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The New York herald., 1922-08-25
LABOR ASSEMBLY CALLS
FOR A NATIONAL STRIKE
Demand on A. r. of L. De-
ctored to Be Spreading.

SIOUX City, Iowa. Aug. st.-The
Sioux City Trades and Labor Assembly
early to-day passed unanimously and
without debate a resolution demanding
that the executive council OF the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor call ma
tional strike.
John Shank. secretary OF
the assembly. said passage Of the reso-
luton was n step In plans that have
been under way more than u month,
and that. according 70 his Information,
central labor bodies In Denver. De-
troit. San Francisco and other large
cities had passed similar resolution.
The movement originated In Omaha.
according 10 union officials here, the
central trade union OF that city pass
ing resolution on July "a declaring
that Tabor faces a condition bordering
on slavery" and calling upon the exec
utive council OF tho American FEEDER
alton Of Labor to declare a national
strike "at the earliest possible date"
Copies Of the resolution we're sent
broadcast throughout the country with
a letter urging all central labor bodies
TO indorse the resolution and send 1t at
once to the national offices.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
Not Alive to Unrest.

Are we 10 confess to the people that
n great industry can conduct itself In
such manner that. and In such way
that our people will stand by and die.
die because their Government cannot
find any way of helping them?
II tell you that YOU are not alive to
the unrest IN this country II you do not
appreciate the cry FOR action upon the
part OF Congress. I say that all the
unrest IN this country to-day is due to
a feeling that here we dilly-dally Here
we make objections. here we protest,
here we delay here we filibustcr and
never act We stand on this floor and
denounce profiteering, condemn n, I'M
able 60 find language strong enough to
condemn II, and then sit with folded
arms and say What OF it? The consti-
tuition prevents us from acting II is
unconstitutional There is no remedy.
Let Il 20 on. Let Il go on'--simple talk,
talk.
You say | criticized tho President
and criticized the Congress as much as
the President. Then l say to you. the
people Will criticize us both on election
day. because they will have chance
next November. when they find out that
they have empty coal bins, that they
have no coal to burn, and are asked 10
exercise their privilege as American
citizens You viii find out. we will all
find out. that they will register then and
there their protest against the condi-
tions that have been allowed 10 go on
without any remedy being suggested or
any solution adopted"
Senator Cummins then defended both
the President and Congress.
Tho responsibility for q failure 70
compose the differences between the
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
DOMINION LABOR WILL
FIGHT INCORPORATION
Secretary Of Congress Charges
Plot Against Unions.

MONTREAL. Aug. 24.--The solid sup
port OF the Dominion Trades and Labor
Congress was given to-day to "A cam
paign TO fight the movement TO compel
labor unions TO incorporate
T.. NJ. Draper, secretary OF the con-
gress. charged employers with attempt
ing to destroy unionism through com
pulsory Incorporation. lie said that such
a course would render unions account
able for the ."irresponsble acts OF ire
sponeible members" The congress OBJ
tanned the pledges OF more than 400
delegates to return TO their local unions
and fight the battle against employers on
this issue.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
GOV. SPROUL SEEKS
HARD COAL PEACE
Gompers to Confer With Lewis
in Philadelphia This
Morning.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 24-Gov Sproul
took hand in the hard coal situation
to-day when he conferred with Samuel
p. Warriner, president of the Lehigh
Coal and Navigator Company, and Will
lam A. Glasgow. Jr, counsel for the
United Mine Workers.
Mr.. Warriner is chairman OF the op-
orators committee which has just failed
to reach an agreement with the miners
after series of conferences. Mr.. Glas-
gov Is close personal friend of John
l.. Lewis. president of the miners union,
and recognized force toward media
ton.
The Governors conferences to-day
bore no visible fruit, but the results, it
is reported, viii be apparent in few
days. Meanwhile a new element has in
jected itself into the controversy. The
operators are being urged by big busi-
ness interests to close a contract with
the miners at once as they are in a bet
ter position to do so now than later,
when a big business boom. now believed
on it's way, arrives.
Still another move in the strike sit
morrow morning between Samuel Com
pers. president of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, and Mr.. Lewis.
The miners president has been stay
ing at the Bellevue-Stratford since the
breakdown of the negotiations. MIR.
Gompers telephoned the hotel this af-
ternoon from Washington. making res-
ervation for himself and wife for to-
morrow. When he arrives the confer
ences will commence.
Ii is altogether likely that Mr. Com
pers comes here with full knowledge of
the Administrations latest views upon
the situation. II is said he has been
in conference with Secretary of Labor
Davis and Secretary of the Interior
Hoover
Neither the operators nor tho miners
made any open move in the way of
breaking the deadlock to-day. 1t was
considered significant that Mr.. Lewis
remained In the city. When the confer
ence ended Tuesday he expected to
leave .in day or two"
Mr.. Lewis was busy at his headduar-
ters receiving reports of progress in the
negotiations now under way In the soft
coal fields and conferring with his asso-
cia,es on proposals put forth to end the
strike in anthracite. The miners still
are unalterably opposed to arbitration
but their leaders have hopes that the
conference with the operators will be
resumed.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
GOVERNOR CRITICIZES
HOOVER'S COAL COURSE
Resents Boards Questioning
of Michigan's Credit.

LANSING, Mich, Aug. "a (Associated
Press) Indications of break between
the State and Federal fuel administra-
tions unless prompt steps are taken to
relieve the acute coal shortage In Michi-
gan we're apparent to-day.
Gov. Groesbcek already had fired the
opening gun of the looming controversy.
Following the return Of William w. Pot
ter. State fuel distributor, from Wash
irgton last night, the Governor sharply
criticised the Federal Fuel Administra-
ton. When he was informed by Mr..
Fotter that the advisory board of the
Federal fuel administration is composed
OF coal operators, the Governor declared !:
at is strange state of affairs when
an advisory board. composed Of opera
tors, liz allowed TO question the credit OF
the state OF Michigan"
He referred to the action of the board
In turning down the States guaranty of
$1,000. 900 for priority coal and insisting
upon cash deposits in the banks.
State officials were concerned by an
rouncement from Washington that
Michigan's order for priority coal lad
been further reduced
WASH fNGToN, Aug. "a (Associated
Press) .-Secretary Hoover to-day dis
patched a telegram TO William w. Pot
ter. Michigan fuel distributor, In which
he replied to Mr.. Potter's recent criticism
OF Federal fuel distributing methods :
tcld Mr.. Potter that he was grossly
misinformed" as to the coal situation.
and asked that Impressions OF bad faith
gained from the distributors statements
be corrected.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25

mine operators and the coal miners rests
neither with the President nor with Con
eress. he said. 'Srhe President has
no power Whatsoever over this subject
matter. | have never known a man who
so constantly and assiduously and nor
sistently endeavored TO bring two opuos-
ing interests into harmony as The pre.i
dent has exercised IN bringing together
the anthracite coal operators and tho
anthracite miners. One week ago il was
believed by every person who had anv
interest in the subject that settlement
had been practically reached between
these two interests. However. after n
weeks deHberation and negotiation tha,
would have practically disappeared.
Senator Mckellar fTennD iumped
into the debate with declaration that
when the President came before Con
gross he had asked no emergency legis-
lation. lie cited the chapter OF the
Constitution requiring the President TO
consult with Congress.
Senator Borah broke iA to convratu.
late Gov. Miller OF New York upon his
action In calling tire LEGISLATURE 10 CO.
operate with the Federal Government In
the situation.
1T will be unfortunate " other states
dc not do likewise" he said
ft WaS az thlS point that senator Cur
tis tKan.) Republican whip asked
unanimous consent for tho introduction
BIZ Senator Walsh OF his Joint rcsolu-
tion. which reads as follows:
BE It resolved that the President OF
the United states be and Is hereby au-
thorlzed 10 take over and operate in the
name of the United States Government
tre coal mines OF the country, part or all
OF whose product IL transported in inter-
state commerce. There is hereby appro-
rriated the sum Of si,Ooo.OO0 TO enable
the President 20 begin the carrying out
cf this act"
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
u. P. Orders L Locomotives
at a Cost of $500, 900
speeiar Dispateh to THn Nrw yosk nnnAlr

Special Dispatch to THE New yosK HERALD.
OMAHA, Aug. 24.-In the face
~ OF the present industrial un-
certainty the Union Pacific
Railroad system to-day announced
It had placed orders for eighty
locomotives at a cost of $500, 900.
Most of the orders will be filled by
the American Locomotive shops at
Dunkirk and Schenectady, n. Y.
delivery will be made during Oc-
tober and November.
Fifty-five of the locomotives will
be the most powerful high speed
engines ever built. They will have
running range of 500 miles with
out change, as against $50 miles by
ordinary locomotives. They will be
placed in service on the Overland
Limited, Los Angeles Limited, Ore
gon- Washington Limited and other
crack trains of the Union Pacific
system.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
SILK wEAvERs STRIKE.
Several Hundred Out in Three
Mills In Paterson.

Several hundred weavers IN the mills
OF the Pelgram & Meyer SILK Mill and
some In two smaller concerns in Pater-
son struck yesterday when their de-
ihands for an increase in pay were re-
fused.
Workers In n number OF the broad
silk mills have been on strike for sew
eral weeks in an effort to obtain an
increase in pay of approximately 20
per cent
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
LACK OF COAL LAYS OFF 5000.
Ford Tractor Plant ~ Affected
by Fuel shortage.

DETROIT, Aug 24.--Three thousand
employees OF the Ford tractor plant have
been temporarily laid off because OF the
shortage OF coal.
The duration OF their unemployment,
was stated, win depend upon coal
receipts during the next few days. The
old wage scale which was In effect prior
TO the textile strike on March 81.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
Second Largest Record
for Coal Loading Is Set

w TASHINGToN. Aug. "a
M Loading OF coal, as re-
ported to the Association
OF Railway Executives to-day,
amounted on Tuesday to 17,772
cars, which, with the exception of
Mondays loadings of 19,043 cars,
was the largest for any day since
the coal strike began last April.
Loadings on Tuesday a week ago
We're 1871 cars and the associa-
ton attributed the increase shown
last Tuesday to the resumption
of mining operations in the Ohio
bituminous fields.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
Jail Prisoners Are Moved
to Dodge Organs Music

from the north to the south
side of the Bronx County
Jail yesterday because they COM
planned to the Sheriff. Edward J.
Flynn. that their nerves were be-
ing frazzled by the strains of an
organ played in a moving picture
theater near the Jail. They heard
only the high notes. they said, but
these were so numerous that they
would soon go insane unless they
had relief.
The Sheriff said the men showed
symptoms of nervous disorders
ranging from "the jumps to near
collapse"
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
LEGISLATORS APPROVE
MILLER'S FUEL PROGRAM
Governor and Leaders Confer
on Bills to Be Sent In.

Special Dispatch 10 THE New ronK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany. Aug. -.
Three bills wilf> be presented to the
Legislature when IL meets In special ses-
sion, next Monday night at $50 o'clock.
one OF the measures will declare that a
public emergency exists In the shortage
OF anthracite coal and another provides
for the naming OF a coal administrator
clothed with full power to regulate dis
trlbution of coal and AK the price at
which Il Is to be sold.
The Governor this afternoon conferred
with Senator Clayton II. Lusk and
Charles j. Hewitt. chairman OF the
Finance Committee; III. Edmund Ma
chold. Speaker OF the Assembly. and
simon l.. Adler. majority leader. 1t
was agreed that the program which the
Governor outlined would be the wisest
move to cope with the emergency.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
Coal Dins Are Empty.

what the Senator from New York
Fays is true. The coal bins Of tho peo-
pie Of New York and Of New England
and of the Northwest arc empty and
our people are facing situation dur
inS the coming winter which will be
worse than that which confronted them
during the world war 1T IL a situation
that has arisen in this country by rea-
son Of the inability OF the public au-
thority to settle this strike, and this
country is In a pitiful and deplorable
condition.
Some ono Is TO blame. Tho men and
women and children who will be shver-
ing next winter. the men and women
and children without fires to keep their
homes warm are not going 10 blame the
operators or the strikers. but they are
going 10 blame their Government for
falling TO find the solution and a way
20 settle this strike and 10 give them
what they must have In order 10 enjoy
health and the decent. ordinary com
forts Of life
Il was unable to hear All tho distin-
gulshed Senator from New York iugt
said. but | understand him 70 recom-
mend that the President take over the
coal mines and operate them.
II propose that notice be given 70
the miners and the operators thnt they
be given forty-eight hours to get to-
Fother and settle their differences. and
II that is not done propose then, 10
give the President the power 10 open
tho mines and TO operate them for tho
benefit of the people in this emergency.
Nothing has been done 70 restrict
profitecring. nothing has been done TO
supply the people with the very es-
sentlal necessity Of life. We have sat
here with folded arms allowing this
thing TO go from bad 10 worse
And standing on this floor and call
ing attention TO conditions has been or
no avail and Is now or no avail. II is
time for action: Il was time for action
weeks ago and months ago. The Gov
crnment could have acted II should
not have hestatcd TO have taken over
all .the mines which we're necessary 70
supply our people with coal and TO have
given notice 10 the mine owners that
their profits would be restricted. and to
the eriking miners that they would not
be TIE bcncficlaries % any action by
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
Special Dispatch to TIE New yonK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Aug. "a.

"Red" agitators. held the chief in
stigators in railroad strike disorders,
are now found. upon investigation by
the Department OF Justice. to comprise
chiefly aliens. most of whom are classi-
fed as being of the Communist persua-
sion. Acknowledgement Daugherty de-
'clared to-day.
1--WE are not having any trouble with
American citizens, or those who are
capable of becoming Americanized," the
Attorney General said. Most or the
v;ciousness displayed in this country at
the present time has been aggravated
by foreigners. Foreign agitators are
misleading misguided persons into the
belief that their Government is working
a yainst them and that, they should as
sert their alleged rights. Some OF THESE
at.j,ators are believed 10 have been I'M
ported from Soviet Russia"
The radicals are making harvest
Of the present strike situation, Mr..
Daugherty said. They come from
countries where the governments have
been destroyed" he added. They teach
vandalism and destruction"
The Department OF Justice expects ar
rests OF an important nature to follow
the roundup OF William y. Foster and
some OF his coworkers In the Trades
Union Educational League for partici-
patton in q communistic convention In
Michigan.
Prosecution OF those who perpetrated
the Herrin, ILL.,, massacre was assured
to-day by the designation OF G. w.
Middlekauff. special assistant to the
Aftorney-General to assist Attorney
General Brundagee of Illinois IN an in
vestiRation Mr.. Brundagee wired Mr..
Daugherty that special grand jury
will convene at Herrin Monday. Mr..
Middlekauff, who figured prominently
in investigating the East st. Louis
riots Is considered by the Department
OF Justice one OF the Governments
ablest criminal lawyers.
The American Civil Liberties Union
announced here yesterday that the Den
yer Civil Liberties Committee, through
it's chairman and attorney, Carle White
head. will bring suit soon against Adjt.-
Gen. Hamrock OF Colorado for damages
as result Of tho deportation Of Will
lam z. Foster from that State August s.
Roger A. Baldwin, director of the
organization said that an additional ac-
ton might be filed TO recover personal
property. including manuscript of a
book Foster has In preparation. which
state troopers are said to have taken
when Foster was escorted from his Den
YER hotel. The amount of damages has
not been reported here. The expenses
incidental to the prosecution Of the suit.
Mr. Baldwin said. viii be paid from the
unions legal appropriation.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
MILLS RESTORE WAGES.

Special Dispatch 70 THE NEw York HEnMp.
LAWRENCE, Mass. Aug 2i.--Two more
mills, tho Acadia In Methuen and he
Monomac Spinning Company In this
city. posted notices to-day restoring the
old wage scale whichSwas In eaoct prior
TO the extile sfike on March 27.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
WAR FUEL HEAD BACK AGAIN

HARTFORD. Conn, Aug. "a. - Thomas
w. Russell OF this city was appointed
by Gov. Lake to-day 10 be fuel admin
lstrator FOR Connecticut. Mr.. Russell
was Federal Fuel Administrators during
tho war.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25

10 use any other kind of fuel. for their
stoves, ranges and furnaces are con-
structed for the use of anthracite
For five months the anthracite mines
have been closed. While some bitumi-
nous coal has been mined. my information
is that for the period l have indicated
rot a single ton OF hard coal has been
taken from the earth. Senators know
that anthracite coal is produced in the
State of Pennsylvania, and that state
has laws which require men in this in
dustry being licensed by the State be-
fore they are allowed to work, and
miner must have served as helper or
apprentice for several years before he
can be licensed The anthracite coal
miners in Pennsylvania are completely
unionized.
stop for moment to realize just
what these conditions really are. For
five of the first eight months of this
year there has been no hard coal pro-
duced and not more than 10 per cent. OF
the families of the north and east have
coal in their bins for the winter. BY
this time OF the year one-half of these
people should have their winter supply.
THE strike still goes on; at the most
we are sixty days from the frost period
and during that time coal must be OBJ
tanned or else people will freeze to death
this winter l am not exaggeraung the
situation when state that in my iudg-
ment unless this situation Is relieved
within short period there will be blood
shed in the larger cities. A desperate
situation confronts us.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25

the Government during the time the
Government might be operating the
mines but the Government, solely in
terested in supplying our people with
coal, would see that that was the first
object in mind 5"
Senator Shields interrupted to say:
Right in that connection Will the Sem
ator explain under what authority the
Government would seize the coal mines.
the private property of the owners. and
take possession of them?"
Mr. Walsh replied: II think there
might be some question about authority.
but the Government could secure the
authority. The Government obtained
authority in emergencies during the war .
the Congress passed legislation within
twenty-four hours to help win the war
and to save and conserve the rights or
our people. So this Government now.
il 1t means business, can get through
the Congress within a very reasonable
time any legislation which may be
necessary to settle this strike. l should
like 10 see the public man who would
stand upon this floor and refuse to
vote for reasonable legislation to give
our people what they need to protect
them against cold. against disease and
against death itself.
But there are some who are of the
opinion that there is at present author
ity for the Government TO act At
least, however, the Executive should
have suggested-and said it as If he
meant it-that that action would be
proposed to Congress and that he would
undertake to do that If there was not
an adjudication or settlement of the
strike"
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
FOSTER, BAILED, TO
FIGHT EXTRADIYION
Says He Is Tired Of Being
'Bogey Man Whenever
Anything Happens.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-William Y. Foster.
head of the Trades Union Education
League leader of the steel strike of
1919 and one of the most widely known
radicals in America, arrested in Chicago
last night following the seizure of seven
teen members of the Communist party
OF America in Berrien county. Michigan.
was released tonight in bonds of 5000
furnished by friends.
He announced to-day that he would
fight to the limit against extradition
into Michigan. He termed his arrest and
the Governments activities "hysteria."
He added that he was tired of being the
DOGGY man. conjured up by Govern
ment agents whenever anything hap
pened.
He is being held on a fugitive war
rant pending the arrival of Sheriff
George d. Bridgemen OF Berrien county
with extradition papers. The specific
charge against Foster is criminal
syndicalism. under a law passed in 1919
in Michigan and never invoked before
A penalty of ten years in the State
prison or fine not to exceed $4,000 Is
provided by this statute. or both, accord
ing to discretion Of the court.
Bail in the sum OF $4,000 was fixed
by Judge w. Il. Morgan in the
Municipal Court this morning.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
BENTON HARBoR. Mich, Aug. 24.-The
seventeen Reds rounded up at Bridge
man Tuesday i'm sen3Ational raid were
arraisned to-day in Justice Ray Daviss
court at ST. Joseph, and in default of
$4,000 bail were returned to the county
Jail.
William z. Foster will be extradited
and brought back from Illinois. He
was arrested in Chicago Wednesday
night He was driven to Chicago by a
St. Joseph taxicab man, Tied" Ber-
craft. who did not recognize his passen-
ger as one of the sixty-one radicals
who were alleged to have escaped the
Federal dragnet Tuesday. The sixty-one,
except Foster. are still at large.
Gov. GroesAeck was TO sign extradi-
ton papers to-day
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
FOUND ANYTHING?

II so. sec II II IL advertised IN the Lost and
Found columns OF tv-day's New York Herald.