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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1919
Page
2
A condensed briefing outlines recent actions at the national capital, noting executive and legislative moves, key advisories, and policy developments across departments and chambers. Officials cited budget steps, confirmations, and anticipated votes shaping governance.
Reports from Washington cover Pershing testimony, Belgian royals visit Mount Vernon, miners strike actions, and Senate treaty reservations. Key figures include Mrs. Raymond Robbins and Secretary Wilson amid moves on coal wage controls, labor commissions, and a new international labor conference.
A Pennsylvania Federation of Labor resolution calls a last resort statewide strike to defend free speech free press and free assembly. Other items note Rockefeller adding 10 million to the Rockefeller Institute endowment and miner entombment at Amsterdam Ohio with 21 workers inside the Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Co workings.
A Privy Council debate in Japan over the German peace treaty leads to criticism of government action. London reports talk of a Soviet Union conference with the Allies. Munich protests a ban on a German Revolution anniversary celebration. A rail disaster near Copenhagen kills 22 and injures 20. Petrograd faces starvation and fuel shortages as schools close. Mexico’s Carranza repeats he will not seek a third term. France auctions American Army surplus items. Belgium plans a US mission on Yugoslavia finance. Austrian President Seitz signs the peace treaty. Lady Astor is invited to stand for Parliament. Sweden recognizes Czecho Slovakia. The Allied Commission visits Berlin to review German orders to Von der Goltz. Bolshevik forces push on Petrograd. The Provisional Korean Government is banished from Shanghai. Britain and Japan discuss extending the Anglo Japanese alliance. Romania names General Coanda to head its Peace Conference delegation.
The International Labor Conference opened as Congress overrode President Wilson's veto of the Dry Enforcement Act. Government plans include mobilizing forces, reviving the fuel administration, and enforcing wartime coal distribution priorities to keep railroads, utilities, and essential services running.
Boys at Sylvan park Jamestown New York staged an Indian hunt led by the camp director dubbed the Bad Indian. He and four followers hid in the woods while five scouting parties searched. The group built a visible camp, kept a small fire burning and stayed put until six in the evening despite a patrol coming within 25 feet.
Glen Everman lauds the Cloudcroft Texas scout encampment noting orderly camp routines and perfect conduct. Scouts from Texas New Mexico Arizona California and Maine shared tents across a diverse group including Protestants Catholics and Jews. The event featured a 235 pound participant and many youths between 65 and 90 pounds with no fights and high praise for its success in the Southwest.
Irvin Cobb world famous humorist recently named an official of the Westchester county Boy Scout Council has not yet answered whether he will appear in the abbreviated knickerbockers characteristic of scouts attire.
On leaving Halifax the prince of Wales praised the Veterans' Cadet band and the boy scouts. Bristol Ontario scouts adjusted camping plans to assist in a Welcome Home parade for returning soldiers, ensuring they were on the job when the boys came home.
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