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New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Goal Miners Are Granted
Increase to Compensate
Losses in Governments 5
7-Hour Day Programme
Britain Averts Disaster
Leader of Yorkshire Men
Avoids Conference and
May Still Cause Trouble

LONDON, July c5 by The Associ-
ated Press).-The strike of approx
mately quarter OF a million men in
the coal mines that threatened to para
iyze many industries vas settled to-
day. AS one of the immediate results
OF the settlement. the order forbidding
the export of coal has been withdrawn.
An official report issued after con-
ference held to-day between Premier
Lloyd George and the executive BODY
OF the Miners Federation said an
agreement has been reached and that
the prlnclple laid down by the govern
ment in its proposition had been
adopted
The government proposition. based
on the interim report of the Sankev
COAL Commission, that the reduction
OF output through reduced hours would
De less than 10 per cent afforded a
government assurance that piece work
ers should not suffer any loss in earn
lngs, and that the piece rates would
be increased by an amount which on
the average was found necessary to
correspond with the 10 per cent re-
duction in hours.
IN order to carry out this agree
ment, says the report, it was neces-
sary to fix a definite average OF re-
ductlon in working time resulting
from the introduction of the seven
hour day, and after an examination
OF the figures it was decided to ac-
cept forty seven minutes as the basis
Tor this calculation
Before to-day's conference began it
was understood that the Miners Fed
6r4tiOn off oil L.J
clple of the governments offer for
the settlement of the Yorkshire dis
pute. Their conference with the
Premier began early this afternoon.
Late in the day, after the reaching
OF the agreement, Secretary Hodge of
the Miners Federation issued a state
ment strongly urging all districts
affiliated with the Federation Loyalty
to accept the settlement and resume
work
Herbert Smith, the leader of the
Yorkshire miners, has kept aloof from
all the negotiations, and it is not yet
certain that he will accept the settle
ment.
There still remain other grievances
of the miners which may be the cause
OF trouble. The first of these is the
omission of the government to take
steps IN the direction of the recon-
mendations in the recent Sankey re-
port for the gradual naturalization
OF mines, and the second the govern
ment's refusal to grant the demands
of the miners for an impartial ex-
pert inquiry into decreased output,
which the miners assert is due less to
the reduction in the mum Der of hours
of work or "slacking" on the part of
miners than to the fatilure of the
mine owners to keep their mines in
proper working order by the pro
vision of needful timber, hauling
equipment and other things. They ac-
cuse the owners of delbe ra ly
neglectng to repair the equipment of
the mines to discredit naturalization.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Italy Turns to america
To Auert Coal Famine
Government Will Remove All
Restrictions to Encourage US.
as Result Of Crisis iva ENGLAND

ROME. July 25.-Accordng to the
"Popolo Romano" the "gravest danger
threatens Italy at this time" as re-
suit of the British coal crisis The
only hope in the situation, says the
newspaper, lies in American coal,
though the problem of sufficient ship
ping to carry it is difficult one at
the present moment. Little hope is
held out that coal can be received from
the Sarre Valley and the Teschan dis
trict.
"In few weeks" the "Popolo Ro
mano" says, "our coal stocks may be
completely depleted. AS Italy imports
1000 900 tons of coal out of the u ,OOO,-
600 tons consumed each year the pros
pect for the winter is alarming"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Carranzn AnnuIs Ln,rs
That affect the Sisal
Industry in Yucata,,

MEXICO CITY, July 25 By The As
sociated Press Several important
statutes of the state of Yucatan have
been derogated by President Carranza,
in exercise of the extraordinary pow
ers granted him n financial matters by
Congress. Among them figures the law
Of absenteeism, imposing heavy pay
meuts on Yucatan absentee owners.
Restrictions ot the free sale OF sisal
have also been removed, While it is
SAID that the prob biton law will be
derogated this week
The directorate of the Henequen
Regulation Commission has changed
the rate of the Henequen Commissions s
paper money, because of the refusal
Of the Treasury Department 70 allow
the commissions currency legal status
in Quintana Roo. in the peninsula #
Yucatan, where planters buy their sup
plies.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Indicted in Revenue Case
Manufactures Accused of Offer.
ing $4,000 Bribe to Witness

Joseph c. BrownAtone, a clothing
manufacturer, was ind cted yesterday
by the Federal grand jury charged
with attempting to corrupt a witness
in offering $4,000 to Nathaniel Crop
per, an internal revenue agent, if he
would not attend the trial of Jay A.
Weber.
The offer is alleged to have been
made June 80. Weber S secretary Of
the Pictorial Review Company. The
charge against him is Offering GroDner
$25 600 to certify that the tax returns
of the Pictorial Review Company from
1914 to 1917 were correct.
Brownstone declared he d not
know Weber, adding that Ralph Oyer,
the revenue agent making the accusa- :
tion, does not pretend to know any
thing about the case" Brownstone is
to be arralgned Wednesday to plead to
the indie tIment.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Delegates Gathering
For Labor Congress
Amsterdam Meeting Is Not Ex.
pected to Choose Washington
as New Headquarters
\ eU York Tribune
SDec ctnI CobIe Ss,.r.@a


AMSTERDAM, July 25.-Most of tho
delegates representing seventeen coun-
tries and some 100000 organized
workers OF the world already have ar
rived for the preliminary meetings of
the International Federation of Trade
Unions.
In every way the congress, the OPEN
ing session of which will be held Mon
day, promises to be the most important
in the history of trade unionism. The
Gompers party is due from England
tomorrow, having delayed their arrival
in order to discuss conditions with the
British.
The preliminary meetings, which are
private, bring together the old mem
oers OF the international, who are sit
ting at the same table for the first time
since the war compelled the Germans
to place the organization in the hands
Of the Dutch. who have been managing
1t since the fall of 1914
There is no possibility Of interna-
tlonal headquarters being moved to
Washington, a scheme which apparent
ly runs in the minds of some of tho
American delegates.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Kansas Has Second
Biggest Wheat Crop

TOPEKA, Kan, July 25.--A decrease
OF more than 7O,0O0.0OO bushels in
the Kansas wheat crop is shown in the
July crop report of the Kansas State
Board of Agricultural, issued tonight.
The June report indicated yield of
229, 10000 bushels, as against a total
estimated production, based upon
thrashing returns, Of l5s ,999 200
bushels forecast to-day.
The report says the crop is the sec
ond largest in the states history, The
1914 output OF 100000 bushels onl J
exec eding il.
The chief reason for this failure was
the abruprS change from the wet, cool
weather that prevailed last spring and
summer 10 the extremely high tenn
peratures ten days or two weeks be
fore harvest. AN excess Of rain is also
given as one Of the chief causes for
the poor showing made.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Mexico in Effort
70 Take Robbers
Shoes Teal in Pursuit
OF Bandits Who Held
Up United States Sailors
Ner York Tribune
Washington BureCu

WASHINGTON, July 25.-President
Carranza has issued special nstruc-
tions to the Mexican military authori-
ties to make every effort to find the
bandits who, on July s. held up and
robbed the crew OF a boat from the
United States ship Cheyenne, near
Tampico, according 70 radio dispatch
to-day from Commander E. P. Finney.
of the United States ship Topeka, who
had been instructed to report to the
Navy Department in regard to the in
cdent.
President Carranza directed that in
creased guarantees to protect Ameri-
can lives and property in this district
be given, the report said. The dis
patch read:
General Gonzales, who is the Mexi-
can military commander at Tampico,
has just given me the information that
the robbery was committed, he believes,
by an isolated group of a brigand band
of civilians that are operating in the
swampy lands bordering the Tanesi.
under the leadership of their chief,
named Aguilar. General Gonzales has
pursued this band ever since the rob
berry occurred, with some success. He
has returned a number of horses and
mules that they had stolen from
Americans, but he states that his oper-
ations againsS the bandits are carried
on under the great disadvantage Of
guerrilla warfare in a swamp that the
river frequently overfows
He is securing assistance from the
army post in the state of Tamaulipas.
and Will continue his efforts until the
band is captured or dispersed The
President of Mexico has issued special
instructions, he informed me, to put
forth every endeavor to apprehend
those guilty of the robbery. and to in
crease the guarantees of protection for
the lives and property OF Americans in
this district. The attitude of General
Gonzales is ver1 cnnclliatnrv"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
French Parliamentary
Election October II
Six Hundred Deputies To Be
Chosen; to Name Senators
'on November %

PARIS, July 25.-Elections for a new
french Parliament will probably be
held October u.
Six hundred Deputies only will be
elected on October : In the muaicf-
pal elections the first balloting will be
he'd on 06tober 10 and the second bal
lotlng fvrrnight later.
The election of Senatorial delegates
has been tentatively fixed for Novem
per 10, and the election Of Senators COR
November %. Many necessary supple
mientary elections Will be held Noven-
Der So
The radical Socialists who voted in
favor OF the government after Tues
days debate IN the Chamber of Depu-
ties were sharply criticised to-day at
the weekly meeting of the radical So
clalist group.
Henri Franklin Bouillon, Deputy for
the Seine-et-Oise, violently attacked
the ministry. declaring that the Cabi-
net ought not to be allowed to pres de
over the forthcoming election. and that
the radical Socialist party should en-
deavor bv another Interpolation to
overthrow the government
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
City Plans to Sell
Surplus Army Food

Edwin a. OMalley. Deputy Commits
sioner Of Public Markets. acting under
authority gwen by Mayor Hy,an. made
ano,he- attempt yesterday to obtain for
New lora City consumers . portion OF
ne surplus army food supplies held in
warehouses la this zone.
Although the War Department Of
meals a led 20 act favorably on his
plan 70 have a group Of merchants pur-
chase some Of the stores Mr.. ON Hey
IS confident that his new suggestion, IN
Wricn the CT, viii act as slgnee,
vii mse' with approval
AS outi ned in letter TO Captain
A. A. Stewart. zone surplus supply Of
neer, Nh O Malley's new plan provides
FOR the delivery OF large stocks of the
army gods TO police stations, fire
mousse. public schools and public mar
aets.
City Departments Offered
Confirming MY conversation with
yov yesterday re wrote, Il am author
ized 5y his Honor the Mayor 20 lend
my service 70 the government for
distributing any part Of the foodstuFs
mat gou nave, such "a hams, chickens,
bacon, roast beef, corned beef, canned
vegetable eve. Il is agreeab bic TO have
guantl'les and other conditions 10 be
agreed lpoa between Captain Stewart
and nvsel+
lhe Mayor has offered me the SER
wees o. any branch Of any department
mar car be of help in the distribution
oi,tnese foods in New York, and [ know
snst We can dispose Of these foodstuffs.
y ls M intention % use all the police
stations and Nrehouses, market places
ana other agencies for distributing this
''oo a. minimum cost"
'aptaln stewart said he has for
S@fded I'm. communication 10 Wash
,Ig'oa. ard expects reply on Monday
az az Sa.e taat tne citys plan is feasi Die,
yss o'teia' approval must come from
'ne war Department.
Newark Gets Food To-day
oT'ciais e. Ridgewood, \. J., visited
,ap'@in stewart yesterday and OBJ
-a'nec information on the prices and
'ArleiJ o. tne surplus supplies
me mrs. snipment Of army food to
heh.cipalify will begin to-day, Cap
"a stewart announced. whea 10000
s1uA1h VI s'rlD bacon and 10000
,|1neh ~ canned bacon Will be gent
"s"afs The sale was consum-
.a~De1 yesterday Newark viii pur-
Use 'py9pg ~prth of army food the
h1,nsf bong "a sed by an issue Of city
rsMar< Is paying "a cents pound
n" strip bacon and ~ for the
sp a"asp bacon. The market price Of an
tff1.Fa.sni quality ~ bacon In 50 cents.
saS c!'y rseelYes sne supplies on
x',, n,,''yhmsns Little ~ the strip bacon
ul De sent. Captain Stewart said
saIaa ~1hea good csu be more easily sold
'haef tne conditions.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Protestants of France
Decry Plea for Kaiser
Ask Their German Brethren
Who Seek Clemency Why They
Did Not Oppose Crimes

PARIS, July 25-The Temps" to-
day publishes note which the Protes.
rant Federation OF France has ad
dressed to President Poincar6 in
answer TO a letter sent him few days
ago by the Protes ant community of
Berlin asking democratic France 10
right It's wrongs toward the Hurue
nots driven from France in 1855 BY
sparlng their benefactors. the Hohen-
zollerns'
The note of the French Protestan.s
expresses stupe efaction that the Berlin
Protestants, claiming to be c.. Hugua
not extraction, can raise heir rCicez
in favor OF the former German En-
peror in an attemrt 10 protec4 him
from having TO face the verdict Of the
civilized nations.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Wilson Warns
Against Sending. 9.
&
Arms to Mexico
continued from page 1

lutlon and act OF Congress and this
my proclamation issued Hereunder.
and in bringing to trial and punish
ment any offenders against the same.
| direct and authorize the officers
and enlisted men of the army Of the
United States to observe like dill
gence in preventing such violations
and in causing offenders to be
turned over to the appropriate civil
authorities for trial and punishment
according to law.
And | hereby delegate to the
Secretary of State the power of pre-
scribing exceptions and limitations
to The applications of the said joint
resolution of March Il, 1912, as
made effective by this my proclama-
tion issued Hereunder
IN witness whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be af-
fixed
Done in the District of Colum-
bia this twelfth day of July, in the
year Of Our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and nineteen and of the in
dependence Of the United States of
America the one hundred and forty
fourth.
WOODROW WILSON.
Bv the President.
Frank l.. Polk,
Acting Secretary Of State"
Much interest was manifested amony
those interested in Mexican affairs il
the paragraph of the proclamation Civ
ing the Secretary of State power t,
make exceptions and limitations to tn,
enforcement of the terms of the res
OlutiOn.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
French Army Reduced

PARIS, July 25.-All reserves of the
French army, including the class Of 1917.
will be dernobihzcd by tho middle Of Oc-
tobcr, according 10 plans completed by
the government and published to-da y.
There would remain in service the
classes Of 1918, 1919 and 1920
Before the meeting Of the new Par
lament, It il understood, Premier
Clemenceau, az Minister Of War, and
Marshal P6tain Will draft plan for the
reduction Of military service. This, it
is said. my reduce the active army to
the equivalent Of two classes or less
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Trainnen Prefer
1. S. Ownership to
Conference Plan
W.N. Doak Appears for Men
Before House Copnittee;
Calls Boards of Employees
and Employers Successful
NsW York Tribuns
Wd-shlu0tOn Bureru


WASHINGTON, July 25.-W. N.
Doak, president Of the Brother
hood OF Railway Trainmen, appearing
before the House Interstate Commerce
Committee to-day, said he favored gov
ernment ownership of the railways
rather than the plan presented by the
Trans sportation Conference
He indorsed the conferences sug-
gestion for the adjustment of wages
and hours Of labor by boards repre-
sentlng equally employers and en-
ployes, with appeal in case of dead
lock to the proposed Federal trans
portation board. This method, he
thought, would work equally we'll un-
der government or private ownership.
Balanced Board Successful
In view of the fact that this is sub
stantlalty the method in operation un-
der government control of the rail
ways, with the Director General as
referee, ard as one of these boards
already has dealt with 10000 cases
without a single appeal, Mr. Doak said
he believed that balanced" board,
instead Of one having one or more
neutral mem bers, would be best to
settle differences between employers
and employees.
When there are no neutrals both
sides tend to lose something of their
character as special representatives
and seek to take broad view of the
question presented. The decision thus
arrived at is their decision and not
that of the members who belong to
neither faction.
Mr.. Doak opposed compulsory arbi-
tratlon, saying that one can lead but
not drive Americans. He opposed
compulsory arbitration, he said, be.
cause 1t was not practical 1t had
broken down in Australia, and even a
partial form of it in Canada had failed.
The reason compulsory arbitration was
not practical was because it could not
be enforced, since no law could keep
men from quitting Individually.
Complaisance Not Expected
In answer to one of many questions
put to him by the committee, Mr.. Doak
said he did not consider that under the
conference plan, with the railroads
practically assured of certain income,
the employers members of the adjust
ment board always would be com
plaisant, knowing that whatever they
yielded would have to be made up by
increased rates. This had not been so
under government ownership
There was no trouble, Mr.. Doak ex-
pialned in answer TO question, in
enforcing arbitration decisions on rail
way employees. Once J question was
submitted to arbitration the men had
to take 1t without ratification. and the
discipline OF the organization was such
that 1t infa-iby held the men to
agreements
Mr. Doaks testimony concluded the
presentation of the conference plan.
Next Tuesday the committee will take
up other proposed plans.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
GLANDS Off, Party
Is Formed in Cuba

HAVANA, July 25-A new political
party was formed in Cuba yesterday
with "non-interfer of other nations
in Cuha's affairs" as IT'S principal plat
form. The sponsors for the party are
prominent Liberal and Conserva tive
leaders who have always been out
spoken in their opposition to the Platt
amendment and have endeavored un-
successfully to persuade their re-
spective parties that they should not
permit Americans to interfere in any
way with Cuba's internal matters.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Berger's Wife Reads
Book to Committee

WASHINGTON. July 25-Investiga-
tion of Victor Berger's fitness to sit
5th Wisconsin District because of his
conviction on charges of disloyalty, did
not proceed very far to-day.
Berger brought his wife with him
and she spent two hours reading to the
House committee from book on So
cialism, while the Representatives. lect
frequently interrupted her to explain
exactly what was meant
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Regulation of Packers
May Increase Cost of
Lining, TinkE,u,n Saws
Nesc York Tr,buns
WQshinutOu Rurer,,

WASHINGTON. July 25.-Obiectior
70 the passage of the Kenyon Ande RS or
Dill placing the packing industry unde,
Ssrlct government control, before thor
ough stlgation IS made Of the
problem of the cost of living was
made by Representative Tinkham. OF
massachusetts,. to-day, in a letter re-
plying to Miss Jessie R. Haver. of the
National consumers League Passage
or the OIL. he said, might disastrously
increase the cost of living.
The problem of the cost of living j:
one which involves the entire indus.
portatlon structure and their interre.
latlons,' said REPRESENTATIVE Tinkham
Before any legislation is passed which
attempts to reduce the present cost OF
living. such questions as the following
must now, after the experiences anc
experiments of the last four years. be
authoritatively answered.:
" neither government control in
creases or decreases costs and eff
cheney:
whether fixing of prices by the
government increases or decreases
the cost of living;
w neither horizontal increases of
wages meet the problem, or increase
the cost of living, without final ben
efit to the producer, as we'll as the
consumers;
What relation the present inflated
currency has to the cost of living;
and many general questions of like
vital Importance
These questions can be answered
by such a committee as l propose, and
with these answers there can then be
enacted legislation which will be intel
ligent, scientific and with some fixed
principles.
THE passage Of legislation not
soundly based on correctly ascertained ID
general knowledge and sound funda-
mental principles cannot reduce the
cost of living and may disastrously in
crease it,
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Democrats Plan TO Submit
Minority Report Monday
on WarDepartment's Han
ding of Its Food Surplus
Bitter Contest Expected
Republicans Will Try to
Place Blame for Present
Prices on Administration
Ne,e York Tr,blns
V1shjr urOr Bureau

Vdshirq rqr0r Bureau
WASHINGTON. July 25.- RebufFed in
ar effort to-day 70 get the committee
to reopen the army food hearings with
view 20 recasting the report regard
ing the disposition of surplus food
stuFs made public yesterday, Demo-
cratic members of the select commit
tee Of the House Investigating War De-
partmert expenditures. announced that
they would submit minority report
next Monday.
Member Of the committee Of both
parties think this split in the commit
tee will result in the beginning Mon
day Of a bitter contest over the cost
Of living, in which the Republicans will
seek 10 place a measure of RESPONSE
bility for it on the Administration.
The Administration Theory
They declare that the course of the
Wsr Department in dealing with sur
plus foods is in line with general
theory of the Administration that
sages must stay up for all time and
mat the cost of goods must in con-
sequence be made to STAY up likewise.
Taking half turn around the circle,
the Republicans say, the Administra-
lion then says that because the cost
Of living IS up wages must go up. The
Republican view is that, far from con-
tributlng to the vicious circle" of
the increasing cost of living and higher
wages, it is the business of the gov
ernment 10 try to smash it.
How to smash it permanently, they
say. Is really the greatest problem
before Congress, and they think the
surplus foods in the hands of the War
Department can be used in the smash
ing process.
Minority Criticizes Majority
Representative Flood, on behalf of
the minority, submitted yesterday to
Chairman Graham OF the invests eating
committee long statement in CRITICS m
OF the subcommittee report, and asked
that that report be withdrawn from
the House, that further evidence be
taken and the proper report made to
the House"
Mr.. Flood alleged that the report was
inaccurate, contradictory and drafted
without hearing evidence tending to
conflict with its conclusions After
pointing out nine instances Of alleged
error in the report. Mr. Flood asked
that Secretary OF War Baker and nine
army officers who have not previously
testified be called before the full com
mlttee. Previous hearings were before
subcommittee No l.
After lively debate tho committee re
iected. by q strict party vote. Mr.
Floods motion to reopen the question
and take further testimony. Mr. Flood
. then said the minority would make a
separate report. incorporating the tes-
timony the majority had voted to ex-
elude.