Evening Star Newspaper, October 27, 1921, Page 6

three others repressnting the genersl public. The duties of the heard are to| adjudicate centraversies betwesn the carriers and their employes iavalving questions of wages, rules, worklag conditions, ete. A little more thgn & Year ago, shortly after the roads were returned to owner control, the em- ployes went before the board and asked that thelr wages be increased, basing their plea on the higher gost of living. Both sides were given a full hearing and the board awarded o wage Increase averaging about 22 per cent. The carrfers accepted the award and abided by it, and the em- ployes were profited. Last spring, the cost of living having been reduced, the Jf HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O. -v"mvmn . . .Octaber 87, 1881 l::u. h’ .\hn—l’ly-ble in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. carriers applied to the board for a I «ily and Sunday..1yr., $8.4 7 reduction in wages. Again there was Ei? MG U 15T.., $6. cla full heaying for both sides, and it - was established to the satisfaction of t All Other States, %u"y aml Sundn- 1 ¥ m the board, and admitted by the leaders of the -employes’ organizations, that since the previous adjustment living costs had recedéd about 16 per cent. On the strength of this show- ing the board ordered a wage redyc- tion of 18 per cent, effective July 1. Now, rather than accept this decision, the members of the “big four” broth- erhoods and the switchmen's union propose to strike. They support the theory and accept the profits of arbi- -] tration when they win. They reject -1it when they lose. There is no statute law which can e § ent the railway workers from go- ing on strike, if they are resolved to to that end what they mis- enly conceive to be self-interest. But there is a law stronger than any statute against which they must con- tend. No bad cause can triumph in this country when it has arrayed against it an aroused public opinfon. et e M. Briand Wins. M. Briand’s triumph is France's triumph, and a recognition of the importance of the armament confer- ence. France will appesr at the conference table in form suited ta her place there, and her spokesman will ~ Im his finc address at the laying of {fthe corner stone of the new City Club Luilding yesterday Vice President * Coolidge made a remark that should the considered thoughtfully mnot only by the residents of Washington, but o B¥ all who have to do with its tration and with legistation 3 ing it. He sal « TIs building ty * that has come to the 3 ‘ton. Laid out with the thought th: ,Rould be only the seut of the federal rzavernment, the home of the ex The Congress and the Supreme which decides what is law, it has gathered around it a metropolita cosmopolitan life composed ot th in the service of the government ©f affairs, leaders in the industrial a “'business life of the great city fast ap- ;froaching a million population. The evolution of Washington as a . 'community has not been even in its : slegrees. It has advanced by impulses, “'chiefly imparted by great cvents af- *'Yecting the mational life. The civil «.war added very greatly to the city's ‘population. The Spanish-American , Wwar made another contribution. The i ::de:;a:'““'?h":f’“‘:‘ "“';l most| onjoy the credit that belongs to the go in the size and char-l,;, ionti1 indorsement he has Just wcter of the Capital city of any in its| |\t T 1he hands of her parlia- history. - - 3 ment. h\uol‘acl:;h; b‘:‘ hing t‘;l". ‘;‘!““ — ‘m‘: France’s place at the conference p 3 penEarly the “table will be an important one. She ‘Rovernment, removal of which, often is one of the great nations that will threatened in the remote past. would|, " = o3 thers, and represented Vreduce the city to a meager size with ! % U : 3 Uhl ach by picked men. M. Briand is no particular reason for being. Outside | 0l "0 Bl n or wrncers picked of those of the gm’ernm_cm. there are men and will stand for her definitely no large industrial establishments here| =+ i confidence in the confer- located because of many great natural |27 ¥ SRS ’or economic advantages. In fact, Con- The value of yesterday's result in N :,'r:(:“!::.:y.:: ;Z?:;::r‘:\:r::‘ ;:’ ::fl ‘:': the French chamber of deputies may . slustrial city here. Lacking that foun- best be assessed by considering where dation, Washington could mot ever|Frence would have been left had M, “mspire to rank with the great business | Eriand, with his position well known, conters of the country. It must draw|becn defeated and some other man, its strength from other sources. upon at most an indeflnite platform, Business. as developed here, is been chosen for the conference mis- «ehiefly that of municipal self-supply. sion. In that case her spokesman, “This city is a trading center for Mo matter his ability, could not have considerable area, but is mainly con- commanded at the start the attention cerned in its own sustenance. Conse- | that M. Briand will command. He quently its busin men are inter-{Would have had to feel his way ested almost cxclusively in the local falong with too much caution to exert welfare, and this makes for o spirit of [the influence naturally belonging to THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T, THURSDAY, OCTOBER hy whi m » on. nn strike, In' that w iy et «.%‘_Eoo We need nnlw S\ljl sttemet tea Uterally, Mr. Lee, wé may.alj be :l": has w the truth to his often re. The coursge with ‘which ht)u‘ana-othhl!wc indt- cates courage for any emargency, nni, u nqu I.l‘l o |n Mr. Lee has met other emergencies. ' The pity of the whole problem of labor is that the rank and:file of wage earners are not always dealt with in this frank and praiseworthy manner. The facts are not always laid befare them fully by those to whom they look for guldance. Too often they are appealed to on the score of class prejudice and virtually encouraged ta excesses of both speech and action at a time when they should have their thinking caps on and be in a humor to receive and decide upon the facts. Labor cannot win, and should not desire or attempt to win, at any time at the expense of the general public, It ia & part of that public and wins or loses to the extent that it con- tributes or refuses to contribute to the public welfare. When it fights for its own interests at the expense of all other interests it fights prog-|g. vesa itself. It is hound to lose. B l The Panama canal is showing a prafit so far as receipts and expendi- tures are concerned. one of those investments in which “good will” figures as a more impor- tant consideration than muuod:.m- e cuniary advantage. It is, however, Charles of Austrla would have been wiser if he had imitated Wilhelm of Germany and devated himself to the profession of woodchopplng. e e e England may some day decide to revise its system of bestowing titles in @ way that will obviate the gather- ing impression that pearly everybody worthy to be addressed as “Sir” is some kind of a public entertainer. Tn an economic crisis it s the pub- lic that suffers. Bvery individual, however, whether gapitalist or la- borer, is 2 part of the public and hears his share of the inconvenience. not only damaged his disposition, but submitted him to the terrifying atten- tions of the doctors as well as the lawyers. It is feared that some of the'ald- time railroad men were inclined to let their interest in the stock ticker take their minds off the time tables and the freight tariffs. ‘The “eulogiums” showered on Mayor Hylan recall anclent references to the fact that no man who is rich in sub- stance, though he may be poor in merit, can fail to find a poet to praise him. Few great questions of public (xr:u\d Rapids ‘Editorial Digest Outllvm‘ the Kansas Mine Leader “If 1t were nothing- more than a Contest within .the union, the matter would have little public interest, but {the fact that the. luununonnl s standing for a principle, In opposing Howat, upon which ig based the right of all labor unions to exist, makes the matter one of public_concern,’ if Gomments the Houston Pnpv. (domo-l tratic) upon the action of John L. | Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, in- suspending Alexander Howat from office. The, principle involved as stated by Lewis, that of the sacredness of con- tractual obligations, Is lost sight of in the discussion by some of the pa- pers, which view the incident rather from the angle of Hawat's insubor- dination to the union organization and to the industrial court of Kan- sas. “Howat is not only in open re- helllm\ against the clvil authorities of Kagsas; and i»_now in jall for re- fusing -to obey the Kansas industrial 13w, but is in revolt against his own internatjonal, union as.well,” says the Scranton Times (democratic), “while the Rochester Democrat (mepul lican) thinks -“replacing Howat .88 head of the miners shows that® the Industrial court has the respect of the higher union officials.”” The Herald (republican) Lewis ‘saw clearly that if Amvrh n. lahor is to sanction law violation- and démand immunity for violators uni 1 shortened,” and mouth and defied comment (independ- any denial Lewis' au- thority this a deniai of he power of the American Federa- use of organized labor Beacon | _(republican) nolicy of universal deflance of every thing, the state included, was inim: cal to the interests of tho miners. “The showdown that has come in the ranks of the United Mine Workers of America is one'of the most important dovelopments of this present recon- i the opinion of (democratic), but that President Lewis' method will achjeve all that it aims for is:doubted by the New York World (democratic), which says of the striking men: They gre striking for no cconomic reason, but to show disapproval of the industrial court and its dec Unless the : of Wansus i to take ove Sithin its guarante ofits and it 15 in no position o entd “concerning - profits mecans yet developed in Ame hundle strikes that affect t ience and security of the peopl that Ho s in jall, where he longs.” for violating the court’s d “The circumstances in are “peculiar,” admits the Philude phia Bulletin (independent _republ can), “but the fact that the Interna- tional Mine Workers' Union is willing 10 ‘outlaw’ a strike which profs to be a challenge to the Kau its industrial court and a ght to strike!' is de on the part of cision: for the " of a n ganized The main line of omment. ma, 1 of the fa defense of ing amon question er tdemberatic), York Times (independ- ratic), which labels Pres dent Lewis' stutement as unionism,” and the Newark he. best citizenship. The City Club s one of the means of the expression ! &% that spirit, being wisely expanded nd planned in equipment to meet France's place at the table. The grade of the men who will gather in Washington next month to confer about world affairs is very policy or individual concern arise that the eminent New York attorney Samuel Untermyer does not seeni able to solve if he puts his mind to them. dependent), which say: ence by the international that unions in dmrlu: muyst live up to the lerter of their obligations is the kind of talk the country likes to hear. The i " states high, and an assurance that, difficult as their job is, something of impor- tance will issue from their labors. —————— An Animated Body. " this need. .. Because this is the capital it is the “nieeting place and headquarters of many national organizationg which Care found in Washington. “ulmpfl' %or the transaction of their affairs are| ppe Senate is keeping up its later Empomble elsewhere. The npreuenblmmmlon for snap and ginger. It tiges of these bodies add to the per-igys once known as “the somnolent (Janent population, and in -turn add|y gy Jokes were cracked at the Mo the business volume in i Steadlly | gyense of its members and its inercasing proportion. This is the|gypogphere. They were represented ot satisfactors and wholesome sort | "o ciyemen who took thelr ease tn * growth. The chief problem of the jg.q,5 cushioned chairg and leisurely “'ashlngtonhm is to assimilate these went through motions of legislating. ycreweomers into the civic body pelitic, Animation was bad form. Emphasis n task, however, which proves easier in debate was discouraged. Speak w than in most cities despite the handi- softly and leave the big stick at home. cap of disfranchisement under_ ‘which A body largely occupled with review- iha dommunity sullers unjustly. ., |ing measures received from the south ‘Phrough its clvic organizations, its| ;5 "o¢ the Capitol should not get —elubs, it associations of citizens Wash- esiited .cington is functioning as an-American & o seommunity, progressive, enterprising, 1‘:«; 3";’;“:::::‘_ :‘:':‘: :;:: ’::’m ntelligent and alert in all matters af- The new Senate, with the changed feetine iR % atmosphere, came into being a little a . 2 more than a quarter century ago, jermany’s currency problem threatd o, o N leveland, then President, S saichlegte an o il e submitted to Congress a proposition “the value of paper money ub (0 @}, po repeal of the purchasing clause vate that will compensate- for the of the Sherman silver act, and a wear and tear on the printing presses.| o oogtion for the revision of the i < McKinley tariff law. Averting 8 strike represents more Neither nrqposlllon encountered @ victory for public interest thanf ..y difficulty in the House, but hoth found the going in the Senate slow and bumpy. There was real legisla- tive war over both and 3 warm time was had by all. Since then many exciting dramas have been staged in the Senate cham- ber. Indeed, the Senate hag almost had a monopoly of etremuous con- tests in the legisiative line. Its gal- leries have held the crowds and the rowds have confessed to great enter- tainment. Foreign affairs and domes- tic affairs alike have appealed to the debating talent on both sides of the chamber and some great speeches on a variety of topies have marked the proceedings. of any strike however successful could attain. Strike Issues Simplified. . 1f the railrcad train operatives and switchmen go on strike next Sunday — merning it will be against the wage " Jeduction of 12 per cent ordered by tie Railroad Labor Board, effective * July 1 last. The hearings before thej “ Labor Board in Chicago have practi-i _cally eliminated as strike causes the L. lroposal for a further reduction in * \uges and changes in the rules, The atherhood chiefs, at the eleventh ar, attempted to introduce these sliateral issues in justification of the =% strike order, but they could not make them stick. T Se the confliet resolves itself into a question of rescinding the wagere- #:dyction order and paying the men the meney they would have received had the ‘cut not been ordered. This, ac- cording to the brotherhood chiefs, is the “satisfactory settlement” which must be effected before the strike can 1¢ ealled off. There is not in their pregram any rcom for compromise. 1: must be a complete surrender to iueir demands if the nation is to es- ipe the calamity of a suspension of :nsportation. . This stand by the heads of the or- anlzed raliway workers will come as| cheslt e the 1:ubuv, which has tu'- Ay hoped and steadfastly belleved at some way would be found of .verting the strike. But if a strike . 'uust be endured, it is well that the isayes involved shoyld be cl led in == vdvgnce. These issues new ean be ~imply etated and readily understood. Lriefly, the facts involveqd are these: The Esch-Cummins act, under vhlch the railrcads were turned baek to pri- «vate .ownership, created the Railread JC L.abor Board, censisting of thyes mem. + lLers vepresemting rajlway owners, Agtuacee- representing the employes and The great Washington conference will at least assist in indicating whether anybedy, having gone through one terrific war, wants an- other one. Every now ard then some gentle man in the Upited States Capitol is seized with an aspiration to jazs up the old Congressional Record. ¥ T Texas represents the extremes of alcoholic prohibition and an unre. strained flow of fiery rhetoric. Labor and the Facts. This is from Chicago, dated yes- terday: Ben W. Hooper, member of the United States Railroad Lakor Board, conducting the ?tlrln‘ called by the board to investigate the n‘n oped rafiroad strike, ladl{" he.:naldent of the inmen, to th. stand and qnnt ml hln » & lomal fih vote wu uken and the walk- t ordered. He “dntth ot ™ b e e Tee. Tona ints lhe Fecord a circular letter sent to his men whijle Y It is perhaps a misfortune to sclende that the theory of relativity failed to attract him. Among the numerous problems s that of keeping this year’s income up to a figure that will provide for meet- ing last year's income tax. It is complimentary both to Lioyd George and De Valera that neither ap- pears to tire of the other's conversa- tion. After all, intellect must prevail. Even so great a public favorite as Babe Ruth was compelled to yield deference to a studeat and exponent [ thz law. SHOO‘I'ING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON Peace. “I hope that Peace will soon prevail,” Said Hezekiah Bings. “The Dove that sometimes seemed to wall ) A song triumphant sings. Now peopla say, ‘That Dove I see ‘With sueh complete déjight, Her safety seems well worth, to me, The hazards of a fight!’ “Peace is a thing all men acclaim. Upon it we insist. But when linked up with eelfish shame, Oh, how can Peace exist? And so all humbly I'll contend, As life its problems brings, That Peace on Horor must depend,” Said Hegekiah Bings. Subtle Animosity. . “As a friend of our frascible col- league, you oyght to persuade him to modify thg thinge that he undertakes to print In the Congressional Recor: “But,” declared Sepator Sorghum, “I'm not at all friendly to him. Ard for that reason I am in favor of let- ting him go as far as he likes.” Jud Tunkins says the average young feller wil} be Jucky If he succeeds in learning by the time hc is sixty years 0ld as much a8 he thinks he knows at twenty. — i Autump Leaves. The autumn Jeaves about to fall -~ Show many: & wondrous tint. The most surprising. of them all Are those of leaves te print. . The Tollsome Life. “Don’t you think eight hours a day is enough for 8 man to work?” “Not in my case,” replied Mr. Chug- gins. “A man who is trying to buy gas for a fljyver and look -after his own repairs has got to werk ntxtatn houys 2 day lnd then some.” 5 “01d friends, "eaid Uncle Eben, iy 1ike old umbrellas. You's liable to lulkllflt'mtfllmhwmu be epught in & storm.’ uP enun» L § ” you nyln‘ this a frea! emmtry fayette Journu and Couriers 3r. “Babe” Ruth had a boil nmcbl | | sucin the Howat controversy the Jasmsas Uity Fimes (independent), “is that of the honor of organized la- bor.”” W hile the Houston Chrénicle (1 dependent) thinks “organized labor should be proud of Joh L. Lewi as taken o courageous stand for & obedien h: faith, for man! wightforward, Puttering With Politics. new light on woman's sp: iug for politics just leen ne Haviland Taylor. omen, she says, wi strong f for good in politics nature they are ail pu unionism. puttering, this woman writer ps to indicate a persistent ab- ption of the petty details of a subject. She {llustrates by an influx of red ants in the kitchen pantry The ‘average man could never qusli a plague of-ants. If the pests did not yleld to a half-hour of riot and objurgation, man would burn tho pantry or move to his club. Woman, on the other hand, will nag, harass and chevy the invaders tweive hours a day until the sanctity of the pantry is again inviolate. \ere mah_ sputters. woman puf- In politics she will see that 1id is -nailed_down an the perk barrel. will kcen mi» Inl out of the am. eL will_check fip ou b :‘numclpal By this definition suttering ires 3 new. dignity. which yoints couctusively to o nd - evonomic: wninist woman wer hand i g. ¢ course, there is np yeason why should moti alse %uller with Not that his ‘sputfering is wasted. 1t is a well known faci the louder nian sputters, the harder woman putters, £o bhptween the two, politi cems due for an effective hou: eLILamng—LhAcn;;o News (independent). 2 Outwitting Truancy. Why did bovs play hookey when the men of the present day were youngsters? For precisely the same reason that hoy becomé truants the morb precize language of today. They were on the eternal quest of fun. Without realizing it, the seeking the thing which the ration of Independence avi third -inalienable right of man. schoolroum Tepresenta giscipline which young America, some of his swimming. holc : orchard and the chéstnut grove were alluring beyond power of resistance. The hickory cane of yesterday toc no cognizance of the underlying re: sons for pln)mg hookey. But & new stunt in some of the schools does. | Movies dre used to illustrate some of the lessons. Thé fall of Rome thus ceases to be a. siupid nemfind upon memory and becomes & Righly excit- appeal to intere: 'he + building ott houses in_manualtraining ! the making of ples incident to courses in domestic science have also had much to do with making educa- tion more attractive. ter: the .uan polit that The slegs’ apd bird- ops and The modern educator finds he can |’ teach more to the interes d child than to the flogged child. e prob- lem of truancy, C (muequeml) is grow- ing less.-Oregon Journal (Portland, independent) Cheer ' up! Christmas eve falls on pay da int Journal. Known hero to How do you do it?" also. too mueh to (}oll}mlbin (~S c) Blcord. = q The nnamylvymi nrl work ' to find normal (8. C.) Pledment, Bolentists, ull lll Eo lll ll lr dnul;‘:., ll e lrul thlu i ul i b?e' '?- &n ht ha b cy. —areelvflle (Mich.) Joumpl. WERNER’S COAL IS WHAT YOU WANT— —says Mr. Coal Man. All you have to do ig phone Franklin 7626 and tell them to fill your order. But you ought to do so at once. You can't afford to be without coal. B. J. Werner “‘Oficg phone R. B. siding Franklin 7628 & Storage rnd 912 New York T Ave. He 8 .olnnthc Shelf CoLcATE'S RIBBON DENTAL CREAM *oA- Tube in Time Saved Minc” LargeSize,25¢ Medium Size, 10c The ORIGINAL Malled Milk rie “Food - Drhk" for All Agies Quick Lunch st Home, Office, anc Fountaing. Ask for HORLICK’S. warAvoid Imitations & Sebstitute -0IL -ELECTRIC HEATERS will take the chill off the room -these cool evenings. ! [4 |« A | 1204GSe . @612k Se Phone Maln 140 (PREVENIOD {H| Danger from dis- ease is. reduced - when-homes - are l:ept sanitary and clean by spraying “PREVENTOL” Kills roaches, bed bugs and fleas. It is as necessary as soap and water for a clean home —all the year 'rgund. Dyed Her Tan Skirt to Make Cllild a Dress Eachi package of “Diamond Dyes”| Icontams directions so simple that | jany woman can dy shabby skirts, dresses, waists, coats, i sweaters, stockings, hangings, drap-' cries, everything like ne “Diamond Dyés”—no other - then perfect homé dyeing is guar.’ anteed, even if. you have. uev ‘fdyed before. = Telt -your druggist whether the ‘material’ you' wis to! dye is wool or silk, or whether it u = lines, cotten or mixed goods. n_muJ Dyes never streak; spot, fade] D d 20 1921. ~ The National Furniture Co. Furniture Like This “The National ”—With Easy Terms FREE With Every Purchase of $100 or More A 26-puc: Set of Wm A. Rogers’ Silverware, or a 42-piece set of Decor- ated Dinnerware, Credit—Service—Low Prices at The National Furnitare Co. Store Hours 8 A.M. te 6 P.M. The Furnitare you see pictured in this advertisement is sketched directly from the merchandise. I¥s Furniture that is good to live with. It is marked -at Extremely Moderate Prices—either for cash or on our Convenient Plan of a Little a Week. OIS SN P s v xacily Like the Picture This Queen Anne Bedroom Suite of American Walnut or Mahogany Finish $ 125 A very attractive, durable and practical Suite, com- prising Large, Roomy Dresser with plate mirror, Man's Chifforette, V. amt) Dressing Table and Full-size Bow-end Bed. A most satisfactory Suite, and priced exceedingly low fOr tOMOrFOW at «..eevenoncassncssscncnssses Easy Payments at “The National” This 10-Piece Suite for the Dining Room Exactly as the artist has pictured it. Iimagme this handsome suite in YOUR dining room. It is even better than it looks. It consists of large Buffet, China Cabinet, Serving Table, Extension Table, Armchair and five Side Chairs. The price is extremely attractive at..... ‘Buy It on “The National’s” Club Plan of Easy Payment: Floor Lamps Many handsome colors to select from, all com- plete with mahogany- finish standard and silk shade. Special, 132 On “The National's” Easy Credit Terms. uofold ave a .uAi bedroom combined. This model sketched il HICN R!HT DISTRICT