Show 44 4 n p t t r t Our Washington I Al shin tan 1 ur Weekly 9 nU I IN MIL INO LAV W SHOWS S til Ul IJ Ola 01 J Jan 30 The 30 The recent recent re ro- cent ceM ruling by AttorneY General Daugherty made public in a a. letter to tho the United States Attorney forthe for tor the tho Ban San Francisco California distract district dis tract demonstrates the absolute Impartiality impartiality Im im- im partiality of the Administration and the Department of Justice as between between be be- tween trade unions and employers The ruling Was wai as to the effect that the Clayton trust anti act forbids employers employers em em- making agreements and con I tracts tracts Which have for tor their thel purpose i ithe the maintenance of an open shop to the tho ho exclusion of all aU members of trade unions In his letter to the California Califor Califor- nia United States District DL Di tr ct I Attorney Mr Daughery wrote Some Somer t criticism was directed to wand wald me at the time of obtaining the against the the strikers In summer because I made I Ithe the statement that all conspiracies acles that have for their purpose the des des- destruction des I of the open shop gre e ful As early as July 18 1922 I instructed you that hat a conspiracy that has for its pur purpose se the tho destruction destruction tion of lab labor is unlawful It is la Indicative of Vie e a unfair and attitude of Mr Gompers the Democratic head of t tie e American Federation of Labor that he is dense densely ly silent regarding this Luling of Attorney At At- tamer torney General Genral DaUgh ity Mil Md Gompers and his clique in ch charge rge of the Amert American an Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion of Labor stopped at In abuse and misrepresentation of the Administration the Depart Department ent ot of General Justice and Attorney Daugh erty erly In person when the Attorney General obtained his injunction against the strikers last su summer mer Now that the Attorney Genen Gener has applied the rule without fear r fator fa- fa vor tor against those who would c de troy organized labor Mr Gompers d his crowd would if it they are Illy llY leaders leaden of labor instead of De Dei a a- a tic politicians be honorable e a rh h to give the Department of ot rye e credit for being impartial In interpretation t and enforcement the laws SERVICE EX MEN l MAY UY MEDALS WITH THEIR I of limitations upon members of the re rein rein ren in n the wearing of medals with civilian clo do has been considerable concerning the service men In this reg regu reg r u up upu this misunderstand c- c r tary of ot War has issue nt t tp the effect that it H t Ij d never has claimed t on wire men t er t s S War ar arvery it lit tits o very des desirable rable t ex exe e e wear authorize medals upon all all Is with nn any king kin f Cl civilians civilian J A 1 Em E m LOAN X f PAID P. O OFF J LA LAI R I t Th The War e G C t ports ports' hat durin fl it 1922 1922 It p. p in n loans loans advanced for lives ck purposes poses the tt tc For the l V It In D December cember it made j V p then the purposes in the are a ot of f it t D 1 P. P O. O 0 V L L. nG ST IN p. p o. o 11 December cember postal receipts were the 1 I In the tha history of ot the service a 11 aggregating n excess of ot tats was a gain of at 96 per cent over he total postal receipts for Decem Decem- ber er 1921 which was the flie previous high record Four cities showed postal postal postal pos pos- tal receipts receipts of mote mot e than A t a In December New York Chica Philadelphia Boston Doston and St. St Louts Louis LoUI shown a very vely appreciable Increase In 1 postal ost l receipts over corresponding months In the year 1921 1021 Each of the last tour four months have AIt 1 LOANS NR REPAID I During the first 16 days days of oC JanNary Jan Nary Uary the War Finance Corporation received In repayment of loans advanced to agricultural and stock ltv interests During the same lame Period it 11 made new loans aggregating ing I NJ NEW V HOUSti COMMITTEE FOK JOR MEN 1 Representative Johnson Johnson of ot South Dakota has introduced a resolution to create a new House committee which shall handle all matters with the tho exception of ot pension legislation pertaining to service ex-service men The resolution provides that this committee committee committee com com- shall be as the Committee Committee Committee Com Com- on Veterans Veterans' Legislation and consist of 17 members It provides that all aU bills resolutions and other matter Introduced p pertaining to ex- ex service men of the world war tear with the exception of ot pension legislation shall be referred to tb t this Committee Aa As It ft is now bills and resolutions affecting service ex-service men are referred ed to various House committees all aU of which are already alread heavily burdened burden burden- ed with work It Is the opinion of ot Representative Johnson and those who like him are back of the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed new committee that by centering centering centering cen cen- the consideration of all ex- ex service mens men's legislation in one com corn committee committee much time can be saved other other oth oth- er err committees and the proposed legislation leg leg- can be given more thorough consideration and handled more expeditiously ex- ex PLANT INSECTS AND PESTS ADD D TO HIGH COST OOST OF LIVING Although the average person does doel not pay any att attention to Insects which prey upon plants and trees the injury done by these pests contributes contributes con con- tributes not a little to the high cost of living This Is ta evidenced bya by bl bya a a bulletin Just issued by the Depart- Depart ot of Agriculture upon those in- in 4 which prey on apple trees and aud es s. s There are 60 different varl- varl 11 of such Insect pests and they entail an loss of ot at least 18 to the apple crop To this amount should be added the loss of trees which in infected orchards is very high The bulletin states elates every year the loss to the apple crop due to insects is not less than ten per percent percent percent cent of the total crop value and frequently frequently frequently fre fre- fre- fre rubs as high as 20 per cent SHIPBUILDING IN 1023 1922 World returns of at shipbuilding for 1922 show shoal that Britain has regained regain regain- ed first place in the output of tonnage tonnage tonnage ton ton- nage nage with tons Germany being second with tons Figures for the United States are given as tons for 1922 as compared to an output during 1919 of ot tons |