davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-07

~S.Lzg: 46. 1855; a. 1855.
SHAPP4Bo. Joseph, Co, IS. SASS.
gag. 70; 81. sss7S; 81, ssa.7s; 81
:SS.ss; IS. 1s2.7s; IS. sac 10; 81
MELicK. s.mue, j.. Is. ,sIs.
WARREN. Maud L.. 20, siits'
CROSS: Chas. H. and Marie r., Is,
JOHNSON, Bertha, 2e. 357.4s
AUSTIN, Harry A. and Pauline A ~.
$S7.4s. -
COMPTON. Harry L. and Florence A.,
BARRON, Gertrude. 80, &1IIs.
NORRIS, Chas. and Lillian c., 80.
3Sf.As.
SQUARE csss
SHAPIRO, Jaoeb B.. 50. sss.sT; 80,
:sss.. .:o, .ss.is 81. iAs,cs; 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-07
soUARU aesl

S&RA&s6 eNeNs
MCGEE. Hugh J. and Mary Rose. SIS.
ROMAN, Frederick A. and Carolyn W..
CARTER. Joseph c.. so2. $500.
MONTAGUE, David r, and Anna L.'
QUICK, James NJ, sos. sas11..
MCMAHON. w. Richard. sii. 1855.
SQUARE ssss.
BIEN. v, T. H., Inc, 5sl. s116,Ss.
ALLISON. T. W. and Minnie c.. SIS,
cFA 81 r.. George F. and Florence 4!
WARREN. Monroe and Robert b. S4s.
MANATIs. Rsail. so7. $3.50.
LITTLEHALES. George r., SAT, t6b2.6o:
54s, $SI2.ss; $40. Ss!s.ss.
SQUARE 1855.
WINE. Beryl B., sos. s1SO.l4.
REED. Albert C.. 500, S84.3l.
REGARDS, Jacob T., $40, 1904.
CHILD, Mary j., sos, sso.Ss.
SQUARE sss7.
WIRE. Preston E., 79a. t24sN2.
coXALL, Norris L. and Agnes B.
TtvLoR. Flora r.. s22. $3.50.
PRESTON, Winfield, ais, s7.sS; as.
S2T9.s0,
SQUARE 26ss.
l4TH ST. DEVELOPMENT Co. INC,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-07
scuARr Mta.

SQUARE 1St1.
kAHN. issdors L ana Ellis. Ia ~
SQUARE s5ls.
chANDALL. Harry n. %. ai2s7.a;
HYDE. christiana. asa. ss.is;
sIRNET, Arthur a. ana Helen :"
SQUARE sST1.
kfH HssALI Harriet zS1ss i =. sol. isSisI.
SQUARE HsSs.
NELvILLE. Clyde B.. y. :sSi.se.
KAY, Maurice and benjamin., ~,
,oI IniSYi,' Mary n. sea .sssIa
EEUHAusER, Roy L., se4' tl4Les.
SQUARE ASA.
9Rg. or TIE WASH. HEIGHTS PRES.
CHR, INC. 20. saooos:
TAHBERT, Z. Hume IT. q, tito;
IS. slls.is; 81, 91te.is.
BoBBs. James D. and Thomas p.
BoneA 70, t12as.35.
SQUARE asSA.
1ALIAN, Hagop A.. 81. t17SSs.
MANNING. Powell r.. IS, Siso.sl.
eHERRILL. Clarence o., IL, Siei "a.
1RAuss; John M. and Harriet Lursns.
RERENS, Frank c.. SO. 3Isls1.
0UVALL. William T., a., Sl3s.T0.
KRAFT, Louis. IS. Sl412.
BERRY. Edna p, sos. &6il.so.
SQUARE ASS.
KING. chas. w. and Bette n. ..
GoLDBERG. Abraham, 5, 3S2713.
-, $150.1s
WASH. ALUMNI CHAPTER OF.
PHI. FRATERNITY, 81. Sl4s.7o.
oMOOT, Lawrence r. and John b.
Kinnear Trs.. 80, $72.S0.
HALMER. Clyde and Herman 8. Pal
mer. "a, Sl51.g3.
PALMER, Herman. IS, 3islsG.
MMI5LLL Lk Mary E.. -. $ls2,47.
LEE, Rachel E., Sc, S14h33
HOOPER, Roberta So 31laSf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-07

CAhR, joshua W. 81, Sl0634.
MCLEOD. VIM. NJ. ais. &sS.s6.
SQUARE 27tS.
BRIGGS, Edison w, Co. II. sis7sg.
8. $S5.7T; Z, 315ss1.
SQUARE 274T.
BRIGGS, Edison W. Co. transferred to
SQUARE 27<s.
BRIGGS Edison W., Co.. transferred to
Cnorad C, Smith, Q, Sse.43.
BRIGGS. Edison W., Co., transferred to
John e, Gnechhesi, 3, S10ss0.
BRIGGS. Edison W., Co., transferred TO
Grace Fulton Chandlie. I, S10s.50.
BRIGGS, Edison W., Co., transferred to
cou.nciior. James A. and vssta NJ.
BRIGGS. Edison W., Co., transferred to
Smith, Conrad G., s, 5000.
BUGGS. Edison W., Co., transferred to
Conrad G. Smith. 2. S67.73.
SQUARE 2773
BREUNINGER. Henry L. and Lewis
T.. IL, $25.45.
SQUARE 2774.
BREUNINGER. Henry L. ana Lewis
T., 8, S31.75
KINDLEY, George r.. 4, Ssl.7s.
POLLITT, L. Irving and George r.
Kipdley, 8. t41.13.
MORRIS, Edgar. and Matte B.. 9.
SQUARE PITS.
Hustled, william O.. ana Irma, .,
st22.22.
GROVE. seIbie D. ana r May, trans.
ferred 10 chtswsiL Edgar p, IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-07
SQUARE a7ao.

BRoNAUGH, Alfred 7, ana N. Kath.
crime, 81, 4226.sz.
MEYER. Amelia c. and Grace T..
KERNoDLE. George ". and Katharine
l., $40, el39.73.
Killing Marcus w. and Lseta A.. $50.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
STRIKE ON
EXPLOSIVE SITUATION
STRUGGLE MAY SPREAD
BY Worker Correspondent

PATERSON, N. J.-Sporadic out
bursts that have been occurring in
this town Of historic class warfare.
have eliminated in an unorganized
and spontaneous strike that has tied
up one mill, Garfinkle and Ritter's
silk underwear shop.
About fifty young workers, who
had probably never heard of a union,
walked out when the wages were cut
again, few days ago. and went to
the Y. W. G. A. to make further
plans. The "Y'' at once administered
to them real dose Of class eollabora-
ton, told them that it could not con-
sent to their plans for struggle. and
shut the door on the representative
Of the Associated silk Workers
Union.
When the excited and rebellious
girls heard all this, and saw that the
organizer from the union was not to
be allowed to speak TO them there.
they put on their hats and coats and
marched to hall where they could
talk.
A picket line is established, the
rest Of the shop is on strike, the first
visit from the police has been braved,
and the demands are clear: (1)-
Restoration Of the wage cut. CA
union. If the strike lasts very long
It win spread.
Another strike is on in a union
silk shop, where the boss had got into
the habit Of ignoring the union, be-
cause Of long period of industrial
pacifism. A crude denial Of griev-
ance brought action.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
The Managers Corner

Tcenty thousand Wor1ters jafamed Madison Square
Garden IN Nei0 York Saturday. January oath the
occasion of the anniversary of LeBs death and the
rival of the Daily Worker IN NelO Yort City, Tlcenty
thousand tOorkers cheered enthusiastically eoery mention
Of paper, and pledged their material and moral sup
port.
To reach this Cast crotcd, the human roice uHaded
could haze been totally inadequate. 1t therefore
necessary to employ the decices produced by modern
science for the purpose. With the aid Of electrical omp
fiefs possible to reach the tuthermost
of the great auditorium and its topm0st galleries. with
the aid of this copderfa iarentoa the slightest sound
from the platform heard distinctly by evely corker
IA the audience.
The printing and publication Of newspaper alone
lcU not insure its reaching large circle of readers
No matter ho,c much improre the QtaLity of oar
paper that fact alone cU not be sufficient to build up
its circulation To reach the fgrthemost recesses of
the labor increment to reach every section of the Cor
ing class Uith its message the DGy Worker must haze
the aid of lChot might call human amplifiers
rades lcho derote themselves to the promotion of the
paper, In all their auaable time Without this help
and support the Daily Worker aOW find 1t difficult to
reach the lUoreyS the Madison Square Garden speak
6rs aCtthoUt the electrical dmpJifjers.
From this moment OH, every coDfade Who redds the
Daily Worker must make his business to broadcast
the reputation of the paper Udey Workers should be
urged to read IT, Newsstand dealers should be urged
to hGSdle it. Those lCh0 out of reach of the
stand should be urged to subscribe. IN this cay the
Daily Worker acM quickly become mass organ and
po1cerfuI peapoB for the 1CorkeHs. BERT MILLER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
Over the Top for Daily
Worker Drive, but This
| Nucleus Keeps On Going

Editor, DAILY WORKER: En-
closed find money order for $21.5O.
$3.50 of which was contributed by
the Ukrainian Russian Club of Endi-
colt. and $500 Of which was col
locted at nucleus meeting.
Our nucleus, which consists Of 1G
members, has already passed the
1000 mark.
We have turned in $3.50 to The
DAILY WORKER campaign so far.
But we didn't stop our work. Every
member Of our nucleus has book
Of certificates and we are trying
our best to sell them.
We are also proud Of our district
No. A, to which we belong and which
was the first to get over the top in
this campaign.
Fraternally yours. |
A. PANASIK, Financial Secy.
Endicott, N. X.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
Eight More M iners
Burn in Gas Explosion

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Jan. 20.
Eight miners were burned. one seri-
cusly. when an explosion of gas, be-
licved to have resulted fro man cleo
trio spark, wrecked the cooper vein
Of the Peach Orchard Colliery. Glen
Alden Coal company, here today.
The injured follow:
Stanley Kresge, IS. Parsons, con-
dition serious; Clifford Hay, Al,
city; Anthony Wyssoclli, 90. city;
Felix Tomashesld, 10, Hanover; Leo
Dobinski, So, city; Anthony Chris
topher, So, city; Konstansti Martin,
46, city; Peters Conitzslsi, as, city.
The first six are in local hospitals
while the condition Of the last two
permitted their removal to their
homes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
Mill WORKERS IN YOUNGSTOWN, 0.
SLAVE LONG HOURS FOR Low WAGE

the same old threat; "If you don't
do it there are lots Of men around
the employment office who will be
glad to come in and do it." This
threat helps Mr.. Slave Driver to in
tensifv his attitude and to swing
his economic lash in a ferocious man
ner.
The Workers Know
Glass collaboration is not yet Wis
ible in the mills of Youngstown.
Workers are told in no uncertain
language who is who and what Is
what. So we have no difficulty in
realizing that as workers we have
nothing, absolutely nothing, in COM
mon with our masters.
The mill workers have already re-
ceived the news of the immense pro-
fits that were derived from their
labor during the last year., While
the idle parasitic, stockholders are
getting these vast profits, the work.
ers who produce them have not even
a weeks bread ahead of them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
MAY DEPORT MAN
PASSAIC POLICE
BEATING CRAzED
Hospital Reports Him
"a Public Charge"

Because he is suffering from in.
sanity as a result Of a brutal beating
by Passaic police while he was on
The textile strike picket line there,
immigration authorities are now in
vestigating the alien standing Of
Abraham Zaretsky, 80, former re-
sident of Passaic.
zaretsky is now in Bellevue Hos
pital suffering from dementia prae-
cox. While he was on the Passaic
picket line last March, he was brut-
ally attacked by police, his mind
totally wrecked as a result.
His two sisters, both working for
small pay, attempted to keep him in
private institutions, but found that
their limited finances would not per-
nit this. When doctors advised that
he might be cured by convalescing in
the mountains, they scratched and
scraped and finally managed to save
enough to support him there for
month. Still his condition did not
improve.
Their poverty, making it impossible
to keep zaretsky in a private insti-
tuition. forced his sisters to place him
in Bellevue Hospital Immediately,
the hospital officials notified fmni-
grafton authorities at Ellis Island.
that he had become "public charge.
Zaretsky'p sisters were notified to
appear at Ellis Island before the inn
migration commissioner He question
cd them regarding his status as an
alien, the country from which he
came. and their ability to keep him
from being a "public charge.
In the opinion of legal experts
questioned about the case, unless his
sisters keep Zaretsky in a private in
stitution, which their finances will
not warrant, the immigration author
titles may have grounds on which he
may be deported. Zaretsky entered
this country in legal manner, in
1923.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
SIX PASSAIC STRIKERS
YIELD TO THIRD DEGREE;
PLEAD GUILTY OF BOMB

PATERSON, n. J.-(FP- Feeling
the cards were stacked against them
six Passaic strikers, charged with
bombing the homes of two scabs,
reached a compromise with the prose-
cution. The men entered a plea Of
non vult to a misdeneanor indict-
ment in return from the dropping Of
a felony bill. The lesser charge ac-
cuses them of having explosives with
the intention Of destroying property.
and carries maximum penalty of
three years. The felony count adds
the intention of injuring persons and
brings five to ten years.
The compromise came the Second
day of the trial Of three Of The pris-
oners. Policemen on thu witness
stand had been badly confused in
their denials Of third degree brutal
ity. Sidney TurneY stenographer,
who prepared the Confessions, admit
ted he had ot>Saken down questions
and answers/of police and prisoners
but recoDsfructed a narrative state
ment. He admitted that in the case
of Tony Poneho, Slav, he relied on
an Italian captain of detectives, as
interpreter.
But the third degree statements
none the less proved damaging in a
historical middle class community
from which jurors were drawn. Other
indictments would have been brought
up later and defense funds would not
last. The six men will be sentenced
January %. Five other cases in an
ether county are not affected
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
(By a Worker Correspondent.)

(By a Worker Correspondent
YOUNGSTOWN, O.-The worker
in the several steel mills of this city
(Passaic of 0hio) are living under
as unbearable conditions as if they
were prisoners in a Siberian salt
mine during the regime of Nicholas,
the Last of Russia.
Low Wages, Long Hours
General labor is paid for at the
rate of Al cents an hour, S4.40 for a
long and hard day of ten hours
Even this cannot be had by everyone.
Hundreds Of workers 90 to the en-
ployment offices every day in
search Of anything at all. Skilled
and semi-skilled are more than will
ing to take an unslilled workers
place, anything to keep the wolf from
the door.
Make Use of JObless
The large army of unemployed
hanging around are not entirely over
looked by the slave-drivers, or bosses,
as we call them when speaking in
their presence. Every day we hear
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
Housewives Council
Demands Support for
Box Makers Concert

The United Council of Working
class Housewives, so z. IL St., N. Y.
c., which has been keeping up the
kitchen for the last twelve weeks
for the Paper Box strikers is APP
pealing to all labor organizations to
help the strikers win their just bat
le. Their call is as follows:
1.-THE Paper Box Makers Union,
the union Of the strikers, is arrang-
ing a grand concert and ball for the
18th of February on Lincoln's Birth
day eve, at Star Casino, 10th st. and
Park Ave-, New York City. This
great entertainment must be a sue
cess. The workers of New York
must show to the strikers that they
are not alone in this battle. that the
workers are supporting them. Also
the stubborn employers must know
that the strikers will hold out as long
as necessary until they win their de-
mands.
"The workers can prove their 10y
atty to the box isrikers by making
the concert and ball a success.
The U. C. Of Workingclass House
wives is appealing to all labor or
CARNATIONS and to the various women
organizations especially to sell tickets
and collect ads for the program jour
nal Of the concert. The money is
being used to feed the strikers fam
lilies. Help them win"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24

employer, he was Aruund. And
factory forewomen we're brought to
corroborate Woman's Party members
testimony before the Industrial Sur
vey Commission. But when a live
wire young working girl came to the
Commission and told or unanimous
sentiment for the shorter Rork-week
in factories she worked in and
visited the Commission treated her
lightly. One of the Commissioner
extensively remarked, when he was
ehided about question. that he ''was
meerly passing on the exhibit"
Misleading Questions
Here is an example of the tricky
and nasty questions Hart blandly
asks for the employers:
'Do you feel that women should
be permanently Disseminated against
from getting work by these laws re
stricting them from working as long
as menu"
Mary Anderson, Director Women's
Bureau, Z s. Dept. Of Labor, ducked
from under the query by saying that
as a government official she should
not have to answer.
SOmnOlent Sessions
But more important than the en-
ployers' agents questioning is the
cross-eXamining Of Sayre, executive
secretary Of the Commission. Sayre
is former commissioner Of the New
York State Labor Dept. His queries
are more smoothly put than Harris
but serve the same end Of trying to
confuse witnesses TO commit them
against the labor legislation. SEN
ator James S. Truman is an ally Of
Hart and the remaining commission
ers generally are absent or sleeping.
The public's representative is pos
sibly too typical Of his appointed con
stituents in that respect, although
he wakens to question when any wit
ness implies that employers are not
obeying fully the present labor law
or otherwise fulfilling what he sup
poses their obligations should be to-
wards their workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
MANY J0BLESS
IN STATE or
WASHINGTON
No Prosperity" There
Wages Low
(By a Worker Correspondent

TACOMA, WASH.-The combined
federal and city free employment Of
flee reports that in the past year g.
1877 men and women applied for jobs,
and 7,1SS men and 45S women were
given jobs. In December 3O4 asked
for work and 29S were given work.
That looks as if conditions here
were fairly good But they are not.
Let us consider this report.
But Jobs On Short-time
1t says nothing as to what kind of
jobs or how long the work lasted.
Many Of the women were wanted to
help with homework for few days.
Most Of the rest probably were sent
to the berry fields Of the puyallup
Valley for a few weeks. Very few
of the men were placed on what
might be called steady jobs. Some
were sent out on farm work. some to
the berry fields and canneries in sea-
son. Most of them were sent out as
casual labor, few days digging for
house foundations perhaps, and SINH
lar work, or putting in a load of
wood. They burn wood out there.
scraps from the lumber mills, and
after the trucks dump it at the curb
il has to be put away. Most of the
men hired are for such work. Very
short-time jobs.
Long Lines of Job Hunters
There are many factories here,
lumber mills, furniture factories,
smelter, etc. They never hire from
the employment offices. Every day
there is line Of men asking for work
at every one of these places. Some
times few are hired. But always,
there is an oversupply Of workers and
an undersupplv of jobs. And so
wages are kept low. $3.40 for an
eight hour day is supposed to be the
basic rate in the lumber mills. It
sometimes runs as low as $3.50, some
times up to S4.50 for a few skilled
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
WORKERS MOBILIZE TO HELP CLOAKMAKERS SAVE
UNION; SUBSCRIBING FOR LOAN Of S25OOOO

four most powerful of New York
locals, 2, Q, % and 35. The bonds,
in denominations of S25, $50, 800
and $500. bear interest at six. per-
cent and mature ii6sthree years.
Financed BY the Membership
The |. L. G. w. strike in New York
was financed by the membership,
principally by taking out loans.
There was general response to-
wards the call from New York, and
amounts were received as follows
from the I. L. g. NV. locaRaiii these
cities: Philadelphia, $4,000; Chi
cago, 5000; Boston, $4,000; Balti-
more, $4,000; Hartford, $1,000; Pat
erson, S1,500; st. Louis, s1,2sS; De-
troit. $500; Los Angeles, $1,000;
Cleveland, $500. ms
This response from the member
ship towards the needs of the union
has not ceased. The conference of
active trade unionists in New York
Monday pledged 100000 in sub
scriptions toward>the loan, andaasked
for only three weeks time to do it
in. shop subscriptions for the loan
get results.
There have been liberal contribu-
tions through the Workmen's Circle
during the strike. 16 gave S1SS; 81
gave SIS; "a, 500; 80, $50; 224, $40;
225. $50; 272, $50; 2S4. S5S; 226,
$500; 421, 500; 462. $7O5; 40, $50;
4S2. $50; 576, $500; 637, 500; 715,
500; IT'S, 500, and many others.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24

for the superannuated man is
better than none at all. But the
chances for oppression lurking
in corporate pension plans make
one hope that some other REM
edy may be found"
That remedy has long been advo-
Gated by the Pennsylvania Old Age
Pension Commission. The commits
sion is fighting for state old age
pensions as the only way to meet
the increasingly difficult problem of
caring for the 100000 dependent
aged persons over 65 in the United
States. A scientific system under
state control is the only pension
scheme that can serve the workers,
the Commission finds, with a grow
ing number Of impartial pension ex-
perts. But, according to the New
York Times, "fear of government
action is not the least Of the reasons
for the spread Of private pension
plans"
Some Of the 400 large corpora
tions using pensions to keep work
ers in hand are: Colorado Fuel &
Iron Co., E. /. Dupont de Menours
Co., General Electric Co., INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit Co., Init. Har-
vester Co., Jones & Laughlin Steel
Co., Otis Elevator Co., Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Co., Pittsburgh Coal
Co., Pullman Co., all the Standard
Oil companies, United States Rub
Der Co., U. S. Steel Corp, and many
railroads, led by the Pennsylvania.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
Mass Meeting Protests
Pullman Co. Policy of
Low Wage Plus Tipping

A mass meeting at Community
Church. New York. addressed BY
Henry T. Hunt, ex-mayor Of Cinoin-
natl, Dr. Norman Thomas. l.. !. D..
Thomas j. Curtis. vice-president
State Federation Of Labor, James
Weldon Johnson. n. A. A. c. p, and
A. Philip Randolph. general organ
izer, Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car
Porters adopted a resolution in sub
stance as follows;
Ten thousand porters and maid
do necessary work on the railroad
for the Pullman Go. They are paid
on an average Of. after expense arc
deducted, Of sIi.00 per month. whi,h
is not living wage. Porters have
20 tale tips to exc out an existence.
which is degrading, and the average
from tips is only about SOS per
month.
The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car
Porters has been organized partly to
do away with this practice Of tip
ping, by securing living wage from
the company.
But it is charged that the company
discharges porters who join the
brotherhood, and the mass meeting
protests both against these dis
charges3 and against the low wage.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24

luRiV CrlLlclZeu ny competent duthV
Organized labor is interested il
he effects of the pension practic'
lpon trade unionism. Warren B
Jatlin, Bowdoin College economic
professor, has some singing com
nents in his new book, The LabO,
Problem:
"MOre vital and serious still
is the effect of pension systems
upon the independence and bar
gaining power of the workers.
The employers argument that
it will promote good con-
duct and decrease the liability
to strikes proves too much. In
dustrial peace is desirable; but,
like other forms, it may be
bought at too dear price; and
for all the large expenditures of
the corporations the worker
stands to pay the bill.
''The absence of strong labor
organizations in practically all
industries having pension sys-
TENS, aside from railroads, is
more than a coincidence. The
prospect of pension binds the
workman hand and foot, and
r0bs him Of that mobility which
is his greatest bargaining asset.
In like manner IL discourages all
collective efforts TO improve
wages and other conditions for
the mass of employees. An older
employee. approaching pension
able age, is not likely to stir up
sedition among his fellows and
get himself discharged in conse-
quence. In fact, il has been
charged that in time of strike
men already on pension have
sometimes been forced TO act as
strike-breakers or lose their
pensions.
Professor Catlin is referring t,
he railroad companies action be
ore the threatened tieup Of 1916 al
veil as IN the 1922 strike and pres
Mt action Of Western Maryland R.R
gainst engineers and firemen,-olC
pensioners being called out to breal
he strike. Catlin concludes his sec,
ion on industrial pensions:
1T seems ungracious always
TO be questioning the motives
behind employers gifts; and no
doubt any method Of providing