The Raymer enterprise., 1920-07-29

rifice shall only he asked for America
and Its call ~ honor"
we approve collective bargaining" "
Gross expansion Of currency and
credits has deprecated the dollar We
will attempt intelligent nnd coura.
ge0ns defiation."
"When c0mpetition--natural, fair i'm.
pelling competition--ls suppressed.
whether BY law, compact or conspIr-
acy We halt the march OF progress,
silence the voice Of aspiration and
paralyze the will for achievement"
THE human element comes first,
and ! want the employers In industry
to understand the aspirations. the
convictions, the yearnings Of millions
Of American wage earners."
war establishes Its higher stand
ards for wages and they abide. wish
the higher wage to abide. on one ex-
plicit condition-that. the wage-earner
will give full return for the wage re-
ceived."
Governor Cox and Frnnkiin n.
Roosevelt began the week with n
lengthy conference with President VIII
son In the White House. After the
meeting II was formally announced
that the president and the Democrat.
ic nominees are In full accord on the
League Of Nations issue. Governor
Cox said: .
I'VE are agreed as to the meaning
and sufficIency Of the Democratic plat
form and the duty Of the party In the
face OF the threatened bad faith to the
world In the name Of America. His
thought Is stlll Of the war and the
pledges we gave to those who sacrl.
feed. What he promised. | shall, II
elected. endeavor with all my strength
TO give"
The president announced thai he
had found, what he already knew. that
Governor Cox and he were absolutely
at one With respect to the great issue
Of the League Of Nations and that
he is ready to be the champion In ev.
cry respect Of the honor Of the na-
tioR and the secure peace Of the
world"
On Tuesday the Democratic nation.
al committee met In Columbus. O., TO
prepare for the campaign. Mr.. Cox's
choice for chairman was Edmund II.
Moore, his pre-conventIon manager
but Mr.. Moore absolutely declined. The
governor then asked the election Of
former Congressman George White Of
Marietta. and the committee. most OF
whose members were said to favor
the retention Of Homer s. Cummings
In the place. yielded and named Mr.
White. To comply with the rules laid
down by the San Francisco convention.
Mr.. Moore resigned from the commit
tee and Mr.. White was elected In his
place. Governor Cox Is to be notified
on August and Roosevelt two days
later.
Whether or not 10 accept wage IN.
crease Of $500. 100000 yearly. includ
Ing about $l40,O00.OOO hack pay. was
the proposition put up 10 the rail- work.
ers OF the country last week by the
United States railway labor board. The
long awaited award was announced
In Chicago to the Representatives Of
eighteen brotherhoods and unions. and
Il really did not please them at all,
as they demanded approximately twice
as much. Some Of the members Of
the grand council were not empowered
to accept the award finally. 80 a ref.
erendum vote Of the two million rail-
workers becomes necessary. The chiefs
Of one unian. the Order Of Railway
Telegraphers. rejected the award. and
they called for . referendum vote on
strike.
OF cOurse the railway executives at
once began looking for means to nv
the advanced wages, and they alrca
have worked out d schedule Of IN.
creased rates. both freight and pass.
enger, for presentation to the inter.
state commerce commission. The pass.
enger increase asked is from one half
to one per cent per mile, That for
freight will undoubtedly he heavy.
In the death Of William X. Wander.
bilt In Paris one Of Americas leading
financiers and sportsmen PASSED. He
Inherited large share uf the
vast estate Of his father, and ia
believed to have left fortune ri he
tween $5O000.oO0 and xlO0O0 ono.
Despite his wealth he worked his way
uP from the bottom In the railroad
business.
Another death Of the week. Inter-
esting but not important. was that Of
Joachim. youngest son Of the former
aaiser. Distressed by financial dIfl-
eulties. he committed suicide In Berlin.