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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

ME Salvationists in America
were the martyrs of the last
quarter of the nineteenth CEN
fury. Even during the final
decade OF the century, when preju-
dice against these evangelists of the
Sums no longer commonly took tho
form of actual violence, their brethren
In the United States ran the risk NJ
life and limb every time thew. with
drum and tambourine and CARRIED in
their queer uniforms, went upon the
public thoroughfares.
New York was the main battle-ground
OIL Raiiton's forces in the BEGINNING
and an idea of the conditions exist;n.
on the Bowery, main field of the;r
aoors IN that day during the ten
or Twelve years preceding their COM
ing VIII serve to show just what thew
were up against
IL the East End of London was IN.
seat Of misery, squaior and degrade.
,'oh raised to their utmost conceivable
degree New Yorks Bowery and the
ao'acens neighborhood in the SOS and
Vs ran 1t close second. More than
one-haif Of the city's population Of
l'ooo,o0o lived below Fourteenth
street. These lived huddled in filthy
tenement rooms and foul cellars. MANY
nad no roof TO call their own. but men
women children, whites and negroes
crowded at night into public LODGINGS.
where for few cents one might curl
up IN pile Of sawdust and shav;nox
on the floor. The chiIdren's days were
spent in the gutter, those Of the adults
IN 'ew rum holes. called bucket shops.
Public awakening 10 conditions in
The siuns Of New York was first
brought about in July, 1868, when
Oliver Dyer published an article in
"Packard's Magazine" entitled "The
Wickedest Man in New York" The
"wickcdcst man in New York" was
John Allen. who ran dance hall at
10l Water Street. He was an educated
man, had once been a school teacher
and mad three brothers who were clergy
men. This only accentuated his own
debasement.
One night Dyer, the Rcy. r.. &. Beach
End Albert G. Arnold, philantbxopixt,
visited Aliens dame hall. He welcomed
them, digcnssed Win them intelligently
the topics Of the day, and then proud
" exhibited the twenty poor female in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
GOn1perS on
GOmperS

"There is said he, "no change
in me. | am the same Sam Gompers
l have always been, the same Sam
Gompers my friends have known. If
at this time many of my fellow
Americans who have not been my
friends see fit to acclaim me, the
change is in them and not in me, and
is due to the fact that, meeting on
the ground of common interest, we
have become acquainted. l am no
better an American now than have
always been, no different kind Of an
American. If some folks think bet
ter of me than they formerly did, it
is because they know me, and per-
haps in their appreciation of what
little | may have been able to do in
this war they are willing to forget
what may have been my shortcom-
ings in less important matters.
"If they have not known me bet
ter, it is not altogether my fault.
The Lord knows they have had
ample opportunity to get acquainted
in the last fifty years or more"
Had Mr.. Gompers said ffty-four
years he would have told the number
that he has been in the labor move
ment, for he was fifteen years old
when he took out his first union
card. He was, however, worker
before that, beginning to earn his
living as a child in London before
his parents, who are still living,
elected to come to America to try
the family fortunes. This means, of
course, that Gompers had few of the
opportunities to go to school that
most boys have, and leads those who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Right to Preach
Is Recognized

Some three years before police per-
secution had come to an end in New
York. An officer named Colonel Jen-
klns was conducting a street meeting
in the metropolis one night While
one of his subordinates was praying.
policeman tapped Jenkins on the
shoulder and said:
stop that man from praying"
Don't worry, officer Jenkins re-
piled, he'll soon be through When
he says For Jesus sake. Ameny' you'll
know he's finished"
The praying Salvationlst must have
overheard the colloquy because he re
NAMED on his knees and prolonged his
duplication until it seemed it never
| would end. Finally, the policeman
patience was exhausted. He swung his
nightstick, driving back the crowd
grabbed the kneeling man and marched
him off to Jail.
The following morning the ntagis-
trase in Jefferson Market Court dis
charged the prisoner, ruling that it
was lawful for any one to preach or
pray on the public streets.
With their right to conduct their
meetings in their own way officially
recognized and with the public grow
Ing more and more tolerant toward
them. the Salvatonists have found
themselves able to achieve far greater
triumphs during the last twenty years
than during the preceding twenty. The
marvellous growth and no less mar
veilous accomplishment of the Saliva
ton AEmy in the United States be-
tween AS9s and 1919 form an important
chaptey3in contemporsneoua bistcr~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

on this continent and it is the last
place on earth where people should
be told how to worship God"
The jury acquitted the Salvation
lists.
few days later the police returned
some thirty drums mat mad been con-
nscated and, at Mr.. Graham's sugges-
ton, these were strapped TO the backs
of as many Salvation Army men, who
marched with them through the streets
Of the Quaker City while lassies
pounded them vigorously, unhfndered
by the authorities and cneered by the
populace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

one who was there, "there was a
row.
"Those who did not like Gompers
anyway saw in this chance to give
him fight. Others who felt their
own Importance wanted a chance to
have their say. Others, not any too
patriotic, sought to block things by
demanding a referendum. This
would have taken weeks, if not
months, and resulted in anything
but a united front being presented
to the enemy and the world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Sam GOn1perS
AS a YOUNG Man

Sam was young them" says the
executive head of one of the strong
est unions in the A. F. of l..
He was not so stocky, and
ne had lot more hair, black as
your hat. He was a natty little fell
low, too, full Of fight, possessing
the capacity for work of a domes-
tlcated elephant-I'm told that's
the last thing in work-a good talk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
About That
German Money

Gompers would never say on what
grounds he based his charges that
German money was used there.
Since then Bridgeport manufacture
ers have tod me that money was
used, some going SO far as to name
the little leaders who got it and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

Lord, you are lashing me with scor-
pions."
In rebuttal, Mr.. Gompers's o.
ponent said he did not come pre-
pared to meet an argument, or
words to that effect. 1t was all
most the last heard of the cam
palgn for peace by negotiations.
Leaving the building l heard one
officer of the Metropolitan Ynsur-
ance Company ask another what he
thought of the event.
WELL" said he, "Gompers did
not raise his voice above CONVEX
sational tone, there wasn't a SEN
tence an ordinary fast writer could
not have taken in long hand, he did
not use word or a phrase that
you could not with propriety use
in a young peoples Sunday school
class-but, boy, he just took that
fellows hide, stretched it on a barn
door and tanned it,"
Gompers, if he wished, might
easily be in the millionaire class.
He is, as matter Of fact, depend
ent on the small salary the Amer
lean Federation of Labor pays him.
On the lecture platform he could
in short time accumulate a COM
petence. That would interfere
with his labor work, so he has none
of that In his tastes he is simple.
He likes good food, but he has no
yearning for the lobster palaces
or Astorbilt hotels. In all things
except work he is emperate-ad-
vocating eight hours for others.
he works fourteen to eighteen HIM
self.
He is slow to fight-he will avoid
one if he honorably can. If he has
to fight, he usually manages to fight
under favorable conditions. When
the fight is over, he's willing to for
get it.
81 WILL" he told me once, "build
a bridge of gold that mine enemies
may cross over to my position"
Perhaps, however, the best way
to explain Gompers is to use the
words Of one who must be name
less, who has long sat with him in
the inner councils of the labor
world.
"Gompers is the dreamer who is
practical enough to make his
dreams come through" says this
man. "He will take a half loaf to-
day and come back next year to
get the other half, rather than
make a costly fight to get the whole
loaf now and run chances on get.
ting nothing.
"He has the idealism of his race
(Gompers is JEWISH, which has
given the world some of its greatest
poets, musicians and writer's, with a
large strain Of the cold business
ability that has given his race a
high place among the merchants
and bankers of the world. In him
the dreamer who starves in a gar
ret and the cold individual who sits
at a cash register are strangely
blended.
"For money for himself he would
not cross the street. For principle
he would mount the scaffold and
with smile bid the hangman Good
morning That's Sam Gompers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
The Odds
Against Him

His, however, was not one-sided
fight. Paciflsts and pro-Germans
from abroad and from home sought
to destroy his influence, to check
his moves. 1t should be said, in
fairness, that some Of the pacifists
were honest All, however, were
playing Germany's game. Could
they tie up American labor with
the defeatist programme Germany
would stand to hold her dishonest
gains. Ultimately their cry became
peace by negotiations,' a cry first
made in Germany and later adopted
by radicals in the English labor
movement.
Gompers met it by sending dele
gates to England and the Continent
to brace up labor there, and by in
viting the recognized labor move
ment to send such men as VIII APP
pleton here. Under Gompers's di-
rection, and sometimes with him,
when he could get away from other
work, they toured the country, and
when they left it was to report to
the workers of England that "Amer-
lean labor is sound"
The climax of the defeatist pro-
gramme here came with the return
to this country Of an able writer
who early secured wide circulation
for the defeatist programme Of the
British Labor party. He was in
vited to present his argument before
the National Civic Federation, and
Mr.. Gompers was asked to reply to
him.
1t was an event which those who
were present are not likely soon to
forget. In the big library of the
Metropolitan Tower building sew
eral hundred men and women were
crowded. 1t was just the sort of
crowd one would look for at a meet
ing of the National Civic Fedora
tion--well dressed, we'll bred, we'll
poised. 1t gave to the advocate of
peace by negotiations" who wanted
to prescribe the course American
labor should follow very polite re-
ception and followed his reading of
a carefully prepared document with
polite courtesy.
1t was polite in receiving Mr..
Gompers, but not as quiet while he
spoke.
A flashing With Scorpion"
In my time l have heard many
noted orators. / have sat in courts
of two continents and heard famous
prosecutors arraign prisoners at the
bar. l have heard men denounced
in legislative halls and in public
gatherings, but never have I heard
one human being give another such
verbal thrashing as Gompers did
the proponent of peace by negotia-
tons" 1t recalled but ore thing
Wilde's famous declaration: "My
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
By John ]. Leary, Jr.

TNO HAVE spent more than
fifty years in the labor
- movement, to have expe-
rienced more than his fair
share of calumny and abuse, to be
denounced by one section of public
opinion as firebrand and an en-
envy of government and then after
fifty years to be acclaimed a great
American even by his enemies that
were, and who may be again once
normal conditions return-that is
the experience of Samuel Gompers,
veteran president of the American
Federation of Labor and the ac-
knowledged world leader of the labor
movement.
| say world leader Of labor, know
ing that the term will be challenged
by some who pretend to speak for
labor-the radicals and so-called in
tellectuas, who under one name or
another have fought Gompers and
Sll that he has stood for for more
than thirty years. They will not
agree with me any more than they
would agree with Gompers.
For the change in the mass of
public opinion there may be many
explanations. The one most COM
monty offered is the truism: "a
crisis in America always develops
the needed man." The correct ex-
PLANTATION, | think, is that offered by
Mr.. Gompers in the course of a long
talk in which many subjects were
discussed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

amounts they got. This, together
with the fact since esta blished that
in the attempt to tie up munitions
production in Bridgeport the Ger
man embassy put millions into one
Bridgeport concern, would seem to
indicate that Gompers was right.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

estimate the value of the work by these
predecessors of the Salvation Army in
slum work. They were laying firm
foundation for what was to follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

Army work in New England, furnishes
an illustration as apt as any Of the
sufferings undergone in these early
days. 1t will be recalled that it was
Mrs. Clifford who used to strap a
nightstick to her wrist to fight off
the rowdies who tried to assault her
husband while he was speaking in
Hudson River Hall, New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
No Central
Fund

In 1885 the Giffords went to Phila-
delphia. Their meetings took place in
an old blacksmith shop at Fifth
Street and Germantown Road One
evening their little boy was taken
i'll and was left in charge of neigh
Dor woman while Clifford and his wife
repaired to their strange house of
worship. That very night the police
descended upon the Salvationists and
took the Giffords into custody. When
they heard the crcum stances their
hearts softened sufficiently to permit
Clifford to go home to his sick child,
but the mother was thrown into Jail.
At this stage of the organization in
America there was no central fund ont
of which to provide for the members
of new and struggling corps. 1t was
up to the officers to get money as best
they could to carry on their work and
to support themselves In view of the
popular feeling against them that was
no mean undertaking.
Clifford arrived home to find his
little boy desperately ill., The follow
ing few days he devoted to nursing
him and trying to devise some way to
obtain the release from prison of his
wife. Then the child died. Clifford had
no money. He appealed to an under
taker to extend credit to him. The
undertaken refused. When he was
almost desperate some good salnari-
tan appeared and loaned him a few
dollars. With this he purchased a
coffin and buried his little son In q
grave he himself dug.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Ninety
Days

In 1883 Clifford was ordered to Roch-
ester, N. Y, from Allegheny, Penn. to
form corps. The Telegram came on a
Saturday afternoon and directed him to
organize tho new force in Rochester
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
By John T. Wallace

ME Salvationists in America
B were the martyrs of the last
quarter of the nineteenth CEN
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-21

cial boycott of Germany after the war. This has been forgotten here and German firms. who are conceded to have the firmest hold on the hard ware business in the republic, are buying practically all of their supply from American dealers. Japanese competition is negligible"
 A strenuous effort is being made to stabilize transportation conditions which present the most serious ob- stacles 70 trading. Congestion of freight at Nuevo Laredo for trans mission to Mexico City still exists
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-21

! an induction motor for the operation i of the cage. Also the ore hoist which will also be electrically operated. This hoist will probably, be of the Ilgner type.
 A modern change room will be erected near this shoft
 Old Dominion has been engaged in the deepening of their main shaft for the prospecting and working of their lower levels, and while hamper ed by the enormous inflow of water, this work has progressed very satis- factorily. Developments at the low CT horizons of the mine are very favorable.
 While to date, the prosperity or the district has been dependent on our wonderful producers, neverthe- less, it is the mines in the develop ment stage. that will give it a great CT degree of wealth and add years to it's life.
 The Castle Dome situated to the northwest are prospecting their ground on Porphyry mountain. They are ehurn-drilling and are now on their sixth hole. While no figures are available as to assay values and tonnages, nevertheless, it is under stood that the results obtained are favorable.
 Porphyry Consolidated are develop ing their property in the western end of the district and have achieved some very favorable results to date. It is understood that they have good tonnage of ore blocked out, though actual figures are not available at this time.
 Van Dyke Copper company, which discontinued drilling during the war owing to the inability to get neces- sary steel products are now develop ing their property and will add an- other producer to the district as soon. as their shaft reaches the ore-body for which they are sinking.
 This ore-body which was found near the boundary of the Miami Cop per company by drilling operations in 1917 was penetrated to a depth of 40 feet before the drill-hole was abandoned due to the losing of t6e drilling string in the hole.
 Core samples taken from this hole shows 40 feet of ore averaging per- cent copper.
 The putting of the Van Dyke cop per in the producing class will mean a great deal to the district as whole and to the town of Miami in particu- lar, as the mine is partially in the town proper and the shaft just out side the city limits.
 Good progress is being made in the sinking of the shaft which is now 355 feet deep.
 It is not the intention of the com pany to resume drilling operation fl. the near future as it is the intention of the management to confine its energies to underground operations, working from the new shaft.
 Taking everything into considera- tion, the Miami Globe district is just entering period of great prosperity which will rival that succeeding the original discovery of the disseminat- ed ore bodies at Miami.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-21

all others. During the month of August We received more than zoo letters from firms who intimated in tentions of establishing branches here.
 "The end or the war has brought sharp competition for Mexican busl- ness. It is interesting to note in this connection that sentiment is giving way to sound business in deal ing with the Germans. It will be re membered that during the war re- ferendum vote of chamber of con- merce members favored a conner
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-21
GLOBE-M DISTRICT MINES
 ENTERING FRA OF PROSPERITY

MIAMI, Sept. 20.-Among the pro ducing companies in the district pro duction remains the same as in re cent weeks, running about two-thirds of capacity. Probably more copper is being produced now than at any tme during the past few months ow- ing to the starting up of the Old Do- minion shelter and the blowing in of the third reverberatory at the In ternational smelter. The conditions in this district are similar to those throughout the United States in the copper industry.
 Production hangs around two thirds capacity with a slight in crease from month to month.
 Consumption about equals produc- tion as near as can be determined, the price ranging from g cents to 24 cents per pound, F. O. B. New York City, depending on the amount purchased and date of delivery. The lower price is that at which some small sales have been made by inde- pendent dealers for immediate de- livery, while the larger agencies are asking up to "A cents for October de, livery Most of the inquiries are for domestic use. Foreign demands are light probably due to unsettled coh- ditions in exchange.
 Of special interest to people in this district is that while production is below normal, everything points to all of the producing companies getting their plants, in shape to pro duce maximum tonnage when the time is propitious for so doing.
 Inspiration Consolidated is prepar- ing to overhaul their tipples on the six hundred level. This will be s big job and will consume about two weeks time. These tipples are used for the unloading of the ore from un- der-ground haulage trains into the shaft pockets, and are subject to severe and continuous usage. Ins- piration is running ten sections of their concentrator and producing at the rate of approximately six ana one-half million pounds of copper per month.
 Miami Copper company is running at about two-thirds capacity Old Dominion production will show an in- crease this month owing to the start ing up of the shelter.
 Iron Gap will also show an 1n- crease due to the completion of the installation of the new hoistingI equipment allowing the handling of a greater tonnage.
 Iron Cap expects to start shipping concentrating ore to the Inspiration concentrator next week, where one section will be devoted to the mill ing of the Iron Cap ore.
 Besides getting their mines and re- duction works in shape, all the pro ducing companies are making or plan ming extensive improvements which points to increased activity in the district in the future.
 Miami has completed the sinking of their No. reinforced concrete shaft and are now at work installing the necessary buildings and machinery for the operation of same. This will include an electric hoist driven by
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-21

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 20.-Despite conditions popularly regarded in the United States as uninviting to Ameri' can trade expansion here. business between that country and Mexico shows a decided upward trend. Dur ing the fiscal year just closed i'm ports and exports between the two republics amounted to more than 531 ,OOO 900 pesos, according to fig, ures given the Associated Press by w. F. Saunders, secretary of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico City.
 Of this amount S76.OOO.Ooo pesos represents exports from Mexico and 164.OOO.OOO pesos represents imports.
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Stationery Department T!

We are displaying the larg- est line of different mRkes of box paper ever shown in Bisbee. In view of our large purchase we are run ing a 14 off sale on all tho new goods just received. A new and complete line will be offered tomorrow. Mar GUS Wards Linen, Highland linen, Whiting's linens aud bonds, Lindell hard pressed and other papers of quality. All these come in the latest Fall white and dainty colorS- A rare bargain at the sta tionery counter, Drug Do partment. For Monday and Tuesday only.
 5isbee - Lowell - Warren
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-21
TRADE BETWEEN J. S. AND MEXICO INCREASES DESPITE CONDITIONS

Previous to the current fiscal year, the banner period of Mexico-United States business was in 1911 when 102,000,000 pesos worth of goods were exported from Mexico and 146,- O00. .00O pesos worth were imported.
 "Deducting amounts representing petroleum expectations which are not considered in the ordinary run of commercial business, and for in creased values of goods. these fig ures indicate clearly that trade is in- creasing," said Mir. Saunders. Mex ico will spend more than $150. ,000 in the United States during the year 1919, with imports of hardware, ma chinery, drugs and dry goods leading
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-21

day. The well is in block. 96 of the northwestern Burkburnett field. The company is composed entirely of ex-service men. It was organized while demobilization was in progress at Texas camps Thousands of dol lars worth of stock was sold 10 sol. diers in the camps.