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Show J 1 A d If the tiling r 0 to ent ch- - im or 'ith for ieir . for sm, fv ard Federation hat Hal liar anl at t ha ad y , f Formulate Measure for Vigorou Prosecution of Demands at the Polls. Candidates Antagonistic to Organized Labor to Be Attacked With Full Force of Workers. ent he' iird a - , era bar ite be WASHINGTON. Feb. .Definite plane for the first nation-widaggressive political campaign by organized labor to control congreea and elect friendly national and atate officials hare been made hy a committee of the American Federation of Labor and will be announced soon. The fight labor official declared today, will be bipartisan and will be launched In the coming presidential primaries. Organization de'ala hare been formulated by a committee composed of the executive council and department presidents of the federation, which has been In session for the past two days Samuel (lumpers, president of the federation, said tonight that an explanation of the , movement would be made public tomor-roThe committee formulating plans was appointed by Mr. Qoropera In accordance with Instruction tp the general ''labor conference held here last December If, to put Into effect the declaration of principles' adopted at that time. a the ent ire. hat the an aid I e, be ay- - ted hat' - r1- hat hat - ob- kU the ona ark tea onl of nl- - en one Of bv Will Scan Records t on. nta ary Representatives In congress whose records show them to be unfriendly to organized labor. It was said by members of the committee, will be opposed vigorand new candidates ously for hostile to labors Interests will meet ths earns opposition. Every craft affiliated with ths federation will be- - called upon to join In the tight, it was added, and districts will be actively congressional canvassed and ag army of organizers will be put In the field. The federation now claims a membership of more than re ion er hat IS MS Smoke Pall Envelops All Windy Burjj m up ap- . f of u Jd on illy the ase ley a in of-o- ' Vi u Al-v- e, ext yie he pt- ld- ii Je Be at- in- w- ler M it- - alt it.; X. h- n "J I F Reorganization - of Administration St&T Is Undertaken by Federal Director General. , The editorial declares that there should . h at least iftO workers and farmers In .congress, instead of th lawyers, the bankers, the trust , herons and the mine operators" now holding seats, , Labor and the farmer have the votes," the editorial save They to mobilize these vote for result They should begin to organise now It will be too lat sfter the primaries close. And there never was greater reason for such a union and for such an action than now The editorial condemns the return of the railroads to private ownership, universal training. Intervention In Mexico, sntlstrlke legislation and a new alien and sedition law. Privilege. It an attorney general of Its Bays, wants own so can it put men in Jail for choosing, even discussing the right to strike. In a Republican district a man should be nominated who can b relied upon to oppose these things." It continue, "in a Democratic-distric- t a Democrat should be nominated who will oppose these things." only-nee- d it he m- - of ir- n- be J)e Moderate Dose of' Hard Times Will Be Salutary, Financier Adds. .The United Slates LONDON, Feb. Is not Interested in the extension of ad- WOOd MANAGERS DECLARE CAMPAIGN MAKES HEADWAY f Chicago Tribune Special Ferric ) tVAFHINGTON. Feb. 4 Major Genera! Leonard Moods Wasnliigton pieeident'al campaign managers report toOav that t ie,r candidate ls mak'ng rapid atrtdea in where activity western Pennsylvania, lias begun la his benalf on an earnest V Whl'a Governor Fnroul of pennavt- -- ( Continued ea Fag 0, Column 4.) WASHINGTON. Feb. Reorganisation of th railroad administration for Jja work as government liquidating agent IU preparation for a return of the. roads to the! owners on March 1, was begun today : Director General Hines. j The first steps were the creation of at division of liquidation claims, and tle abolition of ths division of capital expenditures effective February 15. j Max Thelan, director of, th public service division and formerly chairman of tit California state utilities commission, was placed In charge of (he liquidation diI vision. The reorganisation program tentatively decided upon will leave intact the present divisions of law, finance and accounting In addition to the newly created dlvislot of liquidation of claim.. Th divisions oi labor, traffic, operations and public service and a part of th division of purchases, obviously will have no further duties when the properties are restored to private Ownership. While the actual purchasing will cease with the termination of federal control, settlement of claims still will require the attention of maaj of the units. Mr. Thelan, as director of the liquidating division, will have charge of any capital expenditures which must be made between February 15 and March 1. HU big task, however, will begin immediately after private operation la resumed, when filing of completed claims will begin. Normal Conditions Restored. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. . Normal conditions prevailed today on the electrified section In Idaho and Montana of the Chicago, Milwaukee & bt. Paul railway, which has been tied up by a sulks of shopmeu and electricians for several days, th office of H. B. Harding, vice president and general manager, announced here to. day. Will Disregard Offer. TACOMA, Wash., Feb. .Five hundred boilermakers, blacksmiths and machinists In the Northern Pacific shops here voted to disregard the offer of the railroad administration to work those deschedule, bepartments on a nine-hoginning today. ur STRIKE PROPOSAL IS APPROVED BY RAIL LABOR UNION If Extradition Demands Former Federal District Are Not Modified Gov- Attorney Tells .Comernment Will Permit mittee That Agitation Affairs to Take Course. Is DETROIT, Feb. .The general chairmen of tli Maintenance of Way Employees and Shop Laborers union. In conference today, unanimously approved the strike if proposal to call necessary to; enforce demands for wag increase, and Sent word to Director General Hines tlhat action would be deferred seven davs, pending the outcome of th Washington conference. The vote was taken afrer Allen E. Barker, grand president, had advised the of th that representative conferee in Washington union reported little chance of agreement with ths railroad Fire destroyed the HAVANA. Feb. principal buildings of the American AgrFranz. the Harris icultural Sc Chemical company and tnelr near here, today, at a Trust and Savings bank, disappeared to- contents at Regia, more leaving the federal reserve lose estimated arat said tothan lO.OnO,OO0. day after have originated Th flames bank, wnere he had exchanged Liberty bonds valued at ,18,000 for bonds ,of on board tha American wooden freighter waa laden with Brookland, nitrate, denomination. J moored at tne Regia docks. Inwhich larger Havana I Brookland loss. a The total harbor. Predicts Decrease in H. C. X Numerous explosions during the first MONTREAL, Feb. 4 A sharp deqreise part of the conflagration spread panic in th coat of living waa predicted today among the Inhabitants of the village of because of the virtual suspension of ex- Regia. Several firemen are reported to , ports resulting from the high rate of ex- hate been Injured. change. Canadian exporters have on their hands large quantities of foodstuff deMadges Bor Oct Off in Will. planed for ahlpment to fore' gn countries DENVER. 'Colo, Feb. ( Without exand the only markets left for thaem are planation four eon of the lei II 4.. those In th dominion. Muds, former pree'dent of tbv.tt Denver off In , A Rio Grarnle iHilroad, were Suffrage Again Defeated. their father wT.l with on dollar each. Muie RICHMOND. Vs , Feb stale The will was probated todav tonight rejeited t.i federal - sufirere left an estate valued at (Hit',000 to h. amendment by a vote of 24 td 10 The widow. v Th 'our eons ar Union W. ees.lon action followed an marked by storm debate. This mek.e Chicago, Cnariee Nf. MitCre, Deni r j defeat tne euffrAg auction orge Rati! Mudgc. Kansas C.tf, audl tie Las suffered lu th Virginia, legislature. Hugh Mudjce. Denver, 25 , j Feb. 6. Sharp governmental expenditure wag urged in the house today by Representative Mondell, Wyoming, the Republican leader. The shadow of tho deplorable financial conditions of Europe is thrown serosa our country with and ominous portent of danger, Mr. MondeU declared. Ours ls ths only great commercial nation that remains on a specie basis and ths constantly decreasing values of European currencies, reflected la the rate of exchange, curtailing exports and rendering dally mors doubtful the value of enormous volumes of European securities and credits held by our people, vara us to trim sails, to economize, to save, and It Is essential that ths federal government set a good example in this regard. , There are certain constructive measures which this congress should pass, said Mr. Mondell, adding that squally Important as these la tbs practice of most rigid economy. ! i GENEVA, Feb. 6. Swiss authorities, It ls reported, will follow the precedent set by Holland In dealing; with demands of the allies for thi extradition of Germans who are In this country. Former Crown Prince Bupprecht of Bavaria, aa well aa several minor officers on the extradition list, is now In Switzerland. Feb. WASHINGTON, .Conflicting views as to ths danger to the United States, from radicals now In this country were presented today to ths house judiciary committee considering antisedition legislation. Francis H. F. Kan, former fedoral district attorney at Philadelphia, who resigned recently because ho was not In sympathy with Attorney Oeneral Pahnera to'.d the reds. campaign against th committee that much of th agitation BERLIN, Feb. 6. The German about Bolshevism In America was mors talk. government probably will be will-tin- g to surrender Its nationals Attorney Charles D. Newton of New York disagree! with this view, declaring charged with war crimes to be that thousands of radicals, backed by a "tried by a neutral tribunal if the ridlcol press, were dally advocating the 'entente will agree, aays the revolutionary overthrow of the governZeltung. The Swiss govern-iuen- t, ment and the establishment of a dictatorthe newspaper says, has de- -' dared Its readiness to arrange such ship. United Congress and th people if th a tribunal States should awaken "to th danger of the doctrines of these radicals and take I?ERLIN, Feb. .Premier Bauers con- necessary steps to curb their propaganda, ference with party leader tomorrow will Mr. Newton said. probably determine whether the national in Gotham. assembly will be called to consider the Active extradition situation. Approximately SOO.OO0 radicals in New York City alon ar organized to overPersona well informed deny the exist Mr. ence 6f a governmental crisis and th throw all bapltallstic governments, Prussian cabinet has unanimously In- Newton said. The better element V ordorsed the national cabinets attitude, ganized labor and th Cathollo church, which Is unaltered. This may be re- be declared, have been ths two leading In suppressing thee revolutionary garded as a symptom of the spirit In factors wldch th entente demands are being met, activities. these radicals The laws for all prominent politicians condemning the must not be very punishing effective, said Representative Igoe, Democrat. Missouri. allied edict. There Is need for additional legislaA member pf the government Is quoted tion to reach those against wnom there s the by press is no existing statnte, Newton replied, i saying; Th government Is still endeavoring to Asked by Representative Card, Democrat. Ohio, how these revolutionary tenfind a way out by further negotiations. dencies could be met, the witness said It is believed that the goveillment will an educational campaign should be inattempt to obtain a modification of the augurated. Representatives of 'these radicals meet peace treaty respecting extradition. If It school children with primers teaching i unsuccessful, it will, so to speak, fold Bolsnevlsm and the overthrow of tne govIts arms and let events take their own ernment. They should be taught the ' course, according to prevalent opinion. benefits of this country. Declaring that radicals arrested and deAlready It ls reported the German n never were armed, and that few detailed to accompany the entente ported bomb outrages had occurred. Mr. Kane (Continued on Page 9, Column 1.) (Continued on Fge 8. Column 4.) , .The j I Mu-'p.- i a.l-d- ry Life Saving Crew Mak- g Talk. Merely ing Desperate Efforts at Rescue in Teeth of Furious Storm. One Hundred and Four Traveler and Crew on Dominion Boat Are in Grave Danger. BOSTON, Feb. 7 The steamer Polar Bear, In distress signals .which were Intercepted here early today, reported that she was disabled 600 miles southeast of New York and requested assistance. TM' message said she wii drifting eastward at the Tate of f knot an hour. The coast guard station at Norfolk waa sold to be eendins assistance to her. Th Polar Bear, which, register 2000 tons, sailed from Dakar en Januarys for New York and wae due February 6. H one-hal- j Poles Na-pon- al alr-me- BIG FEATURES IN TOMORROWS Sljc JSalt iirt l? W men ISSUE OP a new blue ribbon mystery story, by William Johnston, begin It ls a remarkable serial ZOKDON, Feb. 6. A large portion of the garrison of Odessa belonging to General Deneklneg army has been made prisoner, according to advices from that city transmitted by the Central News correspondent in Paris. Ths remainder of the troops have been disarmed in Russian territory, it ls added. morrow. Frank H. Slmonda, the quoted American in Europe, ls in 'Washington, from which center he will write his dally and weekly interand international affairs and their pretative articleson on present nationalworld. the future of the probable effect sj-e- B-I- 0, U. S. Inventors Conquer Submarine rouhow1. what happened to Marcia J J Dy Miefnlrss Thats thrilling, gripping thr tvianapea Rowland's famous story, Spice. In Life Guardi Helpless. PARIS, Feb. I Doubt as to the practical working of ths plan for the partial resumption of uade with Russia through tha Russian cooperative societies developed at today's session of the council of ambassadors. During dlscuaston It was declared that the soviet government, after saying It would consent to the proposed restricted trading with the outside world through these cooperative societies, had shown a disposition to tl up the societies with official administration In such a way ss to make even partial trading impossible. The attention of the council weg called by ambassador Wallace to the fact that th representatives of the Un'ted Ulutes on the export missions to supervise tne distribution of railway rolling stock on the lines running from Germany Into territories detached from the empire had been designated under article 3T1 of the peace treaty to preside over such com. m ssiotis. The absence of American representation on the commissions required the taking of some action in this respect, he pointed out. Th council decided (hat provis otiai presidents should be chosen. navy knew where the underseas prowlers lurked through marvels of science American brains enlisted In ths war. an- - Henry or Firtinn PIimiP la "The Oppenhelm Tragedy of a Night gives a thrilling tale of adventures among ths savages of Thibet. There ls also a Torchy and Shorty story, When Victor Got Going, by Sewell Ford. furnishes another of his popular" letters for Jha tribune tomorrow. Will Resume Trading. will WASHINGTON. Feb. ( Km lion enter into commercial relations with ov-tonce, according to 4 vices Russia ths state diriment to d.i. An contained In sppemlK to an errinent ti e Utiaitv recently n anted between and the soviet grot eminent. Jt prewas amid, provides that Kuntna war debt ht' not email env n,i the pert of Krtliom end that v0 rtiiWs in c)d l to be paid to by tae olet g eminent. et Westennan in his Sketches kg As 4U scenes common at motion Uie movies At -- From life picture shows. depicts t J ORDER YOUR COPY NOW Pbone Wasatch 590. The fife guards at Rockaway Pont attempted to send a surf boat to ber assistance but high sea, pounding ts beach in waves twenty feet high. r. ada succor from that source Impossible. Life boats were then placed on larja vessels and a detour was made around Rockaway Point to a petition wiWs efforts to reach th ship gave no a . cl8Tri aPP7. ultramodern story, by Elisa- beth Jordan, famous magazine writer and one of ths notable authors now writing for The Tribune, will be published complete. W Officials of the Old Dominion L ns announced tonight that attempts to rescue the passengers on the princess Anus would be abandoned until da;. IIg.it. If the weather continues rough ton.o. row and the stranded steamer in endangered by the heavy seas. It ls planned to attempt the rescue of the passengers by breechee buoy. If It I Impossih'e to shoot lines aboard. It Is stated, the nave! which Is at Rockaway a.r dirigible ltle. J station, may be used to carry a line to So far as Is knoa n here no American in the vessel. official position has advised Poland ons On board are thirty-tw- o passeiueri who left Norfolk jesterday for New way or the other, and consequently th American advice wae not accompanied York and a crew of seventy-twII,' by assurances of protection for Poland a dozen ocean going tugs, supplement cal from posalb exploitation by the Bolsheby coast guard life savers, tonight were vik! after peace was concluded. endeavoring to effect their fescue in , Th American advice. It was made the face of a storm which observers clear, was not based on any admiration declare 1, the worst seen ou this cor : for the Bolshevik!, but was given on the In maijy year. The Princess Anne went, aground tw ground that Poland Is unable to continue her operation to a successful mili- the early hours today. Her wireless tary end and It would be better from sent broadcast and two navy tugboati and a coast guard cutter put out to her n economic standpoint to get the popassistance. ulation back to work. LONDON, Feb, (.Influential friends . of Poland urging those In high authority In that country to make a quick peace with the Bolshevik!, It was learned today. In diplomatic circle the' belief was expressed that these admonitions, coupled with the reported desire of the British government for peace between Poland and soviet Russia, will havs great weight in favor Of a cessation of hostll Discuss Russ Trades. UlC HarriA IPJlaying iL. Kin g i,f Abandoned Until Daj light. t Another Notable Writer 'g moet vy NEW YORK, Feb. (.Earned by a blinding snowstorm and tue tower'ii. waves of a furious sea, ail attemr is of rescuing vessels to reach the Old Dominion Line steamship Princess Anne, aground off Rockaway Point, with lm had failed tonight persons aboard, More than a half dozen seagoing tujr, a coast guard cutter and a police boat, which put out to the aid of the strand-e- d vessel, were unable to get wltbm hailing distance, and shortly after n'Kli-fat- l, temporarily abandoned their pianj to take off the tlilrty-tn- o paebcn&trs,. Tli distressed vessel, which is about a half mile off shore, could not be ds-- , corned through the darkness tonight U . cause of the thick weather. Shu ia parently resting easily on a sand COPENHAGEN, Wednesday, Feb. 4. Reports that ths Bolshevik government of Bosnia plans a military offensive against Poland ara denied by Maxim Litvlnoff, representative of the soviet -- love, adventure, intrigue. tKare neces Con-Elud- e o. fake gribunf ra xhe Sunday Tribune. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Wireless calls for help from an unidentified steamship giving her position st About 600 miles east of Cape Hatters were picked up here early today. Counseled to Peace With Soviet Government I , CHICAGO. Feb. (. George years old, bank messenger for 1 FEHJLOUS -- administration. Should th strike be called, officials said, their union would act Independently of the other railroad organization. Thev In a Delirium. added, however. Chat employees In other might soon be thrown out of I do not anticipate a panic, but departments roadbeds were allowed to go to American business men have been In a work Ifand .s.iop forces were crippled. drunken delirium for the last couple of pieces The union heads will remain here in years and a moderate dose of hard times will readily bring us to earth and do us definitely In the hope that an agreement may be reached before 'th week's ex good. expires. When surplus labor results from this tension union membership Is said to numThe slowing doe n of industry, then laoor and ber and the demands affect a: I 300,006 capital will be on the way to the restora- federal controlled roads in this country. tion of normal relations, and the whole economic system of the country will be on a healthier basis The big. trouble $30,000,000 BLAZE has been that the world has been trying to find a subetttuie for work. REPORTED IN HAVANA Messenger" and Bonds Missing. IS SE asssesaaniMS er Workers for Congress. CENT.'? Retrench, Says Mondell in a Warning Note Division of Liquidation Conference Today Will View Is Disputed by Claims Is Established; Determine Attitude; Other Witnesses Be- Max Thelan Named to Resistance Plan Seems fore House Body Con-- ! Head New Department. to Gain Supporters. sidering Sedition Laws. ditional European credits nor attracted by tha foreign security market, simply because American funds are not available for that purpose," said Irving T. Bush of New York in diagnosing the exchange situation and the world financial ills at luncmeon today at which Sir Auckland Qeddes, minister of national service and In addition, the 'campaign will be car-ilt- d reconstruction, presided. Into state and local primaries .and "America," Mr. Bush said, is regarded elections and an attempt made to obtain governors, judges and legislators well abroad as a lapd flowing with milk and dtsoosed toward labor. and unlimited wealth, whereas Laoor leaders explained that, while an honey countrys financial maactually the rt effort would be mad, to enlist the of the farmer no tnlrd party move- chinery is suffering from an attack of ment Is considered advisable. No atacute Indigestion owing' to the glut of tempt to reach an agreement with Millions of dollars are tional farm' organizations will be .made, Liberty bonds. but the appeal will be addressed directly required to finance the nation' own ento the workers themselves. It was said. The balance of trade should terprises. enormous Indicate that quantities of Cooperation Expected. are there with which the The cooperation of friendly state and money countries could be helped to their local farm oi ganizatlons, however, la hoped for, particularly In North Dakota. feet, but no on seem to know just Minnesota and adjoining state where where It Is. The American banker are the Nonnartlaan league has gained hold, and In New York, South Carolina unable to find It. and other states having strong farmers' Americas Needs. orgnulzationa. Chiefs of the four big railroad brotherMr. Bush declared that too much was hoods, now In Washington for wags conferences with the director general, shied being said about the exchange situation, at any political discussion when asked and that the tendency waa to give the today if the railroad employees were impression that 'there was something aligned with ths federation In tha conreluctance to lq American templated fight. Warren S. Btone. chief niggardly of the locomotive engineers, said that he make further Investments abroad. too had been busy with other matters and America The fact is," he continued, had talked to no one regarding the proItself is going to suffer in tha long run jected scheme. On the other hand, tomorrow's Issue from See sltuatlow which Is temporarily to England. The United States of Labor, the official organ of the Plumb adverse Is becoming reconciled to the necessity Plan league, will have aa Its leading ediof dropping out of the export market, torial a call to ninety million the exception of trading in copper and farmers" to organize now to with some few raw materials which she and. elect their quota of congressmen J. E. alone can furnish the world. The result Wills, chairman of th legislative comwill be a gradual slowing up In American mute of the- brotherhoods, and L. E. and the countrys own shelves Sheppard, president of th conductors, are Industries, members of the editorial board of Labor. will begin to be replenished. wage-earn- FIVE WASHINGTON, war-stress- ed giit CilTIII SCIIS iBHiSCMISEPLEMLSieSlI Fsb. G. The darknes CraCAOO, ha enveloped Chica-,g- o since the sun set Thursday evening. At noon today the downtown district was pricUcally as black as midnight, the guns efforts to pierce ths heavy veil of smoko which hung over the city being tmavalUn. The weather bureau explained that while there lg no fog In this district th barometric pressure wag so heavy that the smoke did not rise to its accustomed heights as quickly as It should, and In the total calm that obtained the smoke curtain hung over the city. Automobiles and street cars, like office buildings and homes, bad te keep all llghte burning, though the street light were turned off at the regular hour in the morning. As a result pedestrians were scarcely visible at a distance. Weather observers said the day waa the darkest within their memory, and while Chicago had had smoky periods, never before has the blackness been known to continue through the entire day. Traffic of all kinds was considerably delayed by the darkness. svp-po- :e 18 PAGES IN PERIL ON STRANDED VESSEL; WILL PLUNGE INTO POLITICS LABOR to b country, a Tribune "Want Ad will get it. SALT LAKE' OlTY, SATURDAY. MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1920. VOL. 100, NO. 116. th sri, 1 had in the intonnnnnta.'i: VsW lnff tr- - H to rrhirf 'u is-thut- promise of success. A ettange In t o direction of the wind late tMs a soon, resulting In a somewhat less sea. indicated that rescue of and crew soon mav be efi td. The steamer herseit, according to w..e-lereport. 1 o badly damagedg he may be lout If the pound for another twenty-fou- r bujr. ur-bule- nt ss t,,t i NEW YORKERS ARE STILL GRIPPED DY COASTWISE STO New Tor ttwijrht a.ui of r of. Brea of all NL'IY TORX. Feb. MtormtKMjnd ... small lion of transit turnout unprOvolorUMt. vv mahitHiuJUjf 8urfJic ert. faorca rta t aiot cart ha4 t 6 V8JI HO is Is urwi r rarirt a v! At! 1 1 t1 r (Continued oa T . ' i i r I j to d It.'t' n rer tn t fi, CV.j |