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WILS0N-G0W1PERS
ALLIANCE IN PERIL
Boston Riot3 Threaten to
Frighten Public and Defeat
Compromise Plan
RADICAL LABQR WON'T OBEY
By CLINTON W GILBERT
Stair Corrpondenjof he Errnlng Tnbllc
Wasl.lnirton, Sept. W'-Of""!?;
labor, ns it Is represented at the hend
nuorters at the American Fedcrn Ion
here, the Gomper's variety fit oW"'
labor nnd President Wilson are both
alarmed nt tho developments in the
Boston police strike. It
them both equally, their combination,
their political prospects. ,.,,,
In labor circles men nsk, What
does it mean?" "What effect i- it
having upon the country? "it n
scheme of some one to give n black eye
to labor?" They ask these qucitinni
in tones of genuine anxiety, noimn
. i.....nn4 tli Kpnko of orenu
tones of genuine anxiety, nothing
ized labor in years as the Boston police
strike and its consequences.
And, on the other hnnd, tho Presi
dent, who understands organiTed labor
thoroughly, the conservative brand of
it. in his Montana speech referred to
, -itn.tnn Btriko as "n crime against
the Boston striko as
civilization."
Wihon K-ady to Send Troops
There is ' no doubt that he would
welcome an opportunity to use the
forces of the army and navy to
strengthen the hands of tho local au
thorities. And there is no doubt that
ho conservative or Gompcr's section of
organized labor would welcome action
of this sort by him.
If Governor Coolldge should nK for
aid from tho United Stntes, it wouW
give the President a much dcsirca op
portunity to put himself right before
the pubfic, and so far as Mr. Gompers
is concerned to put the Gompcrs-Wll-son
alliance right before tho public.
Wilson cannot afford to stand before
the nation as iu any measure tho sup
porter of forces which bring about re
sults like those in Boston. Neither, for
that matter, can Gompers.
Dual Alliance in Banger
As said so often in these corre
spondences, all plans of Democratic
success and all plans of Mr Gompers
for his personal success are built upon
n working alliance between the Presi
dent nnd the chief of the Amciican Fed
eration of I.nbor.
But this alliance in consequences and
in its assertions must be such as to
bear public inspection. If Mr Wilson
is to associate with Mr. Gompers none
of. the Gompers associates must be com
mitting "crimes against conization."
It may be said that tho political
leader who works out the compromise
between capital and labor on which this
country will go forwnrd for the next
few years can be President or. rne
United States if he chooses. And
equally the labor chief who works out
that compromise will be head of the
American federation or l.nDor,
Mr. Wilson and Mr Gompers are
busy on thnt compromise. They devote
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? The great labor conference to be held
lAZ hero next month is first a means of
V.ffiu.tin. n tpTtmnrnrr truce arid, sec
ondly, a means toward achieving the
compromise.
Unions' Standing Endangered
Now while Mr. Wilson and Mr.
Gompers's labor for modus Vivendi,
Messrs. Plumb and Stone get under the
White. House window and make un
pleasant noises. They talk truculently
. of "revolution." Thej ore of the enm-
hn fnrrhcnv of Mr. Gompers. They make Mr.
t. Wilson's association witn ;ur
Gom -
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.,., In flm m. nf the nubile embarrass-
eVer Tlnir. And acain no sooner are they
quieted than the Boston police, union-
quieuu urn ' fnii0,,;n
ized and. nominally at least follow in
Mr. Gompers, strike and precipitate
rioting anu iouuiik iu im ,uu . "
their duty to guard
Teople ask where does this unionism
lead, what shall it profit Mr. Wilson,
if he saves Mr. Gompers. if, after nil,
ihtk nftnnlii nrp flnhious of Mr. Gomners's
associates? The danger is that even
with Mr. Gompers saved the country
will say, "This thing leads us too far.
We cannot go along. Wc have seen
too much of Plumb and Stone and of
the Boston unionized police."
Mr. Wilson probably has to save
Gompers, but he has to do something
more; lie has to prove that Gompers
Is in command ; that he is not merely
a stuffed shirt coming dow n from the in
dustrial post. It is a big job.
The trouble with the Wilson-Gom-pers
alliance is that Gomrcrs him
self is weak. His own unions do not
obey orders, and they certainly do not
reflect his cautious spirit. They do
not obey even their own immediate
leaders.
There is too much disunion in union
ism. Sumiose jou pay the price of
saving Gompers nnd keeping him con
servative, you hnve bought nothing un
less thero is discipline in organized
labor. Unless Gompers is obejed jou
have labor all very lotely ut Wash
ington, but doing what it likes else
where; you have paid for the form, but
Another Triumph!
Brockway does not wait for style. The new ideas
originate in the great Cortland factory. J This time
Brockway has built a lVi ton Special true to
standard for only $2100.001 There is not an
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jb ay
llocent events arc
showing this.
Moreover, Gompcrs's position grows
, .llnlmiH. hn forces of radical
ism in labor ranks arc stronger and
more intelligent than ever before. The
accession of Frederick C. Howe, the
former immigration commissioner, to
Mr. Plumb, Is veritably un event. It
gives radicalism a man of first class
Intelligence and character, n mnn rarely
disinterested, n man who can approach
Mr. Wilson hb intimately nnd effec
tively as enn Mr. Qoinpcri.
This is something radicalism has hith
erto lacked. It must be said here, how
ever, that tho Boston police doings do
not help Howe nny more than they do
f.nmnors. They simply alarm tho na
tion nnd make It nntl-unlon, no matter
., t.ofVin,. (hn iiiiinti is Gomners's or
How c.
To sum It oil up, Mr. Wilson is try
in to effect the labor-capital compro
miso for the next four cnra, just ns
Uoyd George has boon trjlng to do it
in England. Unjil tieorgc has broken
with the labor industrial nationalizes,
just as Mr. Wilson evidently wilU
BIBLE AT PEACE CONFERENCE
American Society's Gift Cordially
Accepted, President States
NVw York. Sent. 1L. (Iy A. P.)
T)() spcclny bound copy of the Bible
prepared by the American Bible So
ciety and bent to the Pence Conference
by President Wilson was "very cor
dially accepted" by Premier Clemcn
ccau, president of the conference, ac
cording to a message from President
Wilson to General Secretary Maun, of
the society, made public here todr,y.
The President's mct.sage through Sec
retary Tumulty, follows:
"The President asks me to say that
he did present the Bible nnd it was
very cordially accepted by the president
of the Peace Conference, Mr. Clcmen
ceau. Every effort was made by the
Peace Conference to secure complcto re
ligious freedom throughout the world.
Particular attention was raid to th
matter in the treaties formulated with
the new countries where religious mi
norities were particularly protected nnl
nlo in the provisions for territones
which were to be put under mandate."
CANADIANS ADOPT PACT
House of jCommons Ratifies Peace
Treaty In Night Session
Ottawa, Sept. 12. (By A. P.)
Premier Borden's resolution approving
of the trenty with Gerninny was passed
in the Canadian House of Commons
earlj this morning. Previously a party
division in the House defeated the
Fielding nmendment by a vote of 102
to TO
The nmendment provided for the ad
dition of a clnuse to the government's
resolution of approval to the effect that
the resolution in no way affected the
existing autonomous authority of the
dominion.
Cape Town, Union of South Africa,
Sept. 12. The House of Assembly of
the Union of South Africa has ratified
the peace treaty.
KNIGHTS' LAST RECEPTION
Georgia Grand Commandery Enter
tains Brilliantly at Bellevuo
The last of the brillnnt social func
tions that have marked the triennial
conclave of the Knights Templar took
nlnce last nieht in tho Tfellevue-Stiat-
ford Hotel, where thousands of the
Knights and their Indies from all over
the United Mates garnered xor tneir
last formal evening nffair until the next
conclae in New Orleans.
In the ballroom the grand com
mnndery of Georgia entertained at a re
ception until midnight in honor of
.Tosoph K. Orr, of Atlanta, the new
ernml master of the order. Officers of
,nll state crand eommanderies in the
. hotel anneared in full uniform to pay
their respects.
The grand conimani cries, or .uassa-
chusetts entertained the visitors at a
t, roof Kimlon. The Aia.
, , pommanne ry entertained in
the Hose lloom. At nil tnrce recep-
tions the guests received souvenirs.
HENDERSON WINS ELECTION
British
Labor Leader Chosen for
Commons Over Coalitionist
London, Sept. 1? (By A. P.1
Arthur Henderson, v Labor leader,
who was defeated for election to Par
liament at the genera' lection last win
ter, was elected to tmvllouse of Com
mons today nt tho bj -election in
Widnes, Lancaster.
Sir. Henderson polled 11,404 votes,
ngainst 10,417 for his opponent, F. II.
Fisher, the Coalitionist candidate.
MARSEILLES HIT BY STRIKE
Greater Part of City Dark as Labor
Trouble Spreads
Marseilles, Sept. 12 (By A. P.)
While the btrike here cannot be said
strictly to be general, two of the prin
cipal unions, the tramway employes nnd
the teamsters, hne called out their
members A ery large number of
workmen nre idle nnd the situation is
growing more serious.
There is no gas and the greater part
of the city was in darkness last night.
:k Co. of Philadelphia
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EVENING PUBLIC
MERCIER SAYS I
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PRESSSAVED HIWI
American Public Opinion Was
Too Strong for German
Invaders, He Asserts
PROPAGANDISTS BUSY YET
By JAMKS M. BKNNKTT
Muff Correspondent of the Krcnlng mtillr
I.edjcrr
Baltimore, Mil., Sept. 12. Cardinal
Mcrcier says American newspapers
saved him from the Germans.
"They wanted to lay hands upon me,
but the power of the press in your
country stopped them," he said today.
"The Germans knew the strength of
public opinion In tho United States,
nnd they decided I was not the man
they could nfford to put in prison."
While it is true, ns the cardinal
sajs, the invndcrs of his land didn't
place him under physical arrest as far
as n cell was concerned, they have
not forgotten him. They have followed
him to this country with their lies
This became apparent within nn hour
after the cardinal had landed in New
York Inst Tuesday. While he was
the guest of Archbishop Hayes, some
one iiked
"What is the real reason for Car
dinal Mercier's visit to America? He
sas he came to thank the people for
helping the Belgians, but as a mat
ter of fact, didn't he come on a po
litical mission''"
Then Mr Know-it-all went on to
explain thnt the card!nal'n visit pre
ceded that of King Albert, and that the
prelate was preparing the way for
Belgian propaganda or something of
that sort.
This line of "knocking" spread
rapidly. The busvbodies and active
members of the nnvil chorus took up the
cry. They "hammered" in New York.
They got out their sledge in Bnltimore.
The "faithful" of the kaiser nnd his
cohorts fished nnd fished for a bite from
Cardinal Mereier and his party. They
didn't get n nibble.
The hook is still baited. The cork
is floating on the surface. It hasn't
been drawn under, nnd it will not be.
All the propagandists got was a si
lence. Their trap didn't work.
Filled With Joy of Life
Meanwhile, Cnrdinnl Mereier goes
calmlj nlong, full of the joy of life, glnd
the war is ocr, but deeply concerned
over the future of Belgium
When nespeahs tor a tew minutes ot
Ills comiir, kh-ul iiiuusiiiui nei;u-i iiiu
(ninoim fnriinr ciTiilr rllcnnnonra
for
a minute or two-no longer.
The militant Mereier appears. Then
one is reminded of the wartime shep-1
herd who defied that awful thine that
crushed llelcium. The soft lines of the
cardinal's fate melt away and the undeiv-the-surface
Mereier comes to the front:
his lips are tightened, the furrows of
his brow deepen ; his chin becomes
firmer; his ejes flash. He's aroused.
He realizes he is at the begiuning of
nnother battle that of the reconstruc
tion of his beloved country, and it is
a gigantic task.
The industrial part of the cardinal's
visit became known when he icpeatcd
the words, "Machinery, machinery."
"Our wheels must go lound," he
said. "Our factories must bo rc-
ATLANTIC
POLARINE
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THINK of Atlantic Polarine.
Atlantic Light, Medium and
Heavy as a four-leafed clover
that brings good luck to your
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very oil you should be using
now. And your garageman will
tell you which one that is.
ATLANTIC
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Keep Upkeep Down.
Seashore,
ATf.AJ.TlCJ CITY OCKAN CT1Y
WII.DK OOD CAI"K MAY
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Iotmi ChMtnnt and South St. Frrrlra 7.00 A. M.
I'olnU B.-OO r. M.
New York,
Tire MKTROroi.18 OF AMKniCA War Tax 20e
SUNDAYS, Sept. 14 and 28, Oct. 5 and 26, Nov. 2, 23 and 30
Hlal train lrin Rradlns Trrmlnal 8.00 A. M.. atonplnc at Columbia Aft.,
Iluntlnidon Hi.. Warne Junction. I.osan and Jrnklntown.
lUturnlnc loaTra New lork, West 23d Ht.. 7:30 1'. M.I Llbertr Ht.. 8:00 V. M.
Mauch Chunk, - $2.00
TIIK SW1TZERI.AND OF AMERICA War Tax 16c
EVERY SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY
September 21 to October 25, Inclusive
HnctJal train Imtm Rwllnf Trrmlnal 100 A, M.. atopplnc at Columbia At.,
riuntlntdon Ht., Warno Junction, JLoian and JenMntown. Kcturnlnr leavca Mauch
Chunk 6.00 V. M.
Gettysburg,
TIIK FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Special train ItaTta Reading Terminal 7ll5 A. M., atopplnc at Hprlnj: Garden St.,
Columbia Ave., Huntingdon Mt. and Manarvnk. Returning Iravca Oettynburg 6rOO r. 51,
.LEDGER - PHIIADELPHXA, FRIDAY! SEJPTEMBEB IS, IfliO
built. Wo need machtvry of many
kinds. Our people" must havr work,
and we look to our great friend
America who has done bo, much for us,
to help us more. Something needs to
be done by the big men. I believe
they will. I pray they will. We need
another Hoover. God bless him!"
Back comes the SIcrcIer mirth when
the cardinal forgets, for the moment,
the needs of his country, and discusses
the manj delights and surprises of his
visit.
"Isn't the sunshine in America beau
tiful, and the sky so blue, so blue?"
he asked, when he looked from me
window of the residence of Cnrdinnl
Gibbous. "Happy people; you Amer
icans nro blessed," continued the car
dinal, ns he sat In the beautlfnl red
room with its portraits of churfh dig
nitaries, Its high celling, old-time
folding doors, and soft carpets.
"Which city do jou like better, New
York or Baltimore?" he was asked.
The cardinal laughed heartily.
"Well," he replied, "the answer is
the little story of the two glasses; one
wns large, the other smaller. Both,
however, were filled to overflowing.
That's true of the two cities, both
overflowing with welcome to us."
Baltimore, Sept. 12. (By A. IM
Cardinnl Mereier had only three en
gagements scheduled for today. 1-rom
the steps of the nrchepiscopal residence
in Charles street he reviewed the painde
which was the chief feature of the
homecoming celebration arranged for
the sailors nnd marines of Mtrjland
who served in the great war. After
ward Cardinal Meicier went to St
Mnry's Seminar, where he addressed
the priests of tho Baltimore diocese,
who nre In their annual retreat nt the
seminary. This afternoon the Belgian
prelate will Wsit St. Charles's College,
Cntonsvillo suburb, the preparatory
school for St. Marj's Seminary.
LAW CHEATED BY DEATH
Woman Accused of Plot to Cheat
Government Is Dead
The federal authorities tried today to
serve a warrant on a woman who is
said to have been dead more than two
months. A United States marshal,
armed with the warrant, started to
make the arrest and returned two hours
Inter with the news that the woman
wns dead
The warrant was for a Julia Smith,
of Chester, alleged to have conspired
with a sohliir to receive an allotment
ns Ids wife when he went into the
army. The plan, nccording to the fed
ernl agents, was to sae the accumu
lated allotments until the return nf the
soldier, when the pair would dUide the
proceeds.
TWO HURT IN PLANE WRECK
Pilot and Mechanician of Photo
graphic Service Injured at York
York. Pa., Sept. 12. Lieutenant
Tlnlmi t V.. Sciir. nilot. suffered til inl ins
i , onc o hil ,PK, nnd SerBCaiit B. V
I5j nl, his mpflinnicinn, sustained a push
" " r'Rht ce whcn n l,,nnc oi O"1
Tinted Stntes air service photngrnhpic
Ihing circus was smashed in a landing
jesterday.
Lieutenant Floyd A. Wilson in at-
temptiug to avoid a tree made n quick
landing, smashing the right wing of
the plane. Karl Kauffman. secretaij
to Itobert J. Spnnglcr. speaker of the
House, had an ankle spruined.
$100,000 FIRE IN MOOSEHORN '
Winnipeg, Sept. 12. Fire destrojed
half of the village of Mooschorn, jes
terday, nccording to word received here.
Mooschorn is 119 miles northwest of
Winnipeg. Bxplosion of a gasoline
lamp in n creamery plant is believed
to have started the conflagration. The
loss is estimated at $100,000.
One-Day Oufiftgs
VIA
Philadelphia & Reading R. R.
$1.25
War Taxl
Returnlnr leavrs Seashore
$2.50
War Tax SO
WILSON CONDEMNS
POLICE STRIKES
'Crime Against Civilization,"
Says President Declares
Pact Cure for Unrest
CALLS RACE RIOTS "SHAME"
Helena, Mont,, Sept. 12. The peace
treaty must be ratified without delay
so thnt the spirit of universal unrest
spreading from Bussln may be quieted,
President Wilson dcclnred In two ad
dresses in Montnua jesterday.
Saying he had been told the West
was pcrvnded by "what Is called radi
calism," the President declared the
only way to keep men from agitating
ngainst grievances was to remove the
grievances. As long ns "things an
wrong." he said, he did not intend to
ask that men stop agitating, begging
onlv thnt they use orderly methods.
Ho said radicalism meant "cutting
up by the roots" n process that would
beunneccssnry if, "noxious growths"
were removed.
Mr. Wilson expressed his "shnme" nt
recent race riots hnd said that for po
licemen to strike was a crlmo against
eiili7ntion.
The President asserted that no one
roiild Kill government by killing those
who conducted government. The Pres
ident wns cheered during an automo
bile ride through principal streets and
nt the station the presidential party
walked down n flower-strewn path be
tween ropes of evergreen held up by
eighty little girls in white.
When the President was introduced
In Goernor Sam -Stewart, the crowd
stood up nnd cheered. Sir. Wilson
said that the issue, after all, was
whether the sacrifices of tho war would
he in Miin. The task of those who
fought is only hnlf done, he declared,
and if the trenty Is not put into effect
"men like these will hnve to die again."
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Harrlsburg to Honor Rootovelt
uA.kisburg. l'n., Sept. 12. A Itoose
elt memorial mass-meeting will be
held in Harrlsburg September ID. A
committee representing all parts of
Harrlsburg has been appointed to make
arrangements.
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BERLIN RAISING WAR DEBTS
Berlin, Sept. 12. (B A. P.) The
government's Inheritance tax, It Is esti
mated, will yield 775,000,000 marks per
year, while us levy on fortunes will
iurn'over to the national treasury near-
ly three billion marks annually for the I
next thirty years
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home and abroad
for the cultivation of "an
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