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PADUCAH, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1919
NO. 25
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INDUSTRIAL PEACE
OP TO PRESIDENT
LABOR GROUP NOT NOW IN
THE CONFERENCE OF
VAST IMPORTANCE
Washington, Oct. 23.—Labor
withdrew from the National In-
dustrial Conference tonight after
its final effort to obtain adoption
of a collective bargaining resolu-
tion had been defeated by the
vote of a majority of the capital
group.
Although the representatives
of both the public anl capital an-
nounced their intention of re-
maining in conference, the next
move in the effort to restore in-
dustrial peace to the country evi-
dently rested with President Wil-
son.
Mr. Lane will make a personal
report to the President, but neith-
er leaders in the conference nor
officials generally would venture
a prediction as to what course
Mr. Wilson would take. Mean-
while the conference will, be
called together tomorrow as
usual.
Withdrawal of the labor group
was announced by Samuel (lump-
ers. president of the American
Federation of Labor, after a dra-
matic speech. It came only a few
hours after Secretary Lane, in an
effort to prevent what many from
almost the first had regarded as
the inevitable, bad read a letter
in which President Wilson, dic-
tating from his sick bed, appeal-
ed for harmony in the conference
and for tin* final working out of
a program of industrial peace.
Labor Offers Resolution
Representatives of labor did
mu join in the applause which
greeted the letter, and Mr. Com-
pel'' characterized as “most un-
favorable'’ a motion by John
Sj, i, d' the public group, that
each group pledge the President
it would make every effort to ac-
complish the work for which the
conference was called. The mo-
tion was withdrawn and the con-
ference recessed so the labor
group could meet to determine
its future course.
When the conference convened
in the afternoon, the labor group
proposed their resolution. After
a suspension of the rules, the res-
olution was immediately brought
to discussion and vote, the labor
and public groups uniting in its
support on the roll call. The ma-
jority against the resolution in
the capital group was one group,
hut under the conference rule
this majority was sufficient to
defeat the resolution.
With the announcement of the
result, Mr. Gompers told the con-
ference the resolution had been
rejected “without right of rea-
son. rejected on grounds so flimsy
that the men sitting in the em-
i,levers' group will have difficulty
iu explaining their action to their
fellows in the world.”
■ Will Meet You Again”—Gom-
pers
• •You have defeated the labor
jji'oup in its declaration,” de-
clared the veteran labor leader,
"lmt we will meet you again in
conference and when we do meet
you there, you will be glad to talk
collective bargaining.
"I bnve sung my swan song
iu this conference. You have by
vour action legislated us out of
the gathering. We have nothing
further to say, and it is with a
feeling of regret that we are not
able to remain longer. Our cmet
regret is the defeat of every fair
proposition on our part. The die
js cast. We can not remain
ft
Representatives of the four
railroad brotherhoods remained in
♦he conference until the session
adjourned, but they announced
that they did so “out of courte-
’v to the other delegates, and
that thev were in accord with the
main body of the labor group.
Before the labor delegates left
the hall Mr. Spargo asked them
pot to make their decision irre-
GINS SNOWED UNDER
The gins of this county are ah-!
soiutely “snowed under" when
it comes to taking care of the j
cotton ginning. They are unable j
lo get hands, no gin being able
to keep more than one crew of
help, and about half the time run
short at that.
Cotton is piling upon the yards
all the time, and if favorable
weather continues it is hard to
tell just how badly behind the
gins will get.
WILL INSIST ON CONCENT TO BE
UIK MORE PHI GIVEN I
FINE PEACHES
The Post was the recipient of
jT I some fine peaches last week pre-
|| | sented by Mrs. W. V. Bigham of
this city,
j inches in
They measured sew-ii
circumference from
PROPOSITION IS OP
TO THE DELEGATES
ARM BROKEN
MAY MAKE DEMAND CON- BAND CONCERT AND PRO- ^ Ve'-t' '‘‘flu- fbmw °LD
DITION PRECEDENT TO GRAM TO BE GIVEN TO-
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
NIGHT
CONFERENCE STOPS
AND PUBLIC GROUP WAS
ASSEMBLED
Washington, Oct. 23.—Tndica-j In our last issue we announced
tions that railroad employes will j that the baud concert and pro-
insist upon the granting of their> gram by some of the members
demands for increased wages, | oi Miss Hightower's class would
Master Randell Alexander hap-j time and a half overtime, the j h< given on Friday night but
pened to the accident of getting I eight-hour day and changes n since that time the date has been
his left arm broken last week, I working conditions before tin. ; changed ami it has been decided
caused by falling from a donkey. I railroads of the country are turn- j to give it tonight (Thursday) in-
The elbow, so we understand, ed back by the government to. stead of tomorrow night,
was badly fractured. He was private control is contained in the j \ve are sure the people will be
taken to ‘Quanah and given an testimony by lunothy . [>c«- pleased with the program, how-
ex-rav examination and the arm j chief of the firemans brothei- ever vou mUst bear in mind that
set in good condition. He is hood,_ before the railroad admin-1 vf)Ur |)a)1(j js only about five
gettim' along nicely at this time, ist rat ion’s board ot railroad j mont|]s obb s„ <],, not expect a
wage and working conditions. ,e()lleert fnjm a band of years of
Mr. Shea told the board du- exr)eriPnee
ring its hearing of the demands. ^ ni* htower
according to the testimony pur)
BIG DINNER
The ladies of the Methodist
Church gave a dinner on the east
side of the square Saturday, with
good success. They made over
.i80 and iiad to turn many peo-
ple away on account of running
out of “chuck.
vocable, but to remain with the
understanding t hat the confer-
ence would “proceed to develop
and formulate a general program
which will clearly define and es-
tablish the right of collective
bargaining. ”
Calling attention that only a
"very small majority" of the
members of the conference had
voted against the collective bar-
gaining resolution, while about
fifty favored it, I)r. Charles W.
Eliot of the public group, said
this inconsistency was due to
the “impossible rule” under
which the convention worked.
Other Groups to Stay
Ilarry A. Wheeler, chairman of
the employers’ group, in an-
nouncing the intention of his
group to remain here for further
work, said capital representatives
would not accept the responsibility
for breaking up the conference.
He declared they had worked sin-
cerely for what they considered
just principles and that they were
willing to stand on the record of
the conference.
Thomas L. Chadboume, eh air-
man of the public group, declared
the public delegates would remain,
in session and report direct to the
President.
Mr. Gompers thanked the chair-
man and members of the public
group for the courtesies shown
labor by that, wing of the confer-
ence. but said that since the
resolution had been voted down
three times, once after President
Wilson had appealed to the con-
ference to stay in session, labor
felt it had no objects to gain in
continuing the deliberations.
A. F. of L. to Aid Strikers
Addressing the conference af-
ter defeat of the resolution, Mr.
Gompers declared that the ex-
ecutive council of the American
Federation of Labor in a meeting
last night voted to devote all the
moral and financial support of the
federation to aid the steel strikers
in enforcing their demand for
collective bargaining.
Before the recess and after the
reading of the President’s letter,
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor,
declared that a motion by John
Spargo of the public group, that
the conference give the President
“a solemn pledge binding every
group and individual that noth-
ing would be left undone” to
solve the problems before the
body would be “most unfortu-
nate.” The motion, which had
been seconded by Harry A.
Wheeler, chairman of the capital
group, was withdrawn.
As they left the conference
hall, the iahor delegates express-
ed their indignation over Mr.
Spargo’s motion.
“Do you think we are going
to stay here to be crucified from
day to day!” demanded Frank
Morrison, secretary of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Ushed today, that to members of
his brotherhood was due an in-
crease in wages, which, he said,
“if I cannot got it out of this
conference, it may be neccessery
to use other means, but I am go-
ing to get it."
In another portion of Mr.
Shea’s testimony, he is quoted
as declaring that if the firemen’s
demands for living wage should
not be met when the time ap-
proaches for the turning back of
the railroads to their private own-
ers, the workers shall demand as
a condition precedent to the re-
turn, the granting of these de-
mands.
Although Mr. Shea appeared be-
fore the board only in behalf of
the firemen, it is generally con-
sidered that to increase the wages
of the firemen would necessitate
a similar increase to all railroad
workers to enforce their wage
demands would involve similar
action by the other brotherhoods.
When Mr. Shea told the board
he did not think it possible for
working people to curtail expen-
ditures any more. W. F. Morse,
who was general manager of a
railroad before becoming a mem-
ber of the board, asked:
“Do you represent many such
men who are buying automobiles
and those things?”
“I do not hear,” the witness
responded, “of any firemen inly-
ing automobiles.”
“You would not regard an au-
tomobile as a necessity, would
you?” Morse again queried.
“Yes, I would,” was Shea's
answer.
“Well I have denied myself a
necessity all my life, Mr. Morse
retorted.
“I think we have reached a pe-
riod of our life when the laboring
man must enjoy some of the ne-
cessaries and luxuries of life,”
Shea continued. “I do not think
the time is at hand when the
American workingman should be
Washington, Oct. 23.—Out of
was simply fine, and the peach
generally were the finest speci-
mens we have ever seen in Oc-
tober peaches.
It has been said that October
peaches would not make in this , . , . ,
country. You will remember that ,hl Iwp”<* nt the "atn.’nal >ndus-
last week we made note of our ,rml coherence. President W.l-
good friend. Uncle Jim Cansier. s,H^ht to Jbulld "ew
bringing us some fine October '“i1" 1!,u‘r>' «' about indue-
peaches. The person who started fnal P‘‘aui‘ »’ !he ,,°lIintr-v'l 111 ,a
this report knew not what thev message to (chairman Lane he Mk-
were talking about. 'i'1 f lat the pui.Dc representatives
r . • i , , in the eonterence continue their
^ presenting us with the peach- work am, mak„ a ,rt t0 him.
es, Mrs. Bigham made only one „ is t)|(. h „f the President
request, and that was to te T aml other administration officers
people to come to Cottle County. ,||at t)i(i
VIEWS GIVEN
public delegates, who
were appointed by Mr. Wilson and
who represent both employers
ami workers ean formulate a pro-
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Washington, Oct. 23.—in state- wllidl will be acceptable to
monts made today. Samuel 'mm-,,, jfa, atul labor.
pers, president or the American , , ,
Federation of Labor, ami L F. Atn'r, announcing that he had
Loree, steel man representing capi- ! r,‘sl,leI,lt " ‘ T *
. ’ . . , . • , ,<• , sair»\ ( hairman Lane declared the
tal on the industrial eonterence. , * , , • ,
i , . . • i ii. i I ii. .lit. t »• i • i I oi k VI 1 i, VO VI 111! UU
tlie expres-
sion teacher, has been very kind
to tlie band and will assist in tho
program with renditions from her-
st;!f and aiso some of her pupils, ta. on me inm.sirm, emu™. uationa! i|1(,ustrial conferenCe as
Miss Evelyn Doole.i has also con- gave their views ot tlu withdraw- ,.,„lstinit(.ll adjourned
eented to render a violin solo.
The following program will lie
carried out:
Band
(1) Opening, selection.
(2) “A Day in the Cotton
Field,” characteristic overture.
(3) March, “Paducah.”
(4) “Moon Rays,” Andante
and waltz.
Readings
(a) “Mama’s Girl.”
(Ii) “Tlie Kitten.”
—Missie Hill.
(a) “Mida’s Dilema.”
(h) “Johnny Takes a Ride.”
—Louise Heim.
Band
(1 i “Radium Overture.”
(2) “The Mystic Potentate.”
3 "Reminiscences,” selection
of old tunes.
Special
(1 Violin solo, Evelyn Doolen.
(2 —(a) “A little Bit of Ilon-
ev.”
(b) “Nuthin.”
—Miss Hightower.
Band
(1 Overture, “Yesterday, To-
day and Tomorrow.”
12' Serenade. “Moonlight in
Venice. ”
(JT “Home, Sweet Home,” An-
dante and Waltz selection.
Tlie program will start prompt-
ly at S o’clock by the “changed”
time. The program to be given
at the school auditorium.
FIGHT ON PACKERS
Chicago. Oct. 23.—The Magno-
lia Provision company of Hous-
ton joined hands with the Nation-
al Wholesale Grocers’ association
and tlie other organizations who
are seeking to have the United
States interstate commerce com-
abolish alleged
mision abolish alleged special
•nmcni.au 6.................. privileges which permit the “bier
required to make any great sac-j five” packers to ship non-perish-
rifiee now. They have made their able products in refrigerators
sacrifices.” 'and peddler ears, bv filing an in-
case
Shea and A. O. Wharton, who j tervening petition in the
left the presidency of the railway when tin’ hearing was resumed
employes department of Labor. | here today.
American Federation of Labor. Tbe Magnolia Provision com-
composed of the shopmen, to join j panv charges that the railroads
the board, according to the testi- j arp affording the “big five” pack-
mony engaged in a controversy , ers special expedited shipping ser-
over comparisons made between vje(, which is superior to that
the pay of firemen and shopmen, j furnjshed the petitioner. _
Mr. Wharton declared he knew -p|ip eompiaints declare that the
of inexperienced firemen who had j kers b)a(] canned freight and
received pay increases of 140 Por;sjmib,r no-perishable products in-
cent. Shea protested that did not j fo tTfripcrator ears along with
apply to the majority of the men i frps mpat an(j refrigerator ears
who* had received advances ofi p gjven preference in transpor-
onlv 50 per cent compared with ] tatjon over cars containing other
85 per cent increase in prices.” I freight.
As a true unionist,” Wharton
One correspondent says Villa’s
principal hope now is to be able
to save his face. If we had a
asserted, “I have never dreamed
that a man representing a labor
union would bring the tribunal ^ ^ ^ ________
data which shows such an incor- ^app bkp that we wouldn’t want
rect picture of the conditions and savP it, nr anything that look-
the earnings of the men as you p(j jjkp ;t
haV< Presente<*-_ - Emma Goldman says the only
If the canned prayers of the way she ean make a living is by
Episcopalians availeth, why not writing leeturing °F
the rest of us dictate ours to a we hardly know which we would
stenographer ? hate most to have her do to us.
af of labor delegates from the! ',rif nall-v constituted adjourned
, , , ami immediately called tile mem-
)0< '' . I bers of tlie public group into ses-
Mr. Gompers, speaking tor la- sjon as a npw conference.
bor says that the capita repre- Wiis«n did not write
sentatives who voted aga f„rmal letter to the conference,
resolution were not fair-minded ^ ^ known to
employers of he eompan. M«. thrilllfth Secretary Tn-
Loree accused the labor delegate- wh(| „,,nt t0 the COntef-
of trying to bring about a con- - ... ., „
, ,, i ■, cnee room after a talk with the
dition that would make it im- w;]
, „ , . i , President, during which Mr. Wu-
possible for a worker to obtam illt-ormed not only of the
in ploy m cut in the l nited States ^ jn ,hp p01ltVml(.fc, bllt also
unles he belonged to a labor (>f thp vjpw^ of thp conference
union. , ,
"We have withdrawn said Lane told the dele-
Mr Gompers, and 'gates that withdrawal of the labor
conditions are changed of course. - ha(, ,.ha „(1 the nature of
we have withdrawn and that end- - saUi he had
it as far as we are concerned commissioned by the Presi-
We are no jumping Jacks We explain t0 tbe employers’
are not only men responsible a- , thl. 'changed nature of the
citizens ’nt responsible to mil- (.onf‘rpm.e ;ul(| t0 say the Presi-
lions ot workers. ,]ont desired the public group to
“The representatives of the ,.pniain h) s,.sdnn inasmuch as the
public group, largely employer- , ar(,pn of thp res„its 0f indus-
and people who have been antag- t).ia] dispiltes f(.]i ultimately upon
onistic to the labor cause and la- t|)p bj;e
bor movement voted in favor 1 know t]nU ,he ppople of the
oi our dec aianon. Fnitcd States are greater than
“Information has come to me . , (lf that (H.ople." said Mr.
that the employers group m the -J i|s ,m(lv thpv will
conference voted against the dec ' .p'f(irwari, of'elash-
laration by a majority ot one. T ^ llptwppn t|lP iutt,rests. The
am quite convinced that those ciii- , will be asked to
ployers in that group wiio voted | stions a„d to give ad-
against the declaration are u„- vipps as uftlu, ilu,llstrlal policy of
representative of the intelligent these to be presented
and fair-minded employers ot ; ^ Pri;side„t_-
the country. , ,
L F Loree. president of the Representatives of capital were
Delaware & Hudson Railway com- called to meet and determine
panv, and a member of the capi- their future course. Some of the
tal ‘group, declared in a formal' delegates said hat since they had
statement that the action of or- j been “d.smised there was noth-
tranized labor in withdrawing ing further for them to do but
from the conference and “the others thought the group should
‘whole history of the conference ! issue a statement to make clear its
preceding it, made it perfectly position.
dear. Today was the thirteenth day
“That if the American Fodera- tlie conference had been in session
tion of Labor can bring it about > A total of thirty-seven resolutions
it will not lie possible for any were introduced. It is planned
man to work in tlie United States to refer all of them to appropriate
unless lie belongs to a trade or- j committees of tbe new conference
ganization within the American ! for consideration. Libert ^ II.
Federation of Labor. Gray, chairman of the United
“That it will not be possible States Steel corporation, went to
for any men to associate them- New York yesterday and has not
selves in work eouncils or other | returned. Tie was appointed by
voluntary asociations for the pur- i President Wilson as a member
pose of collective bargaining, it of the public group, but his
heinsr the fixed intention of the j friends could not say whether he
American Federation of Labor to would return to participate in
confine the relation between etn- the new conference,
ployers and employes to their j After tlie conference was ad-
organization. journed Mr. Lane said it was
“What the American Federation probabie the President would in-
of Lnbor could not endure,” ad- crease the membership of the pub-
ded Mr. Loree, “was the dis- ]ip group So as to make that body
eusion of machinery other than more representative. Organized
their own for securing the mini-1 iab(ir may be asked to participate
mum of conflict described in ihei|br011cb Relegates to he named by
President’s letter to the confer- tbe president,
cnee.” iThe public representatives will
name sub-committees to study
and report on various phases of
the industrial situation and then
consolidate their findings into
the pronouncement of the confer-
ence. Mr. Lane said. This course
is similar to that urged on the
original conference by the chair-
man.
And although wc enjoyed the
world series very much, we are
resolved not to read much more
about it.
The doctors put President Wil-
son flat on his hack for a while,
hut that is something the G. 0.
P. Senators couldn’t do.
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