Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 1, 1916, Page 1

Law Stopping Rail Strike Will Be Rushed THE OMAHA DAILY BEE Look around Omaha at the firms that advertise. They are the ones that have grown from little concerns to great big ones. VOL. GREECE SOON T0 DRAW SWORD IN THE GREAT WAR King Constantine Will Receive the French, Russian and . British Ministers Very Shortly. XLVI—NO. 70. IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS Athens Dispatch Says Policy of Neutrality Will Be Soon Abandoned. OFPIdERS ARE RECALLED Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. J0.—(Via London, Aug. 31.)—Rapid developments in the diplomatic situa- tion here today make it apptar that within forty-eight hours Greece will have abandoned the policy of neu- trality in the war. King Constantine will receive the French minister tomorrow (Thurs- day) and the Russian and British ministers shortly afterward. All staff officers on ieave have been recalled for active service. The foregoing dispatch was filed in Athens at noon yesterday and in- dicates that up to that time nothing had been heard there of the report sent to London by the official British press representative in Greece that the king had fled from Athens. This report was contained in a'dispatch sent from Saloniki on Tuesday morn- ing. FIGHTING ' IN MACEDONIA Fiftden Thousand Bulgarians Re- ported Killed and Wounded. London, Aug. 31.—The fighting is very severe all along the Macedo- nian front, says an Athens dispatch to the Wireless Press, which adds that the Bulgarian regiments suf- fered a severe check at the hands of the Serbians on the entente left and that the Bulgarian losses are esti- mated at 15,000. The Bulgarian regiments, says the dispatch, attacked the Serbrans in close formation after the German style, near Lorovitz, and suffered se- yerely, - They were compelled to ask for reinforcements from Valbankeni and Kastoria. The Serbians appear to be masters of the situation at Gomichevo, says the Athens correspondent, and Bul- garian officers of Roumanian origin who deserted said the Bulgarians called Gomichevo “another Verdun.” Burlington Warns Men if They Strike Places Will Be Lost The Burlington railway issued a statement last night giving to the trainmen that if they walked out Monday their places would be| lost. The statement follows: Chicago, Ill, Aug. 31, 1916—To All Em- ployes: We are notified that the Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, . Order of Rallway Conductors and _the Brotherhood of Rallroad Trainmen have clrected the employes of this company to siriks at 6 a. m., central time, September 14, 1916, To the extent that this order is carried out it will automatically throw out of employment many persons connected with this company in there as in other classes of service. It is, thercfore, important that a full understanding of the conditions be set forth at the outset. You are, therefore, advised that: First:, All persons employed by this com- vany falling to respond to call for duty will thereby terminate their employment with this company Second! Men remalning in the service of this company will be properly protected in such service during the period of the strike and in the retentlon of their positions and senfority rights after normal conditions are restored. Third: New men taken in by the com- pany will be retalned so long as their serv- ices’ are satisfactory. H. E. BYRAM, Vice President. Santa Fe Lifts Its Ban on Perishables Topeka, Kan, Aug. 31.—The em- bargo on perishables was lifted by the Santa Fe tonight, according to an an- nouncement at the general offices, The road will accept freight, paid in advance, at owner's risk; live stock shipments are excepted. Hughes Congratulateé 7 Johnson on Nomination Estes Park, Colo., Aug. 31.—Charles E. Hughes today sent to Governur Hiram W. Johnson -of Califarnia a telegram congratulating him on his nomination for the United States sen- ate and expressing best wishes and hope for his election. ~ The Weather For Omaha, Council Blutfs and Vicinity— Probably unsettled tonight, Friddy fair; no important change In temperature. Temperatures at Omaha— Ho 5 FAIR | yonr Deg . 66 . 65 . 65 « 05 . 66 . 67 . 68 p.m.., .. 08 Local Weather Record. - 1916, 1916, 1914. 1613 66 40 8 70 28 .00 L Low#st last night. . Precipitation e ; A. WELSH, Meteorologist, arning | |NEW OHIEF GREEK STAFF A PRO.ALLY. | | | \ | | | & . | | | | | | { | | GENERAL MOSCHOPOULOS), General Constantine Moschopoulos, commander of the Greek troops in the Salonica district, who has just been appointed chief of staff to suc- ceed General Deusmanis, a pro-Ger- man, who has been granted an indefi- nite leave of absence, is stronly pro- ally. His appointment, according to experts on Balkan diplomacy, means that Greece is about ready to take the field against the central powers. FAIRBANKS ON THE CAMPAIGN ISSUES Republican Candidate for Vige President Reviews the Political Situation. WHAT G. 0. P. PROPOSES Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. '3l— Charles Warren Fairbanks was noti- fied formally this afternoon that he had ‘begn nominated for the vice presidency by the republican party. United -States Senator Lawrence Y, | Sherman of Illinois delivered the ad- | dress and Mr. Fairbanks made reply, accepting the nomination and discuss- ing the issues of the campaign. Republican leaders from different parts of the country attended the ceremonies, which were held on the lawn at Mr. Fairfbanks' home. Mr. Fairbank’s Statement. Mr. Fairbanks said in part: | “I am deeply sensible of the high | honor of the commission which you | bring me. To be chosen as the can- | widate of the republican party for the vice presidency of the United States is a distinction which any patriatic American may well covet. I accept the nomination and pledge you my utmost service during the campaign. If the people ratify the choice of the convention I shall consecrate my best { | | functions. As you are aware, this is a call which was unsolicited by me; that fact intensifies my sense of duty to those in behalf of whom you speak. ¢ “The platform adopted by the Chi- cago convention has my hearty ap- proval. Carried into the public ad- ministration and written into the statutes, it will insure indusrial-and national prosperity during the years of our ascendancy. Free Trade or Protection. “What protection and free trade mean we know from our actual ex- perience; they are not in the domain of the ‘academic, | “The present free trade, or tariff for revenue law, which democracy re- | gards with such high favor, has work- |ed indefinite damage. - This law, which |is to be maintained if democracy | triumphs, must stand or fall not by | what democratic conventions say of |it, but by what it has said for itself ufidér normal trade conditions. Even before it was approved by Mr. Wil- son, who took pride in the executive act, business began to furl its sails. The coming storm was apparent and prudence took possesssion of our peo- ple. The certainty’ of the new law spread fear among us. Our compe- titers in j{uropc and in the Orient| | were filled with joy. Commercial | travelers from England, France, Ger- many and elsewhere were put upon the road in the United States and | promptly began writing orders. The slowing down process began with a wrench. The workingmen, who were | the first to feel the blighting effects of the reversal of our great economic policy, began to lose their jobs; fac- tories were closed; trains were taken off our railway schedules; thousands | of idle cars accumulated upon the side tracks; mines were closed; the work- ers in our charitics peceived increas- {ing appeals from the unfortunate vic- | tims of the free trade policy. That democracy was again in power was made evident throughout the repub- lic. Effect of Underwood Tariff. “So strong was the pressure of the unemployed that the administration was obliged to organize for the pur- ipose of securing them work and | wages. This seemed like mockery. To close the field of labor's oppor | tunity and rob them by the thousands | of their chance for wage, and then to | organize search for work among | those who wer (Continued On | efforts in the discharge of my official | OMAHA, FRIDAY | Brothg RAILWAY MEN SAY THEYHAVENT ANY ORDERSTOGOOUT Conductors, Engineers, Fire-| men and Brakemen Run- | ning Into Omaha Deny | Any Direct Orders. | ONLY READ IN THE PAPERS Northwestern Engineer Says| He Thinks It is Nothing But a “Lot of Talk.” MEN ARE NOT WORRIED | No orders for a strike of railway men have as yet been issued to in- dividual engineers, conductors, fire- men and brakemen running in and out of Omaha, according to a survey mad | by The Bee yesterday. . Numerous of the men working in these various capacities were ques- tioned in the railroad yards on their engines, in their Pullmans and on the [ | steps of their cars during the fore- | noon. The engineer ~f a Northwestern | train which just pulled in from Sioux | City was sitting in his cab, quietly | scrawling off some kind of a report in | a little book and making a carbon| | copy. | ‘?Iy think it's a lot of talk,” he said, | 'whenfquenioncd about the situation. “I haven’t got any orders in regard to a strike. I haven’t heard a thing about it officially, No order has\been issued to me, and I'm running an en- gine heré all the time. I think I'd know about it as soon as anybody.” Want Direct Orders. “Though the men would not be quoted on the matter, they gave the eneral impréssion that they cannot | geel justified in striking merely on what they have read of the orders in| newspapers, but must have orders di- rect from the headquarters of their various local orders and brotherhoods under whose jurisdiction they come. In the conductors’ room of the Bur- lington station a dozen conductors were playing cards and plugging lit- | tle iron pegs in the cribbage board. “Have you fellows any, definite or- | der to strike on Labor day?” they were asked. “None whatever,” was the reply. “We have nothing except what we saw in the papers. We have received no orders personally at all.” And the cards were dealt again and again the little iron pegs were plugged into the cribbage “board. No Orders to Strike. A Union Pacific brakeman just | mounting a coach for a run to North | Platte said, “I don’t know a thing | about it. We haven't any orders for a strike.” A Union Pacific conductor just after hopping off a train at the Union | station said, “I don’t know whether | the order has gone out or not. I haven't got any order.” Charles Bogue of North Platte, chairman of the Brotherhood of Rail- | way Trainmen for the Union Pacific, is registered at the Carlton hotel, but | refuses to be seen by newspaper men. Two other officials of the orders and brotherhoods on the Union Pa- cific line occupy adjoining rooms and all are in conference almost constant- ly, but refuse to grant audience to the press. Charles H. Friday, chairman of the | general committee of adjustment of the Order of Railway Conductors of the Union Pacific f’ines. is among those registered at the Carlton hotel. Telephone .calls to his room bring the answer that he is not in Cotton Crop Report is Lowest August on Record New York, Aug, 31.—The govern- ment crop report, indicating a condi- tion of 61.2 per cent, or the lowest on | record for August 25, and a lint crop | of 111,800,000 bales, was followed by a violent advance in the cotton market today. December contragts sold up to 16.10c or about $1.80 a bale above | yesterday’s closing price, | Just tell us | Omaha retail merchant, No Strike if, MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1 Latest Strike News Brotherhood officials will call off strike if eight-hour day law passed, which, President Wilson and congressional leaders plan, will be done today. Railroad officials forces preparatory Monday. Trainmen say they have not re- ceived strike order. Embargo placed on live stock shipments, . rotherhood leaders conferring here. President Wilson appeals to brotherhood chiefs to delay strike until congress has time to act on legislation he has proposed. Grand Chief Garretson and President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor ad- dressed the senate committee on interstate commerce in opposition to the proposed compulsory inves- tigation proposal, Railroads centering at Chicago are arranging to pool their re- sources to keep traffic moving. RAIL LINES ARE lining to a up strike JOINING FORCES' Presidents of Roads Centering | at Ohicago Arranging to Hire Strike Breakers. | WILL POOL ALL RESOURCES Chicago, Aug. 31.—While the statement of W. G. Lee, president of the Order of Railway Trainmen, that passage of President Wilson's eight- hour day bill would be regarded as satisfactory adjustment of the strike situation was regarded as important by 'railroad men here, preparations against a strike on Monday pro- ceeded” without abatement. Embargoes covered freight ship- | ments on practically every mile of main track in the country and presi- dents of railroads in Chicago met at the Chicago club to discuss their lEmblems. It was said they would ire new men thfough a general com- mittee and would co-operate to run trains where most needed. The wheat market, which broke extreme 43 cents on the Pennsyl- vania road’s embargo yesterday, opened without important recessions |today, The Chicago Grain Receivers’ association notified country shippers to withhold ‘shipments for the pres- ent. Live Stock Prices Higher. The live stock embargo was re- flected in an advance in prices of live stock at the Union stock yards today. Hogs advanced 25 cents, cat- | tle-10 to 20 cents and sheep 20 to 40 cents higher than yesterday's aver- age, Practically none of the railroad heads shared in the optimism ex- pressed in some quarters in Wash- ngton that passage of the eight- hour bill by congress would avert a strike, and according to E. P. Rip- ley, president of the Atchison, To- peka & Sant: Fe, spokesman for the patty of railroad presidents, who retiitned from Washington yesterday, the railroads will proceed on the as- sumption that the strike will come on lLalmr day. Embargo on All Trunk Lines. Embargoes begin today on every trunk line in the country. The em- bargoes, according to present plans, will become effective in the follow- ing order: Effective at the close of business tomor- row an embargo on ali shipments of ex- plostves and inflammables of every kind, Effecitve ut the closa of business tomor- Tow an embargo on all shipments of perish- able frelght, including livo stock, dressed beef, live and dressed poultry, fresh fruits and vegetables, . Eftective at the close of business Saturday an embargo on all froight of all kinds trom all joints to all destinations. The railroads willl not carry on the fight single handed, but according to tentative plans will pool their re- sources, Strike-breakers, it is understood, will be hired not by individual roads, but by a central committee of all the roads and distributed where they are most vitally needed. If one road succeeds in moving trains while the tracks of another are stalled, the successful road will ‘end a helping hand to the road in distress. HERE YOU ARE! send it in wit FREE-FOR-ALL CONTEST $10IN CASH PRIZES 1916—TEN PAGES. WILSON RENEWS EFFORT TO DELAY . RAILWAY ACTION | Bresident May Appeal Direct to Members of Unions to Wait Until Congress Can Act. MAKES TRIP TO CAPITOL House Leaders Announce That Eight-Hour Measure Will Be Passed Friday. MAILS MUST BE MOVED| Washington, Aug. 31.—Congress put all other affairs aside today and devoted itself to enacting President Wilson's legislative program to avert the railroad strike. | But the president, overlooking no | possible means to prevent the threat- ened public calamity, did not depend on congress alone and continued un- ceasingly his efforts to get the broth- erhood heads to postpone their strike order. Just before noon the president went jto the capitol and, conferring with the leaders, urged them on to the need of speed to get the bills through the legislative machinery of house and senate before Saturday night. Then, returning to the White House, he called the four brother-| hood heads before him for another appeal to delay their strike, while congress, by law, provides what the railroads have refused. May Appeal to Rank and File, Although the brotherhood leaders reiterated that only a “favorable set- tlement” could delay the strike, and that they were powerless to postpone it, one of them admitted he believed the rank and file of the men, in view of the efforts being made in con- gress, would vote to delay if* there was time for them to express their wishes, ’ Back of it all President Wilson was Hholding another card—a direct appeal to the rank and file of the rail- road then to realize that congress is about to give them what they ask and to stay to their posts. The president was still determined today to do this, if necessary, but was hopeful that it would not be. House Agrees on Bill, While the senate interstate com- merce committee was hearing the rail- road heads and the hrotherhood lead- ers the house managers got into ac- tion and agreed on a bill, introduced by Representative Adamson, and ap- proved by President Wilson, provid- ing the eight-hour day, pro rata pay for overtime and a commission to in- vestigate the \néw conditions. They planned to rush it through while the | senate was working. It did not in« clude the compulsory investigation features of the president's program, but there were indications that he would be satisfied with enough to prevent the men from striking and take up the remainder later. Meanwhile employers and men had a public hearing on the president's legislative program before the senate interstate commerce committee. The men opposed the compulsory inves- tigation feature and the employers the eight-hour day. After the conference between the president and the brotherhood lead- ers it is said at the White House that | the employes “had given no assur-| ances of any kind.” Senate Leaders Acgept Bill, Later formal announcement was made that the president and the sen- ate and the house leaders had agreed on the Adamson bill as a comp” omise bill. It makes violation of its provi- sions a misdemeanor, punishable by from $100 to $1,000 fine, or not ex- ceeding one year imprisonment, or both, The labor lcaders insisted on having a penalty attached. A special rule will bring the bill up for direct action by the house. It would make the eight-hour day effective Decem- ber 1. Which is the best advertisement in The Bee next Sunday $5.00 to first best answer and $1.00 each to five next best. WHAT YOU MUST DO-—Look the fianer over carefully, pick out the ad of some a statement of not over 300 words, giving the reason why it strikes you as the best for its purpose. Address: Contest Editor, The Omaha Bee Answers must be in by September 5—Awards the following Sunday. {Express Companies Are }Jmlgr Henry T. I ting into effect on September 15 a icomnussmnv On Trains, at Hotels, News Stands, ete., be. RAILWAY DISPUTE IN THE SENATE—As chairman of the In- terstate Commerce committee, Senator Francis Newlands of Ne- vada, heads any movement in the senate toward putti through legislation to avoid railroad strike. | &-HOUR LAW WON'T STISFY RAILROADS Oppose Pending Bill in Con- gress, But Will Take No Precipitate Action. STATEMENT BY HOLDEN Chicago, Aug. 3l.—Hale Holden, president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, who was spokes- man for the railway magnates at their recent conferences with the president, declared tonight that pas- sage of the Adamson compromise eight-hour bill by congress would not be satisfactory to the railroads and would not settle the pending con- troversy. “The railroads would take no pre- cipitate action in event the bll was passed,” said Mr, Holden. “We would not be hasty because we would consider ‘the interests of the public. No Power to Fix Wages. “It is my understanding that the supreme court of the United States has held recently, in two' cases, that the congress of the United States has absolutely no power to fix wages. That is what the Adamson bill amounts to, according to my under- standing.” Presidents of Chicago railroads met at the Chicago club this after- noon. Hale Holden, president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, who headed the committee which con- ferred with President Wilson, was present, as was J. W. Higgins, chair- man of the Association of Western Railways. A brief statement issued after the meeting said: “Methods of dealing with the con- ditions which will be created if the strike comes were discussed, but no definite and final plans were adopted.” i g 4 Similar meetings will be held daily until the situation has cleared. Advertise for Breakers. T he railroads of the country com- pleted embargo preparations. Em- ployes were advised to take sober second thought as to the future be- fore striking, and advertisements for strikebreakers appeared in news- paperst hroughout the country. As- sociated Press dispatches showed that everywhere communities were organizing motor trucks and inter- urban lines for emergency transpor- tation service. | Wellfare Board Finds New | ‘Disease in Garages| The Welfare board is interested, but not excited, over “petronitis,” said to be a disease which affects workers in garages. - According to THE WEATHER FAIR SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. g8ght-Hour Law Passes Congress at Once; od Chiefs Agree to Stop if Given this Point; Congress Speeds Up to Put Measure Through on Time EIGHT-HOUR DAY LAW TO SATISFY BROTHERHOODS Measure Approved by Wilson and it it and House Leaders Is Planned to Pa Today. IS INTRODUOED AT ONOE Trainmen Officials Agree to Accept it as Basis for Oalling Off Strike. | PROVISIONS OF THE BILL Washington, Aug. 31~—Railroad brotherhood officials, late today, through A. B. Garretson, agreed to accept as a basis for calling off the strike the Adamson compromise eight- - hour bill, already approved by Presi- dent Wilson and house leaders. The measure was introduced immediately by Representative Adamson with a view to have it passed cnd approved by the senate tomorrow. Washington, Aug. 31.—In spite-of the fact that the brotherhood leaders gave no assurance to President, Wil- son, it is certain that the strike would be called off immediately if congress passed the eight-hour law, which will be taken up in the house tomorrow. The brotherhood leaders are reluct- ant to take steps to cancel the strike order until congress has acted. " The president told the-leaders he was doing everything possible to have congress legis to meet th tion and that it was the \ : Ameérican citizens to postpone or can- cel the strike order pending its ac~ tion, some “strong language” in the labor leaders. ' (e President Wilson plans to. spend practically all of tomorrow forenoon at the capitol in constant touch ‘with - the legislative situation. Tom cabinet meeting has been cancelled to allow him to give his entire attention to _the efforts to avert the strike. The Adamson bill would for an eight-hour day at the present ten-hour day pay, effective next De- cember 1. Employes would be given the pro rata rate for overtime. A commission of three, to be appointed by the president, woul report to | and congress in not less than six nor more than nine months the effect o the eight-hour day. Expenses beg%aoit;i by a federal appropriation of The senate eladers soon afterward - determined ‘to introduce a similar measure in the senate tomorrow for immediate action. It will he finally drafted by the senate interstate com= merce committee tonight. Senate Meets at 10. It was agreed that the senate should meet at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning to begin consideration of the bill. President Wilson will be in his office at the capitol at the time, . Leaders agreed upon a rule provid- ing for a vote on the bill in the house not later than 4:30 p. m, tomorrow. Freight Rate Bill Later, The portions of ‘the president’s recommendations providing for a bill similar to the Canadian industrial dis- putes act, for making arbitral awards court records and for empowering the Interstate Commerce commisson to grant freight rate increases are to be taken up separately, Majority Leader Kitchin, who also conferred with the president, said he thought the egiht-hour bill, with some modification, could be put through the house before Saturday night without encouraging serious opposi- tion from the republican side, Mr. Kitchin directed that the house | eight-hour bill should be carefully re- vised and submitted to the brother- hoods for approval and assurances that it satisfies them before it is passed. ! reports of an investigator of the‘ | board, this malady prevails to a con- | siderable extent in Omaha, The explanation is offered that | gasoline not readily released creates a poisonous gas which strikes at the vitals of victims and does not always | show effects until after a period of | time, this varying according to the constitution of the worker, Enjoined in South Dakota Sioux City, Ta., Aug, 3l.—Federal Reed has issued a temporary interlocutory injunction restraining the express companies | operating in South Dakota from put- | new schedule of rates to take the| lace of the tariffs declared discrim- | inatory by the Interstate Commerce A It is an even chance that many people have solved problems exact- ly similar to those that now confront you, by the use of Bee Want- Ads. “Think it over.” Call Tyler 1000 for Bee Want-Ads.