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New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
Builders Seek
Definite Scale
OF Wage Costs

Representatives Of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
and the Building Trades Employers
Association meet this morning to con-
slider the grievances which have threat
ened to involve all building trades. 1t
is expected an agreement will be
reached which will make it possible
for employers and unions to agree on
wage scales for all trades for the
building year beginning May j.
This agreement, if reached, will pro-
vide for continuance of the closed shop
in New York and for arbitration of all
disputes by boards representing the
employers and the trade involved.
Until such an agreement is reached
it is agreed by both sides that building
in New York will be held back as much
by possibility of delays owing to
strikes as by the matter of wages.
The Importance of the agreement,
however, consists largely in the fact
that New York sets the scale for other
cities, New York wage rates being the
base from which wages in other cities
are figured. Therefore settled condi-
tions here not only will stimulate local
building, but will help building con-
ditions throughout the country To
that extent the conferences between
the trades and the unions are part of
d large reconstruction measure.
With the exception Of the carpenters,
all trades have been az work for weeks
with committees of the employers as
sociation in an endeavor to reach
agreements. These conferences have
been harmonious. Within the week, it
Is stated, representatives of some
unions have sought to speed up this
work, so the agreements may be ready
for ratification not later than March J..
This is entirely in accord with the
wishes Of the employers, who agree
that May l is the logical time for new
scales and agreements to become eff
fective. They believe much business
may be expected once investors are as
sured that projects now in considera-
tion can go forward to completion at
definite cost and without undue delay
Labor" said Ronald Taylor, presi-
dent of the employers association, yes
terday, probably represents so per
cent OF the cost of new construction
IN some trades it is higher; in some
lower. For example, in plastering the
material cost is very slight as com
pared to the cost of labor.
what is necessary now is to stabil-
izc the trade ard let investors, archi.
tects and employers know what thei,
labor costs are to be. In the present
state of affairs they do not know. The
question whether 81 day or $3.50 is
TO be paid for given job is not so i'm.
portant to them as to know that it will
cost the same tomorrow as it does to-
day, and that a $l,0o00o0 project or &
?o,ooo,o0G project shall not be held up
for weeks and months by disputes and
suspensions Of work"
W l.: Hutchcson, international presi
gent OF the carpenters, said yesterday
he was very hopeful everything would
work out all right.
We are not" said he, ."at all anxiou.
fof trouble or turmoil. ! do not thinl
the other side is. There is nothing If
: y for ~ to have men idle. have al
idea WE VIII come TO an agreement
~ith r'pimum Of friction and /. r.
hape wit.A)ut any. At any vatc, that /.
what wo are Looking for"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
Macy Is Named Umpire in
Local Harbor Strike Case
First Hearing in Washington
Wednesday; War Board
Takes Ip Silk Issue

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-The War Labor
Board to-day formally passed the dis
pute of New York harbor workers and
boat owners into The hands Of an UNI
pire, Y. Everit Macy, of New York.
chairman of The Shipping Boards
wage committee, who telegraphed his
acceptance. The board also announced
it would hear the grievances to-mor-
row in the controversy Of 10000 silk
workers. An attempt is to be made
to standardize hours in the silk indus
tries of the country, with wages sec
ondary issue, it was said
The first hearing by Umpire Macy.
of the New York Marine Workers
case has been set for next Wednesday
at Washington. Tonight Thomas l..
Workers Affiliation, said he would ask
q postponement TO the following Fri
day, because counsel would be other
wise engaged on Wednesday, Although
admitting his organization had op-
posed the selection of Mr.. Macy. Mr..
Delahunty said he looked for no i'm
mediate resumption of the strike.
New York City paper handlers and
straighteners received wage increases
of S6 week, retroactive to October
Il last, in their controversy with the
Printers League section of the Asso-
citation of Employing Printers.
Workers of the Butterick Publish
ing Company, of New York, shall have
the right to organize and bargain col
lectively. and it was ordered that dis
elimination by the employers and CO.
erclve methods by employees against
persons not willing to join the union
shall stop.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
Seven Named for West Point

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Seven New
York City youths were designated to-
day by the War Department to take
the entrance examinations at West
Point Military Academy March 18. The
appointments, which we're made by
Representatives Sullivan, Siegel and
Donovan, follow: Arthur Lintz. 81
East Third Street; Frank Cotillo, 2s5
East 116th Street; Charles Fleck, first
alternative, care Mrs. L. Lipson, 80
East 11lth Street; John Murphy, jr.,
% Hamilton Terrace; John o. Toerner,
1773 Amsterdam Avenue; Joseph I.
Campbell, first alternative, 9 Washing
ton Terrace; William f. Fitch, second
alternative, 900 West 183d Street.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13

name can create such a contempt for
law as to pass legislation of such a
character There is point at which
no power can force obedience and
where laboring men break away from
the control OF their own leaders, as
witness the Seattle strike. When there
is an opinion among men that a law
ers them bound hand and foot to their
oppressors. such q law will not be
obeyed"
Contending for the right of the
railroad employees to share with the
government in the earnings of the
roads, the witness said the attempt
to meet the wage question by estab-
fishing minimum wage scales. while
Il step in advance, was entirely made
quate.
Where arbitration was resorted to
he said, it was necessary that the en-
ployer and the employe should be
equally represented on the boards of
arbitration.
"And now" he said, 81 am going to
make an anti-Bolshevik statement,
which is that the tyranny of one class
will never be less than the tyranny of
another. Between the tyranny of the
serfs and the tyranny of the overlords
there must be cushion of men. rep
resentatlve of both extremes, but re-
moved from the basic questions in
volved."
Security Men to Be Heard
Mr.. Garretson will be followed on
the stand tomorrow by Guy NJ. Freer
OF Cincinnati, president of the National
Traffic League and traffic manager of
the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce;
Luther NJ. Waller, general counsel for
The National Association of Security
owners, and S. Davies Warheld, presi-
dent of that organization. Mr.. Warfield
returns to the stand to be cross-exam
lned on the proposals of security own
ers for solution of the railroad prob
lem
Chairman Smith did not attempt to-
day to press his suggestion for curtail-
ing the number of hearings a week.
TOMORROW the heads of the railroad
brotherhoods, including Mr.. Garrctson,
Will confer with Director General Hines
concerning, it is understood, the new
advance in wages for engineers. fremen,
conouctors and brakemen soon to be
announced. The increase, it is under
stood. will approach $lOO,OO0,00O. In
lhe general wage increase of last july.
aggregating approximately 5000 900
UoO, the brotherhoods were dissatisfied
with the fact chat the bulk of the in
creases went to the lower grades Of
employees The new increase. it is said,
VIII IN large measure overcome this
dissatisfaction.
Want Ban on Politics Lifted
In the meantime the brotherhoods
have informed the Senate committee
they are willing to withdraw their op
position to the five-year extension of
government control OF the railroads.
provided the administration lets down
the bars against railroad employees par
Aclpating actively in politics. The rail
road administration has explained that
the antl-politics ban was issued over
the signature Of the President himself,
ana It. Is not unlikely the demand of
the brothernoods for its revocation will
De brought to Mr.. Wilson'S attention
when he returns to Washington.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
Law Prohibiting Walkouts
Would Be Resisted, Union
Leader Warns Senators
Minimum Wage Secuted
Plan Is a Palliative, but Not
a Cure, He Declares; Con-
fer With Hines To-day
Neto York Trib ans
WASHINGTON Burenu


WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Organized
labor on the American railroads will
insist on the right to strike, even
though Congress should adopt the
proposal of the railroad brotherhoods
for government ownership of the
roads and their operation in the inter
est of the employees.
A. B. Garrerson, spokesman for the
brotherhoods and for the ten railway
unions of the American Federation of
Labor, so informed the Senate Inter
state Commerce Committee to-day.
Under any system of railroad owner
ship and management, he said, labor
would oppose vigorously enactment of
any law that would prohibit railroad
strikes. And such law, he said, would
not be obeyed.
"The government" he said, "has no
right to limit any privilege of citizen
ship enjoyed by labor. even though
the government itself is the employer
Seattle Strike Cited
"Thc creation of any law that will
not be obeyed is the sum total of
unwisdom, because it creates q con-
tempt for law. And nothing in Gods
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
Railroad Men Urged
Not to Ask States
To adjust Grievance.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Direct,r
General Hines has suggested TO labor
leaders that instead of asking leg,s-
latlon affecting working conditions
from state legislatures they take up
desired changes with the railroad Cd
ministration, so state governments may
not be put in position of controlling
the national government. Mr.. Hines
said union leaders expressed approval
of the suggestion.
Chiefs cf the four brotherho oods will
confer tomorrow with the director
general on technical questions regard
ing working conditions which have been
pending for some months. No dispute
il involved
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
Liberty Bond Raise Opposed
House Committee Calls Secre.
tary Glass for Hearing To-day

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Members
of the House Ways and Means Coh.
mittee. after brief discussion of the
request of Secretary Glass that Con
gress increase the amount of Liberty
bonds authorized but unissued from
five billions to approximately ten
billion dollars, decided to call the
Secretary before the committee for a
hearing tomorrow.
Although the discussion was infor
nal. it was apparent there would be
strong opposition to the Secretarys re-
quest that broad powers be given him
to determine the interest rate and
other terms of the next loan
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
Tetegraphers Ask
RemouaI OF Burleson

d ESOLUTIONS demanding the
IN removal Of Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson and asking Presi-
dent Wilson to order this action
were adopted yesterday by the
Washington Council of Telegraph
ers, District No. 81, of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union of
America.
The resolution, which was passed
in the presence of representative
of the American Federation Of
Labor, reads:
"The time for appeals is passed.
Smarting under sights and indig
mites suffered by representatives
of our craft at the hands of gov
ernment wire officials, we are not
disposed to come to you in suppli-
cation, but rather with a demand
for action. We sincerely hope the
action will be the removal of Mr..
Burleson."
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
Bill Abolishes Alien Press

ALBANY, Feb. 12.- Assemblyman
Daniel d. Lyons, Of Brooklyn, to-day in
troduced bill making it a misde-
meanor to publish any newspaper or
periodical in any other language than
English. "The purpose of the BILL" hc
said, ''is to strike at the root of all un-
American propaganda" Assemblyman
George 4; D. Brady, of Buffalo, intro
duced bill prohibiting the publication
OF all official advertising in German
language newspapers.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
Pass0ic Strikers Ask
RECOGNITION of Union

PASSAIC, n. J., Feb. 12.-The II 800
striking textile workers in this city to-
day presented demands for a forty
fourhour week, wage increase Of
about 35 per cent and the recognition
of their union. During the day their
ranks were increased by 200 of the 800
employees of the Dundee Textile Com
rany and by 250 workers OF the Oko-
mite Company, manufacturers of in
sulated wire and cable.
The Independent Union of General
Workers of the Textile Industry in Pas
sale and Vicinity, for which recognition
is demanded was formed by the
strikers last Wednesday, nine days
after they dropped their tools.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
immigration Chief
Says Aliens Deported
We're Not Strikers

WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-Anthony
Caminetti, Commissioner General Of
immigration, said tonight that reports
Of prospective wholesale deportations
Of aliens were "unjustified"
ut is estimated that about 5000
aliens are to be dcported, the great
majority because they are insane or
otherwise public charges" Mr.. Cant
arc diseased or have been found guilty
Of offences subjectng them to deporta-
ton. few, comparatively, are agi-
tators who arc opposed to our form of
government or all organized govern
mcnt.
None Of the aliens recently taken
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
New Hampshire Legislature
Kills Beer Exemption Bill

CONCORD, n. H., Feb. 12. - The
State House of Representatives to.csy
by vote of 173 to 14o, killed Bill
to legalize the sale of beer and light
wines.
The prohibition law passed by the
Legislature two years ago made lleesl
the manufacture and sale of all in.
toxicating liquors, and the effect o.
the bill killed to-day would have beer
to exempt beer and light wine from
the provisions Of the law.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13

from Seattle to Ellis Island for de-
portation has any connection with the
strikes at Seattle or elsewhere in the
West.
"Deportees now in custody have been
rounded up over a considerable period
of time, but could not be deported
before because OF the shortage of ship
ping facilities.
"All reports that trains are being
modified to deport anarchists or
others are exaggerated"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13

he mentioned was that of Raymond
Robins, of Chicago, who was in Russia
in connection with the Red Cross.
Mr. Robins had been a constant
source of trouble during his visit, the
doctor said. He had been continually
held up by the Bolsheviki as a rival
to Ambassador Francis. They had de-
clared that he should be the ambas-
sador, that he was a worker" while
Francis was Capitalist" In fact,
the attacks on both the ambassador
and the Root mission had been in con-
nection with Robinss name.
Under the Bolshevist law there was
nothing to prevent an American citi-
zen from sharing the Soviet govern
ment, and he had known of one Amer
lcan who contemplated taking Bolshe-
vik citizenship. He refused to state
openly his opinion as to whether any
American official was aiding the Boil
sheviki. but promised information on
tins subject IN executive session. The
committee excluded the spectators to
take up these matters late IN the after
noon.
Huge Sums Sent from Russia
Foreign propaganda was settled
policy OF the Bolshevists, the doctor
said. He confirmed earlier testimony
that great sums of money were being
sent out Of Russia to finance this prop
aganda. Major Humes, counsel for the
committee, read into the record q de-
cree of the Soviet appropriating 000,-
600 rubles for this purpose in Decem-
ber, 1917, very shortly after il got con
troll.
In wanderings about the city dis
guised as q workman, DR.. Smons said,
he had found an atmosphere of abso-
Lutte terror. He had seen barge loads
of people sent off to the Kronstadt
prison, had heard from witnesses Of
the murder of these people by hun
dreds, had known of bundles of bodies
being washed ashore, had seen shot
down, and their bodies afterward were
rlddled, in the street in front of his
house.
He had seen people drop dead in the
streets from starvation and white
haired general begging for bread. IN
der the Soviet DEGREES it was frankly
intended TO starve out the people Of
the non n-laboring classes. As result
thousands of these clesses had fed.
thousands moro had starved to death
besides the unknown number that had
been murdered.
Tomorrow Mrs. Madden Summers
widow of the American Consul General
at Moscow, who died at his post dur
ing the horror there. will tell of her
experiences.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13

1t was generally believed DR.. Simons
said, that many of the Bolshevik lead
ers had changed their names in an eff
fort to make Bolshevism appear Rus
sian movement. He declared he did
not believe it would have been possible
ior 1t to succeed without the help from
New York
New-York tribune., 1919-02-13

an ex-pugilist and instructor in physi-
cal culture who had once been a door
keeper at the American Embassy and
who was married to an Esthonian
woman) and 265 Jews from New York.
Soviet Leaders Listed
He also read list of officials of the
Soviet government and revolutionary
leaders, with their assumed and real
names, showing how often names hid
identity
Tho LIST folloo-c
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24

historic crisis and the spectacula,
senator had his full share, with the
days to come to interpret it to him
while the silent man, never making the
slightest claim for public recognition
or approval, was the real master mind
and the triumphant victor"
believe that the great majority OF
the christian people of the country
have desired the adoption of the treaty
and the league, not because ideal or
perfect, but the best to be now Sc
cured, and believing the league will be
improved as time goes on, and if the
United States are in it, we shall have
all the influence we deserve; to fake
any other position would be rightly
poor politics, but above all that is the
right and just thing to do.
A Two Ring Circus.
To complete the show on October
= in Boston the Democrats held their
state convention, and the wild animals
escaped from their keepers, and gave
the regular rarty men and the Mug
Wump Republicans an awful thrill.
Last year the two Massachusetts sena-
tors were in opposition to the national
administration, and it looked to the
Independent" Republicans as though
their party would be opposed to Pres
.ident Wilson in anything he did and
so they agreed to vote for Ex-Gover-
nor Walsh for U. S. senator, with an
agreement on his part that he would
support the president. Instead of re-
naming within the party and attend
ing CAUCUS and convention, this wing
of Republicans have always stood
without and criticized, and voted often
IN opposition; but this year they have
received bad jolt. The Irishmen Of
Boston control the Democratic party
IN that state aud at the recent conven-
ton they broke loose and adopted a
platform favoring the striking Boston
policemen, the great majority of whom
were of that nationality and severely
arraigning the president for his lack
OF sympathy for the Irish republic.
and urging Senator Walsh to vote
against the treaty and league. Now
the Springfield (Mass.) Republican,
which led those mugwumps last year
advising them to vote for Walsh, the
first Democratic senator that state has
had In over hundred years, comes
out with an apology to those it so
advised last year, and then adds:
"A man has a right to change his
mind. A United States senator or
dinarily has right to an indepcnd
ent Judgment on public questions
But no man has right to gain an
office by making certain promises to
voters and then to repudiate them
the moment the first test of his
good faith is encountered. Ne mem
Der of the United States senate was
SO deeply pledged to give his sup
port to the president in the present
crisis as Senator Walsh was. Hisl
betrayal of the president is not
comparable, however, with his be-
Lrayal Of thousands of Massachu-
sets Independents to whom his as
suances were directly given. Forl
most of them this experience will
suffice; Mr.. Walsh will never be-
ray them again. i
II was historic day for old Boston.
Ind honors are about even between
Ter present two U. S. senator's.
OBSERVER.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24

! agitation to reduce the high cost o
living.
"A brief analysis OF the situation
demonstrates the fallacy of this be
lief, said Dean Johnson. The whea
farmer of today, whc --.cc:-.. $500
6ushel for his wheat, gets about SIS,
for the wheat required to make bar
rel OF flour. This flour will max,
approximately. 800 l4-ounce loaves O
bread, selling at about 10 cents loaf
or $50 barrel.
Were the price reduced | cent pei
loaf and the entire reduction taker
from the price of wheat to the farm.
er. the consumer would be little bene.
fited and the farmer would receive a,
the rate of about $l.3S per bushel foi
his wheat, which is less than the cost
OF production at the present prices OF
land, labor and machinery.
Wool and Shoes.
Ii the present price of wool to the
farmer were reduced 20c per pound. i,
would mean less than 81 reduction IN
the price of wool suit retailing at
S55 to $lOO. If the present price of
hides to the farmer were cut in two,
it would mean less than Soc reduction
in $l2 to SIS pair of shoes, the hide
for which now costs not to exceed be-
tween 60c and 90c per rar.
IF the price of milk, which at pres
ent is between Csc and Soc per gallon
to the farmer. were reduced third.
It would mean comparatively little TO
the consumer of milk who pays i2c
to lSc quart. but it would mean
bankruptcy for the comm ercial dairy
man under present prices of hay, feed
and labor, and the only dairying that
would survive would be in the rail-
dairy herd on the diversified farm
where the herd is used to consume
grass, roughage and feeds not readily
salable, and where the farmers family
does all the work, the day being
closer to 10 hours than hours and
the price per hour l5c to SOC instead
Of Soc to ST..
The ultimate result would be
great shortage of milk and of neces-
sity prices SO high in the not distant
future that the average family could
not afford to buy milk or other dairy
products
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24

"ff these facts, well understood by
the majority of the producers in the
country, also are understood by the
consumers in the towns and cities,
there will be less tendency than at
present to lay undue blame upon the
producer for the high cost of living.
and greater interest on the part of
every one to insure such prices to the
farmer as will safeguard farm produc-
ton, which is the basis of prosper
Gus and continued nation"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24
LARGE PROFITS NOT
SHARED BY FARMERS
FIGURES SHOW PRODUCER
GETS SMALL PROPORTION.
OF FINAL COST.

That the farmer receives the lions
share of the cost to the consumer and
that he is a profiteer, is the belief OF
many who know comparatively little
or nothing about farming and what it
costs to produce, according to E. C.
Johnson, dean and director of the coll
lege Of agriculture, in discussing the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24

0uC Oh tHC tCdutuk newspaper
writers OF Boston says that In the
meeting OF the committee to prepare
the platform, one party said 1--WE must
endorse our senior senator" The
other side said I'VE must take high
moral ground" And this man says
further: During the exciting scenes
when this crisis came and passed In
the convention. the forefront OF the
moral forces in the state. the leader in
their organization for their victorious
expression, their champion in the
strenuous tug-of-war In the committee
on resolutions, sat quietly in his seat
on the platform. He said not wcrd.
HE did not try to sway the conven-
tion by fact or argument. He never
I'D. He sat silent. but he was none
the less the victor. His own moral
sense and sound political Judgment,
foreseeing. many days ahead, the
inevitable collision, acted in time
through sympathetic supporters. and
the great cause was saved. II was a