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Evening star., 1919-11-09
A. F. OF L. HEADS SURPRISED.
Learn of Call for Conference of
Farmers at Chicago,

General surprise was expressed by
officials of the American Federation of
Labor yesterday when it became known
to them that call had been issued by
the Farmers National Union from
this city for a conference between
farmers and wage earners at Chicago
November 21-22. to adopt a joint leg
islative plan of farmers and la
Dor organizations to be used as a
basis for a joint legislative recon-
struction program" In the call it is
pointed out that 'the National Coop
erative Association with headquarters
in Chicago will cooperate with the
Farmers National Council in holding
the conference"
President Gompers was not at Amer
lean Federation Of Labor headquar-
ters when officials of the organization
learned that this call had been sent
out by the farmers council and there
fore no official expression could be
had on the subject. 1t was intima ted
that the American Federation of La
Dor will not be officially represented
in the Chicago conference, nor will
the American Federation of Labor
give that proposed conference any Of
fetal indorsement or recognition, Int
on the other hand will repudiate u In
toto.
Evening star., 1919-11-09
MOST IMMIGRANTS
SEEK THE SONTH
Middle West Farmers Selling
at Big Price and Going
to Southern States.

There are signs that trend Of immi-
grafton is beginning toward the south,
say government officials and others who
are in touch with the situation. Evil
dence of the fact has been brought to
the attention of the Southern Settlement
and Development Organization and Or
ganizations affiliated with it in the
movement for upbuilding Of that sec
tion of the union lying south of the
Potomac and Ohio rivers and east of
the Mississippi. and including also
Maryland. Arkansas and Texas
Farmers of Iowa. Illinois and other
great agricultural states have been SELL
ing out their holdings at fancy prices
and are looking toward the south, with
its comparatively cheap lands. fertile
soil. mild climate. abundant rainfall
and other attractive features. Many
of them have already gone south and
hundreds Of northern farmers are op-
Grating successfully in Florida. Missis-
sippi and other southern states. They
have helped make the desolation of
cutover timber lands Of the coastal
plain area to blossom like the rose.
The development organizations Of the
southern states are receiving many in
quiries from northern men who contem-
plate going into the live stock, dairying,
fruit-growing and general farming in
dustries.
According to some sources of infor-
nation, the turn of the immigration
tide to the southern states equals the
emigration to western Canada During
the first eight months of this year over
$4,000 Americans emigrated to western
Canada, which is an increase of 1000
q hA for
period of last year, according to news
paper authority. But even IL the south
ward immigration should equal the cmi-
grafton to Canada, organizations inter-
ested in the development of the south
believe that there is every reason why
Americans should stay at home. 1t is
pointed out that there is plenty of room
for them there, together with oppor-
tunities such as exist nowhere else in
the world.
Evening star., 1919-11-09
AID ASKED FOR WAR-STRICKEN
PEOPLE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

In line with the we'll worn but
none the less valuable motto that
CHARITY begins at home" the people
of the United States are urgently re-
minded that large portion of the
10000 Inhabitants of their newest
possessions, the Virgin Islands. suf-
fered heavily through the effects OF
the world war and now are in an i'm
poverished condition. The reminder
comes to the American public through
the Virgin Islands Protective League,
with headquarters in New York city,
and an appeal is made to aid this
league in raising funds for the poor
the aged and infirm and the very
young of this little island group in
order that the approaching Christmas
season may mean for them the dawn
of better things.
The three islands in the group, St.
Thomas. ST. Croix and st. Jan. were
only annexed to the United States a
little over two years ago. The aF-
erage American scarcely remembers
that the country has them, 1t Is point
ed out. let alone the fact that their
the recent date of their entry under
the protection of the United States
flag these islanders. poor even at that
time. have bought liberty bonds, con-
tributed to the Red Cross and simi-
lar organizations. and some OF the
men are now lying beneath French
battlefields. Now their economic
condition is pitiable. says the protec-
tive league, and adds:
Apart from the promise Of
change for the better after the visit
Of the congressional commission. the
people have been neglected"
They are tucked or in a corner and
their lot has, so far, gone unnoticed
amidst the great tragedies in Ar
menia, in Poland and in other dis
tricts of Europe and Asia, 1t Is stat
ed. In addition to the funds con-
tributed, which should be sent to
Evening star., 1919-11-09
From the Annalist.

The efficiency Of the worlds ocean
transportation has been reduced one
third since 1914. Although the register
of steam tonnage exceeds by approxi-
mately per cent the amount of ton
mage afloat at the outbreak of war,
it has far less capacity in the move
ment of commercial cargoes.
Sir Frederick Lewis, chairman Of
Furness, Witty & Co.-the largest
owner of ocean-going steamships in
the world-made this significant
statement shortly after his recent ar
rival in the United States. And, even
by representative American shipping
men. it has been declared conserva-
tive.
According to Lloyd's Register or
Shipping, the gross steam tonnage OF
the world on July /. 1919. exceeded
the pre-war figure of 45,404,000 tons
by 2593.OOO tons. This total was de-
termined after the war and marine
losses of 14,202.000 tons had been
subtracted BY the end of the present
wear. .he worlds steam tonnage will
be 10 per cent greater than that which
piled over it's seven seas four years
ago.
with the sweeping changes wrought
by the war have come new conditions
in shipping Although the masters of
ships in the pre-war days managed
TO keen their vessels at sea from
IS to IS per cent Of the time-the per-
centage varying with the nature Of
the seryice-recent developments have
shown that more than half Of the
steam tonnage is continuously held
-ort ,,,nnred to nierS and CONNER
ciaIly without value. The time that
ships spend in port has become more
than the time they spend at sea. The
"turn-around" has steadily increased
until 1t has become. perhaps. the
greatest problem confronting the ma
Evening star., 1919-11-09
COURT-MARTIAL SYSTEM
HEARINGS ARE ENDED

The Senate military affairs subcom-
mittee considering revision of the
court-martial system concluded it's
hearings yesterday with the testimony
of f. NJ. Morgan. an instructor in law
at Yale Mr. Morgan was lieutenant
colonel in the judge advocates depart
ment during the war. Mr.. Morgan ad-
vocated such expansion Of the present
system as would permit a more COM
plcte review of ca ses and for the forma-
ton of the courts and the methods of
trial the adoption of changes that would
make the procedure more nearly like
that in civilian courts. He expressed
the opinion that the changes would not
seriously affect the discipline of the
Army and insisted that they would re-
suit in more equitable decisions.
The present system. he declared, made
it possible for cases to be tried without
adequate preparation either by the de-
fense or the prosecution.
Evening star., 1919-11-09
EFFICIENCY OF OCEAN TONNAGE
CUT THIRD BY LABOR TROUBLES

rine companies today. And, inasmuch
as the expenses of operation must
be met by shippers forwarding their
cargoes. 1t is apparent that the costs
enough above the former level to Off
set the losses of revenue caused by
this impaired earning capacity. The
loss Of one day at sea by standard
8,S00-ton cargo carrier has been esti-
mated to cost the average ship oper-
ator $4,000. The value of ship is
four times as great as it was in 1914.
into the lowered efficiency OF ship
ping, but the principal causes of this
impaired capacity are: % Strikes
among the marine workers, Cd IN
adequacy of port facilities, and CD
reduction in the working hours Oh
longshoremen.
While Industrial unrest has been
manifest in all branches Of industry.
the marine has been particularly hard
hit in spite of repeated wage ad-
vances that have more than Kept pace
with the increases put in force in
other branches The American ports
have been paralyzed twice since June
by general strikes. In July for nine
teen days virtually all vessels in
Atlantic and gulf ports were moored
lowed the refusal of the operators to
meet the demands of all officers and
seamen for wage increases. The de-
nouement of the general strike came
when the American Steamship Asso-
citation and the shipping board agreed
to 10 per cent rise for both licensed
and unlicensed personnel.
Now. again, for more than three
weeks. the principal ports on the
Atlantic and gulf have witnessed an
almost complete tie-up of ocean-go-
ing vessels on account OF the un-
bers of the International Union of
Longshorenen. While only ships fly
ing the American flag suffered in the
general strike, the vessels of all ma
tions are numbered among the $50
ships made idle by the present walk
Evening star., 1919-11-09
DREAM OF STATESMEN
ABOUT TOBE REALIZED
Legislation Nearly Effected to Spend
$1,OOO,OO0 Annually to Reclaim Those
Injured In Industrial Activities

whose parents cannot AFFORD to send
them to pay schools. In fact. there is
less reason. The money contributed
by the government and the states Is
only just that the taxpayer, II he hap
pens to become cripple and seeks
government aid in retraining, shall be
granted 1T.
Big Job for State Boards.
One of the big jobs which the state
boards for vocational rehabilitation OF
the cripples must tackle under the
law is to find jobs for them when they
have completed their courses Of train
ing. In this the federal board may aid
with advice.
The state boards are to cooperate
with the workmen's compensation
the states. They also are expected to
check up the persons injured in in
dustry through the state departments
of labor. through the labor organlza-
tions. the hospitals and other institu-
tions. Fof it is the purpose of the act
to put an end. as far as humanity pos
sible, to non-supporting cripples who
have been injured In industry.
There is no provision in the bill
which says in so many words that
residents Of the District of Columbia.
who may be injured. are entitled to
vocational rehabilitation through the
government aid This is true also of
residents of the territory of Alaska
and the insular possessions of the
United States. The bill speaks only of
the states" In this detail 1t is SINH
Tar to the Smith Hughes law provid-
ing for the vocational training of the
normal.
But there is nothing in the law. 1t is
said. which would prevent resident
of the District of Columbia from
claiming and receiving vocational
training. should he be injured in in
dustry at the hands of the Maryland
or Virginia state boards.
Specifically Provided For.
Government employees residing in
the District of Columbia or the terri
tories or possessions of the United
States. however, are specifically pro-
vided for. The bills say "all courses
for vocational rehabilitation given
under the supervision and control of
the state board and all courses for vo-
cational reha abilitation maintained
shall be available. under such rules
and regulations as the federal board
shall prescribe. to any civil employe
in the performance of his duty
The actual appropriations authoriz-
ed in the House bill are. for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1920. $500, 900;
for the fiscal year 1921. $750,0O0. and
for the fiscal year 1922 and annually
thereafter. s1,0o0.00O. In the Senate
bill the appropriations for the present
1922. 1928 and 1924 are the same. But
no specific provision is made for
years thereafter. 1t is left to the
discretion of Congress to increase or
decrease the appropriations for fu-
ture years.
Evening star., 1919-11-09
HERE FOR CONSULTATION.
Fleet Corporation Employees Meet
Federation of Labor Officials.

A delegation of boilermakers and
others employed in the shipyards of
the country under the administration
of the United States Shipbuilding
Emergency Fleet Corporation is in the
city for consultation with officials of
the American Federation of Labor
There was an informal conference
of this delegation yesterday in the exec
utive council room of the American
Federation Of Labor building. Those
attending the conference declined to
give out anything for publication as
to what they We're here for. or what
action they have taken or plan to
take However, it is understood the
delegation is here for a conference
with the American Federation of La
bor officials on the question of wage
increase.
Evening star., 1919-11-09

league headquarters. AZ West 1880
street. writes Ashley l.. Totten, the
president. gifts of summer clothing,
old or new; tobacco, cigarettes and
other small 1uxuries will be highly
appreciated and should be similarly
addressed Two delegates will be
chosen by the organization to visit
the islands and distribute the gifts.
which should be in hand not later
than November Is.
Evening star., 1919-11-09

Of the armistice and this
mile post will naturally
excite many comments. Beyond all
else 1t is inevitable that the publics
Of all the nations. which one year ago
welcomed the cessation of hostilities
with the concomitant surrender of
Germany as not merely an end of
immediate horror, but the beginning
Of a period of peace and prosperity.
will confess alike to disappointment
and to disillusionment. At the end Of
a year of so-called peace. war is
still going forward in many portions
of Europe. new disputes have arisen
in place of the old issues Of year
ago. and, technically at least. the
condition Of peace between Germany
and the United States has not been
restored.
When one seeks to analyze the
events of the past twelve months, II
is apparent at once how confused
and confusing the circumstances, Dig
and little alike. have been. A year
ago we in America celebrated false
report. of peace with an enthusiasm
hardly paralleled in our history ana
still preserved a surplus sufficient 10
make the arrival Of the veracious It'd
ings the signal for an even greater
outburst.
Opportunity for Settlement.
In that hour 1t was the belief in
America, if not in Europe, that tine
military decision in the case of GER
many, which had preceded the actual
armistice, would supply the oppor-
tunity for a settlement-not a mere
settlement of the single issue raised
by the German attack of August. 1914,
but of the innumerable issues stirred
in the course of the war The phrase.
making the world safe for democ-
racy," has been accepted with some,
thing of a literal Interpretation, ana
the people of the United States looked
forward to a peace conference as
calculated not alone to restore I'M
mediate peace. but to eliminate causes
of war, dispose of those issues out
of which conflicts had risen or threat
ened during the troubled generation
which had preceded.
Exactly what the European emo
tfon at the same moment was IL Is
exceedingly difficult to say. The ex-
haustion of the war had reached
point hardly equaled before in his.
society, but whole nations had been
SO racked with the strain of more
than four years of conflict. Enthusi-
asm. and even expectation such as
there was in the United States, GER
tainly was not to be found in Europe.
but, by contrast there was certain
apnofjona1 ont hurst
Evening star., 1919-11-09
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

UNCLE SAM is about to con-
tract to spend $1,000,000 a
year to help the states make
self-supporting citizens out
Of the hundreds of thousands of per-
sons who are injured in industry In
this country. bill has passed the
Senate and another the House for
this purpose. They are known, re-
epectively, as the Smith bill for the
vocational rehabilitation of persons
injured In industry and the Fess bill
for the same purpose. The bills are
very similar, and as soon as one
house or the other takes the neces-
sary parliamentary step to substi-
tute one for the other Anal action is
expected.
The rehabilitation of the men, wom-
en- and children injured in industry
has been the dream of progressive
statesmen for long time. They have
seen hundreds Of thousands of Grip
Piles turned into beggars and charges
upon the community. causing a vast
economic loss to the nation. There
are many jobs that these people could
fill, with benefit to themselves and TO
the country, If they were only given
the necessary instruction. AS In other
great movements. however, 1t seems
that the federal government is looked
to to take the lead. to spur the states
to activity. And in this case, as IN
others, the inducement held out 10
the states is money.
However. the federal government
cot n e.
1t is provided in the bills which have
passed the Senate and House that the
funds shall be allotted through the
Federal Board for Vocational Educa-
tion to the states in the same proper
tion that the population of the states
bear to the entire population of the
country. But the states themselves
must match dollar for dollar with the
federal government to be used to ald
those injured in industry. The states
also must enact laws providing for
the acceptance Of these funds and for
a machinery to carry the law into ef-
feet
Machinery in Existence.
In the present case. the machinery
in the states, as well as in the fed
eral government. is already in exist
ence. All of the forty-eight states
have accepted the benefits of the
act which looks to the vocational ed
ucation of the normal. Each state
has created vocational education
board of its own.
1t is expected that as soon as the
bill relating to the rehabilitation OF
the injured in industry has become
law the states will act, and turn over
70 the vocational educational boards
the duty of carrying into effect the
provisions of the new law. In fact.
the state vocational education boards
are mentioned in the bill. OF course.
1t is understood that the boards. or.
at any rate, the employees of the
boards. will have to be somewhat
augmented to meet these new duties.
But the skeleton organizatfo is there.
1t is we'll to understand that the
federal government is not going into
TIE states. gather up the cripples and
start educating them itself. While
the rehabilitation of the cripples is
the purpose of the proposed law, the
federal government will deal only
with the states. and not with the in
dividuais. just as it does in the case
of the vocational training of the nor
NAL
Evening star., 1919-11-09
BY FRANK H. sIMONDS.

7 ITH the current week we
Nh/ pass the first anniversary
" v of the armistice, and this
Evening star., 1919-11-09
Certain Facts Esta bHshed.

In all this chaos and confusion it
is plain that certain facts have been
established. Rightly or wrongly. it is
plain that the people of France. Great
Britain and the United States will
not consent to fight a new war to
restore order in Russia. they will not
supply the troops to expel the Ital-
ians from Fiume or the Rumanians
Eom Budapest. they hesitate esel
Evening star., 1919-11-09
MAY Lead to Later Wars.

A year after the armistice 1t is plain
that many questions out of which
wars may arise will survive the set
tlement of Paris. 1t is possible that
certain circumstances in the settle.
1C,rtlnued on SiAterntn t-tys-
Evening star., 1919-11-09

NCLE SAM is about to con-
tract to spend $1,000,000 a
year to help the states make
Evening star., 1919-11-09
ARTICLE v.
BY RAY STANNARD 3A;NI.R.

A NYTHING with which the Ital-
~ ians have to do is bound to
~ be dramatic. They set every
thing to music and present 1t
Evening star., 1919-11-09
Poland and Fiume.

Over and over again in the confer
ence the most vexing problems of
right and wrong were presented,
where there seemed no way of get
ting a settlement on principle. AS a
single example. in forming the new
state of Poland the Poles stood hard
for the application of the thirteenth
Evening journal., 1919-08-01
SOUTHERN GOLFER
MAKES GREAT PLAY

Golf experts who enthused over the
performance Of Jimes Barnes, the sun
set Hills pro, in equallng the worlds
record Of 2s3 for 70 holes medals play
in an open tournament, have something
far more interesting TO. think about 90
day, for Douglas Edgar, the Atlanta
0Ga) professional. clipped flve strokes
'off this record in winning the Canadian
open title In the tournament which
closed yesterday on the Hamilton links.
Just what a wonderful performance
this. was can be Judged by the way he
outdistanced the rest OF a classy field,
which included Jim Barnes, winner,
and Leo Deigel runner-up IN the West
ern open, Bobby Jones and a host OF
other leading pros. and amateurs OF
this country and Canada The winning
card OF 25S was i6 strokes better than
the runner-up total, 29i, at which
Barnes, Bobby Jones and Karl Kener,
az ottawa. were tied.
IF there had been any more rounds OF
play. there is no telling what the
southern player might have uncovered.
for he improved considerably with each
trip around The course. His first card
was y. the second "A and the last two
he made in 60 and &c, the final round
lowering the course record by three
strokes.
Evening journal., 1919-08-01

Iris Speaker and Gavvy Cravalh are
oulflelders. wonderful batters and man
ayers. They being the only PLAYING
managers in the big Leagues today their
cases are quite similar. The one
glarlng difference is in the standing OF
their respective clubs. When speaker
was made manager in mid-season the
club was in third place and was recos-
nized as a pennant chaser while Crs-
vath's club, the Phillies, was far down
in the list Of the National League win
no chance for a nag.
Baseball fans are keenly interested
in these two managers. Both are very
popular with the fans. Hard hitters IN
baseball always were popular even on
the playing field Of the enemy
There have been outfleld managers
before in the big leagues and when
calling attention to this point one first
thinks OF Fred Clarke OF the Worlds
Champion Pittsburgh Pirates Of ten
seasons ago. There have been few bet
ter managers in The big leagues Field
er Jones was another Of the famous
outfleld managers. JCnes always said
he preferred to manage the club from
the out1eld as IL was the one point OF
vantage for a manager 10 watch the
workings OF the whole team
Ball players naturally look up to
their manager II he is a man who
can think better than they, If he can
execute his plans better than they he
gains their respect. In the cases Of the
past and present ouifleld managers
each had something on their team
mates III thinking ability and IN play
ing ability.
Evening journal., 1919-08-01
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sScyIgIg9(

Yesterdays hero--Waite Hoyt, the
i9-year-old finger, held Detroit safe and
registered a ? TO victory for the Rec
Sox in twelve innings.
Branch Rickey used sixteen players
and the Phillies got that many hits, con-
verting them into an fl TO victory
Phil Douglas pitched his second game
for the Giants and defeated the Pirates
, to ,.
The Reds are gradually drawing in on
the Giants They hung up two shut
outs at the expense OF he Braves. 3 to
0 and to 0.
The heavy artillery was brought up
by the White Sox with a Z to re-
suit over The Yankees.
shocker won hard fought duel from
Walter johnson, 3 TO ?.
owners Of the New York American
League baseball club may ask an in
junction from the courts to protect
them against any action by Ban john
son in dealing with the case OF Carl
Mays, star pitcher, who Joined the
club yesterday
This was intimated by Colonel Jacob
Rupert, president of the Yankees, fol-
lowing 7receipt OF word that johnson
had suspended Mays.
Contending that Johnson could not
have escaped knowing negotiations for
the purchase were under way, it was
declared that he should hav imnosd
the suspension some time ago. The
pitcher jumped the Boston Red Sox
on July 10 in Chicago, where johnson
has his offices.
The New York club opens a critical
series today with the Detroit Tigers,
which have been advancing through