COMMERCE COMMISSION
I ASKS RADICAL CHANGES
Sftpnort Declares Altered Per-
BpCCUVC tjl UOUIUIJ uiun.ua
Them Dcstrnblo
.1ARGB BOARD FAVORED
I Increased Power Also Necessity ns n
Result 01 iito ven
ditions rfAMHINOTON, nec.7, Hadlcnl depnr
i from lm cntnbilRho.l methods of rail
tttlM """.. ... .I,, t-nlii.il SlntM fir
F Hmend'ed to I'ongrcai In the nnnunl re
F SiTIhe Interstate omm.rc Pommis-
ln mad putilie many. ih """ j..
hi report says bs ebatiged the perspective
if tTs wuntry a- lo many situation, The
rWreSn war hns been an Important fnr
fZ In i "he affairs of Ameilcan railroad a.
1.4 To that struggle and element In the.
Senrtrtie situation arising out of It It la at
iribulH th new tor aever.il changes
Taking up the ear shortage situation in
,y. fnlted Htatea. the commission dcclnres
that the business of the country H In
Jreised to rapidly that new leglslntlon
hmlld t enacted giving Hie commission
rVrulatoO' powers over the movement of
frftht cars It. order that the demand for
lo keen commodlllea moving to pii.tiH
..K...... ....i .....ted. therein- fore.
KJilUnff famine, may be. met The report
f.fi .... ih.it there Is a need for Increased
I itroiuu" facilities nt moat b!K cities and
port.
i.Am: hoahd i)i:siitui
The railroad bu.i.noss of the country
luJncreaaed to Midi an extn. the report
J.T1 1 that the present mcmberMifp of the
? Interstate l ominerca ...... ..r...
I kindle U the vvork It Is given to perform
E in Ineresse In the commission won. never.
I " '. ..i..,. . niireil noon Congress.
l nine nieniwc." - --n-
The Panama Canal Act provides that
W line may not bo owned mid operated
K " roa.l which crve the same terrl'orj
Under this act the commlaslon divorced the
0?eat like ho '"", trm" ll,clr rn"TOM
ownera and divested the. Vonnnjlvniiln nnd
owner" " . .. Cheai-
risks Uay The linportiiut tno of the
'Sew York. New Haven and Hartford boat
i!' . '" -. i..- ... uw Rmrlnnd waters.
lines. o.il-it.n -'- "--, , ,,
now l pendlnK before tho commission 1 ho
"v . .' I ..... ...... llml (horn Ik tnlieh
protest en the part of the general public
irtlnut such a polio because It tends to
Impair transportation facilities which nre
much needed Tho commission says It Is
virtually helpless In tho fare of the letter
et the law and lay the matter before Con
rreas. betlev Ins that that body may desire
to amend the law- to meet the public de
Kind. iNcrtEASUD rownrts NKnni'D
The commission nska CoiiRrcss for more
power to present tho intimidation of vvlt
Sesss appearing beforo It. This iccom
jnsndatlon Is understood to have grown out
. et the proceedings of the commission In Its
. Investigation of headlights It was nlleRed
that certain labor unlonn which desired
railroad trains enulppcd with cU-ctrlc hend
illhts threatened to illscharRe from their
unions any raiiroaa,eiiKiiiccia who irauueu
v.fnr. ih. rninniliisloM thev did not believe
tho elect. Ic headllRlitH desirable
In connection w.th thp IniiR-drnwn out
controversy oxe. transcontinental railroad
rts, the commission reports that It now
Is. sceMiiR to calnbllsh a inoro permanent
I tul.i for theso rates thun baa obtained
t teretofore
b An echo of tho tremendous munition ex-
I plosion at Illnck Ton. Island, In New York
fcteport, tho commission recommendliiR that
i lore sinnReu. rcK.i.a.iou in uiinM-ii. ..i
r ...i. am a ,.n,, ,, unniTR.TH ..ir .-,ii.
Sind municipal authorities Nhould exercise
tritorous nollce power ocr railroads hand-
lilts explosives
ItAII-UOAD IU:C.UL,ATION
In connection w-ilh tho pendliiR contro
Ttny oer the relative merits of Stato and
Fteral regulation of railways, tho commls
lloa saya that It nhould bo empowered to
L co-operate with Stato railroad cqmn.lsslons
in sujuslltiB raio uispuics. nowever, wie
tomtnlssion recommends that It bo Riven ox
eluilva Jurisdiction over railway capitali
sation, '
The commission estimates that the work
of physical valuation of railroads ro far
u track surveyn aro concerned will bo com
pleted by January I. 1320. There will be
soma supplementary work thero after, how
trtr, It Is stated. Abuot 60,000 miles n
year of rallroada aro being valued.
The commission n report Includes a state
Rent showlriR net Income of American rail
ways from 1891 to 1016. tu 1S91 net in
come of the toads amounted to $331, 593, 407
and In 1916. J1.0'J1.0.10,5tl. Nineteen six
teen was the first year tho Incomo went
ever the billion dollar mark.
BENEFIT FOR SANATORIUM
Bridge Party and Danco Tonight at
Mercantile Hall
A bridge party, followed by n dance, will
i held lonlRht i.t Mercantile Hall. Itroad
treat above Master, for the benellt of tho
Kailesvllle Sanatorium for Consumptives,
nonsectarhui Institution near N'orrlstown.
Included In 'the board of directors of the
Eatlesvllle Sanatorium are a number of
the leading- businessmen of Philadelphia.
Tonight's benefit is Riven under tho aus
pices of the Ladles' Auxiliary and the com
mittee hi charge Includes Mrs.- Kills A.
OimbeJ, MrB. Benedict (Umbel, Mrs, SamUel
p. Lit, Mrs. Kly IC. SellR. Mrs. Sidney Aloe.
n. I.oula Gerstley, Mrs. Andrew Kass,
!ri. Jerome Louchelm, Mrs. K. K. Lochelm,
" W n, Ilosskam., Mrs. Joseph N.
Bnellenburg. Mm 8, r. Kraus. Mrs,Isaua
Leopold, Mrs. Julius C. Levi and Miss
Jeanette Qoldberir.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON. Dec 7.
For eastern Pennsylvania: Cloudy to
Wit and Friday, -with nrobablv rain:
Warmer tonlKht In north anil ireit nortlons :
?rmer Friday; variable winds becomlnR
rKuthtaat and Increasing; by Friday.
The temperatures continued to fall slow.
r at roost places In the Atlantlo States,
aiUlOUKh thfM -utaa t,a malln. nknCT& a
ftilladelphla A warmer belt extends from
, " Mke region eouthvvestward across the
jealral valleys to Texas while a reaction
S.,coUr ls reported from the Northern
"Una States Light rains and snow flur-
nave occurred over scattered areas
"en the northern border and the condl
Jjoiui are generally cloudy and unsettled
throughout the great central valley. Clear
A ItS tlr all tlili, . .. I . . i. . a At ..
-.:T'""" ", iwiiiik uer inoauuiui;
HMUI.
Observatlotia at Philadelphia
fta?tIr.-':;;::::::::::-::r::r:::::::ft
t ...Northwest, 12 miles
ilymMl.j "!
'nkniam temMratur - ' ?i
Umng tq Be Lighted .
asd ether eklrlr. 1,10 p.ui,
The Tides
Pattr :: Attta'
lev wtt, ...... ,.,.,...12.18 p.m.
r ....A , ,,,., isag.n.
I ..'TNUTBTBEHT-WmHP
JL7i? -. ..aas.m
u iS; - 1?.-f?B-5-
in,, s.U a. is
GOVEUNAIENT LANDS
HAPIDLY BEING STAKED
Homoatcadcra Exhausting Arnbtc, Sec
retary Lane Rcporta
WASHINGTON Dec 7 The American
people are tnklnK Up the public domain In
homestead m rapidly that In a few years
nil of the arable land will he settled, no
ctirdlnR to the annual report of Secretary
or the Interior franklin IC" Lane
The Secretary snya that the solution of
the problem of Retting more land for the
people lien In the devising of some scheme
for titltltlnR the great hidden reservoirs of
water which la tinder the earth. The re
port declare thern are vast stores of water
underlying the Rrent Atnerloan deserts, and
tho exercise of aumcietrt. cnRlneerlnR Renlu
can Inn thee supplies and brlnR under cul
tivation million of acres of land now
desert
Secretary tjine ndvoentes special leitlsla
tlon to provide for work on brliiRlnR under,
cround waters to the surface, either by the
Invernnient or by private parties
Twenl-four IrrlRatlon projects have been
pushed b the declamation Kervlce. ac
rordli.R to the report, and ten projects have
been comoleted durlriR the 5 ear This has
ndde.l 5000 farms. lotalinR I2&.000 acre
to the IrrlRated ciuntr Seven hundred
miles of ra.mN elRhty miles of drains,
fifty miles of pipe line sixty miles of
hiads :00 ranal structures. 600 brldRrs,
besides n vast nmount of oxcavatlnR and
other work, havo made up the year's out
put of the Hcclnmatlon Service
ARABIA SUNK AS TROOP
SHIP, BERLIN'S BELIEF
U-Boat Commander Struck
Under That Impression, Note
to U. S. Declares
WASHINGTON. Dee. 7 Herman set up
the contention that the steamship Arabia
was 11 troop transport nnd admitted she hod
sunk it under that lmprcslon, In her nil
iw.ir tu American Inquiries, mode public
by the Stnto Perartmcnt today
At tho same tlmo llcrmany ncrcnt tn
"promptly drnw appropriate consequences"
If the flitted Stntes showed the vessel was
mi ordinary passetiRer liner rather than n
transport.
The text of tho mcssnRO said the follnuliiR
results were shown by the Herman Invcs
tlRntlon: On the mornlnR of Novemher C the
Herman submarine encountered a larno
steamship from the CerlRo Strait". 100
nauth-nl inllfs west of the Island of
I'nrlR...
.Thn Htenmshlp was pulnted black and
had super'tructuro and not. ns Is other
wlso the case with the I and O Line
superstructure. In llRht color. .
Tho steamship, which was Identical
with tho Arabia, wan not travcllnR on
tho route reRularly used by tho passen
Rcr ships between Tort Said and Malta,
as is made plain on an attached map.
but was tnkliiR a iIrz.tr course toward
the west 120 nautical miles north of
that rotito: this course on which tho
submarine had passed threo similar
steamships at the samo spot on tho
same mornlnR. leads from the AcRean
to Malta, so that the Arnbla w-na mov
Iiir on the ParlRO-Mnlta transport route
used solely for war purposes, accordlnR
to the experiences until now.
The commnnder of the submarine
further uecei tallied that there was a
InrRe number of I'hlncse and other col
ored persons in their national costume
on board the steamship He considered
them Mi bo w-oikmen-soldlcrs, such a
are used In Rrc.it numbers behind the
front by tho enemies of Germany. In
Itplte of the clear weather nnd careful
observation, tho commander did not
perceive any women or children
In these clrriinistnnie the k.io
mandcr of the submarlno was convinced
that. In tho case of thin hI-iiii).h.
he was concerned with n transport
ship for troops I it the service of tho
Dritlsh Government, which had to be
considered a 11 an auxiliary warship,
nrcordliiR to International law. and
therefore holnR Treated llko n warship
lie accordlncly 'considered himself
Justified In nf.acklnR the steamship
without delay nnd sank It
Should the American Hovernment
rIvo tho olllclul data showlnR that the
Arabia was at the time of tho torpedo
ing an ordinary passeiiRer steamship
tho action of the commander would not
hao been In accordance with the In
structions Riven him. slnco these In
structions are now, ns before. In aRree
mont with tho assurance of the Her
man note of May, 1018. This would
be a case of a regrettable mistake from
which the Herman Government would
promptly draw tho appropriate conse
quence. Secretary LanslnR refused to comment
on the note.
Its contents have been forecast, nnd the
main fncts therein were chronicled several
days uro when It had become known that
the note had arrived
The Slate Department has satd privately
all along that the Arabia was the main
case upon which future German-American
relations would probably depend
It was pointed out that Germany em
phnslxed the fact that her commander was
still under orders to follow International
law, as demanded by the United States In
Us Sussex note.
DELAWARE "REGIMENT"
NOW THING OF THE PAST
Armed Force of Stato 'Designated as
'Two Battalions of Infantry
by Governor
WILMINGTON, Del, Deo, 7 Delaware's
First Jteglment of Infantry Is a thin of
the past, for Governor Miller has Issued
orders through Adjutant General L Pusey
Wlckersham. designating1 the armed forces
of the State simply as two battalions of
Infantry, as now constituted, and doing;
border duty at Dcmlntr, N. M.
Since the Spjplsh-Amerlcan War the
State mllltla haa existed on paper as a
full regiment of three battalions of four
companies each, but In reality there wtro
but two battalions of four companies each.
Efforts have been made from time to time
to have the legislature make the necessary
provision whereby the State mllltla could
conform to the War Department's require
ments, but these always failed, and the
two battalions were carried along; as a regi
ment. NEW IMPETUS GIVEN
TO TUBERCULOSIS WORlf
War Against tho "White Plague" Is
Pressed With Vigor py Many
Organizations ,
Tuberculoals Week," organized to drive
the white plague from this city, Is being;
pushed -with renewed vlr today by health
organizations, women's clubs, anll-tuberou-losls
leagues and other organizations that
have Joined forces lo combat the moat
prevalent Infectious dlseaae. The National
Association for the Prevention of Tubercu
losis Is leading- the fight, and records show
that since 1880 tb death rale In this city
ffom that disease has been reduced almost
fifty per cent,
It la estimated that there are 81,000 cases
of tuberculosis In this city la ono form or
another. This estimate was not given out
to cause undue, alarm, but to Impress the
.,. ...ui. h rravttv and renerat xtnt
of the disease. Every known means Is being
used against It and encouragin- results aro
kliovrn-
Forged Sister's Name; In Prison
EVEKING LEDGrBR-PHrDABBEPHIiV, TtFESDAT, DECEMBEB & 191(5
WARNS AGAINST INFLUX
FROM WESTERN ASIA
Immigration Commissioner Gen
eral Caminetti Sees Peril of
Hiiro Oriental Migration
FOR RIGID RESTRICTION
Opposed to GrnntlnR ClMxenshlp to
Monjrollans Dorn In This
Country
WASHINGTON. Dec T. The stronR
probability of a vast movement of ImmlRra
tlon from western Asia to tho t'nlted Stales
within the nextfew )ears should demand
attention In advance, accordlnR to the nn
nual report of fommlssloner General of
ImmlRratlon Comlnettl to CotiRress lodav
This movement was Just oo'mmenelnR and
was temporarily stayed with the brenkliiR
out of war. sn)s the report, but it Is only
a question of time when It will begin anew
when doubtless the history of previous
large migrations will be repeated
ImmlRratlon from eastern Asia, says the
report, which hss been one of, our most se
rious problems for jears, has not et been
solved Modifications and additions tn the
preset! tlmmlRratlon laws to cope with this
Orlenlnl tnvnslon aro urged. A provision
to the Ilurnett bill which lias already
pnsseil the House nnd been reported favor
ably h) a Senate committee Is suggested ns
an ideal solution
MONGOLIANS AND ('ITI2KNSIIII
"The fact that no person of the Mon
golian rsce. no matter how lonR his resi
dence here or devotion to our country and
Institutions, can ever become a citizen,
while a Mongolian by the accident of birth
here" may become such tn spite of ad
herencn to tho customs nnd Ideals of the
people of his comitn. .Is an Inconsistency
which detracts from the dignity of Ameri
can cltlienship, In the opinion of the com
missioner. HegardlnR the necessity for excludlnR
aliens on "economic Rrounds." which ques
tion has been beforo the Judicial nod legis
lative branches of the Hovernment, tho
report sns "It Is Just as undesirable from
tho point of view- of the tommunlticn af
fected that an alien shall become n public
charge because he cannot (lnd n. Job In
which he can mako a HvlnR, as It Is that
ho shall become a public charge becnuse he
Is of poor physique or In ill health or u
cripple."
PurlnR the fiscal enr 10tt aliens to the
number of 1,21s t0 migrated to the United
States. In 19IB tho total dropped to 32n.70n
nnd tn the last ear only :98.S:r. entered tho
country.
Increase of the medical force for tho
examination of Immigrants Is recommended,
a more "intensive phalral examination"
tuvliiR shown by experiment rejects n
Rreater perccntaRo of those unfit for nd
mlsslon. WAR ON "WHITE SLAVKIIY"
The service haa been particularly active
in- the Inst year, accordlnR tn the report.
In combntlnR the evils of "white slavery "
Prosecutions were Instituted In eighty-six
cases nnd seventy convictions secured. The
correspondltiR dRUres for 1915 were sixty
six and fifty-three
During the last vear the division of In
formation placed 70.195 persons In employ
ment, 8S.26.1 of which were American citi
zens Klfty-four races and slxly-slx dif
ferent occupations were represented. Fig
ures show that of tho applicants citizens
now predominate where aliens formerly did.
The veport carries n recommendation for
favorable action on tho measure to Increase
the limit of cost for the new station at
Boston, and recommendations also for addi
tional facilities on the Mexican border.
New Regulation on Revenue Lnw
WASHINGTON'. Dec T The Secretary
of the Treasury 1ms approved a new regula
tion by the Commissioner of Internal Itev
enue to the effect that Income earned after
decedent's death and appreciation In alues
during administration nre not to he returned
as a portion of the gross estate for tax un
der the new revenue law
wmamssswsiBS&iMmwsKmwsmsn
(liy Mens
Uoodsm
a Flans urore
Reeds are spe
cialists in goods
intended for Men
and Boys and all their
offerings tear the dis
tinctive marks of cor
rectness . and approved
style.
If you are in doubt
as to just what you
want for a Holiday Gift
for a Man. or Boy, drop in
the store and we will give
you intelligent and- helpful
service and a choice of the
finest assortments of t Neck
wear, Gloves, House Gar
ments, Mufflers, Handlccr-
1 . r O i T7t- T7i.
cbiets, swearers, j-ac, utc,
that you will find anywhere.
Everything will be priced in
accordance with its real
value.
Jacob
Reed's '
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80-YKAK-OI.D MAN MISSING
Francis II. Stltes hits not been seen
or henrd from since ho walked out '
of his home, IG0O North Cnmnc
street, on the morning of November
27. All efforts on tho part of rela
tives nnd tho police hnvo failed to
develop n single clue.
INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS
AFFECT BABY MORTALITY
U. S. Bureau Hentl Finds Family Earn
ings Have Direct Hearing on
Death Rate
WASHINGTON Pec 7 That children's
welfare Irem habyhooil tn iitlolrsrrncn I
bound up wtli liKltitttrl.il conilltlom In rni
phaalapil by tho rin-ciil nnrk nf the Knlprnl
Chllilirn'a Iluraii, if which tho chief. Mlra
Julia 1' Mlhroii. trlbi In hrr fourth nnnunl
report made public today
A Muilv of Infant innrtnllty In MnncliPH.
ter. N II . rmnpIeK-il thin inr, niliM now
olilenco that wuhcn tho fnthrr'n rnrnlnfta
nro low or thr molhrrn work nut of the
homo tho Infnnt mortality rnto In rxoei
tlonnlly hlKh In Manchester It varle.i from
ono ileath nmonK p.-ry four hablen where
fathern ram len than $IE0 to ono lenth
ntnotiir every sixteen bnblei whero fatlicr.i
earn $1030 or more
Mlaa I-athrop'H report refers tn the effect
of IIM11R t-omlltloni upon iMothem ami
points nut that the nlckncas or death of the
mother lesfenn the baby's chances for llf
nnd health.
PEARLwiheA
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. trigue and unseen dangers from the spies and mtriguersof for
eign nations, who march only astcp ahcadof the armies rt invasion. Never have
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c4nd never have you "been thrilled as PEARL
WHITE will thrill you by the daring feats she has accom
plished in her part as "America's Joan of Arc."
cA greatstory, a great star, a great supporting cast,
all contribute to make this the serial you will DEMAND to
see from the start to its unexpected and bewildering climax.
Beginning- December 4th, at leading motion picture theatres.
II II II ssi
BAKER REPORT URGES
CADET "PREP" SCHOOLS
j
War Secretary Would Havo
Most PromiBinp; Students
Sent to West Point
AGAINST POLITICAL PLAN
Would Abandon Present System Under
Which President nnd Congress
men Mnko Selections
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. Secretary of
War Uaker, In his Hrat report, urges th
abandonment of the. present syatem o
selecting candidates for mlmlaalon to th
Military Academy
Instead of having th Trealdent and mem
bers of ronarein dealmnte studenta to tak
tho rntrnnco cxanilnntlona, tho Secretary
urges that preparatory nchools bo entab.
tlshed by tho CJoernmenl and that srad
uates of theso Institutions who show tho
greatest fliness bo trained further nt West
l'olnl or Annapolis
sciioi.Aitsim rot: DCFKNsn
Amplifying Ills sURKrstlaii, ho adds:
I enturo to bellovo that If tho Federal
Government neie to establish In a. number
of places throughout tho country school In
nhlch tho rudiments of a sound education,
tho elements of mechanical skill, tho prin
ciples of business co-ordlimtlon nnd tho be
glnnlnss of military sclenco wero taught,
theso schools would develop tho natural
apttludes of tho students In such n way ns
to supply those fitted by temperament and
talent to pursuo In the Mtlltnry Academy
nnd tho Nnvnl Academy tho study of mili
tary science, and. Incidentally, theso schools
would furnish a great body of men relum
ing to civil life fitted by training either to
respond tu nn emergency to a call to tho
colors or to tnko their placns ns civil soldiers
In tho sorvlco of tho Oovernment In thoso
Industries nnd timlertnklngs fundamental to
thn successful conduct of mllltnry opera
tlntu a uni.rKrt, iixmNDiTunn
'The HUggcstlon hero mado ought not
perhaps to bo further elaborated In this re
port, hut 1 think It will ho nppaient on re
flection that nn expenditure In contempla
tion of n mllltnry emergency would bo mors
apt or helpful than ono which gnvo to 16,000
or 30,000 young men tho Inspiration of In
dustrial education nt tho hands nf tho t,ov
ornment "
A bill tn repeal tho Nntlnnnl Clunrd pro
visions of tho Hay nrmy net wns Introduced
In tho Scnato today by Senator Ilorah
Hlmultaneouilv cm mo thn announcement
from tho pinpoiicnts of unlvcrsnl mllltnry
training In nnd out nf Congress. Including
Senator t'hnmbrrlnln, chairman of tho Sen
nlo Mllltnry Affairs Committee, that nn
earnest right for real land preparedness
would bo w-nged at this session.
' ' ' ' " '" '
ANTI-WILSON SUFFRAGIST
GUEST AT WHITE HOUSE
Mrs. J. A. Hopkins Likely to Ask Presi
dent About Woman
Frnnchlso
WASHINGTON, Deo. 7. President Wil
son's dinner tonight to Chairman Vane
McCormlck, of tho Democratlo campaign
committee, may develop some) fireworks not
on tho program. ,
ThUi Is) the reason!
Among tho Invited guests is Mm, J. A.
Hopkins, president of ths New Jersoy
llranch of th CongirsaloruU Union for
Woman Suffrages
Mrs. Hopkins toured the countrr from
const to coast during1 thn last campaign,
speaking against President Wilson.
The liusbnnd of Mra. Hopkins, prom
inent New Jersey I'roirresalvo, wns for
the President, wan a member of tho com
mittee which assisted In his election nnd
hencft Is an Invited rueat.
Tho wives of nil tho committeemen worn
Invited
Mrs Hopkins Is quoted by her friends as
snytne. "If I t tho opportunity 1 will
certainly nsk tho President whnt ho plans
to do for womnn suffrage." Bhe says she
will wear her Congressional Union bndgo
nt thn dinner
MINE INSTITUTE HEARS
JACKSON ON LABOR LAW
Commissioner Declares Stflttttca Show
Trend of ThotiRht for Harmony
nnd .lustico In Industries
PITTflnunOH, Deo. 7 Unable to nt
tend the coal mining Institute of Amerloabe
causo of the pressure of other business, John
Price Jackson, State Commissioner of Ijvbor
nnd Industry', had his address road today
by U A. Irwin, nn auditor In the Ijibor
Department The pnper says tn part:
'Tho laws upon which the system Is
based are tho expression, In Pennsylvania,
of a decided trend of civilisation to Im
prove tho conditions of freedom, Justice
nnd welfare which exist among mankind
'The underlying basin of the laws re
lating to this subject Is that an Industry
should pay not only wages and profit, cost
of repalrn to machinery and raw mnterlnl,
but should nlso bear a reasonable portion
of tho cost In bumnn beings broken or
warn In Its sen Ice In more direct lan
guage the purposes nre threefold: First,
to give nderjuato medical attention ' nnd
rensonnblo living support to the Injured
employe or his dependents; second, to give
such support promptly nt tho time when
It Is needed nnd without large overhead
or legnl expenses, nnd third, to encourngo
the State-wide movement for the elimina
tion of accidents.
'Thero nro between 1,1(00.000 nnd 2,000,
000 employes and In round numbers 200,
000 employers who hnvo nccepted the
method ' defined In the law to como under
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ASSAILS THUG TACTICS1
TO QUELL LABOR ROWS
Menace to Industry,Saya Sccrw
tary Wilson's Report to
Congress
WASHINGTON, Dee, 7 Marshallrof ht
"armed thugs to quell labor disputes' t
denounced as a menace to the nation's In
duatrtal paco and prosperity )n the Wport
of the Department of Labor enbrnllted. to
Congress today.
If local and State Xorces cajmobecpatrtth
strike outrages, call In ths strong am -of
the Federal Government, advised th re -port.
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Labor organisation Is Indispensable-1 at
tainment of economic Independence, tho re
port said. Secretary Wilson expressed sat
isfaction over "the general disposition -of
employers to recognise workmen-8 right to
bargain collectively for better wages. He
said Investigations proved that fair rela
tions were maintained under truon elroum
etancea and that unionisation of laborers
had tended to raise the standards of oltl
xenehlp. Secretary Wilson pointed out the dtfeois
In our naturalisation laws, Whloh allow
Orientals In the United States to have ths
privileges of cltlienship desplto the fact that
their families nnd Interests are abroad,
Tho report emphasised tho cood results
that have been accomplished through mcdl- t
allon In settlement of labor disputes and -cites
116 rases out of 193 controversies be
ing solved by mediation during- the last
year
Tho Secretary urges that publlo home
stead, lands bo dealt out to nun out of work
and renown hla recommendation that a.
larger employment bureau be established,
under control of the department.
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