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New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
Domestics to Form
Union to Abolish
Oldtime Drudgery
Housewives Must Concede
Better Conditions and
Shorter Hours to Win
Women From Industry

Woman's invasion or business during
the war, when she was called upon to
take the places of men, has forever
divorced her from the drudgery of do
mestic service under pre-war condi-
tions. New York housewives who are
waiting for an economic readjustment
to supply them with domestic servants
to work long hours as before the war
will wait in vain. Hereafter, if women
in great numbers return to cooking,
washing and chambermaid work in pri-
vate homes they will do SO under
union rules stipulating a limited
amount of work and definite hours.
These opinions were expressed yes
terday following an announcement by
Mrs. Raymond Robins of a plan to
unionize domestic servants throughout
the country
Dr. George W. Kirchwey, state direc-
tor of the United States Employment
Service, said he believed that house
wives in New York who are clamoring
for help will never be supplied so long
as they offer the old conditions, be-
cause, he said, woman's place as an un-
complaining drudge has gone for
good"
The economic position of women
workers at present is so good it is
unlikely they will ever reenter the
domestic field DR.. Kirchwey says. He
declares that better wages and shorter
hours will keep them away from house
hold work and that housewives, before
they can induce domestic servants to
return, will have to meet the COM
petition of business.
AS showing that there is no let-up
in the demand for women workers
these conditions were cited:
For every woman who applies for a
job at the United States Employment
Service there are three jobs open.
The hotels report a need at once
of 10000 more women as mattresses
and chambermaids.
Private employment agencies report
it is almost useless to apply for a
woman worker of any kind, and GER
tainly useless to apply for a domestic
servant to work indefinite hours.
Employers who hired women to re-
place service men are retaining them.
Despite the contention of DR.. William
I. Hornaday that these women should
be released to provide jobs for re-
turned soldiers employers can't be in
duced to let the women 60 Neither is
the government employment service
urging employers to let them go. DR..
klrchwey's argument with the employ
ers is that the women have a right to
keep out of domestic service if thew
want to.
! Two movements are under wav to
unlonize women workers. William
Lehman. secretary of Walters Union
No. l, has called meeting to be held
IN Webster Hall, Eleventh Street. near
Fourth avenue, to morrow night. Steps
are to be taken to organize 5000 New
York mattresses into a union and af6li-
ate with the American Federation of
Labor. At the annual convention of
the National Women's Trade Union
League. to be held in PHILADELPHIA
from June 2 to 7, Mrs Robins will Of
fer resolution calling for the organi-
zation of all domestic servants.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
Cooperation in Aiding
Merchant Marine Sought
Government Calls Conference
to Discuss Wartime
Measures
New York Tribune


WASHINGTON, May 25.-Coopera-
tlon of employers, employees and the
government in the development of the
American merchant marine is the Oh
lcct OF joint industrial conference
coiled by the Shipping Board to meet
IN Washington June 4, and 6.
~ Is hoped that this object will he
accomplished through the establish
ment by agreement among interested
part'es OF agencies for adjustment Of
iaoor issues and promotion of eff
elency and industrial harmony in the
american merchant marine. It is NOT
intended to take up at the conference
pecinc matters requiring adjustment,
ou' ratner to determine the funda-
mental questions of relationship he
'"een employer groups, employe grouns
ana the government
ne conference will include owners
ana operators of ocean stoameh;rs
s,evedores and contractors for Ion,'
shote iapor, owners and operators ~
naFoor craft, representatives. of tho
various organizations Of seaue,
licensed officers and longshoremen =,
wei as officials from Interested do
partmenfs Of the government. After
me opening session parties interested
IN marine labor matters and those in,
's,es'ed n dock and harbor questions
VIII meet IN separate sessions.
among those whe are expected n
take an active interest in the confer
enees are Vice Chairman RAYMOND
.. stevens, representing the Shipniny
hoaro on labor questions; ex-cover'
nor Robert +. Bass, Of New Harm.
snireaformerly in charge Of labor mat
tsrs for the Shipping Board. and Pc
ss. srxsor ". q. Ripley. chairman of the
s-a.ionai Adjustment Commission.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
FURNISHED APARTMENTS TO LIE,

ATTRACTIVE furnished apartment for
rent for summer months. Apply to Mrs.
Anderson. housekeeper East 47th Street,
City.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
British Army and Navy Run
Suez; Workers Strike Nav IA

LONDON. May 25.~-The Suez Canal
service is being maintained with naval
and military assistance. This an
nouncement was made Saturday in the
House of Commons by Cecil Harms
worth, Under Secretary for FOREIGN
Affairs
Mr.. Harmsworth had received a re-
port from General Allenby, High Com
missioner for Egypt and the Soudan,
ehat strike of the employees of the
onez Canal Company started on May
10 subsequently all the workers at
fort said went on strike and the strike
movement had spread to Suez. In view
OF ITS vital Importance, Mr.. Harms
worth SAID, the Suez Canal service must
pe carried on, and this was insured by
'ne ald OF the naval and military forces.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
Conditions
Almost Normal

The State Industrial Commission
has very different view of the situa-
ton DR.. David S. Flynn, director of
its Bureau of Employment, has lust
returned from a tour of the state.
Il have talked with our er1ployment
agents and with labor leaders and en-
poyers all over the state" he said.
"and | believe that the conditions in
regard to employment to day are act
ually a little above the normal pre-
war conditions in the state. There
has been slump from the intense
wartime activity, of course, but there
Is no serious unemployment"
Henry D. Sayer, the head of the
commission, goes even further
There are indications everywhere of
an improvement in employment condi-
tlons and of plans for a great expan
sion in production" he declared 81
believe that within four to six weeks
after the signing of peace there will be
decided shortage of labor in the state.
1t may come without that. attended
last week a conference with the Gov
ernor and men all over the state. and
there can be no doubt that there ia in
sight more work than can be done"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
British Labor Leader Hopes
to Bring With Him Draft
of Cooperation Idea Civ.
ing Sections Autonomy
Won't Talk of Gompers
Says 1t Is Possible Dis
pute Between Capital and
Labor Won't Be Touched
Mem York Tribune
.Specicl Cable .Serrice

Copyright 1919. New York Tr!hnnc Iac)
LONDON. May 25.-Asked his rea-
sons for his proposed trip to America,
Arthur Henderson, the British labor
leader, said to-day:
"I am going in answer to an invita-
tion from the Labor party of greater
New York to explain the machinery
and programme of Great Britain's po-
litical labor organization. Our labor
executive committee considered the in
vitation and decided that if | could be
of service to those sections of Ameri-
can workers who desire to organize
politically it was my duty to place my
services at their disposal
Mr.. Henderson said, however, that in
view of the meeting in August of the
Berne conference committee at Lucerne
1t was possible that he would be un-
able to start for America until Septem-
Der. He expects to return to England
in December
Asked what reply he had to make to
criticisms that he is Quitting in"
in American affairs, he said:
Il fail to understand such criticisms.
have been invited to America, and
shall be very glad to CO."
America a Free Country
To the inquiry as to whether there
was parallel between Samuel Com
Iers's visit to England and his to
America he replied:
There is nothing to be said on this
subject. England is a free country,
ond SO is America"
MIR. Henderson said it was possible
the dispute between capital and labor
would not be touched upon during his
visit to the United States, but added:
Il shall be in the hands of my hosts,
willing to speak upon whatever subject
they wish. | hope that by the date of
my visit we shall have obtained acts
of Parliament permanently establish
ing the national industrial council to
handle British labor differences"
Mr.. Henderson, it is understood. is
not going to discuss trade unionism as
opposed to political action by labor.
On the contrary. he is prepared to put
forward scheme TO coooperation by
all sections of labor, without interfer
ence with one another.
Believes in Cooperation
"My idea about international labor
organizations,' he explained, "is that
all sections should meet at the same
time and place, each section, however.
setainlng complete autonomy. The
English Labor Executive Committee
has taken up my scheme; and now is
drafting proposed international con-
stitution, which / hope to take to
America. 1t is proposed that three
separate sections of the labor move
ment-the political, trade union and
Operative meet at Geneva
next February. The congress would
open and close in Joint session, but
during the interval each side would 90
about its business INDEPENDENTS. The
secretariat. however, can keep in
touch for the purpose of cooperation.
Such scheme would be the peoples
league of nations"
Ernest Boehm. secretary treasurer
OF the american Labor Party of
Greater New York" recently said that
Mr.. Henderson had not yet formally
accepted the party's invitation to come
here and talk.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
The Main
Facts Are:

The main facts of the employmen:
situation seem to be as follows:
There is no employment crisis. no
destitution from unemployment, and no
conditions which have yet forced more
than very few men into lines of work
they do not want.
There is a real problem in adjust
ment, in placing in fitting occupations
both the demobilized soldiers and the
demobilized war workers, but thus u-ob
lem is being met after a fashion, and
the agencies are only few weeks be-
hind the game. so that in general no
man need be out of work long.
The soldiers are being pretty we'll
taken care of. About 10 per cent OF
them come back either to old Jobs or TO
new ones that are waiting for them;
ID to 20 per cent more can be placed
quickly, and 10 to Is per cent consti
tute the whole problem, so far as the
rehabilitation is concerned.
There is heavy demand for work
ers in all skilled trades except those Of
electricians, plumbers and clerical
workers, and there is a demand for
unskilled labor. Most of the soldiers
who are not placed at once have no
trade, and apply for work as clerks.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
Soldiers to Preserve Order
AS Plant Opens After Strike

TOLEDO, May 25.~Mayor Schneider
to-day dcputized 500 discharged SOL
diers as special policemen to assist the
regular department in preserving law
and order here tomorrow should there
be trouble when the Overland Automo
bile Company and three allied plants
resume operations after three weeks
inactivity following labor dispute in
volving $4,000 men and women.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
SITUATIONS WANTED rr,,

N4A N4AMBERMAID. WAITRESS
scienliess cien1liies,anp. very neat. capable 'swiss
o,ano sor.n suburb; small family: sso Long
sun Agency. 1S1 West 42d st sf'' Ma.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
All Who
Need Work
Can Find
Jobs Here
Continued from page 1

piled, there were registered at the
twenty seven agencies in this city and
the fifteen upstate 13,442 applicants
for work
For that same period there were
registered 1873 jobs-a surplus of
1921.
The agencies found jobs for only
4,718 persons, leaving apparently 9,0O9
for whom no work was found. But the
peculiar thing about the situation is
that the number of jobless persons on
these agency lists does not increase
from week to week. Something hap
pens to them.
Nothing
Very Serious
In spite OF the startling figures and
his urgent appeals to the employers
OF the city for jobs, even DR.. Kirchwev
does not claim that the situation is
serious. In many lines there is an
actual shortage Of labor, he admits,
and except for a few sporadic cases,
which he does not consider typical, he
knows of no suffering or destitution
from lack of work. The soldiers are
being well taken care of. he adds, and
his chief concern is for civilian war;
workers who are being thrown out by
the ending of the war contracts.
Even these men, he says, if skilled,
can get work at once, except those in
the building and construction trades.
There is plenty of work for laborers.
and any man can get $3.50 a day if
he wants it. DR.. Kirchwey admits that
there are more jobs than workers in
sight, but he believes there are a lot
OF unlisted job hunters, and that if
they were all gathered together there
would not be enough work to go
around. He does not believe that there
are as many unlisted jobs.
"of course we are dealing very
largely in Impressions here" he said.
There are no figures on which one
may depend, and you should not put
too much stress on the very unm-
portant statistics we have gathered.
estimated month ago that there we're
100000 men out Of work in the CITY.
and l have been trying ever since to
find out whether my estimate was cor
rect. Some men tell me it is too high.
and some tell me it is too low, but
none OF them know. Your impression
may be different from mine"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
Rev. DIR. Jackson Resigns

At the morning service in st. Panl's
Episcopal Church. Flatbush. yester-
day the rector, the Rev. DR.. Town
end Glover jackson, announced his res
ignation after serving for more than
thirty years. The vcstry has accepted
the resignation. The rector will not
end his work until next OetobaaA
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

Ernest Boehm. secretary treasurer
OF the american Labor Party of
Greater New York" recently said that
Mr.. Henderson had not yet formally
accepted the party's invitation to come
here and talk
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

piled, there were registered at the
twenty-sevcn agencies in this city and
the fifteen upstate 13,442 applicants
for work.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

SoTH ST GS3). corner Lexington av,
apartment hotel exclusively for women;
bea utifuly furnished s17 Weekly y"u up; atp ap
pointments compete.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
WANTED

a man or woman in a position to
make an investment from 1000 to
$4,000 in a legitimate scientific
business with absolute safety OF
principal and a return that should
yield SO per cent annually on cap
ital invested. This is an excep-
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peal to you after thorough in
vestigation. Box B l, 27 Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
HELP WANTED FEMALE

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New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
SUMMONS

sUPREME COURT. QUEENS COUNTY,
=, MES j. WELCH, Plaintiff. against
STROM. and ADELINE BAPP. Defend
ants. Summons.
To the above named def sndants:
You are hereby summoned TO answer the
compla int in this action, and to serve a
ccry of your answer on the plaintiffs at
torney within twenty days fter the servic.
OF TINS summons exclusive Of he day of
service and in case OF your failure to ap-
pear or answc-, Judgment will be taken
against you by default for the relief de
n anded in the complaint.
Dated. April II, 1919
KELLY & BLINN,
Attorneys for Plaintiff ONCE and Post
Office Address, 200 Broadway. Borough
of Manhattan, New York city. n Z.
To SlCNE LlNDSTROM:
Ihe foregoing summons is served upon
you BY publication, pursuant to an order
ot the supreme Court of tho state of New
York, dated the 18th day OF May, 1919.
and duly filed with the original complaint
IN the Office of the Clerk of the County OF
Queens on the 10th day of May. 1919.
Dated. New York. May %, 1918
KELLY e. BLINN
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Once and Post
once Address, 200 Broadway. Borough
of Manhattan. New York CITY NJ Y
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
Heart of
The Problem

The entire labor problem, such as
it is, centers around the building situ-
alton and the fact that the railways
are doing almost nothing IN the way
of new construction or even thorough
maintenance; also, around the low
grade clerk, who is always & drug
on the market, except in periods Of
the highest prosperity.
Plans for expansion Of industry in
many lines, the increased purchasing
power which is already being shown
il some places and the state and city
plans for construction, including the
work for new housing being done by
the State Commission or Recon struc-
tion, promise to meet this difficulty
as it developes, though the labor lead
ers are anxious to see the programme IS
actually under way.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
HELP " ANTED MAZE

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New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
LOST BANKBOONA

LosT.-Bankbook No 227.S2s of the
Franklin Savings Bank. issued to Romeo
Eisenmeyer. Payment stopped. Please
return 20 bank. 6o8 Egnlh ave. New
York City. - persons are cautioned not
TO purchase or negotiate same.
LOST.--Ra nktook No. 745.570 OF the Union
Dime savings Bank Is missing. Any per
sor HAVING q claim to II is hereby called
upon .c present the same within Ter days
or sublni. to having the said passbook cam
cel.ed and One issued
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
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New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

been straning hard for years, have
made big money and saved some. and
are more than willing to take vaca-
ton. They can be induced to take
just the right job, but nothing else.
With many of these the surplus Is
nearing exhaustion, and labor leaders
predict trouble if work is not started
soon. But the unions have not, so
far, paid any QUITO of-work benefits.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
What a Soldier
Wants

A considerable proportion of soldiers
are not content to go back to their old
Jobs and are looking for something
much better than they had before the
war. In general, all the applicants for
work are "choicy," and show no evil
dcnces of being willing to do any,
thing except in very rare instances.
Many of the men who manned the
big war plants, too, are in no hurry
about getting to work. They have
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

LOST. FOUND AND REWARDS

LOST.-Damond bar pin. platinum setting.
large pearl IN centre. Saturday. Mas oath.
between ,l-l2 p. m. either II Plymouth
Theatre. 45th St. or between .here and
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New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

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New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

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concern. position permanent; salary to
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New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
WANTED

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preferably with firm of lawyers. must
nave good light. Box NJ II 81, Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

ARE YOU IN A POSITION
TO MAKE AN INVEST
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PROFITS? EXCEPTIONAL
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TRIBUNE OFFICE.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
PROPOSALS


SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED ny
the Board Of Water supply Al -
o11ces twenty second floor. Mun,ulpal
building Park Row, CentrA and t.l anabers
streets. New York city. until II :. NJ. on
tuesday. June 10. 1919, for Contract 2Oe
for the construction OF about rs. miles Of
highways. including clearing grading.
draining. building OF culverts and guard :
rails, around the Schohar,e reservoir in
the Towns of Giboa and Conesville. scho.
marie county, Pratrsvlle. Greene county
and RoNbury, Delaware county, New YORK
Al the above place and time the bids
VIII be publicly opened and read Pam
phlets containing Information for bidders
ana contract drawings can be obtained at
the above address, IA, the once OF the
secretary. BY deposting the sum of ten
dollars tslu9 in cash or its equivalent for
each pamphlet. For further particulars
apply 10 the office of the Chief Eneineer
JOHN r. CALVIN. President;
CHARLES \. CHADWICK
l.. j. q REILLY
Commissioners Board of Wafer sun,iv
BENZ. f. ElNBIGLER. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

SEALED PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING
and delivering number plates for mo-
torcycles and motor vehictes and for
chauffeurs badges for tho year 1890. viii
be be received BY Francis NJ. Hugo. Secretary
until June 2nd. 1919. at ZOO p NJ Sra.T
hcations may be had upon request.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-26

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW
AND INDEPENDENT To Ethel c. Nicol
Dorothy Nico Bayey, Ba rba Ethel Nicol.
Mary Foster Nicol, Lewis L. FaNcett as
Executor and Trustee of the Estate of Emily
of Ne" fort. as Executor and Trustee OF
the Estate OF Emily NJ Copp being all OF
the persons interested in the Estate Of Emily
NJ. Copp. decea sed. having an interest in me
question referred to in the petition herein
SEND CREETlNC:
WHEREAS William NJ, Copp. who resides
at Spring Island. Port Royal. State of South
gates Court Of our County of New York
for an order directing the executors to nay
over and distribute certain rents received
from a coal eas
HEREFORE. you and each of YOU are
cited TO show canse before the Surrogate tes'
Court Of our County Of New York. at the
Hall of Records. in the County of New
York, on the 18th day of June. One thousan1
nine hundred and nineteen. al half past ten
o'clock in the forenoon of that day' vhy a
decree should not be made directing the ex-
ecutors TO pay to the petitioner forthwith
the rents and moneys received for coal mined
under leases set forth in the petition herein
~ TESTIMONY WHEREOF we have
caused the seal OF the Surrogates' Court or
he said County Of New York to he here
unto affixed
WITNESS. Honorable John P cohalar p
Surrogate Of our ss:d' County of New Yors
at said County. the 9th day of May
IT, 81 III the year Of Lord one ,nou-
sand nine hundred and nineteen
DANIEL j DOWDNEY
Clerk Of the Surrogatee' Court
HARRY r. DAVENPORT Attorney ror
Petitioner. 45 Wall Street. Mauhattau
New York.
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