New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1919, Page 1

LY Mean Business Herald Better By Asseriated Press. News of the ‘v\'(wrld.;v EST/\BHSH%D NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, W REPUBLICAN LEADERS READY FOR INITIAL TEST ON TREATY AMENDMENT; CAPITAL’S ATTEMPT TO FORCE ISSUE ON STRIKE ARBITRATION THWARTEL 1919; TOBER EDNE SbAY, OoC 1S —TWELVE PAGES - CAPITAL DEMANDS STEEL STRIKE ARBITRATION BE MADE ISSUE IMMEDIATELY ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL WEEK TO BE OBSERVED IN THIS CITY OCTOBER 20-27; MEMBERSHIP DRIVE IS COMING il Coo NEW YORK STRIKE IS BROKEN Churches Will Cooperate and | VOTE ON SHANTUNG TO BE TAKEN BY SENATORS LATE TODAY, IS G. O. P. DECISIO Insists Industrial Conference B P B G S HIZAD OF MINERS' UNION Speakers Agree to Courl - Take Up Organized Labor’s Proposals Without Delay- ing Until Thursday. ACTION DEFEATED; Washington, Oct. 15.—Demand tl for 1t organized labor's proposal tration of the stecl strike be made an immediate issue in the industrial conference was made today by the capital Uar th group, A. Wi its chairman, M. Baruc sroup had the Thursday \ction Postponement olution to by nd nc sclen of the public proposed that action on solution be postponed until Bernard - steel 1 Is a Surpri etion on 1 and obposition . the res previor the the heen azrced o1 public the employer . Samuel Gom- the I sroup vigorous fight nding the arbitr tion resolution bacl he commit- 1ee of 15 was detain « illness. He was represented Irank Morris, the \merican IFedera- Mr. Gompers sent memoers of the labor would be pres tomorrow aroups ot pers, chairman who conducted terday against of' Lor Iy secret: tion of word Lo ion ¢ 1o dele- ni at the confe ENort Ts Failure, The by 1o " eftorts e cmployer to or's indus conference T an immediate isse pro- be arbi- oup and pt Bibert board of post- con- N that the steel iled 11 public ted, f labor all of 1he H. Ga the pon oUp X chairman of the » oting 1o The 00 votd Corp., til ourned the bro ion toinorrow until bity to « ference tomorrow lution will CAVALRY HORSES when s0- i COMES UP THURSDAY T | arbi- | national | PITTSBURGH STEEL | | i group | force | IN ENDURANCE TEST Col. George's Half Thoroughl “Bob,” Wins First of Race. N 15.—Notsw in the first Oct won : country horses by ““Bob,’ rthfield, Vt 1ding the le the 300 mile c tesi for cavals of o ance th- leg endur- 1bred owned and rid- P George of the gen- none of the other 13 to run 3 rather, v - energies for fourth and fifth when the ma ¥ mum speed with the leas in determir vi first run of 60 miles from Allen yesterday was over a course will be founc the entire route. Vet ns whe cxamined the when they arriv ed here 1 night pronounced them g2 in excellent condition Lthough car and the poss the United is for the pur interest in th mounts. The rid go banlker, s itary emen, a wpunche: the count he Ethan ifficult clor Fort stantial for, mo of “vice cup, imulati & souther Vo cc Johnshury jc irney TRAIN. Reay DIES ON Oct Clover, 1 in west of Cheyenic He we Washington, D. C. was 73 years old Cheyenne, Richardson d o in He from California v as 1 o | 1 s on his way to his home | t arc INDUSTRAL CONFERENCE TO THROW UP THE SPONGIE Washington, Oct. 15.—Pre dent Wilson will not sanction adjournment of the national in- dustrial conference here until it h exhausted vy possible means of findin solution of the present industrial situation, White House otlicials said to- day. Despite his illness, the sident understood to have been informed of the tense sitnation in the conference r culting from the controversy over labor's proposal for arbi tration of the steel strike. e 1 that this should endanger the ultimate suc- the conference pre wits was said (o f not MILLS ARE WORKING Hundreds ol Men Returning Daily as Operations Resume STRIKERS CLAIM SUCCESS Claims of Compa Met TUnion That There Are No De- s By Statement sertions and Strike is Gaining Everywhere, burgh, Oct. 15.—Pittshurgh dis- steel mills are operating more v today than at any time since the tion-wide strike of stecl worl n more than three weeks iccording to reports from representa- ives the employe The latest ttements from the various compa- indicated that hundreds of men returning to work daily. ) Furnaces Operating. Reports from the Carnegie Steel Co, that 3% of its blast furnaces are operating on full time. Clairton Steel Co. officials their 14-inch mill which opened last Monday is still run- ning full hlast, while 1800 men are re- perted to be at work in the plant of the Weirton Steel Co. at Weirton, W. Vi The plant is operating “100 per cent.” according to reports of the con- of ries Unions Deny Desertions, The claims of the companies were met by union leaders today with the statement that the strikers are gain- ing ground steadily and that no dese tions have been reported. Strike brezkers brought into the Pittsburgh district recently are joining the union an announcement from strike head- quarters said No Change In Chicago. Chicago, Oct. 15.—Aside from the situation at Gary, Ind., where discloa- ures of arrests of radicals and revela- tions of the discovery of alleged anti- government plots by federal authori- ties vesterday attracted nation-wide tention, the industrial conditions in the Chicago steel district today show- | ed no material change in the last : hours, Ohio W Youngstown, ! first time siace the the Ohio work of t Co. was operating toc Tvo of the compan started up, with n in other Begins, Oct. 15.—For the el strike began, Carnegie Steel o blast furnaces indications of ve- de ents during ivier Hill Steel arth furnac operation to- and the sheet ayd tube company rted additional sheet mills. At the | latter plant a large percentage of the | skilled labor has returned, mill offi- ! cials caid. Co. has five FORMER YANKEE DIVISION OFFICER IS - TO BE ON STAFF AT LOCAL HOSPITAL The naw hi hi ew n practi k. The X has been done b; Britain General hospita ray doctor who will de e exclusively to thi work eral physicians o the city in connection with their othe practice. It is felt that this innov: tion will be a decided asset to the ho: pital and ane that has leng been de sired. Dr. Arthur S. Grant is the new doc: vote . 1 8] previously r r tou o a native of Windsor, 88 years old and oversens 11 months, holding of first liou- tenant. He w octod With sove eral units at evacuation hospitals but principally with that of the 26{h divi- sion. Dr. Grant ig a graduate of the New York university and Belleviig hospital. e hag been eagaged in gen eral practice at Waterbury and South . Windsor, Governor, in Official Proc- lamation, Asks Schools to Have Special Exercises. MEMORIAL ERECTED The Roosevelt tion will obse October 20 Memor next wee and continuing until with campaign for The schools will observe one day in the week with appropriate exercises. The churches will also be asked to have fitting services Sunday, October 26, The funds released from the money faken in from member- applications will go towards es- iing 4 permanent memorial in the great patriot. This will he (he foundation for the carrying on the work of tion in which Colonel much interested. of the organization associn- ve ning October membe <hip bli honor of probably i purposc of \mericaniz Ltoosevelt was | ! The purposc I explained as follow | he organization work of {he Roosevell Memorial association has progressed to a point where a definite | announcement can now be made. + Committees composed of men and women of all creeds and political faiths have been formed in all the states. Their members report the me intense interest the broad of perpetuating Roosevell's character and Americanism as is shown daily at his burfal place at Oyster Bay, where people from all sections of the countiy are coming by the thousand to pay respect to his memory “The committee feels that the coun- try desires two forms of expression in its memorial: “First: A memorial t immediate and {hat will enable the people record at once and forci- LIy their determination to uphold and maintain the staunch Americanism of Theodore Roosevelt. Second: Permanent memori that will, as nearly as possible, petuate and correctly interpret character and Americanism to generations. State and 50 is in shall be 1s pe his future Local Workers, committee—William Joseph W. Alsop, Marcus H. Hol- Murray. Willlam Connecticut Taft, chairman; Morgan G. Bulkeley, comb. Rev. John G. H. Putnam. IHerbert Knox Smith, Jsanc M. Ullman, GGeorge W. Wheeler, William Whitmore, secretary and rer. Britain committee—Edward . chairman; Charles I°. Smith, Sloper. George A. Quigley, Rev. Maier, B. I'. Gaffney, Dugald Stanley . Holme: 1. Healey, H. stone Ve and tr Officers of Association. Honorary presidents—Willinm | Taft, Charles E. Hughes. | Honorary vic presidents—Henry Cabol Todge, John Mitchell. A. J. Hart, Hiram W. Johnson, John T. King. President son. Vice president | Treasurer—Albert Secretury v Governor’s Proclamation. Hartford, Oct. 15.—Gaovernor Mar- cus H. Holcomb has written a letter to the teachers in Connecticut schools | directing their attention to the pro- | posed observance of the birthday an- niversary of the late Cal. Theodore Roosevelt on October The governor says: Great Apostic of Amcricanism. “Oour government established upon the principles formulated in the dec- laration of independence, has become the greatest and most influential re- public in the world. Some question its permanency. It would seem that this possibility must have been in the mind of Abraham oln when at Gettysburg in November, 1863, he said it was for us to resolve ‘that govern- ment of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth.” To insure this it {s nocos- sary that our people be positively and aggressively loyal to the United States, This applies ag fully ta our i born as to our foreign bora citizons, All should be gonuinely Americanized; and the most promising field to com« mence the work is with our childrai, The greatest posilo of Amaeri tlon of the presont gonhoration Theodore loosevell, He s dead nis influoneo 1ives; and nothing could be more appropriaie than on October g —hie birthday==to teach {(he principles of Awericanization Lo the chilaren in our sciiools. 1 sugs gost aud Urge that this be done.™ H. —William Boyce Thomp- William Loeh, M. Wiggins. M. Glair i, AT wi l begin- | by | New York, Oct. The strike of longshoremen and other harbor wor | ers, which has paralyzed port activi- | ties herce for several days and threat- ened a serious food shortage, w broken today when the ferry worke returned to work and 15,000 of the | 80,000 longshoremen resumed their labo Union leaders predicted that | by Friday all the longshoremen would | be at work The ferrymen at midnight unexpect- cdly decided to return immediately, cepting with rescrvation the govern- ment's wa in¢ off Be- fore dawn, all the ferries were plying rease WHEN LONGSHOREMEN AND FERRY WORKERS RETURN The ferrymen notice, however, that they were not satisfied with a flat increase wages amounting to approximately per cent. They had demanded crease of 25 per cent. The tcamsters’ strike force, as the men decided that they would not return the iludson filed as usual 10 in- remains in last night until they receive more definite propositions con- | cerning adjustment of their de- mands It was announced that half of the | city’s food reserve had been consumed llhrouuh the joint strikes of tho long- | shoremen and teamsters an ‘SANUEL GONPERS ILL, ' NERVOUS BREAKDOWN If He is Long Indisposed His Duties Will Be Cared For By James Duncan. Washington, Oct. 15 amuel Goin- pers, president of the American Fed- eration of Labar, was reported today by labor leaders to be suffering from a nervous breakdown. He is confined to his bed with a temperature of 101 degrees. ompers' illness results, labor said, from months of unremit- ting worl at home and abroad in con- nection with the peace treaty, the in- ternational labor congress at Amster- dam and the steel strike. The veteran vicken when | night after an in te industrial conference United S Steel Corp fusal to deal with the mittee. Jis friends rcealled that the day was the first anniversary of the death of his daughter and they smd this fact probally axgravated his con- dition. Frank American clected chz the conference Gompers. Labou labor leader hed his for i strike com- the waLs) group in for Mr secretary of Labor, Morrison, Federation rman of the labor today to act that if 50 serious as for him to dis- leaders said Gompers’ illness proved to malke it impossible ‘harge the duties of president of the deration for any considerable time, the executive council of the federation would be called to elect a femporary successor. It was said that James Duncan, first vice president of the fed- eration, probably would be designated to act. Mrs. Laura S. La Mante Speaks at W. €. T. U. Meeting Held at Willi- mantic Today. Willimantic, Oct. 13 An enthusi- astic greeting was given to Mrs. Caro- line B. Buell of Kast Hampton, the state president, when she described the interest and increased membership in the Women's Christian Tempéwance Union, at its forty-fourth annual con- vention which began toda There were 205 delegates present. After an exchange of greetings, a memorial service was led by Mrs. Mary A. Gor- don of Litchfleld. Reports by Miss Zayton, secretary and Mre. Arnold of Meriden, treasurer, showed a roll of 95 unions with 4,058 members, & net gain of 216 for the ycar. Death took 109 mombers in the samo period. Tho oxpenditures weore §4,079 and a Dbal- anco of $71 is carried over. As to%he $1,000,000 national drive this stato hag raised $11,000 of its $20,000 quota ac- cording to Mrs. Mary B. Wilson of Plantsville. The afternoon nddross Wos by Mg, Laura 8. La Mante of Now Britain, tavtfora, O, 15==Tare. i for Now Dsdtain and vi- cinity: Genewaily faiv tonight and Thursday: b Mr. | 'MANY RABICALS ARE . TAKEN INTO CUSTODY l 'Military Authorities Running Suspected Bomb Plotters in Gary, Ind. Down More P into custody military were connection alleged bomb 15.- taken night by authorities today in Ind., men Oct were Gary, dozen here during the telligence questioned the inv tion activities, including government plots. intelligence agen session a list leged radicals, amon ber are believed to be radical movement. gence authoritic tained here in- to be with dical nti- It also is said army their po hundred al- and of and have in of several whom leaders in the Military intelli- wre said to have oh- 1l num- radic: N commander department, after the steel clues regarding hefore activi- vjor Gen. of the declared situation strike ties even Wood, army control Leonard central military growing beyond s Several men, who w surveillance in out of the ot officials. including said to e Anton be under connection with plosion of a bomb the Chi post office in September 1918 questioned yesterday and it wa Alexander Ivanoff, believed to the maker of the 36 sent from New York to prominent men through- out the country last June sought That believed to trol by the evidenced permission Gorski in be bombs was being the situation Gary itself be under complete con- federal soldiers here was by Gen. Wood 1ting, for the first outdoc meeting today since it assumed mand here. The meeting was to addressed by John Fitzpatrick, chair- man of the national committee for organization of steel workers, Edward Nockels, secretary of the federation of labor, and John W: former president of the Illinois eration of labor. in mass com- be fed-. Longshoremen’s Strike Affects Local Freight The officials of the local (reight of- fice of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad company stated this morning that shipments of freight for this city are being held up at New York, awing to the embargo which has been caused by the longshoremen's strike. Much of the freight held up is being anxiously awaited by local man- ufacturers and from the present out- look the freight will remain in New York until the embargo is lifted. Freight shipments from this city to New York, however, are not affected Woestern Russian Council Wearies of Officials At Mitau, London, Oet, 14—The storn Rugslan contral council has ousted the Germun wuthoritios at Mitau, ro- placing (hom by a rewime honded by 4 Ruislan govaeiror general namod Belheidemann, wcoording to & wireloss digpuioh here from UWerlin, A sute of slege haw boen dealarad al Mitau, Gen, ven Mborharal hae invited the Lithuanian gevernment (o send del egated 1o o conferance to be held at Satkaiy and the invitation lias been aceepted, the dispateh declares, W 1 in | TO BEE AT CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON FRIDAY Indianapolis, i Oct || T. Lewi | 16.—John acting president of the United Mine Workers of Amer- ics tod wired Secrectary of Labor Wilson that he would be in Washington at 11 a'clock Friday morning for a confer- ence on the bituminous coal mine situation He announced however, that in the meantime the order calling on all soft coal miners in the to go on union countsy strike November 1 is | would be mailed from the inter- national headquarters in this city to the 4,000 of the arganization locals BAPTISTS VOTE IN FAVOR OF TREATY Also Support League of Nations in Norwich Resolution NEGRO QUESTION ALSO UP Rev, Mr. Reed, of Hartford, Declares 100,000 Fought in Great YWar, But Were Refused Right to Wear Uni- forms in South. Norwicn, 15 ! vention in ion here today itself on record in faver of ratifica | tlon of the treaty of peace with Ger | many, and the covenant of the league | of nations by adopting the following | resolution which is to be forwarded to President Woodrow Wilson Passe Oct s The Baptist con- Resolution 5 “We, the delegates from churches of Connecticut, in convention assembled representing constituency of 00, hereby pe- tition and urge the carly ratification of the treaty of peace with Germany including the plan for a league of na- tions without amendments o vations such as would send to the peacc conference eration.” Baptist do reser- it back reconsid- s¢ for Refers to the resolution was its passage, Rev. Mr. Reed, ford, objected to unanimous In support of his stand he the treaty did not afford jus tion of the ne ace. He four hundred thousand negroes been sent overseas to fight ty and democracy but upon turn they were refused the ar their uniforms in the There were brief remarks in Mr. and the then adoptea This was the the convention tion Lackey, of throughout. It Suflield school have the convention the school Negroes. When put upon of Hart- consent id that recogni tha had for liber- their right south said re to reply to Reed, resolution was third and final day of President John New Hartford, presided was voted to give the $2.500 and al to trustees of trustees board of (he appoint lout for TRONG—HERWIG, A auiet took First church parsonasge when Henry W. Amelia K. Ferwig and Leroy in marriag Miss Nellie maid of honor brother of the hridc bridc at wedding lace at the this afternoon Maier unite T. Stron Howe acted Ernest er- acted whitc wd best man. Tl orgette and maid of honor with hat to match ding trip Mr. and reside in Berlin wore biug fter Indianopolis, Oct. 15 calling all union bitumino crs of the country e tion of conl at niidnight on Friday, Oc- tober 81, 1619," & issucd from tho intornationnl hondquartors of iho Unftod Mine Workors of Amerlon hore at noon today. Tho ordor Iy slgnod by John L. Lewis, aoting president, and Willlam Green, secrotary troasur- The cordor coal min- o to produe- or of Lhe miners, placed | annual | { | | | | | cin, Their Remarks and Se tor Lodge Also Wants V( Taken. Washir ton, Oc the senate late today on the imendment the peace planned by republican leader: acquiescence was democrats Al Republican were publicans Agr spokesmen said Senator returned inqu Johns here ies made of of California, day; Senator ollette, of Wisci sin, and other republicans, regard peeches on the Shantung amendmy and that they to cur their remarks. Lodge, the foreign committ author of the Shantung amendme; so was said to ed to @ v who a have eed Chairman relations | today Wants Only Reservations. Adoption textual amendme| would defeat of the ped treaty and would accomplish no pri tical result that about by reserv told today by of Rhode Would Referring to bnd that power of mean could not be brou the s Colt, nate repu tions, enator Island. Reopen Negotiations. the Shantu proposed in declared amef equal League would wh ment to votir the Nations, open he they negotiations, leave the tre inge its pro| ving nation peace veservations would act sions It increase United amendment publican other first vote in the and would c the rc unfair voting only for wrgued, ot in Johnson, would be he the power proposed nator ornia, and leave powers with only wssembly. Owen for servation Acceptance, of lgypt's right self-governmer 1 futu action the League Nation give fr dom to all capablc ates wg in resolutig by Se dem 156 e, of to 1bject proposed in interpretative presented nator Owens, crat Oklahoma Both the measures proposals were put entire parate fri Owe as the nouncing for ratification, Senator = not changed ptance that he had stand unqualitied acee the treaty I $160,000 GIFT TO BROWN University Will Have New Mode Language Building—$200,000 Co tributed for Maintenance. $1 iy Mars York to Brawn university for mode n e bolldine Ll e he ar 1 50.000 by Bdgar L., ton a nd a) meeti nounced of the corporation $200,000 fo of t and unions. building farce he b ma 1 persor triends of i Plans have ¢ mside L new teachf: ed f| vu Flying Parson Speeding Eastward on Home Stret: Liet flyiy b m. mo ORDER IS ISSUED CALLING UPON ALL SOFT COAL MINERS TO STRIKE OCT. 3 permits og) ient nuni to inkt of mity wi ements t co-operati to prevent i th: thi loci the prope mining | the provisio ction g bo glvo: jury to property, ‘under no circumstances rule bo violated or s ‘the o nd asserts should by