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New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
LabOrer Studying More

The underlying fact, however, IS 'G
the actual laborer has been giving
more thought TO economics and leaf'
ing more economic truths Of late ihm
he ever had learned before.
1t is becoming clear 20 the iabonr'
as il has become clear to his elected
representatives, that after all is sad
and done there remain economic lap
that can be no more repealed BY act o1
Congress or OF Parliament or ~ labor
unions than can Newton's law Of srs'-
tation. Hence. there is real oppoa-
ton to radical thought and aet'on
where but a few weeks ago there ""
at least active sympathy.
Gompers has not created this icelias
He has succeeded in crystalIzing u.
In other words, Bill Lahey has hands
on the levers Of the big Corliss engine
once more.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
Gomners. Master Mechanic, Steadies Labor Mach11
Plumb Railroad Plan Had
Complicated Matters for
The Federation

after an interview with Mr.. Gompr,
he told the reporters that Gompeu
approved absolutely Of the plan.
The situation switched, however,
few minutes later, when, through On.
who was present at the interview, !,
became known that not only had Mr.
Gompers not indorsed Plumb and hi,
plan, but had told him almost in "
many words that he was not prepared
to do anything of the sort. 1t also b.
came known then and there that
Gompers's homecoming meant a gath
ering of the clans in Washington, whore
an attempt would be made 20 deter
mine who's who in the labor move
mont. On the eve OF Labor Day an
official statement by Mr.. Gompeu
enunciated. among other things, ths,
the executive council. acting for the
Federation. had withheld its iudgrer,
on the Plumb plan.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
Leaders Resent Deception

The attempt TO make it appear that
the Federation had taken this position
created much bitterness of feeling on
the part of men high in the Federation
and on the part of men at the head Of
great international unions. These not
only resented the attempt TO commit
the Federation. but they resented the
receipt of kilograms from an official in
Washington in effect instructing them
70 either appear before the Senate
committee and approve the Plumb bill
or have their agents do so. The re-
sponse to these kilograms was not ex-
actly what was desired. In the main
they consigned the addressee to place
warmer than Washington in August.
Others were even more brutal.
The effect of the Plumb agitation
had been to cause worry not only in
business circles but in the ranks OF
labor. To the men in the ranks il
appeared like notice that the roof
would be the limit in any demands that
might be made and the way was pre-
rared for more trouble than the heads
of the international unions could hope
to handle.
This situation was further compli-
Gated by the fact that in the last
three years the membership Of the
Federation had almost doubled, bring
ing ~ tens OF thousands of men and
women who had no trade union train
ing. who lacked discipline and who
lacked the confidence in leadership
that longer membership in any organ-
zation entails. 1t is a fact known to
all men who have worked in the labor
movement that the greatest difficulty
any organizer faces is TO prevent the
newly organized from striking i'm.
mediately they are organized. Powder
Is, whose star as labor man set in
the late sos, knew this and was very
fond Of telling Of an experience in
leather town where he had just
installed the officers of new union.
"When do we strike?" asked one OF
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make way for new Congress Park;
and the Grand Union, the United
States, the Worden and the Hotel
American keep mourners' company
adown the slope Of Broadway. \
mile long they seem each to be and
with courtyards acres in extent.
There are hotels, it is said, with suf-
ficient space for twenty thousand
guests. In their bathrooms, silent
now and empty save for haunting
echoes. still hang the glItterIng glass
chandeliers. Still run the avenues of
tables in the dining rooms. Still
stand the chairs like windrows in the
prairielike piazzas. But their elm
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
Would Not Help Others

Another cause was the refusal or
failure of the brotherhoods 70 do any
thing to better the condition OF unor-
panized railroad employees and their
callous indifference TO the small wages
paid the unorganlzed. Always they
were lone wolves who hunted alone.
This feeling against the railroad
brothcrhoods was voiced very gener-
ally shortly before the war, when the
Adamson bill came up in Congress.
Gompers helped the brotherhoodS them
and was much criticised in the labor
movement for so doing. When, in
March. 1917, he called a conference OF
all labor leaders in Washington TO pro-
claim loyalty to the nation in the event
Of war he was in some instances open
" criticised for allowing the brother
hoods TO take part.
They don't belong said many;
they're only trying TO use the Fedora
ton for their own ends
About this time the brotherhoods be-
gan TO edge closer TO membership IN
the Federation. Just now negotiations
to that end are on The feeling against
them has not abated. however. and the
cry that the brotherhoods were trying
to use the Federation was raised IN
increasing volume Immediately follow
ing the attempt to press the PLUMP
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
Things Are Working More
Smoothly Since Return
of Labor Head
By John J. Leary. Jr.

read American Federation Of Labor,
and for Bill Lahey read Samuel Com
pers. for the Federation is a powerful
engine and Gompers the master me-
chanic who best understands and can
direct its workings. As in the case
Of Lahey. things had begun to happen
in his absence.
Chief o. these things was the at
tempt Of the railroad brothcrhoods to
force Congress TO enact the Plumb
bill. In the effort to do this they as
serted that they had the backing Of an
official OF the Federation, that the
American Federation Of Labor was not
only back OF the scheme but was de-
termined TO put it through. As a mat
ter of fact the Federation had care
fully avoided :ndorsing the scheme
and it had authorized no one to say
that it had, any more than Mr.. Com
pers had authorized the use of his
name as president of the Plumb Plan
League.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
Federation Remains Same

1t was a typical Gompers statement,
conservative, yet making II clear that
orranized labor as such does not pro-
pose to yield any Of its gains, Wills
at the same leaving no doubt that the
sanity which has marked the move
ment has not disappeared.
OF the details Of the executive coga-
ell meeting and Of o,he' meetings tie
formal statement said nothing. No:
much would be gained b. making these
details public. On the contrary. much
might be lost. SO they are Withheld.
There remains, however. in the minds
Of she labor men no doubt that 1
consequence OF what was said ard done
things will run much more smoothly
from now on.
II would be too much 20 say tina. N
Gompers's coming has made this srs'
change. As matter OF fact, It h~
not. What i. has done IS 70 give ei'
preston TO the thought that has bees
gaining force in the minds OF the net
who work. whether they hold uana
cards or not-that a time for concers-
and constructive action has arrive.
Earlier than the man in the rann
Gompers and the heads OF the great
unions sensed the need Of chang
The messages of President Wilson 70
the railroad shopmen brought H
,hought home to many.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
Com pers Called Home

II was this condition that caused the
cables to Gompers by men who saw
that unless something was done TO
steady the big machine serious danger
if not disaster lay dead ahead.
When Mr.. Gompers landed in Hobo
ken one of the first men TO greet him
was Glenn F.. Plumb, author Of the
Plumb plan. There were many others
on the pier to greet him, but Plumb
was in the centre Of the picture. He
saw Gompers first of all at his hotel.
Apparently he and his plan had the
right of way over all other matters.
This impression was furthered when,
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attractive. all-satisfying summer re-
sort 1t is gay, glittering, and cos
mopolitan.'
Then the author goes on:
Still flow the saline springs as
when, it is recorded, as far back as
1888, George Washington. Alexander
Hamilton and Governor Clinton
came to their healing stream, in COM
pany. Still spreads the fine expanse
Of Woodland Park, twelve hundred
acres, as when Lafayette came to
pay court TO ladies Of the old regime
century ago. Still stand
the great frame hostleries; but
"Old Congress Hall is gone TO
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lation, it still has annually quad
ruple 10000 visitors and is still the
proud possessor of some features OF
climate and scenery that are unsur-
passed at any place in any
period
And that the old charm is still
there is also emphasized when the
author quotes from an old guide
book Of the early days. as follows: :
"As a social centre Saratoga
Springs needs no introduction to the
world at large. 1t is the ever
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

trees now are scrawny; their shrub
berry is NANCY; their plaster is seal
ing: their paint is d.scolored; their
furniture is picbald and their car
pets are moth-eaten. Their appear
ance is one of detection and dilapida-
ton"
And this is the reason for the
change. as given by Mr.. Steele:
There came on, generation ago,
the movement that produced this
transformation. Grant the whole
contrast between the languors and
lilies Of virtue and the roses and
raptures of vice, once choice is made
in favor Of the second its price must
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

all things. possess nothing. Tho
town is now left stranded-saye for
what keeps it ahoat. There are thou
sands hereof those all dressed up
with no place to go. The resort
keeps up pitifully bold appearance;
but Ichabod is written over all;
Thy glory is departed" x
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

Of all places that are thus progress
sive. Statesmen became politicians;
this was their place Of convention.
Gaming became gambling; Canfeld's
place became world famous. The
improvement of the breed of horses
wrought the degradation Of a breed
Of men. The worldly wise became
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
" AN here to help labor. not
- to hurt it,"
Il The speaker. little gray


Il The speaker. little gray
haired man, clearly suffering
the effects Of hard ocean voyage, was
talking to a room filled with reporters
in IN uptown hotel. In the corridor
were q number Of labor men Of ma
tional prominence, waiting to get his
ear. More chiefs Of the labor clan
were awaiting their turn in the lobby
below. Others were awaiting him in
Washington. Yet others were speed
ing from all parts Of the country tow
ard the capital for that purpose.
And from one end of the land to the
other tens of thousands of men,
classed as being of labor, tens of
thousands more rated as being of the
employing class, and vast armies not
they pay the bills, waited to hear what
the little man might say, or, more i'm
portant, hear what the little man might
do
The little man was Samuel Gompers,
veteran president Of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor and by common con-
sent the acknowledged world leader Of
the labor movement. He had returned
ahead of time because men high in the
labor movement and in his confidence,
sensing a crisis, had cabled Come"
II is now nearly two weeks since
Mr.. Gompers landed. In that time
much water has passed over the dam,
there has been much discussion of
labor problems. These problems in
the main are still with us, at least
the more spectacular ones, such as
the threat of steel strike. But the
outstanding fact in the situation is n
noticeable steadying Of all hands in
and out Of the labor movement and
tendency on the part of all TO get
down to Mother Earth once more.
Compers's coming has steadied the
situation. The change became notice
able Immediately after he landed. and
as the days go on it will be more
apparent.
Viewing il | was reminded of q hap
pening many years ago IN one OF the
big plants of what is now the Geneial
Electric Company. In this plant was
an enormous Corliss engine, one o.
several units ruled over By very able
but at times grouchy engineer named
Bill Lahey One day this engine started
10 run away something had slipped in
the governing mechanism. The man
IN immediate charge began to run
around. and those employed in the i'm
mediate vicinity to think OF safer
places. for serious accident seemed
inevitable Then old Bill hove into
view. Without word he jumped for
n lever, threw his full weight on it and
brought the giant back to normal.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

that it was a place of healing
springs, mammoth hotels, political
conventions and horseraces. ! had
read that there are homes there of
the rich and the famous. eX-
pected the height Of fashion and
the norm and standard Of frivolity
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

and fin de steele summer occupations,
but I was doomed to disillusionment.
"And yet Saratoga Springs has
been the most noted inland water
ING place in America and in some
rosnccts was once the most remark
able in the world"
That this distinctively American
resort has not, of course, lost It's
anneal entirely, Mr.. Steele comedies
when he says:
"To.day a town Of 10000 popu-
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AUGUST 26-IIc landed at IIoboken at 2:30 By $50
it became known that the American Federation of Labor had
not ndorsed the Plumb plan and that the of Mr. Gompess
name as honorary president of the Plumb Plan League
unauthorized On the day he took hand the railway
shopmen strike and assisted the heads Of the unions to induce
the men to return work accordance with the Presidents
request Then he ndorsed the actors strike.
AUGUST 27-fle conferred with the heads OF the steel
strike committee advising them in their response Judge
Cays decnation consult with them to leave the door
to further negotiations and postpone any action looking
toward a tic-up of the mills
AUGUST 28-tIe met with the executive council of the
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

y EST we forget one Of the
most historic and attractive
IL watering places Of inland
America, David NJ. Steele,
writing in 1.-The independent
tells of "A Day and Night at
Saratoga Springs and sub-titles his
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

American Federation of Labor Washington and arranged to
meet with President Wilson discuss industrial conditions
AUGUST 29EIe conferred with the President discussing
among other things the steel situation and the advsaby OF
holding an industrial conference which labor and business
should and work tor stabllz-
ing industry during reconstruction Issued statement ndors-
ing the general strike of the cigarmakers
AUGUST 3O-Formaly announced the failure OF the
American Federation Of Labor the Plumb plan its
Endorsement of the actors strike and hope of avertng
trouble in the steel trade
AUGUST 31-Labor leaders at Washington in
the view that the situation is improving all around.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

"Well, we're going to strike, amt
wc?' responded the man. Amt We
got a union now"
All who have come on the stage since
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Of labor" has manifested itself in many
ways. In many instances il has come
in the form Of defiance Of duly con
st.tuted authority, just as it has In
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With COmperS 4bSenf

at beats hell" said he, wiping his
hands on a bit of waste, "how things
begin to happen the minute | get out
Of sight"
To get the idea for Corliss engine
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

the officers after the meeting ad-
journed.
What do you mcan?" asked
Powderly.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

Powderly have had similar experiences.
This new element here, as in Eng
land, where thev describe much of the
unrest as being due to "the di'uiion
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
Behold the Waning Glory That Was Saratog

price is the ephemea the emmonde The Nemesis OF
quality the Mammon be the poverty
They having
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story "The Chronicle Of 8 Glory That
Has Ceased To Be"-though the town
still occupies a very prominent place
On the current sporting page. 1t IS
still very much in the news, however
altered its atmosphere.
"On a recent trip from Canada
begins the author, IL came by auto
mobile, boat and railway to stop
for a day and a night at Saratoga
Springs. l had heard Of it as the
Spa Of North America. / knew
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Gompers Sitting ON the Lever

O. RSprhnf J 1c
bhYvamf
Hmluhn hardh
threatened @r 'SY
fh4rM r(iomurw mrHrd hppdi
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-06
COPPER AT SIXTEEN CENTS

Is good news for western states. It indl- cates the turn of the tide.
 The president of one of the most important copper concerns in the country says: On the basis of sales the last two months domes- tic consumers are taking copper at about their pre-war basis of sOO,OOOQOO tons annually. May business is regarded as good under exist ing conditions.
 ''Of course sales are not sufficent to ab- sorb the production, even on 90 per cent basis, but the copper industry is not so badly off as some people believe.
 Further curtailment should be effected and probably will/be soon To get the most effective results we should all shut down tight but there are many elements to be coll sidered before such a step is taken.
 ''At current prices none of the large com- panies actually lose money on production, but there is wastage of the mines physical assets which never can be replaced
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-06
N. M. GOVERNOR WILL NOT
 BE kTI,DEM0B|L|zAT|0N

A telegram has been received from Governor O. A. Larrazolo of New Mex ico requesting Governor Campbell to personally represent him at the de- mobilization of the S9th at Ell Paso. Business pressure in his own state made it impossible for him to be press lent The telegram was forwarded to Governor Campbell, who is in Wash ington on his way from New York. Governor Campbell departed for Fl Paso Wednesday night to be present at the demobilization of the 342nd Field Artillery of the S9th Division, which recently arrived in New York.
 According to advices received at the governors office Monday, the 342nd departed last Sunday for Fort Bliss and will arrive in Fl Paso on Friday. s, Following is the message from Gov efnor Larrazolo of New Mexico:
 Santa Fe, N M., June 2, 1919-- Hon. Thomas B. Campbell,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 Impossible for me to be in Fl Paso when the boys of the S9th arrive. Pub- lie business demands my presence here. I beg you to personally repre- sent me if you are in Fl Paso and ex- press my regret at inability to be there
 O. A. LARRAzOLO, Governor.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-06
LIFE SAVER FOR MINING

The western mining industry has a great deal at stake in the resumption of business in Europe.
 In commenting on the situation, J. D. Ryan, of the Anaconda Copper Company, said that, in his opinion, silver prices will remain high for several years and have not yet touched their highest level
 Copper he said, ''is in better posi- ton than for many months, but its future will depend on the restoration of European indus try to pre-war prosperity. There can be no marked advance in the price of the metal until the European demand revives:''
 In the meantime the life-saver for the min ing industry is freedom from labor troubles and reduced cost of operation, due to greater labor efficiency
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-06
FORGING RIGHT AHEAD

While certain Senators are breathing de- iance against the Paris covenant the leading nations of the world are gong right ahead with preparations for the epochal changes that will be necessitated by the establishment of the League of Nations. President Wilson has ap- pointed the representative of this country on the general secretariat Preparations are being made for performance of various functions which will require the immediate attention of the league. Among these the supervision of settlements of the Saar Valley, Danzig, and the German colonies. In fact it is difficult to see how the peace treaty could function with out the league and its varoius organs to do the work of reconstructing the world.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-06

The citizens of Graham country are peti- tioning the board of supervisors of that county to provide road bond election The amount suggested is for one hundred thousand dollars and it is claimed that with such bond issue, money something near $400000 would be avail able for road improvement in that county dur ing the next 12 months The good road spirit is said to be alive in Graham county and we shall expect to see the proposed bond issue carry should the election be ordered It is ex- pected that Graham county will soon build a good road to a connection with the Cochise county road system either at Bonita or Bowie
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-06
DON'T TAKE CHANGES

Too much cannot be said about the danger of fire as the dry season approaches Last year western forests suffered millions of dol lars' loss from fire ravages Hundreds and thousands of acres of grain fields were destroy ed, not to mention millions of dollars worth of residences and business property.
 One of the principal dangers to field and forest used to be throwing cigarets or cigar stubs from train windows into the dry grass. There is now greater danger in the thousands of automobiles passing along the highway from which person fips cigaret or cigar. Also camp fires left by persons not familiar with outdoor life.
 Be careful, put out fires, see that no waste is left around your premises, cut the dry grass next to buildings, clean up the oily rags around your garage and don't take chances.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-06
LEST WE FORGET

Republicans who are demanding the text 9f the peace treaty before its makers have made it ready for submission to the ratifying authorities reminded of these words of Re publican wisdom:
 ''We have possible right to break sud denly into the middle of negotiation and de- mand from the President what instructions he has given to his representative. That part of treaty-making is no concern of ours D
 The quotation is from Senator Henry Ca bot Lodge Republican leader in the Senate. He was speaking in the Senate on January "A, 1906, while that body was considering reso- lution calling upon President Roosevelt for in formation as to foreign negotiations then un- der way.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-06

It is funny how dear the Monroe doctrine is to the heart of lot of eminent statesmen who never gave it much thought before they began searching for excuse to oppose the League of Nations.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-06

Republican filibusterers in the Sixty fifth Congress couldn't see any good in the United States Employment Service. Yet in one week in May it found jobs for 65263 individuals. The employers showed what they thought of it during the same week by making requisition on the service for 11O446 workers
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-11
Mr.. C. C. ARTHUR TAKEN
SUDDENLY ILL IN CINCINNATI
Second Stroke of Paralysis Strikes
Prominent Mason County Farmer
In Cincinnati Hotel Thursday
Evening.

Word was received here this morn
ing that Mr.. C. c. Arthur, prominent
farmer of the Mayslick neighborhood,
was taken suddenly and seriously i'll
at the Emory hotel in Cincinnati last
night where he had gone only yester-
day on business.
Later information was to the effect
that Mr. Arthur suffered stroke of
paralysis and that his entire left side
is paralyzed and that he is in a very
critical condition. He was removed by
physicians last night to the Good Sa-
maritan hospital where he is receiving
treatment.
Mrs. Arthur and daughters and Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Kirk left here this
morning in automobile to be at his
bedside.
1t will be remembered that last win
ter Mr.. Arthur suffered a stroke OF
paralysis at his home In the county
and since that time he has been in
bad health.