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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
2
Executive and legislative actions in capital cities drive new policy contours. Leaders push measures affecting international relations and domestic funding, with committees outlining spending priorities and potential reforms across agencies.
The briefing notes a range of postwar policy discussions and labor matters. It mentions cancellation of sugar distribution plans, calls for Americanization efforts, demobilization of Marine Corps in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, potential actions to avert a coal miners strike, and Supreme Court interpretations on war casualties. Additional items cover suffrage ratification, Wilson’s health, military promotions, agricultural stock, budget and labor regulation proposals, and international labor conference plans.
At Delaware City a ceremony celebrated the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal transfer to the Federal Government with speeches by Mayor Broening and Congressman Linthicum. J Hampton Moore, Philadelphia mayoral candidate, led the exercises amid the eventful day.
Reports show 1918 French income tax at 712 million francs up 460 million from prior two years. German ships ordered home under Entente blockade. Deserter crimes plague France amid AEF. Vatican hints at possible new American cardinal. Two thousand killed in unnamed British ship wreck off Norway. Japan and US reach modus vivendi over Trans Siberian Railway in Siberia. Von der Goltz’s Russian German troops capture Riga. French Senate ratifies peace and defense pacts. Huo Haase shot before disclosure. Italy to appoint new ambassador to Washington. Two Irish justices removed over Sinn Fein ties. Kenish Asia Minor forms Turkish nationalist government. Spain weighs limits on foreign exchange speculation.
Senate Military Committee unanimously recommends 315000000 for army aircraft. Baker and Mitchell outline Alaska Asia Panama routes and a three day winter flight to Alaska. Plans include 200 Liberty powered Pursuit planes 200 Martin bombers 200 experimental pursuit planes and a turbo booster to reach 40000 to 50000 feet. England will deliver 2500 Liberty motors under armistice terms.
Washington report says Col E M House American Peace Conference delegate is ill aboard the steamer Northern Pacific on the France voyage. He is suffering a grip attack but described as not serious. House suffered a prior grip incident months ago in Paris.
A bill sent to the Senate Committee proposes federal control of sugar trade through December 31, 1920. The plan allows presidential embargoes on imports and exports and authorizes the Sugar Equalization Board to purchase the 1920 Cuban crop. It also envisions a dealer license system with penalties up to $5,000 fine and two years imprisonment for violations.
Admiral Wilson and Rear Admiral Washington urged a minimum naval pay of fifty dollars a month for enlisted men and proposed boosts of fifty percent for enlisted and eighty five percent for officers. Wilson said most sailors serve from love of the service and deny links to any union or federation.
Deputy Murphy and Eisenstein arrested Alfredo Gonzales once president of Costa Rica in a libel case brought by Lincoln G. Valentine seeking 253000 dollars. The event answers the old question of how to deal with ex leaders in the city.
The French Senate ratified the peace treaty with Germany by 217 to 0 with one abstention and unanimously approved the Franco American and Franco British defense pacts with all 218 votes in favor. Only the executive proclamation remains to make the ratifications effective.
London reports a German Russian attack on Riga with heavy bombardment forcing Letts to evacuate. Esthonian troops may aid Riga defense as Lets plan to pull forces from the Bolshevik front. Allied powers face a grave crisis with no ready army to oppose von der Goltz and his Russian allies.
Washington. Senator King accuses authorities of failing to deport members of pestiferous gangs seeking to destroy the government. Senator McClimb er says deporting them would strip Foreign Relations of star witnesses against the league of nations. The discussion follows a resolution on Robert Minor’s case for spreading soviet propaganda. Poindexter links Minor’s return to renewed revolutionary activity and cites Trotzky case. King also faults recent appointees like Bullitt in government departments.
Mexico City reports easing of passport tensions and broader diplomatic rapprochement with England. Foreign Office statement says Mexican British relations have improved and early exchange of ambassadors is probable.
Labor delegates urge three month truce and a general arbitration board to settle steel strike disputes. Gompers proposes six member panel named by the conference to arbitrate while Gompers, Wilson and McNab promote an administration backed program for broader labor reform.
Washington Senate and Wayne adopt conference report extending the Food Control act to cover clothing and food containers. It provides punishment for hoarding and profiteering with up to two years imprisonment and a $35,000 fine. The bill moves to the President for signature as a weapon against high prices.
Washington reports President Wilson continues to improve but recovery is expected to be slow. Rear Admiral Grayson, his personal physician, declines to predict when he will resume work, noting it will not be soon if advised otherwise. The President is eager to return to duties but remains under confinement.
A 5 400 mile air endurance contest ends tragically as three aviators die and one is injured in crashes from Mineola to Chicago and beyond. Major Crissey Sergt Toomas and Sergt Nevitt perish. Col Brandt spared serious injury. Foreign entrants Charleton and de Lavergne exit after crashes. An onfield accident harms Capt Cleary and Mr Crowell but causes no injuries.
In July imports from Germany reached $201,163 and for the seven months ending in July 1919 the total was $935,028.
Raleigh Toss of Minneapolis and former Northern Trust head urged banks at the seventeenth annual convention of the American Institute of Banking in New Orleans to use newspaper advertising to enhance public sentiment. He argued that print ads have removed the awe once surrounding banks and improve customer relations.
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