PBESIHI 111 Mf i H CRISIS

Will Call Conference of &<nplcyers and Workers

PRAISES LABOR LEADERS

Labor Day Message Give* Gist Of Man—Urge* Temperate Judgment Until Living Cost Problem la MtL Washington,—President"TVilaoi, In a Labor Day message to, American workers, announced ttrat hc would call la the near luture a coBTeraaoe ol representatires of labor and industry "to discuss fundamental means o! beturipg the whole relationship of cap Hal and labor and patting the whola question of wages upon' another foot-

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The President said he was encouraged and pleased with the results thus tar of the GoyenUBent'e efforts to bring down the cost of living and expressed confidence that substantial results would he achieved in the solving of this problem. . Patience and vigilance. however, he said, must be exercised and the Government’s efforts must have the cooperation of every citizen. Text Of Statement. The Preeidtnt'e statement follows: “1 am encouraged and gratified by the progress which is being made in ■ controlling the cost of living The support of the movement is widespread and I confident!} look for substantial results, although I must counsel patience as well as vigilance, because such results win not come inennHj- or without team work. "Let me again emphasise my appeal to ever}- citizen of the country to continue to give his personal support In this matter, and to make it as active aa possible. Let him not only refrain from doing anything which at this moment will tend to increase the cost of living, but let him do all in his power tc Increase the production; and further than that let him at the tame time himself carefully economize in the matter of consumption. Danger Greater Than War. "By common action in this direction we shall overcome a danger gieater than the danger of war. We will bold steady a situation which is fraught with possibilities of hardship and suffering to a larte pa t of our population; we will enable tLe processes of production to overtake the processes of consumption, and we will speed the restoration of an adequate parch* sing power for wages. "1 am particularly gratified at the support which the Govenmenrt’s policy has received from the represeauttve* of organized labor, and I earnestly hope that the workers generally will emphatically Indorse the proposition of their leaders and thereby move with the Government instead of against it in the solution of this greatest domestic problem. "I am calling for as eariy a date as practicable a conference in which authoritative representatives of labor and of those who direct labor will discuss fundamental means of bettering the whole relationship of capita) and labor and putting the whole qo.-s-Uon of wages upon another footin'/"(Signed) WOODROW WILSON." Plans For Conference. The proposed conference, St was Stated would be Called to meet soon after President Wilson returns at O} and of September fjom hla speechmaking tear of ike West. it was thought likely that the meeting would be held at the White Homse. a* was she reconstruction coo/erewce of Governor* and Mayors last spring. Proposals that a conlervoce between labor and employers be held has been urged from a number of quarter*. Secretary Lane r-xpr*.i*ed the belief in a Statement a few days ago that the Pro* id eat should call such a meeting. ] Rwotulioa* are pending In both bou-«-* | of Congrera. urging that worker* and employers be brought together. BIG SGUADRON MOVES ON REDS. | British Snips On Way Te Approaclhca | Tc Pet mg rad.

OPTIMISM IN WASHINGTON ■i.J- -••»*■►.——rreAH The People ‘pf/Tlw Are Urged To.Immediately Co-operate - poe- The Purpose Of increaa- ’._ 'ing Production. Washington — New impetus wa* given tto Bpogernme'f* campaign to reduce the cost of living at conferences here which assured the closest co-operation between tede/al and slate author,tiee. Governors" ol several Slates spent hours studying tho situation with Attorney General Palmer, and then celled at 'the White House to Offer President Wilson the full machinery 1 of the Stale* in the effort to restore a normal price level. .With the far-reaching state organizations carrying the message o' economy and increased production . .to every country, and aiding the federal authorities in bringing to justice hoarders and profiteers, officers believed excellent results could be obtained in the next 90 days, which would avert the menace of transportation strike* to obtain higher wages. "After our meeting with the President and the Attorney General," the committee of,governors announced, "certain facts are clear: “1—That all the people ot the nation and all organizations should immediately cooperate Ipr the purpose of .increasing' the production of the necessaries of life. rj—That economy in consumption and cere in perenastng the aeceasaries of life are equally important with production. "3—That every agency of the Federal and Slate government* should co-operate forthwith to prevent profiteering. “The attorney general has assured us that be wlU pursae under exist-, log and proposed laws all profiteers. 'The suggestion of the attorney general that ' fair price commissioner be appointed fn each of the states and fair price committees in the different localities of the states, upon the nominations of the governors, waa endorsed. "While the attorney general expressed a desire to rely upon the aspressed ot ccmaranity effort.* in the direction of the elimination of profiteering. throngh local fair price com mltteea. he gave assurance mat when such efforts' were not forthcoming, and results were not satiafsetory, his department would handle these questions directly. "The Attorney General was assured that every state agency which could be of service in this emergency was placed at his command and be saa at Uoerty to call for any tuturmation and assiauace he desired from the State authorities. “Result : of the conferences here will be .-ommunlcated Immediately to •very governor by Miles C. Riley, secretary of the National Conference. 1th certain other recommendations. “One rt the moat Important Uluxs to be done It to convince the public that prices air not going h’gher" Mr. Riley said. "Preaident Wilson baa apparent that the coat of living had reached the peak, but in spite of «be situation we are facing ''-ham* ev-.ry where are ont with wiusemcnu about high prices next year a*d urging people U> buy all sorts of things now. J" vet of that is just plain propaganda. Prices won t be higher il the people are not stam-pt-led Into purchasing things they Coa t need or can do without, and we are going to tell them so. if we ran m the victory'* woo."

London.—Fighting has broken ont everywhere in Montengro and the srhole country la In a state of refoluUtm, according to news received, jhare. The Serbians, are uaing strong .measures in an attempt uprising. The Montenegrins have cu' the railway between Vtrpaxar and ActtnirL on the coast The Serbians are receiving rt

s l—Mexican armed train filled with troop* In the mountain section where the Americrii' t sued the bandits. 2—Scene at Roosevelt field. Mlneola, just before tbe start of 40 airplanes m a race U and back. 8—Mr. Roberts, who to now food controller of Great Britain.

stacceau In thsfr efforts the reruiutronary movement, according to the advices which represent the Montenegrin national spirit 1 ns thoroughly aroused and the aaiMOsf of the people’against the Serbians ‘

The oprising in Montenegro -qaams likely to bring .o a head the long smouldering differences between the Montenegrin supporters of former King Nicholas and the faction adherto the |dan for the Incorporation of Montenegro in tbs Jugo-SUr state. King Nicholas has never recogaiaed the validity of the act of the Montenegrin Assembly last winter In deposing him and hat continued to maintain the old royal Montenegrin government with -toe seat la -a suburb of Paris. Serbia It insistent upon the adhesion nf Montenegro to Jugoslavia and claims that-a'isajsrity of the Montenegrins favor the ation. ‘ The -contention of the Nationalist narty in,'Montenegro. however, to tWt the Montenegrin National Assembly has been ked" with pro-Serbians, making the action of that body in voting toft April for'adhesion to the Jugo-Slav state not truly representative of Montenegrin opinion. Disorders broke out In Montenegro eariy in July against what was "characterised "Serbian military occn.<atlon” and guerilla warfare wae reported to be reviving in the mountain regions.

NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS President About to Start on His Trip to Tell People About the Peace Treaty.

LffiifG COST IS INVOLVED

Pact Propose Many tc Keep America From “Foreign Entanglement*” — Montenegro Revolts Against -Serbian Rule

DIES AT 103; LEAVES MILLION.

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Fortune Of Mrs. Susan Colgate Goes

Tc Her Children.

New Fork A fortune of mar- then - a million dollars waa left by Mrs. i Suum F. ."olgai*. widow of James Olgaie. New York banker, ace-curding to an appraisal ot ber -eU> filed «.!h the Surrogate at Fort Chester. Mrs Colgate was MC pear* old when she died to. her roostrj home at | Yorker, Tia<- estate, roaatotlsg of j real *»iatr. stocks and deposit*, u ap | (waived a! I! f'*-* IfC She le't tao

PERSHING EXPRESSES REGRET. Unable To Stay For Unveiling Of Monument To First Yanks. Pari*.—"Whea-eua baa kadwc the generous French people, when one has seen them la trial and in time ot rejoicing. one cherishes such respect and friendship for them that one parts from them with real sorrow,” said Gen. John J. Pershing, the American comxander-in-chief, to a representative of the Journal. “I regret exceedingly that I shall ha enable u> be present at the unveil log of the monument September 6 at Pointe df to Grave, raised to crav memorate the arrival of the first American troops in France. Cnfortunateiy. my derarfurr cannot be posfr poned. the L'nited States Senate hsv-' mg expressed a wish to receive me as

TO RUN REAL AIR TRAIN. Chicago Man Triee Out ?8iPaescnger

Plane.

Chicago.—Th* next few days mar soe air train service between Chicago 1 and New YorkAllied W. f jxwxox. - here -with bis new JS-passenger airplane, revealed hit plan* for a groat trahacostia.-nu! air a*rvice. Unannounced. he arrived In Chicago from Milwaukee making the trip In 58 minutes. The flight was jast a trial one. hut so easily was It made and with ih« throttle only three-quarter* open that Mr. Lawaon decided to start East within the next day or two.

CURE FOR SLEEPING SICKNESS. Bicarbonate Of Soda Injected Into

Veins Uacd In Amy.

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By rt)WARD W. PICKARD. Being satisfied that economic conditions the world over absolutely depend the ratification of the peat* treaty, and decidedly disturbed fay the violent assaults on- that pact in tbe senate committee on foreign relations. President Wilson determined that his speakof the country could not te

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that be would start on Wednesday. September 8, and woultLvtoR about 50 of toe princioal cl tie*, being absent from Washington about 25 days. At San Fxsuetoco be will review the Pacific fleet. It -wa* arid in Washington that the president considered the trip of greater importance than any fusctkm arranged for the reception of General Pershing, who to shout to

cocm home.

’- Tbe peace treaty to by no means the paly subject oo which Mr. WIInon will address the people. He to much exercised fay tbe labor sitnalkm, especially ss It applies to the railroad*, and win take tbe opnortunity to try to Impress oo tbe r.orter^be wisdom of avoiding Strikes is order to allay unrest end restore normal conditions and thus http bring down the cost of living. time half a dozen of the most stubborn opponents of tbe peace treaty in the senate also win leave Washington daring the wewk to appeal to tbe country to uphold them In tbe position they have taken. Among them wt:i be Senators Johnson. Palpdexfre, Borah arid Reed. They are not going to trail ihe president, but wHl expend tfaetr efforts mainly la states whose senator* are, ciauied among the mild reaervatiootots. There aerator*, they hope, can be forced to Join the group of ex The latter are now »{>rnly trying ttf defeat not only tbe Lrcgue of Nation's covenant but the main body of the treaty. With tbl* end In view the foreign relations committee, which they control, has adopted a soriev of nmeodments to the treaty of. fared by Senator Falk 1Y»e»e not only would restore Shantung directly to China, but would exclude the United State* from all tbe Interallied com nstosions ret up by tbe pan except that «e reparation*. Lodgi and bia followers hold that the treaty. even If firaitirutt) amended, would leave the T'olted State* L-ole to become eta broiled In the controversies of Reropr

Washington to the ■effect that the Shantung affair has caused a breach between the preaident and Colonel House. It to said Mr. Wilson took tbe advice of Bouse In the matter, rejecting that of the other members of the American delegation, and that now the Texan is In disfavor and is resting in London preparatory to coming home. Naturally, those close to the president denied tbe tale, saying House was In London helping the British officials In the organization of the League of Na-

Ihe near East does not surrender-lts supremacy among treuble-maldng regions. The Turks continue to masmere the Armenians; the Bulgarian* and vireeks are at swords’ points over Thrace; the Jugo-Slava and Italians are getting ready to fight over the possession of Flume, and now the whole of Montenegro has broken oat In revoit^ngainst the rule of the The latter are using strong measures to. suppress the revolt, but tbe national spirit ot tbe Montenegrins has reawakened and fighting to general throughout the country. Just how the farced inclusion of Montenegro in the new state of Jugo-Slavto, against its will, to squared with the pri’.ciple of seif-detenniimtioG never has been explained to the wo i id. Rear Admiral Bristol, commander of the American naval forces in Turkey, warned the Porte not tons ago that the maamcrea of Armenians must cease. Tbl* action aroused swre criticism in the supreme pence council, because tbe United States has not yet nccetrted the mandate over any parts of the Turkish empire; but the vexation of the French an’’ British was allayed when Mr. Pott explained that the warning, though it came from President Wilson, was unofficial and was transmitted in an informal way by Admiral Bristol. The British troop* are being .withdrawn from Armenia aad tt to predicted that unless tbe country to strongly policed by foreign troops several hundred thousands of Armenians will either starve or be slaughtered by the Turk*. Kurds, Tartars and Georgians. Even now these people, ore greatly hindering the work of the Americar relief cummiasion. A new government tn Hungary baa not yet been formed, and though Archduke Joseph was forced to relinquish bis control, hi* prmler. Friedrich, asserts he i* stilt favored by a majority of the people and will retain

tbe leadership.

In Upper Sik-sla roadltlooa are reported much Improved. Most of the miners Imre resumed' work and the fighting between the Pole* and Germans ha* grown less. Tha Fifth apd Fiftieth reglmrat* of American infantry. now la the United Rules, have been ordered to Rileida to help la policing that country during the plebiscite provided for by th? peace treaty. A resolution proleatlng agnliurt this wa* Introduced in congress by Wood of Indian*, who aald the work should he done by European troops. Russian boltbevlsts last week claimed two constderabie victories—the cap- *— at Pskov, southwest of Petrograd,

President Wilson a action tn rotasinc to gran* to tbe railway .shopmen more than a alight luereaae. of ws ;es. and hi* statement explaining bis course and appealing to :he men. and to all workers, to siotPstrlklng and get to work to Increase production and thereby help reduce the coat of living. He

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demands for higher wage*. “ made and paerionat^y hatisted oo." shaqid cease, and that than should be a .truce m industrial disputes radii Intehigent settler-tests esn be made. In tbi* he an* supported by Warren s. Stone, chi-sf of the cagtneen, wbo*e statement implied that the Shopmen, if they insisted on striking, wotrid a helped by the four great railway li erhoods. The leader* of H rejected the settlement- offered

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PASTOR RESCUES FOUR MEN.

Tht* action of tbe cummintre wa* bitterly uwalh-d In !h*.*ctt»f.- by IVrooerwts and by liepubilcana of the “mild : a reoerrotion" group, and to was pre- r dieted tfafti the acunidMK-nt* would nor j n

■ ra | he aarepted by ISr arnatr Kma-tor ,! ep- i Mcrwmt-r •speetotty attacked to-- ! ► '-dy | Khalitui.g nmenduMWt. doctoring tt wa, • r.ly f (lie grenleai Wow that could ho -fror k f |. ot; at the real tuti-rrai* at fhlti. St-na 1 raa [ tor Bnrab n-jdiad that lb* Mjar.tumg p -■*' : vftiemeut ws» lodefsaffibh from iflr ! t i-b- i stan'kMat of international nueal* 4

oral ttonikinr. the asti-holahevik lender In southern Ituvri*. utto occupied ttdema. reported *u» j pragma

ieto the central part of toe enuatry. r<all a 1 and the Kolchak force* denied l^at grmi,t«t hry had *v»tailed Omsk. lieitrrem o-rpc.rol ■■tivre of the tieople of oortb It mead*, j i>u.'l«,o ■saemhled at Arrtiouget, have Mat to ! id (he - I'nwldeat Wl!«* * rol.le urging (tut I i-.mikm, fc he aDied united auppurt l>e not w.lh ! 1« r rilldc irawa i«t the, fii; prey to f«.. M- imt retor

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locals take a vote on 11 In his siatem-nt Mr. Wilsaa called the present h “(emporary sHuatioc which will tort. In oil probability, on’./ tot a limited time," and is so far a* the cost of the neevsrortee of life to concerned Attorney General Patocr ■ngrees with him. Mr. Palmer believe* the price of almost every uecaasJiy wm he lower next year than this, and that persoca who buy dotfaing and other articles now for next year wffl b* fooled and are only helping to keep prices high. Redaction wOI be brought about, be thinks, by the actlvlti« of the government against prof U**>r* and hoarders, the oporattuu of fair price commlttrea, raid «

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the argument* that t buy now an o nioted by c Hie department notmerd It waa meeting with bucce*’ In edsalnlng from shoe msaufiaeturcra promise tc fix maximum prices or> Bfaoea, and tha. in the matter of food ■tuffs reports indicated a slight down ward tendency, not yet auAcletit to be reflected in the retail market. In the great food centers, however, there were coudderahle declines IB pricewhich perhaps were to be sttriburol in part to the expressed latomtion of the war department to open 'retoii ■bona In a number of citiaS. These mr.iketo not only will dtonoae at *he urmyh *urplu» *10*00. hut will be kepi open for an Indefinila time for the sale direct to the people of supplies whi- li the srar department will purchase 11 wholesale, arrurdiug to th« preset’ plan. Th!*, of cnorae. amoaod trie ofpositk* of the retail dsstora. who sect tliat no gorcrotnant agency to nn thurized by law to conduct juch 0 l<t;*

The railroad* of (it* Uartfle cos*: uere UedT up for a number of. day* 1 - a strike 11 Ml the officials «f the onl«r - tad ordered the men to return to work mvder penalty «af suspetaloy. ft*'? were wanted by -Ui rector OenrrHines that the s -erumeut would talover (he operatlau erf tbe Uoea If they d'd not at once rroume ibetr poat»«r tnA that anyone who interfered with . the uae of rvj I ruttft property would **• dealt wttw f.-r having commhK ! > ” -fJrttae aczUnat the UnlteU JMat^ The r-ouiwlttee of the steel aod !r»r •nrkers, whkh was gives pUWir

Uj 1 ho Uni tod State* Ft. OSI. was twice rsfowrd » ty Elbert II, Gary- chain 1 ' ecvllre coiimiltw of tbe '•

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