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PRESS NEWS
OF THE WORLD
FORTY-SECOND YEAR—NO. 136
COURT UPHOLDS DRY AMENDMENT
LABOR DEMANDS
MORE VOICE IN
MANAGEMENT
Ultimatum Points to
‘Only Way to Increase
Production.’
MONTREAL, June 7.—Any at
tempt to enforce compulsory labor
by making strikes unlawful must be
resented at all costs President Gomp
ers declared in his address at the
opening of the American Federation'
of Labor convention here today.
Bv FREDERICK M. KERBY.
N. E. A. Staff Correspondent.
MONTREAL, Canada, June 7.—•
Labor will produce more in exact
proportion as it receives recognition
in the joint management of industry
if increased production is to mean
more for the workers, increased
production can be had: on no other
terms can it be had.
That is the basic proposal put up
by the American Federation of Labor
at the opening of its fortieth annual
convention here today. It is the
platform that will be adopted unani
mously before the convention ad
journs.
Labor will produce if it gets its
share of the product; not otherwise.
Such is the ultimatum.
“Industry today requires great
er democracy in order to give to
the workers full voice in assisting
in its direction.
“It requires more intelligent
management and acceptance of the
principle that production is for use
and not for profit alone.
“It requires full and free ac
ceptance and use of the best that
invention has to offer.
“It requires bold and audioua
reconstruction of method and pro-
WPcess in the conduct of basic indus
tries.
“Labor does not opnose introduc
tion of improved methods in indus
try. It courts and encourages
improvements in processes and in
machinery. What it will always
resist is the introduction of these
processes and this machinery at
the expense of the workers.
“Adoption of the principle of
voluntary effort, of full co-opera
tion in industry, will bring to the
industrial life of the nation such
an impetus that production will
cease forever to be a problem in
American life.”
That is organized labor’s answer
to the charge that labor has been
slowing up production. That is its
program for increasing production.
“We urge,” say the big chiefs of
labor, “the setting up of conference
boards of organized workers and em
ployers, thorougly voluntary in char
acter and in thorough accord with our
trade union organization, as means
of promoting the democracy of in
dustry through development of co
operative effort. We point out to
employers the fact that industry,
which is the life blood of our civili
zation can not be made the play
thing and the pawn of a few who
by chance today hold control. In
dustry is the thing by which all must
live and it must be given the oppor
tunity to function at its best”
The federation convention thus
throws down its challenge to the
owners of industry. Backed by 4,-
302,000 members, the A. F. of L. to
day declared through its executive
committee that:
There can be no progress
and no gain in production
volume if there is not such consid
eration.” ' .
There can only be an increase m
production, say these assembled la
bor men, provided the means to in
crease it “do not penalize the worker
for his own industriousness and for
his own alertness and inventiveness.’
“Labor turn-over,” says the fed
eration, “is but one of the evils
which will disappear in proportion as
the workers are given voice in man
agement. This is proven by statis
tics which show the lowest turnover
in those industries where the work
ers exercise the most effective voice
by reason of the highest degree of
organization. ,
“We propose the salvation oi m-
We propose the means
’ ftvhereby the world may be fed and
clothed and housed and given happi
ness. We have service to give and
if permitted to give freely and on
terms of manhood and equality w<
will give in abundance. We can not
be driven as slaves, but 4fre can give
mighty service in a common effort of
humankind.”
GOMPERS TO LEAVE FOR
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
MONTREAL, June 7.—-(By Asso
ciated Press.)—The American Fed
eration of Labor, meeting for the sec
or.l time on foreign soil, opened its
fortieth annual convention here to
day. President Samuel Gompers.who
presided, goes to Chicago tonight to
lay labor’s desires before the Re
publican National committee,
nfconventio today.pt
THE TII<e§BWtCORDER
BY WILL ROGERS,
(Famous Oklahoma Cowboy Humor
ist and Motion Picture Star.)
(Copyright, 1920, by The Newspaper
Enterprise Association.)
T’HE California delegation are tak
* ing a carload of California
poppies to scatter in Chicago. They
figure on catching the dope fiend vote,
which is very large this year.
* * •
Suppose the Kentucky delegation
will bring some tobacco leaves and
try and land the nicotine vote.
» * *
Hiram Johnson arrived in Chi
cago and bowed and started to
make a speech when someone re
minded him that the demonstra
tion was for Babe Ruth.
...
On Johnson’s arrival he pulled the
old gag which ■is always good,
“Friends, if I am elected I will be
for the common people.” Yea 80.
» » »
Penrose is for some guy named
Sproul. If he is nominated I hope
Penrose introduces him to the crowd,
as no one there ever saw or heard
of him.
...
De Valera, the president of our
sister republic, Ireland, is a conven
tion visitor. He is returning the visit
President Wilson paid to Europe.
• * •
De Valera says he wishes they
could raise as much money for pres
idential candidates in Ireland as they
do here.
• * *
Women delegates have been ask
ed to remove their spring hats in
the convention hall so their trip
has been practically spoiled.
» ♦ »
Wood started in with two or three
hundred delegates, but by the time
the convention starts he will be lucky
if they do not take his army com
mission.
» ♦ •
If Penrose has a dark horse and he
is from Pennsylvania he must be
from Pittsburg.
* * *
California’s fifteen delegates start
ed to the Chicago convention accom
panied by sixty boot-leggers.
* * *
As these delegates were elected by |
the people the chances are they will
be unseated before they reach Den
ver.
* • *
I see where they are cutting a
lot of delegates down to half a vote
Guess they will let the half-a-vote
delegates nominate the vice-presi
dent.
» « »
The South was going to send some
white delegates, but they didn’t have
! any -
To show they were real Republi
can strongholds two Southern states
[found delegates of both sides.
* ♦ «
As far as qualifications go I think
Knox has the most suitable name for
an American president, especially at
this time.
» * ♦
Speaking of Knox, I see where
the whole convention is getting
superstitious and beginning to
knock Wood.
♦ ♦ »
They will mess around about a week
and about next Thursday or Friday
Penrose will tell ’em who’s nomi
nated.
Seaboard Embargo
Not Effective Here
H. M. Sellars, agent of the Sea
board Air Line here, stated today
that the freight embargo declared in
Atlanta against certain roads there
would in no way affect shipments at
Americus. It had been reported on
the streets that the Seaboard here
was declining to accept shipments to
or from certain other roads, and the
report was denied by Mr. Sellars.
Kto/fer
Forecast for Georgia—Fair tonight
and Tuesday, except possibly show
ers near the coast.
Generally fair weather, with mild
temperatures, will prevail during the
week in the South Atlantic States.
[fray PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 7, 1920
B. OF R. T, OPPOSE
$lO TAX: APPEAL
FOR FAIR VALUES
Endorse Raise for Teach
ers, But Oppose Pro
posed Method
r The proposed $lO annual commu
tation tax proposed to be levied
here to provide money for operating
the city’s schools, which has already
been endorsed by the Rotary Club,
and the Americus Bar Association
and with modifications by the Kiwan
is Club, was condemned yesterday
by Americus Lodge Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen. Information is
to the effect that other local labor
organizations are to take action on
i the proposed tax without delay. All
I of these are expected to oppose the
I tax, and a hard fight on it now seems
probable. I
The Trainmen, like other organiza-j
tions which have considered the situ
ation, recognize that the teachers
must be paid salaries that will “con
form with the present high cost of
living, and that they must receive
salaries commensurate with the duty
performed,” but assert that the meth
od proposed for raising this money
is improper and “condemn as unfair,
unjust and unequal the levy of any
head tax for any purpose whatso
ever.” The Trainmen hold the
opinion that money needed for the
I schools can and should be raised
through the equalization of tax valu
ations “upward,” and that “present
assessed valuations, as shown by the
digest, are both inadequate and un-
I fair.”
Appeal to Patriotism.
The resolutions adopted also con
i tain an appeal to the large taxpayers
I of the community patriotically to in
crease their assessed valuations “un
til their property is returned for tax
ation at a figure annroximately 60
per cent of its true market value,”
the opinion being expressed that
“now many assessments are far be
low this percentage.” One of the
most interesting paragraphs in the
resolutions is that in which the Train
men request the board of tax equaliz
ers to make public in detail the as
sessments of ten of the largest tax
payers here, these to be compared
with the assessment of ten salaried !
workers, who own their homes, and!
I the assessment of ten other workers, I
■ who do not own their homes, but who
■ return onlj- their household and
' kitchen furniture for taxation.
The resolutions are to be furnish
ed various civic organizations here,!
to other labor organizations, to Sum-!
| ter’s representatives, and the Times-•
Recorder is requested to give them I
full publicity. The text of the res-1
i olutions follows:
Tha Resolutions.
Whereas, It has come to the knowl
edge of this organization that in or-1
der to raise money needed to continue !
in operations the schools of Ameri
cus it is proposed to raise this mon-i
ey through the levy and collection
of a commutation tax of $lO annaul
ly from each male resident of Ameri
cus, therefore be it
“Resolved, That Americus Lodge
No. 824, Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, hereb enter its protest
against the method proposed for rais
ing this money, and condemn as un
fair, unjust and unequal the levy of
any head tax for any purpose what
soever. Be it further
“Resolved, That it is the sense of
this organization that salaries of
teachers in the public schools of
Americus should be placed at such;
amounts as will conform with the
present high cost of living, and that
they receive salaries commensurate
with the duty performed. Be it fur-i
ther
“Resolved, That this organization
believes sufficient money can be
raised to provide funds for paying
the teachers such salaries through
the equalization of property values
upward, so that property loca’ed here
shall bear its just share of the bur
den of the public and we believe
i present assessed valuations, as shown
I by the tax digest, are both inadequate
and unfair.
“Resolved, further, That this or
ganization request board of tax
equalizers to make public in detail
the assessments returned by ten of
the largest tax payers in Americus,
comparing these with ten assessments
made by ten salaried workers, who
own their homes, and the assessments
of ten salaried workers who do not
own their homes, but who return only
household and kitchen furniture for
taxation, all of such assessments to
be made public in full detaJ.
Want Laborer on Board.
“Resolved further, That we appeal!
to the large taxpayers of the com- i
munity to show their patriotism by
voluntarily increasing their assess-!
ments until their property shall be
returned for taxation at a figure ap
proximately 60 per cent of its true!
market value, we being of the opinion
now that many assessments are far
below this percentage.
“Resolved further, That we re
quest city council in naming mem
bers of the board of tax equalizers!
now and hereafter, to place thereon
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G. O. P. DELEGATES SEEK
‘LIVE ONE’ TO GET BEHIND
Uncommitted Forces to Watch and Follow Drift—
Wood Scratched, Lowden
Is In Bad
.HICAGO, June 7—How to get with the winner is the
problem that confronts most of the delegates at this
convention.
“What are you going to do with Pennsylvania’s dele
gation ? ’ a state leader from Pittsburg was asked.
“I m going to watch for a chance to plunk our votes
where they will do the most good,” he replied.
“Whadayamean good?”
“Where they will count. We want to get something for
Pennsylvania. That’s always been the big idea. Get
something for your state.’’
With this idea in mind the uncommitted delegates will
Bl
watch the voting in the venous roll-calls and try to see if there is any
significant drift to any particular candidate. Then they will follow the
dates.
The first two or three, roll-calls will not indicate much. In these
the delegations will cast perfunctory votes for “favorite sons” or will
remain neutral by splitting their vote between the two highest candi
daes.
Wood will, no doubt, start with the highest vote, and yet his is the
least promising candidacy today. It might almost be said that he has
been scratched before the start. The slush fund scandal has been his
worst obstacle, but it has developed also that a military man doe not
go well with the country, and he has been a poor campaigner and a
tactless organizer. He has quarreled with three managers, King, Proctor
and Hitchcock, and his following is one principally of mercernaries.
Lowden was in a position to inherit the Wood strength until the
Missouri delegate-buying scandal. Franti? efforts have been made by
Lowden’s friends to mend that break, but the truth is that Lowden is in
much the same position as Wood.
Hiram Johnson is still playing a lone hand. A lot of the lesser dele
gates would like to go to him on the theory that he is a sure winner
and indeed, the only candidate who can “get a hand” from the public.
But the bigges bosses, survivors of the 1912 and 1916 conventions, still
cherish animosity towards Johnson as one of the leading bolters and
charged with a considerable part in Hughes’ defeat four years ago.
They will take Johnson only under compulsion that is now non-existent.
In the voting, the Johnson strength, if he can muster any, ought to
begin to show on the third or fourth ballot. If Johnson is chosen, it will
be by a sudden swing of some big block of support, as of Pennsylvania
and New York starting a stampede. Incidentally, the galleries will be
his almost completely.
If the first dozen ballots fail to produce a plurality for any candi
date, the Convention will be in a deadlock which nothing short of a
dark horse candidate can break. It will be at this stage of the proceed
ings that talk will be heard of Charles E. Hughes or some lesser-famed
person.
at least one man who works for a
salary, and who has no other source
of income. The placing of such man
on the board, would in our opinion,
give the working classes a more near
ly adequate representation than they
now have, and would nrobably result
in a more nearly equal distribution of
the burden of the community.
“Resolved further, That a copy of
these resolutions be furnished the
city council, Hon. .Stephen Pace and
Hon. E. Timmerman, Sumtefr county’s
representatives in the legislature,
the Chamber of Commerce of Ameri
cus. the Kiwanis club, the Rotary
club and the several labor organiza
tions of Americus, and that the
Times-Recorder be requested to giv<
to this effort to resist imposition of
PROSPECTSFOR
DEADLOCK AT
CHICAGO GROW
McCormick And Bever
idge Favored For Per
manent Chairman.
CHICAGO, June 7—(By Associa
ted Press) —The imminence of the
Republican National Convention
which begins its sessions tomorrow,
apparently worked today to further
becloud instead of clarify the question
as to who will be the presidential
nominee. The prospects for a dead
lock seemed becoming better hourly.
At least some, possibly all of the
137 contests decided by the National
Committee will be brought before the
credentials committee for. rehearing
and a few may be decided finally on
the convention floor itself.
Senator McCormick, of Illinois, and
former Senator Beveridge, of Indi
ana, are most prommently mention
ed for the nermanent chairmanship.
The Wood forces will throw at least
some of their strength to Beveridge,
it is said. Senator Johnson is for Sen
ator Borah if the latters desires the
place.
The scramble for convention tickets
began today with the distribution
through the National Committee and
the local arrangements committee.
No changes appeared today in the
convention line-up and none were ex
pected.
TRANSPORTATION READY
FOR WEEVIL CONTESTANTS
Transportation for the youngsters’
of the community who enter the boll
weevil picking contest and will go'
to the cotton fields of Sumter county
to pick weevils was arranged today by!
George O. Marshall, county farm
agent, who announced that he had
obtained trucks, each in charge of
competent and careful drivers, who
will not only transport the pickers'
back and forth but will supervise the j
work in the fields as w’ell. Parents
are assured by Mr. Marshall that their
children will be in trustworthy hands, j
a head tax the same publicity it has!
heretofore given the action of the 1
Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and the
Chamber of Commerce in their en-|
dorsment of the project.
“Adopted in regular session, this
sixth day of June, 1920. I
“AMERICUS LODGE, No. 824.1
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD
TRAINMEN, J. C. Barfield, Sec-'
retary.’
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ENFORCEMENT
ACT SUSTAINED,
TOO, BY COURT
Injunction Proceedings
Os Three States Are
Dismissed
WASHINGTON, June 7.—Both
the federal prohibition amendment
and the enforcement act passed by
congress were held constitutional to
day by the Supreme Court which dis
missed the injunction proceedings
brought by Rhode Island, New Jersey
and Wisconsin.
The opinion, rendered by Justice
Vandeventer, was short, setting forth
the court’s conclusions. Chief Justice
White rendered a supplemental opin
ion going into the issues Involved
Justice Mcßeynolds, while not dis
senting, said he confined his “con
elusions to fact. It is impossible to
say what construction should be giv
en to the Eighteenth amendment. A
multitude of questions will arise and
I prefer to remain free when they
arise.’’
Validity of the prohibition amend
ment and portions of the enforcement
act was involved in seven separate
proceedings before the Supreme
Court.
In all the cases a general attack
on the amendment was made on
ground that it was revolutionary and
constituted legislation in the guise of
a constitutional amendment design
ed to regulate the private habits of
individuals: that it interfered with
the states' police powers; that it was
invalid because adopted by two
thirds of the members of congress
jresent when the vote was taken, and
not by two-thirds of the membership,
and that the amendment was not rat
ified by three-fourths of the states,
owing to requirements that amend
ments b esubmitted to a referendum.
Wrapped Child’s Legs
Up in Red Hot Coals
PHOENIX, Ariz., June 7.—With
out a trace of emotion except sullen
ness, Mrs. Conchon Olive confess
ed in court here that she had “pun
ished” her seven-year-old daughter
by wrapping a cloth packed with
red hot coals about her feet and
legs. The woman is held on $2,500
bonds.
Gets a Year For
Reckless Driving
NEW ORLEANS, June
John Landry here sentenced James
Pemberton to a year in jail for reck
less automobile driving. It was shown
that although the resulting accident
caused only minor injuries to Charles
Schneider, Pemberton was “grossly
careless.” “It will be a warning,’’
said the judge.
Prince Refused Own
Train During Strike
AUKLAND, N. Z., June 7.—Offer
of a special train during a railway
, strike was refused here l.y the Prince
; of Wales, on a tour of the world.
I “They can’t run trains for me i'
they won’t for other folks," said the
prince. He spent his time shaking
i hands and talking with the strikers.
Baby and Safety
Pins Doing Well
ST. LOUIS, June 7.—Two safety
pins—both open—were taken from
the 4 throat of the 11-months’ old
son of Dr. and Mrs. Grosby here,
after they were located with the X
ray. Both baby and pins are doing
well.
Much enthusiasm was shown today
over the plan to enlist youngsters
now out of school, in the contest, in
which ten cash prizes aggregating
$275 are offered. These will go to
the ones securing the largest number
of boll weevils during the week of the
contest. In addition 1 cent for each
weevil caught will I e paid by the own
ers of the fields visited. Up to noon
today a score of entries had been re
corded at the Chamber of Commerce
among the whites. Several colored
youngsters also had registered with
E. E. Stallworth, the colored farm
agent. Additional farmers also listed
their fields. One of these was John
T. Methvin, who stated that he had
200 acres badly infested which he
wished to have picked over as early
as possible.
The white weevil pickers will leave
the Chamber of Commerce at 8
o’clock Wednesday morning for their
first trip. Agent Stallworth is ar
ranging for the colored pickers.