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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22

7 oNDoN, Eng, Nov. 22-England
l. closes q year Of turbulent peace
with many difficulties still unsolved
and with the fight for the blessings
OF peace still raging But In spite OF
the ponderous. sloW-moving processes
OF reeonstructiou. in spite Of the vis-
utility everywhere Of the ragged
edges OF things-as-thsy-should-not-
be. the year has been one OF victories
The dust and the debris OF class
strife. % charges OF governmental
ravitv. Of dssperate struggles TO avoid
national BANKRUPTCY, III the an TO
casual observation It might appear
rhat the year which has passed since
the late combat ended has been one
OF unsoIved troubles even OF monln
BY month defeat
Winning Victory.
But the victory OF peace Is oeins
won BY Britain. slowly, painfully py
devious and roundabout methods Dy
marrow squeaks" at ttmes-in snort
&c is being won By typically 5rillsn
method-but, q is being won Britain
ie sauvorrvfnn through" And barring
4 return to the Il take what I wiz
doctrine by the hardshelled Tory ele-
ment Britain viii continue to worry
~ NE y processes OF British govern
mental method. the processes OF Brlt-
fsh personal life even, are q contlnl-
Gus revelation to the American mind
Back there somewhere IN the an.
DAYS when the old castles OF England
were very young, John Buu seems %
have learned the art OF sitting tight
and waiting for the pendulum 70
SWIM The professor nay cite
philosopher named Regel, Of late en-
envy nationality, OF our own New Eng
land classicist may quote the EllsI
sonian term compensation nqL IN
the low slang OF today the eietuln
which IS winning peace Tor Britain
works out something like this;
ssWorrylnE ThruEh.7
sit tight. ,k5eep your mar o. v ~
battles You can worry through the
For purposes OF exposition let US
saw that John Bull today is David
LLOYD George For Al! pracLle1l u
tents and purposes II Is an accurate
statement Then let Us see 3 Few OF
the ways in which the art OF sitting
rfrht and citing the pendulum swing
has won Britain much progress IN
its fight for the blessings OF victory
TotterfuE on the verEe OF M
tIonnI banhTupfcys Industries
I1rreIw wrecked or diaorElniEed
Nv the war. America fresh and
powerful through new war les
sons in quantity production
these phrnHes have been IN the
mouths Of the critics and they
represent one view OF EnEiand'E
outlook.
LLOYD George decides against fur
: Their artificial support OF the rate OF
7 exchange between Arnerica and ing
land. the pound falls below $40
against a pre-War rate OF sax With
I out parliamentary act. the premier
made Americas tremendous wealth
protective tariff vail behind which
the British manufacturers can reor-
ranfze their shops and their methods
and turn from war efficiency to peace
{ efficiency. Because British money is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22

7 oNDoN, Eng nov. 22-In the
Il whirl Of industry. British child
slaves are being broken in soul and
body with scarcely a murmur being
heard from officialdom. the children s
parents or the employers who daily
witness and profit by the exploitation
Children OF seven years are working
10 hours a week in the north OF Eng
Iand-at Manchester. Warrington and
other places-for II cents, boys and
girls OF u and Is years are working
20 and so hours a week for less than
a dollar each
These conditions were exposed by
the National News, a non sensational
gated conditions. Other than apathy,
no real reason was found as TO Why
such wage slavery should exist. The
The National News says
1T Is a system which IS draining
the future generatiou's life blood thar
is breaking them BODY ana soul " ni!e
they are mere infants. And while II
continues many Of the local authori-
ties sleep. Their policy IS one or
deadly apathy. The evil exists prac-
tically over all north England, Man
chester and Warrington are typical
seven ? ear hAo4 ~ uEa-
In Manchester there are 5000
school children between seven and a
years old who are being exploited.
over 1900 Of them are girls The ed
ucation office IN DeansEate says over
1000 are under u years old. while
nearly 1000 are from u 20 b. Some
$50 are employed in delivering milk,
POSI- IN running errands. 319 in barber
shops and go In pawnbrolzers' shops.
Some SIS are employed as spare-time
household servants.
The children said ny Torbitt. a
school official come TO school tired
out and absolutely unable TO absorb
instruction We have the case Of a
green Erocer's boy Of II who worked
an hour before going TO school,
rushed his dinner and put in another
one and a half hours before return
ing in the afternoon. worked three
and a half hours every evening and
"a on Saturday. That's a hours per
week. in addition 70 27ia IN school
his pay was about Is cents week.
What would an average trades
unionist say TO such conditions2
In another instance a boy OF II
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
WAGE COUNCILS
UPSET GERMANY
Most Difficult Question
Confronting Republic is
Legislators Problem.

Berlin. Germany. nov. 2z.-fBy the
Associated Pressy-The German in
dustriaI world is confronted with a
problem in the organization and op-
GRAFTON Of councils Of wage earuers
and employers in many lines OF in
dustry. The national assembly Of the
reichstag VIII be called upon to de-
termine whether such councils shall
De made compulsory by law. This IS
regarded here as one OF the most dif-
dcult questions confronting the legis-
lators Of the republic.
The COMMITTEES on Industrial coun-
els OF the national assembly has ap-
proved a draft Of a proposed law by
which a council Of employees would
be compulsory in every business es-
adjustment employing more than 20
persons
Doubt Success Of Plan
German newspapers express grave
doubt as 20 whether the council sTs-
TEN viii prove a success and assert
that the newspaper Industry IS threat
ened with strikes because Of personal
political differences among their en-
ployes. The plan OF permitting coun-
ellis OF employees 70 have voice In the
control OF industries was sponsored
and originated by the majority So
cialist party. Recently their own plan
has reacted against them, for the in
dependent Socialists have obtained
control Of the employees councils in
some metal working plants and nave
ruled that majority Socialists must be
dismissed When the employers en-
deavored TO assert the principle that
they should hire men for what they
could do. not because OF their politics,
the independents replied that IL would
be better for members Of one political
faith only TO be employed in factory
Htical arguments.
Fight Women Employees
The council in two Of these metal
working shops have unanimously
voted that members Of only one party
shall be employed in those establish
ments. The trend Of many Of the
councils is frankly directed against
the employment Of women in positions
which men can filL
The council OF one Of the leading
hotels in Berlin Is composed Of a
waiter. a painter and a fireman II
recently demanded the dismissal OF a
married woman who, with her hus-
band, worked in the hotel, on the
ground that both should not draw sal
aries. After the woman protested, the
demand was Withdrawn. but the coun-
Gil has compelled the manager OF the
hotel TO dismiss two competent women
employees and replaced them with
men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22

cheap, this proteotlTs tari1 anolnta
to IS percent today.
Impetus TO Production
Food which England must Import
from Us Is more expensive, 70 be sure,
but this fact in turn gives an IN
netug 10 increase IN home production
The German submarln9 vas oul-olAs
Britain's home food production ye-E
ago. Americas wealth and the CON-
nzratfTe cheapness OF British money,
help make home groWinE pay N Lne
British Isles today.
Efanv employers and capitalists at
tackled Lloyd George IN private q III
public for letting labor get out OF
hand" for not nipplnE the aggressive
labor movement in It's youth before Il
reached the point OF staging 3 Eail-
way strike which paralyzed the INDUS
Try OF the nation
But that FeEy EallET1y EtriEe ~
HuIfed in the solid alignment q
real leaders ofblaboE on the side
Of eouafltuti0nnI action and
aEainst direct action and revolu-
ti0nary methoda-
labor Is still insurBent u l1 ST.
orrauiziug its armies OF millions. II
Is still IN the battle for what i be
lieves 20 be its rights, but i can
hardly be said 70 Be rampant 1ne
radical movement has received e pow
erful check, not from the employers
not from the government DIT IRON
within the ranks OF the labor move
ment Itself The other fellow wins
many battles for Mr.. John Bull and
for his present leading citizen 10y Q
GEORGE. John Bull and Lloyd George
both, somehow, persist IN worrying
--' Difficulties Become Alaets-
Difficulties somshoW have a way o.
3 becoming assets
rauid as many thought g should D.
/ But its very cumnersor1eness pre-
vented the dumping OF Millions o. men
z without occupations upon the @ -n-
try and greatly lessened the oanEers
Of class or industrial unrest me
margin Of safety between peace ana
revolution was consequently WlQeE
B here than It was IN France or Italy-
The socalled Russian gamble cost
millions in money and reused adVerse
I sentiment At home which might ulrl-
mately have been the occasion for .
fall Of the government
But n has been permitted in 5uEt
long enough to encourage anti
BolsheTfk factions 70 ACTIVITIES
which bring then 20 the dooEl Of
PetroErnd and Moscow. And for
n year Germany has been unable
TO make that eaHtWurd conquest
which, n Eueceasful. might AZ
nouie future date bring Engiand
another great world vrars costly
in lives and treasure
The very clamor Of his opponents
! for government rerenhcment IS
STRENGTHENING the hand OF Lloyd
/ GeorEe, for he may now cut and
slash his way toward solvency with
little to fear from those whose toes
are trod upon in the economy cam
I paign-
This cannot be an exhaustive
chronicle OF the little victories Brit
ain has won on its road 70 peace. but
I b has thus far szetched some OF the
I in1uortant elements OF progress
/ Many q the expected blessings Of
neace are still IN the distance. All
l the danger points o. the pathway
. have not been passed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
Note OF Warmth In Paris
Feminine And Male Attire

Paris, France. Nov. s-Ths word
has gone forth iu the matter OF au-
tumn fashions for men Cray mar
engo and a cloth the color OF toast
viii be N favor. Navy blue, for the
present. has had its day. Bottle green
clothes will be worn by boys.
As TO cut the jacket viii be a
little arched IN the back. and the
trousers viii maintain the crease
until the coming OF breeches, which
certain daring spirits desire to in
troduce.
For women the winter promises
TO be more furry than ever. Fur hats.
bands OF fur running round the
skirts. an edEing Of fur on under
garments, coats with fur collars and
cuffs at $3.50 apiece-these are some
OF the fur features in the Paris shops
Just now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
PLAYS
ARE STIRRING
old BRITAIN
Battle RACES Over Cues
tion Of What is Viz
ttous Play.
CRITICS EXPOSE
INNOCENT LINES

7 ONION, Eng, Nov. zi.--AH cables
l. from NsW York Indicate . slump
in ths market for 'bsdroom plays
and whns elsrsyEtsn Had others be-
moan the STATE q morals which gives
them ths e R o. sign IN London,
a batts RACES ~ 70 gust what r. aid
what % not q virsuots play.
Nothing tazes qults % ven n
print IN England - q hair-spiitt-qE
argument Controversy - the sport
Of the aEs-
So WHEN c. 3 Coohran- producer.
rises IN his wrath ard attack the
dramatic critic Of ths Daily Express
for saying Tiers IL an underlying
current Of bassnsss7 IN the new NJ
steal review Aga he gets PUB
Hcity. both for his issue ana 1or nls
nr6ducrlou. But he gets slight zoLace
from the critics reply
7 have repeatedly shown that NJ
MARQUIS uaWspapeuG including jour
nails OF Mr.. Cochr7n.s Own pro-95slS-l'
have severely criticized me uleer-s
ing bGseness n A16alr lna 1.-+-177
critic retorts-
Says Mr. Cochran
ssrhs dramaEic critic OF the Express
seems 70 concluds that lovely woman
and everything bsautitul must 20
vTiclrsd ara eTsrythihF drak and COM
aTdiotic on the face Of It, retorts
the critIs. and ne stands By his suns
sCridcs who fan ts direct attention
even 10 underlying currents OF base
ness IN plays are not fulti-inE rnelf
duty to The public
Csnfua II Euuoe.nt-
Mr. Cochran evidently alarls1
quarrel IN other quarters as ven
I ne weekly Dispatch says he sent
testing that his piece was as inno-
cent and pretty as Peg sly
Tie critic thsa vritss 3 pickup
scenario revealing the "inaoeant
Agar. Moorish potsntats harsHa
thirty wives they strike Tor double
pay Tor oVertirne n the harm "a
r1rite wife makes passionate love %
I Spartan lover
piores him. Let loose the bursting
dam want the. rough. gs1cL
Motto Of one o. the I-riker1-
u cara not What KIND o. & Husband
get 80 long as I get hil entirely
AN I not co1plees co1ecri21 Z.
I inquiries the faVorlte villa Is rnara
I EnythinE mi8in8fF
! 7 donit no. tie Isrd Afrar re-
Piles. y haven't been through ths
| Inventory iatelE.'
Thers are more. many more. unss
Z OF similar chErlCtar and M locn-
ran fans 70 onEaEs the Dispatch
/ critic in worry bEttls such e. be EaEe
I his fellow scribe on ne EE1rasas Wno
quoted no quotes
But in an interTieW. Cochran pre-
diets 4 return q che EsrIouI Ply.
Sees Refur= 70 Serious
There VII b q due proportion OF
| the serious plays hs Eaya 'tor the
I curious, migratory au1ienco o. var
| tina, Who Just Wlltsd q hEstT neal
and who would ITallow anychlns.
I however m cooked have gone
'PlaTEolng has become uarE11l-
I Our regular Gudlerca. eager % ha
l entertained one night and to conter-
! plate a nfo problem the EsIt. have
rsturnsd.'
/ me prcductinn Of plays Which
might b referred % uaIidiy as wiz
r. not going 70 stop. however, re-
Eardlss8 Of the dsbala. England stin
I retains enough q IT, var mood 70
ask for ne -hasry meal"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
Night Clubs
Break Ont In
London TOW,n
Young Frequent Dens Of
Vice, While Old Gamble
the Night Hours Away.
By EARLE G. REEVES.

London. Eng, Nov. s2-Is staid old
London. the Phiiadeiphia among cap
itais this side Of the Atlantic, going
to become one OF the foremost wicked
cities OF the world2
Is the home Of the plodding omni-
bus and the mainstay OF the great
and usually sedate middle classes"
TO become a second Paris and usurp
the positions once held BY Vienna
and Budapest
The rebound from wars suppression
has been gradual. but in tyPically
British fashion it has been steady, a
growing thing. revealing day by day
some new glimpse Of forbidden fruits
and glittering night life.
As the stories OF the dance craze
unfold and. the war over. alleged i'm
moral plays continue. the Evening
News has gone a-sIumminE and learns
these things.
An epidemic OF night clubs is
breaking out all over the west enc,
clubs Of the worst sort. quallticatlon
for which Is an intimate acquaint ane e
with some OF London's most shaoy
characters Every precaullon rs lai-ell
to avoid police regulations. Fabulous
nrices are charged FOR refreshments,
including liquors that may be had a.
any hour, regardless Of liquor control
regulations
All Have TOutE Working.
Touts Of these dens frequent most
OF the recognized places Of amuse-
ment In the west end, strike up ac-
Quaintances with men and Suggest
dancing. Partners are easily provided
for the worst type OF women are
barred. IL known, from the prone
nades OF leading theaters and hotels
and they flock 10 the night clubs
Most Of them are underground or on
the top floor OF inconspicuous build
ings.
Dope" IS again available. the IN
vestigator found during his tour OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
MoseLeu The Youngest Parliament
Member Leads Assault On old Age

I ONDoN. Eng. Nov. 22-The
l. youngest member OF the British
parliament, Capt Oswald Mosslsy.
%. IS leading an assault on en-
trenched old age, believing that It "a
high time for youth. which was called
upon 20 win the war and which al
ways has been exploited by "old dead
minds and senile bodies" TO come
into its own He has invited the
youth OF Great Britain 10 'assan and
expose to the light OF day the last
.fcruesses Of the old; TO burst open
the parlors OF secret diplomacy,
where old men were won't 70 barter
the life Of youth as counters IN an
after dinner game, and 10 tear down
the last barriers which vested selfish
ness and ignorant pre1udice have
created in the path Of social
progress"
Moseley is chairman OF the London
branch OF the League OF Youth. he
has no respect Tor what Is termed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22

labors As hours a week six OF them
on Sundays, and actually sleeps,
somewhat like dog on his employ
er's premises"
The National News points out that
the bulk OF Manchester people earn
good wages and there should be no
economic reason why children should
have to be deprived Of their play,
rest and schooling just TO earn q
couple Of shillings weekly.
The Manchester schools medical Of
ficer has power TO stop particular
cases OF suffering. but more stringent
and sweeping action was necessary IL
undersized and mentally deficient citi-
zens were not TO be developed The
Manchester town council has decided
to take no steps until the war is
technically ended, the National News
says
VIII Pass Laws.
At Warrington where zoo child
slave victims were found, ]. Epson.
chairman Of the education committee,
says that the bylaws OF the recent
education act, passed by the last par
lament, have been adopted by the
education committee, and soon would
be brought before the town council
for action. Under the new act ample
powers are given for preventing al
child slavery under - years. and for
greatly restricting the employment Of
boys and girls between the ages Of
u and "A.
llr. Epson told Of a girl who worked
p hours weekly for IL cents and OF
q BOY OF eight who worked 105s
hours for 20 cents
at is not poverty that drives the
chilren 10 do this sort Of thing lIr.
Epson said. Il know Of a boy who
works % hours a week in q bakery
and at his home there are eight other
wage earners. The evil is very seri-
Gus. Imagine a girl Of II laboring
from SIS until 10 o'clock each week
night and Il hours on Saturday, her
total pay being % oerts with tea and
supper. God help her"
lIr. Epson attributed the child slav-
cry scandal TO apathy and neglect OF
mothers and fathers.
nv opinion" he said. after 50
years experience is that parents In
the north Of England exploit their
children at an earlier age than fin
other parts Of the country. Boys and
girls al the best free schools are az
fected equally with those in the
poorer district"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22

experfsncs. which. he leclares. has
become the last boast o. an old gem
ueman who has lost the full posses
sion 81 bis faculties.- he thinks the
old are least qualified 60 oulla ne"
world
The real division today, he says. IS
between age and youth pet7Fe cen the
fvns that merely desires . return 90
Isi4 with Its artificial life, Its mean
ness, IT'S Gtupeudous seltisnnsss ana
the tvue that lcngg 60 march for
ward to the winning Of better
world
old dead men. with their old dead
minds. embalmsd in the tombs OF the
past. lest they creep back 20 doml-
nate your new age, cleaned OF their
mistakes IN the blood OF your gener-
aSee that they have no share IN the
building OF that temple which the
hands o. youth shall erect upon the
ashes Of rs dead IN everlasting mem
orial 20 those that died 10 save this
world from the hlunlers the folies
snd the crimes OF compliment old
ager
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
Sweden's First Free
Port Open To Trade

stockholm, sweden. Nov. -
sweden's first free port which forms
a part Of Stockholm harbor, is now
open for business although It is far
from being completed. It win take
considerable time. possibly 10 years,
to carry out the whole scheme for
Improvement
Two ocean steamers can be dis
patched at the same time. Beginning
with next year the port VIII have
large piers which VIII permit the
unloading OF ships OF p feet draughL
The harb0r viii then be ready to re-
ceive a considerable part OF the goods
TO be distributed to the Baltic coun-
tries
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
Ebert Accused
OfHighLiUing
At DG4n1Stadt
Extravagance Against Pres
ident and Minister Noske
Is Charged.

Berlin, Germany, NOV. 27.-Presi-
dent Ebert and Gustav Eosks. minis
ter OF defense, have been criticized
for teh expense bills they incurred
during their recent stay AZ Darn
stadt The critics say that luncheons
and dinners cost upward Of fLooo.
exclusive Of wine. OF which more than
200 bottles were consumed and com
plain that $40 were spent on floral
decorations.
such items ray the critics, can
scarcely be reconclled with the gov
ernment's admonitlons TO the public
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
Britain Builds
Manu- Merchant Shfbs

London. Eng Nov. 22.-Merchant
ships building in the United Kingdom
September 80 totaled 2,816,77S tons,
an increase OF $4,000 tons as com
pared with last June, and 100000
greater than a year ago.
These figures have just been an
nounced by the government The out
put during the quarter, however,
shows & falling off Of 10000 tons
compared with the previous three
months.
The total building abroad, 5,231,0O0
tons. a decrease Of $4,000 from June
figures, Is accounted for here by a
falling off in the United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
England Is Taking
To ''Haubox" Cooking

London, Eng, Nov. 15.-"Haybox
cooking. the English adaptation Of
American "fireless cookery" promises
to become Increasingly popular among
English housewives during the com
ing winter because OF the urgent
need for fuel economy.
The term is derived from the fact
that hay. one OF the most suitable
non conductors OF heat. is almost ex-
clusively used as the packing" for
the made IN England" type OF fire
less cooker. in both the commercially
manufactured and the home made
product
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
London Prepares For
Coming Ripiera Season

London. Eng. Nov. 22.-London re-
CARDS the prospects OF the coming
Riviera season as particularly bright.
There is much 10 indicate that now
the German element has gone, Men
tone viii be restored to its former
state as the English colony on the
Riviera. English people who visited
Nentoue annually in pre- war days are
anxious TO return after five years
absence and there are many others
who. having tasted OF continental
travel in their war service. viii be
attracted by the beauties Of the
Riviera md. perhaps, the aliurements
OF Monte Carp.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
British Labor Plans To Aid irish
r. Their F;rEt For Self CoUeumen-

T ONDON. Eng Nov. 22.-Ireland is
Il bound 70 be pushed into the fore
front Of political discussion soon. in
the opinion OF Arthur Henderson, NJ
p. secretary Of the Labor party
labor plans to press continuously for
home rule.
Meanwhile. there exists constant
danger Of an explosion in Ireland
Henderson declares.
~ committee Of the cabinet is al
ready considering the question OF ire
land he said. "But I am not very
hopeful that a satisfactory statement
can come from a body representing
SO many different points Of view.
The plain fac Is that Ireland
wants self government and viii &C
oept no compromise which does not
concede 10 the Irish people the right
10 manage their owl affairs
'he policy Of the Labor party in
vclred frank recognition Of this
claim. At our lstn annual confer