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The New York herald., 1922-03-05

ered-been at the mercy of winter SHOWS
and storms. but the scenery has depre-
ciated, the stage properties decimated and
o tremendous expenditure of money and
labor will be required in putting the houses
and high roads in condition after seven
still more devastating peace.
But determination to maintain the CEN
tury old tradition and firm faith in mer-
ciful future fill all minds with courage to
resume the performances after a twelve
years pause. Moreover, the forthcoming
festival solves the sinister problem of un-
employment, as it means work and plenty
of 1t for every one throughout the long
winter months when the customary oc-
cupations of this agrarian community are
suspended.
Carpenters, masous, road makers, scene
painters, costumers are hard at work, and
from the Town Hall, where the festival
committee has its headquarters, innumer-
able threads go out to all parts of the little
village, and further still into all parts of
the world, answering inquiries and book
ing reservations for the thousands who
have already announced their intention of
participating in the festival to extend
from May IA until September "a.
In 1910 the festival visitors numbered
100000, Of whom 10000 we're Americans,
and it Is natural that the eyes Of all Ober-
ammergau are again turned to the dollar
land" as the only country In a position to
assure the financial success of the under
taking. II is expected that $4,000 Ameri-
cans will attend the coming festival, fand
already $4,000 have applied for reserva-
tions.
Lang's thoughts seemed to be centered
on the moral significance of the festival
and one of the first things he said to me
was:
ITO us older men and women this years
Passion Play will assume peculiar sig
nificance. We hope that 1t will be Feast
OF Reconciliation! Not only our friends.
but some of our late enemies as well, will
come to Oberammergau to witness the most
stirring tragedy the world has ever
known-the fundamental thought OF which
is brotherly love and Christian forgiveness.
The New York herald., 1922-03-05

1t seems to me that no one can fail to be
moved by the thought of Christ's symbol
ical return to world abandoned for years
to the forces of evil, for there must be
many persons in all countries who will
agree with me in thinking that the war
represented the triumph of evil over good
of darkness over light!"
This was said with an introspectite look
betokening deep feeling, and it was with
o visible effort that he came back to the
discussion of other phases of the festival
No outsider can fathom the significance
We attach to participation in the Passion
Play. 1t is a sort of bar sinister on the
escutcheon Of any family not to have been
represented in some capacity, however
humble, in an event. which has made the
name Of our village known throughout the
world. Knowing this, the village council
exercises the greatest care and fairmind
edness in making the ensemble repre-
sentative one; indeed, we are inclined to
regard such distinction as pour le merite
to be priced far more highly than the NOM
Fees Are Merely Nominal,
Bur Village Benefits
These fees are In truth nominal, as no
munifcent sum remains for the partici-
pants after the total receipts are divided
into three even parts--one-third going to
the actors, another to the upkeep Of the
theater, gdrderobe and advertising, and the
remaining third to public utilities such
as canalization, high roads. schools and
the village church
This years surplus, should there be one,
will be set aside for the utilitarian pur-
pose of building sadly needed modern
slaughter house. Two of the most dreaded
enemies of the little village are the two
apparently harmless looking streams, the
Laine and the Ammer, which flow along
like liquid silver. Picturesque brooks we
would call them, as they can scarcely be
dignified with the names Of rivers!--but at
times they are capable of deluging the
fields and wreaking untold havoc.
Returning to the, question Of salaries,
Lang told me that before the war, the prin-
cipals received the princely sum of 2,50o
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
Lost Eighty in World War
Out of 500 Who Went

Oberammergau did not fare so well in
the late war, as 500 of her sons were called
tc the colors and eighty of these--by no
means negligible percentage when one
remembers that the entire population num-
bers only 2,000-fell on the field of battle.
Not only Death, but the sinister figure of
Revolution stalked through the village and
the new law Of what is yours is mine"
necessitated the formation OF a home
militia.
These were dark days for the villagers
and in desperation the Festival Theater
was stripped of every accessory that could
be utilized for the wounded soldiers and
the suffering home population. Even the
long strip of beautifully homespun linen,
by the aid of which the Descent from the
Cross" had been given in 1910 with all the
dramatic intensity OF the Rubens canvas
serving as the prototype for the stage pic
ture, was sacrificed and used to make
bandages for the hospitals The stage
tricots and the hand dyed garments worn
by the men and women of Palestine were
cut into clothing for the destitute villagers.
As one OF them told me, this seemed OF
TO consequence at the moment. as we were
only concerned in throwing our mite into
the sacrifical box OF the Fatherland, and.
moreover, no one Of us thought that the
time would so soon come when 1t would
be possible to resume the festival"
Indeed, as learned from Anton Lang,
II was not without great degree Of trepi.
dation that the village council resolved to
embark upon what may be problematical
enterprise considered in terms of the f1uc-
tuating German mark. Not only has the
theater itself--heretofore only partly oov-
The New York herald., 1922-03-05
Village Barber Is Idle,
As All Grow Boards

AS All GIOW % edIuS
I could not find the least suggestion of
pose or self-consciousness in the bearing
of this simple, man. His large pale blue
eyes look out upon the world with the gaze
of dreamer, and his sensitive mouth Is
framed in by the traditional beard of the
Galileans-indeed, the entire male contin-
gent of Oberammergau had long ago dis
pensed with the services of the village
barber in readiness for the coming event.
But his clothing and surroundings we're
disturbingly commonplace, and could II
have been accomplished without homicidal
intent, / should have liked to have car
ried his altogether satisfactory head off to
some quiet corner and talked to it, without
fear of harassing Interruptions connected
with baking kilns." prices OF pottery, and
questions pertaining to the nursery, as his
good wife happened to be having day off.
took up with Lang questions of prac-
tical nature, one of them being the control
OF prices during the festival. Just how
this is to be accomplished is as yet prob
lematical, in view Of the mercurial fuctua-
tions Of the mark. Assuming authority to
speak for the great American public, I
suggested that the prices for foreigners
be based on internationaL values, but If
possible so estimated as to necesstate no
material notifications, as the Americans
would accept this arrangement II 1t were
understood In advance, whereas they
would be reasonably sure to resent any
effort to juggle with prices after their ar
rival in Oberammergau.
The Official bulletin has provided a loop
hole in this respect by stating that the
committee reserves the right of altering
the prices as a consequence of higher prices
of all commodities that may arise before
or during the festival" This committee is
already passing sleepless nights trying to
solve the problem, and their task Is being
made none the easier by the Germans, who
are manifesting a natural uneasiness as to
the reaction the influx OF foreigners will
have upon their own chances for partici-
patton in the festival In fact, the
Bavarian Chamber OF Deputies has already
been called upon to answer an interpella-
tion as to what provision has been made
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the race OF Europe in the wake of the
Thirty Years War, penetrating even to
these remote mountain regions. Oberam-
morgan was the only village in Bavaria
to escape, and out of sheer gratitude the
monks resolved to create here modern
Gethsemane; the crucified Christ was
made the symbol of their faith, and it was
no difficult matter to imbue the naive peas
ant folk with the belief that they were in
deed a chosen people.
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marks for three months season during
which time, it must be understood, every
other means of gaining a livelihood is
precluded!) the scale gradually diminish
ing until the minimum of 80 marks was
reached, this sum being paid to the chill
dren taking part in the big professional
scenes such as the entry Of Christ into
Jerusalem.
This analysis of the finances would seem
to dispose effectually of the reproach fire.
uuently heard in former years, that the
Oberammergau Passion Play was essen
TALLY "a money making scheme. Lang
naturally resented such an Interpretation.
asking, reasonably it seemed to me, how,
little village like Oberammergau, solely
dependent upon agricultural pursuits and
the manual labor of the peasant popula-
tion, could be expected to devote three of
the most valuable months of the year to
festival unless reimbursed.
Even Richard Wagner, despite his mag
netic personality and large circle Of influ-
entail friends, was forced to abandon the
high-hearted plans he cherished for the
realization of the Bayreuth idea, and the
world is most assuredly less ripe for altru-
ism and idealism than 1t was fifty years
ago."
New-York tribune., 1922-09-07
General Strike
Menace Is Said
To Be w aiming
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unwittingiy played into organized la
boris hands" was that his injunction
has been virtually repudiated by the
President
The offending writ Of the Attorney
General undoubtedly will be the center
of attack in the councils deliberations.
the labor leaders indicated, with de-
mand that it be either vacated entirely
or blue-penciled TO a status which
would render it innocuous for all prac-
tical purposes. There is no doubt CT
the intense bitterness felt by the union
heads, who have been reused as they
have not previously been for many
years.
While indications tonight are that
no demand for q general strike will be
made formally, however, the threat
probably will be retained as "big
stick" to be waved about for publicity
and other values during the course If
the councils deliberations.
One ofshoot in the situaticn which
same to the fore to-day was growing
feeling Of resentment among some OF
the labor captains against the heads of
the ''Big Four" railroad brotherhoods,
who, they declared. shave played into
the hands of the railroads by their fail4
ure to give the striking shopmen ade-
quate support" Inasnuc as some of
the brotherhood heads are expected to
be present in connection with the pro-
ceedings, these comments led to pre-
dietions in some quarters that some diff
ferenees of opinion may develop in the
meetings
In addition to the executive council
members, many other labor leaders
from all over the country are expected
30 be present, including Bert NJ Jewell.
supreme director Of the shipments
strike, and john Il. Lewis, head Of the
victorious coal miners Mr.. Jewell,
whose whereabouts have been mys-
terry since the issuance Of the Daugh-
crtg injunction, was reported Tonight
to be on his way here in company with
William II. Johnston. leader Of the
miachiuists, and other heads cf the
striking shop crafts
Members of the executive counciI, a
number Of whom already are here, are
Jacob Fischer. head Of the BARRIERS;
Gee. ~. Perkins, cigarnakers; James
Duncan, granite workers; William
Green, miners; William u. Mahon,
street car eJnnloYeess Matthew 15sToil,
photo engravers; Daniel 3 Tcbin,
teamsters; saGaes r Valentine, T. Al
Rickert and Frank Dutfey.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-07

and obey the orders and instructions
of She Fuel Administrators the distri-
button OF coal will be handled through
ordinary trade channels, Mr.. Wo0dln
said. The $4,000, 900 emergency fund
placed at his disposal will not be used
Until 1t Is found impossible to supply
coal in the ordinary way. Mr.. Woodin
said he had no desire to put the State
OF New York into the coal business
until it becomes absolutely Necessary
to do so.
The meeting Of the advisory sub
committees of the former Fuel Com
mission was attended by Mr.. Woodin
in the role Of spectator. He said he
wanted TO see how they functioned
After observing them he decided the
comnmittees were vol worth continn-
ing, and therefore asked the members
of the committees to continue their
activities.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, in let
ter issued by General W. w. After.
bury, vice-president In charge Of opera.
tions, yesterday urged on ail shippers
che necessity for loading and unload
ing Goa! cars with all possibIe speee
SO that the greatest possible use ear
be snade of coal-earrying tonnage.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-07
$780, 600 Damage Is
Caused by Chicago Fire
All Downtown Apparatus Used
in E7ive-Hour FIGHT; Jail
Prisoners in Panic
spseial DLspatch 10 The Trshul

cPSGtuf DtSptItCV 70 fHG .lFtnhHe
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.Fire which
threatened an entire business block
just north of the "Loop' tonight did
damage estimated at more than $780,
600, forced occupants of several nearby
hotels 10 the street, nearly created a
panic among prisoners in the nearby
county jail, and was finally got under
control after hremen from every sta
tion in the downtown district had
fought stubbornlv for FIVE hours. The
fire started in six-story brick build
ing which was destroyed.
Several firemen were overcome by a
suffocating smoke and their comrades
were forced to use gas masks to get
lines OF hose into the structure Acting
Chief of Detectives William O'Connor
threw a Gordon of detectives and
patrolmen around the county Jail when
slnohe penetrated to the cells and
alarmed some Of the prisoners, who
beat on their doors and demanded re-
movsl No trouble was had ia subdu-
ing them.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-07
Debate Blocks
Coal rofiteer
Curl, i'm Senate
Cuinnlil,s Plan Assailed as
Illegal by Reed { Pa. Who
Holds Emergency is Only
Momentary sstringency
Shields Joins in Protest
Quorum Lacking After Calls,
Sergeant-at-Arrns Is Told
10 Bring I'm Abie-Bodied

Trom The Tribune's Washington sursau
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.--Betweer
lack Of quorum in the Senate and the
continued opposition Of group of Sen
ators, the Cummins bill, designed to
prevent profteering in coal, made little
progress to-day. it was again dis
cusaed through mitch OF the afternoon
and more constitutional objections
were raised.
Senator Sutherland's proposed
amendment, to prevent the bill from
applying to existing contracts, was de-
feated on a viva voce vote. Senator
Cummins and other supporters OF The
bill contend;ng it would completely
nullify this measure. Senator Dial, of
other of the same purport. Senator
Cummins objected to this on the same
grounds as in the case of the Suther-
land amendment.
Lack of Quorum Forces Halt
Senator Shields at this point made
long argument against the bill. Sem
ator Dial called for quorum before
his amendment was voted on After
members were lacking Adjournment
thus was forced at :40 o'clock. SSn-
ator Curtis offered n motion which was
ndoped, directing the Sergeant at Arms
to use all possible efforts to bring in
absentees other than those who are
i'll. 1t is expected that this will force
the presence of quorum tomorrow.
A feature of the discussion was o
speech by Senator Reed, newly ap-
tinted Senator from Pennsylvania
who fatty denied the power of Con
gl ~ to control the prices of coal He
naus light of the present situation
referring to it as "compa arativels
slight emergency in the history OF
this country" and "momentary
stringency."
Senator Reed condemned the measure
before the Senate as unconstitutional
unwise and utterly impracticable ano
unenforceable."
"All Of the guarantees of the Con.
stitution." he said. 'are to be sus,
pended, il you please, because we have
for moment period of high prices
in coal"
He insisted that "tho calsmities tha;
will follow such an overturning OF con
EstitUtionai protection are far worse
than any calamity that can happen be
cause If the momentary str:ngency il
coal"
Calls II Price Fixing
at is idle Mr.. Reed continued, "tc
say this is not a price-tiXing BILL
He argued that the declaration o.
an emergency could not suspend ths
| just compensation provision or tht
guarantees Of the liberty of contracts
| He asserted that even if the measure
we're constitutional sit is the height o.
/ unwisdom for Congress now, in timt
Of peace, to launch into policy o,
! price fixing"
Senator Lenroet, of Wisconsin, in
vigorous speech sought to refute th'
argument Of Senator Reed that the bill
was unconstitutional. He cited Suprem
| Court decisions to sustain it,
New-York tribune., 1922-09-07

failed and the President and others
had Gone all in their power TO con-
ciliate the srike.
"Crisis Confronted Country"
"A great national crisis confronted
the country" said he. "The people of
the United States were threatened with
freezing and with starvation and with
unutterabie disaster during the ap-
rroaching winter Every effort at ne
gotiation and conciiation that human
ingenuity could devise was made
Senator Robinson declared that, while
he was thoroughly in sympathy with
The protection Of life and property,
with the enforcement of law and the
punishment Of crime. he protested
against the temporary injunction ''as
vioiative Of express law and Of the
constitutional guarantees of freedom OF
speech, freedom O. the nress and the
right peaceably to assemble"
He charged that Attorney General
Daugher.y was seekin~ to settle the
shipments strike by injunction, and as
serted that the laws Of the United
States did not give the Attorney Gen
eral that power.
''The court has told American citi-
zens," said Senator Robinson, that
they can't do things which the Consti-
tuition guarantees to them"
Exceeded Congress He Says
He emphasized the idea that Con-
gress had refused to declare strike
unlawful and he held that in pro-
ceeding on the theory the strike was al,
unlawful conspiracy, the Attorney Gen
eral and the court had gone beyond
the law of Congress.
Senator Robinson, referring to viola
tions of the orders of the Labor Board,
said the railroads themselves were first
to violate these orders. He declared
that the injunction was in plain viola
tion of Sections and 90 of the Clay
ton act.
Section holds that "the labor Of a
human being is not a commodity or
article of commerce and holds that
organizations of labor and farmers are
not illegal under the antitrust laws.''
Section 20 prohibits Federal courts in
controversies between EMPLOYERS and
employees from issuing injunctions ex-
cept where irrcparable injury to prop-
erty or property right will result or
where there is no adequate remedy at
law,
The Attorney General" said Sena-
tor Robinson, has sought to avoid all
these limitations on the power of thc
Federal courts to issue injuncticns in
labor controversies by proceeding in
the name of the United States govern :
ment."
Senator Watson. Of Indiana. dis
agreed almost comnlete'y with the Ar
kangas Senator. He asserted the IN
junction proceedings were based on
Section LIS of the Clayton act. which in
vests the district courts Of the United
States with jurisdiction ssto prevent
and restrain violations of this act" 1t
also provides that subpenas may be
served outside the district where the
court sits. He held that neither the
Attorney General nor the court was
outside the law. In support Of his con-
tentions Senator Watson read from the
decision Of the Supreme Court of the
United States in the Debs case. Sena-
tor Owen, of Oklahoma. called atten-
tion to the fact the Debs decision was
prior to the passage OF the Clayton
act.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-07

president Of the Atlas Portland Co..
Company, who said yesterday: Snsas
because os the strikes n.any s. b
cement mills are running or,, ne
time. aealers are unable 10 obts;A Part
quate supplies, and the whols s,s soss
tion he's now become SO grave s.sass s..as-
is causing serious concern Id ta ,as y
possibility Of continuing in,an.t tss
construction programs. sSsisahs
"The coal strike started ON ~.
which generally marks the heavy Nv s.as .asss
and summer movement Of eerae,sP SPsias q
8 period when the plants are orss,'.ai so
at capacity, but the dificultv gsfassd sf q
taining sultable coal has made ts;a os
possible. 'p's ,aa-
"The result IS that practically -
Of the cement companies in tbg. ehe
Of the country has been able 9ast
crate without interruption si,en Dp-
strike began. Some compan;ss Ie
tailed operations rather thar nsv saf'
orbitant coal prices, which wotsfSs *
been reflected in cement priTs. 'sps
cause Of the great amount AZ , Pc
used. S'si
each 81 additional cost fo, 81.
would have meant at least IN .sos soss
more a barrel for cement, ana rs,. sass
have been ranging from 81 10 IL ''sss
above normal WI
New-York tribune., 1922-09-07
SlloI'rlnen Hfe
Urge Lauglndy
Be I'm peacll|tl
Central Strike Cornmiee.
in Wire TO Senator Rosh.
Aiso Demands Acbn
Against Judge Wilkessn
General Strike liz AsAd
$4,000 Workers i'm .ycrsy
Demand Gonapers CHI
Labor Out i'm PROD

Hostility against the Administrat II,
and particularly against Attorney GA
eral Dangherty has not lessened siA
the granting of the rail strike injus
tion and yesterday tna strikers in Il
metropolitan district commenced a 4
rect attack on the Attorney Generl
and Federal Judge James II Wilkersos
OF Chicago. A telegram was sent Il
Senator William E. Borah by Chairma
joan J. Dowd, o. the GER 5ral strih
committee, urging immediate inspeach
ment proceedings against bo' h oficials
President Hardjngs statement Of
cay ago that the injunction in no way
abrogates constitutional rights has
taliea to reassure the strikers. On
this point the telegram says:
SOFT words of Interpretation spoke;
IN high official quarters after the is.
suance OF the injunction cannot mitl
gate the plain language and intent o.
the document Nor can they wipe GU
the astounding admission by the At
torney General reported in the pres.
the day the order was issued that h,
Wouid use the power Of the Govern
nlent to maintain the omen shop,,,
No mention of the Injunction wa.
made in lengthy statement ISSUED
by I. Dewitt, chairman Of the Asso
ciation of Railway Executives.
No Settlement Impending
FIR, Cuyler denied the report of ar
impending settlement OF the strike az
the result of negotiations conducted
oy president Jewell, OF the shoncrafts
pnits, with certain railroad executive
at Baltimore. The chairmans state.
ment was seconded by statement Is.
sued from the Office OF Daniel Willard
president of the Baltimore & Ohio
snd was further supported BIZ denial
iFoa1 local headquarters CT the striL-
inG shopmea that settlement negotia-
tions were In progress.
Mr.. Cuyler's lengthy Statements dealt
Tor the most part with the proeress
the roads have made in replacing the
strikers and cited the increasing nun
per OF cars transported as proof of
traffic, i'3'e gu
Despite the encouraging report ig-
slea oy the chsirman of the Execu-
l,Ves Association, figures complied bv
the State Bureau Of Markets showed
that food products arc tahinr doub1e
the ordinary time to reaca The civ
Due to the delay much perishable nrod.
uce he's spoiled and has thus made il
possible for dealers to maintain high
prices at time when, because Of
bumper crops, prices should be drop-
Receipts of perishable food supplies.
according to the bureaus fgures
cropped last week to 1900 cars. as
against 1000 cars a week during July.
! ms decrease IS attributed to trans
portation difficulties rather than to
any attempted market manipulation.
Several days before the granting Of
New-York tribune., 1922-09-07
Afterbury Speeds Coal
Shipments on n. II. r..

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. q,
Declaring that the country is
faced with the most serious coal
shortage in its history, w. w. At
terbury, vice-president in charge
of operations Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, to-day instructed the
regional vics-presidenta Of the
system to get more work out of
each coal car than was ever be-
fore thought possible They
were asked to enlist tlia cooper
alton Of all shippers and receiv-
ers Of freight in moving coal cars
faster TO and from the mines and
loading and unloading them in
minimum time.