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MILK SHIPPERS PLAN
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WASHINGTON-SEES
SWITCHMEN OUT
VESSEL, T jyS AT NEW YORK
WITF-' sg AT HALF MAST.
ROYAL PARTY'S LAST DAY AT
SAX DIEGO IS QUIET.
RISE IX PRICE BY DISTRIB
UTORS IS DEMAXDED.
FRANCISCO
FACTIONS BATTLE
OVER PEACE PLAN
Resolution Raises Storm
of Oratory. . p
TRANSPORT BRINGS 87
SOLDIER-DEAD HOME
CRUISER WITH PRINCE
SAILS FOR HONOLULU
BARROWS CALM
III LEGION STOW
California Chief Silent on
Ousting Move.
STORM
OFFING
Official Staff Moves Pas
senger Trains.
UNION CHIEFS SEE RREAK
Crest to Pass in Two Days,
Predict Workers.
CHICAGO TIE-UP RELAXES
Congress Takes Action for Probe by
Considering Resolution of
Senator Mc-Cormick.
SAX FRANCISCO,. April 8. The
Southern Pacific railway lat tonight
; announced that all switchmen, yard
engineers and yard firemen in the
San Francisco and Oakland yards, 430
in all, had walked out arid that rail
road officials and clerks -were doing
necessary switching of passenger
trains. Approximately S00 men in the
coast division were out, according to
the company's figures.
, CHICAGO, April 8. While leaders
of the insurgent strike, of .switchmen
and enginemen tonight contended
that their strike had spread from
coast to coast and involved some
-5,000 men, officers of the unions who
have condemned the walkout after
taking stock of the situation said
that the peak of the trouble had
passed.
Reports from nearly a score of
cities, wnere the Insurgents struck,
union officers said, indicated that
about 15,000 men had been affected
directly or indirectly,' including 8000
in Chicago.
' Union leaders today failed in their
efforts, to win over any considerable
number of the Btrikers, but tonight
tsaid various groups had returned to
work - and that they saw signs of
-weakening among the men,- who, they
eaid, would be back at work in a few
days for lack of .funds. ; ' .
Karly Kaa Predicted.. .
Vice-President A. F. Whitney of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
and lnternatlon President S. E. Heber
ling of the Switchmen's Union of
"Xorth America, in predicting that the
strike would be broken within the
next two days, said that the spread
of the ' insurgent uprising in other
cities was only natural.
John Grunau, leader of the rebel
yardmen's association, avowed that
lhe walkout was growing hourly and
that the men would not return to the
(old of the parent union.
The strike is spreading from coast
to coast. Reports tonight summar
ized the situation as follows:
Chicago 8000 men out; freight
traffic 30 to -40 per cent of normal;
40,000 packing plant workers thrown
out of work, with complete suspen
sion of the plants, employing 60,000
men, in prospect tomorrow.
Buffalo, X. Y. 1500 to 2700 men
idle; embargo on all freight in ef
fect. Kansas City, Mo. 200 to 600 men
ut; freight embargo in effect.
10 Out at Los Angrles.
Los Angeles, Cal. 1200 men em
ployed by, transcontinental lines on
atrike.
Toledo, O. 600 men out; complete
freight tie-up within 24 hours pre
dicted. Detroit, Mich. 1000 men out and
600 more expected to follow tonight.
Gary. Ind. 300 to 400 idle; 350
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
vote to remain loyal to their union.
Kast St. Louis. "00 out; 500 in St.
Louis vote to "resign" at midnight
unless demands are granted.
Decatur, 111. 102 oh strike, vote to
stay out until demands granted.
Joliet, 111. 50 on four roads strike;
Chicago outer belt men refuse to
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n walkout.
Springfield, III. Baltimore and
Ohio switchmen out.
Colton, Cal. 50 Southern Pacific
jnen quit; freight tied up.
Cleveland. 1500 to 'vote tonight on
Strike issue.
Sheridan, Wyo. Men vote to re
main at work arid send delegation to
Chicago to aid in breaking strike.
Miiara Falls Kot Out.
Niagara Falls. Switchmen refuse
to strike after listening to appeals
from 50 Buffalo strikers.
Elmira. N. Y. Yardmen of the Del
aware, Lackawanna and Western
New York Central and" Lehigh Valley
ordered out.
Pittsburg, Pa. 2000 Pennsylvania
employes at Conway yards vote to
strike at midnight if demands not
granted.
Memphis, Tenn. Yardmen on all
but two roads entering the city vote
to strike at 4 P. M. Friday if demands
rot granted.
Fort Wayne. Ind. Strike of 3200
Pennsylvania shopment believed set
tled. Strike had no connection with
switchmen's walkout.
San Francisco. Cal. 20 switchmen
quit work.
j Jersey City, X. J. Erie yard brake
anen struck today.
I CHICAGO, April 8. Famine will
'end the rail strike if the men "re
jfuse to listen to reason." S. E. Heber
!ling international president of the
jswitchmen's Union of North America,
'declared today just before going into
(Concluded on f aje Column 3.)
Monument Suggested Is Replica of
Those Erected In Tribute to '
Work of Otlier Fleets.
NEW YORK, April 8. The sum of
6000. subscribed in England for the
erection of a memorial to the Ameri
can navy for Its assistance in sweep
ing the English channel of mines and
patrolling it against submarines was
brought to New York today on the
steamship Carmania by Major Evelyn
Wrench. He said he would ask Secre
tary Daniels to accept this tribute to
the 375 American ships which, helped
keep the straits of Dover open for
allied operations during the war.
The monument suggested i a rep
lica of those erected in England and
France in tribute to the work of the
English and French navies in the
same operations. . . -
Another passenger was Sir William
Wiseman, who expects to epend" two
months In the United States and Can
ada settling war claims against the
British government. '
The Carmania brought 2,000,-000
sterling In gold for New. York bankers.
MINER'S BODY PRESERVED
Curious Phenomenon Reported by
Ship Captain at-Tacoma.
TACOMA, Wash.,' April 8. Special.)
After being in a mine for 16 years,
the body of a Chinese miner was
taken out in a perfect state of pres
ervation recently, according to Cap
tain Hanson of the steamer Lake
Fitch, which is discharging cargo in
Tacoma after a voyage from Coquim
bo and other ports of Chile-and Peru.
The Lake Fitch brought 3700 tons of
copper and silver ore for the Tacoma
smelter
The mine in which the body was
found had been shut down for 16
years and the miner was killed on the
day the pit was closed. No attempt
at that time was made to recover
the ody. On account of the rising
price of minerals, the mine was re-i
opened and the first ore taken out
formed part of the Lake Fitch cargo.
ALLIES OPPOSE FRANCE
Official Statement Issued Bearing
on Rhine Occupation.
. LONDON, April 8. (By the Aeso-,
ciated Press.) After a long confer
ernce which the French ambassador,
Paul Cambon, had with Premier. Lloyd
George today, a full discussion of the
Franco-.German. incident by the cab
inet council, at which the French
view ' was fully explained to the
British ministers, an authoritative
statement was issued, ,
In effect, the statement s that
France acted entirely on her own
initiative in deciding to occupy Ger
man towns; that Great Britain, the
United States, Italy and Belgium were
all ' opposed to the plan and that
France's action has caused a delicate
situation. J
PHONE SALE IS UNDER WAY
Unknown Company Gets Option on
Granger System.
KELSO, Wash., April 8. (Special.)
The sale of the Granger Telephone
& Telegraph company property,, in
cluding lines, exchanges and fran
chises, to one of the large telephone
companies of the northwest is under
way. F. L. Stewart of this city, as
agent for representatives of the pur
chasing company, took an option on
the Granger company properties sev
eral months The Sale has been
authorized.
The identity of the purchasing com
pany has not been announced.
MED'FORD GIRL IS SAVED
Miss Marion B. Towne Loses All
Personal Effects In Blaze.
MEDFORD, Or., April 8. (Special.)
Miss Marion B. Towne of Phoenix,
one of Jackson county's best known
young women was rescued from the
Lincoln hotel fire' at Seattle early
Wednesday morning, but lost all her
personal effects, according to a mes
sage received here early today.
Miss Towne served during the war
in the naval reserves, being stationed
at the Bremerton navy yard, and since
her discharge had been residing in
Seattle at the Lincoln hotel.
CAMPAIGN CURB PROPOSED
Colorado Senator Urges Heatj Tax
on Political Expenditures.
WASHINGTON, April S. A tax of
100 per cent on political campaign
contributions or expenditures exceed
ing 81000 was proposed today by Sen
ator Thomas, democrat, Colorado,- in
an amendment to the pending tariff
bill.
Publicity' of campaign finances by
requiring statements of expenditures
in all income . tax returns also was
proposed.
TRANSPORT IS DETAINED
Seven Deaths Result" From ' Out
break of Disease on Board..
HONOLULU, T. H., April 8. The
United States army transport Logan
bound from the far east to San Fran
cisco, is quarantined here today owing
to measles, mumps and influenza
aboard, which have resulted in seven
deaths.
The transport will depart tomorrow.
ADOPTION TODAY EXPECTED
Bitter Partisanship Charges
Made by Democrats.
OTHER ISSUES BROUGHT IN
Xoveruber Elections, International
Situation and 'Wartime Legls
: lation Figure in Fray.
WASHINGTON, April 8. The peace
resolution had ' passed the halfway
mark on Its way through the house
when echoes of the, storm of oratory
and debate it provoked died away
tonight. For six hours it was the
center of discussion-on the floor, yet
no one questioned that it would be
adopted. The final vote will-come late
tomorrow.
There Was a vote today on adoption
of the special rule limiting debate
and preventing amendment of the res
olution as drawn by the committee on
foreign affairs. ' The rule was car
ried, 214 to 155, seven democrats join
ing the republicans in its support,
and one republican opposing it. This
was taken to indicate action on the
resolution itself, but republican lead
ers said more democrats -would join
them on the final vote. One of the
democrats. Representative Huddleston
of Alabama, who voted against the
rule, announced that he would sup
port the resolution.
Bitter Charge Baadied.
Charges of partisanship ran through
democratic comment on the resolu
tion. Representative Huddleston not
ed these, but insisted that conscience
would not let him "trot along" with
his party and oppose the peace pro
posal, whatever '"company" his de
cision forced him to keep.
The November elections figured al
most as prominetly in the debate as
did the international situation, war
time legislation, - or even. President
Wilson's share in the' treaty fight. A
statement by Representative Pou,
democrat, North Carolina, that the
president had been without personal
ambition in his actions brought a
roar of laughter from the republican
side. It was echoed from the demo
cratic side a moment later when, to
support charge of partisan purpose.
Representative Montague, democrat,
Virginia, asked Chairman Campbell of
the rules committee, why peace with
Austria-Hungary also had not been
proposed.
Cncrru' Power Questioned.
On the technical! side of the dis
cussion the democrats repeatedly
challenged the costitutional right of
congress to pass such legislation, in-
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Er' t BodyT Encased in Metal
oXed, Flag-Draped Casket, to Be
Accompanied by Guard.
NEW YORK, April 8. From South
ampton. England, the bodies of 87
American soldiers who died in" the
service of their country on foregin
soil, were brought by the army trans
port Nansemond which docked here
today, her flag at half mast.
. The bodies were those of enlisted
men, most of whom died during the
war at aviation and base camps in
Great Britain.
From this port they will be shipped
within a few days to virtually every
state in the union. Each body, en
cased in a metal-lined, flag draped
casket, will be accompanied by a sol
dier guard made up as far, as pos
sible of men who served in the same
organization as the deceased. ' These
guards of honor will remain with the
bodies until the earth finally closes
over their former comrades.
Relatives and -friends of the dead
assembled at the dock 'to receive the
flag-draped coffins.
WILSON PLAN IS FOUGHT
Flat Rejection of Industrial Con
ference Report Urged.
WASHINGTON", April 8. Flat re
jection of the plan proposed by Presi
dent Wilson's second industrial con
ference for the settling of labor un
rest was urged . before the senate
labor committee today by W. Jett
Lauck, secretary of the old war labor
board. Mr. Lauck was the first wit
ness at hearings on the conference
plan preliminary . to the drafting of
legislation to carry into effect, such
of it as the committee may deem ad
visable. .
. The principles of the war labor
board, Mr. Lauck said, should be
taken as a basis for legislation - in
stead of the industrial conference re
port. PINEAPPLE MARKET EASY
Honolulu Packers Say Price Re
duction Is Coming.
HONOLULU. March 31. (By Mail.)
Hawaiian canned pineapple is to
abandon the ranks of commodities re
sponsible for the high cost of living,
packers here announce. New prices
in April will show substantial reduc
tions, It was said, t
Price of "extra sliced," now selling
in jobbers' hands at 84.10 a dozen,
probably will be cut to 83 and other
grades correspondingly, it is an
nounced. HOG SELLS FOR $40,000
Poland China Bought for $2 6 5 15
Months Ago Brings Record.
VILLISCA, la., April 8. A thor
oughbred Poland China, hog which
the 'Williams brothers, breeders of
this place, bought 15 months ago from
L. R. McClarnon of Braddville, la., for
8265 has been sold by them at private
sale to W. H. Ellsworth of Goldfield,
la., for the record price of 840,000.
The figure la declared to be the
highest price ever paid for a hog in
the United States, if not in the world.
A SITUATION THAT CANT CONTINUE INDEFINITELY.
Reception on Renown Brings Visit
to Close Youthf ulness of Par-
, ty Causes Comment.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., April 8. The
British cruiser Renown steamed away
from its berth off Coronado shortly
after 6 o'clock tonight, carrying west
ward the Prince of Wales toward
Honolulu on the next leg on his trip
from England to Australia via the
Panama Canal.
The prince devoted most of today
to rest and recreation. This morn
ing he went ashore from the Renown
at Coronado and visited the golf links.
where he played a round with some
officers from his ship.
He then returned to the -vessel for
luncheon and remained there until the
guests were taken to the Renown
aboard two United States navy mine
sweepers, placed at the disposal of
the guests by Vice-Admlral Williams,
commanding the Pacific fleet.
- A reception, which lasted an hour,
was the closing event-of the prine's
stay.
, .A feature of interest to Americans
was the predominance of young of
ficers of rank in the prince's party.
While there are a few middle-aged
men in responsible positions, the aides
and many of the higher officers are
almost as young in looks as the prince
himself, who has the appearance of
a lad of 18.
' The enlisted personnel of the Re
nown was also of youthful appear
ance. A liberty party of 400 men
came ashore late yesterday and its
members all averaged less than 25
years of age, while many were un
der SO, in the opinion of observers.
WORKERS IN FIUME QUIT
General Strike Declared as Result
of Food Situation.
TRIESTE, April 8. (By the As
sociated Press.) A general strike was
declared in Flume this morning. The
city is without water or lights. The
workmen demand restoration of the
food situation to a normal basis.
The national council has promised
to secure an improvement in condi
tions. "DUMPING" TO BE FOUGHT
Senate Committee Starts War on
Cheap Foreign Goods. '.
WASHINGTON, April 8. Legislation
to prevent. "dumping" in this country
of foreign merchandise at less than
its cost or real market value, was
reported today by the senate finance
committee.
Democrats gave notice qf their in
tentlon to oppose the measure and
Senator Thomas, democrat, Colorado,
will file a minority report.
'PUSSYFOOT7 COMES BACK
Anti-Saloon League Leader Will
Return Soon From England.
WESTERVILLE, O., April 8. Will
lam E. (Pussyfoot,) Johnson, Anti
Saloon league leader, who "gave an
eye to make England dry," is com
ing back to the United States this
month.
A cablegram to this effect was re
ceived today by E. H. Cherrington,
league official. '
BONUS VIEWS RE-STATED
Issue One for Frankness, Is
Standpoint:
FARM LAND PLAN URGED
Xo Indication Given in Statement
as to Plan of Action to Be
Taken' in Case. ,
Report from San Francisco that San
Francisco post No. 1 of the American
Legion in Califorrria had adopted a
resolution asking for his resignation
of the office of state commander or
a retraction of his position on the
question of the form a bonus for
service men should take, did not seem
to disturb Dr. David P. Barrows, al
though he did not indicate what ac
tion he proposed to take. It was to
be inferred, however, from the views
he voiced, that he firmly believes the
issue is one open to frank expression
of Individual members of the legion,
and that there is considerable dif
ference of opinion at present.
In the first number of the Cali
fornia legion magazine, which bears
date of the present month. Com
mander Barrows, who was a lieutenant-colonel
of cavalry while in mili
tary service and was head of the in
telligence, service of the American ex
peditionary force in Siberia under
Major General Graves, had an article
in which he disagreed with the bonus
plan as now proposed by the legion.
He said that he was not fully advised,
but presumed it was upon that state,
ment .that the members of the San
Francisco post had based their action.
While he had no statement as to his
answer thereto, he did express very
candidly his views.
Ptraueat Good la Wasted.
"It Is my feeling that the ex-service
men In this country would receive a
more permanent benefit if they were
enabled to acquire land in cases where
the men desire to engage in agricul
tural pursuits and be enabled to ac
quire the training and facilities for
other vocations If they do not wish to
go upon the land. There would be no
permanent benefit to many of the men
or to the country If the bonus is a
cash payment, for many of them are
inexperienced in handling money and
would spend it unwisely and be no
better off thereafter.
"When the Canadian government
was considering the same problem
the premier of Canada said in sub
stance to the ex-service men that he
did not believe that they would desire
to sign a receipt and take a lump sum
which would be a virtual agreement
that they had rendered their service
and been paid for it and the govern
ment was through with them and they
were done with the government. I
believe that a great many of the ex
service men In this country do not
want to assume that position.
'America needs home owners and
home builders and land settlement
and home aid measures would bring
that desirable result- I believe this
is a time when the most wholesome
thing the national and state govern
ments can do is to encourage the
settlement of lands and ownership of
homes by the ex-service men.
Rrapoaalalllty Not daestloaed. .
"There is no question of responsi
bility to the men who went into the
service of the country and whose
business relations were broken. Too
much cannot be done for those who
were wounded or through other ef
fects of the war are rendered incap
able of performing the work in which
they-were previously employed. I be
lieve that the people of the nation
are anxious to do what is best for
the men for the country and that some
good thought is being given to the
problem, which should be solved
wisely."
AUSTRIA SEEKS COMMERCE
Trade and Cordial Relations With
Italy and U. S. Sought.
ROME, April 7. Means of meeting
grave needs of the Austrian republic
and establishment of rapid communi
cation with the United States through
Trieste are objects which have
brought Dr. Karl Renner, Austrian
"chancellor, to Rome.
He told the Associated Press today
he hoped to arrange important com
mercial relations with America and
that Austria desires to resume cordial
Intercourse with Italy.
PROLETARIAN JURY ASKED
James Larkin, Irish Labor Leader,
Would . Bar "Bourgeoisie."
NEW YORK. April 8. Attempts on
the part of James Larkin, Irish labor
leader, to bar "bourgeoisie" from the
supreme court jury which is to try
him for criminal anarchy, and obtain
the selection only of "proletarian"
talesmen today again delayed progress
of the trial.
' Larkin is acting as his own ' at
torney. . - - - . .
Organization Issues Order to Hold
Back. AH Supplies Begin
ning Tomorrow.
SEATTLE, -Wash., April 8. (Spe
cial.) Seattle's milk supply will be
cut off Saturday by organized ship
pers who control 90 per cent of the
milk production for this city.
This was the order issued today
after, failure of the producers con
ference committee to force Seattle
dairy distributors to boost prices.
Hospitals, children and sick will be
provided for. according to the order.
Seattle consumers are paying .from
10 to 12 cents a qnart for milk, which
is the pre-war price. Producers want
the dairies to boost the price to 15
cents a quart.
Producers, in their boycott order to
shippers, said:
"Do not send your milk to Seattle
beginning April 10, unless notified by
committee. Urge your neighbor ' to
follow a similar course. It is more
profitable to skim until the price is
adjusted. Remember the day. Be
loyal. We can't lose if we act to
gether. This fight is for our very
existence."
"It doesn't make any difference to
me what the dairymen or distributors
do, but we are certain of one thing
Seattle is not going to be deprived of
a sufficient supply of milk," Dr. H. M.
Reed, city health commissioner, said.
"There is a controversy between the
dairy farmers and the distributors
and both sides are trying to make the
city the goat, but we don't propose to
let them do it. We are not interested
in their fight and if they can't agree
that is no reason why we should be
without milk."
36 PLANES LOST IN FIRE
Incendiarism Suspected in $1,000,
000 Blaze at Dallas, Texas.
DALLAS, Tex., April 8. Several
airplanes, large supplies of lumber,
the engine-house building and the un
loading sheds at the army aviation
repair depot, north of Dallas, were
destroyed by fire early this morning.
The loss was estimated by army offi
cers at 81.000,000.
Thirty-six airplanes, valued at ap
proximately 8288.000, were destroyed.
The planes were packed and were to
be shipped to various flying fields.
The fire was discovered shortly be
fore daybreak by a sentry.
The commanding officer was unable
to say how the fire originated.
Military authorities later declared
investigations supported . the theory
of incendiarism.
Among the airplanes destroyed were
several that had been used In France
during the war. Two German Fokket
planes were also burned.
NEW FRENCH STRIKE NEAR
Maritime Workers at All Ports Are
Ordered Out.
PARIS, April 8. A strike of mari
time workers has been ordered by the
marine union in all the ports of
France. The strike is already in ef
fect at Marseilles and Dunkirk.
The strikers demand the liberation
of the sailors who mutinied ins the
Black sea in 1917 and all persons con
demned for military or political of
fenses or for acts committed while
participating in strikes.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
47 degrees; minimum, 40 degree.
TODAY'S Occasional rain; winds mostly
southerly.
Foreign.
Protests mads by allies over French In
vasion of Ruhr region. Page 2.
National.
Peace resolution precipitates storm of ora
tory in house. Page 1.
Washington awake to fact that nation
faces real industrial crisis. Page 1.
Domestic.
Manager of Chaplin's wife beats up come
dian. Page 2.
Prince of Wales leaves San Diego for
Honolulu. Pe 1.
Union chiefs predict break in strike In 48
hours. Page 1.
San Francisco In danger of l6sing demo
cratic convention. Page 3.
Transport brings 87 soldier-dead home.
Page 1.
Britons subscribe fund for erection of
memorial to American navy. Page 1.
Daylight ault made on Xew Tork police
by bandit's friend. Page 3.
, Pacific Northwest.
Milk shippers plan to cut off Seattle to
morrow. Page 1.
Fight is on to make northern shipping
board district. Page 5.
Sport.
Coast league results: Portland 3. Salt Lake
4; Oak and 3, Los Angeles 1: Sacra
mento 4, Seattle 2; San Francisco 7,
Vernon 3. Page 14.
Brer Hammer srgned to box Eddie Shan
non at armors show. Page 14.
WlUamette enters three men In Columbia.
nWoor meet. Page 14.
Commercial aad Marine.
Oregon winter wheat crop estimated less
than last year. Page 23.
Chicago corn weakened by federal Investi
. gallon of corner. Page 23.
Speculative stocks manipulated by pools.
Page 23.
Docks commission lets five pontoon float
ing drydock contracts. Page 22.
Independent pilot wins equal rights with
association members In use of port tugs.
Page 22.
Harbor bill carrying St. Helens project re
ported In senate. Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Funeral services for late Bishop Matt
Hughes to be held tomorrow. Page 7.
Seattle witnesses declare -momas Young
and George Brown not wanted In that
city on murder charge. Page 16.
Council considers resubmitting car problem
to state commission. Page 13.
Police to be Instructed In handling people.
Page 13.
Dr. Barrows opposed to V. S. trade with
Russia. Page 8.
Fever of politics begins to spread. Page 0.
Birdhouses made by Hign:and school pu
pils. Pase 16.
CoOTLmissioner Pier decUlcr o: to become
caaoidaie tor n-iyoi, Pase li.
Fact That Nation Faces
Crisis Realized.
SWITCHMEN'S MOVE GMIHCi'S
Seeming White House Uncon
cern Increases Fear.
RAILWAY TROUBLE GROWS
Union Labor Leaders Fighting to
Beta in Control or Men, but Spirit
of . Revolt Is Gaininj.
OREGOXIAN XEA9t BUREAU,
"Washing-ton, April 8. Washing-ton is
waking- up- to the fa-t tat the na
tion is facing- an irilustr-p! cris.s.
The switchmen's etrike. wVrh in
spreading in spite of thi efforts of
the heads of the railway orgr!r-.-tions
to head it off. Is cau.-'ng grive
concern.
This is especially ir'ii in view
the fact that the White Hoye Is gi
ing no evidence of concern over the
matter and the railway labor boar
proTided for under the railway t-'.l
has not been named. Neither have
the vacancies In the interstate com
merce commission been filled.
The feeling exists here that the
government is watching the develoa
ment of the industrial situation wrtSk
the same unconcern with which It
is observing the developments in the
international field.
Lafcr leaders Alaraaea.
The switchmen's strike is raising"
many complicated questions that art
difficult to analyze. Aside from the
lack of evidence of concern on the
part of the government regarding the
situation, the outstanding feature o
the - developments is the fact that
the railway organizations are fight
ing for their lives, to retain control
of their men.
The realization is keen among union
labor leaders that if labor organiza
tions cannot or will not carry out
their contracts, the efficiency and ef
fectiveness of the labor organiza
tions is lost. It is for this reason
that the leaders of the railway or
ganizations are endeavoring to have
the striking switchmen return to
work and are vigorously calling at
tention to the fact that the strike
ts illegal.
Revolt Spirit Disclose.
The strike indicates a spirit of re
volt in labor organizations against
what is termed conservative leader
ship, a revolt that may grow to un
known proportions.
At the time of the steel strike the
revolt was against Samuel Gompers.
who was regarded by the railway or
ganizations as well as by the steel
workers as too conservative. It was
alleged at that time that Warren S.
Stone of the engineers was not able
to have his "mind go along with that
of Gompers" and Stone was regarded
as an arch radical. Now the switch
men apparently regard Stone as toe
conservative and are prepared to go
it alone.
It is feared here that unless the
government takes steps to control the
situation in Chicago, a serious situa
tion will develop there, which may
extend much further. -
Bis Iatereats Menaced.
Indicating the possibility that th
time has arrived when a genera!
showdown will be demanded, the old
Dominion line, whose vessels ply be
tween Norfolk and New York, has tied
its vessels in dock. It is asserted "
by the old Dominion line tiiti it lost
82,000,000 last year and tbst it is
now confronted witji a demand frr
an increase of 60 to 80 por cent. It
says it cannot do business on these
lines and has closed shop. The Mal
lory line and the Merchants and
Miners' line is contemplating similar
action.
Another indication of what is in
the minds of men conversant with fhe
situation is the fact that Henry M.
Robinson, who was the head of the
industrial conference which recently
completed its work here, left at once
for his home in California, where he
has large interests.
Mr. Robinson is quoted as saying
he was anxious to get borne and "put
his house in order."
CAPTAIN TRIES SUICIDE
Commander of - Steamer Santa
Tecla in A neon Hospital.
PANAMA, April 8. Captain Mc
Kenzie of the American steamer
Santa Tecla is in the Ancon hospital
following an alleged attempt to com
mit suicide.
The Santa Tecla will be navigated
to New Tork by a Panama canal pilot.
SPUDS UP ANOTHER NOTCH
Kansas City Reports Advance or. 4 5
to 7 5 Cents.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. April 8.
-Wholesalers announced an Increase of
43 to 75 cents a hundred pounds for
potatoes here today. The new price
is $7. Co to 87. 65.
The railroad situation was given
a,sthe cause.- -