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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-26
CANADIAN LABOR
CURBS RADICALS
Conservative Lenders Retain
Power in Congress at
Hamilton.
PROHIBITION ATTACKED
Winnipeg Strike Situation
Forms Topic for Long Dis
cusSion by Delegates.
By a s,er conesp6n4en, o, TIE Sun.

ny ctdU COfT6SponTent OF The Sun.
HAMILTON. Ont, Sept. 25.-President
Tom Moore and his conservative execu-
tive committee are firmly in the saddle
Of control over the affairs of the Trades
and Labor Congress of Canada. The
party for direct action Is in the minority
James Simpson received a hearing, at
which he supported the New Canadian
Labor party. He is the comptroller of
the city OF Toronto and a man of some
public ability. But no indication Of
support for his policy was given in the
congress.
Ben Tillett, NJ. p. English labor
leader, was present as a fraternal dele
gate and proved a highly entertaining
speaker. He pictured the contrast be-
tween the old days of pioneer work in
organized labor and the present day,
when British trades unionism represents
100000 members and over half the
voting population Of the British Isles.
He is credited in a local newspaper in
terview with the statement that his coun-
try is fifty years in advance of the
United States and Canada so far as real
democracy is concerned. but he did not
use any of that stun in his speech be-
fore the congress. He took flag at
the prohibition people in this way:
"The teetotallers' race Is the dirtiest
race in the world; they are murderers
and they do 1t so scientifically. The
class that preached patriotism are the
ones that now say: oh. The disorders
that are likely to grow!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-26

Observations at United States Weather p,
rcau stations taken at p NJ YESTERDAY. a.,
enty-ffth meridian tipe:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
TRUE TO FORM

~ ECRETARY OF WAR BAKER
~ Ansell because that officer dared
the wrath of the department by tell
ing the country of the outrageous
sentences imposed upon offending
that smacked more of Russia or Ger
that marked more of Russia or Ger
many than the United States.
The New York World. defender
of the administration, tries to excuse
Baker by laying the blame upon in
feriors, but the excuse is lame.
Baker is simply running true to
form. He is the same Baker who
kept Roosevelt out of France and
who has tried in vain to put General
Wood on the shelf. He has taken
a leaf from the book of his superior,
whose notion of democratic practice
appears to be that any person diff
fering with the powers that be ne
cessarily must be wrong and should
be punished.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
Most Important Issue

[Girard in the Phila. Pressl
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Cyrus E. Woods was in town yes
terday.
Whats the biggest thing up at
Harrisburg I inquired.
Not only" he added, "is it the
biggest thing at Harrisburg. but it
will be the most crucial word from
the bench in any State in fifty
years"
All the lawyers-and Secretary
Woods is a high-class lawyer HIM
self-are talking just that way about
this Bell telephone case.
mentioned it the other day after
Attorney General Schaffer had
argued it, but this is what the case
means:
Pennsylvania orders the telephone
company, which was chartered by
pennsylvania, to do something.
Il won't do it" says the company,
because, since the war was begun,
am operated by the United States
government"
Thus it comes down to this-is
the creature of State greater than
the State, and can the Postmaster
General step over our Pennsylvania
boundary and defy our local laws?
Here is a real Home Rule ques-
ton for all of you.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
MUST NOT CUT ROADS

TOMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS
SADLER is determined that the
boroughs through which the
main roads of the Commonwealth
are to be constructed shall not have
the privilege of ripping open these
improved highways for the installa- :
ton of service pipes and all sorts
of neighborhood conveniences which
should have been installed before
the roads were built.
Harrisburg has had some exper-
ience along this line. Many OF its
newly paved streets have been slit
open almost before the asphalt was
cold in order to install sewers and
service pipes of every kind that
could just as well have been put in
before the paving was started.
There is scarcely street in Harris
burg that does not show the mis-
treatment of paved highways as a
result of the indifference of corpora
tions or individuals to the CITY En-
gtneer's warning to make all con-
nections before the paving was
started. Charging a fee for opening
street once paved does not serve
the purpose of protecting the fin
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Thomas Kennedy, miners lead
er, declares that it is not right for
operators to suspend high cost COL
leries when things get dull and will
ask the union to take steps to correct
it.
Henry r. Edmunds. president
of the Philadelphia school board,
says that he is too old to serve any
longer. He is eighty and has been
a director for thirty years.
John C. Bell, former Attorney
General, is home from trip to Palm
Beach.
Allen p. Perley, the chairman of
the Williamsport loan committee,
has asked for tanks to help the
Victory loan drive.
William A. Patton, for years
with the Pennsylvania, has returned
from a winter visit to Georgia.
Captain Jesse S. Cotterrell, the
new head, of the military intelli-
gence officer at Philadelphia, used To
be Washington newspaper corres-
pondent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
A PLACE OF HONOR

X ONE time next summer Harris
- burg will have a public recep-
tion and demonstration for its
returning soldiers of the 2Sth and
18th divisions. At that time due and
proper recognition should be given
to the colored soldiers who received
warm welcome last week at the
hands of the members of their own
race. Thousands of people of all
races turned out to cheer the duskv
heroes of the Argonne, but we owe
them something more. In the great
homecoming parade these returned
colored troops should have a place
of honor. They are a fne-lookinp
body of soldiers and their field rec
ord is fairly up to their looks. They
must be made to feel that the citv
is proud of them and grateful for
what they did
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Cameron Street Approach
ne Editor Of The Telegraph /:

To the Editor Of the Telegraph:
AS l am businessman in this city,
being manager of the taxi cab serv-
ice at the new Penn-HarriS Hotel |
am taking this method of boosting
for an approach leading to Cameron
and State streets from the proposed
new bridge which is to be erected
across the tracks of the Pennsylvania
railroad. i have made a careful
study of the plans for the new bridge
and find that this is one of the most
important items that is lacking and
earnestly hope that steps will be
taken Immediately to correct this
oversight, should that have been the
case when the plans were drawn by
the architect.
My particular interest in that mat
ter | will now explain: l have re-
Gently purchased a plot of ground at
the northeast corner of Cameron and
State streets, upon. which I propose
to build a garage for the accommo-
dation of the tourists who may visit
the Penn Harris Hotel, as well as for
the housing of my own cars which
are now in the taxi cab service at
that hostelry. In looking over the
plans for the new bridge I find that
it is utterly impossible to get to the
main driveway of the bridge from
Cameron and State streets and when
one Is in that locality and desires
to get upon the bridge he will be
, compelled to go to Thirteenth and
State or to Cowden and State streets
by roundabout way, thereby caus-
ing much delay and time.
An approach at his point. in my
mind, will he very important fac
tor. It will not only be great
accommodation to me but to all 9TH
er business concerns in Harrisburg
which will be compelled to do busi-
ness in that vicinity daily.
Sincerely yours,
C. H. SCANDALS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
Democratic Misrepresentation
Pittsburgh Gazette Timesl

GlIlSDurSn OdZeIte llllcSl
No one will begrudge the Demo-
Gratis whatever encouragement and
joy they may be able to extract from
the result of the special election last
week in the Twenty-second Pennsyl-
vania Congressional District. A
Democrat was elected in a Repub-
lican district. But it is nothing short
of Misrepresentation to display it as
popular Endorsement of President
Wilson's League of Nations consti-
tuition as drafted. If that subject
were an issue in the campaign, the
conclusion must be that the people
are not interested in it. The total
vote cast was less than SO per cent.
of that polled by both Democratic
and Republican candidates in the
election of 1916, a Democratic year,
when the Republican nominee was
elected in the Twenty second District
by approximately 1000 plurality;
last fall the district again went Re-
publican by an increased majority.
Last Tuesday no more votes We're
polled by both parties than were
polled in 1916 by the Republicans
alone.
We have here, then, no convincing
evidence either of approval of the
League of Nations scheme or of any
considerable interest in it on the
part of the votes of Westmore
and Butler counties. On the other
hand, ii is not to be concluded that
they are not interested or that they
disapprove of a League of Nations,
either the Wilson type or any other.
The simple truth is that the election
went to a Butler county Democrat
because some Butler county Repub-
licans were determined to rebuke the
Westm oreland county members of
the party who declined to give the
nomination to the former county
which felt that it was entitled to it.
They seized a time to exhibit their
power and their will when the loss
of one seat in the national House of
Representative would not effect Re-
publican control of that branch of
! the lawmaking body. Had any
national or party issue been involved
! they would have pocketed their dis
appointment over the nomination
and the Republican candidate would
have been elected.
Unfortunately the Democrats have
been given opportunity to make
capital out of the incident through
presumptuous claims given the ap-
uearance of verify by President
Wilson's congratulations to the win
ner founded on the fiction that here
has been demonstrated America S
attitude on the league draft.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
Hunt Jobs For Old Men
[From the Indianapolis News.


The United States employment
service has established in New York
what it calls a handicap bureau for
the benefit of men who are under
the handicap of advancing years.
Formerly there was demand
among employers for so-called new
blood. The men who had grown
old in service found their jobs gone
and young fellows doing their work.
The man who coined the word pep"
did a great deal toward putting the
older men on the shelf. When war
came it was found that the older
people were just as dependable, and
in many instances just as rapid
workers, as the young who had dis
placed them. With the end of war
and the return of the young man
to the ranks of job hunters the
elderly men again face the danger
of having to hunt work.
During the week ending February
! 1, 1919, the Federal Handicap Ru-
reau found permanent places for 153
men. whose average age was 81
years, at an average weekly rate of
ipay of s22.61. The lowest pay was
SIS a week and the highest S65.
Two of the men were past 20. In
lvestigation showed that the 1853 men
thus placed had 391 dependents and
that they had been out of work
an average of thirty-nine working
days.
This work will be continued. and
State employment officials will CO.
operate with the Federal lagor rep
resentative. There was a time when
a man of 40 years was considered
lold. Now there are plenty of young
, fellows of 75 and 80 years who are
holding responsible positions and
have no thought of retiring. The
older men may not move quite as
rapidly as their younger brothers.
but they have the advantage of ex
perience and rinened iudoroept
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
TUESDAY, MARCH II, 1919
MATTER FOR THE POLICE
"HAT there are eighteen girls in
the dope" ward of the county

"HAT there are eighteen girls in
the dope" ward of the county
prison is deplorable and War
den largest is to be commended for
drawing public attention to the fact.
But this dsgraceful condition must
not be taken as an indication that
there are more morphine fiends and
opium smokers in Harrisburg than
in former years. Quite the con-
trary is true. Before the United
States, by the Harrison act, at
tempted to put the ban on the sale
of habit-forming drugs every block
in the city housed persons addicted
TO the use of dope" in one form
or another. Countless men and
women were victims and their num-
bers continued TO increase so long
as the drugs were readily procurable
But when the Federal Government
shut down the lid few persons except
those of the underworld, buying
from "bootleggers" who sell snug
gled morphine and opium, were
able to continue the practice, and il
is from this class that the victims
in the county prison have been re-
cruited.
What is the preventative Simply
proper police protection. Vigilance
on the part of the police, local and
federal, will go far toward break
ing up the practice. Dope" selling
can be made as rare as the making
of counterfeit money if sufficient
honest, intelligent attention is de-
voted to the problem. And if no
dope is sold, there will be no
victims.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

Division. Started in this battle with
full strength and came out with
just fifty-three men. Every one "all
in" not having enough sleep or eats.
Was then sent to Nignot for a rest,
but only stayed there three days.
Here we received 100 requirements,
then on October 15 we left Vignot
for the st. Mieheil sector arriving
in Pannes October 16. We then
moved up further in woods near St.
Benois. Stayed here one week then
moved to ST. Benois. On October
2S first platoon was sent to Haumont
and that night Jerry raided out
our gun positions taking three of our
men prisoners. The second and
third positions were heavily gassed.
Here we lost forty men gassed. On
Novemb ber 8 we moved to XammeS,
while here the armistice was signed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
Old Piano Becomes a Desk

The first piano used in Rockland.
Me-, 103 years old. owned now by
Nelson b. Cobb, is being turned into
desk. The piano was built of solid
mahogany. with rosewood trim
mings. 1t will stand on it's original
legs, which are beautifully carved.
and have brass trimmings. In its
new service as a desk. 1t will have
secret drawers and a drop cover.
From the Minneapolis News.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

We expect to read in the New
York World that the fellow who blew
up a Mt Carmel saloon was crazed
by the thought of the rapid approach
of national prohibition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
Perils of Pious in Oklahoma

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert and family
started to Olive Chapel Church Sun.
day morning and got stuck so thew
had to go back and get the team to
pull them out, so they missed a f,ne
sermon.-From the Enid Events.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

The meanest thief in the State is
the fellow who robbed poor Baptist
minister. of Bellwood. of $50 Liberty
Bond. 1t will probably be found that
he is some relative OF the Kaiser
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

Secretary Baker is at the bar"
says the Philadelphia Ledger, edi-
torially. This. however. is not to be
taken that the honorable Sec was
caught setting 'em up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

Supreme Court upholds Debs' ten
year sentence" says a dispatch. What
pity the Court wasn't empowered to
extend il another ten.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

Despite the Government tax on fish
ing hooks. we expect to be found at
our accustomed spot at sun-up on
the first day of the trout season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
A PIG IN A POKE

talking glibly about "Republi'
- can opposition to a league oi
nations" They ought to know
better. Republicans as whole are
not antagonistic to the idea of
league, but they are very much
opposed to the formation of a hap
hazard organization in which our
American ideals and the very dis
tinct naturalism that have made us
the greatest country on earth may
be lost in a sea of misty internation-
alism.
Senator Lodge takes this position
All right-thinking people earn
estly desire to do everything pos
sible to secure the future peace
of the world. We all hate war
impossible. But we must be
careful not to create n new sys-
tenn worse than the old. The en-
treme gravity of abandoning our
sovereignty and independence
makes it of the most vital inn
pcrtance that no step be taken
without the most careful con-
sideration of the agreements
to. My desire is simply to have
the constitution for a league. pro-
posed by the commission of the
peace conference, thoroughly dis
Cussed and carefully considered.
Republican National Chairman
Hays in a speech last Friday, said:
While we seek earnestly and
prayerfully for methods lessen
ing future wars and will go far
indeed in an honest effort to that
end, we will accept no indefinite
internationaliZation as substi-
tute for fervent American ma
tionalism.
Senator Mccormick, of Illinois,
commented upon President Wilson's
visit home as follows:
During his weeks visit to the
United States President Wilson
gave voice to couple of rhetori-
cal rhapsodies. but he adduced no
argument in support of any OF
the disputed articles. He made
10 specific answer to any specific
objection. He explained nothing
and he converted nobody. If our
common hope to create some
league of nations fails, the fault
will be his.
Here we have summed up briefly
the thought of millions of Americans
upon the League of Nations pro-
posal. They are not opposed TO the
formation of such an organization,
it shall take from us none
of the advantages that have made
us a great people and providing, also,
that we are not required by the
agreement to uphold principles in
Europe for which we would not
stand in America. Our young men
must not be made international
policemen, compelled to help keep
the peace between petty European
potentates; nor can we permit them
to become the pawns of European
If those who are back
of the League of Nations can guar
antee these things Republicans, and
Democrats, too, will join heartily
in support of the proposal. Much
depends upon the underlying prin-
ciples. Certainly, the constitution as
originally drafted leaves much to
be desired. If the issue is becoming
partisan it is because President Will
son will not, or cannot, explain to
the public just what the effects of
the organization will be upon the
world in general and America in par
ticu'ar. The President is asking us
to buy a pig in a poke. He must not
be disappointed if we demand a view
of his wares before we bind the
bargain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

German opera unpopular in New
York." says news item. The dis
cord in Germany appears to extend to
this side.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
HISTORIC HARRTsHuRc

Grain was assembled here for the
use of the American army when 1t
moved on Yorktown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg Is ON fair way
to regain its prominence as a pref
zcI center?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
The Practical AdUantaqe

Washington was hailed as the
father of his country.
Can l claim $500 tax exemption
for each one?" he asked.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

Strange as it may seem. the fast
young man seldom gets along very
rapidly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

The German government contem-
plates strong measures to combat
the growing strike wav~ there, and
will soon bring forward a bill COM
pelling men to work and severely
furnishing slackers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

Members of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication
of all news dispatches credited to
paper and also the local news pub
lished herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

If they don't soon get Wilhelm be-
fore the bar of justice the scoundrel
may die of old age.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

ished surface. For one reason or
another the asphalt is never re-
stored to it's original condition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

The greater part of the textile
inG istry in New England is now
operating on a basis of forty eight
hours "a week. The employees as
sured the shorter hours number
about 10000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
LABOR NOTES

Owing to the light demand for an
thracite coal the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad has
shut down three of its largest mines.
throwing over 5000 miners out OF
work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

Mayor A. H. Swing, of Coates
vile, says no negroes were deported
but that some bad characters ha,
TO leave.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11
visit home as follows:

During his weeks visit to the
United States President Wilson
cal rhapsodies, but he adduced no
argument in support of any of
the disputed articles. He made
10 specific answer to any specific
objection. He explained nothing
and he converted nobody. If our
common hope to create some
league of nations fails, the fault
will be his.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-11

Concerning the action of the
Beaver court in refusing licenses on
the ground of Lack of necessity" the
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times says: Tn
any event, prohibition is so near thai
no hardship will be occasioned by
closing any bars a bit earlier than
the date fixed by Congress. This
fact and Judge Baldwin's reasoning
might well be considered by license
court Judges elsewhere in the State, {,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-05-30

Frank Vanderlip, president of the
National City bank and well-nown
oracle of Wall Street, has been in
Europe for some time, probably to
SEE that the American fnancier5
were we'll taken care of there, but in
spite of this he has been sending
back some observations worthy OF
general notice.
OVER A MONTH AGO HE RE-
PORTED THAT THE ALLIES HAD
SECURED VICTORY WITHOUT
PEACE" NSTEAD OF THE
@:PEACE WITH VICTORY"
The world now has a general peace
treaty, but while it was being made
there were at least Is wars going on
in no way covered by it.
THEY ARE STILL GOING ON.
A more recent epigram by Wander
lip runs: "There are no terms writ
ten in the treaty that can bring peace
to Europe"
He says the real treaty of peace
will be the plan whereby Europe
will be able to get machinery, roll
ing stock and raw material, and VIII
be placed in a position to help her
self"
AND HE MEANS ALL OF EUR
OPS TOO.
Vanderlip here recognizes what SO
arany overlook-that the basis OF
peace must be economic.
A theory of statecraft does not OF