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Mill Workers Seek
Wage Arbitration
Continued from rate One
committee of twenty-live of the 1'hiln-
dclphla Ccntrnl Labor Union, a com
mtttcc nppolnted as a measure, of de
fense against the so-called "open shop"
campaign being waged throughout the
wuntry.
I have talked to the leading labor
nlon officials of the city and have found
them very outspoken; ijulto willing to
"pnt their cards on the table" and meet
the situation halfway on wage reduc
tions, If and hero Is the stumbling
j,ocl(reductlons arc necessary to get
the mill wheels turning. These leaders
emphatically state that a survey cou
ducted by the T.nbor Hurcati, Inc., of
New York, specifically proves that wage
reductions are unnecessary to meet com
petition. ,
There is no question that the textile
workers nre fully convinced that the
mill owners have made exorbitant profits
during the hist few years. The labor
lenders arc emphatic in their declara
tion that textile labor did not sham
in these large profits to the degree that
it should. They specifically point out
that throughout the entire industry In
J!)l!) wages could have been doubled
without affecting a just return on the
eapitnl invested. In fact, the Labor
Itiireau report definitely shows that each
worker in Philadelphia could have re
ceived an average Increase in wages for
that J ear of nbout $2100 and yet left
enough to pay the owners 0 per cent ou
their investment.
They point out thnt the textile work
ers In 11118 could have received an nver
sge wage of $.1irK). The labor leaders
do not believe prices have dropped to
mieh a degree as to wipe out this great
profit and compel a sweeping reduction
In wages.
The textile manufacturers of the eu
tiro country nre proposing a It" per
rent reduction in wages, which the tex
tile workers, in their present mood, arc
unwilling to accept. The labor officials
ktate that they will he perfectly willing
to have an impartial board make n sur
rey of conditions in Philadelphia and
If this board finds thnt a .wnge cut is
necessary tbey will abide by the'de
tifion. They not only are willing to do tills,
but are extremely desirous of such no
tion being taken, and nssurcdimc posi
tively and definitely that should this
Impartial commission dcelurc that it was
necesary to take n marked reduction In
wages to enable the manufacturers to
tart the mill wheels going they would
be perfectly willing to meet thnt cut.
provided that as values incrcnhcd wages
would automatically increase with them.
They stipulated, of course, thnt the
manufacturers must nlso abide by the
derixion. even if it should leave wages
where they nre.
There is no question about the claim
of many idle textile workers that actual
want exists in Kensington liomcs. I
have seen many cases wlierc entire fam
ilies were wondering where the next
work's groceries were coming from. Ilun
ilrds of families arc subsisting on "ra
tions" thnt arc not sufficient for proper
nourishment. There isn't the slightest
dnuht that a general resumption of the
textile mills would be hailed with wild
Reclaim.
Prank McKoskv. vice president of the
United Textile Workers, emphatically
assured me that he wns willing to co
operate and give co-nperntion in every
naj rfs.-ible: that he believed In co
operation between workers and limn
ujemeiit, but he stated :
'V want-n fifty-fifty co-operation.
We don't want nil the co-operation to
be carried out on the side of the work
ers alone. Wo will meet the1 operator
halfway any time. We kuow full well
Hint sincere co-operation will lienent
Inlinr just ns much as management. We
want to meet the management. We want
to talk over our differences. We want u
thorough understand'ng. We don'l
u.int lo lie in the dark. The must of
fi-i lir way to engender confidence in
nhihlr is for both sides to put their
i aril- on the tulile and talk it over.
Pfliricncy is built on confidence. With
out confidence to the cmplojer no man
inn he 100 per cent efficient."
The secretary of one of the leading
unions said:
'The textile workers of Philadelphia
h.ie liinl a long, hunl struggle for tie
eni livine conditions unci for wages
that would permit a fair living
t.indnrd. The trouble with Philadel
phia is that uc have many old fne
tor os that should have been in the
il TnH years ago, where conditions ccr
tainl are not up to the standard, nor
nnjMliero near the standard. The Phil
idelphia textile cmplojer us a rule is
nifFirtMit from the average American
plant owner. Here ownerships linve been
fancied down through families, anil
necessarily the viewpoint of the re
(tr'ilod orivate owner is narrow. lie
SIIKRMAN ItOGItftS
Conlribiillng editor of tlio Outlook
and authority on the settlement of
labor problems, who Is presenting a
scries of three nrtlcles hi the leve
lling Public Ledger on the textile
crisis In (his rity. The first of the
scries appears today
has been brought up to see the textile
working conditions ns his father had
them. He can see no reason for a
chnnge. Ho has no lioard of directors
to point out to h'ln the necessity of more
dcmocrntlci rule in industry, and he tecs
no reason for co-operating with the
worker and lie seldom docs so. We
hnve no .trouble with the progressive
employer.
"All we nre trying to do ns a union
is to establish a working condition thnt
will enable the worker to sec n light
thnt will eventually get him out of the
woods. We have no desire to compel
arbitrary w.ige conditions Hint would
put the cmployir out of business. We
wnnt him to make money, n reasonably
fair profit, and if be will put his cards
on the table and show us where it is
necessnry, wc will meet him, but we
arc not willing to accept a shnrp wage
tcductlon until he can rpcclfically show
us thnt it Is necessary,
'Wo do not demand recognition of
the union in discussing, these affairs.
If nn investigation Is conducted we arc
perfectly willing ;Jo meet the cmplojer
ns textile workers Instead of textile
union officials nnd get nt the facts.
The facts are what we want, nnd we
will nbida by a decision based on facts."
1 pointed out to the labor ofllc'als
that the employer was reluctant to ttri'
with the business ngent. Mr. McKosky
immediately declared that the business
ngent had very little to do with the
textile Industry so far ns Interfering
between the employer and employe was
concerned.
The United Textile Workers of
America's constitution is based on the
principles of the shop committee,
whereby each floor of a textile mill Is
renrcsentcd. If trouble nriscs It is first
taken up by the committee on the floor
nn.l tlio. ti l. a mnitm-ompnt. If thev
arc unable to agree, the shop committees
01 nil noors meet ami go uvtr mcir
troubles with the management. Then
If they arc unnblc to come to any under
standing the next action is taken by a
vote of the entire shop. A two-thirds
vojc must be taken on any line of ac
tion before the local will act. Then It
is taken up by the local nnd the local
makes nn nttempt to settle the dif
ferences before a strike is actually
called. i
Mr. McKosky pointed out thnt until
the shop committees hnve failed to get
an adjustment nnd to arrive at nn nctual
settlement, the business agent nas noon
ing to do with the case at all. Due to
tills democratic form of labor organiza
tion management, Mr. McKosky suld,
the employer had been greatly bene
fited by the suggestions of the shop
committees in speeding up production
by eliminating unnecessary loss of time
in the various departments. lie also
emphatically stated that the standard
of the workers had been raised -to an
nmazing degree since his organization
hnd started In Philadelphia, and that
the conditions inside the mills had been
vnstly improved because of union co
operation. Will Not Go Itock
"The worker docs not propose to
lose the benefits he has won by years of
ceaseless struggle," he added, "lie
will not go back to old living conditions.
(!o talk to some of the workers who
have been through the old conditions
and then you can judge for yourself
why wo nro so jealously guarding
against any attempt to bring the old
standard back."
A textile worker out of employment,
who .had grown up with the textile in
dustry, graphically described the con
ditions that existed in the "old-tUno"
mills when lie was n young mnn. lie
was deadly sincere, nnd if half of his
ijtcments were truo there have been
t great many very progressive changes
in these same mills in the last fifteen
years. Hls'last place of employment
was in a mill erected since 10M.
"Hoy." lie said, "I cannot get over
the feeling that I am in u ballroom.
There, is us much difference between the
sanitary conditions prevailing in the
modern plants nnd the old mills ns there
Is between the moonlight on the Sahara
desert nnd midnight at the North Pole.
"I was back in one of the old plants
I used to work in a few days ago and
I could not get out of it fast enough.
A lot of the old factories have been
'rcnovntcd' from top to bottom nnd
sanitary conveniences installed, and, be
lieve me or not, we have got to thank
the union for the great changes that
have taken place throughout the In
dustry. That's why I Htick to them
even though I do not ngrce with every
thing they do."
Says Fncts Are There
When asked if the labor bureau re
port was founded on fact, n prominent
labor leader cryptically remarked :
"Tho facts arc there in black ami
white if there is any misstatement
of profits the manufacturers hnve not
snlil anything. We stand on those
figures until they are disproved, 'mi
there is little chance of a contradiction.
Figures nnd facts nre what we want.
We do not want to fool ourselves -thnt
docs not pny wo know thnt the
employer must earn a reasonable profit
to keep the wheels turning; if they are
not earning n profit now why not tell
us about it? Hut wc cannot be fooled
with 'phony' figures. They will hnve
to put out the cold truth and that's
what we arc looking for. Truth will
mean n square deal alt around. If tho
bosses will 'come through clean' we
will have little trouble in straightening
matters out."
So much for the workers' side. To
morrow 1 will report in detail what I
learned on tho manufacturers' side.
May We Supply the
Wedding Ring?
Our large assortment in
cludes all the popular Resigns,
many of which arc made of
platinum.
The most fashionable is a
narrow ring of platinum, beau
tifully chased $20.
S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut si.
DIAMOND JIICUCHANTS JKWKI.KHS SILVERSMITHS
Como Expecting to Find the Very
Beit Value. You Have
Ever Known
REMOVAL
SALE
BOYS'
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Less Than
FACTORY
COST
Out They Go
$5.95
$6-95 $7.95
$8-95 $9.95
up to $1395
$1.00 a Week
Pays the Bill
$22.50 $Q95
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2330-34 N. Front Street
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YOU can choose right from our block
whatever ou require In Steel or Wood
Cabinets. Includlnc every new, modern
Idea In mini:.
Indexes, folders nnd cards of finest
quality for nil olilco nnd bank uses
aro also carried in stork.
The completeness of tho Munn offerings
i.-ivca you. In many cais. days or weeks of
delay. Tho entlro equipment stock and
Konlce of our utoro nt 529 Mnrket Street
is planned just to meet .your needs with
promptness and clllclcncy.'
WILLIAM MANN COMPANY
629 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
New York OSxcts:
!61 Broadway. Founded in 1810
Dated 1921
WE do not follow the
fashions for the sim
ple reason that we are too
busy keeping ahead of them.
Stylebilt Clothes show the
newer, straighter, easier
draping body-lines exclu
sively to be met in 1921.
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Hepp
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allow you one year
to pay for your Victrola
Through the Heppc one-year-rental payment plan you may rent a Victrola
and have all rent applied toward the purchase price and remain free to purchase
or return the Victrola at any time. Ca'l, phone or write at once for full particulars.
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Victrola IV, $30.85
with six records
ray $J doifn. 50c weekly
Victrola X, $138.75
with eight records
ray $10 duw)i,,$!.50 trcekly
Victrola XI, $164.35
with ten records
Pay $15 down, $3 weekly
C J. Heppo & Son
Downtown- 1117-10 Chestnut St.
Uptown Gtli unit Thompson SU.
Victrola VI, $41.15
with six records
Pay $5 down, "5c weekly
Victrola VIII, $56.60
with six records
Pay $5 down, $1 weekly
Victnla IX, $82.35
with six records
Pay $5 down, $1.50 weekly
Call, phone or write for full particulars.
Victrola XIV, $246.60
with ten records
Pay $!0 down. $i.50 weekly
Victrola XPl, $297.95
with ten records
Pay $:5 down, $5,50 weekly
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Here's a Striking Illustration of the
Amazing Change in Clothing Prices!
Men's Suits
and Overcoats
Of the Identical Grades That
Were $55.00 to $65.00 at the
Beginning of the Season
NOW
$31.50
Some from our regular stock
reduced, and some recently
bought at the manufacturers'
loss.
THE SUITS at $31.50 are of genuine THE OVERCOATS include large, roomy
pencil-stripes included; plain dark blue Suits straight-flowing Chesterfields. Single- and
in the collection. Youthful and conservative double-breasted models. Rich, warm fabrics,
styles. Some lately arrived, in new spring including plaid-back overcoating3 and fine,
models. plain weaves S31.50.
All Our Finest Overcoats are now $64.50
'lho carly-scason prices averaged more than $100.00; some were $122.50.
Men's Suits and Overcoats, $18.50 and $26.50
All-wool Suits worsteds and cassimeres, well -tailored average one-half the early season prices.
Suits with Two Pairs of Trousers at $24.50
An excellent assortment remaining of this EXTRA SPECIAL lot of Suits. Neat dark mixtures
and smart herring-bone weaves. Single- and double-breasted coats. Would be very exceptional value
without the EXTRA TROUSERS.
In the Sale are Men's Separate Trousers at about half price now $2J5, $4.75 and
$6.75. All Fur-lined Overcoats reduced about fifty at half price noiv $75.00, $125.00,
$175J00 and $187 JO. All Evening Dress and Tuxedo Suits and all Raincoats reduced.
Youths' Long-trousers Suits save almost one-half at $1GJ)0.
lar- Straw bridso & Clothier Second Kloor. East
A Small Group of
Jessica French
Corsets, $8.50
Models that wo cannot re
order, so they are to be discon
tinued. Our exclusive Jessica
French Corsets, of white cou
til, with medium bust, long
hips and Substantial boning.
Designed for women of aver
age or somewhat larger figure.
Sharply reduced to $8.50.
Straw brllf H rintliler
Third Kloor. Market Siren-. West
The Sale That Meets Every
Kitchen,Laundry
and Pantry Need
Silk Underwear
Tailored or Lace-trimmed
An array of exquisitely lovely
Undergarments here. Fashioned
of crepe de chine or washable
satin, chiefly in flesh color, some
in white. Models of tailored sim
plicity for women who prefer
them, and dainty lace-trimmed
styles, others lavishly trimmed
with lace and crepe Georgette:
Night Gonns S3.95 to S22.50
Envelope Chemise $1.85 to
$8.95
Silk Pajamas $5.75 to $37.50
Petticoats $3.50 to $9.75
IJIoomcrs $2.95 to $5.95 '
Bodices $1.00 to $3.50; in na
blue $1.00 to $-1.75.
JERSEY SILK UNDERWEAR
Vests $1.95 to $6.50; Union
Suits $6.95; Uloontcrs $2.95 to
$11.75. StrawbrMw l'!oth'
Third Floor. vt
At a Savins:! ItHs
Limitations of space prevent even an attempt at mentioning the
hundreds of remarkable values throughout the great Basement Sales.
Therefore, wc can give here but one typical value from but a few of
the various sections represented However, come sec for yourself
with full confidence of finding wrat you need at a welcome saving:
Carpel Sweepers $ 1.23
A worth-while saving.
Food Choppers $1.30
Worth considerably more.
Sanilor Refrigerators $34
100-lb. capacity. Sae $17.00.
Casseroles $2.23
Save almo.st onu-third
Garbage Cans $1.23
Galvanized. Were much moie.
Glass Wash-boards 70c
Familv size.
Teakettles $1.93
Nickel-plated. Family size
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White Cake Boxes $1.63
Save more than one-third.
Aluminum Saucepans S5c
Lipped; 2-quart size
Butcher Knives 25c
Save almost one-half.
Straight Razors 30c
Half price. Hollow-ground.
Bathroom Fixtures 73c
Various kinds. Nickel-plated. I
Rotary Ash Sifters $3.93 j
Enamel Cooking Pots, $1.03
l-quart size.
S,r.iljrld-H i o'l.i'T n.4 cmnt
Outing: Flannel, 18c Handy Strap Purses
of Pin Seal, $1.75
fleecy uuting flannel in a
variety of pretty striped pat
terns, also plain white. Now is
the time to buy this desirable
standard grade at a decisive re
duction 18c a yard.
Str.iwbr'di.' & '', - i, . i:j , ,, ..
Jut the thing to slip into one's
hand bag. Of soft pin seal, silk
lined, M-kt. gold corners, firm
clasp, strap on the back.
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Mercerized
Cotton Dinner
Cloths
SERVICEABLE AND
INEXPENSIVE
Mercerized Cotton Dinner
Cloths, 72x72 inches. Heavy
double damask, fine in weave,
in beautiful round designs.
Cloths, selvedgcd edges $2.95
Ilemstitcliui or scalloped, $3.75
St uivbrldiir Oulhl. r
Alx' 11 rcntro
Player-Piano Rolls
At $1.25 Each
Xiw Rolls for February all
with vuirds:
Hrighi ICirx. Childhood n;.i.
Mil Mammy, Crazy Iilucx, Roie,
and In the Heart of Dear Old
Italir-$l.2 each.
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Fjfih Kloor
Gay Silk Umbrellas
Special at $3.95
Handsome Umbrellas of blue,
green or purple taffeta silk, with
carved wood or bakelitc-top han
dles. Tiny imperfections n
weave, will not impair wear, but
they make prices far below usual
$ii.9". NinmlirdW.. H fl.iihmr
Alblo " Murk' ( st i!
For Home Decoration
Casement Cloth
Under Price, 65c
A special lot of 1000 yards
of Cii.-enient Cloth in pastel
shades- blue, green, gold, rose,
mulbrrrv and other soft color
tones.. Just the thing for love
ly summer draperies and table
M-arfs. In .'!6-incli width. A
saving of one-thitd at (J5e a
yard. Mr.luhrirtBe I'l uhl'
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Fifty New and Different
Living-Room Suits in
the Furniture Sale
The constant filling up and renewing of the stock
on the selling floor, the ever-changing stream of Furni
ture from the SI ore lo customers' homes, and new lots
every day from warehouse lo Store keep up the in
terest in this wonderful February Sale. To one who
should come every day and observe the additions to
lh assortment, the Mipply would seem aiost inex
haustible. For example. (ift new Living-room Suits
were placed on the floor within three days last week.
There's scarcely one here that was shown on the lirst
day and yet the variety is as great as ever! All these
At One-third Reduction
Just deduct one-third of the price from the price on
the ticket. Besides these are splendid assortments of
DINING-ROOM and BEDROOM SL'ITS. and hundreds
of .-ingle pieces and novelties Furniture for every
room in the home at IYV , per cent, reduction, and some
things at 30 per cent, reduction. Ami our prices were
lower than prices elsewhere to begin with!
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Women's High-grade Coats
and Dolmans Reduced to $75
WONPKRFU. M Li: the original prue , nearly
lmli'-acain .is nn h Several dun-ient model.-, all of high-grade
mateiiiiU, silk-lined thiougl.nut ; some with laige -haul collars of
Australian opossum, others with deep eollar.s of taupe nutria. The
Dolmans aie in black, the Coat.-, in light and ilaik shades.
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