Federal Inquiry or
Railroad Strike?
Faced by demands from the conductors, engineers, firemen and brakemen
that would impose on the country an additional burden in transportation costs of
$100,000,000 a year, the railroads propose that this wage problem be settled by
reference to an impartial Federal tribunal.
With these employes, whose efficient service is acknowledged, the railroads
have no differences that could not be considered fairly and decided justly by such
a public body.
Railroads Urge Public Inquiry and Arbitration
The formal proposal of the railroads to the employes for the settlement of
the controversy is as follows:
"Our conference* have demonstrated that we cannot harmonize our difference# of opinion and that eventually the
matter! in controversy must be passed upon by other and disinterested agencies. Therefore, we propose that your
proposals and the proposition of the railways be disposed of by one or the other of the following methods:
1. Preferably by submission to the Interstate Commerce Commission, the only tribunal which, by reason of its
accumulated information bearing on railway conditions and its control of the revenue of the railways, is in a posi
tion to consider and protect the rights and equities of all the interests affected, and to provide additional revenue
necessary to meet the added cost of operation in case your proposals are found by the Commission to be lust and
reasonable; or, in the event the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot, under existing laws, act in the premises,
that we jointly request Congress to take such action as may be necessary to enable the Commi'sion to consider ana
promptly dispose of the questions involved; or
2. By arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Federal law" (The Newlands Act). »
Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote
Leaders of the train service brotherhoods, at the joint conference held in New
York, June 1-15, refused the offer of the railroads to submit the issue to arbitration
or Federal review, and the employes are now voting on the question whether
authority shall be given these leaders to declare a nation-wide strike.
The Interstate Commerce Commission is proposed by the railroads as the
public body to which this issue ought to be referred for these reasons:
No other body with such an intimate knowledge ployes as wages; and the money to pay increased wages
of railroad conditions has such an unquestioned posi- can come from no other source than the ratea paid
tion in the public confidence. by the public.
The rates the railroads may charge the public for The Interstate Commerce Commission, with its con
transportation arc now largely fixed by thia Govern- trol over rates, is in a position to make a complete
merit board. investigation and render such decision as would pro-
Out of every dollar received by the railroads from tect the interests of the railroad employes, the owners
the public nearly one-half is paid directly to the em- of the railroada, and the public.
A Question For the Public to Decide
The railroads feel that they have no right to grant a wage preferment of
$100,000,000 a year to these employes, now highly paid and constituting only
one-fifth of all the employes, without a clear mandate from a public tribunal that
shall determine the merits of the case after a review of all the facts.
The single issue before the country is whether this controversy is to be settled by an
impartial Government inquiry or by industrial warfare.
National Conference Committee of the Railways
ELISHA LEE, Chairman
T. R. ALBRIGHT. Gtm'l Mmmmttr. G. H. EMERSON. Gtn'l Afniwr. N. D. M AHBR. Vict-Frtilitml.
Atlantic Coa«t Lin* Railroad. Great Northern Railway. Norfolk « Western Railway.
L. W. BALDWIN. Gtm'l Mantgtr. C. H. EWING. Gtm'lMmmmttr, JAMES RUSSELL, Gtm'l Mmmmgtr,
Central oi Georgia Railway. Philadelphia A Reading Railway. Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.
C. L. BARDO. Gtm'l Mtnagtr, B. W. GRICE, Gtm'lS*ol. Tramp.. A. M. SCHOYBR, Rtsidtnt Vieftm...
New York. New Haven St Hartford Railroad. Cheiapeake A Ohio Railway. Pennsylvania Lines WesL
B. H. COAPMAN, Vitt-FrttUtui. A. S. GREIG, Aut.t» Rutiwtrs W. L. SEDDON, Fto-Jras..
Southern Railway. St. Louia A San Franciaco Railroad. Seaboard Air Lina Railway.
S. B. COTTER. Gtm'l Mmmmttr. C. W. KOUNS , Gtm'l Mamagtr, A. J. STONE. Vic+Prtaidtmt,
Wabash Railway. Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Brie Railroad
P. B. CROWLEY. Aut. Vict-frtslitmt. H. W McM ASTER. Gtm'l Mmmmttr. G. » G "' l M "'
N cw York Central Railway. Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad. Snnaet Central Line*.
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LISTEN! listen! Hark the mu
sic! Melody thrills all the
fLUTy
Faintly, distant; now 'tis nearer,
now throbs round us ev'ry
where;
Happy echo singing, ringing over
mountain, wood and dell,
Of a precious declaration—'tis the
clamor of a bell!
Preaching still a proclamation in a
voice divinely grand:
"Liberty unto the people, freedom
ever in the land!"
In an ancient isle of Britain, in his
toric days of yore,
Cunning craftsmen, learned in sci
ence, from the mountains deftly
tore
Divers metals, rare and precious,
mingled them with anxious care
Into mass of molten union, in pro
portion due and fair;
To artistic pris
t - J . on bore them,
£ast them into
/T lj molded cell.
V Jj Thus they form-
JJ ed a magic
metal, "one of
A In the Bible,
" ! light of ages,
- , //s 4 they a legend
f sought and
\ Graved it on the
JS 'sonant bosom
ere the bell
had tongue or
"Proclaim free
———i dom to the
SSS2ES. people, liber-
Porch®d Upon the ty throughout
Symbol Bright. the land."
Thus commissioned with a blessing,
fated with divine command,
Came the bell across the~ocean,her
ald of prophetic word —
As St. John among the nations,
preaching of the coming Lord.
j O'er domain of nascent heroes swung
the bell of destiny,
Undelivered of its message, unpro
claimed man's liberty
Till one lovely July morning, sud
den o'er the startled earth,
Burst a peal of merry music telling
of a nation's birth—
Peal on peal, a proclamation; 'twas
the message of the bell!
And the happy birthday chiming
tolled a tyrant's passing knell.
From the stellar robes of morning
freedom tore a standard grand;
Planted firm the flaming ensign,
aegis over bell and land.
From his eyrie in the heavens
sprang the eagle, poised for
flight,
Then descending, as a star falls,
perched upon the symbol bright.
Round that bell and flag and eagle
freedom gathered from that
hour,
While the banner grows still
brighter, still more wide the
eagle's power.
Now, alas, the bell is silent, hushed
its voice in ceaseless rest;
Broken in the line of dnty, with its
message on its breast.
Yet a woodland goddess, waking,
caught the bell's first glad ac
claim,
j To be treasured, ever sacred, till the
fairy learns her name.
Echo then repeats the message, all
the music gives again,
fills the earth and air and heaven
with the birthday's glad re
frain.
f
Listen! Listen! Rhythmic music!
Melody is in the air,
Faintly distant, now 'tis nearer,
now floats round us every
where—
In the hearts of all the people, over
hilltop, wood and dell,
Echo makes the proclamation, hal
lowed lyric of the bell;
Preaching still that declaration in
that voice divinely grand:
'Treedom ever to the people, liberty
throughout the land."
Celebrations In July,
1776
The first "Fourth" was celebrated in
Philadelphia, of course, for it was there
on July 4, 1776, that the Declaration
was signed and the signing proclaimed
by the ringing of Liberty bell.
But it was on the Sth of July that
the first official celebration occurred.
The intervening time was necessary to
prepare for the ceremonies. From a
platform in front of the statehouse
John Nixon read the Declaration of
Independence to a large concourse of
people.
When the reading was finished the
king's arms over the seat of justice in
the courtroom were torn down and
burned in the street. Bonfires were
lighted in the evening, houses were il
luminated and men and women and
children paraded the streets singing
and cheering until a thunderstorm at
midnight halted the celebrating pro
cession.
On the 9th New York heard of the
signing and started celebrating the
memorable event.
Boston, the "hub of knowledge,"
| learned about it on the 17th, and the
; leading citizens gave a banquet, while
"liberal quantities of liquor, according
to the old customs, were distributed
among the populace. A goodly num
ber of the "populace" became quite
i drunk. All through the summer in
land towns and villages were hearing
of the signing and immediately started
celebrations of their own.
The Spirit of Liberty.
Liberty is a wonderful thing—how
great we, who have never known re
straint, may not realize. It too often
deteriorates into license, when people
follow only the bent of their own de
sires. Independence is self reliance,
; but the self should be worthy of the
trust or its liberty is worthless. Our
forefathers, to whom we are indebted
for the independence of this country,
felt it to be a solemn thing, this break
ing away from old ties, from a mother
country beloved by all, and unless they
had had in their hearts the meaning of
liberty, as St. Paul puts it, "Where the
spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty,"
they could not have brought about the
American nation's birth.—Dolly Wayne
in Philadelphia Ledger.
Fourth of July Luncheon
Place a large toy cannon in the cen
ter of the table. Make a quantity of
tents either by folding napkins in their
shape or by laying striped cotton cloth
over small frames of wire or, easiest
of all, by buying toy tents. Arrange
, these on the table.
Buy also a box of tin soldiers on foot
and on horseback and scatter them
about among the tents. Put small
flags at the top of each tent and among
the bonbons.
Use tall vases filled with red and
white carnations and blue bachelors'
buttons either intermingled or grouped
in colors separately. A bunch tied
with narrow red, white and blue rib
bon may lie at each place.
Give each guest a bonbon box repre
senting a common firecracker filled
with smalLscar let candies., JThe flame
Facts Versus 1
F all&cies J
FACT is a real state of thingFALLACY is an append I
ently genuine but recPy illogical statement or argument* J J
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THE two terms, Prohibition and Temperance, are con- """Iggggjgjgstfe--, ||
founded by many persons as having the same meaning', itmflir-'
Even many newspaper and magazine writers (whose minds j.l j
are illuminated with volumes of learning), preachers, states- j|jf j ;
men and others fall into the same error. ;|J!i
WEBSTER'S Dictionary, an authority among scholars, jHJ WEBSTER?? V
defines Temperance and Prohibition as follows: Egg « k NEwI
EMPERANCE, n. (From the Latin, temperantia). VIN
y 1 1. HabituzJ moderation in the indulgence of the W *
appetites and passions; moderation, as, temperance N in eating Si;;;
and drinking; specifically; moderation in the use of intoxi- Hl]
y cants. 2. Voluntary forebearaSe. 3. The rule of "Not f — —
1 too much." m E
= , rp EMPERANCE is self-imposed and telf-enforced. Tem- gj
5 JL J[ perance suggests self-control, self-denial, the measure £3
~ TIT HA PVR abstention being proportioned to the individual's idea of R
7 /M f what is fCSt respect. Temperance always implies «
0 implies use, but forbids abuse. Temperance raises the standard of _
■ASI *<4 morality through the will-power.
Hj
J I Act of prohibiting or interdicting. 2. A declaration
fj~ I" i\, or injunction forbidding some action. 3. the
forbidefing by law of the sale and, sometimes, the manufac
i ture of alcoholic liquors as beverages."
PROHIBITION is imposed by some upon others without N
their consent and, in spite of all protest. Prohibition j
forbids use of liquors, even in moderation. Prohibition
shackles the spirit of American liberty. Prohibition tyran- | pT3AtJTTITTTf||KI
izes over the lives of others. Prohibition, reduced to its \
j simplest term, says that because some few men get drunk | fork ids
nobody should take a drink; that because those having
defective wills do not use the beers, wines and liquors of civ- \ even mOaetately.
ilization in moderation, therefore, no one may indulge in /■. H ~ ni,,rr
them at all. Prohibition attempts to control personal habits
and customs by legislation. "Ssj r~~
IT is a FALLACY for the Prohibitionist to say that he
favors Temperance—when it is a FACT that Prohibition
~4 and Temperance have nothing in common.
§ Penru&li&nitiL State Brewersl Association ||
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Two Interesting Fourths J
* *
On the fourth day of July, *
* IS4B. the treaty of peace with *
* Mexico was proclaimed at *
* Washington. And on the same *
* day the cornerstone of the *
Washington monument was
laid with great pomp and cere-
mony.
_ Money for building it had
been subscribed by individ-
uals, but the sum obtained ™
proved so far inadequate that
* the structure remained a mere *
* stump, only about one-third
* its present height, until ISSI, *
* when congress appropriated *
the amount necessary for its fca
* completion. It cost in all *
fcg about $3,000,000. tsg
There was a similar and
_ even more important cere-.
mony in Washington on July
4, ISSI, when President Fill-
more initiated by the laying
of a cornerstone the construe- *
* tion of the two great white
marble wings of the capitol. *
There was an impressive as-
semblage of dignitaries, and *
an oration was made by Dan-
iel Webster, then secretary of
state. Of special interest was *
the presence of a few persons *
who had witnessed the laying *
fc _ of the first cornerstone of the
capitol by Washington on the
ISth day of September, 1793.
* * lE, IN, E , B-": PU K , IBS Es» S- * i
i may be painteif in white on tlie*slde~of
the cracker to serve as a guest card,
as also a souvenir.
For your menu serve:
Iced Curronts.
Iced Bouillon. Watercress Sandwiches.
Cold Salmon. Sauce Tartare.
Tongue in Aspic.
Tomatoes With French Dressing.
Raspberry Lemonade. Pineapple Salad,
Cheese Straws.
Olives. Almonds.
Ice Cream in Drums.
Cakes. Bonbons.
An English View of July 4. ,
The following view of the American
Independence day was printed In Eng
land about the middle of the last cen
tury:
"When a country or a government
has been baffled in its efforts to attain
or preserve a hated rule over another
people it must be content to see its
failure made the subject of never end
ing triumph and exultation. The Joy
attached to the sense of escape or
emancipation tends to perpetuate itself
by periodical celebrations, in which it
is not likely that the motives of the
other party or the general justice of
the case will be very carefully consid
ered or allowed for. We may doubt If
It be morally expedient thus to keep
alive the memory of facts which as
certainly infer mortification to one
party as they do glorification to an
other, but we must all admit that it is
only natural and in a measure to be
expected."
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To Make Rod. White and Blue Salad.—
Mix "well together a quart of chopped
cold boiled beets, a quart of chopped
raw cabbage, a cupful of grated horse
radish, two cupfuls of brownssuga r a
teaspoonful of salt and a scant tea
spoonful of black Turn into a
jar and cover with cold vinegar. Later
remove the beets and cabbage and
serve on a white paper doily on old
blue china.
For flag cake take a cupful
one-half cupful of butter, whites of
four eggs beaten to a stiff froth, one
half cupful of milk, two cupfuls of
flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der.
For frosting a cupful confectioner'®
sugar, a teaspoonful melted butter..
Flavor with vanilla, cup chopped nuts
and decorate with Maraschino cherrles.
Stick tiny silk flags in a circle around
the edge and in the center place a lar
ger flag.
A Paean and a Warning.
Spread your bunting, hang your wreatltfl
Let your banners be unfurled!
Shout until the welkin seethes
All about the deafened world.
Get your old time speeches out;
Cheer until you split the skies,
But be careful, while you spout.
Of your eyes.
—John Kendrick Bangs in Harper's We«l&*
ly.
Just Suppose.
Ton better stop yo' growlfn' w*eaytH»
ain't got nuttln' 'tall ter growl Txrat.
Des s'pose dat you wuz rich an* had
ter pay de income tax or dat yot»
couldn't sleep w'en night come fer
thinkin* dat a yethquake mought swall
er de bank, wid all yo' money in it*—
Br'er Williams in Atlanta Constltatlatt*
Poured It Out.
"My wife said she did not mind my
having a bottle of whisky on the side
board if I would permit her to pour ft
(Kit.'*
"Of course yon consented to thatT"
•Tea, and she poured it crat oC fh*
window." - #