Argentina in turmoil as labor strife paralyzes trade
Anarchistic tendencies fuel unrest, with labor strife crippling trades and business across the country, threatening economic stability and daily life.
10 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1919
Page
1
Anarchistic tendencies fuel unrest, with labor strife crippling trades and business across the country, threatening economic stability and daily life.
In Buenos Aires at the Vasena Steel Works a violent clash left 150 casualties as troops opened fire on strikers and the protest spread. More than fifty unions joined the one day strike paralyzing transportation and major industries. 20 600 strikers surrounded the plant as police escorted workers to safety.
Paris reports the French delegation outlines a structure for the Peace Congress with a supreme council of twenty five members from five great powers. Britain Italy and Japan are expected to officially announce their leaders, including Lloyd George Balfour Orlando Sonnino and Viscount Chinda. The plan reserves primary guiding authority to the great powers with other nations later gaining full hearing.
Ohio expects cold conditions Friday with fair Saturday and warming trend. Kentucky and West Virginia also forecast fair and warmer, with Indiana showing similar conditions. Station data list current temps highs and precipitation though many entries are garbled. notable sees Memphis and Cincinnati readings amid a January record comparison.
London report notes The Globe publishes a Sinn Fein constitution asserting Ireland’s sovereign nationhood and future referendum on government form. It calls for an Irish constituent assembly, international recognition, and a program including civil service, arbitration courts, mercantile marine, and social reforms.
Walter N. Fisher told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that meat prices would exceed the ceiling if private cars stockyards and terminal refrigerators are not controlled. He urged railroads take over facilities to foster competition, warning of a monopoly by the five leading packers and possible stock selloffs if not acted.
Toronto reports Charles Watson a former city policeman received three years in Kingston Penitentiary and a $500 fine for possessing objectionable literature. The pamphlet The Red Terror urged returning soldiers and workers to seize control of government and industry, amid widespread circulation in Ontario.
A Prague dispatch reports Dr. Karl Kramarz premier of Czecho Slovakia was shot at by an 18 year old youth Alois Stastny. The bullet missed and a portfolio stopped a second shot. The assailant was arrested and claimed a plot discussed at a recent meeting but gave few details.
London dispatch reports Allied demands for Medina garrison to surrender or the Dardanelles forts will be destroyed. Other Turkish garrisons accepted armistice terms, while Medina faced ultimatum after Fakhri Pasha offered delays.
War dispatches report Vilna surrendered to a Bolshevik army of several thousand. Polish forces under General Veitko retreated to Samrovarova, were disarmed by Germans, and sent toward Polish territory. Kiev and Riga unrest plus new Ukrainian and Russian workers' congresses are noted.
Deputy U S Marshal B F Dixon was shot and killed near Blairsville Georgia by an alleged army deserter named Crawley. A telegram from Blairsville Commissioner W E Candler requested immediate help and deputies from the marshal and revenue offices were ordered to the scene. State and federal officers were alerted to search for the suspect.
Reports from Dresden describe serious outbreaks with extensive bloodshed. Officials confirm casualties and call for heightened security as the city braces for further violence. Local authorities urge calm while investigators assess the cause and scope of the attacks.
Berlin proclaims state of siege amid fierce clashes with Spartacan groups at Anhalt railroad station and Brandenburg Gate. Government troops report heavy casualties as they bombard the Chancellor’s palace area and Unter Den Linden.
New York on January 9 faced a near total harbor shutdown as marine workers strike, threatening food supply routes. The Boat Owners Association announced a conciliation board plan, denied by the strike committee which warned talks proceed at 10 o clock tomorrow. The union leader Maher said settlements would be reviewed, delaying any end to the stoppage.
At a Columbus Ohio directors meeting of the Columbus Railway Power and Light Company the decision was made to resume selling eight tickets for a quarter starting tomorrow. The move aims to revert to the old fare system to avoid receivership. Efforts may seek a city council rate increase. Since August 21, 1918, the firm charged five cents with a transfer surcharge and allowed free or dona fare riders who refused to pay.
Bar on Allardt von Dem Muench a nephew of former German ambassador Bernstorff received three months in county jail for attempting to enter the United States with a forged passport. Co defendant Edward Michael Zaech a Dane received one year for conspiracy. Clemency was sought for Muench citing youth and captivity after 1914.
A vigorous Senate debate over American troops in Russia defended and criticized policy. Senators Hitchcock Borah Johnson Swanson King and others argued intervention was defensive while Borah urged restricting involvement. Officials claimed Bolshevik reports were exaggerated and American casualties were few.
Copenhagen reports serious Spartacus riots in Dresden Brunswick Dusseldorf Esse and Dortmund with Ruhr towns in Spartacan hands. Government troops occupy public buildings in Berlin as thousands more enter the capital. Berlin correspondent says Spartacans have been beaten and some quiet returns.
In Munich the Bavarian Interior Minister Auer warned Berlin unrest could trigger armed intervention by Bavaria. He denounced the Bolshevik Spartacans and urged the Independent Socialists to act to avert a national calamity.
Berlin reports heavy fighting through the night as civil warfare costs soar, with estimates claiming twenty times more lives than the overthrow of the Hohenzollern dynasty sixty days earlier. Spartacans refrain from another bid on the Chancellor's palace as government talks with the Independent Socialists falter, due to Liebknecht and followers refusing to negotiate with Ebert.
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