The Washington herald., 1919-03-06
Governors and Mayors Ad-
vocate Agency for Duties
of Labor Board.
MAINTAIN WAGE SCALE
Governor Cox Outgeneraled
Mayor Rolph on National
Political Issue.

rected toward a permanent agency
to perform the duties now fulfilled
by the War Labor Board, and ef-
forts will be made TO continue the
employment service Of the Depart
ment OF Labor. the congress OF gov
ernors and mayors was assured al
its final session yesterday.
The task of keeping the executives
from delving into national political
issues enIivened the closing meeting,
with Governor Cox. of Ohio. outgen-
eraIling Mayor RoIph, Of San Fran
cisco, in his desire TO record tho
delegates as favoring the immediate
calling Of Congress into extra session.
Voting on the various questions dis
closed a division with delegates IA
voring radical measures in the re-
construction program outweighed by
the proponents OF more conservative
acton.
Adopt Comprehensive Program.
The conference did adopt a COM
prehensive program OF activity de-
signed to meet the readjustment prob
lens arising from the demobilization
of the army. The more important
resolutions adopted include:
Reduction in the freight rates on all
building materials.
No reduction in wages until hNlnS
costs come down.
Sending demobilized troops back to
local draft boards as Provost Marshal
General Crowder desired, to keep them
away from the cities.
The conanuation Of the I. s. En-
ployment Service, abolished by Con-
gress, through some government
agency.
Prompt payment OF all government
war contracts.
Lifting Of all government war re-
strictions.
And the building OF memorials for
returning soldiers.
In expressing the conditions OF
labor and industry the country
faces, the resolutions said: Regard
less OF certain disOrdered conditions
recited by delegates to this confer
ence. its outstanding feature, never
theless, has been a militant note OF
confidence in our governmental and
industrial stability. The world in
part is to be rebuilt The patriot
ism. resource. ingenuity and unself-
ish spirit of our people saved II
from destruction. and what these
elements have accomplished in pro-
lection. they will guarantee in pre-
servation. Wallace the future. firm
in the belief that the Almighty in
tends all things well. and that there
remains for us and the generations
to come full compensation for the
service given. and the sacrifice made
in support OF the ideals OF democ-
racy."
National Politics Barred.
An effort made in committee "a
bring before the conference an en-
dorsement Of the league OF nations
plan failed. as II was voted to eN-
press no opinions on questions in
controversy in the Federal Admins
tration. But the closing sentence
OF the foregoing statement was con-
strued as a mes sure OF endorsement
by some Of the members.
Efforts were made to strike out
the clause by which the conference
urged the continuance OF the Wal
Labor Board as an agency to render
decisions in labor troubles Of publ,
utilities. The debate was keen RnC
the sentiment for home rule" was
pronounced. The effort OF Mayor
Carson. OF jamestown, y. Y. to Sc
cure endorsement OF a resolution
favoring government ownership oi
railroads was filibustered TO death.
Russian Bolshevist leaders are ad-
yocatinC the removal Of the church
and the family from social life, Sec
retary Redfeld told the governors
and mayors
Quotes Russian Leader.
He quoted the following as a state
ment Of a Russian leader speaking
to Lenine in the presence OF an Amer
ican commercial representative:
There are two obstacles which We
remove because they are too con-
seryativc. The first Is the church
and the second the family
Director General Hines, OF the Rail
road Administration, told the COVER
nors that rates on road building ma
terial would soon be reduced and said
that while railroad service during the
war necessarily had been cut down
that it would be his aim to build il
up as rapidly as possible.
He repeated his assurance OF earlier
in the day that some way would bt
found of going ahead with the rail
road program despite failure to gel
desired appropriations
"I am in favor OF going ahead, '
Hines said. Il am out OF sympathy
with any policy to throw men out oi
employment and to cut down the
wages OF the future"
Howard Chandler Christy
Files Second Divorce Suit