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The labor world., 1921-10-08
SENATORS have
plan TO SOLVE
/ ". VA. TROUBLE
Investigators Urge Joint Confer.
ence Between Miners and Own
erS TO Settle Differences.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. g.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. g.
s: nators Kenyon of Iowa and Short
ridge of California, upon their return
to Washington after a four-day in
formal investigation of the West Vir-
ginia mining troubles, announced
that they would recommend to the
Senate committee on labor and edu-
cation that joint conference of union
men and operators be held as a basis
fer settlement of the controversy. In
event this fails drastic measures will
b. urged TO restore constitutional lib
erty and human rights in the war
zone. Owing to the absence from
Washington during the past week Of
several members Of the Senate COM
mittee. no meeting was held to CON-
slider the proposals.
An investigation into conditions in
the West Virginia coal fields is called
for in a resolution introduced in the
House by Representative Foster o.
Ohio. The committee on mines and
mining will undertake the work if the
resolution is passed. He says that
the long struggle of the miners for
| the right to organize and the brutal
| treatment of the workers by the op-
orators has commanded the attention
of the whole world and has brought
into question the civil rights of
American citizens.
Wants Truth Learned.
! Senator Kenyon, who is chairman
| of the Senate committee conducting
the investigation, has expressed him
self as favoring the entire member
ship going to West Virginia and
there making most thorough and
complete investigation" He said
he and Senator Shortridge had been
impressed with the tremendous i'm
portance Of the questions involved.
and that a great deal of information
had been secured throwing light on
the causes of the trouble and presen:
conditions. .-V$1
Sheriff Don Chatlin of Logan Coun-
ty had fled before the, Senators ar
! rived in his kingdom. 1t. is said he
did not want to take any chances OF
being interrogated by the visitors
The information given was that he
had gone away to recuperate from tl1c
strain of the invasion
Federal troops under command OF
Col. Carl Martin remain stationed in
Boone and Kanawha counties and
there is no indication of their recall
by the WarDepartment. No distur
Dances of any character have beer
reported since the regulars entered
the coal fields and most of the mine,
are operating. both union and non.
union.
The labor world., 1921-10-08
WEST VA. Mine
BAR0NS |MPL0RE
HELP OF COURTS
Ask Federal Judge to Restrain
Mine Workers from 0rganiz-.
Ing Men Into Unions.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-"The coal
owners request that Federal Judge
Anderson enjoin the United Mine
Workers from attempting to unionizs
Mingo county is logical" said Frank
Morrison, A. F. of L. SECRETARY. in a
statement on the latest move of the
West Virginia anti-union coal own
ers.
"These coal owners find that the
West Virginia state te2government is not
strong enough to aid them in thel.
peonage purpose so they appeal to a
federal injunction judge.
THE coal owners plead that the
Miners union is an unlawful mbin-
ation.' This hackneyed phrase is al
ways used by anti-unionists when
they attempt to deny employees the
right to organize, or reduce wages o.
enforce oneorus working conditions.
The West Virginia situation cam
not be cleared up by an injunction
J0ueCs IO AI1OI t11dl H. Gall OS ny : I'LL
men aud thug government. The only
remedy is the widest publicity.
"The coal owners attitude toward
publicity is indicated by the recent
statement in the public press that
they asked the United States senate
investigating committee to defer a
probe while a. trial in Mingo county
is on. The miners objected to this
procedure. Another significan:
statement in the public press is the
absence of the sheriff of Logan coun-
ty while members of the senate COM
mittea were. in that section. 1t was
stated that the sehriff was 'on a hunt
ing trip One would suppose thar
this sheriff would be the first to well
come the senators.
'These methods will not bring
peace in West Virginia, and I hope
that Judge Anderson will for once
fo-ego taking over the duties of the
law-making and law-enforcing de-
partments of government and notify
these coal owners ths.. they abandon
using state government for their
anti-union purpose and permit the
West Virginia government to func-
tion."
The labor world., 1921-10-08

official representatives and spokesmcn
of Americas organized workers to
meet at Washington the capital of
our nation, in the headquarters Of
the American Federation of Labor, on
March II, 1917.
There we met and discussed in
every phase the possibilities of the
situation by which we were confront
ed. At the conclusion of that con-
ference there was PARSED by unani-
nous vote declaration that come
what may in whatever situation the
republic of the United States may be
placed, we declared our unalterable
determination in peace or in war in
stress or in storm to stand unreserved-
ly by the standards of liberty and the
safety and preservation Of the insti-
tutions and ideals Of >our republic;
we offered our services to our count
ry in every field Of activity, to de-
fend safeguard and preserve the re-
public of. the United States of Amer
lea against its enemies whomsoeyer
they may be, and. we called upon our
fellow workers and fellow citizens in
the name of Justice, freedom and
humanity to devotedly and patriot
cally give. like service. (Applause).
my friends let me say this to you,
for on one occasion I made a state
ment Of a similar import and a re-
joiner came, why OF course, you men
In the labor movement declared what
every American ought to have de-
(C,lntfnued on PaEs9 tWo.l
The labor world., 1921-10-08

'The ceremonies this afternoon aod
this evening in expressing the ven-
Grafton and the gratitude which the
people of the democratic countries Of
the world and particularly of the
United States of America owe to this
powerful and youthful giant of mind,
throught, and hope, gave us an i'm
putus and support and a great ideal
in the establishment not only of a new
country, a new republic, but to the
concept of the unalienable right to
life, liberty and the persuit of hap
piness. America, and not only Amer
ica, but the entire world. owes q
debt of gratitude that it can never
repay for the services and the ideals
| and the purposes of Lafayette. Cap
p1ause).
"And in peculiar coincidence to the
| worlds cycle of events the great
| power of right, the concept and the
spirit of right, took possession of the
Finen who stood at the battle of the
Marne on September6, 1914 and flung
into the teeth of the imperia,lst
militarist, and autocrat Of the world
You shall not pass over the people.
the defenders Of freedom, justice and
democracy. (Applause).
! If there be anything that 1 can
contribute to this occasion may !
not be permitted to say. this; that
the heart. and the spirit and the soul
Of Americas workers rung true from
the first with the cause OF the Allies
We were 4sked. under
The labor world., 1921-10-08

that union labor won the war. Only
the enemies Of labor have put such
construction to his language, and
Pershing fell for it. to the disappoint-
ment Of his many friends and ad-
labor"
The Labor World is grateful to Mr..
Gompers for copy of the address
delivered by him at the LaFayette-
Marne dinner. It should be read by
every American, and it's reading vii!
set them right on what Mr.. Gompers
actually claims for labor and it's rec
ord during the war. It will be OBJ
served that those who heard the ad-
dress appreciated it thoroughly and
were loud in their applause. 1t is as
follows:
You ladies and gentlemen who
have been at the ceremonies this after
noon at Mt. Vernon and heard the
wonderful address there delivered and
you, who are here this evening and
have heard the powerful eloquence
expressed by our honored chairman
will understand how difficult the task
is not for a professional but for lay
man to speak upon an occasion Oi
this kind.
May, say to you that before me
war during the war, and after rne
war L took second position to no man
IN advocacy and insistence that de-
prevail in the relations between man
and man and nations and nations
| I(Applause. .ss.
The labor world., 1921-10-08
PULL =: .,!' SIGNS
UP W|THGf;%!;s;
LABOR AT LASI
Contract With Strikers Recalls
Bitter 4, R, j. Strike Of 1894
When Debs Was Jailed.

The Pullman Car company has
Federation No. 122 of the Railway
Employees Department, American Fed
Grafton of Labor, covering all shop
crafts employed in it's operating de-
partment. The agreement became e.
p fective September Is at all points
where the company operates shops.
This is the first time in it's history
that the Pullman company has officl-
ally recognized or entered into con-
tract With labor unions. 1t will be
recalled that in 1894 one Of the worst
strike conflicts the country has ever
known was waged between the Pull
man company and the American Rair
way Union. ;:nd the Federal troops
were called out to subjugate .ne
workers.
Old-timers will never forget the
Pullman strike. Three members OF a
committee which had presented GER
tain grievances to the superintendent
Of the company were summarily d!s-
charged. This resulted in stampede
strike of the workers in the Pullman
shops, some of whom were men,
bers Of the \. r. L. The latter CT
fered the company arbitration, but
this was rejected. sThe A. r. U. in
convention then declared a boycott
on Pullman cars and notified the
Railway Managers Association that it's
members would not work on trains
In which such cars were hauled.
Strike Leaders We're Jailed.
The managers refused to eliminate
the Pullman cars and a general strike
followed. Eugene V. Debs. president
of the A. r. u, and a score or more
of his assistants were arrested and
thrown into Jail. The strike was
. lost and the A. r. L. soon therea eter
went out of existence.
The present agreement follows
closely the national agreement nego-
tlated between the shop crafts and
the railroad administration before the
roads went back to private manage
ment, and was reached without refer
ence of any dispute to the United
States Railroad Labor Board 1t sup.
plants company union" recently
formed as a blockade to recognition
of regular unions, and which was dis
missed by the Labor Board as deny.
ing workers proper representation.
Credits is due D. F. Goble of the
International Brotherhood of Electri
cal Workers, and Fred Aten, of thu
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, WING
conducted negotiations with the mana
gers of the company. as representa-
tlves Of System Federation No. 122
they having been assigned to .ha
task by the Executive Council of thu
Railway Employees Department.
The labor world., 1921-10-08
BEGIN Count OF
Vote ON STRIKE
CAST BY UNIONS
Chiefs Of Three Big Brother
hoods Meet at Chicago; viii
Announce Result Monday.

CHICAGO, Oct. 6.-Chiefs of three
Of the big four railway workers
>brotherhoods arrived in Chicago Mon
day and began the count of ballots
cast by the brotherhood members en-
the question of strike in protest
against wage reductions ordered by
the United States railway labor board.
The count of the ballots will not he
completed and the announcement cf
: the results is not expected before
Oct. 10.
The brotherhoods that began count
ing their strike ballots today are the
locomotive engineers, firem en- and en-
ginemen and conductors. The, train
men finished tabulating last week and
their vote showed 81 per cent of.the
mbership to be in favor of a strike.
The shopcraft employees also have vot-
ed In favor of a strike. Calling of
the strike approved by the trainpen
and the skopcrafts is held in abey-
ance pending the o!i come of the strike
vote of the brotherhoods.
. Although officials wre reticent in
discussing, their plans in advance of
the tabulation OF the ballots, it was
intimated strongly that no general
strike that would paraiyze the entire
transportation system is contem-
plated. From sources seeming to be
authoritative it was learned that the
employees will concentrate the force of
their strike on railways that have
shown an attitude hostile to organized
labor.
Railway union officials are ION.
vinced that the railroads plan cam
paign to bring about the "openshop''
and the impression prevails that the
Pennsylvania system has been Sc.
1ected to take the lead. in the "open
shop" struggle. It was considered
likely, therefore, that if the unions
decided to concentrate their strike on
any one road, the &c lines comprising
the Pennsylvania system will feel the
wafkout first.
Warren S. Stone, president of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers: W. S. Carter, head of thu
/ brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, and l.. e. Sheppard
president of the Order of Railway
Conductors, are here to superintend
the counting Of the strike vote. w
{ Lee Of the trainmen has been here
since his organization finished its
strike vote last week.
The labor world., 1921-10-08
Slim CHANCE TO
GET RESULTS AT
JOB CONFERENCE
Members Break Over Report
Which They Declare is White
wash and acks Teeth

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct. g.
While President Harding's unenploy-
ment conference stoodin adjournment
Saturday until Oct. 10, preparatory
to taking up permanent cures for the
unemployment evil, evidences of dis
the emergency program adopted Sept.
80 began to come to light.
It was learned today that protest
against that part of the emergency
program, interpreted as calling for T.
general reduction in prices, was made
by S. J. Halle, prominent merchant Of
Cleveland and spokesman for the re-
tailers in the conference.
Officials of the conference admit
that failure to include in the program
a recommendation for immediate ac-
ton on the s50o,o0o,ooo refund it is
proposed to pay the railroads was
caused by controversy in the trans
portation committee arising from de-
mand of w. S. Carter, president Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, for a provision that the money
be spent to give employment to the
men discharged from railroad service
since the beginning Of the present de-
preston.
Further evidence Of some Of the
dfsharmony that has marked the con-
ference behind the scenes cropped
up today in privately expressed views
Of members on the program adopted
for the immediate relief Of the unem-
ployed.
One member went so far as to
charge that the steering committee
which framed the program hal
! "whitewashed" reports of various
committees. He declared the teeth
had been extracted from the con-
struction committees report. The
original draft of this report censured
the banks and other fiduciary insti-
tutions, charging them with extortion
in making building loans.
Other members declare the pro-
gram 'cut and dried" affair which
had been decided on before the con-
ference ever met. asserting that all
that was done yesterday was to give
Endorsement to views laid down by
the administration as expressed by
Secretary of Commerce Hoover.
The labor world., 1921-10-08
open CAMPAIGN,
/: FOR RECALL Of
n. D. OFFICIALS.
Governor Frazier Tells Bismarck
Audience Why Big Interests
Are Fighting League. Il

BISA1ARK, n. D., Get. 6.-Ihe first
of. four rallies to be held in four Sec
tions Of the state by the Non-partisan
league state committee, in prepara-
tion for the recall campaign, was held
in Bismark Monday afternoon.
Enthusiasm was displayed by 600
gathered for the meeting. which was
A. Leiderbach.
Great ovations were given to Gov
ernor Lynn j. Frazier. Commissioner
of Agriculture John N. Hagan and F.
w. Cathro, director general of the
Bank Of North Dakota.
Frazier Outlines Issue.
Governor Frazier told the leagueres
that the fight against the Nonparti-
sans was being made by interests who
had been hurt financially in the effort
of the Nonpartisan administration to
give the farmer a square deal. He
said that the Bank of North Dakota.
paying interest on public money, had
robbed banks of several hundred
thousand dollars of interest graft"
that the farm loan department of the
Bank of North Dakota together with
the federal farm loans, had cut down
the private bankers 2 per cent a year
interest from private loan companies:
that the state bonding fund had GU.
out private profits on surety bonds
on public officials and that there is
surplus of $223.000 in that fund. The
mill and elevator interests, he said
fought the league because of the grain
dino To- of z iol,
had saved the farmers millions Of
dollars. ~
i League members in each county
will meet on Monday. Oct. 20, to per-
feet plans for the campaign in the
counties
Coin Harvey to Help.
William H. (Coin) Harvey of Ar
kansas is the first of the national
figures who will tour the state: fo-
t. league. He will open his tour
with an address Wednesday evening.
Oct. 5 at Fargo. Mr.. Harvey is one
OF the foremost economists in the
United States and is in favor or gov
ernmentai ownership Of the banking
system OF. the country.
Other men Of national prominence
who will speak for the league are
John Skelton Williams. comptroller
of currency during the Wilson. ad-
ministration and Frederick. c. Howe,
commissioner of immigration under
Wilson.
Governor Frazier and John n. Ha-
gen, commissioner of agriculture ana
labor, will open their tours OF tho
state next Friday, Oct. Z. Attorney
General William Lemke is now speak
ing in the northern part of the state.
The labor world., 1921-10-08
KENTUCKY ST, OIL. .
SCORES SEDI1loN Law

JACKSONVILLE, KY, Oct. 6.-rhe
sedition or syndicalist law was con-
dened by. the annual convention
OF the state federation of labor. This
bill wss passed when the people were
led to believe that our national in
stitutions were endangered several
months ago. One feature of the law
provides that any town marshal or
constable may stop a public speaker
for statements that the town mar
slial believes may lead to unrest.
Under this law a trade, unioaist
cannot speak on the evils Of child
labor in sections of the state where
this labor is employed.
When Governor Morrow signed the
bill he questioned It's legality. Since
then he. has publicly and privately
tayorod sits ropes. S .zss
The labor world., 1921-10-08
ALL COAL MINES
|DLE|N KANSAS
Following Imprisonment Of
HoWat and Dorchy Miners
Take Vacation in Protest.

PI1TSBCRG, KANS., Oct. 6-Nos
a coal mine in the vast Cherokee
fields of Kansas were working today
The 10000 miners who quit work
last Friday when their leaders, Alex
ander Howat and August Dorchy,
went to- Jail, remained idle to a man.
Today was the real test of Howat's
strength and the great strike proved
the solidarity of the fire eating'
Scotchman's support.
Yesterday at Franklin, in the heart
of the coal fields, 2.400 miners at a
mass meeting unanimously voted tc
declare a strike. The resolution was
to the effect that no coal was to be
dug until the Kansas industrial court
law is taken off the books"
The resolution called for peaceful
efforts to prevent any coal being min
ed. butt provided in case peaceful
methods fail, that "other methods
shall be employed.
Mine union leaders declared today
that the strike will be flight to the
finish," by the Kansas miners against
the state industrial court law and
against John L. Lewis, head of thu
United Mine Workers of America
who has repudiated Howat and his
methods. Howat, from his cell in
the Columbus Jail, will direct the
fight.
He is reported to have the support
of Samuel Gompers, president of thu
American Federation of Labor. How.
at conferred with Gompers last weet
at indianapolis. If Gompers side.
with the miners, the strike will be :
struggle of national importance, a
"showdown" Of the strength of lea
dership in labor ranks.
The labor world., 1921-10-08
COURTS uSuRP POWER,
SAYS WESTERN JUDGE

SEATTLE, Oct. Elm refusing
to issue an injunction against sfrik-
ing coal miners on the ground that
tho miners are peaceful, Superior
Court Judge Griffiths acknowledged
that injunction judges usurp pow
crs which must be used judiciously.
Despite the courts admission of
judicial usurpation he refused ,.lc
/ injunction only because the en-
ployers did not present sufficient
evidence to warrant him to ''sul'cr-
cede the ordinary law of the lal.d."
~ think a court Of equity ought
to be reluctant to supercedc the
ordinary law Of the land,' said the
court.
This statement is an Endorsement
Of labor's opposition to the labor
Injunction. The workers insist that
where strikers arc charged with
crime they should be accorded
trial rights that the mcancst crfmi-
nal is never denied.
The workers arc continually
pointing out that the Injunction
process is never used against others
where the plaintiff has recourse
10 the law of the land.
With strikers, however, the In
junction judge, in the language of
judge Griffiths, ''supcrcedes the
ordinary law of the land"
The labor world., 1921-10-08
100000 TO PROSECUTE
CROOKED BUSINESS men

ATLANTIC City, Oct. 6.-The
national association of credit men has
appreciated 100000 to prosecute COM
merical crooks. and pledges it's re-
sources to the suppression of what
is declared ,':the greatest wave of COM
mercial dishonesty ever known in this
country" 1t is stated that of the
annual charge of $92,000,000 written
off as bad debts BY manufacturers
and wholesalers, at least 40 per cent
or more is due to dishonesty.
One official of the credit mems
association said: IA wave OF busi-
ness crime which threatens to inun-
date all but the most powerful COM
mercial houses and the most strongly
intrenched jobbers is sweeping the
land"
The labor world., 1921-10-08
WORLD DEMONSTRATION
FOR DISARMAMENT URGED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Presi-
dent Gompers has cablcd 4 sug-
gestion to, the organizations of la
bor of Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan that they join in
world. wide demonstration for dis.
armament, in accordance with the
A. F. of L. program for a great
national demonstration on armis-
tice day. the day OF the opening OF
the international conference on
limitation of armament.
The A. F.. of Il. executive. sent
this cablegram to c. w. Bower
man, chairman OF the parliamcn.
tary committee, British Trade
Union Congress, London:
"A. F. of L. wholchcartcdly for
fullest possible disarmament in in
tcrcst of international peace and
good will. Isn't it possible to have
demonstrations fEnglish people
demonstrations of English people
purpose with a view of having
them prevail upon the British gov
crnmcnt, as we are trying to pre-
vail upon our and all others, to i'll
sist upon t:.c fullest limit OF dis
armament at Washington confer
cnce.''
The cablesrams sent to the other
countries were Identical, except TIL.
name OF the country and the labor
executive.