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Cannot Halt
Nature From
Taking Course

= WASHINGTON, Dec. 2cr-The
growth Of organizations for the sale
Of unfermented grape juice from
which alcoholic wines can be made
in the cellar by permitting nature
to take its course, is admitted by
treasury officials to be entirely
within the law.
Seymour Lowman, assistant secre-
tary Of the treasury In charge OF
prohibition enforcement, said this
week that this industry was not
viewed as alarming by officials, IS
the average Aaerican knows little
about making wine ard more often
produces vinegar.
Mr.. Lowman ruled that IL was IL
legal for the vendors OF grape juice
to GO. to the homes Of citizens and
superintend the process of fermenta-
ton. and IL this became a practice
the would act. He i'd
mitted, however, hat dry agents
under the present Interpretation OF
the law would be forced to first Sc
cure a search warrant before enter
ing any ones cellar to find the ex-
pert wine-maker mt work.
"Under the law there is no way to
stop the sale of grapes or the sale
of grape juice" said Mr.. Lowman.
after the grape juice ferments, il is
wine. People who make their own
wine are safe enough IL they do not
sell it."
The assistant secretary said that
New Workers were being duped by
the supply OF sc-called champagne
which appears in New York nigat
clubs and elsewhere, One type. is
merely white wine with an addition
Of 10 per cent of alcohol and carbon
ated water. The other is ordinary
cider permitted to ferment until il
contains from 10 to IL per cent Of
alcohol and then charged.
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SAYS
INDUSTRY and
TRADE ACTIVE
Credit Condition Is
Said To Be Good;
Agricultural Output
Per Cent Up
BY WILLIAM F. WHITING
". g. Secretary of Commerce

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-LP1-
Some of the more important eco
nomic forces which dominate the
business situation as we enter the
new year are credit conditions. the
degree of accumulation of merchan-
disc stocks and of speculation in
them, the size Of the crops and our
current industrial output the rate
of wages and volume OF employ
ment and tie prospects Of foreign
trade.
With respect to credit conditions
1928 has been an extraordinary year.
The outflow Of gold, which began in
the antumn OF 1927, continued during
the first half of 1928 and caused a
eversal in the easy money situation
that had prevailed for several years.
Public attention has been fixed on
the rise in the rates on stock ex-
change 90-day time loans from 4 Ii
per cent in January to z IL per cent
In the early autumn, and the even
greater rise in call money rates. IL
Is well, however, to note that bank
credit for commercial purposes has
been in ample supply at rates rang
ing from less than one-half per rent
higher in southern and western
cites to slightly over 1 per cent in
New York City, while open-market
rates for commercial paper nave in
creased by only l 1-2 per cent during
the year.
Agricultural output during the
vera vas about 5 per cent larger
than in 1927 and there was an even
greater expansion in manufacturing
nraAra4tnr hvS .As&kn- -N..t~~ 80
raw materials nor Of manufactured
goods have shown any general tend
ency to accumulate. There is no
considerable speculation n commodi-
ties and wholesale prices average
about the same as a year ago.
Wages continue at a high level
n unemployment has been reduced
to a minimum. There has been q
continued demand for additional
workers by mercantile establish
ments. hotels and the automotive in
dustry and factories have once more
been increasing the number on their
payrolls. Labor conflicts in the coal
and cotton textile industries were
settled during the past year, and re-
iations in most sections Of the labor
world are now amicable.
ACTIVITY IN the ana
construction industries has been sus-
tanned and is particularly notewor-
thy. Automobile production has
been at a higher level in recent
months than at any earlier period,
and contracts for future construc--
ton have bee substantially greater
than in the corresponding period a
year ago.
Production of many related prod
uets, such as iron and steel. cement,
gasoline and rubber tires has been
stimulated as n result of these &C.
velopments. The textile and coal n
dustries, however. still lag behind.
Foreign, as we'll as domestic, de-
mand for the products of our farms
and factories is steadily expanding.
During the past year there has been
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Real Estate
Transfers
FURNISHED by Valley Abstract Coz
Cameron County,

FURNISHED by Valley Abstract Col
Cameron County,
John w. Woodford to L. J. Pugh,
29.O5 acres out Of Mary Jane Howe
tract in Espiritu Santo grant, $751;
OFT.
CISCO Morris to David Sanches, lot
IL. block 50, Harlingen, 1900.
Charles o. Shelander and Lera ID.
Shelander TO J. L. Parker, lot IL,
block 2. second addition to San Be-
nito, $4,000.
J. L. and Lulu Belle Palmer to G..
w. Clark, Iot ~. block 2, second ad-
dition TO San Benito. $40 etc.
G. W. aud Aimee NJ. Clark TO ]. l..
Palmer, lot z. blk. 81, San Benito,
$500.
Maria o. de Leon and Nicolas de
Leon to Francisco G.. de Cavazos,
part of lot s, block "a, brownsville,
$4,000.
w. II. Starbuck and May Starbuck
to +. 4. Terrell and Edna May Fer
rell. all of blocks IL, II, 10, Starbuck
acreage, $4,000.
(HidalGo County,
American Go. to O. T.. Van Berg,
lot IL" Capisallo Heights subd.,
$500.
American Co. IL o. f. Van Berg,
part Of lot a." Capisallo Heights,
$500.
Nj. q. Boucher to G. III. Boucher,
N. 5 acres Of $. 20 acres lot IL, blk.
AZ, Capisallo Heights, SO etc.
s. Z. Jov TO Edw. A. Eckert, N. 1-2
lot Z, blk. s, A. NJ. McColl subd., $40
etc.
Agnes WOODY et ux TO Freda j..
Woody. s. 1-2 OF ". IL lot ], blk. "A,
Alamo Tract. $40 etc.
Agnes Woody, ct al to Freda j., N.
1-2 of n. IL lot /. blk. A, Alamo
Tract. $40 etc.
Alamo-Donna Farms Co. to G. ri.
Swallow. trustee. S. IL or s. IL lot
II. blk. 32, Alamo Tract, $3.50.
Mamie Buck Wright To Helen Dent
Symons, lots 20. 25 and 26. Wrights
addition to Mercedes, SO etc.
c. NJ. Finn to G. "A. Rice, lot g.,
block SO. McAllen, $40 etc.
H. Z. Wilcox to C.. A. Wilcox, n.
700 acres share "B" out of share 5,
Las Mestenas, $4,000.
ID. r. Carlson to Nick Doffing, lot
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81 DR.. ALVIN z. BELL.


This is the time for New Years
Resolutions" for inventories, and
the determining Of new policies that
will yield better returns Cor 1929
than the records show for 1928. No
better resolution for the governing
Of our lives this new year could be
formulated than We have in our gol-
den text for this review lesson, viz:
For me to live is Christ" This
must have been the life motto Of the
Apostle Paul, and we would do well
to make it ours.
Taking up the lessons of the past
three months with a view to finding
suggestions for New ears r~esolu-
tions, the first lesson suggests the
reolution to persevere in well doing
in pite of obstacles. Paul suffered
opposition and persecution in Ephe-
sus, as everywhere else, but when
rejected by one group he sought an
other, and continued in spite Of the
riot and tumult raised against him
until in the course of three years
an exceptionally large growth Of our
exports of finished manufactures,
especially automobiles, machinery
and petroleum products.
In general, it may be stated that
both industry and trade are excep-
~tionally active as we enter 1929.
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HARLINGEN
STUDY AMERICAN AUTHORS

d ANHAAEtt&ftAN ~
At the meeting of the Study club,
at the Woman's building, Thursday
afternoon, q members and guests
enjoyed n program under the direc-
ton Of Mrs. ii. b. Barton. In the
absence Of the president, Mrs. Levi
Snavely presided.
The subject, "Culmination of Form
in America" was the first number
in Part 2, of the "Short Story Writ
ers." Mrs. G. "A. Griffith gave a his
tory Of Washington 1rving's place in
the development OF the short story,
in a very interesting sketch.
This was followed by a song, am
Wearin' AVA Jean.D sung by Miss
Josephine Willis, with piano accom-
paniment by her mother, Mrs. $. Il.
Willis.
Mrs. Barton then presented her
subject, taking extracts from the
works Of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Civ
ing history Of his life, sketches from
his important books, and the story
of CDR. Heidiggers Experiment" A
series of questions on the subject
closed the program.
A delicious salad, coffee and cake
squares, with holiday colors in can
died fruit on the icing was served
during a social half hour.
Guests were Mesdames Ross Loom
is, S. b. Willis. Misses Josephine
Willis. Ellen Waldron and Gladys
Snavely Of San Marcos, Mrs. @. @.
Hawkins Of New York City, and
Ars. W. NJ. Myers Of Beaumont.
The next meeting will be held on
January 10, and will be election of
officers. with Mesdames Thompson,
Macy and Chastain as the nominating
committee.
PERSONALS
Curtis Arthur and Roy Hirons who
have been guests Of Gordon Kimmell,
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Palestine Puts
Ban on Airplane
Sirens Over City

PALESTINE, Tex, Dec. 29.-tP)-
Until air lanes become more con-
Tested with %swooping and darting
craft, sirens will D be permitted
at least by Palestine city authorities.
The municipality won its fight to-
day with the East Texas Always
Inc, whose pilot, Frank Neiswander,
was charged with disturbing the
peace by opening a siren while flying
low over the town. The president Of
the company refused to promise City
Court Judge Guy r. Robinson that
Niswander would cease the practice,
~contending that there was no city or
dinance covering the alleged law vic
lation.
The city countered by Setting the
case down for hearing today after
several complaints had been received.
The complaint was dismissed when
the company promised to abandon
use of the siren.
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Protest Against
Roundrock Road
Crossing Projec

AUSTIN, Dec. 29.-tP-The N
souri, Pacific grade crossing
Roundrock, where 10 Baylor U
versity Athletes were killed u
January, 1927, when their bus wal
hit by n fast train, may not be elm,
mated, after all.
The state highway department a
its December meeting authorized n
overpass constructed at the site o
the accident, but citizens or Roun
Rock plan n protest on ground
plans for the overpass call 70
Strengthening Highway No. 2 to ieav
the town off the path Of throu
traffic.
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z, block Q. porcion III and ~, $40 etc
J. q. Stephens ct TX % Nj. u.
Stephens, T.. 1-2 Of +. 1-2 block los,
Hill Halhert tract. $40 etc.
c. W. Beth ct TX to Ira Brown, W.
10 acres Of N. 1854 acres block az,
La Blanca, s1.4eO.
McAllen Development Co. to Jus
tus A. Larson. ct TX. lot 7, McAllen
First Suburban Citrus Groves Subd.,
S4.4s1.22.
Ernest Sowell and Thomas W. So
well TO American Co.. N. 21.09 acres
farm tract 2s9. West Tract. $40 etc.
f. &. Couch ct al 81 G.. II. Molby,
It's 9 and 10. blk. s. Edcouch. SO etc.
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Cleburne Banks \
Are Consolidated

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 29.5R1-Con-
solidation Of the Union Bank and
Truss company Of Cleburne and tina
Cleburne State Bank has been effect
ed with the approval Of James Shaw,
state banking commissioner, II was
disclosed here today.
Business Of the new bank will bf
carried on under the name az thu
Cleburnc State Bank beginning
Monday.
Directors include former Gov.
w. p. Hobby of Houston, and c. Z.
Ulrickson Of Dallas.
The bank with capital Of 500, 600,
SOS, 900 surplus and $1,5O0,00O in de-
posts, will BE one OF the strongest
small town institutions in Texas, il
was said.
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PHARR

PHARR, Tex, Dec. 29.-The Pharr
Kiwanis club held its meeting Thurs
day evening at which time they en-
tertained the ladies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim White were Wis
itors in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
C. White this week. +.
Carl Evans, who is attending the
Schrenier Institute. is home visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. I.
Hensley.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. III. Littereal OF
this city spent the Christmas holt
days with relatives in Waco.
Miss Lucille Evans, student in the
San Marcos academy, is home this
week visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Pelt spent
Christmas day with Mr.. and Mrs. S.
/. Peit Of Edinburg.
Max Maui. who il attending Okla
homa University, is spending the
holidays with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. +. Maule of this city.
Jimmie Johnson will leave Satur-
day for College Station where he
will resume his studies in the Texas
A. q NJ. college.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. F. Johnson have
returned TO their home after spend
ing several days with friends in
Eagle Pass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Woods are in
Corpus Christi for n few days before
returning to make .keir home in
Pharr.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. l.. Gum Of Pharr
spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. S. Hearne Of Edinburg.
Louis White will return to Austin
in the neal future TO resume his
work in the law department Of the
University Of Texas.
Morris Kelso is here visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. j. Kelso.
He will leave soon TO resume his
work in the University of Oklahoma.
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FROM WISCONSIN

SAN BENITO, Dec. 2e.-Mr. and
Mrs. G. G. Zenor OF Markaia. Wis
consin, are visiting Mr.. Zenor's
brother. L. L. Zenor of this city.
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VISIT BROTHER

SA NBENITO, Dec. 29.-Mr. and
Mrs. l.. NJ. Bell and daughter, Miss
Corinne, Of Waco are here visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Bell, the two men
being brothers.
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Italian Ambassador
And Nine. de Mnrtino
Entertain at Dinner

NlHE Italian Ambassador and
Donna Antonietta de Martina
entertained at dinner last evening.
Their guests were the French
Ambassador and Nine. Claudel,
Senator and Mrs. David a. Reed,
Senator and Mrs. Jesse Metcalf,
the Greek Minister and Nine.
Simopoulos, the Chief of Staff Of
the Army and Mrs. Charles r.
SummeralI, the Assistant Secre-
tary Of State and Mrs. William r.
Castle, jr.. the Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Wilbur Carr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lansing,
Mariana Amoedo. OF, the Spanish
Embassy. Frederic Knobel, of the
French Embassy, Robert Silver
cruys, OF the Belgian Embassy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank b. Moves,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sands, Donna Or.
tensia Percy di Mignano, the
Naval Aftache of the Italian EN-
basgy and Nine Lais. Miss Edith
Hoyt and Ron1olo Angelone, Of
the Italian Embassy.
The Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy for Aeronautics, Edward r.
Warner, was host to a company
of 90 at luncheon today in the
East Room of the Mayflower.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. G. p. Sum-
neral will be at home Sunday
afternoon from 4 to s o'clock at
the chief OF staff's. quarters at
Fort Myer.
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TO
RECEIVE
FEB. I3

THE second reception of the
HuEuenot Society of Wash.
ington, Virginia. Maryland and
Delaware will be held Monday
evening, February Is, in the
French ballroom of Hotel Lafay.
cite. The guests of honor will be
the Minister from the Neither.
lands, J. III. van Royen, and
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Charles P.
Summerall.
The Minister from the Neither.
lands. in commemoration of the
anniversary of the birth of Ad-
miral Coligny, which occurs
during the week. will address the
members on Queen Wilhelmina
and Queen Emma, the two royal
descendants of the Huguenot
patriot.
The reception will be followed
by the second lecture on the
history of the Huguenots, by the
acting president, the Rev. Florian
j c. Vurpillot, who will speak on
'.The Edict of Nantes
The temporary officers OF the
society are: President, the Rev
erend Vurpi1Iot; vice presidents,
Henry Latane Lewis, District of
Columbia; Senator Thomas r.
Bayard, Delaware; DR.. Nicholas
Dashiell. Maryland: Tench Thigh
man Marye, Virginia; treasurer,
Lynch Luquer, and secretary,
John CabeIl Wilkinson.
The Belgian ambassador, Prince
de Ligne; the French ambassador,
Paul Claudel. and the Canadian
minister, Vincent Massey, have
been, elected to honorary member
ship in the society, all of whom
are descendants Of Huguenots.
4 y y
Mrs. James S. Parker, wife of
Representative Parker of New
York, entertained at luncheon to-
day in her home on Sixteenth
Street.
Mrs. Donald Al. Wiley is en-
tertaining at bridge this after
noon in her apartment at 1925
sixteenth ST. in compliment to
Mrs. Erik Henius, of Copenhagen
who is making an extended visit
here with her parents.
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WHITE HOUSE
RECEPTION
TONIGHT

THE President and Mrs. Cool
L idge will be hosts this even.
ing at a reception in honor OF
the members of Congress. This
win be the third in the series OF
four annual receptions given at
the White House. The one for
the Army and Navy. which will
conclude the series, will be given
two weeks later.
NNTIE Turkish A m b a - a d r,
Ahmed Mouhtar Bey, moved
today from Airlie on the Mill
tarv Road to 170S Massachusetts,
Ave, where the embassy will be
esta blished henceforth.
HYHE marriage of Miss Pearl
Smiddy, daughter of the Min
lister of the Irish Free State and
Mrs. Timothy Smiddy, to Maj.
Alfonso Reyes will take place on
Saturday at Fox Rock, their home
in Dublin, Ireland.
The Greek Minister and Nine.
Simopoulos went to New York
last evening to remain until Sat
urday when they will return TO
washington.
$50
Justice and Mrs. Edward Terry
Sanford will entertain at dinner
on February 9.
Mrs. William Howard Taft viii
be the guest OF honor at q lunch
con 10 be given on Monday at the
Mayftower by Mrs. Henry A.
strong. OF Rochester. N. Y. who
is spending the. winter in Wash
ington.
IAPT. CHARLES w. STEELE.
u jr., has been ordered to duty
as naval attache of the American
embassy in Paris and will start
soon for his new post. He has
been in command OF the Y. 3. >.
Pittsburgh, flagship Of the Amer
lean squadron in Chinese waters.
Mrs. steele will accompany Cap
tain steele to Paris. Before her
marriage to the dashing naval Of
ficer she was Mrs. Wilfred DuPuy
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and made her home in Washing.
ton.
+ 4
MRS. GEORGE C. THORPE
4sA was hostess at luncheon to-
day. her party preceding the
first of a series Of lectures on
the modern drama to be given by
DR.. Louis X. Anspacher for the
benefit of the George Washing
ton Memorial and her guests in
GLIDING the speaker, Mrs. Henry
+. Dimock, and the other mem
hers of the committee in charge
of the series.
The lecture this afternoon is at
the home of Mrs. Dilnock, and
DIR. Anspacher's subject is RIOS
tand, the Dramatist of Failure"
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Hart House String Quartet Makes Debut
Here Through Aid of Canadian ENJOY

gatl0n; concert at Con
gressional Library To-
night
A SMALL portion of Wash
"A ington society is giving
thanks this morning to the
Canadian Minister and Mrs.
Vincent Massey for their
efforts in bringing to the
Capital the Hart House
String Quartet. And un-
doubtedly a still larger por-
ton of society and music
lovers viii be giving them
thanks tomorrow morning.
This quartet made its
first appearance here last
evening when the members
gave a program of music at
the Canadian Legation fol-
lowing a dinner given at the
legation for them by the
Minister and Mrs. Massey.
Several guests were invited
TO meet them at dinner and
additional guests were In
yited for the musicale later.
THIS evening the quartet will
give q concert in the Eliza
beth Sprague Coolidge Audito-
rum at the Congressional
Library, beginning at S:15
o'clock. It came here from Cali
fornia, where concerts were
given, and it will visit other
cities before returning to Cam
ada.
Hart House is unique insti-
tuition endowed by the Massey
family for the undergraduates
of the University of Toronto.
1t is a cultural center for the
university, where often the best
artists appear, and is generally
regarded as about the finest
collegiate club in all Canada.
r = 4
HlHE playhouse Of this club is
of especial interest to the
Minister and Mrs. Massey. both
of whom are keenly appreciative
OF the drama. It is as large as
those run in the commercial sense
and the most accomplished of pro-
fessionals have tread its boards.
The Minister and Mrs. Massey
have attempted acting themselves,
the Minister showing particular
talent. This Is 4 family inheri-
lance. Mr.. Masseyss younger
brother. Raymond Massey, was q
successful actor in London for
some years and is now one of its
most capable and successful pro-
ducers and theater owners.
WHE Secretary OF the Navy and
~ Mrs. Wilbur were the guests
for whom the Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy and Mrs. Theodore
Douglas Robinson entertained at
dinner last night. The other
guests were Senator and Mrs.
Claude Swanson, Senator Tasker
Oddie, Senator and Mrs. Hiram
Bingham, Admiral and Mrs. Charles
+. Hughes, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Arthur Willard, and Mrs. Amory
PerlSinS
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Mrs. Gerry to Gipe
Radio Talk; VIII Be
AT Home Thursday

MRS. PETER GOBLET GERRY,
1v1 president OF the Congress
sional Club win speak over the
radio on Saturday morning. her
subject being ''The Congressional
Club Cook Book" Mrs. Gerry
will describe briefly this volume.
with its 500 pages of recipes
sponsored by distinguished men
and women. and viii tell some
thing of the women from vari.
Gus parts of the country who
compiled and edited the book.
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Her talk win Be eniivened with
several recipes including a.
nous one of her own which ap.
pears in the cook hook.
Mrs. Gerry win be at home
next Thursday afternoon. Feb
CONTINUED on Page 10
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-05
Milwaukee Workers in
Fight to Release Tom
Mooney and Billings

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 4.-Resolu-
tions demanding the release of Tom
Mooney and Warren X. Billings
from San Quentin Penitentiary
where they have lain for IL years,
are being passed by numerous work
ers' organizations. The Ladies Aux
iliary of the Independent Workmen's
Circle No. 100, Milwaukee has
passed a resolution which demands,
"the immediate and unconditional re-
lease of Tom Mooney and Warren
K. Billings
The resolution states, at has al
ready been clearly established be-
yond doubt that Mooney and Bill
ings are totally innocent of the crime
charged against them. They were
the victims of a vicious frame-up
engineered by the black reactionary
forces of California's open shop
pers."
"A similar resolution was passed
by the Austro-Hungarian Sick Bene-
fit Society. The Socialist "Maenner-
Choir" of Milwaukee has also passed
a similar resolution. These resolu-
tons are being forwarded to Gov
ernor Young of California, the
President of the United States,
Mooney and Billings and to the
press.
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OpMEN WANT
END OF SECRECY
Union Heads and NYC
Meet Under Cover

A deal now being pulled off be-
tween the trade union bureaucracy
of the Shop Crafts Federation and
the New York Central company's
officials is very much agitating the
rank and file of the shopmen en-
ployed on the whole New York Cen
trail system.
For several days past the bureau
Gratis and the company officials
have been meeting in secret behind
closed doors at the Hotel Continen-
tai, and the men are indignant that
their trade union officials carry on
negotiations behind their backs, a
method which is used in the A. F.
of L. to conceal a sell-out of the
demands of the rank and file.
The mechanics of the Internation-
al Association of Machinists are
now getting 76 cents an hour, ac-
cording to reports, and have de-
manded their officials fight for an
increase. Demands have also been
made by the other crafts and the
trade union officials are instructed
to get nothing less than the de-
mands. In case the officials con-
tinue the secrecy and compromise
the workers demands, fight is ex-
pected to develop against the treach-
erous trade union bureaucracy of
the shop federation.