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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1919
Page
15
The piece discusses bands of outlaws along the Rio Grande and argues that most of Mexico’s population is destitute peasants. It claims crime and immorality rise from ignorance and want, and questions democracy’s reach to solve Mexico’s crisis and protect individual liberty.
The speaker warns that Mexico endures a prolonged night of oppression under gunpowder rule and scarce resources. He asks when the dawn of a new day will arrive, urging resilience and faith in eventual change and brighter times ahead.
The Constitution sends Washington correspondent James A. Holloman to Mexico to study the situation from every angle and write a set of articles on the Mexican question for the American people. Holloman is praised as a leading writer with vision and clear judgment.
Ir Holloman announces his articles on the Mexican ilem of today will be published exclusively in The Constitution. All future writings by him will appear only in that newspaper.
Paris reports say Romania拒ses peace division terms for Banat and Temesvar stirring Serb unrest. M P Pachitch notes limited mobilization, while Romanian troops police the line. Archduke Joseph resigns as Hungary forms new government. Friedrich seeks broad representation amid crisis.
Paris reports Germany refuses to invite allied troops to police Silesia before a plebiscite as demanded by the peace treaty. Dispatches indicate Berlin has been sounded on willingness to permit foreign troops for notice purposes before ratification.
The Atlanta Automobile Dealers' Association proposed turning Peachtree and Whitehall into no parking zones and designating sixteen downtown streets as one way. Pryor Street from Peachtree to Decatur was also considered. George McCutcheon read the ordinance, with Robert H. Martin, W. McCullough and A. L. Hellerstein present. Mayor Key supported one way traffic but required streetcars to comply as well.
About three hundred strike breakers arrived from eastern cities to operate cars. Crowds battered car barns and disabled several streetcars in Fifth Avenue. Police dispersed rioters as shots rang out. seven injured strikers were hit by stray bullets and others trampled in the mêlée.
New York on Transport Daye lists Georgia soldiers returning from the war zone. Names include Private John Lovell of Clarksville, Private William Murphy of Linwood, and many others from across the state, with ranks ranging from private to lieutenant and captain. The long roster covers multiple towns including Athens, Savannah, Macon, and Atlanta, reflecting a broad homecoming across Georgia.
An American punitive expedition pursuing Mexican bandits who seized two American aviators was deterred near Coyame by Carranza troops. Reported were the death of bandit leader Jesus Renteria and arrests of others, with American troops and aviators continuing border patrols. Two airmen missing earlier were found safe after a weather-induced landing. Royal border tensions rise as patrols and local anger along the Rio Grande intensify.
Three fast airplanes completed the first leg of a Toronto to Mineola round trip in the first international aerial derby on record. Ser geant Frank Coombs arrived first in 6 hours 11 minutes overall, while Roland Robbs and Major R. M. Schroeder followed within minutes. The field aimed to start the return to Toronto the next day after weather delay.
Representative Byrnes declared in the house that race antagonism stems from incendiary utterances in negro newspapers and magazines. He blamed politicians seeking more black voters and capitalists using Negroes as strikebreakers to suppress wages, citing editorials praising labor unions without a color line and arguing the law abiding Negro remains desired in the South while those seeking political or social equality must stay away.
Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific, told the House Interstate Commerce Committee a 25 percent railroad rate increase would follow private ownership return, assuming wages and material costs stay flat. He urged wage legislation and a government kept compensation plan as New England roads falter. Allen B. Johnson backed the ICC and a federal board to certify necessary revenue, warning too much power could lead to government ownership in years.
In Buffalo New York on August 25 an affidavit and retraction disclosed a hoax in dairy cattle records. Charles Cole admitted receiving $10,000 to confess to faking tests aimed at discrediting Cabana’s prize cattle. The Holstein Friesian group, meeting behind closed doors, heard the testimony and confirmed the context.
Washington August 25 Return of the 6500 selective service men with the American forces in Liberia will be completed before winter. Secretary Baker told Representative Osborne of California that about 3000 volunteer replacements have gone forward, 1500 more ready to go, and enlistments for this service average about fifty per day. The question of a complete withdrawal from Siberia was not discussed.
Joseph W Folk, counsel for the Egyptian peace delegation, told the senate foreign relations committee that the Versailles treaty would validate the robbery of Egyptian independence. He likened Britain's occupation of Egypt to a highwayman and urged a league of nations decision protecting Egypt self determination. He cited broken pledges of a temporary protectorate and said Egyptian delegates were blocked from Paris hearings and from appealing to the League.
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