Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-07
As THE WORKER
SEES HIS WORLD
Summary and Digest Of lm-
portant Events Of the Week.
Here aud Abroad.

" NitN HAh II AANHkA aHa ? tAIh.. t.te
become effective Al meeting o' 8n-
bassadors With Secretary of State
Hughes
President Gempefs Of Tie Am,ti
can Federation 81 Labor declares ~
Chicago that when an injunction
which eneroaehes upon The persona.
liberty guaranteed bN the United
States Constitution Is granted. Jhc boz.
junction should he dislegarduu.
Campaign to liberalize the NolsteaJ
law 10 permit light wine and beer ta
be launched in ten states this fall.
Union coal miners in Utah Gle Il
brief declaring the operators were
responsible for the strike ia Utah
last year and charging that they re-
sorted to Hhe Use Of armed force ip
efforts to monopolize coal production.
control prices, plumber the public ard
pauperize labor.
Operation of the Government wan
time Grain Corporation during the
two and one-half years of its exist
enee Melted a profit of 5000 600
Secretary Hoover says.
Los Angeles Central Labor Council
plans 20 establish first labor bank on
the Pacific Coast.
Vermont State Federation of Labor
asks farmers aid in eNpeditug the
passage of labor and farm legislation
in the Vermont legislature.
Representative Porter. Or. Blue
and Bishop Brent reappointed to act
for United States In consultative ca
paeity at meeting in Geneva Of the
commission for the League Of Ma
tons dealing with the suppression Of
the drug traffic.
The cost of living in the United
States on July Il, 1928, was G9.9 per
cent higher than in July. 1914. Be
tween June Is and July IS, 1923.
there was an increase of is per cent.
This was brought about by the con
tinued advances in the cost OF food
and clothing and the further increases
in rent, according TO the National In
dustrial Conference Board
American Legion suggests world
conference TO limit aerial armament
Wholesale prices which began 20
decline last May continue on the
downward trend throughout july the
Department of Labor reported yes
terday. Decline from April to July
represented per cent while from
June to July it'was Is per cent,
The decrease was figured on prices
for 40i commodities.
Prof. Irving Fisher tells churches
United States must choose between
League of Nations or building biggest
army and navy.
Nationwide survey IF the employ
ment situation for July indicates that
a healthy undertcne and a splendid
spirit of optimism prevails practically
throughout the entire industrial
field" Direetor-General Jones Of the
Labor Department Employment Sery.
ice announces. In fourteen basic In
dustries nine showed increased en-
nloyment, some of them a. high as
~ per cent.
Prosecuting Attorney Gillis Of
Walla Walla, Wash, holds that ID is
no crime TO belong 10 the |. w. W.
and orders return of !. w. w. lit
erature to four alleged members of
the organization.
People of Bilbao, Spain, show gym
patty with striking miners by throw
ing money to them as they parade.
William {. Robinson, member Of
the British Parliament, who arrives
in the United States TO attend AmeTi-
can Federation Of Labor convention
in October, reports that labor COudi-
tons in England are very bad.
Detroit street railway, owned by
the city, grants wage increases to
platform men. Fares will be in
creased from to cents.
John II. Walker, president Of the
Illinois Federation of Labor, urges
striking smet workers of the Amen-
can Zine Co, Hillsboro, H., to care
fully observe the law and declares
that any manifestation of violence
would iniure their cause.
Thousands of American farmers
will go bankrupt with wheat selling
at less than the cost of production,
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace de-
clares.
Retail cost of food averaged 2 per
cent higher in July than in June,
while in the year ending July - the
general advance amounted TO 4 per
cent, United States Department Of
Labor reports.
President Coolidge gives hint be
will consider amnesty for prisoners
accused Of violating wartime laws.
Dispatches from Athens report that
the Greek government has ordered
the dissolution of all workuens
unions and the seizure Of their pa
pers. The union funds will be placed
in the national bank and used To
found a workmen's proyideut fund.
British railWaymeu to propose six
hour day for all workers at British
trade union congress, which meets at
Plymouth, September 3.
National Association Of Attorney
Generals announces it will make plans
for a sweeping investigation Of gaso-
line prices.
Number of unemployed in Great
Britain again increasing, total no"
numbering l.2l2,000.
Workers in many trades walk out
in sympathy with striking street car