Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-05
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building Of American ships in Japan and
China and demanded that those CON
tracts be Cancelled and replaced with
some of the contracts recently canceled
by the shipping board in this country.
| The resolution also advocated collective
bargaining as a means Of lessening labor
unrest.
When a motion 10 refer the resolution
to a committee was made, Judge Cow
gill. OF Kansas City, said the rule OF
the conference called for submission OF
resolutions without their being read.
Judge Lewis. representing Arizona. i'm
medately protested against gag RUE
Mayor Baker Voices Dissatisfaction
Discussion became general, and in re-
ply TO criticism OF the resolutions COM
mltce MAYOR Baker, OF Portland, ore
declared the western delegates were
much dissatised with the procedure OF
the conference and wanted something
done. It was at this point that Secrc-
tary Houston departed.
Motion to abandon the afternoon pro-
gram in order to hear a report from
the resolutions committee finally was
made Il was amended to permit an
address by Secretary Lane In the after
noon and then was accepted almost
| Unanimously
During the discussion one delegate
said he knew OF at least nine men who
were going home before the conference
ended because they were dissatisfied with
the deliberations.
Calls Boishevism Panic "Bogy"
This panic about Bolshevisr1 in the
nit iu a "a
liam Piggot, spokesman OF Seattle
wash in telling the conference how
Seattle dealt with labor unrest.
"Out in the west We deplore the posi-
tion taken by some public men on this
question" Mr. Piggott said THE man
is unfair who compares conditions in
this country with Europe. There is no
reason for anarchy or revolt in the
United States, where the working people
have the best homes and the best work
ing conditions in the world and can
change their government by the ballot
instead of by force
Mr.. Piggott emphasized. however. that
mayors and governors should act more
coursgeously in dealing with unrest,
particularly as It appeared there would
be many thousands Of unemployed in
the country in the next few months.
Congress- Playing Politics
You can't help conditions by sitting
around playing politics." he declared.
In continuing the attack on Congress for
not passing appropriation bills which
was begun yesterday by other speakers.
He said important legislation for re
clamation projects in the West and TO
continue construction cf the Alaska rail
road which would have been of great
a.
) sands had been held up because the
Senate "fdded while Rome burned"
Mr.. Piggott said his experience as a
manufacturer caused him to believe ttat
the cost of living could be reduced from
10 10 so per cent without reducing wages
He quoted Washington hotel bill OF
fare listing grapefruit at seventy cents
about what it would take 10 buy ar
acre of grapefruit land out West"
TriEg Discusses Building
Secretaries Wilson. Glass, Lane and
Fedfield presided at today's sessions. Al
the morning meeting Ernest 7. Trigg
of Philadelphia, president of the Ma
tonal Federation OF Construction In
dustres, spoke on Public and Priva Il
Building" The SUBJECT OF good roads
was discussed by S. NJ. Williams, presi
dent of the National Highways ksso
citation. Eugene Never, Jr., chairman
of the war finance corporation, was an
other speaker.
Al the afternoon session John Hay
Hammond and Director General Hine
were expected TO be the princpa
speakers.
SprouI Weary OF L. 5. Control
Governor Sprcul, of Pennsylvania. il
his speech yesterday criticizing the gov
erpment's administration of the rail
roads, the express companies and tn,
telephone and telegraph system, said
"Our business men are harassed by
too much restricted railroad service and
a mighty poor service If | may say tn,
word They also are restricted by an ex
press service that goes beyond my pow
. ers of description. They are afflicted will
the worst telegraph and telephone service
that anybody ever knew about. And il
addition, It takes day and half TO
letter to get from the town of Chester
q where ] live on the main line of th
Pennsylvania Railroad. 12i miles from
Washington, to the government depart
ments here"
,. Governor Sproul asserted that will
the railroad administration spending be
tween $1,000. 100000 and $4,000. 900 O0
y annually that Pennsylvania share, fig
ured on the basis OF mileage and den
sity of traffic, should be about $500, 90
. day.