VOL. L.VIII. XO. 18,337
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Fostoffice as Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTE3IBER 2G, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IS
JAPAN PLANNING TO
CONFER WITH CHINA
NO
T RATON
GARY BLAMED FOR
BIG STEEL STRIKE
End Through Arbitration
Held Possible.
COIN IS FLIPPED TO
DECIDE JAIL TERMS
CASE OF . "SHORT AND TALL"
BANDITS DISPOSED OF.
COAST SHIPBUILDERS
THREATEN STRIKE
COAST INDUSTRIES
IN GRIP OF JAPS
SOLDIERS' HOME GETS
NEW COMMANDANT
AGITATORS FIGHT
LEADER OF STRIKE
GARY'S RESPONSE
Conference With Strikers
Held Impossible.
EARLY SHANTUNG SETTLE
MENT IS WANTED.
MEN DEMAND THAT BOARD AP
PROVE WAGE INCREASE.
SAMUEL TAYLOR OF EUGENE
TO SUCCEED J. P. SHAW.
"WE ARE SERVANTS," RETORT
Steel King Cites Responsibil
ity to Directors.
SENATE HEARING BEGUN
Director-General of Strike' Telia
Committee of Conditions Leading
Up to Great Walkout.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23. After being
6hown an Associated Press dispatch
quoting John Fitzpatrick, director
general of the steel strike, as saying
the walkout would end immediately
if the United States Steel corporation
would arbitrate differences, Elbert H.
Gary, directing head of the corpora
tion, declared In a statement tonight,
speaking for himself, that he believed
the board of directors "cannot ne
gotiate or confer with Mr. Fitzpatrick
or his associates.
Mr. Gary was shown the dispatch
while he was attending a dinner
given here today by Baron Kondo,
president of the Japan Mail Steam
ship company, and was asked to make
some comment. Breaking the silence
he has maintained since the beginning
of the strike, Mr. Gary wrote a state
ment while seated at the table, and
then, calling the newspaper men into
the hall, read it to them.
hW Are Servant!" Gary.
"The board of directors of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation are the
representatives of nearly 150.000
stockholders, including from 60,000 to
70.000 employes," said the statement.
"We are their servants and are se
lected to represent and protect their
interests, and also the interests of
all our 250.000 employes, the majority
of whom, I think, are not members
of labor unions.
"Moreover, I believe our corpora
tion is under great obligations to the
generaT'public concerning the issues
involved in the pending strike. In
these circumstances I would not at
present assume to answer, the ques
tion propounded to me.
Arbitration Held Imponnlble.
"However, I will say for myself
that questions of moral principle
cannot be arbitrated nor compromised,
and in my opinion such questions are
included in the present unfortunate
struggle. I also think we cannot ne
gotiate or confer with Mr. Fitzpatrick
and his associates as union leaders
concerning our employes whom these
gentlemen have volunteered to rep
resent." (By the Associated Press.)
Indications last night were that the
treat steel strike entering its fifth
day, might prove a prolonged strug
gle. Elbert H. Gary, directing head of
the corporation, gave it as his per
sonal opinion "that the moral princi
ples" involved in the struggle would
not permit the directors to deal with
the union labor leaders.
A similar stand was taken by E. G.
Grace, president of the Bethlehem
Steel company, who, replying last
night to demands of his 35,000 em
ployes, who nave threatened to strike
unless a conference is granted, re
fused to negotiate with the steel
workers' national committee.
Senate Hears Labor Lcmltr,
Mr. Fitzpatrick appeared in Wash
ington before the senate labor com
mittee, wnicn is eeeiving a. way lu
tmedy the situation and made his
declaration concerning the manner in
which the strike could be brought to
an end.
At the close of the hearing Senator
Kenyon, chairman of the committee.
announced that Samuel Gompers, pres
ident of the American Federation of
Labor, would be questioned today and.
William Z. Foster, secretary of the
strikers' national committee, tomor
row. Mr. Gary will appear next
Wednesda J.
Developments in the zone of ac
tion yesterday were:
Neither Side Claims Gain.
1. Pittsburg district: Neither side
claimed any great gains, although
each contended the flow of labor was
going its way.
2. Chicago district: A number of
plants showed an apparent increase
. , .. . . .
that several thousand men had re
turned were stoutly denied by strike
leaders. j
3. Ohio district: - Industry has
been almost completely paralyzed, but
semi-skilled and unskilled workers in
the Mahoning valley have called a
meeting for today to vote on return
ing. 4. Buffalo district: Thr-.e unions
of Great Lakes steamship workers
voted for sympathetic strike.
5. Colorado district: Conference
held last night at Pueblo between
workers and officials of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron company to seek basis of
settlement.
Investigator in Pittsburg.
Yesterday was marked by absence
of seriou . disorders. Interest was
aroused by arrival in Pittsburg of
William J. Flynn, chief or the bureau cording to the September forecast of
of investigation of the department ! the department of agriculture, will be
of Justice, said to be Investigating about 637.000 barrels as against 350,
lunului!.d uu 1'uoc . Column 6.) 000 barrels last year.
Japanese Official Announces Con
ditions to Stay Unchanged If
Negotiation Is Denied.
TOKIO. Sept. 23. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Japan is. planning
officially to invite China to confer
on the Shantung situation after Japan
has ratified the peace treaty. This
fact was communicated to the corre
spondent today by officials who added
that Japan naturally could not com
pel China to accept the invitation.
"Japan," said one official, "is
anxious to settle the question of the
restoration of Shantung as quickly
as possible, but if China declines to
negotiate Japan, will be obliged to
allow the present " conditions as to
Shantung to remain unchanged."
MEXICAN LAUDS AMERICA
Legitimate News of Country Will
Be Spread, Ad Men Told.
NEW ORLEANS, La., Sept. 25.
Every Mexican publicity agency will
be used to spread legitimate news
matter from the United States, Man
uel Carpio of Mexico City declared
today at the closing session of the
annual convention of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World.
"Our great fight in Mexico," he
said, "now is not army against army,
but the people against groups of
bloodthirsty men responsible to no
one, claiming allegiance to no country.
"There have been times when we
have paused disheartened in our fight
for liberty. But then has come the
voice from the United States en
couraging us. we are still fighting
and will win."
STREET CAR HIT; 30 HURT
Runaway on Electric Line Halted
by Rear-End Collision.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25. Thirty
persons were injured, ten seriously
and two possibly fatally, in the rear
end collision of two crowded street
cars late today. One of the cars got
out of control when a short circuit
caused the front end of the car to
burst into flames and ran three
blocks down a hill, driving a third
of the way into the rear of another
car.
Otto Thieme, motorman of the run
away car, was arrested on a charge
of battery. According to statements
which the police say were made by
passengers, he jumped from his car
when the flames drove him away from
the controller.
CAR SHORTAGE IS ACUTE
Drastic Action Taken to Cause Re
frigerator Releases.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. Drastic
action was taken today by Director
General Hines to compel the prompt
release of refrigerator cars. After re
ceiving numerous complaints of de
lay in the unloading of such cars, pre
sumably by jobbers who preferred
paying demurrage to losing a possible
advance in the market price of the
goods, Mr. Hines ordered regional di
rectors to place embargoes against
all consignees who fail to release
promptly such equipment.
The situation in the west and the
beginning of the Florida crop move
ment was said to render all reason
able measures imperative to obtain
the fullest use of refrigerator cars.
HIGH COST HITS GRANT
District-Attorney Second Official to
Quit Over Low Saalry.
CANYON CITT, Or., Sept. 25. (Spe
cial.) The combination of high cost
of living and low salaries is fast los
ing Grant county its officials.
When W. W. Austen, superintend
ent of schools, resigned on the 15th
of this mont
he stated that his
salary of was inadequate for
the needs of himself and family.
Yesterday the district attorney of
Grant county, Phillip Ashford of Can
yon City, announced that he found
the salary of 1500 too little for his
needs and that he had followed Mr.
I Austen's lead. Mr. Ashford will lea e
' shortly for Oregon City, where he
will make his home and establish a
law practice.
$50,000 ROAD'S NEED
Fund Is Asked for Klamath Falls
Line, State to Da Work.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Sept. 25. Representative
Sinnott urged the secretary of the
interior today to allot J50.000 for the
! f rom the Klamath Indian reservation
to Klamath Falls.
S. Benson of the Oregon state high
way commission, asked this aid, prom
ising that the commission would take
charge of the work without any cost
to the government for administration.
"FIXIN'S" MAYBE CHEAPER
Thanksgiving Cranberries Likely to
Cost Less This Year.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 25. Cranber
ries at the Thanksgiving, Christmas
and New Year dinner feasts ought to
be cheaper this year than they were
last, although labor conditions may
force growers to demand prices much
higher than the average.
This year's crop of cranberries, ac
WORKERS' LEADER TESTIFIES
abor's Side Is Presented to
" Senate Committee.
LURID PICTURE PAINTED
Steel Corporation Officials Held
Responsible for Murder and
-Reign of Blood and Iron.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. Appear
ing as labor's first witness in the
senate investigation of the steel
strike John Fitzpatrick of Chicago,
chairman of the strikers' committee,
declared today that an agreement by
the United States Steel corporation
to arbitrate the differences with its
employes would result in an im
mediate end of the walkout, which
he said now affects 340,000 men.
Fitzpatrick's statement came after
a four-hour recital before the senate
labor committee of the eforts to
organize the steel workers and" of the
conditions which led up to the strike.
Had E. H. Gary, chairman of the
board of the steel corporation, met
the workers' committee, the men
would not have walked out. Fitzpat
rick said, but an agreement for a con
ference now would not result in the
men returning to work.
Gompers to Be Heard.
Sa,muel Gompers, president of. the
American Federation of Labor and
chairman of the first committee
formed to organize the cteel workers,
will be heard by the committee to
morrow. On Saturday William Z. j
Foster, secretary of the workers'
committee, who has been charged by
Representative ' Cooper, republican.
Ohio, with spreading I. W. W. propa
ganda, will be heard. Judge Gary
is to appear, next Wednesday.
In his recital today. Fitzpatrick
painted a .lurid picture of conditions
in the steel districts of western
Pennsylvania. He declared there was
a reign of blood and iron there, with
deputy sheriffs, paid "gunmen" and
Pennsylvania state constabulary as
its chief exponents. Murder and as
sault of steel workers were of every
day occurrence, he alleged, ard in
this connection he sketched dramat
ically the i.tory of the killing of
one woman, an organizer ' T mine
workers, before the steel strike was
called.
Fitzpatrick's deductions from this
(Concluded on Page 3, Column 1.)
"AND EVERYWHERE
Judge, Averse to Men Leaving Jail
Together, Gives One Six and
Other Eight Months.
The flip of a coin decided the
length of sentences of Rudolph Storm
and L. B. McLane, famed locally as
the "short and tall" automobile ban
dits who terrorized citizens on the
outskirts of Portland not many
months ago, when they pleaded guilty
before Presiding Judge Gatens yes
terday afternoon.
"I don't want these men to leave
jail together; they make a bad team,"
declared the judge. "I'm going to
give one of them six months, the other
eight months. How shall I decide?"
Samuel H. Pierce, deputy district
attorney, rose to the occasion and
flipped a quarter into the air.
"Call it!" he ordered McLane.
"Head!" shouted McLane.
"Heads it is," replied Tom Garland,
his attorney, peering over Pierce's
shoulder. "Six months for you,
eight months for Storm."
Though indicted for highway rob
bery. Judge Gatens did not desire to
send the men to the penitentiary and
permitted them to plead guilty to the
lesser crime of assault, which could
be satisfied with a. county Jail sen
tence. Storm and McLane confessed to the
grand jury that they held up and
robbed L. S. Hopkins of 5406 Seventy
third avenue Southeast, on August
14; John Duncan of 6834 Eighty-third
street Southeast, on August 15; H. C
Dunning of 725 Powell street on
August 16, and to the robbery of the
Model Cleaning Shop, 931 Union ave
nue North.
Both were indicted by the Multno
mah county grand Jury on August 27.
MURDER SUSPECT HELD
Frccwatcr Man Alleged to Have
Admitted Killing of Soldier.
PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 25. (Spe
cial.) Warren Wilder of Freewater
is alleged to have made statements
tending to admit that he killed Bert
McNeece, a returned soldier, found
dead there last week. Wilder is in
custody here, but officials decline to
make a statement yet regarding the
case.
Wilder is declared to have said
he shot McNeece in self-defense aud
then told a suicide story to account
for the soldier's death.
LEAGUE BANK BONDS PAR
New York, Chicago Houses Take
$3,000,000 Dakota Papers.
BISMARCK. N. D., Sept. 25. The
Bank of North Dakota, established
under the Non-Partisan league pro
gramme, has sold at par $3,000,000
worth of bonds, $2,000,000 of which
represent the issue of the bank series
of 6 per cent bonds and the balance
the real estate series of 5 per cent
bonds.
-The sales were made to financial
houses in New York and Chicago.
THAT MARY WENT THE LAMB
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If Builders Are Not Allowed to
Keep Agreement, Workers Will
- Walk Out on October 1.
OFiKGONI AN' NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Sept. 25. Employes In
all shipyards on the Pacific coast will
go out on strike October 1 unless the
shipbuilders are permitted to keep
their agreement to pay the it. en a
wage increase of 8 cents an hour.
Representative Curry of California
telegraphed to J. L. Ackerson, presi
dent of the Emergency Fleet corpora
tion, tonight that the shipbuilders
had made an agreement with the
metal trade unions on August 16 to
pay this increase and the Emergency
Fleet corporation disapproved t:e
contract.
Today M. J. .McGu'i.-e, president of
the metal trades council at San
Francisco, telegraphed several Cali
fornia representatives that the
Emergency Fleet corporation must
accept the increase or face a strike
in every yan on the west coast.
BIG DEBTS TO BE FUNDED
Allies' Obligations to Be Converted
Into Long-Term Notes.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Negotia
tions will be put under way soon for
the funding of the allies' obligations
to the United States into long-term
securities. Approximately $10,000,000.
000 of war credits have been advanced
to the allies on short-term notes. In
terest charges on the outstanding
notes will be taken care of in the
details of the funding agreement yet
to be worked out.
Great Britain is the largest debtor
to this government, owing about
J4. 000. 000.000 with France and Italy
owing most of the remainder.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH
Father Scorched Attempting Res
cue in Battle Ground Home.
BATTLE GROUND. Wash., Sept. 25.
(Special.) The home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Whitten here was burned
to the ground early in the morning.
September 16.. Their daughter Max-
ine was burned to death. The cause
of the fire Is unknown. Mr. Whitten
was badly burned trying to save the
child.
Besides her parents. Maxine leaves
three sisters Mrs. F. Wendell and
Mrs. Karl Fudge of Portland, and
Mrs. Homer Grout of Seattle. Wash.,
and one brother. Warren Whitten of
Battle Ground.
VIENNA SHORT OF COAL
Public Conveyances Cease to Op
crate; No Funerals Held.
VIENNA, Sept. 25. No coal has ar
rived In Vienna since Saturday and
more drastic fuel retrenchments are
impending. No public conveyances are
operating and few private vehicles.
The holding of funerals has been
made virtually Imposible.
WAS SURE TO GO.'
Nippon Government Is
Accused of Fraud.
MENACE TO COUNTRY SEEN
Gentlemen's Agreement With
U. S. Held Violated.
LABOR SOMEHOW GETS IN
Western Production in Many Lines
Fast Falling Into Oriental Hands,
Coast Men Declare.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23. Japan
was charged with "flagrant viola
tlons" of the commonly-termed, gen
tlemen's agreement with this country
by V. S. McClatchy of Sacramento,
Cal.. and Miller Freeman of Seattle
today before tne house immigration
committee.
Testifying In connection with the
committee's consideration of the bill
which would permit a certain per
centage of the nationals of a country
to enter the United States each year,
both Mr. McClatchy and Mr. Freeman
said that Japanese control of many
industries in Washington. Oregon,
California and Colorado was being
enlarged through violations of the
agreement, which forbids the entry
of Japanese laborers, both skilled
and unskilled, into the United States.
Violation Held Obvious.
""The Japanese government is issu
ing passports under anything but the
heading of labor." declared Freeman,
adding that violation of the agree
ment was obvious, for soon after the
immigrants landed they could be
found at work on farms and else
where along the Pacific coast.
Both . witnesses urged exclusion of
the Japanese, asserting that their ad
mission is creating an economic
menace to the entire country.
In California, Mr. McClatchy said.
the Japanese produce 90 per cent of
the strawberry and cantaloupe crops;
80 per cent of the onions, asparagus.
tomatoes, celery, lettuce and cut
flowers; 20 per cent of the beans and
10 per cent of the grapes, fruit and
rice. He cited Japanese authorities to
support his statement and added that
the tuna and sardine fisheries in the
southern part of the state also were
falling into their control.
Oregon Situation Shoni.
In Oregon, McClatchy said, half of
the Hood River valley apple crop is
Japanese controlled, while in Colo
rado the Rocky Ford melon business
is S3 per cent Japanese controlled. In
Seattle, Mr. Freeman declared that
hotels. groceries. garages, truck
gardening and miscellaneous small
businesses are fast coming under
their domination.
American merchants are unable to
compete with the Japanese, the wit
nesses declared, because of the for
eigners' low standards Of living, long
hours of Industry and close co-operation
among themselves, together with
the financial support of their home
government.
Since 1900 the Japanese population
in this country had increased six-fold,
McCatchy asserted, while the Chinese,
under the exclusion act, have de
creased from one-half to two-thirds
in number.
l'lrture Bride In veXlaated.
Senator Phelan. California, attend
ing the hearing as a spectator, told
the committee that he had assurances
from the state department that it was
investigating the "picture bride" and
her legal status.
The California senator Joined with
the witnesses in asserting that an
acute problem had been provoked
along the Pacific coast, but said his
information from the state depart
ment was that it regarded the gentle
men's agreement to be working with
"lair satisfaction," except as to the
"picture bride" admissions.
Cancellation of the agreement was
urged by the witnesses, who also ar
gued that the committee should send
a sub-committee to the coast for an
Investigation to establish officially
the conditions prevailing there. No
decision, however, was made by the
committee as to this Investigation.
The testimony of McLatchy and Free
man was tho forerunner of a general
Inquiry into immigration to be un
dertaken by the committee beainninie
. within a few weeks. Representative
Johnson, Washington, committee
chairman, said that the hearings
would be the basis for legislation as
to a future immigration policy.
INDICTMENT HELD BAD
Federal Court Sustains Demurrer
In Liquor Case.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 25. A de
murrer to a federal indictment charg
ing Edward F. Duggan. former San
Francisco liquor d ealer, with shipping
135 cases Of whisky to Seattle for Il
licit sale was upheld by United States
District Judge Maurice T. Dooling
here today because the true bill did
not specify that the whisky was for
beverage purposes.
Counsel for Duggan held that the
omission made the .Indictment inef
fective and the court ordered accord
Ex-Treasurer of Lane County to
Take Charge Retiring Official
Dissatisfied With Pay.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 5. (Special.)
Samuel Taylor of Eugene, past depart
ment commander of the Grand Army
of the Republic, and for four terms
county treasurer of Lane county, to
day was selected by the board of con
trol to succeed James P. Shaw as
commandant of the soldiers home at
Roseburg. Commandant Shaw has
sent in his resignation, to become ef
fective September 30.
Mr. Taylor was not an applicant
for the position, which was tendered
to him before ha was acquainted with
the fact that the commandant had
resigned. Mrs. Taylor will act as
matron at he home.
Mr. Taylor Unlisted in the 13th
Pennsylvania cavalry during the war
of the rebellion when he was only 15
years of age, and nearly all his life
haa been a member of the G. A. R.
For 20 years he was connected with
the Eugene water department. For
six terms Mr. Taylor was post com
mander of J. W. Geary Post. G. A. R,
at Eugene, and during 1913 and 1914
was department commander of the
G. A. R. for the state of Oregon.
Commandant Shaw submitted his
resignation to the board of control
after expressing dissatisfaction at
the salary of the office. Under the
law the commandant receives main
tenance at the home for himself and
his immediate family.
Recently F. M. Poorman, who two
years ago left the position of adjut
ant at the home to go overseas, re
turned to the state after being dis
charged from the military service and
was reinstated as adjutant.
During his absence Mr. Poorman
was married. While provision is
made In the law for maintenance of
the adjutant at the home, there Is
none for his family, consequently the
board increased the adjutant's salary.
EZRA MEEKER HAS FLIGHT
Well-Known Pioneer Views Pugct
Sound From Air.
TACOMA. Sept. 25. Ezra Meeker,
widely known pioneer of the north
west, whose ox-drawn "prairie schoon
er" created a sensation on Broadway,
New i"prk. several years ago. today
took his first view of Puget sound
from the air.
Piloted by Percy Barnes In a local
airplane, the 89-year-old pioneer flew
above ground that he hunted cattle
over 65 years ago.
Mr. Meeker came to Oregon terri
tory in 1852.
RATE FAVORS STOCKMEN
Commerce Commission Suspends
Long and Sliort-Haul Rule.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 25. Owing to
the severe drought In northwestern
states, the interstate commerce com
mission today authorized the suspen
sion of the long and short haul pro
visions as regard rates on livestock
shipments from Montana. Wyoming,
Utah, Idaho and North and South Da
kota to grazing or feeding points in
other states, when it is the inten
tion to return the cattle.
The provision also was suspended
as regards the shipment of feed.
JOHN BARRETT TO RESIGN
Head of Pan-American union to
Quit Post In November.
NEW ORLEANS, La.. Sept. 25. John
Barrett, director-general of the Pan
American union since 1907, announced
here today that he would resign at
the November meeting of the union
Reasons for Mr. Barrett's Intended
action were not given out.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Vetlier.
VESTKRDAi S Maximum temperature.
S.l dgre'-s: minimum. 7 decree.
TODAY'S Fair; gentle westerly wiud.
Foreign.
Japan plant to confer with China on Shan
tuns settlement- Page 1,
Belgium tart drive to win Dutch province
of L.mburg. rage .
Present "Sermany kh bureaucratic as v
kalserdom. Page 5.
klx-Foreljtn Minister Sonnino of Italy In
blamed for t iume situation, race it.
National.
Senator New Fays president misleads peo
ple, t ay 13.
lkomrtttlr.
Hoover says federal report on packers is
erroneous. PK -
Arbitration of strike Impossible, says Judge
Gary, rage 1.
Gary held responsible for continuance of
strike. Pace 1-
President Wilson addresses Colorado
throngs. Page 5.
Pace or w ar, which ?' asks Hitchcock,
Pace 3.
Coast shipyard strike threatened. Pace 1
American Legion makes plea for disabled
soldiers. Pace a.
Coast Industries reported In crip of Jap
anese. Page I.
Pacific Northwest.
Nelson refuses to apologize to Astoria Le
gton. Page 7.
Soldiers home gets new commandant.
Page 1.
Clackamas county changes paving map
Page 5.
Sports.
White Sox attack is stiffer than Reds'
Urantland Rice contends. Page 15.
W. W. Williams, former Iowa football
player, is selected to coach O. A.
freshmen. Page 17.
Pacific Coast league results: Portland 6,
Sacramento 4; uaKiand in J-ran
Cisco 3-1; Vernon 8. Salt Lake ; Los
Angeles . beattle 1. Page lb.
Franklin high defeats Columbia untver
sity In opening game of football season
Page li.
Portland and Vlelntty.
Flip of coin determines sentences of auto
bandits. Page 1.
Commissioner Pier reports ample city
funds lor proposed salary rices. Pase ilL
Revolt Advocates Dasert
William Foster.
GOMPERS' POSITION DELICATE
Repudiation May Weaken
Whole Labor Movement.
EYES KEPT ON RADICALS
Government Secret . Service Agents
Ready to Nip Revolutionary
Move at Outset.
By CARL W. ACKERMAN.
(Copyright. 1!1!.' by Tuhllc Ledger Co.,
Published by Arrangement- k
PITTSBURG. Pa., Sept. 25. William
Z. Foster was tonight the center of a
two-cornered fight within the ranks
of labor. The agitators who rushed
here expecting a general strike and
revolution to develop from the walk
out of the steel industries of the na
tion, have refused to consider him as
their leader and are fighting among
hemselves. Mr. Foster, who has been
attacked by the conservative laboring
men after his connections with the
I. W. W., has in self defense ignored
hem. He told Samuel Gompers of
he American Federation of Labor
hat he was ready to resign whenever
his place in the movement was detri
mental to the cause of labor.
It my information Is correct, and I
ave it from one of Mr. Foster's co
workers, who made the statement to
show that Mr. Foster has no ulterior
otlves, then the whole question of
Mr. Foster's position in this strike is
in the hands of Mr. Gompers la Wash
ington. tiomperm Poattion KmbarrasalnK.
But because of the national scope
of the strike and the expressed de
sire of many thousands of workers in
the steel industry throughout the
country to fight the United Mates
Steel corporation, Mr. Gompers is In
a very embarrassing position. If hi
should ask for the resignation of Mr.
Foster he may find himself opposed
by thousands of members of the
American Federation of Lafcor, who
knew nothing of Mr. Foster's past
when they followed his leadership In
this strike. At this time Mr. Gompers
cannot break with Mr. Foster without
also breaking With the rank and file
of employes in the steel industry, un
less he is willing to assume the re
sponsibility for a fight upon the radi
cal wing of the American Federation
of Labor at this time.
Internal Fight Not Wanted.
This was the most serious aspect
of the strike situation tonight. From
conservative labor leaders I learn that
Mr. Gompers knew nothing about Mr.
Foster's connection with the L W. W.
and the bolshevlsts in the United
States until within the past few days.
Had he known this before the strike
he might have been in a position to
exert his Influence toward the remov
al of Mr. Foster, bur with thousands
of j-tcel workers out he cannot repudi
ate Mr. Foster without weakening
(Concluded on Pace J. Column l.
ORANTLAND RICK WILL
R EPRKSKM T H K ORE
t.OMA AT WORLD'S
1 n order
that readers
of The Ore
gonian may
have the
T
erybest t
idvance in- t
V '
ad
formation
on the world
series and '
the best de
scription of
the games,
also the
tirantland II Ire. services o f
Grantland Rice, foremost base
ball authority in the land, have
been obtained for The Orego
nlan exclusively in this terri
tory. In the sport section of
The Oregontan today appears '
Mr. Rice's second advance
story. This article deals with
the- offensive strength of the
White Sox and the Reds. Mr.
Rice's preliminary stories and
accounts of the games will be
published exclusively in The
Oregonian and he will act as
this newspaper's special repre
sentative at the classical exhi
bitions starting next Wednes
day in Cincinnati.
The first of the series which
Mr. Rice is doing for The Ore
gonian was published yesterday
morning. In addition to Mr.
Rice's cleverly written articles
on the annual classic. The Ore
gonian is carrying W. G. "Bil
ly" Evans' advance stories,
dealing with the Inside of the
game. Kull Associated Press
reports are furnished this news
paper, which includes the con.
tributions of this pre-eminent
organization's able staff of
baseball writers.
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