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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
a FAIR DAYS WORK.
Patterson, n. j. News.

Shorter hours of work are demand
ed. 1t is probable that the eight hour
day will become the standard but
some classes o. labor demand a A
hour week, which is less than a seven
hour day. If the working day is short
ened to such a degree, production will
be reduced and days wages, no mat
ter what it may be in dollars and
cents, will buy less of the necessaries
of life, because the total production
of real wealth will lie reduced.
Labor should study what is best for
itself. and the most important thing
is what should constitute a days
work. One way of arriving at this
is for each workman to consider what
he would do if working for himself
If he had a little workshop or farm
of his own. how many hours L day
would ne work. If he worked too
long and t, hard he would wear him
self out too soon. If he did not put
in a good days work regularly he
would have to get along with less
good food, clothing and entertainment
If the individual workman can de-
eide what he would do for himself, he
will arrive at what he should do when
working for another. No industrious
gardener or cobbler working for linn
self would call it day after working
less than seven hours. This point of
view is worth taking.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13

possession, to do with as he viii.
merely to advance his income. He
realizes more that he owes a duty to
the patrons, and to a community, and
that a bank should be a constructive
force.
The banker of today does not hedge
himself about with seclusiveness, but
is ever ready to meet people. listen
to plans for industry. and give judg-
ment based on experience in business.
Frequently the banker anticipates the
needs of customers, in obtaining in
formation and statistics relative to in
dustries which may be developed.
In the success of the community
lies his success. Successful industries
or farmers mean hundreds and thou
sands of new depositors and added
opportunities for safe loans.
Banking is developing more and
more into a personal service organiza-
ton and not a mere loaning machine
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
DISRAELPS APPEARANCE
DESCRIBED.
New York Evening Post.

New 1OTK Evening 1OSt.
G, w. E. Russell, in a recent book,
interestingly describes Disraeli's per-
sonal appearance. He was not in the
least semitic looking. He might have
been Spaniard or an Italian, but he
certainly was not a Briton. He was
rather tall than short, but slightly
bowed, except when he drew himself
up for the delivery of some shrewd
blow. His complexion was extremely
pale, and the pallor was made more
conspicuous by contrast with his hair,
stepped in Tyrian dye, worn long, and
eked out with artificial additions"
He had put off his dandified cos
tune of green velvet collars and be-
ringed white gloves when Russell
knew him, and dressed quietly. Rus
SELL apparently used to see him a
good deal in debate. His voice was
naturally deep. and he had a trick of
deepening it. His oratorical manner
was usually calm, but he could read
| lily invent histrioncs to suit the oc-
| casion. He would look at Gladstone
laundering indignantly at him across
the table and express his satisfaction
that there was solid piece of furni-
ture between them; but possibly an
hour later he would himself be thun-
dering away with semblance almost
of ferocity. This play-acting was laid
aside late in life.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13

17th century the representatives of
another great republic, the Venetians
Antonio FosCarini and Pietro Moce-
nigo, on different occasions were ad-
mitted to membership nonoris causa.
Mr.. Choate greatly appreciated the
graceful action of the Masters of the
Bench, and on more than one occas-
ion, when passing through London
dropped in to dine IN Hall much in
the same way as the ancient records
narrate that Sir Francis Drake did on
Aug. 4. 1856.
His memory is preserved in the Ii
brary of the Inn by handsome pre-
sentation. His own choice would
have been a collection of historical
books, but, anxious to give that which
would be of most use in a legal library,
he relinquished it in favor of the di-
gest of all the reports in all the courts
of the United States, thus making
readily accessible the contents of what
is the finest collection of United
States reports on this side of the At
lantic.-London Times (Jan. 3O,)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
SELL THE SHIPS.

| Chairman Hurley of the shipping
/ board, appointed to build and to Sc
cure ships for war use, is strongly
against government doing a merchant
marine service, under public owner
ship plans.
Experience of federal control of
railways and wires has made many
| persons abandon theories that did not
work out in practice, concerning So
cialistic government operation of
! utilities
Chairman Hurley states that the
| government should at once get out of
all business and leave it to people
| whose brains energy and money
! build up enterprises The govern
ment's ships acquired We're taken or
! built under war requirements of
haste, regardless of cost. and should
| be sold to individuals and organiza-
lions knowing how to conduct ship
ping.
The chairman would sell at the
market prices at times of sales, but
would have the government fix a
maximum freight rate on regular
trade lines,
| AS it would be difficult to obtain
the necessary money to finance so
stupendous a deal as the immediate
transfer of the ships from public to
private hands, therefore, he proposes
that the government become the
mortgage to the extent of three
fourths of the sale price of each YES
sci.
But as rapidly as the mortgage
would be paid off, the underwriting
risks would diminish. The govern
ment would have nothing to do with
the operation of the boats. 1t would
not share in the profits earned. 1t
would, however, have a representa-
tive on the board of directors of each
corporation buying the ships. This,
as Mr.. Hurley explained, would be
for the purpose of protecting federal
| interests. But when the mortgages
are paid off the government repre-
sentative would retire from the di
rectorate or directorates.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
IN THE MIDDLE TEMPLE.

In the ancient hall of the Middle
Temple, at dinner tonight, the United
States ambassador Is to come up
to the bench upon his election as an
honorary Bencher of the Honorable
Society of the Middle Temple. The
occasion is the public reception into
the society of the new Bencher. who
has previously been chosen at parli-
ament of the inn. though IN the case
of honorary Benchers it has not been
customary to follow the ancient pro-
cedure of coming up to the bench ia
BILE, which was revived by Lord Mer-
sey some 10 years ago.
In electing Mr.. Davis the Bench
ers of the Middle Temple have fol-
lowed the precedent created in favor
of Mr.. Choate, nearly II years ago.
Up to that date. no non-British sub
ject had had a place on the governing
body of the inn, though early in the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
WHEN YOU CAN'T PAY.

! One of the common things that bus
| mess men worry about is meeting
| their bills as they fall due. Many of
them, says a writer in System, do not
realize that the manufacturers and
wholesalers are almost always eager
to do everything in their power to
help their customers when they are in
difficulties. The writer, who IS as
sistant treasurer and credit manager
of a Minneapolis concern, cites the
following instance to show how far
the credit man in the big house will
often go:
"a comparatively small customer in
Minneapolis came timidly to ask if
could help him. He had been in the
hospital for several months as the re-
suit of surgical operation. Mean
while his business, essentially one
man concern, had gone to seed. Sales
had fallen off. His manager had in
creased the stock. Nothing but extra
time could save him. He owed Is
other houses, all in Minneapolis. And
they, like us, had been going after
their money hard.
ut will take me quite a while to
clean up with everybody. of course"
he admitted. But I'd like more time"
'I'll grant it," I said, "if the other
creditors Will cooperate with us to
help you put your business on its feet
again"
How shall l get them to agree? ?"
Go and see every man of them"
directed.
"Will you come with me?" he
asked. | don't believe l could Sell
them the idea very we'll alone"
| agreed. and we set out at once,
visiting all the creditors in the order
of the size of their claims. They
agreed to our plan, on condition that
| keep watchful eye on the account.
We arranged to sell the man his pres
ent merchandise needs for cash, per-
hitting him to pay his old bills as he
was able. Two or three houses even
returned post dated checks he had
given, so that he might the better be
able to pay everybody fairly.
1t took that merchant two years to
clean up his outstanding accounts,
with interest. But at the end of that
time he had a going business, a stock
that was paid for and a profound re-
gard for the creditors who had car
ried him through. Meanwhile we had
all done a profitable cash business
with him.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13

lasting flght for the child.
In view of the statistician's report
that out of every nine marriages there
is a divorce, the problem is pathetic,
to say the least.
Scarcely a day goes by but what the
public press has some sad story of
cruel torment over the loss of child
by its mother.
Since the world began, the one
thing that will not down and which
no laws of men can break. IS mother
love.
We have the example of the recent
case where the woman shot her hus-
band, and because mother-love played
its big part before jury of men the
woman went free
Women have suffered everything in
order to retain their children. l know
mothers who have for years borne the
abuse of british husbands for the one
fear of losing the children--women
who would be glad to go out and
work for their living and finance their
| families as well as foster them for
! fear that they would suffer the loss
| of their little ones by some strategy
or otherwise.
1t taxes the wisdom of Solomon ii
settle the question IN every case. Yet
| 1t seems to me there is one funda-
mental principle that can be laid
down and which might end the con;
,, troversy
1t is this: That in case of separa-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
UNION MANS VIEW.

When the United states entered the
world war, the country was not more
dependent upon armed forces than
upon skilled labor. Let us not forget
that both military forces and labor
proved loyal,
Had this been a nation of farmers
and tradesmen only, We would now
be struggling inefficiently.
Had there not been a multitude of
skilled mechanics ready to carry on
industry at home and abroad. under
high pressure, most lamentable errors
and delays would even now be occur
ring.
Thousands of expert railway men
left shops and other places where
high wages prevailed and volunteered
for similar work in France, at SOL
diers rate of pay. A large percentage
of the forces at home that made
supplies available We're dependable
labor unions.
In the stress of the war period,
higher wages We're asked and given.
But in the ranks of labor obstruction
lists of the government were few.
The Journal believes that organized
labor stands higher in public estima-
ton than ever before. At the same
time it is believed that within unions
greater conscience exists that tends
to discountenance trouble makers
And stronger IS the call to discrim-
nate against slackers within.
A higher average standard of ex-
cellence can be expected to result in
the unions, through knowledge of the
appreciation of the public and the
consequent intensified pride of labor
In a recent article in the Labor Re-
view. such improvement IS called foi
by brotherhood man, c. J. Barnett
a locomotive engineer on the Illinoi!
Central
He assures fellow workmen tina
unless a union man does better worl
than a member. the unionis
should not have higher pay.
! Pointing out to unionists the wa!
to more rapid progress and to remove
opposition without combat the engi
neer says:
When the time comes when we a.
union men are more efficient anC
more reliable than the non-unioi
men, then our troubles Will be fewe
and our walking delegates will be on
of a job Everyone who employs la
Dor will be looking for the union man
because he will have something bette
to sell, and until that time comes W,
shall be as We are now, getting every
thing by force, a slow. unsatisfactory.
and uncertain process.
I'VE depend too much upon tn
union for our progress. Union prog
ress should depend entirely upon tn
class Of men composing its members
1t matters not what union they ma,
happen to belong TO.
when the time comes that trav
cling card from Union is regarded
as recommendation for the honest
and integrity of man., and such
man is looked upon as being all RICH
by reason of having the union car,
in his possession. then. and only then
will union stand where L should stan,
in the eyes of the public. We mus
give an honest days work for an hon
est days pay. We will then be in {;
much better position to say what al
honest days pay should be-"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
T.oday,s Anniversaries.

1S19-Secret society of the Carbonarl
was established in Naples for
the purpose of driving out for
eignerS.
1S29-Roman Catholic disabilities bill
was passed by the British par
lament.
1S33-American settlers in Texas
drafted State constitution.
1S69-United States senate rejected
the Johnson Clarendon treaty
for the settlement of the Ala
bama claims
1S91-Richard Gilmour, second Cath
Ollie bishop of Cleveland. died
at ST. Augustine. Fla. Born in
1924.
1909-The army garrison at Constant
inople mutinied and forced the
dismissal of high officials.
1915-Party of American women,
headed by Miss Jane Adams,
sailed to attend the woman's
peace congress at The Hague.
1916-French repulsed German at
tack on Hill 304 at Nerdun.
1917-British extended Arras victory
and routed Germans on 80
miles of front.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
BANKERS HELPFUL.

what does a bank mean TO q
community and a community mean
to a bank"
That question has been chosen for
a debate at the Chamber of Com
merce at Roswell. The purpose of
the discussion is evidently to interest
bankers and the public in opportunity
to benefit each other.
If local newspaper men give space
to what is said at the meeting. read
ers will be interested. There is no
one who does not at sometime wish
to be banker, a depositor or Dor
rover.
But many fail to reach either goal
because they do not realize exactly
the attitude of local bankers of today
which has progressed far from that OF
decades ago.
D y The banker is no longer simply a
loaner Of money, nor does he regard
Z ahs funds Of depositors as his private
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
Divorces and the Children
Copyright 1912 the Publishing
The Strongest Thing the World Is ton the definitely
Mot Love. lnnn y
BY SOPHIE IRENE LOEB

ton the law might definitely deter
mine that where the mother is not an
improper guardian she shall have
complete charge of her child during
its school-going period.
Just as we can make compulsory
statutes to keep children in school
until they are IA to 16 years OF age
we can see to it that they be kept
with their mothers and are sure of
mother-l love during those tender
years.
| / would make it constitute crime
| for any one, even the father to steal
away the child during this time. This
| may seen hard on the male parent,
but father-love is as nothing COM
pared to that of the mother
Certainly, there must be opportun-
| ity for the father to see his Off
spring, but the rights of the woman
for the custody of the little one must
be more securely safeguarded than
they are today.
Certainly, when the child becomes
OF an age when it cannot be involun-
tarily spirited away or kidnapped.
and may reason of its own accord and
as to what it desires, then should it
! choose to be with its father more than
| its mother-that is another matter.
But in the time of it's dependency
the right to it's mother must by all
the laws of nature. be paramount to
the pleasure of the other parent.
| The big man of today, the father,
realizes this natural fundamental LAT
and manfully gives way to it regard
less of his rights under the law.
He has the welfare of his child at
heart, and, no matter what differ.
ences he may have with the mother,
he is fine enough to make whatever
sacrifice is necessary of his own feel
ings and do the honorable and natural
thing in securing the inherent need oil
a child for its mother.
If more men would cultivate this
manly spirit, as long as the woman
| is proper guardian. present. laws
would suffice: but # the statute
should need to be more strongly sci
forth, | say. let us see to 1t and
eliminate the constant cry of the
mother for her child and vice versa
A Towering plant, according to the
lcni t,ge, Oh ate ftn soil fyxtr
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
z APRIL 10. 1919
TWIN TROUBLES.

ENGLAND also has a ram oAu
nv the tail and cannot turn loose
The railways there were taken over
at the beginning of war and four per
-. interest guaranteed to the own
ORG for a period not to emo lor WV
more wears. That was the rate 'HeS
had been earning
Recently the government manage
,ont informed parliament tnat
the losses continued to run Sl'ZoV'VVO
ner day. Freight rates were i'o' ~
craosed in England, but paSsersei
rotas were raised fifty per cent main
i, IN preyent travel during the perlou
,rains were needed for moving 'ioop'
and war supplies.
Tho wear preceding the war Ehsl'Sh
railway workers were paid an average
of lint $3.50 per annum. In the UNI
ted states in 1915 the average was
$500, Early in the war EnGiish laii-
way wages had to be raised anu a'
one stage there was an increase ea'h
u,aek for seven successive weeks by
the end of the war the increase
amounted to $275, 100000 per year.
Then when Lloyd George and ms
party sought reelection, after the
war the railway workers, with the
leverage that a political election al
fords. asked the premier for another
raise amounting to sl,225,0Oo-ahh
got it in short order. So railway
workers wages are in England now
averaging 5000 instead of $3.50
There is another sum of $14o,0Oo'-
600 in annual expense for Increased
cost of material.
High freight rates prevailed in Eng
land before the war and 1t Is sald
that when the period for release OF
the roads arrives, hundred per cent
increase will be necessary to meet the
cost of operation, if the lines be turn
ed back to owners.
1t is expert opinion that the gov
eminent would not. dare to permit
owners to make such a heavy IN
crease, and that the only action likely
to be takens is naturalization. The
government may buy the roads, on
long time, pay interest on bonds Is
sued therefore and go ahead without
rate increase, taxing the people to
meet interest and obligations.
The United states followed Eng
land in taking over railway opera
ton and has had much the same ex.
. perience, except that passenger rates
have not been increased.
Freight rate increases have beer
made which cover, it is estimated
100000 annually including The
$65,O0O,O0O allowed brotherhoods un
der an order just issued.
Exclusive of the latter raise, thu
average wage of railway workers II
this country has risen from $500 t.
S1,4O0 since 1915, an advance of from
so to 60 per cent. The British in
crease was 100 per cent.
About one-third of the wage in
crease on American railways shown
above is not due to action by tn
government Prior to federal ad
ministration the railways, in 1871
and 1918, made raises amounting t.
100000, including S7O,O0O,00
which the Adamson act caused b,
shortening the railway day to eigh
hours.
AS brotherhood men work NOR
than eight hours, generally. thei
wages were raised automatically
They accepted the provisions an
pledged not to strike or make furthe
demands during the war. They ker
the pledge.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
Today's BIRTHDAYS.

John w. Davis, United States am
bassador to Great Britain. born at
Clarksburg, w. Va, 40 years ago to-
day.
DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur president
of Leland Stanford. Jr.. University.
born at Boonesboro. Ia. A years ago
today.
Frank w. Woolworth, millionaire
merchant, developer of the chain-store
idea in America, born IN Jefferson
county n. Y, CT years ago today.
Lucius e. Johnson, for many years
executive head of the Norfolk and
Western Railway, born at Aurora, H..
70 years ago today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
JOURNAL TABLETS
ON TEXTS TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES:

filings for record, the county surveyor
gets no chance to cat a movie man
Is photographing the Tularosa valley,
hills and dales. Biologists are as
thick as cottontails. One farmer is
going to plant cotton to show that the
county will yield other things than
cottontails and oil tales. There is to
be bank at Cloudcroft, way-up
town Roy Flamm is not going to be
TANNED out Of salary by the coun-
ty commissioners, nor made TO do all
the road work with his own hands.
The county agent is to find out how
to head off potato blight and restore
the favorite mountain product. A
promoter is to convert the White
Sands into bungalows after sinking
for oil or water and building a railway
to haul the sands or the knockdown
houses. What more could one news
paper like the Alamogordo News ask f?
BONDS PROFITS.
Not speculative bonds. but the
Bond brothers who sold a ranch in
Union county last week for a profit
of $4,000 above the sum paid four
years ago. A man from Wichita Falls
was the buyer. Probably it was oil
profits that enabled him to get away
from the smell of the cleo to whore
he can inhale the fragrance of 10000
tons of alfalfa.
Other Texas men have in the last
eight months bought half a million
dollars worth of land in Union and
ColfaX counties, or else the Des Moines
Swastika IS a prevaricator.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13

search of her heart
little boy who
she said had been
kidnapped from her.
Since last Septem-
Der she has not seen
her 4-year-old, and
she has been search
ing, searching ever
since.
| have thought of
this question many
many times--where
the parents separate
or are divorced, and
the consequent ever
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13
TODAY s EVENTS


Today begins the Hindu New Year.
Anniversary of the birth of Thomas
jefferson, political patron saint and
founder of the democratic party.
Brazil holds a national election to-
day to choose a successor to the late
President elect Alves, who died just
before assuming office.
A call to the Christian churches and
peoples of America to observe Holy
week, which begins today. as a sea-
son for special prayer has been sent
out by the federal council of the
Churches of Christ in America
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-13

The term John Bull is believed to
have been first applied as nickname
for the English people by DR.. Arbuth-
not in THE History of John Bull" a
satire on the Duke of Marlborough
published IN 1912.
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