The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-27

and that the employees Of the corpo-
ration are now compelled to resort to
strike in order to prove to Judge
Gary the authority of their selected
representatives to present their griev-
ances. In the Chicago district, at
least, breakers will not be en-
ployed, according to the company Of
ficlals. The strikers will be paid off
and discharged permanently, and If
the walkout is general, the mills will
shut down.
Disorders in Boston, due to the
strike of policemen, were largely sup
pressed by the military, but the situa-
tion otherwise was little improved.
The firemen, however, decided not to
quit, and the threatened general strike
was at least postponed. The attitude
of the American Federation of Labor
toward the Boston case is peculiar.
President Gompers, while defending
the strike, admitted the police were
given a charter ON the express I'M
derstanding that they would not strike.
Then Mr.. Gomper's secretary visited
Boston to study the situation, and on
leaving announced that the federation
stood solidly behind the striking po-
licemen. He intimated that he did
not favor general strike at this time.
Chiefly because the police force Of
Washington also was unionized in the
face of orders to the contrary, Presi-
dent Wilson took hand in the mat
ter Of police unions. He sent a tele-
gram to Commissioner Brownlow Of
the District of Columbia in which he
said: Il think that any association
Of the police force Of the capital city,
or of any great city. whose
object is to bring pressure upon
the public or the community, such as
will endanger the public peace or en-
harrass the maintenance of order
should In no case be countenanced
or permitted"
Announcement that the carpenters
strike and consequent building indus
try tie-up in the Chicago district had
ended was not only premature, but
seemingly false. The carpenters were
ostensibly given chance to vote on
the question, but instead Of a secret
ballot, the voting was open, and the
contractors assert that thus the labor
bosses were able to intimidate the men
and obtain a majority for rejection Of
the compromise offered.
Two big meetings of general inter
est were held in Chicago last week
The first was the annual convention of
the Zionists of America, at which
plans were laid for the industrial in
vasion of Palestine by the Jews. The
first of the invaders will be members
of the Jewish legion that fought In the
Holy Land under General Allenby
Steps were taken to raise the immense
sums needed to develop Palestine. The
executive committee expects to get as
much as 100000 in America during
the coming year.
The other meeting was of some 300
leaders of the Anti-Saloon League of
America, who were completing their
program for campaign designed to
make the whole world dry They de-
cided they must raise at least $4,000
600 for the work and that prohibition
must be enforced In American cities
as proof to the world that the sale Of
liquor can be stopped.
The gulf coast of Texas suffered Sc
verely from the tropical hurricane that
swept up from the Caribbean sea.
Scores Of persons were drowned and
immense property damage was done,
especially in Corpus Christi and the
region roundabout.
Prosecution of the packers by the
government proceeded apace with the
presentation of evidence to the grand
jury in Chicago Notwithstanding the
cutlery of Chicago organizations In de-
Tense of the "big ive." this evidence
and what is yet to come is declared
by Attorney General Palmer to be
ample to sustain the indictment of the
combination of packers, and he added
that when the collected data "is laid
before jury the wrath of the Amer
lean people will compel verdict of
conviction. The story will amaze
America"
Patriotic Americans were gratified
BY the sentence imposed by Judge
Dean at Jackson, Mimi, on President
e. G. Townley of the Nonpartisan
league and Joseph GuiIbert, former
manager, who had been convicted Of
consplring to teach sedition. They
were given 30 days In jail--the limit
under the statute.