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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1916
Page
3
I W W leader Arturio Giovannitti will debate Rev. Charles C. Wilson of the Church of Our Saviour Roslindale on "The Challenge of Christianity to the Working Class." The event is at Hallindale Forum, similar to Ford Hall Sunday meetings.
New York reports at the American Defence Society Advisory Board meeting call for immediate readiness to meet a national emergency within 12 or 13 months. They propose a standing army of 200 000 soldiers and 25 000 officers plus a universal trained citizen force and a two million strong reserve, with cruisers destroyers submarines and auxiliaries to form the core defense.
Attendees include Col. Theodore Roosevelt and Philip Roosevelt with Hudson Maxim and David Hill. Resolutions call for 48 dreadnoughts and a 200000 strong standing army backed by citizen soldiers. Philip Roosevelt warns an emergency within 12 or 13 months.
The Pilot reports priest appointments and office shifts in the archdiocese. Rev. Joseph F. Coppinger becomes State chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, Rev. Charles J. Sullivan ascends to vice chancellor, and Rev. Richard J. Haberlin is named secretary to Cardinal O’Connell. The Society for the Propagation of the Faith moves its offices and ends Sunday visiting hours to consolidate archdiocesan operations.
The freight embargo spreads to the Boston and Maine railroad isolating New England from the nation for all freight except food and coal. The Chamber of Commerce will act after transportation committee head W. H. Chandler returns from Washington where he conferred with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The New Haven road announced the Federal Express will discontinue after Sunday due to contested conditions and the need to move all freight, including coal, promptly. This is the only through train to Philadelphia and Washington, running over the Poughkeepsie bridge, which is poorly connected on both New Haven and west-of-Hudson lines. The removal will free power and track space.
Locomotives will be used to haul freight instead of passengers. Scarcity of freight cars is developing as they are used as storage for freight that cannot reach loaded terminals. Ships from abroad cannot unload and decks are piled with imports, worsening embarrassment for importers and exporters.
Frank H. McCarthy of the American Federation of Labor says the New York New Haven Hartford and Boston and Maine embargoes serve to break unions of freight handlers and to cloak preference for high grade freight like war munitions. He warns of consequences if kept. Delayed oak pile shipments slow work on bulkheads at Jeffries Point East Point and at federal appraisers stores.
Catholic societies in Boston sent letters of condolence to Peter A Dowd in memory of his wife who died last New Year’s Day on her 73rd birthday anniversary. Dowd and his wife were longtime Catholic charitable and social leaders, with Dowd serving as president of the Catholic Union.
Captain Franz Von Papen the recalled German military attache in Washington telegraphed from Falmouth where he arrived on the Noordam to the American embassy asking it to contact the German ambassador in Washington. He protested to the State Department that British authorities opened his private papers at Falmouth.
Captain von Papen reports that personal letters and bank books were opened by authorities at Falmouth and some kept. British seizure targeted his personal papers not embassy documents while his safe conduct covered only the German military attaché. He sailed to Rotterdam aboard the Noordam leaving some papers behind for later disposition. Authorities argue safe conducts could enable a messenger service for expelled officials.
Antonio Pizzi appeals from Probate Court decree on his mother's will claiming lack of sound mind and undue influence by executor Antonio Rizzo and Rizzo's mother Mary. He seeks reversal in Supreme Judicial Court after the Probate ruling left him only $100 of the $10,000 from the crank grinding business.
Senator Phelan of California introduces a bill to fund a $10 million naval and aviation academy on the San Francisco coast or bay. He argues Annapolis is at capacity and says the Navy Secretary supports the coastal academy proposal.
Federal Reserve reports across 12 districts show continued business improvement amid wartime conditions. Boston district notes renewed vigor and an overall upward trend since emergency war orders began, with business now better than in many years.
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