Secretary Lansing resigns as secretary of state
President Wilson accepts the resignation of Robert Lansing after a long dispute over cabinet meetings during Wilson’s illness. Lansing says he acted to confer on matters needing timely action and that cabinet conferences were for the republic’s best interests.
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Wilson
Washington
Robert Lansing
Lansing
Republic
White House
Mexico
Joseph P. Tumulty
Polk Will Act Ad Interim Secretary Until Successor Named
Washington Feb 14 Frank L Polk under secretary of state will be named as secretary ad interim to act until Wilson appoints a successor to Robert Lansing. Several names circulated but no definite information on the choice. Polk may not accept due to health concerns and has long contemplated resigning for a rest urged by physicians.
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Tumulty
Grayson
Wilson
White House
Lansing
State Department
Polk
Mr. Lansing
Paris
William C. Bullitt
Philadelphia
Amerecan Peace Commission
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bullitt
Watertown
N. Y
Frank L. Polk
Washington
Jenkins
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Congress
Robert Lansing
Fure
William Jenings Bryan
Germany
Lindley M. Garrison
Ryan
Wilson letters reveal cabinet conferencing during illness
The exchange between Woodrow Wilson and Secretary of State Robert Lansing shows informal cabinet conferences held while the president was ill. Lansing defends actions as constitutional and in line with Wilson’s policies, offering to step aside if the president loses confidence.
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Washington
Resignation communication from 1920 to Secretary
Robert Landling writes to the Secretary of War in February 1920 declaring disappointment with cabinet meeting conduct and asserting presidential authority over interdepartmental decisions. He contends lack of independent judgment due to restricted access and demands frank discussion.
Miners Press Equitable Share in Machinery Benefits
Washington, Feb. 13. The coal strike settlement commission heard operators accuse central Pennsylvania miners of opposing labor saving machines, while United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis defended miners’ stance. He said workers seek equitable shares in benefits from mining machinery and denied malignment of the union. The commission also heard West Virginia miners and operators with overlapping testimony from the same fields.
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Pennsylvania
Coal Strike Settlement Commission
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
National Organization
Inter
Lewis
Robinson
Central Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Central Competive
Fiume Note Signals Urgency on Adriatic Quiet
The supreme council agreed on a note to Jugo Slavia about Fiume indicating that an agreement must be reached soon to maintain quiet in the Adriatic. Premier Nitti of Italy is reported to be satisfied with today’s note.
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Fiume
London
Supreme Council
Jugo-Slavia
Adriatic
Nitti
Italy
Elihu Root Named to Form World Court Planning Committee
The League of Nations council at St James Palace named Elihu Root among twelve international jurists invited to help plan a world court of justice. The move marks the first international business of the body.
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Elihu Root
London
Associated Press
Council of the
League of Nations
St. James Palace
Court of Justice
Debate Over German Ships Sale Divides Senate
Washington and New York reports describe heated Senate debate over the Shipping Board plan to sell thirty former German passenger liners. William Randolph Hearst files for injunction to block the sale while bids from eight to ten major American steamship companies are anticipated at Monday's auction.
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William Randolph Hearst
Washington
Senate
Joh Barton Payne
Senate Commerce Committee
Ihe
Jones
White House
Jayne
Shipping Board
District of Columbia Supreme Court
William ‘Randolph Hearst
New York
Mayne
Senate Committee
Ashurst
Arizona
Shiping Board
Payne
England
American Ship Owners’ Association
Suffragists Demand Action on Amendment
Chicago February 13 delegates at the National American Woman Suffrage Association convention totaling over two thousand decide to press governors of unratified states for immediate consideration of the federal suffrage amendment. They seek timely ratification so all women may vote in the presidential election following Governor Crison of Oklahoma’s telegram urging a change in attitude toward women voters.
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Chicago
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Rison
Oklahoma
Oklahoma legislature to vote on suffrage amendment session set
The governor announced a special session of the Oklahoma legislature for February 23 to debate ratification of the suffrage amendment. Officials expect rapid action as thirty-one states have already favored the measure and New Mexico will vote February 25. West Virginia and Delaware are near favorable action. A telegram from President Wilson congratulated the association on its work and leadership.
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Oklahoma
New Mexico
West Virginia
Delaware
Wilson
Association
Switzerland Joins League of Nations with Conditions
London reports the League council fixed March 15 for its next meeting in Rome. It agreed to shield minority rights in Poland under the treaty with the United States Britain France Italy and Japan, admitted Switzerland under neutrality terms pending a Swiss referendum, and to back League pressure on Switzerland. A commission will call a conference on international exchange and finance issues.
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London
Council of the
League of Nations
Rome
Baron Matsui
United States
Great Britain
France
Maly
Japan
Poland
Switzerland
League
Arthur J. Balfour
Hitchcock Proposes Two Treaty Drafts to Republicans
Washington reports Senator Hitchcock presented two modified drafts of the ten article peace treaty reserve to the Senate Republican leadership with a pledge that about forty Democrats would back whichever proposal Republicans preferred. Both options had been rejected in bipartisan talks and GOP leaders showed little appetite to accept now.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Wilson
Taft
Lodge
Capitol
No Extension of Time for Filing Income Tax Returns
Washington February 13 No extension of time for filing income tax returns will be granted this year by the bureau of internal revenue Commissioner Roper announced today that conditions which justified extension in the past do not now endure and those who failed to make the required return on or before March 15 would be subjected to heavy penalties
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Roper
Steamer William Henry Webb Reported On Fire
A wireless message from a United States ship reporting board steamer William Henry Webb said the vessel was on fire and in need of immediate assistance. Earlier reports said she was in trouble off Tuckers Beach New Jersey with a broken engine and boiler trouble.
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New York
United States Shipping Board
William Henry Webb
Tuckers Beach
N. J
Negotiations for Higher Rail Wages Go Quiet
Union railroad employes suspend wage talks as ownership transfers loom. They plan to send their reply to President Wilson and keep silent on details while White House officials refuse comment. Director General Hines meets with railroad leaders and letters signal no further wage increases. strike plans remain set for Tuesday.
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Washington
Union Railroad
Wilson
White House
Whitehouse
Hines
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Ilines
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
Maintenace
Lee
Baseball Arbitration Board Adopted In Joint Meeting
Chicago Feb 13 Major and minor leagues agree to continue the gentlemens agreement from last year and add an arbitration board to settle disputes. The panel includes the chairman of the national commission, a minor leagues representative, and a neutral referee to cast the deciding vote if needed.
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Baseball Arbitration Board
Chicago
National Commission
Thorough Investigation Ordered by Mr Hines
Washington reports a committee of coal operators urged changes in coal car supply methods used by the railroad administration during the strike emergency. They met with Director General Hines and the central control committee to discuss payment delays when shipments shift between consignees and to call for a thorough investigation of the complaint.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Hines
Central Control Committee
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Palmer
Hines Sas
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