The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1918, Page 2

“tH ayn ae 4 , FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1918 . WHERE WE ARE AT—WHAT UNCLE SAM HAS SPENT ON WAR AND HOW “AND WHY IT WAS $0 EXPENDED Investment by Army Since Declaration of War Is Twenty Timés the Cost of the Panama Canal Complete, and America Has Only Begun to Pay WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 28.-—Just what today, after ten months in the wat, is our situation v heavy ordnance,’aimmunition, airera we under orcer and what quantities deliv What is our prograin in the war? Just how does ovr war ergan- ization fit into the allied fighting 1 Tlow does the Russian colla our war plans? vith regard to rifles, machine guns, ft? What quantities of each have “al? nachine ? pse and the Italian vevreat affect How auuch of an organization have we built wp in France 2 about handle our men and suppli Th are all matters know ac 1 tacts. not vague generalities ! which the American people should x Lack of information at home with regard to most of our war activities may be much more dangerous than giv i United and intelligent co-operation wi ng this information to the enemy. 1 do more to speed up ‘the war and force it through to a quickly victorious finish than any other one thing, and the more intimately the people understand just what is being done and what is to be done, the more diligently they will pull together to finish the job in the shortest possible way. And no people wil fight efficiently and enthusiastically in the dark. This war, expert observers agree, is as much an industrial and engin- eering wark as a purely military un- dertaking. To gauge just what we have done, then, Jet us measure our war work in terms of the biggest! single engineering job previously un-/ dertaken, one with which the Ameri- can people are familiar—the build- ing ofthe Panama canal. The United States took possession | of*the Panama canal zone on May 4,| 1904. The work of sanitation and actual construction was pressed from the start. Uncle Sam was out to set a new record in enginering feats. | merce Aug. 15, 1914—10 years and three months later. Its total cost wes $344,877,813.01, which included $40,000,000 paid the New French Canal Co. for, its works and equipment, $10, 000,000 paid the Republic of Panama, $20,053,000 for sanitation, and $7,382,- 000 for cival administration of the canal zone. Leaving in the cost of sanitation and administration as part of the construction expense, the ex: | penditures on the Panama job netted $294,877,813:01. As measured in volume of ex- penditures, in variety of resour- ces called upon and in enginer- ing and technical skill required, Uncle Sam has had an infinitely bigger job in preparing this coun- tryifor war'with Germany than he has had fn building the Panama canal. And the problem has not been one of years, but months. The United States in war | be-| tween April 1, 1917, and Feb. 1, 1918, spent $2,305,550573.85 — or approxi-| mately EIGHT TIMES THE TOTAL | COST OF THE CANAL—in providing | rifles, machine guns, artillery, artil- lery tractors, anti-aircraft guns andj mounts, special artilery railway rail- way cars and scores of highly techni-| cal instruments of warfare. Of this! sum $534,322,651.33 has been paid out! to cover work already done; the re-| maining $1,771,274,922.52 represents | obligations on contracts still running. | The quartermaster general's bu- reau, which is charged with clothing and feeding our fighters, and which handled the construction of canton- ments which house a population great- er than the states of Deleware, Ne- vada, ‘Wyoming.and Arizona, com bined, with Alaska thrown in for good measure, has since April 1 last dir- ected work involving the expenditure up to Feb. 1, of $2,483,446,417.46— ALSO HIGHT TIMES GREATER) THAN THE CONSTRUCTION COST! OF THE PANAMA CANAL. Of this sum $1,925,209;158.84 has been paid out for work completed, outstanding j contracts covering the remaining $558, 237,258.62. ‘Next consider aviation. The avia- tion section of the signal corps has had even more, if possible, than other branches of the army; to build form the ground up. Overnight it was called upon to undertake the most am- bitinus airplane program ever project- ed. It has literally been on the job 24 hours a day: since, has designed and ,produced. the -best: airplane en- gine known, turned scores of factories | from normal production to specialized aircraft work, and ha sdelivered and under contract avaition supplies and equipment aggregating $478,796,079.48. with purchase requests approved and pending involving an additional $255,- 294,154.08. ° Other ‘signal corps }devel- opment including work of the radio section and” balloon: ‘division, brings the’ total ‘work -undertaken: in’ this branch up to $899,908,380:21—or more THAN THREE TIMES THE MONEY COST OF THE CANAL. Army “engineers ‘in’ providing -rail- way tracks, docks, wharves, cranes and ‘trucks’ for handling sfpplies both in this country and ‘in France, and in‘developing lines of communication for the American Expeditionary Force abroad, have handled a job involving ¢to date expenditures of $225,485,206.27. Of this sum $120,300,000 has been spent by the director general of mil- itary railways in providing terminals and ‘lines of communication’ abroad, and’ on equipment for them. 4 The’ surgeon general's office, to pro- vide for the sick and wounded, has spent $103,906,850 on. hospital equip- compared--with expenditures. in other departments, ‘you may think. But.re- mber the greatest ‘amount spent ANY OND YEAR in building of the ’anama Canal, including administra- tion ‘and sanitation expenses, was only $46,000,007 © : terms. of mo} ey expenditure For this is the people’s. war. |° | Pauline Goldmark, sister-in-law of As- HB HUNT i MANY WOMEN BEING HIRED BY RAILWAYS Brandeis’ Sister-in-law Talks on Women in War Jobs, Before Wage Commission. © Dashington, D. C., Mar. 1,—A spec- ial session of the railroad wage com- mission was held today to hear Miss sociate Justice Brandeis, tell of the employment of women. on. railroads. She gave figures to show that women are being hired in increasing numbers for héavy work, her statement contra- dicting in some instances the. testi- mony of railroad executives. Miss Goldmark appeared as repres- entative of the consumers’ league of New York and other organiaztions. Her testimony was given informally and will not be included in the record until she has incorporated it in a for- mal statement, Women in Section Gangs. “Women first were employed in any number by the railroads-about a year ago,” Mis Goldmark said ,at the in- stance of.the railroad war board. They | were put in clerical positions experi- mentally, but their use has been ex-| tended until now they are in_ the freight yards, section gangs, shops and roundhouses, Miss Goldmark doubt- ed the advisability. of employing wo- men on section gangs for. work out of doors in all conditions of weather and i without proper attention to their phys- ‘ical welfare. Wants Standardization of Work. “In order that there shall be no wasteful use of. labor and to reduce the turnover,”; she recommended, “it is important to make an investigation and standardize the work for which women may be employed before their numbers increase. One railrdad. em- ploys 409 on one division and another has a total. of 1,517.women workers.” Miss Goldmark declared white wo- men. were lifting -weights of as much as fifty pounds in work as drill press operators. She gave a long list of oc- cupations filled by women. “Are they used in England in; the | same ocupations or in harder work?” | asked Secretary Lane. “They are sed |in England in the operation of street railway ‘services. and also as station agents and in, other work in.connec- tion with-the operation of trains and in shops,” Miss Goldmark. said. ‘She added that the English were using, ‘in- creasing care to’ provide. mechanical equipment ‘for relieving the women from lifting heavy weights. LEGISLATION TO | LAY BARE PACKER SECRETS URGED Federal Trade Commission Makes \ Demand on Congress for. | New Authority Washington, D. C., Mar. 1.—Spec- ial and’ speedy legislation to lay bare the confidential files of the great meat packers: and disclose what the gov- ment investigators © believe © will show plans to take complete control of the meat industry was asked of congress Thursday by. federal trade commission. On recommendation of Francis J.\Heney, special counsel con- | ducting the commission’s investiga- orders.from taking further pepers and | alt siig those-aiready saree is agents the | ission Jai e ‘tacts before « sand asked for | ing their men to work overtime except | | trial centers had proved the reverse. tion, who has been restrained by court A. FL, PRES. PLRADS EIGHT HOUR WORK DAY Gompers, in Testifying Before the Wage Packing Employes Champions Workers Cause DECLARES IT PROFITABLE Reports Show Eight Hour Day Has Proven Beneficial to the Employers Chicago, Ill, Mar. 1—Samuel Gom- pers, president of the American Fed- eration of Labor, made a stirring ap- peal in behalf of av eight hour day for employes in the meat packing industry at the stock yards wage ar- bitration' hearing. He appeared as’ a witness for the employes and his tes- timony was eagerly listened to by Mother ‘Mary Jones, an organizer for the United Mine Workers, and sev- eral hundred other representatives of organized labor from all sections of the country, Quotes Reports. After tracing the history of the ight for a shorter working day from ts beginning, he read from a number of reports and quoted various large employers of labor to substantiate his contention that the eight hour day in actual operation had proved profit- |» able to the employer and highly bene- ficial to the men. Labor is Loyal. In defining the attitude of. organized labor toward the war the witness said: “Labor will make every sacrifice for the successful prosecution of the war, but it will not make any sacrifice for private profiteering during the war.” | “T advocate the eight hour day. on! the ground of economy, health and! morals,” he said. “Men should only be} required‘ to work overtime in times of | the greatest emergency or for the pro- | tection of life and property. That is; why we demand time and a half for overtime and double pay for holidays. We think this penalty of added ex- pense prevents the employer from ask- when it is really necessary.” . — Saloon Helpful Argument. He declared that the saloon in the back yards district was an argument in favor of the shorter work day and higher wages, and that if these de- mands are granted by the packers the money spent by stockyards employes in these drinking places will mater- ially decrease. He ridiculed the contention of wit- nesses for the packers that shorter hours and higher wages might in- crease saloon receipts. He said experience in other indus- .Drudgery Ally of Drink. “It is the long hours with low wag- es that drive the men to drink,” Mr. Gompers said. “This is shown to be an economic truth, The fairly well paid workman who is not required to work more than eight hours a day, finds more pleasure and comfort at home or visiting a theatre than he does in going to the saloon.” Mr. Gompers said he was present when‘ John Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, pre- sented the demands of the stockyards employes to President~ Wilson, ai Washington, previous to. the agree- ment to arbitrate the dispute, and re- membered Mr, Fitzpatrick stating that there was no shortage of packing plant labor and that if necessary the men would work “naked and without pay” to meet the government's war CORPORATION NEARS VOTE Senate Gives Wilson Power to, McAdoo Washington, D. C., Mar. 1.—Senate debaté on the administration bill to establish a war finance corporation with resources of $4,500,000,000 to aid war industries and power to veto non- essential financing, virtually was con- cluded ‘Thursday and consideration of the finance committee’s amend- ment: begun. t Without discussion the senate adopt- ed an amendment: giving. President Wilson instead of: Secretary McAdoo power to appoint the four directors of the corporation.. Tomorrow sev- eral contested amendments are to be considered,~ but. leadérs were confi- dent the -bill: would be passed. before adjournment. Calls it Highly Socialistic Senators Thomas of Colorado and Hollis of New Hampshire, democrats criticised the. measure, -but -cou- ceding its necessity during the war, promised to vote for it. Senator Hol- lis said the measure is both “highly socialistic” and a capitalistic measure, and he proposed ‘amendments, prohib- iting bankers from being directors of the corporation and also to eliminate | ‘SPECIAL_MEN’S . MAD. RAS AND PERCALE SHIRTS - SOFT CUFFS, DETACHED COLLARS—$150 VALUES |. $1.00 -ROSEN’S CLA ost | MO ONLY ONE ic SHOP SHE LOOKS AFTER WELFARE OF GIRL WAR_ WORKERS a ALLIANCE HEAD DISUKED ALL DEMOCRACIES Former President of German-Am- erican Society Favored Mon- archial Government NEWSPAPER MAN TESTIFIES Editor of Milwaukee Journal Tells of Plans of Alliance, Which Included Politics o—, t MARY VAN KLEECK Miss Van ‘Kleeck’s job is to look after the housing and welfare of girl workers in American munition plants, She is stationed at Washington and will be in charge of a group of district Washington, D. C., ‘Mar. 1.—Further testimony against the National Ger- | man-American Alliance, charged with being an unpatriotic and disloyal or- ganization, was given the senate jud- iciary investjgating sub-cummittee Thursday by H. .C.Campbell, assistaut editor of the Milwaukee Journal, who said that he had made an investiga- tion of the workings of the alliance and into the activities and private cussion ef judicial and governmental | tl matters, Dr, Hexamer stated: “Phis form of government is a fail- ure, and the only correct form of gov- ernment is a constigutional monarchy’ | i Hun Government Favored. “He also said that the legal system of Germany was better than that of this country, and held up the laws of Germany as a model. He added that there was much more liberty under the Jaws of Germany than under the laws of this country.” Mr, Campbel gave the committee the names of five persons who he said, heard Dr. Hexemer's statement. They “were E. Lowry Humes, of Pittsburgh; D. L. Frawley, J. R. Dillon, and Judge Moon, of Erie, Pa., and Ed T. Fleming, of Philadelpja. Hvgnes has been summoned to testify. Purpose Hidden, Telling the committee he believed the German American Alliance to be “the greatest internal menace we have in this country today” the wit- ness referred to messages sent to members of congress by’ the Ohio branch just before the United States entered the war and cited gther inci- dents to indicate the character of work carried on by the organization. Since the United States went to war, he said, the alliance has been passive, and he did not believe the rank and file of the membership was aware of the real purposes of its ex- istence. Dy (Mar. M 100 true bills were expected supervisors soon td be appointed. Can- teens where girls may obtain whole- some food at low prices are planned. the clause giving the corporation power to issue $4,00,00,000 in bonds. They went over until tomorrow. | Oposes ‘Higher. Taxation , ‘Warning against inflation was given by Senator Thomas, who is a member of the finance committee. In the course’ of his remarks he criticised | the new war tax bill and announced | his opposition to. higher taxation dur-| ing; the ‘war... AUVAUN! TTA TAT LAAT IIIT NRA OTT TAT \ former States Dis' on Mareh opinions of its officers. The witness spoke particularly of} granting a charter to the national al- Dr. C. J. Hexamer, of Philadelphia, a president- of whose name has been mentioned in| ter was read in the senate written at previous testimony. the alliane: “Democracy a Failure.” “Dr. Hexamer has publicly said great deal about preserving liberty in} for political activity, and that the i the United States and of maintaining | tention was to engage in the Am the right of individuals,” Mr. Campbell | canization of German Americans. said, ‘yet in the office of the United | ther of these promises has Ween car-| ct Attorney in Erie, Pa. 99 . 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