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THE SFMTER, WATCHMAN, Es tab. Consolidated Aug. 2,1 Bailwa# Workmen Insist That Railway Administration Grant Their Demands THEY DO NOT INTEND TQ--BROOK ANY DELAY Emphatic Disapproval of Presi i dent's Plan of Action Through Congress Expressed Washington. Aug. 6.?Acting as a unit for the first time in the presen- j ration of wage demands, the 14 prin-1 cipal railroad unions today in e;c-? pressing to Director General Hines j their disapproval of President Wil son's proposal that congress create a I commission to consider increased I wages, declared that wage questions: must be settled immediately. 1 ? A general ^program to meet the} present crisis,, involving the threat of ? a nationwide'"strike was submitted to j the director general. It was sogest- j e$r that the money to provide in-? ere .sed pay should ccme from an ap-! prcpriation by congress to be followed j by appropriate freight rate advances, j This "temporary relief* must be ac- i companied by a determined effort to; reduce the cost of living. Permanent solution of the railroad problem was declared to depend upon > .the removal of return to capital^ as "" the sole purpose of operation and the j director general accordingly was i asked to recommend to President ? Wilson that he attempt to obtain early J passage by congress of organized la -1 bor bill to efiminate private capital j from control of the railroads and to j give the employes a share in the' profits. The unions declared the be- \ lief of the workers that transporta- j tion rates should be sufficient to guar-! antee just wages, maintain the prop- j erfies and give equitable returns on ! money invested. First Frufied Action. Interesting as were the suggestions ; for removing the menace of a nation- ? wide strike, the untried action of the1 .T4" organizations attracted equal at tention. Labor leaders who were questioned declined to say whether' the unions would act as a whole in | the future but declared they were go- j ing through with the present situation ? as one body. The result will be to put j the solid weight of 2.000,000 persons. ; virtually the entire rail transporta- j tion personnel of the United States! back of the demands with the possi- | bllity as never before of the paralysis j of the nation's life if a general strike j should ensue. Cooperation between the four great, brotherhoods ? Engineers, firemen, I conductors and trainmen?for the first i time several years ago. proved the; power of united action in passage of; the Adamson act. The present situation was said to be similar, but infinitely more danger-: ous. Not only are the four brother- j hoods involved but all the other unions ; also which have to deal with main -; tenance of equipment and the moving! of trains. > i The program submitted to Direct.'1" j General Hines declared that the em- \ pkoyees are entitled to compensation; which would at least reestablish the { pre-war purchasing power of their wage. Rates of pay. it was said, were \ in no way co-related to transportation '? charges. The plan for a congres-j sional commission was disapproved be- j cause "it means months of delay at a time when the questions involved re quire immediate settlement," the pro- j gram said, continuing: ? \ "You already have in the beard of railroad wages and working condi tions the necessary machinery to dis pose of these questions and we ask that their function be restored and they be allowed to pass upon the ques tions submitted to them and that th<Mr findings be placed before the repre sentatives of the organized organiza tions for their consideration and be mutually agreed upon before being is sued. Question of Money. The money with which to pay these increases should, in our opinion, be raised by an appropriation to be of sufficient amount to temporarily take cart of immediate deficits. In the meantime let the proper rate making body make a careful study as to what if any, increases should be made in passenger and freight rates. Prompt action in this regard being both essential and desirable. This will only give temporary relief and must be accompanied, or immediately fol lowed by a determined united effort to not only prevent :i farther increase in the cost of living but to secure a reduction therein. "Any permanent solution of the rail road problem must necessarily remove the dement of return capital as tie sole purpose of operation. Therefore, we ask that you urge upon the Pr^si dent the necessity for the prompt pas sage by cougress of th" required ap propriation bill to meet the emerg encv existing/' GEN. CROW DER RECEIVES THANKS Havanna?Eoth houses of the Cu ban Congress voted thanks to Gen eral Crowder in recognition of the services he rendered in revising the electoral and census laws. ?&ed April, lS?O. "Be Jost a 881. ANTI-TE?ST SUIT TO BE START i ! I Attorney General Announces i i Prosecution of the Big i I Packers I _ I POWER OF GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE PACKERS I '-' . j President Wilson Will Put the ! Matter Before Congress in Spite of Protests - Washington. Aug. fi.?Anti-trust j suits against the great meat packing: firms were announced today by At- j torney General Palmer as the first! concrete development of the govern- ; merit's campaign to reduce the high cost of living. ( Armour, Swift, "Morris, Wilson an<: Cudahy who have been pictured in the investigations of the.federal trade commission and before congressional! committee as a great combination in j control of food products, are to be j held again before the federal courts - by special prosecutors. The evidence in hand. Attorney Gen eral Palmer declared, indicated "a clear violation of th?* anti-trus: laws." Whether the prosecution would be civil or criminal the attorney genera1 declined to state, merely recalling that the law provided for both. The history of all the government's inti-trust prosecutions in 25 years docs not show a single individual ever serving a jail sentence for a violation There are evidences that the govern ment hopes for feome in the present campaign. Announcement by Palmer. Mr. Palmer's announcement follows: ' The Department of Justice has made a careful review of the evidence developed by the investigation inU ! the combination of packers, both b f the federal trade commission and th' hearings before the committee of con- j gross. This review has been mad' by lawyers especially retained for th-< j purpose and their report is now ir j hand. I am satisfied that the evidene j adduced indicates a-clear violation o . the anti-trust laws and prompt aeti will be taken accordingly: Furthe nroceedings, while under the imme diate direction of the department ol j justice, will be in charge of Isador J. j Kresel. of the law firm of Jerome Rand and Kresel, of New Fork, wh will be given such assistance as th: j case seems to warrant.'! While he was announcing pros'-c rionsoi the packers. Attorney Gen eral Palmer was mileasing his special agents on the country wide trial of profiteering and food boarding. These! prosecutions come under the food con- j trol law. All the United States Attorneys wer< j instructed to ferret out food hoard- j ers and libel them under deral law "This is the most important busi- j ness before the country today,'" an- | Qounced the attorney genera1, "and 3j propose' to have the law enforcement machinery of the government s.de- j track everything to th>s ' President to Sj>eak. President Wilson eon:: ucd to giv? [ close attention to the food cest prob-j lem and declined a prop* sal t<.? posi j pone his address t.? congress until | Thursday of next w^ek im '??.. I of this ! Friday. Repub ica"'n tvlc< r Leader ! Alondell of the house'--suggested tin i postponement because of absence of ! members from Washington, bur th< j president declined in the following | letter "to the Republican leader: '"I am very sorry indeed that I can jnot comply with your suggestion of delay in the matter of tt ddress to I ;a joint session of congr? ... The sit-j nation which impelled me last week! : to ask congress to postpone its recess j until my recommendations could b. j submitted is still acute. I fiaye had 'under very serious consideration th< j proper action of the government with! reference to the high cost of living] and I feel that it is my duty at the : earliest possible moment to pres -ns 1 certain recommendations now ready! for submission to congi ^ss. ?'I have, therefore, asked th?i vice-1 president and the*speaker to arrange] if possible for a joint session for Fri day afternoon, next, at 4 o'clock. There was no intimation from th? White House as to the nature of the! recommendations the president would make in addressing congress. From the trend of the government's activities in an attempt to solve the living eosi problem, however, in the view of Several officials the president probably would deal with these sub jects: Enlargement of the provisions of the Lever food control law r<: m-.?k< it operative after the proclamation of peace and applicable i<> shoes, ribb ing and all life necessities in addition to food. Legislation to reach the small* r in dividual profiteer as well as ' big bu iness" < xtortion. Legislation to define profiteering, thereby making easier prosecution under existing laws. Laws to make speculation in nec > saries a crime. Legislation limiting the margin of profit on necessities. Washington, August 7.?Although prices of important roods have shown a substantial increase, the s:o<-!< held in storage dune l was 20 per cent, greater than lasl ye.tr. according to the report of th.- Federal trade com mission. Speculation is the cause, it is claimed. od Fear not?Let all the ends Thon AI] SUMTER, S. C, SATUE NEW MINISTRY IN BUDAPEST Hungarian Cabinet Overthrown: and Archduke Joseph in Control ' i ROUMANIANS CROSS THE DANUBE RIVER j Situation in City is Critical on ; Account of Scarcity of Food and Other Necessities Pari?, Aug. 7.?The Peace Confer ence has been advised thai the Hun garian cabinet has been overthrown! and that Archduke .Tos? ph has estab lished a ministry in Budapest. Ad vices state that Rumanian forces had crossed the Danube into Budapest and seized supplies of food. The situation ; is reported critical on account of the : ' cutting off of supply sources by he* Rumanians. It is expected that the; Entente Powers will demand that the: Austrian government surrender Bela j Kun and other Soviet leaders. _ i ARCHDUKE JOSEPH v IS RECOGNIZED Entente Mission at Budapest Delegate Authority to Him Budapest, August 7/?The Entente mission here has delegated govern mental authprity'to Archduke Joseph.' CASE-AGAINST" BIG PACKERS Government Will Prosecute on| Criminal Charge *_ i Washington?Civil and criminal1 prosecution is believed to be planned by the government in'the suits againsj^ the five packers. The government j will charge that the packers control the buying of cattle. The government's case against the j packers is to be placed before the fed eral grand jury in Chicago. Three weeks before the government wil? seek indictments under the erimina j sections of the anti-trust law; civil suits will be brought, and the packers j will be prosecuted on charges ol'j hoarding. LINTER RATES ARE INCREASED Interstate Commerce Commis sion Approves Application Washington. August 7.?Increased rates on cotton linters from Southern points to destinations in the United States and Canada asked by car riers not under federal control hav< been approved for filing by the Inter state Commerce Commission. BIG SUPPLY OF HAM Richmond, Va., Aug. <;?Discovery of 1,000.000 pounds of hum held in storage here was made by state food and dairy commissioner, Benjamin L Pdrcell tonight. The commissioner announced that he had persuaded the owner of the supply to sell 100,000 pounds of tiie ham at 25 cents per pound, or l" cents under wholesale market quota tions if a purchaser could !>?? found here who would distribute it at re tail at a price not exceeding 2."> cents pluc cost of handling. United States District Attorney H. M". Smith also announced tonight that he was prepared to take steps against food hoarders and extortioners in Vir ginia" should investigation reveal suf ficient evidence. KAISER T TRIED IN LONDON Allies Have Not Abandoned De cision to Bring Former Em peror to Trial WAITING ON RATIFI CATION OF TREATY Official Announcement Made in House of Commons By Bonar I .aw London. Aug. -The allies have no) allt-rc-d their decision >?> try ;ie-i i?r:..i-." <.'<;*>:r:n Emperor. Im London. '.? v.iv Law. the ?;< rerun's :*t trad; r a.n notzii cd :< day the house -'i com.t_; mons. Action only waits <;i: the peace treaty ratification. m't ut be thy Oountry'g, Thy Gcd'g a DAY, AUGUST 9, 1919. ROADS LOOTED BY WALL STREET Railroad Brotherhoods Have j Proof of Financial Piracy of Big Banks CHARGES AGAINST MOR GAN AND ROCKEFELLERj _ i I Banking Houses Had Regular! System of Robbing All Rail- i roads _ I ? Washington?Information obtained I direct from Wali Street firms andj banking houses controlled by the j Morgan and Rockefeller groups in possession of the railroad brother hoods, shows the systematic plunder ing of practically all transportation highways in the LTnited States, Glenn Plumb of Chicago, told the house commerce committee today in support ing the plan for the nationalization of the railroads. He claimed that the information tended to show that the wrecking and looting of the New Hav en, Chicago and Alton. Rock Island and Frisco lines were not sporadic cases. Said that the railroads have I and are suffering from the oppression of the firms named. Plumb declared that predatory fi nancial interests are again gathering their forces for plundering ih<- rail roads afu-r they have been rehabili tated by congress. NEW INVENTION IN WIRELESS! _ I Lieut. Morton Devises Method of Radiography Through Earth and Water San Diego, CaL, Aug. 7.?Radio graphy t ran.--mission through earth a7id water is claimed discovered by Lieutenant Morion of ;the United ^ates navy EMBARGO PLA'C ED ON FREIGHT Louisville and Nf ille Will Handle Only Perishable Food Birmingham, Aug. 7.?An embargo on all freight exceot food and perish ables was declared by the Louisville and Nashville railroad as the result oi the shopmen's strike. PORTUGAL ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT Former Premier Almeida Is Chosen By Parliament Lisbon. Aug 7.?Antonio Almeida, former premier, has been elected pres ident of P; rtugal by Parliament. K. C. FOR IRELAND National Convention Asks Rec ognition of Irish Republic ____________ Euffalo?The Knights of Columbus convention adopted a resolution call ing for the recognition of Ireland. COLLISION AT SEA Twenty Persons Drowned When Schooner Sinks j Halifax. Aug. 7.?20 persons arc believed to have been drowned in a collision between the schooner Gallia : which was sunk and the British Steamer VV'arwitch. hear St. Pierre. Secretary Lansing Testifies Be- j fore Senate Foreign Rela- | i tions Committee i I - i LIGHT ON LEAGUE OF NATIONS COVENANT! The American Plan For Worlc | Peace Was Not Pressed at the j Peace Conference Washington, Aug. 6. ?Secretary ! :..;.i- i!ir. told the senate committee J rhu? : a American plan for a League j :' Nations 'uA pressed at Versa! 1 j its and was never presented in ful* J to che peace conference. &d Tntk'a." THE TRUE PRESIDENT TALKS ABOUT SHANTUNG Supplemental Statement Made I By Viscount Uchida Regard-' ing Japan's Attitude i - MORE LIGHT IS BEING i SHED ON THE SUBJECT Japan is Pledged to Return: Province to China After Her. Long Domination I i -:? I Washington, August 6.?President; Wilson issued a formal statement to-. night saying that the "frank state- ; ment made by Viscount Uchida" as to - Japan's policy regarding Shantung, j ought to serve to remove many of j the misunderstandings which had be- ? gun to accumulate about this ques- j tion." i When the Question of disposal of ? Shantung was definitely decided on at j Paris, President Wilson said the Jap ariese delegation in reply to a ques- j tion of his. said: j ?"The policy of Japan is to hand j back the Shantung peninsula in fuU sovereignty to China, retaining only j the economic privileges granted to j ?Germany and the right to establish! a. settlement under the usual condi- j lions at Tsingtao." References in the Uchida statement j as to the agreement between Japan and China in 1915 "might be mislead ing the President said, "if not com- j mented upon in the light of what oc curred in Paris." The president's statement made public through the state department follows: "The government of the United States has noted with the greatest interest the frank statement made by Viscount Uchida with regard to Japan's future policy respecting Shan tung. The statement ought to serve to remove many of the misunder standings which begun to accumulate about this question but there are ref erences in the statement to an agree ment entered' into between Japan and China in 1915 which might be mis leading if not commented upon in the light of what occurred in Paris when the clauses of the treaty affecting Shantung were under discussion. I. therefore, take the liberty of supple menting Viscount Uchida's statement with the following: "In the confer ence of the 30th of April last where this matter was brought to a conclu sion among the heads of the principal allied powers and associated powers the Japanese delegates. Baron Makino and Viscount Chinda in reply to a question put by myself, declared that: 'The policy of Japan is to hand back the Shantung peninsula in full sovereignty to China, retaining only .the economic privileges granted to Germany, and the right to establish a settlement under the usual condi tions at Tsingtao. 'The owners of the railway will use specia1 police only to insure se curity fo; traffic. They will be used for no other purpose. ?"The police force will be com posed of Chinese and such Japanese instructors as the directors of the rail way may select will be appointed by the Chinese government." "Xo reference was made to this policy being in any way dependent upon the execution of the agreement of 1915 to which Count Uchida ap pears to have referred. Indeed I felt it my duty to say that nothing that I agreed to must be construed as an ac- j quiescence on the part of the govern- j ment of the United States in the pol-; icy of the notes exchanged between j China and Japan in 1915 and 191<<: and reference was made in the dis-j cussion to the enforcement of the agreements of 1915 and 1918 only in; ;ase, China faded to cooperate fully! i carrying out the policy outlined in j 'he statement of Earon Makino and: viscount Chinda. "I hare of course no doubt that' riscount Uchida had been appraised of I ill the particulars of the discussion in ; >aris, and I am not making this state - \ ment with the idea of corecting his! statement but only to throw a fuller) light of clarification upon a situation; which ought to be relieved of every; shadow of obscurity or misapprehen- j sion." MALMADY GOES TO BELGIUM Military Administration of Re gion Allotted by Central Foeh Brussels. Aug. L- -The government j tas received a telegram from Marshal ! roch inviting Belgium to occupy th*-; nilitary administration of the Mai-; nady region, according to Le Soir. BOLSHEKIKS STILL HOLDING TOWNS British War Office Admits Un favorable News London. ?The War Office admitted today that tin- Bolsheviki hold towns on the North Russian front. In South ern Russia the Bolsheviki recaptured Valdimirouka but are retreating North of Kamyshin. _ -:?-_-? S?)?TKBO>-, Estabhuixxl ?tone, >?M VoLXLVIIL No. 51, OLD SESSION State Convention in Columbia Attended By Seven Hundred ?j FAVOR HOLDING ? FOR FAIR PRICE Acreage Will Be Regulated to Meet Law of Supply and De mand An enthusiastic meeting of farmers and business men was held in Colum bia yesterday When the plan and scope of the South Carolina Cotton Associa tion and the relation;of the associa tion to the American Cotton Associa tion was fully discussed- Between 6O0 and 700 representative citizens from . all sections of the state were in at tendance. The chief addresses were made by United States Senator E. D. Smith, A. E. Eimorc, of Spokane, Yv'ash., representing the wheat grow ers' organization of the Far North west; Governor Cooper and J. Skot lowe "Wannamaker, president of the association. Brief talks were also made by A. A. Protzman, field organ izer for the association, and B. Frank McLeod, also member of the state or ganization. j Within the next few weeks a state | wide campaign for membership is to ! be conducted in every county. Farm ; ers who join will be assessed 25 cents j per bale on the basis of the 1&17 crop. :As the membership is for three years, : 10 cents a bale will be collected fdr ; the two succeeding years. Meetings.1 ; are to be held in each county when strong addresses are to be made set ; ting forth the program of the asso | ciation. Provision is also made for ?membership of professional and bus^ : iness men and bankers. I Throughout the^ meeting yesterday it was emphasized* that the organiza tion would be futile without adequate j financial backing. Mr. Elmore ex j plained that the.wjheat^and fruit^roy^-. j crs had combined'in the West an$ ? j had assessed themselves $10 an acre, j The "."aith the farmers-had in their r organization would be tested by the j measure . of generosity with which j they came' to its financial needs. I Xo action was taken yesterday as to j fixing a minimum "price, although ! somewhat strenuous effort jvas made ' by E. W. Dabbs to have the organi sation go on record as estimating 50 \ cents a pound as a reasonable price. ? A meeting of all the state associations I in the cotton belt is to be held about 'September 1. at which time one of the ! chief objects will be to agree upon a minimum figure. I What was possibly the most f ?reaching effort of the day was the i resolution calling on each county to ; buy all cotton that would be rushed i to the market early in the fall before j a minimum price had been set. Lang i D. Jennings, of Sumter", led'the first ! for the adoption of this resolution, ar ! guing that there was always a large j block of cotton which was sold at the opening of the season, which cotton was sufficient to meet the immediate needs of the manufacturers, and would thus prevent control of the market by the growers. Mr. Jennings made an \ eloquent plea for the resolution, say i ing that on one would stand to lose a I dollar and that each county was fi | nancially able to take care of the cot jton hurried to the market. The reso ! lution was adopted, j Another resolution was adopted ! calling on the president of the State i Bankers Association and the presi j dents of the chambers of commerce ; of Columbia and Charleston to cali a . meeting of the bankers and business 'men of the state with the purpose of ; forming a trade acceptance corpora [ tion in South Carolina. Such a cor | poration was formed a few days ago : in Georgia with a capital of $2,000. j <>00. It is estimated that a capital stock of from $750,000 to $1.000,000 ; would lie necessary for the South Carolina branch. STRIKE RIOTING IN BROOKLYN i _____________ Railroad Strike Breeds Violence and Blocks Traffic i New York?There has been rioting and firing at a wrecking crew in Brooklyn. The Rapid Transit strike service is seventeen per'cent of nor mal. Chicago freight is accepted sub ject to delay on practically all lines as a result of the shopmen's strike. COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SUMMONED Conference at White House on Cost of Living Washington, Aug. 7.?The mem bers of the sub-committee on the cost of living were summoned to the White House this afternoon. Chicago.?A largre force of soldiers and deputy sheriffs are guarding the stock yards as fifteen thousand ne groes, who quit on account of the race riots, returned to work today. Two arests were made in connection with the fires in the black belt. ; j