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Show t. ' ' ' 3 I! f ' ' ; V' I f If: . ( ,'"" P '&&J $ "r -, "j 'J? 1 The French liner VenerJa burning In mid-Atlantic. 2 President (.'. M. Selph of the National Association of ro.stn:aaters and the floral piece he presented to President Wilson with best wishes for his recovery. 3 President Polncare of France laying a wrent h on fonndal ion stone 06 big monument to be erected at -S.tvIiliiel, in honor of the American victory there. ate measures are being framed that would declare it a crime to incite a strike In coal mines. Senator Kj-e-llnghuysen was especially severe in his comment on the miners' demands, and took the occasion to denounce trade unionism under its present leadership lead-ership as a ''new autocracy" tending toward bolshevism. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Labor's Withdrawal From the Industrial Conference in v k ,. Washington. PUBLIC GROUP ONLY STAYS To remove the United States from any obligation to contribute to the league's expenses unless congress authorizes au-thorizes such appropriation. To reserve the right of the United States to decide for itself the size of its armament. To reserve the right of the United States to refrain from entering into the economic boycott provided for In article 1G of the league covenant. To invalidate any act of the league in so far as it affects the United States, unless the American representative represen-tative on the league council or assembly assem-bly lias been confirmed by the seDate. To protect the rights of American citizens under the articles of the treaty trea-ty dealing with debts and property. To relieve the United States of any obligation to assume trusteeship for any of the German overseas possessions posses-sions surrendered to the allied and associated powers. To reserve the right of the United States to refuse to submit to the league any question affecting the vital interests and national honor of th United States On the surface there Is little change in the steel strike situation, but the American Federation of Labor and some state labor associations, notably that of Illinois, came out strong for unlimited support of the strikers, both morally and financially. In the convention con-vention of the Illinois Federation of Labor a general strike was advocated in order to "stop the wheels of industry indus-try and bring Gary to his knees." The labor leaders are planning to spread the strike in various directions and rejoiced at the action of the officials of the railway brotherhoods giving the workers permission to take such action ac-tion as they may find necessary in each district. This may mean the men operating the lines into steel plants will quit work. Last Wednesday was the last day on which steel strikers could return to their jobs and save their seniority and pension rights, and many of them did go back to the mills. The raliroad workers of the country, who are demanding increased wages, time and a half overtime, the eight-hour eight-hour day, and changes in working conditions, con-ditions, are preparing for a finish fight with the railroad administration, according ac-cording to what Timothy Shea, chief of the firemen, told the administration's administra-tion's board of working conditions. Shea's data and claims were strongly combated by A. O. "Wharton, who left the presidency of the railway employees, em-ployees, department of the American Federation . of Labor to become a member of the board. Director General Hines put a sudden sud-den end to the strike of express drivers In New York by threatening to fill their places with troops, but efforts to settle the longshoremen's strike there were futile and the food shortage in the metropolis grew worse daily with prices soaring. In order that there should be no further delay in government govern-ment work on transports and other vessels, Secretary of War Baker, sent a large number of troops to the port to take the places of strikers, and the latter were warned that interference interfer-ence with the soldiers would be met with bullets. The troops, it was declared de-clared by the army officials, would do only government work. Although some of the longshoremen's locals have voted to abandon the strike and it is disapproved by their international officers, most of the men refuse to return re-turn to work unless they are given .$1 an hour and .$2 an hour for overtime. Coal Miners Reject Offer and Prepare to 8trlke Government May Operate Oper-ate Mines Senate Committee Adopts Strong Reservations ("" to the Peace Treaty. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. After two weeks of discussion and negotiation, (lie Industrial conference at Washington was almost disrupted Wednesday by the withdrawal of the labor delegation. Mr. Gompers led his bloc out of the conference because Its resolution on collective bargaining - ' was rejected. As he departed he de clared the employers' group was adopting exactly the position assumed by ihe I. W. W. that workers should not enter Into agreements with employers em-ployers and that he had nothing further fur-ther to submit "You have defeated labor in its declaration here," he add-( add-( d, "but we will meet you again In j conference, and when we do meet you ' there you will be glad to talk collec tive bargaining." Spokesmen for the capital group denied de-nied the employers were opposed to collective bargaining, but said the res-olntion res-olntion submitted, if adopted, "would go out to the world as a concession on the part of the employers' group that they recognize the necessity oC the unionization of all the industrial establishments in the country and the kind of collective bargaining that the labor unions Insist upon as distinguished distin-guished from other kinds." t The group representing the public approved the resolution, and It was beaten in the employers' group by only one vote, but the rules of the conference confer-ence require a unanimous vote for the passage of any resolution. L. E. Shep-pard Shep-pard of the railroad conductors charged that political motives inspired the action of some of the delegates, j,nd to ovjers it was apparent that the steel strike issues really were responsible respon-sible for the attitude taken by the majority of the capital group. President Wilson, on his sick bed. had dictated and signed a letter to the members of the conference pleading Tor continuance of the sessions until a solution of Industrial relations was reached, and this was read by Chairman Chair-man Lane, but it did not have the desired de-sired effect on Gompers and his col- Senator Hitchcock, speaking for the proponents of the treaty as it stands, said the reservations were utterly obnoxious ob-noxious and that 40 Democrats would vote against ratification with such conditions. The preamble he considered consid-ered especially objectionable. Bringing up unexpected strength to the defense of Petrograd, the bolshev-iki bolshev-iki succeeded in postponing the fall of that city, though their officials moved to Moscow with all their records. rec-ords. At latest reports, the troops of the Russian northwest army were but a few miles from Petrograd and the fighting was severe. It is known that General Yudenltch's men are not well equipped, and they are not numerous; therefore the Finns are expecting that he will reconsider his refusal to accept ac-cept the help they offered him some time ago. In the Volga region General Deniklne claimed to have defeated th . bolshevikl near Kampshln, but the soviet government announced that i Denikine's advance on Moscow from j the south had been definitely stopped. According to the British admiralty, j the story of the bombardment and j capture of Kronstadt by British naval forces was untrue; but last week a i message from Helslngfors said French ! warships had been shelling the fortress fort-ress for several d,vs. Two bolshevik torpedo boat destroyers attacked British Brit-ish and Esthonian vessels in the Gulf of Finland and were promptly sunk. The Letts continued their strugggle for tlie possession of Riga with the Germans,- who are under the command of Col. Avaloff-Bermond since Von der (loitz quit. The Germans claim to be carrying on their campaign against the holsh'wiki and to have offered an armistice to the Letts. They have been joined by an entire regiment that had been stationed at Thorn to guard 'he Germa no-Polish frontier. The senate committee on foreign relations re-lations prepared the ground for the final battle over the treaty with Germany Ger-many by adopting 14 reservations and a preamble to the resolution of ratification rati-fication providing that America's ratification rati-fication of the pact shall not be effective effec-tive until the reservations have been accepted by three of the four chief allied-nations. Great Britain. France, Italy and Japan. The reservations, which Senator Lodge said will be supported by a majority in t lie senate, are framed to accomplish t lie following: To give the United States unqualified unquali-fied right of withdrawal from the leaeue upon notice by congress. To relieve the United Stales of any obligation to preserve the territorial terri-torial integrity or political independence independ-ence of any country under article X or to go to war under any article unless un-less congress so decides by act or joint resolution. To provide that no mandate may be accepted by the United States except ex-cept by express authorization of congress. con-gress. To protect the sovereignty of the United. States over domestic questions. To guard the Monroe doctrine by declaring It outside the jurisdiction o' the league. To declare the dissent of the United States from 1 lie Shantung settlement. To protect American exports to Germany Ger-many from interference -by (be reparations repa-rations commission unless congress approve?" leagues. At first It was thought their Withdrawal meant the breaking up of the conference, but the members of the public group said they would keep on with their work, and President Wilson Wil-son sent another letter asking that (his course be followed. The failure, so far, of the Industrial conference to accomplish anything is disappointing enough, but public attention at-tention Is centered Just now on another labor trouble that is Imminent the threatened strike of soft coal miners which Is set for November 1. Secretary Secre-tary of Labor Wilson has been working work-ing desperately to nvert this, and made a proposal that would grant the miners an increased wage, but that ignored their demand for a 30-hour week. The miners' committee formally rejected this offer, though it was thought the operators would agree to it, and the leaders of the miners left Washington at once to prepare for the struggle. The territory involved is the "central competitive district," including western west-ern Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Secretary Wilson and the other government gov-ernment officials directly involved in this matter did not announce their T.lans for the future, but they have Intimated In-timated that if necessary. In order to insure a supply of coal to consumers, the mines will be kept open and operated oper-ated by the government, with troops on guard. Congress also may Intervene Inter-vene if the efforts of the government Jail. Already In both house and sen- Tlie American mission to Armenia under -Major General Harbord arrived at Constantino le after a strenuous trip in t lie course of which the nien:-! nien:-! hers, except Harbord. were captured j by Kurds and held prisoners for sev- eral hours. Correspondents who have ! interviewed the commissioners say I most of them are opposed to America's ! accepting a mandate for Armenia or ' any other part of the former. Turkish ! empire unless the other powers first I pledge themselves to a policy of bauds off. Premier Llcyd George found himself up against ar.other "crisis" almost Immediately Im-mediately 'tfler the opening of parlia-' parlia-' ment. By an unexpected shift of the line-up ihe government was defeated on a minor amendment to a pending measu.'e. But because only about half the ;nembers were present it was believed be-lieved the cabinet would not consider it necessary to resign, as Is customary hen it finds Itself outvoted. The French military authorities have unearthed a great conspiracy In Alsace-Lorraine having for its object the establishment of an autonomous republic. The leader has confessed It was financed by Germans and that a relative of P.ethniann-Hollweg was the intermediary between the Berlin foreign for-eign office and the conspirators. |