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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Naturalization of
Coal Mines an Issue
(By Federated Press)

New Naturalization of the
coal mines of the United States,
which a few months ago seemed little
more than topic to be discussed as a
possibility in the far future, has sud-
denly become so live an issue that it
may overshadow all others when the
United Mine Workers of America
hold their next national convention in
January, 1924.
The whole subject is likely to come
before the miners and the public as a
result Of an attack by Ellis Searles,
editor of the United Mine Workers
Journal, on what he termed the pre-
mature publication of the nationaliza-
tion plan of the committee created by
the 1921 convention. The Searles
statement, which is regarded as en-
bodying the views of President Lew
is, has been followed by the immedi-
ate resignation from the nationaliza-
ton committee of C. J. Golden, pres
ident, Dist. No. 9, U. M. w. A.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Taxi Drivers Win
Long Standing Strike
(By Federated Press)

St. Louisa victory for Taxi Driv-
ers' Local No. 405 was sounded re-
Gently in the announcement of the
Columbia taXicab interests that these
cars would be Withdrawn from service.
The Columbia concern is operated
jointly with the Yellow cabs by the
TaXicab Trust estate. The union
drivers of this firm went on strike
Jan. l, 1922, against a reduction of
wages and the open shop. The strike
has been one of the most bitterly
fought industrial wars in the history
of the st. Louis labor movement. The
Yellow cabs have been dwindling in
number From the lit cars in serv-
ice when the strike was called, the
number has been reduced to so. All
of the strikers have since found en-
ployment with union firms, every
other taxi company in st. Louis be-
ing operated under union shop condi-
tions.
The Yellow cab interests are facing
damage suits aggregating thousands
of dollars for injuries to passengers.
Several of the drivers have been ar
rested for slugging union drivers and
wrecking union cabs.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Unjust Ruling on
U. S. Liability Law

Washington-The controller gen
eral of the United States has ruled
that the federal employees compensa-
tion commission can not pay benefits
except for personal injury" in the
performance of duty"
The effect of this decision is shown
in the case of an iron molder who died
two years ago of pulmonary tuber-
culosis as a result of being compelled
to work in a draft in the navy yard.
His widow is now receiving $66.67 a
month, which will be cut off unless
relief is afforded by congress.
Instead of the government being a
model for its treatment of disabled
employees, the decision holds the fed
eral compensation within stricter
limits than possibly any state act.
Representative of the various or
ganizations of federal employees have
started a movement to secure legisla-
ton that will re-establish former con-
ditions.
The following officers of interna-
tional unions have conferred with
members of the United States en-
ployes' compensation commission and
with Chairman Volstead of the house
judiciary committee:
Miss Gertrude McNally, vice pres
ident, and James P. McKeon, secre-
tary of the federal employees; Secre-
tagy Flaherty of the post office
clerks; Secretary Cantwell of the let
ter carriers; Secretary Strickland of
the railway mail carriers; and Presi-
dent Alifas of the navy yard machin-
lists.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16

Washington - Many stomachs in
business circles at the capital are up
set by the things said to a packed
audience at the City Club here this
week by Senator Couzens, Michigan.
Rising to address this biggest of the
crowds drawn by any City Club for
Newberry in the senate said:
81 am really sorry that | can't fill
pleasant half hour by telling you
gentlemen what fine city you have,
and how much credit you deserve for
making it fine. That would be nice
to say and nice to hear, but it would
not be the truth.
"Your schools, for example. You
don't expect me to praise your
schools, do you? They are very noor
schools, badly equi~nea and totally
inadequate. You gentlemen know
that, or you ought to know it. Your
schools are run by congress-, Of
course, whose members we cannot ex-
pect under present conditions to pro
mote education very ably. But while
YOU business men and other resi-
dents of the canital have no votes,
there is such thing as public opinion
which, if it existed here could make
itself felt and respected by congress.
"And your street railways. Shall
l praise your street railways? They
are very bad; the worst / have ever
seen, perhaps. | can't 0raise them
and you ought to be ashamed of
them" Couzens explained that the
Washington street railways are suf-
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Labor is Opposed to
Ship Subsidy Bill

Washington - President Gompers
has called on the trade union move
ment to resist the final effort of re-
action and greed to pass the ship
subsidy bill. Senators are being sub
jected to the greatest pressure to
pass this legislation, which would
mean an annual loss to the people of
more than $150,000,00O, according to
numerous authorities.
The A. F. Of L. has repeatedly con-
demned ship subsidies, and President
Gompers urges every unionist to for
ward protests to their senators and
urge every other opponent y. of sub
sides to take similar action.
Every effort is being made to
break the opposition of these sena-
tors. 1t is stated that the president
will make a final appeal for the bill
in the hone that it can be passed be-
fore March 4. The chamber of COM
merce of the United States and other
business organizations are striving
to develop a public opinion but these
will be futile if organized labor and
sympathizers notify their senator's
that the nations producers are
against the subsidy.
This knowledge will encourage an
ti-subsidy senators, who have numer-
Gus subjects of imnortance that can
be called up to to keep the subsidy off,
the boards. These include refunding
the British debt, a worlds economic
conference, child labor and railroad
legislation, tax-exempt securities, and
forestry conservation.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Rail Roads Must
Serve the Public

Denver-Resolutions have been in
troduced in both branches of the leg
islature calling on the governor to
demand that the railroads provide the
public with transportation, as provid-
ed by law. Throughout the state
come angry protests from farmers,
stock men, fruit growers and the pub
lie generally of insufficient service.
The patience of the public is about
exhausted, but the hard-boiled execu-
tives are depending upon their hordes
of lobbyists to convince the legisla-
tors that the nion-smashing policy
of railroad managers has nothing to
do with faulty service.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
IN BAD SHAPE
DISEASE AND DEATH is LOT OF
MINE CHILDREN
Federal Department of Labor Investi-
gates the Living Conditions in
Average Mining Town

Washington-Studies made by the
children's bureau of the federal De-
partment of Labor of two average
mining towns have disclosed that
squalor, poverty and premature death
are the inevitable lot of thousands of
children.
A report of the investigation has
been made by Miss Grace Abbott, di-
rector of the bureau, and the findings
are SO important that the bureau re-
Gently broadcasted them by radio.
The report charges that in one an
thracite town 1877 children out of ev-
cry thousand were dying in their
first year.
Half the boys 13 to 16 years old
have left school and gone to work in
the mining industry. even the ID
year minimum of Pennsylvania is be-
ing violated" the report adds, "and
hundreds of boys have been employed
in the mining industry before they
reached that age. Sometimes they
worked in total darkness"
In order that American children
may live in warm houses, is it neces-
sary for several thousand of them to
engage in the mining Industry" the
repolt asks. "Is it necessary ihat
tie miners children, even if they do
not go To work, should have \ seri-
ously retarded education?"
Lack of educational facilities, i'm
proper drainage that promotes dis
ease, ramshackle houses scarcely fit
for human habitation, almost COM
plete absence of recreational facili-
ties, are characteristics of the aver
age mining community, the report
declares.
"The children's bureau believes the
American people are interested in
knowing about these conditions" it
adds.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Garment Workers
Will Probably Strike
(By Federated Press)

New York-Unless a last-hour con-
ference averts it, $4,000 members Of
the International Ladies' Garment
Workers. union will go on strike at
once in New York and tie up all the
2600 shops in the city. The strike
has been voted by an overwhelming
majority Of the union membership
here to abolish finally the sweatshop
evils which have grown up in the in
dustry.
: More than 1900 sweatshops are
running here at this time, which are
little if any better than the sweat
shops of which the entire industry
was composed before the union
forced better conditions. The largest
number of them are run in the ten
ements of the east side, where the
workers toll amid children, furniture,
garbage and insanitary conditions.
The union demands are:
The institution of week-work in
place of piece work throughout the
industry.
Complete access to all the shops
by union inspectors, unaccompanied
by employers representatives.
Employers to open their books to
union inspection to permit the unions
to reach conclusions on which to base
contract provisions.
Manufacturers to refuse member
ship in their organization to contrac-
tors who have locked out their work
erS.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
PLAIN TALK
BANKERS FLAYED FOR MAKING
ASSAULT ON LABOR
SenatOr-Elect Copeland, of New York
Says Discomfort and Unrest Is
Caused by Empty StOmachs
(By Federated Press)

New York-Rising from glitter
ing banquet table and standing amid
scores of bankers and financiers who
had Just annlauded the statement
that Wall street doesn't control the
public utilities and great corporations
of America, DR.. Royal S. Copeland,
u. S. senator-elect from New York,
brought the assemblage of bankers
stiffly to the edges of their chairs by
limiting that they themselves were
ignorant of the extent of discomfort
in the country, and of its causes.
AS DR.. Copeland proceeded, the
faces which a moment before had
beamed approvingly upon the state
ment, that the great masses OF people
were misled by economic quacks,
darkened and scowled. This is what
they heard:
''You don't realize the amount of
discomfort there is in this country. 1t
needs only leadership. myself
could go out and raise an army
which would smash the community.
So long as this discomfort is based on
criminal tendencies of course | am
against it-but insofar as it is based
on the unreasonable attempts of
those in authority to get labor at
whatever they want to pay it, l am
heartily in sympathy with it.
"You may talk about educating
the people, but you cannot educate
men who are hungry. Take the pres
ent coal situation. What is the
cause? The reason is that the coal
carrying railroads have not made
peace with their striking shopmen.
The men in high places do not inform
themselves.
"Before / said word about this
matter | sent out my health inspec-
tors. They went to the outlying coal
regions, and thew reported that the
present coal shortage was due to the
cars standing on the tracks, broken
down and idle. Then / wrote to the
president of the United States, and
the answer came back that the pres
ident had known for long time that
the cause of the coal shortage was
that the carriers had not kept their
obligations!
"This is not the time to fight out
an economic principle, but the only
way the workingmen have of getting
a square deal is by collective bar
gaining. | am not in favor Of liv-
ing wage; | am in favor of wage
which will give the workingman a
few luxuries and chance to have his
children do better
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
RK. OHIO. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1929
COuzenS Scores Conditions
Michigan Senator Calls Spade Spade in Address
ing the Washington City Club
(By Federated Press)

fering from the same disease which
has ravaged and weakened the rail-
roads of the country. This disease,
he insisted, is private ownership.
"You gentlemen are reneating here
all the propaganda against govern
ment ownership that the big corpora
tions and financiers have put into
your newspapers to deceive you.
am familiar with it all. 1t was used
against us in all the Detroit newspap-
ers, and you will bear in mind that
Detroit had no millions it could use
to buy space in the newspapers and
rrove that the propaganda was
false. But we put the street rail
ways under municipal ownership and
now the reonle know it was false.
"You speak of the widows and
orphans who will lose through gov
ernment ownership of railways. That
is probably true, since nobody but
innocent and inexperienced widows
and orphans will invest a dollar in
privately owned railroads any more.
Incidentally, out in Detroit, when
they told US about the widows and
orphans, We found some six officials
Of the company were receiving huge
salaries for very little work which, if
distributed as dividends, would have
helped the widows and ornhans lot
:. = - = Seriously. my heart goes out
to those who may lose by this change
to government ownership, but it is
the law of history and good states
manship that the few must suffer at
times for the sake of the many"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
No Heat in Figures
Public Wants Coal

New York-"In the name of the
public health, call upon you to end
statistical performances and put your
house in order. The public wants
coal and wants it now," says DIR.
Royal S. Copeland, United States SEN
ator-elect, in letter to Robert S.
Brinkerd, railroad official, who has
been quoting freight statistics to
prove the railroads are not resnonsi-
BILE for present coal conditions.
"We are not interested in compar-
ative statements" said DR.. Copeland.
"What we want is large increase OF
coal over the present receipts. Our
bins are emnty because of failure of
sunply during previous months. we
are inconvenienced and worried. The
public health is imperilled, and in all
probability there have been deaths as
a result of the railroad failure to
supply coal:
1--WE would not excuse the fire de-
partment if half it's apparatus was
out of order when a great con1la0ra-
ton occurred. We would not forgive
the police commissioner if half his
force was away on. vacation when a
long-threatened riot took place. We
expect corporation, charged with
the duty of furnishing a public
necessity, to be prepared for every
emergency.
"You are not so prepared, are you ?
Surely you are not proud of the rec
ord of the railroads during the past
six months, as shown by the inter-
state commerce commissions report ?
This reveals a deplorable condition,
does it not?
'In your letter you say the roads
you mention have not settled with the
striking shop craft employees because
they have made agreements with or
ganizations of their present en-
ployes, agreements which have been
entered into in good faith, etc.
"Did the roads which made these
agreements do so in order to build up
this defense against the very charges
which are now being justly made
against them? Have your roads al
wavs been so considerate of your
faithful employees? Is it that you
have a real interest in the present
group of employees, or have you de-
Sire to destroy the shop crafts organ
izations?
"If it is the latter, why not frankly
declare the fact? If not, why not ad-
Just your differences, put these men
to work, repair your locomotives, re-
lieve the discomfort of the country
and save innumerable lives which will
be lost, if you persist in your obstin-
ate course ?"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Sinful Waste of
Big Potato Crop

Washington = About 50,000,000
bushels, or more than II per cent of
last years record crop of white pota-
toes, were wasted or consumed on
farms or left undug, according to the
department of agriculture.
Heavy production last year resulted
in prices which made it Improbable
for many farmers, especially those in
the central northwest, to dig their
crop, some sections being able to OBJ
tain only 20 cents or less bushel.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Uncle Sam Pays
Pauper Wages

Washington-In an appropriation
passed by congress for the mainten-
ance of the department Of commerce
building is provision for these pauper
wages:
Engineer and electrician, $1,400;
carpenter, $1,000; electrician, $1,000;
three elevator conductors at $720
each; five guards at $720 each; three
firemen at $720 each; assistant fore
womna, S720; 81 laborers at $500
each; toilet attendant, $3.50.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
U. S. C. of c. Wants Subsidy Bill

Washington-A final desperate ef-
fort has beeen launched by the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
to force the ship subsidy bill through
congress before adjournment March
A. To this end the great organization
of business men is urging its mem
bers throughout the country to con-
centrate pressure uuon members of
the senate.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
OpnOse State Insurance

Albany, N. Y.-Casualty companies
oppose state-controlled workmen's
compensation insurance. These prl-
vate concerns are loading the mails
of legislators with their propaganda
in favor of exploiting the miserv of
disabled workers and the families Of
workers killed in industry.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Sec'y. Open Shop Assn. Arrested

Hartford, Conn. = julius Miller,
secretary, Hartford Open Shop Assn,
has been arrested and released in
$4,000 bail on a charge of violating
the contract labor law by bringing
three former German soldiers here
from Germany to work as strike
breakers in the shops of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail
road. He is alleged to have laid the
fare of the Germans to America.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
War Workers Reduced

Washington-The number of civil
ian employees in the war department
have been reduced to within 1,473 of
the pre-war strength, which was
45,911. The pre-war civilian strength
of the department in this city was
2,911. When the armistice was sign
ed on November II, 1918, it was Al
400. On March 3, 1921, it was g.
548. Today it is 4,608.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Want State COssacks

Chicago-The movement for state
cossacks is general through the mid
die west. In Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio the same forces that have been
repeatedly defeated are again plead
ing for the kind of claw and order"
that the cossack clans can enforce.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Renew Prison Lease System

Montgomery, Ala.-The house has
extended the convict lease system in
this state until 1927. Opponents Of
extension say the people have been
continually promised. that the evil
would be ended, but the state favors
corporations by permitting them to
make money off the leased convicts.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Penitentiaries in Bad Shape

Sacramento, Cal.-An insnection of
San Quentin and Folsom peniten>
tiaries and the state insane asylum
at Napa by two Los Angeles state
senators has resulted in report that
all these institutions are "overcrowd-
ed and unsanitary." San Quentin
was stated to be especially lacking in
sanitary provisions.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Signalmen Get Eight Hour Day

Chicago-The railroad labor board
has granted the eight-hour day to
railroad signalmen, but has refused
to increase wages. In a dissenting
opinion A. o. Wharton, labor member
of the board, said an increase in
wages should be granted, in view of
the increased cost Of living.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Rump the Farmers as Usual

Olympia, Wash.-When farmers in
drouth- stricken areas ask the state
for money to buy seeds they will be
charged 6f6 interest, according to a
bill in the state legislature. Farmer
Labor legislators point out, however,
that the state lends its money to the
banks at 21a q.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Steel Prices Go Up

New York-Steel prices are head
ed for higher levels, according to
Judge Gary. In plain English, this
means that prices are goinp up. The
Judge deplores the scarcity of labor.
1t seems that no one with American
lied idea is willing to accept the
Judges II and II hour day.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Gov. Employees Unjustly Fired

Washington = Twenty-eight en-
ployes of the bureau of engraving,
fired suddenly by order of President
Harding more than a wear ago, have
been acquitted of all wrongdoing by
a special board named to investigate
their cases. 1t developed that the
workers were fired, with insinuations
of misconduct, in order to make room
for deserving Republicans.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Teachers Aid Striking Shopmen

Denison, Tex.-Local 60, American
Federation of Teachers, has been
lunning benefits for the children of
shopmen who are still on strike in
this railroad center, the roads refus-
ing to settle. A show was staged by
the teachers union with the assist
ance of the school children, of which
the proceeds went to strikers chill
dren.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Rumanian Iron Workers on Strike

Bukarest, Rumania - Over 1000
workers in the Astra iron works,
which is under military control, have
gone on strike for higher wages. Re-
lying upon the presence of the mill
tary, the management tried to abro-
gate the collective bargaining agree
ment that the workers had made with
their bosses.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
What 1t Costs to Run tho Government

New York-According to figures
compiled by the Budget, a monthly
publication issued by the National
Budget committee, $40 Madison Ave-,
New York city, the total cost of gov
ernment is nearly $8,5OO,OOO,O0O
yearly.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Farm Labor Party to Have Ticket

Bloomington, Ill.-The local branch
of the Farmer-Labor part will have
a ticket in the field for the city elec
tion. The labor men will have candi-
dates for alderman, at least two of
which will be railroaders employed in
the local shops of the Chicago and
Alton.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
General Labor Notes
Short Items Gathered For Benefit Of
Hasty Readers
Municipal Lodging House Busy

St. Louis-The coldest ni9ht of the
year, nine below zero, stimulated bus
mess at the municinal lodging house
and ATS sought shelter for the night.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16

Olympia, Wash.-Trade unionists
in this state urge legislation that
officials to insert a clause in all con-
tracts let by the state compelline the
contractor to pay prevailing wage
scales.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Indiana Union Buys Building

Bicknell, Ind.-Local Union No.
884, U. M. w. of A., has purchased a
two-story building for the use of the
union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Railroad Unions May Amalgamate

Chicago-Heads of the 16 standard
railroad unions have been asked to
state their position on amalgamation
in letter sent out by the Chicago
Committee for Amalgamation in the
Metal and Railroad Industries. w.
]. KERN, 3515 Archer avenue, is sec
retary of the committee.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
Oppose Women's Eight Hour Day

Indianapolis-An eight-hour law
for women workers is being opposed
by manufacturers, welfare workers
and business women's clubs.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
State Would Control Agencies

Sacramento, Cal.-Private employ
ment agencies in this state are under
attack by members of the California
legislature, who have offered several
plans to control this evil.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-16
What Labor Is Doing
Wage Increases and Progress Mace
Throughout the Country
Clerks to Organize

Richmond, Cal-Retail clerks have
started a campaign to reorganize
these workers in this section.