Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1921, Page 6

AN ONSSUE OF WACES Confronted by Social and In- dustrial Situation-of Ex- treme Difficulty. RY EDWARD PRICE B R Cabie fu”Tie Kthr 7nd Chicazo Daily News. < Copyright, 1021, LONDON, 2 : eat Brit- ain faces an industrial social crizis of extreme difficulty un- It hinzes on the que Capital declares that lnbor declares certain issue tion of wages. wages must come down: thit wages must rema are or advance. ¢ cannot comp with “w: twice as high as in many countries abroad. if the cost ot Rriiai producticn in Great -apital must 2 other way u must ve reduced. . Y thes . tom of wages. Confifeting Views ¥ s-enncd. Sir eter Rylands, churman of the | ¥ :deration of British Industri .o manufacturers, 1y nd Belgium are s than one-half the wage: Our industries cannot sur competition. day when they choose between lower wages. Nothing distr than to menace decent living conditions for the masses, but capital must not be-. loaded -with .the burdens heavier than it can bear." “As- prices- went wages followed,” vice chair of parliamentary labor party, “what guaranty is there that prices would be reduced if wages were reduced? Labor is the human side of industry and must be con- sidered in terms of men, women and families. Sacrifices cammot_be carried far by these families. We should look to reduced profits and to greater economy_ and _efficiency in industry rather “than to reduced wages for cheapening production. Unemployment must be got rid of or the unemployed must be maintained. Capital and labor have a momentous task and duty be- tween them. Let them get together and assure. sven-handed justice.” Plans for the Unemployed. Next week the trades union and the national labor party, through a special labor conference, will submit 10 the government a plan for support- ing the unemployed out of public funds and for the rehabilitation of the stricken countries of Europe. Upon such rehabiHtation British labor bases its hope for the restoration of trade and the consequent easing of the - economic situation of Great Britain. Spokesmen for labor, in- cluding even some of the conserva- tives, say that unless the government accenrs the labor plan “drastic steps will se faken to enforce the workers' will’ 5. H. Themas and Arthur Henderson hint that these steps may- take the form of a revolution. re Noted. One of the most poignant and perilous features of existing condi- tions is the plight of tens of thou- sands of honest ex-service men out of work and exposed-to the double torture of physical want and spirtual humiliation. Robert Blatchford, a well known socialist and -anti-bol- shevist, says: “Many British subjects, who grew rich during the war, are "D'os:‘mn. gering thelr monev with vulgar osten- tation. All they have has been made pozsible to ‘them by the blood and suffering of our sailors and soldiers and it is not too much to ask that those who held the gate should not be left to starve or walk thes streets While those who stayed at home live Our workers may see the will be compelled to wages and no up says the long before J. R. Clynes, richly upon the gains they made be. hind the rampaft of 1 i P of brave men's VENIRE OF 200 SLATED FOR TRIAL OF 20 MEN Mingo Indictments Include Those _.,8aid to Have Been in Riot- ing Last May. 4y WILLIAMSON, W. va y 22.—For three days unus: q’-’x?:(u;?u prevailed in the coal strik. in Mingo -:ouag. in- command & company of fed- eral infantrymen, still remains in the city, ‘'while troopers of the state con- stabulary are scattered in mining towns along Tug riyer. -Two hundred veniremen, it is e district Col. Herman Hall, said, are to be drawn for the trials of the twenty-three men indicted for their alleged participation in 1! Matewan last May, when a number of persons were killed. It was learned today that the number of defendants may be increased by one, as there are plans for bringing to trial another Matewan man, who, to this time, has not been included in the list. It is said tonight that at least four of the.defendants will at- tempt .to show that hey were no in Matewan the day of the fight. The trials will open in circuit court here next Wednesdam There was no news from any pagt of tie strike zgne to change the strike situation. Union headquar- ters lere continued its position that there was no disposition to order men now out back to work, while operators declared that the field was producing almost »< much coal as during normal times. B, & 0. OFFICIAL EXPLAINS LAYING OFF OF 7,000 MEN BALTIMORE, M4, January 22— George M. Shriver, senior vice presi- dent ({ the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road Company, gave out the follow- ing statement explaining the laying- ©off of more than 7,000 employes: ““The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has uing the past several wecks made {nmiderable reductions in its forcea largely in the maintenance de- partments, as is customary at this scason of the year. With the con- tinwation of the decline in trafic and consequent lesser use of power and the growing number of idle cars, it is possible now to make further reductions in the shops, consequently an order has been issued suspending onfradons in some of - the larger shops. where general repair and re- building work is carried on. While following the five days' notice, the ®uspension is for an indefinite period, it is the expectation that work will be_resumed within a limited time. “erk in the Baltimore and Ohio shopy has been continuous now for a long time, and it is felt that the total suspension for a few days would be mose generally acceptable than the lJarge permanent reductions in forces which the volume of traffic and les#er demands on equipment would justify. It is understood that this temporary furlough will involve between 7,000 and 8,000 men over the entire system, of whom about 2,700 are located at the Mount Clare shops, at_Baltimore. “Under present conditions the ut- most econonsy demanded and fur- ther reductions may be required, but in the necessary reduction of forces every effort Is being made to do this with the least disruption of organi- zation and the minimum hardship to individuals.” - —— FIRE UPON FUGITIVE. Man Sofi:ht in Wilcox Case Disap- pears From Rowboat. MACON, G: January 22.—Sheriff Rogers of Wayne county brought the information here today that John Bu- chason, who was being pursued by posses in connection with the alleged #hooting of Robert Wilcox of Lumer City a week ago, was sighted in a row- he battie at boit on the Altamaha river late yes- terday, afternoong: upyn-and: Ahens disagpenred, competing ; Labor retorts that , | | MATING INSTINCTS | BOSTON, January .[2.—DPancing is | an instinct which is vefy muc™ better expressed than suppreseed, sid Prof. Emil Carl Wilm, head of the- de- partment of psychalogy at Boston University, in a serious defense of natural pleasures today. Dancing ‘serves a useful social he added. “It gives married the opportunity to associate with persons of the opposite sex un- der conventional circumstances, and it_heips uphold conventional society. “Dancing is an instinct, like eating. and mating. There is no 't dance as it is only ac- king. My two-and-one d son one-steps and fox- one who c cented w i | haif-vear- | “The overemphasis that is some- tmes placed on dancing is the re- sult of what psychologists know as inhibitions. Unless normal instincts et an expression or have some com- pensation they are apt to burst out In unusual forms.” LUSSED, BUT DIDNT HUG, PARSON SAYS So Dr. C. A. Ridley Is Cleared of Woman’s Charge. Friends Cheer. ATLANTA, January ' 22.—Charges of disorderly conduct,” made by Mrs. J. {B. Hamilton against the Rev. Ifr. Ca- {leb A. Ridley, pastor of & large church here, were dismissed in police court late today. Mamy members of the elderly pastor’s congregationcrowd- ed the courtroom and loudly cheered the verdict. DL Dr. Ridley denied Mrs. Hamilton's charges—that he tried to put his arm around her as they talked on her front porch. Mrs. R. L. Bedingfield testi- fied she was on her porch, hardly eight feet away,-at the time, and de- clared there was nothing to the vhargesfl(ua Ridley said he had gone to the Hefmilton porch at the request of Mrs. Hamilton, who said a work- man on a nearby building had tried to_flirt_with her. Mrs. Hamilton repeated her charges d Dr. Ridley admit- in police court, ted that last nig! called on him fo Hamilton: . g0 to hell!™ Ridley said he had nothing to apologize to the Hamiltons fQr, but that for the remarks he made to"Ham- ilton he would “apologize to God and the people of my church.” Hamilton was said to have threatened him with a pistol, but neighbors intervened. _ In testifying this afternoon Mra. Hamilton declared she had not ing vited Dr. Ridley to come up on thd porch, but that as he passed she nod- ded to him and he came and sat with her in a swing and began playing with her baby. ~Then, shesaid, fol- lowed an attempt to embrace her and remarks 10 which she objected. SURVEY OF CARNEGIE TECH WILL BE MADE an apology. he had Financial Emergency Is Foundd- tion for Expert Review of Work, Including Allied Activities. PITTSBURGH, January 22.—A sur- vey ta determine means of meeting the financial, emergency facing the Institute of Technology. Carnegie Museum, fine arts depart. ment, music halls and library school will be made immediately by experts. This announcement was made late today by Samuel Harden Church, president of the board of trustees, who said that the situation resulted from increased disbursements out of endowment funds since the outbreak of the war. The trustees, Mr. Church said, for a time believed prices would come down, but it now seems probable any drop will not reach pre-war levels, It has become necessary, he said, to readjust activities or demonstrate the necessity of present standards. The Carnegle Corporation of New York will co-operate with the trus- tees in the survey, which will be made by J. C. Christensen of the University of Michigah, H. H. Swift of Chicago, Dr. Frederick Ayer of the University of Akron, Dr. S. P. Capen of the bu- reau of education and Dr. M. A. Bige- low of Columbia University. SEEKS MISSING WHISKY. Dry Agent Says 1,000 Cases Dis- appeared From Schooner. FORT MEYERS, January 22.—Maj. Williams, chief prohibition enforce- ment officer of Tampa, is here today, investigating the whereabouts of a quantity of whisky, said to be 1,000 cases, which mysteriously disappear following the wreck of the schoomer Uralia, of British registry, on the beach near. Naples, this county, sev eral days ago. The schooner is ported to have sailed from Havana with the cargo of liquor. Up to a few weeks ago the vessel was known as the Frank M. of Mo- bile, sailing under an American regis- try. It was said to be owned by three brothers, named De Lisle, two of whom are under arre —_— EXAMINER CLOSES BANK. MITCHELL, S. D., January 22— ‘The Corn Belt National Bank, at Scot- land, 8. D, was closed today by a federal bank examiner. The bank's deposits approximate $200,000, it was said. The capital is $25,000. The cause of the bank’'s difficulties was ot announced. The bank was the second in Scot- land to close in the last six months. in P Phone Us for Eatimates, R. K. FERGUSON, Inc. 1114 Sth St. Ph. N, 381-283 Painting Department 2 FOR “Seventy-seven” is for all kinds of Colds, from just a com- mon Cald to the hard stubborn Cold that “hangs on,” and does not yield to treatment. 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