Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 80, 4 April 1922 — Page 1

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VOL. XCIL, No. 80 Palladium. Kst 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS BEGIN HEARING ON MERCHANT MARINE BILLS Coal Magnate DENIES ROADS BROKEN DOWN BEFORE ROLE "Big Four" of Genoa Conference to Adjust Economics of Europe

SAYS HERS SEEK REGULAR EMPLOYMENT Lewis, Union Head, Describes Issues Involved in Strike as Move to Force Steady Jobs for Men. , DEBATESWITH BLACK

Republican Leaders Confident House Will Be Able to Act

on Measure Before Close of Present Session. PROBE RAIL PROBLEM

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. April 4. Joint congressional hearings on the administration's merchant marine bill were begun today -with Republican leaders confident the house will be able to act on the measure before the close of the present session but generally doubtful as to whther the senate would find time to dispose of it until after congress reconvenes in December. Sitting In joint sessions the senate commerce committee and the house merchant marine and fisheries committee plan first to hear the testimony of shipping board officials with Chairman Lasker as the initial witness, and then to ascertan the views of both proponents and opponents of the legislation. Members of both committees A were generally of the opinion the V hearings would continue for a month or more. Harding Approves. Prepared by shipping board officials with the approval of President Harding, identical bills proposing government aid for the United States merchant marine are pending before both committees. They were introduced simultaneously by Chairman Jones of the senate committee and Chairman Green of the house committee immediately after the president on Feb. 28, addressing a joint session of the senate and house urged adoption of a "far sighted" merchant marine policy. Contrary to the usual custom of senate and house committees holding sep

arate hearings, those to which the administration bill was referred decided. in an effort to speed tip action on the measure, to join in the holding of pub lic hearings. At their conclusion it was indicated today by the chairmen of the committees conferences will be held between members of the two groups to reconcile differences of opin ion so .that the bill will come up for consideration in both houses in prac tically the same form. Lasker's Belief. Mr. Lasker' had announced that in his opening statement to the commit tees he would declare that the shipping board believes that any free competi tion with the privately owned shipping of the world" through successful gov ernment operation is an impossibility Government operation of ships in the opinion of the shipping board head Is not only a costly failure but is dnving private owners off the seas with out accomplishing anything itself. Nfl RFFI FRTIflN UPON

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unAriAumniiiAuuuii CHANGING OFFICIALS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 4. The recent dismissal of upwards of 30 offi cials of the bureau of engraving end printing by President Harding involv-1 ed "no desire to reflect upon the char acter of any government employe," it wa3 said today by Secretary Christian. CAPTURE BANK YEGG. IN RUNNING BATTLE (By Associated Press EAU CLAIRE, Mich., April 4. Three bandits held up the state bank here this morning, obtained $1,200, and then engaged in a running fight with a possee, during which one of their number was wounded and captured when they were forced to abandon their automobile near hero. The other two took to the woods, and, according to reports, have been surrounded by the posse. The wounded man said he is Henry Griffin, 23 yeas old, of Gary, Ind. PICKS GliCAGOMAN FOR POSTAL PLACE (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 4. President Harding will send to the senate soon the nomination of Paul Henderson, of Chicago, to be second assistant postmaster general, it was learned definitely today at the White House. Mr. Henderson is a son-in-law of Chairman Madden, of the house appropriations committee, and succeeds to the post left vacant by the death of Edward II. Shaughnessy, also .of Chicago, who died from injuries received in the Knickerbocker theater disaster. MONTANA SNOWSLIDES KILL ONE, HALT TRAFFIC (Bv Associated Press) BUTTE, Mont., April 4. Snowslides in Montana today had resulted in one death and in delay to railroad traffic. The death occurred near St. Regis, where a slide was reported to have covered the Northern Pacific railroad tracks to a repth of18 feet at one place. . Slides extending several miles stopped main line operations of the Chiiam Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad Oind made impossible operations over . . . .1. V . me) epur oi ino iiunuriu jraimu uetween Saltez and St. Regis, Mont. Several days 'Will elapse bsfore traffic can be resumed, It is mii.

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Samuel D. Warriner. Samuel D. Warriner of Philadelphia, president of the Lehigh Coal and Navi gation Company, is leading the an thracite mine owners who refused to grant the demands of the miners. ARREST 1 1 PERSONS IN CHICAGO AFTER BANKER, GUARD SLAIN (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, April 4. Eleven persons were arrested today in connection with the murder last night in South Chicago of Patrolman Ernest Cassidy and Phillip Sommers who was robbed of $8,900 he was carrying to a bank. Sommers, treasurer of a building and loan association, was accompanied by Cassidy as a guard. While they' were walking through crowded streets in a business section, an automobile drove up and three men with drawn pistols stepped out. One of the men shot Cassidy though before he had a chance to move and Sommers was shot while trying to run away. - 100 MEN, 25 WOMEN ATTEND HORSESHOERS' CONVENTION TUESDAY The twenty-third annual convention of the Master Horseshoers of Indiana opened Tuesday morning at the Eagles aerie with an attendance of about 100 men and 25 women. Mayor .Lawrence A. Handley, in an address of welcome, told the delegates that loyalty to their job and a hearty co-operation was needed in any business,- and -that their organization was an instrument to that end. J. . P. . Smith, . , of Cleveland, vicepresident of the national organization, responded and was followed by short addresses by ainumber of men, includ ing C. B. Carr. of the Jones Hardware I t company; J. W. (Billy) Kane, of the American Steel and Wire company; Ij. A. Baker, Ft. Wayne, the Mossman Warn ell company: Thomas Mack, of Phoenix Horseshoo company; T. J. Mullen, St Louis, Manufacturers' Iron and Steel company; Al Chandler, of Hartford City; and Chancy Bryant, of Chicago, for 35 years a salesman of horseshoers' supplies. Would Revive Trade L. A. Baker and J. P. Smith spoke on the necessity of doing intelligent "talking" in favor of the horse over the truck in an effort to revive the horse industry and therefore their own trade. The afternoon was spent in business sessions, while the women who were in attendance attended a theatre party at the Murray theatre. The program this evening which Is open to the public is as follows: Musical ar.l reading program. ' Vocal Solo Pearl Warner. Reading Thelma Thomas. Piano solo Edith Warner. Reading Thelma Thomas. Violin solo Bernice Richards. Reading Thelma Thomas. Address J. P. Smith, Cleveland. The officers of the Indiana convention are: R. W. Merchant, Brookston, Ind., president; Chris Hornsbostel, Evansville, Ind., first vice-president; E. H. Hunt, Richmond, second vice-president; John J. Garty, Fort Wayne, Ind., secretary and treasurer. FIRE BREAKS OUT IN OLD TRANSPORT (By Associated Press) HOBOKEN, N. J., April 4. Fire today broke out on the former transport Mongolia, at a drydock, driving hundreds of workmen ashore. The ship is being converted1 into a passenger and freight liner. The fire started in a refrigerating plant directly above tanks containing more than $150,000 gallons of oil. Firemen flooded the entire compartment with tons of water and at 10:30 a. m. said they believed they could control the flames and prevent a spread to the oil tanks. MINISTER RESIGNS (By Associated Press) PARIS, April 4. Marcell de Alvear, Argentine minister to France, has resigned. Senor de Alvear was radical candi date for the presidency of Argentine in the elections. held on -Sunday. A Paris dispatch yesterday stated that he had received messages from friends in Buenos Aires congratulating him on what they considered his certain election. Counting of the votes- will not begin -until Thursday.

Daniel Willard, President of B. & 0., Refutes Testimony of McAdoo Before Senate

Committee. PRESIDENT APPROVES (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 4. Figures showing the railroads of the country moved only two per cent more traffic in iai8 than in 1917 were cited by Daniel Willard. president of the Baltimore and' Ohio railroad company, before the senate Interstate commerce committee today to refute the recent testimony of William G. McAdoo, former director general of railroads, to the effect that the roads had broken down in the latter year before being placed under government control. Mr. willard appeared at a resumption of the committee's investigation into the general railroad situation Asserting he was unable to "find anytning m the record to justify the state ment that the railroads in this country have ever broken down either berore, during or since government con-; trol," Mr. Willard declared the "serious situation" which developed under the war load in 1917 might rather be attributed to a "failure, if not a breakdown, of our system of railroad regulation as then in effect." Expense Problem Rapidly mounting operating expenses in 1917 were proving a serious financial problem for many of the roads, he said, because under the law they were unable ' to advance their rates without permission from the interstate commerce commission. The commission, he asserted, did not seem willing (perhaps did not feel authorized under the law) to deal with the matter with such promptness and liberality as the situation, in my opinion demanded. "Former Director General McAaoo has pointed with pride and justifiably so," Mr. Willard continued, "to the record of accomplishments of the railroads under his direction during 1918, but the figures show that the same railroads that moved 430,000,000,000 ton9 miles in 1917, moved only 440,000,000,000 tons miles in 1918 or about two per cent more. I submit that a difference in accomplishment of only two percent between the two periods is hardly sufficient to indicate a breakdown in the one year and a satisfactory accomplishment in the other." . . - Quoting Wilson Quoting from President Wilson's address to congress in January, 1918, in which he stated that the taking over of the roads was "not because of any dereliction or failure on thejr party but because there are some things which the government can do i.nd private management cannot do." Mr. Willard declared the former president clearly showed thereby that he did not feel the roads "had failed to do all that would be expected of them under the circumstances." The financial condition of the carriers resulting from mounting costs of operation in the face of a "fixed basis of earnings," he added, was one of the outstanding reasons why the government took over their control Despite the "congestion and confusion" which riaturally followed the country's entrance into the war, Mr. Willard said the railroads showed an effective capacity for co-operation un der their executives railroad war board in 1917 solving many difficult transportation problems he said and handling a volume of traffic 127 billion ton miles greater than that handled two years before. ELECTION WILL SEE BONUS VOTED BUT NO MONEY FOR VETERANS By MARK SULLIVATV WASHINGTON, April 4 The bonus bill is going to be brought to a vote in the senate. The opponents of it constantly underestimate the number of politicians who want to get on rec ord with a vote favorable to it, and underestimate the confidence these politicians have in such a record as a personal political asset. When the vote is taken in the senate the measure probably will be In a form not greatly different from the bill passed by the house. An effort will be made to couple with the bill a sales tax for raising the money, but there is little probability that 'this will be successful. When the bill passes the senate, it will go to President Harding. Harding has never said in so many words that he would veto the bill in its present form. It is a matter of general policy with him not to take a position of that kind. He regards it as unbecoming for the executive branch of the government to take any position public on a matter pending in . the legislative branch of the government except in the shape of a formal message to congress. Has Said It Publicly But Harding has said publicly and repeatedly that ha does not look with favor on any bonus bill that does not carry a specific provision of means to raise the money, and has also said that he regards the sales tax as the only available means in sight, further than this, those who have had a chance to. make deductions from the president's manner and some who have talked with him privately make the prediction with great confidence that he will veto the bill if It comes to him in its present form. The best judgement is that this can be taken for granted. Whether the advocates of the bill can muster the necessary two-thirds vote to pass the measure over the (Continued on Page Nine)

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"Big Four," British Premier Lloyd George, upper left; Louis Barthou, France, lower left; Luigi Facta, Italian premier, upper right; Dr. Walther Rathenau, German representative, lower right.

With the world suffering from economic and financial troubles, acute and chronic, Europe's ablest statesmen will gather in Genoa to act as surgeons and specialists in curing the ailment. Whether they cut away decayed old narts and leave room for new growth or simply administer a little dope to temporarily relieve conditions re

mains to be seen. KILLS AN AIR OFFICER: SAW HIM STRUGGLING WITH WIFE, IS CLAIM (Bv Associated Prpss) ' OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., April 4. Lieutenant Colonel Paul M. Beck, commandant of Post field, the aviation section of Fort Sill, was shot to death early today in the fashionable residence of Jean P. Day, widely known oil operator. Day Is held at his home in custody of a deputy sheriff, pending an investigation. According to a statement issued ty R. W. Dick, Day returned to his house after escorting home a number of guests, which his wife earlier had entertained at cards, and found Mrs. Day struggling in the arms of the anny officer. ' Dick, who is an intimate acquaintance of the family, said Day author ized the statement. He rushed up stairs and obtained his revolver, Dick asserted, and returned to the room where the couple were still struggling. Beck made a motion as if to strike Day, continued Dick, and Day struck him over the head with the revolver, the gun exploding. Beck fell to the floor and was dead before police arrived. FIRE FIGHTERS FAIL TO CONTROL BLAZING TANKS OF CRUDE OIL (By Associated Press) SAPTJLPA, Okla., April 4 Firefiehters were making no appreciable headway in their efforts to control the I last of three blazing crude oil storage tanks at the Sapulpa Refining company here and early today the destruction of the entire refinery, valued at a million dollars, was expected as the tank began to boil over the burning fuel flowing into surrounding dyke. Braving the dangers of exploding gasoline in other tanks nearby, hundreds of volunteer and regular firemen were seeking to check the flames in an endeavor to prevent too rapid combustion before the oil has been sufficiently burned to keep it from flowing over the dyke when the tank gives way. If the burning crude oil spreads to the gasoline tanks, company officials f say their property will be a total loss. 91 PERSONS SLAIN IN NEW YORK IN 1922 (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, April 4. Ninety-one persons have been slain in New York since the first of the year, according to records in the office of the chief medical examiner." There have been 105 holdups. Weather Forecast WEATHER FORECAST. FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By. W. E. Moore. Unsettled tonight and Wednesday; occasional rains. The gradual eastward movement of the narrow rain belt which extends from the western lake region to Louisiana is the reason for the above forecast. Temperatures for Yesterday. Maximum 65 Minimum ....43 Today. Noon CO Weather , Conditions Mild spring weather continues from the plain states eastward to the upper Ohio valley. An extensive storm is moving southward from the Canadian Rockies, white another one covers the southwest. The rainfall has been especially heavy in the state of Texas. For Indiana, by the United State Weather Bureau Unsettled; Local rains tonight or Wednesday. Warmer in North portion Wednesday. Paid Circulation Yesterday was 11,576

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Increased Operations In Steel Mills, Report ''Hy Associated Press) PITTSBURGH, April 4. Increased operations in the steel mills in and around Pittsburgh were reported today by the United States Steel corporation and independent companies. Mills of the corporation, it was stated, were operating about 85 per cent of capacity, the greatest in many months, while some departments were on full time with full forces. Important inde pendents also were busy, many of them having recalled large forces of men who have been idle for months. Fuel supplies, it was stated, are ample. BOSSE, DEMOCRATIC LEADER, EVANSVILLE, MAYOR 3 TERMS, DIES (By Associated Fre8) EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 4. Benjamin Bosse, mayor of Evansville and Democratic state chairman, died this morning at 6:31 o'clock. Oxygen was given to Mr. Bosse, but he failed' to rally. Penumonia which developed after a complication of Brights disease, rheumatism and heart lesions caused his death. ' . ; - Mr. Bosse's condition became serious several days ago and specialists from Chicago were called into consultation but little hope was held for the mayor's recovery when pneumonia developed. Mr. Bosse, who was 47 years old, entered politics when he was 21 years old. He became nationally known when he organized the Globe Bosse World Furniture company. Prominent Business Man. At the time of his death he wa3 an official in 24 business organizations ana a meruDer ot tae ooara ot airectors of the Missouri Synod, Lutheran church, the highest position a layman can hold. Four years ago he was elected Democratic chairman of the first Indiana congressional district, of Indiana, and in 1920 he was elected state chairman of the Democratic committee. He has been mayor of Evansville for three successive terms. Mr. Bosse was owner of the Evansville Courier. He was born near Evansville. Mr. Bosse is survived by his wife, five brothers and two sisters. 3 KILLED, 30 INJURED AS BOMB BURSTS AT BUDAPEST BANQUET (By Associated Press) ' BUDAPEST, April 4. Three men were killed and 30 others injured when a bomb exploded at a business mens banquet in the Democratic club here last night. The explosion occurred just after 600 invited guests had been seated but before the members of the opposition party had arrived. WILLIAM UTHORNBURG, LOCAL REALTOR, DIES William L. Thornburg, 67 years old, died Monday night at 9 o'clock at Reid Memorial hospital. Death resulted from pneumonia. He lived at 101 South Ninth street Mr. Thornburg was born in Economy, April 24, 1855. He had been in the real estate business in Richmond for 31 years. ' Mr. Thornburg is survived by his widow,- Jennie - E. Thornburg; son, Harry E.; daughter, Mrs. Ernest D. Findlay, of Chicago; and one brother, Albert Thornburg, of Newcastle. Funeral services will be held Thurs day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the parlors of Pohlmeyer, Downing, Stegall and company.- Burial will be In Earlham cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday afternoon and evening.

ANNOUNCE GREEK ENVOYS TO GENOA CONFERENCE - (By Associated Press) ATHENS, April 4. Greece will be represented t at the Genoa conference by Premier Gounaris, M. Rouffos, minister of national economy, and M. Mallach, deputy from Saloniki. The national assembly will adjourn April 5, and the delegation will leave the following day. ... .. j .

The ' VICTORY OF PREMIER CLEARS ATMOSPHERE OF ENGLISH POLITICS (By Associated Press) LONDON, April 4. The overwhelming victory of Prime Minister Lloyd George in the house ot commons yesterday, when he was given the confidence of the house by a vote of 372 to 94, has had the effect of a quick, violent thunderstorm in clearing the political atsmosphere. Apparently nettled by Intimations that he was dodging a direct vote of confidence in presenting his resolution calling for support of the gov ernment's policy toward the Genoa! conference, the premier threw down the gauntlet early in the debate and declared the cabinet would stand or fall on the result of the division. The i result left no doubt as to the strength of the government. , Debate Perfunctory The opposition centered its attack behjid the laborite amendment which would have declared lack of confidence in the government. When that went down in defeat, the issue was a-s good as decided, and the subsequent debate was almost perfunctory. The fight against coalition, however, has not been abandoned, and Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Unionist, plans to put forward in the house tomorrow a motion to the effect that: "In the opinion of this house, lack of definite and coherent principle in tho policy of the present coalition government can only be remedied by the establishment of a ministry composed of men united by identity of political principles." RUSSIA AND GERMANY SEEK COMMON ACTION AT GENOA CONFERENCE (By Associated Press) BERLIN, April 4. Russian Soviet delegates to the Genoa conference conferred at length yesterday with German government officials with the object of arriving at an agreement on a common line of action to be followed at Genoa. Despite the current impression that the Russians are In Germany only in an official capacity while on their way to Italy, they are showing much effort in keeping the official and social appointments made for them. . Yesterday they were entertained at luncheon by Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister and among those attending were many German industrial, financial and political leaders, as wt!l as high government officials. Leonid Krassin, soviet minister of foreign trade, who arrived shortly before noon, joined the gathering and later conferred with industrialists and bankers. Announce Experts. It is announced that among the experts who will accompany the Geiman delegation when it leaves for Genoa Saturday will be Berr Buecher, privy councillor; Hans Kraemer, chairman of the committee of German reparation experts; Franz Von Mendelsof Commerce; Prof Karl Duisberg, head of the German aniline dye indua try; Karl Bergmann, former undersecretary of the treasury ; Dr. Theodor Melchor, backer; Wilhelm Cuno, general manager of the Hamburg-American line and Rudolph Wissell, former minister of economics. "Other experts whom the government has in view will remain behind until Dr. Rathenau, head of the delegation. i3 informed of Germany's quota of representation on the various com missions to be appointed at the conference, f . JAPANESE-GHITE CLASH IS REPORTED (By Associated Press) TOKIO, April 4. Special despatches from Vladivostok today reported a clash between Japanese troops and forces of the Chite government when 1800 of the latter attacked the Japanese near Stassk, about 100 miles from "Vladivostok, following a demand by the Japanese to disarm. Eight of the Chite soldiers were reported killed.

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(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. April 4. Miners' demands $or a six-hour day and fiveday week, issues involved in the national coal strike, were described by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, in continuing his testimony today before a house committee, as largely a move to force regularity of employment. "Men employed by the ' day," he said "would receive the same wages they are now getting and put in less

time but the miner who digs coal wouia he paid as they are now for the number of tons they produce." Representative Black, Democrat. Texas, calculated that "if the five-day six-hour demand was granted the public would pay $244,000,000 additional for the same amount of coal they are now getting each year." "Who will that come out of?" Mr. Black demanded. - - ' "Nobody," Mr. Lewis reported, "because your figures are absurd. I can't follow your mental gyrations on this . subject in the field; of mathematics." Efficiency Increased. "Congressmen, when the 12-hour day was changed to the 10-hour day," Mr. Lewis said, "the efficiency was increased and the production percent per man a day increased. The same effect continued when the 10-hour day was cut to eight hours. The efficiency increased more than sufficient to make up the loss. The fact has been authorized, authoritatively determined, and universally recognized." Mr. Black declared that "While tl e wages of anthracite miners can chase 18 per cent more than thev could in 1920, the purchasing poweV of the farmer in my territory has been cut 50 per cent since 1920," and asked Mr; Lewis: "Do you think that industrial and transportation" workers can long withstand the pressure thave them take some of the loss, too? ' . .-It ,s well to reraember that during the war the farmers got the advantage of great inflation In their prices anI profits," Mr. Lewis, replied; "while we contend that mine workers were never p.blo to get the full increase in livincosts, represented in their wage advances." Representative Collins, Democrat. Mississippi.2 asked Mr. Lewis, what sort of action the federal government might take in the bituminous industry. "There should be a board first to make a study, and second, to exercise authority," ' Mr. Lewis explained. "Without using arbitrary powers it might forbid certain practices and retard development of new mines untii consumption caught up with present demands." Meyer London, Socialist, New York, asked Mr. Lewis if miners did not hop-1 first of all to settle differences anil stabilize the industry by joint action of employer and employes, and tt e , miners' leader agreed. ; Strike Effective The strike in all union districts,; both anthracite and bituminous, is 100 per cent effective, Mr. Lewis said, after going over reports to him from union leaders. "Every man ordered out has gone out and is staying out," Mr. Lewis de-. clared. "From the non-union districts ; where we have hopes of sympathetic action by unorganized men, my reports are scattered and insufficient to allow me to make a statement." NEW YORK, April 4. Strike lead- , ers announced here today that the anthracite miners general policies com-' mittee would meet in New York tomorrow to act on the reported offer of several independent producers t grants the strikers' 19 wage demands immed iately if they would return, to their jobs. Acceptance of these offers, hailed' by the union men as "the first break in the ranks of the operators" may result in the negotiation of separate contracts and the reopening pf the mines affected, according to district presidents of the United Mine Workers' in-; ternational. Some of the 40 delegates ofthe three district unions composing "the policies committee arrived here today. C. J. Golden, president of district No. 9 at Shanokin said that at least one anthracite mine in the United States is operating regardless of the strike. Search For Victim. It is the mine of the Philadelnhia and Reading Coal company at Locust aP' here .for ,three months 30 men have been digging frantically in search of a miner, Stanley Zuliski, who disappeared under an avalanche of hard coal early last January. Union leaders here today elaborated on the United Mine Workers' program for nationalization of the coal industry as It was broached before the house labor committee yesterday by John L. Lewis, president of the international union. The first step according to Mr. Golden, who is a member of the union's committee which is drafting the nationalization legislative program, will be the introduction in congress of a bill providing for appointment of a government "fact-finding" committee. This body, he said, would be charged with making a thorough investigation of mine development, alleged waste, profits, working conditions, wages and markets. Will Ask Control . "We are confident," said Mr. Golden, "that the revelations of such a commit

tee ,' would .cause the public to demand that control of the industry be taken, from private , interests and placed under government supervision. . "One of the planks in the platform of the unions when the- time arrives (Continued on Page Twenty)