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The Washington times., 1921-01-19

tries generally; developed schemes
for the housing OF the workers. the
coping with unemployment and the
arbitration OF Industrial disputes;
organized machinery to applet the
large grass ranches into economic
holdings and reimpropriate thereon.
on a cooperative basis. small farmers
and laborers; extended reafforesta-
ton activities: established a complete
national judiciary; projected a new
plan Of national education; and un-
dertaken the rehabilitation, on CO.
operative lines, of the entire fishing
Industry. The people OF the country
work tremendously to further and
unaualifiedly approve these measures.
Unqualified admiration OF the sue
cessful methods adopted for the main
tenance OF civil order and the even
handed administration Of justice by
our people has been expressed by
foreign journals and publicists.
"Organized, responsible, actively
functioning and obeyed by Its crea-
tors, the de facto government or the
rejublic confidently expects recognl-
ton. We rely upon the established
policy of your government; we nave
met and answered all the precedented
requirements OF that policy. we nave
gone much farther and have present
ed a clearer case in the premises than
has Poland or Finland or Latvia, Es-
thonIa, Lithuania, Czecho-Slovakia' or
Jugo-Slavia or these, how many at
the time of their recognition had
other than the mere simulacrum OF
government? The government OF Ire
land in it's form and in its essence
rests exactly upon the principles
posted by you and supported clearly
in the wartime utterances OF the Brit
ish cabinet.
RIGHT VERBS MIGHT.
"IreIand's claim for recognition of
her government is the most ACID ana
concrete test of those same principles.
To reject il now is to repudiate the
ballot and to substitute the bullet; 10
naunt the power of might and 10 stul-
tify the plea OF right.
sour request for executive recogni-
ton Mr.. President, runs not beyonu
nor out Of line with the VIII or your
people which both branches or Con-
gress have already made manifest
We merely ask that you take cXecu-
tive notice thereof and set the ulti-
mate seal upon your own nsplendnid
document of international morality.
Il have the honor. Mr.. President.
to express the assurances OF my pro-
found consideration and esteem"
The complete text of De Nalera's
plea, with which he submitted an ap-
pendiX that treats at length with tho
public statements OF President Will
son, British, French and other Euro
pean statesmen on the allied aims in
the great war, and documents rela-
tive to the Irish struggle for free
dom. soon il to be issued in pamphlet
form, 1t also was annocnue today.
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THIS action was ldhtH, IL was
stated, after IL was deemed more
than sufficient time for acknowledge
ment O fthe receipt OF the document
by the White House or the State De-
psrtment had elapsed without such
result.
DE yALERA's ADDRESS.
In his address 10 President Wilson,
De Valera declares Ireland rest her
case upon the following facts and
considerations:
The Irish people adopting the
method OF the ballot have established
an independent government and ac-
opted its DEGREES. Auy rival author
Ity seking TO function in Irelani has
not their support.
1.-THE attempts for 10 years by alien
invaders using force 10 fasten upon
the people their do .nination have been
as unsuccessful as thehy have been
consistently challenged.
"You, sir both before and after the
United States entered the late world
war, cnunciatcd in language tnat
could not be misunderstood the basic
principles OF right and justice that
should mark the relations Of nations
small and great. The people OF Ire
land and the British Imperialists man
Tested equal accord in the acceptance
Of your ideals SO happily expressed
WILL OF ELECTORATE.
Seeking and hoping for "A justice
that would play 10 favorltes,' the
electors Of ireland at the general
parliamentary elections in december,
1918, and at the general local gov
eminent, municipal, and rural cleo
tons subsequent thereto, decisively
showed by Nat plurality of more
than 80 per cent their considered ana
settled political viii to Independence.
ENGLAND has sought to deny this
manifestation of scif-detcrmination
She alleges IL cquatcs secession,
but secession COnnotcS previous
voluntary union. History records no
such union between ireland and Eng
land. She prctcnds that tn" issue OF
Irish freedom IL domestic matter
for her to settle such was her pre-
tense in l77e If il were to be gem
orally applied, Poland. merely to cite
one instance in point, would be yet
unfrcr. She suggests that free
ireland would menace her security.
Thus urging did Germany recently
inter and hold Belgium. An Ireland,
free and friendly. viii make for Eng
lish security rather than an ireland
subject and hostile. Ireland VIII
gladly give England all reasonable
guarantees.
England advances the plea that
the Irish question is a religious one.
That plea is in bar Of tn" stark facts
of history and its linking up with
the alleged Ulster issue, mere
deus cX machina.' much trumpcted to
be sure, to divert world attention
from the known and proven tolerance
of the Irish people at large in mat
ters of religion. I'm English JOINT
commission has placed on record its
conviction that the provision oI
minority safeguards Will chtali
neither delay nor difficulty.
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BAD BUTTER
TO Be TAXED
U. S. Will Collect Fifty Million
From Creameries-Must Be
Marked "Adulterated."

Five hundred million pounds Of
butter sold annually to American
consumers is made from impure and
rancid cream, is categorically class
ed as "adulterated" butter, and as
such 10 taxable by the Government,
according TO ruling given the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau today by Attor-
ney General Palmer.
rs PER CENT is IMPURE.
Internal revenue officials estimate
| that fully rs per cent OF the butter
sold in large cities will come under
this ruling, as having been made
from rancid and impure cream.
The ruling OF the Attorney General
will increase the revenue OF the Gov
eminent by approximately $50, 900, 900.
| 1t is estimated. The tax IL 10 cents a
pound on adulterated butter. The
ruling also will make II mandatory
for such butter TO be marked "adul-
terated" in conformity with pure food
laws.
The decision is sweeping In effect.
involving creameries In all parts Of
the United States and Canada. Some
of the large cooperative creameries
OF the northwest are perhaps the only
ones not affected.
TAX 10 CENTS POUND.
The total butter production in the
United States is ] 800, 100000 pounds
yearly. or this amount one-half IL
classified as ranch or farm butter
and Is exempted as pure butter. OF
the remaining 100000, 900 pounds
manufactured for the most part by
large creamery and packing interests.
more than one-half falls under the
ruling of the Attorney General and
hereafter will be taxed 10 cents per
pound.
The decision will necessitate close
supervision OF all creameries by the
Internal Revenue Bureau. 1t Is prob
able also steps may be taken to col
lect back taxes amounting to more
than 100000. 900.
The substance OF the Attorney Gem
erals ruling is that any grade OF but,
ter manufactured from decomposed or
rancid cream or from cream contain
irg high percentage OF acid which
is neutralized or deodorized before
churning, with the addition OF chem
icals. Is in reality "adulterated' but
ter within the meaning OF Section T.
of the Act Of May 9. 1902, and is tax
able as such.
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De Valera Appeal to
Wilson in Behalf of
Ireland Made Public

summary of the formal request for recognition OF
the Republic of Ireland addressed to President Wilson by
Eamon De Valera and delivered at the White House last
October 81 made public today by Joseph Begley in
charge of the Irish Diplomatic mission at Washington.
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SPANISH COUCERS FACING
ARREST. TO SHUT SHOPS

BARCELONA. Jan. l9.-Food re-
tailers of this city are greatly
alarmed at the civil governors
threat that he will imprison all who
infringe food price laws. Several
intend to close their stores, becauss
OF official persecution"
This may result in food short
age. Saragossa City is without
meat.
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Earthquake in Chile.

SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. ia Vio-
lent earthquake was felt hero at $3.50
o'clock Monday evening. Hundreds
OF persons fed to the streets in
alarm.
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THE DE FACTO REPUBLIC.
DE yALERA's ADDRESS.

The duly-clcctsd government OF
the Republic OF Ireland. functi ming
through its cabinet. has in its appro-
pirate departments prosecuted us
claim for recognition b. other gov
ernm,nts: organized an army OF d'-'
fence: succ esstully flo1ted d"mcS-
i.c and foreign loan Tor goNrrnmcntal
purposes and particularly economic
deyalopment: co-ordin6tcl and Gi-
rected the administration If local al
fairs: made "A survey of lTe|ahuS
economic resources and prom"'en
close and direct trade relations with
the United states and foreign conh-
The Washington times., 1921-01-19

To Cure u Cold In One Day
Take Groves LAXATIVE BROMO GUI-
NINE tablets. The genuine bears the sig
nature Of +. W. Grove. 3Oc.-Adyt.
The Washington times., 1921-01-19
AFFECTED IN PITTSBURGH.

In this city alone there are many
thousands OF persons employed by the
Pennsylvania railroad. SO far as
could be learned today, tho majority
Of those who have been asked to
agree to the new working schedule
have accepted II rather than face the
probability Of being thrown out Of
employment entirely.
For several months steady educ
ton in the number of train employees
has been under way Under tn" new
order several hundreds Of men Will be
thrown out OF employment here. The
rule will apply to the entire system
according TO word received here .odav.
Probably the most drastic rule be-
ing put into force Is the reduction OF
the official personnel Of the system to
so per cent Of its present numbc".
This reduction. according to present
plans, II Is said, will run the Slmut
from highly placed officials down to
private secretaries.
Maintenance. operating, executive,
legal ard every other branch of rail-
road activities will be affected BY the
new order.
Just how soon the prurSlg knife
will begin work on the official heads
is not known here. That it is sche;-
uled to begin shortly. however, was
the statement made here today by
men who are engaged In the work Of
listing those slated to go.
Necessity for economy in operating
because OF reduced revenues due tc
slackening business IL the raSon ad-
vanced by the railroad for its radicc.'
departure.
A prominent railroad man admitted
here tonight that other railroads
might follow its lead"
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CREWS DOUBLE UP.

Train crews that heretofore have
been operating what Is known as a
single train, in the future viii double
up-that IL, one crew will do the work
that two crews have done.
The ofacial personnel OF the system
will be reduced 80 per cent.
These three orders have gone out
over the Pennsylvania railroad system,
and today saw the beginning OF a
census OF employees In this district,
who are asked to volunteer to lay on
one day week. Trainmen. telegra-
piers, yard men, clerks, road men,
freight handlers, and every class OF
employe on the entire system will be
asked to sign an agreement stating
that he or she is willing to lay off
one day a week until such time as
their company secs ht to restore all
employees to full time.
While there Is no actual demand
that employees agree to accept the re-
duction in time, 1t is made known in
the circular that unless they do they
must face the alternative Of a 20 per
cent reduction in the working forces
of the entire system. This reduction
IL to be put into operation immcdi-
ately.
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FINDS MILLIONS LOST
ON WORTHLESS STOCKS

BOSTON. Jan. l9.-From S30.00O.000
to s5O.O00.000 worth of worthless Sc
curities are unloaded on unprotected
investors in Massachusetts every
year. said the report OF the special
legislative blue sky investigating
committee" made public today. The
commission suggests the passage OF
fraudulent securities act which would
provide:
1-Registration OF brokers and sales
men.
determination by State officials Of
practically all kinds Of securities Of
The Washington times., 1921-01-19
HARVARD TO INCREASE
TUITION FOR STUDENTS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. ian
Increase in tuition fees at Harvard
University is necessitated by a def,cit
# 3i8l 900 for the year 10000 (which
will be more than doubled during the
current year" is forecast by Presi-
dent Lowell In his annual report to
the board of overseers made public
tonight.
An increase in faculty salaries of
roughly 90 per cent has been made
possible by the Harvard endowment
fund, the report said.
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.PENNSY TOlAY
OFF TRA|NNEN
Workers Asked TO Accept One
Day Suspension Per Week
or Force Reduction.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. l9.-Unless
every one Of the employees Of the
Pennsylvania railroad system agrees
10 lay off from work one day
weekly a 20 per cent reduction will
be made in the working forces Of
the entire system.
The Washington times., 1921-01-19

This action was taken. II was
stated, after II was deemed more
than sufficient time for acknow ledg-
ment o fthe receipt OF the document
by the White House or the state De-
psrtment had elapsed without such
result.
The labor world., 1921-09-24
LABOR CAN END WARIF
DETERMINED TO DO SO
The labor movement recognizes the

The labor movement recognizes the
value of freedom and it. knows that
freedom and rights can be maintained
only by those willing to assert their
claims and to defend their rights. The
cause of disarmament and interna-
tional peace can be promoted by cre-
ating and stimulating a public senti-
ment that will not tolerate waste Of
life and by establishing international
relations understanding and agencies
that will constitute insuperable barrier
to policies of force and destruction.
With humanization, education, cul-
tlvation, the esta blishment Of the rule
of reason, occasions for wars and wars
people, the masses of the world popu-
lation, can end wars if they but have
the independence to think and to give
thir convictions reality by daring
to do.
For this and many other obvious
reasons this convention calls upon tho
government of the United States to
take the initiative or to cooperate
with any other nation or nations for
the purpose of general agreement
for disarmament both of the army and
naval affairs Of the world and that it
shall be the duty of the executive
council to call upon the workers and
the people to aid in every way withinn
their power and to have translated
into action the sentiments recon-
mended.-A. F. Of L. Convention Ac-
ton on Disarmament June, 1920.
The labor world., 1921-09-24
CHINESE COOLIE LABOR 4;
MUST Be kept OUT OF US,

I'VE cannot too earnestly urge the
wage earners of the United States te
continue to send In their protests
against the importation Of Chinese
coolies into the Island Of Hawaii" de-
clares the legislative representatives
of the American Federation of La
Dor at Washington to the labor unions
of America.
''lt is a desperate game the sugar
planters are playing" warns the leg
islative men. ut is admitted that
they control the administration
of governmental affairs on the island
Their publicity campaign proposes to
expend immense sums of money to
carry out the object for which they
are fighting. They will leave nothing
undone to accomplish their purpose.
While it Is true that most Of the ca
Diagrams to members OF congress
emanating from the propaganda Of
the so-called labor emergency cons
mittee will be paid for by the sugar
coated government of Hawaii they
will be used by the senator's and rep
resentatives as an excuse for their &C.
tion in voting for the resolution.
1T is therefore necessary for the
officials of all organizations; to bear in
mind that they also must enter 4 most
serious protest to the immigration
committee of the senate. which has
become. active in the campaign, a.
well as to the members Of the ho,ss
committee on immigration
The labor world., 1921-09-24
Practical Application Of Principle
Completely Routed Open Shop Doctor

Recently a trade-union official dis
cussed the so-called "open-shop" pro-
blem before business, mems associa-
! ton. He outlined the principles in
volved and endeavored to give them
practical application.
He apparently made an impression
upon his audience for, after he had
finished, number of the business
men present gathered arodnd to con-
graduate him. and to ask questions.
There was present in the group a
killjoy whose special gift seemed to
be a faculty for positive statements
| and hypothetical questions. Possessed
of vigorous frame and a loud rasp-
ing voice. he pushed his way through
the group until he grasped the
speakers. hand and, after compli-
menting him upon his analysis Of the
principles involved in the industry
problem and the method in which
he had applied them, the kil1joy who
happened to be a wellknown physician,
said:
'The trouble with your. talk was
that you did not go far enough in
applying your principles. There's one
Important detail that you union men
have got to deal with before the pub
lie will, have the confidence in you
which you claim you are entitled to-.
Your union attempts to establish a.
wage scale. and that may be all right.
What is all wrong is that you do not
classify your members and we have
to pay the union scale whether a man
is competent or not.
Pm building house now and some
of the men who are working on it
are Al mechanics; some can hardly
drive nail straight; some are faith
full workers and others spend most
of their time trying to hide from the
boss, and yet, under your union rules.
l have to pay the union scale to every
man I have working on the house
whether he is worth itor not.
If you fellows expect public sup
port, one Of the first things you will
nave to do is to classify, your men,
bers so that we will know when en-
ploying them whether they are in the
A-B-C or in the X-Y-Z class.
IF you are unwilling to assume
the responsibility of classifying your
members you cannot expect us to
have confidence in your unions or
when hiring their members.
After having delivered himself OF
this little statement, the doctor threw
his head back and glanced around
among the group as much as to say:
well, I guess I've got that fellow
The labor world., 1921-09-24
WHERE THE MONEY rs GOING.


The New York Times in it's issue of
September 10 published this statement:
"Directors of the New York, Chicago
and st. Louis railroad yesterday de-
calred dividend Of 5 per cent on the
common stock,|a dividend Of per cent
no the first and second preferred stocks
and a dividend of 215 per cent on the
second preferred stock. It was an
nounced that these dividends were de-
clared out of the $3,o00,000 received
from the United States railway admin
istration in adjustment of all claims
and accounts during federal control"
The New York, Chicago and St. Louis
railroad has been one Of the most per-
slstent beggars at the gates Of the fed
eral treasury. Its finances are in bad
shape, and it has seriously sacrificed
the interests Of territory it serves by
ueglecting the maintenance of its
equipment. .... &>g-. T..
Yet, as soon as it gets its hands on =
large sum of government money, its d.
rectors proceed to divide it among
themselves: and others in dividends,
giving no thought to the obligation
they owe the property under their con-
troll. Not Z penny Of the settlements is
to be expended onsrosdbed and struc-
lures and ears and locomotives.
There IL now pe.l dinsI sbefofieas congress
The labor world., 1921-09-24
philosophy is clearly expounded in the
declaration that it is unfair to reduce

QeclardClOn CnaC IL IS unIa1f TO reQuce
the wages Of certain other workmen.
The fair thing to do, according to
the tube company president, is to re-
duce the higher wages to the lower
standard, and then submit them all to
the test Of Willingness to accept
There is no ethical standard by
which the wages Of labor can be made
subject to the laws which govern the
marketing Of pig-iron.
Labor cannot be separated from the
worker. Labor cannot be stored for
future use. Its demands for assistance
are always immediate which must be
Immediately supplied or the laborer
will die and those dependent upon him
will suffer.
There is, therefore, only one sound
philosophy for governing tic payment
Of wages. That is full payment for the
service given, regardless of the "will.
ingness to accept' lower Standard
inspired by the law of necessity.
The labor world., 1921-09-24

sewed up for awhile" But the trade
union official was not inclined to let
the matter drop, for the opportunity
was too good to be thrown away.
In reply to the doctor he said:
"There may be some academic mer.
it in what you have just said. There
may perhaps be some reason in you;
position, but, this is a practical world
and we must deal with its problems
in practical way.
when young man graduates from
a medical college, he receives a dip
Iona. All of the diplomas are alike
80. the poorest dub OF a student who
just gets through and the most bril-
liant scholar get the same kind OF
a diploma, which is an Official guar
antee that it is safe for the commun-
lty to permit these individuals to
practice medicine. After they have re-
ceived their diploma, they join the
medical association and this associa-
t1on assumes to have the highest of
ethical standards. The wage-earners,
as well as others, have to 20 to these
doctors when they are i'll, and every
time they go to a doctor, they place
their health, and frequently their life.
in his hands.
would 1t not be the most proper
thing in all fairness to those who
need doctors, for the medical associa-
ton to classify its members 50 that
when we ring the doctors front door
bell, we would know that he was
guaranteed as Al by the medical as
sociation, or in the BIC class, or if he
was OF that type found occasionally
which are not qualified to even treat
a sick cat. in the KY class?
"1nasmuch as we have to buy the
necessities of life from merchants,
would it not be equally proper thar
the Chambers of Commerce should
classify their memebers> so that We
would know who were the ones guar.
anteed as just, fair and upright in all
OF their dealings; those who were
inclined to turn a. corner whenever
they could, and those who were known
20 be skating so close to the breaking
of the law that they barely kept them
selves out of the laws clutches?
when the medical association and
the Chambers of Commerce in the in
terest of the public begin to classify
their members, then you could with
more propriety breach the subject
to trade-unions.'
Somebody in the outskirts Of the
group sang out: ASK him another
question, doctor" But the doctor ap-
parently had no desire to ask futhar
questions that day.