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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29

The street bazaar and carnival held
at Barre under the auspices of the Barre
post, No. 10, American Legion, Saturday
afternoon and evening proved to be Il
grand success from start to finish and it
is expected that it will be instituted as
an annual affair by the boys of the post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29

American League.
New York, vi
St. Louis, VI
Shawkey and Schang; Shocker and
SEVERED. I'll innings)
Chicago , II
Philadelphia,
Robertson and Schalk; Hasty and
Perkins. (First.)
Philadelphia, II
Chicago, IL
Naylor and Perins; Mack and Var
yam. (Second.)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25
THE COAL STRIKE.

Hands on: let this be a fair night
and TO flnish." says Mr.. George II.
Cushing. representing the National
Wholesale Coal Association. Ho do
Jared tho operators arc ready for
them" meaning the miners, And Mr.
Lewis, issuing HIS order for 100000
workmen 10 quit their jobs on tho lat
OF April. declares that they viii tic up
tho anthracite mines completely. and
what are known as tho union workings
In the bituminoua fields indefinitely
or until their demands are conceded
There IN said 90 be ak weeks supply
~ coal above ground. perhaps there h
more and perhaps less. Bui the miners
claim 90 ba prepared Tor six months
idleness. II necessary. aud six weeks
supply Of coal viii be gone in less
time than that II actual shortage
threatens.
Meanwhile Attorney General Daugh-
crty n quoted a. saying that he docs
not know whether the Government,
can do anything % stop r. strike" fie
IS said 10 he watching intensely. but
! n keeping hands or. Il don't know 81
any law forbIdding men 20 quit their
employment" he says. Stili he reccl-
| lects that the Government 81 the
F United States did assume authority
/ to compel the operation 90 railroad
/ trains. and did prevent n strike by the
I threat Of its interference. and no con
I fesses that the cant SEQ why. II the
uovernment~ could exercise such pow
er In the maintenance Of transporta-
/ ton. It should not have equal power
20 prevent an embargo on the neces-
sAry fuel supply
Nor - the handicap TO governmental
power apparent 10 any one else. II 10
not even necessary TO argue that loco
motives are necessary 20 the movement
Of tho mails. and that fuel must BE-
had for the locomotives. and that
therefore. coal strike IL an obstr1c-
ton 20 the United States mail. which
is contrary 20 tho law.
Such roundabout approach is not
required. The Federal Government, bS
virtue Of it's power over interstate
commerce. or even 10y its inhcren
power 20 preserve tho peace and wei
fare Of the nation against an inter
letato conspiracy IN rebellion agains
that peace. has tho right to denounc'
this order 10 strike and indirectly, :
mot directly. 20 compel the submission
OF the dispute 20 peaceful adjudication
Why should the public keep hand
of and let Il be a fair Aght 10 a fin
fsh?" II will be said by either part,
to the Tight that Intervention Is inter
|, ference with private right. But the Su
'preme Court OF the United States, onl
} Monday last. reiterated its previou
declaration that the police power c
: government. the right 10 interven
, whenever public welfare is menace'
! is superior to any private right
3 Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25

Tho officials OF tho United Mine
MARKERS have created n precedent IN
ordering both bituminous and anthra-
cite miners to quit work on April first
BY their action they proclaim that II
IN to be oil or nothing In the struggle
for which they have net themselves
and tho fact that by stroke OF the
pen they will increase the army of the
unemployed by sly hundred thousand
men means little 10 them.
IL would have been moro tactful for
President Lewis and his associates TO
wait until the representatives of tho
operators and tho miners In tho anthra-
cite districts concluded the negotiations
which have been In progress during
tho last week. But tact seems 10 have
no part In the programme OF either
the unions or the operators. Both sides
arc ready for tight TO the finish The
bituminous operators have held nloof
from conferences In which they prom
ised TO participate before the eypira-
ton OF tho present wage agreement
because tho ma iority OF them believe
that the time has como 10 crush the
unions. Their attitude hns stiffencd
the backs Of tho miners. developed q
general feeling OF soreness and slam.
med the door that Secretary Of La
Dor Davis tried 10 keep open in the
hope of arriving at some compro.
misc that would prevent n strike.
That tho strike has no chance oi
being successful ns far ns tho miners
are concerned Is fairly certain. There
is enough hard coal above ground g
supply tine demand for many weeks
The non union soft coal fields can pro
duce IN quantities sufficient TO take
care OF immediate factory and railroad
needs. For these reasons the hubli,
has no cause 20 worry But Il INA,
we'll unite In raising It's voice fol
some form OF control OF the coal In
dustry that will prevent strikes llk'
the coming one and make difficult M
high handed practices az which boil
miners and operators have been guilt
and which arc n fragrant insult Ia Tn
American people. -Pruvidence Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25
600, 900 MINERS CALLED OUT.

The United Mine Workers Of
America" has some 5000 locals" and
an order 10 call out all coal miners
In anthracite and bituminous fields
on April / Will reach these locals in
a few days-as soon as the mails can
deliver tho copies. John l.. Lewis,
president Of the international organ
ization, has made the terms of this
order as little offensive as need be.
lie warns against violence in any
form and advises the use OF a force
of 10000 strikers 10 guard the lrop-
erty of the mines. For the crisis he
puts the blame on the operators who
refused negotiations. He has been
holding all along that this refusal was
persisted in only to scare coal pur-
chasers into paying increased prices
for the large stock now on hand.
| BE this as II may. the burden Of a
coal strike win surely fall on the
/ coal buyer everywhere. To the home
/ owner this means much. To industry
1t means more. The lowering OF prices
/ for manufactured articles must be
checked with any substantial increase
of fuel expense. And the avera gs
! AMERICAN cannot smut MS
eyes To the fact that economic con
ditions In the production OF hard and
soft coal are now and have been fol
more than twenty years exquisitely
absurd glaringly in conflict with the
first principles OF the commonest com.
mon sense. -
The whole country has a right I.
protest against the conspiracy to pre-.
vent the production of enough Goa
TO lower prices. Our Government a
Washington has a right to protest
Rusting machinery Is a matter of dol
lars and cents. Rusting men canno
be 50 considered, when tho men hav,
votes, Rusting men never yet mad
good citizens.
Such is the broader aspect OF tn
coal mine problem. II it Is a by
product OF the apparently approaching
strike TO compel a remedying of thes
utterly indefensible conditions, goo
may come out of evil, as it often doe
, in this best OF all possible WORLDS
Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25
CALMLY WAITING FOR
THE COAL STRIKE

Though It is admitted at Washing
ton that Secretaries Davis and Hoover
have exhausted all means of avertinS
the coal strike, the record OF what
they have done is far from impressive.
Moreover, Mr.. Daugherty asserts that
the Government is likely 70 take action
through his department when tn
public is pinched."
At present everybody concerned with
the strike, including the public and
the Government, appears content to
let matters slide. The public sees
spring coming on ana isn't much in
terested in coal. The Government is
aroused only when some national ser
vice is threatened. or, in other words,
when the unions are in a position TO
exert an uncomfortable pressure. The
anthracite miners are prosperous
enough to want vacation; the an
thracite operators. also prosperous,
are glad to see them take one, hoping
| they will come back humbled when
! funds run low. The bituminous OPP
orators are determined TO have a
strike TO raise the price OF coal TO
cripple the unions; only the bitumin-
GUS workers have nothing TO gain,
and they are striking. seemingly. out
Of pure desperation. There is an i'm
mense tonnage Of soft coal on hand
and the non-union soft-coal mines
can practically supply the country.
But the amount Of hard coal on
hand Is not so large; neither are there
any non-union mines TO lay up a
stock for future use. y bituminous
strike alone would not be Immediately
serious; an anthracite strike alone
would probably be quickly settled.
But il the anthracite miners are 20
stay out until the bituminous dispute
lis adjusted. there will be an unpre-
cedented shortage Of furnace coal
next winter. Decidedly. If the Ad-
mlnistration is holding any trump
cards il had better play them before
II is too late.-New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25
AND WHY MOTT

Administration circles at Washing
ton are somewhat irritated, IL is said.
over what appears 10 be a disposition
on the part OF our recent European
Allies TO give no attention TO our f.
nancial claims in enforcing war rep
sration payments from Germany. but
to look only TO the collection OF their
own accounts. The furry was started
by evidences Of this disposition In
settling with Germany for the costs
Of army occupation of German terri
tory, An item in which Washington is
very materially concerned. as Ameri-
can troops have formed a considerab bic
part OF this military contingent.
Under direction Of Secretary OF
State Hughes. notes have been dis
patched to the diploma tic representa-
dives Of Great Britain, France, Bel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25
on THE FAVE OF
THE COAL STRIKE

\ II the officials 81 the coal miners
unions carry out their threat 60 issue
the strike call this week 20 pull out
SOC, 600 workers IN the bitumlnOus and
anthracite fields on March 3 they will
commit the most senseless act ever
known in the coal mining industry Of
this country. There r. not enough 81
a demand for American coal. as ~ n.
To keep three quarters OF the country's
miners at work. Furthermore. the
cost OF union labor coal IL so high that
the bulk Of what business Ia loft ia
now going 20 the non-union mines.
! Even foreign coal - able to come into
our ports and undorsell the high cost
union labor product
For the unions to go on strike under
such conditions simply means that
/ they will turn the whole coal business
/ OF tho country over To the cheap non
union producers OF tho United States
and the cheap union producers OF
Europe. Tho result 81 such blum
der on tho part of tho union leaders
can only be their permanent loss OF
many American coal districts which
have been unionizcd for generations.
IL has been stupid enough for the
union officials 10 refuse 10 recognize
the necessity OF wage establishments
based upon both the falling cost Of
living here and the capture OF the
American coal market by mines that
do not recognize the union. But to
make matters worse for themselves
In such q juncture tho union leaders
have insisted that no scale could be
considered unless Il was based on
archaic methods OF making all wages
the country over conform To the wage
In the highly productive central field
Old. worked out fields. according 20
this edlct, must pay tho same high
wage costs az the new ones with coal
lClose 20 the pit mouth. Regions where
the fuel value OF the product Is very
low must stand on tho same plane
with high grade coal regions. They
must all do this or else close down
No diffcrentials are allowed either. sc
far as wages are concerned for region
al living costs, or other differing fac
tors in different fields. which anybody
with common sense can see ought &c
be taken into account ia adjusting
wages and all other costs
IN WV, the uaJ wage III the Allilts
was S253, and In 1921 it had risen e
$3.50. In about the same period th'
cost Of transporting bituminous coal I,
tdewater rose from sl.65 a ton to s31
/ ton. The actual transportation ant
= wage cost IN "A ton of bituminous Goa
D laid down at tidewater was s2.30 II
: 1915. AT the present time, on Goa
: from the Union fields. 1t is s5.37.
Without allowing any profit 10 tn
dealer or any return on the coal min
r investment, this so.37 a ton. which
: mere transportation and wage cost
t is itself more than the price at whic
: ibituminous coal brought from the non
!. union fields in this country and fror
! the mines In Wales across the Atlanti
IS now sold TO consumers.-New Yor
Herald.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25
PHILADELPHIA's BIG FAIR.

Philadelphia is now launched, prac-
tically and actively, upon Its ambi
uous project for the Sesoui-Centen-
NAL Exposition to be held during the
year 1926. In celebration OF the l5oth
anniversary of the adoption OF the
Declaration OF Independence In that
city. A notable celebration was held
in 1876. in celebration OF the CEN
tennial anniversary. and thousands
stu living remember with pleasure
the attractivcness OF that famous Cen
tennid Exposition. which did so much
10 bring potently and revealingly to
millions Of interested citizens from
all parts OF the country the amazing
manner in which our nation had
grown and prospered along all lines
during the first hundred years OF It's
existence.
The Centennial Exposition was held
in Paramount Park. an unsurpassed
location for the purpose, and It is a
pleasure to know the managers of
the Sesqui-C Centennial have selected
the same place for the 1926 exposition,
/ with a main entrance opening upon
the magnificent Parkway which the
city is now constructing. and which
already has assumed proportions in
dicating It will become one OF the
finest thorouGhfares IN the world.
The people OF Delaware. especially
of Wilmington. will have a large IN.
terest in the Sesqui-Centennial Ex.
position In Philadelphia during tn,
summer Of 1926. State and city may b,
called upon for financial corporation
and certainly our people will heartily
employ all their efforts TO make tn,
affair the splendid success It deserve.
10 be.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25
DAYLIGHT SAVING.

Editor Every Evening: MY idess
accord with "A Reader" IN opposlns
Daylight saving" For me IL r. no
joke. having struggled through rev.
eral seasons Of n. at my hofne---serv-
ing breakfast from $40 to a. m:
dinner. ~ 10 z y. m; supper, $50 20
Gas y. m, making my york double.
with no extra increase of pay. And
help difficult % keep, owing 20 these
conditions.
Those who wish 10 rise nm hour
earlier may do so; that is their affair."
But why in thunder should / have 20
work double time. 10 please the CAD
nbouts2"
This change Of time is severely cruel.
lntensifylng tho work ~ farmers,
dairymen, mothers with young chill
dreu. and providers OF cooked foods.
for masticating and for tickling tho
palate, 1--WE are not autonatous).
Going ahead Of tho standard time.
practically incapacitates us for tho
work. 10 do the remaining months Oe
the year. This custom Is OF foreign
origin: we DO not need It here. and
they do not live tho pace we do in this
country
! would suggest a vote being taken
to see which would win oDt--the peo-
pie Of sense. or tho silly fools
r. Iefcvre.
Wilmington. March "a. 1922.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25
COAL STRIKE OUTLOOK.

There hava been 70 many coal
strikes, and threats 90 strikes. IN tho
last few years that Il Is not surprising
that the public regards with a certain
degree of indifference the news that
orders have been sent out which. n
obeyed. will mako coo 900 miners idle
on April l. Tho prospect that fuel
supplies may be cut Of leaves con
suners, 81 not apathetic. at least only
mildly curious regarding the outcome
Of a situation which might be expected
20 be Of vital Importance to them.
Tho reasons for this apathy are not
far TO seek. One Of them ia that the
proposed strike concerns two IN
dustrles which differ radically in many
respects The anthracite miner. who
kls seeking an advance of 20 per cent
In wages. has enjoyed many years Il
prosperity. and IL now receiving a
money compensation more than zoe
per cent greater than that of 10 years
ago. He has had fair warning that thu
ability OF consumers to pay highel
! prices for hard coal has reached it,
/ limit, and that any further increase II
cost VIII DUly ItRlu ~ a. tuA toaAhAt'a
/ Of the industry on which ne and his
family depend for a living. Notwith'
standing this knowledge. and also II
face Of the fact that there are larg
reserves OF anthracite in storage ant
in dealers yards. he has insisted OF
pushing his demands, which have beef
refused by the operators. It seems no
i likely that this is a technical move o.
the part OF the worker, intended I
bring about a state Of affairs in whic
he will relinquish his wage claims o
condition that tho operators drop thei
proposal for a decrease in pay. II
with full appreciation Of the fact tha
both sides are playing for position
feeling that their interests will NJ
suffer seriously by a cessation of labo
that the public views the situaio
with comparative unconcern.
The past two years have been haE
for miners and operators alike. Onl
by harmony and cooperation can any
thing like prosperity be restored to a
industry which is vital to the welfaI
of the whole country.-Philadelp
. Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25

so that material from tho snmo source
may be used In all these States at the
smallest cost.
At present stone. gravel or sand
plant may be supplying road Jobs in
two or three States and duo TO varia-
lions in specifications the same sizes
OF material can not bo used on the
different Jobs for tho same classes OF
work. The plant must use different
screens and bins In supplying each
job and the result IL an increase In
cost without n corresponding increase
In the quality of tho work.
Similar meetings viii be held shortly
between officials OF tho bureau and
highway officials OF other groups of
States for tho same purpose. The
movement was initiated by the Ameri-
can Association OF State Highway or.
ficials and In being worked out In
groups OF States. 80 as TO take into
account conditions existing In each
locality. A committee composed OF
bureau and State highway bridge en-.
ginecrs has been working for som,
time on tho standardization OF bridg,
specifications.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25
lust FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest
SACRIFICE.

One gave a purse Of minted gold and
passed along his way,
But what was precious TO himself he
kept for ease and play;
He danced with women fair at night
and sang his merry songs,
that with his yellow gold he'd
righted many wrongs.
And one there was who met the poor
and bought them meat and bread,
And quite forgot their bitter days when
once their mouths were fed;
He gave from out his well filled purse
the stuff that could be bought,
But what they really hungered for was
more than passing thought.
A third there was who gave his pence
but did not pass along,
He could not turn away from care 10
Join with dance or song;
He knew the misery Of the world, he
felt 1t day and night,
He never merely soothed a wrong, but
tried to set 1t right.
There was in others poverty a pair
which he could feel,
The tears in little children's eyes were
bitter tears and real;
He knew tomorrow must return with
many an ache and sigh
And could not toss a coin to want anc
blithely travel by.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25
American Press on the Coal Strike

take n chance and hope for the re-
duction OF retail rates which they were
led 10 expect in the late spring.
II IN significant OF tho whole nature
If tho coal business and OF abuses
which persist In the operation Of
basic Industries. such as coal mines.
that no one can safely advise the pub
tic in this instance or inform ~. The
future retail cost Of coal will depend
entirely upon tho duration Of the
strike now called for April /. II the
strike continues through the summer
there win bo an anthracite shortage
In the fall and now opportunities for
profiteering. If Federal interference
brings an early end OF tho walkout
cheaper coal should bo available in
quantity before coal weather comes
again.
EverythinR--coa prices. tho health
and safety of communities Ike Phila-
deIphia, and even tho continued Oper-
alton 81 Industries In many fields
depends now upon tho whims Of n
small group Of mine operators and the
men who formulate tho policies Of the
miners unions. That is not as II
should be. But Congress. after many
appeals, continues 60 wait and trust
10 luck rather than mako an impor-
taut decision. II has hoped that the
coal problem would settle itself. And
Of course. Il has hoped IN vain
! Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25

strike, many others rejoice in tho con-
filct as n long awaited opportunity 20
destroy or injure tho United Mine
Workers The operators enter the
fight with all tho chances In their
favor. II Is believed that 100000
or 10000 900 tons OF soft coal will be
In storage. while the mines using
non-union labor may be able 10 fur
nlsh two-thlrds of the present produc-
ton figure.
Not all the blame rests with the
operators, though the mistakes Of the
miners have been chiefly tactical
when the soft coal miners stated their
Willingness TO continue the present
wage scale they were obviously ready
TO take less II q conference had been
held they would have compromised
Hut since their present wage was
fixed 20 meet living costs when such
costs were higher than now, and their
hardships arise not from n bad wage
scale but from Irregular employment
they should have made another kind
, OF demand. They should have ex-
pressed willingness 90 take reduc-
ton OF pay per hour. provided that
some adjustment were made 10 com
psnsato for irregularity Of work. As
for tho hard-coai miners, in the face
OF tho public demand for reasonable
defiation request for 20 per cent
wage increase In dificuit 90 defend.
Tho miners havo need for nil their
courage In entering this conflict. u
/ In proper for the Government 20 in
dicate that. for tho present AZ least
| II VIII n0t intervene. But Il does have
one plain duty. II IL understood hta'
the Labor Department has Kathere,
/ mass % data relative 20 wages and
employment conditions IN tho Goa
/ fields, which u has kept 90 itself
/ When It's data are accurate and com
! piete IL should give them 10 the pub
/ lie. Congress meanwhile should se'
/ that va have some agency cOutinu
DUSTY lntrusted with gathering tnes'
I ara ali other valuable statistics upol
The coal industry New York Even
! ing Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-25
THE INEVITABLE STRIKE.

AS a part of the days work, almost
casually, in fact, John l.. Lewis. Of the
United Mine Workers OF America, has
notified 10000 miners that work shall
stop at midnight March 81 This may
be a senseless act on the part OF the
miners; but they have so willed 1t, and
miners and operators together have
made II inevitable.
This strike, for IL is a strike and not
suspension In the sOft-coal fields. is
called al period when possibly 200,-
600 of the COG, 900 miners have not been
working regularly. II comes at a
time when the non-union mines of. the
nation are taking business away from
the union mines and foreign coal Is
coming in TO compete successfully with
our higher priced union mined coal
The omens are bad for the miners
They are lighting to keep what they
grabbed In the settlement Of 1919 and
to grab more. If possible. The oper-
ators are ready for the night and well
come It. Their one anxiety is that the
government shall not intervene. thai
authorities shall keep order in the Goa
fields and that the mine owners shall
be left free to force a settlement by
starving the men into submission e
/ reasonable settlement"
A word of warning is due botf
miners and operators. Both are golnf
into THE fight handicapped, The pub
! lie viii not approve a thirty-houl
week; and IL that means 100000 min
ers must seek other Jobs. then they
had best be looking for them. Nor /,
the public convinced that the minei
should be paid at higher rate thar