to be the logical nominee of the Democrats, it will be because of what Senate Repub- licans have been doing. If Mir Taft is be the log ical nominee of the Republicans, it will be the
 
 As well try to dam up Niagara stop the league once the American people have committed themselves to 1t. And they are committing themselves in rap i'd way as to astonsh the large number of intelli- who spend most of their time in the national capi- tai
 If the Presidents superb political strategy is sue cessfu has been thus far the Republican party will be placed in the attitude opposition If that happens, goodnight. The only thing that can save it, and even that may not do so is prompt adjust ment to the existing situation as a part of which there must be complete repudation of it's present Senate leadership
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-14

and sigh for the age of order and of peace.
 LET EUT vIRTUOUs CHIEF ARISE; LET
 A JUST AND POWERFUL PEOPLE AP-
 PEAR, AND THE EARTH WILL RAISE
 THEM TO SUPREME POWER. THE WORLD
 IS WAITING FOR LEGISLATIVE PEO-
 PILE, IT WISHES AND DEMANDS IT, AND
 MY HEART ATTENDS THE CRY"
 Continuing, Count Volney says:
 Then turning toward the west'-(the
 to which he turned United
 Statesl-"Then turning toward the west
 hollow sound already strikes my ear; a
 cry of liberty proceeding from far distant
 shores resounds the ancient continent.
 At this cry secret murmur against op-
 pression is raised in powerful nation-(He
 inquietude alarms her respecting her situa-
 tion she inquiries what she is and what
 she ought to be, while, surprised at her
 weakness, she interrogates her rights, her
 resources and what has been the conduct
 of her chiefs.
 Yet another day--a little reflection
 and an immense agitation will begin;
 new born age will open, of astonish-
 ment to vulgar minds, of terror to tyrants,
 of freedom to a great nation, and of hope
 to the human race"
 These the words in which Count Volney made his prophecy of society of nations and it would really seem though the nations of the world were just beginning to catch with his brilliant mind. His prophetic picture actually brings down to the present moment in the hicstory of all political systems, which have been dedicated to the purpose of directing the forces of humanity We behold in Europe today an august assembly of envoys and representatives from those governments that stand in the forefront of civilization, weighing, consid- ering and bringing to equitable adjustment the very problems flashed upon the Curtain of Time in his marvellous vision of the future, and the American people will surely squander golden opportunity if they do not awaken to the fact that a wonderful part has been assigned to them in this adjustment. We marvel at the thought; yet is it not obviously true, That great and vrtuous chief has arisen :? It it not obviously true that a just and generous and powerful people have appeared, legislative peo- pie that may be trusted in every emergency! When dwell upon the fact that those who have been bitter enemies, those who have propagated the most evil and sinister designs against cher ished and beloved institutions, they, now, stretch forth their and implore the chief mag istrate of the American people to be the arbiter in all their contentious and disputes; when dwell this fact do dare to permit the triflng, in sincere, obstructive tactics of time serving politicians to divert from the most useful and noble work set before a nation?
 Today if in history, the leaders of thought in America should keep their eyes fixed upon the torch of liberty! Today if ever in history, we justified in the firm conviction that there is noth- ing too great, nothing too good nothing too ideally splendid and beautiful for the American people to accomplish.