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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-06-19
FRENCH FOREIGN TRADE.

According to official statistics published in the Journal
Oicei for May a. 1921 French exports during the first
four months of exceeded imports for the period
by eS7 francs whereas during the corresponding
four months of the adverse balance of trade amounted
6s4o66oooo francs. There was consequently AN inn
provement exports compared with imports Of 683aooo
francs.
The following table shows the imports and exports
divided into their principal categories:
5000 omitted)
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-06-19

Automobiles in the United States last year carried
,bou, passengers nearly four times the
I,a,a,ooooooo revenue passengers Of the steam ran
roads, Motor trucks hauled I,2ooooo'ooo tons OF
freight or nearly half the zso4oooooo tons carried oy
rail lines Growth of the automobile business mas nov
- !, Il directly tributary as in bringing passengers
fon farm 70 train and in suburban service to cities
The ,o,o motor car passenger figures represent an
increase of 4oooooooo over the preceding year, and
the railroads showed gain OF 6ooooooo revenue
passengers in the same period pl .. ... ., YET.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-06-19

at which time the commercial paper rate advanced
to ? per cent and other rates adjusted
A reduction in the rate had been expected In
fact il believed that the rate would be reduced
full point at the time OF the last change May but
the bank announced a reduction Of only one-hat OF
per cent leaving the other half to be taken OH this
month
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f2o.sOS.7oo

The average increase per company'in March was
f,62a, in February, f8s4oI; in January 'S4'4'7.
Companies engaged in the metal industries had assre-
gate increases of f626,Is2; oil, fSo6oo7; financial
fa7ssoo There was one 100000 increase IN the
case OF large store. ...
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1000 omitted)
Exports.
Imports,
.ia.s3s,4s5 7,lis,3ss s,2ssSl5 7.4oo75s

Taking imports and exports together it will be seen
that total French foreign trade during the first four
months of 1921 amounted I4sIos2ooo francs COM
pared with francs during the corresponding
period of 1890 falling off of 46o8 francs The
falling off for the first three months of 1921 (ee Commerce
Reports for May Ioeo) 3ozs,3o7.ooo francs As
was the the figures for the first quarter of the year.
the whole of the decrease attributable to reduced i'm
ports
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-06-19
BRITISH FIRMS INCREASE CAPITAL.

Official figures issued by the British board OF trade
chou, m, 40 companies in Great Britain increased
their nominal capital fs3o7,2s6 during the month OF
March. The number was slightly less than the FEB
r, number but the amount of capital increase was
less than one half of the February amount
The comparative figures in detail are as iohowS'
- No of Total Inc
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-06-19

.. ... Grand total. ......... ......... Aeoz9LsSS
The unpaid accrued the issue OF general re-
d.,b. mortgage bonds guaranteed at per cent to DC
tober T. 1920 amounted to $a64z1976. The government
alone is responsible for this interest In addition 10 'ns
amount of unpaid there is admitted accrued interest
charges amounting to SI67,233'ioo.
The nominal capital of unpaid bonds TOR the hquda'o"
of La Ga del F. c. de Tehuantepec, amounts to Sioooooo
Payment of interest is made when it becomes due
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-06-19
Reserve Rate Cut.

The New York Federal Reserve Bank yesterday
announced the reduction of its redscount rate for
commercial paper from 81 to per cent bringing the
rate for all classes OF discounts to per cent
dueton in the commercial paper from to 61i
per cent announced May 4, that being the first
change in any OF the banks since June l. 1920
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
Z. S. Action MAY
Prevent Strike
OF Marine Men
Questions in Dispute Be-
tween Engineers and
Ship Owners To Be Laid
Before Admiral Benson
Farley Is Deadlocked
Conference Over Wage
Proposals Fails TO Bring
Any New Concessions

Negotiations between the Nationa'
Marine Engineers Benevolent Associa-
tion, representing $4,000 members, and
the American Steamship Owners Asso.
c;ation, controlling 1,1oo vessels, be.
came dcadlocked yesterday when thc
labor delegates fatty refused to con
slider the proposed 20 70 80 per cent
cut in the present wage scale.
Both sides to the controversy, which
affects shipping on the Atlantic, Pacific
and Gulf coasts, declared they intended
to stand on their demands and admitted
the situation had reached an acute
stage.
The answer Of the engineers, made
yesterday, was said to be tantam cunt
to an ultimatum. The only concession
offered by-fhe engineers wast that they
were willing to discuss certain modif-
cations in the working rules.
During conference in the Offices of
the owners association, II Battery
Place, Captain Eugene E. O'DonneN of
Boston, chairman Of the committee, in
formed William S. Brown, president of
the engineers association, that the
counter proposal would be submitted at
general meeting of the operators
next Tuesday at the Whitehall Club.
To Lay Facts Before Benson
In the meantime, it was said, the
question would be laid before Admiral
Benson, chairman of the United States
Shipping Board, which controls some
1,400 ships, with the possibility that
governmental action may bring about
an amicable settlement of the wage
dispute. The conference was attended
by w. P. Keen, assistant director of
operations, and Darragh de Lancey, di-
rector Of the division of industrial re-
lations, who made immediate report to
Washington concerning the answer of
the engineers.
At the conclusion of the meeting
Winthrop Marvin, secretary of the
owners association, issued statement
in which he said no definite result had
been attained.
Take Up Wages Next Week
Announcement was made that the
question of reduction in wages of fire
men, seamen and stewards will be
taken up next week. Licensed deck
officers have not yet been drawn into
the controversy, as their wage agree
ment does not expire until August. 1t
is said, however, that the owners pro-
pose a cut in the deck department at
the termination Of the existing agree
ment. 7-4
The proposal of the owners, which
the engineers refused yesterday to con-
slider, calls for a reclassification of
ships, carrying with it reductions
ranging from $3.50 a month in the
wages of chief engineers to $43.75 a
month in the wages of fourth assistant
engineers. 1t is also proposed to in
crease the working Gay in port, where
watches are broken, to nine hours.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
House Passes
Farmer Tariff
Bill, 269 to ll2
Continued from f,rst pase)

CONTINUED from f,rst pase)
amended or it would be defeated in
the Senate
They charged, with the Democratic
leaders, that the bill is unscientific and
was. being jammed through the House
ION instructions from the Senate"
Chairman Fordney's statement was
caused by protest from Representa-.
tive Newton, Republican, of Minnesota
who charged that leaders were prevent
ing smendment because Of such a die
tation by the Senate.
Designed to Aid Farmers
"rhe bill passed the House as it is
now with the exception Of the Senate
amendments" said Mr.. Fordney eve
did not ask for rule because the Re
publicans understood that this was q
relief measure for the farmers. We
are going to put this through no mat
ter what you say. We are going to pass
it just as it is"
II want to say" replied Mr.. Newton
chat it seems to me that this is the
House of representatives, the direct
representatives of the people, those
who come up for election every two
years and WHO represent the wishes of
the people, and that it is high time
that this House Should cease to play
second fiddle to another body.
81 have had a little experience, as
some of the rest of you have had,
from time to time, and the statements
made over there that they will defeat
the bill because you do not happen
to have everything the way they want
it will not be carried out What this
House needs is to stand up according
to its own dignity and its traditions y
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
Labor Scores Decision
As Monumental BIur,der

Labor leaders yesterday bitterly as
sailed the action of the United States
Railroad Labor Board in abrogatng, at
Chicago, on Thursday, all national
agreements defining working condi-
tions between employees and railroad
managements, which were effected by
the Federal railroad administration,
and ordering that after July any nee
essary new agreements shall be made
by the employees with the individual
railroads.
It was estimated the railroads will
be able to reduce their operating ex-
pensess $300,000,O 900 annually by elimi-
mating certain working conditions
which were adopted by the Federal ad-
ministration as war measufcs to speed
up the transportation of troops and
war supplies and which the railroads no
longer consider necessary Railroad
officials were outspoken in their salts
faction over the abrogaton of the
agreements, their only criticism being
that the board did not set the time
earlier than July.
Gompers Calls 1t Blunder
Keen disappointment was expressed
by national labor leaders in New York.
The attitude of the American Fedora
tion of Labor was shown in the COM
ment of Samuel Gompers. He asserted
that the decision was "a monumental
blunder" and evidently Influenced by
big business"
"The boards decision is the logical
blunder Of the sch-Cummins law,
which was in itself a monumental
blunder," said Mr.. Gompers yesterday
at the Continental. "The law was
once pronounced a perfect piece of
legislation, but has proved to be an
utter failure. 1t is now so acknowl-
edged even by it's authors. The abro-
CATION of the agreements, which works
particular hardship on labor, evil
IDENTIFY was Influenced by big business"
Other labor officials asserted that
the decision was likely to create a
chaotic condition between railroad en-
ployees and the railroads this summer.
The subject was discussed at a meet
ing of the Association of Railroad Ex-
ecutives. at 81 Broadway. yesterday.
After the conference the executives is
sued formal statement, through
Thomas de Witt Cuyler, chairman of
the board of directors. The stateme ent
said in part:
Railway executives feel that the in
tcrests Of industry and the entire pub
lie Will be furthered by the decision of
the United States Railroad Labor
Board terminating the so-called ma
manding the question of proper rules
and working conditions to direct nego-
tlations between each carrier and its
own employees.
"This decision recognizes the two
fundamental principles to efficient anc
economical railway operation; namely
Il. That it should not be governed
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
Harding Discusses Rail
Problems viii, Cabinet
From The Tri0une's WASHINGTON Buyeav

From The Tribune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The Cabi-
net conferred further to-day on the
railroad situation, the topic looming
large in general discussion of ali
questions relating to better business
and return to normalcy.
1t was pointed out that the kew to
the railroad situation lay in the lower.
ing and adjustment of Transportation
rates in order that traffic would be
resumed in sufficient volume to in
crease not only the railroad revenues,
but quicken the pulse of business gem
orally.
The President outlined to the men,
bers information which he gained in
conferences held with representatives
of the railroad employees recently.
No action was taken by the Cabinet
on the decision by the Railroad Labor
Board abrogating the national agree
ments.
The situation was discussed in its
entirety and several suggestions put
forward by Cabinet members with
reference to solution of the problem.
The President has by no means con-
cluded his conferences on the railroad
problem, and meanwhile he is keeping
the Cabinet informed as to the differ
ent lights shed upon the situation by
different men,
There will be no Cabinet meeting
next Tuesday, as the President will be
in New York City attending the
Bolivar exercises.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16

Railway Executives conference com,
mittee, was as follows:
THE decision upholds some of the
contentious of tho labor unions and
seme of the contentious of the rail.
ways. The board has refused to com
ply with the demand of the unions that
the entire rules matter be referred ia
national conferences between the rail
roads and The labor unions. Subject
to certain principles the board has
abrogated the national agreements and
remanded the negotiations of rules and
working conditions to conferences be-
tween the individual railway and their
own employees.
"While the representative of the
railways would have preferred that all
the questions involved should be re-
ferred to individual conferences, the
decision has given opportunity for ar
rnngements between individual roads
made much more reasonable than the
present national agreements, and
whichA in large measure, can be
adapted to the local conditions of each
carrier.
"Fripcipks laid down by the board
clearlyA indicate its disapproval of
rules. ich the railways have shown
result insemployees being. paid for time
greatly in excess Of that actually
worked. The entire tenor of the de-
cision is that the railways should be
economically operated; that employees
should render efficient labor for all
the time for which they are paid and
that the artificial 'pyramiding' of
wages, which, under the present rules
has resulted in large waste, should
cease"
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
Omaha Barber-Landlord
Held at Ellis as Illiterate
Alien. Back From Italy, Denied
Admission to u. S. When
He Fails Test

Luigi Seranio, an Italian, thirty-fiv
years old, who says he owns building
in Omaha, Neb., and operates barber
shop in the building, was denied ad-
mission to the country when he ar
rived yesterday from Naples on the
Italian liner Guglielmo Peirce.
He had been in this country eighteen
years and was too busy accommodating
a fortune to learn to read and write.
He had first citizenship papers, but had
been in Italy for more than a year,
thereby abrogating his rights to full
citizenship.
He is held for deportation on the
ground that he can neither read nor
write forty words in any language. 1T
is possible, however, that he will have
an opportunity to study at Ellis Island,
and if he is an. apt pupil he may be
permitted to WELD the razor again in
bis Omaha shop.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
Women Ask August 26
Be Made Federal Holidl,
League Adopts Welfare pro,
gram and Thanks Wilson for
His Aid in Tennass.

CLEVELAND, April 1.-THE ~
t;onal League of Women Voter. .,s ns
vention to-day adopted the recomnsa' asa'
cations of standing committees ''sn. :.
American citizenship, child wsi..sa 90
election laws and methods, food SUM-. sunala
and social hygiene, uniform laws 'rp,s ~,
eerning women, and women in inSu.sss s,~'
The convention adopted .resoIutio,
.nanklng Z former President Wilson for
nia timely assistance in securins -. -.
special session in Tennessee at s wh;as ;as
suffrage was finally ratified. ''a
A resolution by Mrs. Carrie chapr,,
Catt urging Congress to make Ansn.,
70. the day women were given enssss.
chisement, a Federal holiday w.,
unanimously adopted. '''
The Towner- House bill. pr6v;d;,.
Federal Standardization of schoo,, ~.
approved in principle, but the conv.,. ~
tion voted to refer the bill TO tha -
t,cnal board of directors for final
az tion. AAs'
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
Girls in Rail Jobs Cause
Italian Veterans Rising
500 War 1nvalids Seize Offices
i'm Milan; Broken Promises
Charged to Civcrnment
Spscini Gable to The tribune
- ,,r...Lk 1908 NJ. x.-ys ft,..tt.

Copyright. 1921, New York Tribune 1nc.
MILAN, April 15.--The reason that
the war invalids and unemployed seized
the offices of the Government Central
Railways here, it was learned to-day
was that the government had broken
it's promise to give the men work. In
stead, the invalids charge, the govern
ment recently employed 1000 girlS as
civil servants
The word was passed to invalils in
Ancona, Florence, Bologna and other
large cities. Many Of these came to
Milan, and by common action they
descended on government property to
obtain, revenge.
The invalids, 500 strong, occupied
the railway offices and put guard { lat
all the doors. Male employees were
admitted without question, but the
girls were barred. Many Of the girls,
greatly excited, went away and re-
turned with their husbands. fathers
and sweethearts, who tried to intimi-
date. the invalids, and even exchanged
blows with them, but the invalids held
their fort. They installed 400 beds,
fixed up military kitchens and obtained
provisions.
The invalids thought the authorities
would not interfere, but when, after
a quiet afternoon, many went strolling
about dusk large body of police
rushed the building and cvicted the
remaining invalids. Fifty police were
left to guard the building, but the
invalids returned, reorganized their
forces, obtained the assistance Of
about 1000 Fascisti, students and RAD
road employees and again occupied the
building after more blows had been
exchanged. There were no shots. Gen
eral sympathy is on the side of the
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
Court Opens Grand I,,r,
Records for Mrs. zinsss.
Dismissal of Indictmcn, g.. ) r
ure to Give Up Daught.,r a'''
Will Be Asked

ex-senator James A. 0'Gorm.,
granted permission yestsra. 49," Has
Judge Grain in General sexs;s "
inspect the minutes of the s,uas sss;.. 70
grand jury that indicted M ''caa'
trude Zinsser, wife of Rud.ss, !. oes,
ser, wealthy paint manussst, Alns-
New Jersey, for her refusal ~ Of
writ Of habeas Corpus issues T. oosy .
tice Cohaiap in January. ord.sS - 'us-
production in the Supreme c,ang eng the
her, daughter, Mary Louise. 's Of
for some time. The child asI asparated
INTO her mothers custody aS giveh
taken to Switzerland 70 hs saa aaa way
There she is alleged to bs1, saacased
kidnapped by her father and ia1a hr.sss oess
back to the United States '1 Drought
An. action was brought bv 7;n.
sa. TOR the lIt custody Of the child and a1'ssi 81
had possession and refused ~ 1aI'asss' a.,s'
her when writ Of habeas corr'.s o. us'lse'
issued. sotpus vas
Mrs: Zinsser was oxtrad;.ea
new Jersey on request Of Ass;s Jvn
District Attorney Banton ard d'i.snns ,a1ns
IN the Tombs, being later rels..oase ,oasea
s 900 bail. Ex-senator O'Gor,nssa q
ask that the indictment be d;.rs;a. daa sill
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
Greek in Passport Fraud
Athens Man Seized on Charge
of Forging Credentials

MARsEILLEs, France, April 15.-A
scribing himself as u journalist from
Athens, was arrested o-day by the
French police, charged with issuing
forged passports to Greeks anxious to
evade military service and proceed to
America. The specific charge is the
issuance of thirty-two passports to
persons who attempted to board the
steamship Aquitania at Cherbourg on
her last westbound trip.
The police say the man is one of a
group responsible for forging pass
ports on large scale, which has given
much trouble to the French and Amer
lean authorities at Cherbourg and
Havre.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16

By rigid and uniform rules for The
country as a whole, regardless of wide
local variations and conditions, and
"2. That 1t is essential that direct
relations be reSstablished between each
railroad and it's own employees. !.
II can safely say, on behalf OF all
the railroad companies, that they de-
pliance On all sides with the spirit and
intent Of the decision of the Railroad
Labor Board, we should bc at tho be.
ginning of substantially better and
more efficient working conditions on
the railroads"
l.. r. Lorec, president of the Della
ware e.. Hudson, said:
II do not see any encouragement In
the decision Of the United States Rail-
road Labor Board.
"The agreements are abolished as OF
July l., while anything to be effective
must be immediate. Tho agreements
aro abolished, but the railroads are re-
quested to make pew ones, and the
sixteen points laid down as basis Of
the new agreements are filled with
weasel words and will be found to en-
body everything that is offensive in
the present agreements.
"It is case of the old nursery
rhyme: ...lA.
Mother may go out to swim7
Yes, my darling daughter;
Hang your clothes on. hickory limb.
But don't go noar the water."
Mr.. Budd's View\>
Ralph Budd, president of the Great
Northern, said that the development
was favorable, although it did not settle
the great questions Of wages and con-
ditiol1s of employment. 1t merely laid
down the conditions, he said, under
which each road could work out ar
rargements with it's employees.
Speaking for has road, Mr.. Budd said
he was ready to 60 ahead in good faith
on this basis.
The steering committee Of the Asso-
citation of Railroad Executives ycster-
day met to consider it's presentation of
the railroad situation before the Sem
ate inquiry, if resolution proposed
by Senator Cummins to provide for
the inquiry is adopted.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
Chicago Arbitration Board
Cuts Pay of Clothing Worker

CHICAGO, April 15.AThat some re-
duction in wages would improve the
clothing industry so that net losses
to garment makers would be small was
the declaration to-day of the board Of
arbitration for Chicago workers, which
announced to 10 per cent cut in
wages, effective April %, last night,
Taking into consideration the de-
creased cost of living, workers are 40
to 10 per cent better off than in July,
1919," the boards decision said. The
board established minimum Of SIS a
week, the present wage for learners in
tailor shops.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
King George Cires Coal
From O,Os, Bins to Poor
From g'hs TrAnne's European B,.rca.

Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, April 15.--A driv-
ing snow that altcrnated with
sunshine added to the misery Of
many families to-day whose fuel
supplies have run low since the
coal miners struck two weeks ago.
King George gave twenty-five
tons Of coal out Of his own bins
this morning to the poor people of
Windsor.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
TheCalamity "Janes'
are at work on Ice

They say: "Ice will be so scare,
this summer you can easily out
your daily portion in a tiffany
setting. And they do say III.
prices will be on a par with the
prices Of diamonds The real
truth is that the Knickerboeker
Ice Company has worked its fe
plants all winter and has stored
quantities of ice. The price
will remain the same. So the
only thing that need concern
you> is to list your name for
regular service.
Kmeker6oeker srill meet <museney exls
evhenever poK.ble, but tlsdsH aIuau
to take care 6} regular crssomns.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16
Swift's Son-in.Law, Interned
As Alien. Is Now Cifize,

CHICAGO, April 15.-Count Giacomo
Linotto, son-in-law of Louis Swift, Of
the Swift Packing Company, who was
interned in the war period as an enemy
alien and alleged propagandist, was
granted citizenship papers by Judge
States District Court to-day.
"Call me Mr.. now, not count" he
said, after he had sworn allegiance
to the United States.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-16

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