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The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
CONDEMNS Pol.
ICY Of HIRING
CUNMEN
Washington State Grange
Also Denounces League Of
Nations as Combination
of Executives.

Seattle, Oct a Life imprison-
ment and cunfiscation Of property
is the penalty demanded by the vel
fare committee of the state grange
for the hiring of gunner, in a dec.
laration Of principles agreed upon
at meeting of the committee held
in Seattle Wednesday.
The welfare committee is com
posed CT elected representatives OF
the various county oranges. Grand
Master William Bouck is president
and c.. P. Bush Of Clark county sec
retary. The object OF the meeting
was TO agree upon new state and
national legislative program.
The league of nations was de-
nounced by the committee as a com
bination of executives, and demand
was made that it be submitted to the
people of the various nations
Equally emphatic demand was made
for the withdrawal of the American
troops from Russia, recognition OF
the soviet republic, the lifting Of the
economic blockade, protection of al
political ugees-Irisn, West In
dians, Hindus and others, and pro
testing intervention in Mexico.
One of the committees stronges
planks is for the release of all po
litical prisoners. The frequent u.s.
of mob violence by employers is de
nounced, and the use of force t,
frighten workers in labor differ
ences is severely condemned.
Thirty days is declared by tn
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
IRISH TRANSP P0R7
WORKERS ON
STRIKE
Many Street Meetings Held.
Speakers Pay Their Re
spects to Lloyd George.
Soldiers Shoot Peasants.

In letter received at the office of
Putte branch of Metal Mine Work
ors Industrial union. No. 500, today,
Joe Kennedy. Butte deportee, writ
ing under date of Sept. Q, from Bel
fast, ireland, tells of a strike of the
Irish Transport and General Work
ers union OF that port which had
spread to Dublin and threatened a
general tie-up in both cities. The
strikers had demanded SIS per day
and q 14-hOur week, and their union
comprises seamen and firemen as
well as dockers. Kennedy's letter.
in part. follows:
yesterday morning the Irish
Transport and General Workers
union. 900 strong, dropped their
tools and demanded a SIS per day
wage and 44-hour week. The Dub
lin branch OF this organization fol-
lowed with a strike for the same de-
mands. | look for a general tie-np
as it affects seamen as well as dock
ers. This union is as near to an in
dustrial union as anything I have
come in contact with here. l have
visited the strike headquarters and
explained the structure and tactics OF
the American I. w. w. and their
organizer agreed with me that indus
trial unionism was the only hope OF
emancipation for the workers.
Hold Street Meetings.
Eve held four street meetings
under the auspices Of I. L. p last
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
KEPT PRESS
MISLEADS
PUBLIC
Judge Gary's Refusal to Ar
bitrate Is Challenge to the
= Government and Organ.
lied Labor.
lSnecial to The Rulletin

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct 4--John /.
Fitzpatrick, chairman OF the national
committee for organizing the iron
anu steel workers, on arriving at the
Pittsburgh headquarters today, is
sued the following statement:
| Judge Gary's stand is clear. He
will not arbitrate. He has chal-
lenged the government and organized
labor repeatedly, Such a condition
cannot continue to exist in America
| The lying press controlled and owned
by capital, says 10 per cent Of the
steel workers are out of the steel in
4 dustry, but it is more nearly 95 per
| cent tied up. Newspaper manipula-
! tion would make it appear that this
strike has scarcely touched the steel
corporation, the mills, however, are
in and out of the yards in the steel
center is but 10 per cent of normal.
Here in control of the steel indus
try is group of men SO despotic and
tyrannical. that they have plunged
the mass OF workers in the steel in
dustry inlo direct poverty and
degradation. They are continually
defying and violating the law Of this
country ana the constitutional rights
OF the workers.
1--WE have the right to develop oul
plans legally and lawfully regardless
OF the terrorism exercised. That is
what we are doing. The working
people have been lawful and order
| ly, while the other side has not, and
the arrests being made in large mum
bers of innocent people all through
the steel district are mainly for the
purpose of terrorizing the rest.
The executive council of the
American Federation and the "a
presidents Of the international unions
involved in this strike will meet il
Washington Monday, Oct 6 at S
D. m. in the executive council room
of the American Federation Of La
Dor to take UP the handling OF al
matters connected with the strike
Mr.. Fitzpatrick announced.
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was very much put out yes
tertlay by Judge Gary's refusal
to compromise or arbitrate this
issue, said Tighc. He is SOW
ing the seeds of anarchy; pro-
nioting the insitlious doctrine
that there is no way out Of in.
dustrial difficulties except by
the destruction of one side or
the other
He said the United States Steel
corporation instead of leading the
van in advancing wages, as Judge
Gary has claimed, has Jagged behind
our organization"
"Information given to you by
Judge Gary" Tighe said, was not
first-hand evidence gained from prac-
tical knowledge of the industry, bur
made to him by his employees, fore
men and superintendents. 1t was far
and away from being tire truth about
the industry
The unions, he said, had never
sought the 'closed shop but union
shops
When the management signs con-
tract as to scales and working condi-
tions, it is an open shop" he ex-
planned.
''The effect is the same as closed
shop, isn't it?" asked Senator Sterl-
ing, republican, South Dakota.
No said Tighe. I'VE are not
asking for closed shops and never
have"
w. z. Foster, secretary of the gen.
eral strike committee, whose alleged
views as a radical have drawn con
gressional fire, was present prepared
to testify after Tighe had concluded.
Armed with copies Of his book on
Syndicalism,' members of the com
mitlee were ready for sharp cross
examination of Foster.
Produces Advertisement.
Tighe read an advertisement Of
1903, credited to the United States
Steel corporation, which said:
Men wanted -Syrians, Poles and
Rumanians preferred"
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
TO
PRESENT
PLANS
Big Four Brotherhoods May
Not Be Represented at
"Round Table" Confer
ence Monday.

Washington, Oct 4.--The ''round
table, conference will assemble
Monday without representatives OF
the four big railroad hrotherhoods,
unless the conference scheme is
changed, President Shea Of the
Brotherhood of Firemen, declared.
He said they would not send dele
gates, unless every national and in
ternational union was represented.
He stated that a proposal was sub
mitted to the government several
days ago, but no answer had been
received.
Shea stated that the reason the
four Drotherhoods did not expect to
have delegates at the conference.
was because the basis of representa-
ton offered the unions was not sat
isfactory. He said he was in COM
munication with the chiefs Of the
other three brotherhoods and with
the unions affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, but
did not expect decision would be
reached today.
Jewell Appointed.
Announcement Of B. M. Jewell.
acting president of the railway en-
ployes' department. of the federation,
as one of the representatives of the
public in the conference was ex-
pected to be conciliatory factor in
the dispute.
The trouble arose when the rail
road unions were asked to appoint
tn bn
The four brotherhoods desired to
name all four men, claiming that the
American Federation of Labor dele
gates would represent the unions at
filiated with that organization
These unions, however, insisted
they should be allowed to partici-
pate in selecting the four men repre-
senting the railroad employees.
Appointment of Mr. Jewell gives
the railroad unions outside the four
big brotherhoods a special delegate,
which meets their demands 1t was
said he took the place Of Charles G.
Dawes of Chicago, who declined to
serve.
Railroad executives will have only
two representatives in the confer
SiLS'-- .hi lllltCS oui1oIllCSu 1iS uu
appointed Carl Gary, president of
the Western Maryland, and r. H
Ashton, regional director for the
northwestern region.
Three Women Named.
Three women named are Miss Ida
Tarbell, writer; Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, president Of the National
American Woman Suffrage associa
ton. and Miss Gertrude Barnum OF
Chicago. who, during the war, was
assistant to the director of the
bureau of Investigation and inspec-
ton If the department of labor.
Illness of President Wilson will
not interfere with the conference, il
was officially announced. In the
event the president is not able tc
address a communication to the
meeting, Secretary Tumulty will
notify the delegates of the presi
dents desire regarding selection OF
a permanent presiding officer.
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MEN TURN DOWN
GOVERNMENT s
PROPOSAL.
Efforts of Workers to Re
new Negotiations Fail.
Labor Calls Congress to
Discuss Situation.

London. Oct. 4. The railroad
strike, at the end of the seventh day
has reached the point of a complete
deadlock and is considered the gray-
est labor crisis which the British en-
pire has faced i'll the present genera
ton. All efforts Of the Transport
Workers federation to renew negoti-
ations between the government and
the National Railwaymen have failed
The governments proposal for u
seven-day truce for the rail men to
return to work and permit resump-
ton of Negotiations on disputed
points, coupled with an offer to re-
sort to arbitration in event of fail
ure to reach an agreement, has been
rejected by the railway mems union
and the whole possibility Of media
tion for the moment seems to have
completely collapsed.
An appeal has been made by the
government for a citizen army to pro-
tect peaceable citizens and to aid in
the work of maintaining the supply
of food.
The executive body of the National
/ Union of Railway Men has disbanded
for the purpose of engaging in cam
paign meetings throughout the coun-
i, try.
! A congress embracing all trade
unions of the United Kingdom has
! been called to convene Tuesday for
the purpose of discussing the situa-
ton.
Railwaymen Issue Statement.
The National Union of Railway
! fCnntinned on Page -Four
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will be referred to the membership of
the various Metal Trades unions on
next Thursday.
II is reported that the company
has flatly refused to make any con-
cessions other than those offered in
the last contract offered The COM
nany's refusal was made to Federal
Mediator Davies. 1t is stated the
company agreed to minor changes
with reference to the seniority
clauses Of the contract. but that the
changes virtually are the company's S
interpretations of the seniority is
sue.
The company has flatly refused to
grant the men back pay and holds
to the stand that none shall receive
pay except dating from the day on
which they return to work.
At the meeting -nf-the strike COM
lnittee this morning various interna-
tional officers of the crafts made ad-
dresses.
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METAL TRADES SCAB
DIRECTORY

JIM SkIDD--Doing machinist work
at Timber Butte mill; 310O block,
Placer st.
JOE WATSON-Shift boss, doing
machinist work at Timber Butte
mill; 800 Busch street.
BOB SLATER--Working on repair
gang at Black Rock mill.
J. c. EPHENS--Working on re-
pair gang at Black Rock mill.
d. E. lOUNG--Working on repair
gang at Black Rock mill.
H. THOMPSCN--Wo on repair
gang at Black Rock mill.
UHAL--Working on repair gang at
Black Rock mill.
PAUL BESSO--Sharpenin steel at
Black Rock mine; SO Atlantic
street.
Continued ON Page Three,
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
STRIKE STILL ON
IN T0NOPAH

The following telegram was re-
ceilcd today by Metal Mine Work
from VI. \. Sullivan, I. W. w.
delegate al Tonopnh, New:
t'Strike not declared Off. Only
A. II. OF l.. crafts voted to resume
work under same conditions.
They have no hold on miners.
Miners and carpenters voted to
remain out until demands are
granted. Solidarity never did
look better. Beware OF false re-
ports"
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TO PAY BENEFITS

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 4. The
executive council Of the American
Federation of Labor is meeting at
Washington today to devise means Of
financing the strike of the 100000
steel workers, it was announced at
strike headquarters last night.
1t is proposed to raise fund Of
at least $2,00O,000 to be able to pay
a 81 a week benefit to single men
and IS a week to married men. The
.. various International unions cooper
ating in the conduct of the steel
strike will sustain their own men,
'bers among the strikers directly. 1t
is proposed, in addition to this, that
the American Federation Of Labor
levy voluntary assessment OF haif
cent per member of its 4,0oV, o0o
members.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04

Ring was on the mound for the
victorious Cincinnarians with Wingo
on the receiving end. Chicago's star
Eurler, Cicotte pitched for the Sox
and Schalk caught. The weather
conditions We're good
The Reds Winning scores were
made in the fifth inning Duncan
went 10 second on an error by Ci-
cote. kopf singled. Duncan
scored. Cicotte attempted to inter-
cept Jackson's throw to the plate
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
"CZAR" GARY SOWING SEEDS OF ANARCHY
METAL TRADES WILL TAKE
ANOTHER VOTE ON OFFER

In view of the fact that the Anaconda company has
pcatedly charged that the executive officers and the
strike committee OF the striking metal tradcsmen
not representing the wishes Of the rank and file of the
organizations concerned the state executive board has
decided to again put the question Of acceptance
lection Of the company proposals to vote of the
According to action taken by the board, the question
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
COAST LEAGUE IN.
CLOSE FINISH
Snecial I-ni1ed Press Wire

Special United Press Wire,
Los Angeles, Oct. 4.-Tle
Coast league pennant is still with
ont an owner and the grave ques-
ton as to whose flag pole is CO.
ing to fly ii, will not be decided
until tomorrow, which is the last
day OF the season. Three games
remain to be played and the team
which gathers two wins, will have
the championship.
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White Terro~s Subdued
by Cincinnati
Score by Innings II Ell
Cincinnati--O 0 0 0 Z q O o. 5 q
Chica goo 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 x--O 5 q
Batteries Cincinnati Wngo.
andSc
(Bullctin's Special Service. y

,
Chicago, Oct 4,--Pat Morans Redle2s this ftelnoom
practically cched the worlds chanp onsmp cn they
won the fourth game of the series, to 0 nle most
closely contested game far staged This ycAry gives
the Reds three games Chicagos Cincinnati must
win two more games to cop the CHAMPIONSHIP while
the White Sox are up against the task Of WINNIE four
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
Steel COMPANY PREFERRED
FOREIGNERS TO AMERICANS.

Washington Oct IS Steady efforts have been made to
break The organization Of steel workers the
United States Steel corporation formed President Tghe Of
The ro steel and lin workers told the senate labor
here yesterday.
lie declared that Judge Garys statements before the
committee. regarding conditions in the steel mills
accurate He repeated the charges Of other union leaders,
thai the stee corporation had appropriated 100000 900 in its
o suppress labor OrganizatiOns
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
AMERICAN WARSH|Ps
ARRIVE At SPALATO

Basle. Oct. 4--Twelve American
warships have arrived at Spalato,
Dalmatia, according to dispatch at
Laibach. The American naval forces
in the Adriatic were last reported to
Include two cruisers and number
of destroyers.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
KERR WINS CAME
BY HIS SUPERB
HUR[|NC
Chicago Takes on New Lease
of Life After Victory for
Sox Yesterday. Record
of Pitchers.

Bulletins Special Service)
Chicago, Oct. 4.~~As the result of
Yesterdays clean-cut victory over
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THE WEATHER.

Fair and cooler.
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CONTINUED on Page Four)
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(Continued ou La Rage.
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Continued on P;ge Four.)
The sun., 1919-02-02
SO REQUIREMENTS
IN NEW ELGIN SIX
Reveal How COmpany'S EX-
perts Improved Their OPP
pOrtunities During
the War.

Thirty six notable improvements and
refinements, the result OF eighteen
months continuous effort by designing
manufacturing and sales engineers. are
embodied in the new Elgin SlN, series
H. which Is having its premier ~ the
New York Automobile SHOW.
All these charges del clopei during the
period of the war. when the master
minds ~ the mechanical experts in adj
ditlon TO building great numbers OF
Glass IA trucks for the Government,
We're concentrating their energies on the
after the war business. Already the
Elgin Motor Car COOPERATION is teeming
with big business at the immense factory
at SiXty-first street and Archer ave-
nue., Chicago. and preparing TO meet an
enormous demand for its product both
In this country and in foreign lands
Prominent among the features OF the
new Elgln six are the longer wheelbase,
greater power and latest type of body
design. The general lines Of the body
have been improved, beginning with the
increased height Of the radiator. which
adds not only to the appearance Of the
car but 10 the cooling capacity: the body
sides have straight, level lines instead
Of the double curved effect of the last
The sun., 1919-02-02
KING EIGHT" OUTPUT GROWS,
Factory VIII He Back on Peace
basis by March,

President ARENAS Ward, Jr, who has
been personally directing the work Of
getting the King Eight factory changed
back from IA war to a peace time basis,
advises that great Roadway has been
accomplished since the day the arrni-
suce was signed. Securing materials is
progressing in the most satisfactory
manner and it is hoped that by March
the factory Will be back to its full man
featuring programme.
Tho King Eight, one of the two
pioneers of the multi cylinder car field
has always been Il big factor in the
high grade car market and is bound 10
become still more dominant figure In
the future.
The King Motor Car Company has
believed in the eight cylinder principle
and has devoted years of study TO a
car built on this design.
1t takes time. money, experience and
persistence to develop any first class
mechanical device, especially an auto
pobile. and the King Eight to-day Is
the embodiment Of al! Of these.
The latest King Eight models now
on display at the automobile show re-
uect the high standards and the years
of persistent and consistent effort and
experience behind them.
The sun., 1919-02-02
lean buyers had war not interrupted

lean buyers had war not interrupted
everything. In England to-day thou
sands OF car buyers are so anxious
making deposits with dealers with the
understanding that they are to get their
cars II, as and when the factories pro-
duce them The price is not stated, and
the best the dealers can do Is to guess
at some approximate price. That state
of affairs could easily have obtained
here were II not for the resourcefulness
OF the automobile indutry as whole.
With peace arriving just at the begin
ming Of winter It was possible for the
factories to keep up with dealer de-
mands during the succeeding two months
after the armistice. although We knew
that a volcanic demand for moro cars
was Just under the surface Of general
conditions-ready to burst into action
when the public had had n few weeks
in which to recover Its poise.
The great demand now Is on. From
an almost certain knowledge of what lies
during the next few years ] predict that
the New York show this week will see
the greatest degree Of interest that these
events have ever known.
why This Demand Is Sure.
There are various logical reasons for
this belief which any we'll informed oh
server of conditions can discern. II is
natural that the public should want au-
The sun., 1919-02-02
Something to Rem G IN her.

SO much has been said about it, how
ever that the average man In the street
probably has lost sight of one factor
which has been of transcendant impor
lance during the last ten weeks. l mean
this:
In those weeks from the middle OF No
vclnber to the present day. the automo-
bile industry has faced and conquered n
task as huge. IN many of its aspects "a
was our work Of crowding the fightlng
fronts with Its instruments that brought
success to our armies
That Is. we have made ready for peace
time production and have switched our
plants from war work TO a schedule Of
regular production which we hope will
be sufficient to keep up with the demand
for passenger cars and trucks until We
have mastered the next big task ahead
OF us. which is to further expand our
manufacturing resources to meet the de-
nands that will accrue from the greatest
era of prosperity this country has ever
seen.
/ question right now II there is
another predominant industry In the
country that has grasped the task Of
reconstruction and reimbursement within
itself and accomplished 1t as our in
dustry has. The automobile industry
has marched steadily on--minus the
beat of the martial air but in step with
the spirit of the day and pretty we'll
keyed up right now for tho demands
OF the future,
shortage of 100000 Cars.
We had some time 10 prepare our
selves for war production, but for this
| second task we had none. What the
! Job amounted to can best he grasped
| by citing the fact that right now this
country is short from 500, 200 to 100000
! automobles-cars which would have
| heen made and readily taken hy Amer
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season; the quality and construction OF
the body Is much better as well az the
trimming and finish, and the leg room
In the front seat Is increased. The lines
OF the top have been improved. giving a
long fiat effect to the design and the rear
curtains carry bevelled plate glass win
dows Instead ~ celluloid
The new Eig1n SIX Is given increased
ensine power 10y larger bore. the cylin-
ders having as inch bore with Az inch
stroke. The new motor has the same
overhead valve. block cast design. with
removable cylinder heads which has so
we'll proven its efficiency in previous
models. fabrication OF the engine has
been changed, creating a pressure feed
direct to ali main bearings. combined
with circulating splash. An oil pres
sure gauge is on the dash. Steering has
been made easier by an Increased gear
reduction and the addition OF bronze
bushings on the shaft
In addition greater roor'!reSs ana
comfort are provided; first by the In
ere So In wheel base. which is now ilS
inches. Increased length and width Of
the front springs which eliminates the
choppy action in going over a bump and
also which Will do much toward pre-
venting u front spring breaking This
ais" "a enhanced by Increasing the size
Of the spring clips. The rear springs
are set UP closer to the frame reducing
the twisting OF the frame side members
to prevent side sway OF the car and
, eliminate body and fender sQueaks.
Deeper and 'nore comfortable seats
have been provided. \ footrest per-
hitting of an even pressure on the ac-
celerator makes for driving comfort and
moro room for moving from one side
~ E,--.
by placing the control levers further
forward and slanting them backward
The new location OF the starting
motor, new fan adjustment and new oil
supply gauge which produce increasc i
ease Of maintenance are especially
| notable improvements In addition the
oil til!or has been made more accessible.