The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 19, 1925, Page 3

| } SOUTH FLAUNTS SHAME OF CHILD SLAVES AT N. Y. Boast of “Open Shop” and Low Wages By ESTHER LOWELL, "(Federated Press Staff Correspondent) NEW YORK, May 17.—(FP)—That foreign city New York is having a re- markable demonstration of the pure Anglo-Saxon ku klux klan spirit of the industrial south in the Southern Ex- position held in Grand Central Palace. In exhibit after exhibit the mannufac- turers, railroad, real estate and other boosters of the south brag about the nearly 100 per cent American popula- tion, docile labor, lack of labor laws, and low wages. In the Georgia Railway & Power ©o.’s booklet, for instance, there is the brazen brag that “Georgia laws per mit 60 hours work per week in cot- ton mills. Women as well as men, and youths of 16 or over, may work at night.”. And later: “One authority states that within his recollection no proposed measure, aimed against man- ufacture, ever has been given even |. serious consideration in the state”— referring to labor laws. South Pays Low Wages. The low wages paid are advertised to induce northern capitalists south- ward: “Machinists, $2460; electri- cians, $35; engineers, $18; firemen, $10; spinners, $12.18; boarders, $12.80; oarders, $12.80; examiners, $9.50; dyers, $12.25; finishers, $9.75; sewers, $9.20; knitters, $13.60; loopers, $15; laborers, $9” average weekly. Lowest wages in cotton mills are quoted from the Georgia commerce and labor department and show that males under 14% get $3 weekly; from 14% to 16,.$3 to $6; over 16, $5 to $10. Females under 1414, $3; 14% to 16, $4 to $14; over 16, $5 to $10.- The rail- road also advertises that in north Georgia the mill labor comes from the Blue Ridge mountains where the peo- ple were “hardened to much rougher work” and as a consequence “have re- garded the life of an operative as one of comparative ease at an interesting task.” Boasts of Doclie Slaves. Alabama in a state booklet boasts of its native born labor of predominant- ly Anglo-Saxon descent. Negro labor fs used in the fron and steel industry, the Alabama booklet states, and “is charactetrized by its tractfbility and is rarely susceptible to those disturbing influences common in sections where the foreign element dominates the in- dustrial field.” Governor Thomas G. McLeod of South Carolina on his state’s day at the exposition took pains to tell the world about the “ruddy glow” in the faces of mill operatives’ children and what fine living conditions they have and how happy they are instead of living in hovels and working in the mills long hours. Greenville, S. C., has an extensive exhibit to prove that it is the “textile center of the south,” but conditions of labor in the city are not advertised at all! There are 132 -of South Oarolina’s 164 cotton mills in the vicinity of Greenville and many of the mills has displays of their prod- uots but no pictures of the mill vil- ne industrial bureau of the Atlan- ta, Ga. chamber of commerce posts @ sign in its booth: ‘Atlanta {fs an open shop town.” Brimingham brags that its steel mills increased their, work during the 1919 steel strike. The Manufacturers’ Record, a Baltimore, Md, organization of reactionary pub- Ushers, announces at the entrance to the exposition that it “stands for rigid enforcement of the law as the only salvation of the nation from social- istic, Bolshevistic, anarchistic spirit” rising in this country, and filling Eu- rope! If the ku klux klan ttself had a booth at the exposition, no one could be surprised, so well have southern capitalists taken up its spirit for their Veg In Bad Company. There is one Negro exhibit, how- ever, that of Dr. George W. Carver of ‘Tuskegee who has on display his dis- coveries of paint from Macon county olay, sweet potato products and pea- nut products. \ Use Dynamite on Wreck. ° Momphis, Tonn., ‘May 15,.—Dynamite was recorted to this afternoon in an effort to break u pthe wreck-of- the steam boat Norman, submerged in the Mississippi, 16 miles below Mem- phis. The explosive was expected finally to disclose whether any of the 18 bodies sought are still confined in the hull. THE DAILY WORKER OUTPUT OF FARM MACHINERY BY SOVIET RUSSIA STEADILY MOUNTS (Special to The Dally Worker) MOSOOW, May 17.—The following table will reveal the continuous growth of output of agricultural machinery in Soviet Russia. This is due among other reasons, to the extension of long term credits to the peasantry, to the specialization in certain industries on this type of machinery, and to the reduction of prices. It will be seen that the production of ploughs was trebled during the year and that there was great progress thruout in the output of the various agricultural machines: Output of Agricultural Machinery (in number of units) Oct. 1923 Sept. 1924 Oct. 1924 Ploughs 9,412 23,321 27,839 Harrows 8,965 10,424 12,707 Drill Machines .... 504 1,147 1,253 Reaping Machines 868 1,291 1,571 Horse windlasses .. 463 2,351 2,663 . Winnowing Machines 1,420 1,721 2,244 Sorting Machines ... 594 1,092 1,093 Scythes ... 34,925 89,229 Books for Milne * The state publishing bureau has Milwaukee Repeats issued 100,000 libraries, consisting of 100 books each for the use in villages, charging 6 gold rubles per library, the cost price, The books are largely of an agricultural and scientific nature. Special radio programs are also being arranged of interest to the peas- ants in the villages. In addition to instrumental and vocal programs, lec- tures on agriculture cattle rasing and other subjects pertaining to the de- velopment of the farms are broadcast. Agriculture in Ukrainia The Ukrainian Hconomic Council has completed its plan for the de- velopment of agriculture in Ukrainia. The plan provides for melioration, re- distribution of the land, and various other measures necessary for the | desired development. To carry out this plan 190,127,000 gold rubles are necessary. It is hoped that the plan will be carried out in its entirety by 1931, Exhibition of Machinery A Trans-Caucasian exhibition of | agricultural machinery will be opened in October in Tiflis. Soviet and for- eign manufacturers will participate. Machinery suitable to the demands of | this region will be particularly well represented. Dirigibles Vs. Aeroplanes Tt has been found that dirigibles are much more effective in fighting agricultural pests than aeroplanes. The reasons for, this are that the dirigibles can carry more freight, and are more easily managed for low fly- | ing. Reserve Supplies of Grain The department of domestic com- merece have investigated the grain markets of Ukrainia. It was found that Ukrainia has plenty of grain one 5th of which is wheat. It is in the possession of wealthy peasants and it is expected that it will appear on the market during the early days of May. According to the reports of this de- | partment, also, the conditions of the winter crop is excellent, A considerable activity has been no- ticed on the Siberian market. This is due to the fact that the purchasing power of the Siberian peasants has increased about 100 per cent. Widow Gets $20,000 from Railroad Which Killed Her Husband ST. LOUIS, May 17.—Mrs. Florence McAllister, whose husband was killed in course of his employment as a switchman for the Merchants’ Termin- al railway, has been awarded $20,000 by a circuit court jury here. The rail- road pleaded contributory negligence on the part of McAllister, but the plaintiff convinced the jury that the accident was due to defective coup- ling devices. “Beauty and Bolshevik” So that everyone who was unable to see the Russian feature films, “The Beauty and the Bolshevik” and “Rus- sia in Overalls” will have another |chance, they will be run over again under the auspices of the Slovak Sick and Death Benefit Society at the Slo- venian Home, Milwaukee, on May 30. | These films recently had a very suc- \cesstul showing in Pabst Theater. The working class movement in this |stronghold of labor reformism is in- |tensely interested in these movies, | every film ever issued by the Interna- |tional Workers’ Aid having been shown here despite the covert opposi- |tion of the socialist crowd who re- fused even the news reports usually printed by the capitalist press. The picture on the first of May program, in the opinion of the audience, was butchered by a hostile operator, and | this Slovenian Hall was used two days later to give the fighting film a fair showing before a large and enthu- siastic crowd. Workers of all nationalities will co- operate to make this second showing fully as successful as the first. Trade War On in Argentina. BUENOS AIRES, May 17.—The bit- ter trade war now going on in South America between Great Britain and the United States has broken out here in cutthroat competition between | English and American packing com- panies. The Anglo-Dutch company |has bowed to the packing trust of \the United States, deciding to with- draw from the field on account of con- tinued losses. Swift and company announces that they were losing money in Ar- gentine, but will not close, Some quar- ters reported that the two trusts had entered into an agreement by which one would close during a depression period, the profits or losses being split later. Judge To Rule on Injunction, WHEELING, W. Va., May 17.—End- |}ing argument over a petition for an injunction and a motion to quash by America, announcement was made by Judge W. E. Baker in federal court, that a ruling would be made Saturday morning in the case of West Virginia- Pittsburgh Coal company versus John L. Lewis, international president of the miners, and nine offi- cials of that organization. Mexico Sends Labor Envoy to Russia MEXICO CITY, May 15.—The Mexi- can government has appointed addi- tional labor delegates to Russia, Ger- many, France and Argentina, who will leave this month to study the labor sitiuation in those countries. CHAIN GROCERIES USING BOYS AT LOW PAY TO BREAK CLERKS’ UNIONS By CARL HAESSLER (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) Boys and youths are being used to drive the experienced men out of the work of grocery clerking in Chicago, says business representative Fred O'Brock of Grocery Clerks Local ,694, International Protective Association of Retail Clerks. The grocery proprietor who used to leave at least one reliable and mature assistant in charge while he went to commission row to do his buying now hires two boys instead. Boys are started for almost nothing while an experienced clerk draws $40 a week. In the end the store which formerly maintained the owner and his family, the clerk and his family and helped start a couple of other assist- ants, shuts up shop and the chain ¢——————_—-—_________ stores hang another scaip on their belts, Of the 16,000 grocery clerks in Chi- cago less than 5 per cent are now organized. The A. & P. chain stores will immediately discharge a man sus- pected of union affillation. The Na- tional Tea is not much better. The Royal Blue chain stores alone are friendly toward labor organization. The union scale is $20, $36 and $40 a week, depending on length of serv- NEGRO DIPLOMAT QUICKLY MOVED WASHINGTON, May 17.—(FP)—Clifton R. Wharton, a Massachusetts Negro, law clerk at the state department, has arrived at Monrovia, Liberia, as diplomatic secretary to Solomon Porter Hood, American minister to the black republic. Wharton was one of the 19 plicants for training in the diplomatic and foreign service school, out of 100 candidates, who passed the entrance examinations. Before the school was opened by the depart- ment on April 20, however, he was given an appointment and shipped off. That left 18 young white men as the student body, ready for social invita- tions at the hands of local matrons. ment to have welcomed his immediate Wharton is declared by the depart- juation. There are three other Negroes in the service—consuls in French territory. ob Opa ice. Union dues are $1.50 a month with the $16.50 initiation fee recently raised to $25. Unemployment a Factor The Chicago west side is the union’s best territory. But even there pro- prietors that once cordially greeted the union business representatives are surly and hostile while the general in danger of losing their jobs, For this the cnain stores are also to blame. Their competition makes the individual owners frantic with fears of bankruptcy and their anti- union policy tends to be contagious. A good groceryman will be tempted to abandon his precarious living and take the first offer by the chains to make him a store manager with a not get very tar before being ferred or docked for alleged shortages, The chains prefer to put another dividual rival out of by mak- ing him a@ store chet sprog dn t | counsel for United Mine Workers of | unemployment makes clerks always | LABOR TEMPLE OF MPLS. HIRES SCAB “STENOG” Reactionaries of C. L. U. Defend Non-union Help “ By DAN W. STEVENS (Special to The Daily Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 17.— Stenographers’ Union No. 17661 tem- porarily injected a spark of life into that morgue misnamed the Minnea- polis Central Labor Union when a communication ‘Was read from the above organization the Minneapolis ciation be placed the “unfair list” because the stenographer employed in the, office ofthe Labor Tempre Association for y past 14 months refused to join "t! Stenographers’ Union. 1 Some time ago a executive board of the C. L. U. séft a letter to the Daily Star the Brotherhoods’ Natton- al Bank the Franklin Co-operative Creamery and the Labor Temple As- sociation reminding these concerns that their office workers were not members of the n and requesting that they insist upon them joining. The only answer received was from the Franklin Creumory and their of- fice workers are now organized. Wm. Maley, businéss agent of Steam- fitters’ Union No. 539 attempted to justity the position of the Labor Temple Association in employing scab help by stating that there was an ulterior motive behind the request of Stenographers’ Union No. 17661, and asked how much stock of the Labor Temple Association had been bought by members of the stenographers. Miss Jewell Flaherty brought much applause from the delegates when she answered’ Maley by saying that the stenographers would have bought stock in the L. T. association long ago if a union areeeerepher had been employed. “Take No ‘Action John Sincoe is ‘the president and paid agent of the Labor Temple Asso- efation and maintains an elaborate suite of offices in the Andrus Build- ing. The stenographer in question was formerly employed by the cham- ber of commerce. Sfncoe is president of Fire Fighters’ Union No. 82 and with Maley is a stdunch supporter of the reactionary red-baiting gang in the C. L. U. The whole trouble hinges around the fact that ‘several Commun- ists and sympathizers make-up the active membership of Stenographers’ Union No. 17661 and of course the fakers in control of the | Labor Temple Association don’t Wabt"their chamber of commerce sten her to became contaminated with Communism. .Indorse Ameripan Fascists The communication was referred to the grievance committee and a re- port will be submitted at the next meeting. The C. Le!U. also endorsed the “poppy day” of the American Le- gion to raise money for this fascista gang. + Baldwin Locomotive; Sues Roumania. BUKHAREST, May 17.—The trial of the Baldwin Locomotive company’s suit against the Roumanian govern- ment to recover an outstanding bal- ance of approximatély $2,000,000 for locomotives delivered in 1919 and 1920 was begun here. The Baldwin company is very wary about dealing with Soviet Russia for fear payments will not be made, al- tho Russia has never failed to live up to contracts. “Open Shop” Mayor Hits Poor ST, LOUIS, May: 17.—The “open shop” mayor of St. Louis, whose seat is being contested for alleged vote stealing, has helped kill appropria- tions for the muni lodging house and the legal aid au which fur- nished counsel to 4 fendants unable to pay. ; e New K. K. K. Mystery. WASHINGTON, May 17.—M rious strangers who,occupy a big and mysterious suite of offices down-town in the capital deny that ku klux klan headquarters have béen moved there from Atlanta. They, refuse to explain their own identity, but know all about the klan. ' —ry — Call Killer of Father Insane. After 24 minutes» deliberation, « jury here today found Robert Shaw, shell-shocked war veteran, who stab- bed his father, Bruce, to death with a German saber, insane, The verdict aut commitment to an ly brings his asylum. New Union Station in Use, The new $80,000,000 union station will be put into use immediately, The formal opening will be held on June 15, when raflroad officials will speak. The train shed is now being used. rca <a Thieves Rob Royal Armory. MADRID, May 17.—~Thieves robbed foe gar { | _——————————L——LLeESSE SEATTLE UNIONISTS RALLY TO DEFENSE OF MEMBERS ILLEGALLY UNSEATED FROM LABOR COUNCIL (Continued from page 1) refused to sign. 6,000 or More Signatures Expected. If this record is kept up, the six expelled delegates to the central la- bor council who are circulating the petition state that from five to ten thousaand ‘signatures will be received within the next few weeks. Simul- taneously with the circulation of the petition the six defendants have pub- lished the third of a series of leaflets showing the great danger to the labor movement of such arbitrary and auto- cratic actions. This third leaflet deals with the requesting that | history of the case to date and will r Temple Asso-| be quickly followed by a fourth, set- ting forth the basic reasons why the expulsions take place and revealing the sinister influences within the ranks of organized labor which are behind these expulsions. Of Interest to All Labor. Union nen thruout America as well as in Seattle should be alive to the imminent dangers lurking in the labor movement are to the fact that the policies of the enemies of the work- ers are being insidously introduced in the labor organization by the agent of organized capital. Co-operation with the bosses and be- trayal of the real interest of the work- ers is now the avowed policy of many outstaanding leaders in the American labor movement, notably Johnston of the machinists, Hutcheson of the car- penters and Major General Berry of the printing pressmen. Undermines Strength of Unions. This program of class collaboration (instead of a militant program based upon the class interest of the work- ers) threatens the workers of America today with lower wages, longer hours and worse conditions than heretofore. In order to put such plans in opera- tion effectively the first essential is to rid the unions of the militant class conscious workers. Hence the attack upon these mili- tant Seattle workers whose statement and appeal we are printing as a warn- ing to workers everywhere, as to the methods that will be employed by re- actionary forces within the ranks of labor in order to lay the basis for a retreat of labor before the onslaught of the bosses by first ridding the unions of their real red blooded fighters: To the Membership of Organized Labor in Seattle: “Greeting—At the regular meeting | of the Seattle Central Labor Council, held on Wednesday, January 28, 1925, a representive of the Labor Defense Council asked the privilege of the floor to speak on the Michigan crimin- al syndicalist cases. After consider- able debate the request was granted by 45 votes to 36. When the speaker took the floor about 18 delegates who had voted against the motion walked out in a body. A motion protesting against the Michigan syndicalist law was laid over when the hour for ad- journment came. “At the next meeting, Wednesday, February 5, after a week of feverish activity on the part of certain ele- ments in the council, a large number of new delegates were seated, some of whom represented unions which had not been affiliated with the coun- cil for many years, and it was freely stated by some of the new delegates, in the ante room of the council, that they had come there to expel the Com- munists. Motion Railroaded. “A resolution presented by the building trades council requesting that all Communists be unseated from the Central Labor Council, carried by a vote of 93 to 33. During the debate that lasted to a late hour, only one delegate opposed to the motion was able to obtain the floor. In fact the motion was railroaded thru the coun- cil. “On Wednesday, February 18, charg- es were filed against the undersigned by W. B. Bailey, J. N. Belanger, D. G. Williams, Chas. Hughes and G. W. Roberge, charging us with being mem- bers of the Workers Party, a workers’ political organization. The charges were referred to the strike and griev- ance committee, of which, David Le- vine is chairman, and of which Severt Johnson is also a member, both of whom'had actively sponsored the building trades resolution and were chiefly responsible for its adoption by the Seattle Central Labor Council. Disregard Council's Rules. “At the meeting of Wednesday, March 18, the committee presented its report recommending that Havel, Jones and Price be unseated, and that Mohr, Carlson and Hansen be exonerated for lack of evidence. The council adjourned before a vote was taken, and discussion of the matter was resumed on Wednesday, March 26, when an amendment was moved to the committee’s report that all six defendants be expelled. After long discussion the motion to adopt ‘the committee report as amended was car- ried by 78 votes to 71, “The chair then ruled that the six defendants expelled, despite the fact that under Robert's Rules of Order, which govern the council im this re- spect, a two-thirds vote is necessary for expulsion. In this connection, President Jepson stated that the two- thirds vote ncessary for expulsion had been obtained on February 5, “This decision means that the six delegates were convicted before they had been tried and two weeks before charges Were preferred against the findings of the strike and griev- ance committee to the council, not a Piece of evidence of any kind was sub- mitted to show that any one of the defendants had ever in any way, said or done anything to disrupt or dis- credit the labor movement. Neither was the committee able to prove that the defendants were members of a political party, except that the names of three of them appeared on the bal- lot as presidential electors in the gen- eral election of November, 1924. Denies Right of Opinion. Thruout the various debates and discussion the chair showed itself biased against the defendants by arbi- rary rulings on numerous occasions. The expulsion of these six delegates is contrary to all the traditions and principles of organized labor, and de nies the right of all members within the ranks of organized labor to hold whatever political opinions they see fit. The action also violates the pledge given to the candidate on join- ing the various local unions, which pledges guarantee that the obligation will not conflict with political or re- ligious beliefs. “Since the unseating of the six dele- gates each one of them has received a vote of confidence from his local union, and bas been returned to the Central Labor Council with new cre- dentials. Here again the constitution provisions of the American Federation of Labor have been flouted by the president of the Central Labor Council, who has refused to accept the creden- tials submitted by affiliated organiza- tions, in violation of the rules of the A. F. of L., which plainly state that credentials submitted by local unions shall be accepted. Locals Protest. “A great number of affiliated organ- izations have protested vigorously against these autocratic and arbitrary expulsions, among them being the fol- lowing Metal Trades Council, Bakers’ No. 9., Machinists No. 79, Painters No. 300, Building Laborers No. 242, Ship- wrights No. 1184, Longshoremen No. 1312, Millmen No. 338. “We present a brief statement here- with as to our connections with organ- ized labor, and we appeal to you to protest against these vicious tactics, and appeal to you to do everything in your power to assist us in our fight to regain our rights within the ranks of labor, knowing as you do that ‘an injury to one {is an injury to all,’ and that the injustice which we suffer from today may tomorrow be inflicted upon other members (who may also hold opinions contrary to those held by some members in the council) if this incident is allowed to pass unchal- lenged. “Signed): Paul K. Mohr, Bakers No. 9, M. Hansen, Painters No. 300, J. C. Carlgon, Shipwrights No. 1184, J. Havel, Bookkeepers and Stenograph- ers No. 16304, H. G. Price, Machin- ists No. 79, W. H. Jones, Painters No. 300, Committ of Six Defendants, April 30, 1925.” Records of Unseated Delegates. P. K. Mohr helped to organize the | first Bakers’ Union in Seattle in 1889, was its first president at the time when the union won its first strike. After leaving Seattle and living on a farm for several years, Mohr returned | to Seattle and again took up active work in his union, being elected to three state conventions and being sent as a fraternal delegate from the Wash- inton State Federation of Labor to the Oregon State Federation of Labor. At- tended the national convention of the Bakers’ Union at Cincinnati, was pres- | ident of the Seattle Central Labor Council for a term of years, and has been assistant secretary of the Bakers’ Union for five years. M. Hansen has been an active mem- ber of the Painters’ Union, is a mem- ber of the executive board of that un- ion and has served several terms as delegate to the Painters’ District Council and to the Central Labor Council. J. C. Carlson joined the Carpenters’ Union in 1916, has been a member in good standing ever since, has been a delegate to the Seattle Central Labor Council for three years, and at the present time he is vice-president of his local union. J, Havel joined the Office Employes’ Union No. 16304 six and one-half years ago, shortly thereafter he was elected @ delegate to the Seattle Central La- bor Council, and with the exception of two terms has been a delegate rep- resenting the same organization con- tinually, is at present and has been for three years recording secretary for his local union. H. G, Price has been a member of organized labor for twenty years, Firat joined B. of F. & E., later on Joined the B. of L. E., has been a mem- ber of the I. A, M. seven years, hold- ing office on executive board Metal Trades Council, Council Delegate to Central Labor Council, delegate to the board of trustees of the Labor Temple Association, W. H. Jones is a member of the Painters’ Union since 1912 and has been in good standing ever since. Helped to organize Local 565, Minot, N. D., was charter member of this lo- cal union, and was treasurer for three years of Local 784; has bee for two years a member of the executive board of Local 300, and also two years @ delegate to the Central Labor Coun- cil and was elected business repre- them | sentative of District Council No, 81, which office he atill holds, + tiie te tei ss I od amin ub dopinanbacdgalovebnagapeigune Page Three SUE Perera Tran STANDARD OIL PEDDLES LOONEY GAS IN EUROPE Govern | Ready to Give Trust Whitewash (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, May 17-—(PP)—Rep- resentatives from the American Fed- eration of Labor and from the Work- ers’ Health Bureau will attend the special conference called by Surgeon- General Hugh S. Cummings to inves- tigate tetra-ethyl lead gasoline, “loo- ney gas.” Organized labor was in- vited by the United States Public Health Service in charge of the meet, | which was called following protests | against the bureau of mines report de- claring that tetra-ethyl lead tm exhaust | gases of autos is harmless, A criticism of the bureau of mines \report/by Dr. Alice Hamilton of Har vard, Dr. Paul Reznikoff and Grace M. Burnham, director of Workers’ Health Bureau will be made publia at the conference. Delegates will be scientists, medical experta, labor rep- resentatives and producers of tetra- ethyl lead gasoline. Since the of five workers at the Bayway ard Ol plant, New Jersey, from tetra, ethyl lead poisoning, the “loensy gen” has been 2. public concem, fhe Workers’ Health Bureau urged orgah- ized labor to protest against the gale of the treated gasoline and su The bureau asked Isbor tq investigation of the new gasoling by @ competent body. Altho the Ethyl Gasoline corpora- tion claims that it has stopped produo- ing the “looney gas” pending the out- come of the Washington conference, a New York newspaper reports that a vigorous campaign for the usg of the gasoline is being carried on in Burope, particularly in France. Switserland banned the use of the tetra-ethyl lead gasoline when Dr. H. Zangger, profes- sor of forensic medicine, Zurich Uni- versity, showed the danger of the product to the public as well as to manufacturing workers and garage employes. Philly Unions Call for Boycott on Big League Ball Club WASHINGTON, May 127,—-Because the owners of the Philadelphia base- ball club, in the American league, vio- lated their written agreement with the building trades department of the American Federation of Labor, and employed non-union iron erectors and hoisting engineers, thru a contractor, in constructing new grandstands this season, organized labor is at war with them. Philadelphia’s Central Labor Council and Building Trades Council have de- clared a boycott on the ball park, Sec- retary Tracy of the building trades department 1s about to issue citeular letters to building trades councils thruout the country, calling attention | to the state of war, and suggesting that nobody can compel a union man to attend a game in which the Ath- letics take part. | So flagrant is the violation of con- tract in this affair that Ban Johnson, president of the league, who signed the original agreement, made @ ges- ture of protest to the owners, (his empty plea made no {m| on the owners, who entrusted the job to a contracting firm which employed carpenters and other craftsmep be- longing to unions, but who refused to employ union steel erectors and hoist- ing engineers. Foreign Exchange. NEW YORK, May 17.—Great Brit- ain, pound sterling, demand 485 316; cable 4857-16. France, franc, demand 5.20%; cable 5.20%. Belgium, frapa, demand 5.04%; cable 5.05%. Italy, lira, demand 4.07%; cable 407%. Sweden, krone, demand 26.72; cable 26.75. Norway, krone, demand 16.71; cable 16.73. Denmark, krone, demand 18.70; cable 18.72. Germany, unquoted. Shanghai, tael, 74.62%; cable 75.12%. Birth Control! Fight In Boston, NEW YORK, May 17.—(FP)—The fight is on against Mayor James M. Curley’s ban on Boston discussions of birth control in publicly - licensed halls. Curley, watching his Irish- catholic constituency, allows oppo- nents of birth control free speech in public, but will not allow any hall- owner to rent his place to birth con- trol advocates on penalty of revoca- tion of his license. Earthquake Recorded. WASHINGTON, May 17, — The Georgetown university seismograph recorded an earthquake of moderate intensity at 7:07 o’clock this morm ing. It continued seven minutes, Father Torndorf, seismographer of the university, estimated the or the quake to be approximately miles from here. Number of Painters Decreased NEW YORK, May 11.—(P)— There are 25,000 tewer painters now than 10 years ago, H, G, secretary New York Paint, Varnish Olub, says, the United States. He uses 70 per ——a