\OL. XL
JHOUJfl AIRY, JfUHP i CJA HffA, THUKSlJAK. J.UYVARY 24, 1919.
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PLAN TO CHECK RIVAL
BIDDING FOF LABORERS
Fafiri Might Lom Much of
Crwp H War laduatrW. Com
Wukliifto*, Jan. 22.— Maaauraa to
cfcack W|»t!t!ir. for labor batwaan
tha war iitduatnaa and (overniaant
■canriaa hava baan takan by tha da
pa rtmant of labor. Thta waa announr ■
ad today aftar a datamation of Vir
ginia truck frowara, haaitad by Rapra
aantativa Holland, had eallad on Aaaia
tant Sac rata ry Port with a protaat
that tha fartnara would loaa a million
buahaln of potatoaa tkia yaar if tha
wntiramant of farm laborara by indua
trial eonearna wara parmittad to con
tinua.
The delegation wa* told that the de
partment already had directed the
cancellation of extravagant wlvertine
menU for men, which are considered
detrimental to the f»»tmm«nt'ii war
program. Industrial plant* are be
ing amured that all real labor naeda
will be met by the United State* em
ployment Mrvice, in who** hand* the
distribution of the available labor *up
ply ban been placed by Secretary Wil
|
* Mobilization of ihipyard worker*,
s department statement tonight said,
had been placed entirely in the hand*
of the employment service by the »hip
ping board. Indpendent recruiting
by the board and th* widlvkiual plant*
will be discontinued to permit a con
centration of effort* during a two
week*' campaign beginning next Men
day, which will culminate In a nation
al nhipbuilders, registration week Feb
ruary 11.
Confusion and *uffering are *aid to
have resulted from careles* state
ments »* to shipyard need*, attracting
May men to place* where an ample
-aupply of worker* already was gath
ered.
"Published statement* of the num
ber of men who will be wanted have
been mixinterpreted," *aid the state
ment, "a* meaning that great num
bers are wanted now whereas they are
wanted only in limited quantities and
of particular type* at any one time.
Men thould *tick to their job* until
the department tell* them that there
ia a shipbuilding position waiting and
-what the wages and housing condi
tion* are.
"By registering in th« public ser
vice reserve, men can be assured that
they will be told when they will be
wanted. The reserve now is listing
men willing to serve on railroads, in
Munition plants and in the divisions of
the amy which require skilled mech
aaics.
"Employers of labor, even in so
called unessential industries, will be
helped by the success of the registra
tion, which will make it possible for
the department of labor to make a
fair distribution of all calls for men
and to minimize and equalize any
drain on industry which results from
unregulated competition for men be
tween war industries and different
branches of the governemnt. Labor
is in entire sympathy with the crea
tion of this reserve, because it will
help to prevent the great hardships
which will fall upon workingmen by
having no Certain way of knowioK
whethrr or whether there may be
employment for them."
It was estimated that from now un
til next August 400,000 men will be
needed in shipbuilding, this number
including the labor turnover. Many
tinii - this numl>er of voluntary work
er* is tAji.ctcil to be enrolled during
rgj.t , ' if ion week.
An spoilt tr President Wil son to
apeed tip Roverf.mental mn -hlnery in
aid of jiri ! ><' i so as to relieve the
Iki. . more than 2.1. w.j.O organiz
ed fn. meri. The board asked for a re
ply February 6, when representatives
of the seven national farm organiza
tions comprising the hoard, together
t'< In'or i-rply
fc.irtaee w*n.
.1 ftiin the
r>ni*ati< n» in
with a number of state masters of
the Iran fa and heads of tba Society
of Equity bimI otbar bnUaa will soak
an audience with tha Praaidant to dle
runa constructive plana. The memo
rial >a id:
"If food la to win tha war, aa wa ara
a««ur«d on every side, tha fa< mat • of
Amoiira must produce mora food in
191* than thay did In 1017, Bui un
laaa praaant conditions ara radically
changed, inrrrawd rropa next yaar
ara impossible. Undar existing con
ditions wa cannot equal tha produc
tion of 1017, much laaa surpaaa it, and
thia for reasons over which tha farmaj
have no control.
"The chief, cauaaa which will in
evitably brine about a smaller crop
next year unleaa promptly removed by
national action, ara nix in number; the
shortage of farm labor, shortage of
need, price* often below the cost of
production, lack of reasonable credit,
exclusion of the farmer from his right
and necessary share in the conduct
of the war, and deepseated doubt whe
ther he can raise the increased cropa
demanded of him and still support his
family and pay his debts.
"Many thooaands of acres were left
unharvested last fall because the nec
essary hands had left the farms. Al
ready great numbers of farms near
excellent markets lie idle for lark of
a living return. Millions of acres will
he whoUy or partly idle next summer
because the money to buy seed and
subsistence will be lacking. Many of
tha farms thus affected are tenants
whom misfortune will compel to aban
don the farm.
"So far as we have learned there is
not a single genuine farmer repre
sentative of the organized farmers of;
America, in any position of authority
in tha food administration, the advis
ory council of national defense, or any
of tha other special hoards charged
with the conduct of the war.
"Comparing their own small ear
ings with the huge war profits they|
see on every hand, the farmers have
lost confidence that the government
understands the needs and difficulties,
of the farmer. Unless that confidence j
can be restored, it is useless to hopej
that we can maintain the food pr»*luc
tion of last year, and meaningless to1
talk of increasing it."
Wage Counter Propaganda
Among the Ruuian People.
Washington, Jan. 22.—Plan* for
conducting a propaganda in Ruu>a to
acquaint the people there with the
friendship of thin country and prevent
them from falling under German in
fluence have been launched here by
member* of Congress and otlieri, act
ing independently of the government
but, it ia under stood, with its appro
val.
As part of the plan, it was learned
tonight, labor organizations in many
parts of the country are preparing to
hold meetings on Lincoln's birthday.
February 12, at which speeches will be
made and resolutions adopted, expres
sing sympathy with the cause of the
Russian workingmcn and pledge him
support. Copies of these resolutions
and speeches will be sent to Russia
and given the widest possible circu
lation.
A party of representatives and sen
ators headed by Senator Owen recent
ly visited the White Mouse and out
lined plans for the prnpanganda cam
paign to the President.
War Demand on Cotton.
It takest • half hale of cotton to
mnke the powder for one discharge
of n twelve Inch p.in.
A mm-hine (run u te.i up a hate of
r<Htcn evory three m'ntitee.
Ir (he r»val t^n'tte off .Jutland more
•' *i t"n t nle* a ir.'note were connum
I t> *.i<h noH'-e *'•*<■ hip enlaced.
It ti»Ve« 20,WW • ule a year to pro
vide »V n'hent cottnp fir the woundeJ
ui ihc h<«t|iital cam| = < ' the Allied.
'One change of etftVng for all the
troop* now engaged i- 'he war refrs
HnU mora than a Valet.—Fx
l
change.
FIRST MONTH OF ItIS
HARD ON THE BRITISH
Nation ku bow, Hcv w«r,
Admptmd Um Watchword, wo
Mu»t Co mm or go Umior.
nrtfn J»« M—Tha Ant month of
1918 ha* baan cna of tha moat trying
'■f Um whoia war for tha Britiah pao
pla. Now tha nation aaama to hava
waatharad ita doubta and diaagraa
manta and accaptad tha watchword
"wa muat go on or go under."
Tha labor union* mat tha damand
upon tham for mora man in khaki with
a rnttral and doubtful apint; tkay in
aiatad upon knowing tha govammant'a
ax art war program and wara inrlinad
to baliava that paara nagotiationi wara
poaaiUa Thaaa qoaationa hava baan
thraahad out with tha govarnmant ful
ly and fraaly with atraight talking oa
both aidaa, and tha govarnmant aaama
to hava carried tha day.
Thin result ia due principally to Pre
mier Lloyd fitorft, and it atrengthena
bis poaition and authority for tlx time
bain* Tha premier's resourcefulness
waa navar disturbed by tha fuaillada
of questions from tha laboritaa, aoma
of thain out and not pacifists, at tha
Friday conference
Probably tha moat affective »tata
mant Mr. Lloyd George made waa that
tha government waa raady to go into
• peace confaranca whanavar tha
Grreans ahowad and diapoaition to ne
gotiate on equitable tarma. But ha
saw no diapoaition of that kind now.
There ii (till sharp eriticiam of tha
government among tha maaaaa, tha
chief ground bain* the food problem.
While apparently there are enough
supplies in the country to maintain
the population in comfort, the con
templated buaineaa of diatribution haa
not been aucceaafully met.
A general election ia expected aa
soon aa a new register of voters out be
made. Eight million new voters, t,
000,000 of whom are women, will go
on the rolls under the reform bill
which the house of lords now is debat-,
ing. The predictions are that the nextj
government will be a labor-liberal,
coalition, with the labor party holding
the largest number of aeata of any
party In the house of commons and the
strongest poaition in the cabinet.
The labor party's conference at Not
tingham this week will be one of the
most important in its history. Pro
posals for a new constitution will be
considered, which will admit all brain
workers to the party's ranks on an
equality with the trade unionists.
This ia called the "hand and brain"
movement, and the laboritie* expect
that it will make their organization
the largest and strongest political
body in the kingdom.
The party's policy for reconstruc
tion after the war will be framed. The
proposals to be submitted include a
national page minimum, democratic
control of industry, revolution of na
tional finance and the use of private
surplus wealth for the comipon good.
Some of the sub-heads in this program
are: Employment for all; organiza
tion of the demobilized armies; insur
ance against unemployment; nation
alization of la> railways, mines and
electric power steeply graduated taxa
tion on incomes and wealth.
Soldier at Camp Greene |
Found Dead by a Creek
Charlotte, Jnn. 10. Karl Myeii, a'
Baltimore soldier at Camp C.r«en, \va
found dead this afternoon at 5 o'clock
"n thc-b ank of Irwin creeV by a rn1
vert under the Southern railu y tit
•!e. He wat a member of company A,
machine t;un and wi.i found by 1 y
looking for cow* in a pa<ture. Two
theiricJ are advanced! one that he j
\va>. truck by a train and the other
that he was killed and laid on the ban)
o* th« stream. There I* an abrasion
on the head and the face U l>l..ck
a-ound the eye*. Th«<e )• no evidence I
of drowning. The body was not there
mw than a day. A letter wan found
ir a pocket from hia mother Raying,
"I'i pe you will coon be back at Gatty
. where 1 can aea yo«"
FACTS EVERYBODY
<XJC fO KNOW.
Hv A. w McAH i tat* K> A*,
amuintor.
The *eapa-goat if or.a of the nu t
ancient of institution*, for frail hu
1 man nature can't cat alone without
him. Whan America goaa ovar tha
top shoulder to shoulder with alliad
civilization and tha Hun* tarn their
back* on tha waotam front Old Man
Hindenburg will ha tha acape-gnat up
on which they wilt ride into Berlin
and til ay will die him in tha rthe all
tha hardar for tha Victoria* that ha
failed to continue to win. Tha public
had to have nomabady upon whom to
rant ita dlaplaaaura at thia anforrad
industrial holiday that wa art having,
and Mr. Garfield wan tha victim.
Flow many paopla hava stopped to
inquire who Mr. Garfield ia or what
ha haa dona* About all that tha pub
lic know* about him ia that ha ia a
coltege president. fhara hava baan
othar*. Bafnra ha waa a college praa
idant ha wa* a parional friend of
Wood row Wilson, and a few yaara
ago ha wa* an attomay for large coal
interest*, and a little later wa* at tha
haad of a concern which operated in
the coal induatry on a vary large wale
Mr. Wilson needed for tha position of
United State* fuel admini*trator a
man who knew tha law of the coal in
cluitry, a man who had had broad
practical experience in that huainae*,
a man who waa no longer interested in
the coal industry a man who had noth
ing to do with politics and above eve
rything ha needed a man and he se
lected his personal friend, Mr. Gar
field because he posaasaed all of the**
qualification*.
Now let us answer the question.
"What ha* Mr. Garileld done?" The
thing* that he ha* not dona that have
been charred up to him would An a
volume. Early in the year 1917 #ome
hody *aid that coal wa* goinr to be
cheaper and advised the public not
to make contract* •* uxual but wait.
Thi* had to be charted up to some
body so it wa* charged up to Mr. Gar
field. The fact is that it wa* not un
til late in the tumrntr. at a time sub
sequently all the coal contract* are
usually placed that the federal fuel ad
mini*tration wa* created and Mr. Gar
field a*ked to take charge of it. Thi*
is one of the thing* that he did not
no.
There are two things that he did do
that every America* should remem
ber. tie stabilized hte price of coaL
If the price of coal had not been fixed
every who has eye* to see and ears to
hear knows that the price of coal to
day, a necesisty of life which is snort
and which nobody can get as much of
a* they want, would be any price
which anybody who ha* the coal might
choose to charge. Consider where the
price of sugar has gone with the price
fixed and con«idcr where it would have
gone if it hadn't been fixed, and
then you can form some idea as to
where the price of coal would have
gone if it hadn't been fixed. An ad
vance in the price of coal of $1 a ton
mean* a tax of $1,500,000 upon the
people of North Carolina. Suppose
the price of coal had been left to it
-olf and had advanced $10 a ton, which
' ot only probr.ble but certain, that
v ild have represented a tax upon the
•onsumers of North Carolina of $15,
000,000 in one year.
What is the other frreat thing that
Sir. Cu.iHelt! has dona? After the
price of coal had Iwen fixed trouble
' 1 ' the ta«| field* all over
. M" t tliem fhut <1 --vn
•i one pretext or another. In a very
. Ca ' 1 b«-1 ' ' !e
n » of f»'l thii ehao*; fh m'"n weie
'.perjitin-,' ii'/ain ;helr ftille t cjiia
ci'.v; the miner* of the entire c rntry
>i ( tn * "i end "y»d at w.-lt cr'
*.<* M*v f^nl hii«i!no*« a^rf v (t*f*
l«h- - »-d capital that I* enjfajrfd In
>♦ are wnrfci-><r todftf, and on a ha d"
uyuu which they will cutiltnua to work
without interruption throughout the
war. Thin hn« heen ihe rreat achieve
ment of Mr (jarfleld'* administration.!
He atabiiia«d the prica of coal; h*
put labor and capital to work Ml real
a«4 ha* kept ibem at work. The only
thing that k« haa no* done i* that h*
hasn't fumi*hed the tranapnrtation
l That wasn't Jot* and ha couldn't
vave done it If it had been. With the
increased production and traffic of tha
country during tha past year In pra
pa ration for war no human agency
rould hava dona it. Mr. Garfield and
tha man who ara working undar him
In tha vartooa atatea wara draftad ta
to aervlca by Praaldant Wilson and
they ara furnishing thair own ration*.
Thia ia in brief Mr. Garfield's re
rord and yat whan ha, in consultation
with tha Praaldant and secretary of
war and tha aarratary of tha navy,
flnda It naraaaary to raaort to a War
measure, everything ha had dona ia
forgotten in tha moment of resulting
inconvenience and public discomfort.
Tha corning aftar nTa ordar wa< is
auad avarybody waa liataning with
breathless intaraat to what ignorant
aanatora wara having to *ay about it
and to what Wall *tr*«t waa having
to aay about at and grving no haad to
what this man himaalf *aid about tha
raaaons which influenced his unherald
ad fuel ordar.
, Lost amid scarey headlines in incon
spicuous type and position the presa
*ave to the country Mr. Garrtelr) «
statement. Ut OiamMio did not read
it when it appeared ponder it now.
"The moat urgent thing to be done
ia to send to the American force*
abroad and to tb" alliea the food and
war supplies wh>ch they vitally need.
War munition* food, maunfactured ar
ticles of every deacription lying in
Atlantic porta in t«na of thousand* of
tona, where literati; hundred! of
•hip* , loaded with war gooda for oar
men and the allies cannot take the
mm because their bunker* are empty
of coal.
"It ia worse than iiaeleaa to ben 1 oar
energies to more manufacturing when
what we have already manufactured
lies at tidewater, congesting terminal
facilities, jamming the railroads and,
side tracks for long distances back in-1
to the country.
"On top of these difficulties has
•ome one of the most terribly severe
printers we have known in years."
"The wheel* were choked and stop
ped; zero weather and snowbound
trains; terminals congested; harbors
with shipping frozen in; rivers and
I canals impassable—it was useless to
I continue manufacture and pile con
fusion on top of confusion."
"A clear line from the manufactur
ing establishments to the seaboard and
beyond; that was the imperative need.
It was like soldiers marching to the
front.
"There is and always ha* been plen
ty of fuel, but it cannot be moved to
those place* where it is so badly need
ed while railroad lines and terminals
are choked. Throughout the coal fields
scores, even hundred, of mine are ly
ing idle because of eailroad inability
to supply the cars to carry awi.y their
product. Coal mines cannot operate
without cars. Cars cannot be sup
plied while the railroads are crippled
by the present freight congestion,
which keeps idle cars lying useless in
the freight yards."
"This is war! Whatever the cost, ■
we must pay so that in the face of the
enemy there can never be the reproach
that we held tia-k from doing our
full share. Those ship* laden with
our supplie* rf food for men and food
for guns must have coal and put to'
Thi tatcment of Mr. Garftell is
Mijjc«l to api>cal to the reason and ti.
th. t . . ' ' .c .4 of avery unl l*-.ml
mind thr.t ► '■«•* it. My oWrTa
tion in tnat the avemiro mun.'if let i
alore and a" ••! to rea.-h hi* < vrn.
.-«m lii <i I v t'1 y i :t it r^xitj
■; ' ' 1 Jtuce!
"• i i '«r tfca
.. . f K- V <%, > A nn c-.«Bg »„]
atiii* to i... nviclion that Mr.
Garfield tai? .• vhat ha wax doing and
that they are rolnff to (rive him their
fulleat whole hearted co-operation. I
am alio «ure that thoea manufartur
era who have to flow IKi daya will
4* tt rlmrfully whan they rralkM that
many of Ik* rnal nparatura art ai«hb
to aperate their minaa Mar* than Are
daya a week until the traffic rongae
tiea la relieved which th» manufac
turers of the roan try have ►••en a*ka4
to help relieve by iheir ri> oparatl— hi
carryiag out TV. CarAeld's fuel order.
Bickett Affaalt far
'Tha Atlantic PupU.
ftovernor I ukett today urgee all
North Carolina people to rutata ta tha
, rearue of tha A tlaMte victims oI tha
rOant ryrlnna ehirh destroyed Mitch
property ami '«ft many without their
next day'* bread. Governor Blrlutt
"To tha people of North Carolina:
"Citizen* of tha town of Atlantic.
N. C. inform ma that their community
ia in aora distr «. A ryrlone «»«pt
tha town on January 15 totally wrack
ing one-Afth of all tha building* and
damaging many other*. In an appeal
to ma tha local raliaf coauaittoa aaya:
" Tha boata which ere our oaly
mean* of a livelihood ara wrecked up
on tha rhore* of tha aaa; utta maa
daad and othara injured. Thia awful
storm cama Juat a'tar a tarnbla Mil
iar d of a month'a duration daring
which tiraa our paopla wara rut a#
from thair only maana of livelihood.
Many of our paopla hail exhaoated
thair supplies and noma of than wara
without braad. Now that tha boata
and houaea ara wrerked tha peof!e ara
without mcana of making a living un
til theae ara repaired.'
"1 deeply sympathize with tha pao>
pla of Atlantic and regret that there
ia no proviaion in law by which tha
public funda can be >upended for their
relief without a special act of the leg
ialature I therefore earnestly appeal
to the people of the state to coaM to
(ha rescue of their neighbor* who ara
in diatreaa at Atlantic. Let me urge
you to send donation* in money or
suppliea quickly aa the need for im
mediate relief it moat imperative.
Checka should be nailed to J. R. Mor
ris. treasurer of relief committee, At
lantic, N. C.
If* • Li*.
The Philadelphia North Americas
in a recent imtue displayes the war
lies Mt afloat of late by pro-German
treachery in the North and East. Her*
is the editorial listing the lias and
treating each of them with a drop of
pru»*ic acid:
"Herbert Hoover, Federal Food-Ad
ministrator, gels a salary of tl8,0C$
and live* in luxury. It ia a lie. Ha
give* his services to the people with
out salary and lives simply.
"At Camp Dix'or Camp Mead*
quarters of beef are thrown away or
burned. It is a lie.
' "To-* of vegetables, principally po
tatoes a~e rotting through careless
ness of soHiers. It is a lie.
"Whole cai loads of food are decay
ing on the railroad tracks in thia
city because the commission men wani
to get high prices. It is» lie.
"The Government intends to seiza
all of the canned Roods that the pa
triotic women put up during the sum
mer. It is a lie.
"French army ofairs have been
shot for selling American wheat to
Germany. It is a lie.
"Canada is holding iU .iheat so
that it can demand a high price »hen
the American crop is cxhaiftted. It
Is a lie.
Good As N«w.
During hi* vacation a U»'jW met
an old friend in the villas- a u their
convertation drifted to a diarvs- . >n of
the nativjes. A young fj.rm« < him
under their view.
"Ite'a a fine looking youig- fel'ow,"
•aid the lawyer.
"Y-e-e-»," wmit"*' hi* fr.xxL
"Well anyway he tea* a migV.y 40*4
head."
"It ought to be good," was Ik* re
ply "That man'* h»»(t le I rand new
—He'* never uaed it any."—Mi
IU Tribune.