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New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
Striking to Make Jobs

The war was over in November. 1913.
In December, 1918, the first of the
great afterthe- strikes occurred
among the employees of the General
Electric Company. The one and only
real reason why the strike was called
was to forestall the action union lead
ers feared the General Electric Com
pany might take of reducing its work
ing force to its prewar strength of old
and able employees by releasing it's
half trained special war workers to
their former occupations.
The leaders Of this strike emphasized
frankly and openly that the paramount
thing they were striking for was a
instead of 4s-hour-week, in order that
their union members might be con-
tinued in their present Jobs. As q
matter of fact certain of the strike
leaders at Schenectady openly empha-
sized this point to the extent of in
slsting that ever union member
should, if it became necessary. work
only half time-of course at a suffi-
cient rate of income to maintain his
same scale of living all the time-in
order that every union brother" might
be continued in employment
This frankncss, however-this omen
nsistence that the main object
Of the strike was to keep more men in
given amount of work than that work
would legitimately suppor.-was un
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
Among Those Smitten

Before the echoes of the latest
laundering from Olympus die out of
humbled and properly rebuked
universe it is we'll to consider the
casualties. In the company of those
who have dared criticize the tablets
of Versailles, and who thus find
themselves guilty of "gross igno-
rance and impudcnt audacity," the
following heads thus smitten are to
be noted:
Herbert Hoover.
Robert Lansing.
William Howard Taft.
Charles Evans Hughes.
Elihu Root.
Mr.. Hoover, having once browscd
on Olympus, doubtless deserves both
epithets and can be dismissed as 'im-
pudently ignorant" He had his
chance at wisdom and scorned it..
The impudence of Mr.. Taft is, of
course, notorious, and on the general
score Of audacity we make no COM
ment. And the gross ignorance of
Mr.. Root, but lately the specially
honored and trusted adviser of the
statesmen of Europe, is, Of course,
matter of shame to his fellow coun-
trymen. Nor is defense to be made
for Mr.. Hughes.
But it does seem that, grossly ig-
norant and audaciously impudent as
these five agents of evil doubtless
are, judged by the Olympian stand
ard, it is some excuse for a benight-
ed universe that it followed the best
it had. May we not enter this plea
in confession and avoidance while
Olympus is revolving in what direc-
ton to launch its next thunderbolts?
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
Overcaution

Under the authority conferred by
the recent special session of the
Legislature the Board Of Aldermen
is about to pass an ordinance ex-
empting new houses from taxation.
The tax exemption act is practi-
cally the only constructive measure
for the relief Of the housing conges-
ton. The anti-rent laws proper, as
the public understands, tend to dis
courage building and offer no hope
of adding to the supply Of places in
which to live.
The public expects the exempting
discretion given to the Board of AL
dermen to be used. The exemption
will not be subsidy, though it will
have the stimulating effect of sub
sidy. AS conditions now are, few
apartments for rent are planned. If
not built the city will, Of course, get
no taxes from the vacuum. So it is
foolish to speak Of sacrificing part
of the public revenue and to be over
cautious.
In view of the need of new houses
and the public expectation that the
exemption method will be employed
to get them, it is discouraging to note
in the Collins ordinance a provision
which may defeat the end sought. 1t
is provided that for exemption to at
tach the Board Of Estimate must
give unanimous consent. A safe
guard of a majority vote is desira-
bic, but why require unanimity? It
is possible that landlords who want
the housing shortage to continue
may capture one vote in the Board
of Estimate, and thus be able to
block construction.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

4 Search for Reasons That Ended
in Failure
10 the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: AS 1912 Roosevelt Progressive,
who joined the Hughes Alliance in 1915
after receiving the "ice pitcher" at the
Chicago convention, have been think
ing how | should vote this wear. Last
spring | worked hard for Leonard Wood
ana felt like forgetting politics when
he was defeated. AS a citizen I must
vote Shall it be Cox or Harding?
They say some of our old Progressive
Trends have come out for Cox. like
to think with my pencil, and if you are
interested you can follow my thoughts.
First, lll start back in 1916. Most
OF the Progressives, with Theodore
Roosevelt, Republicanized themselves,
through the Hughes Alliance. Had Iheo-
dore Roosevelt lived he certainly
wouldn't have voted for Cox or iumped
out of the party before it really had
chance to show what "progres siye"
principles it would adopt. If the partv
Is to be reformed from within. voting
for Cox won't help it.
II had wanted a job and expected
to be paid for going over should have
gone in 1916. don't want a lob and
| II Is too late anyhow to work that
scheme now.
Our country needs harmony. Har-
c'ng's record shows him to have been the
most popular Senator, personally. in
Washington. His personality must be
pretty good if he can get Taft. John
ston, Leonard Wood, Hoover, Lodge and
others all to shout for him. wouldn't
shout for all of them myself, but it
seems better crowd than the other
fellow has shouting for him. There are
more home folks" in it. Harding has
more of the right sort of brainy people
1T his train. don't suffer from an over
supply of brains myself, but I like to
be classed with them when can.
Cox recognized Hoovcr's brains. for be
promised HIM job in his Cabinet If
hc gets elected; but Hoover shouts all
the harder for Harding. Hoover knows
Washington we'll and when one who
knows wants a change of administration
there, he is wise who follows him. Why
should try to prevent it?
If Cox gets in and Congress as it is
sure TO be- is Republican we must ex-
pect the same sort of cat and dog"
fights we have had for the last few
years. Tho prospect doesn't induce my
vote for Cox. can't find good reason
to vote for Cox. l hunted up lone
Democrat in my meek of the woods"
and asked him for a good reason, but
even he couldn't give me one. so am
going to vote for Harding.
WILSON D. LYON.
New York, Oct. 4, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

IN the distribution of labor. Not only
have strikes been chiefly to blame for
this, but the perpetuation Of this in
efficient distribution of labor has been
one Of the chief aims and reasons for
many OF the biggest strikes since the
war.
During the whole war, but particu-
iarly after America entered the war.
there was tremendous extra demand
Tor labor IN many special fields-par-
ticularly to mine oal, to make mum
tons, special machines, uniforms and
such war equipment. In order to get
at once the labor required to meet the
emergency demand in these special in
dustrles unprecedented wages were
offered
We all remember how, attracted bv
these wages, tens of thousands of nor
ters, clerks, BARRIERS. farm hands and
all kinds of labor from every kind of
miscellaneous occupations and from
many Of the less essential industries
Hoched to the munition plants and into
other war" industries.
1t is, of course, natural that when
the war ended this extra labor wanted
to stay in these same industries at the
same high wages. Moreover, a great
proportion Of these men had at once
joined the unions in their new trades
To-day in the country as whole twice
as many workers are organized as in
1916. In the clothing trade the unions
have six times as many members as
they had before the war. and in MANY
OF the great special war industries the
proportion is nearly as great. This
new labor not only joined the unions.
but began at once to take very active
part in union affairs. In fact, there
is no doubt that great deal of the
radicalism that is now permeating our
older and more conservative unions is
due to the influx and influence of this
new and heretofore nondescript labor
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
Fifty Per Cent Idle

Just before the war ended the clothing
workers struck for a forty-four hour
week, which would and diA so cut pro-
duction that 25 PER cent more men
would be kept at work and = the union.
In this case, however. as ha previously
been emphasized the strikers were
in particularly favorable situation In
that the dem6bilization Of 100000
soldiers meant at icast Tor ,he aext
year very large increase in The de-
mand for clothing. and so Tor Their
labor. Hardly, therefore, bad ihey won
their strike for 30 per cent reduction
OF efficiency per worker in order that s.
per cent extra workers could be main
tanned permanently in the industry
than they struck again, demanding IN
addition that the wages Of all, including
the 80 per cent of extra workers. should
be practically doubled
The clothing workers won their
strike, including the artificial perma-
nent retention of 80 per cent Of extra
workers IN the industry on the es-
tremely inefficient basis Of an srb'-
trary 35 per cent reduction Of efficiency
per worker. But whereas in the case
of the electrical employees. where the
fight for the principle Of reduced
efficiency per worker was lost and tho
cid standards of efficiency maintained
the progress and prosperity of the IN
dustry actually resulted in keeping tns
full war quota of labor employed ST
better than war wages, n the clotnihs
industry not merely .he extra 30 per
cent but over 90 per cent of the wno'e
industry is TO-DAY out OF a Job ana
earning nothing. Nevertheless. Tor over
year TINS strike kept .hem away ron
other industries, and by making them
officially clothing workers keeps e'ea
now most of them idle and agitating ir'
stead Of going TO work at some other jon
In the coal strike-the question Of re-
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
Borah's s Contribution

With respect to the league matter,
in which he takes a vivid interest,
Senator Borah finds two choices be-
fore him. One is to vote for Gov
ernor Cox, who seems pledged to the
Wilson plan of janming the Wilson
league through. The other is to vote
for Senator Harding, who is in favor
Of some sort of league or association
Of nations, although uncommitted to
any specific plan.
SO the Idaho Senator, as a man
not lacking in political sense, says
he has no alternative" He sup
ports Senator Harding because they
agree on the non-acceptabilty of the
Wilson league as it is. Senator Borah
is not to be accused Of inconsistency.
He is merely frank. Perhaps he
thinks his best chance of beating
any league is by joining the Demo
Gratis in defeating the Harding
scheme, just as he joined them in
defeating the ratification Senator
Lodge labored for.
In other respects Senator Borah is
equally frank. He does not tell pro-
leagUers that this country, of neces-
sity, must assume world response
hilities, even to the waging of war;
and then, turning around, tell anti
leaguers that only falsihers so as
sert.
Senator Borah boldly raises the
banner Of isolation. He believes
America can better serve the world
by a'o9iAess than by mixing in.
Washington had a soul Of some
statue, ye' was for aloofness. Ham
ilton. WHO wrote the greater part of
TIE arowet Address, had no pygmy
mind. 1t is childishly narrow not to
recognize the Weight of the argu-
raects for alocfncss and to slide off
into ateso Of onponents.
Scnaaor Borah also does a service
il driving home the truth of what a
league implies Why fool ourselves
Or tsy 70 fool others? A league or
association Of nations, from it's very
nature, is ali entaNgling alliance, and
mus be defendod and i tifed as
81 h. L will be VI no use unless il
brings some modification cf ua-
tionalsm.
The friends Of the league idea
must confront the issue Senator
Bof..h las raised. They must, to
put the matter briefly, SHOW that an
entangiing alliance may &c . GOOD
thing. They must persuade the
people that WestiNgtons advice is
archaic. Net until there is such
persuasion are we likely to see such
participation by this country in
world aTairs as Great Britain, for
example, considers normal and ac-
cents as matter Of course.
Those " no favor a new national
policy have too s.avishly initiated
the President. They have sought by
clamor to hurrah particular league
through. TIE attempt has naturally
failed
The Harding administration, if it
would achieve anything, must show
greater respect for the people and
not so much denounce the Borahs
and Johnsons and The vast numbers
behind them as establish their error
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

doubtedly one of the chief reasons why
the strike failed For the older skilled
workers who had served their appren.
ticeship in the trade and rad been i've,
ten or fifteen years in their present
Jobs could naturally not see the equity
in being asked to sacrifice their pay
and perhaps even their own jobs by
striking solely in order that half
skilled men who had already enjoyed
year or two of pay out Of al proper
tion to their efficiency and raining
should be artihcially maintained in
these special privileges instead o, 90.
ing back to the work where they weu
needed and BELONGED
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
Calvin Coolidge Says
(From has address on The Noture
of Politics.


We may need new charters, new con-
stitutlons and new laws at times. We
must always have an alert and inter
ested citizenship. We have no depend
ence but the individual. New charters
cannot save us. They may appear to
heip' Dut the chances are that the benc-
hclal results obtained result from an
increased interest aroused by DISCUSSING
changes. Laws do not make reforms.
reforms make laws. We cannot look TO
government. We must look to our
selves. We must stand not in the e,,-
pectatlon of reward but with a desire
TO serve. There will come out of gov
ernment exactly what is put into it,
Society gets about what it deserves.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

there is plenty to do and enough to
get excited about. There is even
time for an occasional halt in the
days work and a whimsical look off
at those Peaks Of Perfection--still
inaccessible, still as commanding as
ever.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
The Thoughtful Baron

Sir: I suppose ziegfeld is going to
produce Galsworthy's "The Skin Game. -
Out here they made Aphrodite don
tights, doubtless because the season is
drawing to its clothes. With Mr.. Briggs.
n. to h. it t. t. W. who characterizes
a certain short story as the rottenliest
written one she ever saw. II. Bell
Brown purchases custom built clothes
at one of the better shops. moderately
priced, too, at One Hundred Fifteen Dol
lars and more. Said Rath (Cincinnati)
and Ruth New York; to player Roth
(Washington), "Boy, you're some field
ing behemoth." Said Roth and Ruth TO
Norris Rath, boy, you're some speed
boy on the PATH" Said Roth and Rath
to George Ruth, boy! you can hit. and
that's the truth!' |. too, to praise them
am not 10th, lest Roth and Rath and
Ruth be wroth. Advertising sale, a
local dept.store effuses as follows in
The Chicago Tribune: Lay on, McDuf!
and damn'd be him that first cries, Hold.
Enough. Shakespea
The quotation is from the authors
0'Thelo, isn't it?
BARON IRELAND.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
THE MELANCHOLY DAYS


Tomorrow l go back to town;
My hearts as light as thistedown
No more upon the sands I'll tread
Nor feel the turf beneath my feet;
But l shall walk on bricks instead.
Shall pace the asphalt the concrete.
Too joyful far to utter groans
Though | must tramp on cobblestones.
Tomorrow I go back to town
My hearts as light as thistledown.
The roaring of the surf mine ears
VIII hear no more, nor pine trees sough
But backfring, and shifting gears,
And surface cars, will be enough
My cup of joy full to fill
l shant mind riveter or drill
Tomorrow I go back to town;
My hearts as light 'as thistledown.
Street lights instead of fref7es
Instead Of gardens florists shops:
Tall buildings sharp against the skies
Instead OF distant mountain tops
Autumn modes heightening ladies' charms
Policemen, taxis, fra alarms
Tomorrow | go back TO town;
My hearts as light as thistledown.
X. LlvEnMoRy
What is needed in the weather bu.
reau," we shivered at Ebbets Field yes
terday afternoon, "is master mind"
F. P. A.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

Mr.. Burleson's sleuths usually get let
ters to us; SO it may interest Mr.
Raoul Blais that we got not only the
letter addressed to C. P. A., but also the
tickets addressed to C. A. p.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

81 have come back said Mr.. Martin
W. Littleton, "convinced that Benjamin
Franklin was right when he said that
the English-speaking people have got to
hang together or else hang separately"
If Benjamin Franklin had said that. the
-bloodedness of his Americanism
might have been questioned.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

YOU can surchase merchandise advertised In YHE
.hieUNe With absolute safsS--,or II dIssatIstae.
yen results In any case THE TRIBUNE euarantses
70 pay your money back unon request. No red tase.
~ ouihhiIno. We mako peod promptly Il the
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
Martial: Book V, Epigram "a

Martial: Book V, Epigram "a
Hdnc tibi. Fronto pater, 0enetrtp FlaccAla
pucll1m
If, Mother, where you dwell in Pluto's
shade,
There come to you my pet and my
delight
A child whose merry laugh can Danish
night,
Welcome for me the tiny little maid.
Bid her by Hades' gloom be not dis
mayed,
Nor let the Dogs wide yawning jaws
alright
So young was she to leave this world
of light,
Where but six years she sang and
danced and played!
Earth! Hold her lightly in thy rigid
sod,
Remember how in all her happy hours
Her little feet SO lightly Ger thee trod,
And how she loved thy gifts of fruits
and flowers. N. S. P.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
NKMBEa OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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herein
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New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

Plainly she is the right woman on
the right john the right party.
Her slogan is the simple one. Girls,
Get the Money!"
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
Edna st. Vincent Millay, Troiae oui
primus alb oris f. W.

Nobody would bet on Brooklyn with
us yesterday, so we were forced to
back that splendid aggregation of ball
playing gentlemen. We have bolted
Cleveland, and are backing Brooklyn
to win the series
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
Girls, Get the Money

"A woman alter Mr. COX S own
heart is the Democratic National
Comnltteewoman of the State Of
New York, Miss Elisabeth Marbury
No false notions of reticence or
small dignity hamper her campaign
flights. Our correspondent Mr..
Lloyd Howell cited yesterday one
conspicuous item from Miss Mar
bury's appeal for Democratic dol
lars.
We gladly give more of her elo-
quent appeals for help.
"For State and Country"-in red
ink--is the top line of her broad
SIDE. "a new war drive to fight for
victory on the second day of No.
vember, step by step, line by line,
trench by TRENCH" and "a new lib
erty loan to insure the liberty of
every man, woman and child who
lives and who tolls in our United
States" are her modest COMPARISONS.
The object Of the new war and the
new loan is to elect
COX AND ROOSEVELT
SMITH AND Fits
If you are a Democratic woman
and don't worry enough about be-
ing enslaved to dig down, Miss Mar
bury has other clinching arguments
to offer. Says she. "If the Demo
Gratis win taxes will be reduced
prices Of commodities will fall, peace
will become fact; there will be no
more wars, no more sacrifice of hu-
man lives, no more expenditure of
national funds; we shall have four
years of peace, prosperity and
plenty" These assurances are COM
forting, even if the precise manner
of accomplishment is left in the air
One wonders especially how Miss
Marbury plans to end "the expendi-
ture of national funds" Perhaps,
however, she merely heard so much
about the Republican fund" from
Mr.. Cox that she decided to abolish
all "funds" s"-except the Democratic,
of course
Quite in keeping with this burst
Of Democratic prophecy is the list
of methods by which the faithful are
urged to obtain the wherewithal.
Eighteen ways are suggested, to
wit:
BLOCK PARTIES A NJ A T f UR
BRIDGE AND EU- VAUDEVILLE
CHRE CLUBS BABY Z z f
CAKE SALES CONTESTS
CLAMBAKES AMATEUR COUN-
PICNICS TY FAIRS
RUMMAGE SALES c O NJ NJ UNI T Y
POUND PARTIES STRAW RIDES
CARNIYALS AMATEUR CIR
BARN DANCES Gus SHOWS
HARVEST HOMES WEIR AND
PAPER COSTUME VECE BILE
PARTIES EXHIBITS
and
WAIST MEASURES (each woman to
give five cents per inch according to
her waist measure).
We can think of nothing to add
either to Miss Marbury's list of
promises or to her list of stunts.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
"Nerre Center" Strikes

Yet through two nerve center"
strikes the clothing trade in our big
cities nave had 35 per cent more men
than have ever been needed to do the
same work permanently attached to
them. And many other such industries
in these same cities are burdened Will,
far more men than they need whom
they cannot send back into other fields
where they are needed because of the
fear of strikes which would be even
more expensive than the carrying of
this extra burden on the pay roll.
Farmers all through the Middle
West are in crying need of labor in
the harvest fields, yet tens of thou
sands Of men who used to take care
of the nations crops are to day in the
same states getting 500 per week for
tw" days work in the coal mines. not
only keeping a reasonable number of
miners from working regularly. but
tremendously and ncedlessly cutting
down the nations food supply and add
ing to tho price of both food and coal.
This is one of the results of the coal
strike
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

Bright prospects for Madeira wine
production" is the title of an article in
Commerce Reports. What do you mean
"bright"?
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
The Coming 7'ower
REVISED

II Baseball were what Baseball seems,
And not the Baseball Of our dreams,
But only scandal, muck, and tant,
How quick we'd chuck it--but it amt.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

Copyright, 1920. New York Trhune Inc
Everybody knows that there has been
an immense labor shortage in our big
cities during the last year. The subur-
banitas have been unable to get their
lawns cut; they can't get their coal de-
livered when it is needed. Plumbing
and electric lights 80 unfxed for days
and weeks because plumbers and cleo
tricans can't get enough help to handle
their work. Storekeepers can't get
clerks or dclivcrymen to take care of
their business. Apartments are poorly
heated, ashes accumulate in the base
ments and dirt collects in the Railways
because owners can't get help. And a
hundred and one jobs that used to be
done regularly and as a matter of
course are not done because the labor
is NOT tn bo md
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

lowest. We tried to sell our tickets to
yesterdays game. Failing, we called
fourteen persons by telephone before we
got one willing to accompany us. 1t was
not |. t. in the O. d.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

ITO have the Presidency 60 to Ohio
is enough" said Mr.. Ebbets late last
night, without letting that state have
the baseball championship.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

AS Nine. Marguerite so well observed,
the tendency to-day is to discard as
many garments as possible. Still, H.
W. is astounded to learn from Wana-
makers advertisement that "the foun-
dation of the winter wardrobe is the
street frock'
New-York tribune., 1920-10-07

Some Of the public won't believe
baseball is honest until there's notary
public at each base. And the pitcher
may have to 60 on oath before each ball
is pitched.