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mm ' page eig ht m ft ku By ETHEL M. 8MITH Legislative Secretary, National / Women’s Trade Union League It tbe federated trade unions of France could have had their way, French soldiers would never have marched Into the Ruhr, the Ger man reparations would be reduced do a figure that Germany could pay, tbe Versailles treaty would be re-wrltten on reasonable terms, and all differences between the nations would be submitted to the League qf Nations for arbitration. That is the policy of the French Confederation of Labor, as stated to me In Paris by Its, president Leon Jouhaux, in September, and It Is the statement of the con federation as reiterated In an ap r«»al to the recent fruitless con ference In Paris—an appeal, against what French working men themselves characterised and re pudiate as “the policy of brutality and adventure" of the French gov- ' ernment. Knowing this fact, It Is a' safe guess that the labor movement of France, ns well as the labor move ment of Germany, which has cab led its appeal to the American Con gress, would welcome meditation by the United States government In tho present critical situation"In the Ruhr. TRADE UION8 AGREED ■All the trade unions of Europe. In fact, ar« agreed on the outstand lng International issues. French men, Englishmen, Belgians, Dutch, Germans, Italians, Czchoslovaks, Austrians—despite their animousl ties during the war, the working! people or these countries as repre sented by their trade unions want to’give Germany a chance to re gain her economic feet. They want no reprisals—they want peace and poaceful employment. This unity of sentiment In the midst of the quarrels of the gov ernments of Europe seemed In creditable to me when I first heard IL But I went from one country to another throughout the sum mer, talking with the heads of the national federations of trade unions In each capital. One and all they told me the same thing— just as I have stated It here.' I had a. long talk with Herr Grassmann, acting president of the German Federation of Trade Unions, who Is oner of the signers of the appeal to the American Con gress, and with Herr Knoll, the general secretary. Their organise tlon Is the largest of the four that have signed the appeal to Ameri ca, numbering about eight million , members organised In local and national unions almost exactly as the ’American .Federation of Labor Is organized—printers, carpenters, miners, railroad man, textile work ers. metal workers t «nd so on. The Federation of Clerical Em ployes is another large organise- -. tlon of the non-sectarian unions, 'and with the, Christian Trade unions and the Liberals, easily "make up In membership 12.000,- 000 men and women. There Is no other such representative body In Germany—probably not In the world. Certainly no other labor movement so large or well knit or presesenting so large a percent of the population of any country., RE8ET ON EVERY HAND And they are a political unit! That is the most Important thing about them just now—they are the republican fore*.) of Germany, ,the bulwark of the German demo cracy. They are the people who overthrew the kaiser. It was their revolution—and a bloodless one, let Is be remembered to their credit But ever since, they have been beset by enmles of the repnj) lie on either hand—the Monar chists on their right, the Com munists on, their left, these two extremea 'as usual playing blindly or unscrupulously Into each other’s bands. Hfcd the trade unions not buttressed the Center the German republic would have given way to anarchy months ago. That Is the great reason why the message to tha American Con gress Is so Important It la the voice of democratic Germany—the Germany that should be not only ^allowed but helped to survive. / © o. •4 Our ready to wear'department offers an almost endless variety of new things in dresses, coats, wraps, and suits^-every good materiaLisshown in the season’s most wanted colorings—designed by the foremost artists and by expert tailors. ' I Every garment in this department is up to the Davison-Nicholson Co. standard which is a guaran tee of satisfaction—and they are all reasonably priced. i \ ‘Springtime Brings Millinery More Lovely Than Ever— shapes may be small, medium or large, just as one chooses— flowers, feathers, fruit and ribbons add to the attractiveness. Daily express shipments keep this department right up to the minute with the new things for Ladies and Children. ‘ We invite you to visit this department and see the new things as they arrive. iOf cupidity t Atuuohoi Davison-Nicholson Co* Piece Goods Departments Take On An Air Of Springtime*~- Glorious colorings in many new weaves ,with patterns more attractive than ever. Assortments larger than any past season, showing all the new things—and in keeping with the policy of this store, prices are reasonable. ^ v .