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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
PALMER ARRIVES AND TAXES PERSONAL CHARGE CAMPAIGN

.ne aetive work of the party as a para mount patriotic duty.
 am attending the convention ro, so much Tor the purpose of advancipo my own candidacy for the nomtpation as 10 take part in the councils of tba party Tn considering the wise ana pfoper course which the demoera tic parry should pursue this year. Who shaii De nominated is d relatively mn important matter. It is. however an important that the ideals of historic Aherlcanlsm, Of constitutional demoe- racy and of impartial enforcement of law De upheld to the uttermost.
 am hopeful that our partv in striking contrast to the repubIican n partys action at Chicago. will declare Tor the maintenance of Amertcars courageous leadership in the world which she filled during the war ana which she must fill through all tbs peace times of the future before Ameri- can ideals and her purposes shall he truly achieved. I propose to do wha, can to see that our party platform snail make no surrender to any in.er est or class or clique or group, but shall express the common conviction of the great mass of eyery-day Americans :"
 Ambassador Morris issued A state ment advocating MT. PaImer,s eandI- dacy and praising the Attorney Cen erals gift of leadership. his progress sive views, his courage and his deyo- ton to American ideals."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
By A,s.eI.tsd Prs.

Auditorium, San Francisco, June B. The democratic national committee today unanimously agreed to send telegram to the governor of Tennessee urging a special session of the legislature to ratify the federal suffrage amendment.
 The committee met late today to make uIs the temporary roll of delegates to con- sider contests and to dispose of other business preliminary to the opening of the convention next Monday Homer 5. Cummings chairman of the committee, presided. Probably the largest number of women that ever attended meeting of the committee was present. Among the early arrivals was Senator James A. Reed. who claimed a seat in the conyen- ton as a delegate from the Fifth Mis- souri district. Representatives of the two groups of delegates contesting for Georgia's twenty-eight seats were also on hand.
 There was vigorous applause when Chairman Cummings suggested the send ing of telegram to Governor Roberts of Tennessee urging him to call a special session of the legislature to ratify the federal suffrage amendment.
 The suggestion was unanimously adopted
 Following is the telegram sent to the governor of Tennessee: Gov A. H. Roberts. State Capitol K Nashville, Tenn:
 The democratic national commit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
Women Want Dry Question Barre d From Platform
By Associated Press

San Francisco. June 25.-The women members of the executive committee of the democratic national committee today decided to recommend that no reference be made to the prohibition question in sention.
 It was also agreed to recommend that President Wilson's stand on the peace treaty and League of Nations be ap- proved.
 The following blanks, submitted by the labor committee of the womcns bureau of the democratic national committee. Mrs Robert Bruce Bruere, New York, chairman, were adopted:
 We affirm the right of collective bar gaining between employers and employees through representatives of their own choosing We approve also the national industrial councils established by em- industries, the findings of which shall have the effect of ordinary collective agreements, but not of judicial decisions subject to compulsory enforcement.
 We insist on the abolition of the labor of children under IA years and that chil- dren between II and IS shall be per- mitted to work only after passing ex- animation by local school and health au- thorities assuring proper standards of health and education
 we affirm our belief in the princi- ples of the democratic platform of 1916 and again urge the general adoption of the eight-hour day.
 We believe that wages should be put on the basis of service, not of sex, and that minimum wages should be fixed which will insure to all wage earners proper standard of health, comfort and efficiency.
 We urge that the federal trade com mission be given greater powers over the basic food industries of life.
 We advocate the development of a national system of employment offices under control of federal and state boards. To meet the problems of season. al requirements of agriculture we urge the organization of voluntary labor corps for harvesting with transportation subsidies.
 "We advocate the extension and de- veIopment of the bureau of women in industry established by the democratic party In the department of labor We also urge the appointment of women on all government boards and tribunals dealing with industry and labor
 We recommend the protection of womanhood and infancy according to the best modern experience.
 A resolution urging the establishment Of department of education with a cabinet officer at its head also was adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
Gist Of the News
GENERAL.

GENERAL Arrest near in EiweII murder case, say officers. snedecor Is elected president of Rotary Clubs.
 kImmons, attack school code proves fruitIess. New Orleans youths found guilty of W0man.s murder. l. Wall street at It's worst for seasonal duIlness.
 Cotton could not hold mp It's early gains In New York.
 LOCAL 4 Car shortage is aggravated by de- lays in unloading.
 Bank of Fairfield Is now . national bank.
 salesmen are told of advePtisins and it's values.
 Representative asen aiding drive for war suffeFers.
 Many men are Joining the Americas, Legion.
 Reunion fund k far below s4OOOo needed.
 Domestic ceaI shortage serious ax respIf of local strikes. shlppers sent clear ruling on esr distribution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
STRIKERS DISCHARGED

Philadelphia, June 25.-Railroad offi- cials here tonight took definite steps to end the yardmens strike, which for a week has seriously inteferred with the movement of freight,
 The Baltimore and Ohio announced that employees of that company who walked out and have failed to return to work have been discharged and their places are being filled by new men. while Ag- new T: Dice. president of the Reading railway, notified the strikers they would have to resume work immediately or leave the service. Officials of the two companies, as well as the Pennsylvania, said many new men already have been employed and that the freight situation was showing steady improvement. Con ditions on the Baltimore and Ohio are rapidly approaching normal. it was stated
 Three lodges of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen expelled from thai order for alleged participation in the strike of last April, were temporarily reinstated today by order of Judge Pat terson in common pleas court. The or. der is to continue only until there can be final hearing in the case. and speci- fies that the grand lodge may prefer charges against the three lodges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26

hib1tion question, but that if he had to choose between wet and dry plank he would favor the latter. Regarding the League of Nations, he declared his po- sition identical with that of President Wilson. He declared himself out of sym pathy with the cause of Ireland. Re- garding labor, he spoke against class government and frankly declared that he would not accept the entire programme of the American Federation of Labor He announced himself against woman suffrage
 Judge Solly, on practically all the ques- tions, stood with Mir. Burr although he expressed willingness to vote on either as a majority of the delegation might instruct
 Mir. Burr was elected, 1G to S. It was blue day for organized labor.
 MT. Harrison, during the session, spoke of the justice and the political expe- diency of dealing with exceeding fair ness to labor. The delegation presented the national committeeman w. T. San ders of Athens with a beautiful travelling case a token of appreciation for his arrangements of the trip and other pre- liminaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26

%'ii' f-sASfadOo uuqutSl1OildDly IS StlIl Tn the field. and the chances are that he will be nominated. Despite his self-immo- lation, there is significant circular in the hands of delegations tonight This is the letter addressed some time ago by McAdoo to NJ. s. Bell of MilledgeviIIe, Ga, in which the former secretary de- clared it to be the bounden duty of an American to accept the nomination if it comes unsolicited The Alabamians or sanized with S. J. Bowie of Birmingham as chairman and S. P. Mcdonald of SyIa- carga, secretary. Leopold Strauss of Montgomery was seated in place of M. C. Allgood, who is absent. and the fol- lowing other substitutions were author
 zed:
 w. T. Edmondson of Montgomery vice Dempsey M. Powell of Troy and Rufus A. ORear of Jasper vice Alex Smith of Fayette
 The following convention officers were named: Credentials, R. T. Simpson of Florence; permanent organization G. w. Taylor of Demopolis; rules of order. E, B. Fite of Hamilton; resolutions, Borden Burr of Birmingham.
 To notify the presidential nominee, L. Strauss of Montgomery.
 To notify the vice president, James J. Mayfield of Tuscaloosa
 Honorary secretary of the convent,on IS F. Mcdonald of Sylacauga
 In filling the above positions, there were two contests. The representative of labor, William l.. Harrison of Birming- ham was defeated by MT. Simpson for membership of the credentials commit tee. As reason. it was said that there was fear that MT. Harrison would vote to seat the Thomas k. Watson delegation from Georgia, whereas the entire Ala bama delegation favors the Georgia dele gation committed to Palmer.
 Before electing the Alabama member of the resolutions committee, the candi- dates. Mir. Burr of Birmingham and Judge M- M Solly of Ozark, were re- quested on resolution of Craig Smith of Selma to state their positions on the several important issues confronting the convention.
 Mir. Burr expressed opinion that there should be no mention made of the pro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
By Associated Pre-.

Chicago, June 25.-A decision on the demands of railroad employees for wage increases will be made on erge..t, fore July 20 by the raiiy- board, Judge R. NJ. Barton. 70 & said in statement late tol The award would be retroactive to May l. the statement said
 According to w. G. Lee presideni of the Brotherhood of Railway Train men and spokesman for union leaders who gathered here today, the board 5 deciaration would end all danger}of d general railroad strike
 MT. Lee said that secret plans had been made by disaffected union ele- ment to spread the strike throughout the country because of the continue ceiay Tn announcing the wage rul- ing.
 The men would have quit at mid nlght tomorrow night" MT. Lee said It was impossible to hold them ionger.- Men of my organizatio have peen waiting patiently for nearly a year"
 The railway boards statement de eiafed that an agreement on method Of working out the wage problems had been arrived at and that no time would De lost in reaching conclusion
 Lee and other representative of the organized brotherhoods. who met here today to discuss the railroad wage situation. said there was no doubt the men would be satisfied with the prom ise of decision to relieve their i'm patience.
 Was the decision the result of q warning of a probable strike brought by you and your associates to the board?'' Lee was asked
 You can draw your own conclu- sions as to that he answered
 In later statement MT. Lee declared that "even the most conservative mem. oers of these organizations lately have been bitterly complaining of the delays and insist upon decision"
 Now that it has been definitely de. cided that the award will be handed down not later than July 20,' the state ment continued, we urge our members to continue to carry out their obligations to their organizations and contract rela. tons with employers as the most effec. tive means of helping the situation
 General cnairmen of the fifteen recog- niZed organizations will meet in Chica gl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
TEXANS SOLID FOR
 MADOO NOMIN NATION
By Associated Press

Salt Lake City. Utah. June 25.- At caucus held here today the Texas delegation to the sam Frnn- cisco convention unnniniousIy put itself on record for the nOmina- ton of McAdoO and pledged every one of the forty delegates to his support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
ALABAAlIANS ARE DIVIDED
 N CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT
Burr Goes On Resolutions Committee After Stating Views to Delegation-Harrison Defeated by Simpson for
 Membership Credentials Committee
By HIGH w. ROBERTS

San Francisco June 25-(Specia) )-The Alabama delega ton will cast majority vote in the beginning for w. G. Me Adoo The Crown Prince it is indicated will receive thirteen of the tentyour votes the first ballot will have six Attorney General Palmer three Ambassador Davis two
 There is little doubt however, but that the delegation will vote soldly when the nomination S made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
Ludlow Heads Hardware Men By Asxoeiafed Prasa

Buffalo. N. Y, June 25.-Matthias
 Ludlow of Newark, N. J., was elected president of the National Retail Hard ware Association here today. Louis vile was chosen for the convention next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
Hitchcock Refuses Second Place
 Rv Associsted prex.

Washington, June 25.-Senator Hitch cock of Nebraska announced today that he would not accept the democratic vice presidential nomination
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26

" 4ALLENIAlE E. UNhESI Z siiington. June 25.-Announcement ey 4sne railrpad labor board in Chicago to- , day that it's award in the pending wage controversy would be given on or before July 20 is expected both by government officials and railroad union heads to eN- erciSe a powerful influence in alleviating unreSt among the workers.
 Setting definite date for handing down the award was received with unds- guised satisfaction by the heads
 Prior to the boards announcement sev- eral government agencies gave consid- erable attention to the strike situation. Secretary of the Interior Payne, who IS head of the railroad administration. called at the White House late in the day and spent some time in conference with Sec retary Humility It is understood that the reports on the general situation had been communicated to the President News of the boards announcement reached the White House soon after Sec retary Payne had left
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
BEGUILING THE TEDIUM

We have beguiled the tedium of the journey by various expedients. For ex- Iample, Jimmy Montague and Ring Lard ner and have been playing little game of my own invention. If one of us look ing from his car window sees jackrao- bit alonside the right of way before the other sees 1t. he collects s5 from each loser. Up to night l am S3S ahead. Going back home I expect to spot them two jackrabbits apiece and give them a prairie dog hole.
 Also we have taken a straw vote among the passengers as to presidential choices As all midwives know, every child is born with a soft spot in it's head Tn some cases the spots remain soft throughout life, and the possessors or those heads grow up, and in presidential wears go through trains taking straw
 votes. We have on such afflicted person with us. The straw vote he took dis closed the highly significant and impos-
 (C0mtlnueh on Pare H~oA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
HARDING CONTINUES WITH LEADERS OF PARTY
Meets With Chairman of Ways and Means Commit
 tee and Theodore ROOse-
 welt, Jr., During Day
By AssocIated Prss,

Washington, June 25.-Conferences with republican leaders were continued to- day by Senator Harding, the candidate of the republican party for President, with William Boyce Thompson, chair
 man of the ways and means committee of the republican national committee and Theodore Roosevelt, son of the former 1 President, as conferees.
 l Each of the conferences lasted about an hour and was in accord with the plan of the nominee to summon promi- nent republicans for the purpose of as- certaining their views relative to the cam paign.
 The meeting between the nominee and Mir. Thompson related largely to cam paign finances, and MT. Thompson an- ,rounced after the conference that on MT Hardings recommendations the policy in- augurated several years ago Of limiting campaign contributions to s1,00o would l be followed this year.
 Through my department" said MT. Thompson, there has been no contribu- tion to the republican national organiza- tion in excess of $1,o0o, and we mean to go on with that limitation. Senator Harding wants tho financial side of the campaign cast in harmony with the policy of his convention campaign The sen ator spent the least of any of the can didates in the pre-convention period, and takes especial pride in having it known that the major portion of his limited fund came through small contributions from neighbors and friends in his home town"
 INDORSED BY TED, JR.
 MT. Roosevelt came at the senator s invitation, and after the conference, is- sued q, statement indorsng Harding and declaring him to be standard bearer who would represent and unite the en- tire party" He said his talk with Send tor Harding had been most satisfac- tory,
 Interest was expressed in political cir cles here in the announcement from Bos- tion today of the conference next We'd nesday between Senator Harding and Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, the republican vice presidential nominee The two are not strangers, having met sev-
 tCOntfnued on Page Tyo)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
M 'ADOO, COX AND PALMER NOW SEEM ID FACE DEFEAT
Whispered In Corridors That Wilson FavOrs Col-e by, But This fingers
 Delegates
By CLINTON W. GILBERT

San Francisco, June 25.-(Special.)- )- The democrats here began today to ac- cept the theory that President Wilson was opposed to the nomination of ex- Secretary McAdoo and they began tc speculate as to who was the Presi. dents choice The whisper rnn around the cor
 riders of the San Francisco and Pacific hotels that the President wished to see Secretary of State Bainbridse Colby named. This suggestion was heard in
 Washington when the nomination
 of MT. McAdoo seemed so likely
 that no one took Mir. Colby seri-
 ousIy.
 Today Colby's name is taken so
 seriously that democrats grow angry at the mention of 1t.
 The Secretary is an ex-progressive and has been democrat only four years. The party men show their usual resentment at the idea that a recent con vert should be rewarded With the high est honor. It does not seem likely that the President could bring about MT
  to do so, but it is not improbable that some appeal to the progressive vote will be made.
 SUGGESTS VICTOR MURDOCH
 Homer Cummings is credited with bringing forward Victor Murdock of Kansas. an ex-ha1f progressive. like Mir. Colby, and he is up for disposition. President Wilson is not showing his hand in any way here.
 But the general expectation is that when the time comes for picking the nominee. as the time came after four Ineffective ballots at Chicago to guide the delegates toward the nomination of MT. Harding. the Presidents influence upon the choice will be felt.
 The situation here resembles that at Chicago in that the wisest ob : servers expect the elimination of all three leading candidates before a ticket is put into the field.
 It is generally conceded that Attor- ney General Palmer's nomination is impossible. Even his supporters grant that he would be an extremely weak candidate.
 STRENGTH OF COX
 There is more vitality In the Cox candidacy. Governor Cox is the real
 tContinued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
IRaillDay Labor Board to Make Decision byJuly2O
 Ending Danger of Strike
ALLEVIATE UNREST

July 19 9~tsz-x, !, ader and pass upon the e awar ss,. oard, it was announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
STRONG FOR IRELAND

The Massachusetts crowd are equally optimistic regarding the outlook One and all they unite in declaring that If the convention next week will only forget the League of Nations and come out strongly for home rule in Ireland, the ticket will carry every county south of Boyne water
 The Rhode Islanders on board are not so interested in candidates as they are in principles. They want personal liberty and clam fritter given free with every drink except schooner. just as it used to be ip the old, an- cient days. It took the eighteenth amendment to show that the smallest state in the union had the largest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26

HOMER S. CUMMINGS. Chairman National Committee"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-30
Labor Organization in
America Can Be Traced
to Movement in 1903

Organizations among American Ia
borers began in 1903, when the ship
carpenters and calkers of New York
and Boston organized. The tailors
of New York formed a union the same
year and 1903 also witnessed the first
industrial strike in America, when the
New York sailors refused to work.
Before that, however, there had been
labor disturbances among the bakers
of New York and the boot ana shoe
makers of Philadelphia. 1t was dur
ing the sailors strike of 1903. the
Massachusetts shipbuilders' strike of
1917, and the Albany printers STRIFE
of 1920, that the terms rat" and
"scab" were first used. From local
unions. the organization of labor p.o-
crossed until in 1880 the first inter
national labor union. that of the priLt-
crs. was launched.
The first martyrs to trade unica-
ism" were thrown into jail at Toll
puddle, Dorsetshire, Eng, Il years
ago. They were James and George
LoveIace, Thomas S%tanfeld, James
Bryne. The first three men were
Wesleyan preachers. who worked as
farm laborers on week days and
preached the gospel on Sundays.
Their Imprisonment was due to their
attempt to form "a union of farm Ia
borers to protest against a proposed
reduction in wages-froIn seven shill-
ings TO six shillings-less than S1.50
a week. The landlords were all-pow-
erful in Dorsetshire. and the con
spirators" were arrested, stripped,
shorn of their hair and cast into Jail
and eventually sentenced to seven
years Imprisonment.
The first demand of labor unions
for an eight-hour day was made at
a convention held in Baltimore, Au-
gust 81, 1886. This congress also
marked the first attempt to organize a
national federation of the various
trade unions, national and interna-
tional, then existing in the United
States and Canada. One hundred del
egates were present. representing
about 60 organizations. The demand
LOT tile 6lSnl-lOuI udy was Dui dH III
cident in the sessions of the congress,
but at succeeding gatherings it as
sumed great importance and became
the leading plank of organized la
boris platform. The second convention
was held in Chicago in 1867. The Ma
tional Labor union, after meetings in
Boston. Philadelphia and Columbus,
went out of existence in 1874 but al
International congress held at
Rochester in that year the movement
was revived under other names. Sew
eral organizations divided the allegi-
ance of organized labor, but In 1881
the Federation of Organized Trades
and Labor Unions of the United States
and Canada was launched, and out
of this has grown the powerful Amer
lean Federation of Labor.