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PUN SUilUEB BIO. MEN

Demand Private Capital Be Retired From Railroads

FEDERATION BACKS i

Official Washington Consider* It Mo Serious And Fatweachlng Proposition The Country Will have To Face.

Washington.—Orsaalsod labor c out with the unequivocal formal demand that private capital be retired

trom the railrooda.

A tripartite control composed of the Public, the operating management and the employee la demanded Insteat ▲ddraeoed to the American public •ad signed by the engineers, the firemen. the conductors and the American Federation of Labor, a formal statement waa Issued announcing this pro poeal. which wHl be carried before

Congress Immediately.

"It a

•tap by which orgualsod labor passes from demands for wags increases to demands that the system of profits In industry be overhauled." This sentence sums up In n tew words, the proposal of which there have been hints and Indications, but which is now laid before ths country tor the first tuna Everywhere in Official Washington It Is recognised se the moot serious and far reaching proportion the country will be called

on to fnca

Characterizing the proposal "as labor'* blH." it is put forth as s remedy tor the high cost of living, because the railroads are the key Industry of the

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operation and partnership based on a real community of mu rest and par Ucipatlon in control." of which l*reai dear Wilson spoke to Coagrees and which the natamen'. says has bees ignored by labor and the private own era of the railrooda. “We ask." U eaya. “that the rail roads of the United States be vested la the public; that those actually engaged in conducting that Industry, not from Wall street, but from tbe rullrozd office* and yards and out on the rail road lines, shall take charge of this service lor the petite." Labo- As Partner. Briefly, labor's plan demands: "That private capital be eliminated from the rsUroad*. “Thai th« private oe nar* receive government bonds with a fixnd Inter col return for every hooeet dollai that they have Invest*d." That the tripartite control, here tttfor* referred to, be established, it oerporatioa* which shall lease the roads and in which the public, tbs operating maaasenteou and laboi shall be represented equally. That the public, lha operators am' the srage-earnon share equally all revenue in excess of the guarantee U private capital, by granting to Um operator* and the employes onebMI the eatings which are onpecte-i u be made by such a perfected organ! gallon and tbe public the other hall as consumers, either b> Increaelnt service w.ihwu adding costa or be re during route. "This role origin*let with labor." •ays tbe statement, "because labor happens to haro firm organisations through which it may be <no artic

NOT FACES RAILROAD TIE#

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Shopmeb’iLea Ier Says 250,000 Men Are Oat

ISDUSTmtS FEEL EFFECT

HaArf Of CfikAO. CfMnrll Of Shopman's Union Says They Are Going Ahead With The Strike.

Chicago.—A complete tie-up of the railroads of the country is very probable. In the opinion of If. L. Hawver, president of tbe Chicago District Council of the Federated Railway E men's Union, which calied a strike of shop craft* Friday. He returned from Washington Sunday and declared the •trike is spreading rapidly and that the unrest among railway worker* Is

of the various unions Involved. Advices from Cleveland were that

the executive board of tbe American Federation of Railway Workers, with

iberehip of It.000. chiefly un-

skilled labor, in Cleveland and the

Bum. had decided to strike uoconUaF Mr. Hawver. Tbe Maintenance of Way man e Utrioc also la preparing to

strike. It With a

strike and the number increasing, both President Kaerror

Saunders

pled seriously within a day or twi

r Indue

at Gary and other Northern Indiana points sad in Chicago have begun to feel the effects of the strike, according nalun leaders, and v he* tbe strike

“Thle movement Is spreading like wildfire, and we are not going to lie down until we gat oase demands." said President Hawver. “It has not received Indorsement of oar Grand Lodge fresident*, although they now are ting ready for a strike August 21. Out ire going abend, sad are receiving many message* telling of more on' or to go out. "Tbe serious us-** of the situation

"In aWehlngtoa the executive cota-

Tbe trainmen ere not represented In the statement because W. G. Lee. president of the brotherhood, was out uf the city, but It was said that they would join la N.

PIES TAKE ANOTHER JUMP.

Cbl&asc Manufacturer* Boeet Price Tnree Te Five Cento. Chicago.—Chicago manufacturer* of plM0 mervasrd the price of their prod Lot to fwtail-r* 2 to & cent*. The price on what 1* known tn the trad* aa special pic* waa raised from 10 to 23 ceate. white the price of extra Special pie*, which arv made from fresh fruit* was announced from X!

EVEN THE CHINE2E STRIKE. Washington —Tbe Chinese Kae'em flails'*) bee been closed slam July S* by a strike of it* employ** Dia patch** received at tbe State Depart meat said the mas had quit work be cans* they ctaimre the value of thi cerret-cy la circulation at Omsk had so little pun rasing power that It waa Impossible fur them to live on existing wag**

TURKISH SEPARATISTS HELD.

Cabinet Order* Arrest Of Mustapha Kamel P*an» And Reeof Bey. Co&stantipepfb. -The Turkish Tab last, aft* r a rouferwnce. ordered the arrest cf kluatopha Kamel Peak* ad Reexf B*i» * hanted with cnovok » a separatist congvee* and orgahixing aiuaste wand* i« the Smyrna and

entire grievance committee of 71 mem- , representing all railway workers, has been negotiating with tbe Railroad Adminlstratioa. Director - General Hines, while stating that be is favorable toward tbe workeru. ha* said that there are only two ways to meet our aade—a Congreeiionel appropriation or increased freight rates. ‘Mora and mora It appear* to be that a complete tteup of the roads la to be the outcome "Advices from Cleveland today were ist the American Federation of Railway Workeru will strike tomorrow. "The Maintenance of Way Employer Union, with headquarters In Detroit, likewise 1* ready to ■trike, we understand.~ Addition* to the ■trike of shopmen reported by Secraury Saunders were the Illinois Centra' Chop* at Memphis and Kankakee; Lake Erie and Western. the whole system; Wabash, whole system, and Indiana Harbor Belt Line.

exports vjabjm&r.

In U. g. Fever Last Veer »3.09M76A«2. Washington. — Exports from tbs United States during tbe fiscal year ended June SO. reached the recordbreaking total of IT J2fi.«M J»7 the Deportment of Commerce reported, against 26J1J.71L27L the raewd in HU. For June since the export* amounted to Dlf^UJU. Tbe net trad* balance In favor of the l cit'd Eta lee fur the yeai. on the tot*, of tS.eM.S76.gi2 announced for imports during the fiscal year, was S«.X2»A(r7.«7S.

AIR FATROL OF FORESTS.

Flra Situation In Montana Relieved By Rain. San Francisco Establishment of an air patrol in tbe Oregon National Koreela on Monday wa* announced by tbe air service of tbe United Elate* Army bare. A cocutant air *urveQUn*» for fon«. fir** will t* maintained by the aviator*. Report* *bow tnaf the forest Sr* situation in Western Montana, which became dangrro oo» Sunday, haa beem graatly rolifted by rains

GOV. BLACK RENOMINATED.

Win* In

Kentucky Democratic Pri-

mary 3y 16000.

Loclavilie—Gov. Janie* D Black- of Barbourvu*. defeated Judge J.,an DGarroU. of New Castle, fur the > taocratic Gubviu^torial aomltution by approxlBiateiy i: t-00 voter la the Etatewld# printer, lucomptetp suofficlal raturos indic*t'-i Edwin P Morrow, at

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Railroad Engineers Ask Kin ta Farce 0a«a Prices

PROFITEERING IS CHARGED

leas In Extortion.

-Warren Stone, praub dent of the Brotherhood of LocarnoUw» Engineer*, and the adriaory hoard of that organixatloo requested Preeident WUaou and bM Cabinet te take immediate stepe to lower tbe ceet Of living. Otherwise, the President waa told, wage Inrwm win be asked. The request was tn tbe form of a statement. presented peracnelly Ideot by

‘At a meeting of thia board, held id Cleveland, the matter of an Increase ta pec**.lion commensurate with tha condition we-find because of tbe •tantly increasing coat of living < modules wa* thoroughly and stud] ly considered. We know that a w*oeinread spirit of unrest exists among all ms, especially among wmge-earn-wboee wage* will no longer provide adequate food. »belter and rwV exeat for thini|*iiiiaa aad T*rnTiles Fe believe tnjs situation Is brought •bout mainly by oonsctenecless profi-

teering by the great Interest* which have seenred eoetrol of all tbe neceepariee of life. At this time we find oar •elves obliged to agate request an la-

the mounting

tort of Jiving, but ww feel that, sbonld this request be granted, toe relief would be but temporary she .rid prices

mtinae to soar.

"We believe tbe true remedy tor the a It nation, and owe that will result to units the burden under which tbe whole people are smuggling, to for the Government to take some adequate

to n

of life to a figure that the

Should this not be c

erge that those whom we represent be granted as Increase to wages to meet the doriar. be that what it may. which

be easily determined by competest

ran be eai authority.

"Tiri* action may be unique and It m«y be property tanned a pioneer la the history of labor or taniaatlon* tn eeeklrg aa audience with tbe Chief Executive of our country and. to a manner, suggesting .o bim tbe convening of the member* of Cabinet, or that portion that may be quickly assembled. Moreover, the result sjugbt seem* to us to Justify and shoo Id our effort* to this direction completely tall, than we be forced to reqneet for those n we represent the granting of an Increase in wages to enable them Hr* according to tbe American

standard.

"We invite yowr attest!on to tbs fxet at approximately 77 per cent, of the locomotive engineers or* Amsricsn born clttoetu. and it may be aafely

L are

naturalized cittosna. and they bar*, of course, a great In teres, in not only their own w«lfsra but In the welfare people, and they ara not unmindful of your past effort* to behalf of the people, and they believe that they »boeld exert every effort not only for themselves but for the country .a general, a* well as the administration. Tet we find ouraeire* today is money then we did prior This can be demonstrated by simply taking, a* aa Illustration, a dally wage of $6 prior to the war. which at tbet time was worth &.d cent*, aad today It to worth approximately. judging from competent au-

thority. only S2.1V

"So while It may be *tated that we have bad a »-batanttal Increase in com pensstloa. when considering the dollar only a* a medium of exchange, our taa been substantially deben compared with pre-war

THE WATCH ON THE RHINE.

American Troops May Continue In Cob>enx District Pari*.—Tb* permanent location* to be assigned Allied troop* on tb* Rhine aro being discussed by General Pershing with France and Gnat Britain, announced bar*. He said tbe American fort* probably would cootmue to occupy the Coblens dlatrict General Pershing said. In hi* opto lot. the American forces to Europe would U entirely demobilised by tb* end of September, except the Rhtn* contingent, which would number 1*m

Somerset, wa* unopposed on tbe Re- I publican ticket. 11

Cbleego * race riot* being escorted to safety by mounted policemen. 3—Amer torn color bearers marching at the bead of the Tmks In the greet Bastille-day perade in Paris. 2—Revo* to Cbt c*go during the street cor strike when tie people were forced to utilize oil manner of conveyances.

NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS

Nearly Two Score Are Killed in War Between Whites and Blacks in Ctricogo.

STATE T100PS CALIED OUT

Street Car Map Strike xt Same Tims of Action to Cut Living

meet—Status of Peace Treaty Contest.

By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Bscs riots and strikes made Chicago the news center of the country fer tb* •reek, ant the new* from It wu» sennational and plentiful. Starting to u trifling quarrel over tbe “color Uns" at u bathing beach. ■ real rare war ■prang up with startling suddenness and quickly spread throughout tbs South side of the city, where moot of

district, with spoolhsr region*. Defers tbe •stborttlss got the situation control cearly two score per ltd been killed and several hundred wounded. For severs] days the msyer toristed the police could restore order, but reatlxaden of his mistake aa* farced on him and be called on tbs governor for assistance from tbs stats militia. Severn' regiment* ■T one* occupied the T>l*ck belt." However, tbe establishment of menial law was avoided and thus the city "ssvsd Its face."

There I* no doubt that tbe casualty list* of the race war were kept down by the fact that the strike of the •treat car men was rolnclden: with tbe riots. Not ■ sarface or elevated car was running and It was comparatively easy for tbe sntborftie* to keep out of the riot distrirt the trouble and But strike, which

wa* precipitated suddenly by the radical element In tbe car men'* nnlous, * compromise offer at tbs companies, approved by the state and city aulhorittgs and Ike bead* of the union*, being tvjcctrd. Though seriously hampered In gelling to Its work and In transacting bnsinewa. the public took the situation good naturedly and made Its way to the baslneu district and liiya* again with rattier remarkable facility. All taaijM-r of motor vehicle* were i-rvsed Into service and tbs steam road* exerted every effort to carry ihrtr many tbousandn of extra passrogrra. The demand of the ear me* for • heavy Ineresiie In asgre dbl not have general sympathy, for It meant • eorrespoodlnf Incren-e In the

fares charged.

peclally well patronized by the people of small town* and rural districts, and It wa* predicted that the supplies would be disposed of within a week. Of course such r measure as ‘this U only a drop in the bucket, and It to being more and more forcibly Impressed on the government that It most do something to make the cost of life's necessities square with the Income* of the people. The advisory board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers took op the mattt directly with tbs president, presenting to him a mamorandnm which be characterized aa an "Impressive document" and ordered made public. Tbe board appealed to the president and cabinet for government action to Increase the purchasing power of the dollar, fulling In which. It said, tbe engineers would have to ask a further Inrreane In wages. The memorandum asserted that the spirit of unrest existing among all clnases. especially wage earners, was due “mainly to the conscienceless profiteering by the great Interests who have secured control of all tbe necenories of life." The engineer* are wise enough to see and to admit that Increasing the wage* to but temporary relief so lung as prices continue to soar.

witness and wa* questioned capecta regarding the reporatiea and ot financial ciauaia.

Jort before the engineer* visited the White House Democratic National Chairman Cummings reported to the president on hi* political Inspection trip over the Country, telling Ur. Wilson of the g'.owlng Importance of action to reduce tb* cost of living. W at form that action will take, wbro It comes, cannot be conjectured *veo from the fart that efflclal Investigation* of various kind* of alleged profiteering ere under way or iwopoeed. The Immediate result of all this wa* a conference of cabinet member* and bead* of bureau* railed by Attorney General Palmer for the parjxee of discussing the situation and possible remedle*. The government will seek to wop and pnnlih profiteering, to deiermine the contributing cause* for high price* and to derln* remedies for immediate relief for the public.

The administration to gravely con cerned over the manifest dlwooteof of the American fanner*, which come* Jow at a time alien the official estimate* of the nation's wheat crop have had to b* greatly reduced The farmer* have been dlmatlnAed with the ayw< a at grading fixed by the bureau of markets of the department of agriculture, and now. s* Chairman Barnes of the government grain cor peratlnn told the president, they are protesting against an ortb r from the corporation fixing ■ artiedule of discounts for the lower grade* at wheat. This, they assert, deprtrra th-in of an unreasonably Urge part of the gnarf.nteed price of t22f, per bushel, the amount received teing In tome lnWanre* as low a* *1.43 per bushel.

President Wilson postponed wart of hi* speaking tour of the ro try probably until August IS. sod e tinned bis efforts In Washington behalf qf the peace treaty and lei covenant. He called in mare remit to conference, both Democrats and publicans, and appealed for uuqu Bed ratification of tbe treaty espre I) oo the ground that r amendments would I

To S

weald be bnmlllatliig to aa ator Ferns Id of Maine Mr. 1 he had assumed there were at l« sixty senators who would take a wx view of tbe situation. "There are sixty men In tbe Ual States renale who take a worln v of the situation." Senator Fern .Id Idled. “Fortunately, they todude their view the hew Interewa of United States of America.” Other senators told the pre*M tha* while they recognised the I that reservation* would cause de they cnoWdered the protection American intrreeu of greater Inn ttnee than speedy ratification. Tt Is no doubt that both ride* to tbe < troversy w ould be glad to find « dignified way out u< IL but nrlt seems to have made any convert*. ' help which the admlnlwrattoa exp fd In the way of a formal Brrtarai by Japan that It would restore » lung to China wa* not forrheon and that grab ctonvi remained a • spot.

0*ctal dispatches from W*J- 3. Green, director of tbe American lief administration's work to Turi call* attention to the Imminent p of the remainder of the Armenia-! rim. The Turk* have reorgani their army and they and the Tat are advanrtng on the Armenian* fl three sides, cutting them off from relief supplies and threatening <1 extermination. Unleer military I tertlon I* afforded the Armenian, uore. saya Major Green, the dlsai will be true* terrible than the mai ere. In IMS. In Porta 4t to said peace conference's hands are tied HI America derides whether or no will accept ■ mandate for AMs Mil

There have been msey hitter corapls'ata tote'y to the effect (hat the government waa not doing what It might to reduce the coW of living by •eUtng te eousamera tbe Irnmenuplus wore# of food held by the war department. On Thursday the war deportment put on sale about 311.000.000 pound* of those foodstuff*, including canned vegelshtea. corned beef, boron, roast heef. frnaen meat* and poultry. Th* marketing wa* dons through l-<cal p>>*tmaster* nil mall carriers. a-h«. look order* from buyera. r reel red the caril and delivered tb* gotri*. The prtc*|i obtaln-d reprssented the ra« lo the government plk. the piwuMfo. This sale wa* ea-

Tbe Franco American defense treaty wax submitted to th* senate, and at once became a subject of debate in the committee on foreign relalloo*. jlong with the peace treaty. Prerideot Wilson. In a eking to* approval. > n |d he considered the treaty with Oermany and the covenant of the league of NetUm* gave Fraio-r foil protec- | Hon. hut that he had hem moved «<v j tbe treaty by eonrideratlon* of frlend•hlp and gratitude lo France iw* rillou senator, prop-wed that this part violated the oastttutlulill) right Of cmgres. IO make oar. to which the president', •opp.-ricr* had tbe , *,v!ot» retort that It created no precedent similar action luring taken In utunetuus case* m the past The foreign re-l.tt.aa rommute-e did

thing

i to ho>dl.ig puhl'c hi-aring* .i,, * I iroqty Bernard Baruch wa* llJTret

Germany's cot 1 rtfeod to the dellv -ry of tore ffiort I the french and 1 -Iglsns. and to transfer of the Soar cool mine* arrived at Versatile* and goae tn w< and In other re*|>e«B tbe Oetm »*e«n to be trying relnrtantly to ra < nt the provision* of the treaty Ho-lr army in letvt* remains obdur and General Voc der Ooltx and ot officer* hare hacume so Insolent their endenv.ira to prevent the D from eatahjlahlng ■ .(able governtr. that the supreme council of tbe si tua ordered Hu* Immediate oxpul' i of the German troops from Letvla-

Austria waa given until on In the afternoon of August f ri.l-rt the term* offered her. 1 and public men have dccii term* are Impossible of an | and txi Thursday It waa ai | ’hat the cabinet, headed by lUnnet. had decided to r*ri|

Though America waa oe

! with 'tulgarta. It wa* dertd I *h"Uld sign the treaty with tl Thl* treaty vrn* rocaplrted exception ..f imiae of the | All the Alllea sxcep ! *ere in favor of awardlut Thrace to Greece. Coderae s ‘»to Polk, who ha* taken I 1 anving-, place on ,b- cm i uu, 'g an active twin to tl

j Mon of this mati.*^