The Washington herald., 1921-08-28

allowed to continue lis rigid airshp building program
I'VE win carry on building and operating as many
ZR7s as may be authorized by Congress- so that these
brave men win not have died in van said Admiral Will
lam A. Mofen. chief Of the bureau
Appropriations stopped before the ZR-I, rigid
ship of dimensions slightly smaller than the ZR-2s, was
completely built. but most Of the material including the
structural parts and the envelope. has been finished at
cost of nearly 100000 and awaits assembling
Naval experts at Washington judging from early
reports thought the loss OF the IRA due to strue-
tuai break which caused leakage of gasoline or hydro
gn They pointed out that even II the great envelope had
been 6led with the nonexposive helu gas break
arc Of The frame would have caused FIRE through gasoline
leakage.
Some of .his heium gas has been stored at the
gas extracting plant Forth Worth Texas and this fluid
may be used Gil the next rigid arshp of the ZR2 type
which the United States acquires.
What the attitude of Congress may be as to the au-
thorizaon Of further construction along this line remains
to be seen Both houses win reconvene September 81.
clause in the purchase contract provided that in the
event of loss of the ship during her flight to the United
States each party would assume half of the cost which
was about 100000 The IRA had not been formally
accepted and naval officers do not consider that it was
within the departments jurisdiction but payments on the
contract to the extent of about $sooooo had been ad
vanced by the American government.
Most of the crew we're killed by the explosion which
followed the buckng according to the crafts British
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such a crew IS provided with parachute and life belt
which he can use at short notice.
IN URING sessions of the executive council of the
L. American Federation of Labor at Atlantic City
last week announcement made that on Labor Day
campaign to increase the organizations membership from
shout 4,soo, 700 to 100000 would be inaugurated
The executive council on Tuesday began work on "a
roIcy to serve guide for the labor movement in
II. sl.N4 snuac 01ttS
Of American industry would form the basis for the fed
eraons permanent policy Later in the week the council
issued repor. indicating that tic policy would de-
and that worer be rewarded for social usefulness and
productivity The statement decred the tendency
to fix wages in proportion to the cost OF living.
"There are but two avenues leading to permanent
higher standards Of living for people as whole
added the report One of these is the elimination of
waste either in the form of management or of undue ex-
ploaon and pro6eering. The other is increased pro-
ductivity Both must be Travelled simultaneously.
sThe necessity and desirabity of constantly improv-
ing standards of life and living compel labor to manifest
deep and intelligent interest in management to the end
that the reward for effective effort may not be di-
vcred into nouproducve channels in other words, into
the pockets Of those who contribute nothing toward pro-
duction.'
The 10000 organizers who were used to disseminate
nonpasan labor propaganda during the last political cam
pagn win be mobilized for the membership campaign,
cording TO the announcement
Women workers asked the council for equal rights in
the unions but informed that the council had no
right to Interfere each of the component Unions having
autonomy II is understood however that the council
promised them support
rHE boundary dispute between Costa Rca and Panama
il involving the occupation of the Coto region was
apparently settled during the week without danger Of war
fare Secretary Hughes note informing Panama that the
United States would tolerate hosttes said to have
aad the approval of the Cabinet and the President ex
pressed himself pleased with the outcome Panama or
ered her civilian representatives to leave the Coo region
70 that the Costa Ricans could occupy without friction
President Porras of Panama, issued decree declar
no tfe repubc in mourning for month"; and ordered all
aaa. q. nrbi;c ha,ld;nas disnlaved AZ half mast.