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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1919
Page
1
Reports say thousands die as famine spreads in Russia with cats selling at three dollars each for meat. British government hears of desperate conditions and bolshevik actions blamed for the misery.
A recall of rules states that no measures seeking to expend money may be submitted at the current session. The note reinforces procedural limits on appropriations and budget proposals.
The New Mexico legislature faces end of session clashes as proposals to spend 8506 to remove an alleged eye sore along the Santa Fe River meet strong objections. Debates center on appropriations and a proposed labor dispute arbitration commission.
Senator Reed of Missouri warned in New York that the league of nations constitution is revolutionary and dangerous. He argued it could destroy the Monroe Doctrine and American sovereignty, and may drag the U.S. into overseas wars through a world court and five autocrat rulers. The public is urged to study provisions before adoption as deceivers claim it merely keeps peace.
Reports from London and Petrograd describe mass typhoid deaths and famine across Bolshevik held cities. Starvation, lack of fuel, medicine shortages, and extreme prices cripple daily life as officials hoard wood and food while peasants reject currency.
Raymond Robins of Chicago a former head of national organizations challenges governments with warnings about Bolshevism. The note continues on page two with further remarks and context.
Paris rejects using existing German funds to cover costs of German relief. France demands the existing blockade stay in place and seeks payments that do not tap German gold. The stance risks a crisis to be discussed at Spa with German, American, British, and French officials.
The French government opens nine barracks in crowded city quarters to sell foodstuffs directly to consumers. Reported prices include rice at a penny, beans 23, lard 60, ham 56, shoulders 50, and boneless breasts 60 per unit. By noon 1,400 were served at one barracks, with around 25,000 people expected by nightfall and 50,000 pounds of goods sold.
Vatican for the first time uses wireless telegraphy in international diplomacy. Pope Benedict ordered action to free Monsignor De Topp held in Petrograd after Bolshevik arrest reports. Cardinal Gasparri sent a wireless message to Lenin in Moscow urging liberation. Lenin replied that the arrest concerned the archbishop’s nephew, not the cleric, after inquiries.
Philadelphia March decision by the United States Court of Appeals upholds Pierre S Du Pont and associates ownership of $16 000 000 worth of Du Pont Powder company stock bought from T Coleman Du Pont. Litigation since 1915 seeks return of $56 000 000 in stock and accuses a related securities firm of profiting.
Fourteen thousand New York soldiers from the Twenty seventh division arrived on the Leviathan and Mauretania in Hoboken. Crowds gathered on the waterfront to greet them as Maj. Gen. John T. O Ryan and staff met Mayor Hylan at City Hall to honor the troops who broke the Hindenburg Line. The general praised American soldiers and noted the troops were admired by British French and the enemy.
Paris March 6 The Supreme Council adopted the American proposal to present reports of commissions and draft Articles for peace preliminaries. They also discussed military naval and aerial restrictions to be imposed on the enemy.
In a detailed weather and turmoil note, the report explains unsettled conditions in New Mexico and Arizona with partial cloud cover, snow, and minor temperature shifts. It also recounts gunfire in Germany's largest political city amid rising tensions, noting a heavy clash on the streets.
Secretary Baker announces Bris Gen Edward Kreger to lead during Crowder’s Cuba absence with Maj. Chet Knoch Hy Crowder. General Samuel T. Ansell named to chair the clemency board. many officers revert to regular status amid wartime demobilization.
Port workers failed to extend the strike as the deadline expired and warned the government they will not maintain a passive stance. Strikes spread to Mihanevielh shipyard shops, affecting most river and coastwise vessels, with new wage demands expected before workers return.
The federal employment service announced that in the eight weeks ending February 22 it received 4,090,124 applications for employment, referred 20,029 applicants to positions and placed 679,513.
The United States warned Italy it will cut food supplies unless relief aid to the Jugoslav and Czecho-Slovak states is expedited. Italian blockades and delays hinder the urgent relief effort, causing suffering, with British and French critics reported from Paris. No Italian reply is reported.
Berlin reports say a Russian Bolshevik army is assembling to attack the eastern frontier while Germany faces nationwide labor unrest. The Weimar assembly debates colonial policy as strikes intensify, with Berlin and Halle poised on the edge of civil conflict.
The city of Brussels proposes Egmont Palace as the League of Nations seat. The palace in south central Brussels near the royal palace was built in 1548 and rebuilt after a fire in 189? It once housed a valuable collection of Flemish and Dutch master paintings. Count Egmont was executed in 1586 in Brussels.
The Postal Telegraph company for California Montana Idaho Washington Oregon Arizona Utah New Mexico and Nevada announced a 10 percent wage increase retroactive to January 1. Headquarters report said the raise applies to all staff.
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