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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1920
Page
6
London July 13 report notes the special trades union congress rejected a proposal to use direct action to pressure withdrawal of troops from Ireland and halt munitions production for Ireland and Russia, marking a setback for labor’s stance on the Irish question.
Eight hundred delegates representing five million workers backed a direct action measure proposed by the locomotive workers leader but the motion was defeated by a seven hundred sixteen thousand vote margin. The congress subsequently adjourned without adopting the resolution.
The Miners Federation resolution calls for withdrawal of British troops from Ireland and end to munition manufacture for Ireland and Russia. It hints at a general strike if denied, with direct action decided by union ballots. It also backs a truce and an Irish Parliament with dominion powers and minority protections, urged by the National Union of Railwaymen. The card vote total was 194000.
After a conference with Sid ney J. Jackson and port health authorities, the steamship Cretic was released from quarantine at anchor and allowed to berth at Commonwealth Pier. The crew, opposing enforced bathing as an invasion of personal rights, had resisted orders, leading to a compromise: no shore leave while the liner remains in the lower harbor.
A deputation from the National Woman’s Party will confer with Governor Cox in Columbus at 2 p.m. Friday before he leaves for Washington to see President Wilson. Miss Alice Paul and other national officers are due to arrive, with a similar delegation to meet Senator Harding in Marion on July 22 after official notification ceremonies.
Governor Cox will meet President Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House next Sunday morning. The talk will cover League of Nations matters, with Cox not predicting specifics. Cox also noted the official notification date likely between August 1 and 10 at Trails End in Dayton.
President Wilson will convene with Governor James M. Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House on Sunday at 10 30 A M to discuss the party campaign. The meeting signals plans to aid the upcoming Democratic ticket.
Two large steamers Santiago and Plainfield arrived in Boston yesterday bringing raw sugar from Cuban ports. Santiago from Boca Grande and Manzanillo carried 2,480 bags totaling 9,753,600 pounds for American Sugar Refining. Plainfield delivered 7,866,400 pounds for Revere Sugar Refining.
Massachusetts women to be delegates to State political conventions will not be required to pay poll taxes according to an Attorney General verdict. The ruling counters rumors that women delegates would face taxation.
A nonsen sical statement from the Secretary of State was rejected. Officials said poll tax laws exclude women. Boston aims to add a supplementary list of women voters before November elections. Democratic and Republican committees endorse women delegates with numbers varying by party rules. Governor Coolidge’s strong plurality increases convention delegates from 700 to 2413.
Fifty five boys and girls from South End Boston aged nine to fourteen visited the Morgan Memorial on Boutwell Street Dorchester yesterday. The Morgan Memorial kindergarten program opened for the season hosting 629 percent of attendees with plans for weekly summer outings and supervised bathing at Tenean Beach with city suits provided.
Harvard prices rise across campus publications with The Harvard Crimson increasing subscriptions from $4 to $4.50 for next year while Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Graduates' Magazine raise from $3 to $4. The Gazette stays at $1 due to newsprint shortages.
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