Philosopher Talks on Germanys Future in Weimar Assembly
Friedrich Naumann leading German Democratic party figure outlines a vision of Germany reclaiming global trade power within twenty years. He supports state ownership of factories and public utilities while maintaining private business, arguing socialism should follow after economic strength is restored.
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Berlin
Friedrich Naemann
Bagdad
National Assembly
Weimar
German Democratic Party
Far East
Germany
Will Not Use Military Force Paris Says Lord Cecil
Lord Robert Cecil denies Paris report that the League commission approved an international army and that US and UK conceded to France. He believes the commission will refuse any such plan and calls the report a possible enemy lie. Government commandeers seed oats at Calgary with permits required.
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Paris
Lord Robert Cecil
League of Nations Commission
United States
Great Britain
France
Robert Cecil
Calgary
Dominion
Dominion Seed Branch
Turkish official Respid Bey shoots self to avoid arrest
Dr. Respid Bey, former vali of Diarbekr, accused of complicity in Armenian massacres, recently escaped custody but was captured by Turkish police and fatally shot himself to evade new arrest. The report notes the event as it reached Constantinople.
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Constantinople
Respid Bey
Diarbekr
Government to intern enemy aliens under wartime act
Regulations enacted under the war measures act grant county and district court judges and Quebec superior court judges authority to direct the internment as prisoners of war of alien enemies within designated localities. The measures apply to districts designated by the minister of justice.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Unemployment Problem Toronto Meeting Hears Optimism
Hon. Gideon S Robertson, minister of labor, told trades unions in Toronto that Canada's unemployment crisis would pass in two months and labor would be in demand in four. He announced immediate start of work on the new customs building in Toronto with about $2,000 spent on new structures.
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Toronto
Gideon S. Roberston
Robertson
Canada
Labor
Customs
National conference planned to address labor unrest in London
The government will convene a national conference of capital and labor within the month to seek a settlement of industrial unrest. Employers and leading trades unions will be invited, with the premier leading efforts. The meeting aims to occur before the miners strike threatens to begin in mid March.
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London
Pan African Congress to Meet in Paris
A pan African congress will assemble in Paris on February 19 for a three day session to seek protection for natives of Africa and people of African descent abroad. The committee includes Blaise Diagne, W. E. B. Du Bois, and F. Fredericks on New Guinea.
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Paris
Africa
Blaise Diagne
Senegal
W. FE. B. Dubois
FE. F. Fredericks
New Guinea
Allies to Buy Flour for Winnipeg Markets
James Stewart, grain and flour buyer for the British and allied governments, returned from New York and eastern Canada and says allied orders will be in sufficient volume this week to keep Canadian mills running for a considerable time.
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Winnipeg
James Stewart
New York
Canada
Revenge Talk in Berlin over Alsace Future
In Weimar Hans Goetz a former Strassburg fiscal controller predicts war within forty years if France keeps Alsace. He argues Alsace Lorraine should decide its future like Wilson's fourteen points and favors Alsatian independence. He notes Alsace potash and coal mines as key economic incentives.
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Berlin
Weimar
Adolf Goetz
Strassburg
Alsace
France
Lorraine
Wilson
Switzerland
Note on German Territory Occupation Sparks Armistice Debate
The Cologne Zeitung reports a note implying Germany’s occupation of territory was not due to military superiority was given to the armistice commission by German delegates. Marshal Foch’s sharply worded reply was prepared for the February 7 meeting. A French general declined to answer, saying the note would be examined only in a more courteous form as General von Hammerrstein postponed a declaration pending Germany’s instructions.
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Amsterdam
Cologne Zeitung
Armistice Commission
Marshal Foch
von Hammierstein
Speaking on Work Ethics Beatty Urges Youth to Succeed
Canadian Pacific Railway president FE W Beatty addressed YMCA evening classes, stressing that hard work, health, honesty, education and humility build lasting success. He shared his own schooling failures and eventual rise, urging boys to value study, play, and self discipline for future opportunities.
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FE. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Y.M.C.A
Ottawa
Toronto
Mr. Beatty
Evxery
Guaranteed Price for 1918 Crop Holds Good
London reports Bolsheviks in northern Russia field 23 000 troops with 151 machine guns 66 field guns and nine 6 inch guns amid efforts to standardize armies and train officers while bread rations fall. Ottawa notes Canada’s wheat at fixed price guaranteed by Britain and Wheat Export, with banking financing and early payment options to move grain.
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London
Russia
Vetrits
Lett
Ottawa
Thomas White
Canada
Dominion
Wheat Export Company
Seaboard
Sir Thomas
Winnipeg
Montreal
Increased Trade With New Zealand
Victoria reports James Simpson former Toronto official and labor representative says New Zealand will vote on prohibition in April with compensation to liquor interests totaling 4 00 000 as goodwill. If passed prohibition starts June 1919. Simpson predicts November general election may end coalition rule. Canadian bankers and business boosters, including George H. Wilson of Toronto, target stronger Canada New Zealand trade.
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Victoria
New Zealand
James Simpson
Toronto Board of Control
Royal Commission On Industrial and Technical Education
Labor
Makura
Mr. Simpson
Simpson
Canada
George H. Wilson
Toronto
Industrial upheaval feared as rail and mining disputes grow
London. In the house of commons J H Thomas general secretary of the national union of railwaymen said the difficulties with the miners railwaymen and transport workers were so serious that the country might be plunged into one of the greatest industrial upheavals ever known. He asserted that there were a million men and women unemployed.
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London
House of Commons
J. H. Thomas
National Union of Railwaymen
Canada Learns Mixed Farming Requires Livestock to Prosper
A historical remark notes that mixed farming becomes permanent farming and without ample livestock a farm declines yearly. The insight emphasizes sustaining livestock to maintain farm health and productivity over time.
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Canada
Wool Prices Surge During War
The wholesale price of raw wool rose about 200 percent during the war, reflecting strong demand and market strain affecting producers and buyers alike.
German Foreign Secretary Defiant on Disarmament Policy
In Weimar the German foreign secretary Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau said Germany would resist allied demands to demobilize all forces. He argued for two aims ending the state of war and establishing normal relations, noting disarmament had not softened enemies seeking to dissolve old forces for new republican troops.
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Germany
New Ocean Traveller London
The Daily Mail publishes details of Britain's super-Zeppelin the Ocean Traveller London. Built secretly, the 670 foot long craft has a 79 foot diameter and flying trim weight over 600 tons with a 27 to 30 ton capacity. For war use she would carry bombs and machine guns.
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London
Daily Mail
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