Agricultural Committee to Probe Wheat Board Question
Ottawa reports the Agriculture Committee will investigate the memorandum from the Canadian Council of Agriculture on re establishing the Canadian Wheat Board. The 105 member panel includes ministers and practical agriculturists from all three parties. Western MPs seek action to avoid railway act renewal affecting Crow’s Nest Pass rates while freight-rate reductions are pursued with Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways.
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Ottawa
Mutherne Wasninier
Canadian Council of Aereniture
Committee On
Seviculture
Agriculture Committee
Caries Stewart
WR. Motherwell
J.B. Sincisir
Tolaie
T. A Crerar
Hi. H. Stevens
Wheat Board
Canadian Pacite
Canadian National Railways
Ths
British Submarine HA7 Lost With All Hands in Med
Exchange Telegraph report from Gibraltar says the British submarine HA7 collided with a destroyer, the Versatile, in the Mediterranean and sank with all hands. The sub, commanded by Lieut Douglas Fealey, is a Holland-type 1918 emergency program vessel, 161 feet long, diesel-powered, carrying torpedoes and armed with two torpedo tubes, displacing about 400 tons.
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Mediterranean
London
Gibraltar
Arine
Douglas Fealey
Admiralty
Canada must guard against diseases from refugee movement
Dr. A Schiesinger of the German Red Cross warns that Poland Lithuania and German borders face a flood of refugees risking cholera and typhus entering Canada and the United States. He notes 50 000 refugees in Germany and Volga region immigrants spreading illness and calls a typhus conference in Warsaw.
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Berlin
Canada
Centra
A. Schiesinger
Red Cross
United States
Germany
Volga
Warsaw
Staff Officers Should Not Be Dismissed
Sir Arthur Currie urges care in military economy and cautions against abolishing pools run by Sir Henry Burstal and General Gwatkin as heads of militia and air forces. He argues nations in world conflict cannot afford to burden fighting manpower with unnecessary cuts and appeals for prudent resource use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Currie
Montreal
McGill University
Henry Burstal
Gwatkin
Sir Arthur
Australia Seeks Wool Market As Germany Trade Opens
Premier Hughes of Australia told Reuters from Melbourne that opposing the resumption of trade with Germany is pointless. He said Germany is a large buyer of Australia wool and other primary products, noting a significant revenue difference for Australian growers as German purchases continue.
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Germany
Hughes
London
Australia
Reuter
Melbourne
Federation Aids Miners in April General Strike
The Federation will aid miners in the April 1 strike with full cooperation from the American Federation of Labor. Envoys visited 10 mine officials to discuss the work action. Samuel Gompers heads the AFL as the plan moves forward.
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New York
American Federaton of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Proposed Reductions In British Army Meet With Opposition
London reports a heated House of Commons debate over army cuts. Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson and Sir Laming Worthington Evans clashed as Wilson pressed for reductions citing imperial duties while Evans defended retrenchment. Evans argued Britain must balance risks with responsibilities abroad.
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London
Henry Waton
Impaial
Laming Worthington Evans
Marchal Wilson
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Egypt
Laming
Wilson
Sir Laming
British Officers Eye Land Settlement in British Columbia
British officers from India may travel to Canada to interview young graduates funded by the Indian government. The plan is to station them on lands in the South Okanagan irrigation project if suitable arrangements are made. Victoria BC Mayor Clark will oversee the settlement program with department support.
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India
Columbo Victoria
JW. Clark
Department of Tanita
Ina
Iir
India Office
London
Guy
British Columbia
South
Okanagan Irrigation Project
Air navigation and naval defence dominate House debate
In Ottawa the Commons probes the Government Merchant Marine fleet in use and cost, and seeks details on natural resources returns to western provinces. Churchill defends a separate air ministry while committees plan examining unified defence and shared administration across services.
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J. Fenneton Argo
Merchant Marine
Ottawa
House of Commons
J. F. Johnson
Last Mountain
Progressives
Johnston
Saskatchewan
Alberta
London
Winston Churchill
Air Ministry
Great Britain
Churchill
Admiralty
Committee On
Imperial Defence
Ministry of Defence
Further Conference on Embargo Favored by Cities
The Aberdeen County Council Edinburgh and Glasgow City Councils and the Parliamentary Committee of the cooperatives joined in a national conference urged by the Lord Mayor at the Guildhall to discuss importing Canadian steer cattle. The London cattle markets committee notified Great Britain cities to submit views on the matter. The Empire Press Union urged immediate government support for an imperial wireless chain.
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London
Aberdeen County
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Guildhall
Corporation of the City of
Great Britain
Council of the Empire Press Union
Ain
Ing Gener Empire
British Discuss Ulster Troop Cordon Plan
Winston Churchill stated in the House of Commons that the British government may consider placing a cordon of imperial troops between warring elements on the Ulster frontier to restore order. The potential move reflects rising tension and security concerns in Ireland.
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Ulster
London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Port Arthur mill plans extension and new machine
Port Arthur division of Provincial Paper Mills lists a mill extension to be completed by May 1, 1919. The project includes a 46-book machine capable of producing thirty tons of oak paper daily and an estimated rent of 1.5 million dollars. Main market expected to be in the West.
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Port Arthur
Omt
A. G. Pout
Manseer
Provincial Paper Mills
Frest P
Willel Sausayed
Wester
Mennonites to Send Relief to Ukrainian Drought District
A Moscow dispatch reports the Mennonite Famine Relief organization will forward 1 000 000 roubles to drought stricken areas in Ukraine under an agreement just concluded with the Russian trade delegation in London.
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London
Ukraine
Mennonites
Moscow
Lords Vote Defeats Government Over Irish Civil Service Pensions
In London the Government loses in the House of Lords on an amendment to the Irish Free State Hill, aimed at guaranteeing pensions for Irish civil servants. The division ends 42 to 40 in favor of the opposition.
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Lords
London
House of Lords
Hill
Partial Moratorium Granted To Germany Under Conditions
Ontario will seize liquor in transit as Attorney General W. E. Raney announces interceptions on highways. He intends to test the legality at the highest court and may seek immediate legislation to regulate wholesale liquor transport. The allied commission set partial moratorium criteria tied to German reforms and reparations, with dates and funding structures to be fixed and enforced.
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Germany
Feronto— Res
Oakville
Hamilton
W. E. Raney
Ontario
Condh Lander
Raney
Varrations Commission
British Columbia Protest Against Oriental Immigration
Ottawa hearing discusses costs of Oriental immigration with L G McBride of the Cariboo faction urging limits. He cites growth of Japanese births from 20 in 1910 to 657 and argues education costs borne by taxpayers and social impacts threaten civilization. He calls for ending the influx.
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British Columbia
Ottawa
Progressive
L. G. McBride
Cariboo
McBride
Brish Columbia
Medicides
Vancouver
Mr. McBride
Soviet Bond Proposal May Include All Russian Debts
The proposal suggests issuing bonds to cover Russia's national debts and individual loans to the new regimes. Bonds would be exempt for five years and are tied to a British plan discussed by technical experts. The Soviet Government is not represented in London for the conference of allied experts. Ottawa notes Canada received 6.2145 million from British authorities for occupation costs in Germany, with German reparations to be decided.
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Russia
London
Germany
Ottawa
Senate
Green
Ator Dandurand
Canada
France to Keep Army Guard Against German Threat
General Castelnau argues France must maintain a standing army with eighteen months service to deter Germany as seven infantry divisions and three cavalry divisions remain a nightly threat. He notes the League of Nations not yet militarily ready and calls for action by the Chamber of Deputies to prepare metropolitan defenses.
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France
Germany
General de Castel
Army Commis
Chamber of Deputies
Castelnau
League of
Jous
Mauet Rem
Ulster to Impose Death Penalty for Bomb Throwing
Ulster Parliament moves to authorize the death penalty for bomb throwing as part of a restoration order. The attorney general supports the amendment and warns penalties could widen to offenses like bearing arms without a permit. A violent incident in Caledonia district leads to police injuries and fatalities, with Margaret Weaver among the bomb victims.
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Ulster
House of Commons
Peru
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Hong Kong
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Paris
Fred Kay
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