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PRESIDENT IS ILL;
STARTS FOR
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Strength Overtaxed in
Battle for Treaty.
SPEAKING DATES CANCELED
Complete Rest Necessary,
r Says "Dr. Grayson.
NERVOUS STRAIN TELLS
Remainder of Scheduled Trip
Abandoned at Wichita, Kan. ; Con
dition Held Xot Alarming.
OX BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON'S
SPECIAL TRAIN', Sept. 26. 111 from
over-exertion on his long: tour for the
peace treaty. President AVilson today
canceled the .speakUig .dates remain-,
ing on his schedule and turned back
toward Washington. .
The president acted under orders
from his physician. Dr. Cary T. Gray
sen, who said in a formal statement
late this afternoon that Mr. Wilson
was suffering from "nervous exhaus
tion," and that while his condition was
r.ot alarming:, a considerable period of
rest would be "necessary for his re
covery." After a few days, at the capital
where the president's special train will
p.rrive Sunday morning at the end of
a fast run half way across the conti
nent the president may go to some
tecluded rest resort for a complete va
cation from the official cares which
have occupied his attention continu
ously for many months.
Many Knttageraenli Canceled.
A plan for Mr. Wilson to go to New
York late next week to meet King
Albert of Belgium, virtually has been
abandoned, but the president expects
to receive the king later at the White
House. All other engagements for
the immediate future have been can
celed. After a night of illness during
which Dr. Grayson and Mrs. Wilson
were in almost constant attendance
upon him, the president decided to
abandon his trip shortly after 9
o'clock this morning while his train
was at Wichita, Kan. He did not
leave his private car there and dur
ing most of the day he was in bed.
In the afternoon and evening he got
some sleep and was able to take some
nourishment.
Strength Held Over-Taxed.
Dr. Grayson's statement follows:
"President Wilson's condition is due
to overwork. The trouble dates back
to an attack of influenza last April
in Paris, from which he has never
entirely recovered. The president's
activities on this trip have over
taxed his strength and he is suffer
ing from nervous exhaustion. His
condition is not alarming, but it will
be necessary for his recovery that
he have rest and quiet for a con
siderable time."
Since he left Washington Septem
ber 3, the president has delivered 40
speeches for the treaty and when he
reached Wichita had traveled more
than 8200 miles on his original .10,-000-mile
schedule. Besides the Wich
ita speech he was to have spoken to
night at Oklahoma City; tomorrow
at Little Rock and Memphis and Mon
day at Louisville, reaching Wash
ington Tuesday.
Tumulty Iuun Statement.
anccllation of the remainder of
the trip was announced in a state
ment by Secretary Tumulty and later
the secretary issued another state
ment announcing cancellation of the
president's other engagements for the
immediate future. The statement fol
lows: "Upon the advice of Dr. Grayson,
the president's physician, it has be
come necessary to cancel all the presi
dent's engagements for the immediate
future."
During the day the president slept
some and ate light food. Dr. Gray
son remained In the president's pri
vate car much of the- afternoon.
Although Mr. Wilson's illness did
not take an aggressive turn until
last night, he has not been entirely
w ell since he left Washington Sep.
tember 3. A slight cold several time. ,
has handicapped him in speaking and
for several days he has suffered f,
headache. After leaving his train i
for a three-mile walk late yesterday
near Pueblo, Colo., however, he
seemed in much better trim.
Chief Has Little Sleep.
In the evening Dr. Grayson spent
some time . with-him .and during the
night made another yiJt to th presi
dential private car. He found that
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the president was not sleeping well iam Kent, former congressman, left
and that Mrs. ' Wilson ' had been up ; ,or Washington today to present his
most of the night- attending to hia resignation as a member of the United
wants. When the -physician left Mr. : States tariff commission preparatory
Wilson seemed .to. be . resting more ! to announcing his candidacy for the
quietly. j republican nomination for' ' TJnite"d
At 5 o'clock this morning, however, ' states aenator, according to an an
il rs. Wilson summoned a secret serv- f nouncement from Mr. Kent's office
ice man on guard at the entrance of here toAa.y.
the presidential car and asked that
fyuTs D. GIVES $20,000,000
president was in a nervous condi
tion. Toward morning, however, he
seemed to be better and again was
able to go to sleep.
Rising early, Mr. Wilson was
dressed before his train reached
Wichita and was preparing some notes
fna his address at the Wichita forum.
UoS Entered at Portland IOrgoii)
' Postofflce as Semnd-Clam Matter.
WILSON STOPS TRAIN
AND HAS SOME FUN
CHIEF BREAKS INTO CABBAGE
PATCH A"D ORCHARD.
Apple Picked All Same Adam
Barb Wire Fence Pierced and
Scenery Is Enjoyed.
PUEBLO, Colo., Sept. 26. How
President Wilson had his specia
train stop four miles east of here yes
terday, crawled through a barbed wire
fence to reach, a head of cabbage for
the first lady of the land, and finally
knocked a shiny red apple off a tree
at her request, was a sidelight
President Wilson's visit to Colorado
that reached Pueblo today.
After leaving here late yesterday
the president's train 'made a non
scheduled stop at the Baxter bridge,
across the Arkansas river, because,
it is said, the scenery appealed to
him.
While Mr. Wilson was at the bridge
Karry Lynch, 22 years old, rode down
the" highway with a horse that caught
the eye of the chief executive, and
a member of the party straddled the
sturdy mount, brandished the quirt
ana gieeiuuy galloped the horse up
and down the road.
PROFIT IS J500 PER CEN
French Government Sells V. S. To-
bacco at High Flgurc.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
BY LINCOLN EYRE.
PARIS, Sept. 26. (Special.) There
are laws in France which punish in
termediaries who . realize too great
profits from buying goods cheap and
selling them again at a heavy in
crease in price. But French smokers
are wondering what law punishes the
government for the same offense. By
buying stocks of tobacco from the
American army and selling It for
French consumption, the ministry o
finance here is making 800 per cen
profit.
A smoke mixture which could be
bought at any American canteen or
mission office for 55 centimes .(11
cents) is now being sold in French
tobacco ehops for two francs (40
cents) while the government bought
it from the Americans for 25 cen
times (5 cents) a tin. Perhaps this
exaggerated increase In price is
caused by changing the name of the
tobacco which will be known now as
"American scaf ferlati." In other
words, it is to be a Franco-American
tobacco.
FRUIT IS APPLE OR PEAR
Hood River Orchard 1st Puzzled by
Freak Tree Species.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 25. (Spe
cial.) Samuel Samuelson, a west-side
orchardist. has a new species of fruit
As Mr. Samuelson describes them
"both the foliage and the blossoms
were betwixt and between those of
pears and apples."
When the fruit finally matured this
fall it had the shape of an apple,
The skin is russet and covered with
tiny specks. Mr. Samuelson says he
is still undetermined as to whether
he is growing apples or pears on the
freak tree. Others who have sampled
the fruit declare It to be a variety of
pear.
TRIBUTE PAID ADMIRAL
Secretary Daniels Commends Work
of Retiring Nuval Head
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Tribute
to the work of Admiral William S.
Benson, who retired because of age
yesterday after having acted as chief
of naval operations throughout the
war, is paid tn a letter to the ad
miral by Secretary Daniels.
tor more than four years," the
secretary wrote, "during the most
momentous -period in the history of
the navy, you have performed the
duties of the most important office
under the navy department with an
efficiency and loyalty that com
mands tne respect and admiration not
only of the navy, but of the nation.
JUDGE BELT PRUNE AID
Dallas Jurist Leaves Bench and
Becomes Orchard Helper
DALLAS, Or., Sept. 26. (Special.)
Harry H. Belt of this city, circuit
judge for Polk and Yamhill counties,
Is busily engaged in helping to save
the prune crop on the big farm of
Dr. A. B. Starbuck near West Salem.
Judge Belt is acting as check boss
and - accorainS to Dr. Starbuck, Is one
of the most efficient "hired hands" he
has on the P,ace- Dr- Starbuck has a
bumper prune crop on his orchard this
year and U wU1 be scveral days before
the harvest is ended.
KENT TO QUIT BOARD
Ex-Congressman to Leave Tariff
Body to Run for Senate.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26. Will-
Money Is for Improvng Medical
Education in United States.
NEW YORK. Sept. 26. A gift of
$20,000,000 from John D. Rockefeller
for the improvement of medical edu
cation in the United States was an
nounced today by the general educa
tion beard, -
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FORIi!ll!Sli!TS
Autocrats'- - - De y r.ot,
Says-LaLur Chief.
MEN DEMAND TO BE HEARD
Steel Company's System of
Spies Is Described.
WAR-WON LIBERTY ASKED
Senate Committee ' Told of Years
of Oppression by "Privateering"
Corporation and Revolt.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. The issue
in the nation-wide steel strike was
defined today by Samuel Gompers,
president of tne American Federation
of Labor, as recognition of the rights
of employes "to be heard, to organize
and to have some voice in determin
ing conditions under which they la
bor."
Appearing as labor's second witness
in the senate labor committee's inves
tigation of the steel strike. President
Gompers drew from his experiences
as chairman of the first committee to
organize the steel industry and traced
the history of organized labor's ef
forts to unionize the workers. When
he finished the committee adjourned
until next Wednesday, at which time
Judge Gary, chairman of the United
States Steel corporation, has prom-
isea to appear.
Gompers Rap Authorities.
President Gompers condemned un
sparingly civic authorities in the
western Pennsylvania steel centers
and repeated many of the charges
made before the committee yesterday
by John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the
strikers' committee.
'Whatever helps the corporation
against the workers, that the authori
ties of Pennsylvania will be found
doing," Gompers said. Full responsi
bility for the strike he laid at the
door of Judge Gary, who could have
stopped it, he said, by .granting a
conference to the strike committee.
Counter-charges against the steel
workers involving the revolutionary
radicalism of William Z. Foster, strike
committee secretary, in particular,
were met by Gompers with the as
sertion that Foster no longer was a
syndicalist or a believer in violence.
There were several interludes, once
when Senator Phipps of Colorado read
statements of President Wilson made
n 1909 to the effect that he "was a
fierce partisan . of the open shop."
Which brought a quick assertion from
Gompers that President Wilson now
does not hold with what Dr. Wilson
then said.
Senator Sterling of South Dakota
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"ORTLANP, OREGON, SATURDAY, SE .BER U7,
BRITISH RAILWAY
MEN WILL STRIKE
GOVEUXMEXT TO USE TROOPS
TO PROTECT TRAINS.
Conferences With. Labor Fail and
Preparations Are Made to Put
on Military Engineers.
LONDON, Sept. 26. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The Associated Press
learns authoritatively that the gov
ernment takes the view that the rail
road strike called for midmght to
night must be fought with every fa
cility at its command, even to the
employment of armed forces if neces
sary. The war office announced that
it would be necessary to suspend
demobilization of the army and cancel
all leaves of absence forthwith.
The strike will affect probably
more than 600,000 men.
The government has arranged to
have the mails carried by airplanes
and to have large motor cars from
the government service made avail
able for the conveyance of supplies
to the large towns which will be seri
ously affected.
The locomotive engineers have an
nounced that they would join in the
strike, but it is said that the gov
ernment has arranged to have many
men who drove engines during the
war make runs on the principal train
service routes.
The food controller tonight issued
an order virtually reviving the war
measures regarding food, namely by
prohibiting hoarding beyond one
week's supply, and applying the ra
tioning of meats to public eating
houses, w.hich will not be allowed to
serve sugar, milk or butter separate
ly, except to children under 10 years
of age.
The order comes into operation to
morrow. Local food controllers are
empowered to fix maximum prices of
articles which previously have not
been affected by such methods.
The government announces that in
order to assure food supplies dur
ing the strike it may be necessary
entirely to suspend the transporta
tion of coal.
The food ministry announced that
in view of the "state emergency"
it would be necessary to reduce
the weekly ration of butter to one
ounce and sugar to six ounces, while
the meat ration would be limited
to the value of 20 pence a person.
"I do not think there is a shadow
of a doubt that the miners and trans
port workers will join the strike,"
said J. H. Thomas, general secretary
of the National Union of Railway
men, in an interview with the Daily
Mail.
According o the Daily Mail the
government also expects the miners
and transport workers, who with the
railway men are members of the
"triple alliance." to Join the stri." e.
FIDO GOES PARCEL POST
Tabby, Fowl, Domestic Animal
Creation, May Take Rides.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26 Fido. tabby
and all of the fowl and domestic ani
mal creation within measurement re
strictions, now are eligible to ride
via parcels post if their destination
can be reached within 48 hours.
Postmaster Carlile was notified of
this ruling today by the postmaster-general.
SEA"Vr. TO TRY TO
-rtCH PHILIPPINES
BUAZIL TRIP ALSO PLANNED
BY XAVY FOR NEXT YEAR.
Possible Extension, f Journey
Across Pacific as Far as China
Is Considered.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Two long
distance seaplane flights are planne
tor eariy next year by the, navy, on
to Brazil and another to the Philip
pines. Planes of entirely new con
structlon probably will be used.
The flight to the Philippines will
be the longest ever attempted in,
tne history of aviation, 7000 miles,
or twice the distance covered by th
NC-4 In the trans-Atlantic flight.
i-ians or tne department, it was
learned today, call for the start of
the trans-Pacific flight from San
Diego, Cal.. with a stop at Hawaii,
making the first leg 2000 miles long
and longer than the NC-4's Trepassey
Azores voyage, and another stop a
Guam. Naval officers. It was learned,
are considering extension of th
flight to Hongkong, China.
Hampton Roads probably will b
selected as the base for the start
of the South American flight, ending
at Rio Janeiro. The longest leg of
this journey will be 1000 miles with
stops at Guantanamo. Cuba; Haiti,
Santo Domingo; Trinidad and several
South American ports.
The type of plane to be used is now
under discussion at the navy depart
ment.
HIGH COST LAID TO BUYER
Federal Grand Jury Blames "Et
travagant Public."
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 6. Com
pletely disapproving complaints tha
dealers were guilty of profiteering
and hoarding charges, the specia
federal grand jury returned a repor
here today placing a large part of
the blame for high living costs on
"reckless and extravagant" buying of
the public.
i wo secret indictments were re
turned by the Jury, but no informa
tion could be gleaned as to whether
they had any connection with the
jury's food investigation.
The grand jury's report asserted
that production prices of many neces
sities must be lowered before retailers
can lower their prices. Federal action
to aid in restoring stable industrial
conditions, continuation of fair price
committees and use of publicity as a
weapon against profiteers were rec
ommended.
NEW AMBASSADOR LANDS
tiscount Grey Fears Poor Eye-
nljrltt Will Make Stay Sliort.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26. After ar
riving here late today aboard the
steamship Mauritania to assume his
new post as British ambassador to the
United States, Viscount Edward Grey,
wearing black glasses, deplored his
poor eyesight which compelled him
to withdraw for three years from
public life and which, he said, would
make his mission In this country
"comparatively short.'
He was greeted by a group of Brit
ish officers from the embassy in
Washington. He will leave at once
for Washington.
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U.S. STIRS FRANCE
Failure Is Foreseen in
Lack of Support.
ALL PARTIES JOIN CRITICISM
Conflict Is Reflected in Cham
ber of Deputies.
RATIFY, IS TIGER'S PLEA
Clemenceau's Proposal to Go On
Without America Brings Sar
donic Assurance of Failure.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.
BY LINCOLN EYRE.
PARIS. Sept. 26. (Special Cable.)
In French eyes the United States
senate is undoubtedly the most un
popular legislative body in the world
at the moment. That lesson is in
evitably drawn from the brief but
turbulent conflict between the gov
ernment and the parliamentary peace
commission In the chamber of depu
ties on Wednesday.
As the result of this debate. French
opinion, for the first time, envisages
a league of nations with America
outside of it. And no Frenchman be
lieves that such a league, composed
as it would be of clashing Interests
and deprived of pacific and steady
ing influences from across the At
lantic, could possibly prevail.
F"rk Reactionaries Busy.
Finding support in the uncompro
mising attitude of many senators
which they- lntemret as nidnini.
Americans are for America and to
hell with the rest of the world," the
reactionary elements here are nro.
claiming louder than ever that
Frenchmen must think only of France
and let the league of nations hansr.
Even this faction, however, dislikes
the United States senate because of
Its hesitancy to approve the Franco-
American defensive alliance.
As for the liberals and moderate
socialists they are disgusted for ob
vious reasons with the doings at tha
American capitol.
They feci, however, that. Imperfect
as the treaty may be as an instru
ment, tne efforts to pull it to pieces
at tnis stage are incentives to mill
tarism ana the Immediate employ
ment of physical force, after the Rou
manian model.
Bolshevists Are Itejolcina:.
Among the bolshevlsts there Is re
joicing, of course, but the important
question In French eyes Is:
"If the United States does not ratify
the league and the covenant, what is
the treaty worth and what becomes
of our American alliance and our
other guarantees?"
Premier Clemenceau's sardonic. re
sponse to the effect that the league
would go on without America has
elicited from Marcel Cachln, one of
the most extreme socialists, the bitter
comment:
"Then there would be in the league
only those who do not believe in it."
premier Clemenceau's somewhat
vague allusion to the probable ratifi
cation of the Franco-American alli
ance left the chamber cold.
Tiger's Overthrow Unlikely.
The deputies, quite evidently, felt
that it was at least highly doubtful
that the senate would approve that
fact if it rejected the cardinal clauses
ot the main treaty. Yet, despite the
widespread dissatisfaction with the
government's alleged failure to fore
see and provide for the disturbing
situation in which the American sen
ate has placed France, there Is little
likelihood today that Clemenceau will
be overthrown.
His threat to retire unless progress
to ratification is Bpeeded up will.
doubtless, serve to hasten the final
vote. For nobody dares to risk de
laying the re-esta'blishment of peace
and the general election by provok
ing a ministerial crisis. "
Deep interest has been aroused by
the tiger's remarks to Senator Mons-
servin, representing an organization
of clergymen, to whom he said:
Frontier Guard trued.
'I would have desired a glorious
peace with more advantages for our
country. But those who criticise
reaties and find their provisions in
sufficient should reflect a little on
what was the situation of France be
fore the war. They should remember
that, at certain hours, she was very
low, that she was not alone In making
war and that, despite our love for her.
we could not dream of placing her in
the position she acquired at the sum
mit of her power, that is after the
great victories of the first empire."
Of the new frontiers Clemenceau
observed:
'They must be guarded otherwise
than with, the subtleties of a lawyer.
A treaty stands only through the will
to enforce its spirit, and for that
France must make men and men
solidly tempered.
TIGER'S ADDRESS MASTERLY
Impression of Slight on V. S. Is
Corrected In Chamber.
PARIS. Sept. 26. Premier Clemen
ceau's remarkable address In the
chamber of deputies yesterday, in
which he asked for the ratification of
ACvutiuuwl tin Um S, '-luam 4.x
COAST SCHOONER IS
WRECKED IN SIBERIA
BELVEDERE'S CREW, ASHORE,
WALKS TO EAST CAPE.
Cutter Bear Picks TTp Survivors
of Vessel Which Crashed Into
Ice Off Cape Serge.
NOME. Alaska. Sept. 26. (By the
Associated Press.) The well-known
Pacific coast trading schooner Belve
dere was wrecked in the ice off Cape
Serge. Siberia. September 16. Members
of the crew reached shore and are
making their way afoot to East Cape.
This news was reported from the St.
Paul island radio station today which
announced receipt of a message from
a representative of the Belvedere's
owners at Anadyr, Siberia. News of
the wreck was radiographed to Ana
dyr by the Russian patrol steamer
Stavanpot.
Owners of the Belvedere and the
coast guard cutter Bear have been
notified of the wreck and it is ex
pected the Bear will go to the rescue
of the Belvedere's crew. The Bear is
supposed to be at King island, picking
up the survivors of the wrecked
schooner Casco.
BAR TO NEW CABLE SEEN
S. Must Und Substitute for
Gutta Percha, Solons Learn.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Until a
substitute for gutta percha is dis
covered the United States cannot lay
a cable across the Pacific ocean un
less British interests furnish the ma
terial, the senate commerce commit
tee was told today by Lieutenant P.
E. D. Nagle. United States navy.
The South American product is not
as good as required, he said. The
British supply comes from British
owned trees in the Philippines.
A representative of the Commercial
Cable company had told the commit
tee it was considering laying a Pa
cific cable, but Lieutenant Nagle said
it was Improbable a private concern
could lay such a cable in less than
three years and that the ability of
such a company to secure the ma
terial was doubtful.
TYPING DONE TO MUSIC
Tacoma Students Learn Lesson lo
Tune of Phonograph.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 26. (Spe
cial.) "We quote you prices F. O. B.
your city, as follows: and other pet
phrases of the business man will be
done to music hereafter. C V. Crum
ley. Tacoma business college pro
prietor, has installed a phonograph
In his typewriter room so the students
can work a bit of syncopation into
their exercises.
While the phonograph grinds out
"Salvation Lassie of Mine," the tvpists
slide through "Now ts the time for all
good men to come to the aid of their
party," and as they advance further
they get music with a smarter twist
so their tempo may be improved.
MILLING PLANT BURNS
liuildinss. Power Works. Wheal
Losses Total S20O.000.
LEXINGTON, Neb., Sept. 26. The
entire milling plant of the Platte Val
1 y Milling company at Gothenburg,
near here, was burned tonight. The
buildings burned Included the power
plant, office, mill and elevator, the
latter containing SS.OuO bushels o!
wheat.
The total loss is placed at $200,000,
partly Insured.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Heather.
TESTKRDA Y'S Maximum temperature.
- degrees: minimum. i0 dfgrees.
TODAY'S Generally rlnudy and cooler;
gentle westerly wind.
Foreign.
British railway men strike; government
keeps troops ready. Page 1.
United Stales league fight stirs France
Page 1.
United States Interest In orient held preju
diced by news control. Page 3.
Asqtilth denies Lord French's charges
that government failed to send mu
nitions. Page 4.
Italy's leaders to test strength of Fiume
policy. Page 3.
National.
Gompers says striken are demanding onlv
liberty denied by autocratic, corporation
Page I.
Senate talks six hours on treaty. Pago 4.
Ioinct ir.
rilgnt to Philippines planned bv
Page 1.
navy.
President breaks into cabbage patch and
orchard. Tago 1.
Army-navy balloon race starts. Pace 4
Attempt to spread fire in California forest
cnargea. f'age ft.
President 111 and balance of scheduled trip
Bwonui.iit-u. rage i.
fwoier nejn responsible for killl-- r
" "luMii organizer and striker, fi -'
Schooner Belvedere wretTkert In
Ice
Siberia. I'ay .
Issues of great ktet
teel strike are made clear.
Page 2.
Ninety thousand shinvard
workers ready
to strike. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Road building demonstrations feature at
Sport .
Pacific Coast league results: Portland S.
Sacramento li; l Angeles 10. Seattle
S: Vernon IS. Salt I-ake I; Oakland 3"
San Francisco 1. Page 12.
Jefferson high defeats School of Com
merce football team. 30 to O. Page 12.
Pitchers are best bet In Reds' chances In
world series, Urantiand Rice writes.
Page 1 2.
Commercial and Marine.
Demand in domestic wool market has Im
proved. Page 19.
Chicago corn weakened by prospect of
large contract deliveries. Page 1!.
Steel shares continue to advance in Wall
street market. Page lil.
Portland not slighted in ship allocation
says official. Page 14. '
Portland and Vicinity.
10,000 shipyard workers In Portland pre
pare to strike. Page 14.
District Attorney Evans holds Gresham
fair raffle fraudulent and will inform
grand jury. Page 13.
Payroll dollar best of all
Clark. Page lo.
A. G.
Tax limitation and budget worry city coun
cil. Page 1U.
91st veterans celebrate Argonue anuivcr
6&rX faC lit..
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HEADY TO
LEAVE SHIPYARDS
Recognition of New Pa
Scale Is Demanded.
SHIPPING BOARD TO DECIDE
Pacific Coast Strike Is Set
for October 1.
UNIONS MEET TOMORROW
Labor Leaders Say Walkout Is Cer
tain Unless Agreement for In
crease Is Approved.
SAV FRAXClsro. Sent. -(!. Repre
sentatives of shipyard unions In the
San Francisco bay region. Trbich bare
a membership or approximately 40.
OOO workers, have served notice on
the shipyard operators that they will
strike on October t If the wage sched
ules announced after recent confer
ences are not pnt Into effect.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 26. Nearly
90.000 men employed in shipyards of
the Pacific coast will be affected if a
strike is called on October 1, as a
reply to the refusal or the United
States shipping: board to allow coast
shipbuilding corporations to put in
effect new wage increases.
Delegates from the metal trades
councils in coast shipbuilding centers
will meet in Tacoma Sunday to make
definite decisions regarding the pro
posed strike, which James O'Connell.
chairman of the metal trades depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor, said today was certain unless
the shipping board order was revoked.
Strike Vote la Krcorded.
Union officials in the various Pa
cific coast cities predicted thm tha
men would go out. while some local
unions of the shipbuilding crafts al
ready have gone on record in favor of
a "strike. In Seattle it was said the
men probably would follow the action
to be taken In Tacoma.
The agreement for a wage increase
of 64 cpiiI.s a day, effective O.-tober
1. was reached between the PaciTic
Coast Shipbuilders' Association and
their employes on August IS. and. ac
cording to Mr. O'Connell, the associa
tion had requested repeal of the ship
ping board's order, so that it micht
carry out its agreement with the
workers.
Saa Francisco Most Affected.
The San Francisco bay district will
be most affected by such a strike, as
about 40,000 men are employed In
shipyards here. The loading machin
ists' union cast its vote last night in
favor of a strike. The wage Increase
here was agreed upon by employes
and all but three shipyards after
many weeks of conference.
Approximately 7000 men would be
affected In the Los Angeles harbor
district, it was estimated. Represen
tatives of employes have presented
their demands for revocation of the
order to corporation officials, but
have had no final answer. Several
thousand men in a third plant have
been on strike for some time.
At Seattle union leaders estimate;
2. ".tioo men wll answer a strike call
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