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IOUi UAIKI. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1918.
NO. 2495.
HOUSING BILL
18 KILLED R. R. & AUTO ACCIDENTS
SECRETARY, AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF LABOR
BEFORE CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19—Frank
Morrison, Secretary of the American
Federation of Labor, today told the
House Public Building Committee,
that after the war, the laboring men
of the country will demand, that the
Federal government shall extend fi
nancial aid to labor, on the same basis,
ns now extended to the farmers of
the country In the Shape of loans.
Morrison, at the time, at giving this
testimony was speaking in favor of
the $50,000,0*0 Housing Bill, which is
now being considered by the House
Public Building Committee. If this
Bill passes the Committee there is no
doubt of Its passing the House, and if
passed, tt will provide for the Housing
of all ammunition workers, who are
now compelled to live in rat-holes
owned toy flag waving “patriotic" real
estate sharks who, in their patriotic
enthusiasm to do their bit, buy up all
the land close by the new plants and
move or have built, sanitary cabins to
be rented very reasonable to the mu
nition workers; that is, just reasonably
enough so that the workers Will not
have any surplus cash alter paying
thedr rent; to waste ■foolishly” Jn
buying food and clothes, and in go
ing to the movies.
These real estate sharks, somehow
or other “accidently,” get hold of the
information just where the govern
ment intends establishing the new
plants for of course no government
official would toe so “unpatriotic” as
to make money by selling this inf roma
tion. Mr. Morrison, knows quite well.
who re for he speaks and says, that the
government mast expect to lose mil
lions to house the workers but
that It is much better to do this, than
to take a chance of losing the war.
He declares the living conditions In
some o fthe rat holes is really disgust
ing and a disgrace to the nation. What
a shame, that the Dept, of Justice can
not find means, to squeeze these great
vampires who are, even now, sucking
the life blood of the nation engaged
in a death struggle, in which every
drop of this life giving fluid is beyond
value.
(Time shall unfold what plighted
cunning hides;
Who covers faults, at last shame
them derides.—Ed)
FROM WASHINGTON. D.C.,
CHICAGO, NORFOLK,
CANTON & LONDON
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 19.—
Major General Pershing has sent
a second cablegram to the war de
partment repeating his recommend
ation that infantry soldiers ought to
be trained into excellent marks
men before they are sent abroad.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 19'—Secretary
of State Robert Lansing, representing
the Uuited States and Ambassador
Earl Reading, representing Great
Britain; this morning signed the trea
ty by which, England is allowed to
conscript, all men owing allegiance to
the British Crown, within the Contin
ental Limits of the United States. The
said Government of the United States,
to lie guaranteed the same privilege,
in British Dominions thereby making
the agreement reciprocal.
^The Treaty was immediately ap
proved, by President Wilson and sent
to the Senate for ratification.
CHICAGO, ILL., Feb. 19.— De
signating the "German Reichstag
as a ‘debating society,’ with practic
ally no authority, Amercans of Teu
tonic descent h re today issued a c tl
for the formation of friends of Ger
man democracy. The call was ad
dressed to “all loyal residents of
the United States of German birth or
descent,” and was sent to 5,000
Chicagoans as a starter. Germany’s
miitaristic government was denounc
ed.
The organization has established
headquarters here.
NORFOLK, Va., Feb.19.—On good
authority it was reported here today
that, Resnati, the Itaiian aviator,
made a night flight 150 miles to
sea three nights ago, wth ajmmber
of passengers. Officials however,
decline to discuss the report. Con
siderable secrecy seems to be at
tached to this successful flight.
CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 19.—May
or Sehrantz today confiscated 1,000
tons of coal owned by the Central
Power Company, which furnishes
electrclty to the city. A price of
$5.00 a ton was fixed for the coal.
Several thousands of tons more are
likely to be confiscated, unless the
coal barons cause a slump in the
present price.
LONDON, Feb. 19—It is reported
here today, that the Russians have ac
cepted the German peace terms. If
this is tine, this indicates, that Ger
many, by her unexpected offensive on
the Eastern Front, has practically forc
ed the Russians to accept the German
peace terms, previously rejected by
the Bolshiviki. No confirmation of
the report is to be had from Petro
grad.
JUDGE LANDIS REDUCES
BAIL I. W. W. OFFICIALS
CHICAGO, Feb. 19—In the Federal
District Court, of tho Northern Illinois
AIKS. K. Sr. SFIliLEIi
Has Opened First Class
REPAIRING ESTABLISHMENT
FRONT STREET. Next door to The
Emporium
We are here to please old and
new patrons. We do the best
CLEANING, PRESSING,
ALTERING & REPAIRING.
First class workmanship.. Gent
legmens and Ladies Clothes.
.District, Judge Kencsau Mountain
Landis, this morning granted the ap
peal- for a reduction of the bonds, in
the cast- of Chas. Ashleigh, Vincent St.
John and John Kagnar, alleged aids to
Wm. Haywood, Grand Secretary cf
tiie Industrial Workers of the World,
who is charged with being responsi
ble, for the anti war activities, carried
on previous to the passage of the draft
law. Judge Landis very considerately
reduced the bonds from $10,000 to $5,
000 which amounts was immediately
/furnished by the bondsmen and the
j men released. All these men are al
I ready being’ punished severely by be
j ing kept in sanitary jails ever since
j their arrest, about five months ago,
! without any trial. Some of the Amer
Is lean Courts seem to believe in punish
ment first and trial afterwards when
(the defendant happens to be a working
man.
Bring your forfeiture notices to th«
Industrial Worker
11 OF WRECKINC CREW
& 7 AUTO TOURISTS
KILLED, OUTRIGHT
i
NEWARK N. J. Feb. 19—Nine mem
bers of a wrecking crew, as well as the
engineer and fireman of a drill train
were practically instantly killed, and
several others were hurried to emer
gency hospitals, here today. A drill
engine hauling three cars, and travel
ing at a speed of about 26 miles an
hour, ran down a wrecking crew of the
Central Railroad near the Lehigh
Terminal. The dead are Emil Olson,
Andrew Rotfeck, Amos Wright, Frank
Mentes and John Razan of Elizabeth
St., and M. S. Nilberg, Tony Shratt
and Con McLeoli of Northwest 3rd St
and Grant Washington (colored) of
Ctevins, as well as Engineer Peter
•Swanbeng and Patrick Cannaught of
56th st. The physicians say several
of those injured will probably die be
fore morning. A thorough investiga
tion is being mod© toy U. 8. Secret
service men. Rumors are afloat that
the track had been maliciously tamp
ered with, thereby causing the derail
ing of the car. A troop train was
scheduled to pass the spot where the
accident occurred within 35 minutes
gutter the derailment of the freight
car happened. ,
7 KILLED, MANY INJURED
AS TRAIN HITS AUTO
DETROIT, Feb. 19.—Seven per
sons were reported killed and sever
al injured when an automobile and
a train collided 16 miles outside the
city limits of Detroit this afternoon.
The first report gave no details
of the accident, only saying that it
was supposed that all the occupants
of the automoble were dead.
Fur garments made and repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Company.
GERMAN TROOPS
ATTACKING RUSSIAN
FORTRESS DYINSK
COPENHAGEN, Feb 19—Gorman
troops, under the command of Prince
Leopold of Bavaria, Is attacking the
Russian Fortress of Dvinsk. (formerly
Dunaburg) and a fierce hand to hand
battle is on, the Russiaji’s defending
their position with the utmost ferocity.
Prince Leopold is quite familiar with
the lay of the land however, since he
has been over practically all this dis
trict in August 1915, and it is not ex
pected that the Russians will be able
to hold their positions, owing to the
superior numbers of the Germans and
to the suddeness of the attack. The
second German army is reported to be
crossing thfe Dvina river between Riga
and Dvinsk and heading directly north
towards Ogershof. The third army is
Reported on a drive directly East from
Lubin, in Poland, toward Lutsk and
Zhitomir in Volhynia and Kiev in
the Province of Kiev. The Germans
lost no time starting their offensive
immediately the Armistice expired.
BERLIN, Feb. 19—The German War
office, this morning, gave out the fol
lowing: The Germans under Prince
Leopold, have captured. Dvinsk after
a fierce hand to hand battle. The
Russians, taken comjletely by surprise.
were forced to retreat towards Rzez
ysto, after an unsuccessful attempt to
blow up the bridges over the Dvina
river. Leopold is following the re
treating Russians, many of whom have
been taken prisoners. A dispatch front
Vienna says that the Teutons have
captured the fortification of Lusk in Vol
hynla, one of the forts, of the so called;
Volhyian Triangle, composed of Kovel,
Revno and Lutsk. The Russians are
reported to be retreating in disorder
toward Revno, with the Teutons in hot
pursuit.
Subscribe for the Worker.
GOMPERS CABLEGRAMS
ENGLISH LABOR LEADER
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19—Samuel
Bampers today cabled Mr. Arthur
Henderson, the Knglish Labor Leader,
that the American Federation of I»a
bor will send a Labor Mission to both
Knglaml and France soon. Mr. Gom
pers is so unassuming and exorcises
such extreme delicacy in matters of
this kind and so, keeps himself in the
background at .ill times, that one has
to mostly always consult an encyclo
pedia to find out that he represents a
small, a very small portion, of the
American movement. Very few of
the real workers, look to any good, to
come from or through Mr. Gompers.
He is quite a finished politician and
seems to have no trouble in keeping
his son in a good government position,
no matter what political power is in
PENITENTIARY FOR TWO
YEARS AND $1,000 FINE
PORTLAND, Feb. 19.— Floyd
Ramp, a Socialist, arrested some
ime ago, charged with sedetious
itterances, was today found guilty
n theFederal Court. Ramp was
lentencer to two years n the Fed
eral Penitentiary on McNiels Island
and a $1,000 fine. When asked
by the judge, if lio had anything to
say, Ramp made a request that the
judge send him to Sberia, rather
than to McNiels Island; as that pri->
son, is said ta be one of the worst
mismanaged, of all American pri
office. We suppose that is what you
would calli “diplomacy.” Mr. Gompers,
warns Mr. Henderson that no one is
authorized to represent American La
bor, unless, said representatives, are
appointed by “Mr. Samuel Gompers.”
This is quite in line, with the dicta
torial policy, of Mr. Gompers toward
American Labor at all times.
sonc. (It must be ferce) Ramp’s saco
will be immediately appealed to the
Fderal Supreme Court
DANCING SCHOOL.
At the Miners Home Club Ifall,
Dancing class every Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday, an-t Friday even
ing from 8 I*. M. to 11 I*. M. Ad
mission to class $1.00. Private
lessons $1.00 per hour.
MRS. GKO WALDHELM, Teacher.