The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-02-21

Union conference. In which are dele
gates from the United States and Eng.
land, Is discussing international labor
legislation In conjunction with the
Socialists.
Turkey let ont loud wall recently
In protest against the proposition to
put Constantinople, the Bosporus and
the Darianeiles under international
control. This idea is being promul-
gated In Paris especially by the en-
tente nations, and they assert that
the controlling nation should be the
United States as the one disinterest.
ed power that could handle the terri
tory. The Ottoman liberal party.
which has been anti-German through.
ont the war, asked President Wilson
to save Constantinople to Turkey by
giving 1t chance at self-determina.
ton. Several days later the sultan
himself sent secret letter to the lib
eral Turks In France and Switxer
land. appealing to them to return
home and save their country from the
starvation and lawlessness prevalent
under the regime by which the nom.
inai ruler Is dominated. Many com,
munities and municipalities under
Ottoman rule have sent petitions to
the American peace delegates asking
that they be put under the protec
ton of the United States.
The labor situation in America and
Great Britain was getting worse In.
stead of better last week, and IL the
opinion of certain British high officials
and OF many persons In this country
is correct. 1t will not improve much
until the alien anarchist leaders are
completely squelched. These profes
sional disturbers are held TO blame
especially for the strikes in the Unit
ed Kingdom. many of which are moi
authorized by the governing bodies
OF the trades unions. London was
badly crippled by strikes OF nearl,
all transportation workers and the EN-.
gineers on some of the steam rail
roads went out In sympathy The
government refused to interfere on
the ground that the controversial,
were solely Industrial, but tried to re
lieve the situation by starting a mill
tary motor service to supplement that
of the buses. which were still run
ming. The mechanics OF the army
service corps In depots adjoining Lon
don, to the number of 1000, refused
to go on duty Thursday because they
wanted to be demobilized and to con
tinue work as civilians.
The United States was hit hardest
last week at points widely separated
New York and Seattle. In the
metropolis building operations were
virtually tied up by lockout de
Glazed by the Building Trades Elm
ployers' association which affected
25,OOO workers and which threatened
to spread throughout the country and
Canada.
In Seattle the 10000 shipbuliders
who are on strike ereceiyed the sup
port of general strike which was
started on Thursday. Practically MI
union laborers quit work, though the
engineers In the municipal lighting
plants were exempt The textile |
workers In Lawrence. Mass, struck |
for 4shour week with 81 hours' pay
One more greatest war revenue
bill in the country's history" was pre-
senfed to the house last week BIZ
Chairman kitchin OF the ways AND
means committee. As fixed up by
The conference II provides for the col.
lection of about se.60o 600. 90 In taxes
from the American citizen. and Ia ad
iition IL gives bonus OF 500 10 eacb
soldier, sailor. marine and woman
lurse in the American forces. Pretty
nearly everything one possesses or
Toes will be subject TO tax. Even
he president and all other federal
'nciHis must pay tax on their IL
'omes. though state officials do not.
The normal income tar for 1918 ~
per cent on incomes mp TO S4.Gd
ND ~ per cent on higher incomes.
After 1918 the normal is per cent
u incomes Up 70 $4,000 tad s Der
ent on those over $500. The pres ,
NJ normal is 4 per cent.
The Income surnx rates begin az
90 cent on incomes u 1000 10 So.
80 ard run 10 c. par cent on incomes
over 100000. +
Provision Is made for both war spd
xcess profits taxes IN the fiscal year
NJ after that the war profits IA.
ONES on. except In certain specified
ases where war contracts run oys,
, later years.