The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25

and that the employees Of the corpo-
ration are now compelled to resort to
strike In order to prove to Judge
Gary the authority OF their selected
representatives to present their griey-
ances. In the Chicago district, at
least. strike-breakers will not be en-
ployed. according TO the company Of
ficIals. The strikers will be paid of
and discharged permanently. and II
the walkout Is general, the mills will
shut down.
Disorders In Boston, due to the
strike OF policemen. were largely sup
pressed by the military. but the situa.
tion otherwise was little improved.
The firemen, however. decided not "
quit, and the threatened general strike
was at least postponed. The attitude
Of the American Federation of Labor
toward the Boston case is peculiar.
Itsiutut ut1tuuiuH
the strike. admitted the police were
given charter on the express un-
derstandlng that they would not strike
Then Mr. Gomper's secretary visited
Boston to study the situation, and on
leaving announced that the federation
stood s0lidly behind the striking po-
llcemen. He intimated that he did
not favor general strike at this time.
Chiefly because the police force OF
Washington also was unlonized In the
face Of orders to the contrary. Presl.
dent Wilson took hand in the mat.
ter OF police unions. He sent tele-
gram to Commissioner Brownl0w Of
the District Of Columbia In which he
said: Il think that any association
Of the police force Of the capital city.
or OF any great city. whose
object Is to bring pressure upon
the public or the community. such as
will endanger the public peace or EN-
barrass the maintenance of order.
should In no case be countenanced
or permitted"
Announcement that the carpenters
strike and consequent building indus
try tie-up In the Chicago district had
ended was not only premature, but
seemingly false. The carpenters were
ostensibly given chance to vote on
the question. but instead Of a secret
ballot. the voting was open, and the
contractors assert that thus the labor
bosses were able to intimidate the men
and obtain majority for rejection Of
the compromise offered.
Two big meetings OF general Inter.
est were held in Chicago last week.
The first was the annual convention of
the Zlonlsts Of America. at which
plans were laid for the Industrial in.
vasion Of Palestine by the Jews. The
first Of the invaders will be members
of the Jewish legion that fought In the
Holy Land under General Alenby.
Steps were taken to raise the immense
sums needed to develop Palestine. The
executive committee expects to get as
much as $7.000,0O0 In America during
the coming year.
The other meeting was Of some 300
leaders Of the Antl-Sal0on League of
America. who were completing their
program for campaign designed to
make the whole world dry. They de.
cided they must raise at least $1,000
600 for the work and that prohibition
must be enforced In American cities
as proof to the world that the sale Of
liquor can be stopped.
The gulf coast OF Texas suffered Sc.
verely from the tropical hurricane that
swept up from the Caribbean sea.
Scores OF persons were drowned and
Immense property damage was done,
especially In Corpus Christi and the
region roundabout.
Prosecution of the packers by the
government proceeded apace with the
presentation Of evidence To the grand
jury In Chicago. Notwithstanding the
outcry Of Chicago organizations In de.
fense Of the 'blg ive." this evidence
and what is yet to come Is declared
by Attorney General Palmer to be
ample to sustain the indictment Of the
combination Of packers. and he added
that when the collected data "is laid
before jury the wrath OF the Amer.
lean people will compel verdict of
conviction. The story win amaze
America"
Patriotic Americans were gratIfied
by the sentence imposed by Judge
Dean ut Jackson. Mlnn.. on President
T.. c. TownIey OF the Nonpartisan
league and Joseph GuIlbert. former
manager, who had been convicted Of
conspiring to teach sedition. They
were given 80 days In jail-the limit
under the statute.