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The labor world., 1922-08-26
lIVING COSTS llpplNCE
J. IN IS OUT 24Ec[1lES

& The retail cost Of food Increased
In 1t of ~ cities, from June Is to
July 1s last, according to the United
States bureau OF labor sta tistics.
TskAnchester land Portland, Me-,
herscent; Bridgeport and New Haven,
y per cent Chicago. psA1efs Fall
River and Milwauks s spGers cent:
Atlanta, Baltimore. Columbus. Hous-
ton, Jacksonville and Salt Lake City,
! per- cents. PittsbuTg alefE than
five-tenths Sof l per csn
The other nine cities deere led q
follows: Philadelphia ana Richmo ond,
2 per cent: Cincinnati,I sDstr0it and
Kansas City, per cen$s At1 Rock,
New York, Scranton ahd Waning
ton, D. g. less than ffye-tenths 81
= per cent -
The labor world., 1922-08-26
COOP GLOVE !: !! 4 FACTORY !! ! : -.
DOES MAIL BUSINESS

The Cooperative Glove Associa-
ton Of Chicago. founded by workers
Of. the Glove Makers union 1s
months ago, has not only weathered
the industrial depression that has
wrecked so many private concerns
during this period, but is now in
creasing its capital by 5000, raising
it's output by SO per cent, and adopt
ing a sales policy, by which it will
sell its prdot1ct direct to- union abor
throughout the; country on "a mail
order basis. - {, 4,s .....l,.ss. ~ / q,
= The Cooperative Glove, associa-
tion has been marketing gloves as
fast is it can manufacture them. It's
prices are unusually low for-the best
grade Of product, since 1T is not op-
Grated to make a profit, but to give
employment to the workers at liv-
Ing wage. Furthermore, the factory
Of the association, located at 174s
North Winchester avenue; Chicago,
is being operated with an efficiency
and economy which are bound to
bring success. -'3ss
The labor world., 1922-08-26
.cRuRe|fc0l|JlteIL:
/. !: BACKS I STRIKER
Federal Protestant Body Says
:: Shapnlea's Stand: |; just.

New York, Aug >24.1;'sro accept
the presidents proposal and arbi-
trate seniority would be virtually to
arbitrate: the right to strike, which
has at no time hitherto been called
in question under the. law" says a
formal, statement by the research
department of the Federal Council
Of Churches of Christ in America,
which officially, represents most Of
the protestant denominations in the
United. States. :~}
THE older and more powerful rail-
road brotherhoods are giving their
moral support to the strike," the re-
port continues, in the belief that
II the shop crafts should be beaten
every organization would =: in due
course meet tie same fate. Regard
less ftheir motives, the policy of
the companies has been such as to
reinforce these apprehensions.
% 1.-THE arming Of dndisciplined men
who are too ready to assert their au-
thority and to use their guns, is a
further source of bitterness; and dan
ger. There has been dispo-
sition on the part Of many of the
executives and the press to, insist
that the issue be determined on the
basis of promises of permanent en-
ployment given to the new men. The
shopmen take a quite different view
Of the matter. They regard these
promises sim ply as a part of the tac-
tics OF the contest, and as inevitably
conditional, in tie mind. Of everyone,
on 2 victory for the executives
The labor world., 1922-08-26
POSTAL .HEAD.|S
:. : |N:BL|ND ALLEY
Called to Account for Eight
.'> Hour Law Violations.

First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Bartlett finds himself in a blind
alley in his controversy with the
Post Office Clerks over violations of
the eight-hour law. =.
The clerks have been protesting
against these violations. Mr. Bart
lett claimed that lack OF, funds per-
mitted him to work the employees
under the emergency" clause of
the law. The matter was taken up
to the president who stated that
the failure of congress to pro-
vide reasonable funds for the per-
formance of this work scarcely Gre
ates an emergency" ,...,
Then Mr.. Bartlett resorted to the
hoary scheme. Of beclouding the is
sue by warning post office. clerks
not to be deceived by propaganda,
and that officers of the. clerks fed
Grafton have misrepresented the post
office departments position. H. r-
In a public statement President
Hyatt and Secretary Flaherty Of
the clerks federation say:
I'VE agree with Mr.. Harding's in
terpretation OF the eight-hour law.
Seemingly, Mr. Bartlett does not:
Butt Mr.. Bartlett issreluctant to take
issue with the president. Instead, in
a ludicrous attempt to save his face
he attacks the officers OF the Nation
al Federation Of Post Office Clerks" I"
The trade unionists also call at
.tention to Mr.. Bartlett's opposition
to propaganda while 'postmasters
have been commanded to see that
every clerk reads what Mr.. Bartlett
has to say on this and other issues,
about which he is also obviously un-
informed" s'
The labor world., 1922-08-26
UNIONS 1 !. ToTAk.E|;:. ! ! ; ];
PART. IN POLITICS
Massachusetts State of |.
to Get Into Game.

Fitchburg, Mass, Aug. 23.-The
political activities Of the state branch
of the American Federation of Labor
were debated after a special COM
mittee Of 20 members had made its
report at the thirty-seventh annual
convention Of that body which closed
here yesterday: s., -: ! I
The executi 9 toard was directed
to take steps for the registration as
voters of all !. members Of trade
unions. It was voted to put series
of questions to candidates for po-
litical office to determine their stand
on legislation favored by organized
labor, and to work for the co-ordi-
nation of various non-partisan po-
litical campaign &C .mittees through
out the state. -.
Other resolutions adopted voiced
opposition, to state censorship of
motion pictures, called for an ;inves-
tigation Of carelessness by automo-
bile drivers, and asked amendment
of the Volstead Act to allow the
sale of beer and wines.
A resolution calling upon all trade
unions to exercise every means at
their disposal in an effort to- term
mate existing strikes, and embody-
ing criticism OF President Hard
ing's statement relating to the use
of: troops in Strikes, was defeated
by an overwhelming: vote: A, resolu-
ton favoring the resumption Of trade
with Russia was defeated by a vote
OF 48 to 10. q - ~, =:
The labor world., 1922-08-26
COOLIDGE BACKS
COURT INVASION
Vice President Attacks Labor
Plan TO Change Law.

In an address before the American
bar association at San Francisco Vice
President Coolidge presented the
stock arguments used by those who
want federal courts to retain thei,
usurped power over other branches
of the government.
In answer to the proposal, in.
dorsed by labor, that congress have
power to make valid by re-enactment
law declared unconstitutional by
the supreme court, the vice presi'
dent said:
"Such a provision would make the
congress finally supreme. In the last
analysis its power practically would
be unlimited. This would do away
with the great main principle Of oul
written constitution, which regard.
the people as sovereign and the gov
ernment as their agent and would
tend to make the legislative body
sovereign and the; people its sub.
jects. 1t would, to an extent, substi.
tute for the will Of the people, def.
| initely and permanently expressed
in their written constitution, the
changing and uncertain will Of the
iisaang,ssxs. u. Ts.at tEssEauldl md iaail sahss
Dur form of government and take
from it its chief guarantee of free.
DOM"
The vice president did not explain
that the will Of congress is not sub.
stituted for the uncertain moods Of
five supreme court judges, who arr
responsible to no one. Neither die
the vice president show that if the
legislative body did attempt to make
the people its subjects, the people
would quickly retire these lawmak.
ers to private life, but they have NJ
such power in the case of supreme
court justices.
The labor world., 1922-08-26
TExASSH0PMEN
STANDING firm
..AGA|NST'...'k.AIY'
Holding Lines SoI|d|y with No
Break at Any Point, :.
International Labor News Service.

International Labor News Service.
Houston, Texas, Aug: 24.-strik-
ing shop craft workers of Texas are
holding the line solidly. There is no
break at any point.
Employees Of the Texas Pacific and
the M. X. & T. (the Katy) are stand
ing firm with full consciousness
of the justice of their cause. Griev-
ances against the Katy line are par
ticularly remembered because the
road is operating under a United
States receiver with a guarantee OF
six per cent earnings, permitting
flagrant stock watering and unrea-
sonable valuation and deterioration
figures. ..'x !
The road farmed out its big shops
at Dennison. Texas; Parsons, Kansas.
and Sedalia, Missouri, and disregard
ed the orders of the railroad labor
board for the restoration Of 1,400
locked out workers. This arbitrarily
took away from these men hospital
privileges, medical attention, old age
pensions, and transportation, and
subjected them to hardships, indig-
mites and mistreatment.
What Receivership Did.
The Federal receivership enabled
the Katy to bring in tatterdemalion
crew under the guise of United States
deputy marshals. This spectacle,
however, failed to overawe the pop
ulace which recognized the gunman
character Of the crew brought in
by the Katy.
The farmers union of Texas are
solidly supporting the strikers. send
ing into the cities and towns truck
loads of food which are distributed
from central store houses.
: The strikers in turn are helping
the farmers in the care and harvest
ing of crops. Organized farmers and
organized workers are holding great
joint meetings in which a new un-
derstanding and solidarity is rapidly
developing.
The railroad officials freely state
that had it not been for the farmers
the strikers would: have been starved
into submission long ago. -
ss!T There has been no violence on the
part OF the workers bu!! on The Con.
trary there has been splendid discip-
line everywhere.
Frame-Ups Are Fizzle. ..
The usual frame-Lps on the part
of agents provocateurs in a manu-;
factured atmosphere with gunner
surrounding. the shops, have been
attempted but have failed in every
case. Two assaults reported from
Greenville, Texas. were found to be
flinasy frame-upsa a1though-they
have been successful for railroad
publicity purposes elsewhere. !.
Engines and cars are in bad con-
dition and constantly become more
dangerous. Trainmen and engine
men, aware of the dangerous condi-
ton of rolling stock and thoroughly
in sympathy with the shop workers
are eager to join in the effort to Sc
cure justice for the men on strike
1t is expected that within the next
ten days Texas and southwestern
railroads will face crisis from the
operating stand point. .f'Ao-- -.
The labor world., 1922-08-26

! lAe IAASo "oSCA oySlSuA OI e46uI"
hour day.
The lake. carriers then raised the
scale to $50 a month and also set the
scale for unskilled labor at a high
er j. figure than at the opening of
navigation, but they retained the
two-watch system or 12-hour work.
day. ~ ... d..
Sailors on union ships get $s5 a
month for an eight-hour day, while
the same class of workers are paid
but $50 a: month on the non-union
ships of the Lake Carriers associa-
ton for 12-hour day..
Hard to Get Men.
It is said that the association ves-
sells are having difficulty in secur-
ing a sufficient number Of men to
fill their crews. Many of their ships
are operating short-handed in vios
lation Of the law. Other employment
is more attractive and sailors can
make more money ashore working
less hours than they can make. on
the lakes working the 84-hour week.
The principal factor in the Lake
Carriers association is the Pitts
burgh Steamship company, a subsi-
diary Of the United States Steel cor
poration.
The first strike ballot showed "a
per cent Of the members in favor
of a strike. It was taken July "a.
.Non-members Joined with union
sailors in demanding an increase.
The issue,.will be the eight-hour
day and the abolition of the dis
charge book system" The wage Of
fer may be accepted by the union.
A strike of seamen after September
1 would seriously affect shipments
tof coal to supply the northwest dur
ing the coming winter..f p -, %
The labor world., 1922-08-26
LUMBER WORKERS WIN
E|GHT.H0UR WORKDAY

The Long Bell lumber interests OF
Kelso, WASH, have conceded the
eight-hour day. to organized. work
ers. This concern is one of the larg-
est in the Northwest and made &
strong effort to establish. the 10-hoU
day. President Long of the com.
pany was quoted the first Of the year
as declaring that the timber indus.
try needed a 10-hour day before
''normalcy'' would return.
Since the timber workers have re.
fused to accept the long workday
he is quoted ir. the public press al
saying that his company has "inves.
ttgated" the eight-hour day and
found that it. is practical. s..... =
The labor world., 1922-08-26
.M!E||:L'L.0|N0N ; I!||:::L !. | ! i | ! \ JOB; .
ALUMINIUM Gets |
FAVORED. TARIFF
Cabinet Member Heads Monop:
=. oily and Gets Protection.

International Labor News Service.
The senate moved so rapidly on
the tariff schedule that even the
leaders didn't know what they were
doing part Of the time. Senator Nc
Cumber and Senator smoot got lost
in the deliberations on aluminium on
Tuesday, Aug Is, and called for
help. 4. =" -.
''Mr. President called Senator
McCumber, after a page of the Con-
gressional Record had been covered
by disagreements between the chair
and individual senators as to what
action the senate had just taken. II
want to be heard for 4 moment.
There is: such thing as trying to.
hurry these matters too much and
losing whole lot, of time; and the
Chair can present the matter so rap
idly that the senate can not keep
up with him, either in knowing what
the question is or. in knowing what
the result of the vote is. think if
we could have justxa little more de-
liberation in clearly presenting the
matter under consideration it would
conduce to real progress"
OF course the senate finally voted
to give ample protection to the alum
mum industry Of the United States
Is cents a pound and 80 cents ad
valorem. This industry is in effect a
monopoly controlled by the Mellon
group" Secretary Mellon was direc-
tor in the following aluminium cor
porations before he entered Presi-
dent Hardihg's cabinet: Aluminium
Company Of America, Aluminium
Cooking Utensil Co., Aluminium Ore
Co.. American Metal; CO., Northern
Aluminium Co., United States Alum
mum Co. :. 1ne
During the discussion Senator
Jones Of New Mexico said: - a..
II think may state that the alum
mum business of the United States
is about as near ;a lead-pipe cinch
monopoly as cali be found and, ex-
cept for sporadic shipments Of some
aluminium ware from y Germany;
there is absolutely. no treason on
earth why the alunainup industry OF
the United States should not COM
pete with the world : - II there
is any industry in this country which
is controlled by an absolute ,n1onop-
oly,c which has prospered beyond! the
dreams OF. anyone during the last 10
Or 20 years. it is the aluminium in
dustry. While the house: of repre-
sentatives imposed. an ad valorem
rate Of only % per cent upon this
ware, the senate finance committee
comes in here and proposes a rate
Of Is cents per pound specific and
In addition go per cent ad valorem.
A more monstrops proposition 7 do
not believe has been presented to the
senate. To protect the product ola
monopoly by such an exorbitant rate
is absolutely indefensible."
The labor world., 1922-08-26

IL IS Oel1eVeu LAo ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
of a wage increase was made tc
head off lake strike. The Sailors
union decided to put off walkout
and to again submit he question OF
a vote of the membership. That vote
will be taken by September. 1.
- A copy of the referendum ballot
was received in Duluth yesterday
The proposition to be voted on reads
Jas follows:
What is your opinion of the set.
tlement offered by the/Lake Carriers
association? Do you still wish to &C
on strike in order to force that as.
ISOLATION to grant the sailors the
three-watch system (eight-houl
day)?"
No Agreement. ::
No agreement has been entered
into with the Lake; Carriers associa.
ton by the Sailors union Of the
Great Lakes. either directly or indi-
rectly. 1.-THE Sailors unions are in
no way bound by the announcement
OF the lake carriers" declares K. B
Nolan of Chicago, secretary of the
Great Lakes sailors. ,~...
1--WE are: free to press our demands
for the establishment of the eight
hour day for the decks crews, a mat.
ter in which the Sailors, union Is
primarily concerned" he continued
I'VE also wish to insist upon the
abolition of the discharge book sys.
tem.< p blacklist scheme. Of the era.
riers, tat+any time we see fit.''
At he opening Of navigation the
lake carriers paid skilled seamer
from $63 to $76.50 a month with q
corresponding reduced scale for the
inexperienced men.
Union shop carriers signed up with
the Sailors union on a basis of $S5
a month for skilled seamen under
The labor world., 1922-08-26

Not Deferred by President Ha rdngs Latest Position, Have
Situation Well in Hand; Puts Labor Rights Above Dollars.

Striking disheartened the latest
of President Harding His congress dwels
length the Fight work. but the president would deprive
had he workers of another right just sacred which
the right quit for for American
labor will submit proposition that will chain the workers
jobs while the railroads privately owned and
The labor world., 1922-08-26
.LAF0LLE SAVES MILLIONS
every DAY TOOL CONSUMERS.
Nationwide Trust Cuts Prices as Wisconsin Senator Starts
inquiry; PTIee-Fking System nobs Users Of Gasoline.
By CHARLES M. KELLY.

More than million dollars saved each day of
nehat Senator La Toilette latest contribution Aer
can people 1t is just beginning: What he will ultimately
them will be determined when investigation the oil industry
being made by senate committee Of which Mr. La
chairman has been completed He depended upon
to fieht to finish. s*hH@'@ +
The labor world., 1922-08-26
SEAMEN GREA LAKES Will
take Eki07HER STRIKE BALLOT
Voting Begins at Once; 12Hour Day and Discharge Book Sys:
tenn are Issues; Strike Would Interfere with Shipments.

The Lake Carriers association representing the major ship
of the Great Lakes announced with flourish this week
that they would raise SIS month starting September L.
With additional flourish further announced that the
ciatons anunon policy would be continued No
however made of the fact that the had taken strike
to stop work unless a concession made
The labor world., 1922-08-26

Detroit's fire department uses
motor driven vehicles entirely, .,,a
The labor world., 1922-08-26

Continued on page ~
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-26
HUSBANDS AND CASH.

a Chicago jury has just awarded VIE Verdlct
OF $4,000 TO console her for the loss of her husband
The accident in this happens to be a gay d.
vorcee who proved more alluring than the wife and
who VIII pay for her captive.
Most people would say that the wife probably has
an the best Of the bargain and that husband who
could be stolen was hardly worth ten, say
nothing OF ten thousand. dollars upon basis Of
affection.
There will also be those who win argue that the
other woman is really being penalized for something
which she did not do-namely, stealing a husbands
affections for they VIII believe that affections
are ever stolen. They are already gone when some
one else finds them and picks them up
They viii assert most solemnly that husbands
vrso are stolen by other women are either worthless
or that the wife herself has been guilty of some form
Of contributory negligence by leaving valuable prop
erty around where It might be picked up by the
first vagrant adventures
The verdict interesting only II gives the
latest market quotation the cash value of hus-
bands for the its solving OF domestic prob
lens has never been very successful in applying
the ordinary rules of equity.
This Is a conventional old world that clings to its
traditions and to the foundations on which it was
built The courts and the firm opinions of decent
reople stand the stability Of wedock and for the
permanency OF marriage
Filming people money for violations Of its code
does little but it is the only method yet devised
to keep the wayward in the straight and narrow
path.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-26
TRIRUTE TO THE SOUTH.

South Of the Mason and Dixon line today eloquent
orators will gather thousand hillsides. beautiful
viii bear flowers and wreaths in tribute to
those who fought the lost cause Of the confederacy
Men whose fathers and grandfathers lived this
side OF that line will join in these cities in keeping
the Confederate Memorial day-and those who pay
their tributes their dead will join with them in
gratitude that the cause for which those who sleep
beneath the graves they visit was lost.
The human heart is capable Of holding
taned bitterness Its great glory is that 1t does hold
sustained love and admiration.
The memorial day Of the forgotten Confederacy
revival of interest or belief or loyalty
the principle which settled in human blood, but
tribute 60 the bravery Of and to their willing
ness to die for The belief of their hearts.
There Will be no speeches today urging the sons
and daughters Of those VINO were sacrifice TO
mistake take ur the hatreds that burned in the
hearts Of these men, pleas that those who live
carry the work of those gone on. Only plea
that they be not forgotten and that they be held
in memory who brave even in their
errors and mistakes
The sons and grandsons OF these dead have
marched in two side by side with the and
grandsons of the men who sent them to their
graves
The nation, Joined under flag found that
liberty and freedom barriers Of geography
and division by state lines.
The great hand of Destiny wrote the history of
that war, perhaps a necessary chapter if it
needed to teach mankind that no force of greed. no
selfish interest stop the march of progress to
that day when all shackles of man shall be cast
aside.
Brave men. ready to die for the things in which
they believe, have always carried the banner of
progress just little farther towards the ultimate
goal.
And to brave men. these men brave. the
living viii always pay their tributes in memory
in regard.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-26
HUGHES LAHENTATION.

That doleful solemn sound from the national
capitol comes from Secy of States Hughes, who has
reached that stage of greatness where he suspects
that the American citizen is not all that he
should be.
Listen to this from a speech made last week to a
large gathering:
with the incessant flow of sensational narrative
with attention fixed on stories of crime and human
frailty. what proportion of our voting population
able observe with intelligent discrimination the
course of political and is prepared adequately
to discharge the duties of citizenship"
Terrible isn't it, the way human beings are de-
stroying their ability to rule themselves by showing
a most human interest IN human things2
Horrible, IT, the way this old republic going
on the rocks because most people show interest
in the baseball scores the latest robbery of bank
the frivolties of society leaders in the Canadian
woods or the latest divorce OF stage favorite?
That suspicion Of the power Of the average citizen
to vote intelHgently in his interest is gen
orally the wall OF a disusoned egotst. Most
usually it comes from those who have raised their
voices in the desert and have heard answering
echo from the hills.
And yet. this country seems to get about what It
wants even II we all interested in the actions
Of other human beings and like a touch of romance.
of scandal OF sports in daily mental
Despite this terrible habit OF sensational nara
tive" and women keep going TO the polls
and Kicking out mayors who build streets,
councImen who seem to discover what ought to
be done with the garbage. and Judges who able
TO keep the people from each others threats.
Somehow or other the people. with their
eyes riveted the sporting page the big head
lines. are miraculousy saved from self destruction
and the old flag still waves
1t is too bad that the people should be awakened
TO the they disregarding their
citizenship
For most of us had believed that the people
getting just about the sort of government they want
which a pretty fair test OF government in
public