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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1914
Page
3
The text proclaims The Way of These Women as E. Phillips Oppenheim's best story and announces a new serial starting next Sunday's Post Magazine.
The piece examines how alien labor rules threaten subway work in Boston and New York. It contrasts Massachusetts preference for citizens with New York’s strict citizen requirement, discusses wage and skill questions, cites official views from Josiah Quincy and the Civil Service Commission, and notes efforts by unions to enforce laws amid delays and naturalization moves.
Reflections on alien labor rights and voting eligibility across states, noting tests of constitutional limits and the push for national immigration policy. Describes preference requirements in public works contracts, Civil Service rules, and penalties for noncompliance, highlighting a 1914 Massachusetts framework.
Mr. Quincy and Hugh P. Nawn discuss enforcing a 1909 law requiring contractors for subway projects to prefer American citizens for employment. The State Civil Service Commission reports aliens displaced by citizens in some departments since the 1914 act, with transit yard jobs cited as examples. Concerns focus on how this preference operates when citizens apply and find work unavailable due to alien workers.
Chairman John N. Cole urged the Public Service Commission to consolidate steam and trolley lines. A Lynn delegation opposed absorbing the narrow gauge railroad while Cole proposed moving North station toward Medford and linking terminals by tunnels with Post Office square as distributing point. Representatives of boards of trade the Boston Chamber of Commerce and counsel for the steam and electric roads attended.
The White Star liner Arabic arrives tomorrow with 2000 sacks of mail from England and the Continent. This is the largest postal shipment to reach here in months. German mines off Ireland prevented a call at Queenstown on the voyage.
Berlin report to Telegraaf says the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha narrowly escaped death when a shell exploded near him and his staff in the eastern theatre of the war. Colonel von Berg was killed and two officers were wounded.
The American commission for relief in Belgium received London instructions on ship flags. Each vessel will display its national ensign plus a 12 foot white flag reading Commission Belgium Relief Rotterdam. Ships also carry long banners with the same legend to display on approach to port.
The commission announced several prospective shipping arrangements for foodstuffs to Rotterdam and Belgium. Ships include Orne from Philadelphia with Christmas cargo, Batiscan 6900 tons arriving Philadelphia by Nov 25, Ferrana 6900 tons due Dec 1–10 in Philadelphia, Hannah 6900 tons due Dec 15, Muskinage 6700 tons due Dec 15, John Hardie 6500 tons due Dec 15 docking in Baltimore or New York, and Northwestern Millers 7000 tons sailing from Philadelphia mid January. San Francisco chamber raised 100000 dollars in one hour for Belgian famine relief with aims to reach 250000, to be shipped as soon as vessels are found. London headquarters note three more 6000-ton ships available between Nov 25 and Dec 20. At least one Kansas carload is expected to Belgium before Christmas.
Mrs Warton C Springer wife of Curtis shoe factory superintendent and clubwoman disappeared from her Marlboro home a week ago. Searchers comb woods shores of Morse pond and water basins as dynamited ponds seek her body or signs of life. Doubt remains whether she is dead. many Marlboro residents believe she sought hospital for nerves.
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