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Fair, heavy frost In the morn
ing; moderate Westerly wind.
SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1921
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
mem
h
FRENCH NOTE
ON HAT S
MADE PUBLIC
Full Response Not Possible
Until After Understanding
Is Reached With Other
Powers.
REPLY IS AGREEABLE
TO UNITED STATES
French Premier Deals Prin
cipally With Japan and
Yap Question
WASHINGTON. April 1L The
French reply to Secretary Hughes
notes on mandate wa made pub
lie today in Washington and Par
Is. It is in the form o? a letter
from Premier RrL.nd to Ambaasa
dor Wallace and is of a prelimin
ary nature. M. Rrland stating a
full response could not be mads
"until after an understanding has
been reached between the gov
ernments of the four interested
- powers at the next meeting of tbe
supreme council."
- Administration officers said the
reply was agreeable to the Unit
ed States and was couched in dip
lomatic language tantamount to
a recognition of the principle laid
down by Mr. Hugbes.
, The French-premier deals with
the Japanese mandate over Yap,
but does not .advert specifically
to the American claim of equal
rights with the other principly al
lied and associated powers in dis
position of the former German
overseas possessions.
' s Desire to Please TJ. S.
i As Tap, M. Briand says that
"when this question comes before
the stipreme council, the represen
: tatlves of France will broach the
eaxmination thereof with the
greatest desire to find a solution
- which will give every satisfaction
to the United States."
-' He-reminds Mr. Wallace that
France "has already don all in
its power to lend lta aid to the
American government In this mat
ter." and refers to a previous ex
pression by France of the hope
that the controversy may be sat
isfactorily settled by conversa
tions between American and Jap
anese governments.
. Colby Note Referred to
"Reference also" Is made to an
unpublished French note to the
Uoipd States on Yap in which
France affirms that at meetings
of the supreme council before
that of May 7. 1919, when a man-
' date tor the northern Pacific Is-,
lands was awarded Japan, reser
vations regarding Yap were made
by President Wilson and by Sec
retary Lansing. That note say3
that the reservations were made
in tbe presence of Makino of Ja
pan, who had not objected that
.the question raised should be
placed In discussion and that Ja
pan was cognizant of tho Ameri
can reservations.
The .previous Frenrh note was
!n replftto Secretary Colby's com
munication last February to the
league of nation council regard-
Ing Yap. The council replied
with the statement that Mr. Col-
by'a communication had been re
ferred to the allied supreme roun
, ell. There the matter restH nn
til Secretary Hughes restated the
'position of the American govern
,men't on April 4.
J The assumption l'.erc has been
(Continued on page 6.)
CHERR1ANS MAKE APPEAL TO
MOTOR CAR OWNERS TO HELP
- ENTERT
V Au ATvnnl V issued last
tomobiles for Blossom day, the number offered to accommo
date the visitors who will arrive by train Sunday being far
less than the number needed for the occasion. Some people
are of the opinion that only Cherrians who have care are
&nted for this service, according to rung Ding riwm
tut this is not so.
; . Particularly is the appeal ex
uded, to the farmers of the
, etmaty for they have more inter
Mtlg information about the.
uafy as a fruit and agricultu-
rl center than have the business
Bien. Those who have cars avail-;
M or use for the entire day or
" portion of the day are asked;
.. JP communlrat'5 at once with
r Fau! Btege. phone fi."jr, W. M
- Hamilton at S4, or the Commer
cial club,' 302. In case the car
, fan be used for only a part of
the day, the time when it is avail
W Is asked in reporting to the
. Weather Is Meal,
i Lack of automobiles is the only
lundlcap so far in the plans for
Illosionx day. TBe -weather la
vry promising at present land If
H continues for tn remainder
PATIENT IS
KILLED BY
BIG TRUCK
Inmate . of.. State . Hospital
Farm Run Down by Vehicle
From Penitentiary
William Anderson, a patient at
the state hospital farm was run
down and killed by a penitentiary
trurk late yesterday.
Witnesses to the accident sa'd
that Anderson, with some other
patients at the farm, was driving
a number of cows acros.s the coun
ty road when the prison truck
approached. Mr. Anderson cross
ed the highway, but suddenly
turned fback directly in the pa'h
of the approaching vehicle. One
wheel passed over his head and
death was instantaneous.
The truck was loaded with
wood and was being driven by J.
W. Wallace, a convict. It was not
proceeding at a speed exceeding
12 miles an hour, according to a
hospital official.
Anderson was committed to th?
state hospital from Portland iu
January, 1907. He was born i'
Boston. It is not' known whether
he has any relatives on the Paci;
ic coast. Anderson was 4 8 ytara
old.
Ministers of City Talk At
.Schools Today on Kind
ness to Animals
Kindness to Animals week and
the cause of humane education
will be presented with programs
In the crude schools and addresses
this afternoon delivered by speak
ers as follows:
Lincoln school Rev. H. N. Al
drich. Highland and four grade
schools at Grant junior high
Rev. and Mrs. I. O. Lee.
Garfield school and two grades
of Washington Junior high, Rev.
W. C. Kantner.
Knglewood school Rev. C. H.
Powell.
Yew Park school Rev. R. L.
Putnam.
Richmond school President of
tbe State Humane society. Miss
Fisher has prepared a special pro
gram of exercises for the occasion
by the children. .
At 10 o'clock a committee of
the Salem Arts league of which
Mrs. Monroe Gilbert is chairman,
will award poster prizes at the
high school and select three pos
ters on kindness to animals done
by the students in art that will be
entered in tbe national contest of
the American Humane association
at Albany, N. Y., for cash prizes.
Little Preparation Made
For Fishing Season
ASTORIA, April 14 Whil-J
the opening of the spring fishing
season on the Columbia river at
noon May 1 is but IK days away.
Ies preparation Is being ;nade
for the opening day than at the
corresponding time of any pre
vious year in fbo history of the
industry. This is due to the un
settled condition of the salmon
market and the uncertainty of
prices which will prevail both foi
the raw material and the curen
product. Last year the price paid
the fishermen for their catches
was 12 cents a pound and the
general belief is the figure will
be considerably lower this season.
nteht by the Cherrians for au
will be ideal for
Sunday. Portland peopK and in
fart all Darts of the state, are
boosting: the event and reports
of large crowds coming are be
in,r roivAd everv day. In the
Pnrilnnil Tclecram of Wednes
day evening two pictures, one of
a group of. Gherrians inspecting
the orchards and another of a
group of the same men at the
Iibble & Franklin tulip, farm,
appeared.
Klossnm day will also be one
of the best, opportunities of ad
vertising th'e state to the new-
roniTB from eastern parts. About
a month ago the Commercial club
pave a reception to the newcom
ers In this section, all of whom
had been here a year or less and
(Continued on page 6)
STUDENTS
11
EI
I ON BL0SS01 DAY
HEALTH CODE
OF CUT IT
BE ENLARGED
American Legion Proposes
To Continue the Crusade
Against Dirt For Several
Weeks More.
NEW ORDINANCES TO
BE OFFERED COUNCIL
Trucks Scheduled for
tral Section Haul Away
Rubbish Today
Although the townspeople ;ir
so far generally joining In th
cleanup campaign this week, tli
American legion community wel
fare committee hi'h lias been del
egated by the citv to aid in the
movement last night dei..d to
continue activities for several
weeks. In that time poisons who
do not voluntarily make a ino'e
to clean up tlieir premises and
keep them clean will he torcd to
to do so by law, a move proposing-
additions to the city heal'h
code being suggested last night
at a meeting of he coiuiritt.ee.
The south part of th? city was
covered by refuse wagons yester
day hauling away rthat the people
had gathered up, the central sec
tion will be covers 1 today, and
the north section vill be worked
Saturday.
Early next week a second sur
vey of the ciiy wi'l b Miade and
action instituted at on?e against
all persons who have disregarded
the movement. In a survey made
last Saturday by the committee
all sorts of animals were found to
be kept in the city and the refuse
from much of the ll'estock to ne
in a very unsatisfactory condition.
In fact the existing ordi.iances
against such practice have been
quite generally disregarded.
Ordinances Propose!
The legion committee will make
recommendations on proposed
new ordinances for health and
sanitation of the city to the city
attorney, also reporting all cases
where unsanitary conditions pie
vail. Organizations which are active
ly cooperating with the movement
in addition to the American le
gion, are the Salem Ministerial
association, the police department
and the health and sanitation de
partment of the city.
Members of ths legion commit
tee are Dr. It. F. Pound, chair
man. Paul Wallace, Dr. Ray
Pomeroy, city health officer, Carl
Pope, councilman. Dr. C. IV
O'Neill and Harold Cook, scout
executive.
George Harvey and Myron
T. Herrick Appoitmcnt
Sent to Senate
U
WASHINGTON. April 11.
Nominations of Georg.- Harvey to
be ambassador to Great Hritain
and Myron T. Derrick to be am
bassador to Fiance, tent to th?
senate today by President Hard
ing, will b taken up tomorrow
by the foreign relations commit
tee, with prompt favorable action
predicted.
The committee was called by
Chairman Lodge to consider these
nominations, but members inti
mated there was a bare possibil
ity that the Knox p'ace resolu
tion might also lie taken up.
SIX SKELETONS
Evidence of Long Forgotten
Tragedy Discovered at
The Dalles
THE DALLES. Or., April 11.
Mute evidence of a long forgotten
tragedy probably enacted in days
of early settlement of The Dalles,
was brought to light today when
workmen engaged In the construc
tion of tho Columbia river high
way near the Deschutes river un
earthed six skeletons, each with
the entire top of the skull crushed
in. With the skeletons was found
an old fashioned gold wtach chain,
a rolled army saddle such as was
used, by soldiers for cooking pur
poses while in the field. The
boiifis crumbled to dust upon los
ing handled. Local pioneers are
of ihe opinion that today's find
is the remains of a skirmishing
party of soldiers, ambushed and
slain by Indians.
iMlli WILl
BE CONSIDERED
FOUND IN tm
COLORED MEN
APPEAR HERE
WITH REGINA
Roxan of Visitors Is Consid
ered One of World's Great
est Baseball Players
The New. York Colored Giants,
v.lii will appear oa the Ox'nJ
I'., rk rl'irifind rvt ?. o'c-lo-k
ar'crr non in contest wi'ti the
f,.na team, are ret', c u ci tamers.
Tlieir "shadow pr icJt.'a" alone
woith more than the price of
Emission their ant'is v ;t li .in
imaginary ba!1 am! t'i" side :plii
.i.i- sit u ;ioji.s hv drawn bis
i ' . ,1s whr v r lU
li.ive ap-
,i cd.
Tl.v are pood pk'V'.'i'i to . and
wil! keep :b league t busy. U
f.an of the c dored arsregation is
c !iidered me of G.e world's
fittest a1', aroun I players
Local Bowlers Tke Part
In Portland Tournament
II. McKinney and K. V. Gamble,
counted among the best bowIer3
i;i Salem, will go to Portland
day where they will participate in
a northwest bowling tournament
that is now in progress and which
will continue through April 17.
M Kinney mid (1 imble w il rar;i-
cipate in the doubles nd McKin
nev in ih singles. The contests
arf; being held at the" Orego 1
Howling alleys.
Portland Woman Pays
$500 Prohibition Fine
PORTLAND. April H. Mrs.
Lucile Thomas, convicted on evi
dence obtain-d by Miss Daisy D.
Simpson, known as "Miss D." wo
man federal prohibition agent, to
day paid fine of $.".00 in feueral
court and went to jail to serve
a ."50-day sentence. Miss Simp
son testified tb.at Mrs. Thomas
had sold liquor.
CAN YOU WRITE
A GOOD AD?
If you think you know
how to write a good classi
fied advertisement, here's
your chance to win one of
the three cash awards the
Statesman will give each
week for the best story en
titled "How to Write a
Classified Ad."
The first awards will be
announced in Tuesday's is
sue of each week, the first
Vmnouncement Tuesday.
April 2fi. Contestants must
see that their "stories"
reach the Statesman office
before Monday morning of
each week in order to he
considered.
The awards will be as fol
lows: first award, $2.50
second award, $1.."0; third
award $1.00.
The Statesman wants your
ideas as to how these ads
should be written to get the
b'-st results. Tell us what
you would say in your ad
and why you would say it.
Don't forget the why. For
example, do you think it
should contain price of the
article offered for sale, or
the price you are willing to
pay for an article you want
to buy? If you think the ad
should contain the price, tell
us why. ir you think it bet
t"r to Iave the price out of
the ad, tell us why.
Should it ;ntain descrip
tion? Why?
Should it contain location?
Why?
Should it describe quality?
Why?
Tell us about ads for
"help wanted" and "work
wanted '. etc . etc. Also
about any and all other
kinds of classified ads.
Write your stories plain
ly fn one sid1 of paper only
and mail to Classified Ad
Manager. Oregon Statesman,
Salem, Oregon.
Last Week's Awards.
A number of very inter
esting "stories" about ho
value of Statesman classified
ads were received last week
the judges have decided up
on the following as winners:
1st award, J2.."0. Wayne
Waco, route 2, Turner. Or.
"'nd award. Mrs. Frank
Koschnider, 1"5 S. Twenty
first street, Salem.
rd award. Hale Mickey,
82 3 South Twelfth street,
Salem.
This story is one of the
many stories received r.nd is
deserving of romplimentcry
mention.
!
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
lnst is I!eiirnil Through (lassi
fie! AI
A friend of mine a year or
more ago was isilng'in Siilem
and her hostess being obliged to
rto some shopping rtnwn town
asked my friend if she cared to
accompany her to do her shopping
and my friend gladly consented
to ro. Their hoppinfC look them
in several department stores ar
will an other places. And whil
in one of the department stores
mv frietu! noticed a dress that
particularly took Iter fancy and
asked permission to try it on
which tho clerk gladly gave. After
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AGREEMENTS
ARE ORDERED
ABROGATED
Existing Pacts Pointing Out
Working Conditions On
American Railways to Go
July One.
EACH LINE CALLED
FOR CONFERENCE!
Ail Disputes Automatically
Referred Back to Indi
vidual Roads
HICAGO. April 1 1 National
agreements defining working con
ditions for employes cn ail Am
erican railro.nls formerly under
the federal railroad administra
tion today were ordered abrogat
ed, eifertive ,luly 1, by the rail
road labor board.
Officers and system organiza
tions ef employes of each railroad
are called to select representa
tives "t' confer and to decide as
much of the rules controversy as
possible, at the earliest possible
date." the decision said.
While the derision did not
sp"cifically sav so, members of
the board said that all disputes
as to rules and working conditions
automatically were referred back
to "individual'" conferences be
tween each individual road and
its employes. This method of pro
ctdtire had hen sought by the
railroads, whereas tho labor side
had favored a national confer
ence between representatives of
"all" roads and "all" unions.
Practically All Affected.
The decision affected all rail
road employes except those In
train service who are under sep
arate aereements between the
railroads and the four big broth- j
erhoods. j
In connection with the con
ference negotiations, the board1
laid down a set of lfi principles
which are to serve as a founda
tion for any rules which may be
agreed to. The present general
ruls hearing before the labor
board, in progress since January
10, will continue until both sides
have completed their testimony,
following which the board "will
promulgate such rules as It de
termines just and reasonable as
soon after July 1 as is reason
ably possible and will make them,
effective as of July 1."
Neither labor nor railroad rep
resentatives would make formal
statements tonight on the railroad
labor board decision abrogating
the national agreement, each
sid" desiring time in which to
study the text.
One national labor leader, how
ever, said that "on its face, the
j decision appeared to be a great
victory for labor, inasmuch as it
was the first time any code of
principles had been laid down by
a . f"(ieral body for the guidance
of labor."
A railroad president said that
the railroad attitude would de
pend on just what kind of con
U rences were to be hId.
"As far as I can see, the de
cision is not clear as to wlicther
a national conference is to be held
or individual conferences between
each road and its employes." Ik
said. "The roads have always
opposed a national conference.
Individual conferences would be
a victory for us."
K. T Whiter, chairman of the
association of railway executives'
conference committee, .said he
could make no comment until
given an opportunity to study the
decision. He
said he would call
a meeting of
tomorrow.
his committee for
Siirprine to l.alMir.
WASHINGTON. Aim 11. 1 L In
cision of the railroad labor board
to abrogate the national agree
ments came as a surprise to or
ganized labor. W. II. Johnston,
spokesman of the railway work
ers' union, within the American
Federation of Labor. said to
night. This means a tremendous loss
of time and tremendous expense."
he said, "when the whole problem
instead of being disintegrated to
the roads.- could have been
thrashed out by one committee.
"We have hen able to agree,
if the pernicious influence of the
tecl trust could have been kept
out." He said the problem of
negotiating new agreements with
separate ropds was so large un
der the rulint: of th" hoard that
organized labor would not have
offices, enouph to advi-e with ils
men.
Congress to Consider
Soldier Aid at Once
W SH1X;T0N, April 1!.
President Harding's recommcnd-i-tion
for a consolidation under one
head of all government agencies
dealing with former service men,
is to be taken up at once by con
gressional leaders and urged for
immediate action.
COMMERCIAL CLUB ARGUMENT
AGAINST HEALTH NURSE IS
REFUTED BY PORTLAND WOMAN
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar Declares Salem Men Fail to See Real
Economic Side Whereby Cost of Salary is Saved to Coun
ty Many Times Over in Work With Indigent Class
i Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar and Miss ;
Cecil I.. Schreyer of Portland, who.111' county sjuow.
;ire in the city fn the interest of
the county health nurse, express j
themselves as deeply regretting '
tlie attitude, taken by the local
business men, at the meeting of
tlie Commercial club Wednesday
night.
"From an economic position,"
iuoting Mrs. Dunbar, "we are
alle to refute the assertion made
by soveial business men that a
health nur.se supported by the
county budget would be an added
expense, for the experience of
counties in Oregon where health
nurses have been retained is that
in iiianv instances, on a single
case. tie nurse's salary has been
;:aved."
One Ce Save $2000
Mrs. Dunbar cited an instance
in Washington county where the
family had appealed for aid from
the county j.idge, an appeal that
was about to be responded to
when th.; juiT"e bethought himself
of t.io fnur.tv- health nurse, who.
upon live?' Ration, found that the
family had numeieus relatives
who were amply ai :! to supply the
family's needs throuuh a long
seige of fever. This case alone, the
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OUT OF QUESTION
Marine Engineers Executive
Council Reaches
Decision
NEW YORK April 14. A com
promise on the proposed wage
scale effective May 1 between the
Marine Engineers Beneficial asso
ciation and the American Steam
ship Owners association, is out of
the question, T. U. Healy, chair
man of the engineers' executive
council, announced today after a
conference of his association's of
ficials. "The engineers," he said, "will
insist on continuation of the pres
ent agreement as to wages and
hours and owners will be so noti
fied tomorrow."
This decision was reached after
a discussion of the owners' pro
posal of a 20 to 30 per cent cut
in wages and longer working
hours.
I'nion officials said about 15,
000 engineers are affected by the
Droposed wage reduction and if a
strike is called would apply to the
Atlantic. Pacific and Guir coasts.
K. F. Pegg, delegate from the
Marine Engineers of the Pacific
coast district, attended the con
fcrence.
in
POM ASSflllEO
Former Ambassador to Mex
ico Criticizes Admin
istration I A LTI MORK. Md.. April 11
The foreign policy of the Wilson
administration was assailed by
Harry Lane Wilson, former am
bassador to Mexico in an address
at the annual meeting of the Na
tional Civil Service reform league
(()jay
Revie wing advances in the dip
lomatic service made by the ad
ministrations of President Mc-
1 Kinlev-. Roosevelt and Tatt. he de
clared that "the Wilson and l.ry
an policies checked the develop
ment of our foreign service."
The Wilson administration's
policy in Mexico, he said, placed
our nation in a "false and runcu
lous position before the world ana
arous'd the suspicion ana usiru.5i
of all Latin-America. Fader Mr
Bryan's administration of the
state department, the best in
formed aides in the department,
were relieved or their duties and
patent machine vendors, pill doc
tors and political lawyers were
placed in positions which they had
not the natural ability to fill, he
said.
Other speakers included Rich
ard Henry Dana of -Boston, today
re-elected" president of the league.
Nine-Foot Silver Vein
Discovered in Alaska
DAWSON, Y. T.. April II. Re
cent arrivals from Keno Hill In
the Mayor district confirm the re
port of the discovery of a f-foot
silver vein in the Rico c laim there.
Tlie strike was made in a tunnel
which pierces a lMli-foot bluff
and the center of the vein is said
to be two feet of solid galena, as
saying more than 1200 to the ton.
It is said to be the richest vein
ever struck in the Yukon or Al
aska. . .
MM
OREIGn
judge estimated wlould have cost
Oregon at present has 15 coun
ties siinnnrf in? community nurses.
wjth Jackson the pioneef: in the
work. In several countiesfthe Red
Cross aids in the 5 work,;, but in
every instance the; people of the
county are satisfied that the nurse
more than pays for? herself: in wel
fare work accomplished.
Ilapid Advance Made.
"It is Jhe best hjpusewlfje," said
Mrs . Dunbar, "who is eager for
new suggestions in household effi
ciency, the most successful busi
ness man who is willing td pay for
expert service in his study of shop
or store economical. By the same
analogy, the best mothers iand the
best fathers are those who are
e ther awake or aj"e awaking to
the fact that the health them
selves and of th'r children is
their biggest asset in life and that
information or service which will
aid them in conserving that as
set should be botjh sought and
welcomed. i)
"In no other fiej.d haa-tnodern
science made such rapid advance
;n recent years as in the'field of
preventive medicine and ' health
. .
(Continued on page 5)
r
t Llll
TIFF CHANGED
Young Emergency Bill Ex
pected to Be Voted
On Today
WASHINGTON. April H; Sev
eral changes in the lineup in the
house on emergency tariff legis
lation since last session was re
vealed today during debate; on the
Young emergency pill. Support
ers expect a vote before adjourn
ment tomorrow. '
The five and a half hours of de
bate was marked by a dramatic
contribution . by Bourke COCkran,
democrat. New York, veteran of
other years. Asserting thai dan
ger lies ahead in a policy ;of at
tempting to cure alj the country's
ills by legislation, :'he .' predicted
"long lines of famishing m?n and
women in front of soup houses
'ere present conditions pass."
"I apprehend," he said,,: ''that
when those lines form they will
not stand in silent .submission as
they have done before. I appre
hend something more menacing.
more dangerous to civilization, to
our government and' to us. I.
"I doubt if tho fall of the Ro
man empire was more disastrous
to the world at large: than the con
ditions we face, threaten tobbe."
Mr. Cockran's speech followed
pleas of Chairman Fordney and
other republicans for unified sup
port of the measure.' ja
The Texas delegation showed a
split again despite the binding
resolution of the democratic cau
cus yesterday. Representative
Oarner, although he voted for the
bill last session was!-, in charge of
Hie opposition today as the floor
manager, while Representative
Hudspeth spoke In support of the
bill. Mr. Hudspeth assailed pro
visions of the Underwood tariff
act which he declared he tnade
sheep sell in El Paso, Texas at 55
cents a head and wool at 4 "cents
a pound.
Mr. 1-ordney in -replying to
statements in the minority report.
said they did him "a very ;great
injustice." He referred to charges
that he favored the bill because of
private commercial connections.
"I never owned' a dollar's
worth of sugar stock In myilife,"
be said. i ii:
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Movement is on jo Prohibit
Display of Wares On
Salem Sidewalks &
At a meeting of tb, city b:tn
cil next Monday niglt an ordin
ance probably will be introduced
to prohihit entirely the display ot
goods on the sidewalks by Halei'n
merchant's. i '.
t'nder the rresent ordinance
merrhants are allowcjd 1.2 inches
of the sidewalk, measuring from
the front of their btilldinirSi on
which to display Roods." Hut it ?s
complained that the; mercbSnta
will not be governed by the Ordin
ance and that it U continually vio
lated hy those who's use much
more than that amount of space.
Several members of the council
believe the only way to regulate
the use of sidewalks is to prohibit
their use entirely forfthe disblav
of goods.
i run in nn
tur urn
HINTS
1
LOSE PBIVILEG
NEGOTIATIONS
be5So
Owners Ask Workingmen's
Leaders to Continue Dis
cussion Over Settlement
Of Troubles. Y
DEPUTATION TO PREMIER
SHOW AIR OF -RELIEF
Object of Deliberation is To
Improve Lot of Lower
Paid Men! :
LONDON, April 14.T-The dep- j
utation of members of the house
of commons left the premier's ;
residence at 12:50 o'clock this
morning. They declined to talk,
but many are reported to bare .
displayed "an obvious I air of re- 1
lief." ; : ;
LONDON, Friday. April 15.
Determined efforts are being .
made to re-open the negotiations
between miners and mine owners ,
for a settlement of the coal strike.
A deputation from the house of
commons visited Premier Lloyd
George about midnight after
Frank Hodges, secretary of the ,
Miners' union, had addressed the
members of the house and ex
plained the miners' points. The
mine owners havalso decided to
invite the miners' leaders to con- ,
Untie the discussion. .
' Evan Williams, president of the
mining association, announced :
that the mine owners would ex
tend another invitation, to the :
miners to deliberate with the ob
ject of ascertaining , what was
feasible to improve the lot of the
lower paid miners. The owners
then again visited tbe premier
in response to, a summons.
New hopes oJC. a resumption .oV A
negotiations, therefore have aris I
en through 2hia, offer. and that
made by Mr. Hodges before a
meeting of the members of par ;
llament. j - t " j
Temporary Wage Considered
"We are prepared to consider 1
the question of wages provided i
they are not regardable as per- 1
manently on a district basis, but !
only of a temporary character,"
he said. ',
Mr. Hodges had a. friendly, re- 1
ception, according to the press !
association. It adds that his of- j
fer is not without promise of a !
peaceful agreement and will be ;
conveyed to the premier.
Tbe whole labor movement, is ;
aligning itself with the miners. 1
The workers seem to believe that ;
the hour has struck for a final ;
struggle against what they sue- j
pect to be an organized plan by
employers to force down wages.
The premier, in a conference ;
this morning with" the triple al- i
liance, declared the government
would fight on its refusal to grant '
a national pool of profits.
-After failure of the! morning;!
conference, hope remained that
mediation might result from the
! arllamentary conference, made
up of the parliamentary commit
tee of the Trade Union congress,
the national executive of the labor
party and the parliamentary labor
party. After pronouncing Itself
on the side of the miners and the
triple alliance, the conference
gave no sign of initiating new ne
gotiations or mediation. There
was practically no peace talk.
Labor Responds Universally. '
. The resolution adopted by this'
body is not a definite pledge to
strike action but the appointment
of a committee to act with the
triple alliance is considered an
important move. j
Another aspect differentiating
(his from previous struggles la the ;
universal response of labor to the ;
miners' call. j
The decision of the Federation
of General Workers to support
the triple alliance is also Import- !
ant. The resolution adopted by
this organization does not mean
shat the unions concerned,' repre
senting 1,500,000 workers, will',
strike, but means that it is their
Intention to consult with tW
riple alliance and give it general)
sirpport. The federation's resoi
lution pledged support of the
triple alliance "in its effort to re- f
slst wholesale reduction in
wage." , .
Roth sides prepared for com-,
ing events. The government took
possession of Hyde Park ; and! Re
gents park, as wll as Kensington
gardens. They will be utilized as
military depots and devoted to in
suring London's food and milk
supplies. i ' r
Members of the government
have been appointed commission
ers of the dozen district into
which the kingdom is dlilded for
the organization of , public ser
vices while many divisional road
commissioners have been appoint
ed to organize transport. Great
military camps are tormina- at
Wormwood Scrubbs and Wimble-
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