Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-22
NEW YQRKE rs ASK
FOR REAL ACTION
ON LIVING costs
Government Probes Have
Brought No Benefit to Con-
8unners and Uprising Against
ProfiteerS Is Probable,

tsPE1IAL coR,EsPospsncE TO uoRsNo JopaNAtI
New York. Sept. 21-Failing to
find the slightest lowering in living
cost as the result of all the govern
ment gestures aimed at this object
the people of this city are today call
ing for much more real action and
much less political posing in the hunt
for the prime profiteers behind the
scandalous scale of prices. In spite of
all the thunderings of federal and
state prosecutors and all the convent
ing of commissions and committees,
! everyone of the middle and poorer
classes here is still suffering more
than ever for lack of means to meet
all costs of food. fuel and clothing.
| Unless the politicians really probe
and the experts really examine, New
Workers feel that very soon popular
discomfort will force someone to find
the mercenary authors of all their
| living hardship.
Distracted by their persistent yearn-
! ing for better pay, the policemen of
! this town are now failing to halt or
| hunt down the crooks whose crimes
! have multiplied more than ever be-
| fore in the history of the underworld
| here. Though the sturdy bluecoats
!
! line on such a strike as has disgraced
! the Boston force, they really need and
| deserve more wages, everyone agrees
Until some means is found to satisfy
this just demand of the men who
stand between this metropolis and
| lawlessness. it is prophesied that the
sad state of stagnation in the arm OF
the law will continue.
Hearty congratulations on the war
work and postwar program of the
National Catholic War Council are
being sent this week to the conference
of the entire hierarchy of this church
that is meeting in Washington to con
slider what its forces have done and
can still do to aid the government
From thousands of doughboys, who
have. met the overseas units of this
organization by It's workers in thi;
entertained by its workers in this;
country, expressions of thanks an(
hope for future continuation OF sucl
good work are being sent, as we'll a!
from individuals and organizations
without the slightest regard to elias!
or creed Everybody in this town hal
seen the work of the Catholic welfar,
organizations. during ana since thu
days of the world war, and no on,
grudges their workers the fules
measure of praise.
Mems hats at SIS. suits at $12i
and shoes around $40 are some of thu
shocking discoveries that the NAL
shopper in search of fall outfit ha
, Just begun to make about this town
Though few New Workers believe tina
the retail merchant Is playing prof
iteer at these prices, everyone VIII
has to pay them is very anxious I
find out Just who is responsible TO
the almost prohibitive cost of wear
ing necessities, Stories of nue.
cheaper and better goods on sale i
, almost every other city in the stat
are making people in this metropoli
I more indignant than ever for appar
emily being made the chief goats
, the record run of soaring prices.
Liquor Leaks.
. In spite of the renewed activities {
federal agents, the bars of this tow
J are still selling to those they know a
the hard liquor that they call for,
[ tea cups or other camouflage. Eve
| after the real prohibition law come
| in next year the saloon men are prom
, Using to have something of this sol
+ on tap for the faithful patrons {
their joints. Apparently even tn
) most drastic enforcement of the dI
amendment may allow some har
: stuff to be made. imported and sol
: in this sporty town.