The evening world. Newspaper, April 21, 1920, Page 22

acknowledge the natural right of labor to or- ganize; but we insist at's ase organization should be subjected to governmental control and regulation Ifke other organizations, This marks a considerable advance in the Gary in- dustrial philosophy. In word, if not in intent, this re- flects the view of many cordial and. constructive friends of Organized Labor. A more conservative organizer than Foster—or even a Federal mediator—might now ask, “If a responsihle union, duly incorporated and prepared to offer guaran- x tees of good faith in performance of employment con- GO COUNTY Republicans indorse Thgd-| tracts, is formed, will you recognize such a union and s Sweet for the Republican gubertator'al] its agents in the process of collective targaining?” ation Judge Gary would find it difficult to decline. A re- ‘Oswego Republicans would indorse Thaddeus |fusal of such a proposal would be no less than con- ‘became evident when the Speaker recommended | fession. ; suspen‘on of the five Socialists, - ~ It is true that Jude Gary has not gone far along it time the Speaker enunciated his platform, | the path toward an industrial millennium. densed form, It reads: “100 per cent, Junker-| He continues to “stand for the open shop,” which damn the principles of free government.” | in Steel Corporation practice means a shop closed to nce the suspension of the Socialists the Speaker | Unionism. ten consistent. He says:, ‘ an inquisitorial State police. + +A ice pote shat fl hoes buns Me “© willing to go to any lengths of mediaevalism view Mears |p Meryl bad jt fecag greg PI the Rand School. v tion by outsiders, "oo nd the traction interests to snenk} “ Gscaily inclined Yabor leaders will admit that to William H, And , the reactionary up- Judge Gary has done all in his power to make it Republican mach «| “disadvantageous” to belong to a labor union, even to. f vs sagen Pio Ne ie atl “the point of discharging men suspected of harboring objection to the nomination of elther|* SY™Pathy for unionism. -men is that the scarcely less objectionable VRE eer Ya 0. “ ; rnd be relieved of the necessity THE ADVANCE, Anderson or Sweet would be a highly de- Bat No one say we are dealing with industrial prob- ¢ Republican candidate—for the Democrats, lems to no purpose. One item stuck out in, yesterday’s news: Representatives of 30,000 railway clerks and 8,000 ERVING of wide public attention at this time pe Senet : Malo) Ale at ll is a letter ‘The Evening World prints to-day | °" agitators and agreed to let their claims be t/a member of one of the local clothing cutters’ | #djusted by the new Railroad Labor Board. ions regarding the new demands of labor in this| This creation of the Esch-Cummins act is already at ty for more pay and less production. work. writer of this letter points out that what the} In considering the demands of some 2,000,000 ra‘l- oy vide Pyatiamaa work fifty-two] way employees, it starts with the announcement that Ai 4 Drie aie falta ts akaner. mitter: it will listen only to representatives of the established clothing cuttet says: brotherhoods—to that portion of organized railroad “Ray idea is that it is only a scheme on the labor which recognizes that collective bargaining stands of radical Tinta ae pond a alae or falls with dependability and respect for contracts. yur expense. y if they Jose, we will prob- It’ happens that this part of organized labor is als os pea gent ties ain ns jstronger to-day than it ever was before—twice as us Son ili assesements on urion members) strong as it was before the recent “outlaw” strike, to divide; why should’ they worry?” | The best use it can make of its new strength is to re in the ranks of organized labor is a new line| work the new Labor Board hard. soning which is highly significant. Note the present accelerated movement toward the labor begins to scrutinize its leadership] ultimately peaceful settlement of. labor disputes: between true helpers and parasites. Irresponsible labor elements have just scored a dis- Li bor owes much to organized effort. But that] astrous failure in their pretended efforts to help the fort'in the past twenty years has developed a type| general cause of railroad labor. : pssional expert whose business in life is to] That failure has turned labor back to lawful methods m upon any labor movement which requires pro-| and at the same time hastened into action the most Gling and make himself indispensable to its success. | advanced means legislation has yet provided for assur- and again the public has seen this typé of | ing labor fair play. ‘ er attach himself to organized labor, manage] The railroad brotherhoods have the strongest rea- és, exploit its unions. sons to make full use of the Labor Board in order to workers have paid the price without under-| demonstrate how much more they can do for loyal to what extent they were being mulcted to| union members than malcontents can do. for seceders, personal ambitions and strengthen the power} Railroad managers are deeply interested in anything that will strengthen the, hands of responsible labor leadership. The Labor Board is out to test its efficiency and dis- cover its defects. [ Nor was labor ever less aloof. A Nobody, thank God, has yet bedevilled any consid- erable number of American workingmen into believing that the public is against them or that they can get ahead at any time faster than when the public is back of them, ‘ Railroad workers, instead of defying the country, are to-day suppressing their own strikes and taking their grievances to a newly constituted tribunal whiich SPOTTING THE PARASITES. we could be no more encouraging sign at the time than evidence that union workers are to do their own economic thinking. CaN false theory that increased wages and dimin- p are the promised land for the Ameri- ‘workingman goes to pieces the moment level- labor looks below the-specious surface of the production and lower prices are the jhope for d labor, as much as for any other part of the many more local clothing cutters think straight? - may point the way to a high court for all labor. ALL COINCIDENCE? If this is not progress, what is it? f APRIL. time-tablt of Hudson Tube service fol “lows: ' HE CANNOT UNDERSTAND. 8—Hudson Tubes file ten-day notice of pro- Schedule of increased fares, ~: il 10—-Tube employees strike. Fil 12 to 145—-Tube trains operate with new crews, ll 15 to 18—Tube trains operate; commuters . over refusal to carry passengers. i 19—Commuters relieved to learn has been resumed, AND April 19—Fares increased at expiration of ten-day pa N LETTERS to Senator Sage and Speaker Sweet at Albany Mayor Hylan of New York and Bushwick Avenue comments: “Why New York should pay any part of the salary increases of teachers in Buffalo, Roches- ter, Ogdensburg, Elmira, Syracuse and other cities I cannot understand.” * He cannot understand. His failure will cost the city dear. But honest confession is good for the soul. It has long been evident that Mayar Hylan was un- able to understand. He does well to admit it, The fact was perfectly plain to others a year ago, when Mayor Hylan vetoed the, first Lockwood bill, which was put into effect over his veto, : All the admittedly reasonable—and some unreason- able—agitation for higher salaries for teachers since has made it even ‘plainer. | | _ The question was simply whether New York would Gary could scarce fail to be conscious that vote reasonable increases on the home-rule plan or in public sided with the Steel Corporation force teachers to go to Albany and get a mandate from | the syndicalistic propaganda of Foster and the Legislature, at an even greater expense to the tax- trick this attitude merely signified a choice be- payers. two evils. { Mayor Hylan balked the home rule increases and opinion did not for a moment indorse Judge teachers accepted the alternative. He is forced into an attitude of Up-State Legislators snickered in their sleeves over Mayor Hylan’s lack of understanding, but were per- fectly willing to milk the tax-paying cow when ste an and begged them to do so. % that opera- ‘ 20 to 21i—Commuters continue to mutter, _ EVEN JUDGE GARY MOVES. SURE of public- opinion has moved even Shdge Gary in his attitude toward Organized ‘The change in position may be slight, but it * \SAVE [ SHOES Gi STOCKINGS Swirts NECK + HATS | HAIR-curs 1, CASTOR \\ wy | COLLARS es Om \ | FROM EVENING WO IRLD READERS | o What kina of letter do you find most readable? Isn't it the one that gives you the worth of @ thousand words in a couple of hundred? Thére is fine mentat exercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying ‘The Perfect Detense. To the Editor of The Wvening World; takes the credit for its ending a great | many will always believe that it was the volunteers for service who did it. There ig nothing more calculated to make a man like his job then the sight of somebody else doing it just as well. . And that brings up the question why any community should ever be allowed at the mercy of a minority such, say, as those employed in (Me “key” industries, ‘The first step in any attempted revolution by a min- ority would be the general strike, and this latest attempt points to a per- fect defense on the part of those loyal to the Government. But it should be automatic and not volun- tary. ‘Why not have universal training in industrial protection—training for the youth of our land in all public ser- vice, such as transportation, power, fighting and every other social work? The “key” industries should be on Uncle Sam's key-ring. EDWIN W. HALE. 224 West 79th St. April 15, 1920, Those Slot Mac! ‘To the Editor of The Evening Wi I am another victim of those self- robbing slot machines and would like to express what I think about them. * In my opinion these machines are purposely constructed to take part of the pennies without giving anything in return, It has happened to me a score of times and I believe to many others also, When I deposit a penny and get no gum then I drop another penny and then get a piece of gum. On another occasion I have dropped a penny without any results, only to drop another penny and have it re- turned in the ‘hole at the bottom of the machine. I think this is a darn effective method the owners found to rob the public. It is about time this matter should be investigated. CHARLBS A, RIZZO. 187 E. Houston St. Apri 16, 1920. A Disregarded Regular. To the Editor of The Evening World: I was astonished when I read in ‘The Evening World that the bonus Sub-Committee of the House Ways and Means Committee had approved a@ plan which eliminated officers and regular army men from. receiving compensation, served seven and one-half years in the regular army, the last two years es First Sergeant. In my opinion the officers and regu- ‘ar army men should receive the same electric lighting, water supply, fire | dre: be denied any privileges that were to | be granted men who enlist in time of The railroad strike is practically wat Iam sure that the regular army ar an, : who | Would have been much smaller prior a beaten. And.no matter to the war if those men had known how they were going to be treated after they had trained for battle and won, and I am ‘confident that’ a big decrease in the regular army enlist- | ments in the future will result if this new plan goes into effect. 161 Trinity Ave., April 19, 1920, Looks for Bargains. To the Editor of The Evening World: Why ts it that the girls who can't afford to pay $12 for shoes do, while those who could don't? I pay $6 for shoes and $4 for slippers, not because T have to, but why pay $12 when you can buy them for $6? This letter is in answer to “Brook- lyn Girl's” plea for some one to help her to cut down expenses. shoes at a Street for $2 Look way. dress. wage scale. men’s wear. furrier; much. derpaid. ernment dt not more compensation than any- one else, ‘Those who enlisted before war was ae ra Be ax empect to « | prices for a suit! to say much in few words. Take time to be brief. shop before in West 125th Street. My Easter suit, Eton style, I bought in @ little store on 125th A beautiful evening 88 I bought for $3 in a little shop at about 160th Street and Broad- you'll find out that it ien't necessary for you to pay $50 for a little party AN! the girls in the high schoo! T go to are buying as fow clothes as possible and are looking for cheap ones. Why don't the ‘working girls do this too? Then the H. C, » might come down. WASHINGTON HBIGHTS GIRL. Some, or I might tay a good many, people are overpaid, We will take, for example, the cloak and suit operators on ladies’ They are overpaid. No wonder we have to pay such high Then there is the he is getting entirely too The Troublesome Wage Scale, To the Editor of The Evening World: There is one thing wrong in this country at present and Now we will take the shipping clerks and the packers. Also the letter carrier, the police and Fire Department. Why don't the city, State or Gov- get after the profiteer: Washington had better wake up be- fore it is too late. New York, April 1 Safety ‘To the Editor of The Krening World: Invariably, when a disastrous rail- road wreck occurs, articles appear in the daily papers laying stress upon the fact that no system is installe: automatically stopping the train in case of the negligence of the engineer &c., but I note that the matter is soon forgotten and no legal steps taken to force the railroa ) I buy my you buy and of L. at is the and They are un- H, BISHOP. 20. companies to apply an apparatus of this kigd. The excuse that no such wous, as 1 which is often Riven, system exists, is ridic- personally know that the Ay 5 Maa Rae o UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1920, by John Blake.) BE ON THE JOB. One of George Washington’s aides excused hiniself for tardiness by pleading that his watch was slow. “Get another watch,” said Washington, “or I will get another aide.” Punctuality is vital in war. Delay may mean death— often death of thousands of men, It is never tolerated, and it ought not to be. And the sooner you/learn that it is vital in the ordinary affairs of life, the easier your progress will be. OPPORTUNITY may knock once at some people’s doors, but most people have to go out and find it. And OPPORTUNITY has always kept early hours. Be on the job on time, and you will be there when things happen, “The late comer ‘gets the leave overs, always. Old man Cudahy, who ran the big packing house ont in Omaha, used to stroll around the works before working hours. The lads that he found on the job when he came down are the men who are the big figures in the packing business to-day, If you want to sit down instead of stand up in the show of life you must do the same thing. The man who gets on the job a little before the whistle blows has an edge on the others, even though they may be terrific workers when they arrive, There are always little unimportant things to be done at the start. When they are out of the way you have time for the big things that count with your progress. Get there early, and get them done. Be on the job as soon as you can—always a little before you need to to hold the job. The early bird may not catch the worm every morning, but he catches it far oftener than the bird who wakes up late and spends an hour or two rehearsing @ song before he goes out in search of a meal, Being there early never held anybody back, and it has sent a great many people ahead, : Start to lag behind when you are young, and by the time you reach middle life you will be so far behind that there will not be any chance for you to catch up, Berrennnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnt Casale Safety Device Company, Inc., have patented in Washington a sys- tem which would prevent wrecks of all kinds, In the Casale system the dependence on the human element is completely eradicated, Head-on and rear-end collisions, loss of life caused by'a broken bridge or any metallic obstruction across the run- ning rails of any block, or other ob- strugtions that may be placed on the rails, are impossible. Furthermore, {t'has not only been put to a successful experiment, but I believe is the first system of its kind to be fundamentally ‘approved by the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion, Permit me to suggest that a special drive be started by your paper with the view of getting a law passed making it iegal for any railroad company to operate without a system of this kind installed on their trafns. ‘We must not forget that preserve- , \ " AEE tion of human life should be the first law of man and all possible agencies should be obtained for the further- ance of that end. B. A, PATERA, 312 East 19th Street, April 14, 1920. John Sap. Te the Editor of The Prening World: ‘The price boosters, without a doubt, are encouraged by the very people who cry “down with them.” ‘They, the people, act like a man overboard yelling for more water, Watch ‘em when the straw hat aea- son begtns. John Sap, who draws down his fifteen per week, has a perfectly good straw in his hall room closet. But will he get it out and clean it up for another season's wear? Not so you would notice it. He will march up to the counter with the other sheep and deposit $5 or $6 for a ham ODs |. F. SIBLEY. Port Cheater, N. ¥. April 15, 1920, Ve No. 74—Very Hard Cash, By Charles Reade. affection was returned. ings drove poor old Capt. Dodd in- wane, Julia was broken off. the banker with it. ‘The elder Hardie, im terror of ex- up in an insane asytum in order to against him. ‘The asylum chanced to be the one in which old Cajft. Dodd. was con- fined. From the moment of his own incarceration Alfred worked and planned to escape in order to bring his fathes to justice and to restore the Dodd fortune to the captain's im- poverished family. He hoped thus to win Julia again. But for a long time his efforts at freedom were all in vain. At last fire broke out in the asylum. This was Alfred’s chance. Not only dtd he make his own es- cape, but he saved Capt. Dodd from" death in the flames. ‘While he fought in the courts to establish his own sanity, old Dodd shipped before the mast as a sailor. ‘Then, on a voyage, a second shock restored the captain's memory and. reason. He returned home to his overjoyed latedly done. The stolen fortune was restored. And, with the return of the cap- tain’s sanity and of his “very hard cash” the opposition to Aifred’s union with the loyally waiting Julia was at sine op Tore iticiam conn Sid any Othee of Me? Wee fod wim earns, cat ir trees ceeee “nears aayoms, Burt th See Te cane ol the meted in, Weave in, Oe institutions Es. in the betterment 4 the Erie “ind“indeot througs® the cmure civiliged ‘been the only country in which the practice of athletics among adults is state-aided, says the Hali- fax Morning Chronicle. The Swedish National Union of Athletes receives an annual subsidy of 20,000 crowns receive gold, silver or bronze badges from the union. In order to encour- later life these badges are bestowed according to age as well as profi- ciency. The gold badge can be se- cured only by men over 32 who can swim 200 metres, take a long jump of five metres, put the weight sixteen metres, and run ten kilometres in fif- teen minutes. This performance has to be repeated annually in order to retain the gold badge. News Flashes From Around The World | Asbestos Mining in China. Asbestos is mined in Bzech- wan Province of China, from where it is shipped to Chung- king at a cost of 75 cents per 100 pounds. In the BShensi Province there is said to‘be a good mine, and also one near Paotingfu, but the transporta- tion 4s very poor. Several as- bestos mines are located in the vicinity of Peking; the fibers are said to be very brittle and the product is used locally. Al though Tientsin in recent years has developed an export trade in asbestos prepared from the native product by a Chinese , concern, China imports consid- ) erable quantities of asbestos ar- ticles, such importations in’ 1918 being valued at $148,887. § i . *. * ’ Exposition Held at Athens. rd It is reported, that at the re- cent exposition of British goods | tive for textiles, jewelry, small engineering tools, chemicals and fertilizers, and soaps and per- fumes, About 75 per cent. of the articles exhibited, it is said, will not be returned to Great Britain. Some orders have been taken for engineering materials for future delivery, Richard Hardie, the banker, and David Dodd, a retired sea captain, were chums, Their ¢amilies were on the closest terms of friendship tog Hardie’s son, Alfred, was in love with Dodd’s daughter, Julia, and his Then the banker defrauded Dodd Of $70,000, which the oli captain had entrusted to him ‘or investment, And the shock of losing his lifetime's sav- ‘His family were in poverty. As the Dodds associated Hardie with the Jose of their fortune, there was a sudden coldness between the families. And Alfred’s budding romance with \ Alfred by chance came upon proof of his father’s dishonesty and he , | confronted posure and prison, had Alfred shut keep the youth from testifying » The two lovers were | from the Government. All who at-, tain a certain standard in athletics | age the continuance of training in ‘ to; held in Athens, demand was ac- % Da |: F va \ i ™“ r