~m%........ . ' . ‘INAMERICA
lewaecknistvhgbaiv. {limited-tum»).
1110‘th
.,
tarlelsoneftheDenrtmeatofin-
bor, wut west princimily to look
into the coer strikes in the Arisona
idistrici and the l. W. W. activities in
the lumber districts of the Pride
Northwest. it included in its investi'
.gation, however. the dispute in the
‘Caliiornia oil fields. the threatened
strike of Pacific . Coast Telephone
ioperators' the_thrcat.eaed strike of
.packing house workers in Chicago. and
a
JOSEPH DAVIS
85 "will. Street
sown uonwaut .0“- and st. Paul.
Generally,
‘ the commission found
that uncorrected specific evils and!
‘theabsence of a healthy spirit oe’
.tween capital and labor. due partly
to the evils mentioned and partly to
____———
“MAMA“
TODAY. ."an unsound industrial structure"
—— lwere the main causes of the industrial
Temperature: High, 14; low,‘dlfllculties arising since the war he-
6. Fair.
{the street railway trouble in linear»
A GAR”.
m
We wish to state that for the benefit of our patrons
, who owing to the tremendous rush of Saturday did
not receive proper attention. and their portion of the
water damaged goods. we will offer on sale
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
additional items at extremely low prices. Prices in
many cases even lower than Saturday’s wonderful
offerings. '
t
”run. The commission says that while
:“sinlater influences and extremist doc-
., ‘5 :trhie' have availed themselves of
‘ those conditions, they have not create
: . ._ ' ed the-m.
r O ‘Tbe overwhelming mass of the lo-
. ws boring population is in no sense dis-
. ’ loyal” says the report” ,
A means of correction suggested by
'the causes of the unrest itself, the
, lconirnlnion olullinea as follows:——
, ushln ton? “ -The e imination to the utmost
C h: 530;:0;:o;atizn;l z“ beheld practical extent of all profiteering
. D . - . - " during the period of the war is a pre‘
“ednesday evening, Vb” ”1° Past requisite to the best’moraie in indus-_
Masters degree will be conferred. i’try. . ‘
. . ”Z—Modern large scale industry hasI
- . effectually restroyed the personal re-
There Vi“ be 9° "hm“! M a” lation between employer and em-
American band this week. the next "9' ployee. the knowledge and co-opera-
hearsll to be held next Monday even- tion that come from personal con-
mi: ,tact. it is therefore no longer possi-
- :ble to conduct industry with em-
plows-1‘. as Ilnmviduals. Some mm
Sergeant William Croal, son of Mr. of collective relationship manage-
a... m W- cm“- °' 5‘ “W“ "m" '."J.".‘.§.‘.i‘i3..“‘°i' ii.‘““"i’°'i'i"'i; Ti”
0 s pr nc p e y e
”I“ city, 11“ written home "I" be h” government should form an accepted
arrived safely In France. He '"n part of the labor policy of! the na-
abroad .wlth the 80th company. 6 Resi- tion.
meat, U. 8. Marines. who had been en- ti "3—3417. 1': “Sim?“ 3| elfifl’ht‘re
open a or is via ty upon steady.
“m9“! at Quanlco. Vs. ’enforcement. instead, of waiting for
adjustment after grievance come to
Edward J, naherty went to Trenton. ii“; surface there is needed the estab-
.. N. 1,, yesterday. and made arrange- siment of continuous administra-
~ live machinery for the disposition of
ment for the return of one of his Lib- lndustriai issues and lhe avoidance
erty ““0 "“033 which ’1‘” been cm of an atmosphere of contention and
gaged there for several months. Thll the waste of disturbances.
will replace one of the trucks which ' £5.33“ afiflhl-lfflmr day is on ":-
. a p er 0 9 country, exper -
if“ destroyed in the Austin an" ence has proved justification of the,
tire last week. |princlple also in war times. Provi-
sion must of course be made for long-
A Bible lecture by C. E. Zook. U. I). er hours in case of emergencies. La-
" dasand
2"" ”:;c::bf:: hzltd 1:4]; Men’s mcnt if its misuse is guarded against
ears. ' . by appropriate overtime payments.
Hall on Washington street. yesterdl! "s—Uniaeu direction of the labor
afternoon at 3 o'clock. and was very it'ldmli'lilst'raliion ofI the United States
well attended. The' subject was quite or t e perod o the war should he
established. At present there is an
interesting and "5 “9“", handled unrelated number of separate com-
by the speaker mittees. hoards. agencies, and depart-
ments having fragmentary and con-
flicting Jurisdiction over the labor
problems raised by the war. A single
headed administration is needed. with
full power to determine and estab-
lish the necessary administrative
structure.
"ti—When assured of sound labor
conditions and effective means for
the just redress of grievances that
may arise, labor in Its turn should
surrender all practices which ‘en‘d to
restrict maximum emclency.
"7——Unc’orrected evils are the great-
est provocative extremlnst propa-
ganda. and their correction in itself
would be, the best counter-propaganda.
’ ' h But there Is need for more affirmative
‘3‘!“ club held a meeting at t e education. There has been too little
South Norwalk club. Saturday night. publicity of an educative sort in rc-
dfornmodore James M. OBrien lifelld'gard to labor's relations to the. war.
's-d. and the following were named ascThe purpose 'of the Government and
"at nominating committee to select oftl- igzmmeb‘dmlid {W {grhmi‘hlfll’UPUgIZ
. _ s u ' r ome o to
be?" for the ensuing year. Frank has most at stake insthis war. and it
N33“: Thomas F— McMahon, Charles fuller understanding of labor. Labor
‘31. Harrington. The annual meeting
will eagerly devote its all if only it
"wm be held at the Hotel biahackemo be treated with confidence and tinder-
“Saturday evening. Febniary 23.
George Cronin of North avenue. has
received word from his son, Charles
Cronin. that the cruiser Charleston
has ccmpleted her target practice off
Norfolk. Virginia, and is coallng up.
presumably for a trip “across." The
date of departure is not yet known to
‘anyone but ' the high officials. Mr.
Cronni reports that recently he fell
'nverboard from, the vessel. and that
. the water was "some cold."
\
Several members of the Norwalk
standing. subject to indulgc'ncc no:-
ueglec't; but dealt with as a part of
the‘citisenship of the. state."
At length the commission records
its search for the “real ‘caiise" of the
labor unrest and comes to these cor.-
clusions: .
“The conclusion cannot he. escaped
that the available man power of the
nation, serving as the industrial arm
of war, is not employed to its full
capacity nor wisely directed to tho
energies of war.
“The effective conduct of the war
suffers needlessly because of inter-
ruption of work due to actual or
threatened strikes. purposed decrease
in efficiency through the strike 0n the
job, decrease in emclency'due to la-
‘ hrr unrest. and dislocation of the lite
bor supply.
‘ "These are. not new conditions in
American industry. nor are their
causes new. The conditions and their
' rrinses have long been familiar and
long uncorrected. War has only serv-
Word has been received that'iiar-
'p'ey J. Avery of the 213th Aero Squad-
‘gon. nephew of Mr. and Mrs. C. ii.
'iiurlbutt, and Mrs.«Willlam i-l. Stowe.
'0i this city. which was aboard the Tus-
'canla, is among the hill of the sure
'vivcrs. Word was received Saturday
' 'hftcrncon, too late for publication.
that Dr. Frederick William ireland of
"this city. son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Ireland of )0 Stuart avenue was “Safe
mid well."
‘d to intensify the old denu‘gemchts
by making greater demands ,upon in
NI ”W811”. i'ustry and by affdrding the" Occasion
pk ' | for new disturbing factors. ‘
‘ mm ‘ “Among the causes of unrest. ism-
. .Il __ I ’ War to students of industry. the fol-
lcwing s‘aiid out with special slgt'fi-
csnee to the industrial needs of war.
"Broadly speaking. American indus-
Vthy lacks a healthy basis of relation-
' rh'p‘ between management and men.
jAt bottom this is due to the insist-
irace‘hy employers upon individual
,‘tfl'hfl;'“h their men. ' Direct deal-
lugs with employees' organisations is
1 M
in" you nave, m
m
l l
bar will readily meet this require-.
,sllll the minority rule in the united :0 mm mull!“ in
t - .
l
THE BOSTON STORE
States. in the majority of instances
there in no joint dealing. and in too
many instances employers are in ac-
tive 0 position to labor organizations.
This allure to equallae the parties
in adjustments‘of inevitable indus-
trial contests is the central cause of
our difficulties. .‘l‘here is I commend:
able. spirit throughout the country to
new facts revealed by the European "i wish .v0u could see our little vii.
war. its suffering and its faith are lage. so tiny and primitive: one long
the suffering and the faith of the na-‘slreet winding up a hill with the big
tion. With the exceptional the sac7'junct-ion railroad station at the bot-
rifices of the men in the Wd servg loin and the church at the top. and a
'ice. the greatest sacrifices have come‘ntlé‘am. winding under a Midst“ half
from those at the lower rang oi thetway up. a stream which allows the
industrial ladder. Wm increases re-ilnevitable laundry to go on." Mrs.
spond last to the needs of this class'Tilany wrote. it is picturesque as all
of labot. and their meager m urns are French vlllsseu so rather too poor for
on
‘0
charge.
bles, or meat and salad” birth! and bf
.compotc. it is really good. too. l yo
being 9. good cook."
Airs. T.ifany in another letter du-dn
Ilhilfl the day icliei. .
’ "The station is always empty when
,we arrive, but 15 minutes later it fills;
up its if by magic." Mrs: Tiffany ssys.‘
"This crowd keeps on pretty con-t
iinuouslv. it is never an overpower-
_ing rush. but a steady stream until
”about 2:30 and sometimes dulll 4:30.
The men buy their tickets at the first
window and then pass on to the coun-
ter where the food is served. 0!
they are always in a tearing hurry
,and push and shove each other as if
they were going to get left if they
didn't. But there is no reason for it.
‘because they don't come. in for meals
unlesa'they have at least an hour and
usual] they have a wait of three hours.‘
But that makes no difference. They‘
act as if they had one minute in.
.whlch to get and eat their food. anti
all are good natured. and if the regu-
lar food gives out. they will cheer-
fully accept any subatltute.
‘of
IV
da
anamcsn woman
corn-ct specific evils. The leaders in .
industry must go further. they must hardly “MW". in view of the ill-2591'"! Ind there are no gardens in
help to correct the state of mind on creased 009! 0' “VIII“. to“ maintaininll. which is strange."
the part of labor: they must aim for "‘1' "I?" WISOr'Il-nndlul 0‘ life. It! Less than a month later, Notembe.
the "19mm of normal “all“! to} b upon them the war pressure b.5313. to be exact. Mrs. Tiffany told ol
enabling labor to take its place as 1’0"“? m0" severly. Labor at heartltlw progress achieved in establishing
a mperstor in the industrial enter. 1‘ I. devoted !0 the Wrimses of them? canteen. A rough addition bau
prise. in a mm}. a conscious attempt government in the prosecution of thislboen added to the station, and dor-
inusl be made to generate a new "V" as any 015" part of society. lfimllorl' and a recreation room had
spirit in industry. “”0"" enthusiasm it! less Vocal. and.”ecu completed while a reception
"Too many labor disturbances are I“ “""n‘" M" "d "‘9"? "‘9“- ‘"‘i“°°"’ ‘° “cwmmfifle 1000 men wit.u
due ,0 the absence of disinterested will find the explanation in some of in course of construction.
processes to which‘resort may he had “'9 conditions M ”‘9 ‘Mulirlfll GIMP "w“ ”“9 "d and White oilcloth
for peaceful “mam,“ Force be onment In which labor is placed and on the tables. red glass carafes. and
comes too ready an,ouilet. We need "m" in many instances “ "I 1198!" ‘ufl‘ey'm' window curtains. and at
continuous administrative machinery est contact with the atlvltles of thallium! flowers on the counter of the
by which grievances inevitable in in- ‘1" ”crew“ room." Mrl. Tiffany wrote
dustry may be easily and quickly die .700 0“?" ”'9" ll l Billing in- it l” the “’9'"- b’ilhmfl '00!!! you
posed of and not allowed to reach the “Mummy between our democratic ”'9' 5“" "“9""- it 01“! holds 120
pressure of explosion. purposes in this war mm "a ”mm“. Our his room is to have a huge
“There is . widespread I.“ 0‘ autocratic conduct of 'n, of thoselkmhm and seats for over a thous.
knowledge on the part of capital as to "”an industry at home. Till! ln-imd men.
labor's feelings and needs and on the consistency I“ emm'3'lt‘d by such‘. The dom"°"’"" 7"“ wonderful.
our! of lab... as to probiemg of man. PW?!" as the Bisboe deportations. never was so proud of anything bi
agement. This is due primarily to a icrsonal bitterness and molt. ln- fore. Two hundred canvas stretchers
lack of collective negotiation as the‘lm;“, industrial "m!" ‘MVillbly rc- for bedl “'t‘ MW a Splendid fumi-
noma' mom“ of mum". in “W"?! i when the chain of loyalty is false- .gating plant and an incinerator and
t‘lon there is but little realizationoni y ""0"“! to by employ"! and "Mr .‘m‘ ”a“ '3 3 ”Odd 0.1 Clelflllnflm. .
the part of industry that the socalled :mel'llhlzers as a means of dcfent- “All the men take off their wet and !‘
labor problem demands not only oc-I ng sneere claims for social justice. dirty 500”. and We have good felt
casional attention but continuously"? though "'"h “Mm“ be uni-tortcdl"Hillier!l for them. There are two MRI
and systematic responslbility, as much n time 0' war. 5"“"95 '“ "'9 "’0'“: "'0 '°°"‘“ blank~|
so as the technical or financial as-, "so long as ilrofilecring is not com-l'" '0'" “Ch. an orderly who wakes
poets of industry. ;prehcnsiV'ely plevented‘lo the full emu"i men '0' their ""Mv 500d shower.
“Certain specific grievances, when“?m 'th KOVt‘f'nment action can pre-ibnh“ 8"" ““3“ rooms. 'MlOthPr..
l’lng uncorrected, not only mean doll-”'9'" “- W“ 30 '01": Will a seilrw Oil‘vm‘" the N“ "’0’” ‘5 finished, I hon-l
rile hardships. they serve as symbols .inequallty disturb the fullest devotion estly think 1‘ Will be 3 "WM 0' what
of the attitude of enlplojt’ril and thus 0' lybnr's contribution to the war." “,f‘houm 0" .
affect the underlying spirit. Hours “11”“ the unrest in the iPacIflc If,“ year the men “M" in "lei
and wages are. of course, mostly in NOTIhWNt lumber fields focuses on '
issue. On the whole. wage increases ”‘9 eight-hour dfll’. the commissionI However, ”‘9 speedv _
are asked for mostly in order to meet believes the lunlbtr oncrntors them- tion was out effected without the er.
the increased cost of living. and such “"V‘es- by ”W" ““31"”an Olll'mdllon ”mum“! 0' 3”” ”7°". Mr!” 7”
demands hould be not in the light of to trades union Offiflnllallon of their {any summed It up by ”"31"“:
their economic causes. Again, the dc- workmen, have treated the oppor-' EV‘Wy‘hmg '3 “0"“: awfully We"
mand for the eight-hour day is nn- tun.ty for the l. W, w, and the whole unit has been fine. Not
tion wide. for the workers regard it "This uncompromising attitude on one should come for ”“3 wark who '5
as expressive of an accepted nntional' the part of the employers has reaped m“ as strong 3,8 a horse and indiffer-
policy. for ”w,“ an organization of tlostruc- gilt to cold and fatigue. it is terribly.
"liepiesslve dealing with munifcsln- tit? rather than constructive radii-ah "d' The “00" It does '3 enormous.
lions of labor unrest in the source of ism." says the report. "The l. W. w, however-r, and mot: than T993” (‘1'
much bitterness. turns radical leaders is filling the vacuum created by the You'never saw ”“1““ m“ the “3"
into martyrs and thus Incl-eases the;r Operation. The red card is carried by PLPcmllOfl and gintitude for ”w food h"
following. .tintl worst of all. in the large numbers throughout the paczflc “-
minds of workers tends to implicate Northwest. Membership in the i. W.
the government as a partisan in on W. by no means impunfi be“?! in or
economic conflict. The problem is n understanding of its philosophy. To a
delicate one. There is no doubt. how- majority of the members it is a,bonil
ever. that the Blsbee and Jerome dc- of fellowship. According to the can.
portalicns. tho Ewrctt incident. the males of conservative stud-cuts of thc
Liittc hanging, and similar acts of phenonenon u very small percentage
violence against WOl‘ka‘li have had :I of the l. W. W. are really understantb‘
very harmful effect. upon labor bathing followers of subversivo doctrine!
in the United States and in some of The l. W. “L is seeking results by
llie'nllled countries. Such incidents drnmatlzing evils and by romantic
are allcmpts to deal with symptoms promises of relief. The hold of the.
rather than causes. The l. W. W. has i. W. W. is rivoted instead of weak-
excrclst-d its strongest hold in those encd by un'mnginntivc opposltlon on
industries and committees Wllf'l'f- ciii- the part of the omployers to thé cor-
ployers have mos: resisted the lrnde- rection 'of oral grievances. an opposi-,
union moveirent and where some'tion based upon academic fear that‘
form of protest against unjust treat- granting just demands will lead to un-
ment wits inevitable. , ljust demands. ‘
"The derangement of our labor sul‘r "With specific grievances removed
ply is, one of the great cvils in lndus- destructive propaganda extensively
try. The shockingly large amount of preached in the Pacific Northwest will
labor turnover and the phenomenon oi.lose its strongest advocate. Counter
migratory labor-Justina an enormous propaganda and positive education
.wagte and involves an even greater then have as easy opportunity to sup-
social cost. These are-evils which plant fanatical doctrines."
flow from grievances such as those W The settlements. of all the atlas.
we have set forth; they are accentuat [lions taken _up previously huh been
ed by uncontrolled instability of cm- announced. While the commisslon
ploymeut. Finally. we have failed in 'lnvmigatcd the celebrated Mooney
the full use and ,. wise direction of case in San Francisco and has recomv
our labor Iupply,"falacly called "l-a mended thatvPresld’snt Wilsonqute his
vbor shortage." because we have fail» influence .wlth the state of californla
ed to establish a"vlgorous and com- to get Mooney a new trial. the case,
potent system of labordadlistrihution. Ls! na‘touehed upon ignitiormmmary
However; means and ad resources: l report Inn e on c .n tods . .. , t
have been recently provided for a The commlulon'g . recommend-nods A't. 11:15 hours: tarihpmori'n
better-grappling with this problem. on that subject ""10“," hi“, been serve; w c thin .
“it Is. then. to uncorrected specldc ”blinked, . was. 1.3 one g
' ‘ ‘ ' . comma. but far from minding it
evils and the absence of a healthy . l eajo g it it “w" n “m.
spirit between capital and lobar. due , y .
3"“
, lend though-on a cold or windy night hurts. and four of its Mobil-Misting“ .n, without'pain. .
”my togthese "it. and partly to . . , feel that on lessons at Neutlly. There/ls a lat of. . - i - ._ ,
-- ........ lawn-1mm; :4." mm TASKS stratum..." a, .... ....i.. «smug; I»: mm le;'..¢.°.:t2°:.“:::‘.:‘.i::.’:“~...
.. ' --.-. , .. was. e or re '
,ies‘whlch we have In; (0.1.... from "fig m, , , I" .3451?” y‘mrwue I" pill 19"! ’tflu with two wagons full of suleieat to take 0! every hard .
tag the war. , ”Informer-cc: - a . .efter 000) h we have our m‘lothlng but chest wounds twenty-four .01} corp or saline. This should
"""m “M” ‘ 3.: "Mn" 0a Octebq'fl lat; flit-Till!!! .‘plet . mm It the-Int W- M“”" m,‘"t""°‘ “it mm. as n is inexpeIIIVe sad is
“mum. "A” ’ tbs-.1 ' m’h mantle “mu": "ml ”’ '° Mun?" rWi‘fitvluubflmoruei more:
I ’ ‘ tact; “ ‘1“ I ' " ‘rs-dill “endear“. “an-r
fit
“he”
i
, ‘s
» ‘ , i to",
F
M»
. l ‘ . l . . .
pint...» h?" n... Wm. up”
.lt‘rench .voh'nleers leave it...
cook stays until six when the day'
li-nok comes on duty. At that time
tran3(0,.,m.(the day scrubwoman comes and also
stay until eight and help with the
lbreakfast rush and cleaning up. We
have to have the soup and the ra
con ready to serve at six-thirty or
seven but the
comes in the day shift. the one that
works from seven to three.
us. at seven the night is over."
"it. has been very hard up lb now.
give the men and the price we. teen or sixteen hours at a shift have
We give them a whole meal not been at all unusual. and twelve
for 15 cents. soup, meat. and Vl'getnv hours are habitual to me, but it has
~‘h0‘18hl-l had a good many occupd- 3,000 men a day. a shifting popular‘
lions, in: i wrote on before} but since tion. infantry. cavalry. artillerv. run-
in?“ I 1 I“? been practically proud of,rines. chassuers Alpins,
Turcos, Egyptians. Senegalese. and to
.sc'r‘l'bes in interesting detail the rou-E Mrs. Tlflany writing one letter liiflil operators of automobiles are 1.... ,
line of thc cnntcen's “night shifl.",im.3"upt9d by the arrival of a trainczquirm to take an examination“!
which she regards as more strenuous load of wounded. At the conclusion '
fer: _
“Four hours A havecjust 00m"
back from the canteen.
afternoon.
has to climb in all tire carriages. The
men adore cocoa.
sanitary trains and begin with the
men who are well enough to sit up
and handle tin cups. and afterwardsl
those who are too in to lift
heads or use their hands.
course. we have to' lift and feed our-
selves. as there are usually between . . .
two and three hundred men‘ in aI "‘3' “1"" ll“ "2mm”
train you “can see one has to work With, fingers '
quickly to get through.
.“This work is hard and takes a
real vision and inspiration to keep on
dazed the frozen test. of 23 Senegallcsc lay. an. Cincinnati authority.
in the last ten ys. great . age to dro of freezone . . ‘.
lbia'cks, they were. whose feet were a w ps "I“ “or"
to ‘I'0
i dreaded be”: “the station doctor brought _,us cer—
norm
HostNbs :
Entrance on Main St. Fairfield Ave. Cannon saw as
Store Closed Monday
WS.S.=
“WSW
issuzn av m
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT ‘
}
~ Week Arrives’!
Get the habit—buy a War Stamp every day! '3
Don’t try to dodge: do your full share! f-
Even your pennies can fight: 25 of them buy a .,
War Thrift stamp!
Don’t let the children shame us by their eager- . "
ness to buy War Stamps. Buy your share! ‘
Will you feed and clothe and am. American
fighters?
Will you be a worker. if you can’t be a fighter?
Will you, be for America. through and through: '
first and last: for ever and are?
Then buy war stamps.
'lhe Howlatid Dry Goods Co, Bridgeport .V
._..—-
pbrtant than i had an} id“
—
The ' more im
0""
AMERICAN SOLDIERS .
HAVE BEEN CAPTURE!)
BERLIN, Feb. 9, via Londonfféfie
Some American soldiers have batik
captured north of Xivmy. a"!
miles east of St. Millie], says "t.
oflicial statement issued today b
the German Gceural Staff.
e or two French volunteers. who.
ut started and fresh coffee and co
scrubbing of floors
And for
CANADA'S HEATLESS DAVS..
TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 9.—-Canadn
experiencing its first heatless clays
en so very well worth while. leflhe heatless DOTiOd. intended, “6 "
u imagine feeding an average on ‘the United States, to contierve r.-
wili continue through tomori'o ';a
Monday. ' ‘
t We are all very ill and well. Four-
l
I
engineers.
y about 500 Annamites." Applicants for renewal of He
lhatc any physical disabilities ..
might interfere with their Hate ope
titu of a motor car. ‘ ' ‘
.her duties she resumed her let
.
l
l—
30 EASY!- lIKE‘ ,
ROLLING on too
Sore, touchy come stop, bum:
Such an
i
A great train of serious-
wounded. which is tiring. as.one
We get into the
their
Those. of
You corn restored men and w-
, after a”. . i need suffer no longer, Wed
'l have personally dressed and ban. shoes that nearly killed - you L
11* . .
llen,three times the usual slat- ."w’ W “ tender. aching corn '
soreness at once and soon the’
imple remedies“ for csnmon loosens, so it can be lifted onus-ti-
inn
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