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RESULT NOT KNOWN
OF LABOR MEETING
Executive Council of American Federation
Closes Session?Strong
Opposition to Radical
Stand.
Washington, Nov. 20.?The executive
council of the American Federation
of Labor concluded its work
here tonight without making any formal
announcement as to what had
been accomplished during its two
weeks' of discussions.
Although members of the council,
including President Gompers, were
disinclined to talk of proceedings in
the executive sessions, it is known
that certain programs were discussed
which by common consent will
practically become policies of the or
ganization. inese inciuae wnui was
described as a healthy stand against
radicalism within organized labor,
and for sharp restriction of immigration.
There was also an almost unanimous
agreement among the labor
heads, it is understood, for closer cooperation
between labor and industrial
engineers. In this, labor leaders
believed they were accomplishing
the dual purpose of eliminating
waste and inefficiency and creating
an atmosphere which would foster
greater production. The council was
said to have made plain in its discussions
its realization of world
needs in this respect and members of
the council held that labor's conduct
should be such that no blame
for low output could attach to the
workers.
It was said that council members
had planned a series of conferences
with industrial experts looking to
gradual establishment of a cooperation
which many deem invaluable.
Some such conferences have been held
during the last year, including that
with Herbert Hoover, former federal
food administrator, who met here
with the council early this week. Mr
finmiiprs was rerjresented as being
highly pleased with the results of the
Hoover and other conferences and
having expressed a desire to continue
them.
y The plea was made in council sessions
here on more than qne occasion,
it was said, that labor leaders
employed every effort to clear their
attitude of suspicion which some
leaders declared had attached to labor's
position when seeking reforms.
The belief that this might handicap
labor in seeking the advice of industrial
experts as the labor program developed,
was said to have been expressed.
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Unqualified support is said to have
been given the stand against radicalism,
within and without organized
labor, as voiced by President
Gompers and Vice President Woll,
whose denouncement of the borers
from within has been spread broadcast
among the workers. The statement
of the federation president as
regards radical foreign labor and the
suppression of destructionists also
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TO MAKE PURCHASES
Greenville Chamber Believes the Bottorn
is Reached in Clothing Cut
Greenville, Nov. 20.?A resolution,
giving the opinion that the bottom
has apparently been reached in thi?
price of clothing, dry goods and
rriany other commodities, that merchants
of Greenville and other cities
in South Carolin aare taking; their,
losses as these losses should bo taken
and urging the public to respond to
the same spirit by making postponed
purchases now, was passed by the
chamber of commerce directors today.
That is urged in order that there
shall be no further curtailment, since
such curtailment would soon bring
about higher prices than exist at.'
present. They state further that a
look in shop windows proves that
many commodities have been cut in
half, and ask the public to make
such purchases now as they have
postponed in the belief that prices
will go still lower. The resolution
was offered by W. W. Burgess and
passed without a dissenting vote.
CLERK STOLE $22,000 AND
HID $19,000 IN AUTO TIRE
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|, Henderson, N. C., Nov. 20?PostofI
fice inspectors said here today that
jwith the nearly $19,000 found in his
automobile tire, the sale of his automobile,
his talking machine and
I other costly properties recently purchased
by him, the shortage chargj
ed against L. V. Graves, dispatching
clerk in the Henderson postoffice will
have been almost wiped out. Followin
South Carolina are taking their
made a complete confession of having
rifled registered mail packages to
the amount of approximately $22,000
the inspectors said today. He will
be tried in federal court at Raleigh
next week.
was accorded the' council's entire ap!
proval.
Legislation to be urged upon con
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gress was cuscussea oy me cuuucu
but the nature of these plans were
not disclosed. It was regarded as
j certain, however, that Gompers or
j his aides would appear many things
j his aides would appear many times
before congressional committees dur|
ing the coming session and, since
the federation claims an increase of
friendly members in each branch
leaders are confident of pushing
through much of their program.
Some leaders hinted that the federation
expected to devote a great !
deal of time to fighting legislation
whtch it opposes and many not, there- I
fore, conduct a campaign to put
through bills it desires immediately. '
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ever, apparently believe an offensive
to be better than a deefnsive stand,
and the introduction of measures the
federation favors is to be expected
I it was said.
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NEXT WAR TO BE
FOUGHT WITH GAS
United States Prepares, at Moment'*
Notice, To Enlist Thousands
Of Chemists in Case of
Trouble
Washington, Nov. 18.?More thar
31 per cent of all American soldier;
admitted to hosnitals overseas dur
ing the world war were gassed, ac
cording to a statement made publi<
today by the Chemical Warfare Ser
vice.
Excludng majines and sailors, th<
total of American soldiers gassec
was 70,552, of whom 1,221 died anc
2,853 or 4.04 per cent were dis
charged as having suffered som<
disability from gassing.
Every effort to prepare this country
with an efficient gas defense ir
the event of another war is being
made by chemical experts, according
to officials of the service. Fifteen
thuosand chemists have beer
enrolled ready to enter a service at a
moment's notice, and are constantly
engaged in research in order tfl
perfect all kinds of gases for use in
the event of hostilities.
At the same time, officials added,
chemists are working out defensive
measures by which America eoulti
meet an enemy's gas attack.
Blue-eyed cats are almost always
deaf, while thei|(j? voices arc many
times louder than the voices of ' ordinary
cats, probably because they
cannot hear themselves.
Nearly a dozen important streets
in London have no house numbered
13, evidently in deference to the popular
supersition which regards that
number as unlucky.
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that the Japanese-American negotia- *
firmc in 'WacViinortrm ho ovtonrlor? frt
cover all the subjects affecting the
1 relations of Japan and the United
States is made in an article printed
today by the Asahi Shimbun of Osaka
In particular it urges the necessity
of a naval understanding.
5 DEFENSE MADE
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Will Not Confiscate Private Property
?Discussion of Oil Situation
Washington, Nov. 20?Senor Pesi
queira .representative of the provisf
ional government of Mexico in Wash_
inrr+rtn fnlH +V10 *P!of"r rtl e?m imctf-i.
. tute here today that his government
i would never shame itself by confisi
eating private property. He spoke
. at his own request to "correct" he
, said, statements previously made at
i the institute's meeting by Frederic
R. Kellogg, counsel for the Mexican
Petroleum corporation.
Questioned by Mr. Kellogg as to
whether the provisional Mexican
government intended to continue
"Carranza's confiscatory policy" toward.
American oil companies with
properties in Mexico, Mr. Pesqueira
did not commit himself as to, the future
policy of his government.
When the Mexican representative
concluded his address Mr. Kellogg
declared he had 'failed to answer
any of the points raised by American
oil producers with holdings in MexT
ico who feel themselves aggrieved."
Mr, Pesquiera charged that American
oil interests in many instances
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